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SEVENTEENTH YEAK. NO. 23.
MATERIALS and COLORS
WHAT PARIS WOMEN WILL WEAR FOR
SPRING AND WHAT THEY ARE
WEARING NOW.
OF THE materials and colors that
are being shown even this early
for spring wear are many novel
ties, The producers of the materials
acd the designers of fashions promise
us a brilliant spring season, and the
preparations that are to be seen so far
are certainly promising.
in colors the shades most admired
and most thought of by those who have
ieen them are the grays, ranging from
verv dark to almost white; also tinges
of peach and almond blossoms, pale
<rreen resembling that of the lime tree
. af and several peculiar shades of
reddish pink, wavering between shrimp
aud prawn and apricot and tomato.
“Pain brule” (burnt bread) is a new
and most fashionable color, possessing
» range of at least half a dozen shades,
from a reddish brown to a tinge almost
black.
Linnet gray is also a new color much
CONTRASTS IN BLACK AND WHITE NET.
:u vogue, the latter being generally
brightened up by some bright touch of
pink or red in the shape of facings or
appliqued bands.
Of the spring materials it can be seen
now what will be favored to a great ex
tent. Among these fancy fabrics will
be prominent. Among the first will be
soft textiles in all wool and wool and
silk. Fancy erepons and figured mous
seline de laine, mingled with silk both
in the shape and in stripes or a pretty
figure.
Tor tailor-made costumes there will
be all-wool piece dyed fabrics in light
weights, as well as novelties in “til a til”
fleets. But plaids, which 1 hear are to
be a feature of the season in America,
will be but little worn in Europe, or at
least in Paris. While the Paris woman
"'LE GREEN VELVET AND BROADCLOTH.
■ s always fancied the brigthest of
' 'jps obtainable, her tastes have never
11 50 plaids to any great extent.
are some of the fashions that
“‘ l; : o come within a few more weeks.
; IJ '' lot some of the materials we saw'
! ! - " l! s: ‘Ops a month ago, which may
!' ' ecil made up at the present time.
• ajiitr these are manj- novelties in
. * which show an unusual-original*
> and attractiveness. In these the
,| i d is composed of soft, pretty
1 j“ u ‘ es £ r av and brown, rather light
0 ! ‘ ) 1 ' ,ur * i - In these, running the length
material, are stripes half an inch
°hout three inches apart, of
' e ’ green, yellow and red, mingled
THE
with white, either in satin, velvet or
terry.
One of the latest novelties to be seen
in the costumes of the day is a fad for
combining two, or even more, styles of
figure on the same textile. One can see
on a taffeta foundation an inch broad
stripe of corded silk, and then on these
stripes will be spots in a different color,
or a small design in satin or velvet.
Still another pretty novelty is the
black taffeta with small floral designs
in brilliant colors. This is a step in the
effort to restore black to favor, but the
undesirable somber effect is relieved by
the brilliant coloring of the flowers.
For evening wear at the present time
black net forms the popular foundation
for many an extremely rich toilette.
These textiles are treated in novel fash
ion, having an all-over design in black
spangles, put on very thickly and run
ning the full length of the piece, ren-
dering the whole dress one mass of
spangles.
One of these evening toilettes was a
beautiful gow n of black net over white
surah, trimmed with spangles in black
and silver, real black lace and narrow
black velvet ribbon. The front of this
gown was made w ith a tunic effect and
covered with the spangles down each
side of the front and around the bot
tom, revealing the under petticoat of
white silk that was almost entirely cov
ered w ith small ruffles of the black lace,
headed with black velvet ribbon. It
had a low-cut decollete, with a
small puffing of white and Wlack vel
vet to edge the decollete, and for straps
over the shoulder. It had a long, tight
fitting sleeve of the black net trimmed
with the spangles, and were unlincd. A
very narrow girdle of black velvet.
Another elaborate evening gow n that
formed a striking contrast to tlie one
of black net over white was of mother
of-pearl spangles on a fine white net
over black silk. The underslip of the
black silk is made perfectly plain, with
the exception of an accordion plaiting
around the bottom. The fine white silk
net with the mother-of-pearl spangles
in polka dots and true levers’ knots
completely covering it w ith a very elab
orate border about 12 inches deep
around the bottom. This hung in
graceful folds at the back and a great
amount of fullness below the knees. A
round decollete with a rather full front
of the net brought in a double cascade
directly in front of the low decollete.
A very small sleeve with a full ruching
falling over the hand, and a small lace
cap from the shoulders over the top of
the sleeves.
A pretty afteruoon gow n that 1 saw a
few days ago was made with an under
petticoat of fine corded velvet of a Nile
green. The tunic overskirt was of Nile
green broadcloth, with a shallow scal
lop in front and two deep scallops in
the back. This has three rows of
stitching around it. The bodice fitted
the figure to perfection and was made
crosswise of the Nile green corded vel
vet, drawn with a little fullness in the
front and fastened with a large paste
buckle. A high stock, and pointed vest
of cream guipure lace. The sleeves were
perfectly plain, with a long, rounded ef
fect falling over the hands.
A pretty reception gown that I saw
recently was of white and black broad
cloth, made with a plain underpetticoat
of white broadcloth with a very narrow
applique of black velvet around the
bottom. Over this fell a tunic of black
broadcloth with three pipings of the
white broadcloth in a deep vandyke ef
fect. A round bodice with yoke and
the top of the sleeves of white broad
cloth, with the applique cf black vel
vet. The round bodice had deep van
dykes falling below the waist of the
black broadcloth, edged with a piping
of the white. The sleeves were cut
with Vandykes and falling over the
hand. A very high pointed collar of
the white broadcloth with the applique
of black velvlt on. This was fastened
down the back with small black veHet
buttons. SADIE MERRITT.
CLEVELAND, OHIO, SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 1900.
“CUBA FOR CUBANS!”
Juan Gualberto Gomez, a Son of
Slaves, the Man of the Hour.
A Great Demonstration In His Honor
In Havana - Thousands In th«
Parade Object Lesson for
Americans—ln America.
New York City.—Last year I had the
pleasure of announcing the arrival in
New York of the well known Cuban
patriot, journalist and agitator, Juan
Gualberto Gomez. At 'the time I
spoke also of his labors, trials and
triumphs in the thorny field of poli
tics and endeavored to introduce him
to intelligent readers who would
know what the Negro is doing not
only in the United States, but in the
Other parts of the world. It is well,
JUAN GUALBERTO GOMEZ.
at times, to look to our neighbors for
inspiration, or to find out that we
ahould be about and doing.
The Cuban Negro has his problems
to solve; and through the wise leader
ship of men like Gomez, Miguel Gaul
ba, Medin Arango, Tiburcio Aguirre,
Enrique Cos, Lazaro Galvez, Emilio
Planas, Faeundo Carrillo, Campos
Marquetti, Joaquin Granados and a
host of others too Tiumerous to men
tion, iie will show to the world that
the Cuban Negro knows now to think,
as well as he knows how to fight the
battles of freedom.
Goinez, the patriot and journalist, is
playing a new role in Cuban jxflitics.
His ambition at present is that of
uniting in a grand, powerful organi
zation, all the different elements that
love Cuba and are wise enough to
know that she will never be a power
ful, independent state, glowing in all
her beauteous splendor, until she
shows a united front in a united
party, to those who would sell and to
those who would buy her liberty for
a few pieces of gold. Gomez is a sep
aratist of the radical type. “Cuba
for the Cubans” is his shibboleth, and
“Independence or Death” his motto.
A prison or a palace is alike to him
when he thinks of Cuba, her untold
woes, her sufferings and the 400,000
martyrs that have died in and out of
battle, that she may live!
When he thinks of what Cuba lias
lost in the deaths of Marti, Maceo,
Crombet, Sanchez, Castillo, Ananguen,
Monea'da and many other of her lead
ers. when he counts the thousands of
motherless and fatherless children left
after the “reconeentration,” “Death,”
he says, “would be welcome indeed,
rather than dishonor.” Goinez has
had liis narrow escapes from death,
but now it seems that no more bullets
shall fly through the air that sur
rounds him.
On the eve of his birthday, July 11,
a great reception and fete was held in
Gomez’s honor. There is nothing so
pleasant as to see this son of slaves —
as he calls himself—made the recipi
ent of such an ovation, the outburst
of popular enthusiasm. La Discusion,
one of the best Cuban papers, has
more than four columns relative to
Gomez’s reception. The free use of
Payret theater was tendered by its
owner. There the reception took
place. The number of persons that
took part in the parade is said to have
been from ten to twenty thousand and
it Is estimated that about 25,000
viewed the parade. Different clubs,
unions, societies, committees, l.vce
unis, etc., formed the procession.
Among those who paid their respects
to Mr. Gomez at his home. 22 Ferse
veraneia street, we find such familiar
names as Dr. Eusebio Hernandez,
Mendez Capote, Despaigne Estramps,
Menocal, Manuel Sanguily. Salvador
Cisneros (who was the first president
during this late war). Generals La
cret, Molinet. Colonels Suarez, Portila,
Coronado, MHanes, Dubois and Dr.
Sardinas. Time nor space will allow’
me to describe the beauty, the aspect
of the theater with its tapestry, flags,
bunting, palms, pictures of heroes and
more than 6.000 cheering souls. Suf
fice it to know that according to La
Discusion: “Never the equal of this
fete has been seen in Havana. n° r a
theater so artistically adorned."
Medin Arango, a well known and
popular orator, made a "short but well
inspired speech on the merits and vir
tues of Juan Gualberto Gomez and
his services to the country.” He con
gratulated himself for seeing there
united without distinction of class or
race, all the elements that compose
the Cuban people, and ended by mak
ing a call to union and concord, so as
to save the ideals of our people and
their desire to be free and indepen
dent.” “Mr. Medin Arango.” says
La Discusion, "was justly applauded
and huzzaed.”
The next orator was Dr. Eusebio
Hernandez, who said in part: ” vVe
want to establish a democratic repub
lic in Cuba and he who doubts that
this is possible, let him come to Pay
pet to night and he will be convinced
of his error. All people who con
quer their liberty puss through diffi
cult periods. The Cabans have gen-
erousiv forgotten their grievances
and open 'their arms to all. We owe
gratitude to the intervening govern
ment. If we urite we can demand
immediate independence from the
Washington government. There is
no other road but union and concord.
It is necessary 'that the future cordial
republic be from below’ upwards, for
tue hour is at hand when the humble
shall rule.” Dr. Hernandez was ap
plauded, huzzaed and huzzaed in good
old Cuban fashion.
Then came Air. Gomez's ovation.
When he made his appearance we are
told that he, a son of slaves, as he re
fers to himself, "was saluted with a
continued and thundering ovation
that cannot be described.” I will not
try to follow' clo%>)v the notes that 1
have of Mr. Gomel's speech. He feels
himself “dying of'jqy.” He says that
he has never otherwise tnun to
fulfill his duties according to his con
science and to his convictions. In
the enterprise he is only a soldier
wjio 'has been marked a little above
others by the disasters of the cam
paign. Going back to liis old office
of propagator, he will make use of
this fete to say that only the union
and concord of all can save us. It is
necessary to cast aside the evil pas
sions. In the theater he sees repre
sentatives of all the people of Cuba.
He, humble descendant of slaves, sits
in this fete at the right hand of Mar
quis Santa Lucia last president of
the republic of IS i.S and first of that
of 1895; and Sir Medin Arango is next
to Gen. Lacret and Oaipt. Ueneroso
Campos next to Dr. Hernandez. Next
to dames white as milk he, full of joy,
sees those of black hue. "If we al
ways unite in this manner, the des
tinies of Cuba will be achieved.” “We
are adults,” he says. “This country
is ours and we want it for ourselves
alone. When the joint resolution
is fulfilled lie will not be less vocifer
ous in shouting, “Hurrah for the Uni
ted States of Am *rica.”
La Discusion says that the orator
finished his discourse “with a beauti
ful period, ratifying as the supreme
ideal of the Cuban people, that which
was the prograiiu le of the liberating
revolution, dispos il always to fulfill
it, and that is summed up by this
only phrase: ‘lndependece or Death.’ ”
A prolonged ovation followed, after
which the orator was embraced with
effusion by many persons.
This fete, giving honor and lustre to
a colored man (an Afro-Cuban) in
spite of his color, is well merited, for
Mr. Gomez has been a patriot first
and a Cuban always. Some of our
southern colonels and. prejudiced cop
perheads should have lieen at Payret
theater on the 11th inst., so that they
may have seen av*»iDfcry, not far from
theirs, made by God’s omnipotent
hands, where four races, after a
sanguinary war, are living in peace
and harmony and where “skins may
differ, but affection dwells in black
and white the same.”
JOHN BONILLA, in N. Y. Age.
OFFICERS ELECTED
For Sumlay-acliool and a < linrcli Or
ganlyatloii-Viocial, Personal, Ktc.
Wyoming. —llev. Alexander, of Ham
ilton, sipoke a few words at the A. M.
E. church Sunday.—Rev. Coleman
preached an interesting sermon at
7:30. —-After Sunday school the Mis
sionary society rendered a short pro
gramme. —Mrs. Coleman organized a
juvenile Missionary society at 3:30
Sunday.—The election of officers of
rhe A. M. E. Sunday school took place
last Thursday as follows: Mr. John
Sanders, superintendent, and Mr.
Charles Gray, assistant. All the
teachers were re-elected. Ihe offi
cial board of officers elected Richard
Cam meek, J. Johnson, t- . Sims. J.
Turner and B. A oung last l - riday
evening.—Rev. B. P. Burch preached
morning and evening last Sunday.—
The week of prayer will be observed
in Mt. Zion and also in the A. M. E.
church this week.—Mr. and Mrs. Au
gustus Gray had a little girl born to
them some weeks ago.—George John
son, Mrs. Armstead Lunsford and
Mrs. Celia Young are sick. —-Mrs. Wal
ter Derrick son gave a family dinner
New Year's, and entertained a class
of little girls last Saturday.—Mrs.
Charles Derrickson gave a family din
ner Sunday.—A Deaconess’ board
was elected in the A. M. E. church,
and the members elected were: Mrs.
Jennie Richardson, Mrs. Betsy Bry
ant. Mrs. Charlotte Hutchinson, Mrs.
Julia. Washington and others.—The
sewing circle which met at the A. M.
E. parsonage was well attended, and
after business lunch was served. —
Miss Hattie Cassidy, who was sick, is
better, and Miss Verbie Roberts is
convalescent. — Mrs. Luira Martin has
moved from Wyoming to West Ix>ck
land. —'Mr. ami Mrs. Walter Davis
gave a party in honor of his mother,
Mrs. Hattie Dudley, and Mrs. Sarah
Grubbs, her mother, of Glendale, O.
Mr. Chas. Derrickson and family,
Misses Lida and Lucy Derrickson,
Mrs. Tom Anderson, of Cincinnati;
Mr. and Mrs. George Derrickson, Mr.
Andrew Rogers, of Springfield; Mr.
and Mrs. .1. Frey, of Glendale, and
Mr. John Cornish, of Lockland, O,
were present.
Active Persons Wanted.
The old reliable Gazette desires at
once an energetic and honest agent,
and a good correspondent, in every
city and town in Ohio having a num
ber of Afro-American residents
Wo are especially desirous of heat
ing from persons in the following
panted cities at once: Piqua. Spring
field, Steubenville, Toledo, Wilming
ton, Kenton, Ironton, Columbus, Cir
deville, Portsmouth, Lancaster, Xenia,
Newark, Cincinnati, Urbana, ().; Pitts
burg and Allegheny, and other west
ern Pennsylvania cities and towns;
Wheeling, Parkersburg and Charles
ton. W. \a.
Address a card to the editor of The
Gazette, Case Library building, Cleve
land, O. Send us the name of some
good person or persons In any of the
cities named above to whom we can
write relative to the matter.
This is a splendid opportunity for
anv person, male or female, old or
voting, especially students, to make
gome money, who has a few hours to
spare on Saturdays.
GAZETTE,
HIS COLORED WIFE.
Stenographer Wolfe’s Sensational
Answer to a Suit for Support.
An Kmploye of (he Civil Service Com
niinHion Charge* 111 a Wife with
Immorality, with Cruelly Beat
lug Him, Etc.—Revelation
a* to Her Antece
dent*, Etc,
Washington, D. C. —Clement B.
Wolf, the stenographer in the employ
of the civil service commission who is
being sued for maintenance and sup- j
port by his wife, Nellie J. Wolfe, yes-1
terday made answer to the charges
contained in her petition. His reply i
is a lengthy one, made through his
attorney, W. l’reston Williams, and
contains some remarkable accounts
of their marital life which are not
brought out in the wife’s bill. The
couple have two children, and this j
fact and others concerning their mar
riage us to the time and place are ad
mitted by the defendant. He then
goes on to relate a considerable nuni- i
l>er of abuses which he claims his wife |
has heaped upon him for a long time, 1
and makes charges concerning her i
conduct and the character and stand-1
ing of her family. Among other
things, Mr. Wolfe makes the some-,
what astounding announcement that ;
he discovered some time after his 1
marriage that his wife was of Negro '
blood, and that her grandfather was J
a full-blooded Negro. To substanti
ate his statement regarding Mrs. !
Wolfe’s colored ancestry, the defend- j
ant files a copy of a letter from his t
mother-in-law to his wife which prac- '
tically admits the truth of it.
Mr* Wolfe declares that about two!
years after their marriage his wife i
ncgan a systematic and habitual course ,
of ill treatment toward him, slight- ,
ing and humiliating him in every
manner possible, and using toward
him the most coarse and profane lan
*guage. In addition, he stays that she
had publicly threatened his life and
assaulted him without cause, save that
aroused by an ungovernable temper.
KNOCKED DOWN AND WALKED
ON.
Upon one occasion last winter, while
they were living at 330 E street north
east, he relates, Mrs. Wolfe struck him
in the presence of a guest, knocked j
him down upon the floor, and then !
kicked and stamped upon him with
heir feet and mined blow after blow (
upon him in the most vicious and re- ,
lent less manner, at the same time
cursing and abusing him, and' declar
ing that if she could not drive him to
suicide she would herself kill him.
Wolfe says that he is a hard-working
man of delicate physique, and that
upon many occasions, when he has
been ill, s's lias kicked him out of
bed and coni<|»elled him to sit up all
night in the kitchen.
The defendant further declares that J
his wife endeavors by threats and at.- ,
tacks of violence upon him to compel
him to sign an agreement to give her
$4O a month, and permit her without
molestation to commit acts in viola- j
tion of her marital vows. He declares
.that she desired this agreement for
one reason, in order that she might [
become housekeeper for a millionaire
bachelor who would give her plenty j
of money and diamonds. All of these
attacks upon him, Mr. Wolfe says, he
endured without retuli®tion in a
single instance out of regard for his j
children and in the hope that his wife j
might relent and permit them to live 1
in peace. The charge which Mr. Wolfe
makes concerning the Negro antece
dents is as follows:
he blames her ancestors.
That defendant cannot account for
the extraordinary actions and manner i
of complainant, as it is entirely incon- |
si stent with the conduct and manner (
that obtains among decent and respec
table people, and cannot l>e account
ed for in any other way unless it be
on account of bad blood which she
inherits from her ancestors, and de- ,
fen da lit avers and charges the truth I
to be that the grandmother of com-1
pi a inant deserted her husband, David j
Baird, and took up with a Negro
man with whom she. lived and co
habited for some years having by him
a large family of children; that Mrs.
Cora Baird Horton, the mother of the
complainant, and who is a half-breed, j
as fully appears by letters filed here
with, was one of the children which
sprang from this intercourse. That
defendant had no knowledge of the
sai«i facts that his mother-in-law was !
a half-breed and the offspring of a
i Negro, but believed that, he was j
marrying into a good and honest faro- |
ilv. and that his mother-in-law as'
well as his wife were highly respect
able and good people, but since the j
! marriage defendant has not only dis
covered that his mother-in-law is of
Negro blood. l»ut he has also discov
ered that she deserted her second hus
band. Charles E. Cole, on the 4th day
of August, 18S3.
In consequence of this and the repu
tation of the family. Mr. Wolfe states
that he forbade his wife to permit
their children to have any intercourse
or communication with her relatives,
and informed her that his mother-in
law must never enter their house. The
defendant charges his wife with im
morality, and names a l)r. Lotihrop as
co-respondent. He also charges other
co-respondents, whose names are un
: known to him.
WENT AWAY WITHOUT PERMIS
SION.
Other remarkable charges concern
ing Mrs. Wolfe’s conduct are also
! m ade. He says that she would never
ask his permission to go out at night,
but went wherever she saw fit, and al
most. every night would remain until
late hours, and, upon returning,
would inform him that she had been
to the theater with a gentleman or
to a wine supper, and boasted of her
immorality.
In addition the husband asserts that
his wife attempted a system of black
mail against a certain lady, saying
that unless this lady gave her money
SINGLE COPY, FIVE CENTS
and diamonds, she would blast and
min the reputation of her two little
daughters, and bring them into dis
grace. This lady is the mother of a
little girl whom Mrs. Wolfe says in
her bill alienated the affections of her
•husband. The two girls referred to
are mere children, and are being
trained for professional careers as
actresses. Mr. Wolfe declares that
in so far as she has been able to do
so, his wife has endeavored to blacken
the reputations of this lady and her
two daughters. Mr. Wolfe states his
belief to be that his wife would be
glad of his death; that she has re
peatedly before witnesses declared
that she did not love him, and told of
her infidelity. He says that she has
made (his life a “hell upon earth;”
that she has involved him burden
some debts by extravagance; that she
is vicious and immoral, and unfit to
have the custody of their children.
On these grounds and many others
which he sets forth, Mr. Wolfe asks
that her petition be dismissed.
New Brighton, Pu., New#.
Revival meetings began at Way
man’s chapel.—Mrs. John Bruien, who
was} sick, is better.—The H. M. society
met on the 4th at Mrs. Cali man’s. —
The quarterly meeting held Sunday
at the A. M. E. church, was largely at
tended. —Rev. Grant preached in the
afternoon and Rev. Caliman in the
evening.—Revivals are being held at
Dlsharoon’s chapel. They report sev
eral converts. —‘Rev. Wears, pastor of
the Second Baptist church, will hold
a week of prayer. —The Rev. J. J. Nor
ris, of Uniontown, is visiting his
daughter, Mrs. Johnny Reed, in Roch
ester. —Mrs. Palmer, of Pittsburg, is
visiting his sister of Rochester. —.Mrs.
A. W. Tanner and Mrs. Charles Ash,
of Rochester, are attending Mrs. Lot
tie Bruien, who is very sick.—Rev. 11.
A. Grant and wife have returned from
visiting in Ohio.—'Miss Laura Murrels
visited Beaver Falls Tuesday evening.
—Miss Lizzie Fisher has returned
from Sewickley.
The Wabisli PaMon ge r Bute Caw.
Lansing, Mich., Jan. 12. —The su
preme court has gpinted a writ of
certiorari bringing to the court for
review the Wabash passenger rate
case, which was recently decided by
the Detroit circuit court in the com
pany’s favor. The Wabash had been
ordered by the state railroad commis
sioner to reduce fares from 3 to 2%
cents per mile, on the ground that its
report of the previous year’s business
showed its passenger earnings to have
reached tihe figure under which the
lesser rate was required. The com
pany’s claim, upheld by the lower
court, is that its express and mail re
ceipts shou’ 1 not be considered part
of its passenger earnings.
Tanner Boast* Culloiu.
Chicago, Jan. 12.—The Tribune
prints a long interview with Gov. Tan
ner in which the governor makes a
bitter personal attack upon Senator
Cullom. Gov. Tanner declares that he
is not a candidate for the senate or
any other political office, but that he
is strongly opjxwed to the return of
Senator Cullom to the senate. He de
clares the senator has never been
known to do anything of advantage
to republican polities and that he has
betrayed all those who ever befriended
him. Tanner says that Cullom has
never kept faith politically with any
body when it was to his interest to do
otherwise.
Navul Officer Sulelde*.
Washington, .Tan. 12. —The following
cablegram was received at the navy
department yesterday From Admiral
Schley, commanding the South Atlan
tic station, at Montevideo: “Lieut.
Commander E. E. Greene committed
suicide Wednesday evening. Arrange
ments havo been made for burial
ashore. A board is ordered to exam
ine the circumstances of the case and
report.” The officer’s friends at the
department are at a loss to account
for the suicide. His record was ex
cellent and he had no known bad hab
its.
Will Continue moody’* Work.
New York, Jan. 12.—For the pur
pose of devising the best means of
carrying on the work of the late
Dwight L. Moody, members of the
committees from the Bible house,
Chicago: Mount Hermon Institute for
Young Men and the seminary for
voung vyomen at Northfield, Mass.,
met here yesterday. 1 lie meeting was
in secret, and after it was concluded
announcement was made that the
work of Mr. Moody would be contin
ued under the form of the Moody
memorial endowment.
Iron mine to be Reopened.
Michigamme, Mich., .Tan. 12.—The
Cleveland-Cliffs Co., of Ishpeming, has
secured a lease of the Titan iron
mine, the most westernly mine of the
Marquette iron range, and will re
open the same at once with a full
force, after an idleness of 12 years.
In the past six months the Michi
gamme Imperial. Webster and Beau
fort mines, all idle for many years,
have been reopened by this company
and will employ 600 to 800 men after
the opening of navigation next May.
Chicago River Purified.
Chicago, Jan. 12.—Ten days have
elapsed since the water of the Chicago
river were turned into the drainage
canal through a narrow sluiceway
with a capacity of only 60,000 cubic
feet a minute. The waters of the
river have been so purified that a sam
ple of watpr taken from the river at
Wells street is pronounced by chem
ists to be fit for drinking after being
boiled.
Boy murderer’s Sentence Commuted.
Boston, Jan. 12. —The executive
council has commuted the sentence of
Edward Snow, the 19-year-old murder
er, from death by electricity to life
imprisonment.
Kiimy Burglar*.
Findlay, Jan. 12. —Seven groceries
and meat markets were robbed Wed
nesday night. The booty secured
I amounted to about $lOO.
STATE NEWS.
Letters From Many Parts of Ohio
Containing Local News and
Much of General Interest.
Personal, Social, Political and Churela
Ileum—Literary, Obituary and
marriage Note*—All Corre
spondent* .Vlu*t .Vlall
New* on Tue*-
day*.
Athens. —Miss Lillian Madrey and t
Mrs. G. C. Berry, her sister, visited
relatives in Cincinnati recently, re
porting a delightful time. Miss Mad*
rey’.s brother returned to Chicago
after about u ten days’ visit.
Mt. Vernon.—Mr. Jerry Smith, who
had an operation performed last week
is improving.—Mrs. Smith will have
charge of the revival meetings this
week. —Mr. William B. Tate, of Wheel
ing, visited Mr. aml Mrs. A. Simmons
Monday.—Mr. William Jackson is ill.
Painesville. —The Lincoln Court No.
21, I. (). O. U., gave a pleasant social
ami dance in their liaLl New \ ear s
eventing. A large crowd attended. —
Miss LiiJan Caldwell, of Cleveland,
visited Miss Hattie Stanton, aiul Miss
Lillie White visited Mrs. Chas. Mar
tin New Year's. —Mr. W ill Smallwood
is recovering from his illness.
Oberlin. —Mr. Janies Davidson, of V
Cleveland, visited here. —Mr. James
Watson lias gone to Springfield.—A
very pleasant time was spent a.t Mrs.
John Russell’s last week. —I rank
Tucker visited here last week, as did
also Mr. William Triplett. —Rev. C. M.
Williams, preacher of Mt. Zion church,
is in poor health. —Mr. George Payne
is sack.—Mr. Henry Freeman has be
come insane.
Troy. —Kev. Alston and Mr. Hunt
visited Piqua last Sunday. —Mrs. Anna
11. Coleman and Miss lona Hall have
returned to Wilberforce. —Airs. Nor
nell, of Urbana, visited Mr. John Hall
and family.—Messrs. York, Kyle and
Jones, of Piqua, visited here Monday.
J. B. Price attended the inauguration
of Gov. Nosh—Zion Baptist and Rich
ard’s Methodist church are holding
revivals.—St. James A. M. E. and the
Baptist Sunday schools held their an
nual election of officers. Most of the
old officers were re-elected.
Findlay.—Rev. Cooley, the evangel
ist, is in the city.—The M. M. society
was entertained at Mrs. A. I rodie a
Friday evening.—The M.issds Guy
were entertained Wednesday evening.
There were about twenty people in
attendance. It proved to be a very
pleajwnt evening, taaul was onr of th ’
jo 1 best affairs of the holiday vacation.
—Miss Emma Baker is playing the
guitar in Miss Carlysle’is mandolin
club.—A large number of people visit
ed Columbus Monday. —Rev. Mason
has l>egun his revival meetings.
Salem. —Rev. J. Coleman has re
signed as pastor on the circuit work.
—The literary society of the A. M. E.
church will meet January 15th. —
Mrs. M. Burke, who visited her son a
month, has returned to her home in
F'ostoria. Mr. C. Burke is sick and
Mrs. Harper convalescent. —Christinas
entertainment at the A. M. E. church
was success. M Iss Eva Anham, of
Rochester, Pa., gave a fine oration.—
Ray Lacy, of Canton, is visiting rela
tives here. —Miss Sadie Green has re
turned from Pittsburg, where she at
tended the “Four Hundred” recep
tion.
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you.
Hillsboro.—Mr. Charles Metcalf has
returned from visiting in Louisville,
Ky. — Mr. Henry Fitzhugh entertained
it-he Friday club to a supper.—-Mr.
Wm, Jefferson, of New Lexington, vis
ited hero the 6th. —'Mrs. Catherine De
lamey’s health is greatly improved.—
Charles Rodgers returned to WilPer
force on 'the 3d after visiting his par
ents. —Miss' Minnie Biggs Is recover
ing from her serious illness.—Miss
Nannie Kilgore is sick. —Mrs. Ellen
Bolden died ait Athens, 0., on the Ist.
She leaves two sons.—Mr. James
Brown and son, of Greenfield, visited
here the sth. —Mrs. Lucy Donaldson
is sick. —Mr. and Mrs. David Green, of
Leesburg, visited this city the Bth.
Alliance.—T. H. Adkins visited in
Pittsburg this week, and T. E. Mc-
Pherson spent one week in Columbus.
—'Miss Lulu Cisco and Miss Anna Dor
sey. of Pittsburg, are visiting here.—
Miss I,ewis is visiting Mr. and Mrs.
Lewis Moore.—Mr. Howard Stratton
is nick. —Mr. and Mrs. Ixtwus Moore
entertained at their home last Friday
might.—Mr. and Mrs. Howard Strat
ton had a party last week for the
young people. —.Mr. Ernest Oassles ac
cepted a position at the Reaver Bros.’
Boiler Works. —Mr. Edward Harrell
and Miss Bertha Cisco will be united
in marriage the 10th of this month.
—Mrs. Minnie Moore returned from
her visit in Youngstown. —Mr. John
Cyras accepted a position at Salem,
Ohio.
Piqua. —To-morrow will be quarter
ly meeting at the A. M. E. church.
P. E. Maxwell will be present.—Rev.
Alston and Mr. Hunt, of Troy, were
here Sunday, and Rev. Alston ad
dressed the Sunday school.—Messrs.
Luke Johnson and Thomas Taylor at
tended the inauguration Monday at
Columbus.—Mr. and Mrs. John An
derson, of Urbana, visited Mrs. Coles
Tuesday.—The A. M. E. Sunday school
elected officers as follows: Super
intendent, Rev. R. Collins; assistant
superintendent, Mrs. Kinney; choris
ter, Miss V. Kendall, and teachers,
Rtvs. Woodson and Wilson, Mr. G.
Collins, Miss H. Johnson, Mrs. Pope,
Mrs. Woodson, Mirs. Parsley, Mra.
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