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Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-16

tales are told of black forms lying huddled
on burned cane heaps that were buried with
scant ceremony, and, presently, under the
sanction of the law, 600 figures writhed
helplessly in the air, suspended from rude
gibbets, outlined against the s%plendor or
the sunset sky.
Such was the story told me by the OLD
man sitting on the fre-scarred stairway
that led upward, most absurdly, to nothing
but the blue sky.
Mistake is Repeated.
Yet, even in It's hour of triumph, the
government repeated its mistake. The
labor law was declared abolished again
ahead of time. Can one wonder that the
negro still feels that the triumph was his,
after all?
There is no danger of riots now" the
annexationists will tell you, "for this hap
pened twenty years ago" Yet one remem-
bers that there were thirty years between
as and rs and the conditions and sur
roundir gs of plantation life are practically
the same.
The negro child from 6 to 10 years of
age is compelled, theoretically, to attend
the public school. Practically he escapes
much Of it, as every year the family moves
into a new district in search of work, and
it must all be begun over again. During
this time he has learned what? To stun
BILE through the first reader, the most ele-
mentary geography, arithmetic only as far
as fractions and a few words of Danish
learned by rote and almost instantly for
gotten. After hat he must take up his
machete and begin the dreary hunt fol
work. There is practically no place oper
to him save the cane fields, and in these
40 ri dave with tho alanHpr DrOHtS of tht
sugar crop dropping fraction by fraction
it is none too easy a matter to find worl
even there. Hundreds have left in the pas
few years, and the other islands have sen
: notices, conspicuously posted on the Gus
tom house doors, stating that further i'm
/ migration is useless, as they are no bette
, off themselves. In this competition TO
I work wages have naturally dropped and 2
e cents a day is not an uncommon rate any
J. where.
- His Work Not Pleasant.
v The planters complain bitterly that I'll
negro will work only when he please
@ About five days a week is his average.
= little thought will show that this is n,
e surprising. AS a slave he worked on
- long enough to satisfy his cheaply SUI
!. piled wants. 1t is not a pleasant tas
D this laboring in the cane fields. Viii
Ie men have tried 1t and died miserabl
d. quickly, in the effort. In planting tin
the fierce sun beats remorselessly on
Bonded back. Ice cold showers sweep doV
a without warning from the mountains a
r drench him through and through,
~ harvest he must take his place in t
ey long line and swing the heavy macht
It, hour after hour, cutting the thick stall
al With the precision Of an army. the 10
e. line of black figures, naked to the wal
be sweep over the vast fields, the oversee
no like officers, following with watchful e!
to detect a straggler or shirker. From
ut distance they look like a procession
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-16

a VI ~ DNS
huge black ants gnawing their way through
a field of tender grass.
Soon a deep, mellow voice begins TO hum
a familiar air; quickly 1t is taken up by
the others until, swelling into a weird
chant, it sweeps down the line, the flash
ing steel rising and falling in unison with
its strange barbaric rhythm. The dry
dust rises beneath their tread and settles
in their ~nostrils; no breeze penetrates the
dense cane growth, it is hot with the
sitting heat that sometimes swells the
death roll in our northern cities. With the
perspiration streaming from every black
pore they move on, on, all through the
weary day. Perhaps FIVE days a week of
this would satisfy the best of us.
His Home and Religion.
When our negro, fresh from the schools,
finds labor such as this, he straightway
settles down and takes unto himself a
wife, with or without the formality of a
wedding, as may seem most convenient. A
wretched hut Of palms and cane is built
well named a trash" house, and his life
work has begun. Small wonder II the rum
shop, where the strong native liquor that
brings such delightful forgetfulness at 2
cents per glass may be obtained, attracts
him in his leisure hours. Still smaller
wonder that the little knowledge he has
gained fades utterly from his brain.
AS for his religion-well. the church is
very far, but the "obeah" man very near,
indeed. The parish priest and the Luth-
eran minister are by all means to be re.
spected and even on occasion needed, but
r they live in their neat houses near the
churches. Well, the "obeah" man, with
e his white hair and awful charms, lives but
2 two huts away and Is to be very greatly
, feared, indeed. A close friend of that ter
( riblc devil you hear so much about in the
t churches can make your hair fall out and
t your flesh rot with a few muttered words.
% He can even, II occasion required and you
70 have sufficient money, give you certain
r curious herbs, which, properly mixed with
r a rivals food, will end all trouble from that
0 quarter.
= So his life runs-work, drink and con
slant dread of the "obeah" man, while curl
Gus tourists from passing steamers write
down notes, placing him a little lower than
lie the beasts.
S, Whose fault is this?
Danger In Real.
ly What we may do for this negro OF Santa
D. Cruz let those skilled in such matters an
k, swer. This is a simple statement OF facts
te pointing a plain moral. AS he was thirt!
y, years ago so is THIS negro To-Day DO no
ne think his long peacefulness means no dan
lis ger in the future. A few weeks ago, whel
yn the false news was received that the sal
nd of the islands had been abandoned, a Dan
ish warship was dispatched post haste t
he the island, as another Instruction wa
tie feared. The existing law, requiring
ks. property qualification, bars the negro fror
the ballot. There are but 200 legal voter
among the $4,000 Inhabitants of Santa Cru
RS, This law, for the present at least, must |
yes left alone, and what is more important f'
l a future peace and progress no promises
Of changes should be made.
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IG1SNNl largest Of the Danish islands, will
- willingly call attention to the
ruins of many buildings and inform him
with great volubility how many people were
killed in each one, with many other details
of the damage lone by the cyclone of 1898.
But every now and then one will come
across a ruin quite different from the
others, whose blackened stones tell plainly
that fire and not the hurricane was the
cause Of it's destruction. II asked the cause
of this destruction the guide at once be-
comes evasive and non-committal. With
out actually saying so, he will try to give
the impression that it was the work OF the
storm. If, however, like the writer, one
had seen these same dismantled ware
houses thirteen years before, the guide,
under persistent questioning, will murmur
something about an instruction many
years ago and at once change the subject
his whole bearing that of a man forced on
the witness stand to reveal the family
skeleton.
And, indeed, these sharp points Of smoke
stained walls that persist in towering above
the wealth of glossy green which kindly ma
ture has striven to throw over them are,
after all, the unsightly ribs OF disgrace
your planter friend would fain forget.
witnesses to Terrible Possibilities
To the cheerful sound of lusty hammers
and clinking trowels the storm-raZed
buildings are being restored to their
former state again. But on these
fre-crumbled stones a curse seems tc
have fallen. Like the mummy at the ban
quet, perpetually they bear witness to the
terrible possibilities of evil that Turk in the
dull brains Of these same negro laborers
who, care free, constantly pass by with
coarse jest and idle laughter.
AS the same negros who wrought this
ruin, with their descendants form today
nine-tenths of the population of our new
Danish possessions, some account OF this
riot and its causes may be of value to u!
in studying what is after all the real prob
lem concerning these islands, namely
What political rights are to be granted
to their inhabitants?
Accurate information on the subject i
very difficult to obtain. The books pub
lished about the West Indies barely men
ton the instruction or ignore it entirely
The semi-oficial West Indian almanac
published at st. Thomas, skips deftly owe
II with a brief sentence. The annexation
lists are afraid to mention 1t lest it injur
their cause, and it was only after niue
trouble that the writer found one VIII
had lived through that exciting time an
was willing to talk about it.
Amid the wreck of what had once bee
a fine dwelling, seated on crumbling steI
that led up to nothing more substanti'
than the blue, tropic sky, his voice quivere
with emotion as he talked.
Mistake of Danish Government.
The foundation of the trouble was real
laid by a fatal error of the government
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thing that might prove embarrassing to
the others jurors, and is certainly embar-
RAISING to me-" What is the nature Of
your illness?" asked the judge. We'll"
said the young man, hesitatingly, "Pd pre-
fer to tell you in private. I'm somewhat
delicate about speaking of it in public" II
cannot hear anything in private" responded
the judge, impatiently. IF you want
to be excused you must tell me here and
now what is the matter with you" well,
If l must tell 1t here-I have the itch"
9TH itch?" echoed the Judge, and, turning
to the clerk, without marking how apropos
his observation was, said, "Mr. Jones,
scratch the juror or"
Judge Edwards of Lee county, who has
married over 100 couples since he has been
ordinary, performed the ceremony recently
for a runaway couple seated in a buggy in
the public road. reports the Atlanta Con-
stitutiOn.
The ceremony over, the bridegroom FUN
bled in his pocket and hshed up SO cents.
"Jedge," he said, "this here's all tn,
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~ AGISTRATE Brann, while sitting
recently in the Centre street
80 court, relates the New York
ieSS2YI Times, was required to pass judg-
- ment on a prisoner of Hibernian
descent who had been arrested for intoxica-
ton. Mr.. Brann is known for his COM
ments
9TH Irishman," he remarked dryly, sis
facile p~rinceps when it comes to getting
drunk"
The prisoner leaned toward the magis-
trate and asked in a low, anxious voice:
How many days did you say, your honor?'
you admit that you are a tramp, do
your" said the eminent counsel to the wit
ness, according to the Detroit Free Press.
Eyes, sir"
Tell this jury, sir, why you lead such a
worse than useless life"
1.-THE explanation is simple. l am toe
proud to work and too honest to become g
lawyer"
'In Esquire Roberts court recently,
says the Fulton (Ky.) Leader, "a boy wa
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-16

Copyright, 1902, by L. M. Howe.)
THE obliging planter who shows the
visitor through the town OF
. Christiansted, in Santa Cruz, the
III largest Of the Danish islands, Will
= willingly call attention to the
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-12-17
NOT OVER
Macedonia Road Case
Unsettled.
c. & p. Co. Objects to Allow
ance Of Damage Claims.

Present indications are that the
famous Macedonia "road vacation
case" is still far from a settlement.
The third view of the premises In
controversy has been completed by the
committee, and they have reported in
favor Of the vacation Of the road and
the granting Of damages TO property
owners in the vicinity.
The road in question is railway
crossing, which the G. & p. railway
wants to have abandoned because OF
the great danger there. Fast trains
come through at the rate Of 20 miles an
hour and although there have never
ns yet been any serious accidents there,
II is ftared that there may be.
There is another crossing, easily
approa chable for residents on the road
10 be abandoned, where the railway
company has constructed asubwaya and
removed all danger. The G. & +. Go.
has now come into Probate court with
& motion favoring the report as to the
vacation, but objecting strongly TO
the committees allowance Of damage
claims
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-12-17
WARFARE
Begun by Cisarmakers In
Cincinnati.

Cincinnati, o., Dec. 1.-THE local
cigar makers union, acting in concert
with other unions Of the craft through.
out the country, has decided 10 open
o warfare against the product of the
American Cigar CO., and it's selling
adjunct, the United States Cigar Stores
Co, and in carrying out this policy,
the local union will begin to canvass
the city In the interest OF union label
goods Those committees will visit the
fratcrnal the benevolent and labor
organizations, retail dealers, drug
EIsts and saloon keepers and appeal to
each and all not to use or handle the
cigars made by the trust or other non
union manufacturers.
Tho action Of tho union has been
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-12-17

"Patsey" Flaherty and Chas. Dennis,
believed to be the men who shot and
killed 16-year-old Wesley Reynolds
while he was defending the bank in
Westvllle, Ind, We're captured ana
locked up at the Central station. The
men are also wanted for Jail break
ing in Jonesboro, i'll.
The authorities Of Westyille and
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-12-17
Family Neglected.

\ ease of neglect Of family was re.
ported by the police to the Poor depart
mCnt Wednesday afternoon, from south
Main ST, 1t was stated that the case
needed urgent attention, and ii was
looked into Ut once.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-12-17
Collins BuSsy
Company
Red Buildings. Corner
Main dRo Church sts
Miss Lusk Taken Home.

Miss Eva Lusk, who was taken to
the detention hospital Friday, has been
removed to her homo, corner of Ohio
and Arch SITS, and Is getting along
well The house, OF course, IL under
quarantine,
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-12-17
|M. O'NEIL g. COMPANY

prompted by the rapldlty with which
the American Cigar Co. Is absorbing
the leading Independent manufactures
in all cities throughout the country
and as the trust denies recognition to
the union and docs not employ union
workmcn, the organization awakened
20 the fact that It's very existence Is
threatened.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-12-17

Leibert Bros, have sold their grocery
store on East Exchange ST. to Mr.. III
Griesmer Possession has been given
Mr.. Griesmer was in Cleveland We'd
nesday to buy new goods.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-12-17

auspices of Buchtel College Thursday
evening by Leon Harrison. of ST. Louis.
has been deferred on account of Mr..
llarrIsOn's inability TO come.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-12-17
BAD MEN
Rounded Up by Police In
Chicago.

Chicago Dee. 17,-After a struggle
with the police, whom they attempted
10 intimidate by drawing reyolvers,
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-12-17

Jonesboro have been notified and thu
town marshal and prison officials ar,
expected to arrive here today.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-12-17
BOSTON STORE
Eyerythlng for Holiday Buyers

Everything for Holiday Buyers
The last week before Christmas.
Don't put of your buying until tho last
three days. Each day our stocks grow
smaller, but We still have a big assort-
ment Of Toys, Brio-a-Brac, Games,
Dolls, Books and fine imported Japa-
nese China, A list of Bomc useful
Christmas gifts.
UMBRELLAS
A GIFT THAT Is ALWAYS APPRE-
GATED.
~ TOO eaCh-LRdles' Umbrellas with
natural wood and fancy pearl handles.
silver mounted very good quality.
At 81 oaoh--Hundreds OF Umbrellas
o. this price, all different handles, nat
Oral wood, silver and gold mounted;
also plain black.
At 3l2j 10 S5 each-LadiGs' ine Um-
brcllas, some OF cloth ana tho fine silk
grades all classes Of handles. Very &C
oeplahc for gift
KID GLOVES
Al 81 pair-Wo sell the best Kid
Glove In America In oil coiors, self OF
pltok HtllchinS clasp or laosing, each
par guaranteed
AZ FI.'o pair A higher grade Kid
glove maoo from hne selected skins,
-. - ','''N VI Hsii olitenins'
A, o. aa,.' ,','' p''' , sH'ln''eou,
ehildrcn's Golf Gloves, in plain ana
fanny cD|DFr an afyaG a apIapdId HIny,.
A.. 80 ,,,,..'. ''' '''''' 'p''"u'u "'o'e
A. Az n,,, ,,.,,.-o.,. al g.
i.Alo. ,nt..,. O0','' "ol' u'oVe ioI
fns elI-vooI ,.,,.,,, .II ..,,io.., - m
a. nIaIn .,',g'- g.. ''.' ''' 'o'o's' ALSO an
HA\UhERl HIEFS
AZ 100 ami '2'gc cach-I.Adle fine
emoro'ner'o l'a'hT h.cfs, scaloped
or hGmstItnhcH very apcclal lot, not
one but what Us worth 15o each.
Al 26c each 0aH~' uandkcrchiefs,
price. fancy cmn....., hemstItehed
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-12-17
Grains Witb Cracks

We have large as
r1@'Ss6iSrf T75sz7S Ita2re, sortment of these Me-
IA As29 chancal Trains the
production of b bot tn
American and foreign
manufacture These miniature railroads are complete
in equipment, including Track, Switches, Stops and
Crossings. Extra tracks carried in stock.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-12-17
Lecture Deferred. T"

The contemplated lecture on Shcr,
Ock, TO have been delivered under the
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-12-17

No other concern in the state
can show as large u line Of fine
Depot Wagons as we now have
on our floors. These were all
received within 30 days and
were made expressly for us by
the best eastern builders and
are the styles adopted by them
for the coming year. We placed
our contracts In October before
the November advance in prices
) and offer our present stock at
the old price, You may buy II
Christmas present that costs
more hut you certainly cannot
invest in gilt that will be more
useful than one OF these fashion
able carriages.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-12-17
nj. O'NEIL 8 CO.
TOY OEPARTMG:N
BASEMENT

Toy Department Affords You the Opportunity Selection pequaed
by Any House in Northern Ohio All the UptoDae Novelties in
Toys Can be Found in This Great Collection Make the Hearts Of
the Little Folks Glad by Visit to Our Toy Department We
Would Also Call Your Attention to the Fact that Our Basement is
ade Up Of aDy Departments and Contains Not Only Toys and
Gifts for the Little Folks, But the Greatest Display Of Suitable Gifts
for All Ages Father obr Brother and Sister All Can be Made
Happy by Gift Purchased from tbis Department.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-12-17
Games
miscellaneous Cows

Skin Horses, Rocking Horses Doll Go-Carts, Wheel
bamows, Animals, Horses and Carts, Doll Houses,
Wash Sets, Tables. Chairs etc.
Our assortment of Toy Dishes is made up of over DO
kinds including the Pewter China and Enameled Ware.
They in all Sizes from the 1Oc kind to the exten-
sve set
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-12-17

i5o-iSa SOUTH HOWARD STREET.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1902-04-05

in the County OF st. Louis and, State of
Minnesota, to-wit: Lot number twelve
in Block number twenty -four. in Carl
ton Place Addition to Duluth. according
to the recorded plat thereof, was on the
9Th day Of May 1895. offered for sale to
Auditor of st. Louis County, pursuant
to real estate tax Judgment entered
In the District Court Of st. Louis
County. Minnesota, on the 21st day Of
March. 1896, in 'prQeeedines. to enforce
payment of taxes deliquent for the year
an amount equal to that for which the
tract or parcel was subject to be sold,
the same was then bid in for the State.
And that therefore and on the LIST day
IONS 31y 1891 so to hf R
Untitled. IAN Act to enforce the pay
ment of taxes now remaining delin-
Ouent and unsatisfied for the year
Eighteen Hundred and Ninety-five, and
prior years" being Chapter, S3s Of the
General Laws of Minnesota for the
year 1901. the above tract or parcel of
land was sold for the sum of Six DOL
lars and twelve cents. That the amount
required to redeem such sale, exclusive
of the costs to accrue upon this notice,
Is the sum of Twelve Dollars and twen-
ty-four cents. with interest thereon at
the rate Of one per cent per month from
the Gath day of June. 1901. to the time
OF such redemption; and the time with
in which said lands can be redeemed
from said sale. will expire sixty days
after the service of this notice, and
proof thereof has been filed in the office
Of the County Auditor in and for said
St. Louis County. Minnesota
Dated at Duluth, Minnesota, this 18th
day of March A. D. 1902
(SeaD O. HALDEN.
Auditor. st. Louis County. Minnesota.
Labor World-March 1928. April s.,
1902.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1902-04-05
1884
NOTICE OF EXPIRATION OF RE-
DEMPTION PERIOD.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY
of st: Louis-ss:
To A. Gustafson:
Take notice, that the following piece
of St.. Louis and State of Minnesota, to-
Wit: Lot number ten In block number
sixteen In Carlton Place Addition to
Duluth, according to the recorded plat
thereof. was on the 4th day of May.
i$SS; off f,1 for sale to the highest
LOUIS County. pursuant to a real estate
tax Judgment entered in the: District
Court Of st. Louis County, Minnesota,
on the 21st day Of March, 1896, in pro-
ceedlngs to enforce payment Of taxes
d delin Hl9; for the year 1894; and no
equal to that for which the tract or
parcel was subject to be sold, the same
was then bid in for the state. And
that thereafter and on the LIST day of
July. 1901, pursuant to the provisions
OF an act approved April 18th, 1901, en-
titled, IAN Act to enforce the payment
of taxes now remaining delinquent and
unsatlsfied for the year eighteen Hun
dred and Ninety-five, and prior years., -
being Chapter 339 Of the General Laws
vabove tract or parcel of land was sold
Tor the sum of four dollars and six
cents. That the amount required to
redeem such sale, exclusive Of the costs
to accrue upon this notice, is the sum
Of eight dollars and twelve cents. with
interest thereon at the rate of one per
cent per month from the oath day of
June, 1901. to the time Of such redemp-
ton: and the time within which said
lands can be redeemed from said sale.
will expire sixty days after the service
of this notice, and proof thereof has
been filed in the office Of the County
Auditor in and for said St. Louis Coun-
ty. Minnesota.
Dated at Duluth. Minnesota. this 10th
day of March, A. D. 1902.
(SeaD o. HALDEN,
Auditor. st. Louis, County. Minnesota
Labor World-March 1928, April 5,
1902.
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4629.
DEMPTION PERIOD.
STATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY
~ Ct T.n,,iS-ac

STATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY
of St. Louis.-ss.
To Emma Bowen:
Take notice, that the. following des-
cribed piece or parcel oil land situate in
the County of st. Louis and State Of
Minnesota to-wit: Lot number ten in
Block number one, in Duluth Heights,
orded plat thereof. was on the 9Th day
Of May 1895, offered for sale to the
highest bidder by the County Auditor
of St. Louis County, pursuant to real
District Court Of St. Louis County,
Minnesota, on the 21st day of March,
1895. in proceedings to enforce payment
Of taxes delinquent for the year 1893;
and no one bidding upon said offer an
amount equal, to that for which the
the same was then bid in for the State.
And that thereafter and on the 18th
day of June. 1901, pursuant to the
provisions Of an act approved April
18th 1901. entitled. IAN Act to enforce
fhH mt OF nov VI
Eighteen Hundred and Ninety-fve, and
prior years." being Chapter 339 Of the
General Laws Of Minnesota, for the
year 1901. the above tract or parcel Of
land was sold for the sum of One DOL
cunt required to redeem such sale, ex-
elusive of the costs to accrue upon this
notice, is the sum Of Two Dollars and
eighty-five cents. with interest thereon
at the rate Of one per cent per month
from the oath day Of June, 1901 to the
time of such redemption: and the time
within which said lands. can be re-
deemed from said sale, will expire sixty
days after the service Of this notice,
and proof thereof has been filed in the
office Of the County Auditor in and for
said St. Louis County, Minnesota.
Dated at Duluth Minnesota, this 7th
day of March A. D. 1902
(SeaD g. HALDEN.
Auditor. st. Louis County, Minnesota.
Labor World-March 1923. April S.
1902