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HF?ii THE HOES.
important Meeting Heid in New
York Last Nigfel
. GROVES CLEVELAND SPEAKS.
The Object was to Aid Booker T.
Washington and the Tuskegee
Institute in the Industria!
and Moral Education
of the Colored
People.
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New York, April. 14.-Former Presi
jdenfc Grover Cleveland was the princi?
pal speaker tonight at a meeting held
in the Concert Hall of Madison Square
Garden, in the interests, of the Tuske?
gee Normal and Industrial Institute.
Among those on the platform with
Mr. Cleveland were Mayor Low, who
presided, Booker T. Washington,
Edgar G. Murphy, Dr. Lyman Ab?
bott, President Nicholas Murray Butler
and Dean J. Van A m ringe, of Colum?
bia ; W. H. Baldwin, Chancellor Mc?
Cracken, of New York University;
John De Witt Warner and George F.
Peabody. Mrs. Cleveland sat in the
gallery with Mr. and Mrs. Andrew
Carnegie, who are Mr. Cleveland's!
hosts while he is in the city.
Mr. Cleveland, who was greeted
with prolonged applause as he was in?
troduced by Mayor Low, said :
I have come here tonight as a sincere
friend of the negro, and I should be
very sorry to suppose that my good and
regular standing in such company
needed support at this late day, either
from certificate or confession of faith.
Inasmuch, however, as there may be
differences of thought and sentiment
among those who profess to be friends
of the'negro, I desire to declare myself
as belonging to the Booker Washing
ton-Tuskeg?e section of the organiza?
tion. I believe that the days of Uncle.
Tom's Cabin are past. I believe that
neither the decree that made the
slaves free, nor the enactment that
suddenly invested them with the rights
of citizenship, any more purged them
of their racial and slavery-bred im?
perfections and deficiencies than it
changed the color of their skin. I be?
lieve that among the nearly nine mil?
lions of negroes who have been inter?
mixed with our citizea?hip there is
still a grievous amount of ignorance,
a sad amount of viciousness and a
tremendous amount of laziness and
timelessness, I believe that these
conditions inexorably present to the
white people of the United States, to
each in his environment and under
the mandate of good citizenship, a
problem, which neither enlightened
self-interest nor the higher motive of
human sympathy will permit them to
put aside. I believe our fellow country?
men in the Southern and late slave
holding States, surrounded by about
nine-tenths, or nearly eight millions,
of this entire negro population, and
who regard their material prosperity,
their peace and even the safety of
their civilization, inter-woven with the
negro problem, are entitled to our ut?
most consideration and sympathy and
fellowship. I ara thoroughly convinced
that the efforts of Booker Washington
and the methods of Tuskegee Institute
point the way to a safe and beneficent
solution of the vexatious negro problem
at the South, and I know that the good
people at the North, who have aided
these efforts and methods, have il?
lustrated the highest and best citizen?
ship and the most Christian and en?
lightened philanthropy
I cannot however, keep out of my
mind tonight, the thought that all we
of the North may do, the realization
of our hopes for the negro must, after
all, mainiy depend, except so far as it
rests with tho negroes themselves,
;apon the sentiment and conduct of the
leading and responsible white men of
th? South, and upon the maintenance
of a kindly end helpful feeling on
their part towards those in their midst,
who so much need their aid and en?
couragement.
I need waste no time in detailing
the evidence that this aid and encoc- j
rigenient has thus far been generously i
forthcoming. Schools for the educa- j
tion of negro children and institutions i
for their industrial training are scat- j
tered all over the South and are liber- j
ally assisted by the Southern public |
and private funds. So far as I am in
formed the sentiment in favor of the j
iargest extension and broadest influ- j
enoeof Tuskegee Institute and kindred j
agencies is universal, and 1 believe ?
ti?at without exception the negroes s
who fit themselves for useful occupa
tiona and service find willing and '
cueerful patronage and employment j
among their white neighbors.
"1 do not know bow it may be with ?
other Northern friends of the negro, ?
but I have faith in the honor and I
sincerity of the respectable white peo- j
pie of the South in their relations w ith '
the negro and his improvement and
well-being. They do not believe in
the social equality of the race, and I
thev make no false pretence in regard
\
to it. That this does not grow ont
hatred of the nergo is very plain,
seems to me that there is abunds
sentiment and abundant behav:
among the Southern whites towal
the negro, to make ns doubt t
justice of charging this denial of soc
equality to prejudice, as we usua!
understand the word. Perhaps it
born out of something so much deer,
and more imperious than prejudi
as to amount to a racial instim
Whatever it is, let ns remember th
it has condoned the nergoes' share
the humiliation and spoliation of t
white men of the South during t
saturnalia of Reconstruction days, a:
has allowed a kindly feeling for ti
negro to survive the time when t
South was deluged by a perilous floi
of indiscriminate, unintelligent ai
blighting negro suffrage. Whatev
it is, let us try to be tolerant ai
considerate of the feelings and ev<
prejudiced racial instinct of our whi
fellow countrymen of the South, wh
in the situation of the negro probler
must, amid their own surrounding
bear the heat of the day and- stagg?
under the weight of the white man
burden.
There are, however, other conside
ations relating to this feature of tl
negro question, which may be regari
ed as more in keeping with the objec
and purposes of this occasion. A
friends of the negro, fully believirj
in the possibility of his improvemei
and advancement, and sincerely an
confidently laboring to that end, it i
folly for us to ignore the importance <
the ungrudging-co-operation on th
part of the white people of the South i
this work. Labor as we will, th os
who do the lifting of the weight mus
be those who -stand next to it Thi
co-operation cannot be forced ; nor ca
it be gained by gratuitously runnin
counter to firmly fixed and full en305
ment of civic advantages, or even pr?
judice& We are not brought to th
point of "doing or overlooking evi
that good may come, when we procee
upon the theory that before reachin
the stage where we may be direct!;
and practically confronted with th
question of the negro's full enjoy
ment of civic advantages or even 0
all his political privileges, there ar
immediately before us and around u
questions demanding our imm?diat
care,. and that, in dealing effectivel;
with these, we can confidently rel;
upon the encouragement and assistant
of every thoughtful and patriotic citi
zen of the land, wherever he may liv<
and whatever may be his ideas or predi
lections concerning the more remoti
phases of the negro problem. Thes<
questions that are so immediate!:
pressing have to do with the practica
education of the negro, and especial
ly with fitting him to compete witl
his white neighbors in gaining a de
cent, respectable and remunerative
livelihood. Booker Washington, ir
speaking of the conditions and needs
of his race, has wisely said: "It is al
the bottom of life we must begin, anc
not at the top: nor should we permil
our grievances to overshadow our op?
portunities."
In summing up the whole matter,
there is one thing of which we can be
absolutely certain. When we ^ic
Tuskegee Institute and agencies like
it, striving for the mental and manual
education of the negro at the South,
we are in every point of view render?
ing him the best possible service.
Whatever may be his ultimate destiny,
we are thus helping to fit him for fill?
ing his place and bearing its respon?
sibilities. We are sowing well in the
soil at "the bottom of life'" the seeds
of the black man's development and
usefulness. These seeds will not die,
but will sprout and grow, and if it be
within the wise purpose of God the
hardened surface of no untoward senti?
ment of prejudice can prevent the
bursting forth of the blade and plant
of the negro's appointed opportunity
into the bright sunlight of a cloudless
day.
At the conclusion of his address,
Mr. Cleveland introduced Edgar G.
Murphy, who said :
"I think that wise men everywhere
are recognizing in the principal of
Tuskegee one of the greatest moral
assets in the life of our country today :
"The South has not applauded him
with undiscriminating agreement or
with monotonous, though less, profit?
less ncc'aim. The South has ' some
times blamed him. But tne South is
too fair to him and to his race, to allow
these occasions of disagreement to dis?
tort the broad perspective in which
she has viewed and appreciated that
arduous public service through which,
for twenty years, in cheerful patience
and unaffected modesty, he has labor?
ed for the upbuilding of his humble
and untutored fellows. He has greatly,
doje a great work in response to great
need.
"North and South there have been
those who have seen peril in the
negro's progress. Bat if the progress
of the negro bring peril with it that
peril is nothing in comparison with
the perils attendant on the negro's
failure."
Dr. Lvman Abbott, who followed,
said that tho South deserved great"
credit for taking up as it had an un?
tried problem in helping the nergo
to help himself.
"And the North," he said, "has
given her scant credit. She has given
him schools that the North has refus?
ed him and done many other ti ings to?
wards his future that the North never
thought of."
g Dr. Abbott next spoke of the great
work of Booker T. Washington and
praised him in tho highest terms,
declaring he had done as much for
the white race as for tho colored race.
His work had really brought about
the union of North and South in the
work that he had taken up as his life
task.
Quoting a remark made by Henry
Ward beecher, to the effect that we
should "make the negro worthy first
and then give him suffrage," Dr. '
Abbott said :
" We made the mistake of giving him j
suffrage first and the unfortunate !
negro bas had to suffer ever since, j
What the negro wants is education, i
It all depends upon education whether I
the negro will be a shackle to our feet
m ..cv. .. ..
or wings to onr body; that soon after
the meeting bad begnn he had re?
ceived two telegrams, one annonncing
a gift of $10,000 from a lady in Ohio,
and the other a gift of ' SI,OOO from a
lady and gentleman in the Scnth. He
said that 856,000 had been needed to
pay the indebtedness of the institu?
tion and that, taking the gifts into
consideration, there was the small
snm of $45,000 needed, for which he
made an urgent plea, as well as for a
further endowment sum."
THE FuiifoifmiiBE.
New . York Stock Market Still
Feverish and Unsettled.
New York, April 14.-The stock
market . was feverish and unsettled
again this morning as an after effect
of yesterday's severe shaking down.
Influential support, however, was
accorded at the start today and the
heavy offerings of stocks were absorb?
ed and price bid up determinedly as of
ten as they fell. This had the effect
of restoring confidence and checking
the food of liquidation.
A recovery of Northern Securities on
the curb to above the opening level
helped to reassure sentiment on the
Stock Exchange and the market be?
came quiet and dull, but decidedly
firm. The level of prices for the ma?
jority of active stocks nile between 1
and 2 points above last night. The
bear party was inclined to cover and
caused a hardening tendency of the
market, but the volume of dealings
was much diminished on the advance
and buyers were not disposed to follow
prices upward with any eagerness.
The demand from the bears became
urgent late in the day to cover their
short contracts, when a rumor circu
lated that the Northern Securities
Company would arrange a compromise
with the Government of the suit
against the validity of the company.
The result was a strong and active
close, with some leading stocks 2
points or more above last night's
level.
GOVERNMENT BY INJUNCTION.
Against Railroads and Prevents
An Increase of Rates of Freight.
Atlanta, Ga., April 14.-Judge Em
mory Speer, in the United States
District Court at Columbus, Ga,
today granted an injunction, upon
the request of the Georgia Saw Mill
Associations against a number of
Southern railroads, restraining them
from putting into effect a proposed
advance of two cents per hundred in
the rate on lumber shipments to the
West The Coart orders that the de?
fendant railroads appear at Macon on
April 24, to show cause why a perma?
nent injunction should not be granted.
In their application for injunction
the lumber dealers charge that the
railroads forming the Southeastern
Freight Association are working in
illegal combination. ,
Plumbers go on a Strike.
Columbia, April 14.-The plumbers
went on a strike this morning for
no particular reason that could be
learned, unless it ie their desire to
seize a pretext to demand more wages.
These sort of things are of almost
daily occurrence now, and nobody
bothers with them much, but men
employing such labor are constantly
put to annoyance by petty, and some?
times ridiculous, demands. It seems
that a man who was pntting in a steel
ceiling for a building had occasion to
change some gas pipes in order to
make a good job. A plumber seeing
him demanded to know why he was
doing plumbing work. The man in
vited his questioner to a warmer clime
and finished the job. This was said
to have been the cause of the present
strike, though it is said it ?3 a mere
pretext to get higher wages.
Attempt to Force North Carolina
to Pay Carpetbag Bonds.
Washington, April 14.-The Quited
States Supreme Court today heard the
argument in the case of the State of
South Dakota versus the State of North
Carolina, involving the legality cf
bonds issued by the latter State in
1S66 to aid the. construction of tne
North Carolina Railroad. Originally
the bonds amounted in the aggregate
to $2,500,000, but all but 8200,000 of
them, which were owned by New York
parties, were compromised. Of the
bonds which were not thus settled
$10,000 worth were presented to the
educational fund of South Dakota for
the purpose, it is claimed by the legal
representatives of North Carolina, of
giving the Federal Supreme Court
original jurisdicton. The case was ar?
gued for South Dakota by Wheeler Ii.
Peckham and for North Carolina by
George Rountree, J. H. Merriman
and Joseph E. Sheppard, North Caro?
lina contests the snit on the ground
that the bonds were not legally issued, |
and also challenges the jurisdiction of
the Court.
Robbed the G. ave.
A startling incident, is na ratrd by John
Oliver, of Philadelphia, as fallows: .*!
was in an awful conditio:?. "Sty skin was
almost yellow, eyes sunken, toncue coated,
p in continually in ba. k and side?, nu
appetite, growing weaker day by day.
Turee physicians had given me up. Then
I was advised to ase EleCiric Hitlers; to
my great joy. the first bottle made a de
ci ?ed improvement. 1 continued their ase
for three weeks, ?md nra now a weil man.
I know they robbed the grave of another
victim." Noone should fad io try diem.
Only f>0 cenis, gaaranteed, at J. F. W . De
Lorine's tlru^ store.
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BEAUMONT TEXAS BURNED.
Million Dollar Firs in the Oil Dis?
trict.
h TERRIBLE DISASTER CAUSED
By The Carelessness of a Work?
man who Kicked Over a Lantern
and Started a Fire in the
Midst of a Block of Oil
Mills.
Beaumont, Texas, April 15.-A
careless workman kicked over a lan?
tern at one of the Caldwell oil wells
on block 38, Hogg-Swayne tract, on
Spindle Top, today and started a fire
that resulted in the loss of property
valued at $1,000,000 and caused the
bankruptcy of twenty or more of the
smaller companies. There were 175
wells in the three blocks of the tract
and only five of the derricks and pump
houses are left standing. Every com?
pany that had property in .the Hogg
Swayne tract is a loser. The fire swept
the three blocks, covered with der?
ricks and pump houses, clear of all its
buildings. The derricks left are on
the edges and are few and far be?
tween. None of the commpanies had
a cent of insurance.
The fire started near the southern
edge of block No. 38 and spread three
ways. Pumping stations, derricks and
pipe lines all fell before it. Large
engines and thick pipe melted in the
heat. It is estimated that 170 of the
wells sustained an average direct loss
of $3,000. This is exclusive of half
a million dollars more, the aggregate
loss on prodeuction and other dam?
ages. Fifty or more wells probably,
are ruined by the dropping of tubing
into them as the result of the fire.
Among the losers are; London Oil
and Pipe Line Company, Caldwell
Oil Company, Spindle Top Power Com?
pany, Central Power and Equipment
Company, Pumping Station Dividend
Oil Company, Detroit-Beaumont.
Palestine-Beaumont, Sun Company,
Advance Oil Company, Queen City,
Queen of Waco,' Drummers, Alamo,
Buckeye, ?round Floor, Manhattan,
Borealis and Buffalo.
All pumping rigs, derricks and pipe
line equipments were destroyed. Ex?
tensive losses were sustained by owners
of drilling rigs, among whom were
H. B. Ford, Cartwright Oil Company,
John Markham and J. W. Ennis.
Mr. Ennis estimates his loss at $15,000
and others at from $1,000 to $1000.
The Texas, Sun, London Oil and
Pipe Line, Guffey, Higgins and other
companies lost heavily through dam?
age to their pipe lines. The Heywood
tract was saved only after hard work.
Claims Against Alliance.
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Columbia, April 14.-The Alliance
Exchange receivership matter has
never been heard by Master Verner,
because the lawyers have not decided
on a time for taking the testimony.
The matter wa3 again brought into
public prominence today by the filing
of two claims against the funds on
hand. The first is by Col. J. C. Coit,
who was president from September,
1889, to July, 1891. He claims $548
on account of unpaid salary. Mr. Coit
now lives in Washington, D. C. The
second claim was by M. L. Donald?
son, of Greenville. He was the first
general manager, and, besides his
salary, he claims that he was to get
a percentage of the profits, which, he
says, amounts to $1,739.50, and he
makes claim for that sum. The re?
ceivership matter will have to be set?
tled before these claim? are disposed
of.
A Thoughtful Man
M. M. Austin, of Winchester, Ind., knew
what to do in the hour of need. His wife
had such an unusual ca^e of stomach and
liver trouble, physicians could not help
her. He th ught of and tried Dr. King's
New Life Pills and she got relief at once
and was Sn liv cn rfd. Only 25c, at J. F.
W. DeJLiorme's Drug Store.
An Offer for State Land.
Columbia, April 14.-Secretary of
State Gantt left" today for Georgetown
in connection with some public lands
in that county. The old Radical land
commission had 18,000 acres in that
county, but only about 5,000 now be?
long to the State. An oiler of SI an
acre has been made for the land and
Mr. Gantt is to make an investigation.
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New Jersey insane asylum. He was
a prodigy in arithmetic, higher math?
ematics, geography, days and dates of
events and the location of places on
the earth, but in nearly, everything
else his mind was a blank
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