The Helena independent. [volume], January 15, 1893, Morning, Page 7, Image 7

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FAMOUS WOMEN GATHERS
The Silver Meeting of the National
American Woman's Suffrage
Association.
Famous Resolution of Elizabeth
Cady Stanton at the Moet
ing in 1848.
Susan .II Anthony and a Group of the
Yolanger Workers IRev. Anns I..
Shaw Will Preach.
[Written for TIl IIEluteNA [reDrrPENDENTv.
AMOIIH WOMEN ARlE (ATHERItNG
In Washington to attend the twenty
I fifth annual meeting of the National
American Woman's Suffrage association.
The women who were famous at the first
memorable convention are still at the head
of the movement, though the active work
has been placed in younger hands. In
those early days the movement nmt with
the ridicule all innovations contend against,
and few were found willing to encounter
the galling shafts of the Ame:ican otnie.
To-day the membership is in the hundreds,
and besides the names of Mis Sneean I.
Anthony, Elizabeth (Cady Stanton, Isabella
Beecher lHooker and Lucy Stone, must be
placed the active list of younger woktere,
anch as Rev. Anna 'haw, Rachel Fouter
Avery. ln.y E. Anthony, May Wright Sow
ell, Alice Stone Blluckwull and Harriet Tay
lor Upton.
Though this i a quartir century conven
tion, it lt by no aIicnst proper to infer tlhat
tbou movetnlllt lI1 Amtie: Ir lhaid its inception
twtenty-f'iv yottren ago. It was Mrs. Stanton,
still a n0inboar, whoi, in 1|SI, almost half a
century ago, aoaistcd by Lucretia Mott,
called the first convention at Sncean Falls.
'I ho demllanl for equal suffrage was as
broad than nts it ie now. In its purpose the
nllovement his never giown. In its elabo
nation and application it has assumed
splendid proportiona.
'I he declaration of sentiments enunciated
at that first convention recited among
other grievances those growing out of legal
disabilities of womlen, the injustice of tax
ation without re.treaentation, lack of her
educational fncitlitis and finally the rea
Int on, "'That it is the duty of the womenu
of this coutntry to secure to themselves the
right to the elective franclhino."
Two years later husan Ii. Anthony joined
the mitovtiment and the (iQuaker igirl of those
early days put heart, soul and mind into
the rnovement, ndit tlucoh of the work
lachieved omist beo luedited to her.
Forty yearn ago womern were given no
repreHelltttlllo liti cotIvettitieol whore politi
cial or tilt uat;l topics were discussed. To
day tnitrly all toe states have some degree
of unifrage. Now Ytirk;tnld Minnesota have
givenl woulen the power to vote for county
superintendent of sohools. Illinois gives
them a votie in atll Rohhool elections, Unoluding
a vote for the trustees of the state uni
versity. Kanan allows them to vote at all
city electione, and Wyoming has given
Y.;
·,I L_ I
'1/ A !7
UCY STONE ý [
them fnll raeeonguition, placing them on a
level witt the mul e voter. Two of the four
territories. A izo:li and OklahonIa, have
granted woman suffrulie ill sihool mslnttere.
D)elaware gives theml school and mlunlci
p1.: nffrige. Missiailppi gives them Ia vote
on somaie iinor qucstiomi. AR kansas ILd
issrouri allow thetn a votr on license queuH
tions. K(ntucky gives sllffrae tOi widows
whose children rittlenl aiohoola. TenllIBsoe
and 'lxair give them retaini powo.- on oIu
Iltr nIittl.rTl. Most of the htrites give
wotmulln the rlahit to vote in busilnuis corpo
rtiuons of whiob they are stockhoildt rp, and
I1 :liv Ill give therm ' voice onl qluestions of
lucrl improvuments.
linht the wolmenuu who are fo ontolt in this
eonvvntioti have civen uttemau ce to their
i:timlenta ill no Weal:t mannuer. I take the
fol w.nig ftoiu tho call isaSUOil for thia on
vnictiom. nid which LIreatlhs the eli-it that
h'In controll d themn ill their lolnl lahorn:
"T'lh oi nsion if th!ie Nat iiOl American
Wionsl I fullfrlg.e si. sociation lis tio awR ken
piihlic op li.in; t the Is omuiuity oi brtlni.ug
thle prractice I thi I ilted Sateiir ioverT.
liunt into ban ninny w:th its proforaned pirln -
lplen. l'rofiscailo itself ai covlertnollont of
tile Ipeolle. It is actuallyl an oliarohliv of
IIriLuf. P fenslf in thalt the citzE11 ait each
eltte liill b1e i ritleul d to all p, Ivulegee ind
Ilimmunitite-i I t lie i sveral utatier, thli I l niCId
litaltt a plvrllulnrlellt t penruits tilia states Ide
libe itrly to dieprive uur-half it-s tieiitile-
It wonmenu--ol the only logitmllnte illStlai of
takiu. part im the loivervinintl, the usa if
tihe ballot. rlti glarilng inconsistency bu-.
twacemi ipurfu aoii iii d i irartice is to i, xoi0
Illltld ill tbo thlitent ilf lublic iiioini-.
In lauoring ii ittun il th,-ir eiufrsuanolmle irt,
wtiralell wciurk, theriufre, nioit onily for thelir
sisle , I-rut for th, i tili2-bihni- t t ii natioli
honi ,n1itlh the elovylurnOf thlU whbulu lills.ll
''li a- trtal work of thie nnrvntlon dcres
not Iin ,lti 11llli1 10l-I1it row. A rte l,,ligi ;
iltatll4 p wll/ " beh t h..ld Ill tie collYi~ntlaln
rntolrl-, etztaiurl hall, Lirts altorlhurli, at
olin-h the isev. A sin II. Shaw is toe .-:lik.
I'ITh hilinuur of Lie-ng thie lirut vice-ilrosldcnt
nt-larne of the sll(erlty was Conferre'l iilaoin
her at the last Inoltulllg. (if is lhnIug strui
gl to lie ordllln.dl a tsr.llerll a few en da
will be Intlrresaiug. In lll7.ll.he wasranted
a loIcal I rVachrer's Ilht u I r er klmlllllo so hutts.
'hI es ln h wills se as lieruling i her Ihieo
logical studi.u. Her iia-tli-ntloun Lt the
New Englinud M. M. eonferiminc ior ordina
tiron was ref/rsed. I lle guneral confersuur
it (ilmietnnti in 1 -W li rioirmuid tithl
netioin, i irlt oin (ti. 1". I-h'i, tile
Mlethlodlst I'rotestatit churrh ld
imutted and ilr daiuied her She was
the first wriiiian uulrltell that honoir. hinee
thle her work has LeuI- llhrgely in the tlrn
lerra n and eql llll ia l u l ield. I li e Iiv.
Ailns IF. tnatuusita , un ritllsu Irlrual allanui
ist. will alar prearh to-day. I we delh
iubhlic aelsions will ie ehohl o i lnllirmlii.
l uesdallry, VWedlloreday lud 'Tlhuroldav. illd
uiiiioni the slleikers will lie ll Ihe re ii,, aid.
woiie ll ~lilloliliutilll in lhiu Imuovliio. iIu . 'ltrh
apeninlg. iidtilrteis m l'. h, by Hountet r ,Ioseplhl
I'ry. ofil IVlrlui-llni , l ich tati r alwatr c rl
irivoJ stifial1 orders it thu eoimlVrtiomn iif
the iuu,0ety. ' lii uniuisual Itreaiutait' Il e -
sUe Ily .llIs rll-nrl II. Alitholny will reyilw
thir work ii tlii u:mnouaruirn: miUes its rlo1op
tirn, and will hI ii nrim iilnr ittiss rio the
woik Is ut w imit ti ll .WoIrumld'ls fair.
Aelllna the em-Ikirs will Ire thi Iion.
arrliil Ii. lWrl htl t Imte ILtaied: istr, rumo
Siou-cr i-f lilirc Iiureriu itatisuiu-u, iihii will
clliall on I".fLlome mi Itluotrytrl;" Mile
('arris Ilm ( hllamulnal a ylilllllluiIg aLLd brlli
alint orator fIroiim the west, will Kive an ad
dress entitled "Comparisons Are Odious;"
the irev. Anna liowaid ihIaw will speak on
"The Attitude of Woman Toward Poliitical
Parties;" Mrs. Ellen Bltteile Ilietrick on
"The Ilest Methods of lteresting Woinen
in Iuffrage;" Mrs. Lillie 1)overaux Blake
on "Legal Disabilities;" Mrs. May Wright
Hexal, president of the Natlonai (Council of
Women, on "Monicipal liolusakeepinr."
In addition to these addresses there will be
interesting reports read by Mrs. Harriet
laylor Upton on "Congressional Work;"
Mts. Clara liewlck Colby on "Federal
BSaragse;" Mary H. Williams on "(i)vernors'
Opilnions on Woman Haffrange;" Ituehel
Foster Avery on "Co(hrlnnutblan Exposi
tion Work," liss Laura Clay on "Joutlern
Work," and a number of others. Other
speakers invited are the Itev. David Gre.r,
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Mrs. Lucy Hton..,
the 1tes. Anna Uarlin Sptencer, the lion.
William Dudley Foulke, Laura de FIoro
Gordon, Mrs. Iertha Honoro Palmer, It.
It. IBlaekwell, Mrs. With i). Itavena, AHna
tor Warren, of Wyuming, and Harriet May
Mills.
liere is a list of the officers of the nusseoal
tion: President, Susan Ii. Anthunv: vice
tprieldent-at-large, the Itev. Anna liown d
rthaw; corresponding secretary, hitroeil I'oe
ter Avery; reading secretary. Alice Stone
lllaokwell; treasurer, lHarriet 'hIvior Up
ton; auditor. Willianl It)dley Foulke. In
addition to these ase the Lonorary proed
dents and all the living ie-presidents of the
oraniczation.
'Thero are thirty-two auxiliary state nest,
elations and the presidents of all of these
are expected to report uioon the work of the
year. At the nmletings of the executive
committee. early this week, a legislative
p, roramnme will be prepared and a deter
mined effort will be mallide to secure a de
cided increase in the rights of women from
thl many legisnlturea now in sesulon.
'lhere is a feelinu that New York will
finally pasi sonm Rucih stronr measure as
weont snccsssfolly through the lower houme
last year. In Michiuan, Minnesota and
Iowa th. conditions artJ .xtreruiv hopeful,
and Knldase, it is beli(evd, is practically
certalll to ado; t i measure tno coutpreheu
.ive as the law now in rlLct in Wyoming.
THE POST' TlRAI)DER.
Sill for lthl Abolition of This Time-Hon
oreit Inatlltllltn Witll Icorsne Law.
WAxarNtITroN. Jan. 14.-Chairman Outh
waite, of the house committee on military
alfaire, said that he expelcted to see the son
ate bill abotlishing post tradeabhips passed
by the house before the end of the eassion.
' lie bill was reported favorably frome the
committree. It was passed by the senate at
the last session. (en. J. M. Schofield says
of the proposition:
"The put trader is no longer necessary,
and it nearly all cases if continued at all
would be on:y a source of detriment to the
best interests of the arm,,l. In some cases
the policy of tlit war department to do away
with all lost taiders has been delayed
through a just and generous regard for
vetted inte eits of present incumbents, aind
so some have been I'crmitted to continue
their business until they could close with
out material lose and their buildionus have
been or ate about to be purchased at a fair
price, whonever that may be done to the
advantage of the government, so rapidly as
this can be atccluplished. The system of
post traders should be eliminated entirely
and I therefore fully concur in the wisdom
of the proposed law repealing the authority
to appoint post traders in the armyv. This
necessity can never hereafter again arise so
long as the directory of the United Statta
remains with its present boundaries.
"The position of post trader was origi
nally established in part perhaps as a sub
stitute for the old sutlership which had
been abolished, but mainly as a means of
seuplh ing necessities to emigrants and
travelers passing or visiting military posts
on the frontier at a petiod of time when
the army an I roving Indians were almost
the sole inhabitants of a vast range of
conntry. Around the then new frontier
pon!s have Crown up thriving towns, where
tiaderd of all kinds ase able to suiply the
InceSitit.nt above referred to, by means of
whlch the post tradihr became only at privi
leged rival of citizens engaged in leritimnnte
bueiines in the near vicinity. 'lhene
trade stores were also found to be a do
inoralizing eli mRnt in neyrly every unr i
son, being places of divsii'ti, n for both
oflieers and enlisted minl. Under the wiser
social ostom, pradual y developed in the
army. both ,ilieers and enlinted lmen. havI
grit.:ily boonll providad with far better
means for social entert,.ininent and reore'l
tiont, the ofltcers haveng th!ei poIlt ltle:es, or
olnhe an3d the soldiiers the inistitutloa now
called 'exchanue,' botlh of which a in the
main co-oute etive stores in their character,
anid tn auch uap,.lY to the .il+nersi and thltii
fautiilloi and the enlisted rni it of every oar
rison ali thlie mon to te and nll u iies which
are dermed essenltial ini modern society."
It Is likely that a lday will eoion be set
aside in tihe honeo for thius ad other Iariy
measures, and that sumo of tholiti will vtas
before Mlarclh.
I lAVi W1lU A TAllY
Al lussltln I'hyivsletL Ilitllnate That Voe
Are ",, Iie'i edu.
A Illusian iipvsnlit save he thinkli the
earth ham at t il. 11[ mI kes this atnnonw'o
niiitt coldl -bloodedly while xpllailtiin .i
Whait a cOteot' ti' I s. lFrom his atl td
point thC candalitv of a iornul t is n, ttlii g
muore then iesilinot solar r ludionll nletI,.
till 5 m i4s ms ,. c "t t 1 1" ta duity, wh. n ,[ldl A 1t
all riu.bt for Colltll.ts .ie R.( I'l uo. uit dilont
Igo e far as this ir, tr si(ll.t otl aut ll tel l-i
coe' i d.
I. itlinnitts tha t t h eon th r t l t lI i .i
poi sei of ea in.i, l dient, whlihl It I to, t ,
slnlitliht, iand iniiti, thti rfore, hi Ipreint
to ithel Wi ntu i tihe in ion i or li il liit III
Menrs. .hilerin ii too l tiid tlur ii selitiit
ilik tlhi who hl.l l it I nity\ ' phlwHsl Iby
Ot Mt 1 la t ll in g I t , f l, t h u g ," r i v e pt V t e i ,t
further tin ait d.;,ty fan,lnl ( i ,l. ,nrd t ins t(
ianhlk it in peer that it is n Ihi rowed i. I
bhosit.e aslpetnidiie wh5i, wi , ilme ayly iwag
d.ing in a .'. N.w ' blk 1. rti ,
lied i :rvadT , m Itn,,. i it- at ITh,+lo ,, -ll i te.
luli nker f iliwi I-elois it'l I. l u t lli--- o hn1
,,in ithree sn d fu,, u si..i ,bte.
lh',, t,, , l l I l I, e A,' f i t.
,I,, II r , L lh,. l t 10 00 I ' r,.
: it'ker l- lu e .- ..llt ,at 1o , t. lie l---tu t.t soy
tun. to "('hlt aes, w tw I n t rih, other line
leniilt I nsike Alent. r
p, it.+. iret.orey I,,w.
AN AFRO-AMEAICAN BANK
Two Millions of Dollars Were Han
died by It in Four Years'
'Time.
The Afro-American at the Na
tional Ctapital iHt Become
Very Thrifty.
faolvlng the Iroblem of His Capacity as ia
lMan and a Cit(Izn In the
Jronlmder hllase.
I.lwriiarl Correonaidineoif Ti'l'i Ine InrrnDENT.1
:lAP people famliliar with the habits of
the Afro Americans living inl Waeh
ingtLon prior to 1888 can reoilizo the ehanlo
that has taken place lin their habiti. At
that tilun mrost of the people emtplvoyd in
the departments not only upourt all that
they made but were habitual borrowers of
brokers who became widely known as "10
per crant ,'' because for every $II) they ad
vanced they got $j1 rental for thi thirty
days, or initerest at the rate of 120 per cent
per annum.
T''h "10 per centers" grew in numbers
and waxed exceedingly fat, while the die
part ment ernploye eappeared to grow leaner
oand hungrier every year until the time
calme, is it mnvariably did, when he found
W\Vashington a good place to leave "on the
dead quiet." The brother in black here
seemed to live for pleasure and the 10 per
centers alone.
When Mr. Cleveland was elected in 188H
there was a very rude awakening in the
fool's paradise. Mln who had heretofore
spent every penny of the salary they re
ceived from the government uuddenly be
canmo thrifty in the pnourious sense. 'lhe
croze for saving money and buying prop
erty spread rapidly. All sorts of business
enterprises sprang up as if by magic; Lank
ing, insurance, real estate and mercantile
ventures were projected on all sides. What
would he the outcomle of all this was up
permost in the minds of thoughtful peo
pie, who rmemebered how much injury the
collapse of the Freedman'os lavings and
'Irust company had exercised on the saving
habits of the blacks, and the inexperience
of those who had the iiuinagemunt of the
now ventures.
Anmong tho ventures projected in 1888
which attracted genoral attention antd has
been watched with interest is the Capital
Savings bank, which numbers among its
nlanagers some of the most competent Afro
Americans in the city. Its oflicers are E:x
Congressmann John it. Lynch (the present
fourth audttor of the treasury), lresident;
J. It. Wilder, vice-president; H. E. IBaker,
secretary; L. C. Bailey, treasurer; D. B.
MoCary, cashier; directors, John it. Lynch,
J. A. Pierre, 11. F. Baker, Whitefileld Mc
]inlay, Jerome A. Johnson, W. E. Mathews.
Dr. W. S. Lofton, M. Cole, J. Archie Lewis,
J. T. Bradford, I)r. A. W. 'Tancil. l)r. J. It.
Wilder, Prof. James Storuti, L. C. Bailey,
Prof. W. S. Montgomery.
The company first purchased a building
at the corner of New York avenue and
Ninth street, northwest, for the sum ol
$21.000. and intended tooccupy it some day
In carrying on their business. 'Ile location
was not exactly suited to the present needs
of their business, and so when they were
notified last May that they would be re
iluared to give up the rented quarters they
were then occupying they set about at once
to purchase a building in a more suitable
locality. 'Iheir effotts resulted in the pur
chaer of their present elegant buildiung on
one of the most prominent business streets
in the city of Waahingtoin, situated just in
the heart of Washington's commercial and
linancial activity, convenient to the de
partments and midway between the capi
tol and the White house-F- street, between
t-ixth and Seventh streets, northwest.
Seoretary Henry E. Itaker, a graduate of
the law department of Howard university,
and for many years a spooial examiner in
the patent office, was seen by me and fur
nmshed the following interesting and in
structive statement of the beginning and
progress of one of the most successful busi
ness enterprises conducted by Afro-Amuai
calns:
"'The history of the organization and de
velopment of this business Lnte: pi iso is not
entirely free from some of the essential
features of a romance. Iorn into an al
most abject poverty.: nd growing into vig
orous manhood amid the most unfavorable
saurroundingsis a feat that neither indivld-
unal nor enterprises perform with fro.
queence. llinks are a commercial neoivssity
in all busineos centers. They are the med
ium through which the money property of
individuals changes ownership. They
touch the money pulse of a community.
As a otule, therefore, the men
who organizi banks are men of wide
business experience, with ample re
souurces at their comnltand anl enjoy
ing a large share of public confidence. Un
d-r ordinary circurnist noes, when these
condilt:one are lacking, t1en either haVen't
the courage to organiz' a bank or th.v
haven't tho luck to oucceet. at it. It would
irnplatr Iromll this. tbl..erote, tlaa whOen a
net ou, mn wuho bhave li abauoutely no ex
i;. runcre of thte eiirt re'.qniretl iii suocesefulivs/
co iicitil: ti .tnk, niii who are latking in
tiii ths..utiaul rcourocea of Lronei ansld cred:t.
unl.dirt:ake to I ut in opeurtioli a Ious.nes
crtr'rl.rise urlltlr the t'rt'u tiou ns nie of a
tank curely thu l:liiitiiteu ii tlhe vie1 u)
their stricee's eiuld ipp'hi weil-Iiih Iloiur
ulolnltble. lobt such was just thie iinlinvr- I
tlle condition under whlor this prestiut in
terprliR hal Ito lirth. i'ne oiilnt lo ii
ylll , i otlt pltlolmtiliiitly as s hIoIcultu| indlii'
tIon III i r'alll in/i , thLis erintr iso. llnd that
Woo tr' -rowin.rg nie'i'Ulty for its exilteviii.'
"Il er, wr we:e, a trolhn strollg Itr: inti
[here. nldvcucirg rairidly 1i1 even 'edci.t iiwittiitl
i rirr i-elit, 'rtt'riiig tire siid there linti
the 8t'oitill bn',ii i ireietiv iniA alt ii,'' r rti
watilnl tilt fi ,ld of ou r IuslIIstas ivn rati ittinlu,'
hut unilteo rihly hiiuidit'iip; ed hi r rejudlt,,
nh chli we ci'ld teitlIer mllldify iitr cot.tro,.
utirWiig frotti the gct\'(rninteit Vy c trnt h,'
thriugh tshte public' srl ito. antd ilm a
(ntr'it'ituoieuriur, iwt.,tlr v a''k c\iie
I be ,+ I olley lotut l I l t llhelr Ial.,,'.
,r, " could ho ( I i, I + i t J 'l
t !l,, 1:h w h .le w , , iiitb Ii ,vi t he1 w ii !It
ih, tlil t, v ' :t ,til( I , of thitit - t i t '' ll 1'ir
' |ct ,, ,r V. alitt ii I1 ,. thbll , ,Ilo yL, I I
i i. y1sl,.i , li t y . F :len , i' thi s ui1ty 1 :idi
I v, t I 'II . ;' Rt.,llIl -,l .,ln I Ii mn,
Iln jii(tii Lh t dW IL. (1-..i oi I h l',ilrit t
ttl l i l Ii 1ti il' I lit I d II
,i fon iii i i it i '·in:a il j rii ll ti :olt
ii t' tt I I o , ti s, " lil ti , 'I i ,, i
wnlt ll, lll . 'k fi w tl lllrl ii lni h llu ft , i.
WALil,' l it i i, iiii-, iiit.,l , SIi \,.ll ,.ilSA . 10 .jlii,,ul,
uisi, antI ws wn ikd, i, tuhu aluir , uith, I t
any i ,.u s , . . I .;i w',. lll% l ,irrk .to shor1 t I
vI na I ~' ac <! '. w t
"tal Ibllt 0 at' h wit n~gs o'u aelllr.l t l sil, fi
W o tIilullt a1 tllera lof I r uIl i tllhhtrl iando i
Ired en h all cV l od Iri ki a nlhu i JulolrI dI
~ i . ,,I n eilcit p, r" ""r'.'. nanted l,t ,heclr lll I
4r.d hb,w wall oe bhay, iIueeadod? Jtl'
oil, lit ou1 book I Iii th a , I iend.
'-I)4l (l day w,, oplllud oar dlours for Ib,, -
,eu our oauthorized ea fi0,l ,tock v,
(;10iIi, though lees than o4u,-sIrlh io lf L
NuIIIIt had been paid in In aotn i t ;
Anld aftar having paid 0somae Opi nOllla inll
ildrltn to getting Into shape flr husinu1 s'
we started out with loIs thil $.rA In ca sh
In the drawer with whilch to do a 'general
ankingl busineie.' Withlin two entll
a half months after we started
the deposits had run np to
,I:l,.:Il:.. I)uring the next year, 1J110, our
depo.lIts aggregated $117, I;i1i; Iit 1111 they
fIr tie first siX lrnIlths oft tile prcelalt yuar
the di Iisite raobheld the aggregate 1an. of
l$1,.,21 I1- m-ore then $5 1;,0.1i a rullOth, and a
total of( deposits up to the clone of thu
prs, ulit year of mu-oe than $t),00,():0. 'I hist
uulunIlicont au1r represents in nolam devree
the Ir aliure of confidaeou which the buei
ieI)( public his gliven un. 'hlie nlat reualts
of oI r buuinei s transactionls ave ,0been
elllllly enatifaetory and gratifyilg. With I
oll, experience to guide us in tile bhiomnllne,
allrl hlaving often to combat the autagonism'
and allot the prejudices of untrielndly rivals
il the 5rne line of bustinlaes, it is not toi be
wondered at that /we Imade same, rmiatake..
a(1] nltalind soInto lossos, but these halvo
beein couparatively few.
"()ur business 1has been conducteld. a
leeally (It We know how, along tile hue of
.Uo('ral bInkinllg LbuineO, receivitll depos
its, both (:e 'call' deposits and 'tim't doeot
itl; laking loans both on real estatte end
colllateral seonrities, and on ilndorued nolte
wilhlo thi induronlentse appeardll safe aind
1atiifactory. In thili way, counting our
dlepoitu, chlck(, loane, loans mude land bills
receivable, paid, the total bulk of our bu1 -
nesie transactionl since our r(jnliizatOl n
u,,lrly iour yunrT H(o haIs Imountid to
nlarly two millions of dollars. 'Ths sltat~
mienrt lallY iej hlpsl startleornto i a it talrtled
us, but our buooks will show that we have
ha2nlied just that amonut of business (over
our conller in roeoilving and paying out
ro(1nev. Our capital stock in the iloIantll0n
hias grown from $G,(0Ii to fll.0.0)li, and thll
amoun1)llt actuilly pail in has grown from
$1,l,000t to $33,1)(} ).
"WII are proud to nu0o1b0r rmongI our
stockholders and deposltor lmnila y of our
forilndot hblinesi mion anld women, who
sueell williu. to lend the Ii I ,of tiheir 1means
and reputaltlnl in this al'1ort to IItablihh and
una1utain here at the national capital a I1nst
n.1e Iinstitution that shall reflect e' edit upon
the iu1;iOue(s capabilitioa of our race.
"What We have accompllrihed in these
brief years has been accottpllilhed ll the
fac I of gloater opposition thall we have mtny
reason to expect will cOnfronit us again.
Nothlug e0ce' oels like sHnccO a. and having
shown what is posClibll (of n(lotuplisihnlent
in thin directioll, wa couolih, utly look for
ward to Ure'lttr Cucceol in the luttlee."
Whei I H lu41u.I sUOU a thiin Ci b.he mIde
from such unpromising iOtUlIIliI.nw l in four
yes a It is Hulfe to conelude that these poe
p'lc have capacity fortolmlethigll hlgher than
thery have yet been gliven c(:rldit for.
]iesides the (Capital havingLs bank there
are several private lItnkllI ai a who i a
conductuin a prospolone bunlltos., alnd the
ImanlaIIIrs of tihe 'ITUO leformir, who have
a esocmesful bank at Richmond, recently
purchnsed a piece of property here for
$40,000, upon which they propose to erect a
bank building shortly.
'I'here is but one other bank of the kind
that I know of-the Penny Bavinvo bank,
of Chattanooga, which was desianated last
yea' na one of the city banks of deposit.
'I'hb re is a well-defined tendency on the
part of the Afro-Americans of the southern
states to turn their attenltion to commercial
and speculative enterlrisce of one sort and
another. Heretofore they have found an
outlet for their surplus energy in preaching
and ipedagogy, but the lnecessities of these
two inipo'tant ocrcupations have long been
inadequate to satisfy the aspirations of the
man and brother. Being shut out of poli
ties almost entirely hu naturally tu:ns to
businres occupations and enterprises. He
will do this moree and more as the years
come and go. And when he shall control
as well as produce wealth, there will be
very little race iproblem to vex his soul and
wreck the ambition of aspiriog politicians.
1'. Tno1ms0 FoRTUNE.
liucklon's Arnie Salvre
The Best Salve in the world for CutR,
3rniaes, orese, Ulcers, Salt lthenmn, Fever
otles, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblaine,
Corns and all Skin Eruptions, and posi
tively eares Pilen or no money requited. It
is guaranteed to aire perfect satisfaction,
or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box.
For sale by H. M. Palchen & Co.
Goinsg East--ave Time.
Going to Chicago and east your short
quick route is via St. Paul and "The North
weste.n Line." Lelave Butte 6:45 a. m.,
Helena 10:15 a. m. to-day, reach St. Paul
6:55 a. m. second day, connectingt with fast
day train of "I he Northwestern Line"
leaving St. 'Panl 8:00 a. nm. daily and ar iv
in Chicago 9:35 p. i. same dar. making
less than sixty-three hours from Butte nud
less than sixty honur from Helena, which is
several houts letse time than via any other
line to Chicago.
'I his I:35 p. r. arrival in Chicago insures
connectilol with all the principal lines from
(hicago suet, and "the Northwestern
Line.' is the only line from St. l'aul that
mlakes all of these connections in Chicago.
HEART DISEASE!
lTATImTI'i eHtcirv tllr:tt one i iriroi ho as tr ulttk
ir dirsertrd heairt. 'Ilhl tl t orsylitoms rit asllur
bI',reath, opsl'srrselos, tIslltlsrlna, fll'irrr ar
ls1sg1'y sIpell, l paiL n in aise. thern austi h1'r
ilia. mwolien Iankle-, il'.lopyr (ansid ,llll.). for
rlrrlh 1DD. M111ES' NlIV l hliAl.T ('I'ItE
IS a ninerveln.r rrrmedy. " 1 have btr'n troulrbledr
ilh i I'heairt dirse:se for ymarr. Imry ht-t pilso w.n:L
N,':'l w"d l r, conld at tila errt'etly tli irt, it le
,,: c,' S r'rerlr'r, rTlll t rId ilwr'es WeII krrn ls l
nl'ryesra t ar t ,r n h tcar oI r t Ltiper ndilg .i
NSi:IaiNii sllld NIEWV 11.i4i t '1 5 iC i"
i:o i se r In I. i .. \i . 111 . *'i.1 r d, ' rn . I,.
My wife l as br,"en rrn r.511r ,l1r. r firre.es '' S,, re ,
115r Ii, arl. 11:111 1 r wor 0 L d rf(IS l. ;- n. iut.
1ll'i'i t I e Srl l, I wI'v t ir :' i rll l ~l e r iiothorriI tr.'l
r.r , lll ir . \ 't: ni l ta ii 1 r . ll .' 1rrti
a!01 t\.' : ol 1t:L ,1,S :.11 !I. . , ' t lt h a rt, I".,
I V:, ,:N ,IN K, 1o 'llll, . , '.
I rtrr'rornrrrrTl l r. "lit,',."ýr' r lu, ' ",+rr . It rriri
S l (nia * I'. rt i l ti rn rirle d , ironth e.
Dir. tMiler' L 'I.v ir Pi t a i ii'tll, :' rr irr 'hr for
llll -+ 3 11 Tr id Iil 'i'. 1111 i . li -
, I rIrIIs. i . i'mri.· ( rr r
(,[I,;S' MiEDICAL CO., Erlkhaltl Ind,
nuold feby all c rui - issl.
.l k,,+ia t :r liable Ol l31 1 '1 lll ll~lln [n:, " ,ter t ] ,i
ti's il,.+,,l'll IIo (I Sill' ,, ll, \ iNC t.l Zl5,.1 ,,
I l"sw, I I o . . 'i r ,r ,,k Iha -
AI. 1 - i a htell A I I ttoln Mon
Fteh t ad transer Lille
.ill liiir1'.r Iterrr itali.l a, . thertil.te hn lse.
infl I lhr g +,irn. 5'r''rlrrS'y trI :- ferlw,,l fhorn tihe
a l I,,, t , r ~ t. , Ia. s s 0l r~ in il l et l
11~r' ill I rr m . r, rt r ' rrit I alr, : st a
i li. 1i r \'i (i i le I W .W N Ii I rrl . i!lI
I it r i , it , + Ir , e 1,5 1'l t ,
r'i t. 1 i l l,, . ' . , , I I lI'1
ir'nl l' I 31 ,1 . . .. r.. i i ' os' S.
i'i 11Ir Ir 'sir rr , r e , .Irr . I ' , Irtr I',r, r I
, 'S il r Sr, i Sr. ' l. , t ""1. ' Siirr ... h '
\\ ( ad \1' ; II .
ilrli rt lIuhrhrrlii,,e Jaii. 5 I.t1S S
Mo0ntafna ftra lI ailwva
TIME TABLE.
In Effect January 1, 1 8d3.
h~t lIIt ,. AI 111,.X`. ·A.
No. I A lantI , ,r . *A,"I','ia'Tl . I :', L . T11
N't,, ':, ' I. r, ag.. ..... .. .. Tl. , l , n/...l 'Ta:h. .. ..
It, I.* I 1I 4,O:1 . . . . 1 . 1 t
ATLANTIC J;XPI'tIE H.
I',l" 1. ,111;.',i K ' ,I i, ', I,r n, 11 1. i ll, 111 ^,,o nI,
I T''! 'hI T'i Tno ' ' .r ' I ''j.'.I anlT n fCr ?
CITY TICKET OFFICE
:v1 .t 101 .:
1.', a T. I l, t , ,,, o',t aa ,, , i ,,
t ..; i r `, :. il ,ll , , , ' 1 .. lIJ:i .,1,"
L 11 1 li i ,La tr ll lnt ",o , I llr il l I o l' .
1 o 'r f rlb lor ihf,l r lt rtilt IIl l .t , r0i 4',,, 11,.,
r'il Itt
CITY TICKET OFFICE
Noi . / i North 0ltnll #tre t.l, Il a.lltll,
Cr vr, :I tt lO lllt -Ir'll Iu
1.. T. hT III'IINHt, C'. .I'l'I ',
li at.V ,,liflg I .A -l"lTn Lrl A rt. it ' I 'k, t Ilut.
4lI. 11. _ (i|, .1, A ,.i ". ' w l 'linit k t l 1 cn t
1,'LMiJONMS IN THIE J)rTTI'.'lT Cti'''' T'
ti ,' Pir-t judi.TTcial i.i rl'' of th' aTu off Mn.t i,
tan~ itlaIl for tin e .na 'y of Irl 'Al; ; l | An , a1 k,.
l", ",l n ,l' Ior( a ry 1l.lir apNul IlornL ll toiiio
So-p,:r'r,'.t, (a t la .l i:,, laintiln, Va. J,',a
-. A11cl iIlon, , j f'" Tialln
T ntot of lontln a .,olsin gretittlg to tho
urolu hirs . til r',,lT , ,l."',i ill t >,, T lTlln',
btrough! yfaiirt t y'I+'1 ),v d nt1 ovt ymI I ý:x lutltF 4 ti
ill t i strlet . ourt of t' th l lin ,l ,u wa d tr at
ITof tTn i aet)at of M,', taTn. 1', 1 ' .
l,,wt, atit ( Jtare, , a Tld ,I A l,,:,' ir ' IA , m tl1nt
tIhd I I.. il wit haII toI, d;,)- ,I.w ,, :vh , n, ,", ,day
of vrvl icl ofr t e r-, rvi,:, ' fn,, , snn l ,1 f l h' r un -
of thin roomy, un t Wnh r, 01, d a trt, d, u w llud
I ' ,1) t , ill,,, µ , '
ff thiT en l ', u.lt will ,ti d' .frE. , wiTll
accordh,ig .i t., Ot.ay .r , , r aid ro',n , :u'.
i ', ail 'I',oli I wr',1 t t o ' tnta i a a i "
t tuer l , t aii court ag, nst yol' for IIt .'u' of
$1'4IT.J., for t h alu t. o f n ' "roln, for 'rolT.
no a", nd i ' rc nta a a i,' t and ,/ 'll ,T,, o
y AI ht !A r t Nat ntknee at I r t by 1tt'T
pantitla, urtng ih y/,:rs of I "'- tgT 1 I , it'
go'hol , ,it i ntern I t I B ' erl t " ' tT l' ratT of I', T r"
ulelt per annun, n fromrll kt ti! I.. I"-l: also for ,h-0
f rh,,,rat l of '.. 2, wrlth tat artt tC,'rol at
hta rate of i0 pr c:,nt p.'r rala,'lA o taa A 1, 1a,
Ik l, llporl )o r w " c sr in p a oriumi,, ) iot'e
tT lTiAtT Sti', .,1,' for l',t.'"' ,l,,' Ja nIary 'It,
TkT',. ad an' for t12Al' ',' ,rtl,,a 1, 1 --. w1' 1
.aidl nr .,v you mad,, l.::o,:,ad., 4 , l an da .liwor. to
the'r plaintiff' fo: " alue ol April 19, l..', aIt
ftr th' cosut of this action All an r'r, fully
e rae ar n iTrm the m ,lailt on tila I, rein, to,
al,,.'l, r,"franao is h,,'rha la" dal
Aid you are Thwrbiy anotlTid that. inf yofail to
&Ili'ar and anwl,'r tIno TaTl omplaint, an ao"v"
requir'd, the aid plaautilta will taku judg
Italnt a.ialnTt you, by dlfault for said anna" of
S$tTil.l. alid .; ' 92. TogIther with in r,,, .t trher' -
Ton a t Th e 'at o1f i '0 fr cent Iaor anltuA l front
April '., .-4. andl for ti, c rts oI f thl. ation.
i,i,,n aunl, t r my lTanal an I the se i of ?tho din
tri't e'art of tar t ir.t ulieial diatrict of tho
Aitm" ,.t JiMonLtana, in ea'l n f,,r the ana IIa ' yl " Wi
and t'larka tIhin Ith day f, JTaa'uara, it 'ia war
of oulr Lard ane thouraadt eight hunadred aud
siaT. Ie JOITIN BEAN. Clerk
'. , A ad . If. Mcilntir", I'lanttNe' ,lttaorne)a.
ALBERTA RI, & COAL CO. AND
IBEAT FALLS & CANADA RY, C0
Condensed Joint Time Table in Effect 8et.
1, 18092
Going West-No. 2- AnItl DErtPAiT.
Dinnmore .......... .... ....o0
ti(rsy Lake ............10: .. n
Llsthbiidge ........ 2:00 am
tusing South--No. I
Lethb dge ......... ....... 7:00 a
tirling.. ..... .... a in
hio uton 19 u0 a
M ilk lver ........... ... U10:40 & m
t' Otllt (intern. boundary) tll:30 a m
sweet 12:00 p m
Kevin............ .12::01 n t
Hotky String 4.......... ....0 IU I
MsIelby Junction.......... 02:20 ism '20p' I: m
Sonra,' ................ -0:4 Ip rn
F soudsra ................... '5:00 p m 5,'20O a -
Vauglhan .................... °:5u In
Great laull ................. '9:30 p m
sislne North No. 6
Orsat 'aills ................ '11:00p m
Veunhnn ..................... pi I i ni
t .................... 12 a in
colling................... ... s-:`ul n .i
l'osndera....... .... ...i..... .10 a to
.'onrrad.. .... .... .c.. id ui
tSheliy Jnoctios .......... 6:00 a no +ls.:is a in
licky lSpritngs .............. 'i. u a In
evin....... ..... . .. ib: iUa n n
;5wtst (irass (inter. bonud.) 1:00 m
S('outta, hl+9.50 in
Mliik itiver ................ ai:40 nl
lirunton ................. ll 25 a n
tirl t............. ......... 012 5 y m
. mthhriio .... ............ 2.10 p m
'Going I'ast--No. 3
I lthbridge ........... .. .g.' at m
5israa' y I eke .............. 12:15 p m
lt lye0ce t . . .. . . r ·a4 :4 5 p nll
Gs'ing ast No. -
L'ithbri g' . . . ..... l *le:O0 p .n
a d-sy 1i ke ............... a-.ke a in
Iln lre ... Fi.40 a in
'(Ilil). 'Mlsloday. Wlslns'sday and Friday.
iMela t a"lily is.aslit its 1 d ,.
l hrios gt t itui o.ast ,a re:tt I'allh. Sunla.
''iesdan r s rn 'I llr'ds \'. at 1 pi. sls.
'ihrsnt h l tra la sn eav e tlttH rlidg. londluy.
WadnesdFy aoi nriltar at i a. m
(Canadian l'Pilss' I'a.tiusy lrsna Ileat ', Dn
monllllull JItstio I n l .1s intts't (t'so t ItIt " Ii.
si. 1"e: I ts'ifi'C (',a.'ns i s* ' 7'J:..: 1u
tirest Nor s nls I ainlls-y 'iatus: lsasse S !"lby
J n.lt tlI' tI s Inalirlfr s'l. lisolt-. '' ' l.- . hintO
k.llt'.s ti.,ats 1 lb tr+1 l is F ( 'tai la I' " 2i lt.ts.
(I A e a l ,',o r th u L } tn ii .r . b all, l ern o I .' 'a t
iSllo. a liosaIo s. rs:i I stlo at :0 l ftll i. Ion
hlii. iy at a~ly .l ~t.o
ifrlss'.l a' I Iis1n, str'sss'k hi s ]g i e la t
.tiLl 'd isass' + n i t: ii' sni ssrt d asstain.-nt
('tItle'I S.a ' s ts'r .'hats11tla , IIell, is,. a i' ynll tt.t
et'., 't..it..t, t sh tl insn' s , i anli t ut t
NI. ls'I sts4 'r s I anid ltsuu Ile t.'ll, l'on.
eisp F5'srr i t 't.uass'. sio.. will ,t e stial ite·.
dvii: "uutl ta a ni a lem n 'It" spilt ' st Ns \.'rsleca
iaiis a u itl ittely .i t s ,o n
11 . 1. I . Is i ., n'ra. l . in n 11 . a
'. I. I . t.1, it. tat rsl' .' - ,tinftstsnt.i
i1. M tilki' IN t;et ra. talkr si Ai,,osit.
l 1 t N I li l : t Ii.l s.I:. . I' I i'l.; '' ( '.
t I ;1, t' 5' I ' i. : tase /t': , I. . eI ti l t-l,
b'sutlit
it fist I' S lit ot the ts. 't 'i5' .'d iit' tss tsts
LI .... - . I - ' 1 . II· U '. 1- - , r::,,l Il rtuau IPH .
it I ll. , u ' .s . :,ni ut.
'is Ia ti1 s's' Is:''
a I aa i il t I I 1 1.a ` 1 s st. tll ti .
.s' ite 1, i st11t l st ,, lll t , a 1 r t
h i . e t ,sae t t ,, 5 t t, I , ,' '"l
fi1. ts is;,; I 8 a .sitl is itt,
w +1 t a1rt. t0 eb , n ll ut' r .il wi' 'it t ' ,.l y l. '.
S ', u !it , , ' , ', . itt \l 11 tr i x e" n u .; ,,
s. ~tw 1. g i. I . t l. i. 1', | on e ~ al t"1 t , l ',olf l it .
ti,. ,4 '+ t\1 , t 1.h " 1 .' I o f
ma i . , ,' ' ,e ' t .. t ,o " ,a n (`N t 1's I
i." "I .. to - i 1 t, . , .t' N til'.1 I .'.
tl..Lt & , I ,1 H 'i . .sI'' . 'las ,tt sts itit sts, a s,.+
it sol is's is. s 1 a I s. 'Li' ''k st1 t ltts'' . , epl fis'. .
' I. 1' `t. 'I t. ' s t 1,1~ l'~s1 . 1 L sis
tih i t t i ' il sti i i, h e . t. t 1 il't' . ' 5 , 1 is ,
Is' ttats tl s '. i ..'t . ' liU s t'l. a, t'1 i it' I as
, .' t .th tl , . I st 'i .' '., tit tss .s s [s e .all l'al.y
'is s I' i 1ts ' i A. l ' H. t lt ,,-t'' , ,
I ,r,. l ,iRI i tt. te .
QUIGCNESS
" " AND " 0
NEATNESS
Are two th n1I: whlirh ,very.
btody v/;rntL vrhr:ll u glVUB
an order for
Job Printing.
The~ Tnn1rrprlr1ent TrrI.nnt. those
r {r ifrrn,;n,,, 11t , 'o " ry r".
lpft .L. I'. LI.J J;:,ti ad(JJd
NE\V ,., I I"\si' I'I ."SSI:B,
NIEW ,\N il lI\l lTIFl'Il TYI'E,
To lts alrr.,lIy irl T, rint, and
is pr'tp reti tI r', .tIto atiny
ords r tr'urt i Clr,a. Po--ter to
il N I iii (.1 J rd., without de
lay.
ior'k for Mininr Companies
fIr a r.;e' i.lit.v on whirh we
,' , ( r..;y Wi. V er anr al.
rr'a'Iy riltutf the work for the
bill toniplli Jlnij of Montana
a;; Irlaho, tut we stAll have
IOUI1 tor rTilore.
Artistic Work,
Low Prices,
No Delay.
Write .ts for estimates.
THE INDEPENDENT,
HIELENA, MONT.
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SCLR-N ER'S
MAGAZINE
FOR 1898.
PARTIAI PROSl'ECTUS.
Frances Hodgson Burnett
will crntriutl the firnt h nrial to appear in a
mnagazine for many yoars, entitled "T'he One I
Kne.v Itho Lie.L uf Al'."
H. C. Bunner
will furnish a serios of sxe aeltche entitled
"Jersey Sreet and Jersl, y Iane." Illustrated
Robert Grant
will relate the further expriencos of Fred. and
Jollaoipi inl "A .,equel' o the Krlleeotloan of
a IMarried Aian." Illnltrated.
Harold Frederic
.ill ' tit iit , a ilnitlioal novel of great power,
entitld 'tke to. I'IeOrholied "
By the Author of "Jerry."
ii-*. S It. 1I i 1 .1 1 tle author of "Jerry,."
will vI rtt a i e:sltie * .try of lit among thi lean
lneve' IotalltliUeers "I ht Ilrk' . t t plrre.L"
Personal Reminiscences.
rollmr I'np'lltlnhl tl I etlerr of t arlylal to
l.waiard Irving E t ldl ,liter., .teallng with part
of t Ia. latl 'v h f. r d it'trent Irin, that irought
out lin tiltn w..,t .t,,tntloe Iof t'arn ie roulmins
cl~ont s. lItlllt Onel of l.lneoin tsed ao l llu l
.e'., lIi tih latn ".1Akli, ,l' r ( I nIi ntit's. It'th
arI lon, re.[l loft n( ne w .mtlter aI .Artitl Inl
Impa., by IllIettl ii i I M n ih 'an jul- returned
rutin a rneidentco of ne.,r.) two years in that
conittlr luntl a d .tl, i:iu [rated y tihe author.
I: In,.,t torc 3.uol , t . wlih I nt 1 lhi n a feature,
ofithin magn 'in. lu ttc' g I >~ . \ ill Ibe l e tttutlad
bly loillti, i rtn .larly tt kl,; i allper., ieongI
ihtm .olerl by tihe greai wnr - trrel,ondenta,
Sillitnlt 11i. butal', Actilatnlbi FurI'a. anUd
ot.ýore.
Men's Occupations.
A ,'r:,s of vrtci,. on ih lift. w,,rk of men In
InI· 1y rialing0' th11. , hlhlf wa:t* e*Clll'i vo of pro
eso.al:.) in whi1"+i ot, ron t Iheir liv blihood.
The \Vorl' s I'air in Chicago.
A " ,v t . ,,; I h, | u1,1.,,.,,l lat u lil tht yeartlin
,w th~ ,<l,,t,,.. , t ni tle 1- the e,,xhiliti n
uiol,lll I,, th t'hlt . 1 tlm Il IolfIt ' t, lh "LInTllerlo ll
anlld ,ll I un lhani mllll ,n tI usIe' 1 lawner will
1, , -.- ati . la t ~ n t I llhtiirahl their ownll
l'iscellaneous Articles.
Futthltt o~ t ttI06 1ionl to ilth I 'ar In (freat
Slit,. ilnu. It li. 1'i N Iii ttlliatuid aper on
ii t.I Oudon Tla fr I+ 'ne 'i. 1. Inelalllt
(aI, dI , ,t , tI . I T.i n 'tlial I.ru el aleo~ will IH
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