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YOL. 1. NO. 21.
TWIN CITY NEWS.
MINNEAPOLIS.
Rev. and Mrs. C. H. Phillips. oi
ckson, Tenn., made a flying visit to
t. Paul last Wednesday and were the
ests of Mrs. T. R. King. Dr. Phil
s 1s editor of the “Christian Index,”
e official organ of the G M. E,
urch. Mrs. Phillips is president of
e W. C. T. U. of Tennessee, and also
member of the executive committee
the N. A. C. W., which meets in
icago next week.
Mrs. A. G. Plummer and mother gave
_private picnic at Minnehaha Falls
nday afternoon. Music was ren
d by the Mason orchestra and
cing was indulged in until 7 o'clock.
‘most clegant lunch was served by the
ies. Those present were Mr. and
rs. W. R. Morris, R. J. Coleman, F.
McGhee, Chas. Coleman, Chas. Ma
n, St. Paul; Mesdames Laforce,
icago; R. T. Gray, Colter; Wier,
arker, Smith, Macßrady, F. P. Pres
n, Stemp, Brady, Amos, Napier, J
Reid. Messrs. L. Mason, D. Tay
. Masters Dondald, George and
oward Brady. Willis Colter, Harvey
oss, Raymond Plummer, Joseph
eid, Jr.. Virgil and Harold Preston.
lesdames Grimes, Hardison, Washing
yn, Neal, Thompson, Pitts, St. Paul;
ichardson, Moss, Plummer, Misses
I. Weir, Ada, Maud and Alice Mason,
‘dna Grey, Ugenia Colter, Girtie
[Gates, Cora Neal, Ruby Coleman.
Mrs. Geo. Branett lies very ill at
er residence, 519 Tenth avenue south,
i heart trouble.
Messrs. J. Redmond and J. Peyton
ave purchased the barber ship recent
; owned by Wm. Massey, 208 Wash
ngton avenue south. The shop ought
0 be a success under the present man
ement.
Mr. Sawyers, the gentleman who
as recently fined for refusing Mr. Wm.
firey a glass of beer, expresses his
esire to serve everybody.,
Dr. E. E. Jackson, of Plainfirld, N
. made many firiends while here. The
octor is an able, logical and forceful
peaker and would interest any cul
ured andience. He left for the Pa
ific coast, Florida, and other Southern
omts, where he will deliver addresses
upon the “Emancipation,” the sub
ject he so ably expounded at Midway
(Grove
Mrs, Ida Sellars ils convalescent.
Mrs. Will Fairfax has arrived in the
rity, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Z.
J. Johnson,
Rev. E. E. Jackson, of Plainfield,
N. J.. preached at Bethesda last Sun
day morning and St. Peter in the
evening, to good houses,
The Dorcas Society of Bethesda
hurch held their annual picnic at Min
nchaha Tuesday. All had a good
ime
The ladies of Bethesda church are
getting ready for a lawn social to be
given at the residence of Mr, and Mrs,
R. H. W. Davis, on Eighth avenue
Fnrl Fiith street south.
Mrs. N. Harris died suddenly of heart
atlre Tuesday. Her request was that
ev. Mrs. Mason perform the funeral
remony.
St. Paul society ladies surprised their
Minneapolis contemporaries by sudden
ly calling upon them(?) the St. Paul
ites. We have owed social debts
jor years. Among the callers were
Mesdames Lyles, Harris, French, Bass,
St. Louis; Anderson, Parker. Francis,
King. Pettis
A carload of young Airo-American
maidens are on their way to the Twin
Cities from Louisiana. In three weeks
pfter their arrival they will become
Ermhcrnizcd and our white citizens will
ave to send for another carload.
A private picnic was given at Minne
naba last Sunday in honor of Miss Mae
Williams™ birthday. A large number
were present
Are you going to the Exposition
Sunday. to hear Rev. Mrs. Mason?
Don't fail to call at the Advance cafe,
427 Washington avenue south, and
ook upon one of the Flour City's finest
restaurants, with first-class service in
every respect, J. C. Reid, proprietor
Rand;fl’ Leison, nephew of Charles
Britton, died at Salt Lake. He and
vile went down to Chicago to attend
uneral.
NOTICE! NOTICE!
Commencing from Saturday, August
12. The Afro-American Advance will
nake its subscribers a flattering offer
All persons who send in $l.OO on or
vefore August 24th, will be credited
with one year's subscription, giving
rou a discount of one-third our regular
rates. Do not let this flattering offer
pass. Address all money orders, etc.,
0o The Afro-American Advance, 427
Washington avenue south.
RELIGIOUS NOTES.
A Criterion Musicale and Literary
ill be given under the auspices of the
hrysanthemum Club of Minneapolis,
n recognition of Rev. W. S Brooks,
bur worthy pastor, Tuesday evening,
Aug. 15, IBgp, at St. Peter's A M E
Church, on 22nd St.. between oth and
toth Avs, §. Officers: P. F. Hale,
president; J. B. Taylor, St. Paul, sec
retary: Thos. Scott, treasurer. Direc
ors, Z l-i,d Johnson, J. Banham, Ar
hur E. wards, Chicago, Volunteers:
Mrs. W. C. Foster. dramatic reader,
ust returned from England: Mrs. J
I Monroe, vocalist. formerly of Chi
ago, IH.; Mres P. F. Hale, pianist, an
irtist of marked ability: Mr. Frederick
Douglass. baritone, Fisk University
tudent. season ‘'96-'g97; and others
Ushers: Chiel usher, Mr. N. Stone;
M:s. L. Clark, Wm. S. Neal, E. Eng
ish
Invocation .. . Rev. W, §. Brooks
t. Cabie Piano Co., Donors of the
heautiful Piano, 56 S 7th St
2 Phonograph, Thos. €. Hough,
_donor, 234 Nicollet Ave.
3 Veeal Solo—“ Come Back, Dearest
Heart™ ... . .Mrs. J. T. Monroe
4 Reading Dramatic ..............
srsrvnscrvins I 8 W, C. Foster
5. Phonograph, Seremade — Piccolo
and cornet.
& Ceomie Reading.
7. Observe Plants Cut Flowers, by
Mr. R. Mendenhall, 412 Nicol
let Ave.
8. Baritone Solo—" Beautiful Stella”
e K Dongins
9. Phonograph—" The Iceman.”
10. Reading, %‘ragic
= NN T e
H. Vooul-DE . . ..o
s+« ME 3nd Mrs. B, S. Walker
- Lo Sele tEnte). - .
S s N
Lon Phillips, Livery. Donor Carirage.
1522 Franklin Ave.
13. Phonograph, Quartette ..Selected
14. Vocal 5010....Mr5. J. T. Monroe
Boutell Bros, Donors Stage Setting,
Corner Fifth Street and First Ave. S
15. Collation to be served m the Lec
ture Room below, 15¢ per plate.
16. The President of Club will extend
. thanks to participants,
ST. THOMAS MISSION (Episco
pal), No. 614 Sixth avenue S. Rev,
}n_g._ J._Faud_e. D. D., in charge.
The lawn fete that was announced for
Thursday, Aug. 10, has been postpon
ed until Aug. 17, at which time the
Ladies” Guild of St. Thomas Mission,
will give a lawn social with an enjoy
able musical program. All are car
nestly invited to attend. Refresh
ments served at intervals during the
program. Take Chicago avenue car
to East Twenty-eighth street, walk to
leit to the residence of Mrs. Chas. Ma
son, 2803 Tenth avenue south.
Mrs. Jessie Hardison and Miss Cecil
Rodney are here irom Cape Girandeau,
Mo., visiting the former's mother at
2806 Ninth avenue south.
Mr. H. L. Vinegar has opened new
tonsorial parlors at Stewart and Mose
ley's club, on Hennepin avenue, where
he will be pleased to see his friends.
5. TREIERS A M FE CHURLEH
The lawn social by the Mite Mission
ary Society at Miss Maggie Freen's,
under the auspices of Mrs. S. R.
Brooks, was a decided success.
The church will be closed all day
next Sunday. Congregation will jom
St. James, East side, and worship at
the Exposition building. Mrs. Lena
Mason will speak.
Mrs. Lena , Mason will begin the
“ Feast in the Wilderness™ on Monday
the 21st.
Mrs. Sarah Gordon, Twenty-eighth
street and Chinton avenue, is quite ill.
Mr. and Mrs, Noll entertained Mrs
Lena Mason, Mrs. f! B. and J. W.
Rogers, Mrs. J. W. Elliott, at the Lone
Mcadow Club last Wednesday.
Mr. Robert Ragan is still quite ill
at the city hospital.
Mrs. Joseph Duncan is out again,
The many iriends of Mr. R. D. Ware,
of this city, who for many months has
been taking a theological course in one
of the southern colleges, and has just
successfully passed the examination for
ordination, will be pleased to learn of
his prospective return this week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Jgdy gave a birth
day party Wednesday of this week, at
their home on Franklin and Tenth, in
honor of the twelfth birthday of their
sister, Alma Uptegrove. All spent a
pleasant afternoon, and the young
guests departed sincerely hoping there
were many more such birthday cele
brations in store for them in the near
future.
Miss Myrtle Miller, of 1102 Fiith
street south, entertained a large num
ber of her little friends the past weck
in honor of her eleventh birthday.
Dainty refreshments were served. and
the rest of the afternoon was spent in
music and games. Among the guests
Krcscm were Miss Aima Uptegrove,
Nina Holder, Belle Thomas, Hazel
Morris, Leonard Judy, Frnest Hare,
and Mary and Georgia Miller
BANDA ROSSA.
Those who have heard Sousa, say he
is great, but the Banda Rossa—we can
only say, as has been said, “each is an
artist.” It is magnificently, gloriously
grand. Of course, those who have had
the inmost depths of their emotional
nature stirred to the core, and been im
pressed by the wondrous power of Gil
more at Manhattan Beach, when he was
in his best, will always be so partial as
not to declare anyone his equal, but
now “de Banda Rossa has der day.”
It is a mark in the epoch of our edu
cation to note the widespread interest
and enthusiasm that the colored peaple
of this community are taking mn the
grade of music rendered by tfm most
excellent group of musicians. We have
the reputation of being lovers of coon
melody, professional ear-ragtime play
ers of the banjo and jews-harp, bones,
ctc, but we do not only dearly love the
real American music. It shows progress
to note the delight in the classic; how
the conversation waxes warm and every
one almost taken from their seats again
as they recall the soft and sweet velvett
introduction, and then the terrific whir(
ing climax of the band. Our homes,
as our communities, can always be
judged by the music which makes a hit.
In this one respect there Is, perhaps, a
difference between the masses of the
North and the South. Booker Wash
mgton says too often in Southern
homes there can always be found a
Ei;no or organ and a costly gilt-edge
ible with no one to play and read.
We should always have the best mu
sic in the home, that as we get intellec
tual nurture and discipline: that as our
very souls open into conscious activity,
we will be refreshed and strengthened,
as springtime flowers by the midnight
dew, with those suggestions transmitted
through the medium of sound. which
bring inspiration and make us good,
grand and noble.
Mrs. T. H Lyle, of St Paul, will
represent the “Advance” and ntroduce
the paper at the national meeting of
noted colored women of America,
which will meet in Chicago from the
15th inst. to the 17th. We have in Mrs
Lyle an able and efficient representative
and one who is willing to devote time
and means to the advancement of the
race without expecting compensation.
NOTICE
On and after Saturday. August 12th,
The Afro-American Advance office
rooms will be changed from %09 North
western bu'lding to 327 Washington
avenue south
MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. PAUL, MINN, SATURDAY, AUG. 12, 1899,
ST. PAUL.
Mr. and Mrs. A M Lee, Mr. and
Mrs. W. T. Francis and Mr. and Mrs.
J. H. Dillingham composed a very en
joyable goli party at the Roadside Golf
Links last week.
Mrs. W. T. Francis entertained at
funch last Saturday a theatre party
compaosed of Mrs. Frank Robinson and
Miss Lamabelle Robinson of St. Lous,
and Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Lee.
Aliss Nellie Patterson, of Fargo, N.
D., is in the city, the guest of her aunt,
Mrs. Mark Fort, of Western avenue.
Miss Patterson will attend business col
lege while here.
Tuesday morning Probate Judge Ba
zille appointed Frederick [.. McGhee
administrator of the estate of the late
John H. Cunningham. The applica
tion was made by the widow. 'lllw es
tate consists mamnly of life immsurance
Mrs. E. J. Allen has opened hair
dressing parlors at 553 Sibley street.
Mrs. Allen is prepared to do all kinds
of work and solicits the patronage of
all Afro-Americans.
Mrs. S. E. Ellis, of Newport, R. 1..
who has been visiting at White Bear
lake tfor the past four weeks, ils now
in the city, the guest of her sister, Mrs.
D. E. Talbert.
Mr. J. H. Dilingham, whose arm
was injured some time ago by County
Attorney Bigelow's horse, is having a
great deal of trouble with the injured
member. He has been taking electric
treatment since the accident, but as yet
he cannot raise his arm above his head.
Mrs. Lena Mason, the Afro-Ameri
can evangelist, is preaching at St
James A. M. E. church every night
this week.
Mr. Chas. Mills, living at 541 Robert
street, sprained his ankle badly Tues
day evening while coming off the
steamer “Quincy” at the foot of Jack
son street. He was taken to his home
in the patrol wagon.
Miss Nellie Brown will leave Mon
day might for Chicago where she will
spend two weeks visiting friends and
relatives,
On Monday evening Aug. 7th St
Peter Claver's Society held its semian
nual eclection and elected a new set of
officers with the lone exception of
treasurer., Mr. Adison Davis, who has
been treasurer for the past year, de
clined a renomiation for a third term,
but the members insisted and elected
him in spite of his protests, The newly
clected officers are Rev. T. A. Printon,
spiritnal adviser; S, E. Hardy. presi
dent; T. W. Bennett, vice-president; |
P. Banks, recording secretary: R E
Cousby, financial secretary: A, Davis,
treasurer. Members of executive board,
W. I. Gardner, Louis De Lyons, James
Leger and Frank Turner. In assum
ing his duties, President-elect Hardy
spoke briefly, asking for the hearty and
undivided co-operation of all the mem
bers in endeavoring to make the so
dality a success from every standpoint,
“I shall be highly pleased.” said he, "if
when my term is completed T am able
to show such a splendid record as has
the retiring officers.” The sodality
deemed it advisable to send an affiliat
ed delegate to the meeting of the Na
tional Afro-American Council at Chi
Cago President-elect Hardy was
unanimously chosen delegate.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Anderson and the
Misses Anderson entertained Aug. &th
in honor of their guests, Mrs. Boss, of
St. Louis, and Mrs. Fair. of Kansas
City. Those present were Mesdames J
Q. Adams, Banister, Chas. Morgan,
Wm. Riffe, Liggins, Johnson, Loomis,
Chas. James, Humphrey. of Monmouth,
Il.: Nancy Valley, G Valley, S. Hil
yvard, Gertrude .\fihnn. Hoage. Spen
cer, Harris, J. H. Dillingham. Geo.
Duckett. J. Turner, Weilding. Mocker,
Ed Williams, Wm. Johnson, J. Adams,
Wm. Joyce, H. A, Kirtley, Watson,
Allen French. Hackeney, J. B. Turner,
Lewis, Griswold, Wm. Stanton. Eastelle
Smith and Misses Evelyn Hickman,
Asee Towles, Zenia, O.; Birdie Daray,
St. Louis; Bessie Taylor, Carrie Doug
las. Mary Howell, M. B. Anderson,
Nellie Banks, Mamie Williams, Mamie
and i)cnnie Combs, Helen Anderson,
Ida T.oomis, Ethel and Ellie Howard,
Ella Gardner. Mae Wilbams, Minne
apolis: Ruby Coleman, Adette Johnson,
Minneapolis; Mr. and Mrs, O. D. How
ard, Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Parker, Mr
and Mrs. J. Hickman, MY and Mrs. P
H. Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Dur
ant, Mr, and Mrs. Bellesen, Mr. and
Wm. Mills, Thos. Morgan, Stewart
~ee e Kansas City, Mo.: R. Ander
son, T. Hickman, ():vttrm. }cnkm\. 8.
D. Kemp, N. Brown, Wm. Hilyard, M
D. Pettis. W. V. Howard, Terrell, A, J.
Bell, J. C. Anderson, D S Omer: Cole
man, J. L. Neal, Z. J. Johnson, W. W.
Tucker, Dim, Sarah Williams, Minne
apolis: Allison, Chicago: Russell,
Bruce. Messrs. V. D. #nmcr. B
Porter, Laurence. Wm. French, M.
Hickman, Wm. Smith, Jos. Allen, J.
Logan, Wm. Reynolds, E. Robinson,
N. Anderson, Geo. Jones, C. Houser,
Freddie Parkrr.l' R. Anderson, E. An
derson, Mrs. ouston, Mrs, Thos
Franklin, Reception committee, Miss
es Mary Huchl. Austatia Anderson,
Cora Anderson, Mae Williams. Miss
Carrie Douglas presided at the punch
bowl!.
Miss Ida 1. Branch. of Evanston, 111
is the guest of her sister, Mrs. G
Brown.
Tuesday evening. Aug. Bth, reception
given at residence of Mrs Strong in
honor of Miss Bessie Warren and ‘.\h«
bel Lawrence. Eve spent in playing
games, music, etc. Those present were
Misses Mabel Lawrence, g'csgic War
ren, Chicago: Eva Rieves, Josie Har
mon. Ella Charleston, Lulu Howard.
Hattie Loomis, Carrie Mills, Luly
Mills. Annie Shephard, Ida Shephard,
Angeline Mathews, Carrie Douglass,
Bertie Dodd, May Wiilliams, Bertha
Williams, Sadie ():vu. Lulg Smith,
Clara Howard. May Davis, Minneapo
lis: Messrs, James Murphy, Timothy
Huaig. Morris Hickman, C’acn!c Beas
ley. Harry Bryant, Charlie Charleston,
Frank Bell. Sydney Harris. Carlisle
Williams. Clarence Smith
FORMED A LOCAIL COUNCIL
On Friday evening. Aug. 4th, about
filty of St Paul's r(srnwmatiu men
met at the Maceo Club. The object
of the meeting was to feel the public
pulse relative to formmg an auxiliar
or local council 1o act m unison will
and be the representative of the “Na
tional Afro-American Council™ in this
state. Mr. F. 8 McGhee called the
meeting to order. stating the object of
the meeting in a few well chosen words,
Mr § B Talbert was elected temporary
chairman and J. S. Harris temporary
T. JUSTINE DE CLELLAND. D. D
A Distinguish('(l and Successful Negro
The cut appearing in this column s [ land have used to advance the schoo
an exact likeness of De. T, Justine De | For a young tan (26 years) the subie,
Clelland, one of the most brainy and | *f our sketch is one of the best logic
2 : = v Fand extemporancous speakers in th
mtelligent young men of our race. Pre i Northwest, and he s considering s
vious to last June the gentleman in | vrionsly invitations to lecture i Minn.
question was the successiul pastor of fapolis. St Paul and Duluth shortl
l‘w Eighth and Ebln i street Baptust ! More such men of means and bram ai
church at Quincy, I, the largest negro | needed by our race, especally i th
Baptist church i Ilhinois, Bemng ot a ! Northwest Being a smgle gentlema:
broad mind and ideas this divine has { he can aftord to give a great deal mos
resigned and taken the position of su- | of his time to* educational work tha
perintendent of the Harriet Beecher- lif otherwise. This husthng hitle ma
Stowe Institute, founded in 1897 by i and his associate, Rev. Brown, a
Rev. Geo. A, Brown, J+, son of hishop { hranching out m the hne of stock ran
J. M. Brown, who is still its president. | ing. and will soon visit s ranch
With his alnlity, Dr. DeClelland has | Texas for the purpose of shipping can
brought to the little school money. A [to IHlinos These two worthy gentl
recent death of an uncle has brought | men believe with the head, heart ar
to Mr. DeClelland $6,000, a good por !pm‘Lrt iilled, success will come to m
tion of which Mr., Brown and DeClel- | race, and premdice will begm to abat
EDWARD W, THOMPSON
Chicago Manager of the Afro-American Advance. A
Bright Young Man,
The subject of our sketch lidwunlitvr praduating, he entered the Drake
William Thompson was born and | University at Des Moines, T, where
raised on the farm i Decatur county, i ""';X”"" one year
R e uring the session of the lowa gen
Towa. His life was spent on the farm i,.”l assembly in 1897, he was assistant
until 1892, when he entered the Lean | file clerk of the senate, and for more
high school at Leon, la, and graduated | than a year he was a reporter for the
from there in the spring of 1895, the | lawa State Bystander at Des Moines,
first and only colored person that has | La . the only colored paper published
ever graduated from that school Af | the state
secretary. Many earncst addresses wer
made, encouraging the movement an
pledging hearty support. Among th
speakers were Prof Jos. Houser, o
Louisville, Ky.: T. H. Lyles, S. F
Hardy, Dr. V. D. Turner, E. P. Wade
Mr. {)um'an of Duluthy, and Dr ) F
Porter After the discassion the meet
g decided to organize a local conncy
and elected the following officers
President, F. 8. Mctihee; vice pres
dent. J. Q. A. Wilson; secretary, ] S
Harris; assistant sceretary. Adolp!
Smuth; treasurer, J. . Talbert, chap
lain, R. Hickman, serveant-at-arme«, H
Shaw. The council decided to send
delegate to the Natonal Counail winel
meets in Chicago Aug. 17, 18 19, ans
Mr. F. S, McGhee was unanimons!
chosen as delegate [.ater on the pres
dent appmmwflhr following executiv
board: Dr. J. E. Porter, S E. Hardy
Thos, Jefferson, GG W. lLowe, E P
Wade.
- CORRESPONDENCE.
CHICAGO, ILII.
(Special to Advance )
— The Knight Templar conclave and
Masonic jubilee are holding their an
nual meeting in this city. which com
menced Monday and will continue all
week. Over goo visiting knights are 1n
the city. On Monday a reception was
tendered the visiting kmghts by the
Chicago commanderies, Tuesday a
parade was given in the mormng. and
in the evening a reception was given by
the ladies of the adopted rites at Bethel
church. On Wednesday a grand at 1o
o'clock, after which a pienic was had at
the World's Fair park On Thursday
might an exhibition el and prome
nade was given at the armory. Gth st
and Michigan On Friday night the
farewell banquet was Ziven at Ariing
ton hall Covers were lmd for yo in
vited guests, and 3 namber of dutin
guished Sir Knights responded to
toasts,
Misses Gertrude Howard and Hattie
Dean, of Indianapoiis. Ind, arrived Sat
urday and will t: the guests of Mrs
Hunter, 0643 Rhode: ave, for a few
weeks
The National Association of Colored
Women will meet in this ety in 3 na
tional convention from the (4¢th to 17th
Oyver 1000 delegates are expected rep
resenting about g 0 organirations
Among the women of national repute
that are coming are Mrs Mary Church
Terrell, the national president . Mrs B
K. Bruce. Mrs. Booker T. Washington,
Mrs Frederick D:fl!m Mrs. Joseph
ine Sidone-Yates Miss Anna Jones
Miss ) Imogen Howard, of New York
City, who will be remembered as the
anly coloted woman on the woman's
board of managers of the Columbian
exposition; Mre J St Pierce-Ruilin,
Mrs Anna J Cooper, Mre, Paul Law
rence Dunbar and others. The session
will begm at 10 o'clock at Ovum
chapel. Muayor Harrison will represent
the cnty. Mrs. Charles Henrotin the
Chicago Woman's Club, and Mrs |,
A Davis the colored woman's club
O Sunday, the 13th, the prominent
women will deliver addresses at the
following churches - Mrs. Terrell at
Bethel chureh, Mrs B, R Bruce at
Ovam chapel, Mrs ] Silone Yates,
Olivet Baptist, Mrs. Anna Cooper at
Grace Preshyterian. The officers of the
local federation are president, Mrs,
Fanme B Wilhams, vice presidents,
Mrs L. A Davis, Agnes Moody, Mrs.
M. Curl, Mre. M. 1. Davenport; te
cordmy secretary, Mrs. Fanny Hall
Clint, corresponding secretary, Mrs
M. Carmichael; treasurer, Mrs. R F
Moore and they are making elaborate
preparations to entertam the visiting
delegates
O last Thursday night at Ovum
chapel a parr of gold epaulettes
that were captured by '{)nwy at Man
tha were presented 1o Col. John R Mar
shall | M Townsend, of Cincinnati,
€y made the presentation speech Al
of the officers of the Eighth [Hlinois
were present in full umiform; also sev
eral companies.
Miss f;nm- Dean, chorister of Al
len's chapel, Indianapobs, Ind., will
siig a solo at Quimnn chapel Sunday
evemng
lobn € Buckner has been appointed
deputy coliector of internal revenue.
He o asngned to the Pallman district
We are glad to know that the president
has rewarded him for the services that
he has rendered the party. also to our
race Wonder what Gov. Tanner will
Chas Winter Woods gpreached at
Bethe! church fast Sunday evening As
it was his first sermon there was llaruc
compregation presest. He s now an -
structor at the Tuskegee institute,
A REW CAFE
Fditor J € Reid has opened 3 new
and commodions cale at 427 Washing.
ton Ave 8o He will he glad to have
il bus friends patronize the enterprise
There 13 not g first-class restaurant in
the city that caters to Alro-American
trade Especial attention will be given
parties of ladies and gentlemen The
place will be known &5 the Advance
P
If & man is as timid as 2 hare, he ough
to dw game ~Lhicago Dally %cn. .
WILL BE REMODELED
Plan on Foot to Reorganize the Ger
man Consular System.
tnder Present System the Consals
Have No Practienl Acquaintance
with Indastrianl Processes or
Mervantile Usages,
According to Consul General Mason
at Dlerlin, there is o plan on foot to re
organize the German consular svstem,
which has deteriorated during recent
years, Under the present system con
suls were educated as lawyers and dip
lomats, underwent a period of training
in the foreign office, dnd became typical
Prussian officials, with a good command
of lnnguages, a fair knowledge of diplo
macy, international law, and the his
tory of treaties, but no practical ac
qualntance with industrial processes,
commercinl values, or mercantile
usiages,
As trained officials belonging to the
privileged class many of the imperial
consuls have evineed a cartain con
tempt for trade and those engaged in
it and have rejected requests for com
mercial ald and information as form
ing no part of their official duties,
The exigencies of the wholly new sit
uation have been developed during the
last ten years —stimulated, as is bhroad-
Iy hinted, by the recognized eMeiency
of American and other consuls in ob
taining valuable information and pro
moting export trade - have ereated a de
mand for a radieal veform of the entire
consular system and its reorganization
upon wholly different lnes,
The two propositions now under con .
sideration are to retmin practically the
present consular organization and to
streagthen the commercinleMeieney of
the consulates by assigning to them
commercinl attaches, a plan that has
been found to work well in the German
consulantes in the United Statea to abol
ish permanent consuls and appoint in
their stead experienced and eapable
merchants, who will give to the consular
office a definite commercial charncter,
while itw legal and purely ofMoinl duties
are performed by young attuches
trained in the usunl manner,
There is o general demand that the
consular service shall remnin, ns now,
a life career; the basis of its personnel
shall be a corpu of consular punils, se
leeted by competitive examination for
thelr intellipence, energy and efficlency
ns atudents of modern langunges, com
mercial lnw and technology, trained by
nwpecinl studies for thelr ecareer, and
then sent out to forelgn parts to begin
their life work as npprentices,
FAVORS DEPORTING NEGRO,
Nishop Turner, n'. Georgin, Wants
Conuress to Approprinte $100),«
GHOOOO for the Purpose,
At the Episcopal council of the bhish
opsand elders of the African Methodint
Episcopal ehureh at Bivmingham, Ala.,
noresolotion was adopted suggesting
to the general conference to meet at
Columbus, O, next May that it may
petition the congress of the United
States o appropriate $100,000,000 1o
defray the expenses of deporting the
negroes from the United States to some
other conntry where they would he by
themaelves,
The resolution was futhered by Bigh
op oM. Turner, of Georgin, who took
the position that there is a deter
mined allenation between the races
and that it eannot be harmonized ex.
cept by separation. He discounte
nanced the theory that harmony ean be
effected by Christlan influences, which
he declured was a mere subterfuge to
delay a movement that could be put
into exeention at once,
The couneil nleo adopted resolutions
condemning the luwless blseks for reck -
Jesseriminality aud the vicious element
of the whites who will no! await the
anetion of the law, but rush to the rope
nnd slaughter,
RUSSELL SAGE YOUNG AS EVER
The New York Millonnire Colebrates
His Klghty - Third Nirthday by
Maorking at Desk,
Russell Buge wan 83 years old the
other day. He did not eelebrate the an
niversary by changing his business
habits in any particular, but he re
cefved at his offiee in the Bank of Com
meree hullding at least two score
friends who called to congratulate him.
Many of them sald If there had been
any chnnge in Mr. Sage since the last
auniversary of his birth it was that he
had grown younger in appesrance and
carriage, He certalnly nppeared, as he
shook hands with eallers in his oMee,
te be a quarter of a century behind the
record, and attended to the details of
his business with even more vim than
Is usun! with him.,
Mr, Bage is now consldered as one of
the lnrgest money lenders in the Wall
street district. His attention to his
vast buxiness Interests s wholly en
grossing and his average day's employ
ment issuch as men half his sge would
either shun or divide with his partuers
or confidentinl employes. In his loan
transactions he is said to bandle more
money than any other man on the
“utreet.”
His Nenrd Was flejovenated,
Dr. Koveos, of Amorgos, Greeee, tells
of a relutive of his who died recently,
aged 99, He had pever been 1l in his
lide, but the Lalr of Lis head and face
bad become prematurely white, Six
months before his death, however, his
beard and mustache suddenly becume
dark, the evlor eontinually deepening,
“to the curiusity and stupefaction of
sl
Boninnger's Horse,
Clen. Bonlanger's famous black horse,
Tunis, is dead. It had been cared for
by an admirer of the genersl
MINNESOTA
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
ON THE INCREASE.
Remarkable Growth of Exports of
Manufactures of Iron and Steel
During the Last Fiseal Year,
Of the remarkable growth of exporta
tions of manufactures during the last
fiscal year those of steel and iron are
the most striking. The total increase
in the export of manufactures during'
the year, as shown by figures furnished
by the bureau of statistios is §45,000,000,
Of this increase $33,000,000 is in manu
factures of iron and steel. The exports
of iron and steel and their manufae
tures during the flscal year 1800 were
FOLTIAOM, as against $70,400,855 in 1898,
SATAOT.BT2 In 1807, $41,160,877 in 1806,
$12,008,08% in 1803 and $20,220,264 in
1504, It will thus be seen the exports
of manufastures of iron and steel in
1500 were more than double those of
1506, and three times as great as the
exports of 1504,
On the other hand, the imports of the
same class of goods continue to fall off,
having bean but $12,008.239 during 1599,
s against $23.338103 in 1806, and $55,-
544372 in 1801, While the exports of
fron and steel have been steadily grow-
Ing the imports have fallen, so they are
now less than one-half what they were
in 1806, and about one-fifth of the
amount In 1501,
Al elnssen of manufactures of iron
and steel have shared in the growth of
popularity abroad, but this is especial-
Iy true of the higher grade, such as steel
rails, railway engines, builders' hard
ware and machinery of all sorta. In
1500 517 rallway locomotives have been
exported, as against 4638 in 1508, 398 in
1807, 261 in 1800, 252 in 1805, and 142 in
1504, while the value of exports of loco
motives in 1800 was $4,725.748, as
ngninst $1,028.254 in 1804, Of the 517
locomotives exported 99 went to Rus
win, 69 to Japan, ¢ to China, 50 to Mex
leo, 80 to Canada, 26 to the British East
Indies, 25 to England, 21 t » Sweden and
Narway, 20 to Hrazil, 14 to West Indies
and 11 to Afriea,
CONTROLLED BY A HYPNOTIST.
Singniar Complaint Made by Father.
of the Alleged Vietlm « oy
Fenrs an Awfnl Vate,
If Ira Reifsnyder, of Reading, Pa.,
In to be believed his son, William Henry,
in under the hypnotie influence of »
bold, bad man, whose name, however,
in not given. Reifsuyder does not eall
it hypnotism, hawever, but “hexing.”
The father says that this man exers
clsen such an nfluence over the boy
that he gives him every eent he enrns
and even borrows money for him.
The Reitsnyders, father und won,
moved to Reading from Linfleld, Mont
gomery county, and had charge of the
enginesroom In an ndustrial plant,
While standing near the building one
dany William met the man who now
exercines the mysterious influence over
him and an aequalntance sprang up
between them, The man never goave
any other name than Lazarns, Reif
suyder says he talked of being con
trolled by evil spirita and the aequir
ing of the power of changing himself
Into a cat or a dog, On one oecasion,
the Reifsnyders allege, he suddenly ap
peared and a large maltese ent, with
four spots, appeared. After a time the
ent disappenred and Loazarus returned
and informed the awe-stricken boy that
the eat wan none other than himself.
The lad, It i alleged, Is told that if
he does not give up his money the evil
spivit will come at midnight and tear
him to pleces. Mr. Reifsnyder says
that his son is o constant fear of an
awful fate, being unable to sleep st
nights.
MARRIAGE LAW DEMANDED.
Henlth Commisnioner of Clty of Ml}
wanker Suggests a Medion)
Faanminntion,
Health Commissioner F. C, Schulz, in
his annunl report to the city counell of
Milwaukee, recommends the passage of
u bill providing for the medical exami
nation of all young men who apply for
murriage licenwes, In deseribing the
severnl discases which have caused
havoo in the health of the community,
embracing smallpox, diphtheria, scarlet
fever and Kindred ailments, the com
missioner Ineludes also the discanes
common. to men only, such as certain
forms of insanity, dipsomania and other
Hils, and enlorges at some length upon
the baneful effects of allowing them to
go unchecked and unnoticed by medieal
anthorities,
Dr. Bchulz mokes reference to n sim-
Har law existing in Ohlo and indicates
thut the course recommended would be
in harmony with more advanced med
ical ideas,
DISEASES OF CAGED MONKEYS.
New York Doctor Studies (o Discover
Canse and PVerhaps (ure of
Rheumatism and Gowut,
Dr. Roland D. Jones, of New York
city, hus experimented on 83,000 mon
keys in order to try to discover the
enuse and perbaps the cure of rheuma
tiem and gout, und, while he will not
make public the results of his investi
gations, he says that his remedy will
pot be a serum. By eareful investiga
tion Dr. Jones says be has succeeded
in differentinting 50 varieties of rheu
wntism and 17 forms of gout,
The bateh of monkeys which was the
sitbject of the first experiment had only
tested one kind, and it wag therefore
necessary to test 55 other bitches with
the remaining kinds of poison,
After innoculation the afficted mon
keys nre taken to the laboratory, where
ench of them is placed under a distinet
treatment.
Where Land Is Valuahie,
Lind in England Is 500 times as yal
gable now as it was 200 years ago.
British-Americans in Boston,
There are in Boston 44,207 persons’
bore in British America, o