The Topeka Plaindealer from Topeka, Kansas • 4

orncf rf Vttr father and brother The Two Parties. (Continued from Page One.) gloried in the fact that it had killed and mutilated Negrots in the South. When in Kansas City Please Call at te Chicago Gfe, HENRY COMPTON, Prop. 706 E. Kansas City, Mo OUR NEIGHBORS IN MISSOURI, KANSAS AND It denounces the Porto Rican Tariff ELSEWHERE SEND US THE LATEST NEWS.

'Hf OFFICE HOUBS: to 10 A. to 5 p. M. Topeka. Mable Taylor has returned to Atcrnson after a short visit to her father.

Miss B. I -Garret spent a few days in Kansas City this week. Bell Slater left for Kansas City to accept a position as matron in a hospital. Miss Anderson has returned from a visit to Woodruff Mo. law because it imposes a tax upon a people without their consent, and boast that they control eight millions of Negroes without their consent and compel them to contribute to the The Home Mission concert and drill 'will be given Tuesday evening at Wilson Hall, on 1st.

and Main. It will be a novel feature, and few can afford to miss it. See the tableaux by all means! Mrs. Johnson of Neosho is in called by the serious illness of her daughter, Mrs. Hatcher.

Mr. Caldwell of Guthrie is in the city. Mrs. T. Hardy was called to 0.

A. TAYLOR, M. D. Physician and Sdrokon Calls answered day and night. Telephone, 696.

226J Kansas of the Fourth that it has cast him within the four walls of his domicile; glad to say that at this writing he is much better. expense of a government. Everything is denounced but the Boxer Rebel lion in China, and this' only escaped, Chetopa. Mrs. Cable of Indianapolis, Ind has teturned after a short visit to The Chetopa Black Diamonds crossed bats at Russell Creek her mother.

because it had no Webster Davis. THE FREE SILVER REPUBLICAN. This conference or rather National convention at Kansas City is only interesting in a very minor way. It IMPORTANT CORRESPONDENTS to this paper must use due care in the preparation of their man uscript. We have not the time to reconstruct your news items, and if the matter sent in is not legible, it will be filed as dead matter.

Long lists of names of parties attending social functions, extended comment not of a purely news nature must grove Tuly 4 with the Melrose George Klien Co 3tf OF High-Grade Buggy and Team Harness. Promptly 718 Kansas Ave. Topeka. Kan Springfield last week by a tele Mrs. Hudson of Atchison has nine, the crack team of whites gram announcing tne serious gone to Kansas City after spend illness of her father.

is hardly a national party, and in fact The game was hotly contested from start to finish. The Dia ing a few days with Mrs Moates very meagrely deserves the name of Ella Taylor is slowly improv monds won by a score of 1 1 and 9. a party. It can be better appreciated as an element of dissatisfied Republi ing. Coffeyville.

The colored people of are reputed to be in the Messrs. Finjey and Bassett and storing Lieutenant Henry Ossion Flipper to. his rank aud pay in the United States Army. The article charged the failure of the bill to the opposition of Senators Baker and Harris. The Plaindealek is always ready and willing to champion the causeof the Negro.

But we believe that there should be an adherence to truth. We have received information from Senator Baker that thoroughly disabuses our minds of any complicity on his part in securing the defeat of the bill. The bill failed because the attorney selected to represent Lient. Flipper failed to appear before the committee on Military Affairs, and the adverse report of the Committee was entirly due to the default of Mr. Flippers attornies.

We do not believe that Negro soldiers were honorably dealt with by our National government. We believe that the courage and zeal the Negro has manifested at all times for the flag entitles him to higher consideration than he has heretofore received. But we cannot obtain justice for our race by wilfully maligning those who would be, disposed to give friendly consideration to our cause. We are prone to con Madames Cunningham and Car Constable Moore made a flying cans with Democratic proclivities, lacking the moral courage to boldly join hand with the Democratic party. be accompanied by cash to in- best financial circumstances of ter have returned from Lawrence trip to Oswego Saturday night Practices in all courts.

Special attention given criminal cases. W. 1. JAM1S0X, Attorney-at-Lau. Office, 117 W.

Fifth St. sure publication. cign your where they attended the Grand Flora Walker left Monday for its conierence at Kansas uity was Chapter. very much on the order of a tramp correspondence. North Topeka.

Mrs. I. Thompson will attend waiting tor a nanaout, that never Institute in Richmond this month. One of the most successful and attractive entertainments of J. KNIGHT, UNDERTAKER AND EMBALM ER.

Lillie Williams is still confined the season was the Street Fair, at street Baptist church July 4, came. The returning delegates are mad at each other as well as the Tammany Tiger who would not swallow Towne. This minor incident is of interest to Kansas Negroes only by reason of the presence of Major John M. Brown, the whilom Republican of Shawnee County, who in making his adieus to the Republican under auspices of Beulah Mission circle. The booths were hand Coffeyville.

Prof. W. Bufkin, the agent for The Plaindealek was In Chetopa last week shaking hands with his old friends. The primaries will be held in the city July 17 to elect delegates to the county convention. Tom Flannelly will carry the delegation from Chetopa.

J. E. Finley, one of Chetopa' brightest young men, has accepted a position in the public schools of Columbus, Kans. Helen Edmonds, who has been visiting in Pittsburg, returned home Saturday. Fannie Roberts, who had been any in the state.

More colored people own their property here than in any other town in trie state. Foster Williams is a most successful business man. He is engaged in the grocer business. He has one of the best stocked stores in the city. He is a man that the citizens of Coffeyville, as well as sonthern Kansas, are proud of.

A. Roan is also in the grocer business and seems to be quite an enterprising man. Leave all subscriptions for the Plaindealek with A. J. Shobe at the K.

C. Restaurant. Remember it is only $1.00 per yr. Manhattan. Ada Downey arrived from A- party and his bow of submission to Tillmanism (from which he fled from 'Phone Kansas Avenue.

to her bed- Addie Williams is visiting in Omaha. Miss Henderson is visiting her uncle. Mrs. Ella Middleton, accompanied by her mother, H. Dimmery, has come to live with us.

A reception was tendered Rev. Middleton and his charming helpmeet at the parsonage. Wichita. Mrs. Anna Lucas of Dnluth, is visiting Mrs.

Clark. Willie Tines, 12 yrs. old, was Mississippi a few years ago) he agreed to deliver the Negro, vote of Kansas to the cohorts of reform and Negro repression. "Now Major Brown is a office hours Telephone, 454 7 to 10 a. 12 m.

to 4 p. m. 7 to 10 p. m. J- M.

JAMISON, M. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Special attention to diseases of Women and private diseases. great and good man, and his connec tion with "the Father of Our Coun Res. 225 Madistn clude hastily that race prejudice is the cause of all our ills, when ill for several months, died Fri we have a duty Jto perform. It is a matter of simple justice to day morning and was buried Sunday, Revs.

Cartwright and Duncan officiating. The deceas drowned last week in the Little lina, Kans. Saturday where she has been visiting her aunt Mrs, say Senators Baker and Harris, gabies anb tDityout Gscort ed was an active member of Lit Arkansas river while bathing. Mrs. Carrie Hunter of St.

Joe tle Flock Baptist church. She are gentlemen beyond suspicion in this respect. Stamps. Minnie Howell is in Council Grove with friends. Maude Smith spent the 4th in is the guest of her parents Mr.

and Mrs: H. Baker. left a husband, 8 children, 7 sisters and a host of friends to mourn her loss. try renders his statements above suspicion as to truth and veracity. The Major has one of the biggest and finest farms in Kansas ani it may be possible that he has corralled the entire Negro vote out at his ranch and knows whereof he speaks.

We haven't seen the cards in his hands or up his sleeve, but we are ready and willing to wager our entire print-iug plant against just any old thing that there will be some Negro votes in Kansas this fall that will refuse to be delivered. The Major is a warm article on the stump and if he will allow his pet South American Emigration scheme to rest quietly in the tomb of oblivion, he is liable to do some business for the anti's provided his head is as clear on the silver craze as it is on the real principles of A man, who can come in from C. C. with friends. Oscar Thompson is visiting in Kansas City.

Mrs. Willa Kennedy is on the the country an Abraham Lincoln Republican; attend a Silver Re Ida Posie of Wamego was the Alonzo Dial is in Pittsburg. Ottawa. guest of Effie Williams 2 Kn to California should jofn one of Hie -Santa Fe IUmte tfrsoualIy foinliu-tfd exnir-sions. The etty cares and annoy- 4.

ances of long-distance travel are taken off tl.eir irds 1. spec excursion condin-tor No extra charge. Full information cheeifuliv furnished. T. L.

KING, Ticket Agent, The Atchison, Topeka Santa Fe Ry. ToPfKA. AJ. publican convention and be con sick list. The fishing party that spent Mrs.

H. W. Scott went to Mrs. Taylor Reed has return Kansas City last Monday to visit verted, go to Kansas City a Free Silver Republican and be transformed into a Jeffersonian Dem her sister. Mrs.

Henrietta Swangan who somely decorated in gay colors. Amount taken in, $24.75. Misses Pearl Woods and Nellie Thomas are Mrs. Mary Matheny in Newton. Rev.

S. W. Beasley and Rev. Bates of Missouri are in the city. Rev.

L. M. Arthur filled the pulpit at St. Mark's church Sunday. A surprise party was given on Leona Cornell Friday, July 6.

in honor of her twelfth anniversary. Many useful presents were received. Mrs Ida Jordan left Monday night for Lincoln, Neb to attend the annual grand session of the Macedonian Tabernacle and Tent. Sunday school at St. Mark's church will be at 2:30 p.

m. Rev. Wooten left Monday night for Lincoln, to attend the grand session Macedonian Tabernacle and Tent. Those who have news for The Plaindealek can leave it at A. S.

Kane Co. Family Drugstore, 832 N. Kansas avenue. Marietta and Lula Robinson gave a swell party Friday evening, June 30. The evening was spent is dancing and games.

Refreshments were served and everyone was happy. The Ladies' Aid society of North Topeka, which was organized last August to help the poor, has prepared a home at 717 N. Tyler street, to be known as the Topeka Charity Home. It will be ready for occupancy in a few weeks. There will be a special meeting at street Baptist church Sunday.

The Rosebud club was entertained by C. T. Birdwhistle and wife Thursday evening. Refreshments were served. AAAA A AAA AAAA AAAJ.

AAAAAAAA AA has been visiting in St Joseph returned Monday. the Republican party for which he fought, bled, and Kansas Negroes cannot be carried bodily and ocrat, all these changes occurring within forty-eight hours, now that man is a daisy. But these lightning change political artists are not calculated to carry the Prof. Vernon, president of M. M.

S. POULTRY FENCING. delivered as so many chattels, to any Quindaro Industrial School, lectured at the A. M. E.

Church 1 1 1 i 1 Monday evening. the 4th at Wild Cat Lake reports a good time. G. W. Owens spent the 4th in Junction.

Rev. Keele of Burlington is here on business. Miss Jennie has the typhoid fever. Rev. L.

Crawford has been ordained as minister of the Seven Days Adventist, or the church of God. The people here are well pleased with the Plaindealek. We have a number of subscribers already and we trust before this year is out every colored citizen here will be a subscriber. masses. ney are to quick in political party.

Not even by an ex-Republican who has grown sleek feeding at the public crib. THE NEGRO DEMOCRATIC LEAGUE. Dewitte Johnson of North the change. Ottawa lelt Wednesday for St. Populist and Democrat are Joseph.

The Negro Democrat is an entity. He has ceased to be a crvsalis. He Emma and Maggie Garret synonymous terms, depending only on locality spent the 4th in Lawrence. tvu July Wtf. Joij tl, 1896.

Paul Schrader and Walter See, now, what is your poli Payne have retuned to Ottawa. tics? Mrs. Sarah Wash and grand Saves 50 per cent, of the cost of the completed fence. Write for catalogue ot our Poultry, Garden, Lawn, Farm and Hog Fences, Gates, etc Union Fence De Kalb, Ills. FOR RENT Unfurnish ed rooms at 112, 114 East Seventh street.

Call at Thk Plaindealek office. daughter Georgia Glass are expected from Kansas City. ed from Okla. City, accompanied by Etta Randolph who will visit her for several weeks. Jeremiah Walker died Tuesday of last week.

The funeral services were held at the 2nd Baptist church Tuesdaj afternoon conducted by Rev. Copeland. Mr. Walker was well known and highly respected by all who knew him. Mrs.

Kittie Goleman entertained a number of her friends at dinner Wednesday of last week at her pleasant home on N. 17th street. The occasion was her 58th birthday. She received many handsome presents from her friends as tokens of their esteem. The dinner served was an elaborate one and fully enjoyed by all present.

A most delightful affairs was the birthday party given by Le-la Crouch Friday evening. A-bout thirty of her friends were present. Atchison. Amanda Brown-Gray of Washington, D. C.

is visiting her mother, Mariah Brown. Her many friends and school children welcome her presence arid hope she will make a long visit with them. Two young girls have fallen.out 1 U11 1, Wamego. The Progressive Literary Club of Mr. and Mrs.

E. Strodder en has reached that point in his career where he can enjoy the luxury of an independent existence. He can have state and national leagues, a something beyond the capacity of the Negro Republican. It is to be regretted that the poor Negro is an alien in all He must "tread the wine press alone," in social, religious and political matters Even in the company of the devoted apostles of Thomas Jefferson, who preached the devine doctrine of "the equality of man," the poor Negro must go it alone. The National Negro Democratic League was in ses this city, after a lethargy of several months, has again called its members together and resumed work un tertained Prof.

Vernon and Rev. Guy at dinner Sunday. To my Mr. aud Mrs. J.

Lillard enter der the leadership of its active and enthusiastic president, Mr. Charles tained Prof. Vernon and Rev. Guy at dinner Monday. Lee.

The past activity of this so Customers: On and after March 30th I will be at ciety will be remembered as having Mrs. D. Wright of Baldwin McCarroll's Barber Shop, been directed toward the social and intellectual welfare of its members, spent a few days in the town last week. and the deep interest and enthusism manifested at the special meeting of Monday evening without doubt give 116 East Seventh, Where I will be pleased to meet you all again. R.

L. SKEARCE. sion at Kansas City last week. It was not an "August" body unless some of the speeches were a little torrid when reviewing Brother Tillman's boasts of what the solid South had succeeded in doing in the way. of Mr.

Brown is visiting A. Edwards of the Island. D. Benson has been sick the sufficient grounds for assuming that its work in the future will be no less last two or three days. spirited; that its motto, "True to I defrauding the Negro voter and mur The youug people will give a each other" will be no less faithfully DIE grand concert at the A.

M. E. followed than it has been in the past; and we remember with pride that, Church Thursday night. Newton. Mrs.

A. Adams of Paola, who has been visiting her sister Mrs. Jones of this city, returned to her home Saturday. Ed Mason and family spent Sunday in the country. Mrs.

J. Robinson has returned to her home in Arkansas City after a few weeks visit with her husband in this city. Chas. Miller spent the 4th in Wichita. Mr.

and Mrs. Henderson left Saturday for Pueblo Colo, where they will make their home. Mr. Slaughter was given surprise pary July 3rd by his wife and Lula. His friends gave him a large arm chair.

T. Nellie Thomas and Pearl Woods of Topeka are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Jno. Matheny.

C. Miller and wife and J. Gross and wife spent Sunday evening with Mrs. Harve Manning, nine miles northeast of town. The evening well spent, the only thing to mar the feelings of the hostess was the sickness of her boy Carl.

We hope he is better. No preaching at 2nd Baptist Church Sunday as they have no pastor. even at the period of its greatest in activity, it could be said of this or For Straightening dinky and JoplinMo- Joplin is alive with interest in preparations for the Street Fair, which will be held here July 30 Aug, 3j 1900. Quite a crowd Einlpair of from surrounding Without injury Bemoret dandruff, curea all diseases of the scalp 75c per jar. GEORGE W.

STAPIELD, Druggist, Kansas AveiTTopelia. UVCl W11USC UCdU llC SUcUl DC. The South Atchison Whistlers, led by Dr. G. G.

Brown, unmercifully beat the North Atchison Whistlers, led by W. E. Gray. Madams Sophia Stephenson, Amelia Shaw and Emma Moore took in Kansas City on the -Fourth and are still extending their visit. Mrs.

W. H. Hudson, after spending the Fourth and the four succeedinfi days with Mrs. Dr. Moates and friends at Leavenworth, accompanied by Mrs.

Moates, spent five days in Kansas City, guests of Dr. Thompson and wife. Weir City. Etta Schrader of Ottawa lectured at St. John Baptist church last Thursday evening.

She is an eloquent speaker, and received attention of her hearers from the time she uttered the first word until the close. Emma Vernon of Galena is the guest of the Misses Harkins. Rev. A. Boswell of Missouri is in the city, and will conduct a series of meetings for Pastor-elect J.

S. King. Maggie Robertson spent a few days in Pittsburg, the guest of D. Anderson. Joe Gunter is able to be out again, after several days illness, to the delight of his many friends.

E. Berry and George Austin spent last Sunday in Columbus, and report a grand time with the ladies. Belle Glover is slightly indisposed this week. We hope that she will soon recover. L.

Scott and daughter, Martha Jane took their departnre last week for an extended visit to relatives in Birmingham, Ala. George Baker took on so much dering the Negro regardless of whether he belongs to the Democratic party. The Negro Democrat is a crow eater of the highest type. His attitude more clearly than anything we have yet discovered illustrates that precept of "love those who dispitefully use At the head of the League is the Hon. Edward E.

Lee "the black Crocker of New York" and Mr. Geo. E. Taylor of Oskaloosa, is the Secretary. In his historical sketch, Mr.

Taylor is inclined to complain because "indeed the League has never received the recognition that it should have received by the Democratic National committee." This no doubt arises from the fact that the Democratic managers all look upon this forlorn Negro political miscarriage in the same light that the Editor of the Louisiana State z. the "foulest things on earth." The Negro Democratic League is a conception of the late Mr. Taylor memory is still green. It is an organization for the purposs of getting nextvto the precounter by men who have become disgruntled in the Republican ranks. It has no standing within the Democratic organization, It is a polical Ishmael.

ganization that it was doing some good and certainly no harm to anyl The primary purpose of the meeting Monnay evening was td make arrangements for a celebration here, August i.st, the first Wamego has held in ten or twelve years. It is certainly a step in the right direction both as evidencing the social life of our people here and 'appreciation of the advantages, blessings, and prosperity we enjoy as an emancipated race; and the club will have the most hearty co-operation and support of the citizens of Wamego, both white and colored, in its efforts to make this celebration a success. Mr. O. M.

White returned from Onega Tuesday where he has been since June 17 assisting Dr. Parsons in his dental work. Every one admires push and stick-to-it-iveness, especially in the younger generation, and in a town where there is so little, ambition Mr. White stands as a 'of rising young man, one who has in him. the! elements of success.

1 cities are expected to be present. A large crowd of the Baptist church members attended the Basket-meeting Sunday at Galena. The sad death of little Johnnie Caples is indeed shocking. While crossing the street he w.as struck by the car and mangled beyond recognition. The bereaved parents have the sympathy of the 'entire city.

Jennie Pillars left Saturday for Burlington Iowa, where she will in the future, reside with her uncle. Mrs. Mason has gone to Carthage to spend a.feyyreeks.: Dora Wilson is in the city the A Bargain. 4 Acre Tract. Choice 2 Four Room Houses, One honse 18x34 feet, large stain-etl glass windows in ft ont, good well, barn and out buildings.

Rents for S5.00 per month, only 2 miles south of the city. Price 6oo, Fifty dollars down. Balance to suit purchaser. Interest 6 per cent. If sold within 30 days.

See R. O. HILLARD, and take a 20 minutes drive to see the property. EDITORIAL AFTERTHOUGHT. A.

short time ago, we published an article from the pen of a. Mr. Bowling of re Leavenworth. The rally at the C. M.

E. Church was a success? Goldie Young, stenographer and leading soprano of the A. M. lative to the action of our Kansas Senators toward- the bill in- E. choir, is visiting in Laura Anderson is visiting in troduced for the purpose of re 5 1.