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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-26
DEATH .IST OF VICTIMS
NOW REA ACEIES s118 SOULS
SURVIVOR ORS IN
BADGONDITION

sill
VICTORIA B. a. Jan. 26-As far
as can he told early this morning lls
persons lost their lives in the wreck
q the Steamer Valencia and 80 were
sayed but mot woman or child es-
eeped
News of the finding Of three more
.anirors on Turtle Island reached
hese last night. These men drifted
iore On asecond raft launched We'd
hesday afternoon Often men who left
he steamer but three were rescued
although one other was lost in the
uoods and likely was found by In
slms.
The ran dEifted into Barkly sound,
knirns small island OF Village
LAND. E1eineer Wilson jumped over.
Asstd and "a attempting to swim was
Iovned Fhe remaining nine landed
q Turtle Island 81 midnight wednes-
~ Before morning lYe went crazy
ral jumped into the water. One Of
10 strongest d them started out for
10 and had NOT returned when the
maining men we're taken on board
e launch Shamrock Of the Victoria
asr being found by Indians.
While the men drifted on the life
ri they saw the steamer Topeka for
asonslderable time but were unable to
slsract attention, although they tried
hsntica1ly to do so.
Tney saw Cape Beals hight that
night and tried 10 make for 1t, using
osnl 8
ghese survivors are in a terrible
light but Il & thought all will re
s,fer
One of the rescued men said there
Fsre "A persons BY actual count on the
eamer when the raft left. Included
hlhe nunbef we're Captain Johnson
ana nine others or the SHIPS crew. All
q these andcdbtedly pertshed wher
ee sesseI broke up. Only single
t,okep mast stands above the water
noN maFking the grave Of the yalen
~ aud the spot where scores lost theiI
lies.
Johns on made no effort to save his
An iife. Heart.broken over the great
is,s d lie attending the destruction
dthe Valencia With tense drawn face
captain Johnson, cltnging to the rig
gIns With the passengers, thought only
q hose Withhim. Time and again he
grayed for assistance. Passengers ant
aew begged Johnson to place a life
Aeit about hisswaist but he persistent
Z refused to doiso But one boat Il
snaccounted for This contained eighr
women. II barely possible. thest
perscns landed further up the coast.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-26
.TOWN.. ..TOPICS!
CASE BRINGS FORTH A LETTEA
SENT BY PRESIDENT RoosE-
WELT TO COL. MANN.

WASHINGTON, Jan 2s-The toh
lowing statement was given out q ne
White House this morning; eIn yis
of Colonel Mann's testimony yester
day the following which explains
self, is made public: White Hoase
washington. November i, 1905
"sIr: "The President directs me 9
acknowledge the receipt Of your lst
ter running as follows. Colonel
Mann,s compliments to the President
and requests the honor Of acceptance
Of the Fads and Fancies, for repres
tation In which the President Nas
pleased to give d photograph e
Hampton some three years asol md
which Is but illst completed. Thsyols
ume Is sent to-day BY Adams lISptess
october 1S, 1905, and to say that Ms
Hampton has already publicly
stated the President did not give any
photograph to her for putlIcstlpA q
the work IN question AM ttAL he knew
aothing Of the book, or4oi til. fact tint
Mrs hampton wished the tthdtosr9ph
for Use therein
"Cnder the circumstances the Pfesi;
don't cfnnot accept the toi,k ana 4 q
accordingly returned 70 yop herewith
Yours truly,
''WILLIAM Deb Jr
Secretary to the Pfesident
WILLIAM D. ls MANN
Editor Town Topics,
1853 Fifth avenue New York
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-26
SENIOR SMOOT
TALKS ABOUT
HIMSELF
SAYS. HE REPRESENTS THE
sTATE OF UTAH AND NOT
THE MORMON CHURCH.
TELLs OF HIS RELATIONS With
JOSEPH SMITH OF THE
BOARD OF APOSTLES.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2e-senator
Reed smoot. of Utah, discussing the
charges against him pending before
the Senate Committee on Privileges
and Elections said to-day; Il repre-
sent in the Senate not the Mormon
Church, or any Individual group Of
Mormon oficials, but the state Of
Utah and the Republican party. 10,
ssph Smith, President of the Quorum,
OF, Board Of Apostles, of which am .
member. has no more influence WITH
me than has any. other citizen OF
Utah.
why, In all my service in the Sen,
ate, have received only one letter
from President Smith. That was a
request from him that l secure the
pstppoiutment Of Edward Anderson
q surveyor Of the general land oniee
At Salt Lake. Instead of doing this.
/ supported the candidacy for that
place Of Thomas Hull, who was ap.
pointed by President Roosevelt. This
Of itself, ought to show how riiicu.
lous IS the claim Of my opponents that
j am under the influence Of the church
or Of President Joseph Smith"
Supplementary hearing Of testimony
in the smoot case will be begun on
February 8.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-26
SERIOUS FIRE
AT FLEMENG'S
LUMBER YARD

If the Fairmont IRE department
ever demonstrated It's worth to the
city, it did last night, 0. ]. Fleming,
the well known lumber dealer whose
yards are in the alley in the rear OF
the Presbyterian church, had perhaps
more than a ten thousand dollar stock
confined in a very small area.
Fire broke out in the combination
stable. cutting room and storehous'
which fronts on the alley and close
on to 10 o'clock last night and was
blazing fiercely before the central
station men reached the scene. The
FIRE evidently started on the east side
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-26
BOYS CHOIR
FOR YORK STATE FoLks-JA@Es
LAcKAYE AND RAY l. ROYCE
WITH COMPANY.

Prof. W. H. Omen, director Of the
Grand Opera House orchestra is re-
hearsing twenty boys, WHO will sing
Calvary" in the last act of york
state Folks" at the Grand tomorrow
night, 1t is a very rare occur
renee for this company to use a
choir, as It always equires much
labor and time for proper re-
hearsals, but as the choir was used
by "York state Folks" on It's first ap'
pesrance here when the company
opened the Grand, Mr., Wright, manager
and owner Of "York state Folks" al
WAYS insists on using the choir and
the local management has always co
operated with him to make that
feature a success. 1t makes the finale
Of the last act a most impressive
scene and adds much and Is in keep,
ing with the production throughout
a. this attraction pays more attention
to details than any company on the
American stage, and this with the IRE
proachable cast makes the production
the most pleasing and satisfying one
that has ever appeared here 1t has
been rumoredthat James paekaye and
peyT Royce are not with the com
panyl this season, but the rumor is un'
founded, and the local management
gives a guarantee that they will be
seen in their respective parts. Of "si,
mon Z 4 peter, and "Myronl Cooper
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-26
-77oFE state Folks" FaIrmOnt'S "a
yOrIse EIay, will be seen here SATURDAY.
Death at Montana.

Yesterday afternoon at the home Of
her parents in Montana occurred the
death Of Mrs. George Holbert, of this
city, after a brief illness of typhoid
pneumonia, Mrs. Holbert had been
visiting her relatives in Montanal
where, she was stricken with the q dis, s
ease which caused her death. She va
yenty.seyeh years ofSage and g stiS:
WED 81 hsr husband and tiFee srifp
chiidfen. Funeral seFyises VIII pel held
to.mot4ov q her iathers homein Mon
tana
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-26
WHEN STATEHOOD
BILL PASSED
THE HOUSE

WASHINGTON; JAM With the
adoption Of the statehood bill ysstsr-
day BY the House the 'Insurreetion
Of 1sO5r passed into history. OF the
tlfty.four whom chief Babeock claim
cd to have enrolled 1ndeflhis banner,
only 4S-could be found when the en-
gagement began on "wednesday and
only 81 went to the firing line yester.
day.
There is some talk yet to be heard
but in the main the insurgents have
promised to be good hereafter, In the
language of Mondell, Of Wyoming, I'VE
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-26
SCHOOL
FOR USE OF MARION COUNTY
puslIc SCHOOLS WILL BE
ADOPTED TOMORROW.
BOARD rs IN SESSION TODAY
LISTENING TO THE BOOK
MEN.

The book board for Marion county
schools met this afternoon for the pur-
pose Of hearing the agents represent
ing the different book firms and to Sc
lect the books that in their opinion
our schools need.
The board is composed Of the fol-
lowing members: County superin-
tendent Of Free Schools, Carter L.
Faust q +. Morgan. W. A. Hustled,
t. j. Humphreys, Fairmont; VIM. q.
Watson, watson; T. N. swisher, Win.
neld; p. G. McBee, Warrington; John
A. Book, Pennington. and ]. ]. Talk
ington, Gray's Flat.
There will be competition among
the book, firms which will be repre-
sented by able men. CHM & Co. of
Boston, is making the most strenu-
GUS effort to secure the adoption OF
books published by that hrm; it has
three agents here working like bea,
vers. The representatives of this
firm srsyi5 H. N. weigel, "A. F. VII
moth and N. A. Bryant. The inter.
-ests Of american Book Company, Of
New York, is being looked after by A.
]. wilkinson and Mr.. Dingess. The
D. c. Heath Company, Of Boston, win
not suffer II w. H. Loseh can help 1t
and the LippIncott Co., of Philadel-
phia, has W. E. Kershmer in the field.
Christopher. sower and Company, Of
Philadelphia, has N. Craig Heany to
tell the merits of its publications
while II. j. Brock will use his powers
Of persuasion for the Acme Publish.
ing Company, of Morgantown, and
chas. T. Kurtz will show the adyap.
tages offered by the clearheld Supply
Company, Of Clearaeld, Pa.
The books adopted in 1901 for i've
years, on which the time has expired,
and which will be retained or others
adopted in their stead are:
Harvey's Language Lessons.
Harvey's Grammar.
McMaster's 9. s. History.
peterman's Civil Government.
webster's Dictionaries.
wright's Nature Readers,
Cutters Physlologies,
Rand and McNally's Maps and Globes.
Montgomery's Beginners History.
Myers General History.
CHM & Co.'s copy.books,
Frye's Elements of Geography.
Frye's Complete Geography.
Fast and Maxwell's State History.
Brooks Mental Arithmetic,
Meseryey's Bookkeeping.
The books adopted in 1902, which
term expires next year are:
Baldwln's Primer.
McGuney's Readers.
Rays Arithmetic.
McGuRey's speller.
Mines Arithmetic.
Mines Geometry.
Dryers Physical Geography,
~
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-26
slnKtPErrIcoATIs AT sS.oo.

More III to-day y-fnak ding the color
aid size assortment complete. Black
and dezen sslerp, Including slis pa''
tsl and evening siadts q $500 each
4lolplEFE's'
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-26
NEW aPoNYp SUITS

some uray ones Ia today a. ,l5,
More 81 those Nanpisli navy blIie and
black serass al sisso New srays n
de same price others aptc 5000
"JolLiFFE'sF
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-26
FITTED COVERT JACKETS,

In Tan coverts also Ii. black shsy'
lot. Some have fall satin lining and
priced at $500. Others up to $500.
"JoLLlFFE's'"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-26
NEW apoNn COATS

Anether lot into day paCk and light
uray mistures ana tancossrss ii $3.50,
biaek and blue cheviots and tan Co
Verss at $3.50, $1,000 and up to 5000.
see these beautlee
JoLLlFFEsl"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-26

"The American Lady Shoe" sold
only BY Jas. Pople at $500 and $3.50
per pair, all styles,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-26

Marriage License Granted
A marriage license has been granted
to Frank w Wilson and Ada p Riee
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1906-01-18

Miss Alice Thompson, the eff
ficient and popular stenOgrapher
at the local mill of the Refuge
Cotton Oil Company, he'd the
misfortune to meet with a pain
full accident last Wednesday af-
ternoon. While out driving her
horse became unmanagable, and
in jun ping from the buggy she
dislOcated her shoulder. Messrs.
Joe Randle and Will LOFTS. who
CHANGED to be passing by in a
buggy, went to the young lady 5
assistance, and took her to the
home of her sister, Mrs. AMI
Cheatham, on North Third ave
nue., where she boards. Medical
aid was quickly sum moned, and
Miss Thompson's s injuries were
properly dressed. She is doing
as well as could be expected, and
has the best wishes o. many
friends for speedy recovery.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1906-01-18
For the Confederate Monument i.

The beautiful juvenile operetta,
Snow White" will be given in
COlum bus in the early spring.
Part of the proceeds will be do
mated to the Confederate monu-
ment fund. When plans have
been perfected for rehearsal, any
child, girl or boy, who can and
will sing, ought to volunteer their
service for such a cause. This
will be appreciated by the ladies'
who are in charge, and in the
future when Colum bus children
shall look upon the monument
that will be erected here, it will
be pleasant to remember that
they contributed not only mon
ey, but their time and work to-
ward it's construction. The
operetta, containing solos, duets
and choruses, will be rendered
creditably by Colum bus talent.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1906-01-18
Sflepard'S Moving Pictures.

Shepard's S Moving Pictures
came to the Colum bus Theatre
for an afternoon and evening en-
gagement last Wednesday, au
diences of fair proportions having
been present on both occasions.
Shepard s Pictures have been
seen in Colum bus On many prev
ious occasions,a ,and always delight
those who go to see them. Quite
a numb Der of new pictures were
shown, and several we'll render
ed songs accompanied by unusu-
ally beautiful illustrations added
materially to the charm of the
Entertainment.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1906-01-18
Spraque Lawrence Wedding

The marriage of Miss Daisy
Sprague and Mr.. Travis L. Law
renee, which was very quietly
solemnized at the First Metho-
dist church Tuesday afternoon at
half past five o'clock, calls forth
abundant good wishes from their
legion of friends. 1t was a pret-
ty and impressive ceremony per
formed by the r ev. l.. NJ
Broyles, pastor of the church,
and Miss Sprague made a strik-
ing looking bride in a becoming
suit of white EN- broidered cloth
with picture hat to match. Since
coming to Colum bus several
years ago from the West, Miss
Sprague, the second daughter of
Capt. and Mrs. f. Il. Sprague,
has made many admirers. She
is a handsome girl of pronounced
brunette type, and is unusually
capable Ia church circles, her
efficient and devoted work has
been a factor in the success which
has attended the efforts in var
ious departments. Mr.. Law
renee, who is receiving cordial
congratulations, is a promising
a n d highly esteemed young
planter. Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
will spend several weeks with
Capt. and Mrs. Sprague on Col
lege street, before going to their
country place near Colu nbus.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1906-01-18
A MUSICAL EVENT
VIII be the Song Recital
by Madame Katherine
Fisk at the College.

"A musical treat quite out af
the ordinary will be the song rs.
cital To be given ou next FRIDAY
evening at the College Chapel bv
Madame Katherine Fisk. and Fl
Is pleasant To note that there rs
every indication of tbe great
contralto'> receiving "A cordial.
welcome. There is NO American
singer whose success iu recent
years has been more uniformly
pronounced. and n1ue has -eeur.
ed more differing recognition .r
Europe, as well as her own
country.
Madame Fisk has "a sympatf
etic voice and a charming man.
ner said the London standard
after the concert in which tra
American singer took the rar.
of Madame Nordica IT. addition
u her wonderful voice which f-
of unusual strength and sweet
ness, Madame Fisk 5 personality
is one that j. a strong factor .r
accounting for her widesuraaF
popularity Handsoa-. wc.
gowned and gracious. beer social
triumphs have been as c0usu.cu
Gus as her artistic Successes.
1t is safe 30 say there wiI hr
no more important concert offer
ed the Columbus people this SEA
son and everyone who i- inter
ested in any way in music should
not fail 10 attend. Madame Fisk
will appear under the auspice- ar
the Industrial Institute and CII
lege Lyceum Course aud ue he
speak for a full house.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1906-01-18
New Cars for the Southern.

The shipping public will be in
terested in the information that
the Southern Railway has placed
orders for the following new
equipment:
1.157 fifty-ton all steel double
hopper coal cars for delivery in
October and Novem Der, 1906;
l $50 thirty ton plain box cars,
deliveries to be made in July and
August, 1906, at the rate of 1000
per month; 1872 fifty ton fiat
bottom steel gondolas, deliveries
to be made in Septem Der, Octo-
Der and Novem Der, 1906; 5000
thirty-ton plain box cars. deliv-
cries to begin March, 18th, 1906,
and continue at the rate of 500
per month until completed; 1850
thirty ton plain box cars, deliv-
cries to begin in May, 1906, and
continue at the rate of Is to 20
day until com pleted, making a to-
tai of 8,729 cars, practically all of
which will be available in time
for the next cotton crop.
The Southern determined to
do it's part towards overcoming
the car famine from which all
lines in the country have suffer
ed during the past year, and
which has been a source of mut b
to shippers of all
classes of freight.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1906-01-18
j. A. GOREE.

Not a dissatisfied customer vet
in gigantic sale, Surprise Store.
Money back quick if you want it.
Hon. |. r. Hinton, a prominent
attorney from Car rollton, Ala.
was in the city yesterday.
Mr.. Henry Nolaud has resign
ed his position as a mem Der of
the Colum bus police force.
1t looks like before Christ
man" in the Surprise Store-gi-
gantic sale.
Pay less and get more, gigan-
tic sale, dead sure Surprise
Store.
Mr.. M. p. Feazell, of West
Point, spent Saturday in the
city.
The gigantic sale-Surprise
Store-is the talk of the town.
DR.. F. M. Vaughn, of Dunbar,
was in the city yesterday.
Sell Royal Blue $3.50. sale
price, $2.95. A. Schwab.
1 1O1W
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1906-01-18
The Frank Dudely Engagement.

The Frank Dudley Com pany
closed a weeks engagement at
the Colum bus Theatre last night.
On account of the bad weather
and other unfavorable conditions,
the engagement was only moder-
ately successful. On Friday
night the company presented
Robert Louis Stephenson s eel.
ebrated psychological drama,
DIR. Jekyll and Mr.. HYDE and
last night appeared in THE
Tradesman." Both of these
plays have been here on several
previous occasions, and both are
favorites with local theatregoers.
The com pany goes from here to
Aberdeen.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1906-01-18
Mr. Ino. Clark Sr Dead

Mr.. Jno. Clark. Sr.. one ar
Tupelo's wealthie~t and m.-t
highly esteemed citizens. died at
his home in that city about nur
o'clock last Friday morning lfr
Clark was an early riser. and
had Just arisen o. make rra.
After kindling the f~a h. -.t
down iu a chair. gave Is SLIGHT
cough and iu a few seconds ar
pired. Deceased was serv prom
inent in financial circles. lrI r.-
well known and very r1uGa
among the cotton men ar F..t
Mississippi ie Wa. connected
with numerous enterprise
which he lived having been rra-
ident Of the Tupei0 Cotton lr
Tupelo Fertilizer co the Har
Of Tupeloand the TuDaIo Grocery
Co.
Mr.. Clark's body was taken y.
his old home at Verona f1r inter-
nent.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1906-01-18
THE ANNUAL MEETING
OF Mississippi and West
Alabama Fair ASSOCia-
tiOn Held Wednesday.

The annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Mississippi
and West Alabama Fair Associa
ton was held at the court house
last Wednesday, and the reports
of the secretary and treasurer
showed the affairs of the aSSocia
tion to be in good condition. Not
withstanding the fact that yellow
fever prevailed in several places
ia Mississippi during last sum
mer and the early part of the fall
the attendance at the fair which
was held here in October was
good, and the receipts were cor
respondingly large. 1t nas been
found, however. that the asSocia-
tion has been expending too
much money in premiums, for
premiums both in the racing de-
partment and in the department 1T
of exhibits. The premiums here
tofore given by the association
have been larger than those Civ
en- at any other fair in this Sec
ton, and next year it will be
necessary to make a cOnsidera-
BILE reduction in the premium
list.
Some of the officers Of the as
sOciation are in favor of opening
up Market street. which runs
directly through the fair grounds,
as far south as the corporate linn
it's extend, and if this is done
that portion of the fair grounds
lying west of the new thorough
fare will be divided into city lots,
and placed upon the market. This
proposition was discussed t
4ougtn aD 0ne meeting which was
held Wednesday, and a commit
tee, consisting of Secretary, John
Oliver and Treasurer, E. S.
Moore was appointed to look into
the feasibility of the scheme, and
report to the stockholders at
meeting.
The following directors were
for the ensuing year:
Messrs. j. T. Arm strong, w. O..
Evans. E. S. Moore, E. g. Hardy,
Carey Cooke, W. S. Turner, l..
w. Payne. w. S. Muslin, John
Oliver.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1906-01-18

Mr.. E. c. Chapman, the eff
Giant cashier of the Merchants
and Farmers Bank, has return.
ed from Jackson, Miss, where
he went to attend a meeting of
the executive com mittee of the
State Bankers Association, of
which he is a member.
Hon. Walter Weaver has re-
turned from Jackson, Miss.
where he went to attend the re-
ception which was given by Gov
ernor Vardaman Wednesday
night.
LOST. A fur scarf. Finder
will return to DISPATCH office
and receive reward. ct.
$4,000 yards latest designs in
EN- broideries ju st received at
Cheap Joe's.
Another lot of bargains on dis
sale Surprise
Store.
Everybody is getting big bar
gains at gigantic sale-Surprise
Store.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1906-01-18
A SPLENDID SHOWING
Is Made by Progressive
Union of Work Done in
Past Twelve Months.

At meeting of the board of
directors of the Progressive I'm
ion which was held last Tuesday
night the annual report of Sec
retary [. II. Sykes was read, and
was received with approval by
the mem bers of the board. While
it is true that no new manufactur-
ing enterprises have been Secur-
ed for Colum bus the same thing
may be said of nearly every other
city in Mississippi. as the i'll eff
fectS of the yellow fever epidemic
and the stringency of the money
market which a short cotton crop
always brings have been felt in
every section of the state, and
building operations have been al
most com pletely at a standstill.
The Progressive Union is now
considering a proposition which
if accepted will be a big thing for
Columbus. The nature of this
enterprise can not as yet be Civ
en- out, but will be made public
within the next few weeks. AS
soon as decision in this matter
is reached a com plete and detail
ed account of what has been ac-
complished by the Progressive
Union during the past twelve
months will be prepared by Sec
retary Sykes, and will be given
to the bile through the columns
of the local newspapers.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1906-01-18

The DISPATCH is glad to note
that Mr.. j. A. Watson, who has
been quite sick at his country
home near this city for some
time past, is able to be up. Mr..
Watson expects to leave soon for
the seacoast, where he goes in
the hope of recuperating his
health.
Mlllican's s MinStrels exhibited
under canvas at Rabb's garden
Friday and Saturday. The ag-
gregation is composed of negroes,
and drew it's patronage mostly
from members of this race.