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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-15
EDUCATING the Negro.

The meeting in New York In the interests
of Booker Washington's school at Tuske-
gee and incidentally in encouragement OF
the idea upon which that school is founded.
Is a hopeful sign Of the times. The attend
ance was very large, and was composed OF
people of substance, education and the
highest social position. Grover Cleveland
presided. and delivered an address full of
sympathy. There were other speakers Of
national note. Prof. Washington himself
was present. and as usual acquitted him.
self well. The whole tone of the meeting.
indeed, in the matter Of the character Of
those present no less than in the senti-
ments that were expressed, was wholesome.
elevated. most promising. We need not
fear for the future of this country as re-
spects any issue so long as men and wo-
men can be gathered together in large
numbers to pledge themselves to unselfsh
policies for the public veal.
The great. we may say the inestimable.
value of what is known as the Tuskegee
policy respecting the negro is found in the
fact that 1t merits approval whatever may
be ones opinion as to other public ques-
tons to which the negro is related.
Whether the negro is ever to have the bal
lot restored to him or not; whether the
of her representation in Congress on him
or not: whether he is to stay in the United
States or be forced to leave-while the
negro remains under the stars and stripes
his interests, and the interests Of everybody
else. require that his uplifting be attended
to. and his usefulness increased He is en-
titled to a mans chance to learn whatever
may contribute to his well-being and to
the welf-being Of the community in which
he resides. The white man cannot Cypress
him without injuring himself. The negro
cannot possibly advance in any sphere of
everyday usefulness without contributing
something to the white mans advantage.
In discussing this most important ques-
ton we are apt to forget that Tuskegee is
only one of many such institutions that
are now In existence. Smaller editions of
it are to be found in several of the south
ern states. The excellent work goes bravely
on. Prof. Washington's influence extends
far beyond the school which he founded
and over which he still presides. The negro
Is responding to these practical efforts in
his behalf. and justifying in his diligence
and success all the interests and outlay of
his friends among the whites. The story
up to date is one Of credit, both to him who
has given and to him who has received.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-15

the oceans. And In this connection 1t Is
interesting to recall to the mind OF this
London critic that many millions of good
American gold has been paid for one of the
most vulgar forms OF ostentation and for
the qualification Of one of the most stupid
and Objectionable fads imaginable, the pur-
chase Of English dukes and earis. Some OF
the reports Of the lavish displays made pos
sible in England with these fortunes thus
paid for titles do not read as though all
the vuigarity were over here. There 10 at
least this to say in behalf Of the Wander
wedding which so aroused the
bile Of the grouchy Londoner: Both bride
and groom were Americans, and tn that
fact the people on this side Of the pond ma
at least one ground of congratulation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-15
A Parental Confession.

When Kate comes home from school 1 81
And gaze in wonderment;
I used to scold her quite a bit.
Them scoldin's I repent.
She calmly throws her books aside,
So queenly and SO cool,
We view her with respect an pride,
When hate comes home from school.
She knows a lot O. words so long
They simply tire your throat;
She really can't abide a song
Unless it's sung by note.
We never chat nor sing, although
We used to as a rule
It's grand, but kind o. glum, you know.
Since Kate come home from school.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-15
Two Men in the Cab,


From the New York Press
An engineer dead at his post, with the
tnrottie wide open and the train racing
along over switches and around curves at
fifty-fve miles an hour, and on another
train an engineer suddenly gone mad, un-
heedful of signals. carrying his passengers
into wreck, are the two latest lessons In
railroad1ng pointing to the absolute ne
cessity Of substitute or second man in
the cab. In the first case, track cleared
for the lightning Royal Blue averted an
awful disaster. In the second, four men
killed and score of passengers injured
was the price paid for the lack of precau-
ton in having a man who would assume
the duties of engineer when sudden in
sanity seized him. One happened in Mary
land and the other In Canada, but both
teach the same lesson
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-15
ireland and the King.
From the Dublin Irish INDEPENDENT.

We believe that the king and his gracious
queen consort will receive wherever they
pass In our midst the generous and warm
welcome which the instincts Of chivalrous
race have always ensured the stranger who
landed on our shores In amity II we are
ever to secure the re-establishment of the
parliament Of the king. lords and COM
mons OF this realm. we must be prepared to
offer to It's head the welcome which L.
clearly his due.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-15
Don't Be a Hog.
From the Scranton Times.

tne ScrdntOn T1meS.
II you have observed Lent. If you have
discarded habits or corrected faults. be-
cause you thought they were detrimental
to soul or body. as q Lenten duty, dom
resume them now Easter is past There
Is no saving grace in Lent, or are you any
better for the lessons Of Lent If there Is
not permanent betterment To be good
one week or forty days does not mean IL
cense for the balance Of the year. You
will not be a saint IL you strive to live az
you should three hundred and sixty-five
days of the calendar
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-15
Rough at Sea.

From the New York Tribune.
Transatlantic voyagers complain of a dis
tressful lack of ethereal mildness in their
ocean experiences this spring They have
been tossed about by storms and chilled by
professions OF icebergs. 1t has been an UNI
on land. too. but May is not far on.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-15

1t is inaccurate to allude to the shrink
age in the prices of stocks after the merger
decision as a shrinkage in values The
earning capacity of the stocks has not
been reduced
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-15

Buffalo may feel the necessity of getting
up another exposition in order to re-estab-
lish itself in the right sort Of fame.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-15

The Pennsylvania newspapers insist that
before trying to muzzle the press some OF
the politicians Of that state should provide
themselves with cash registers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-15

The race horses will now depart from
Benning and give the unwise little time
to save up more money for the bookmakers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-15

Whatever he may do as a matter of re-
creation. 1t is evidently far from President
Roosevelt's intention to go ''back to the
woods politically speakiuR
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-15

Manicure parlors and Turkish baths for
dogs have been established in New York
"A great many people In that city are begin
ming to suspect that 1t is unlucky to be
born human being
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-15

Booker Washington seems to have done
a great deal for the cause of education
without being Millionaire,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-15

Russell Sage's reported loss of $4,000
causes apprehension. 1t is difficult to see
how Mr.. Sage can further economic so as
to save 1t up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-15

Mr.. Dowie acts a little like a man who
would like to give up the arduous details
Of his business and settle down exclusively
to coupon cutting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-15

Mr.. Harrison should ask himself whether
it is not better to be mayor of Chicago a
large number Of times than to be President
only once?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-15

The seaside landlords will presently make
preparations to take charge Of any small
change that the Florida hotel keepers have
overlooked
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-15
Wholly Impossible.

Didn't you tell me yesterday that you
had wife and three small children" ask
ed the Misunderstanding man.
Mister" responded Meandering Mike, IF
1 had a wife an three children, don't you
spose I'd put 'em to work instead O. goin
out dis way myself?''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-15

The new Chinese minister has not made
the mistake of getting entangled in any
exclusion arguments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-15

Those wealthy people who assault photog-
raphers should remember their responsible
ties as patrons of art
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-15

In the west populism is regarded as some
thing that might have been; prosperity as
something that Is.
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Even Kansas Satisfied.

From the Topeka Journal.
Kansas goes marching on. The bank de-
posits are larger than ever before and stiu
fucreaSinl.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-15

The Burdick-Pennell case has developed
the most tenacious resolve to have the last
word ever recorded
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-15

The Sultan of Turkey Is getting to be
slow even about promising.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-15
A Sad Substitution.

It was cloud that used to stay
Grim and persistent overhead,
But they have taken it away
And hung a dripping sponge instead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-15
His Preference.

''Why don't you try to write your name on
the scroll of fame?'
My friend' said Senator Sorghum very
earnestly, II have never yet seen anybody
tearing leaflets out Of the scroll of fame and
getting them cashed at the bank"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-15
That Grouchy London Critic.

David B. Hill continues to attack Governor
Odell. 1t is a habit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-15
SHOOTING STARS.

After all. Easter was, comparatively
speaking, fine day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-15

Some folks" said Uncle Eben. 'is so
lazy dat dey'd rather sit still an complain
bout de weather dan go to de trouble O.
stahtin' a fire..
Gilpin observer., 1903-05-21
Protest Against Russia.

Baltimore. May 1S.-Three thousand
people attended an enthusiastic meet
ing in the Academy of Music in behalf
or the victims OF the anti-Jewish out
RACES in Russia. 1t was participated
in by many leading citizens of the state
and the city and several thousand dol
lars were subscribed. The meeting was
presided over by DR.. Fabian Frank
lin. editor of tho Baltimore Evening
News, and among the speakers were
Ex-Governor White. ex-Congressman
Ffndlay Mayor Hayes and others.
Letters of sympathy were read from
Governor Smith, Senator McComas.
Attorney General Raynor and leading
church divines. all expressing their
horror over the massacre at Kishineff
and the conviction that the United
States should use its good Offices to
bring about 4 suppression of such
atrocities in the future. DIR. Gilman.
president of Carnegia institute. de.
clared that similar meetings should be
held In all parts of the United States.
to the end that the public opinion of
this country should compel Russia to
adopt humane policy.
Gilpin observer., 1903-05-21
PRECEDENT IN YOSEMITE VALLEY
Dodses Crowd Of Sightseers and En-
ters by Another Trail.

Yosemite Cal, May 18.-President
Roosevelt, John Muir and Rangers
Leidig and Leonard camped in the
Bridal Veil last night, near the banks
of the Merced, in a grove of pines
and frs. Almost within the spray of
the beautiful Bridal Veil falls. the
chief executive rested after one of the
most memorable days OF his life.
At 3 o'clock in the afternoon the
party arrived from the vernal falls at
the Happy isles. Although the party
had been lowering above the Yosemite
since early morning. first at the
heights of Glacier point, then above
the great panorama wall near the Ver-
and Vernal falls. yet this was their
first entrance to the floor of the val
ley. There were but few there to
meet him, because his point of en-
trance was not known to any one not
even the members of his party. He
spoke kindly to those there and then
came down the valley. via Camp Curry.
and to the Sentinel. Shortly after 4
O'Clock the party was seen approach
'iS thN oSHNAhti - lew uuO-
ments later they had arrived at the no.
tel and were greeted by President
Wheeler and others.
At the Jorgensen studio the presi-
dent expressed himself fully about
the Yosemite and Sierras. This IL
the one day of my life" said he. "and
one that will always remember with
pleasure. Just think of where | was
Saturday night. Up there" pointing to-
ward Glacier point. amid the pines
and silver frs. in the Sierran solitude
In a snowstorm. too. and without n
tent We passed one of the most pleas.
ant nights of my life. It'was so re-
viving to be close to nature in this
magnificent forest of yours"
Gilpin observer., 1903-05-21
Doodle Investigation.

St. Louis. May l9.-Testimony be-
fore the grand jury was to the effect
that $4,000 was paid to defeat the
bill to reduce the fees of the excise
commissioner of st. Louis. This
money. it was testified. was distrib-
ated in blocks Of $500. w. T. Caring.
ton. state superintendent of schools.
and r. p. Thompson. chief deputy ex-
else commissioner were witnesses be.
fore the grand jury. Despite the
money used to influence members OF
the legislature against the bill. n
compromise was finally adopted
which gave to the excise commissioner
only 40 per cent of the income OF the
office. Just who paid the Doodle
money has not yet been divulged.
Gilpin observer., 1903-05-21
Convention of Trainmen.

Denver, May 1S.-The national con
vention of the Brotherhood OF Railway
Trainmen will begin ten days secret
session In this city TO-DAY. In all
1900 delegates are expected to par
t!eipate in the convention and 1t Is es-
,imated that at least 25,00O persons
Will visit the city as result of the
convention. One of the principal mat
;ers 10 come before the convention Is
the selection Of place for the train.
mems home. Los Angeles. Buffalo
and Denver are competing for the
home.
Gilpin observer., 1903-05-21
WILL FIGHT UNIONS
NEW YORK CONTRACTORS FORM
STRONG ORGANIZATION.

Big Employing Firms in the Building
Trades Take Initial Steps Towards
Effecting a General Organization.
Power Of Labor to Be Broken.
New York, May 1e.-The first steps
towards enecting a general organiza-
tion OF employers in the building
trades. for the purpose of offering
united resistance to the demands of
labor unions, were taken at meetings
held In Manhattan and Brooklyn. The
meeting In Manhattan was held at the
Building Trades club. 100 employers
being present, and the throng being so
great that overflow meetings were
held in the committee rooms Of the
club. Warren M. Connover. chairman
of the board of governors OF the Build
ing Trades association, by which the
| call for the meeting was sent out, pre-
sided. The meeting was private and
| at its close the following statement
| was given out as the sentiment of the
various speakers:
1.-The complete paralysis of the build
| ing industry has been brought about
by irresponsible combinations. acting
through tyrannical board of walking
delegates. or business agents which
demand prompt and energetic action
| by all. good citizens who have the well
| fare of our great city at heart. 1t is
time that the decent and order-loving
| mechanic asserts himself and defies
the arbitrary demagogue who ties his
i H. 1t ,-;1 .
pointed out that this is not question
of wages or hours. but question of
| whether the irresponsible bodies of
| men are to be permitted to conduct
| the business of the employer and in SO
doing make it impossible for him to
| execute his contracts. and discharge
the responsibilities which he assumes
| and which the courts of the law of the
land binds him. The extremes to
which the unions have gone. and the
manner in which they have freely
broken contracts with their employ
ers have alienated from them the
/ sympathy OF the public"
kilograms were received from sim
liar committees in Chicago. st. Louis,
Pittsburg, Boston and Washington.
In Brooklyn 100 employers met and
| formed the Employers League of the
Borough of Brooklyn. 1t was resolved
to permit no interference with busi-
ness by any individuals or organiza-
tions and that no walking delegates
should be permitted to enter any shop
during working hours. officers were
elected and board of twenty trustees
to form plan of campaign to en-
force the principles OF the organiza-
ton and devise means to combat the
labor unions.
Gilpin observer., 1903-05-21
ANrI-RELIeIous MANIFESTATION
Fists and Canes Are Freely Used In
French Church.

EiSuCU SuuTCUs
Paris. May 1S.-The threatened anti.
clerical demonstrations in the Paris
churches did not come off. The only
serious trouble occurred at Bellevilie
When a priest entered the pulpit of a
church, number of Free Thinkers be
gan shouting. Enough. who author.
lied you to speak?"
Members of the society of Catholic
youths. who were present in strong
force. attacked the manifestants with
their fists and with canes. The melee
quickly became general. chairs were
thrown and women began shrieking
The police were called in, separated
the combatants and expelled those
who had started the manifestations
Five persons were arrested and sew
eral were injured. The arrival oi
two funerals helped to restore order
A church at Plaisance was the scene
OF an attempted disturbance by so
cialists. but the presence of 600 de
tenders of the priests, mostly Lavel
lite butchers. who surrounded the
altar and the pulpit. overawed the SO
cialists. and no trouble occurred. A,
Marseilles there was an anti-clerical
manifestation. in which 5000 peoo.e
participated
Gilpin observer., 1903-05-21
PASSENGER TRAIN WRECKED.
Fireman is Killed and Twenty Per-
sons Are Injured.


Hot Springs, Ark, May 15.-The out
bound train on the Choctaw, Okla
homa and Gulf railroad jumped the
track on a fifteen-foot embankment,
about mile east of this city, wreck.
ing all the cars except the Pullman
sleeper and carrying an iron bridge
down into Gulpha creek. Fireman Jo-
seph Riley of Hot Springs was killed
and Engineer John Ryan of Hot
Springs fatally injured. At least
twenty other persons were injured.
several of them seriously.
Several delegates to the state con-
vention of the Junior Order of Amer
lean Mechanics were passengers and
many of them sustained injuries. En-
gineer Ryan. who is in critical con-
dition. stated that the wreck was
caused by the tender jumping the
track on the approach to the iron
bridge. 1t is said the accident was
due to the recent heavy rains having
loosened the embankment. causing the
rails to spread.
Gilpin observer., 1903-05-21
! rATAL rlsr in CHICAGO.
Two Lives Are Lost In Burning Apart.
n1ens Buiidino.


Chicago, May 1.-two lives were
lost in u lire tnat destroyed the West
chester apartment building, at 15l
Cottage Grove avenue. One man is
missing and Is supposed to have per
ished In the flames, while two persons
we're probably fatally and others seri
ously inJurel Wy jumping from tine
windows.
Dead: Louisa Pkaest. ten years
old; Harry StruDley. ntty years old.
Missing: Samuel Hall. forty-hve
years old.
Injured: Theodore Whitele, arm
broken; Patrick Bolger. hands cut;
Nelson Lundberg, badly burned abou,
head; Mrs. G. D. Hoffman, back prok
en- and internally injured; Louis her
BERT back broken.
The dead girl>was found in the hall
on the second floor OF the building
where she had apparently been over
come by smoke.
The body Of Strubley was recovered
from the basement, where he was ac
customed to sleep. 1t is thought ne
was rendered insensible by smoke and
drowned by the deluge of water from
the engines. The fire started be
meath grocery store which occupied
the ground floor and spread rapidly
through the air shafts until the entire
building was ablaze. Twenty-sever
families lived in the. apartments or
the three upper floors and many per
sons narrowly escaped in the panic
which followed.
The property loss on building and
contents is estimated at $4,000.
Gilpin observer., 1903-05-21
CHINA REFUSES TREATY PORTS
Tells United States That Russian Op,
sition is Too Stronq,

sition is Too Strong.
Washington, May 19.-The state de-
partment has been made fully aware
of the obstacles which the Shanghai
treaty commissioners are meeting
with the Chinese in the effort to in
clude in the commercial treaties the
opening to trade of Manchurian towns
The Chinese. as stated in the Peking
dispatch, point out the impossibility
of this on account of Russian oppo-
sition. The accuracy of this state
ment, however. is denied by the Rus
slams themselves. NJ. Paul de
Lessar. the Russian minister
to Peking. who has been
absent from his post of duty for some
time. is now returning to Peking. His
arrival there is now awaited with some
interest, as it is expected that he will
be able to speak authoritatively on the
subject of Russia's position and thus
clarity the situation somewhat. Mean
time the United States, wishing to
secure additional port facilities for
American commerce in Msnchuria.
will continue to exert it's efforts to
bring about that result.
Gilpin observer., 1903-05-21
Russian Patrol Is Ambushed.

Berlin, May lS.-A telegram re-
ceived here from Lenkoran, in the gov
eminent OF Baku, Russia says that a
patrol of Russian frontier guard has
fallen into an ambush set by Persian
robbers in a forest. a Russian cap
tain and two nocommissioned officers
were killed. The same evening the
robbers plundered the village of Vera.
wul. During the month OF April a
Russian officer and eight soldiers were
killed by brigalds in the same dis.
trict
Gilpin observer., 1903-05-21
Drought in Porto Rico.

San Juan, =. r.. May iS.-Continued
southerly winds are causing an alarm.
ing drought in Porto Rico. The
orange blossoms are dropping. the
new cane crop has been seriously de.
layed and cattle are suffering from a
disease due to lack of food and water.
There have been many small whlrl.
winds and minor crops are scarce the
coffee only being in good condition.
Gilpin observer., 1903-05-21
PRISONERS KILL CAPTAIN.
ci:ugh overton and Privats sIaln In
PHILIPPINES.


Philippines.
Manila. May 18.-Captain Clough
Overton OF the Fifteenth cavalry and
Private Harry Noyes. who were killed
at Sucatlan. Mindanao, met their
deaths at the hands of insurgent pris-
oners whom they were guarding.
Their companion in this duty. Private
Harlow. was wounded at the same
time. Captain Overton's troops of the
Fifteenth had been scouting in the de-
partment OF Misamis, on the trail OF
the insurgent leader. Flores. The cav.
alrymen captured fifty OF Flores fol
lowers and confined them in a house at
Sucatlan. Captain Overton and three
men remained to guard the prisoners
while Lieutenant Cameron continued in
pursuit of Flores. The prisoners sud.
denly broke out Of the house where
they were confined. secured their bolos
and rushed the four Americans on
guard. Captain Overton was slashed
with bolo and bled to dealh. After
escaping the insurgents gathered and
renewed the attack on the Americans
The cavalryman who was not injured
repulsed the enemy and defended his
dead and wounded companions until
the return of Lieutenant Cameron.
Manila. May 1S.-Captain Pershing
has been relieved of the command of
the Lanao expedition and will be sue
ceeded by Lieutenant Colonel Rogers
of the Fifteenth cavalry. Captain
Pershing. who is III, has been ordered
to Zamboangaga for medical examina-
tion and will probably be sent home