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SEVENTEENTH YEAR. 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
dies. The producers of the materials
and 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
seen them are the grays, ranging from
very dark to almost white; also tinges
of peach and almond blossoms, pale
green resembling that of the lime tree
leaf and several peculiar shades of
reddish pink, wavering between shrimp
and prawn and apricot and tomato.
“Pain brule” (burnt bread) is a new
and most fashionable color, possessing
i range of at least half a dozen shades,
from a reddish brown to a tinge almost
Iblack.
Linnet gray is also a new color much
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CONTRASTS IN BLACK AND WHITE NET.
iin 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
mow 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 crepons and figured mous
seline de laine, mingled with silk both
in the ivhape and in stripes or a pretty
figure.
For tailor-made costumes there will
be all-wool piece dyed fabrics in light
weights, as well as novelties in “til a til”
effects. But plaids, which I 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
M .a
MILE GREEN VELVET AND BROADCLOTH,
has always fancied the brigthest of
colors obtainable, her tastes have never
run to plaids to any great extent.
Such are some of the fashions that
are to come within a few more weeks.
Now for some of the materials we saw
in the shops a month ago. which may
be seen made up al the present time.
Among these are many novelties in
silks, which show an unusual original
ity and attractiveness. In these the
ground is composed of soft, pretty
shades of grey and brown, rather light
than dark. In these, running the length
of the material, are stripes half an inch
wide and about three inches apart, of
blue, green, yellow and red, mingled
THE GAZETTE.
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 gown 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 with 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 with small ruffles of the black lace,
headed with black velvet ribbon. It
had a low-cut decollete, with a
small puffing of white and black 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 unlined. A
very narrow girdle of blaek velvet.
Another elaborate evening gown that
formed a striking contrast to the one
of blaek 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 lovers’ knots
completely covering it with 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 afternoon 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 1 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 of 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 velvet on. This was fastened
down the back with small black velvet
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 DenionMratlon In Hi* Honor
in Havana—Tliousands in the
Parade — Object Lesson for
Americans- In 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 Inited 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
•hould 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, Facundo Carrillo, Campos
Marquetti, Joaquin Granados and a
host of others too “numerous to men
tion, he will show' to the world that
the Cuban Negro knows how to think,
as well as he knows how to fig-lit the
battles of freedom.
Gomez, the patriot and journalist, is
playing a new role in Cuban politics.
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!
Wiheh he thinks of what Cuba has
lost in the deaths of Marti, Maceo,
Crombet, Sanchez, Castillo, Anangnen,
Moncada and many other of her lead
ers, when he counts the thousands of
motherless ami fatherless children left
after the “reconcentration,’' “Death,”
he ‘says, “would be welcome indeed,
rather than dishonor.” Gomez has
'had his 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, lyce
ums, etc., formed the procession.
Among those who paid their respects
to Mr. Gomez at his home. 22 Perse
verancia 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, Port!la,
Coronado, Milanes. 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, nor 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
limited without distinction of class or
race, -all the elements that compose
the Cuban people, and endeil 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. Media Arango." savs
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 tuba and he who doubts that
this is possible, let him come to Pay
re’ to-night and he will be convinced
of his error. All people who con
quer their liberty pass through diffi
cult periods. The Cubans have gen-
erously forgotten their grievances
and o[>en their arms to all. We owe
gratitude to the intervening govern
ment. If we unite we can demand
immediate independence from the
Washington government. There is
no other road but union and coneord.
It is necessary that the future cordial
republic be from below’ upwards, for
Uie hour is at hand when the humble
shall rule.” Dr. Hernandez was ap
plauded, ihuzzaed and huzzaed in good
old Cuban fashion.
Ihen came Mr. 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 closely’the notes that I
have of Mr. Gomez's speech. He feels
himself "dying of joy/* He says that
he has never done o fill Pt-wise tnan to
fulfill his duties according to his con
science and to his convictions. In
the enterprise he is only a soldier
who has been marked a little above
others by the disasters of the cam
paign. Going back to his 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 east 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 1868 and first of that
of 1895; and Sir Aledig Arango is next
to Gen. Lac ret and Da pt . Generoso
Campos next to Dr. Hernandez. Next
to dames white as milk he, full of joy,
sees these 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 he will not be less vocifer
ous in shouting, “Hurrah for the Uni
ted States of America.”
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 programme of the liberating
revolution, disposed always to fulfill
it, and that is sum t ned up by this
only phrase: ’lndcpendece 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 been at Payret
theater on the 11th inst., so that they
may have seen a country, not far from
theirs, made by Gqd's omnipotent
h mils, where four* races, after a
sanguinary war, are living in peace
ami harmony and where “skins may
differ, but affection dwells in black
and white the same.”
JOHN BONILLA, in N. Y. Age.
OFFICERS ELECTED
For Sunday-school and a ( hureli Or
ganization— Social, Personal, Ute.
Wyoming.—Rev. Alexander, of Ham-
ilton, spoke 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
the 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. The offi
cial board of officers elected Richard
C'amineck, J. Johnson, F. Sims, ,1.
Tunner and B. Young last Friday
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 Derrickson 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
wias elected in the A. M. E. church,
and the members elected were: Mrs.
Jennie Richardson, Mrs. Betsy Bry
an,t. 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. Laura Martin has
moved from Wyoming 'to West Lock
land.—Mr. and 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. J. Frey, of Glendale, and
Mr. Ji hn Cornish, of Lockland, 0^
were present.
Active Persons Wanted.
The old reliable Gazette desires at
once an energetic and honest agent,
and a good correspondent, in every
' citv and town in Ohio having a num
ber of Afro-American residents
We are especially desirous of hear
: ing from persons in the following
named cities at once: I’icjua. Spring
field. Steubenville, Toledo, Wilming
ton. Kenton, Ironton. Columbus, Cir
cleville, Portsmouth. Lancaster, Xenia,
Newark, Cincinnati. Urbana, O.; Pitts
■ burg and Allegheny, and other west
ern Pennsylvania cities and towns;
Wheeling. Parkersburg and Charles
ton. W. \a.
j Address a card to the editor of The
! Gazette. Case Library building, Cleve
land, 0. Send us the name of some
; <rood 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
any person, male or female, old or
young, especially students, to make
some money, who has a few hours to
spare on Saturdays.
HIS COLORED WIFE.
Stenographer Wolfe’s Sensational
Answer to a Suit for Support.
An Employe of the Civil Service Com
mission Charge* Hi* Wife with
Immorality, with Cruelly Beat
ing Him, Etc*—Revelation
a* to Her Antece
dents, 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
port by his wife, Nellie J. Wolfe, yes
terday made answer to the charges
contained in her petition. His reply
is a lengthy one, made through his
attorney, W. Preston Williams, and
contains some remairkable accounts
of their marital life which are not
brought out in the wife’s bill. The
couple have two children, and this
fact ami others concerning 'their mar
riage as to the time ami place are ad
mitted by the defendant. He then
goes on to relate a considerable num
ber of abuses which he claims his wife
has heaped upon Ihim for a long time,
and makes charges concerning her
conduct and the character and stand
ing of her family. Among other
things, Mr. Wolfe makes the. some
what astounding announcement that
he discovered some time after his
marriage that his wife was of Negro
blood, and that her grandfather was
a full-blooded Negro. To substanti
ate his statement regarding Mrs.
Wolfe's colored ancestry, the defend
ant files a copy of a letter from his
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
oegan a systematic and habitual course
of illtreatment 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 says that she
had publicly threatened his life and
assaulted him without cause, save that
aroused by an ungovernable temper.
KNOCKED DOWN AND WALKED
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
him down upon the floor, and then
kicked and stamped upon him with 1
her feet and rained blow after blow
upon him in the most vicious and re- ,
lentless 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’ ? has kicked him out of
bed and compelled him to sit up all .
night in the kitchen.
The defendant further declares that
his wife endeavors by threats and at
tacks of violence upon him to compel
him to sign an agreement to give her (
S4O a month, and permit her without
molestation to commit acts in viola
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 i
of money and diamonds. All of these
attacks upon him, Mr. Wolfe says, he
endured without retaliation in a
single instance out of regard for his J
children and in the hope that his wife I
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 extraordiKiry actions and manner!
of complainant, as it is entirely incon
sistent with the conduct and manner
that obtains among decent and respec- i
table ]>eople, and cannot be account- ;
ed for in any other way unless it be
on account of bad blood which she
inherits from her 'ancestors, and de- .
fendant avers and charges the truth I
to be that the grandmother of com- I
plainant deserted her husband, David ;
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.
(’ora Baird Horton, the mother of the
complainant, and who is a half-breed,
as fully appears by letters filed here
with, was one of the children which
sprang from this intercourse. That j
defendant had no knowledge of the !
said facts that his mother-in-law was |
a half-breed and the offspring of al
Negro, but believed that he was j
marrying into a good and honest fam- j
ily, and that his mother-in-law as i
well as his wife were highly respect
able ‘and good people, but since the ;
marriage defendant has not. only dis-,
covered that his mother-in-law is of i
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, 1883.
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-i
law must never enter their house. The ;
defendant charges his wife with im
morality. and names a Dr. Lothnqi as
co-respondent. Me also charges other
co-respondents, whose names are un
known to him.
WENT AWAY WITHOUT PERMIS-1
SION.
Other remarkable charges concern- -
ine Mr-. Wolfe's conduct are also
made. 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 rhe 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
ruin the reputation of her two little
daughters, and bring them into dis
grace. This lady is the mother of a
little girl whom Airs. 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 be sets forth, Mr. Wolfe asks
that her petition be dismissed.
New Brighton, Pa., Newr.
Revival meetings began at Way
man's chapel.—Mrs. John Bruien. who
was sick, is better.—The IL M. society
met on the 4th ait Mrs. Cabman's.—
The quarterly meeting held Sunday
at the A. AL E. church, was largely at
tended.—Rev. Grant preached in the
afternoon and Rev. Caliman in the
evening.—Revivals are being held at
Disharoon’s chapel. They rejiort sev
eral coin verts. — Kev. Weirs, 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. H.
A. Grant and wife have returned from
visiting in Ohio.—'Miss Laura Murrels
visited Beaver Falls Tuesday evening.
—Miss Lizzie Fisher has returned
fr am Sew ic k 1 ey.
The Wab isli Fasten ge r Kate Case.
Lansing, Mich., Jan. 12. —The su
preme court has granted 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 the 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’l not be considered part
of its passenger earnings.
Tanner KoamtN Cullom.
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 opjx»sed to the return of
Senator Cullom to the senate. He de
dares the senator has never been
known to do anything of advantage
to republican politics 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.
Naval OWicer Suicides.
Washington, Jan. 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 ^loody’a Work.
New York. Jan. 12. —For the pur
pose of devising the best means of
carrying on the work of the late
Dw'jght L. Moody, members of the
committees from the Bible house,
Chicago; Mount Hermon Institute for
Young Men and the seminary for
young wjornen at Northfield, Mass.,
met here yesterday. The meeting waa
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 lllne to be Reopened.
Michigamme, Mich., Jan. 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 Hiver Puriiied.
Chicxigo. Jan. 12.—Ten days have
elapsed since the water of the Chicago
river were turned into the drainage
canal through a narrow sluicewav
with a capacity of only 60,000 cubic
feet a minute. The wafers of the
river have been so purified that a sam
ple of water taken from the river at
Wells street is pronounced by chem
ists to be fit for drinking after bein^
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.
Hu»y Burglar*.
Findlay, Jan. 12.— Seven groceries
and meat markets were robbed Wed
nesday night. The Kx>ty secured
auuuuntcd to about SIOU.
STATE NEWS.
Letters From Many Parts of Ohio
Containing Local News and
Much of General Interest.
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Hema—Literary, Obituary and
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Athens.—Miss Lillian Aladrey and
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 a 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 W heel
ing. visited Mr. and Mr.s. A. Simmons
Monday.—Mr. William Jackson is ill.
Painesville. —The Lincoln Court No.
21, 1. (). O. C., gave a pleasant social
and dance in their hall New A ear's
evening. A large crowd attended. —
Miss Liiiian Caldwell, of Cleveland,
visited Miss Hattie Stanton, and Miss
Lilue White visited Mrs. Chas. Afar
tin New Year's. —Mr. Will Smallwood
is recovering from his illness.
Oberlin.—Mr. James Davidson, of
Cleveland, visited here. —Mr. James
Watson has gone to Springfield. — A
very pleasant time was spent at Mrs.
John Russell’s last week. —Frank
'Fucker visited here last week, as did
also Air. William Triplett.—Rev. C. AL
Williams, preacher of Mt. Zion church,
is in poor health.—Mr. George Payne
is sick.—Air. Henry Freeman has be
come insane.
Troy.—Rev. Alston and Mr. Hunt
visited Piqua last Sunday.—Airs. Anna
H. Colemian ami Miss lona Hall have
returned 'to Wilberforce. —.Mrs. Nor
nell, of Urbana, visited Mr. John Hall
and family.—'Messrs. York, Ryle and
Jones, of Piqua, visited here Monday.
J. B. Price attended the inauguration
of Gov. Naish.- —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 evwugel
ist. is in the city.—The AL M. society
was entertained at Mrs. A. Brodie’s
Friday evening.—The Alissas (luy
were entertained Wednesday even|ng.
There were about twenty people in
•attendance. It proved to be a .Very
pleasant evening, and was one of the
jolliest affairs of the holiday vacation.
—Miss Emma Baker is playing the
guitar in Miss Carlysle’s mandolin
club.—A large number of people visit
ed Columbus Monday.—Rev. Mason
has begun his revival meetings.
.Salem. —Rev. J. Coleman has re
signed as pastor on the circuit nwk.
—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
Fostoria. Mr. C. Burke is sick and
Mrs. Harper convalescent.—Christmas
entertainment at the A. M. E. church
was a success. Miss Eva Anham, of
Rochester, I’a„ 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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Hills'boro.—'Mr. Charles Metcalf ha.s
returned from visiting in Louisville,
Ky.—Mr. Henry Fitzhugh entertained
the Friday club to a supper.—‘Mr,
Win. Jefferson, of New Lexington, vis
ited here the 6th. —Airs. Catherine De
k'tmey’s health is greatly improved.—
Charles Rwlgers returned to Wilber
force on Uhe 3d after visiting his par
ents. —Miss Minnie Riggs 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. 11. Adkins visited in
I‘iittsburg this week, and T. E. Mc-
I’her.-on spent one week in Columbus.
—-Miss Lulu Cisco and Miss Anna Dor
sey, of Pittsburg, are visiting here. —
Miss Lewis is visiting Mr. and Mrs.
Lewis Moore.—Mr. Howard Stratton
is nick.—Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Moore
entertained at their home last Friday
might.—Mr. amd Mrs. Howard Strat
ton had a party last week for the
young people.—Mr. Ernest Cassies ac
cepti d a ]>osition 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
Cyrns accepted a position at Salem,
Oh io.
Piqua.—To-morrow will be quarter
ly meeting at the A. M. E. church.
P. E. Maxwell will be present.—Rev.
.elation ami Mr. Hur.it. 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, M-s V. Kendall, and teachers.
Kt vs. Woodson ami Wilson. Mr. G.
C Ilins. Miss H. Johnson. Mrs. Poj»e,
Mrs. Woodson, Mrs. Parsley, Mrs.
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