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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-13
Prof. Pearson Resigns.

Chicago, Feb. 12--Prof. Charles w.
Pearson, whose recent utterances
against the infallbllity Of certain por-
tons of the Bible occasloned wide COM
ment in Methodist church circles, today
resigned as professor of English litera-
ture at Northwest university. The re-
signation, II Is stated, was voluntary,
Prof Pearson also asked for letter
Of dismissal from the Methodist Epis-
copal church, The letter was given, but
afterward recalled, as its possession by
Dr. Pearson would indicate that he was
in good standing IN the church. The
professor II to continue in charge Of
his class until a successor is found. and
his salary Is TO continue until Jan. l,
1903 His letter follows:
81 hereby tender my resignation as
professor OF English literature In
Northwestern university With the
kindliest feeling toward you ALL and
best wishes for the future welfare Of
the institution TO which | have given
so many years Of service, ! am very
respectfully yours
&C. w. PEARSON"
In statement given out by Secy.
Grandon the trustees point out the ex-
ceilence Of Prof. Parsons services dur
ing the thirty years he has been con
nected with the faculty and aver that
they feel great regret at the severance
of relations.
In regard TO his seeking a letter OF
dismissal from the church, Prof Pear
son said. ~ made an attempt 20 in
augurate a new policy, but the changes
proposed, though ! do not doubt that
they win be accepted in the compare
lively near future. are not welcome. !
deemed " my duty to make ny plea IN
the church and In the university, The
plea having been rejected Il seems
equally my duty to wlthdrawfrom both.
! expect as opportunity offers 10 con-
tinue the work upon which | have en-
topa1 -
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profit 80 that there exists no possible
justification for the reduction Of the
present tarn on unrehned sugar CONF
ing from Cuba on the ground that the
CUBAN planters are now manufacturing
sugar at a loss
Beyond receiving the brief the com.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-13

Of the swltchmens strike according TO
rumors circulated about the headauar.
tiers of the railroad mems union Of this
ETY.
The trainmen refuse to discuss or d.
vulgc the results Of the meeting held
behind closed doors last night by the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-13

railway brotherhood, but intimate that
settlement Of the trouble IL pending.
According 10 reports emanatlng from
ter Of settlement has been taken out "
the hands of Supt. Russell, who, Il il
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-13
Carpenters strike settled.

New York, Feb. ia strike lnvoly-
ing zoo carpenters on large contracts
In this city has been settled and they
viii return TO work Monday The strike
was ordered by the Brotherhood Of Car
penters to force the discharge Of men
belong to the Amangamated Society Of
Carpenters, an English organization.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-13

mIttee took no action on the cuban
reciprocity subject
Swltchmen's Strike Nearly Settled,
Butte, Mont, Feb. ia Nllssoula
special says today may sec u settlement
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-13

James Kenton, Memphis, Tenn, says.
81 suffered the tortures Of Itching piles
ior years, aud not even morcurlal ONT
ment would relieve me. one 90 cent box
Of Pyramid Pile Cure cured me entre-
~" All druggists sell It. Book. piles,
Causes and Cure, mailed free, Pyramid
Drug Co., Marshall Mich.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-13
MIS-. M. a. ALLINGTnN.

Nov H. 1901. Nashua city y. H.
Dunys Pure Malt Whiskey cures con-
colds, bronchitis, malaria, low fever, dys-
pepsla depression and weakness from
whatever causes
II builds up and n0urshes the body, it
invlgorates the brain tones up the heart
and prol0ncs life,
a heading New York doctor said
"Duffys Pure Malt Whskey Is a form
OF food already digested."
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-13
CURED OF PNEUMONIA AT 81.

Gentlemen: II is with great pleasure
that / write 20 inform you that ! have
used eight bottles Of your Pure Malt
Whskey. ! would not have been here to-
day only for your wonderful medicine.
been under the care Of doctors. have
had three severe attacks of grip and
pneumonia which left me with bad
cough and weak heart. ! am 81 years old.
II has toned up my system and stopped
the hemorrhages, and | cough but very
little. | only regret ] did not know Of
your whlskey before. ! cannot express
what II has done for me | beg to re-
v.ufu xa,4tpl raauagffttllN
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Pretty Pictures
For Half Price.

A two days clearance-that
Is II they last so long, Not
more than two dozens and
such attractive little pictures
are they there's a possibility
OF quick taking away Most
are mounted on handsome
dark wood, singly or two and
three in q row and some are
framed; none over G inches
high; many different subjects;
religious and fancy and
priced regularly 25c up TO TO,
Friday and saturday--HALF
THESE PRICES,
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coLLncTNE TELEGRAM.

"The attitude Of Congress- and the
resolution OF the house OF representa-
lives passed yesterday by a large ma
iority leave but little hope Of peace
and II Is popularity believed that the
warllke measures advocated have the
annroval of the great powers. The
,nemorandum OF the Spanish minister.
delivered on Sunday appears 10 me ana
my colleagues 10 remove an legllinate
cause for war II that view should be
shared by the great powers the tlme
has arrived TO remove the erroneous
impression which prevails mat the
armed intervention OF me United
states I'm cuba, commands IN the words
of The message, "the support ana APP
nroyal OF the civilized world
!" III is suggested BY the foreign rep
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Send for Free Sample.
SCOTT & BOVINE, Chemists, Io9 Pearl st., N. Y.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1902-01-17
A $4,000 LEAK.
Tim ,1y Suggestions to Save "a Great Waste
and Improve the Schools.
II. +. B. in the Tallahasseean.

There are in this state $4,000 or l20,
OOO persons subject To the pa, ment of the
one dollar poll tax prescribed bv law.
The average number of persons paving
this tax Is about $4,000, leaving from
$40, 600 to SO, 000 per amman which the
public schools lose from the failure to
Collect these taxes. There is certainly no
public fund which can So i'll afford To lose
this or in which the people are more
deeply interested. Since no voter is
among those who evade the payment of
this poll tax, its payment being pre-
requisite to voting, it would seem tia;
it were only necessary To suggest some
reasonable method of insuring the coIIec
ton of il to secure the hearty support of
every citizen who respects his right of
suffrage.
The following suggestions are thrown
ont in the nope that those who are inter
ested in the question Will take them un-
der advisement ami help to work out a
plan to save this great waste and ,more
evenly distribute the expense of improy-
ing our schools.
The vast difference in the percentage
of the polls that are paid in the several
counties shows unquestionably that some
tax collectors and assessors are very lax
in their methods of conducting the pub
lie business entrusted to them. 1t can be
readily shown that some of these officials
lost more for the county from the uncol-
lected polls alone than they are paid for
their services. Certainly in such cases it
is the duty of good citizens to remedy the
defect by putting i'm Office men of bust
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1902-01-17

Governor Jennings, upon the
recommendation of Comptroller
Groom, has ordered a reduction of
the state tax rate from 3 mills, as
provided by law, to 2! mills, to
meet the current expenses of the
state and the interest on bonded
indebtedness for this year. This
speaks well for the prosperity of
the state. The appropriations made
by the last legislature exceeded
former appropriations by more
than $4,000, and this alone would
necessitate an increase in the tax
levy if relief had not been found
in an increase of revenues from
other sources than taxation, and
also in a reduction of the current
expenses of the state. The total
revenue producing property for
which taxes can ..be collected is liz
creasing and will be over a hall
million dollars larger this year
than last.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1902-01-17
The lsthmian Canal Question.

The cable reports that the Pana-
ma Canal company has presented
officially to the president of the
United States an offer by that com
pany of its property, based upon
the valuation put upon the prop
erty by the American Isthmian Ca
nal commlssion-that is, forty mill
ions of dollars. That this offer will
be used in congress by opponents
of any canal merely to delay if not
prevent action may be dismissed
as improbable. Whatever individ-
ual opinions may be entertained
on this subject, it Is certain that
there is no political opposition to
the construction and ownership of
an lsthmian canal by the United
States government which is of Suf-
ticient Importance to be taken ac-
count of by the public. The coun-
try has resolved upon a canal; both
parties have declared their approval
of this resolve; an overwhelming
majority both of the senate and the
house favor it; and it is strongly
urged by the administration. The
only question is, which of the two
routes is preferable-the Nicaragu-
an or the Panama? We here
reprint from letter in the Trib-
une the following summary of the
arguments in favor of the Nicara-
guam route:
After the engineers have had
their full say; after the railroads had
their final fight against Nicaragua;
after the French have done their
utmost to sell their enterprise, the
judgment of all seafaring men, and
of the navy, which has persistently
urged Nicaragua for thirty years,
will be taken at its full value and
that route chosen. First, because
it traverses a better country, ap-
proachable through smooth seas
and favorable winds; second, for
the reason that the lake has an un-
limited water supply, and will be
the great rendezvous for our fleets;
third, because freshets are impos-
sible in the upper San Juan valley;
and, fourth, for the most import
ant reason that Nicaragua is the
most northern and consequently
interior line"
We print this simply for the in
of our readers, and not
for the guidance of their judgment.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1902-01-17

ness ability who will serve the county
with the zeal which they have for private
affairs. 1t will pay the citizens of each
county to look into this matter.
But the laws for the collection of this
tax are such that the most active and ca
pable officers will find it expensive bust
ness and often impossible 30 make the
collection. There are two classes in par
ticular which evade the capitalion tax.
One is the migratory laborer, especially
such as are employed in turpentine and
phosphate camps; the other, the impecu-
nious citizen, especially the black one,
who has no pride in the privileges of the
electoral Suffrage and never has su fficent
property to make it practicable to collect
this tax by leyying on it.
To reach the first mentioned class, it is
suggested that our law be so amended
that either the collector or the assessor of
taxes will be empowered and required to
60 directly to the employer or superin-
tendent of gangs or large bodies of labor
ers and, having taken a sworn statement
of the names of all taxable persons EN-
plOyed, to assess and collect the capita
ton tax then and there from the employ
er, giving individual receipts thei efOr,
which the employer will collect for from
the men. This law should be made broad
and elastic so as to prevent evasion by
constant changing of residence or tenn
porary disseminating of work, aud to per
init collecting directly from the men
when that can be readily and thoroughly
done.
After a reasonable time has been al
lowed for every man to pay his poll tax
In the county where he holds his citizen
ship, he should be liable for such tax
wherever he may be located if he cannot
give evidence of having paid it; at the
same time provision should be made for
prompt repayment of tax collected sec
ond time, should such occur in the exc
cution of the law.
To reach the great number of negroes
who are always hanging around the towns
OF the state, but from whom it is almost
impracticable to make collection of any
tax, there should be provision for coup
ling the school capitation tax To the road
collected the delinquent can be sum
mOned to work out the amount on the
public roads, being liable to imprison-
ment for contempt In case he refuses to
heed the summons, an equivalent amount
i'll money being paid back from the road
fund. The making of the one dollar poll
tax the equivalent of two or three days
labor would insure either the prompt
payment of polls or an abundance of la
borers for the roads at low rate, thus
benefiting both funds
There Is no possible danger to the white
at the polls to be anticipated
from forcing this class of people to pay
their capitation taxes; but, on the other
hand, if these taxes were diligently col
lected the amount which would be col
lected from the negroes alone would pay
half the whole amount that is now paid
for negro schools in the state.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1902-01-17
To Develop Alabama Geld Mines.

Birmingham. Ala. Jan. 13.-Rev. w.
NJ. Taylor. of Greenville, Tex, was In
Birmingham Saturday enroute home,
where he goes TO organize a compa-
ny to develop some gold lands on the
CoOsa river near Childersburg. Rev.
Mr.. Taylor is a Methodist minister He
Las been near Childersburg for sew
cral days and has located a place
where it is believed gold abounds.
lie says that he is confident he will
he able to secure strong backing. and
re proposes to return to Alabama in
The near future and start the work
or hunting for gold.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1902-01-17

Richard Cookers resignation as
the leader of the Tammany society
i'm New York is no surprise. The
New Workers were expecting it, for
it was predicted prior to the recent
election that he would resign if
Tammany was defeated. Lewis
Nixon, the new leader, is a very
prominent young man, one pos
sessing great force of character and
we'll fitted for the leadership of the
society.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1902-01-17
The insecurity Of Property.

The recent sensational declines
in the market price of copper trust
stocks and sugar trust stocks ought
to bring home to investors the
alarming insecurity of property in
corporations not required to pub
lish full reports of their operations.
About one hundred million dol
lars have i'm a few months been
subtracted from the selling value
of the shares of these two compa-
mics, and all through these months
of feverish speculation and appall-
ing losses the ordinary man has
known that he knew nothing about
the real value of the securities,
while few men on the inside of
the management were in position
to make fortunes by reason of their
greater knowledge of actual condi-
tons.
In touching upon this subject
The Outlook says, We do not charge
that the men on the inside have
enriched themselves by taking adj
vantage of the unfounded hopes
and fears of outside investors and
spectators, but the opportunity
for such use of their power has been
continually before the directors,
and some of the stockholders who
have lost are naturally seeing things
in the worst possible light. The
situation is one which ought to put
a new force behind the movement
to require publicity of accounts on
the part of industrial cOmbina-
tions. Such publicity of accounts
has hitherto been urged chiefly to
protect consumers against eXtor-
ton. 1t is hardly less important
as means of protecting investors
against ruin through speculation.
Indeed, there can hardly be any
such thing as investment, properly
so called, when the investors can
learn next to nothing about the
real condition of the property in
which they put their money. 1t
is all a taking of the gamblers
chances, with hardly the gamblers
assurance that the game is not be-
ing manipulated against him. 1t
is one of the primary functions of
government to make property Sc
cure, and this function is not dis
charged when great industrial COM
binations, whose shares are listed
in the exchanges, are permitted to
keep their operations secret.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1902-01-17

We give space this week to a
letter that appeared in the last Tai
lahasseean, because it brings to
notice the fact that an exceedingly
large number of poll taxes escape
payment. The aim of the writer is
a good one, but we believe his sug-
gestions are impracticable. 1t is
probable that this subject has oc-
cupied the minds of our Legislators
before, but being a difficult one 20
solve has not been legislated upon.
We also desire to say that as far as
We know, here in South Florida,
his reflections upon the tax asses
sors and tax collectors are unjust
and unca!led for, and might well
have Ueen omitted.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1902-01-17

Remove the cause of rheumatism-no
outward application can. Take them.
The colored American., 1902-05-03

thereof II is usual to select some official
TO receive the hOnOrS and plaudits of the
people. But that official should not be
unmindful that the people are cogni-
zant of the fact that he was not alone
and unaided in his work: and in the
present instance that the way had been
prepared for his success.
In tO-night's gathering then, | am
sure | recognize the desire of the people
to express 70 the world their satisfaction
with the educational work entrusted to
the hands OF their personal represent
ativeS in the Board OF Education, for the
past twenty years. Beginning with
that very able gentleman. the late Dr.
Philip A. White who died in the har-
ness the complimentary expression so
often used-sucCeedcd by that peerless
orator and ever alert leader, 7. Nc
Cants Stewart, and, | may be allowed to
express my pride in what seems evident
by your aauering words and presence,
TO regard myself now entitled to be CON
sidered as their worthy successor.
The unsparing hand of time cut short
the career of the firSt-named. ere the
people, who SO dearly loved him, could
find opportunity to pay him tribute dur
ing his life. and we were obliged to place
tokens of love upon his bier. and to re-
cord in loving lines words of tenderness
and affection He had hffr faifhfrl and
The colored American., 1902-05-03

efficient in all things A new era had
been inaugurated by him; the color line
in the public schools had been broken
when he passed to his account beyond
TO his successors were left the task of
completing the work by him begun,
That it carried us along and over rugged
md rocky paths at times, involving
heartburningS and charges of unfaithful-
neSs, is too we'll known to most of us to-
be now more than referred to- The
bOrn disposition Of my immediate pred
tcessor to brook no opposition to his
rule and. our differences of opinion
after | came upon the scene. upon public
school questions. brought on stormy
ines and scenes. covering several years
IF our official lives and 1T the close of
our last differences upon public school
questions, he left these parts Onlv TO be
come an honOred member of another
| am sure that this body
of intelligent citizens would gladly pay
tribute to his ability were they permitted
Permit me then to receive for myself
and for my predecessors as we'll, the
highest tribute of this assembly.
OF all the departments of an American
City, the Board of Education stands
first and highest in the minds OF the
people. 1t Is that body in a citys gov
ernment whose acts, whose personnel.
lContinned On fourth pase.l
The colored American., 1902-05-03
NO HARM IN DISCUSSIONCON-
QUOTED RIGHT LINES.
Negro Writers and Their Value, es
Seen by Mrs Fannie Barrier VIII
l1ans-Taking 6be Public Into Our
Confidence Books theAt Sell.

The Negro seems to be very much in
evidence these days, in the daily press
md other publications. He is proving
o be an interesting subject to the novel
st, to the sOciOlOgiSt, to the political
economist, to the eSsayist and all sorts
# Contributors to the literature of the
lay.
What is of special interest is that
-olo1ed men and women are themselves
conspicuous in this school of writers
IN the rights and wrongs, the hopes and
icSpairs of the race. The reading pub
iC for the first time in the history of the
Ountry is not only reading what is be
ing thought of the Negro, but what the
Negro is thinking of himself. To an
-Xtent the Negro has been taking the
american people into his confidence.
With more or less success, he has begun
take care of his own interests when
yer and wherever these interests affect
public opinion.
Every wrong act, every false state
nent and every degrading opinion ex-
rressed is now challenged by race that
few years ago was dumb and defence
rSs. A group of writers has been de-
eioped in the last few years, who by
h,ir learning and CleverneSS have de-
served ana won nearing IN the best OF
,urrent publications. Whatever is writ
en- Dy such writer's as Chestnut, Dunbar,
Dubois. Washington, Durham, Kelly
Miller. the Grimke brothers, Fortune, or
Moore find ready acceptance, because
hey have learned the art of interesting
nc reading public.
Notwithstanding all this there has
i- en- some complaint from our own race
hat we are too much in the public press.
OF course these critics claim that they
do not refer to the utterances of the
writer's Just named. but to the ever-in-
creasing number of wOuld-be editors and
writers who now and then break into the
public press with their small opinions
and incOnsequential alarms. Such scrib-
blcrs are certainly annoying and are
Justly chargeable with talking too
much for publication. If some of our
colored journals were less indulgent,
these unsolicited writers would never be
known or heard of but these annoy
anceS are a part of the penalties which
are included in the blessings of free
speech" and a free press"
There may be some consolation in the
fact that if some of the foolish, impert-
inent and trite things written by colored
people tend TO misrepresent us and con-
fuse the many-sided issues of our rights
and privileges. they are scarcely worse
than much of the stuff written against us
by white men and women in books and
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