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The colored American., 1904-08-13

self whisper for vice-president. But
they have got to make a bluff even if
their hopes of winning are below zero
or the freezing point They haven't
the ghost of a chance to win, and they
know it. There are thousands Of dem
Oerats who in their hearts believe that
the eminent Judge Parker, otherwise
wise and prudent, and becomingly
silent, made tactical mistake when
ne sent the famous telegram to Billy
Shoehan, the blue-eyed statesman of
Buffalo, renouncing his faith in the
two platforms for which be had voted
SIS he said in his letter TO MY dear
Danforth." Those who think they see
straight and Judge Parker is one Of
them) do not see a democratic victory
in the campaign now shaping. The
Judge has already made arrangements
to enter upon the practice of the law
after the campaign is over. Herein
he is a. wise a. q serpent. There will
be ether "alSe rams" net go wise per
haps. BRg0K GRIT.
The colored American., 1904-08-13
A YOUNG MoTHER,s lETTER.

Mrs. w. McRoberts, writes to Dr.
Hartman from Delano, Miss, the
following:
Delano, Miss.
DR.. s. E. Hartman, COlumbu Ohio:
Dear Sir:-''I feel perfectly well Of
catarrh. 1 did as you directed me to
and took Peruna and Manalin. The
third OF March 1 gave birth to a ten
pound baby girl and we are both well
and happy. L am very thankful to
you and Peruna saved Ely life. I
recommend it to everyone and can't
praise it enough.
81 send you my own and my baby's
picture. She is so sweet and good
she is a Peruna baby. 1 have such
good health now. do all my house
work and take care of my baby and
feel so good.
"There are three or four OF my
neigh bors using Peruna now since it
did me so much good. They were
just run down, and they think it is
fine, it is so good to give strength. -
Mrs. W. McRoberts.
The colored American., 1904-08-13

sensible view as to the use Of the
words Negro and Negress, which
many white and some race papers are
employing to describe people Of Afri-
can descent. 1 am heartily in accord
with the view he expresses concern
ing the appropriateness of the bas-
tard term -'Afro-American' affected
by so many, Negro publishers and
others. AS Mr.. Post wisely says:
"Afro-AmeTican is an affected term,
Negro is a full round strong word"
And l might add that Negro stands
for one race while Afro-American
for two, and that there never
was, will be, or can be, an Afro
race. Negro is good enough
for me because it means something,
and 1 will never be ashamed of it
It seems to me that the democrats
are burning daylight, gas. and electri-
city in fruitless effort to elect wob-
bling candidate for president and an
setogszarisn wks san hardly hsar hiE-
The colored American., 1904-08-13
Gotham Hotes

fairbanks CT his nomination dQVefJeQ
70 the fact in delicate phrase that his
democratic opponent Mr.. Henry Gas
saway Davis was living on borrowed
time. and intimated that the old gen
tleman might not be equal to the de-
mands upon him should he be elected
and succeed to the upper Office. He
also alluded to the fact that the ven
cradle democratic candidate would
soon pass the age limit, cne hundred,
in which event some other democrat
probably Dave Hill might find himself
Vice-President, or Ben Tillman, or
Governor Vardmann, the executive
blackguard of Mississippi, and then
there would be the deuce to pay. The
Constitution would in all likelihood be
repealed with the fifteenth amendment
smashed into smithereens, the colcred
citizen deported to Africa or the
Philippines, or some other congenial
cline, and the white man would have
this beautiful country all to himself
Dir. Davis was nominated, no doubt,
because there was no other democrat
willing to take the long and lonely
journey up Salt river, which is sched-
uled for him and his accomplice, Judge
Parker, early in November Perhaps
il he had been a younger man he
would have baked just as younger
men did, and refused the empty honor
thrust upon him so suddenly. But be-
ing only a few years removed from the
century mark, he doubtless concluded
that he could stand the modification
OF defeat with better grace than
younger man, so he cheerfully con-
sented to allow his party to lead him
as a sheep to the slaughter, conscious
that the executioner will do his duty
He will!
Dir. Root further said in his speech
to Senator Fairbanks, I'VE gave you
formal notice Of your nomination.
49,. It was not made for the purpose
Of concilliating possible malcontents
or of swelling the campaign fund Of
the party. No bargains or intrigues
contributed to it. No suppression of
the truth or misleading of the ccnven-
tiOR as to your principles or opinions
were necessary"
And then Mr. Root sat down and
famed himself.
Did he mean to insinuate that the
contrary is true in respect OF nomina-
ton Of Parker and Davis? What
on earth did he mean in saying: mo
suppression CT the truth or misleading
OF the convention as to your principles
or opinions were necessary to bring it
about? Does the honorable gentleman
wish to have the public understand
that because Judge Parker sent a tele
gram to the st. Louis Convention de-
hning his views on the money ques-
uoA, that he suppressed the truth?
and misled the delegates most OF whom
believed that up to that moment he
was all right? and does Mr.. Root ina
sIne that Judge Parker would have
oeen so indiscreet as to have sent that
The colored American., 1904-08-13


stroke at first hand, and this is proved
by the wild and demoniacaI outbursts
which greeted its reception in the dy-
ing hours of the convention, when all
hope of retahating upon the candidate
fhad vanished. Judge Parker wisely
communicated his views to the States
men in that convention, and they in
turn delivered it in broken doses to
the fellows who think they are states
men. Ben Tillman tried to stand on
his head and spit backward when he
heard the news, and when he recovered
his voice, said, what everybody on
| Iearth knows to be true that ''The dem
ocratic party can always be depended
upon to make - fool of itself at
the crucial moment" and then he
| collapsed. The cCurtly Senator Dan
iel was so overcome that he had to be
| taken to Sanitarium. Willie Hearsts S
bangs became disarranged in the ex-
| citement of tue moment, and his root
ters conscious that the psychological
moment had arrived proclaimed him
the man Of destiny, the logical candi-
date, the savior CT his party, etc.
Meanwhile Mr.. William J. Bryan was
resting his lungs in his room at his
hotel and reading the story of Joseph
and his brethren, he laid aside his
his pocket extracted a package of
letters, picking out one OF them he
read: My dear Danforth.-It was
entirely right Of you to bring to my
attention the question which the sin
cere friends Of Gfr. Bryan are press
ing upon you. 1 can say to you frank
ly and sincerely that you can assure
them that l voted for the last national
nominees, OF the democratic party, as
l have voted for all Of the regular
democratic nominees since 1 had a
vote.
Yours truly,
ALTON B. Parker"
Sept 22, 1897"
Mr. Bryan smiled as he replaced the
letter. and resumed his reading. Then
he turned to the story OF Judas, who
betrayed our Lord for thirty pieces of
silver. When he had finished it friends
| interrupted him to say that Judge
Parker had rsvered himself and was
bowling tC the Golden Calf that he was
no longer in favor Of free silver if he
ever was, but had surrendered uncon-
ditiOnally to Wall Street Mr. Bryan
pulled out the letter to MY Dear
Danforth'' scanned it hastily put it
back into his pocket and got real sick.
''The jig is up" he muttered to him
self in stage whisper, there is yet
work for me to do. 1 must do the
huckleberries who are doing me.
1t will be remembered that in the
two Bryan campaigns the Gold demo
Gratis styled themselves ''re0uIars,' so
that Judge Parker's statement that he
voted with the regulars is correct.
Our old friend G. Grant Williams,
one of the handsomest men in the
press gang, has been selected by the
The colored American., 1904-08-13

Edit.r Pest, Of shi.sss. takes a nsst
The colored American., 1904-08-13

Our old friend G. Grant Williams,
one of the handsomest men in the
press gang, has been selected by the
National Committee to do campaign
work in the States of New York, New
Jersey, and Pennsylvania. this fail
Williams is a hustler ana woTthiIy de-
serves the honors which have come to
him.
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Roosevelt Strenuosity.

An Associated Press dispatph from Ros-
ton says tina, the district forecaster OF
the United States Weather Bureau has
received orders from the Weather Bureau
OF Washington forbiddlng the delivery by
himsof weather forecasts, maps. etc. TO
the Boston Herald. BY these orders an,
information distributed by the burcag IL
withheld from the Herald newspaper,
4 III seems 10 us that President Rooao.
veil Is pushing this prosecution too far.
The Washington correspondent of The
l,oston Herald recently gent Il story 10
his paper in effect that President Roose,
yclt's younger children had cruelty ,rested
a turkey which had been sent TO ms
White House for Thanksgiving, and that
the President stood by and wahhsd the
brutal sport liz great gIee. The story
was untrue and President Roosevelt wAs
naturally Indignant that members Of iiiy
family should thus have been brought
into public lotoriety and contempt. VIC
President drnied he story end then ggYt
instructions that the correspondent sholld
RET be admitted 10 tlle Waite Iiopss AA1
Il
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i
Company has a capital stock OF s. co.. coo.
more8th than half Of which belongs 10 the
Mutual Life Assurance Company. giving
It control over the Trust Company. on
( The board OF the Trust Company arc d.
srcctors ana trustees OF both the Eq,IIta-
BILE and Mutual Life Insurance Company.
! The Guaranty Trust Company has a caps
.ital stock or s., 0o0, 900, nearly all OF which
belongs TO the Mutual Life, and the men
who control tho Mutual control also tbs
Guaranty Trust. The National Bank OF
Commerce is one5of the most aqtive-of tho
Wall Street banks. The greater portion
of this bank stock Is held by the Mutual
Life and the Equitable, and on its board
OF directors, trustees and directors OF all
three OF the insurance combines COM
pnnics meet, Y. r. Snyder Is president
of tho Bank OF Commerce and a director
IN he Equitable; Richard a. & McCurdy.
President OF the Mutual. is one OF the
fvicc-prcsldents of this bank. aud James,
II. Hyde, president Of the Equltn bio, IL
another vlce-presidcnt Of the Bank of
Commerce. Ks.
The s7l.ooocW ready cash Of the Big
Three is distributed In banks ana trust
companies. These figures" says the
Era man, mean that e&cnsh of tho
policy holders and the other property
which az members OF tho Big Three they
own Is linked with the forces III Wall
Street. which promote and control this,
tic greatest gambling game on earth.
Tho plGSc' contributes the millions which
the Big Three thus used and It Is tho
public whlch5is5the victim OF Wall Streets
ullllrihg snare.
From pocket tho Individual pays the
premium on his life insurance policy;
from tho other pocket he buys t1s /
wntered stocks Of Wal! Street.
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that he should not have recess to ,nfor-
,nation In thu various departments That

Ies ttti uICSss W TIA
matipn intthe various departments. That
was punishment enough. but for him to
go farther and refuse to give TO the,
Herald the weather reports. Ii, which the
readers OF the pager are seriously inter-.
ested. is carrying resentment too far. In
deed, wc seriously doubt ifstho President
has the legal right 10 witlfhpld such in-.
formation from y public Journal II he
may thus punish newspaper. for critl-s
cising his personal conduct hes may also
inlet similar punishment 70 Z crticising his
official conduct. and that wotld l,e an In
solcnt trespass upon the rights 81. q free
press. There Is reason IN all things, and
the President may go SO far as to divert
public sympathy from himself to tho Her-
aid and Its offending correspondent. The
President OF the United states Is not The
Gear Of Russia ri ~
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"a Paltry Price

tGelccted for Tho 1imes-D ispatch.) g
tl.rst there he any ~ z ms lIsau who.
f0r ons IGorsel Of meat. sold his births
fjgnts". 4 y feb, xil:l6, xii
lol pity Esau. You think that he WAS
nrIysn by hard necessity to make this
pS>r bargain. You say: II he had been
!fss weary and hungry, lle would have
stooa Tor f. higher figure, THAT Is the
Fejomon mistake Of men, rs. 4. II
,it.Drc Ia uuly one price that can be
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-04
worth hearing. and should have large
II, addition I'd the lecture there
I will be ENJOYABLE musical features. y. .
The Law, in Contempt.

h Thore Is aflaw prohibiting persons from
splitting on the floor OF street cars but
1t has fallen into contempt and dlsuse
In Richmond. 1he law Is rcoilspicucusly
posted III every car, yet n,e,, sitting In
full view deliberately violate It, and no
one seems to think 1t worth while to call
the offender to account. II,
AS a consequence tho street cars have
become intolerably filthy This is espe-.
cialixy true after tho rush OF tho early
morning travel, and In the name OF de-
cent people we demand relief. tits some
body's business to enforce tho law, and
if violations continue wc shall make 1t
.our business to SEQ II there is nots some
way Of compelling the officers Of tho law
to do their duty.
i It is shameful AND disgra ceful that
this abuse should 80 OF, In open defiance
ofiSaaw, and " Shall not 60 on II The
Times Dispatch can find any means Of
it,
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ut took a mighty little rain to break that
kentucky drought. very. little water
goes Il long ways Iii that State.
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]
u Tho Washington Post cartoonist Is a
little off Senator Daniel never wore a
SILK stovc-pipe hat III his life.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-04

b Virginia IS having very good hog and
hominy weather. thank YOU. q
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All Richmond should unite In restoring
tho Jeffrson TO It's original glory. The
dividends direct might not ho satisfac-
tory. butlt's II drawing card; none better
could he employed, by common consent
It was the hotel OF America should
be finished in time for the Jamestown
Exposltion,- Farmy!lles Herald \;
@ Undoubtedly ana wo hone that he
hotel will have been restored IN all Its
former glory by the year 1901, But
whether or not this IS done, Tic Hotel!
Richmond apa Mprphy's will soon DO
greatly enlarged and Improved, aud Rict-.
mond VIII then have two OF the largest
and handsomest hotels in the South
t ---r-----r-------- sF 5y.F 49,
ti'his country Is to Manufacture type
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4 4 4s ~ "a
itedywitllFa new alphabet pt fifty charac-
4 tersi which sw was arranged recently by
l3selihn s1Iaddad, a Syrian artist and i,l-
/. ventors The actual Syrian nlphnbc toi,.
# tains $50 characters and It. takes as many
sof tliem to spell a proper name as II does
I In Russia. %
=a.-----..--.==--.:::--- =--....-.----:=
No fat cadet ut West Point has any
chance Of getting into tho cavalry SER
vice. General Burton, the Inspector, says
that excessive weight Is "ruinous tot
horse, cumbersome to n rider and wcsllk-
ems tho endurance or tho Individual"
===sAs-=iI---==%=s=
& One Of the most all round slneil we have
over read OF is u convict In Sing Sling,
who edits tho prison paper, tho Star Of
Hope. lie isj there for burglary, but III
his time lias been lawyer, reporter, conf
tdet,oe man, secretary To khedtvc Of
Egypt. preacher, fol;ger and politician, lie
is ali tnglishmnn by birth.
3s5 isssf s,.-ss----t--..=-:s:..::.--:-==- }&G
The dent Secretary ,Tnftleft In the soil
Of tho infant republic Of Panama It IS
believed will be lasting and may be con-
sidered as the beginning Of work on the
canal.
" -.:--==------===---==--==--=-==..=----sS. 3$
h, Tho young King Of Spain Is about TO
be married again--in tho society columns
or the papers; this time to an English
princess.
III s------f..1s ~ 80 s---:.---
The second Sunday after Thanksgiving
should remind us that every, day in tho
year brings something to DO thank full for.
So 4 80:
we have not heard Whit Cuba did to
deserve II. John Alcxandct Dowie has
gone to Cuba to spend n month.
s--s-----------.==s---=-:-==
Tho Washington Post cnrtoonist Is a
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:
we have not heard whit Cuba did to
deserve fl John Alcxandcr Dowie has
gone to Cuba to spend II month.
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This country Is to manufacture type
Writer'S FOR Syria. the machines beIns 1lt-
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The second Sunday after Thanksgiving
should remind us tl,atseye day in tho
year brings something to DO thankful for.
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-09
REPORT OF LAO YANG FIGHT
DELAYED Dispatch Tells of Furious
Japanese Attacks.

Yentai. Sept. 8 delayed by the cen
sor).-A Russian correspondent oil tne
Associated Press, who has just arrived
here from Lao Yang, gives some de-
tails of the final assault on that place
He says: ,o-,
AT the time Of the Japanese bonn
berdment of the railroad station the
onbulances were in the rear OF the
station. from where it was imposslple
to move them. A shrapnel SHE'LL Whlcn
hurst over the station, wounded two
nurses, one of whom has since uieu'
sThe hottest fighting was on August
40 and 81. when the repeated assaul's
of the enemy were all repulsed'
erThe oath and 35th regiments OF Ihe
ninth division, and the 2Sd regiment
Of the eastern division, were particu-
1arlv hard pressed and were seVeIa,
times reinforced. Ammunition coulu
not be brought quickly enough ana 'ne w
men at times actually stoned Iheir @S-
[ sailants. -, 20 +beir
5 o#cors killed or wounded, and lht
2 men fought under non-comnllssloH9O
4 officers. o,,,aod fol
: "Many of the Japanese wounded 1l lei
T into tbe Russian trenches and coul'
$ not not nossibly be removed when the re re
t to- +root commenced and had to be aoaI
II doned. Others more unfortunate IeI N
o between the lines and we coulu ~ ~
bring them in. The japanese coulu ~ ~,
s. ra1nove pa them. and they lay most OF IN
m dav and night exposed in the line
IN Gre Their cries and groans, VIM VIM
al we're heartrending, could be disulnc., l--l
e. heard. Our skirmishers fell on MAJ MAJ
Is nf them while pursuing the retreatIl
b. Iananese. and when they could sa'
he water to them, but had to leave tne l,
he tn he ba run over by the succeedii
waves of the Japanese attacks;
lis .STbere was a lull in the fighting
re Auqnst 81. General Morozoysky' W. W.
se vas on the firing line the whole uil
w so+ m+7 down with a Cossack picket IN I |.
S.S 9%o1tor of the trees for a cup OF
he I'd ond biscuit. The Japanese artllie li'
i've sud suddenly swept the woods win 'n
fire and a shell burst woundins :.
cal General in the leg and tearing oi
er- orderly's arm"
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-09
HOW LABOR DAY
WAS OBSERVED
$4,000 Workmen March in Two Pa
rades in Philadelphia.
CELEBRATIONS IN OTHER CITIES

Philadelphia, Sept. 6.-With wave
of his baton, Chief Marshal Frank
Feeney gave the signal for 10000 men
TO march in honor of the day set ASIDE
by act of assembly as Labor Day. Be
sides this one great parade a number
Of smaller ones were held, and the
beat of drums and the music OF many
hands resounded in all parts OIL tne
city.
There we're plenty Of floats ana
wagons in the procession and they
tvpifed labor's likes and dislikes most
picturesquely. -.
After dismissal the workers by thou-
sands made their way to Fifth ana
wyoming streets to indulge in games
and other pastimes and to listen tc
sneeches appropriate to the day. 1hl'
eiant procession was made up Oh mem
hers Of the Allied Building Trade'
Council and the Allied German lraues
Half an hour before the big parau
took nm its line of march from Broa
street and Girard avenue, a parade .
9OOO men started from Broad an
brown streets. 1t was composed Oh u
/ Iournevmen House Painters u
Structural Iron Workers, Steam RI
ters and their helpers, Light oI,
Lodge of Hod Carriers, while the on
GERS of the Stone Cutters Union we
G in barouches. -
The route of this parade was @ uov
!. Broad street to Locust, eountermar'
q to Chestnut, to Delaware avenue
n Arch street, where a steamer "al'
q. which conveyed them to WashinsU
q park. There the day was given over
sneecbmaking and sports OF varlo
~ kinds The same orators addressed
1e washington Park gathering as Appe
ne ed at Central Park
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-09
BRANCH ROADS.

,,.,o,vora MARYLAND & virginia r. n
DSls 5.a n srrtHgton for Franklin city ano Wy
LeaHS Lstt,s,,s N a. X. M daily and p. N week
Gsys Returning, train leaves + rah hIlH Ol'1
~ q m. week and 1901 a.m. week Gays IA.
~ Cove Franklin City for Chiucotea8ue WIS
stesmerl ! D and S3 PM week uAyh' "a
1nrpin0. leave ChincOteague III 40 an "nu
$50 pm. Week-ua3s D. a.. f,aorratorpu md
Rehoboth 10 36 a. N. ana 00o p,hl' Weos 49, ! *
Returning leave heHVDV'H "
p'n as,,s Harrington for Berlin, lOS5 g. m ana
r - =, 1veek-days. Returning leave beIiih
9 Ss = M and 1856 p.m.E w eek.days, ,
leave Masseys for ChestertoWh hIu mHs
,sations q j9 a. N. and Is p. m. Week-usysS, ~
/ Returning, leave OhesleI'o"N ~
% % pa, p,a anne 4 Ken R.R--LeaVe TeWns.s
| ~ Sor Centreville and way stallOhb. > y
| . y, and n D. m. week days hog1 h9 IL 4 8
1eave Cerftreville 46 a. m. ana % p iu'
WEI WI Gbesapeake r. R,-Leave clayton Ier lSr
., saS ~. anS Igav stations at IS A. M ana ~
n. m. week days. Returnllhg' ,-s iSs'FN
! sI5a M and As p. m. week oayS'
c,,,,hrtaee 4 SeafOrd r. B.-LeaVe seslIo.9 =
| - T'ann hrfdge and interWediate stAeions Aes9& - -
~ u "a na, and 81 p. M. week u4yso' 5 D *
ING train leaves Cambridge al W "nN
p m; STS11 ,S5lrSeS'At Porter, with NewaTs
DeIovgsre Cdtv Railroad. Al TOW hsena'r n - -
49,. Anne's a Kent Railroad ~ tsss, 49,
7 ~ vVitb Delaware & Chrsapeake Ies 49, 4 I,
spd Baltimore Delaware Bay hi.l,t ~ 4 VII
fIorriT tor with Delaware, Maryla 2. "a % %
it Aatt r. uPsegIroad. Al SeafOrd, with Oafh pIlgs
- e,rd railroad. At Delmaft VIII -,
49, Philadel phia 4 Norfoikl NyoOiHioS
p, ! 1soee1Iaake. and Peninsula hailroaos
= n. HUTCHINSONi General hAh@e
r WOOD, General Passenger Ageee.
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-09
e.,;+ over Non-Union Band.

willIesbarre, Pa, Sept. 6.-Ihere was
much confusion and some eXclIelIen' ~
over the celebration of Labor Day IN
This city. A band of musicians saio 10
he made up of non-union men, was eni- ,
,,Ioved bv one of the labor unions
Son some Of the other unions refused 70
march behind it. The result was wv W.,
Darades. Some of the unions paraueu
in one section of the city and otnel' @
took a different route. The ai1alr cauS, aus,
od much hard feeling in the ranks o.
labor.
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-09
SHOT DEAD IN MOTHERS ARMS
,l.u,a Man Victim Of His Furious
Stepfather.

Ia Grange, N. c., Sept. 5.-Wiiilan nan,
Nv, shot and killed his stepson' Guy
Walstin at their home, about two miles ,
from Institute, on John H. Dawson ;
60 go A dificulty arose, and Exum
went to the bureau drawer TOOK GU, ou1
his pistol and shot Walstin through s
tbe chest The young man rushed ln'o
his M mothers arms for protection when
T,,rm ~ nIaced the muzzle of the weapon
a@oinet a1r' Walstin's head and fired, blow
ing his brains out. Exum Is at llpei o.. ~
He and Walstins mother were ll@i
ried last Christmas.