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The Caucasian., 1903-01-22
THE STRENUOUS

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ROOSEVELT. THE STRENUOUS.
An esteemed subscriber and friend
has requested the Caucasian to t~plain.
if it can. why Roosevelt is, apparently,
50 welded 10 the negro while hcl claims
Southern consanguinity from hiN moth
er's side
Unfortunately for the people, Rose
vclt is President of the United States
by an accident; :? misfortune. He is as
ambitious as he is erratic. Having
tasted the full cup Of power, his thirst
is Unsuitable. He is theorist, man
of impulse. In his official position he
would brook no opposition and he may
think he owns the American people.
The law and customs OF restraint are
irksome to him; he lacks in the ele
inents which made Mckinley popular.
Mckinley was a smooth politician !;
Roosevelt is a Rough Rider He con-
siders theories and discards conditions.
His appointments of negroes in the
South against the protest OF the intel
ligent masses. are political blunders. He
has claimed recognition from the
South through Southern blood. bit his
unwarranted attack on Jefferson Davis
must withhold from him all recognition
Of the gallant men who breasted the
storms of battle for constitutional lib
erty. and his attitude towards the South
nfust shear him of his pretense. If he
were to show sympathy or regard for
the South he assumes that the people
of the North would think him disloyal.
His recognition of the negro is in keep
ing with his vagaries and is suggested
for political effect His every move
ment is based on an inordinate political
ambition. He expects to secure the
nomination for the presidency through
the negro delegates from the South.
Why should he care for the white peo-
pie of the South who being Democrats
can give him no political support? His
bolst of Southern blood is a mockery.
Having become President through ma
tional calamity, it is to be hoped that he
will be retired forever from political
prominence when his term Of office has
expired
The Caucasian., 1903-01-22
CHALLENGE THE ALLEGATIONS.

5SIIhi~LL1sII18 lie hILEIn lloINJ.
Drink water and you get typhoid
Drink milk and get tuberculosis. Drink
wlliskey and get jimjams. Eat white
flour and get appendicitis. Eat soup and
get Bright's disease. Eat beef and en-
courage apoplexy. Eat oysters and ac-
quire toxenlia Eat meats of any kind
and get indigestion or some kind Of
germ disease. Eat vegetables and weak
en- the system. Eat deserts and take on
paresis. Smoke cigarettes and die early
Smoke cigars and secure a nice. catarrh.
Drink coffee and tea and obtain nervous
prosfration.5 Drink beer and have the
dyspepsia. Drink wine and get the gout.
In order to be entirely healthy one must
eat nothing drink nothing. smoke Moth
ing and even before breathing one
should see that the air is properly ster-
ilized. Commercial Appeal.
. Even then il may be unsafe to be
about and risk contact with. one Of the
Billions of billiouscussusi or malariati
which may creep into air after it has
been sterilized However. insa spirit of
detraction one. without snakes in his
boots, may challenge the allegations and
DEFY the allegators.
The Caucasian., 1903-01-22
Rich,nond's Remembrance.

Richmond, Va. Jan. 21.-Lee's birth
day was Observed here by general
closing OF the state and city officers,
and OF the banks and schools, by pa.
rade of the Seventieth regiment and sa-
Lutte at Lee Circle by the Richmond
Howitzers. In the afternoon, and by
meeting Of Confederate Veterans
camps and Daughters Of the Confed
eracy. with appropriate addresses in
the evening. The Daughters OF the
Confederacy presented crosses of honor
to survivors of the war who filed the
required period OF service. and Seven
tieth regiment placed wreath on the
statue of Lee
The Caucasian., 1903-01-22
Shot While Celebrating Mass.

Constantinople, Jan. 21.-While cele-
brating mass in the Kumpaku cathe'
dral upon the occasion Of the Arme'
nian Christmas, the Armenian patri
arch, Ormanian, was wounded by
shot from a revolver in the hands OF
a drug clerk. The patriarch's wound
is not mortal. The shooting is believed
to have been planned by a committee
of agitators The drug clerk barely
escaped being lynched after he fired
the shot
The Caucasian., 1903-01-22
Texas Cities Honor the Day.

Dallas. Jan. 21.-GenerGl Lees ma
tai day was observed in this city Mel
day night by Camp Sterling Price. An
interesting programme was carried
out. Monday would have been the
generals ninety-sixth birthday had ne
been living. At Galveston the Daugh
ter's of the Confederacy rendered the
Confederates soldiers tea Sons and
Daughters held a joint observance al
Waco. An enthusiastic evening was had
at San Antonio. A fine programme
was carried out at Shearn chap
ell. Houston. At Temple the Daugh
ters of the Republic joined with the
Daughters of the Confederacy in hon
oring the memory Of the noble Vir.
ginian. Palestine also celebrated
The Caucasian., 1903-01-22

Il IS noted that the newspapers are
giving gratuitous advice to the farmer
how TO grow hogs. There. is no particu-
lar time when hogs are about, but we
do not. understand why the farmer
should be told to raise hogs. It is true
a good hog, OF improved breed, will fur
nish from $50 TO 800 pounds of meat,
besides the etceteras, but if the farmer
can get his hog, ali cured from the store.
why should he worry raising It, at least
on feed Z The average editor may know
a good deal about hogs. brit We sopine'
his familiarity with the swine breed may
be limited.
The Caucasian., 1903-01-22
MINE WORKERS.
Thirteenth Annual Convention In Session
at indianapolis.

Thirteenth Annual convention ln SeSsion
at indianapolis.
Indianapolis. Jan. 21.-The United
Mine Workers fourteenth annual CON
vention opened in TOmlinson hall
promptly at 10 O'Clock Monday morn
ing When President Mitchell arrived
about 600 delegates were in the hall.
When he appeared on the stage he
received a great ovation. John l..
Feltman, representing President Geo.
Custer of the Indianapolis Central La
Dor union in behalf of the organized
labor of Indianapolis delivered a short
address of welcome. Mayor Bookwal-
ter made q short address of welcome
made a very short response and the
preliminary work of convention organ
ization, the report of the committee
on credentials was then taken up.
Following the response of President
Mitchell, while the convention was
awaiting the arrival Of Secretary W.
B. Wilson to read the cali for the con.
vention. Delegate Ryan asked for
unanimous consent for Vice Presi-
dent Lewis to address the convention
In behalf Of the city. Mr.. Mitchell
on behalf of the Amalgamated Wood:
workers of America. Permission was
granted and Mr.. Lewis presented to
the president on behalf of the wood
workers, gavel which will be used
at the convention. r.
Secretary Wilson then announced
the call for the convention.
After the reading of the call. the
committee on credentials made it's re-
port The committee on rules and the
general order of business was ap-
pointed with instructions to report
at once.
1t was found that many delegates
who were present were not reported
on favorably for the reason that the
locals they represented had not paid
all of the assessments which had been
made against them. The report was
unsatisfactory to many delegates and
q motion that the committee on Gre
dentials be instructed to seat all del
egates whose locals are not In arrears
for more than two months of 1902 was
carried. @% %
The question arose over the anthra-
cite workers. On account OF the great
strike OF last summer and fall many
of the locals were not able. to pay
their assessments.
After work was resumed many OF
the dues were paid but they did not
reach national headquarters In legal
time to be credited. This will be
settled. - <zT e.
The Caucasian., 1903-01-22
Reagan Made an Address

Austin, Jan. 21.-In the senate
chamber Monday afternoon 1900 per.
sons. including inmates of the Con.
federate home, celebrated General
Lees birthday. The principal feature
was an address by Judge Reagan.
The judge declared the Daughters of
the Confederacy were doing more to
perpituate correct history of the
civil war than even the old soldiers
cross of honor was presented to
each of the 228 inmates of the Con.
federate home present.
The Caucasian., 1903-01-22
sultan of JOiO Dead

Manila. Jan. 21.-The sultan Of Jolo
died recently of cholera. His mother
went to Jolo as a slave. Her career
has been compared with the rise ID
power OF the dowager empress OF
China She once asked the Philip
pines commission for poison in order
to enable her to protect her son In the
sultanate
The Caucasian., 1903-01-22

The Hub of the Universe" is howl
ing in disrnay over the appointment of
Vim. Fl. Lewis. colored gentleman, to
the position of United States attorney.
Why not !? 1t was in the Hub that the
emancipation of slavery was originated !;
in Boston. where the ''nigger" has been
considered as good. if not little bet
ter than. the Southern white man. Let
Boosting" howl.
The Caucasian., 1903-01-22

4 New York preacher recently re-
signed the pastorate of his church TO
open up saloon which he is now sue
cessfully conducting in the Bronx. 1t
IS often that the saloon furnishes ma
serial for the pulpit. but it IS seldom
that the reverse IS the case. Donald
sonville fLao Times
Il takes all kinds Of people 10 make
Up flae aE51asl, which is said to Be round.
ar1d we are going around with II.
The Caucasian., 1903-01-22
CharIeston's Celebration.

Charleston. s. c.. Jan. 21.-The birth
day of General Lee was celebrated here
lie offices not controlled by the federal
government. At night an address upon
General Robert E. Lee and the Con-
federacy in History delivered
under the auspices Of tt, lighters Of
the Confederacy, befos large au
dience by Major James F. Hart Of
Hart's battery one Of the famous
South Carolfus commands in the Army
OF Nortneru Virginia
The Caucasian., 1903-01-22

should like to meet just once a de-
tective possessing the intelligence and
the ability to speak English like these
detectives in the piays.-The Hgle-
qtiin.
And the ability to catch the villain in
the very nick Of time. but there is some
difference in the real and the ideal. Be
reasonable.
The Caucasian., 1903-01-22
REC ORD OF SHAME.
THE UNNATURAL MARRIAGES
OF THE RACES.
Negroes Wed White Women and a
White Man a Negress-Misce-
geneation in The Hub.

4 special to the Memphis CONNER
cial Appeal dated Boston, Mass, jan
uary 10 says: The report of City Regis
ter McGlcnon, just filed, will be inter
esting reading to those who think that
the appointment of negro lawyer as
district attorney will ruffle the people
of Boston.
The statistics OF births, deaths and
marriages show that an average OF be-
tween 80 and 40 white women III this
city marry negroes every year. There
were al cases of mixed marriages OF
this sort in 1901, and for 1902, while
the record is not fully made tip. there
are probably IS recorded. Such mar
riagcs have not taken place in the Back
Bay. ii is true, but they go on with such
frequency among the working pepole as
to evoke no comment from their neigh
bors or the officials or clergymen who
perform the ceremony.
In hve years 80 was the average, and
in 1000 there were IS.
In nearly every case it is colored
man who marries white woman. The
union of a white man with colored
woman is abott one. year.
The. first marriage of the kind N
1909 was on January I6, when Leon
Ivory. a colored teanister of 81 years,
was married to Julia Scott. a widow of
90 She kept house at ~ Wheeler street
and he boarded there. They were united
by F. o. Emerson, a justice Of the
peace, on Boylston street
Next J. w. Jenkins, eolored, aged AZ,
won Jennie Sioga, widow fourteen
years his junior. They were a waiter
and waitress, he living at 81 North An
derson street and she at Al Anderson
street. Theirs was also justice of the
peace wedding and G. A. Fehyl per-
formed it on February S.
On April s Antonio Lopez of 45o
Hanover street. a seaman, took to him
self Mary Auallar, a housekeeper at the
same address. She was a portuguese
young woman of 26.
Rosa Gregory. 20, a waitress, living
at 10 Village street, welded Charles
James. one eyar older than herself He
was a barber at 8 Ohio street and came
from Austin, Tex They were welded
in April by Rev. w. A. Shaw
Victor Reynolds, co1ored. aged 24. Of
1916 Washington street, led Annie Kel-
ley. six years older than himself. house
keeper at the same house. to Rev. C..
E. Davis. 81 Rutland street. and they
were married early in April. She had
been married before and divorced.
A few days later A. T. Cobb. a shoe
maker Of 81 Norwich street. married
Helen King. widow of 40. Warren
street. and who was typewritist They
were united by T. J. Holland, justice
of the peace.
A marriage in May was between j.
+. Blaekmore. white, OF Stanllope
place. laborer. and Rose Walker col
ored and laandress at the same place
The were welded by Rev. F. w. Swift
Of AZ Phillips street.
A few days after this. A. ]. Bolds,
colored, of 80 Anderson street, en-
ployed as laborer, married F1oril1a
Hollan dof the same address. where she
was domestic. A justice of the peace
tied the knot
A June wedding was that of Royal
Dasher. colored janitor of Wood
bury street, and Annie Smith. white
waitress at the same place. He was 20
and she 20.
New yf,~L f,4ea -t,a.. .ora.,4f
The Caucasian., 1903-01-22

Little Rock. Ark, Jan. 20.-Both
branches of the legislature adjourned
for the afternoon Of Monday to attend
exercises at the Confederate soldiers
home in commemoration of the birth,
day of General Robert e. Lee. Exer-
cises OF a similar nature were held at
night in the First Methodist Episcopal
church, south.
The Caucasian., 1903-01-22

San Francisco, Jan. 21.--F'rank Nc
Conneil, the pugilist who was knocked
out by Joseph Heggerty, known as
Spider" Welch, last Thursday even
Ing, Is in critical condition. There is
little hope for his recovery.
The Caucasian., 1903-01-22
Mexican War Veteran Dead.

Rich Hill, Mo-, Jan. 21-Colonel Sam
rel Sims, eighty-seven years old, who
IS a soldier of the Republic of Texas,
al OFFICER in Zachary TayIor's army in
the war with Mexico, a vetern Of In.
dian wars and a Confederate captain
is dead
The Caucasian., 1903-01-22
At His Burial Place

Lexington, Va. Jan. 21-The birth
day OF Robert E. Lee, who is buried
here. was observed as a holiday at
Washington and Lee university and
Virginia Military institute.
The Caucasian., 1903-01-22
Coal Coming.

London. Jan. 21.-Fodr steamers
loaded with coal started from Blithe
for America. The coal trade of North.
cumberland has been much stimulated
by the American demand.
The Caucasian., 1903-01-22
Platt Nominated.

Albany. ". r., jan 21.-The soins
Republican caucus nominated Thomas
G. Platt as United States senator by
. vote OF I05 to i for Elihu Root The
vote for Root was cast by Assembly
man VIM. A. Denison Of Jefferson.
The Caucasian., 1903-01-22

In a joctilar vein the Harlequin. of
New Orleans. referring to the State
Democratic Central Committee has III
head lines Eh, Lebas. Central Com
mittee7 We Have Primaries. Eh. or We
Don't Have? And That Platform, When
and How Do We Build Him. Har-
lequin's interrogatories arc significant.
The Central Committee may and may
not, but there is a fact which Ne State
Democratic Committee should consider
earnestly, and it is; That the great ma
jority Of Democrats who vote are in
favor Of nominations BY primary cleo
tions. and please do not forget it,
The Caucasian., 1903-01-22

The Harlequin queries Why should
not 4 princess be able 10 go wrong as
well as any other old girl Think Na-
tnrs especially beahinks herself when
she makes princess
The Caucasian., 1903-01-22

Austin, ,Jan21.-The city is entertain
ing about 5000 visitors and the streets
present a lively appearance.
The Caucasian., 1903-01-22

The Memphis Commercial Appeal
observes that 4The North Carolina Re
.publicans were singularly harmonious in
their senatorial preferences; but this is
because there was no fodder in the
trough.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-26

dren Of twenty-five years ago we're SO
extremely nimble in arithmetic, as
compared with the children Of to-day.
But 1t is we'll to remember that the
SHOWS We're deeper and the skies bluer,
the moon brighter and the stars more
brilliant In our younger days than
they are now. We forget. It would
seem that even II, those days there
were men who could see other things
in education except arithmetic, for the
report continues: When they (the
PuPlls) should be storing facts upon
which they could forever build with
pleasure, they are made to work on
mathematical distractions coaxed,
driven and goaded into Investigations
foreign to their nature and their crav-
ings!'
Drawing, which had just been in
troduced, Is highly commended in the
report, and vigorous blows are given
to the study of technical English
grammar. which it is said should give
way to language lessons, thus substi-
tuting the practical for the theoreti-
cal. Written examinations for promo
ton, 1t is claimed, are a necessity, as
the attempt to promote pupils upon
the Judgment of the teacher would en-
tirely overturn all attempts at classifi-
cation; a deduction which later expert
ence has entirely disproved. The re-
port closes with an elaborate defense
OF the high school and an eloquent
tribute to the zeal and devotion Of the
teachers.
THE public schools Of Minneapolis
have shown a phenomenal growth in
the twenty-five years which have
passed since superintendent Tousley's
report was written. To-day we have
fifty-nine school buildings, 935 teach
ers and 100000 pupils. Many changes
have been made also in the course of
study, both in the grades and in the
high schools. The varying needs of in
dividual pupils receive additional en-
phasts from year to year, and the the
ory that the schools are for the pupils,
more fully recognized, and yet no one
| can read those old reports without the
feeling that the school officials OF that
day saw the light ahead, and that the
foundations of our present system were
laid broad and deep by the noble men
and women who had charge of the
educational interests of the CITY
twenty-five years ago."
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-26

Sherwood Hough, r. W. grand sec
rotary and treasurer, st. Paul.
q. S. Ives, grand marshal, st. Peter.
w. G.. Williston, Red Wing, and w.
G. Dye. Winona, r. w. grand repre-
sentatives.
The above titles of officers, most
worthy and right worthy" have
since been changed to those which are
now familiar.
The session of the Right Worthy
Grand lodge was held in Rochester
ana was largely attended.
During the past twenty-five years
Odd Fellowship has been steadily
financial worth, and we find on Dec.
81, 1902, 259 lodges, with a member
ship of 1884 in the subordinate
branch; 1876 Rebekah lodges, with a
membership of 9,204, and 43 encamp-
ments, with 2,170 members. Total re-
ceipts for the year were s224.oos.31.
Total amount paid for relief was $685.
959.59. The total assets of the order
in the state were $1,059,786.36.
Minneapolis has more than held her
own during these twenty-five years.
and we find about one-seventh of the
membership Of the order in the state
in this city, in twelve subordinate
lodges. eleven Rebekah lodges and five
encampments. Subordinate member
ship. 2,612; Rebekah membership,
1869. and encampment membership,
All.
OF the twelve subordinate lodges,
Hennepin, No. 4, located at 4U+~
Twentieth avenue N; st. Anthony, No.
| 40, corner Of Fourth street NE and
Central avenue; Anchor. No. SO, 1851
p Franklin avenue; Flour City, No.
118, 1904 E Lake street, and North
ern Light, No. 121, Twenty-second
and Central avenues NE, own their
hall buildings and are fixtures for all
] time in that part Of the city in which
they are located.
The time for making new lodges in
this city has passed, none having been
instituted here in over ten wears. but
to consolidate some Of those now ex-
listing, Nicollet, No. 119, and Ridgely
NO. IS, having been merged into 9TH
ers a few years ago.
A sketch of this period, in Odd Eel
, loWship. no matter how brief. would
be incomplete without a brief mention
of the Odd Fellows Home and or
phan asylum at Northfeld, MINI.
| This home is located on 100 acres
of land valued at $1,000, donated by
the enterprising citizens Of that COM
munlty. It stands to-day as a monu-
1nent to the fidelity, enthusiasm and
self-sacrifice Of the Odd Fellows and
sister Rebekahs of the state of Min.
nesota, and In the building and main.
tanning of which the members of the
order in this city take an active in,
D. H. Stimson, P. G. M, of Austin, az
superintendent, and Stella Stimson
past president of the Rebekah assem-.
bly,, as matron, and is caring FOL
twelve old brothers, five old ladies', 81,
boys and four girls.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-26
THE SCHOOLS
OF THE CITY
It. Jordan Comments on
Conditions of 1878.

HE following very interesting
and instructive statement,
showing the condition of the
Minneapolis public school sys-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-26

-HE year 1873 marked the
twellty-f1fth anniversary of the
formation of the grand lodge
OF Minnesota of Ancient, Free
and Accepted Masons. The
order was closely allied in the early
and state, and among It's members
were a majority of the aggressive and
enterprising men "at the falls" whose
wisdom planned and whose energy laid
the broad and firm foundation upon
which has been built the beautiful
superstructure of our city's wealth and
culture that we behold to-day.
The lapse of a quarter of a century
had brought about various changes
In the personnel and circumstances of
the fraternity, and many of those who
had been active, like DR.. A. E. Ames
the first grand master of Minnesota
Colonel j. H. Stevens, the founder of
Minneapolis; Franklin Steele and J
B. Bassett, in it's work in pioneer days
had either passed away. or, feeling
the restraining hand of advancing age
cared not to continue with the same
zeal, as when young and vigorous, in
necessary to the advancement of Ma
sorry were being contributed by the
younger brethren.
Cataract lodge, No. g. the parent
lodge" of Masonry in Minneapolis, and
one of the three lodges instrumental
In the founding of the grand lodge oil
our state, was then the center of Ma.
sonic influence on the east side of the
river, with a membership of more
master; w. E. Johnson, S. w; B.. F.
Nelson, J. w; Scion Armstrong, sec
rotary. The lodge in 1878 occupied
the same building it does to-day &
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