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Gilpin observer., 1904-10-13
J. NEGRO on NEGRO.
Conservative Advice by Thrift, Rye.
* putable Colored Citizen. m

+ OF all the speeches made during the
recent session of the American Bank
ers' Association. none has attracted
greater attention than that of Mr.. John
Mitchell, Jr., negro, n respected cit
izen and successful bank president, of
Richmond, Va. He discussed the color
line in the South from point Of view
which gained for him the respect and
hearty applause of the thousand or
more financiers who heard his re-
marks.
The sum and substance Of Mr.. Nit
chell's speech was that the Industrious
whites and blacks of the South are
friends. and that there would be no
such thing as serious race question
in the South, but for the good for noth-
ing loafers. of which he said each
race has its share. "It is primarily
the black loafers who cause the trou-
bles which beset our race" said Mr..
Mitchell, land we negroes who are
striving to better our condition and
add to the moral and material welfare
Of our people despise them as thor
oughly as do the whites" Continuing.
Mr.. Mitchell said: II am product
Of Southern soil, was educated in
Southern schools, have been a member
of the City Council Of Richmond. and
have had the generous aid of leading
white citizens of that city In building
up the business of the savings bank
of which am the President. Speak
ing for myself, can honestly say
have never been Disseminated against
| ecause of my color. A bank man.
aged by negroes could not exist In the
South without the encouragement OF
the white business men. In Virginia
alone negroes are operating banks
having an aggregate capital OF $780,
600 and deposits of 100000. Our Vir-
ginia negroes own property valued at
| 100000, and the crops raised by
negroes throughout the South have an
average value of S112. 100000 year.
When you hear n reputable Southern
white man denounce the negro. you
may in almost very case be certain
| that he means the lo0fer. not the
worker Of our race.
"In conclusion let me say. that II
have created different impression
| from the one which some of you have
received from other sources. I have
fulfilled my mission" Mr.. Mltchelrs
speech was ronndly applauded, and Col.
| Lowry, President of one Of the M
tionnl banks of Atlanta. Ga, made n
| felicitous speech in response. confirm
ing all that his fellow brother had said
| as to the prime cause of whatever an
| tagonism exists between whites and
blacks. Mr.. Bigelow, President OF
the American. Bankers Association.
complimented the negro flnancler upon
his speech and assured him that the
association had listened to 1t with
pleasure.
Gilpin observer., 1904-10-13
SUNSHINE
Republican Newspapers Never Weaker
=. in support Of Their Ticket. :.

II any one doubts that Republican
harmony in New York should this year
be spelled with a small "h," let him
glance over the. editorial columns of
the Republican newspapers Of New
York City.
The Sun, while 1t shines feebly for
Bruce, who is running for second place
on the State ticket. declares in the
most cOld-blooded way that Higgins
has neither the character nor the abil-
ity to qualify him for the Governor
ship, but he will serve as well as any
one to point the way to overwhelming
and deserved disaster" Just think OF
that for a paper that shines for ALL"
The Press throws fragrant bouquets
to Higgins, but says, IAN otherwise
excellent ticket has probably been dan
gerously injured by the nominAtion OF
Bruce for Lieutenant-Gov and
whether Republicans can reconcile
themselves to supporting him In suf-
ficient numbers to elect him will re-
main in doubt" Think of that for
paper that boasts of its regularity In
swallowing any sort of ticket which
the Republican bosses dare put up.
To round out this impressive display
of harmony and brotherly love, the Wall
StTeel III u uouoie nchNSu SN
itorial, pelts the whole ticket with
br,ckbats and decayed vegetables. This
able exponent of Repubiicanism de-
clares In so many words that the. Jig
is up. Under the incubus of Odell and
Odelism," it says. "the Republican
State ticket is doomed to defeat"
The poor old Tribune will evidently
be the sole supporter in New York City
of what the Sun is fond OF calling
1.-The Grocery Shop Ticket"
Thinking people are disgusted with
the clap-trap about "Roosevelts Wig
orous and coura geous handling of the
trusts" If Roosevelt be really the her
cules who is clubbing the life out OF
the trusts, why are all the trust mag
mates In favor of his election. and why.
In heavens name, should they be the
chief contributors to his campaign
fund? Mr.. Morgan and his co-workers
are not fools.
Gilpin observer., 1904-10-13

in biscuit, bread or cake bakery or
confectionery establishment more than
sixty hours in any one week. or more
than ten hours in one day." Before
this law bakers sometimes worked
nearly twenty hours day, and slept in
the bakeries, with results that can be
imagined.
One of the most important, and per-
haps the most important, of Judge Par
ker's decisions. was that of the Ma
tiOnal Protective Association of Steam
filters and Helpers ct al. VS.. James NJ.
Cumming. The lower court had given
Judgment virtually forbidding the
strikers to interfere in any way with
the business of the employer. or to do
any of the things which wOrkingmen
consider they have n right to do in Or
der to make strike effective. Judge
Parker delivered the opinion of the
Court of Appeals, strongly upholding
the rights of workingmen on strike or
about to strike. and laying a solid
foundation for labor to stand ON in all
such matters in the future.
These are but examples of the atti-
tude of Judge Parker toward labor
from the very beginning of his career.
They show him to be labor's friend in
reai anu practlcaE senSe. Ills ueclS-
ions speak for themselves. They
breathe that spirit of justice. impartial
ity and fairness which is all that labor
asks for in the advocacy of it's rights.
and they prove Judge Parker to be en-
tirely fearless in his opposition to those
grasping employers who, II they were
not restrained by such decisions as
those of Judge Parker, would seek 10
grind the very soul out Of the working
man.
With Judge Parker in the White
House American labor would have
there true and tried friend, not one,
like President Roosevelt, who talks
and vapors and then when an issue like
that of the deported union miners in
Colorado is presented to him shirks his
duty for fear of displeasing the rich
Republican corporations that own the
| mines.
Judge Parker's record as friend OF
labor speaks for itself.
Every true friend Of labor will vote
| for Parker.
Gilpin observer., 1904-10-13
GREAT DOMINANT ISSUE
Is Cause Of the People Against the
Trusts.

W. Z. Jenkins, of Baltimore, Presi-
dent Maryland Division Travellers
Protective Association, says: Talk
about leading issues. there Is no Issue
so dominant to-day among business
men as the antitrust issue. Compare.
lively few men l meet on the road talk
Imperialism, or any other prominent
question. The all-prevailing topic
with all classes Of people is the greed
of the trusts as SO forclbly illustrated
in the case of the coal. trust and the
beef trust, both of which appeal di-
rectly to every householder. Every
woman who markets and shops appre-
ciates the Importance of the trust
question. There is none other so vital
or that appeals so directly to the vot-
Ing masses. Judge Parker's great de-
cision against the trust railroads In
favor OF commercial travellers, declar-
Ing the anti-scalping law unconstitu-
tlonnl, made the boys all happy. We
are in a condition to throw OF our
coats and go to work for him with vim.
He has thousands of champions In the
field. and new recruits are added daily.
1t will be u red hot fight from now
out"
Gilpin observer., 1904-10-13
WARNING TO HEED.
Rough Rider President Now Speak
Ing Soft But Holding Fast to
His big Stick.

Speaking of Roosevelt's quiescent
state in the campaign. and Of his sup
pressed volubllity and inaction. the
Houston (TeX.) Post shouts note of
warning when 1t says:
1.-THE country is not to be deceived.
II Mr.. Roosevelt be elected he vii!
then have the whip handle and the
party managers and the people will be
the cattle lie will drive. We have seen
how he smashed NIL precedent, rode
down all conservative opposition and
scorned all advice in his first term, de-
spite the fact that he was seeking the
nomination.
"There is no reason TO doubt that.
with lease OF four years In his own
elective right, he will follow his bent
more impulsively and ruthlessly than
he has done for the last three years.
"All the fire he Is now smotherlng
will break loose then. and woe to the
man. the race. the State. the section
or the nation that brooks his imperious
WILL"
Gilpin observer., 1904-10-13
INDEPENDENTS ENTHUSIASTIC
Qualification Over tho Strength
OF State and National Tickets.

A surprising and gratifying fact 1t
is that almost without exceptions the
prominent independents in New York
are quite as enthusiastic over the
nomination of Judge Herrick for Gov
ernor MS over that of Judge Parker for
President. John Il. Parsons, Everett
Z. Wheeler. John G. Milburn, Fran
els Lynde Stetson and host of others
who have supported the Republican
ticket for some years past have pub
licly expressed their intention to vote
and work for the overthrow OF Odell-
ism as well as Rooseveltism. The
Democrats of New York, being of like
mind, It is considered Il certainty that
the Empire State will give large ma
jority for both State and National
tickets.
Gilpin observer., 1904-10-13
Stress OF the Trusts.

Frank Streat, Of Flint, Mich. exc
President United Commercial Travel
ers, says: "There Is no class of citizens
hurt more by the trusts than the re-
tail storekeepcrs. First and foremost,
trusts squeeze wages down to u point
where the customers Of these stores
have not the means to purchase any
thing more than bare necessities
OF life, and In tens of thousands OF
cases not even these. Only the very
cheapest goods are bought. and these
are bought scantily. Children arc
scantily clothed. The trusts are tho
hldeous offspring Of the Republlcsn
party"
Gilpin observer., 1904-10-13
TO BE REDEeME Ed.
Assuring Outlook For Election Re
suits IN Maryland.

The Baltimore Herald, an independ-
ent newspaper Of Democratic procllvi-
ties, but which supported the Republi-
Gun party in 1896 and 1900, has been
investigating the political situation In
Maryland and finds ample ground for
the belief that Ave of the six Congress-
ional districts will be carried by the
Democrats. The sixth district has a
very large negro vote and will probnb-
ly re-elect the Republican incumbent.
The Herald says there is no more
doubt about Maryland as to Presiden-
tlal preference than there is ms to Vir-
ginln. 1t looks for n majority for Par
lser considerably In excess Of that Civ
en- for Cleveland In 1892.
Gilpin observer., 1904-10-13
Like Lodge Also.

There Is something In the Roosevelt
letter of acceptance which, with all
its rough rider attributes, suggests
the rancous bumptlousness OF Henry
Cnbot Lodge. The junior AIassachu
sets Senator was among the first OF
the stand-patters. He had way of
answering Democratic inquiries In the
Senate with insolent manneHsms with
which he asserted 1--WE shall do what
we please In our own good time" He
took the position that the majority
alone was responsible for legislation,
and interference was brazen lmpertl-
nence. The letter is almost as like
Lodge MS Roosevelt. 1t has the AFRO
gance and contempt Of opposition of
both. 1t Is easy to surmlse collabor-
alton between these two illustrlous
friends.
Gilpin observer., 1904-10-13
Shy of tho subsidies.

Mr.. Fairbanks bemoans the fact that
Americans are compelled to pay $780,
600 900 u year to foreign ship owners
for the transportation Of American
cargoes, but he seems afraid to come
out hat.footed for subsidies us q REM
edy for the existing evil. Why afraid.
Mr.. Fairbanks? Why balk mt II propo-
sition which involves no worse rob-
berry OF the people than is sanctioned
and carried out under many schedules
OF the Dlngley tariff?
Gilpin observer., 1904-10-13
Fu,l of Wind.

The Pullman Car Works closed
Thursday. throwing 1000 men out OF
work. The Jeffersonvlle car works
are fast coming to the same point, and
nearly all the cement mills In Clark
ARE idle. ]. Kern Is getting higher and
higher. and the full dinner pail Is get
ting full Of wind.-Jefrersonyllle Qnd)
News.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-12
MUST LEAVE THE ARMY.
Dismissal of Young Lieut.. Mills For
Unbecoming Conduct.

Leavenworth. Kas., May 12.-Col
Duncan. commanding officer at Fort
Leayenworth. is in receipt of tele-
gram from the war department saving
that President Roosevelt has approved
the sentence Diminishing First Lieu;en-
ant Frederick W. Mills of the Seventh
infantry from the army. Lieutenant
Mills, whose home is in Albany, n. Y,
has been under arrest in the hospital
since December S. soon after his return
from the Philippines. He is now at
liberty.
Lieutenant Mills was tried by court
martial on three charges, duplicating
his pay account, making false official
statements and refusing to pay bills he
owed to merchants. In addition he was
reported for neglect and found dific-
lent in the final examination while at
tending the staff college as a student
officer last year. He was allowed to
join his regiment after his college term
ended, but engaged in controversy
with Colonel Miner as to his conduct
while a student officer. He was order
ed to return TO the Philippines to face
a court martial when the additional
charges OF duplicating his pay check
turned up.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-12

'Iiani sunshine or 10 SIT cross leggea
within the shades OF their houses. In
action becomes them. Nothing could
be more unsuited to the character of
their peculiar costume than vigorous
movement. The stolid dignity of their
appearance and their stately deueanor
add vastly to the pictresqueness of
the street scenes. The white coated,
white trousered. white socked. slowly
srridfng population is irresistibly fas-
cinating to the eye"
Here are some of the punishments
prescribed BY Korean law: Treason,
-Decapitated. together with male
relatives to the fifth degree. Mother,
wife and daughter poisoned or reduced
to slavery Treason. womaIl-Poisoned
Murder, man Decapitated. Wife pol
soned. Murder, woman-Strangled or
poisoned. Arson, man-Strangled or
poisoned. Wife poisoned. Arson, Wo-
man Poisoned. Theft. man-Stran-
gled. decapitated or banished. Wife
reduced to slavery; confiscation OF all
PROPERTY. Dissertation of grayes-De-
capitated. together with male relatives
TO the fifth degree. Mother, wife ana
daughter poisoned. Counterfeiting-
Strangulation or decapitation. Wife
poisoned.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-12
CONDITIONS OF RUSSIAN LOAN.
Total Issue Will be. $16o,ooo,ooo. in $
Per Cent Treasury Bonds.

Paris May 12.-FolloWing the return
of NJ. Hoettinguer from St. Petersburg,
a semi official statement was made
Yesterday of the final conditions of the
Russian ban. The total issue WIZ be
$50. 900 900, in 5 per cent treasury
bonds Of $500 each, redeelnable in May,
1909. with interest payable in May and
November. annually, and the first IN
terest to be paid next November.
The bonds have the exceptional ad-
vantage OF being exempt from present
or future taxes. Holders are also CIV
en- advantages when the period OF con-
version or consolidation arrives dur
ing the six months proceeding May J.,
1909.
The only question not determined is
whether the entire amount vii! be is
sued now or s120.o00.oo0 now and the
balance later. II is said that foreign
offers have been received. including
some American, hut practically the en-
tire issue will be underwritten
here,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-12
BIG FIRM TO LloulDATE.
Sweetser, Pembroke & Co. of New
York May Quit Business.

York May Quit Business.
New York. May l2.--0ne of the lar
igest dry goods tobbing houses in the
country. Sweetser, Pembroke & Co. of
This city. established in 1854, has adop-
ted policy of gradual liquidation.
After meeting of the directors just
held the announcement was made and
statement issued as foiiows:
owing TO the death of President J..
Howard SweetseT and the present busi-
ness conditions, the officers and board
of directors of the corporation have
concluded TO adopt a policy of gradual
liquidation. without at present deter
mining the question whether the COM
pany shall be ultimately wound up or
shall continue In business.
1T is the belief OF the officers and
board of directors that the assets of
the company are ample to pay all bust
ness obligations and leave a good sur
plus for dividend for the stockhold-
ers holding preferred stock"
Ten bankers and manufacturers, rep
resenting one-half the firms entire LA
mittee. The concern is capitalized at
S1.500.000, divided equally into common
and preferred shares.
The tendency recently developed on
the part OF the manufacturers to
eliminate the jobber, on middle man,
and his profits is said to have been
largely responsible for the plan of
liquidating the conpany's affairs. The
firms business Is said to have amount
ed to nearly $10,000,000 a year.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-12
Chicago Livestock.
Chlcass,, May IL.

SiDcakv, May IL.
Cattle--E.stimated receipts for today.
$500; market steady, good to prime
steers 5.1o6l5.65 poor to medium 4.10@
500; stockers and feeders 3.00df44n;
cows 1.5oa435; heifers 2.2514 .e0: can
ners 16o@2.5o; bulls 2.00@4.O0; calves
2.56@5.00; Texas fed steers 4.25 90
500
Hogs-Estimate receipts for today.
10000. market steady at yesterdays
close; mixed and butchers 4.60G4so:
good to eh,ica hsavy 4.70m4S5 rough
heavy 4.6Oe14.To: light 46o@4.7o; bulk
OF sales 46bM4.75.
ESTIMATED receipts for today
10000: market strong; lambs strong;
.s,od to choice wethers 4.60m5.50; fair
to choice mixed S.75M 400: western
sheep 4.50@55o: native lambs clipped
4.50Me.0o. western lambs clipped Ats
m6.10; western lambs wooded $50 @
on
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-12
TRAINMEN DIE IN A WRECK.
of Federal Express on Hart
ford Road Goes Down.

New York, May 1.-Two mn ...ere
killed when the Federal express on the
New York, New Haven & Hartford
railroad left the tracks while CROSSING
the bridge at Port Chester. The IN o.
motive and tender plunged down a sew
enty-seven- enbankment. None Of
the cars went over, the breaking of the
coupling Between the tender and the
first car saving the train from bei1g
carried down into the river. Lawrence
Kesgan, of Deadham, Mass, Engineer
John r. Howes, of Boston, fireman,
We're killed. One of the guards OF the
treasure cars was hurt OF the six cars
three were totally WRECKED While the
trucks of the other three were ripped
out The train was running at high
rate of speed and one suggested possible
cause of the accident is that the engi-
neer may have died at his post.
The wrecked train is that on which
special armed guards were carried,
several weeks ago. because of the fears
that an organized band of train wreck
ers had planned a wreck for the pun
pose of robbery. Much treasure IS
carried on this special, and this fact
aroused the fears of the officials or tue
express company. and led to the en-
ploynent of special guards. On this
train the cash from the government
depositories in New England is us
ua]ly carried to Washington. Because.
of the valuable contents of the trayi
detectives and armed railroad employees
surrounded the wreck to prevent poN
sible attempts to loot the cars, but
there was nothing discovered to con-
meet the train wreckers with the acci-,
dent
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-12
lowans at the Yards.

D. Montgomery of Ireton, was on
Wednesdays market with two cars of
14o1 pound steers that sold at $49o
per cwt.
Thomas Lean, of Ireton, mark eted
two cars of steers Wednesday of which
II head averaged 1855 pounds and aoid
at $3.50, and ten averaged 1910 pounds
at 81.
John Purdin a well known shipper
from Fremont, marketed one load of
cattle yesterday. He reports fat cattle
scarce in that neighborhood and held at
a high price in the country.
Frank Smith, the we'll known feeder
of Bagley, was here yesterday with two
cars .5f steers ana stays that sold at
50. II reports dry lot cattle mostly in
from their country.
j. F. White of Columbus Junction,
was here Wednesday and sold cattle.
He says there are not many fat cattle IN
that vicinity.
Young & Nickolaus, Charlottesville,
extensive shippers, marketed two cars
of hogs yesterday. They reports farm
ers busy putting in corn.
j. j. Hills. the big buyer at Garden
City was here with two cars of cattle
and hogs.
f. c. Matfeson, of Bryant, was here
yesterday with So head of 1142 pound
steers which sold at $500.
G. NJ. Andrews, Weaver, had cattle
on the market. N. b. Garrett accom-
panied the shipment. He reports fat
cattle rather scarce and about the US
ua supply of hogs:
Abe Cam of Iiohrviile. Calhoun eoun-
tys largest cattle feeder came in with
seven cars of cattle and one of hogs
and received higher prices than he ex-
pected. He is more pronounced than
ever over future light receipts OF cat
tie and is strong believer in higher
cattle prices for the summer. Part of
his cattle yesterday We're from his big
Bagley farm. He says the Corn Belt
Meat Producers Association has only
started In its good work and predicts a
great future for the association.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-12
CATTLE SOLD HIGHER
The Decreasing Supplies Have
Brought Abouta Better Feel
ing In Cattle Market
GOOD GRADES MOSTLY HIGHER
Quality of Cattle Marketed Highly
important Consideration - Buyers
Discriminating Against Heavy seev-
as = Hogs Sold at About Steady
Prices - Sheep Ruled Firm.

Chicago, May 12.-Decreasing sup
plies of cattle have brought about a
better feeling. there being a good gem
eral demand and prices for good cattle
quality is a highly important consid-
GRAFTON to buyers and to a great extent
purchasers are turning their attention
to fat steers of handy weights, big,
heavy beeves being Disseminated
against. In many instances there is n
good demand for sows and heifers.
The stockers and feeders trade was
fairly active.
Moderate supplies of butcher stock
gave trade in fair to good fat COWS
and heifers more active tone yesterday
and some good fat kinds We're quoted
10 cents higher than the previous day,
while the bulk of offerings went In
good season at strong prices. The mar
ket of late has been in poor shape to
Withstand very heavy receipts AMI
yesterdays moderate volume was all
that was needed to fill buyers wants.
The dressed beef trade is reported in a
rather clogged condition and only
moderate arrivals of butcher stock.
say statesmen, will be needed during
the next week or ten days.
Hogs.
There was a good local and shipping
demand at steady prices.
The quality of hogs has been good as
1t has been seen at any time lately
and included q large proportion OF
smooth hogs weighing ESQ pounds and
upward.
Sheep.
With continued light receipts and
the usual active demand from all class
es of buyers prices ruled firm today.
Clipped larabs We're wanted at $500
$40 for inferior to prime lots. Sheared
western sheep sold actively at ASSOC
5.45.
The number of Colorado lambs was
not large aud killers lost no time in
getting thern into their position. Sell
ers held for 10 cent advance and got
it, u top on wooded goods being made
at $500 and on clipped at 1910 Bulk
of Colorado wooded lambs sold at s6.i5
1880.