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BIRMINGHAM STATE HERALD.
VOLUME 2i:
BIRMINGHAM, ALA., TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1895.
NUMBER. 325.
AN ADDRESS TO THE PUBLIC
By the Jury of the Highest
Awards „
BOOMING ATLANTA’S SHOW
They Call Attention to Its Most Valuable
Features,
AND URGE A LARGE ATTENDANCE
Teachers Are Particularly Urged to Attend
end Carry Their 8cholars-The People
of Atlanta and the Directors
Are to Be Congratulated.
Atlnnta, Oct. 21.—At a meeting today of
the Jury of highest awardB of the Cotton
Slates and International exposition, the
following address to the public wa.s
adopted:
This jury is made up of the chairmen
of all the special committees on awards,
which, with I>r. D. C. Oilman of the John
Hopkins university as chairman, consists
of many of the most eminent men In the
United States.
To the People of the United States:
The undersigned jurors and members
of the highest board of award, having
visited the principal departments of the
Atlanta exposition, and having had the
advantage of guidance and suggestions
from the most qualitied experts, think It
important to communicate our Impres
cinna tn the nnhltr throughout the court
try by the agency of the newsimper press
In advance of such reports as may here
after be made to the constituted author
ities. We desire to call attention to the
educational value of the Atlanta exposi
tion. Its important relations to the indus
try and its manifold Indications of the
progress of the useful and liberal .arts.
But in this brief paper we can only In
dicate a few of the most significant char
acteristics.
1. The exhibits of the national govern
ment constitute an unique, complete and
Instructive illustration of Its wise and
beneficent functions. With a building of
moderate size examples are given of the
work of'the federal government in its re
lations to statesmanship, international
intercourse, the administration of Jus
tice, the promotion of committees, domes
tic and foreign, the postal service and
the control of the national finances, the
arts of national defense on land and sea,
the development of agriculture, forestry,
mines-and mineral wealth, fisheries and
fish culture, the protection and promo
tion of commerce by surveys of the coast,
the lakes, the rivers and the mountains,
the study of the climate and the forecast
ing of the weather, the maintenance of
lighthouses and lifesaving stations, the
education and civilization of the Indian,
the encouragement of Invention, litera
ture and line arts by protecting the rights
of the inventor, the writer and the artist;
the advancement and diffusion of knowl
edge through the agency of the Smith
sonian institute, the national museum;
the manifold services of I he bureau of
education and the collection of great li
braries; the study of the diseases of the
human race and also of plants and ani
mals, and the protection of life by cau
tionary and remedial agencies; the pre
vention of epidemjes and the regulation
of the food supply; these all exhibited in
a compact form bringing before the pub
lic. the noblest offices of a strong, com
prehensive, well-ordered government,
mid are the best institutions of the kind
that lias ever been made.
2. We admire the civic pride displayed
by the citizens of Atlanta, the Gate City
of the south, which in thirty years has
risen from the devastations of fire and
sword, poverty, and distress, and now il
lustrates in many ways, and especially in
this exposition, what may be d>me for the
advancement of a vast region by the
union, enterprise, generosity, knowledge
and skill of an unselfish and voluntary
body of citizens harmoniously organ
Izen.
3. The varied and Inexhaustible re
sources of the cotton states: their min
eral wealth, agricudtural products, manu
facturers and railroads, as well as their
system of education, are well displayed
In many-departments of (he exposition,
but especially ^n the comprehensive ex
hibits that have been made by the states
of Georgia, North Carolina, South Caro
lina, Alabama, Louisiana and Arkansas.
4. There arc many admirable signs of in
terstate co-operation and social inter
course. The visits of the president and
vice-president of the United States, of
the governors of many distant states
often attended by large escorts of their
fellow citizens, the assemblies of hank
ers, engineers, teachers, women, of re
ligious and philanthropic associations
and of patriotic societies, the recognition
of the African, and especially the meet
ing of many thousand of soldiers In
friendly intercourse--the Uiue and the
Gray' homeward bound from Chioka
inatiga, illustrate the good will and fra
ternity now prevalent among the citi
zens of our union republic and the re
establishment of not only peace but of
sympathy among those who have been
widely separated. In addition to the
"buildings of the cotton states, those con
structed by New York. Philadelphia,'
Massachusetts ajid Illinois and that of
California with its contents afford addi
tional evidences of the friendly relation
ship.
5. Women have made important con
tributions to this exposition. The wom
an's building designed by a woman, is en
titled in the opinion of one of Our most
highly qualified judges to a place next to
•the highest among a'i the constructions
of Piedmont park. The illustrations of
woman's work are attractive and suggest
ive. The services rendered hv women
in colleding and exhibiting papers, relics
and mementoes pertinent to colonial and
revolutionary history promote a spirit of
patriotism, a love of our social institu
tions and the preservation of records
hitherto overlooked and neglected. There
Is here a rare opportunity to see many
original documents and portraits. The
educational and charitable work is excel
lent. and In all departments of embroid
ery and other branches of decorative art
the exhibits of the woman's building are
unsurpassed.
fi. Among the Innumerable illustrations
of skilled tabor the visitor should not fail
to notice:
(a) . The inventions and apparatus
which' have promoted extraordinary
changes in our civilization by the agen
cies of electricity. Let it be borne In
mind that the telephone was Intro
duced at the exposition of 1873. and that
only two dynamos, and those insignifi
cant, could then and there be seen.
(b) . The improvements in the means of
transportation by which the safety, the
comfort and the pleasure of travelers are
promoted and immense cargoes are trans
ported, the familiar arrangements of rail
roads and steamers, the multiplication
of bicycles and of rapid transit devices
and the varied indications that good
loads for ordinary traffic are soon to be
in universal demand.
(c.) The improvements in machinery,
illustrating the skill of the mechanic, in
instruments of precision, which are in
dispensable for the ^advancement of* all
the arts,* In labor saving inventions, and
in the better utilization of fire, water,
steam and electricity.
(d) . Tlie d***rtopmenrt. of the industries
of coal and iron, the discovery and utllaa
tion of new mineral products.
(e) . The manifold devices for that eco
nomical and advantageous utilization of
food substances, resulting in the preven
tion of waste, the reduction of prices
and -the protection .of the consumer from
diseases and dirt—'these being largely the
outgrowth of improved methods of re
frigeration and of simple, but most ser
viceable modes of packing arid transpor
tation.
(f) . The contents of the building devot
ed to mines and forestry is one of the
most interesting exhibits, containing ad
mirable examples of our natural re
sources. I^et the observer notice, without
rail, a. model of the wearing out or erosion
of a farm, after the forests were cut down
and its restoration when the planting of
trees t**gan.
These are only examples which might
be indefinitely multiplied.
7. We ask attention to the exhibits
that illustrate the progress of education
and science. From the nature of the case,
these exhibits are not showy and are
easily passed by.
But here may be studied the progress
of learning in this country from the foun
dation of Harvard. William and Mary
and Yale to the present time, the modern
schools of science and the techniology,
etc., and the mechfenictel arts, the new
universities, the contributions of the
United Slates government and of such
states to the advancement of science,
and the universal establishment of com
mon schools from the kindergarten up
wards. We are deeply impressed by the
evidence here afforded of the Importance
of promoting the study of exact science
and of encouraging the best methods
of manual labor and industrial training
among girls and boys, women and men,
blacks and whites.
illation in intelligence, industry ami en
terprise is shown (though apart from the
educational exhibits not as adequately
shown as for their own salces as we would
wish. In the negro building, where may
be seen Illustrations of the steps by which
an emancipated race is advancing in free
dom. knowledge, skill and thrift. Every
visitor should observe with an apprecia
tive spirit this suggestive and compre
hensive exhibit. The attitude of the au
thorities of the exposition towards the
colored ralce has received widespread
recognition and approbation.
R. The exposition affords very striking
evidence that the last ten years have been
prolific in inventions for saving time and
for economizing the nervous force of
those who work with their brains. It is
worth while to note the general use of
stenography, type-writing, long distance
telephone, phonography and other de
vices w'hich may be called nerve saving,
time saving and life saving inventions.
10. The international character of the
exposition is not its principal feature, not
only live foreign governments, namely,
lhe Argentine Republic, Mexico, Costa
Rica, V'enezuela and Chill being repre
sented, but other countries are represent
ed by contributions of private exhibitors,
which have added much to the interest
of the display. Especial mention should
be made of Austria, Denmark, France,
Gei many, Great Britain, Italy, Sweden
and also of India, Japan and China.
We believe that the permanent good of
an exhibition of this kind will be mani
fested in the improvement of popular in
telligence and industry; in the diffusion
of correct standards of taste and skill,
and in more accurate knowledge respect
ing the natural resources ajid character
istics of the different parts of our coun
try. For example, the collective exhibits
made by the Southern railroad and also
by the Seaboard Air Line, the Plant sys
tem of Florida bring out in vivid outlines
the advantages of the regions through
which these railways are constructed.
The improvement In railway connections
of Atlanta with New York, New Orleans
and Florida are permanent contributions
to the prosperity of the country.
11. We arnestly Advise the teachers of
colleges and schools near and remote to
encourage their scholars to Come and
study tills exposition, accompanied by
competent guides. With proper explana
tions, easily to be secured if a little effort
is made, the intelligent youth may learn
In a few days’ visit to this exposition
more than would be learned In weeks
or month# of ordinary study. We also
advise manufacturers and merchants,
those who are interested in mines, for
estry, agriculture and transportation,
as well as the mechanics and farmers,
to utilize this opportunity for observing
and comparing their own work with that
12. In conclusion we congratulate the
directors of the Atlanta exposition on the
success that has attended their efforts,
on their public spirit, energy and resolu
tion. We thank the mayor and the cit
izens also for their generous hospitality.
We declare our opinion that the state of
Georgia and group of cotton states asso
ciated with Georgia in this exposition de
serve from every state in the union rec
ognition, honor and gratitude.
A. E. Stevenson, vice-president of the
United States; D. C. Gilman, president
John Hopkins university and commis
sioner of awards, Atlanta exposition;
Henry L. Abbott, United States engi
neers; C. K. Adams, president of tl»e Uni
versity of Wisconsin; George E. Belknap,
rear admiral United States navy: John
Burkenbine, late president of the Soci
ety of Mining Engineers; D. H. Burnham,
architect and director of works in the
Chicago exposition; M. H. Chase of New
York; J. L. M. Curry, secretary of the
Peabody educational fund; Charles W.
Dabney, Jr., president of the University
of Tennessee and assistant secretary of
agriculture; T. C. Mendenhall, late super
intendent of the United States coast sur
vey, president of the Worcester Techno
logical Institute; Simon Newcomb, United
Stales navy, superintendent of the Nau
tical Almanac; Ira Remson, professor of
chemistry in Baltimore, editor of the
American Chemical Journal; Henry A.
Rowland, professor of physics in Balti
more; C. S. Sargent, director of the Ar
nold Arborehum of Howard University.
Published by authority of the board.
I. HOWARD GORE,
Secretary of the Board, Late United
States Commissioner to the Antwerp
exhibition.
OPELIKA.
W. G. Campbell, Who Was Shot by W. J.
Carmack, Dead,
Opelika, Oct. 21.—(Special.)—A telegram
this morning from Montgomery conveys
the Information that W. G. Campbell,
who was shot by Mr. W. J. Carmack at
this place some weeks ago, died last night
at his aunt's in Montgomery.
Circuit court convened here today,
Judge Foster presiding. The usual crowd
for the first day of court was In attend
ance.
The slump in the price of cotton hit
Opelika pretty hard. Business here up
to the middle of last week had been ex
ceptionally good.
A Young Alabamian Reported in
Serious Trouble.
CONDITION OF THE BANKS
Professor Murphey the New Manager of the
Athletic Club.
MESSRS. ULLMAN ANDCALAHAN PULLOUT
Mr. W. G. Campbell, Who Wa* Bhot in
Opelika Recently, Dies at the Home
of Hie Aunt in This City.
News About Town.
Montgomery, Oot. 21.—(Special.)—The
Louisville Courier-Journal tells as follows
of some serious trouble in which a young
Alabamian, who Is well known In this
city, Mobile and Birmingham, has gotten
himself:
“W. M. Roberts of Mobile, Ala., was
indicted by the federal grand Jury yes
terday for sending obscene mutter
through the mails. Roberts until lately
lias been bookkeeper for the Hegan Wall
Paper company on Fourth street. He
wrote a letter from this city to John Rus
sell of Mobile, Ala., in which he repeated
certain language applied to himself by
Russell’s father, nt the letter he ac
cused RusseH's sister of being unchaste.
Roberts, it appears, was forced to marry
Miss Russell, and he ran away to avoid
living with her. He had up to the time of
his marriage been a clerk In the tax of
fice at Mobile, but when forced to marry
Miss Russell ran away and came to
Louisville. One day while a-’gry he
wrote the letter under which he was In
dicted to Russell, and had he not been
foolish enough to do this his enemies
would not have known where he was lo
cated. Roberts, who is about 47 years
of age, is well educated and is said to be
well connected in Mobile. He has yet
been unable to give bond and Is in the
Athletio Club's New Manager.
Prof. Joe Ulliman has sold a.11 of his in
terest in the good will and appointments
of the Montgomery Athletic club to Prof.
James M. Murphy, formerly a trainer
and professor of physical culture in Chi
cago. It is a matter of regret to Profes
sor Ullman’s many friends in the club
that he and his assistant, Mr. Calahan,
should have seen fit to pull out. They
were making good progress with their
work and were giving the best of satis
faction. The charges of insincerity an
the part of Mr. Ullman in the recent
match with Carney appear not to have
amounted to anything, most responsible
witnesses stinting that thought was en
tirely fair so far as Ullman was concern
ed The grand jury appears to have
taken no steps in the matter. Messrs.
Ullman and Oalaihan will make Mont
gomery their headquarters. They are
each prepared to accommodate anybody
who thinks he wants a sparring match.
The Alabama Banks.
A Washington dispatch gives the fol
lowing as tihe condition of the national
banks of Alabama at the close of busi
ness on Soptemboi«2S, as reported to the
comptroller of the currency. The re
port shows the avetage reserve to have
been 27 02 per cent, against 30.64 per cent
on July 11; loans and discounts increased
from $5,727,744 to $(1,319,075; stocks and
securities increased from $1,265,572 to
$1,272,654; gold coin decreased from $453,
706 to $425,269; total specie decreased from
$691,613 to $628,448; lawful money reserve
decreased from $964,983 to $>77,481 ; indi
viduals deposit decreased from $5,672,830
to $5,636,171.
About Town.
Mr John Campbell, the young man v.'ho
wits shot at Opelika recently and was
brought to the home of Mr. Amos Jones In
this county for treatment and attention,
died yesterday and his remains will be
carried to Calerh where they will be in
terred in the family graveyard tomor
r The grand jury are still in session and'
crowds of witnesses are examined by the
body daily. , ....
Itids are in for additional buildings to
be erect eel in the rear of the Oaltas hotel
which will add twenty-five rooms to that
well known and popular house. The
work on the building will commence at
once and will be pushed forward, to an
early completion.
One of the late orders of the committee
on fire department of the city council
is that In answering fire alarms the
horses of the department must not be
driven at a faster pace than a trot.
Buffalo. Bill will be the groat attrac
tion tomorrow afternop# and night. The
morning will he occupied with a grand
free show in the shape of a street pa
rade Hundreds of people will come from
the surrounding country to see the great
show. .
Mr. W. W. Harris, secretary to the sur
preme court, has returned after his sum
mer vacation to his duties at the capitoi.
Mike Hogan! a hotel keeper, and James
Frtel a bar proprietor, became engaged
in a’ dispute and a fight ensued. The
men clashed and Friei fell on top. He
commenced, to pound-, -his antagonist,
whereupon Hogan contrived to open his
pocket knife and to bury the blade in
Frlel’s head a time or two. They were
separated and arrested/ Friei is not fa
tally hurt.
Personal.
Mr. Oeorge B. Baker, president of the
Thirty-second National bank of Balti
more his wife and daughter. Miss Mary
Jordan, are visiting Judge J. R. Tyspn
and family. , _
Miss Mary Johnston and Miss Eliza
beth Screws", who have been visiting Mrs.
A. J. Mapes in Louisville, returned yes
terday accompanied by Master Alyin
Q
Miss Sara Lou Fitzpatrick of Elmore
is visiting Mrs. Skehan, her cousin, at 602
south Perry street.
Mrs
Mrs. J. L. McKinney, who has been
a visit ‘fib her old homp in Kentucky
on a vieo — • - r -
for somb time, retrurn*d,V«sterday.
Miss Mafjf Washburne, after a delight
ful visit to Anniston -and Birmingham,
has returned home|
Miss Llyye Jlart, vWho; has been vis
iting relatives and friends In Elufaula, re
turned last night.
Will Crawford, a prominent young
business and society man of Birmingham,
spent yesterday in the city. “A pair of
brown eyes,” etc. w , ;
i IMd $1®.
Smith Fined $TO.
RlchmdhdTQct. 21.—As a Result of a per
sonal encounter in the Dispatch office
Saturday night between H. M. Smith,
commonwealth’s attorney, and Clarence
Boykin of the Dispatch's local staff,
Smith was fined $10 and costs. The
trouble grew out of words passed over
a telephone.
REACHING THE LIMIT.
Ten Thousand People Will Be Thrown Out
* of Employment.
Milwaukee, WIs., Oct. 2].—Ten thousand
people, employed in the mills on Fox river
valley will be thrown out of work again
on account of low water. During the
last ten days factories have lowered the
level of Lake Winnebago more than 3
Inches, though complying with the orders
of the war department. This brings the
water down to within 1 Inch of the limit
established by the department. When
that limit is reached, and mill men say
it will be lm a few days, mills using water
will have to shut down.
Found Dead in Bed.
Montreal, Oct. 21.—Michael Vidal, at
one time member of congress from the
state of Louisiana, and for some years
editor of LaPatrle, this city, was found
dead In his bed yesterday.
Harry Reeve, Historian, Dead.
London, Oct. 21.—Henry Reeve, C. B.,
D. C. L., English historian, died at
Christ church today, aged 82 years. He
was for many years editor of the Edin
burg Review.
Wages Raised Again.
Allentown, Pa., Oct. 21.—The Crane
Iron works today made a second volun
tary Increase of 10 per cent in the wages
of their 400 enpployes within a few
months._
HUNTSVILLE STREET DUEL
Two Editors Puli Their Guns and Give “Old
Random" Thunder—“Random" Disfig
ured, but Still in the Ring.
Huntsville, Oct. 21.—(Special.)—Frank
Coleman, editor of the Argus, and Robert
L. O’Neal, editor of the Mercury, ex
changed nine or ten pistol shots at each
other this morning on the southeast cor
ner of the square. None of the shots
took effect, though two of O’Neals bullets
passed through Coleman’s clothing, one
cutting through the lapel of his dress
mat at the top button. During the firing
Coleman fell to the ground, when O'Neal
waited for him to get up and both were
arrested. The trouble grew out of some
editorial strictures of the Argus Sunday
morning denounced as an unqualified lie.
The two men met this morning und
O'Neal demanded an apology or a fight,
with the above results.
The difficulty between, the two editors
was the result of editorial strictures
which appeared In the two papers. In
last Friday’s issue of the Argus, Ed
itor Coleman's paper, appeared the fol
lowing:
"The comment is very general that
Oates must not try to cram himself down
the people of Alabama and force them
to make him governor. He’s too dull and
too ordinary for that. He unmixed with
difficulties of the Argus upon a stuffed
convention. The state convention must
■be on the square.
"Referring to an extraordinary editor
ial from the Montgomery Advertiser, re
produced on this page, the Argus wishes
■III Hay ~ttmt -the fuwotlons of the state
convention are not the same as the func
tions of the general assembly; their re
sponsibllties are separate and distinct.
An effort to cram a fossil like Oates
down the democratic party by force won't
work in the manner suggested by th“
Montgomery Advertiser. It would be
usurpation and would create party
mutiny. It would be an outrage. The
antiquated and presumntlous governor
must get up some other scheme.”
In his paper of Saturday Editor O'Neal
fit the Mercury replied to the above as
follows:
“The above, from such, a source puts
one to thinking. Who is the supposed
'Governor Palmer’ of Alabama? Can it
be. for instance, that Governor Oates
with his ‘more than tOO' imaginary
speeches for Iho gold standard, wiih the
same vivid but selfish fancy, sees in his
rosy vision a stuffed convention drimi
03,ted by a state executive committee lay
ing the senatorial chaplet on his anxious
brow?
V* C UU1IC lilt; Ml uiv> Ill'll.
bania may be delivered from any such
blow beneath the belt. It would make
a dead knock out. There are too many
besetting, dangers for ambitious in
trigues to be dallying with the very life
of our party in the stale In such a reck
less fashion as this.”
One of the strongest features of this
break loose of the Argus is where it
chides the governor for his "more than
ion imaginary speeches for the gold
standard.”
The Argus has heretofore been consid
ered an advocate of the gold standard,
and to turn on the governor ait this late
day for his "imaginary gold standard
speeches” will cause the sound money
democrats to look to Its future advocacy
of the sound money doctrine wiith
0. degree of anxiety not unmixed with fear
that the rec 'lit financial difficulties of the
Argus has put It. like the Age-Herald,
In the clutches of the silverltes . We hope
to see .the Argus come out from under
this cloud, declaring for sound money
and an organized democracy, and say
no more aboint a "stuffed convention dom
inated by a state executive committee.”
In Sunday’s Argus, under the caption
of "Lying by Hint,” Mr, Coleman says:
In sdimadverting upon certain edito
rials in Friday's Augus the Huntsville
Mercury of yesterday exhibits an unman
ly trucculency and spirit of mendacity
from which it has been partially free fort
some time past. It concludes its unpro
voked and utterly ungentlemanly arti
cle with the following libelous and to
tally unwarranted and untruthful para
graph, penned by some one probably Ir
responsible:
"The Argus has heretofore been consid
ered an advocate of the gold standard,
and to turn on the governor at this late,
day for his "Imaginary gold standard
speeches” will cause the sound money
democrats to look to its future advocacy
of the sound money doctrine with a de
gree of anxiety, not unmixed with a fear
that the recent financial difficulties of
the Argus has put it like the Age-Herald,
in the clutches of the silverltes. We hope
to see thp Argus come out from under
this cloud, declaring for sound money and
an organized democracy, and say no more
.about a "stuffed convention dominated
by a state executive committee.’ ”
The w l iter of the above utters, by cow
ardly Insinuation,an unqualified lie. There
you are! It Is, In fact, an unmanly, falsa
ifying effort to degrade a business rival
by hinting venality in our advocacy of
principles, when we.have been without
variance and are a consistent advocate
of honest money as urged by President
Cleveland, not estimating Governor
Oates, however, as the only man In pub
lic life In Alabama who is In favor of
this financial plan, nor as Indispensable
to the proper maintenance of this princi
ple. When we recall the Mercury’s no
torious effort In 1892, under the same al
leged ownership as today, to defeat the
democratic nominees of Madison county,
when the opposition In mass meeting, In
dorsed the Mercury, we are less shocked
at Its far-fetched falsehoods against a
Journal that has always advocated demo
cratic, candidate* and democratic prin
ciples.
NEGRO DAMN ATLANTA
Drew Out the Largest Crowd of
the Season.
J. W. E. BOWEN, THE ORATOR,
Did Both Himself and His R’ce Great
Credit.
V
THE RACE QUESTION ABI £ HANDLED
_ C
He Attacked the Theory T*?t There Must
Be Amalgamation of BV to Secure
the Greatest Development in
National ig!fe.
Atlanta, Oct. 21,-jNegro day wa3 the
largest In point of attendance tlu- expo
sition has had. The race made a great
success of the day set apart for them.
They had an ode, an oration and address
es by state and exposition ofliclals and
the blacks did their part of it \Uth em
inent success. Their purpose was ex
pressed In the opening stanza of the ode
by Daniel Webster Davis of Richmond,
Va., who wrote:
world what God for us hath wrought,
Here where but thirty years ago we were
as chattels bought.”
The orator of the day was Rev. .1. W.
E. Bowen, a prominent negro educator of
the south. Ilis subject was “An Appeal
to the King.” The theme was, “Has the
negro any place in American life, and if
so what is that place to be?”
Nearly every country In the world has
a political race problem, said he. Rus
sia has her nihilists, Germany her so
cialists, France her communism and
England the submerged tenth. In this
country there is the Chinese problem in
California, the Scandinavian and othcr
foreign struggles in the northwest and
middlewest, the Italian. Hungarian and
Irish problem and in the south the ne
gro problem. The speaker proceeded to
attack the theory 'that there must be
amalgamation of blood to secure the
greatest development in national life.
“Please God,”'said he, "the negro will
have sense enough to stay in this coun
try and contribute to the correct solu
tion of this race question until this na
tion shall become in 'truth homogeneous
in sentiment, though heterogeneous in
blood.” There is no such thing as per
fect equality of individual or race. This
Is a figment clung to by minds that are
woefully deficient in rudimentary train
ing. It was formerly stated that the
negro’s place in American’life was as a.
slave or servant and he must be a wnrk
All sensible negroes agree to that.
The negro does not shirk from work. Ail
he asks Is an equality of opportunity.
We say to the King that the story of our
past fealty Is the best answer we can
make touching our future devotion and
interests. It Is written of us by one of
the greatest democratic presidents, An
drew Jackson, that we may be actuated
by lofty purposes, as seen in the noble
defense made by negro soldiers of New
Orleans in the second British war. It
is our record for us that through all of
the social upheavals between capital arid
labor the negro has never been found
with firebrand in hand.
Touching on the education of the negro,
Rev. Bowen declared that it must bo on
a. par with the education of the white.
It must begin in the kindergarten, as
that of the white child, and end with uni
versity*. as that of the white man.
Alluding to another matter, he said:
“As a representative of the thinking peo
ple of my race, I tajte off my hat to the
white man of this country, north and
south,, when he swears by all that liveth
that tli»e sanctity of .h'ls home and the pur
ity of h!u fam.ily shall be malbtain .1 in
violate at every hazard. We have come
to learn that the purity of woman means
the purity of the family and the purity
of the family purity of the raee and na
tion, and whosoever insults -that purity
is an enemy to society and in league with
hell. We simply ask that the sins of th*
vicious be not charged to the whole race.
Our training on the whole'has not been
what it should have been, but the race is
making a heroic effort to expell from its
system all the virus of degrading sin. and
this far we have made progress. We do
not ask that the criminal escape, hut
that the court shall put out his crime by
due process of law. We ask that justice,
sure, unbiased, remorseless, be meted out
to all criminals, black and white.
Keterring 10 me negro uepanimni u.i
Ihe exposition, the orator said that the
race presented to the country a few pro
ducts of Its brain and t^kill wrought out
under adverse and trying circumstances.
They were tendered as the earnest of the
race's undeveloped power and the proph
ecy of its possible future. "We record
with grateful recognition the magnanim
ity of our southern friends in this op
portunity given u« to come before the
country in a new light. This act in it
self is a clear indication of future de
velopments."
President Collier made a short address
congratulating the race on its efforts and
the result.
The speech by Rev. Rowen made a
tine Impression. It was heard by the
largest audience that'has yet assembled
in the auditorium.
KILLING AT UNIONTOWN.
City Masshall Fatally Shot by V. G. Metzer, a
Merchant— Metzer Shot in the Head,
But Will Recover.
Uniontown, Oct. 21.—(Special.)—At »:30
this morning there was a bloody street
duel on our streets. City Marshal Brit
ton and a young man named Metzer were
the principals. They had an altercation
on the street about some trivial mat
ter. Rater on Britton went by the store
of Metzer, when the matter was renewed.
A blow or two was passed, when Metzer
drew his gun and fired four balls, taking
effect in Britton's body. Metzer was
struck by one bail from Britton's pistol,
receiving the leaden missile in (he Jaw.
Britton is in a dying condrtTon and can
not possibly live twelve hours. Metzer's
wound, while painful, is not considered
dangerous.
Both men have a great many friends
here and the shooting is very generally
deplored. For a good while after the
fight the wildest excitement prevailed all
over our usually quiet little town.
Another Report.
Uniontown, Oct. 21.—(Special.)—This |
morning at 10 o'clock Richard Britton,
city marshal, and V. G. Metzger, a nv.r- I
chant, got into an altercation about some
trivial matter. The lie was passed and
Metzger drew his pistol and fired four
shots at Britton, three of them taking
effect. Britton then fired at Metzger,
giving him a slight flesh wound in the
face. Britton is in a critical condition
and the physicians have small hope of hia
recovery.
Britton came here a few years ago
from Petersburg, Va., and is well liked.
He is married to Mss Morgan, a member
of a prominent family, and has one child.
Metzger is about 25 years old and has
lived here all of his life.** He has many
friends and his family is highly respect
ed.
The shooting took place in the heart
of the city and it is remarkable that no
one else was hurt. Britton is at I^ang
horne’s drug store, the doctors thinking
it would be dangerous to move him. Dr.
Davis of Birmingham was wired for to
perform a delicate operation and is ex
pected to arrive tomorrow.
The tragedy is greatly deplored and
the trial will attract widespread interest.
ATHENS.
The Happy Marriage of Two Popular Young
People.
Athens, Oct. 21.—(Special.)—Miss Tom
MeCulIan Davis, daughter of the late Col.
S. H. Davis, was married yesterday even
ing at the residence of Rev. Dr. Ham
ilton to Mr. Thomas Wilkinson, Dr. Ham
ilton performing the ceremony.
Miss Da\ is is a highly cultured and
nra-r beautiful young lady. Dr. Wilkin
son is u promising young man and their
many friends wish them much happiness
and great prosperity in this life.
TRAVELLING LIKE KINGS.
President Cleveland and His Party Have the
finest Cars in the Country at
Their Service.
Washington, Oct. 21.—The train bearing
President Cleveland and cabinet to At
lanta over the Southern will be the hand
somest ever made up in this country. It
has been made up under the direction
of W. H. Baldwin, second vice-president
of the company. First will be the com
posite baggage and smoking ear, then
ihe compartment car, Columbia, which
has just come out.of the shops at Wil
mington. Del., having been refitted for
this trip. This car is probably the most
magnificent example of car construction
in existence and was built ut a cost of
$150,000. It contains twelve compart
ments, each fitted up with all the toilet
accessories essential to comfort and con
venience complete in itself. The last car
is Mr. Pullman’s private coac« Wild
wood. It has a large saloon in the center
and an observation space in the rear.
At Greensboro, N. C., a vestibule dining
car will be attached to the train and
run through to Atlanta on which break
fast and lunch will be served en route.
The train will be under the personal con
trol of the superintendents of the several
divisions over which it passes, and Gen
eral Passenger Agent Turk will accom
pany the party as the railroad company’s
representative.
It is understood at all places where the
train slows up or stops tomorrow be
tween Greensboro and Atlanta President
Cleveland will show himself from the ob
servation space of Wildwood, in company
with members of the cabinet. Whether
or not he will make any speeches en route
cannot he stated. The train leaves Wash
ington at 11 o’clock tonight, reaching At
lanta at 4 p. m. tomorrow.
The party which will accompany'Pres
ident Cleveland to Atlanta will be com
posed entirely of members of his official
family. Mrs. Cleveland will not go. The
party comprises Secretary and Mrs. Car
lisle, Secreary-Herbert and bis daugh
ter, Mrs. Micou; Secretary and Mrs. Da
mmit. Secretary Morton and Miss Mor
ton. Postmaster-Genreal and Mrs. Wil
son, Private Secretary and Mrs. Thurber,
Mrs. Harmon, the wife of the attorney
general. and Secretary Smith. Attorney
General Harmon will be unable to go.
Mrs. Smith will join the party in Atlanta.
BANKHEADATJACKSONVILLE
He Makes a “Howling Speech’’ and the People
Join in the Refrain—The Free Coin
age Cause Benefited.
Jacksonville, Ala., Oct. 21.—(Special.)—
Capt. John H. Bankhead addressed an
appreciative audience in the court house
at this place today. His speech was one
of the most logical and eloquent that has
been heard In Jacksonville in recent
years. It was quite apparent that the
audience was in thorough sympathy with
the gifted Alabamian, and every one lis
tened to him in rapt attention. None
but the most complimentary opinions
were expressed after the speech was
ended, and a prominent gold bug is re
ported as saying that Mr. Bankhead’s
argummts were unanswerable. Several
whose tendency had been toward the
gold standard were heard to say that
they were convdneed that the free and un
limited coinage of silver was the only
hope for this country. Mr. Bankhead's
coming to Jacksonville will he fruitful of
much good.
IMPORTANT CASES ADVANCED.
The L. & N. Bnilrond. Company vs. tho State
of Kentucky Among Them.
Washington. Oct. 21.—Chief Justice
Fuller in the United States supreme court
today announced the advancement on the
calendar for the early hearing of numer
ous cases, among them the Louisville and
Nashville Railroad company vs. the state
of Kentucky, involving the question of
the power of a railroad company to lease
nr purchase the Chesapeake and Ohio
Southwestern railroad; the first Monday
In January United States ex. rel. Long vs.
Lochren, commissioner of pensions. This
famous case presenting the question
whether or not a pension Is a vested
right In such sense that It cannot be
diminished by act of the commissioner
jf pensions the third Monday In January,
rennessee Bank and Insurance company
rases, thirteen in number, to be heard
is one case the first Monday in Jan
iary.
Wants to Sco the Negro Building.
Atlanta. Oa.. Oct. 21.—President Cleve
nnd has expressed a desire to see th" nc
tro building thoroughly, "The blacks are
dated at this intrest and expect to have
in opportunity to shake hands with him.
rhe directors of the exposition have ar
-anged the programme so that the prcsl
lent can have all the time lie wants In
;he negro building. Thousands of blacks
ire coming Just to see Mr. Cleveland.
The Fignro’a Opinion.
Paris, Oct. 21.—The Figaro, alluding to
he Venezuela dispute, expresses the
opinion that the system of issuing ulti
matums, which Is now becoming a habit
with Croat Britain, may he greatly pre’Ju
lieial to general peace._
Charles Hitch Eound Over.
Knoxville,. Tenn.. Oct. 21.—Charles
Ritch, held for the murder of Thomas
Breen last Tuesday night, waived exam
nation today ami the case goes to the
lanuary term of the criminal court. Hall
pvss c-'t ellowed.