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The Washington times., 1903-02-01
Unique Souvenirs,

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which graced each plate, supporting q
calendar for the year, with cartoon Of
one Of the guests for each month of the
/ year. Those caricatured were J. =.
Morgan, Senator German. President
Cassatt. OF the Pennsylvania Railroad,
President Griscom. OF the American
Line Of Steamers; Senator Hanna. Man
ager SeIEriGge, Of Marshall Field & Co.
/ George H Daniels. Of the New York
/ Central Railroad; Ed. Ellsworth, proprIe-
tor Of products of Sunny Jim fame. Lord
Beresford. Sir Michael Herbert. the Brit
ish ambassador. and General Corbin.
The event Of the evening was a
speech by Senior Emilio de Ojeda, the
Spanish ambassador, in which he ap-
peaIed TO the vaIor chivalry. and man
hood OF the Americans. as the yictors
n the contest between a youthful ma
ton and an ancient power, 10 deal
IenientIy with the vanquished The ad-
dress was greeted with prolonged ap-
plause.
Sir Michael Herbert. the British am
bassador. spoke briefly in introducing
Sir Charles Beresford. Sir Charles en-
tertained the assembly with a brief but
witty address.
Initiation Of New Members.
An interesting feature was the initia-
tiou of two new members, J. K. OH, Of
the Atlanta Constitution, " and John p
Miller, Of the Baltimore Sun" These
gentlemen were brought into the room
BY a band Of cowboys. Rough Riders, .
and bad men Of the West, with ropes
around the necl,s of their victims
Senator Hanna. who had left a sick
bed to be present at the dinner. re-
ceived an ovation as the rays of a mys- /
teTious machine were turned upon his
venerable dome to determine what he
was thinking of With a mighty effort
he assisted the ezperimenters in attain +
ing success. A reception was also ac-
corded Cum Shoe" BIZ Stone. the Sen
ator-eIect from Missouri.
Travesty on J. Pierpont Morgan.
During the course of the evening the
Gridjroners undertook the role Of anna
teur Rogers Brothers. and enacted
trayesty on -. PierpOut MORGAN and His
Little Bucket Shop" While it is not
known what Mr.. Morgan's profits We're
on this transaction 1t is Acknowledged /
that he got TIE best of those who We're /
caricatuTiug his methods
II was announced that during the
evening Prot Wiley and a squad OF his !
assistants would avail himself Of the as /
sembled gathering TO pursue his investi- !
cations as TO the effects OF borax, If
this was hoax on the part OF the host /
to economic on the consumption Of food /
it was failure, as all present de /
VelOped excellent appetites.
The program was interspersed with /
quaTtets, choruses, and solos, arranged )
The Washington times., 1903-02-01
Statesmen and FinanCiers
Yield to Spirit of Fun.
A JOKE ON PIERP0NT MORGAN
Senator Hanna Under the Rays of d
Mind Reading Machine-Banquet
Surpasses All Previous Efforts.

The eighteenth annual dinner of tn,
/ Gridiron Club in the banquet hall of tn,
Arlington Hotel last evening was uni.
versaIy conceded to be the most bril-
liant affair in the history Of that famou:
! organization. The decorations were su.
perb, the electrical effects dazzling. tn,
novelties startling. the program excep-
tionaI the guests the most distin.
guished. and the controllers of money
and brains reveIed in the sparkling Of
bright inteHects. the popping Of cork,
and the foaming of wine until the hour
of midnight.
Neve: before had a Gridir0n dinner
been found in so beautiful a setting
The banquet hall was magnfhcentIy
decorated. Flowers, palms. electric
globes and tempting table decorations
were everywhere, while from the balcony
above. completely obscured behind a
bank Of magnificent palms. doated down
strains OF music from an excellent or
chestra furnished by W H Haley.
Superb Electric Effects.
For the first time in this city J. H.
Small. who was in charge Of the deco
rations, pressed into service the EIbItght
system Of electric lighting. which was
first introduced in this country on the
occasion Of the reception 20 Prince
Henry at the Metropolitan Opera House.
IN New York The large room was com
Dletely strung with long cables heavy
with incandescent globes. which were
reflected from mirror TO mirror until
they seemed to be without number. The
effect was beautiful
The capabilities Of the florists art
seemed to have been exhausted in the
decorations of the room. The walls were
hung with smiIax and banked with palms,
while ferns and smiIax mingled with the
many incandescent lamps.
Along the entire length Of the north
wall of the room the main or guests
table was placed. At right angles 10
it. and forming parallel lines. were six
other tables that completed the seating
capacity Of the room. These tables were
banked with cut flowers, whose fragrance
refused 20 be confined and foated into
the adjoining rooms in ever-refreshiug
sweetness. Behind the chair Of William
L Curtis. president of the club, was
outlined IA gIittering electric bulbs a
mammoth insignia Of the Organization
The Gridiron.
AS the guests fled into The room the
only illumination was from the regular
fixtures and from the candles banked in
multi-Pronged candelabra that deco
rated the table Of the president Of the
club ana his guests. AS the party was
seated, the decorative lights were fash
ed on TO the accompaniment Of ex-
pTessions of admiration at the beautiful
effect
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-08-14
me one Day Cold cure.

Kermot.'5 Chocolates Laxative QuiLine foi
old in str head and sore throat Chtldrev
iake tb s1p ike candg-
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-08-14
THAT BALL GAME.
Hard Luck and Bad Playing Lose
Game for Hattiesburg. Score,
8 toI.

More than three thousand people
were out yesterday to witness the
ball game between Biloxi and Hat
tiesburg, in which Hattiesburg put
up the worst game she has played
this season. We have good team,
of that there is no doubt, but hard
luck and bad playing, especially on
the part o? the pitcher, put Hatties-
burg to the bad and ran up an enor-
nous score for Biloxi. The pitcher
was bum, the umIire rotten, and
our team virtually went to pieces
before the third inning. Biloxi put
up splendid game, and that team is
worthy of everything that might be
eaid commend atory to it,
A game is being played this after
noon, real pitcher is in the box.
and the prospects are yet good foT
Hattiebsurg 70 redeem herself
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-08-14
BUSINESS EPITOME.

Business in all lines today has
been unusually quiet, and the streets,
especially through the middle hours !
of the day, have worn a deserted ap |
pearance. At the great department |
stores of O'Ferrall Bros, Turner &
Co., and others Of the kind that crowd |
and jam so common at most all times
was not noticeable, while at HaW
kins & Co.'S the significant words
preparing for the big sale, met the
eyes Of visitors to explain why the
doors were c'osed.
At the banks, all along the line,
! the receiving tellers wore pensive
looks, as they stood with elbows rest
ing on the counting board and chin
! in upturned hand, while the cashiers
and bookkeepers seemed glad of the
lull because it gave them time to get
the mountains of accumulated work
! In shape for the rushes whic h
the future is sure to bring.
/ At the hardware stores the bottom,
e lpecialy in implements, seems to
have dropped entirely out and the
little traffic carried on was confined
to the lighter articles, usually termed
shelf goods.
At the clothing and gents finnish
ing ores, normal is the word to
describe the situation and the same
may be said of the furniture stores,
there being little or no demand
except in the instalment goods line.
And even at the soda founts, where
ou ordinary days so many Of the
chivalrous and fair gather even these
were deserted at times, making tbs
writer to feel that there were nC
longer causes for wonder at the dull
ness elsew here, for it is known tha
there is no more truthful baromete
to tell the state of business at an.
given time of the day than the sod'
foun.
All il all, the day from every view
point has been al exceptionally dul
one-but it is the calm that precede
the storm, for the crop outlook an
all tine conditions point to the great
est bu siness tidal wave for Hattiei
4 burg this fall that she has ever haf
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-08-14
FOUR-PAGE SUPPLEMENT.

Within the next ten days the Daily
Progress wilt go to its readers carry
ing four-page supplement, which is
practically doubling the papers
present size. A little later the
paper proper will be made perma-
nently eight-paSes, as is already
seen that nothing short of that size
will suffice. Many decided improve
ments are down on the bill boards for
the Progress in the near future as it
is the determination to make it in up
to-date service and typographical ap-
pearance the equal Of any paper in
the state.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-08-14
MAJ. JAS. K. VkRDAMAN
Speaks Last Night in Court House
to Large and Very Enthusiastic
Audience.

Last night Major J. K. Vardaman,
candidate for governor, spoke i'll this
city on the subject OF his candidacy,
to large and enthusiastic audience.
The courthouse, in which he de-
!ivered the address, was crowded to
its utmost capacity, and the major wa
rewarded for his eloquent speech
by tremendous applause.
The speaker was introduced by
George fairfield, prominent at
torney of the city, who, in few we'll
chosen words, presented the candidate
and his cause to the people. Major
Vardaman then took the subject oi
the issue which he advocated, an6
mingling with his political subjects
humorous stories and anecdotes, gave
those present several hours of genuine
entertainment. He is an eloquen
speaker, and his bursts of orator,
elected much applause.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-08-14
THE STATE CAPITOL
Will be Turned Over to Capitol
Commission Sept. 1, Complete
In Every Detail.

Jackson, August l4.-J. +. Barnes,
superintendent of construction OF
Mississippi's new million dollar CAPT.
tol, announces that the structure will
be completed in every way by the
first of September and that on that
date the officials occupying the old
capitol may move into their new and
handsome quarters.
The building proper, as contract
ed for by Messrs. Wells and Wells, is
completed and has been completed foI
the past several weeks, but the con-
tractors for the furniture and fixtures
have been rather slow in getting their
material in. They now annouce,
however, that everything will be
ready for the new officials to move il
by the first Of September.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-08-14
TIE DEATH PENALTY.

A little thing sometimes results in
death. Thus mere scratch, insight
ficant cuts or puny boils have paid the
death penalty. 1t is wise to have Buck
LENS Arnica Salve ever handy. It's the
best Salve on earth and will prevent
fatality, when Burns. Sores, Ulcers and
Piles threaten. Only 25c, at Bufkin &
Cadenhead's Drug Store. tfom
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-08-14

Yesterday afternoon in a match
game of baseball between the Hat
tiesburg B. A. B. IS and The Lumber
ton third nine, the B. A. B. IS effected
a completed shutout on Lumber
ton, and the same time breaking any
record for scores that has ever been
made by a ball team in this section.
Giving the Lumberton boys the ad-
vantage of every doubt and at tim es
deliberately striking out to end the
inning, the Hattie burg boys came
ont in score OF 81 to O! 1t was {
| wonderful game.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-08-14
PUTSAN END TO 1T ALL.

A grievous wall oftimes comes as a
result of unbearable pain from over tax
ed organs. Dizziness, Backache, Liver
complaint and Consumption. But
thanks to DIR. Kings New Life Pills
they put an end to 1t all. They are gen.
tie but thorough. Try them. Only 25c
Guaranteed by Bufkin X Cadenhead's S
Drug Store. tom
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-08-14
Strayed or Stolen.

Two Indian Pony Mares. One dark
bay. about wears old The other one
dark brown, with large white spot on
left side. white spot in forehead, bird
brand OH left side, about years old.
Last seen about the Dist of July. Any
information leading to their recovery
will be literally rewarded by
aug1S 2t ). ). STINSON.
Hattiesburg, Miss
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-08-14
WANTED.

Board In nice private.family, with
IN four or five blocks of court house,
for self, wife and two little girls-one
large room with two beds Will do.
No other boarders. Monthly advance
cash payments. References given
and required. Address
J. ]. HAYNIE,
Progress Office, City
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-08-14
WANTED.

Five hundred teams and teamsters on
Missouri Pacific R. r. Free rransporta.
ton for men and outfits over Missouri
Pacific. Fine work and good prices,
Address Or call on Brocy. Howard
johnson & Co., Mariana, Ark.
aug12-l0t
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-08-14

t. S. Culpepper, ". Rand, Will
Hall. Floyd Ladnier, S. W. Garner
and j. Truly came up from Bond
yesterday to witness the game be-
tween Hattiesburg and Bond yeter
day afternoon
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-08-14
Notice to Stockholders,

In their banking rooms, the stock
holders OF the Citizens Bank will hold
their ANIMAL meeting Monday. Sept. z
s 2. m. f. T. PHILLIPS, Cashier.
augl0- til sept1
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-08-14
FOR RENT.

Six room cottage near g. & S. and
Q. &C. depots. Apply to 7. M. Fuller
nattiesburs. Miss. aug13
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-08-14
WANTED.

A reliable colored boy, one who can
come well recommended, as porter at
the Progress Office. Apply to j.. j.
Haynie.
The colored American., 1903-01-01

with myself, at his residence did in
struct his law clerk to draw up the
petition that is inclosed at the bottom
Of this article for a change of venue,
and it is he, Gen. B. F. Butler of Mass,
who rendered me assistance in getting
my case before the U. S. Supreme
Court.
Is it because ] am an ardent sup.
porter OF DR.. w. d. Crum for the
Collectorship of Charleston, or because
friends of mine have forwarded a pc
titiOn to the President asking that I
be appointed u. S. Marshal as a pro
motion for valuable services rendered
the Government in the war of the Re-
bellion? 1t is stated in that petition
that it should not effect the appoint
ment of DR.. Crum, leaving the entire
matter to the decision to the Presi-
dent? Are these the causes for this
uncalled-for-letter Of this correspond
ent? 1t is true that the office l now
hold pays a small salary OF $1,000 per
annum, with fees amounting to practi-
cally nothing.
The statement that have bought a
lot of land is, like the rest of the pub
lication, absolutely without foundation
in fact, which 1 greatly regret is not
the case. If 1 am the richest Negro
in the South, God help the Negroes of
the South. l hope this correspondent,
Mr.. Lincoln, when he finds that his ar
ticle is absolutely unfounded, will
The colored American., 1903-01-01

contribute a portion of his large sal
airy to aid some of our industrial
schools for Negroes in the South, and
if he is at loss to know which one to
help, l would refer him to Prof.
Booker T. Washington at Tuskegee,
Ala, or some of the Washington
schools near there.
| know of no stronger argument
and the truthfulness of the same,
than my speech in Congress which is
in the Congressional Record and was
evidently either Intentionally or ig-
norantly overlooked by this CORES
pondent, which is submitted here
with.
Also see clipping from the Charles
ton News and Courier which was pub
lished subsequent to my reply to Sena-
tor Tillman in November, 1895, at the
Constitutional Convention, which is
similar to the speech which is on page
472 in the Journal of said convention.
The clipping referred TO is here CIV
en-: mo one can. fail to be impressed
with Gen. Smalls's, earnest protesta-
tions. before God, Of his innocence of
the charge of bribe=taking of which
he was convicted in 1877. He alone
knows whether he was justly convic-
ted or not, but we think that it is due
to him to recall to the public know
ledge the fact that he demanded a
The colored American., 1903-01-01

Editor Colored American:-In the
Boston Transcript of the 18th inst.
appears an article from its Washing
ton correspondent, entitled GA Forum
ate Negro. l am at a loss to know
from what source the correspondent
OBTAINED such false, malicious and un-
warranted Interpretation OF the rec
ords IN the case. Humiliating as it is.
knowing that every syllable of the pro-
ductlon is fraught with falsehood, I
sun nave no objection to the truth
IuIness OF the democratic version of
lne case, whenever it pleases any one
10 make these Infamous charges for
the purpose OF injuring me. l state
emphaucally that l have never in my
HE, either directly or indirectly.
knowingly defrauded the State of
South Carolina or the United States
out OF single dollar. 1 did capture
and take the steamer Planter out Of
Charleston harbor in May 1862, which
vessel together with her armament
and war munitions, l turned over to
Rear Admiral Dupont, Commander of
the Federal Fleet. This steamer with
her equipment was worth at least
10000 and at war valuation upwards
Of 100000. This is to say nothing of
the Planters subsequent four years
service to the Government, for all of
which q generous Government through
Secretary Gideon Wells, of the Navy.
paid me $500 and Congress after
more than twenty years of pleading
on the parto my friends andmyself,
passed a dill appropriating $4,000,
but deducting the $500 paid me in
1862, thus making the entire amount
received by me $4,000.
Upon what semblance of truth did
The correspondent base this Infamous
calumny? Assuredly not upon the Of
nclal records. Were it not that he was
The correspondent OF such a valuable
paper as the Transcript, | would be
forced to conclude that he was suffer
ing from violent attack of delerium
Tenens, especially when he says that
! was aided in my troubles by Gen.
NJ [. Butler. Gen. Butler has never in
MS life aided me, or attempted to do
30 10 my recollection, except in 1875
al meeting at Edgfield, S. c., when 1
aIralgned him as the leader of the
hamburg riot or massacre, he threat
Tueu 70 and would have taken my life,
nad II not been for the fortunate in
.eFVention in my behalf OF the U. S.
troops stationed there by order of
zen Grapt. Gen. BENZ. F. Butler of
'lsss'' th4n member of Congress
The colored American., 1903-01-01

Prof. Edward A. Johnson, of Raj
eigh, n. c., author of "The History
of the Negro Race" and Negro Sol
diers in the Spanish-American War"
read paper on the important subject
of teaching Negro history in the pub
| lie schools, before the Bethel Literary
and Historical Association Tuesday
evening. His paper was interesting
from start to finish, and held the
closest attention of his audience. 1t
was withal one of the strongest papers
that have been delivered before Bethel
Literary Association in a long time.
Prof. Johnson showed that history is
culture subject; that mathematics
appeal to the reason, the sciences to
the observation, but history appeals
to all the senses. He also pointed out
that many of the histories now taught
in our public schools do not mention
a single creditable act of Negro,
either in war or peace; simply refer
ring to us as slaves; not even remark
ing that we made good slaves. Some
of the pictures of groups representing
the races of men shows the Negro as
the worst of all, with rings in his
nose and ears, and lions claw neck
lace around his neck, and only half
clothed. This, he contended, was not
the American type of Negro and to
thus represent the race to the children
was simply to teach them their own
He showed also that New
England sought to stimulate her youth
with a recital Of the nobleness of her
people, and that the Southern people
would not allow any history taught
heir children that referred to the
Southerners as rebels. This, he con-
ended, was an example for ourselves,
md couched his argument in most
elling phrases.
The discussion which was one or
The discussion which followed was
me of the most brilliant and 1nstruc-
i've series Of talks to which Bethel
las ever listened. 1t bristled In MS
Orical references, and amply Justlned
he contention of the essayist that the
ace is stronger, more self-conndent'
md more thoroughly imbued with tne
pirit of aspiration through knowl-
.dge of his own capabilities ana
Those who took part
n the debate, all of whom heartIy
ndorsing the remarks of the speaker
r tbe evening were Messrs- r. ,.
smith II M. Dent, G. G. Richardson,
n wheeler. J. w. Cromwell, T. II.
Iunter and r. w. Thompson, and
Trs Annie z. Hicks. Prof. Johnson
The colored American., 1903-01-01
PRICE, FIVE CENTS.
HISTORY FTHENEGRO
RACE PROGRESS SHOULD
BE TAUCH

This Contention Ably Ustained Be-
fore Bethel Literary an historical As
sociation by Prof. E A. Johnson. Au-
thcr Of Two Comprehensive Chronicles
Of Negro PROFESS.
The colored American., 1903-01-01
WASHINGTON, D. c., JANUARY l. 1908
HERO OF THE PLANTER
REFUTES SANDERS PUB
ILISHED BY THE NEW YORK
EVENING POST.

General Robert SmeIIs Explains 6bs
Circumstances Surrounding Some
Ancient Political History In South
CaroIinA-His Hands Clean of Bribery
The Fight in CONGRESS.
The colored American., 1903-01-01

Continued on fourth page.
The colored American., 1903-01-01

Continued on fotth page.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-29
Similarity 81 Animals ana Men.

It has been observed that if the
tanned dog is taken back to the wild
state he loses his voice. These sound
ing voices" are produced in the animal
throat III a way similar to human Ian
guage, but are not voices proper nor
languages" proper, and yet they are
full Of psychological expression and re-
veal the animals psychic states. If we
tickle a chimpanzee in the armpit, the
touch produces a grin on the face SINH
lar to that Of q man under like circum-
stances. He also emits laughterlike
sounds The same is the case with the
ourang outang. The gorilla knits the
brow when angry, just like men.
We often observe in apes a complete
change in the facial muscles when
something is going to happen, be it
agreeable or disagreeable. 1t is SO also
with the child. In apes there is evil
IDENTITY the same connection between
the facial muscles and vocal muscles as
In man.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-29
tricks Of Paris cabmen.

Paris Is full OF counterfeit coins, and
the cabmen make use Of them quite in
geniously. You take two franc fiacre
ride, and when you reach your hore.
you in the generosity of your heart
give the cabman francs.
You have just got within the vesti-
bule when you notice the cabman has
followed you.
He apologies, but the coin you have
given him Is bad. You look at it. Yes,
it Is bad It is nothing but bit of
lead.
You are pretty certain in your mind
that 1t isn't the coin you gave the man
which in ninety mine cases out of a
hundred it isn't-but you don't care to
haggle In hotel corridor and be sub
jected to the ignominious glances of
other folks as q foreigner who gives
poor French cab drivers bad money. So
you take the bit Of lead and give good
coin.
OF course the cabman has changed
the coin. You gave him a perfectly
good three franc piece at the start
which he has in his pocket, and he has
bluffed you into giving him another 3
francs in exchange for a useless bit of
lead. To visitors to Paris let this be q
warning.