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The Recorder. INDIANAPOLIS JAN 18 1900 PUBLIC LIBRARY Vol 4 No.23 . TO INSURE NEGROES. START OF A RACE COMPANY. Colored business men of Chicago are about to incorporate an insurance company exclusively for colored people. The reason offered for the drawing of this particular kind of color line is that the insurance companies of the country, it is declared, persist in holding out discriminative rates to those colored people who wish to partake of the benefits accruing from life insurance. It is said by those who profess to know that this is one of many movements to broaden the business life of the country's colored population. Colored men of means see a good chance to make paying in vestments by establishing race business concerns. In the instance of the Chicago insurance company scheme the plan appears to be well outlined. Ministers in the pulpits have called their congregation to sustain the company, and the Lawyers and small business men---grocerymen, butchers, restaurant keepers, coal dealers and the like--have joined with them in a concerted movement to make the plan succeed from the start. Progress of the Negro. At Harvard this year two prominent speakers and debaters are Roscoe Cockling Bruce and Leslie Pinknew Hill, both young colored men, or, as it is becoming more customary to say, Negroes. The forces which are now beginning to be felt impelling the advance of the African race [still so considered though transplanted centuries ago to America] are as yet but vaguely known and generally unrecognized but they exist. These are extending education, slowly increasing competence and wealth, the experience of life in the midst of an intense civilization and a certain subtle and immeasurable power which nevertheless, is a power, the claims of long descent. For all that is said in con empt of this sentiment, few people of any color really despise it. It is no help to any man to acknowledge that his ancient but ignoble blood has crept through scroundrels ever since the flood." It is sometimes a distinct support for a man to feel that his blood is ancient, but not ignoble; that for generations it has flowed through the veins of brave and honest and accomplished men and women, of scholars and gentlemen, What should be noted by the Negro race is that this added influence is beginning to be felt. INDIANA'S SCHOOLS Six that Were Built of Logs are Still in Use. The report of Frank L. Jones. State Superintendent of Public In, institution, filed with the Governor yesterday afternoon, shows that the total daily attendance in the schools of Indiana, during the school year of 1899, was 424,725. The actual enrollment was 556,651 of which 284,531 were males and 272,120 were females. The school enumeration for the last year was 755,698, of which 740,995 were white and 14,703 were colored. The total number of male school children under the enumeration was 391,353, and the number of females 364,345. The number of teachers in the A NEGRO NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE COLORED PEOPLE OF INDIANA State is 15488, of whom 7,252 are men and 8,236 are women. The number of schoolhouses in Indiana is 9,983 of which six are log, eighty-two stone, 5,184 frame and 4,711 are brick. New Albany Notes. The Earnest Workers of the A. M E Z church, will hold a public meeting at Jeffersonville. Sunday at 3 p m; at Rev D L Irvin's church. A program of interest is to be presented. The followmend commendable report is the result of Zion's rally on Dec. 17th; Captains John Woods, $9 00; Mrs. Maggie Harley, 36 00 Mrs. Ida Cross, 47 00; Mrs. Ollie Wallace, 84 00. Total $176.00 This speaks well for thh pastor. R. M. Cooper recently with the Stetson's Uncle Tom Cabin company is with us again. Revival meetings at the Second Baptist church are growing in interest, The Ladies Congress will be repeated at the Zion church, Tuesday evening, Jan 16. Admission 5c. Rev J, C, Patton is the editor of the new paper, "The Leader." The Cantata "Jolly Xmas" was a success. The children exhibited evidence of great training. Master Homer Edwards, a reporter in the play, gave Indianapolis Recorder a write up of great merit; saying that it was a truly noble and representative newspaper, worthy of general commendation. The infant child of Mr and Mrs Gus, Jones, was buried Monday. Mrs. D S Vance who has been indisposed is able to be out again, Rev L W Ratliffe assisted Rev, Brewer at Corydon, last Sunday. During his absence, Rev Howard officiated, Through the earnest efforts of Mr James Calhoun, one of our estimable young men; Rev Ratliffe was presented a handsome overcoat. The Festival chorus will present the serenata-"The Dream Costa' Tuesday evening, Jan. 30th, at the Music hall. The affair promises to excell all other of its kind. Mr. John Edmond, Mrs. Mary Russell and Mrs. Sallie Sterrett are on the sick list. Alexandria Notes. Mrs. Rev. Allen of Seymour, is visiting in Anderson, the guest of friends and relatives. The members of the Metoodist church at Anderson, will tender to their pastor a grand donation party this evening, Mr. Tony Williams and wife have returned from a visit to their former home in Frauklin, Ind. Mrs. Hammonds entertained at 5 o'elock dinner last Sunday in honor of her guest, Mrs. Price of Chicago, Mr. Tony Williams has opened a nice and cozy Boarding house at 116 E. Taylor street, where he will be pleased to accommodate the public. Rev. Elzy was in Indianapolis during the holidays. Services at the Baptist church are having an increased attendance Mrs, Nancy Price will make her future home in Chicago. The ladies of the Olive Leaf temple held a public installation Jan. 2nd. Grand Master Rice of Indianapolis, conducted the installation in a solemn and impressive manner An elaborate repast was served the sum of $12.25 being netted. Mrs, Robert Scott, is on the sick list. The Baptist church has begun a series of revsial meetings. Miss Magnolia Mack entertained a number af her little friends on New Years day. HON. GEORGE H. WHITE, The Only Negro Member of the Fifty-Sixth Congress. Ably and Courage ously Representing 10,000,000 American Citizens, the Largest Constituency Lead by any Member of the National House of Representatives; He has planned a vigor Negro,s Behalf the People are help. We shall Mr. White's work OUR BOYS IN CAMP An Interesting Newsletter from tle. 24th Infantry, Vancouver Barracks. Wash personal and Social Activities. The Twentieth Century club of Co. B, 24th Infantry, gave their first annual ball in the parlors of the Hotel Dennis, Monday evening January 1st. The entertainment proved a success in every sense of the word. The parlors, the music the singing and last but not least, the supper was grand. Twenty couples assembled to take part in the maze and fascinating waltz, while about one hundred persons young and old assembled as spectators. The grand march was lead by A Parks Wooten and Miss E. Maye Brown. Supper was served on the stage and the repast consisted of all things good to eat. One hundred persons were seated at the tables. One of the interesting features of the evening was the recital by Mr. James G, Cole, which was greeted with the plaudits of the entire company. Many handsome boquets were showered upon Mr Cole, in recognition of his renditions. As to the costumes of the ladies their exquisiteness beggars description, First Sergt Mack Stanfield deserves great praise for the manner in which he has interested himself in behalf of the welfare of his company, which is appreciated by his command Mr George W French and Miss Hughie McLin of Dayton, O. will be married January 28th. A swell affair is anticipated. Sister Georgia Turner is seriously ill from a paralytic stroke. Mrs Richardson is recovering from her recent illness. The Second Baptist church is making great progress under the pastorate of Rev. J. D. Johnson. The B. Y. P. U, reports a larger membership and an increased spirit The Xmas concert was a success and the presentation of the battle ship Maine met with approval. Mrs. Mary Johnson the moiher of Rev. Johnson, has taken residence with her son in this city. Tommy Overton of Indianapolis spent last Sunday with his mother Mrs, Jane Overton. Subscribe for The Recorder, one year $1 The Newsiest, Spiciest and Best Edited Negro Journal in the State Rushville News Read The Recorder. planned a vigorous Campaign in the Negro, s Behalf for this Session and the People are at his back ready to help. We shall hear good reports of Mr, White's work for race and country. --Colored American. Last Sunday a rally was given at the A M E church for the trustees It was a grand success total amount raised $649 t, Elder Sanders will hold quarterly meeting here Sunday Mrs A G Smith, the evangelist is doing much good here, She preached an able sermon at the A M E church Sunday She certainly is a power and deserves the respect and appreciation of all who may come within her reach Mr M Roberts was called to the bedside of his father at Kokomo who is quite. sick Next meeting of the Booker Washington club will be held a Mrs Avery's. The club is certainly doing much good, let the good work go on Miss Isabelle Whitted after spending a few days with her parents, returned to her home in Terre Haute The rally given at the A M E church last Sunday was well attended and $100,01 was raised Mr Burton Cummings has returned to Indianapolis Mrs Robert Fannings is quite ill at her home in S Columbia st Mrs Wm Weaver is improving, Dr Hickman of Crawfordsville, was in the city last tuesday Miss Lula Green ot terre Haute is visiting her sister Mrs Frank Linsey Mrs Jennie Powell and daughter Pearl and Marietta have returned to Lafayette Jennie Parker entertained a few friends at her home last Thursday in honor of Miss Pear Powell of Lafayette and Miss Florence Balenger of Kokomo Mr David Valentine, Sr, spent Sunday in Lebanon. Miss Florence Balenger has returned to Kokomo. Loganport Clips Mrs. James Carter entertained Mrs. Albert Scott at dinner Sunday. The members of the Booker T. Washington club met in a regular session Tuesday at the residence of Mrs James A. Carter, 703 Melbourne ave. Sunday was trustee rally at the church. The new choir under the leadership of Mrs Lulu King and Alvira Russell rendered some selection. The choir has selected its officers for the ensuing year as follows. Pres. Mr. Geo. Allen; Sec. Mrs Dr. A Journal of Opinions, published in the interest of the Race. Correspondence Solicited Special Inducements to Agents Sample Copies on Application Rockville Drops. Frankfort Notes: Ford; Organist, and in structor Miss Alvira Russell Ass't organist; Mrs J. A, Carter Leader, Mrs. G. C. King Ass't; Mrs. H. B, Turner, Treas. Mrs. Mary Gray. Mrs N. L. Grey entertained her Sunday school class in royal style quite an enjoyable time was had by all members present. Vincennes Dolngs. Quarterly meeting at Bethel A. M. E church Jan. 28. Rev. S. B. Jones rec'd another basket of groceries New Year's morning the gift of Mr. Chas Pur-year. Miss Helen Vincent and Mr. Garfield Brewer were married Wednesday evening at the home of the bride. Rev, Rev. C, Hopkins officiating, Mr. Oliver Knight of Pinkstaff, Ill. spent the holidays with his mother, Mrs Ellen Knight. The 20th century Bazaar closed a very successful week New Year's night. Rev. S. B. Jones and his excellent committee feel proud over their success. Those who won in the ticket selling contest were Mrs. Josie Thomas, 1st prize; Mrs. Malisa Pettiford, 2nd; Mr. Henry Goins, the gentleman's prize. Miss Nellie Browning of Terre Haute held the lucky number that drew the handsome pen cushion at the 20th century bazaar. Mr George Jacobs will leave in few days for St. Louis to accept a position as Pullman car porter. Master Vernis Pettiford was seriously hurt while skating last Friday. Bishop Arnett will be in our city and will speak at Bethel A. M E. church Tuesday, Jan 16. A grand masquerade ball was given at the Misses Embry's last Thursday night. Mrs. Malisa Pettiford entertained Rev and Mrs. S B Jones and Mrs Alice Buck at an elegant 4 o'clock dinner New Years day, U B F Lodge, No. 33 officers elected as foilows: Thos Monroe, W M; Martin Gordan, D M; Geo Jackson. F S; Silas Lewis, treas; Chas Hopkins, Chaplain; Gordan Finney, Chairman; Wm Thomas Chairman of sick committee. LaFavette Notes Rev G H White of the A M E church visited his aged mother at Wren Ohio this week. Mrs. Florence Dent of Chicago, and Miss Tanner of Indianapolis are visiting friends in this city. Tippecanoe Lodge, 1992 and Household of Ruth 453, held a joint installation of officers last Wednesday evening. A banquet was served, covers were laid for ninety persons. Ex D, G. M, W, H. Anderson and Mrs. Ida C. Biggs, P. M. N. Gov, were in charge. BloomingtonNews Notes. Mr. and Mrs Wm. Lewis have returned from their wedding tour to Dakota, and St. Louis, Mo., and Mitchell, and are now at home, in N. Dunn st, During the holidays Mr. H. V. Eagleson visited his son, Prof P. E Eagleson, principal of one of the schools at St. Louis. Rev. J. H. Jackson the former pastor of Second Baptist church, was in the city this week. Mrs Jerry Todd and Mr, Samuel Tucker are both seriously sick with rheumatism. Mrs. Bettie Berryman of Brazil, visited her mother. Mrs. Hammons this week. She left for her home Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Smith who have been residing in Glenn co. for some months, have returned to our city. Price 2 Cents Moderate Priced Shoes Serviceable and Good Style Childrens Button and Lace Dongola turned shoes, sizes 5 to 8 ..... 69c Childrens Dongola Opera toe tip Lace shoes, sizes 8½ to 11 ..... 89c Misses Dongola Operr toe tip, Lace shoes, sizes 12 to 2 ..... 99c Childrens Kangaroo Grain Lace and Button shoes, sizes 8½ to 11 ..... 89c Misses Kangaroo Graiu Lace and Button shoes, sizes 12 2 to ..... 99c Little Gents Latin Calf Lace shoes sizes 10 to 18 ..... 85c Boys and Youths Satin Calf Lace shoes sizes 12 to 5½ ..... 99c Womens Dongola Coin stock tip lace shoes sizes 8 to 8 ..... $1.19 Remember, Money back for the asking. CHICAGO Shoe Co. 130 E. Washington Street. L. F. Elmendorf, Mn'g'r Mr. Freeman Johnson, a musician of note, is in the city. The sick list. Mrs. Mary Day, Mrs Susan Hardin, Mrs' Daphora Hammons, Iva Hill. Willis Jackson and Mr. Drake and son. Misses Mamie and Ruth Scott have returned from a ten days visit with their grandparents at Spencer They were accompanied home by Miss Evans of that city. The B. T, Washington literary society rendered one of the best programs in its history on Thursday. Space will not allow us to speak of the different persons who took part and helped to make it as grand as it was. Every one did himself and the occasion credit. Edinburg News Services at First Baptist church Sunday, preaching by pastor Rev. Franklin. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Martin left this morning for Knightstown to spend the week. Mrs. Susan Dixon is on the sick list. Miss Sadie Simms continues quite ill. Mrs. Alford Hanley left Indianapolis, to visit Mrs. Carry Brits, Mr. Starks of Columbus spent Sunday here. Will Martin spent yesterday in Columbus. Mitchell Items Hazel Raine is absent from school on account of illness. Miss Clara Cox visited Bedford last week. Messrs. Arra and Preston Terrill were in Bedford last Sunday. Mr. Lafe Allen was Fort Ritnor last week. Rev. Terrill preached two able sermons last Sunday to an appreciative audience. Noble Winters was in Bedford Monday. Rev. Moorman is carrying on a revival at Bethel A. M. E. church Rev. A. H Knight is recovering from his illness Jeffersonville A grand rally was held at Ind. ave, Baptist church, Sunday, Jan, 7, Rev. W. S. Rollins preached at 3 p. m. The week of prayer at Bethel was observed last week, much interest manifested. Meetings are being held throughout the week, conducted by the pastor, Rev, J. L. Thomas. Quarterly meeting will be held Sunday Jan 14, Rev. D, L. Irvin of the Zion church will preach at 3 p. m. An election of S, S. officers was held at Bethel Sunday afternoon resulting as follows Supt, Prof. R, F, Taylor; Sec, Miss Anna Martin; Ass't sec. Miss Luetta Winston; treas, Miss Nellie Gray; Lib, Miss Susie Williams, Advertising Medium THE RECORDER, INDIANAPOLIS, V aces THE RECORDER. ___ A Negro Newspaper, a Postisuay Every Sarunpar ar __ IspraNaroris, INprawa. __ sunscrreri0x nares, Mie Met csc, - 54 vam Ssaes o-cus ns ones SD Subscriptions miay-be seat by postoffice Wioncy order, oF tegistered letter. ~ -Alicommunications for publication should _ be accompanied with the name of the writer— ‘ot necessarily for publication but as a quaran- Meet good faith, 5 _ We solicit news, contributions, opinicus and in faceall matter aifectin the Race. We will “not pay for any matter, however, nalessit is or= Gasol by us, Altmatterintended for publica. toa rinst reach thie office not later than Wede tenday of each week to insure insertion Iu the current issue. ADVERTISING RATES ‘Will be furnished on Application. Entered ai tts Postoffice as second-class matter, All letters, Communications aa* Business ‘matters siv ltl be addressed to DHE RECORDER, 12 W New ¥ catreet, Oso. P. STEWART, Publisher “SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 1900. EDITORIAL ‘To-day is the‘day of salvation, BEVERIDGE’S SPEE! H. | ‘The speech of Senator Beveridge, déliyered Tuesday, before a national alldience, commends itself to every thoughtful citizen. ‘The subject, the man and the place were all important ani the speech was anxiously awaited by the na‘ion, ‘That the great ques- tion was succinctly and successfully presented by the speaker, there can be Mo reasonable doubt. Briefly stated, the speech as presented, embraced the great stragetic and commercial value ‘of the Phillippines; the situation as created by and forced upon us by the war with Spain; the character of the inhabitants and their unfitness for self-government; the duty of the Unit- ed States in the premises; the best form ‘of government suitable for these peo- ple. and the urgent need of a clean ad- ministration. Other and minor views were presented, in addition and all tending to support thé Administration in its duty in the Phillippiaes. ‘To the pessimist, the fact that Sena- tor Beveridge was parsonly pre sent in the Phillippines, gives weight and standing to kisargument and clinches his statements. It was indeed a mas: terly effort, full of 1ogie and wisdom _Aand reflected great credit on Indiana's greatest orator. Let Indianapolis take a tesson from Chieago-in business enterprise and push, - RACE RECOGNITION. ‘Tho Recorder feels that the colored People of Indiana have especial cause for congratulation, in the recent ap- pointment of Hon. Gurley Brewer to the position ot depaty State Statisti- cian, which office carries with it a sal- ary of 890000 and traveling expenses. The fitness and ability of the appointe canes us to feel that, the office sorght the man and the fact that this is the first time in the history of the state that « colored man has occupied so im- portant a political position, snows that ‘the republican party is alive to the in- terests of the colored man, and that in . the future, merit well-earned ana de- Served will be recognized ‘The Recorder has all along contend. ed that the Negro must first fit himself ‘ant then seek recognitioa-he must rep Fesent something more tangible than the fact that he is a colored man. ‘The “Appointment of Mr Brewer gives gen- eral satisfaction, and to Chairman Hernley, of the State republican com- mittee who so gallantly championed the interest manifested in the selection of Mr. Brexer. In Charley Hernley the colored peoplehave a tried and ‘true friend, and a staunch advocate of “their rights and privileges. ~ Fatronize and encourage your race's business and professional representa- tives, They are the ones who repre- ‘sent you In this busy world: Remem- ber that the success of one business or Professional man, adds more to the ma- terial progress of the race than all the fops in the State — Goebel is stitla member of the Ken- tucky legisigture It is hard to get rid of bad habits. eee Anyone who really believes that thereis any “alliance” between Eng- land and the United States is to far gone even to be argued with. ‘The territory of the United States was inereased about 1,600.000 square miles under Democratic auspices It is rather late in the day for that party to fight against the addition of only 150,000 more. ‘The question to the Negro is not so munch, whether this is the nineteenth or the twentieth Century; as it is what material advancement heis going tomake, This is ail important We acknowledge tho receipt of the Jatest musical composition of Mr. Rob- ert P. Jackson of Chicago, one of the test composers in the country. It is entitled, “ill you give the colored race a show?” It is an sppeal for bet- ter recoguition and opportunities. ~The plan now on foot in Chicago, to launch an insurance company, particu- iarly for colored people is said to be meeting with suecess and the ineor- poration of the company is but the question of afew days. While the company whicn is composed of co'ored men, will not draw the color line, yet the aim is to offer speciai inducements tocolored paople ‘It isa known fact some of the industrisl insurance com- panies have two sets of ra‘es, and the ‘colered people pay more than white people for the same insurance. Color- ed mer ot wealth are investing in this company and the plan of insurance is said to be feasible and on a business basis. Charlestown Notes. The Xmas tree at the A.M, E church was grand, Rev. Kelly and wife were the receipients of many presents, Including a fine suit of ciothes from the Plaindeal ex lodge, No. 1630, G. U. 0. 0,F. and an overcoat. from the church, ‘Mrs. Kelly a fine dress from the Household of Ruth and a plush cloak from the church, Our sick: Mrs, George Wilson, Mesdames Barket, Ford, Doyel, and Mrs, Kay, Miss Lula Smith visited here in the city Sunday. Miss E, Dyson has returned from Rockville, ‘ea ieeceatin<tadte Mr. Jetry Henry of lerre Haute, spent Tuesday in the city, Mrs, Jay Towsend of Chicago, is visiting her father Mr. Wm, Her- ring in this city, Mts. Jones and daughter, Miss Salie of Terre Hauté, were in the city Tuesday, Mrs George Thomas is on the sick list this week, Mrs John Bolling of Muncie was in city Xmas week. Elder Henry of Terre Haute was in the city Tuesday. ‘The Xmas entertainment given at the A. M. E, church Monday by Elder Hardiman and Prof. Nichols was quite a success, Mr. Henry Ricks visited his fath er at Indianapolis last week. John Bellmay Jr., is on the sick list. The Christmas entertainment given at M, E church was a suc cess. Mrs, Wm Case and John Payne continue on the sick list. Irvin Dickens is spending the holidays at home. Rev. R. D. Leonard of Olivet Baptist church, - Indianapolis, preached at St Paul Baptist church this city lust Sunday week. The Family Xmas tree given by Jerome Smith and Henry Miles was agrand affair. It was beautifully decorated and well ladened with presents. Fi Brazil Siftings. The A.M. E. church held their quarterly meeting Sunday. Rev, Saunders the Presiding Elder was present and delivered able dis courses. Love feast will be held Sunday morning at the A, M. E. church at 10:30 m, THE RECORDER, INDIANAPOLIS, OIANA Mrs.John Hayden of Greencas | . tle, moe with Mrs. Ar-| Paste-Pot and Scissors maita’ Ellis, | = j Miss Ella’Burden of Terie Haute weneins Tneaant Expeeseed: by: : the Afro-American Dress spent Sunday with parents | eit: Mrs, J. W Anderson who has| The many young wortbless se been visiting her mother Mrs. ee idle, shooting crap, looting of Evansvill ¢, returred home Mon-|around bar rooms, must so day evening. | Young Negroes must stop foolish Mrs, Dr. Oliver is the sick ee nee=Haltinare Appeals : Shelbyville Notes. ie eres God dese ha have wade: The Nineteenth [?] century, Mr. Wm. Dudley has moved to 199 Elm st. Miss Lena Johnson was in this city Sunday the guest of her par ents, Mr, and Mrs. Chas. Bell, Messrs, Burt Ward and Roscoe Walden of Indianapolis were in the city Sunday, Miss Mamie Johnson ot Indiv anapolis was the guest of Miss Bertha Reed Sunday. Miss Emma Langston and moth erof Greensburg, were the guests of Mrs. Jobn Hines in Walnut st., Sunday. Miss Jennie Johnson and daugh- ter, Edna, of Indianapolis, are vis- iting relatives in this city. Our former fellow townsman James ©, Mathews now of Green field was in the city Saturday, Mr. Mathews makes weekly trips to New York with poultry for H, B ‘Thayer and company, We regret very much that Miss Ella Martin, one our most popular young ladies left for Latayette last Monday -where she will remain permanently. Mrs Washington Goode is very sick at her home in East Locust st. Mrs, Laura Butler has moved in S, Pike st, Mr, Norvine Johnson who bas been at Indianapolis for a ten days visit bas returned, and regorts hav- ing an excellent time, ‘Lhe Ladies Intellectual club held a very interesting meeting at the residence of Mrs. Anna Van Meter. ‘The president Mrs Nannie Green, is trying to infuse new hfe into the club, ‘The Social culture club met at | the residence of Miss Anna Owens Thursday night. Rev T,R. Fletcher will start his ten days’ meeting Sunday. Messrs Watts, Marshall, and Johnzon were visiting their relas tives in this city and returned to their employment. in Greenfield, ‘Thursday. Mr, Arthur Allen of Terre haute is visiting bis son, Frank in Eust Locust st. Mr. Allen hus reached his eighty-fifth mile stone, and is rem aikably well preserved for one ot his age, Mrs. Hariet Bosan was in the city on business, New Years’ day twelve young gentlemen gave a very umique reception to their lady friends at the residence of Mrs: John Marshall in §. Pike st, Sevmour News. All the officers of Second Bupt ist church were ree elected last Sunday. Rev Dehoney was added to the corps of teachers. The church contemplates a protracted effort soon, Rev, Thompson expresses thanks to the church for a New Year's pres ent. Will Johnson of Columbus, is portering at the Jonas hotel. Uncle Tom’s Cabin company played here last Tuesday night, Master Cecil Farmer returned from West Baden last Tuesday, Rev. A. J. Thompson filled his pulpit last and preached two able sermons. The election of Sundayschool of= ficers as follows: Melvin Walker supt; Miss Jeanette Booker, treas; Rey, Dehoney, teacher of class no, 3; Miss Minnie Sharpe, teacher of class no, 2;Earl Dehoney sec’y. Mr, Lon Mitchell and his daugh ter, Clara, are still on the sick list. Rev, Lamb preached at the A, M. E. church last Sunday morning- Paste-Pot and Scissors Leading Thought Expressed by the Afro-American Dress The many young wortbless Ne groes idle, shooting crap, loofing around bar rooms, must stop’ ‘Young Negroes must. stop foolish | ness.--Baltimore Appeal. The Afro~Americans have made |. much progress in the past thirty five years that they have the bes son of basis for the hope that the ‘future has great things in store for them, The brightside of the shield ig much better to look at than the ‘dark side--N. Y, Age. A colored man who is ill man: nered, dishonest and slovenly not only injures himself and family, but the race with which he is ident fied, As sirange as it may seem» with the white man it is different. Every disreputable act ofa white person is charged up to that person only. ~ Planet. We have just one representative in the Fiftyssixth Congress- Geo W, White, of North Carolina. He is a lawyer and 2 man of fine parts and will give a good account of himself as he has in the past. Had we the representation that we are entitled to there would be many such men to speak to speak for us, and there would be no necessity to specialize San Francisco Outlook. The term “Jim Crow,” which now is the name of the car of each train through most of the Southern States into which most of the col- ored people ride, takes its name from a Kentuckéy Negro who was known by the name of James Crow one of the old-time buck dancers. He often amused crowds by singing a kind of quaint song and then giy ing some leaps and bounds which became known as jumping Jim Crow .—-Augusta, [|Ga.] South Dai- ly, Some Congressman at Washings ton, has gone to monkeying with the exaslave pension scheme, He knows better or he ought to know better, He is from the South, Perhaps his constituents being large ly colored folks demanded the pre sentation of a bill having the pen sionmg of ex slaves as an end: Notwithstanding all of that, he has simply trifled with them, This bill snould die beyond ressurrection in the committee room to which it wag sent —Ind’pl’s. Freeman, ‘The Negro should determine to be more than a cipher in the busi ness world, We must conduct business enterprises, accumuiate money in banks, own real estate, invest in street and steam railway stocks, corporation bonds and take share in the great newspapers of the land. Independence will be a myth and clamor for recognition will avail us little until we can command respect by reason. of a demonstrated ability to get some thing material, and to keep. it Money, education, character and éorporation are the ingredients that will solve the race problem, --Col. rocncan: It has been the ambition of the Negro to organize. He has labored studiously and diligently to place a national organization before the American people but he bas failed The reason of that is, he lacks these staying qualities which are found in the white race. He is divided against himself, he sees no further than the length of his nose and then he see no boay but his precious self, .No matter how his anfortun ate people may suffer he is for gelt and self alone. Is there any virtue in the so called organization of this race? If one holds an office, you will see others picking at him and denouncing the _ administrative powers for placing him there. ‘The Negro is his own enemy.—Bee. EMMA M- WILLIAMS VS MATHEWS A. WIL LIAMS." STATE OF INDIANA, MARION COUNTY ‘ss: In the Superior Court of Marion Couaty in the State of Indiana. No, S74. Complaint for aivoree. ETP KNOWN, That on fhe 14th day of December, 199 the above named plainu, by ‘her attorneys, filed in the ofice of the Clerie of the Superior Court of Macion Connty.Ia_ the State of Indiana, her complaint against the “above named defendant and the said plaintiff “having also filed Iu said Clerk's office the affid avit of acompetent person, showing that said defendant,Matihews A. Williams ia not a resi dent of the Stateof Indiawa; tat sald action is for divorce and the sald defendant is a neces sary party thereto, and whereas sald plaintift having by endorsement on said complaint. re- ‘quired said defeudant toappear in said Court, Sed Gueneeroe demas tarelown tbe, day of ‘Feburary, 1900, NOW THEREFORE, By ordor of said Court said defendant last above named is hereby no- tified of the fiting and pendency of sald. com plaint against tim and that uuless he appear and answer or demur thereto, at the calling of said cause on the Sth day of February, 100, the same being the 4th judicial day of a term o said Court, o be beguuand held at the Court Housein the City of fadianapolis, on the first Monday in February, 190 said comolaint and the matters and things therein contaled and Iogel, will b: heaet ant determined in bis absence. Geo, B. Eniott Holland & Mack Co, Clerk. Attorneys for Plaintiff CHARLES W. SMITH. vs SALLIE SMITH STATE OF INDIANA, MARION COUNTY ss: Inthe Circuit Court of MarionCoumy, In the State of Indiana. No, 10078. Complaint for divorce, BEI KNOWN, That on the 11th day of De- comber, 1899 the above named plaintiff, by his attorney, filed in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Marion County, Iu the State Iudiqna, wis complaint against tte above nam ed defendant and the said plaintiff having also filed in said Clerk's office the affidavit of a com: petent person, showing that said defendant Sallie Smith is not a resident of the State of Indiana; that said action Is fordivorce and thesald defeudant is a necessary party thereto and whereas said plaintiff having by endorse menton said complcint required said defend- ant to appear in said Court, and answer or de: mur thereto on the Ist_day of March, 190. NOW THEREFORE, By order of said Court said defendant last above named Is hereby not ified of the filing and peudency of said cont. plaint agains against her and that unless she appear and answer or demur thefeto, at the cal ling of said ciuse on the Ist day of March 1909, tle same being the 2rd judicial day of a term of said Court to be begun and held at the Court House in the City of Indianapolis, on the Ast Monday in March, 1900, said complaint and the matters and things therein contained and alleged, will be heard and determined-mn her absence James T. V, Hill, -Geo, B. Elliot, ‘Attorney for Plaintiff. Clerk, APPLICATION FOR LICENSE ‘the subscriber hereby gives notice to the vo- ters of Perry towuship, Marion couaty, India. na, that he wil! apply to the Boaed of Commis sioners of said county, at its February term, 1900, for a license to sell spiritous, vinous matt and other intoxicating liquors ia less quanities than 5 gallons at a time, with the privelege of allowing the same to drank on the premises. My place of business wherein said liquors are to be sold is located in a room fronting east on Carson avenue, on the fitst floor of a one-story frame building, situated on lots 20, 21, 22 and 23 in MeCiain’s Golden addition, south-west cor ner of Troy avenue and Casson avenue, in Per- Fy township Marion county, Indiana, Tatso give notice tosaid board that T will apply for pool table priveleges in same room, HENRY HOTOPP. E.G. Siggers. Patent Lawyer, Washington, D.C. reports the following patents granted to Inventors in the State of Indiana. December 1, 99, He will mail copy of specification and drawing of any patent for 10.conts in stamps 43. Bartel, Indianapolis, Hat-holder for mil hiners use; F. Burger, Ft. Wayne, Apparatus, for witizing momentum of moving bodies; C. E Crosby, Indianapolis, Bolt and aut-lock; F, 0 MeQueen, Scottsburg, Acetylene gas generator W. C, aitchell, Momteznma, furnace for kilus or boilers; F. J. Reeder, Indianapotis, excava tors A. Rockenbaugh and DJ Miller, *Mitters- burg, Automatic wind miltregulator: J War rington, Tnd'pl's; machine for testing mill pro ducts; W HF Yuung, Muncie, Bicyle. JOHN MITHEN .++++.234 Indiana Avenue ..... The Custom Tatlor Ladies and Gents Clothing cleaned dyed and repaired Sstisfaction Gua anteed, Ali work will receive promp attention. - 10-1 A Great Reduction ss .... For the Holidays ..... Pants, Suits and Overcoats. Ladies Coats and Jackets yaa to order- Special at- tention given to Cleaning ana } Repairing - ; D. L Resbitt, Merchant Tailor, 405 Indiana av Subscribe for The Recorder, one year §1 Lump and Crushed Tickets can be obtained at the Office of the Indianapolis Gas Ce THE SUNDAY SCHOOL NOTES ON THE INTERNATIONAL LESSON FOR JANUARY 14. Home Readings: F Monday, Jan. 8 (Luke 2:40.52) Tuesday, Jan. 9 (Deut. 11-8 ‘Wednesday, Jan. 10 (Jobn 5:17-24), Thursday, Jan. 11 (John 7:1-15), Friday, Jan, 12 (Prov. 4:1-13). Saturday, Jan. 13 (Prov. 28:15-25), Sunday, Jan. 14 (iiPet. 3:11-19). “Popie—The childhood and youth of Jesus. By omitting all references to nis teachings, we may get in very rit form a history of Jesus the Noxon, Hyven in its human forms and vy day aspects it is traly an idea! ii: And yet, while commonplace, so to the lives of humanity in gene, i: was Divinely formed and gaitoi, ‘The analysis of the story is stercots jo His pride, His youth, His public c.- reer, His death; yet that is human lire, which we have need to know In respect to the bith of J ss we should review the "facts and s0: ce in mind what is said of His lon: .¢ of ancestry from Ruth, the Ge nr, down through David to'Macy ani Ju. seph. ‘Tradition gives Mary «sain. y record and character; but the i (ie eal data are few—simply that sic \.s chosen of God and prepard by Ve Spirit to be the mother of the King of the Jews, Her faith in Got ani hr hopes for Israel were so intina‘eiy conjoined that she, like all Jows, kaw not the deeper things until sic savuld Jearn them from the lips and ie of Jesus himself, What she 20 001 jen ‘dered fn her heart, was mre the hijo fof ah eatihcloving agnosu Cian she faith of a Chrstien s.int After the angel’s visit to Mory, and possibly during her visit (biz lbeh, ahother angel visited Joseph, nu hey in response to the doman. vu: ca car Went to Bethlehem. ‘Ther the ie was born; there the family ony was proven and compleiei: th. the shepherds came as direetet by Ue an gols. When eight days 011 the b be was circumcised and named J sus. La. ter his mother after her o\ m- nial purification presin.ed tia at the ‘Temple of Jerusaiem. Afterward (a few days or josslily two years) wise men from th east same with presents gui led by ay in usual star. Doubtless their inquiries in oficial elreles reached the ¢18 uf Lier od, and rousing his feirs, We! ts the cruel slaughter of the few bb) bos of Bethlehem so that he mshi cui short the career of that one who Wo to he the leader of the coming ievo- lution, Tut the wise men were warned in a dream not to return to Her! an Jo. seph was warned in a dream ( weape Egypt was their safe asylum wntit af ter Herod's death, when they :e\urnea ‘and took their abode at N.zareii ‘Phe quiet peacefulness of (his home life was broken by p.rivdic vie ts to Jerusalem at the time of the (sls ‘At one of these, when Je us vas twelve years of age occurred th: events narrated in our lesson. Afte! hii Jo seph ig not mentione!. Prot y he ied; “but Jesus increased in stom and stature and in favor with Gol ant man.” During the next eighicen he passed through hs lio,h od <1 var ly manhood, learned the (rade of eabie net maker or house builder and (0 all appearances became the chief su) tt ‘and comfort of her whom the wll loves as “Mary the Mother All home life centers aeunl te mother; and if she fails, all fois ‘A prominent preacher announ «1 (0 his congregation a few Sunlass 9s that “One million old-fashioned 10th ers are wanted.” What's the walter with having a few old-fashione ‘th ers?—The Missouri voice. But the mother makes the by and the boy makes the man. The jo:ue wil be redeemed when buth their whole duty. In discussing this lesson mony ‘o- os have been ruggested or stu ¥ su as his training, schooling, daily ives carpenter's labor, travel, sty of nae ture and history, also of b t with village life and his subjeoln © the thought of his nation. lit ‘er Is danger of placing too m1 - sis on these outer things. Hnvirvnnent made a John the Bapti tor « 2 uly It did not make Jesus. He tad bis on individuality and an independent per sonality. He did not go to school. He learned little from Mary—from ‘ii home—from the vitlage: but rather I was subject to them, being sei(-om scious of a high source of power ail knowledge. He rather was an! ot will be the teacher and the exsiyle of childhood and youth. ‘The main stress of our teowhlnst through the Sunday school shi! 1€ centered upon the chureh i’ Jesus and Mary were coinpan! in holy living and holy thinking. yhel their daily talks and daily sei" lessons and their daily prayers © Je sus as ef the royal heirstil; e higher rank even than the pi ‘He attended the local synase: se vices on the Sabbaths and Hiv «ta! ed the’ grander services in the tiie at Jerusalem, His life is thee 1? is a rebuke to the sccularity system of public and private ¢ 1c tion. The children of this age ar» ing up withont clear notions «f ' forms or principles of relision ih Schools are so secularized 0 ‘homes are so mammonized th’ |! is no place or time for thoroush *''!¥ of the Bible or for the un'e +t 1!" ot the requirements of relis'on ‘While the number of child: on youths in the United States is over “i 905749 the otal enro'lre 't -of-3'er _ ‘To cure us of our immoderate lov of ‘gain we should seriously consider bev many goods there are that money "| ot purchase, and thése the best: and how many evils there are that niney ‘will not remedy, and these the Colton, « : ‘Pain may be said to follow pleasu aa itu phadow.—Colton. BEVERIDGE'S SPEECH A Comprehensive Argument For the Retention of the Philippines by Indiana's Junior Senator. The following is the speech of Senator Beveridge of Indiana, delivered before the United States senate on his Philippine resolution, which follows: That the Philippine islands are territory belonging to the United States, and that it is the intention of the United States to retain them as such, and to establish and maintain such governmental control throughout the archipelago as the situation may demand. Mr. President: I address the senate thus early in my service only because senators on both sides have requested that I give to congress and the country my observations in the Philippines and the far east and the conclusions which those observations compel. Mr. President, the times call for canon. The Philippines are ours forever, "territory belonging to the United States," as the constitution calls them. And just beyond the Philippines are China's illimitable markets. We will not retreat from either. We will not repudiate our duty in the archipelago. We will not abandon our opportunity in the Orient. We will not renounce our part in the mission of our race, trustee, under God, of the civilization of the world. And we will move forward to our work, not howling out regrets like slaves whipped to their burdens, but with gratitude for a task worthy of our strength, and thanksgiving to Almighty God that he has marked us as his chosen people, henceforth to lead in the regeneration of the world. Philippines Command the Pacific. This island empire is the last land left in all the oceans. If it should prove a mistake to abandon it, the blunder once made would be irretrievable. The island empire can be corrected when we will; every other progressive nation stands ready to relieve na. But to hold it will be no mistake. Our largest trade henceforth must be with Asia. The Pacific is our ocean. More and more Europe will manufacture all it needs—secure from its colonies the most it consumes. Where shall we turn for consumers of our surplus? Geography answers the question. China is our natural customer. She is nearer to us than to England, Germany or Russia, the commercial powers of the present and the future. They have moved nearer to China by securing permanent bases on her borders. The Philippines give us a base at the door of all the east. Lines of navigation from our ports to the Orient and Australia; from the Isthmian canal to Asia; from all original ports to Australia, converge at and separate from the Philippines. They are a self supporting, dividend paying fleet, permanently anchored at a spot, selected by the strategy of providence, commanding the Pacific. And the Pacific is the ocean of the commerce of the future. Most future wars will be conflicts for commerce. The power that rules the Pacific, therefore, is the power that rules the world. And, with the Philippines, that power is and will forever be the American republic. Value of China's Trade. China's trade is the mightiest commercial fact in our future. Her foreign commerce was $285,798,800 in 1897 of which we, her neighbor, had less than 15 per cent of which only a little more than half was merchandise sold to China by us. We ought to have 50 per cent and we will. And China's foreign commerce is only beginning. Her resources, her possibilities, her wants—all are undeveloped. She has only 340 miles of railway. I have seen trains loaded with natives and all the activities of modern life already appearing along the hue. But she needs and in 50 years will have 20,000 miles of railway. Who can estimate her commerce then? That statesman commits a crime against American trade—against the American grower of cotton and wheat and tobacco, the American manufacturer of machinery and clothing—who fails to put America where she may command that trade. Germany's Chinese trade is increasing like magic; she has established ship lines and secured a tangible foothold on China's very soil. Russia's Chinese trade is growing beyond belief; she is bringing the revenues of the empire to finish her railroad to Pekun itself and her railroad in physical possession of the imperial province of Manchuria. Japan's Chinese trade is multiplying in volume and value; she is bending her energy to her merchant marine and is located along China's very coast. But Manila is near China than Yokohama is. The Philippines command the commercial situation of the entire east. Can America best trade with China from San Francisco or New York? From San Francisco, of course. But if San Francisco were closer to China than New York is to Pitsburg, what then? And Manila is nearer to Hong Kong than Havana is to Washington. And yet American statesmen plan to surrender this commercial throne of the Orient where providence and our soldiers' lives have placed us. When history comes to write the story of that suggested treason to American supremacy, and therefore the spread of American civilization, let her in mercy write that those who so proposed were merely blind and nothing mere. Resources and Immense Size of the Islands. But if they did not command China, India, the Orient, the whole Pacific for purposes of offense, defense and trade, the Philippines are so valuable in themselves that we should hold them. I have cruised more than 2,000 miles through the archipelago, every moment a surprise at its loveliness and wealth. I have ridden hundreds of miles on the islands, ever, foot of the way a revelation of vegetable and mineral riches. No land in America surpasses in fertility the plains and valleys of Luzon. Rice and silk, sugar and coconuts, hemp and teabaco and many products of the temperate, as well as tropic zone, grow in various sections of the archipelago. I have seen hundreds of bushlands of Indian corn lying in a road fringed with banana trees. The forests of Negros, Mindanao, Mindora, Palauan and parts of Luzon are invaluable and intact. The wood of the Philippines can supply the furniture of the world for a century to come. At Cebu Rev. Father Julio Segregra told me that 40 miles of Cebu's mountain chains are practically mountains of coal. Pablo Majia, one of the most reliable men on the islands, confirmed the statement. Some declare that the coal is only lignite, but ship captains, who have used it, told me that it is better steamer fuel than the best coal of Japan. I have a nugget of pure gold picked up in its present form on the banks of a Philippine creek. I have gold dust washed out by crude processes of careless natives from the sands of a Philippine stream. Both indicate great deposits at the source from which they come. In one of the islands great deposits of copper exist untouched. The mineral wealth of this empire of the ocean will one day surprise the world. I base the statement partly on personal observation, but chiefly on the testimony of foreign merchants in the Philippines who have practically investigated the subject and upon the unanimous opinions of natives and priests. And the mineral wealth is but a small fraction of the agricultural wealth of these islands. And the wood, hemp, copra and other products of the Philippines supply what we need and cannot ourselves produce. And the markets they will themselves afford will be immense. Spain's export and import trade, with the islands undeveloped, was $12,175,549 annually. Our trade with the islands developed will be $125,000,000 annually; for who believes that we cannot do 10 times as well as Spain. Consider their imperial dimensions. Lonzon is larger and richer than New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois or Ohio. Mundana is larger and richer than all New England. Manila, as a port of call and exchange, will, in the time of pool men living, far surpass Liverpool. Behold the exhaustless markets they command. It is as if a half dozen of our states were set down between Oceania and the Orient, and those states themselves undeveloped and unspoiled of their primitive wealth and resources. Philippine Climate. The climate is the best tropic climate in the world. This is the belief of those who have lived in many tropic countries, with scores of whom I have talked on this point. My own experience with tropical conditions has not been exhaustive; yet, speaking from that experience, I testify that the climate of Hoilo, Sulu, Ceon and even of Manila, greatly surpasses that of Hong-Kong. And yet on the bare and burning rock of Hong-Kong our constructing has built one of the noblest cities of all the world and made the harbor it commands the focus of the commerce of the east. And the glory of that achievement illumines with a racer spindler than that of Waterloo, the flag that floats above it; for, from Hong-Kong's heights civilization is irradiating all the Orient. If this be imperialism, its final end will be the empire of the Son of Man. Yet, 50 years ago, this English outpost of empire was a smooth and treeless mountain blazing like a bail of fire beneath the tropic sun; the Phillipines are beautiful and rich with the healing seas pouring round and through them and fanned by a thousand winds. Even in the hottest season, under severest conditions, I found the weather tolerable and often delightful; and in Luzon, Panay, Cebu, Negros and Salm, I have been in the sun and rain without protection from either for hours at a time, traveling from place to place on horseback, on foot or in a boat, rising at dawn, retiring at midnight, week after week, without injury to health. General Mr Arthur fighting continually for three months and under fire practically every hour, was in excellent health every time I saw him at San Fernando. General Lawton, that perfect soldier, whom I have seen ride, order, plan, and execute all day, and then ride, order, plan and execute all night, told me that his health was perfect. General Otis, that devoted servant of the republic, who toils ceaselessly, does not fall ill, nor grow weary, not complain. I have seen correspondents exert themselves in all kinds of weather without food or sleep in a way that would prostrate them in the hottest days of our summer in Chicago or New York. Major Hoyt, chief medical officer with MacArthur, told me that San Fernando is as healthy as the average American town. The European business man of Cebu, Ioilo and Manila work as hard and as many hours a day as those of New York, and a finer body of physical manhood cannot be gathered at random in America. This proves that this garden of the seas is not the sweltering, steaming, miasmatic swamp it has been described. Character of the People. It will be hard for Americans who have not studied them, to understand the people. They are a barbarian race modified by three centuries of contact with a decadent race. The Filipino is the South Sea Malay put through a process of 300 years of superstition in religion, disloyalty in dealing, disorder in habits of industry, and cruelty, caprice and corruption in government. It is barely possible that 1,000 men in all the archipelago are capable of selfgovernment in the Anglo-Saxon sense. My own belief is that there are not 100 men among them who comprehend what Anglo-Saxon selfgovernment even means; and there are over 5,000,000 people to be governed. I know many clever and highly educated men among them; but there are only three commanding intellects and characters, Arellani, Mabini and Aguinaldo. Arellani, the chief justice of our supreme court, is a profound lawyer, and a brave and incorruptible man. Mabini is the highest type of subtletie and the most constructive mind that race has yet produced. Aguinaldo is a great popular leader, able, brave, resourceless, cunning, ambitious, unsurprulous and masterful. He is full of decision, initiative and authority and has the confidence of the masses. He is a natural dictator. His ideas of government are absolute orders, implicit obedience or immediate death. He understands the character of his countrymen. He is a Malay Sylla; not a Filipino Washington. These conclusions were forced upon THE RECORDER, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA me by observing the people in all walks of life in the different islands and by conversations with foreign merchants, priests, mestizos, pure Filipinos and every variety of mind, character and opinion from San Fernando in Luzon, on down through the entire archipelago to the interior of Sala. These conversation were had informally at dinner tables, on journeys and the like, and always under a audacious favorable to entire frankness and unreserve. Their chief value is that they are the real opinions of their authors and are not prepared and guarded statements. I will read to the senate salient points from my notes of these conversations, reserving the names of the persons interviewed, except that of Pablo Majna of Cebu, who was assassinated a week after I met him and whose fate I will not risk brushing down on others. Their names and residences are here in this book and will be glially given to any senator or to the senate in executive session. Opinion of Inhabitants. One of the principal merchants of the Philippines and the tarcest: Philippines and the far east. The whole country is incredibly rich. The government commerce would be immense. Spanish one was corrupt, but commerce accustomed itself to the conditions and flourished in spite of them. So rich is the country that commerce will survive any situation, however bad, if it is only fixed and certain. The people are incapable of self-government. The few exceptions are no examples of the masses. For years to come a very strong government will be needed. It is only if I have lived here 18 years and my health was never better. One of the principal bankers of the Philippines and the far east: I have no fault to find with the climate. My health is very fine. Business here, large as it is, is only a hint of what will be under a good government. I think itolly to task of giving the natives any part in the government. They are injured by the government. Half a dozen who might be capable—but I doubt the result of such an experiment, even with the best. Anything out a strong government at first will result in disaster. Do not put courts in their hands at all—except the minor village courts, or courses. You might give them municipal segovernment in the smaller municipalities—on even then only under care. The most prominent educator in the Philippines, of very wide in formation at the people and the country: is a previous course. The climate has the most tropical climate of the world. Also to present every variety of climate. Only a certain distance from Manila, in the provinces of Benguet, there are oaks, pines, frost and you must use blankets at night. It is the rarest and most variegated portion of the earth's surface. My family introduce a strong, decisive and pure government. The natives might possibly be permitted to take a practical part in municipal affairs. Self-government is out of the question. I fear the insurrection will list for months—perhaps for years—they get, and then want to fight, no matter whether right or wrong. You cannot successfully deal with them by gentle means. They absolutely misunderstand such treatment. While in arms they must be fought, fought—causelessly and remorselessly. Otherwise they will be defeated. A genderman connected with the railroad service and thoroughly acquainted with the people: The climate of these islands is perfect for the tropics I have been here altogether for six years and never enjoyed better health. I think these fellows will keep on nighting for months—perhaps years. They are extremely incapable of self-reliance, insecure and insecure to stand on their own. They might, under very careful and firm direction, be allowed to take a little part in municipal government, but not much even there. If they were given self government, business would not dislike display until some song. Their power took the matter in hand. Of the large planters and business men of Lazon, a pure Filipino with intimate relations with the insurgents; It is hard to say how long the contest will last. The very common people care little about the matter, but they have been told and believe many bad things about the Americans. White Filipinos are not the only group of course, they do not know anything about government, except that Spain gave them, when was most corrupt. If you gave these islands a government where justice would be administered freely and without price, property protected and without taxes, the common people would be satisfied. I do not know. The comm on people do not know what they want. Are they capable of selfgovernment—of voting intelligently? What difference does that make—the would vote just exactly as the better classes say. I employ several hunter traps. I expect and would see if that they have, have Humph! It would be impossible otherwise. What the Filipino leaders talk about and insist on is a guarantee. By this they mean Filipinos to have exclusive government of the islands—the government that government and the islands generally in every possible situation, and this agreement witnessed by a third nation, strong enough to compel the United states to carry out its contract. The people are not capable of selfgovernment, the leaders are or would be after some practice, so it is just the same thing. A pure Filipino, a physician, a man of wealth in the interior of Luzon—one of the most intelligent men of the many I met and talked to: It is hard to say how long this struggle will continue. The leaders say they want independence—the common people probably want socialism. To be definite and particular they probably do not know what they want. No, they are not capable of self-government. If you give them free speech and all that, they would not understand and appreciate it at first; would not believe it as it were. But when, after a while, three or four years say, they come to understand your good intentions and actually experience good government there will be no trouble. Oh, yes! the islands are marvelously rich. After good government comes operation on good ways, many times over. My people are not a bad people—they don't understand, they are children yet. The principal British merchant of Iolio said: The climate is simply splendid, even here on the sea. A very short distance inland you must have fire every night. I have been here more than 20 years and my health is and always has been most badly had was in New York last September. It goes without saying that the country is enormously rich. Its resources have not yet begun to be developed. Vast as commerce is or was, it is only a suggestion to what may be. The natives are a kind, affectionate people when properly treated, and once aroused, very obstinate. Surely they are capable of self government in municipal matters. Further than that I think it not safe to go present. The common people probably do not understand the meaning of self government as we do. I should have been completely dominated by their leaders. I should think it a very risky business to put the courts in the hands of the natives, even if you allowed them a large measure of self, government otherwise. You see they don't understand the just and pure administration of law through courts. How should they? The whole secret of your success will be to adopt some definite plan, stick to it, govern justly and don't expect everything in a day and away. You must introduce them into the government. But all will fail if you send any but pure incorruptible men here. Paulo Mijia, pure Filipino, rich, able, honest and moderate. He was stabbed to death in Cebu and this is why I withhold the names of the others: I do not think anyone could ask for a better climate than this. It is much better than Hong-Kong. The resources of this island have not begun to be developed. Our coal is very good—much better than Japan coal. There is copper too hard to sail the island not yet worked. I am sorry to say that the organization are capable of selfgovernment. Our courses, the wealthy and educated classes are entirely competent to run the government. I do not expect nor desire any government except one founded and directed by America. Oh, yes! to such extent as that may be given, there is naught that we can upper class can control it. I employ 100 men, our upper class can control it. All these would vote as Less. "We Will Hold It Fast and Hold It Forever." Here then, senators, is the situation. Two years ago there was no land in all the word which we could occupy for any purpose, commerce was daily turning toward the devil; and geography and trade developments made necessary our commercial base for the Pacific. And in that ocean we have no commercial, naval or military base. Today we have one of the three great ocean possessions of the globe, located at the most commanding commercial local and military point in the eastern seas, within hale of India, should to shoulder with China, richer in its own resources than any equal body of land on the entire globe and peopled by a race which civilization demands shall be improved. Shall we abandon it? That man little knows the common people of the republic, little understand the instincts of our race who thinks we will not hold it fast and hold it forever, administering just government by simplest methods. We may trick up devices to shift our burden and lessen our opportunity; they will avail us nothing but delay. We may tangle conditions by applying academic arrangements of selfgovernment to a crude situation; their failure will drive us to our duty in the end. M.ilitary Situation. The military situation, past, present and prospective, is no reason for abandonment. Our campaign has been as perfect as possible with the force at hand. We have been deployed first, a by failure to comprehend immensity of our acquisition and, second, by insufficient force and, third, by our efforts for peace. In February, after the treaty of peace, Otis had only 3,732 officers and men whom he had a legal right to order into battle. The terms of entitlement of the rest of his troops had expired and they fought voluntarily and not on legal military compulsion. Those who complain do so in ignorance of the real situation. We attempted a great task with insufficient means; we became impatient that it was not finished before it could fairly be commenced; and I pray we may not add to that other element of disaster, pausing in the work before it is thoroughly and forever done. That is the gravest mistake we could possibly make and that is the only danger before us. Our Indian wars would have been shortened, the lives of soldiers and settlers saved and the Indians themselves benefited, had we made continuous and decisive war; and any other kind of war is criminal because ineffective. We acted towards the Indians as though we feared them, loved them, hated them—a mingling of foolish sentiment, inaccurate thought and paralytic purpose. Let us now be instructed by our own experience. This war is like all other wars. It needs to be finished before it is stopped. I am prepared to vote either to make our work thorough or even now to abandon it. A lasting peace can be secured only by overwhelming force on our side with all the absolutely final defeat is inflicted on the enemy. To halt before every armed force, every guerrilla band opposing us is dispersed or exterminated, will prolong hostilities and leave alive the seeds of perpetual insurrection. Even then we should not treat. To treat at all is to admit that we are wrong. And any quiet so secured will be delusive and fleeting. And a false peace will betray us; a sham truce will curse us. It is not to serve the purpose of the hour, it is not to salve a present situation that peace should be established. It is for the tranquility of the archipelago forever. It is for an orderly government for the Filipinos for all the future. It is to give this problem to posterity solved and settled, not vexed and involved. It is to establish the supremacy of the American republic over the Pacific and throughout the East till the end of time. The Blood of Our Soldiers. Mr. President, reluctantly and only from a sense of duty am I forced to say that American opposition to the war has been the chief factor in prolonging it. Had Aguinaldo not understood that in America, even in the American congress, even here in the senate, he and his cause were supported; had he not known that it was proclaimed on the stump and in the press of a faction in the United States, that every shot his misguided followers faced into breasts of American soldiers was like the volleys fired by Washington's men against the soldiers of King George, his insurrection would have dissolved before it finally crystalized. The utterance of American opponents of the war are read to the ignorant soldiers of Aguinaldo and repeated in exaggerated form among the common people. Arms and ammunition were shipped from Asiatic ports to the Filipinos by wretches claiming American citizenship; and these acts of infamy were coupled by the Malays with American assaults on our government at home. The Filipinos do not understand free speech, and therefore our tolerance of American assaults on the American president and the American government means to them that our president is in the minority or he would not permit what appears to them such treasonable criticism. It is believed and stated in Luzon, Panay and Cebu that the Filipinos have only to fight, harass, retreat, break up into small parties, if necessary, as they are doing now, but by any means hold out until the next presidential election and our forces will be withdrawn. All this has aided the enemy more than climate, arms and battle. Senators, I have heard these reports myself; I have talked with the people; I have seen our mangled boys in the hospital and field; I have stood on the firing line and beheld our dead soldiers, their faces turned to the pitiless southern sky; and, in sorrow, rather than anger, I say to those whose voices in America have cheered those misguided natives on to shoot our soldiers down, that the blood of those dead and wounded boys of ours is on their hands; and the flood of all the years can never wash that stain away. In sorrow, rather than anger, I say these words, for I earnestly believe that our brothers knew not what they did. Utterly Incapable of Self Government. Bat, senators, it would be better to a banon this combined garden and Gibraltar of the Pacific and courn our blood and treasure already spent a profitable loss than to apply any academic arrangement of self government to these children. They are not capable of self government. How could they be? They are not of a self governing race. They are Orientalals, Malays, instructed by Spaniards in the latter's worst estate. They know nothing of practical government except as they have witnessed the weak, corrupt, cruel and capricious rule of Spain. What magio will anyone emplay to dissolve in their minds and characters those impressions of governors and governed which three centuries of misrule have created? What alchemy will change the Oriental quality of their blood and set the self governing currents of the Anglo-Saxon pouring through their Malay veins? How shall they, in the twinkling of an eye, be exalted to the heights of self governing peoples which required 1,000 years for us to reach, Anglo-Saxon though we are? We must act on the situation as it exists, not as we would wish it. I have talked with hundreds of these people, getting their views as to the practical workings of selfgovernment. The great majority simply do not understand any participation in any government whatever. The most enlightened among them declare that selfgovernment will succeed because the employers of labor will compel their employees to vote as their employer wills, and that this will insure intelligent voting. I was assured that we could depend upon good men always being in office because the officials who constitute the government will nominate their successors, choose those among the people who will do the voting and determine how and where elections will be held. The most ardent advocate of selfgovernment that I met was anxious that I should know that such a government would be tranquil, because, as he said, if anyone criticised it, the government would shoot the offender. * * * Plan of Government Needed In the Philippines. Protectorate Impracticable. * * * Neither is a protectorate practicable. If a protectorate leaves the natives to their own methods more than would our direct administration of their government, it would permit the evils which it is our duty to prevent. If, on the other hand, under a protectorate, we interfere to prevent those evils, we govern as much as if we directly administer the government; but without system or constructive purpose in either alternative, we incur all the responsibility of directly governing them ourselves, without any of the benefits to us, to them, or to the archi- polago which our direct administration through gorilla the islands would secrete. Even the elemental plan I have outlined will fail in the hands of any ideal administrators. * * * * The men we send to administer civilized government in the Philippines must be themselves, the highest examples of our civilization. I use the word examples, for examples they must be in that word's most absolute sense. They must be men of the world and of affairs, students of their fellowmen, not theorists no dreamers. They must be brave men, physically as well as morally. They must be as incorruptible as honor, as stateless as parity—men whom no force can frighten, no influence coerce, no money buy. Such men come high, even here in America. But they must be had. Better pure military occupation for years than government by any other quality of administration. Better abaid this priceless possession, admit ourselves incompetent to do our part in the world-redeeming work of our imperial race—better now haul down the fling of arduous deeds for civilization and run up the flag of reaction and decay than to apply academic notions of selfgovernment to these children or attempt their government by any but the most perfect administration our country can produce. True Interpretation of Declaration of Judgment Force. The Declaration of Independence does not forbid us to do our part in the regeneration of the world. If it did the declaration would be wrong, just as the articles of confederation, drafted by the very same man who signed the declaration, was wrong. The declaration has no power to write a declaration, but was written by selfgoverning men for selfgoverning men. It was written by men who, for a century and a half, had been experimenting in selfgoverment on this continent and whose ancestors for hundreds of years before had been gradually developing toward that high and hardened goal. This is why people can capable of selfgoverment. How dare any man prostitute this expression of the very elect of selfgoverning peoples to a race of Malay children of barbarianism, schooled in Spanish methods and ideas? And you who say the declaration applies to all men, how dare you not teach them to read and daint; and if you deny it to the Indian at home, how dare you grant it to the Malay aroan1? Mr. President, this question is deeper than any question of party politics; deeper than any question of the isolated policy of our country even; deeper even than any question of constitutional power. It is elemental. It is radical, God has not been preparing the English years for nothing but vain and idle self-consultation and self-admiration. Not He has made us the master organizers of the world to establish system where enasos reign. He has given us the spirit of progress to overwhelm the forces of reaction throughout the earth. He has made us adapts in government that we may administer government among the people, for such a force as this, the world would relapse into barbarism and night. And of all our races he has marked the American people as his chosen nation to finally lead in the regeneration of the world. This is the divine mission of America and it holds for us all the profit, all the glory, all the grandeur of the world's program guardians of its righteous peace. The judgment of the Master is upon us; "We have been faithful over a few things; we will make you ruler over many things." What shall history say of us? Shall it say that we renounced that holy trust, left the sage to his base condition, the wilderness to the reign of waste, deserted provinces, because we feared our strength and read the charter of our powers with the doubter's eye and the quibbler's mind. Shall it say that, called by events to captain and command the proudest, ablest, purest race of history in history's noblest work, we declined that great commission? Ourathers would not have had it so. No, we declined that great commission, incapable of the simplest acts of administration. They planted no sluggage people, passive while the world's work calls them. They established no reactionary nation. They unfurled no restraining flag. That flag has never paused in its onward course, now when history's largest events are carrying it forward—now when we are at last one people, strong enough for any task, great enough for any glory destiny can bestow. How comes it that our first century closes with the process of consolating the American people into a unit of the world, great enough for a stroke of that great hour presses upon our world opportunity, world duty, and world glory which none but a people welded into an indivisible nation can achieve or perform? Blind indeed is he who sees not the hand of God in events so vast, so harmonious, so benign. Honoration indeed is the mind that perceives and recognizes the saving forces of the world; that our place, therefore, is at the head of our constructive, redeeming and imperial; and that, to stand aside while events march on is a surrender of our interests, a betrayal of our duty as blind as it is its blindness to perform a work so good and so noble; that dares not win a glory so humiliated. CHURCH NOTES THE CHURCH BETHEL A. M. E. CHURCH [Corner Vermont and Toledo Sta] The Pastor's Eve. The force of prayer is not in great words, but comes from a simple, humble christian life with enough of the soil of heaven in it to produce a prayer Prayer is not a matter of thought and a construction of words, but it is the life of the Holy Spirit within us; expressing its earnestness in accord with the will of God. Every true prayer is an opening of the doors of our moral mental and spiritual natures, so that the light and life of heaven can shine in. So the more we pray, the more of heaven we have in our souls. This life-giving kind of prayer must be more generally the hard and sometimes long work of prayer in secret; where we can take time to get our soul right up against the sunshine and warmth of God's great love. This is why Christ says "But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet and when thou hast shut the door; pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy father which seeth in secret, shall reward the openly." May the world be made better when I pray, for it is only what the world gets from what is truly good that helps it, whether in prayer or other effort. Therefore a great deal of the much that is being done for the world is not helping it. It is like liniment to rheumatism, it moves the pain temporarily but the cause remains. Religions Denominations The different kinds of religious denominations, Would you believe it? Lutherans, 20; Methodist, 17; Baptists, 13; Presbyterians, 12; Mennonites, 12; Adventists, 6; Church of the New Jerusalem, 6; Dunkards, 4; Catholics, 3; Friends. 4. There are many other kinds of denominations, but these beat all for kinds. Boquet Club. Oh that fertile spot in the desert of our work! That sweet solace in the plains of our memory! That social treat along the path of our pleasant way. That sweet gathering of pleasant faces at the home of Mrs. Belle Davis, on Thursday evening. That royal entertainment given by the ladies and gentlemen of the Boquet club. This was happy, but the concert effort of Monday night at the church. This was ecstacy, coronations, beauty, wif education and gallantry. Long live the dear girls and boys of the good Boquet club. The Two Things Needful. Both go well together but neither can stand alone. They are gold and character. Midas the King of Phrygia, when the Gods promised him anything he would ask, prayed that everything he might be turned into gold. But no greater curse could have befallen him. He soon tired of turning rocks and trees to gold, and becoming hungry' would eat, but the food turned to gold before it reached his mouth. He kissed his child and she became a statue of gold. He could only pray that the gold touched be removed. In the Arabian Nights, tale of the "Forty Thieves" is the story of the man who entering into their treasure house, forgot the magic "open sesame" by which the door would open and perished in the midst of great riches. Dying Horace Greely exclaimed; Fame is a vapor, Popularity an accident, riches take wings, those who cheer to-day will curse to-morrow, only one thing endures-character." But character without Christ in it is straw. The Old Folk's Concert. Well the Johnson and Gardner Old Folk's concert combination did go over to Sister Allen Chapel, Wednesday night. Great show, great time, and great success. This company cleaned up, nothing left. The company could retire upon its honors already won but it will hold its old time place in the Two thousand dollars to be raised by the first Sunday in next May. God bless the Old Folk's. Dr. A. L. Murray and his congregation did the big, generous and noble act by Bethel. Gave us all of the door receipts out of a crowded house. Now Bethel its time for us to bury the hatchet handle and all, and it there has ever been any feeling of animosity between us, there remains no more grounds now for it to rest upon. Bethel and her pastorry back to sister Allen chapel and its noble pastor, and say-What can we do Allen, Bethel is now ready? The Old Folk's have certainly married us. SUNDAY SUBJECTS. As the subject on the Dry Bones in the Valley, last Sunday occupied both morning and night, the pastor will take for Sunday morning the "Power of the Christ Life." from Acts 19 chap 28vs. Great is Diana of the Ephesians afternoon at 3 o'clock sharp rally services; I have not as yet seen him but I am going to ask Rev Dr. Carr of the Second Baptist church to preach. Night; Big rally services. Full report of clubs. Short sermon, subject Religious Industry: text Nehemiah 4 chap. 6 vs. For the people had a mind to work. Trustee collections. $28.00 CLASS DUES No. 12, J. P. Hoy. leader; collection $1.00 No. 18, Elmer Donald, leader; collection $1.20 No. 14, Wm. Parks, leader, collection $ .75. Total, $16 95 U. B. F. Report. The wave of prosperity which struck the affairs of Friendship Lodge No. 8, U.B. of F. during the past year is still being maintained as shown by the rapidly increasing membership. The annual report of the officers, showed the affairs of the lodge to be in an excellent condition. This lodge is rendering itself one of the most important factory in our community and demonstrating the broad and excellent principles upon which the order is founded by assisting worthy charitable organizations outside of its own membership. The following is synopsis of the Financial Secretary's report: Total membership.....114 Gross receipts.....$1336-40 Disbursements for sick.....$154.00 " " Alpha Home 17.00 " " relief of widows 8.00 " " funerals" .....180.00 " " charity.....6.50 " " current expenses 259.65 Balance in treasnry.....$711.25 The officers for the year are: Wm. Parks, W. M., Dr. W, E. Brown, D. M. W. E Jones, F. S., O. V Royal, R. S. Walter Jameson, W. T.; Thos. Smith, Leonard Maxey and Louis Williams, Trustees; Robert Darnell, Chairman of Sick Committee. Deserved Recognition. I believe the colored people of India napolis, as well as of the State of Indiana, shoul hail with delight the appointment of Hon. Gurley Brewer to the position of traveling deputy for the Bureau of Statistics. Mr. Brewer has proven to the citizens of Indianapolis that he is honest, straight-foward and a worker for the party he represents. The appointment was deserved and the influence will be far-reaching and will certainly modify the oft-asserted statement that Negroes never receive appointment beyond that of a janitorship. We would also congratulate Messrs Sweeney and Parker on their re-appointment to Tomlinson hall FRED. D. ROPER. Mapleton Ind. K. of D. Installation. Invitations were issued this week an nouncing a public installation, Wednesday evening, Jan. 17th. under the auspices of Pride of the west lodge No 2, at their Castle hall, corner Illinois and Georgia streets. Music and re freshments. A general invitation is extended to the public and friends. Attorney R B. Bagby. Mr. Robert Bruce Bagby, Attorney-at-Law and Notary Public is pleasantly and centrally located at No. 638 Lemcke Building. Mr. Bagby makes a specialty of all real estate matters, the settlement of estates and all kinds of probate business He is also a Notary Public and draws and execute all sorts of legal documents, Mr. Bagby's long and honorable career in this community is a guarantee that all business will be promptly and satisfactorily attended to. New Telephone 922. Subscribe for The Recorder and keep posted on the leading topics of the day. 25c for 3 months --- THE RECORDER, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PERSONAL MENTION Telephone (old and new) 561. Everybody reads The Recorder. Wm Alexander is very ill at his home in Harlen Street. Mrs Mary Sims who has been indisposed is able to be out again Miss Elizabeth Mills and Mr Grant Baker will be married January, 17. Mrs Katerline Blackshear is ill at home in Arsenel Avenue. Mrs J Hightower has returned from Louisville, Ky. Mrs. Gus McFarland, continues ill at her home in W. St Clair street. Miss Belle Patridge is sick at her home in Fayette street Mrs. Nathan Johuson, 428 Toledo st is seriously ill. Mrs. Frances Smith, 309 Muskingum street, continues very ill. Mr Ernest Howard spent the holiday with his sister in Cleveland, O. Mr. D·C. Childress is in Hartford City, where he is employed. If you see it in The Recorder, it's so. You need to be in the Rec Room, is it so? The Olivet Baptist Church baptized five candidates last Sunday in the Coriathian Pool. Mrs Coleman of W. North St. had her foot amputated last week on the account of a cancer. Mr and Mrs Crawford, 1102 Chadwick St. will tender a dinner to day in honor of Mr Bob't Lamont. Mr. Bert Lewis, 510 W. Thirteenth street, is seriously ill with the Typhoid fever. Mr. C. H. Trevan of Crawfordsville, was the guest of Mrs. Susie Trevan during the holidays. Miss Gordon of New York, after a pleasant visit with Mrs. Susie Trevan returned home Tuesday. Miss Mayme Chavis left Wednesday for an extended visit with friends and relatives in Princeton, Ind. Mrs. Sallie Robinson has been appointed a substitute teacher in the public schools of the city. For Sale—One Singer sewing machine, in good condition. Inquire H. L. Sanders, 206 Indiana avenue. Mr. Jerry Mitchell of Seymour, was the guest of Miss N, B. Pierce in West Thirteenth street. The best of classical music and solos at the Full Dress concert at Corinthian Baptist church, January 80th. Miss Jennie Mae Johnson left Tuesday for St. Louis where she was called to see her aunt; she will remain the rest of the winter. Mr. D. L. Nesbitt, the Merchant Tail or, has made a number of improvements in his establishment. He cordially invites the public to call, Miss Eva Turner of La-Fayette returned home Monday after a very pleasant visit in the city, the guest of Miss Parker 227 Sahm Street. The condition of Mr. Henry Wilson 1021 E. Elseventh street, has taken a change for the worse and his recovery is despaired of. Means W. M. Porter and John Kuykendall were in Anderson, Wednesday on business connected with the K. of P. Grand Lodge. Revival meetings are in progress at a number of our city churches. The attendance is very large, and great intrest is being manifested. Miss Polly Ann Alexander of Watervein, Ky., is visiting in the city and is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Robert Philpott, in W. Fourteenth street. Mrs Elizabeth Strange, who has been suffering for some time at her home in Elm St. died last Monday morning and was buried from the Second Baptist Church Tuesday morning. Mr. Benjamin Thoraton attended the quarterly meeting of the B. M. C. in Philadelphia, Pa., this week. Mr. Thoronton is one the Grand Directors in the G. U. O. O. F. The Select dancing class will give a Mid-Winter picnic, at Odd Fellows hall, Wednesday evening, Jan 18. The members are requested to wear Summer costumes. Invitations were issued this week announcing the marriage of Miss Elizabeth Miles to Mr. Grant Baker, Wednesday evening, January 17th, at 320 Bird street, Grand Full Dress concert at Corinthian Baptist church, January 30th. The many friends of Prof. J. Milton Benson, will be glad to learn of his complete recovery from a recent attack of the small-pox Prof, Benson is a teacher in the Mt. Vernon Public schools and has a host of friends in this city. The Oneida club which is composed of twenty young ladies, will give a Kentucky oyster supper, Thursday evening, Jan. 18, at 723 Indiana ave. Music and refreshments, Miss Jessie Bartlett, president Miss Maude Fisher, sec'y. The Ladies Enterprise club met last Wednesday evening with Mrs Walter Cook, in West Eleventh street and on Monday evening, the club was enter- tained by Mrs. John Morris, 422 Dorman street. Both meetings were attended by a large number of members. Club No. 1, of the Christian church will give a Parlor social at the home of Mrs. A. C. Richardson, 441 W. St. Clair street, Monday evening, Jan 15, Admission, free. Mrs. A, C. Richardson, president; Mrs. Harry Cooper, V. president; Mrs. Carter Smith, secretary; Miss Mamie Locklear, ass't secy Mr. Stith, treasurer. The most of the best for the least in our Job Printing department. Mrs. Della C. White of St Peter's st entertained Monday evening in honor of Miss Nettie Pierce, formerly of Seymour, Ind. The menu consisted of salted peanuts; olives, almonds, float, cake and bon bons. The house decorations were holly, ferns, roses carnations and cedar. Six gentlemen and seven ladies were the invited guests. The Clytean club will meet Thursday evening. Jan. 18th, at the residence of Mrs Relle Davis, 306 Bird st Members are requested to be present. Mrs. William Abstome pres, Mrs. Bettie Weaver, sec'y. As we go to press the death of Mr, Henry Wilson, has been announced His death occurred at 12:25 p m. Friday. The funeral will probably be held Sunday afternoon. Seventh District Convention. The official call was sent out last Wednesday, for the Republican convention to elect the district chairman The Convention will be called to order at 2 p.m., Saturday, January 16, in the Criminel Court room, Earion County will have 116 delegates and Johnson County eleven. Delegates will be selected by wards and townships on January 12. LaFayette. (continued) D. G. Secy, G. C. King was present and responded to the address of welcome delivered by P. N. F. Edward Manson. There was a reception given at the residence of Mrs. Nannie Nelson last Monday evening, in honor of Mrs. Dent and Misses Tanner and Martin. visitors in the city. Rev Mrs Lucy Wilson of Indianapolis, Ind is conducting a series of meetings at the A. M. E. church Knightstown Tld-Bits Mr. Wm. Means spent Sunday with a sick brother of Cambridge. Mrs Walter Brown of Benton, Harbor is visiting her aunt Mrs. Sarah Brooks of this city. Rev Bray is holding a series of protracted meetings this week. The wife of Rev. Bray is indisposed. Mr S. L, Brown who has been on sick list for past few days, is improving. Mrs Walter Brown of Benton Harbor, Mich and Miss Vada Brooks were the guests of Mrs Jas Keemer Wednesday evening, Nathan Baily of Kennard was in our city Wednesday. South Bend Notes Omer and Wm Lawnson of Calvin, Mich. spent several days in the city visiting friends. The Odd Fellows will give a grand ball in February. The Household of Ruth is planning several entertainment for next month, The A M E church will commence its revival meetings about March 1st. Little Roy Smith fell and dislocated his left thigh the other day The M Z Baptist church revival begins first Sunday in Feb, Mrs Joe Stewart will leave for Bellfountain, Ohio in a few days to visit friends and relatives The Mission Star published by Rev Jas Darey made its first appearance last Saturday The members and friends of the AME church took up a collection of $2.80 Sunday night for the benefit of George Marrs who is ill at his home in Jefferson st The Baptist folks gave a picnic at the church Wednesday evening. THE NEW YORK CLIPPER Contains a Reliable Record of all the Events in the THEATRICAL WORLD AND THE WORLD OF SPORTS. PUBLISHED WEEKLY. $4.00 A YEAR. SINGLE COPY, 10cts. For Sale by all Newdealers. SAMPLE COPY FREE. Address NEW YORK CLIPPER. NEW YORK. Staple and Fancy Groceries, Meats, etc. We invite you to call and examine our Goods We keep Everything in Sedson. SPECIAL BARGAINS. no order will receive prompt attention and immediate Delivery. Try Us. R. S. STREET, Manager. 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