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Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-12-04
ARM BADLY CRUSHED
j. E. Cox, a Railroad Man, Gets
His Arm Between Bumpers.

While attempting to couple some
cars on the Pearl and Leaf Rivers
railroad Tuesday J. E. Cox, who says
his home is in Georgia, had his right
arm caught between the bumpers of
two cars, MASKING it into a pulp from
the elbow to the wrist. Just how
the accident occurred Mr.. Cox scarcely
knows, only that he went between
the cars for the purpose of making q
coupling.
Late yesterday evening he was car
ried to the Ross Sanitarium, where
his wound was dressed. This morn
ing it was dressed again and the gen.
tleman seemed to be resting as we'll as
could be expected under the ciFcum-
stances. 1t may be that his arm will
not have to be ampntaed, but at pres
emit this cannot be told. If turn
for the worse takes place the arm will
have to be taken off. Z
Mr.. Cox is young man, appar-
emily about thirty years old, and is u
stranger here.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-12-04
NO GOOD.

1t appears now from the Gulf Coast
Progress that the oyster commission
is sort of humbug-an Office Gre
ated TO give fat jobs to some particu
lar friends and possibly political wire
pullers. The state has been cursed
with too many just such fat takes and
the people are getting tired OF it,
And yet when they are exposed by the
press a great wall goes up and the
papers are charged with trying to
break down some prominent official.
AS for our part we do not care whom
it breaks, and the more thorough the
break the better satisfied we feel. The
Progress has the following to say:
THE Biloxi Review is getting i'm
patient over the failure of Governor
Longino to do anything toward effect
ing an agreement with the Louisiana
authorities in regard to fixing the
boundary lines of the disputed oysi er
territory. There's no need of the ex-
ecutive being in a hurry TO do any,
thing-even if there We're any tn ing
that he could do Our Biloxi con
temporary, as well MS good many
other people. will find out soon enough
that there are not enough oysters in
Mississippi waters 10 supply one
half of the pack season; and with the
dredges now in use on the reefs there
will be complete destruction CT the
industry within the next two ses sons.
If the governor wished to do some-
thing of real and lasting benefit to all
concerned in the oyster industry he
would convene the Legislature in
special session and secure the repeal
of the Bowers oyster law the only
real benefit of said measure being in
the fact that it provides half dozen
very nee and clever gentlemen with
jobs at good pay for very little
work. =
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-12-04
A gigantic railroad strike is threa

A gigantic railroad strike is threat
ened. 1t is stated that the railroad
employees of the northwestern rail-
roads, especially those running into
Chicago, 100, 900 in number, demand a
raise of twenty per cent of their wages
and if the demand is not conceded to
they will go out on strike. At this
season of the year such strike would
be disastrous to the country. The
crops are now being moved and
freights of all kinds being handled,
and any cessation just at this time
would be more hurtful to the people
generally than to the railroads. 1t
is hoped the strikers will postpone
: their strike until the freight business
drops off.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-12-04

The Progress can see nothing that
is so horrible in the message of the
president. He got around the trust
business in the slickest way he could
and i'll a better way than most of
people could have done, and he got
around it in the right way. He said
there was nothing wrong in a man
owning a vast amount of property and
having millions of dollars provided it
was not used i'll combination with
others purpOsely against the best in
terests Of the public. This howl about
trusts has been overdone. When a
man becomes wealthy he is naturally
looked upon as becoming oppressive,
Is thief at heart and had rather lie
and steal than eat eggs and ham.
This is not true. Some people accu-
mulate wealth by the hardest kind Of
labor, both with the hands and head,
and they should not be accused of
dishonesty because they have accumu-
lated wealth.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-12-04

The editor of the Glasgow Echo
AYERS that he is not much of sport,
but, he says, "when we meet cinch
in the road we recognize it," He ac-
copied a proposition the other day,
made by friend, through which he
was to give his friend a dime for
every time a woman passed them and
did not put her hand behind her TO
learn if her skirt was all right be-
hind. On the other hand, the ed
itor's friend agreed to give him Q
nickel for each time a woman felt of
her belt behind. I've got sixty-two
nickels, . the molder of opinion says,
and paid him one dime Soman
with both arms full of parcels came
along. kansas City Star.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-12-04

The Natchze Democrat don't like
the idea of Abraham Lincoln's pic
ture being hung in the hall of fame in
the state house, and registers a big
kick 1t does not care, we will state
in fairness to that paper, on account
of its benig the picture of the distin-
guished gentleman, but on account Of
the possibility of there being no limit
to the number that are to be hung on
the wall. 1t argues that if the pic
ture of Mr. Lincoln is used why not
use those of others or all of the dis
tinguished men of the country that
can be obtained. The Democrat is
not far wrong. 1t was supposed that
this picture gallery was to represent
the history of Mississippi only and
not Of the nation. and i'll this last
break it would appear that Mr..
Rowland has overstepped the limit for
which the hall of fame was intended.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-12-04
Million Voices

Could hardly express the thanks of
Homer Hall, of West Point, Ia Listen
why: A severe cold had settled on his
lungs, causing most obstinate cough.
Several physicians said he had con
sumption, but could not help hirl.
When all thought he was doomed he
began 10 use DIR. Kings New Discovery
for consumption anG writss-''it COM
nletelv cured me and saved my life. ]
now weigh 227 lbs" It's positively
guaranteed for coughs. colds and lung
troubles. Price soc and. $1.00. Trial
bottles free at Tucker & Greer's.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-12-04
Saved at Graves Brink.

Il know I would long ago have been
10 my grave" writes Mrs. s. H. New
some, Of Decatur. Ala IF it had not
been for Electric Bitters. For three
years suffered untold agony from the
worst folms of indigestion, waterbrash,
stomach and bowel dyspepsia. But
this excellent medicine did me world
of good. Since using 1t | can eat hertz
" and have gained 95 pounds" For
Indigestion, loss of appetite, stomach
stomach, liver and kidney troubles
Electric Bitters are positive, guaran
teed cure. Only SOC at Tucker &
Greer's drug store.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-12-04

The New York Post Will see that
Thomas Cat Platt is not reelected to
the United States senate. 1t is out
against him in bold type.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-12-04

President Teddy knows that APP
pointing negroes to Office in the south
he has nothing to lose but may gain
little at the nomination conventions
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-12-04

1t is right amusing to read the Lon
don papers where they speak of an
eminent colored man of the United
States as Mr. Washington Booker. >
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-12-04

Congress will knock off the mint
plant at New Orleans and make an
assay Office of it. This does not
mean the mint julip plant.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-12-04

BE sure to attend the Elks' Memo.
rial service (public) Sunday afternoon
at 3 O'clock. dec3-4t
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-12-04

-Jonnstou's sarsapar1Ila Is the rn0sz powerrua
blood purifer known. Use Il. and keep youf
blood cure; Qnaft Bottles"
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-12-04

T. indigestion, dyspepsia and biIlousness qufck
~ yieid to the cleansing and purifying qualikie
contained In Iokaston's sarsapsriila. Quar-
nntfles-"
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-12-04

s You eau buy nuns sui a. Georges
At cost-the weather is Just RE ht.
dec2-4t
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-12-04

Georges entire stock of men suits at
cost. dec2-4t
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-12-04

A square foot of land in some parts
of New York sells for $3.50. That is
almost equal to ton of coal.
The colored American., 1902-02-08

States Senate, and he was hailed as the
coming man! He came, he saw" and
was conquered. In the midst of this
era of good feeling it was very proper
and meet that the right of suffrage
should have been conferred upon him
1t was the natural outcome of the war
in which he had borne a conspicuous
and honorable part, and an incident
to his citizenship in this country. In
his first message to Congress Presi-
dent Grant recommended the adoption
of a Constitutional Amendment for
bidding the United States or any State
to make the right to vote dependent
upon race, color or previous cOndi-
tiOn of serYitude. The people were
with Grant, and Congress in those
days Obeyed the voice of the people.
He had been in the White House about
thirteen months. when the people,
responding to his call under the
matchless leadership of Senator VIII
liam NJ Stewart of Nevada, made the
Fifteenth Amendment to the Federal
Constitution a part of the organic
law of the land. Said Amendment
was adopted April 80, 1870, and com
pleted the work of reconstruction. 1t
made the lately emancipated slave a
full fledged American citizen, and the
equal of any other person in the eyes
of the law. He had been a factor in
American politics all the days of his
life. Notwithstanding the fact that he
had no voice in the affairs OF govern
ment, Now that he had voice, and
that backed up by d vote. he became
an important factor, and one to be
The colored American., 1902-02-08

reckOned with before nominating con-
ventiOns and at the polls. He had
something to give, and men sought
him out. He and Grant had been
comrades in arms. They had fought
Union, and to keep "Old glOry''s from
trailing in the dust! Grant knew the
value of the Negro to any cause. He
also knew the kind of material of
which the Southern people were COM
posed. He had tested their mettle on
the field of action. Six hundred thous-
and men in the Southland, hemmed in
from the rest of the world, almost
poverty stricken. with practically no
great manufacturing industries, and
the sympathies of civilization against
them, had for four long years success
fully contended against the Northern
forces with a million and half of
men, and unlimited resources. The
remnant of the Southern chivalry
was still alive; overpowered, but not
conquered. Accustomed to command,
they were lily prepared to receive or
ders from Others and especially from
their late slaves. Grant understood
the temperament of the Southern peo-
pie. and, like wise man, as be was,
he left nothing to chance.
The first act of the Grant admins
tration was to recognize the fact that
the war was fought for the mainten-
ance of principle, and that principle
was national supremacy in every part
of our common country. The White
The colored American., 1902-02-08
PROF. JESSE LAWSON'S RE
VIEW OF THIRTY YEARS.
From Grant to Roosevelt Progress
Shown in Everything Except Politi-
cal Etlics-The Question of Suffrage =
Remedies Suggested. - - -

Prof. Jesse Lawson, of New Jersey. a leader in
the political affairs of his State and one of the
most potential factors in the National Afro
American Coupcil delivered highly significant
address Tuesday evening before the Bethel Lit
srary and Historical Association. The meeting
was he d at Metropolitan A. NJ hurch, and
the aulsn-2 in attendance was arge and repre-
sentative. Prof. Lawson said:
Mr.. President, and Members of the
Bethel Literary and Historical Asso-
citation:
Three and thirty years have rolled
into history, and a new generation
has come upon the stage of action
since UIusses S. Grant was inaugurat-
ed President of the United States in
1869. The population was then about
forty millions of souls; it is now about
double that number. Our territory
was then confined to the continent of
North America, and extended from
ocean to ocean, but now the sun never
sets upon our possessions. From gen
Grafton to generation our sons have
had it dinned it into their ears that:
Westward the course of empire takes
its way" until we have gone so far
west that we find ourselves in the
east. Our commerce has kept pace
with our expansion of territory. and
we have advanced in intellectual pur-
suits; in the arts and sciences, and in
everything that goes to make up a
great and powerful nation, with but
one exception. The United States is
now considered as a world power that
must be reckOned with in any equa-
ton Of nations We have made rapid
strides upwards in every department
Oh human endeaVOr save one, and that
one will form the burden of my ad-
ufess on this occasion.
When Grant held the reins of gov
ernment in 1869. patriotism in this
country was at its height. We had
Just passed through a great sanguin-
airy conflict. and this nation had been
oapJlzed IN a sea of blood. The shackles
had been stricken from off the limbs
Vi Iour millions of slaves, and the or
SAME law of the land had been so
amended as to forbid slavery upon
any territory of the United States.
nE ms daring deeds, even in the face
vi death. and by his heroic courage
uloA many hard fought battlefield
"Apublic the Negro had demon
fitness for freedom and
.. He was respected at the
nd everywhere in the North
hand of fellowship was eX-
20 him. He had friends at
nd abroad. in the States leg
es, in our National House
seAtAtlYes, and IN the United !
The colored American., 1902-02-08
TRUE STATUS OF A PUTA-
TIVE CHICAGO EDITOR.
F. L Barnett Ole Conservator's Reel
Proprietor and Transfers are Made
With Strings to Them-Mary J john
son Produces Damaging Testimony.

The following letter from a substantial citizen
of Memphis, Tenn explains itself. 1t sustains
position with reference to the Chicago COL
and is alleged editor, and places prop
CT estimate upon elements that discredil the ef-
forts of right-thinking and high purposed Afro
Americans, The communication is follows:
Editor of The Colored American:-
am a young woman struggling to get
an education in the Southland, and I
am trying to amount to something in
this country. | try to read every
paper | can get my hands on, especial
ly those edited by our people, and in
this way l keep posted on what we a
doing for our own elevation. l hat
the pleasure of reading your paper
few days ago, and l am proud of the
kind of paper you are giving to ouI
people. | saw what you had to say
about a patent back sheet way up in
Chicago, which has the brass of a
mule to call itself a paper.
There are some people in this coun-
try who have as much brass as
Government Mule and this will
apply to the would-be-editor of the
sheet which imposes itself on the pub
lie under the name of The Conserva-
tor. You speak right when you say
that 1t IS edlted by many people, Tor
have had a friend in the office who
knows all about it. That man Wilk-
ins is simply a figure-head in the Of
flee, and is a tool from toolville. He
is Just a little more than the city col
IectOr, but he does not write the edi-
torials, and I am told that he could
not write them if he wanted too.
The paper is owned by F. l.. Barnett,
and has not been out of his hands for
a few years. Several parties have
tried to buy it, but he is such a fishy
lawyer that he fixes things up so that
the paper falls back into his hands.
Rev. DeClelland, tried his hand, but
before he knew what he was about 1t
was back in the hands of Barnett, and
now in order to get back at people he
doesn't lie, he works behind the cover
and hires a tool to act as editor
Such men are a disgrace to the
fraternity. While 1 do not
mean to call Hon. F. L. Barnett out
of his name and would not if | could,
and could not if I would, for he is an
honorable gentleman, but | would
rather trust a regular cut-throat than
to trust him. A cut-throat will not lie,
he will not rob old people out of their
money and property, pretending to De
their lawyer, and they are straight IN
their dealing.
A lecture was given at Bethel
Church, recently and / am told that
The colored American., 1902-02-08

CONTINUED ON PAGE NINEA
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MINNESOTA
YOUNG cURLEY WANTED TO DIE.
Twice Attempted Suicide at Winona Be
cal,ea af LIE lnfafuafion 80.

y 4 e . +. 4 (. 4 81.
Twice Attempted Suicide at Winona Be
cause Of His lnfatuaton.
WINoNA. MINN.-Driven$ desperate by
jealousy William Curley attempted to
commit suicide by drinking mixture of
carbolic and fannie acid that had been
prepared for a disease of which some
boarder at the house was suffering.
Pretty Miss Glessen was the cause Of
the deed. She had flirted with other men,
and young Curley thought her faithess in
her affections. Despairing of ever win
ming her. he drank the mixture. Shortly
after he was discovered and a physician
summoned, who administered emetics and
saved his life. n.5
Befored rinking the acids Curley att
tempted to cut short his existence by
smothering himself in the pillow. a.
Monsignore Nugent of Liverpool. Eng
land. Is spending several days in the city
as the guest of Bishop Cotter. He is one
of the most noted dignitaries of the Cath
olic church and has a reputation that IS
world wide. He is accompanied by w. }.
Onahan Of Chicago. who is a count Of the
Capa Spaba, a title conferred upon lay
men in return for noted services for the
church. ,
Winona knights of Columbus have
commenced preparations for a big meet
ing of the order to be held in this city on
Sunday, Feb. %. A large class OF cand1-
dates will be initiated at this time the
candidates coming from Winona, st. Paul,
Minneapolis. Duluth and West Superior.
Clinton Snow of this city. son Of Judge
Arthur Fl. Snow, has accepted an excel
lent position as organist and choirmaster
of ST. Andrews Episcopal church at Fort
Worth. Txas. and will leave this week.
He has been organist Of the First Presby-
terrain church for the past year.
A. D. McGrady has been arrested by
Sheriff Collins of Waseca for an alleged
theft of SIG, committed at Waseca. Nc
Grady. according to the story told by the
Waseca sheriff, went out with friend
there to have a good time, and when the
friend awoke the next morning he was
minus the SIG.
Thomas " Hogan attempted to cross the
Mississippi river on the ice last night
and fell into the water. His cries for help
drew several North Western freight hand
Iers to his rescue, and he was taken out
after he had come up for the last time.
1t is possible he will recover. His legs
We're frozen stiff. He is travelling sales
man for the Grand Union Tea company.
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LOSING FLESH.

Are you losing aesh3 If
so, better consult your doctor
at once. He will tell you the
cause. We can provide the
remedy, which is SCOTS
Emulsion Of cod-liver oil.
A young woman in Batavia
writes US she had lost twenty
five pounds in three months,
and her lungs were seriously
affected. She took three bot
ties Of SCOTS Emulsion AMI!
gained fifteen pounds, and
was able to resume her work.
send for Free Sample.
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MYSTERY MAY BE SOLVED
Crookston' Missing Girl Believed to Be In
Culbertson, Mont.

CROOkSTON, MINN.-The mystery
concerning the disappearance of Miss
Gertie Strassburger. who has not been
seen by any one who knew her since she
faded out Of sight a month ago, may
possibly be cleared up AS result Of
telegram received here to-day. 1t comes
from Culbertson, Mont, and says that the
sender Is positive the missing girl is there.
The writer is a former resident of Red
Lake Falls, and has been notified to send
a full description of the girl. and to
see that she is kept under surveillance.
The impression was gaining among the
people here that she was under the ice
in Red Lake river, as that was the only
reasona BILE theory in the light cast upon
the case by the representations made by
her parents. They insisted that her
home life was all that could be desired
and that she had no reason to absent her
self from home.
Nothing further than the intelligence
conveyed in the telegram has been learned
and developments are awaited with the
greatest interest.
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NEBRASKA +:
REMARKABLE CRIMINAL TRIAL

Three Boys, the Oldest n Years Old, to
.-. Be Tried for Murder. : -. .
COLUMBUS. NEB.-There begins here
this week most remarkable criminal trial
the determination of the penalty that
shall be imposed upon three boys, aged
IA, 10 and years for deliberately muir
dering their father and secretins his
body. ~:.. 49,. IT. ..-., =. e.
The whole Of Nebraska was shocked
when it was found three days after Geb-
hard ,Borchers had disappeared, that his
charred body was In a burned straw stock
and the confession the next day by Her
man, August and John that they had
killed their father They went to their
uncle's afterward, afraid to stay alone"
and while the uncle was tending his
brothers stock. he happened to examine
the straw stack and discovered the BODY
The two younger boys have hardly real
lied why they were In jail, but the older
one seems to take fendish delight at
times in the fact that they succeeded in
killing their father.
This is the story of the crime. as told
by 8-year-old John Borcher: 'Pa went
to town. Herman had been whipped and
said pa had treated him bad and deserved
to be killed. I cried when he said
me promise to say nothing about It. He
said he would kill me IL / did. He took
some money that was In pas pants, and
said he had $40. Said he was going to buy
gun with 1t and kill pa and made me
and August promise to help him. You
know pa IS not Hermans and August $
first father. Ma was married before and
brought Herman and August to pa when
she married him. Ma died. And since
then Herman hasn't liked pa very much.
when pa came back from town (mean-
Ing Humphrey. he got out of the wagon
and went into the house. Herman slipped
up behind him and got on A feed box back
of the kitchen door. He shot pa when he
was sitting at the table. Pa didn't saw
anything. Hts eyes Just rolled up and he
seemed to catch his eyes great big like,
and then he seemed to shrink up
Herman unhitched the team and hooked
the tugs onto pa. Pa hadn't moved since
he rolled up his eyes. Then he drove the
team to the straw stack. He dug a hole
In the stack and put pa In 1t and set =
match to it. It made great big fire.
didn't see pa any more 4
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