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I F-f i 1 I Slriife _i mm WESTERN APPEAL, Published Weekly lorthwestern Publishing OMriCE: No. 41 3rd St.,Room No. a JT. ADA BUS, Editor. Single Copy, per yer fi so tlx Month* IQO 1 breeMonths 50 Subscriptions to be paid In advance When sub crlptlons are not paid In advance or by any mean* are allowed to rnn without prepayment, the terms will be 0 cents for each is weeks and 5 cents tor each odd week. Marriages and deaths to be announced at all must eome In seaxon to be new*. Marriage an 1 death notice*, Arty cents. Payment trlotly In advance. Advertising-rates, fifty cent* per square of eight Unas solid agate each Insertion. We do not hold ourselves responsible for the views of our correspondents. Readingnotices is cents per line. Special rates for advertisements for a longer time than a month. A blue cross mark opposite your name denotes that your subscription f'as expired. You will confer a favor by renewing the same. Communications to receive attention must be newsy, uponImportant subjects, plainly written only upon one side of the paper, must reach us not later than Thursdays, and bear the signature of the author. No manuscript returned. Special terms to agents who desire to place the paper on sale ElfEBED ATPQSTOFFICE AS SECOND-CLASS MATTER^ *&- TAKE NOTICE. -fit This paper is for sale by: C. WALDON, 108, Fifth street, St. Paul. CHAS.LANDKE, 111, Harrison St., Chicago. R* S. BRYANT, 446* S. State St., Chicago. E. COOKSON, 103, Manson St.. Peoria. N. L. NKAL. 509, W. Green-st.. Louisville. W.H.TwiGGS,Qrrington-ave,Evanston,Ill Last Sunday marked an epoch in the newspaper history of the Northwest. The Globe issued a forty-page paper from its new ten-story building. Though the Globe does not represent our politi cal sentiments, we feel proud of the en terprise shown by its managers and of their wonderful success as a lasting mon ument of the material advancement and prosperity of this great city. At the same time we were considerably elated to see the Pioneer Press establish the fact of its solidity and capabilities by al so issuing a forty-page paper. The Press is considered the leading Kepublican organ of the Northwest, and its value as iuch is beyond question. T-he Press being the organ of the party in which a large majority of the good colored citizens have been tried and true members, we naturally expect more courteous treatment in its columns than in the columns of papers represent ing different political parties. We are very touchy and take exceptions very much more readily to sentiments ex pressed, or treatment received from those- we consider our friends, than from those who are known to be op posed to our general advancement. The Globe and the Press being under discussion last Sunday one of our intelli gent ladies, and a close constant reader of both papers remarked, that the col ored people received better treatment at the hands of the former than the latter and our attention was called to the following editorial paragraph in the Press: "The negroes of the United States will meet in national congress at Indian apolis, June 1st, to consider their grie vances. All poor white tr^sh ought to keep away so as to give the negro a supreme opportunity to talk out in meeting unobstructed." There is nothing very bad in the above but it smacks of a certain kind of ridi cule, that is very obnoxious to us and is made more so, by the fact, that it comes from a source whence we look for encouragement and good, kind ad vice. There are a great many things that would be just as well unsaid, and the second sentence of the above excerpt, is one of them. Barring this little exception, which we credit as an over sight on the part of our able contemporary, the Press is en titled to, and we heartily accord, un qualified praise for its admirable show ing of pluck and business enterprise last Sunday, as well as on all other occasions that present themselves, to show to the world the wonders of the great North west. The fact that we need a thing is prima facie evidence that we do not possess it. There are several things we colored people need, and must have before we amount to much in this world. For years we have been singing: "Take all the world but give me Jesus," and it seems that the whites have not only taken all the world but got their hare of esus also. We have not a word to say against serving God according to the dictates of ones conscience, but we wish to arouse our readers to the im portance of looking after their worldly welfare and, upon this subject, we have noticed that a number of our contem poraries agree. The Atlanta (Ga.) De fiance says: "The Negro must have wealth, education and morality and whatever pushes these things forward must be aided." Smith's Broad Axe, (Pittsburg, Pa.) says: "We ould like to see the colored people move out to the edge of the city and buy homes. Whats the difference if you can't go to church, and all the high-flung parties." The Cairo (111.) Gazette says: "The ele vation of the race depends upon its self development and not on the success of any political party. No outside force, however powerful, can do the work of self-help, a A dependent race merits only contempt in the world, but self development and manly achievements win honor, respect and admiration."?"J We most get hold of the almighty dollar and then put the dollar to work to bring in other dollars. We must co operate, we must help one another in our enterprises. When one of us wishes to buy anything and any colored man has what we wish, buy from him. If no colored men have what we wish, buy from those business house ^at advefe tise in coloted papers. We should get up syndicates and buy some f the valuable properties around us. We should form building associations and erect homes for ourselves and in every way possible, help to build up each other. We must own real estate get one lot and you will soon find away to get another. Three things, wealth, education and morality will open all the avenues to earthly happiness to us. Lets work for those three things. Three colored men, brothers, named Sylvester were fund hanging to a tree near Proctor, W. Va., last week. A little fourteen-lme paragraph in the newspapers tells the story, and no ar rests have been made. A white servant girl in Louisville, Ky is knocked on the head by burglars and two colored men are arrested on suspicion, and the whole city is up in arms crying for the blood of the men before they have had a trial. A fund for the benefit of the assaulted woman had reached nearlv 11,000 last Sunday. Nothing is heard of the families of the three murdered brotheis in Virginia. Why is there such a difference in the actions of the justice loving public? Because of the dif ference in the color of the skins of the assailants, thats all. Things are changing up in "Old Kain- tuck." A short time ago Lew Doyle a brakeman on the Kentucky Central Ry., refused to allow Mr. D. Wilborn, colored, an agent for the Cleveland Gazette to enter a first-class car, though holding a first-class ticket. Last week Mr. Wil born received a letter from the Gen. Pass. Agent stating that the brakeman had been suspended foi sixty days on account of his conduct, and admonished that for a repetition of the offense would result in his dismissal. There is no getting around it, civil rights must be accorded to all men alike, colored people are too intelligent now a days to accept less than others receive. Terror has struck the hearts of the Missouri BaldKnobbers on account of the indictment of eleven of their num ber for the murder of George Edens. Their mid-night raids behind black masks will not be so frequent now that they are convinced that their crimes will not go unpunished. The oldest inhabitant was knocked out in one round by the terrific hail storm last Sunday. We have often heard of hail stones as large as hens eggs but never saw them before last Sunday. Twenty thousand dollars would barely repair the damages done in this vicinity. Washington, C. At the meeting of the Baltimore con ferencesof the African Methodist church in session here Bishop Turner referred to the denial of eiyil rights which the colored people still suffer in the South. He said that the supreme court was re sponsible for this state of affairs. He mentioned the chief justice and Justice Bradley in this connection. Rev. Mr. Mossell said: He thought the bishops of the Episcopal and Methodist Episcopal churches in the South who favored such laws ought justly to be placed in the same category. It was time that a test be made of those who were hostile to the rights of the colored race. Reso lutions of regret at the death of Gen. Logan and Mr. Beecher were adopted. 7 Hacine, Wis., April 28th, 1887.J, To THE APPEAL: Mr. Damascus Fite has been granted a divorce from AlviraFite nee Pendleton, of Neenah, Wis. It may be remembered, she is the one Posey shot one year ago, to rid himself of her and, while a sum mons was being served on her, it was found she was living with another man at 1612 Dearborn street, Chicago, as man and wife. DAMASCUS FITS. VOL. IL-NO. 49. afc?^ ST. PAUL & MINNEAPOLIS^MINN., MAY 7, 1887. *%& CHICAGO* According to a promise' set forth in the last issue of the APPEAL, I shall en deavor to give at least a synopsis of my trip to the city of Old Mexico, and, in doing so, shall strive to make it as in teresting as possible by handling the truth with due care, so my readers may be well assured that any statement made here can be relied upon. I left Boston (that being my starting point) on January 17th, 1887, in the midst of a driving wind and pelting snow storm which ..made the beautiful city of Boston wear a dismal and forlorn aspect. But, however, my journey being to a much warmer clime I could well endure the cold for a short season. My first stop of interest was made at Cincinnatti, but this pretty little city being so well known to all of my readers I will not take up time in describing any of its pleasant sights and many hospitalities, but shall hasten along over the Queen & Crescent Route until I ar rive at Chattanooga, Tenn., where I spent a very delightful day, having by this time left the cold chilly winds ami snow, capped hills of the North, and am now enjoying the warmth and beauty of the Southern sun. The first thing that particularly strikes my attention is the co-mingling of the colored and whites in there general avocations and in a great many instances I found our race doing remarkably well. It was here also that I visited the battle field where General Hooker fought his great battle above the clouds. Also the battle field of Chiek amauga where Gen. Bragg commanded the Confederate forces on September 19th, 20th and 21st, 1863. Next in order was the National Cemetery where the bones of 12,982 heroes lay beneath the sod. These and many other minor places of interest were yisited during the day. In the evening I hear the sound, "all aboard," and find myself whirling on toward the "Crescent City," and as I sped along I noticed the vast in crease of colored people as I got farther South, but another noticeable fact is, as their numbers increase their condition lowers and to such an extent that they are as the Israelites were in Egypt al though far superior in point of numbers, yet they are comparatively slaves to their taskmasters, and you will find them in some parts of Georgia where they hardly dare to own themselves, however, it seems to the writer that the time has come when such a state of af fairs should not'exist, and With the as sistance of a little means raised by those colored people that to-day, and for years, have had the freedom of thought, speech and action, and this means placed in the hands of a few true and honest men, to be sent amongst them that better times would speedly exist through a greater portion of the South. Was there one half the amount that is annually expended in foreign missions spent at home, in the directions just stated, many homes would be made happy, many hearts would be made glad, and the good work would still go on. Now I do not wish this to be under stood that this state of affairs exists throughout the whole South, for such is not the case. When I enter a city or large town I find the scene changed, I find the state of affairs much different, they have very many advantages which their brothers in the country and smaller towns have not, yet they are limited to such an extent that they have but little chance to help their friends. I next arrived at the "Crescent City" or Southern Metropolis, which is said to be-the largest cotton mart in the world, although New Orleans is rather a hand some city and has many points of in terest, yet there is nothing that would particularly interest my readers, except ing the fact that our race is doing re markably well, having nearly as many advantages as we can boast of ourselves. So I shall leave the beautiful city of New Orleans and I soon find myself among the great rich sugar plantations of Louisiana where the most appalling sight that it has ever been my privilege to witness met mv gaze. There,on those large plantations you can see from seventy-five to a hundred of our race, both male and female alike, trudging wearily along from morning to night with scarcely a sufficient amount of clothing to prevent exposure, working equally as hard with no better clothing and with scarcely any more to eat than in the time of public slavery, but that is not the worst, you will see, also, the overseer on his horse with a cow-hide whip hanging to his side, and a shot gun strapped on his back riding amongst them with an air that we suppose only on overseer can assume. Look still further and there you see lazily loung ing around the porch of the house, the real blood hounds, and even in the midst of them you will see gently re clining in an easy chair watching the work as it is going on in the fields, the wretch those poor people call master. Then I ask, is this a free country Is this the country in which the Republi cans claim they have abolished slavery and, even remained in power twenty odd years and never took cognizance of this-. But I digress, I must come again to my subject, but kind readers, let me assure you that such a state of things does actually exist in the State of Louisiana. 3^#ffyjjfRK But let me hasten on from this scene of wretchedness, a sight that I had long hoped would never meet my view. I next stopped at San Antonio, Tex., where I first met with that strange co-mingling of American and Mexican Ufaand custom, here I found but fan of our colored people, but those that are here are all hardy and robust people, who have adapted themselves to the rough usages of Texaa life, and conse quently are doing well. I visited the Alamo Plaza which is bu a short dis tance from, the depot, and there wit nessed the spot where I Santa Anna slaughtered Travis, Bowie,j)avv Crocket, Evans and their entire little band of Patriots, 144 men altogether, not one of the little band survived. |A shaft erect ed to their memory, bears this signifi cant legend: "Thermopylae had its messenger of defeat, the, Alamo had none." $ Space will not permit us io continue my travels any farther at this date, but I shall endeavor to carrjr saur thoughts into the interior of Mexico in my next letter. A long felt want amongst the colored population of this city has at last been filled in the formation of a library and free reading room, donated exclusively by Mr. H. H. Kohlsaax of this city. It is an institution that should be well patronized by our young men, as i* is a comfortable, cosy place and well stock ed with a choice selection of well bound books. It has as its head: F. L. Barnett, Esq., president J. C. Taylor, vice president, and J. W. Moore, secretary. The Morris Literary Association met on last Wednesday, 27th inst. for the election of officers, but on account of poor attendance the election was post poned. St. George's Commandry K. T. will hold their eighth annual May party on the 10th inst. A good program has been prepared. A testimonial concert will be given in Quinn Chapel on the 9th inst. by Miss O. Lucas, Miss S. Robinson and Mr. F. C. Warren, the names of those are sufficient to assure a good programme. Cards of invitation are out for the seventh annual May party of the Autumn Club, at Central Hall on the 16th inst. Mr. Freeman, of San Francisco, Cal., is in the city. Miss Alice McCrackin is visiting friends in Milwaukee. Mr. I. C. Pitman has returned from Madison, Wis., where he has been stay ing for three months. Mrs. A. A. Russell is expected home in a few days. A. A. R. The Blind Festiva l. With the installment of Rev. William Gray as pastor of Pilgrim Baptist Church, the characteristic, activity and spirt of progress which are his, seems to be per vading the church and congregation, and numerous efforts are being put in operation to relieve tne church of the burden of building the magnificent church now nearing completion. Among these efforts is to be a "Blind Festival" which will be held in Pfiefer Hall, Thursday and Friday evenings, May 19th and 20th, which promises to be, not only something new, but quite pleasant and enjoyable. The affair is conducted as follows: A number of ladies will provide them selves with lunch baskets filled as their own tastes dictate these ladies will be formed in lines and then all the gentle men who choose will be blind folded and at a given signal will be allowed to catch any of the ladies they can, and each one caught will have to eat lunch from her basket with the gentleman catching her. The second night the ladies wid be blind folded and will have the privilege of catching the gentleman to lunch with them. There will also be other refreshments and notions for sale at reasonable rates. The ice cream tables will be in charge of Mrs. Martha Stevens and Mrs. Washington with Miss Bertie barker as cashier. The refresh ment tables will be in charge of Mrs. Abbie Jackson, Mrs. Owen Davis, Mrs. Anna Giles with Miss Birdie Parker, cashier. The notion tables will be in charge of Mrs. Annie Lee, Mrs. Thos. H. Griswold, with Miss Ella Smith as cashier. The blind folding committee for Thursday night: Messrs. Charles Martin, C. P. Johnson, Chaa. James, J. Q. Adams, John Talbert For Friday nifcht: Misses Maggie Fogg, Rosa Hill, Lula Griswold, Alice Thompson and Mrs. Ida Henry. Mr. John H. Hick man will sell tickets and Messrs. W. H. Stevens and Phelan Combs will be door keepers. The doors will open at 7:30 o'clock. Admission 25c., children under twelve years of age 15 cents.^^$T A big turn out and a grand time is ex pected. Let all lovers of enjoyment be on hand. INSTALLATION SERVICES of the Pilgrim Baptist Church, May 15th. Rev. Wm. Gray will be installed as pastor of the above named church at 3 o'clock p.m. Rev. S. P. Anderson, pastor of Central Baptist Church, will preach the instal lation sermon Rev. C. S. Jacobs pastor of the A. M. E. church will read the scriptures and pray the prayer Rev. Henry C. Mabie, D.D., pastor of First Baptist Church, will deliver the address of welcome Rev. Robt. Hickman will give the new pastor the hand of fellow ship. Miss Ella Smith will sing a solo. The A. M. E. church choir have been invited to sing on that special occasion. The public are cordially invited. REV. C. S. JACOBS was suddenly called away from the city last Monday by a telegram from Milwaukee, Wis., stating that his son was very ill. Mas. RALPH: GUONN, of Washington, is in the city visiting her daughter Mrs. W.H^Ptela^olBitsatwkwnav kill. WASHINGTON. ^On the 18th of April tbe "colored citi zens of Washington celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Emancipation of Slaves in the District of Columbia. The day was cold and rainy, yet, notwith standing the drawbacks in the way of drenching rains, cold winds, and mud, an eager throng of sightseers crowded the streets to witness the parade and to crack jokes at the paraders. The pro cession, after a long, rather disorderly march, finally passed into the White House grounds and was reviewed by the President. Your correspondent station ed himself near Mr. Cleveland on the White House portico and narrowly scanned his face to Itm71fflbs1nlfi the drift of his feelings. He looked like a very much bored man as he stood on the cold, damp, stone floor, and doubt less as the cutting winds whistled by, thought of his rhumatic knees and wished the apparantly interminable procession of cavaliers, carts, carriages, soldiers, wagons, busses and hacks would hurry by and let him get inside by the warm fire of his office room, and tell "little Dan" what sacrifices he was making to catch the colored vote. At night the Emancipation was further commemorated by an oration and ad dresses by Col. Geo. H. Williams, Prof. J. M. Gregory and others. They [all spoke politics and all advised the negro to remain a Republican, especially un til the Democratic party had done some thing more worthy of our confidence than te defraud us at the polls and mur der our brethren unarmed and defence less at their homes. On Tuesday the 26th of April.the color ed citizens and soldiers celebrated the 65th anniversary of Gen. Grant's birth day. The occasion was a memorable one. The largest and finest colored church in the worldthe Metropolitan A. M. E. of this citywas crowded to its-full capacity, probably no less than three thousand of the best people of Washington came out to pay their tri butes of respect to the [memory of the distinguised soldier of the Union. The speeches were good, but,as is usual with the speeches of Washington orators,were too long. Col. Williams in his speech told of the plan and probable success of the colored soldier and sailor monument bill. He drew up the bill and Senator Hoar introduced it in the Senate, it was approved by a joint committee of the House and Senate. For some reason, however, it did not come up for general action, but Senator Hoar has promised to bring it up the first hour of the next Congress, when it will, in all probility, pass both houses and receive the Presi dent's approval. I send herewith a cut of John L. West, formerly a $1,600 clerk in the Pension office. He had charge of a room in the Pension office and was over four five ladies and sev eral men, all white. It seems that he took quite a fancy to one of his subordinates, a pretty widow named Page, and used to make her presents, write her notes, kiss her hand etc., all of which she seemed to take very kindly. One night, it is alleged, he broke into the house where she, her little daughter and her mother lived, and after brutally striking her about the face made his escape. Her screams and cries aroused the neighbors and soon the room was crowded with people eager to know what was the matter. She said a white man had been tiying to rob her and on her waking and grappling with him, he had struck her in the face and mouth. The next morning West called around to see her about 6 o'clock, on being told that she was too sick to see him, he insisted, urging particular busi ness. She finally came down and he told her he was out of his head last night and believed he had done some thing terrible. She said "you ought to be in the penitentiary." He replied, "do with me what you will God knows I could not help it." She asked him to give her back all the letters she had written to him. He went and got them, delivered them, and then fled to New York, Boston and finally to New Bruns wick. He eluded police and detectives for a week, they giving him up for dead, when he finally re-appeared and sur rendered himself up. He was tried, convicted and sentenced to the peniten tiary. There is a strong move making to get the President to pardon him, and it may be successful. His friends claim that all the facts did not come out in the trial. Meanwhile Mrs. Page who used to make and receive presents, write him notes and allow him to kiss her, is still employed in the Pension office. A quarter of a century ago there were 11,000 free negroes and 3,185 slaves in the District Columbia, now there are 80,000 colored freemen here. They have 14,000 school children, 191 school teachers, pay taxes on 18,500,000 worth of real estate and own $1,500,000 worth of personal property. Two men pay taxes on $200,000 worth of real estate, four on $75,000, and hundreds own pro perty valued at from $5,000 up. There were in round numbers 187,000 colored soldiers in the rebellion of whom 36,000 were killed or missing. The pro posed monument to colored soldiers and sailors will cost $100,000. There will be four figures at each corner of the main shaft representing the Negro as a cavalery man, as an artillery man, as an infantry man and as a sailor. SATCHELLJ 2 0, St. Paul, GENTS: Lace, Patent Leather, Congress, Patent Leather. Low Button, Patent Leather, ,THE JLATEST NOVEIiTTES 06, NICOLLET and 207 HENNEPIN AVES., MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. THOS. H. LYLES Real Estate and Loan AGENCY, NO. 20, EAST FOURTH STREET. For Bargains in Real Estate which cannot be Duplicate take a Glance at this List. 6 0 Lots in COMO PARK, only three blocks from the station on the N P. Ry., $40Q each, $100 down balance in 1,2 and 3 years. 2 Lots in WALCOTT and COTTAGE HOME ADDITION, lying between the Northern Pacific and the Manitoba Roads, for only $450 each, one third cash, and the balance in 1, 2, and 3 years. Some very beautiful lots in WEST ST. PAUL, all lying well. In fact, have property listed in all parts of the city. No matter in what locality you wish to buy, call and see me before purchasing, as I can offer the best inducements. I have a nice desirable piece of business property on the Corner of WES" TERN AVENUE and CHARLES STREET. Lot 60x80 feet-the size of all lots on that streetwith a Good House on it, for only $2,200 cash. The Cheapest and best piece of business property in the city. 3 NEW 7-R00M HOUSES just building with all the modern improve- ments, bay windows, marble mantles, drop grates, bath-rooms, etc., etc. Street all graded, sidewalks laid, all handsome new buildings in the neighborhood. On the South side Charles near Western Avenue, two streets north of University avenue. Lots 38x132. Price $3,500, $500 cash, balance in monthly payments. 3 NEW HOUSES 5 rooms each, just building in modern style throughout. Lots 38x132 feet at $2,500 each, $300 down, balance monthly payment. ONE SEVEN-ROOM HOUSE, on lot 22x130 feet on Fuller, between Jay and Farringtonnear A. M. E. Churchwith good well and cellar. $1,800 terms to suit purchaser. A Snap. ONE NEW SEVEN-ROOM HOUSE and lot 41x100 feet on Martin, between Jay and Lewis, with 5-room house rear, all for $3,200. $1,200 cash, balance in 1, 2 and 3 years. MORTGAGE LOANS MADE ON REASONABE TERMS. Bargains in Real Estate in all Parts of the City. Thns. COURT .50 PER YEAR. H0LSTERT GOODS Bfe* XARGE ASSORTMENT.^ Also a full line of SHADES, OIL CLOTHS, MATTINGS, eto.t at Price* that Defy Competion. CALL AND SEE US. F. H. PETERSON, & CO., eto. LJJIES, BLOCK NOW IS YOUR CHANCE 1 To Secure one of those Really Great Bargains in PARLOR AND Chamber Furniture, We have just received Several Car Loads of Medium Priced CHAMBER SUITS, Which we are offering at the following prices, $18, $20, $26, $27, $28 EACH. These goods are Handsome and Reliable in Quality. All of the latest styles. PRICES THE LOWEST. BrarlsirEEi, ThnrhEF 5 En., SYNDICATE BLOCK, MINNEAPOLIS. NICOLLET 327, AVENUE. Boots and Shoes. We have just received a full line of Ladies and Gentlemen's PATENT LEATHER SHOES. Ss ?J gay,! Minnesota. LADIES: ggg. Patent Leather Button Bootsf I Patent Leather Oxford Tiee, jp| Patent Leather Opera Slippers. NEXSEN & WILLIAMS! ^*y -4 'IS "Ac T^^