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The colored American., 1904-02-27
FIRM AS GIBRALTER.

Idle hands always find something
to do. The man without visible
means Of support is usually the man
who sooner or later gets into trouble.
The men who ar q actually doing
Something have no time nor inclinar
ton to NEEDLE with other peoples af.
fairs, nor to breed strife. At this
stage of the races history, there are
many rivalries and jealousies for pro-
motion along the lines of business.
There is no objection to honest compe-
tition, but honesty and fair play IL
always the best policy.
An idle rumor has crept out that
would mean much mischief to the
Grand Order of True Reformers with
headquarters at Richmond, Va, but
for the fact that this greatest OF all
race institutions is too well known.
1t is built on solid rock, and 1t is
the natural outgrowth Of the condI.
tions that gave it birth. It has in.
creased in momentum, in influence,
and in usefulness since it's very begin,
ming, and today stands without a par.
alle1 in showing what the race can
do in the Silence of finances. It's mem.
bership and its influence extend to
nearly every State and Territory in
the Union 1t owns valuable build
ings and properties in many States.
From it sprung the first actual col
ored insurance company and the first
Negro bank. During the panic some
time in the COS, the True Reformers'
Bank at Richmond was the only finan-
cial institution that could lend the
city officials of Richmond money
enough to meet their pay rolls and to
tide them over. This great institB-
ton has continued to grow from that
time and has met every obligation.
1t is an institution Of which the race
should be proud, and it is as firm ss
the Rock of Gibralter.
The colored American., 1904-02-27

We print in another part of The
Colored American today the semi-an-
nual report of the Sunday School
Union made at the Bishops Council,
held in Mobile, Ala, last week. In
this report, DIR. VIM. D. Chappelle, the
secretary, makes a fine showing of the
work he has done for the Union dur
ing his encumbency in Office. When
he took hold of the work, he found an
empty building, and the work nearly
demoralized. A careful reading of his
report will show that the affairs of
the Union are in good shape and the
condition is healthy and normal. The
Sunday School Union has grown to be
one Of the strongest departments of
the African Methodist Church, and it
is too important to have its head
changed every few years to accomo-
date some office seeking minister or
layman. DR.. Chappelle has given per-
feet satisfaction to the church and
should remain at the head of the Sun
day School Union to complete the
work SO auspiciously begun.
The colored American., 1904-02-27
EDITORIAL BREVITIES.

The Charleston Advocate confesses
that it does not understand a short
editorial squib which appeared in The
CoIored American recently. We had
reference to a matter which has ap-
peared in the Advocates news letters
several times lately. Some of this
matter has come up pretty close to the
live WIRE" and should it manage to
get on the wire" The Advocate will
be wiser.
The Guardian pretends not to know
where Washington City is. For the
benefit of our effete contemporary, we
will state that Washington City is
the place where an honored father
made his money to send his son to an
Eastern college to become an educated
fool. 1t is also the place where the
money was made to purchase an es-
tate that is now being tied up to print
a boiler-plate newspaper. If this will
not suffice, we can give some more in
formation as to the location of Wash
ington. D. G.
NIL " oAICA IL SOhSAl3 q 1OeIOiA
young republican of New Orleans,
wrote a very timely article to the
Daily Picayune of that city, on the
7th inst, defining his position in re-
gard to Senator Hanna and President
Roosevelt. The letter was very much
to the point, made his position clear,
and put an end to the matter. Mr..
Cohen can always be relied upon to
act at the right time.
If the Boston Colored Citizen will
keep its eyes open and it ears close to
the ground, it may understand to
whom the reference was made in The
Co1ored American which seems to in
tereSt it so much.
The colored American., 1904-02-27
THE coLORED AMERICAN.

On0 OF Lne DSSC SU1OSU IetCS JUL AeIA-
in the country is the Odd Fellows
Journal, whose opinion page is con
tributed by Mr.. ]. G. Asbury. In the
parIance of the street, there is always
something doing" on the editorial
page of the Odd Fellows Journal.
The publishers of The Boston Guar
dian and the Chicago Conservator are
now known as the Jim Crow" editors
of the colored Press.
The colored politicians in Des
Moines, Iowa, are said to be more &C.
lively engaged in selling policy tick
cts than they are in looking after the
interest of the race.
The American Eagle, published in
st. Louis, Mo-, ululates as follows:
THE white politicians all over the
city are meeting every evening shap-
ing affairs for the coming campaign
The Negro spending his time in good
time seeking OR staying at home.
When the campaign is on and all pre-
liminary arrangements have been
made, he will begin to cry for recog-
milton in the organization.
The colored editors of Virginia
have organized a Press Association /;
have elected their officers and start
out under bright auspices. There
used to be National Negro Press AS
sociation, but it dwindled down to
nothing through its self-elected Off
GERS.
A number of Spanish American vet
Grams are. talking about raising a
squadron and offering their services
to Japan AS a soldier the Negro is
without a peer.
Hon. John H. Smyth, President of
the Virginia Manual Labor School,
Broad Neck Farm, Hanover, Va.
Saturday, where he has many friends
Mr.. Smyth has built up his work in
the past three years in a way that has
touched the pride of the State of Vir-
of Prof Booker T. Washington, and
was for four years U. S. Minister to
Monrovia, Liberia. The Colored
American will have more to say of
Mr.. Smyth and his work at a later
date.
The National Baptist Publishing
House, of Nashville, Tenn, is one OF
the few colored printing establish
ments in the United States which use
the linotype machines.
The colored American., 1904-02-27
THE MEDLER.

Our boiler-plate contemporary, The
Guardian, reminds US very much OF
the peripatetic campaign sheets that
spring up just before election times.
Their ready print is usually sup
piled by newspaper unions conducted
in the interest of the democratic par
ty, while the ''hcme print is made up
in the Office as it were. On the front
pages of these sheets are usually large
headlines with long articles commend
ing the policies and principles of the
democratic party, while the home
print" in it's weak way, struggles to
defend the principles of the party Of
Lincoln A careful scrutiny of the
that the "boiler-plate" matter has a
trif1e the better of the "home print"
Brother Trotter seems too busy med
ding after other peoples affairs to
watch his make up.
The storm center of humor is To-
Gated somewhere in Chicago, and the
generator is one Rev. Cd Wilkins,
better known as "WhiSkers." Will
kins is really so dumb that he is fun
ny at times, and while he may be a
judge of "soda water" he certainly
has no intelligent idea of the ethics
of journalism. Under the caption OF
Amenities of the Press " The Colored
American quoted from an editorial in
the st. Joseph Spectator. 1t quoted
also an editorial rom the Omaha En-
terprise, commenting on the Specta-
tors article. Brother Wilkins swal-
lowed the whole thing and comes out
in the defense of the Spectator.
Instead of being at war with the
Spectator, The COlored American is
en- the most friendly terms with it,
and regards it as one of the sprightli-
est newspapers published in its sec
ton of the country. We advised the
Spectator at one time to quit knock
ing" and the Spectator could just as
consistently give us the same advice.
Brother Wilkins you are too funny.
The colored American., 1904-02-27
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

All fish are deaf mutes.
Korea is a mountainous country.
Every town in Mexico has a public
bathhouse.
the same latitude.
Japan has a written history extend
ing over $500 years.
There are seventeen metals which
are more valuable than gold.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-07-08
Kansas Rivers Overflow Their
Banks, Entailins Immense
Damage to Crops.
KANSAS CITY UNDER WATER
Ten Thousand People Are Home.
less There, and Kansas City,
Mo-, Is About 20 Become
Inundated.

Kansas City, MO-. July THE Kaw
oyerfiowed It's banks near the Missouri
Pacific bridge at II o'clock tonight and
the water is now spreading over the
west bottoms, or wholesale district.
The water has approached within two
blocks Of the Union station and will
reach the station before daylight The
IArmourdale district OF Kansas city.
Kas., has been deserted, the inhabi-
tants being driven from their homes
by the overflow OF the river for the
second time In 13 months.
Mayor Gilbert Of Kansas City. Kas.,
Is using all means at his command to
care for the thousands OF homeless
people who have been driven from the
food stricken district. Tonight he sent
the following telegram TO the secretary
OF war:
"Ten thousand people have been
driven from homes In Kansas City,
Kas., by the food. earnestly request
you to direct the commander at Fort
Leavenworth to issue such rations as
we may need"
Tonight all the Kansas streams are
high. Thousands OF acres Of rich farm
ing lands are inundated, causing losses
to crops that will run into the hundreds
Of thousands OF dollars.
BY tomorrow noon the Kaw will have
risen two feet and half higher than
at present, but will begin to subside
rapidly.
The Missouri river at Kansas City,
although up from the overflow Of the
Kaw at this point, Is still in no dam
ger of causing any serious food, and,
after further rise OF is inches, OBJ
server cooner predicts, this stream will
also begin to fall tomorrow. Railroad
service south and west of Kansas City
is demoralized, numerous washouts are
reported and trains on the Rock Island,
Santa Fe, Union Pacific and Missouri
Pacific are stalled.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-07-08
JAPS HAVE SURROUNDED
THE 5ELEAGuEREp PORT
Reported to Have Formed complete
Gordon Around Port Arthur--Two
Russian Vessels Are Missing.

Chefoo, July 7.-Chinese who have
arrived from Port Arthur say the Jap
anese have formed complete Gordon
around three sides of the town, and
that they are now occupying all the
commanding hills, including Wolf
mountain, within a radius of seven
miles of the Notifications.
The Chinese say also that two large
warships are missing from the squad
ron which went out from Port Arthur
on June %, and that the Russian bat
tleship Sevastopol was damaged on
that day.
The Japanese bombarded Port Arthur
from the sea on June 30, but did not
damage the town.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-07-08
CHAIRNAN'S ADDRESS
IS CUT SHORT
CONTINUED from Page -

Those immortal state-builders were
reared on the fiction that kings can
do no wrong but when he did wrong
they boldly trampled the falsehood un-
der their feet, and, wrestling a conti-
Inent from his iron grasp, dedicated 1t
as the home of freedom and to the
twin proposition that governments de.
rive their just powers from the con-
sent OF the governed, and that all
men are created equal
"The President Is Wrong"
"There were men In the land in 1879.
And there are only manikins now. ]
do not believe such monstrous libel
George III did wrong. Our fathers
fought and conquered him. Theodore
Roosevelt does wrong. We win oppose
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-07-08
Night Was Her Terror.

Il would cough nearly oil night
long" writes Mrs. Chas. Applegate Of
Alexandria. Ind. and could hardly set
any sleep / had consumption 80 bad
that II ! walked a block would cough
frightfully and spit blood, but. when all
other medicines failed. three s1.eo
bottles Of DIR. Kings New Discovery
wholly cured mo and ] gained So
pounds" It's absolutely guaranteed 10
cure Coughs. Colds. La Grippe, Bron-
chitis and all Throat and Lung Trou-
bies. Price soc and sl.00. Trial bot
ties free at Chas. Rogers drug store.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-07-08
Made the Remarkable Time Of
n IL Seconds in the Speed
Race, Which Vas Close.
WIN WET TEST IN A cANTER
Local Men Alone Ran This Event
Properly, Yet Made the Best
Tine-New York Race To
To Be Rum Today.

Portland. July Especial )--Astoris
still has the champion volunteer firs
fighters OF the state. They won both
races in the hose contests on Sixth
street this afternoon. defeating Oregon
City and Fulton.
In the speed race. hub-and-hub. they
came out about three feet ahead al
the end Of 100 yards. and made the dis
tance in 12ia seconds.
The Astorians were the only ones
who did the wet test race properly
and at that they did it fastest.
The hub-and-hub race was interest,"
ing. because it was close. all Of the
teams being punched. but the test race
was much better. This consisted OF q
l50-yard course, rs yards to the hy-
drant and rs more to an imaginary fire.
Astoria did this in 2s 2-5 seconds. The
others made bobbles. The Oregon City
team failed to attach the nozzle, and
Fulton could not connect with the
plug.
The New York test championship, the
big event in the volunteer fire company
races, viii take place tomorrow after
noon. This race is like the wet test.
with the additional maneuver Of turn
ing Off the water again and changing
the section of hose which is supposed
to be leaking and turning on the water
again.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-07-08
RULES FOR THE MIMIC WAR.
Preeaution Observed to Guard Against
Giving Soldiers Loaded Shells.

Precaution Observed to Guard Against
Giving Soldiers Loaded Shells.
The rules for the mimic war at AM
erican lake have been made public.
The rules are so prepared as to make
the warfare as nearly real as possible.
Each man will be issued 100 rounds
Of blank ammunition, and unless speci-
fic orders are issued to the contrary,
so rounds will be carried by each SOL
dier. 1t is needless to say that the
precautions to insure against any ball
ammunition becoming mixed in with
the blanks are rigidly strict. Each
time the troops are ordered out before
leaving camp they will be carefully
inspected-according to the circular,
with extreme care and by officers"
When exercises are to begin at some
other position than at the camp itself,
a second inspection will take place
upon the troopers arrival at such posi-
ton, and after all have been inspected,
the results of the inspection will be
reported to the chief umpire, Major
Robert K. Evans.
To absolutely insure against the pos
sibility Of single ball cartridge be-
coming mixed with the blanks, all
persons Of the command are positively
forbidden to carry fixed ammunition on
their persons while engaged in the
field maneuvers
Spectators, Of course, will not be
allowed in front of the forces engaged
in the maneuvers, and orderlies win be
used to keep them in the rear. At the
same time civilians passing or engaged
in the performance of their private
business will not be molested. They
will be requested to interfere as little
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-07-08

connection with the change Of feeling
in wall street In favor of the president.
has sinister meaning.
''The trus, magnates who secured
the senatorial toga for Mr.. Knox. aimee
they have established the entente corr
dale with that famous trust- buster,
ought TO compel the young rutiianly
scions Of the great trust houses who
some time ago insulted and assaulted
Mr.. Knox In public restaurant 10 so
down on their knees and make to him
the amende honorable. Then all win
be lovely with the trusts and the trust
buster"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-07-08
Great Losses TO Crops.

Topeka, July THE Kansas river
continues to fall slowly. Advices from
Manhattan say both the Kansas and
Blue rivers are rising tonight, and that
alarming reports are heard from up
the stream. Great losses to crops and
property in many small towns are re-
ported.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-07-08
That Throbbina Headache

Would quickly leave you IL you used
DR.. Kings New Life Pills. Thousands
Of sufferers have proved their match.
less merit for Sick and Nervous Head
aches. They make pure blood and
build up your health. Only 25 cents;
money back IL not cured. Sold by
Chas. Rogers drug store.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-07-08

as possible with the military and tc
give no information to opposing forces
while at the same time the men and
officers of the commands are instructed
10 ask no questions Of them.
While II Is aimed to simulate the
conditions that would exist in actual
warfare. SO far as possible, the actual
collisions OF opposing forces will be
prevented under all circumstances A
field exercise may reach the stage
where 1t is evident that nothing short
of the battle itself could decide the
question OF victory or defeat In such
a case operations win be suspended
and the exercises discontinued or the
troops reformed.
There are some features about these
maneuvers which have more than q
suggestion Of humor about them. For
Instance. there must be no firing at
distances shorter than 100 yards When
troops approach to within 100 yards Of
each other without being discovered,
they may command. Halt! Surren-
der." OF course, 1t is 10 to that
both sides win shout at the same time,
Accordingly. both sides win halt and
will remain in their positions until an
umpire comes and decides which Is the
captor and which the captured.
Umpires can decide when command
is out OF action. 1t is judged 10 be in
such fix when it has lost one-third
OF its strength. and the umpires. of
course. have the say as to how many
men have been lost. The umpires even
have the say as to what men have been
wounded and in what manner. II an
umpire decides that a man has tried
to stop one OF Captain Kenly's 80
inch shells by leaning against 1t. he
goes up to him and says: Tag!
You're 1t. Lie down now and be a
dead dog" and the man has to do 1t.
no matter how badly he wants to see
the rest Of the show. II he sees a
man who looks as il he ought to have
lost an arm he sends him to the hos
pital II he sees an officer with his
in helpless confusion. plainly
that he has lost his head.
he declares that officer out Of action,
and his command, too.
Even the hospital corps gets into the
game. When man is wounded, he
must be picked up and cared for by
the medical men. He win be tagged
with a card stating the nature Of his
wound and the circular says that he
win be treated for it. 1t is possible.
however that good, husky trooper,
although he would be willing to play
the game to the extent Of few groans
and allowing himself to be carried of
on a stretcher and taken to the rear
In an ambulance, because he has a
theoretically smashed leg. would demur
when it came to the treatment, If the
fracture were severe enough to war
ant amputation.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-07-08
Pacific Coast.

FaGtWc SoAeh
At Portland--Los Angeles. 3: Port
land, ..
AZ Tacoma--san Francisco. 4: Ta-
coma. I.
At seattle--oakland. I; Seattle, -.
Pacific National.
Az Salt Lake -- Spokane, 4; Salt
Lake, ..
At Butte--Boise. I; Butte. 1.
American.
AZ Cleveland - Detroit. Q; cleve-
land. I,
AZ st. Louis - Chicago. IL; 81.
Louis. 0.
At New York - Boston. 4; New
York, I.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-07-08
He WILL NOT RESIGN.
Candidate Swallow Will Stay on the
Ticket, Says Stewart.

indianapolis, Ind, July 7.-oliver w.
Stewart, chairman of the national pro-
hibition committee, said today;
THE prohibitionists have nominated
Rev. Silas C. Swallow Of Harrisburg
for president. He will not decline the
nomination"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-07-08
BOTH ARMIES IN DANGER.
Cholera Has Crossed ManehUria .ane
Appeared at Antuna.

Washington, July IA cable report
from Minister Allen at Seoul points to
the existence of great danger to both
of the belIigerent armies IN Manchu-
ria. He says he has learned from a
missionary surgeon that cholera has
crossed Manchuria and appeared at
Antung.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-07-08

and overthrow him. support the pres-
idents policyl WIN some gentleman
please tell US what that policy is7 Has
he any? II so. why doesn't he say 80?
The truth Ia. he has none. He is an
opportunist. waiting for something TO
turn up. lie is letting things drift.
and they are drifting TO the deuce.
Meantime our soldiers are being killed
and dying OF disease in shoals. For
what pnrpose7 win anybody UNDER
take 10 say? ! defy any lingo to stand
up and declare with q straight face
what the presidents policy or the re-
publican policy Is. No one win say
30 no one can say 10. but some kay
more Is the pity and the shame The
president is wrong; but we must sup
port the president. To this complexion
has II come Mt last by reason OF the
new-fangled jingoism that we must
shut up our thinkers. close our mouths
ana chloroform our consciences In orr
der to be considered patriots. II avails
nothing 10 claim that Colonel Roose-
Welt Is better than his party. II Is 10
be hoped most fervently that he is a
great deal better; but the truth TO tell.
a president can not be better than his
party"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-07-08
Notice % Water consumsrs.

Saturday July ., is the last day ON
which to pay water rates TO avoid
the penalty charged oil delinquents, as
the 10th falls on Sunday this month.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-07-08
Hi. Spoken Speech.

Attacking the trusts. Clark said tina,
under republican mlsrule trusts have
sprung up like mushrooms. A straw
that indicated that trusts have nothing
to fear from republican trust busters
was the appointment Of Knox to sue
coed Matthew Quay. Another straw
was the recent report OF Secretary
Loomis that Wall street opinion had
undergone change OF opinion toward
Roosevelt.
Has the president changed his
views, or have the trust magnates
changed theirs?" querried the speaker.
An immense shouting Of replies, amid
general cheering. followed.
"The plain people can not be blamed
for being bewildered by all this kaleido-
scopIc performance continued Clark.
"They can not be censured, because by
an old process they figure It out that
two and two make four, and that the
transfer Of Knox from the cabinet TO
the senate at the behest OF Messrs
Frick, cassatt and Cameron. taken in