The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-06-20


Mss Nable Wheeler, Who has been
teaching school ID st. Louis, No. for
some tine. and her father. Lloyd g.
Wneeler. win san nom New YORK city
June 2srd for England and the old
world. They Win be accompanied By
Miss Bsulah Roots Of St. Louis.
The Phyllis Wheaaey WOma6's
Cub met at the home Of its president
ErA = A. Davis, 5OI2 5th avenue.
Wednesday aftsFh6oh. and Mrs. Doctor
Mary s. Waring addressed It on art
and the famous artist, Mnlett At
the conclusion Of her remarks
& general discussion followed. The
meeting vas lsrgely attended.
James I'm, who was one Of the
leading and wealthiest Negro in Mss
sissippi died at Jackson the latter
part Of last week and as he had been
q member Of the State legislature
some Of his friends requested thar
his remains be permitted TO rest
in the rotunda Of the state Capitol,
but Joseph W. Power, secretary Of
State, refused TO grant the request.
Mr.. Hm had one Of the largest fun
erals ever held IN the state Of Missis-
sippL
In Crown Point, Ind, theIe is a
church in which there is but one male
member. besides the preacher. This
Is the softest snap in that line in the
world; only one deacon with whom
to divide their tears. and old cripple
} leaving him in "a perpetual
shower bath Of Briny jewels, On!
Lord, If it were not for the disgrace
Of living by the charity Of these poor
misguided females, We would drop
science and organize a Crown Point
church tOday.-Higher Science.
The many friends Of Melville G.
Holding, regret that simply for poll
teal reasons Mayor Carter H HaTri-
son removed him as City oil inspector
for Mr.. Holding conducted the Affairs
Of the once in first class shape, and
after paying all expenses Of the once
for the past year he turned over TWEEN
ty thousand dollars to the city, which
was the first time In its history thar
the city ever realized anything from
it. Therefore Mr.. Holding can feel
proud Of his record as City oil inspec-
Tor, even II he was kicked out Of ONCE
IN. order to strengthen Mayor Harri-
sons personal political machine
The mass meeting held at Institn-
tiOnal Church last Sunday afternoon
70 protest against the mobbing and |
lynchiag of W. D. Wyatt, at BeIleYille |
was wen attended and after q whole
lot Of useless oratory, two committees
were appointed; one to urge the Gov
ernor, the AttorDey-Generai and the |
officials Of St Clair county to use all
lawful means TO ferret out and bring
70 the bars Of justice the ring leaders
OF the mob which murdered Wyatt, and
brought disgrace upon the fair name
Of this state; the other committee viii
endeaTOr to raise some funds to assist
Mrs. Wyatt and her children for ali
Of her belongings were lost n the
food shortly after the death Of herr
husband, and at the present time she
is in a destitute condition.
1t seems that Prof BROKER T. Wash
ington failed to send any Of the long
green TO that notorious deadbeat Ed.
Cooper Of Washington, D. c.,
lately and the result has been
that lying Cooper who defrauded
rs out Of ten dollars in connection
with the Boston Chemical Company Of
Richmond, Va, was unable to raise
enough money to get his blackmailing
sheet out OF printed for the past two
weeks. When Reys. ARCHIBALD James
Carey, Abraham lincoln Murray and
old dady Jasper F. Thomas, conspired
with old Ham Carter, Mrs. r. Spring
stine. and company last summer 20 DO
us an injury, Cooper, who was never
known to pay his honest debts was
delighted. but It appears that some Of
his chickens have come home TO roost.