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The colored American., 1904-04-02
A NEW BUSINESS ENTERpR1or

1t must be said, to the credit of +bo
colored people of Washington. +bot
they are gradually awakening to tho
new conditions and to the new busi
ness opportunities that are theirs 70
be had for the asking. The coIoro5
population Of Washington numbers
nearly 100000, and the amount NJ
money they spend each day, each week
each month and each year is enormous
The color line is drawn everywhere
and to the credit of the race. it must
be said that it is realizing the mis-.
takes it has made in the past. bv not
giving more attention to the business
end of the race question.
The newest candidate for pubfc
favor is the Cooperative Mercantile E
investment Co. It starts out with
capital stock Of $4,000; with shares
at $500 each. It has come to fill a
long-felt want, and it is Differed by
men who are not novices in the busi-
ness world. It was organized some five
or six weeks ago and in that time more
than $50 colOred men have subscribed
for shares of stock. 1t is duly incor-
pOrated and its purposes are to pro
mote a healthy and honest business
competition between members Of the
race. It's officers are not strangers in
the business world Mr.. Frank Gaines
the president, is a successful business
man, and is the owner of considerable
real estate in the District of Columbia
and Maryland, and is also a member
Of the firm of Gaskins & Gaines. in
which he has demonstrated his ability
to conduct a successful business whose
annual profits run up into the thou.
sands each year.
The financial secretary is Mr.. Jas
B. Wright, assistant superintendent of
Harmony Cemetery, and the treasurer,
Major Charles R. Douglass, one of the
largest cOIOred taxpayers in the Dis
trict, and son of the great Frederick
Douglass, hardly need an introduction
to the readers of The Colored Ameri-
can On the board of trustees are
such well known citizens as Mr.
Richard Watts, the coal merchant, Mr..
A. J. Gaskins, Mr. A. D. Watson, presi-
dent of the Hotel Mems Association;
Mr.. John F. Bowie, the well known
young business man; Col. J. c. John
son, secretary of the Seminole Indians,
of the Indian Territory; Mr.. VIM. F.
Branham, Mr.. Walter Savoy, Mr.. David
A Jenkins and Mr. jeremiah Matthews
all well known in this community.
The Colored American is a stock
holder and invites the public to invest
more freely in the stock of the COM
pany.
The colored American., 1904-04-02

The Philadelphia Tribune is exhibit
ing considerable enterprise by devOting
a page or more each week in showing
what the colored men of business are
doing in Philadelphia Editor Perry
himself is a successful business man,
and is competent to speak.
What is the matter with Editor H.
T. Johnson, and Business Manager j.
s. ColIett, of the Christian Recorder?
Rev. T. S. Tice has a pharmacOpea
which he will put into operation at the
ouadrennial conference which meets in
Chicago next May.
The colored American., 1904-04-02

DR.. Horace Talbert, financial secre-
tary of the WiIberforee College. Viii
berfOrce, Ohio, is doing some effective
work in this city in behalf of his
school He appeared before the Com
mittee on Military Affairs last week,
with what it is hoped, good effect.
The colored American., 1904-04-02

1t is becoming a common custom now
a-days for young colored men to win
distinction in the several professions
open to them. The colored physicians
have already set the pace and now the
coIored lawyers are breaking records
The latest legal victory was won by
Mr.. G. Edward Dickerson, Of Philadel-
phia, Pa, recently. The opposing
lawyers were white and Of high stand
ing. But in the damage suit in ques-
ton, Mr.. DickersOn secured a verdict
of So, 600 for his client, widow whose
husband had been killed while en-
ployed as a stone cutter.
The colored American., 1904-04-02

The Boston Colored Citizen is not
at all modest when it comes to pushing
its editor and business manager to the
front. And that reminds us that The
Citizen is the best race journal being
issued from the Hub City.
The colored American., 1904-04-02

Rev. w. D. ChappeIle, secretary OF
the Sunday School department of the
A. NJ. E. Church, with headquarters at
Nashville. Tenn, is developing his de-
partment in every way, and ere long
it will become one of the strongest de-
partments of the church. Dr.. Chap
pelle is young, aggressive, clean cut
and enterprising, and has the gift OF
turning what he touches into gold
The colored American., 1904-04-02

The local daily newspapers are hold
ing competitive contests for votes to
send school teachers to the Worlds
Fair at st. Louis, Mo. Up to this writ
ing we have not noticed the names of
any colored candidates. Where are
our 500 school teachers?
A sharp contest is going on before
the District Committee in Congress,
to allow the Great Falls and Old Dom
inion Railroad Co. to build a cross
town line from Georgetown to the East
ern limits of the city. The Board Of
Trade and other organizations of busi-
ness men have entered sharply into the
contest. Since the 10000 colored peo-
pie of the District have no interest
in this matter except to spend their
money, not a single Negro organiza-
ton has gone before the committee
to protest for or against this new COM
pany. The District Negro with his
great wealth and large numbers seems
TO be asleep.
The colored American., 1904-04-02

Howard University comes in for
good share of space and praise in the
Kentucky Standard, Of recent date,
from the pen of Lawyer A. S. White
Mr.. White is an alumnus of Howard
University. and is one Of the many
young men who have gone out into
new fields and won success. He pays
a deserving compliment to Dr. Gordon.
the new president of Howard Uni
versity, and predicts a great future for
this already great institution OF learn
ing.
The colored American., 1904-04-02
ADVERTISING RATES.

Reading notices so cents per line.
Display advertisements, 81 per square
inch, per insertion. Discounts made
on large contracts.
Entered at the Post Office as second
class matter.
All letters, communications, and bus
fness matters should be addressed to
THE COLORED AMERICAN.
EDWARD z. COOPER, Manager,
459 G ST., Northwest,
Washington, d. G.
Sold by all News Dealers.
SATURDAY, APRIL ?, 1904.
The colored American., 1904-04-02

Dr. John P. Turner, OF the Peneio,
ONCE, will leave for Pine Bluff. Arl,
one day this week .on official business
He will be gone ten or twelve davs
The colored American., 1904-04-02

Major John R. Lynch, Paymaster
Z. s. A, is in the city.
The colored American., 1904-04-02

For venality and maliciousness Tho
Washington correspondent to the D.
ton Guardian is entitled to the pastrv
The colored American., 1904-04-02

DR.. G. N Grandson one of the most
gifted pulpit orators in the country,
and who was formerly connected with
has accepted a position on the editorial
staff of the Buxton Gazette, white
newspaper of Buxton, Ia.
The colored American., 1904-04-02

The thrifty, enterprising colored
people in many parts of the South, are
emigrating to the Northwest and to
the Southwest, for the purpose of i'm
proving their condition, and the white
farmers of the deserted states are the
real sufferers. The South is the 'natur-
al home for the Negro, but unless the
many forms of discrimination cease
against the co1ored people, the South
will, indeed, be a Deserted Village" :"
The colored American., 1904-04-02

Admiral Dewey's explanation of the
Haitian incident, does not explain at
all. He may have come from Vermont
and all that sort of thing, but there
is a prejudice which exists in the navy
and the army against coIored people,
to such an extent that no colored
youths are admitted either to West
Point or Annapolis.
The colored American., 1904-04-02

There is a general alsimprovemen in
the matter and makeup of the major
ity of the exchanges which come to
our desk. 1t is a healthy, hopeful
sign and means that the race is being
gradually educated up to the point Of
sustaining it's newspapers.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-07-12
VenezueIa's New Role.

Washington, July 12.-E. H. Plum
acher, the American consul at Mara
caibo, Venezuela, reports to the state
department that hereafter foreigners
who come to the republic and wait
to be admitted into it's territory are
obliged to present to the highest civil
authorities of the place where they
arrive documents identifying their
personality and attesting good con-
duct, signed and legalized by the au-
thorities of the last place from which
they GOMEZ
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-07-12
TERSE TELEGRAMS

ULast weeks admissions to the Worlds Fair
aggregated b62,303.
Later reports give the number of killed in the
wreck at Midvale. N. j., as sixteen.
Charles NJ schwab has gone abroad to in est.
igate a new method of making armor p! ate.
= Richarc watson Gil der, editor of the Century
magazine, is seriously i'll with appendicitis.
The arrival of the German squadron at Ply
mouth has created an excellent impression in
England
system of peonage amoung Greeks in the
larger American cities has been unearthed At
Indianapolis.
An enthusiastic reception was given Henry
G. Davis, Democratic vice presidential nomi-
nee, on his return 10 EIkns, w. Va.
Frank P. Mannix, clerk and recorder Of Tel
Ter county, Col. has been forced to resign and
leave the county by the Citizens Alliance.
Senator Fairbanks, Republican nominee for
vice president, has been in lengthy consultation
with President Roosevelt ut Oyster Bay
Owing 10 the diiiatory course of Turkey in
answering the American minister's demands. q
United States fleet may be sent to Turkish
waters.
Hon. Clark Howell. OF Georgia. stated at St.
Jo-l@ that the Democratic national committee
Parker in the selection of O chairman.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-07-12
WILL GO OUT
etrike of Union Packing House Em-
picyes Ordered.

4
plcyes Ordered.
st. Joseph, Mo-, July 12.--Union
leaders Of employees in the packing
houses in South st. Joseph said last
night that all union men in the four
plants, Swift's ST. Joseph, Nelson Nor
rls and Hammond, will strike at once,
according to orders received from the
national officers. Many non-union
men can be secured to take their
places, but managers of each of the
plants said they had made no arrange
ments on this line, but probably would
do so after the men walk out. Six
thousand union men are employed in
the plants in South st. Joseph. Not
all OF the union men are in favor of a
strike, but they will obey orders from
the national headquarters.
A Chicago dispatch says that gen.
eral strike of the employees of all the
big packing plants throughout the
country was ordered last night by Mi
chael J. Donnelly, president of the
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butch
er Workmen of America. Unless the
packing companies offer some sort of
compromise to the demands of the
union, the $4,000 workmen affected by
Donnelly's order will quit work.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-07-12
$500 Chicago to st. Paul-Minneap
oils and Return.

Via the North Western Line. $4,000
round trip Chicago to Superior and
Duluth; $3.50 round trip Chicago to
Sault Ste. Marie, tickets on sale daily.
$12.S5 Chicago to Marquette and re-
turn, on sale June 7 and q, July5
and 10. Correspondingly low rates
from other points. Perfectly appoint
ed train service. Through sleeping
cars. The best of everything. In
formation and tickets can be secured
from your home agent, or address A.
H. Waggener, % Fifth Avenue, Chi
cago, III.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-07-12
More Miners Arrested.

Cripple Creek Col, July 12.-Upon
complaints sworn out by S. A. Phipps,
direct information was yesterday
filed in the district court charging
Frank Cochran, secrtary-treasurer of
the Victor Miners union; Arthur Par
ker Albert Darlington, Thomas Nc
Manus, Richard James, John James,
Edward McKelvey and Alfred Miller
with conspiracy to kill Roscoe McGee,
who was shot and instantly killed in
the Victor street fight on June 6. All
of these men are now in Jail here.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-07-12
Crop Conditions.

Washington, July 12.-The condition
of winter wheat, 1877, compared with
TIT last month; spring wheat 93.7,
compared with 93.4 last month. Con-
dition growing crop, 96.4 compared
with 1914 Average conditions spring
pared with 80 last year. Wheat re-
naming in hands of the farmer, &c.
100000 bushels. equivalent to 81 per
cent of the cropt last year Condition
of oats 1913 compared with 1872 last
month. Condition Of corn, S6.4.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-07-12
HOW's THIS?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case Of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo, Ohio.
We, the undersigned, have known
F. J. Cheney for the last Is years,
and believe him perfectly honorable
in all business transactions and fin
ancially able to carry out any obliga-
tions made by their firm.
West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, Ohio.
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin, Whole
sale Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system
Testimonials sent free. Price 75c
per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-07-12
Seashore Excursion
Thursday, August 18th,
Via PENNSYLVANIA Lines.

$140O round trip from Richmond
to Atlantic City, Cape May, Holly
Beach, Anglesa, Avalon, Sea Isle
City, Wildwood, Ocean City, New Jer
sey; Ocean City, Maryland; Reho-
both, Delaware. Tickets good return
ing within twelve days. Stop-over al
lowed at Philadelphia. For particulars
about through train service, ETC., COM
municate with C. W. Elmer, Ticket
Agent, Pennsylvania Lines, Richmond
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-07-12
On at Richmond; Off at st. Louis,
via. PENNSYLVANIA Lines.

"The Worlds Fair Special' leaves
Richmond at 1908 p. NJ, daily, ar
rives at St. Louis at 1922 a. m.
Through drawing room sleeping cars
and vesti5ule coaches enable World
Fair visitors from Richmond to make
the trip to St. Louis without change
ing cars Other through trains to St.
Louis leave Richmond sos a. m,
to 1915 a. m. and ] :25 p. m. Round
trip tickets from Richmond with re-
turn limit of seven days sold Tues
days and Thursdays until June 30th
at $500; tickets for 15-day stay in
St. Louis solid daily at 5000; 60
day tickets, $1,000; season tickets,
$14.00. For full information about
trains and special excursions, consult
C. w. Elmer, ticket agent, Pennsyl-
vania lines. Richmond, Ind.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-07-12
The Pennsylvania lines west have

The Pennsylvania lines west have
just doubled their sleeping car and
dining car service with the installa-
ton of the schedule which took eff
feet yesterday. Thirty-fve new
sleeping cars between st. Louis and
New York and Pittsburg and Chi
cago. The Pennsylvania people claim
that no road in the country can boast
better sleeping car and coach equip
ment than the Pennsylvania lines
west.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-07-12
Flint GIassWorkers Meet.

Marietta, Ohio, July 1.-THE 9th
annual convention OF the American
Flint Glassworkers' union opened
here yesterday with 400 delegates from
all parts of the United States and Can
ada in attendance. The feature of the
day was the parade given last night
by the delegates and alternates and
the branches of organized labor in this
city. The business session will last
two weeks
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-07-12
PRAYER and Repentance,

Chicago, July 12.-Prayers offered
by members of mission induced Chas.
Floethe to give himself up to the po-
lice and confess crimes committed in
several cities. F'lOethe went to the
city hall shortly before midnight and
told the detectives that he had been
converted. He said he had cmbeZZled
money in Jersey City, Cincinnati and
other cities and that in Chicago he
had passed forged checks.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-07-12
AT COUNTRY CLUB OPENS SAT
URDAY-PROBABLE ENTRIES
MANY WILL CONTEST
And Tournament Will be a Close One
-Speculations as to the Win
ners-State Contest Soon.

The great event of the Country
Club golfers, the annual summer
tournament, will be given at the club
links next Saturday, July 10th. Near
ly all of the members of the club
have avowed their determination to
enter in this tournament, the winning
Of which is big feather in the cap
of any golfite, whether "raw' or ex-
perienced. This tournament has been
looked forward to for many weeks
with great expectation and all, save
the team members, have been steadily
practicing for this one great event,
so the contest will assuredy be eX-
citing and close ones. 1t has been de-
cided by those having charge Of the
tournament to rule for winners In this
way; the first sixteen scores in the
free for-all preliminary match on the
first day will qualify for the later
rounds After that everything will
be match teams. In, this way the me-
diocre golfers will be ruled out at
the end of the first day, and the re-
mainder of the time will be for the
experienced golfers, whose work Will
be watched with intentneSs. The
finals will not take place until some
time in the middle of next week, as
the dwindling down Of the large num-
Der to very few will take several
days.
Speculation is rife as to the prob
able two golfers who will be quail
flied in the final round. Walter Hut
ton, the winner Of the President s
cup, stands probably a better show
than any other, but there are several
! fine golfers who will try for the an
nual championship. The younger
element will be conspicuous in the
match, as the number Of young play
ers of over ordinary ability has in
creased rapidly of late. 1t is not
supposed that any members of the
regular golf team, which now is com
posed Of Elmer, Starr, Strattan, Hill
and Poundstone, will enter in the an
nual tournament, the fact of their
having made the team being a suffi-
cient guarantee Of the excellence of
their playing. A very large crowd
will be present Saturday to watch
the opening Of the tournament, which
will commence at 2 o'clock sharp.
The topic Of conversation after the
annual tournament will be Rich
mond's chances in the State tourna-
ment. later in the season. The local
club has a very fine team at presenr,
an dalthough the fact Of its exclusion
from any league shuts it off from :
good deal of practice, it will be one
of the best that will enter in the
State tournament
Muncie, the winner last year, has
not quite so good a team this sea
son, but, according to reports, will
try hard for the State championship
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-07-12
Ball Player Killed by Lightning.

Pittsburg, July 12.-Charles Jeffries,
left fielder of the Jamestown baseball
team, was struck by lightning at Nc
Keesport yesterday afternoon and died
almost instantly. L he team had just
finished practice and Jeffries was in
the act of throwing to second base
when there was flash of lightning
and he tell on the field.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-07-12
Charged With independence Crime

Cripple Creek. Col, July 12-Pearl
Shelton was brought to this city yes
terday from Pueblo on warrant
charging him with the murder of the
fourteen men killed by the explosion
at Independence station June 6. Skel-
ton was a member of the New Free
Coinage Miners union and had worked
in several mines in the district
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-07-12
Low Fares to Atlantic City via the
PENNSYLVANIA Lines.

July11th and for certain trains
July 10th, excursion tickets to Allan
tic City, account Imperial Council
Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine, will be
sold from all ticket stations on the
Pennsylvania Lines. For Informal
ton regarding rates, time of trains,
etc, see Local Ticket Agent Of those
lines.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-07-12
Low Fares to st. Paul via Pennsyl
vania Lines.

July 18th to 18th, inclusive, excur-
sion tickets st. Paul, account Tri-
enniol Convention, Ladies' Catholic
Benevolent Association will be sold
from all ticket stations on the Penn
sy.vania Lines. For full information
regarding fares, time of trains, etc,
apply to local Ticket Agent of those
leg.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-07-12
Special Summer Tourist Fares via
PENNSYLVANIA Lines.

Will be in effect June 25th to Sep
TENDER 30th. inclusive, to Colorado,
Utah, Wisconsin, South Dakota and
points in Southwest, For particulars
consult ticket agents Of Pennsylva-
MIA Lines.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-07-12
WestcOtt Block.

Entirely different from all other
crackers, "be up to date" and try
something new occasionally. "Fault-
less Soda,' only 1Oc and for sale by
all grocers.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-07-12
BLAZE AWAY

Who cares? I'm fortified with an eel
orado" laundered collar, The kind
hat don't melt down"
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-07-12

Eat r. B. Co.'S Ideal Bread.
Eat r. B. Co.'S Ideal Bread.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1904-11-02
hangers of CIevelandism.

Free silver was only Il threatening
peril from which the election of Nc
Kinley saved the nation. Free trade
was the road to ruin from which his
election diverted the national course.
The election of 1896 saved the United
States from Clevelandism no less than
from Organism, and Clevelandism is
peril into which the people are not
likely to fling the country in a reaction
from Organism. The threat of Bryan
ism has not obscured the dangers of
Clevelandis.o. The people have had
full experience of the miseries pro-
duced by the latter and do not feel
encouraged to bring them on again.
The promise of Democracy is bad
whether the promise appears in tn
ascendency of one Democratic faction
sr the other. The people are not ripe
for change such as the Democrats
would give them.-Pittsburg Chronicle.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1904-11-02
A Surprise Party.

Last Thursday evening members OF
the local N. E. 0. P. order, to the
number of about SO, drove to the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Russell on
Laporte road, for the purpose of en-
ioying a farewell visit with that
worthy couple, before their removal
to California, which will occur in the
near future. 1t was a complete sur
prise to Mr.. and Mrs. Russell, who
had retired for the night. However,
the company were given a royal well
come and the evening proved a de-
cidedly pleasant social event. Mr..
and Mrs. Russell have been members
of Lamoille Lodge for a number of
years and Mrs. Russell has always
taken an active interest in'the organi-
zation. A handsome, brilliant set,
brass clock was presented them, as a
slight token of the esteem in which
they are held by the friends assem-
bled, the presentation speech being
made in a pleasing manner by E. M,
Davis and feelingly responded to by
both host and hostess.