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PRICES MODERATE. CITY NEWS Watch This Space. to attend the Rumor has another wedding vibrat ing the atmosphere again, in our city. On next Thursday the A. M. E. Sun i1»v School will picnic at Greenwood ^.»rk. 1 The wedding bells -will soo® ring again, turn your face toward Crocker street. Remember, that the car will leave the church, at 9 o'clock sharp, for the picnic ground. Chas. J. Roy. one of our young ton sorial artist, has opened a new shop by himself on 1409 Sixth avenue. Mrs Annie McAfee left Tuesday to join her husband in St. Louis, who left with the colord company, as first Lieu tenant. Thomas Williams, return from Oma ha last Monday, where he has spent several weeks, he says there is no-better town than Des Moines. A very pleasant reception was given the A. M. E. church choir last Friday evening, by Mr. and Mrs. Douglass Miller at their nice home on Park St. Prof. Augustus Clark left this week for a short visit in St. Louis, Mo., and a tour through the south stopping a while in Kentucky. The Chautauqua was a financial suc cess, as well as very instructive this year. VVe hope that it may continue better each year. Mr. A. L. Lucas of Chesterfield is one of our most successful and prosperous gardener near Des Moines. lie is work ing several hands, and has the best, nicest and finest vegetables, that retails through our city. He is a rustler. Mr, James E. Todd and Alex. Wil burn resigned good positions to enlist in the colored company, the latter re ceived Second Lieutenant but as yet Mr. Told has nothing, he is very de serving man and should be remembered. Mrs. Frank Blagburn, who possesses such a beautiful and sweet as well as a eultured soprano voice, has accepted the choristership of the A. M. E. Sun day School, Mrs. Blagburn with her ability will add much to the school, and all lover of good music should at tend the school. John Earley who has three sons in Captains Brandt company, received a letter from his son Quincy, stating that they would soon go to Santiago, and to tell the members of his class that he intended to carry Jesus with him to the front. The Stewardess Hoard will give an entertainment Thursday evening the 21st. They will serve supper. The menu will be: Fried Chicken and Peas Cream Potatoes, Hot Coffee and Biscuit, all kinds of salid. All are invited. MRS. GEO. TAYLOR. Pres. MRS. JENNIE MAY WEATHER, Sec'y V'—^V'"' On last Monday evening, quite a largo number of the members and friends of Paul Laurance Dunbar Lit erary soiety. picniced at I'nion Park. The afternoon, and evening was spent in a social way, the six o,clock dinner was served by the committee in abun dance. An excellant time was report ed. Mrs. E. F, Johnson the wife of Dr. E'lward Johnson who has located in Indianapolis Ind., left last Saturday to join her husband. Mrs. Johnson will be greatly missed as she was an actiye work er in literary, church and Sunday School, the latter of which she was choister for several years we trust that she will be as successful ia her new home as she was in our city. Mr. E. T, Banks feels much disntiafied in the way that he was turned down in the election ot his military company olliccrs in which ho was the prime mover and organizer. Tho unfair methods that Brandt or some of his men took to not let him know when the election would occur. It was no doubt unjust as they did nob give him as much consideration that the company did which has a colored captain, the officers elected were E G. McAfee First Lieutenant, Alex. Wilburn Second Lieutenant. Mr. Gus Watbins of Albany Mo., who recently visited this city with the object of locating in this city or state in his trade that ot a blacksmith has decided to make the capital City his home. He returned last week and purchased a blacksmith shop owned by J. \V. Dawson at number 312 W. Grand Avenue and assume con trol Monday, the shop to be known as N. Watkins and Son. Mr. Watkins's father and folks may not move up from Albany Mo., until fall, we are glad to have such persons come to our city and trust that they may be successful in their new iield. PROFESSOR HOLT AT THE CIIAUTAVQUA. On last Monday afternoon quite a large crowd listened to a special concert, in which many of our leading local talents contributed they were assisted by the Arion Ladies1 quartett, this was the first appearence of the ladies' quartett this year. Their singing has been so cordially re ceived by the Des Moinos' audience. The most complimentry feature, which should be received by each race loving parson with. delight, wa9 the ovation given to our celebrated tenor singer, Mr. Geo 1. Holt, he first rendered, "O, Vision En trancing." Mr. Holt was so enthusiastic ally encored that he could not escape sing ing a solo he tried to excuse himself by bowing as the other singers bad done. His second peice had more effect upon his hearers then the ti.ist We have watched his progress in music with much pleasure. In a few weeks Mr. Holt will go to New York to join Black Patti's Troubadours eompany as the star tenor singer. Resolutions of Condolence on the Death of Miss Eva Baker. At a oall meeting of Mr. Frank Blag burn's Sunday Sohool class of St. Paul's A. M. E. Sunday School, held Sunday July 3rd., the following preamble and re solutions were unanimously adopted. Whereas—It has pleased our Supreme Ruler to remove from our midst our late class-mate and friend Eva Baker and Whereas—The close relations long held by our deceased sister with the member of this class and Sunday School render its proper that we should place on record our appreciation of her service as a scholar, therefore be it Resolved—By her class'and St. Paul's A. M. E, Sunday School, that while we bow with humble submission to the will of the Most High, we do not the less mourn for our sister and class mate who has been called from her labor to rest. Resolve—That this class and Sunday School tender their heartfelt sympathy to the family and relatives of our deeeased sister in this their sad affection Resolve—That these resolutions be en tered upon the minutes of this Sunday School and that a copy of them be sent to the family of our deceased class-mate and sister. MISS DELPHI A NORRIS.Pres. MISS MAY MILLER, Sec'y A. M. E. Church Holds Its 26 Anniversary. On last Wednesday and Thursday the members of the A. M. E. church ot this city held their Twenty-sixth Annivbrsary. The first evening session was held in the church and it consisted of music by the choir, then Mrs. Anna Allen gave a his tory of the church, Mrs. Wilburn of the class leaders and Thomas Blagburn of tho Trustees. The Sunday School Superin tendant's name was read by Rev. H. M. McCraven, the history of tho choir was read by I. B. Williamson and Miss Lillian M. Jackson of St. Joseph Mo., presided at the organ. Thursday evening an in teresting program was rendered at the Y. M. C. A. Auditorium where Rev. Em ory Pearson (white), spoke on the "Ne gro Problem," he briefly reviewed the early history of this country and the slave trade and then stating that the.negro pro blem might be solved by the acquisition of those new Island allowing the colored people especially from the south to go mr VOL. 5. DES MOINES, IOWA FRIDAY JULY 22, 1898. and control those Islands under the American protection, if they should choose to go. The full church choir rendered some ol its olioicest selection. Miss Bessie Stewart organist and Prof. Holt director then Tacitus llusscy the Cornier Honsier poet but now our Dos Moines poet ren dered some very interesting and beauti ful poems to the delightof all, alter which the famous Dumas Choral Club sang se veral pieces then Rev. Timothy Reeves thank the people for their assistance and presence. A WORD TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS. The months of June and July we will begin our annual tour of collec tion as most of our annual subscrip tion list comes due, we ask every sub scriber that has not already paid to please lay away the amount that you owe for the Bystander so that when our collector calls you may pay your delinquent. Several failed to pay their dues last year which mak es them owing for two years or more We know that you like the Bystand er for its news, you know that you owe for the Bystander and we the money very much, as we have been moving and buying some type. Therefore with this brief notice, we hope to receive your dues by remit tance or that you be ready and pay when our collector calls this means all of our subscribers in the city and out. OUR BLACK HEROES. The following is a partial list of the loses sustained by the four regular regiments of A fro-Americans in the fighting about Santiago as gleaned from the press dispatches. List of killed: Twenty fourth Infantry, Lieuts. Jos. M. Augustin Jr., A. C. Dueat, John A. Carney, 25th Infantry, Lieut, llenry M. MeCorkle 9th cavalry, Col. John M. Hamilton 10th cavalry, Lieuts. W. E. Shipp, William II. Smith. List of the wonded: Twenty fourth Infantry, Capts. John J. Brereton, James E. Brett, Charles Dodge. Private Richardson, Alex. Iliggins, company Win. Hues, comp any Charles Jones, company Lieut. Col. Emerson Liscum, 1st Lieut: II. Lyon, Private C. L. Pope, company A Capt. J. Prenton, Private W. Wash ington, company E: 25th Infantry Pri vales George Cooper, eompauy John Ledler, 0th cavalry. Privates J. Gands, troop C: W. Conroy, Capt. C. W. Tay lor, Lieut. Winthrop, S. Wood, 10th cavalry, Capt. John Iligelow, Jr. Pri vates Benjamin Franklin, U. S. Gunter, Wiley Hipsliur, troop A: Thomas W. Ilardy. troop G: Lieut. McCoy, Privates Charles Robertson, Frank Ridgeley, troop C: J. O. S. White, troop E. NATIONAL HOME FOR MASONS. Recommendation of PastGrand Master James Washington at the Meeting of United Grand Lodge* James Washington and T. 11. Sturgls have returned from Des Moines, where they attended a meeting of the United Grand lodge, colored, A. F. A. M. of Iowa and its jurisdictions. Mr. Wash ington retired from the office of grand master, which he has held the past year. In his annual report Mr. Wash ington presented a plan for the estab lishment of a national home and in dustrial school for the widows and orphans of members. His plan has been approved by twenty-five grand masters, including the grand master of the grand lodge of Liberia on the west coast of Africa. In his official report to the lodge Mr. Washington unfolded his plan as follows: "My plan is to call all the grand masters of America together in a con ference that we may be able to get closer in toueli and that our work may become more uniform so that we may organize and establish a national home and industrial school for the widows and orphans. While there are some jurisdictions which are able to do that in a degree, there are others that are so small that It is impossible for them to do so. So if we had a nation al home these jurisdictions could be taken care of. According to the re port of iS97 we have 54,000 colored Masons in America, an assessment of 20 cents each would rais an amount of $10,000 which would enable us in the course of four years to build a large building and have plenty of land to answer our purpose."—Sioux City ournal. IOWA STATE BYSTANDER Colored Company Un der White Captain has gone. CROWD BID THEM GOOD-BY About Seventy Left for Jeffer son Barracks Mo. On last Sunday morning it became generally known that the colored com pany under a white captain which was mustered in as imriiunes recently would leave Sunday evening at 0:45 P. M. over the Wabash Ry., for St. Louis thenee to Jefferson Barracks. A large crowd called at the old hall on 4th., street to see the boys and bid them good by. In the afternoon lJevs. Timothy Reeves, 11. M. McCraven and J. U. Bates each delivered patriotic speaclies to them, several others spoke alter supper they formed a line and marched by two's to the depot preced ed by Morton's Drum corps where need nearly 2,000 people awaited them about 1500 were colored, some cheered, some cried and some fainted. It was rather sad scene to see them, bidding the last sad farewell and good by, to hear the sweet voice of eternal love as mothers and fathers part from tlieir sons, sweethearts from lovers and wives from husbands probably never again to meet: the scene was indeed a memora ble and sad one, yet the noble cause they were going for was just one below we give you the officers as elected, also a roster ofnames that left: Captain—Amos Brandt. First Lieutenant—E. G. McAfee. Second Lieutenant—Alex. Wilburn. Privates— Fred Hurrcll. Ben Hall, Frank Strawther, Henry Seurloclc, Charles Drenshaw. Wm. Churchill, Robert II. Jones, William E. Battle, Wm. Johnson, Geo. S. Taylor, L. W. Woolridgc, Andrew Early, Robt. »Rob inson, A. J. Stewart. Wirt Early, Moses Strawther, Thomas Anderson, Thomas Mullen, Richard Stahlman, Geo. E. Powell, Robt. Miller. J. Baker, Lee Shaw, Sheridan Burley, Geo. Parks, Ben Lee, H. Swan, Robt. Webster, C. Hopkins, J, Davis, A.Patterson, S. L. Johnson, H. Burrows, Robt. Evans, F. Jeffries, J, Railey, A. Edwards, D. Dowdie, B. R. Brown, Alex. Gray, F. Asheville, J. Cole, E. II. Carter, J. Burrows, James "Qillenwater, J. II. Hudson, John Johnson, R. Luther W. Woods, P. Swan, E. Webb, William Primes, Lewis Homer, II. Lankford, A. Lobbins, R. Samuel Earnest Jones P. Ward, Arthur Hamilton, C. Crider, D. Timberland, Charles Bolinger, Abe Crocket, (juincy Early, li. Crosby, D. Jackson Brown, C. Johnson, T.J. Hunter, W. Collins, C. A. Tollef, Wm. Johnson, H. Dickens, Wm. Shafus and .1. E. Todd. COLORED MAN IN POLI TICS IN IOWA. What is Our Status and What Measure is Used to De termine it? In Iowa the political luminaries are but few, yet many have striven to reach a prominent place in political oouncil of the Democratic and redublican party, alter reaching a certain height they fail to go higher, there must certainly be some cause for it. We think there are several causes one is that we are not united upon anyone point in issue then again our leaders try to push themselves to rapidly to suit the conservative element of both colored and white, then again unlit men of our race forge themselves on a oom mumty, then again we are sorry to say that a majority of the white men ot Iowa are color prejudice and do nob wish to vote for a colored man at all, as was re cently demonstrated in Mahaska county. In this county both parties had a chance to nominate a colored man on their ticket but their convention have come and gone and the oolored man is left with nothing except the empty honors of a large com plimentary vote iu the convention. Editor Geo. E. Taylor an able editor a bright man, intellectually and a hard democratio worker, was defeated for nomination of County Clerk by only a few votes. Attorney Geo, H. Woodson who has been in Mahaska county only a few years yet no one doubted his lergle ability and qualifications and his republi canism, yet he felt short twenty votes to give him the republican nomination for County Attorney. We must as a race de fend our own candidates and continually make those demands from year to year. Mrs. E. T. lianks, is some better at this writeing, she rested very well last night. Our soldier boys has gone into camp. Tnihlon Note». Spring millinery is attracting the at tention of women ot all classes, a-ici one can only wonder who designs all the hats, as there seem to be no two alike. A favorite style has a rather v.-ide brim rolled up at the back and is profusely trimmed with ostrict Up# *•10. fans of chiffon. attend. ****. NEWTON NOTES. The sociable Saturday evening, given by the Stewardess board was a success. Mrs. A. Hayes has been seriously iil but is improving. Fred Green was a Capital City visitor last Wednesday. Rirs, W. E. Fine was a Monroe visitor ast Saturday where she met her brother from Ottumwa who will make an extend ed visit here. Little Ethel Hudson has been quite iil with cholera infantum but at writing is much better. '3 ,»— A SOLDIER, For Railroad Commissioner. iff J- We take pleasure in announcing* .it name of Colonel J. D. Palmer for railroad commissioner for the short term, to fill the unexpired term of Hon. C. L. Davidson, recently deceased. Col. Palmer was born in Pennsylvania, in 1839 came with his parents to Iowa in 1 and when the war broke out he was but a youth, vet he volunteered his service, and enlisted in Company Eighth lowa volunteer infantry, and was engaged in some of the hardest battles of the war, He was shot through the brest at the battle of Sliiloh and was taken a prisoner, but soon escaped and was discharged on account of dis ability. After his wound had fully healed he returned and joined Company A of the Twenty-fifth Iowa, and by.his gallantry and bravery at Vicksburg he was promoted to Lieut. Colonel: he was also iu the famous march to the sea. At the close of the war he settled down on his farm in Washington county, where he has remained every since, except the times when he was called to public offices. He served two terms as county auditor and several terms in the state senate, where lie was considered one cf the ablest sonators in the senate. Col. Palmer eoincs from a staunch republican family and has been a hard working republican all his life he is a special friend to the colored race and its progress, and if nominaten will make an ideal railroad commissioner. He is fair minded, level headed, and thoroughly familiar with the railroad problems of this state. Governor Shaw appointed him last spring to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mr. Davidson, and his work as commissioner is now before the people and is highly satisfactory in every way. He is care, ful, painstaking and punctual, with his business, and deserves the support of his party. Glorious Emancipation Colored Citizens of Keokuk 2J..- -T7— £xtei?d at} Ij?vitatioi? to Ad jacent Towps to Joi»? it) Witty Ttyerq. Prof. Booker T. Washington, of Tuskeegee, Ala., Geo. E Taylor, of Oskaloosa and John L. Thompson, of Des Moines are the Orators From Abroad. On August the 4th the colored citizens will hold one of the largest celebrations, in commemoration of the emancipation of the West Indies and our own liberation. The celebration will be held at the beautiful Hubinger Park grounds and Casino. The street parade will be led by Field's Mili tary Band of Keokuk, and the famous colored band ot Muchakinock. There will be a Company of colored volunteers, of the U, S. army, Masons, Odd Fellows, Knights of Tabor and other secret orders also Sabbath Schools from each church, and twenty young lady drillers, from the A. M. E. church at Quincy, 111. The programme will consist ot orations by Frof. Booker T. Washington of Ala., Geo. E. Taylor of Oskaloosa and John L. Thompson, of Des Moiue, la. a'so speeches by Rovs. J. W. Muse, W. E. Helua, G. M. Tillman, G. G. Middleton. Hon. J. L. Root, Mayor all of Keokuk. There will be a base ball game between Hannibal, Mo., and the Keokuk Giants, foot races, blindfold wheel barrow race, greasy pole climbing and a grand specatcular production, afternoon and eveding in the Casino of, ,,The South in Slavery" or the marvelous "Progress of the American Nogro" from 1863 to 1S9S. A grand chorus of 100 voices, special scenry, 150 people in the cast. A barbecued dinner served by the ladies of the A. M. E. church, Pilgrim's Rest Baptist, Episcapal and the (3th St. Baptist church. There will be excursion trains from Peoria, Quincy, 111., Hannibal Mo., Burlington, Centerville, Oskaloosa, Muchakinock, Ottumwa, Des Moines, and other small towns. All are cordially invited to Miss Lottie Green has returned lrom her visit to Des Moines, and report a de lightful visit. Several of our young men expect to leave for Marshalltovn this week where they have received employment. Mrs. Waldon has nearly recovered from her recent Illness. Mrs. Lottie Lucas ot Grinnell is [in the city the gnest of her grand-daughter Mrs. Fred Green. Miss Helen Blackwell will leave for an extended visit in Colorada and Arizona. Rev. Cowea and wife entertained Mrs. Lucas at dinner Friday, j.J*«• T!W' r"^W9 Benten Harbor and St. Joe it is call ed, are two lovely twin cities surrond ed by lovely shade trees and on a hill overlooking the great:Lake Michigan, you can stand on the Bluffs at St. Joseph, and look about you for miles are broad sheets of water. There are only two denominations of churches in these two cities, the Methodist and Baptist, as there are no colored people in Benton Harbor, St. Joe has only one church and that is a Methodist, hence they are term the stuck up peo ple." On inquiring of a well known sister of the Baptist church aboutt some of the people in St. oseph she replied, "Well I do not no much abont the colored people in St. Joe because they are so( stuck up, the people in Benton Harbor do not go over there". I found them very courteous and re fined, but it is to be deplored that in all of these smaller Michigan towns you can find but a very few young men that are realy fit for any business life those that have a tendency to soar above the common plains of life, seek and larger cities, hence you seldom find any but a loafing class in the smaller places now and then you will meet a bright young man. Niles is a queer little town of about 000 inhabitants, it is also shaded with beautiful trees, situated on the St. Joseph river, but it is ancient aciord ing to its size and age there is nothing there to show a progressive people at all it is simply a1place to sleep in. I stop at an old gentleman's house by the name of T. J. Jones the only avail able place I could get to stop at for a day, as Mr. Jones saw fit to go to an Odd Fellow entertainment and also Mrs. Jones. I had to go also regardless of benig very much tired out and sleepy as I was a stranger to Mr. Jones he did not know whether his house would be tnere or not when he return, if I was left alone so tired. and worn out from my naps journey :. No. 7 QUEER PLACES. Editor of the Bystander—Dear Sir There area few more peculiar sayings I would like to say in this edition, I. '':i| sri -ii I have done quite a bit of rambling since you last heard from me. I have been to Benton Harbor, St. Joseph, Niles, Calvin, Cassopolis and South Bend, all of them Michigan cities except South Bend. sought releif in the Odd Fellow's hall until Mr Jones saw fit to go home. I will not attempt to tell you of my trip ten miles in the country from Cassapolis to Cal vin thinking I was going to an Island Town and found it to be only a Town ship, bit by bit in my future corres pondence I shall tell you of my adven* ture "Ten miles in the woods." South Bend Ind. is the city of plows and wagons, this is the place where Studa Baker's famous wagons and carriage factory stands the largest in the world also the Oliver Plow Companies Piant it would take two columns to bescribe their two tremendous plants where they employ from two-thousand to twenty-five hundred men it is the most progressive little city that I hare had the pleasure of seeing with its stately public buildings and its lovely shade trees it is an ideal town of hap py homes there are only two colored churches here, methodist and Bap tist. The colored people here are all very well to do. F. W. RIIEA. TROBLES AND TRIALS I am all alone at a meal time, Not a sound nor a step do I hear, And I feel as if any thing could cheer me If the voice of a child I could hear*. It seems like all have forsaken me, Not even a voice do I hear, But God's tender mercy shines over ine And some time his voice I shall hear* So don't get forsaken dear friends, And think not a friend in ttlie world you have got, But simply put your faith in Jesus And he wiil carry you safe through storm. O many a time I have felt discouraged* And I felt like alone I should be. And I finally felt so discouraged That it seemed almost dishearten for me. But just as I am about to finish, I see by the lamp light so clear, That all depends upon Jesus, When no other friend is so dear. STELLA PIERSON, Greenfield Ia, One 75c Ribbon. Upon receipt of 75c we will send you one of our 750, the Best Grade, Typewriter Ribbon and send one free of charge. Money Returned If Not O. K. Think of two ribbons for 75c. All colors fit any machines. GEO. LOARTS, Agent Duplex and Jewett Typewriters^ 016 Locust St., Des Moines lowa. (Mention Bystander.) Subscribe for the Bystander •_riVr -.ill nM 1