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oe —_— * os ee = * e ® en I ——S VOLUME II. TOPEXA, KANSAS, FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 5, 1500. NUMBER 40. eee Tawata Saad Oitigan charnliA haar in mind that tha haaninae aim nf Tavan ta nm sda wend be bm wt. It. et . th ty ticket al ti I , . THE PARAMOUIT ISSUE John Bruce Writes on the issues for the Negro. TAMMANY CONTINGENT. H.C. Smith's Ugly Reference. —Gov. Pichback’s Nerve. When a well kuown newspaper man in Columbus, O., gave out a state- ment some years ago to the effect! that Hon. H. C. Smith of the Cleve- land Gazette had in a public speech referred to the flag of his country as a “dirty rag," that gentleman stood ‘on his head and tried to spit back- ward, and in his lucid intervals hurled several kinds of adjectives at his enemies and made noise enough with his pen and mouth for 16 men of his size. Ordinarily a little thing like that would have been passed by in silence but it so happened that Smith was a candidate for office, and if he did not succeed in giving the lie to his accusers and in proving that he is an ardent lover of Old Glory it was not his fault. Nobody with an ounce of brains paid any attention to the charge; nobody cared a rap whether he had abused the flag or praised it, for they well kneir that nothing that Smith or anybody eise could say could detract one ieta trom it. But ) Smith seemed to be of the opinion that the statement—evidently made in a spirit of raillery—was an attack on his patriotism, and he seems to have thrown a fit three times 2 day until the day of his election to the legislature of Ohio. Since then he has been vindicating himself in his paper and roasting every other fel- low who has said anything against the administration What boots it if Mr. Fortune did criticise President McKinley? Ishe not now a good administration re- publican? Isn't he doing as much or more than Smith is doing to se- cure the re-election of the president? Is Mr. Fortune the paramount issue in this campaign? He is not a can- didate for any office, big or little, but just a plain, aggressive republi- can with views which he is not afraid to express, and he'd bea big fool if he didn't change his opinion of men and things occasionally. If Mr. Smith is going to set himself up as a censor of the political morals of his fellows and draw the deadly parallel on all republicans, he'll find lots of them who have said things equally as badas he has said about the pres- ident and the flag in the heat of pas- sion and their excess of zeal, which they are now willing to forget in the interest of party harmony. Personal attacks on individual republicans do not show good judgment, wisdom or common sense, Who cares what any man said or did to months or 10 years ago? “Wise men change often, fools never." ‘The paramount ques- tion is, what does he believe now? The’eternal now 1s worth a thousand yesterdays. Let Smith pull himself together and take aim at the common enemy—the Democratic party. There is nothing to be gained in fighting republicans. Hon. John B. Stanchfield, demo- cratic nominee for governor of New York, is sun-stancuiatty licked. His votes in the legislature against the Izbor interests and his speeches in favor of expansion, a section of one of which is quoted in the New York Sun of Sept. 13, shows him to be one of those elastic and accommodating statesmen who are not averse to be- ing on both sides of any question. His speech of Feb 17, 1899, wherein he indorses the policy of this admin- stration in the Philippines, Porto Rico and Cuba, is “a good enough Morgan" to elect the entire republi- cam state ticket this year and give it a few votes to spare. Manifestly Stanchfield is not the kind of a democrat who is likely to tally around him the dyed in the wool brethren of his political faith, for his views are decidedly out of harmony with theirs on the question aR ceece mR which these brethren will Intict upon each other in the mix up scheduled to eventuate at any time during the campaign. “How pleasant it is tor brethren to dwell together” in Tam. many! The platform adopted at Saratoga by the democratic convention among other things declares in favor of gov- ernment of the people, by the people, and for the peozle. It reads very smoothly in spots and is plausible enough in its way. But we eannot overlook the fact that itis a huge joke perpetrated with malign intent. If a chain is no stronger than its weakest part, the Democratic party of New York and of the nation is no stronger than the weak and corrupt branches of that party which now disgrace it as a party 1m every south- ern state by its obstinate and arbi- trary refusal to recognize the right of sovereign citizens to participate in the administration of local and state governments at the south, ‘The Democratic party cannot blow hot in the north and cold in the south and the WHOLE thing when it tri umphs by fraud, misrepresentation and force. | As long as the south tramples un- |derfoot the rights of any class of cit izens and denies them the opportun- ity to share the burdens and the ben- efits of citizenship democratic asser- tion about the “consent of the gov- ersied” and government of the people, ete., must take its place among the the CONVENTIONAL 11Es of the period. The Democratic party cannot get away from this proposition. If it be false in one thing, it is fair to as- sume that it is false in all things. This is an important point for color- ed voters to consider. And be these jugaling fends no more believed “Tha palter with usin a doable sense, “That heep the word of promise tour ear And breakitto uur hope In the discussion in the state sen- ate of New York last winter on the bill introduced by Senator Elsberg te abolish separate schools in that state a senator remarked in the course o! a speech to the democratic leader, Senator Grady: “But you have Ne grocs in Tammany hall, senator.’ “Oh, yes,” replied the eloquent de votce of Bacchus, snceringly, “but wekeep them intheir places.” There is no doubt about that. Not only docs Tammany keep its Negro fol: lowers in their places, but the entire democratic aggregation throughout the country does so, and will continue to do so whenever it can get the up: perhand, Another one of these Tam many senators (Munsinger), with the smell of the emigrant ship still per meating his garments, was heard by the writer to say while this bill wa: under consideration: “I don’t want my children to go to the same school with coons.” These are the high caste Brahmans of the democratic faith in the Empire State. in whose sincerity and honesty certain suscep. tible Negroes have unlimited and un. alterable faith, broad _guaged states: men who “mucilate” English and swim inrum. They are the descend. ants of the Irish and Dutch emigrant paupers who were offered at public sale in New York and Philadelphia, inthe early history of the country, tc the highest bidders, and the indented servants of the wealthy and aristo cratic, white men, for whose descend. ants these vermin in the Democratic party are now playing at lawmaking andstatesmanship. Is it any wonde: that they hate Negroes, that they have a low and brutal estimate o} Negro character and nanhuod and z withering contempt for the virtue 0 Negro women? They do not forge! their origin, the depths from whenc they came, and when once they are possessed of the strength of a gian they use it like a giant. The Tammany contingent in th New York legistature is composed 0 men whose intellectual re-inforce ment is not their most distinguishin, (Continued on Page Two.) aioe ear ar Sameer mae. SS Ts See 2 Py Ge en Soe Be cow eo | AW RP. r aN Ae ol A ape AWS ead N.S a o 7 fan} iW RS A A ny at P Ave ANG ARIS we “7 fore “The Republican Party is the Ship, all else the’ Sea."—~ Frederick Douglass. SOME GOOD THINGS Political News of In- teresi to the Negro. BISHOP TURNER'S FLOP. South Carolina Distranchise. ment—the Kentucky law. Bishop Turner claims that in event of Bryan’s election, Federal troops will be called out to prevent lynch- ings. The Democratic nationaf plat- form says: “We denounce arbitrary interference by Federal authorities in local affairs as a violation of the Constitution of the United States and a crime against free institutions.” Lynching is a local institution which the democrats of certain sections take great delight in, and it is not likely that Bryan would intertere with democratic amusements. Lynch. ing is confined almost entirely te democratic states. The spectacle o} Pitchfork Tillman, who will be Bry- an’s adviser-in-chief in case of elec- tion, advising him to stop a South Carolina lynching with Federal troops would be inspiring. In 1896 South Carolina cast for all candidates for president 68,907 votes, and 58,798 of them went to Tillman's man Bryan. The black men of South Carolina were not allowed to poll more than zo per cent of their voting stregth. That's Tillman's idea of “consent of the governed.” In the states where Afro-American voters have been disfranchised the whites are now discussing the idea of pepararing the school funds so that the taxes paid by Afro-Americans will go to support schools for their race. The southern democrats who claim they are the best friends of the Afro-Americans have a queer way of showing their friendship. First they disfranchise a man because he 13 ill- iterate and then take away his oppor- tunity to acquire knowledge. “The gentleman from North Caro- lina, M. Linney, has seen fit to criti- cize the south for her treatment of the Negroes. I want to say to him and all others who think like him that this is a white man’s government and we intend to rule in the south by whatever means it is found neces- sary to employ.”—-Congressman Tal- bert of South Carolina, a democrat. in a speech in the 56th congress. It is said that the Goebelites in Kentucky are in favor of disfranchis- ]ing the Afro-Americans in that state, although there are, according to the census of 1890, but 268,000 Afro- Americans to 1,860,000 whites, They can hardly say that there is danger of “Negro domination” in Kentucky. Some white men interfered with the Afro-American militia company of Columbia, S, C., recently and the company was disbanded by Governor McSweeney because it dared resent the attack. Thus the work of cur. tailing the rights of the race goes on. ee ate and County t eMleserving of the-unqualified:support of all Negro voters. By giving a number of good ap- pointments to Afro-Americans, the Tammany democrats made many votes among the race in Greater New York. But when the race riots came the Tammany policemen club- ed and mistreated many innocent people simply because their faces were black, All of the New York democratic Alro-Americans, except the men who hold jobs, will vote the republican ticket this year. ‘The Chicago Negro democrats gave notice that they would cele- brate Emancipation day with a grand ‘todo” at which Bryan would declare against disfranchisement of the race inthe south. Emancipation day has come and gone, but the big demon- stration did not materialize and, up to date, Bryan has not declared him- self, ‘Twenty of the largest cotton mills of the Piedmont district of South Carolina have gone on half time be- cause of the high prices of C The Negro planters are getting from, two to three Himes as much for their cotton as they received under a democratic president. This is Mc- Kinley prosperity. J.W. A. Shaw, one of the Afro- American domocrats who was given a place by Tammany, has returned to the republican fold. He says he made the greatest mistake of hls life when he went over to the democracy Bishop Turner's principal griev- ance is against the United States supreme court. Would it be improved by the addition of Bryan's men Till- man, Altgeld and Boss Croker? Two months ago the city council of Montgomery, Ala., passed an ord- inance providing separate seats for white and Afro-American passengers. To the credit of the Montgomery Afro-Americans be it said that they are boycotting the cars and the com- pany’s receipts are falling off alarm- ingly. Montgomery is a democratic city, and it was a democratic city council that passed the obnoxious law, About a month ago the Honorable J. Milton Turner, the dean of Afro- American democrats, came to Chica- go with great flourish of trumpets and opened an Afro-American annex to the national Democratic head- quarters for the purpose of catching any stray votes that might happen to pass that way. Now Turner has flown and there is no head to the quarters. Bourke Cochran, the gentleman from Ireland, who has proposed the repeal of the r4th and 1th amend- ments, is now in the west speaking for Bryan. Four years ago Cochran said: “The American natien will never consent to substitute the re- public of Washington, of Jefferson and of Jackson for the republic of an Altgeld, a Tillman or a Bryan. It is the highest duty of every ‘American citizen to maintain against all their enemies the integrity and the paramount authority of the U. S, Bryan is not a good citizen; he would pull down the flag. ————————————————— icket argh leservit ¥ \ 7. A LIME FAST POP Paper’s Declarati’n Denied in Vigor- us Language- AN INJURIOUS CHARGE. The Christian Recorder's Tack- The Position of the Church Misrepresented, “A few week sago popuiist and democratic papers announced with plare of trumpets and a grand flour- ish of adjectives that Right Rever- end Henry McNeal Turner, the sen- ior bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal church, hadJgone bag and baggage into the demo-populist ranks and the entire clergy and laity of the church was on the road. The Plaindealer has neyer been very much disturbed by that ‘hot air” ejaculation of Negro democrats. We have not been looking for Bish- op Turner and his gospel wagon, dispensing Bryanism, Nor have we been seriously disturbed by their inebriatic exclamations of populist politicians. “The A. M. E. church is one of the strongest eclestical organizations in America, and its declaration in favor of any political party 1s 2 matter of fio small importance. The Chris- tian Recorder is the official organ of the chutch, atid can be relled Upon to voite the sentiments and hopes, spiritually and otherwise. In its la- test issue we find the following ex- cerpts, which we publish and ask the Negroes of Kansas’ to read and digest : “The charge that Bishops Turner, Grant and Derrick have endorsed Bryanism, is having mischievous circulation, and is being used to the detriment of the church as well as against themselves. The rumor is an invention of the adversary, and so far as the two last named bishops are concerned, we are in a position to say it has no basis of truth for its tonndation. OUR CHURCH AND Portes. “There is a great deal of current gossip concerning the political at- titude of our church as indicated by the alleged declarations of two or three of our bishops. That these reports are circulated to injure these bishops and damage the church can be readily understood. That some of our chief pastors along with their colleagues of other churches, have prejudiced their cause and checkmated their influence by un- due prominence in politics no one need question, but in such cases they could not be regarded as ex- ponents of any connectional con- tituency since they represented them- selves rather than those to whom they were officially allied. Such being the case, it is sheer folly and gross injustice to charge against the church, the stand or declaration of those who are at most its spiritual or official guides. “The attempt to thus hold African Methodism or any denomination responsible for the political creed of any of its leaders will ndt count for much with intelligent and fair mind- ed people. Now, as heretofore, our church is orthodox and in touch with the rank and file of its con- stituents on the issues of party, creeds and government. Nor will it reverse its principles or policy though such a course be advised by the example or precepts of her chief guides even more than is: alleged to be true at present. MCKINLEY AND BRYAN. “The constituted authorities must be cheerfully and vigorously upheld, Lynching must not be tolerated in a great and civilized country: like the United States. Courts and mobs must execute the penalties of the law, The preservation of public or- der, the right of discussion; the in- tegrity of the cuurts and the orderly administration of -justice must con- tinue forever the rock of safety up- on which our government surely rests.'—President Wm. McKinley’ ee ae a a ae McKinley and Bryan are again vigorous contestants for the presi- tial chair. Four years ago, both party nominees went before an un- packed jury of their countrymen and received an unequivocal verdict. The deciston given was influenced by the wide spread conviction that: the welfare of the whole country woyld be better guarded and more safely promoted under the chieftian- cy of President McKinley than un- der President Bryan. Colored vo- ters, east, west and north, confirm- ed this verdict for various reasons, and for more vital than that official- ly McK.nley opposed mob law, which generally chose its victims from colored men and women. Aft- ter his election, when policy might have prged his silence on the subject, the brave presidential vic- tor had the temerity to declare against the tolerance of mobs and Iynchings in his message to the leg- islative authority of the nation. Had his party been in opposition to Mr. McKinley’s attitude in the premises, such a declaration as the foregoing could not have been uttered. “Whatever fears may be entertain- ed by others as to the outcome of candidate Bryan’s election, the col- ‘ored voter can be no such poor lo- gician as to suppose for a moment thas hig vital interests will be saf from the encroachmetits of éaste and lawlessness as is frue in scope at present. McKinley has spoker out on the subject. Has Bryan de clared a syilable against mob law, 01 in favor of the rights of colored men at any tlme? With ‘Pitchfork [aan to advise his declarations and the lamp of the past rather than the searchlight of the present to af ford him guidance, it is likely that Mr. Bryan will be able to rise above his training.” NEGROES LYNCHED Ponchatoula, La., Sep. 21.—Four Negroes were lynched here last night who mere suspected of robbing the residence ot Henry Hatfelder of Tangipahoa parish. The victims are: Isaiah Rellins, aged 18. Nathaniel Bowan, aged 47. George Bickman, aged 22. Charles Elliott, aged 20. Itis said there have been many burglaries in the lower section of Tangipahoa parish of late. A vigi- lance committee was formed long ago for the purpose of taking sum- mary action ‘ren the oyportunity presented itself. The opportunity came yesterday, when Henry Hat- felder reported that his house had been entered the night before and robbed of $250 in cash, The au- thorities arrested fourteen suspects uring the day. These were con- ‘fned in the small jail. During the day there was suppressed excite- ment in the town, and it was ev- ident that some of the Negroes would be severely dealt with. Last night the docts of the jail were bro- ken open and four Negroes who had been selected by the mob as the most guilty were taken out and hanged to the limbs of 2 large oak tree which stands near the jail—Ex- change. (What do Negro democrats think of this? Yet Mr. Bryan and his co- harts are thrashing the air about the “little brown brother” twelve thousand miles away. There is nothidg in the democratic plat- form or the history of the party fa- vorable to the Negro.] | The Democratic party is responsi- ble for nearly all of the wrongs of the ‘Afro-American race. Protection to our wives, our sweet- hearts, our children, our merchants, our wage-eamers, our manufacturers, our shipbuilders, our country and the old flag. Gov. Roosevelt threw the weight of his influence to the school bill prohibiting the establishment of sep- arate schools for the races, which passed the New York legislature last winter. Sen. Tillman says that the slaves in the south nad full dinner pails, This was true in some cases, but not always. Many slaves were overk- worked and underfed by their demo- cratic masters. THE ISSOES 10. NEGRO The N. Y. Age Very clearly sets them forth. THOS. FORTUNE'S TALK. Repression the Policy of the Democratic party—Negro’s | nights abridged. rights abridged. All the issues uppermost in this campaign are of as vital importance to Afro-Americans as to other ele- ments of the citizenship. And itis prover that they should all havea fair and considerate presentation for ‘the consideration of vaters; but with us the predominant question is not finance or tariff or imperialism, but the attitude which the Democratic party has traditionally taken upon all of the issues affecting our manhood and citizen rights. Whenthe matter’ is regarded from this point of view, we can very readily see of what mo- ment it is to us as to whether we get ‘on the right or wrong side of the fence. j , ithtay av well be frankiy admitted that a very large percentage of our voters in the North and West, if not openly affected toward the Democrat- ic party are alarmingly lukewarm towards the Republican party. That this is a dangerous condition of af- fairs would be admitted by all those who thoroughly understand the tradi- tions and the tendencies of the Dem ocratic party, and who hope for re- publican success, because the Repub- lican party stands for all of the gov- ernmental policy to which the Dem- ocratic party stands opposed. ‘The policy which the Democratic party has pursued from 1867 to the present time in the matter of our civi and political rights is a notorious and infamous record. Degradation o manhood and womanhood has been the propulsive motive in all its legis- lative and other acts. We need no plea on that score. Since 1876, as a matter of cour ¢, the tendency, under the specious plea of “leave this ques- tion to us; we will settle it,” hasbeen. to disfranchise Afro-American citi- zens in the late slave states. But it has been only within the past four years that it has become a matter of democratic policy to disfranchise by Iconstitutional and other enactments this large body of the American elect- orate. For a long series of years this policy was pursued by indiree- tionand subterfuge, During the past four years four states have commit- ted themselves by constitational en- actment to a nullification of the pro- visions ot the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments. ‘The open expressions of democraticsenators and represent- [sices in congress, in discussing the Pritchard resolutions in the last cong- ress, and the silence of the democrat- ic platform adopted at Kansas City, and the unusual prominence given to such firebrands as Ben Tillman, and the silence of Mr. Bryan when the direct question was put to him by Nick Chiles of the Topeka (Kas.) PLAINDEALER,—all naturally and in- evitably lead to the conclusion that the Democratic party has become thoroughly committed to the mon- strous policy of making color and previous condition 2 test of citizea- ship in the republic, which has just added fifteen millions of off-color people toits citizenship. No wonder the Democratic party yells imperial- ism. The sarcasm of it is ironic. ‘The action of the Afro-American council at its late Indianapolis meet- ing, in making the suffrage question its leading expression to the publie should be a sufficient guide to the race in making up its wind as te how it shall vote at the November elections. ‘The Democratic party is against us, Itdoes uct matter in this con- tention how many faults the Republi- can party may have, and we do not here dwell upon them; it is sufficient for us in contrasting itwith the Dem- ocratic party, that the Republican party was instremental in the hands of God and largely with our assist- ance in giving all the civil and potit- idal rights we have, and that there is on record anywhere in any state or in the federal congress, or in state or lin national conventions, where any right guaranteed tous by fundament- Jal enactment was assailed, abridged, Jor denied by the Republican party ‘lin its collective capacity or by indiv- WILLIAM McKINLEY, FOR PRESIDENT. THEODORE ROOSEVELT, VICE PRESIDENT. STATE TICKET. For Governor, W. E. Stanley. For Lieutenant Governor, H. E. Richter. For Associate Justice, W. A. Johnston. For Secretary of State, George A. Clark, For Treasury, Frank Grimes, For Auditor, George E. Cole, For Attorney General, A. A. Godard, For Supt. of Public Instruction, Frank Nelson. For Insurance Commissioner, W. V. Church, For Congressman at Large, Charles F. Scott, For Congressman First District, Charles Curtis, For Congressman Second District, J. D. Bowersock, For Congressman Third District, George W. Wheatly. For Congressman Fifth District, W. A. Calderhead, For Congressman Sixth District, W. A. Reeder, For Congressman Seventh District Chester I. Long For State Senator, John T. Chaney. For Representative, 37th District. J. B. Simms. For Representative, 38th District. H. C. Safford. For Representative, 39th District. E. D. McKeever. For District Judge, Z. T. Hazen. For County Attorney, Galen Nichols. For Probate Judge, W. E. Fagan. For Clerk District Court, A. M. Gallah. For County Superintendent. S. F. Wright. For County Commissioner, Silas Rain. You can help THE PLAYDEALER. Put the names of three of your friends who like a live, up-to-date journal of opinion, on a postal card, and address it to this office. We will send them sample copies of Kansas' best Negro weekly. A vote for Bryan is a vote for adversity. A vote for Bryan is a vote for a 50 cent dollar. An honest dollar is bound to win over a dishonest dollar. The Republican party is in favor of the old flag and the American people as against all the rest of the world. "By their fruits ye shall know them," says the Bible. Judge the Republican party by its achievements. The Bryanites are claiming all the earth; but oh how different it will be at 10 o'clock on the night of November 6. The Afro-American people know too well what democratic success means to be beguiled by Bryan's smooth talk. There are 89 Afro-American clerks in the pension office at Washington, and their pay amounts to $87-740 per annum. "Twas Pitchfork Tillman who said: "If McKinley is defeated the Democratic party will take the rascally supreme court judges by the throats and teach them that there is yet liberty in the land." The following is a list of the members of the first Negro Commercial club in Kansas: Alex. Webb, groceries, cigars and candies, 1901 Holmes st.; Jas. A. Wilson, jeweler, 1616 W. 9th. Powell's restaurant, 572 Grand ave.; J. W. Jones, grocer, 4th and Oakland; W. M. Gales, confectioner, 912 E. 12th; Wyandotte Drug Co., 1552 N. 5th st.; Sam'l Diggs, wholesale and retail dealer in junk, 811 Hickory st.; H. M. Jackson, designer, contractor and builder, 345 Ann ave. C. H. Countee, undertaker and embalmer, 910 E. 12th; J. G Groves, wholesale and retail produce dealer (Edwardsville;) R. McClain, grocer, 1700 N. 3rd; D. W. White, commissions and furniture Co., 420 Minnesota ave. The A. C. L. Coal Co., coal, wood and feed, 402 Minnesota ave. This covers almost every Negro in business in the two cities. When the recent meeting of Negro business men was held in Boston, the club selected Hon. J. G Groves of Edwardsville, Kas and sent him to Boston as its representative. In this instance it showed some good sense that has characterized it all along the line Last Thursday night the following program was rendered by the association in his honor: Invocation, pastor; piano overture, Lulu Cunningham; introduction of president, E. F. Henderson; introduction of association, the president; duett, Mrs. H. Lucas and F. Douglas; paper, "Why Negroes Should Patronize the Negro in Business," Wm. Gales; clarionet solo, piano accompaniment, Mr. Lawrence; paper, "What are the Hindrances to the Success of the Average Negro in Business," Fannie Jackson; song, F Douglas; paper, "What is expected by the Public of the Negro in Business," Dr. S. H. Thompson; song, selected, Mrs. H. Lucas; address by our honored guest, J. G. Groves; Mozart's Twelfth Mass, Mrs. H. Lucas, Miss Alice Brown, F. Douglas and J. A. Wilson; remarks by prominent guests; evening hymn; social and business acquaintanceship. Such organizations as this are contributing directly to the solution of the race problem. Topeka Negroes should follow this very excellent example. Let our business men wake up to the great needs of the race and help to arouse the masses to a sense of their duty to Negro business houses. We need such an organization here and in every town in the country. Everybody knows former Governor or P. B. T. Pinchback of Louisiana, and they know that he was one of the bravest Negro republicans in Louisiana, when it took a great deal of courage for a man to stand up and defend his principles in that state. He is the first and only Negro ever elected governor of a southern state, and he was elected a senator from Louisiana in the seventies and counted out by the connivance of weak-kneed republicans and cowardly democrats in the United States senate, who did not then as they do not now believe in electing Negroes to high offices. The governor has, despite the duplicity and treachery of his party friends, been a consistent republican and has always given his best service toward the advancement of the party's interest, both on the stump and in the press. He is an able lawyer, though he does not practice his profession, and is an eloquent and convincing campaign orator, who may be heard in the present campaign in advocacy of the re-election of President McKinley, of whose administration he has a very high and intelligent opinion. He has pronounced views on the question of the re-election of President McKinley, and in speaking on that subject the other day in New York, he said: "I am in favor of the re-election of President McKinley and the retention of the Republican party in power in the nation because the action of the Democratic party on the franchise and its infamous class legislation in the southern states show it to be the implacable and unrelenting enemy of the colored race. "No man is better than his party. If Mr. Bryan is elected president he will be controlled by the southern wing of his party, and this will be highly detrimental to the political future of the Negro. Therefore, thoughtful, sensible, self-respecting Negroes everywhere desire the supremacy of the Republican party and its continuance in the control of the general government." This is clean cut and to the point. Although Bishop W. B. Derrick has specifically and unequivocally denied through the press, by letter and orally, that he is not in sympathy with the cause which Mr. Bryan represents and that he would not vote for that political visionary for president, somebody who is probably in the pay of the Democratic literary bureau persists in reiterating the statement that the bishop will support Bryan. The bishop again to state in the strongest possible terms that he has no sympathy whatever with the Bryanized democracy and that any statement to the contrary is a shameless and cowardly falsehood. He will devote all of his energies and influence and time to help secure the election of William McKinley. JOHN E. BRUCE. THE ISSUES TO NEGRO. We may as well admit without cavil that the success of the Democratic party is a direct menace to the civic and political rights of the race. The tendency towards this consummation is too pronounced to be overlooked. The spread eagle expressions of Bishot op Turner in condemnation of what has not been done by the present administration and his ignorance of what has been done in the interest of the race need no comment here. The success of the Democratic party will not only be a menace but a consummation devoutly not to be wished for in its action upon the question of our fundamental rights. It is a matter of history that the Democratic party was always right on wrong questions and always wrong on right questions. It has never learned anything and it has never forgotten anything. It insists upon opening all the questions that were settled by the war of the rebellion. Can we afford to promote its interests in opening these questions or shall we assist in supporting the party which regards these questions as fixed facts and earnestly desires to give consideration to other questions which are still matters of controversy? It is for the readers of The Age, at least, to decide this question for themselves. We only state the case. We expect every man to exercise his own judgment, as we exercise ours. It seems that the Afro-American democrats are about to abandon the great contest for Negro votes which they were planning. Report of Sunflower Court No. 5 ot Junction City, Kas. To the Grand W. C. and Sisters of the Grand Lodge:—With sincere fidelity, harmony and love, we the members of the Sunflower Court of Junction City, send you a hearty greeting. We are profoundly thankful to the Allwise Providence for enabling us to be once more represented in person at the imposing assemblage of the grand lodge. Unanimously chosen by the sisters of our little court, I come before you to state our condition and lay forth our desires. Our court consists of nine ladies and one gentleman, and may it be well understood that the gentleman only became a member within the last month. I say this in order that I may be able to give these nine valiant women all the credit due them for one year's faithful, hard work. I think the ladies deserve much credit, by reason of the fact that while nearly every other Afro-American organization of the city has died, either from want of proper management or lack of interest, the court of Calanthe has prospered under the leadership of our now ex-W. C., Mrs. J. Maddox. Our membership is small, for the reason that we are governed by rules which make it impossible for any, save relatives of Knights to join, hence we are cut off from much real good material, through their inability to comply with that part of the law. I take pleasure in saying to the sister courts that the one great aim of No. 5, is to live up to its beautiful motto, F. H. & L. In order to prove our fidelity to our W. C. and ourselves, there was scarcely one meeting this fall, regardless of the disagreeable weather, when the largest half of our number were not present. And in order to prove our harmonio, there was not one cross word, one wounded feeling or one refractory member in our court; and in order to prove our love, we paid our dues faithfully and responded to every sick call without a murmur. And as a superlative test of our feminine love for one another, we passed resolutions to the effect, that whereas, as often as it pleased our Heavenly Father to visit His blessings upon some-member of our class, whereby she became the virtuous mother of an infant born of a race that is making The ladies of S. F. C. No. 5 are energetic and ambitious. We are desirous of breaking out of the walls of this little shell, and to show our F. H. and L. to the race—the glorious old race—intoxicated with joy, that she may behold her sons and daughters in such a meeting as this with the pure, sweet air of freedom all around them. Sisters, let us not waste our time in idleness when the younger generation need the very lessons that our order teaches. Listen, sisters: the great foundation walls of our noble race are being built by us; and from the material which God has given, we need by their kind of stone fidelity for strength and durability, harmony for purity and peace, love, the great magnet, drawing all of God's fellow creatures nearer His cross on earth and into His throne in Heaven, even as Damon kept his truth with Pythian in the reign of Dionysius. Jefferson county can boast of some of the most progressive and industrious Negroes in Kansas. And among them not one is more highly respected as a successful farmer than George W. Jones, Mr. Jones came to Kansas without a dollar of capital except an abundance of untiring energy. By the use of energy, and by economically managing his income, he has succeeded in accumulating a good measure of this world's goods. He is one of the largest taxpayers of Jefferson county, one of the wealthiest Negroes in Kansas Jefferson county high school is located at Oskaloosa, the county seat. Here all children are permitted to attend, regardless of race, color or previous condition of servitude, although scattered here and there throughout the county will be found schools provided especially for the Negroes. This is done in defiance of state law, and is maintained to emphasize the American contradiction that "American citizenship means equality." The Negro is the only recognized American citizen so exceptionally good that he must be provided with a separate school. This system may be all right, but it makes one think of "bricks without straw." There is a lack of cohesion. The system of providing separate schools as practiced in Kansas is but a stepping stone to the Missouri idea. In fact, it is a kind of a Missouri Compromise, which allows boards of education sufficient latitude in their efforts to meet the demands of public sentiment. Over in Jefferson county the board of education, in its efforts to avoid "gagging at this gnat" of Negro prejudice, adopted a rather novel device. Last June the daughter of George W. Jones completed the course in the public schools as then prescribed by the board of education, and was given her passports to the high school. When school opened in September Miss Jones, along with the others of her class, applied to the high school for admission and was refused on the grounds that she had made the required course. In order to shut out the Negro pupils the board of education, during the vacation, changed the curriculum, adding another study to the public school, and insisted that Miss Jones pass an examination in Latin before entering the high school. The average white man descants learnedly of his love for Jesus and humanity, and publishes long lists of his donations to home and foreign missions. He sends his missionaries to China and Africa to carry the love of Christ to all men, and stifles the budding germs of manhood and womanhood in the thousands of Negro boys and girls who are cursed by America's greatest curse—race prejudice. The American white man demands that the Negro be a citizen in the fullest sense of the word, but plants into his soul the seed of inferiority from the beginning by crowding him into separate schools, cars and churches. Zion City, O. T. I have been thinking that for each step gained in social and political organizations that are founded upon the forces of acquisitions, we lose two because of the instability of our organizations. We organize leagues and hold meetings ostensibly for the purpose of accomplishing some good lasting results, but when the conventions adjourn we hear no more of the convention or its objects. Our enterprises go up like a rocket and fall like a stick. The reason of this, I think, is because we lose sight of the object for which the convention is called. We each go there surcharged with the electricity of our own plans; and instead of working in the interest of our constituents, we work for self only, and where there are so many are there in their own interests, they become disgruntled one with the other, and thus act as boomerangs to defeat their own ends. Now, in my opinion, if we gave more attention to other matters of more importance to us than a shortlived political re-organization we would strike the keynote to our present difficulties. Politics are alright to a certain extent, but when they occupy our time and attention to the exclusion of matters of interest along other lines, it is time to make a halt. If the thinking men and women of our race would write and speak of ways and means to develop the latent talent and energy of our young men and women by organizing co-operative business associations whereby or whereas they might be profitably employed, it would be much better for us than continually stirring up partisan feelings by constantly reviewing and discussing our wrongs. KANSAS PACKING HOUSE MARKET, Wholesale and Retail. Fresh and sugar cured Meats SCHMIDT BRO'S : : : 306 E. SECOND ST. the Kansas saving investment company, colored Rev. R. Thompson of Nashville, Tenn., who has been visiting his sister, Elsie Brown, has returned to his home. A. M. Richardson, a former resident of this city and a member of Euclid lodge, No. 2, died in Chicago last week. Prof. E. L. Scruggs of Macon, Mo., president of the Western Baptist college, attended the Baptist convention last week. Mrs. M. Patterson of Florence, Ks., is the guest of Mrs. G. Brown and was a pleasant caller at the Plain-dealer office. Rev. J. Thomas, pastor of the First Baptist church of Leavenworth, Kas., was a caller at the Plaindealer office this week. The parents who live near the Shiloh Baptist church should see that their children keep less noise when service is going on. Rev. R. D. Dunbar of Atchison who has been attending the Baptist convention, was a pleasant caller at our office Tuesday. Mrs. Wm. Wilson entertained last Friday evening at tea, in honor of J. M. Wright and wife and sister Mrs. L. Jordan of Kansas City. Wm. R. Carter of Brunswick, Ga. editor of the Brunswick Herald, has come to our city and will be the principal of the colored institute. Consecration meeting of the First African Baptist church will be held Sunday evening at Metropolitan hall. Every body is cordially invited. Mrs. Jordan and son of 117 Topeka ave, have returned home from a pleasant visit with relatives in Butler, Mo., and Paola and other towns in this state. Mrs. Mary J. Tates of Lebanon, Tenn., is visiting Rev. and Mrs. J. R. Ransom. Mrs. Tates is a member of the first church that Rev. Ransom ever pastored. Five states, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina and South Carolina have undertaken to deprive 600,000 of the "governed" of the opportunity to give or withhold that consent guaranteed as a right by the Declaration of Independence. The Topeka Industrial school opens on the 15th inst., and it is hoped that there will be a large attendance. Get the children ready. Professor Carter promises an interesting and an instructive course. Let every citizen cooperate with the management of the school and make it a success. The Autumn Leaf club gave a subscription party at the residence of Samuel Douglas, 723 Locust street, Tuesday evening, Oct. 2. Those present were Misses Maggie Cantrel, Nellie Mason, Albertha Hall, Georgia Porter, Ella Biggers; Messrs. Clarence Jackson, John Martin, Howard and Samuel Douglas. Games and dancing were indulged in until a late hour when all left for home, having had an excellent time. Harry Robinson, Jr., foreman of this paper, and J. M. Mason, of this city, were the recipients of a surprise dinner last Sunday at the residence of Mr. Shelton Young-"Shelt" is a royal entertainer and a very hospitable gentleman, and has won many friends in the city of Topeka by his pleasing personality and genial hospitality to all. His hospitality of last Sunday shall never be forgotten, but will be treasured in memory as long as life lasts. Senator Brown and his company of vaudeville stars stopped at the Chiles hotel Tuesday last en route to Nortonville, where they played two nights. The following are the names of those comprising the company: Senator Brown, manager; quartette, Robt. Corriger, pheuomenal tenor; Senator Brown, soprano; E. G. Osborne, renowned baritone; G. W. Beckorn, basso profundo; Miss Ida Holt, phenomenal contralto; Miss Leila L. Carlisle, comedienne; Miss Luella Corneille, comedienne; Mrs. G. W. Beckorn, contralto; George Carlisle, professor of music; Kid Vance, comedian. The opening of the auditorium last week was one of the greatest events Topeka has witnessed for some time. Special programs were arranged for each evening, opening Tuesday night with "Elijah." Four soloists, assisted by a chorus of 300 voices and the Kansas City Symphony orchestra; Wednesday afternoon, matinee by Kansas City Symphony orchestra; Wednesday evening, grand concert; Thursday evening, Auditorium minstrel and Friday evening, Jubilee concert by colored musicians, Prof. Geo. Jackson, musical director and Miss Nellie Hicks, pianist. This program was well rendered and the violin solo by W. A. L. Jackson; duet by the Merritt sisters and the little Primm quartette won especial favor with the audience. Much credit is due Prof. Jackson for his training of the chorus and band, to which he devoted so much time and labor. Mrs. Mollie Chiles, wife of David Chiles, died at her home one mile east of Oakland last Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock. She was born in Nashville Tenn., Feb. 2, 1852; came to Kansas about 20 years ago, and leaves a husband and one daughter to mourn her loss. She was a member of St. John A. M. E. church and of La Ruth Household, 4984. The funeral services were held at St. John A. M. E. church Wednesday afternoon, Rev. J. M. Brown, formerly of Brown's chapel, officiating. Mr. David Chiles and daughter wish to return many thanks to the lodge sisters and friends for the assistance they rendered during her illness. The members of the Ruth mourn the loss of their dear sister, and feel that her station will be hard to fill. Memorial services of John N. Jarrett were held Sept. 16, 1900, at the Second Presbyterian church at 3 p.m., conducted by the superintendent and teachers of the Sabbath school of which he was superintendent before his death. Impressive hymns and scriptural citations were quoted, among which were these hymns: "I would dot live alway, Ask not to stay, Asleep in Jesus," and other appropriate songs. Brother Jarrett was an elder of the church, a clerk of the session and a live Sabbath school worker. We are sorry to part with such noble characters. Know ye not that there is a prince and a great man fallen in Isarael. And let it be said to the credit of Bro. Jarrett, we will visit and minister to his bereaved wife and children, and we do pledge ourselves to lend them our support. The Ivy club last Tuesday evening gave a very pleasant reception in honor of Mr. and Mrs. J. M Wright. Music was furnished by Guy's orchestra. The hall was very prettily decorated by the ladies of the club: the table was dressed in club colors of white and green. Each couple were presented with a single white carnation—the club flower. Promptly at 12 o'clock J. H. Childers, as chairman of the reception committee, seated the guests and members: refreshments were served, after which the welcome address was made by Mr. Childers who introduced J. H. Guy, president of the club, who presented a very handsome silver water set to Mr. and Mrs. Wright as a token of the esteem and respect of the club. Mr. W. responded. The visiting guests were Mesdames Crawford of Denver, Cumings and Jordan of Kansas City. Editor Plaindealer:— Please allow me space in your much esteemed paper to speak to your many readers. As I have been through parts of Oklahoma within the last month, I find a great deal more improvements among my race than could have been learned in the cold winter months, for now the crops are made and every thing is looking fine. At the Territorial convention there was the largest delegation of the four conventions that I have met. There were represented 4,000 Baptist in the territory. The convention was a success in every way. There was a B. Y. U. organized. I was called on to make an address. I read a paper on "The work must be done and by whom." And many were aroused by it. I was then invited by President Page to prepare a paper for the second anniversary of the Langston university, the subject was, "What the women of our race had done and were doing, and what we should do." There were many eloquent speeches made. The welcome address by the city mayor, was an able one. The conference lasted two days. The ladies' artistic work deserve much credit, they being in a new country. Then I came where there were many nice pickles and the largest peaches I ever saw. One of the most pleasing features I ever saw was the many farmers of our race, representing As I don't wish to ask for more space, let me say, the Negroes in the Southwest are making great improvements of which all our people should be very proud. I give a sketch of Langston to let the readers see that a city can be built up and governed by the Negro race alone. The Colored Baptist Territorial convention opened with song and prayer. The following officers were installed: Elder Ware, president; Daniel Wilson and Harris, first, second and third vice presidents, respectively; G. L. Douglass, recording secretary; Sycurgus Lewis, corresponding secretary; N. J. Johnson, statistician; W. C. Howell, treasurer. Elder Holt made an instructive talk on "Living and Giving," showing what it is to live and what to live for. He was given a vote of thanks by the convention. A partial announcement of committees was made. Sister Cox, a correspondent from Kansas, delivered a most interesting address. Sister Cox is a remarkable woman; she is 55 years of age; has been engaged in mission work voluntarily for 18 years, 10 years of this time exclusively in mission work. She is an ex-slave and has learned to read and write since her freedom and is now helping her people. She aids in the support of her mother, who is 103 years old. Arthur W. Harris, formerly pressman in the Plaindealer office, has recently received notice from one of his former employers that a position in Springfield, Mo. would be open to his consideration until Oct. 15. Should Authur accept, he will not report for duty until after the election. Mineral. There are about 75 or 80 colored people here who will vote the republican ticket straight in November, and a big portion of the whites. Several colored children were recommended to the Scammon institution at Scammon, Kas., a few miles from this place, and were cruelly treated by the whites. TUSKEGEE NOTES. President George Sale of the Atlanta Baptist college, visited Tuskagee last Sunday and spoke very interestingly to the students in the chapel at night. Renewed efforts are to be put forth by Principal Washington this year to raise the $500,000 endowment fund of which he has already secured $167,000. The demand for our graduates from all parts of the country and even from foreign countries is very great. In fact, one of the most embarrassing parts of our work is not being able to supply a large proportion of the many pressing demands that come to us for workers. GOOD HEALTH Every Bottle You Take of BEAUCHAMP'S SARSAPARILLA AND CELERY..... Means Better Health. It Makes Better Blood, Purer Blood, Richer Blood. It will create and maintain good health. It will build up the system, tone up the nerves and strengthen the muscles. This great Blood Purifier and Nerve Remedy is far superior to any other known remedy for the curing of any diseases arising from impure blood, such as scrofa, erysippe, as canker, salt rheum and skin diseases. Scd by all , leading druggists Raised the False Cry That Arms Were Sold to France in the War of 1870-71-Charge Disproved. It is singular with what persistency the democrats try to impose on German-American voters with the cry of "imperialism," in view of the poor success they have had in similar attempts heretofore. Experience ought to show that the Germans, instead of being easy victims of campaign trickery, are uncommonly hard people to dupe or misad. Touching this point, it may be well to review a little history. In 1872, when Gen. Grant was a candidate for a second term, a most insidious attempt was made to play on the German voters, but with inglorious results. Carl Schurz was the leader in it, and, if it be frankly conceded that he was honest and sincere, the lesson simply is that, badly in error and the victim of his own blunder, not all his powers of persuasion could enable him to impose his mistake on the German-Americans. He could delude himself, but not the German voters, for they remained strong for Grant. LARGEST AND MOST COMPLETE BUGGY FACTORY ON EARTH WRITE FOR PRICES AND CATALOGUE OUR GOODS ARE THE BEST OUR PRICE THE LOWEST PARRY MFG.@ Indianapolis. Ind. Schurz was then in the senate, and in anticipation of the presidential contest he precipitated in that body a most sensational charge against the administration—that of secretly and corruptly selling arms to the French government for use in the Franco-Prussian war. He made an elaborate and sensational speech, setting forth what appeared to be damaging facts, and he then demanded an investigation. Senator Sumner, who had grown unfriendly to Giant, was induced to accept Schurz statements. He followed in a strong speech arraigning the administration not only for a secret and corrupt sale of munitions of war, but for a violation of our obligations of neutrality toward Germany. Here certainly was a most formidable move. The Franco-Prussian war, which had ended only a short time before, had aroused the interest and sympathy of all Germans in this country, as well as elsewhere, and the excitement of the struggle had not had time to cool. It seemed little short of dastardly to the Germans if the United States had been secretly supplying arms to the French during the war. This was the assertion made to them by such men as Schurz and Sumner, both republicans. The democrats took no part in the fight in the senate, and at first the administration republicans were dazed and hardly knew what to say or do. The whole thing came on the administration men like the springing of a secret mine, and not a few believed the German vote lost to Grant, no matter what defense might ultimately be made for him. Kohl's Cough Mixture Coughs, Colds, Hoarseness, Sore Throat, Etc. Price 25 Cents per Bottle. Taken by surprise, the republican leaders rallied quickly, but it seemed as if the German vote would be swept away before the facts could be brought out. Not so, however. Despite all the authority of the names of Schurz and Sumner, despite all the force of the seemingly conclusive array of facts and the naturally sensitive condition of their minds in respect to the Franco-Prussian struggle, the Germans re as a class withheld judgment and called for a thorough examination into the precise facts and motives of the administration. A few here and there were led off in haste and excitement, but as a class the German republicans stood unsupervised and called for the facts. These were supplied in time, but not until after a long, and, as it seemed, an apparently fatal, delay. Nobody seemed prepared to meet the issue on the republican side. Some wonderfully able speeches were made in the senate by Conkling, Carpenter, Morton, Harlain, Frelinghuysen and others, but the underlying facts were what the Germans wanted, and they were not reached until after considerable time spent in digging for them. .Trimmed Hats At Cost.. ALSO A LINE OF Imported German Linens At MRS. ETTALACEY'S, 106 E. Sixth St. It was shown conclusively that tien Grant knew nothing personally of the sales of arms, but that they were negotiated by the bureau of ordnance in accordance with a long-standing policy of getting rid of the old gun, used in the civil war. They were not sold specially to France, but indiscriminately to anyone who saw fit to buy. Germany, or the agents of Germany, could have had all they wished at the same price, but it appeared Bismarck did not want them. He said he could pick up better ones on the banks of the Loire, where they were left by the French. The German authorities had no complaint to lodge against the United States. There was nothing against neutral obligations in an open sale free to both parties or their agents. Moreover, the charge of corruption or bribery was conclusively disproved. Sumner and Schurz, disaffected to ard the administration for personal reasons, had gone off at a tangent and magnified a mole hill into a mountain. Such was the judgment of the cool-headed German republicans who stood fast for Grant. A. C. L. COAL COMPANY Is Headquarters for the Cheapest Prices, the Best Goods, the Quickest Sales, the Smallest Profits and the Promptest Deliveries. Get their Prices on Coal, Wood, Feed, Flour, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. Office 402 Minnesota Avenue. Telephone 152 West. Yard and Storage 917 and 919 North Third Street. E. F. HENDERSON, Manaer, Kansas City, Kansas. Missouri Pacific Route THE GREAT SOUTHWEST SYSTEM, Traveling the States of Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Colorado, Cansas, and the Indian Territory. Five (5) Daily Passenger Trains are run on this line in each direction, between Kansas City and St. Louis. The Famous Hot Springs Of Arkansas Are reached ONLY by this LINE H.C. TOWNSEND, G.P. & T.A., ST. LOUIS, MO. E. NIPPS, Agent, OPEKA, KAS. The whole incident fizzed out after several months of agitation. It proved a number of things quite clearly, but first and foremost it displayed the cool steadfastness of the Germans and the utter folly of trying to dupe them by cooked-up charges and campaign cries destitute of truth. If such men as Sumner and Schurz, themselves honestly misled, could not mislead the Germans in 1872, what can be done with the cry of militarism in 1900? Men who could remain perfectly cool and unswered under such a dangerous and deceptive charge as that of the sale of arms to France are not to be duped with the cry of "imperialism." It seems time for the democracy to learn once more how hard it is to fool the Germans, and now, as before, it must be sent to the dear but excellent school of experience. The young mens club entertained Senator Brown and his vaudeville company at the club room last evening. ____ Mary Noland is at her aunt's in Quindaro, Kas., for a short visit. New and up-to-date' furniture, carpets and matting. Call on Theo Intfen, the leading furniture dealer. Rev. J. W. Wilson has accepted a call to pastor the Westport, Mo. Baptist church. He who purchases once at A. V. Barth's clothing store on the corner of 6th and Commercial will buy again. Such high grade material and good treatment. W. L. Clayton was ordained a Baptist minister at the Shiloh Baptist church Tuesday evening. Several people are complimenting The Plaindealer's stand against children attending minstrel shows. Call at George Barton's drug store and get some of the beautiful gold fish and aquarium. See the extra line of their brushes, whitewash and paint brushes, toilet soap, medicated soap and high grade imported wine. Anna Cornell spent a few weeks at St. Joseph, with her son, William. She reports a very pleasant trip. The Weber Clothing Co. has sold more goods to the colored people of Atchison than any other clothing store. Why? Because they have given them better goods for their money. For this fall we have a very large assortment. Give us a call and be benefitted. The Weber Clothing Co., 516-518 Commercial street. The colored band complains that Mr. Searles is not treating it fair, or according to promise. Don't do that, Mr. Searles. The Kerford quarry has put in two rock crushers and will employ all industrious men who are idle, but not the professional loafer. If you want a school companion free with each pair of school shoes, rubbers for the little ones, as well as the old ones, warm shoes for grandma, pretty little shoes for the baby, call at Bradley & Ostertagg's. 20,00 PAL Mens, Ladies Boots, Shoes, Overshoes . Stop a minuet and think he is a pair for every man, woman son. We can't sell everybody so low that you can afford to buy 500 pairs mens solid leather shoes $4.50 a pair; go in this sale. Mens McKay and hand sewed shoes $4.00; go at per pair.... Mens shoes, this in an assorted ties; choice per pair.... One lot mens boots choice per pair. 500 pair ladies shoes worth up per pair.... 1000 pairs ladies shoes all grays per pair.... One lot mens, ladies and child pair.... One lot ladies shoes choice 15 The above goods are all been burnt, some Water soaked all go at prices as stated above he lot, two shoes for a pair at 2000 PIECES MENS, LA WINTER UNDERWEAR DAMAGED GOODS PRICE IS JUST HALF Shoes go on sale Month Lakes Ca 20,000 PAIRS Mens, Ladies and Childrens Boots, Shoes, Rubbers and Overshoes Stop a minuet and think how many this means. There is a pair for every man, woman and child in the city of Atchison. We can't sell everybody a pair so have made the price so low that you can afford to buy six or seven pair. 500 pairs mens solid leather boots worth $1.50 to $4.50 a pair; go in this sale choice per pair..... $1.00 Mens McKay and hand sewed shoes worth $1.25 to per pair.....1000 pairs ladies shoes all grades in this lot; choice pair..... 25c One lot ladies shoes choice 15c pair; 2 pair for 25c. The above goods are all fine sale goods—Some have been burnt, some Water soaked, some are mismates but they all go at prices as stated above and you get your choice of the lot, two shoes for a pair at 13c-25c-50c and $1.00 a pair. 2000 PIECES MENS, LADIES AND CHILDRENS WINTER UNDERWEAR—NOT A PIECE OF DAMAGED GOODS IN THE LOT AND THE PRICE IS JUST HALF PRICE. ATCHISON, KANSAS. Atchison has a good county republican ticket. All the men are tried republicans.0 New and up-to-date furniture, carpets and matting. Call on Theo Intfen, the leading furniture dealer. Read the notices of the business men who invite your trade. They encourage the colored man's paper and you should trade with them. W. A. Overton is well now. His wife, after visiting a couple of months in Lincoln and Omaha, has returned. The trip was quite pleasant. J. W. Walker & Co., dealers in dry goods, notions and ladies and gents' furnishing goods, cloaks, capes, jackets and fur collarettes, are going to quit business. A $28000 stock, clean and up-to-date, must be moved by January 1, 1901. Twenty cents discount on every dollar's worth you buy until all are sold. Ten cents in domestics on every dollar. The colored people want to see to it that Dr. G. G. Brown gets their solid vote, for you know some whites won't vote for a colored man. School companion free with each pair of school shoes. Your rubbers for the young and old. Those nice, warm shoes for grandma; pretty little ones for baby at the old reliable house. Bradley & Ostertagg. Edward Farris, son of Mrs. John Holland, died at St. Joseph, Mo. Thursday September 19, and was buried at Port Williams. He left a wife, two children, other relatives and many friends to bemoan his death. Why not buy at a house where a full assortment of dishes of all grades are kept, where a visit will prove to you they are sold cheaper than you can purchase at any other house in the city. We buy our goods in large quantities, thereby cheapening the cost and we give our customers the benefit of the same. B. D. Zimmerman, 614 Commercial st. IRS= and Childrens Rubbers and now many this means. There a and child in the city of Atchi- a pair so have made the price buy six or seven pair. boots worth $1.50 to the choice per pair. $1.00 shoes worth $1.25 to $1.00 d lot contains all quali- 50c pair. $50c to $3.00 a pair; choice $1.00 des in this lot; choice 50c childrens shoes; choice per 25c c pair; 2 pair for 25c. fine sale goods—Some have ed, some are mismates but they e and you get your choice of 13c-25c-50c and $1.00 a pair. ADIES AND CHILDREN'S SEAR—NOT A PIECE OR IN THE LOT AND THE OF PRICE. Day, October 8th at Cash Store Twenty-five dozen men's lisle thread socks, high grade, silk finish, double heel and toe, long jersey fitting ribbed tops, actual value 25 cents; here 121 cents per pair. The above is the best bargain ever offered in the town in men's hose. Low's, 522 Commercial street. Senator Beveridge's speech at the opera house Saturday was a masterpiece. The eyes of the few democrats present dazzled to find a crack to slip out. The Haas and Nass Hardware Co. has had several customers from the locals in the last issue of this paper. All report cheap prices and good treatment. Nancy Brown-Mitchell, after a couple of years' stay at Cheyenne, Wyoming, returned Monday to pay a visit to her parents and friends. There was much rejoicing on South Seventh street The Byram waiters' ball passed off nicely, though some of the men are kicking because they did not make as much as they thought they should. J. P. Stephens repairs bicycles makes picture frames, rubber stams, stencils and everything in the rnbber stamp line. If you want to mark your linen see our 25c outfit. Headquarters for high grade novels, periodicals and magazines. The Imperial of the True Eleven will meet in this city October 26 and 27. Important steps, looking to the betterment of the race will be taken. Direct news from Galveston tells that Dan W. Donnell, who once taught in Topeka, not only was drowned himself, but his wife and baby were washed into the gulf, to be never again recovered. He was buried in his front yard. William Cornell met the school board Monday evening in the interest of the small children. The colored patrons say if their color'd members on the board would do their duty uncompromisingly in favor of the colored children, there would be no need of the patrons having to lose their sleep around the board. They say it is hard, for a man without children to take satisfactory interest in school children. Weir City. The 22nd ult. was celebrated in grand style. Prof. Vernon gave an able and convincing address to a crowd of 2000 people. Governor Roosevelt spoke here Saturday to a crowd of 5000 people. Mrs. P. R. Hogan is visiting in Fort Scott this week. Rev. A. J. King returned from conference Tuesday. Rev. A. J. Lacy returned Sunday from Topeka, where he attended the Baptist State convention. Laura Marshall of Pittsburg was a guest in the city Saturday. Mrs. James Anderson was taken seriously ill last Saturday and is not much better at this writing. Jetmore. Kitty Leonard and children of Hutchinson are visiting with her parents, Frank Harris and wife. Hattie Green was granted a teacher's certificate last Wednesday by the board of education. S. T. Owens and wife, little Harold and Maud spent Sunday with 'O. L. Board and wife on Dry creek. Pap Moore was in Tuesday to hear Hon. J. R. Burton speak. Mrs. S. T. Owens went over to St. John Friday. William Stamp went to Dodge City Saturday to visit his brother. Lelia Moore and Fannie Board are visiting in St. John. Mrs. George Bradshaw is very sick; also her daughter, Cora. Miss Lue Neal is now able to go home, after several weeks of illness in town. GUTHRIE Mrs. Wm. Laport of Little Rock, Ark., wife of the colored capitalist, and one of the wealthiest colored men of the South, is in the city to spend a few weeks with her sister, Mrs. Marinella Cox of Langston City. Ida Wilson, a dutiful member of the Macedonia Baptist church, departed this life September 3. She leaves a husband and two children to mourn her loss. The Northeastern district association (Baptist) has met and adjourned. Rev. G. W. Winstead was re-elected moderator. Hon. D. T. Flynn has dictated it is said by the state register of this city, the appointment of 20 men for various places with the allotting agent of the Kiowa and Camanche, from mule driver up, and not a Negro gets a place. We admire his friendship. (Nit.) Cotton is selling here on the streets at from $9 to $9.50 per lb. lint; $2.75 per 100 seed. In other places like Luther—Welston, at $9.75 to $10.25 lint; $3 to $3.30 per 100 seed. Yet the buyers here say they are paying full price. The merchants are standing idle while these men are killing Guthrie. These buyers try to explain, but the truth of the matter is they have formed a cotton trust and are driving all the trade to other points. Welsten, Lincoln county. O. T. is booming 'cause she's getting all of Guthrie's trade. Poor old Guthrie has been pooled by two or three buyers, and farmers must suffer or drive 35 miles to Welsten or other distant points to get the top price for cotton, hogs, wheat, and even peanuts. It has been raining all this week, and the colored 400 has been silent. Governor Barnes has returned home, but will immediately return to Ohio to help Hanna carry the state. Mound City. Rev. T. W. Greene preached his farewell sermon at the Second Baptist church Sunday, September 16. He has been pastor of this church for the pastor of this church for the past three years, and under his care the church has grown to a membership of 34. He has been a faithful and earnest worker in the cause of humanity and Christianity. Mrs. T. W. Greene went to Fort Scott last Friday where she will visit her sisters, Mesdames S. H. Randclph and C. B. Parks of Coffeyville, who attended the conference. On last Friday the colored people of this place celebrated the emancipation proclamation, and a large number of people from adjoining towns. The proclamation was read by Frank Ross, and music was furnished by the Mound City band. The speakers were Hon. Charles F. Scott, J. D. Bowersock and Professor W. T. Vernon. Mound City has never had the opportunity of securing such eloquent speakers before. A fine display of fireworks was given at night on Main street. E. G. Greene has returned home from Fort Scott, where he has been visiting the A. M. E. conference. Mr. Branson is still on the sick list. Among the many visitors who attended the Street fair were Mrs. Price of Louisville, Ky.; Mrs. J. Phelps, E. Carter and A. Grebe, Iola; J. L. Frame, Al Turner, U. S. Rickman, Clarence Rickman, Clarence Page, Newton; Mrs. P. Jobs, Hutchinson; Misses Settlers and Walker Bros. of Council Grove; A. P. Thompson, Eureka; Mr. Davis and Miss Tabert of Topeka. Emanuel Ray is able to be up and around again. Mr. Tucker living on 123 E. st., is a fine hog grower. Go out and take a look for yourself. James and Anna Stafford are visiting in Kans. City. Wonder why Geo. McGinnis, Frank Childs, Isaac Barr and Verbal Duncan were lost Sunday. Frank Childs and Wm. Hay attended the Street fair in Newton this week. Mrs., Wm. Austin of Osage City is visiting relatives and friends here. Miss J. Perkins of Newton has been attending the reunion while visiting Miss L. Wakefield. Paul Jones will speak at the court house on the 6th, and we expect to listen to one of the grandest talks of the day. Lutha Sanders has returned from Wichita. Mr. and Mrs. James Pope of ave D West, gave an informal Wednesday evening in honor of Mrs. Syl Anderson of Wichita and their daughter Carrie of St. Louis, Mo. Playing whist and dancing were indulged in until, a late hour, after which an elegant inncheon was served. The house and lawn presented the appearance of a beautiful Eden of cut flowers and Japanese lanterns. The frappa bowl was presided over by Mrs. J. C. Cunningham in a most graceful manner. Misses Addie Thomas, Nealy and Margaret Crow assisted in receiving. A large number was present and all report a delightful time. Rev. Lee, the new minister for the A. M. E. church, has arrived. Everyone enjoyed Gov. Roosevelt's speech last Friday evening. Misses Wakefield and Harrison are going to attend the fair at Newton and carnival at Wichita. Richmond, Mo. Maude Richardson of Kanas City, who has been visiting Mrs. Carrie Evaus, returned home Tuesday. Messrs. G. C. 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