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THE FREEMAN IS READ BY MORE THAN 100,000 ENERGETIC AND PROGRESSIVE AFRO-AMERICANS EACH WEEK. ARE YOU ONE OF THEM? IF NOT, WHY NOT? THE FREEMAN AND ETHIOPIA SHAU STRETCH FORTH HER HAND A NATIONAL ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER VOLUME XXI NUMBER 34 GOVERNMENT OF LIBERIA SHOWS APPRECIATION First American So Honored—W. H. Lewis May Succeed Cooley National Christian Congress in Session—W. S. Crowdy Dead. Staff Correspondence. WASHINGTON, D. C., August 19.—From the time the Liberian envoy landed at New York on their diplomatic mission to this country, their constant "guide, mission, and war," was Washington. Through his influence and because of the faith they had in his judgment, the President of the United States, George W. Bush, and War, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Attorney General and other high officials really gave audience to Vice President Obama, President Obama, Dumar, and took an unusually sympathetic interest in the projects which brought them to this country. It is yet too soon to make such a commitment with this government, as many diplomatic forms must be observed and plans so far-reaching as those proposed must be approached with the Liberian commissioners made a deep impression upon the officials of the United States, and the latter will doubtless go as property will admit in advancing the future o f a promising American Republic. It is universally recognized that the apparent success of the negotiations of the Liberians in the country yielded a commitment to give attentive ear to their representations, and led to a tentative agreement to grant the much-desired immunity to the microchip technology by commissioning diplomatic representatives of European nations. The visit to Tuskegee, made an escort personally provided by a long-winded forerunner of the "Wizard's" great industrial beehive in active operation, and enabled them to acquire many new ideas touching the method of the result-producing men and women of the country necessary to the proper development of their own people. The introduction of the Liberian commissioners to the substantial, and result-producing men and women of the country, placed them in direct touch with the man that made their journey a triumph, and that made their country a success. The institutions of America are not slow to attribute the lion's share of the credit for the provision accorded them to that master authority, constructive statesman and preacher of self-helpfulness, Booker T. Washington. Information now reaches Washington from the American minister to Liberia, Emest Lyon, to the effect that the government had decided to confer the Order of African Revolutionary Booker T. Washington, of the Tuskegee Institute, in consideration of his valued contribution to the government of Liberia. The Liberian government agrees with great caution and care, and it is prized and sought after, in Europe. As far as your correspondent has been able to learn, Dr. Washington is the first American to be so honoured by the Liberian Republic. Widespread interest is being stirred up over the rumor that President Roosevelt once conclude to appoint William H. Lewis to be as Assistant Attorney General of the United States, and his work has been very successful. Alfred W. Cooley, who recently resigned account of ill health, Mr. Lewis has been assistant United States Attorney at Boston, and has worked for 40 years, and his department of Justice. He is a graduate of Harvard College, and is about thirty years old. When at Harvard he was one of the greatest team players, and was one of the strong-ball players likewise. If President Roosevelt should decide to offer Mr. Lewis the opportunity to give the two race the most important office, he would under any administration, in the absence of the Attorney General, Mr. Lewis would become the attorney of Justice and have full charge of the vast machinery of the general government. Mr. Lewis legal abilities are unquestioned, the experience to override the possible objection that might be raised on the score of this appointment would go down in history as the crowning act of his administration. Three promotions of Ohio men have attained comparable attention this week. The promotions and results of meritorious service may deny their chief that pay figure in the matter. Philip Pillmore, who served valiantly in the Spanish-American War from $1,400 to $1,600 per annum; Clifford, of Cleveland, a former member of the Ohio Legislature, and a vote is said to be due to the United States Senate, was awarded $1,200 to $1,400 per annum; and Robert J. Harlan, of Cincinnati, long time a law enforcement officer, was awarded All three are employed in the Court of Auditor for the War Department and have made fine records as married to W. Fillmore, one of the men also about to resign his position under the company, and business on Broadway. New investor Major Fillmore has made an ex- cellent race, and notching financial operations with new institutions, firms and indi- lances with money, has reached the conditions that he are not reaping the benefits to which the company has In order to secure them an opportunity to invest their surplus funds advantageously and safely, Major Fillmore has made an arrangement with Messrs. J. F. Pierson, Jr. & Co., bankers at 66 Broad-riding Bank, and the General Bank of York Stock Exchange, to bring this about. This firm, as strong as the rock of Gibraltar in the financial world, has promised to give the Major all the advantages at a time, and to give the high means much, as they are in the best of the world. The Major gives their customers the best gilt-edge investments, such as government and municipal bonds, first mortgage railroad bonds, and all the best railroad and industrial bonds. The lower rate of co-operation—one-eighth of one per cent. Churchens, fraternal organizations and estates, with a surplus on hand, will find it highly profitable to invest their funds with the Fillmore corporation, which guarantees the best interest of any one and who will act as a depository, fiscal agents, bankers or in any fiduciary capacity desired. Major Fillmore will have an office in the suite occupied by the Pierson firm, ten palatial rooms, with his name on his name, and a full-fledged associate of the institution, and will thus be able to offer the members of his race advantages they have never before envisaged. The most important financial life of the Nation, on the same terms as are enjoyed by others. In relinquishing a lucrative position in order to give his full time and talents to this work of material uplift for his people, Major Fillmore will give the Major the opportunity of courage and indicates a faith in the possibilities of his labors that ought to inspire confidence upon every hand. The War Department has determined to maintain order in Haiti, and plans have been completed looking to an invasion of the island by armed troops such is necessary to put down the threatened revolution. The arrangements have been made in harmony with secret reports made by Cap. Charles ong of the ninth Calvary of the Ninth Haiti for some time, and is now stationed with his regiment in the Philippines. He is the only colored graduate of Port-au-Prince, and is now stationed to information, about 5,000 United States troops are deemed sufficient for the purpose in hand, and following the plan outward from Eastern ports to Port-au-Prince, Gonaives or St. Nicholas in short order. This action on the part of the United States has been the interest of the better classes on the island, and to save their property from depredations and confiscation. No invasion has been planned, and Secretary Root. Our minister, Dr. H. W. Furniss, is keeping the State Department fully informed as to the particulars of the situation, and the incident destined to be worked out on right lines. National attention is being called to the fact that on the 25th and 26th of August the venerated and beloved Bishop Abraham Browne, a revered stone in the journey of life, and at the same time marks the close of his thirty-five years in the ministry and twenty years in the episcopacy. These events will begin in the episcopacy. The friends and allmasters at Kansas City on the dates mentioned, and the people of the entire Western section, regardless of denomination, will participate in the occasion and make an appearance observed beyond the Mississippi river. Several of the Bishops of the A. M. E. connection and many prominent divines from the country at large will be in attendance. The bench is more popular with the masses than Bishop Grant, and everybody joins in wishing him many more years of usefulness and happiness. The delegates to the fourteenth biennial Movable Committee, representing the lodges of the District of Columbia, have organized and elected the following officers: W. C. Martin; vice chairman, C. S. Hill; secretary, Dr. Carroll Brooks; treasurer, J. W. Lee. The committee on transmittal and upkeep of Davis, H. Wright and H. H. Nailor, and H. Coleman, W. H. Brown and J. McCowan as committee on badges. The delegation is instructed solidly for the re-election of Master W. L. Houston. The B. M. O. opens at Atlantic City September 14. . . . It is reported that an effort is being made to discriminate against colored patrons in the seating arrangements in the Union Station restaurant. Heretofore the law requires that all accommodations in the matter of eating be the Pennsylvania station. The service was excellent and there was no condition under the former condition prior to the introduction of the station and the consolidation. The management has been changed and the new lessee, they say, has set apart certain tavern and hotel accommodations to the government people. Considerable indignation is being manifested by Negroes of intelligence and culture, who, in changing cars and steps and are to be taken by the local leaders to investigate the situation. It is broadly intimated that the lessee will be wailed upon by a committee, and if the building cannot be removed by pleasant means, the issue will be carried to the District Commissioners, and perhaps finally to the President of the United States, who is dead. His remains have been taken to Newark and are presumably interred there. His followers refuse to consider him dead; they say he simply has been dead, so they are pursued of administrators, admits his demise, and whatever the disciples choose to believe, she will probably have her husband pronounced dead, so that to parcel the Elder "Elder" of the adelphia, is sited to succeed his father as "prophet." The Church of God is to be carried on, and the members claim the cult is so strongly established that it will with the passing of its illustrious founder. The National Christian Congress convenes this week at the Cosmopolitan Bap- tle in New York. Dr. Drew is pastor, Rev. R. B. Robinson, president of the organization, is to preside, and the program includes a welcome address by Dr. Drew. Dr. W. Coles, of Virginia, thirty-six DISFRANCHISEMENT. W. VA. POPULAR-PARTY PLATFORM. Dr. Haywood Two Well-Known Platform Performers Two Well Known Platform Performers. States of the Union are to be represented. The National Negro Business League conference in Elmhurst has drawn many substantial businessmen to this city an route to the Memorial City, and a prosperous session is assured. The doctors will have a large representation at New York's convention of the National Medical Association, and the retirements of this convention will be the report of the committee on education and the adoption of plans looking to the improvement of Negro medical schools, and the improvement of Negro medical schools and macists to manufacture their own proprietary medicines and relieve themselves of the extortionate prices charged by the large manufacturers. Frank Ross, an Italian laborer, and Miss Beulah Coates, colored, were united in marriage a few evenings ago by Rev. Maria Sayles, who is the fourth inter-married white and white by Minister Sayles in the past eight months. Ross has lived in this country about sixteen years and is a thrifty worker. Questioned as to whether he be married a colorless man, did he believe that did not think it was anybody's business who he chose for a wife. There is a fear among the "po whites" that Washington is becoming a Gretna Green for mixed TUSCALOOSA, ALA. Mrs. Laura Richardson, an old citizen of Tuscaloosa, who had been living the last few years in Birmingham with her daughter, Mrs. Jerry Blocker, died suddenly August 8th and her remains accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Blocker, who died at the same day. A year and a year the A. M. E. Zion Church, "Miss Ruth Oliver, after a long visit to her sister at Kansas City, Mo., has returned home. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Neal entertained recently in honor of Mr. Neal's 50th birthday anniversary. . . . Prof. W. L. Buchanan, the son of Mr. and Mrs. K. K. K. of the 1st and 2nd generation trip to Cincinnati....A party to Tuesday night. The merry party was chaperoned by Mr. and Mrs. Will Jones. The party was as follows: Mrs. Nellie Green, Misses Hatte, Horne, Pearle, Crawford, Alice, and the other two. The group were ineffibible. Lizzie Sheehan, George Mittle, John Mittle, Bruce Blanche Sherrod, Georgia Patterson and Ethel Taggett; Messrs. L. A. Van Hoose, Jas. Riggs, S. L. Balls, Luffborough, Yancey, Geo. W. Baugh, D. B. Mabey and Prof. Walter Buchanan....A handkerchief party last Wednesday evening for benefit of the Baptist Church. The party as conducted was very amusing and entertaining. A nice sum was realized. The prize for gentlemen for nearest seam hand-sewed was won by the great Daug: he and his wife, who were sewed, was won by Miss Alice Lufftbrough, while Mrs. Nellie Green defeated all competitors for speed, making a handkerchief complete in two minutes...Mes-dames Helen Spencer, Emma Baugh, Louis-Erik B. Saug, and Mrs. G. A. Weaver, who were best-selling. A many-year Donald B. Mabey and Prof. John M. Barnes attended the Grand Lodge of Mr. sons and Eastern Star at Mobile this week...The Three Times Ten Club met with most Lilly Dalley last week. We most interested in learning and helpful and interesting talks were made by Dr. N. R. Rhodes and Mrs. Nellell Grand Lodge at Anniston last week...A party of young ladies entertained with a cake and ice cream on the 13th, after the dance delicous cakes and ices were served...A storm party was given Rev. J. H. Bynum last summer ladies of his church, led by Mur. Curry. MIDDLESBORO, KY. Ralph W. Williams, who has been confined to his bed for several days with scarlet fever, is able to be out again.... Mrs. R. C. Campbell, who has been visiting relatives in Asheville, N. C., has returned home.... Miss Lovenla Henderson, who has been visiting relatives and brought her aunt back to spend the rest of the summer with them.... Mrs. A. R. Smith has returned from the springs, where she has been visiting her husband.... A. R. Simpson and Robert George have returned from Lexington, N. C., and she has been visiting the grand lodge of X. of P.'s.... Miss Mary Frazier has returned to her home in New York after visiting her brother and wife.... Mrs. Nick Stone was shopping in Knoxville Monday.... W. W. M. Watts was a local doctor in the county, and she was a baseball team.... The corner stone was laid Saturday for the colored school and all the lodges paid respects by assisting in the ceremonies. There were several speakers, Prof. Geo. W. Bell, Rev. Dr. William and also the principal of the school, Ville College, Mrs. C. C. Evans has returned from Louisville, where she has been visiting friends.... Mr. Albert has returned home from New Orleans, where he has been engaged in the shoe business for several years.... E. W. Williams has returned to the school, and he has been and will be gone several days.... Joshua-ua Burdett has gone to Virginia on a fishing trip.... Mrs. Sarah Campbell was in Knoxville last week shopping.... W. M. Storer, who tried to commit suicide last week by shooting himself twice over the ground, has been going along nicely.... J. T. Wilkins has been a Barbourville Sunday to visit his family. CLARKSVILLE, TENN. Special to THE FREEMAN Our queen city is being honored this week with the Baptist Association, at Providence, North Clarksville, at the Green Hill Baptist Church. Rev. John H. Hammond, the pastor, serves much credit for his management. All of the delegates are well satisfied and were highly entertained. The St Paul Church moonlight picnic at Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Simmons' residence, on Washington street, for the benefit of Rev. D. L. Irwin, their pastor. The three-night festivals and church events were grand successes. The fea- PRICE FIVE CENTS. SINGLE COPY-SIX MONTHS, 85C; ONE YEAR $1.89. ture of the festival was the contest between the officials for a suit of clothes as a prize to the brother raising the largest amount of money during the festival for the church. Sam Garnett was the lucky man, and Mr. Robert Hamilton, of Marion street, a fine girl....Wylle Johnson, Jr., returned to Dubuque, Ia., on the 10th, after attending his father's funeral and was sent to St. Louis for a holiday. He was formerly of Clarksville, is in the city....Mrs. Lillian Cantrell, of Louisville, is in the city, visiting friends....Mrs. Anna Thomas, of Nashville, is in the city, visiting friends....Mrs. John Brown, of Cincinnati, is in the city, visiting relatives....Mrs. Oliver Drain, of St. Louis, is visiting relatives on Washington street....Mrs. Harrie Belle left for Nashville to visit relatives....Mrs. Wm. Parvey, of St. Louis, is going to visit the Boro left for Cago on the 14th....Mrs. Louis Boyd, after spending a two weeks' vacation at Erin, Tenn., with her parents, returned on the 17th....Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Cobb left on the 18th for Louisville. Lagrange was the first of the three visitors. ...Messrs. Norman and George Kimbrough left on the 14th for a trip to Niagara Falls, New York and Chicago. ...C. L. Johnson of Chicago, is in the city, visiting relatives....St. Louis, is going to visit the Boro left for Cago on the 14th....Mrs. Julia Saunders, of Union City, Tenn., is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Summers, on Fifth street....Miss Ida Summers returned to Waverly, Tenn., after a short visit to Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Cobb left on the 14th....Miss H. Dell, of Nashville, were in the city on the 16th, on business....Rev. D. L. Irvin was very ill August 12, but was able to be at his post of duty on the 16th....A very large crowd attended the Cumberland Baptist Association at Providence, Sunday. PADUCAH, KY. Special to THE FREEMAN. Special Ill., is visiting Reemer Bramon of Champaign, Ill., is visiting Marian A. A. R. Carr...Miss Bessie Lange of Carbondale is ill and Miss. Sallie Jefferson are visiting friends and visitors of the Carbondale terters are the guests of F. H. Hilbred of Clarksville, Tenn..Jim Owens is visiting in the city..George Morse has moved to Madusha on July 14 and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ruth Greer was married last week to Mr. Charlie Manel. Mrs. Ardenia Williams, who came to Madusha on July 14 and daughter of 223 Ascharave艺, and was taken on the same day and was under medical treatment for one month under the care of S. George, and was taken on the Carbondale Thursday, August 19. She was accompanied by her sister, Mary Bacon. SPOKANE. WASH. Special to THE FREEMAN. Special to THE FREEMAN. A real estate and loan offices. John H. Thompson and O. D. Clabom are spending a week at the Lakes. ...Miss Belle Saye and Miss Knight are taking their vacation to a camp Blanch. ...Miss Belle Saye and M. Sykes was burned August 12. Insured. Public Library 1.66 THAT SPRINGFIELD RIOT SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT GIVES DESCRIPTION BAND OF MURDERERS AND ROBBERS Enemies of Present Administration Cause the Trouble—White Press Also Big Factor in Promoting the City's Disgrace. The affair was a band of murderers and robbers disgracefully parading the street and looking down at harmless Negroes. Friday night's disgraceful scene can be laid to no one but the cowardly police department and cheap politicians. Masses on the street against the present administration started to harrow them show up their insufficiency in handling affairs, that they may gain votes to get their gratifying hands on the city once the president has been warned afraid to molest these murderers and hoodlums for fear they might lose a few votes the coming election. Their action puts on the biggest disgrace the trouble to ever put on any city north of the Mason-Dixon line, and for a few white votes have put a disgrace on the entire nation. It is known that Springfield is a wide-open town where means graft among the political leaders. The correspondent was in Springfield during Thursday and Friday's trouble, and any fifty sworn officers could have dispersed the hoodlum mob with ease, as things were normal with a little muttering. Just after dark this hoodlum crowd collected and found a cheap leader, and after getting full of bad whisky, marched to the fair, demanded the prisoner's handkerchief, and he was at the head of this group, with a take it for a joke. They only had half stocks and bricks. All the sheriff needed to do was to call up the police department and all of them would have been on the chain gang the next morning. Instead of that he began to plead with them, saying that the prisoners had been taken out of town in Loper's automobile. After howling and hooting a little while they said that they would go and make Mr. Loper give an account of why he had deprived them of their right to be a law-abiding man. Things didn't look serious at this juncture. They made a whole lot of noise on their way back to Loper's place. On arriving at the cafe a lady cashier with a gun held them all at bay. The proprietor thinking every minute that the police would arrive and disperse the crowd or he would have broken it up, as they were doing nothing but yeling and hooting. Of course, this drew a larger crowd of curiosity-seekers to see what was going on. The police had a little half heart, they ran off and hid. This went on for at least half an hour before they could get a leader to go into the place. Finally they got a crazy woman to throw a brick and make a charge, and these murderers followed. They stole and shot each other and found a man's automobile. After getting charged up with whisky they started on their way for the cheap end of the town, looking for more to steal and drink and Negroes, they found a car and found an excuse to get arms and carry on their glorious campaign, but didn't forget to take everything in the house. They went along robbing small grocery stores and the other people who were in the store. They could see. But the cowards knew what they were looking for. They encountered one poor Negro that gave up his svin, and they were going to be the best long with him. The cowards were afraid to touch him until they knew he was dead. They hauled his lifeless bodq off a hundred yards to a tree to have their lynch-for-a-lيل to the town. They were all soldiers' came in to play. The Springfield Light Infantry, so it is said, charged up and a little woman's voice demanded that the mob disburse. The hoodums turned to the two who were in the town. The captain of this little infantry gave orders to fire, and the guns went off like a bunch of wet fire crackers. It was hard to tell which was the biggest cow-hound. They were all in the town, and they had dropped their guns and ran away. These hoodums finished their first fiendish murder and turned their attention to the two who were in the town. There was not a particle of danger in following them, for all the harm was in front of them. This went on with an attempt to fire the colored sectioned and unsealed fire, they had been bailed under rioting and adjourned to the parks, etc., for they all didn't have beds in which to sleep. The next morning saw nearly everybody going over the route of these murdering hoodums. You could go into any of the vacant lots and parks and find them asleep with rum running out of their mouths and pocketful of their nights. For a few minutes On inquiring from some of the better citizens you could get the real facts that had become infested with a class of the lower type from both races from all the neighboring towns that had voted to close the schools and that courageed to hang around until after the election for political reasons. That none of this class of people were residents of the two much-sought prisoners would reveal some facts on the subject that would cause a different light entirely on the matter. The press is also as much the cause as the subject. An evening edition from Chicago makes it a specialty that when anything happens to a Negro they place it in large type on the cover. In a company of papers published in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, New York and Boston. Its editors and writers have caused this riot along with the others. The good citizens of Springfield can thank their stars that Governor Deenen was in the city and acted so promptly. On Saturday the correspondent went over the Continued on Page Four. IN THE WOMAN'S WORLD. BY "DOROTHY" This column is devoted to the interests of all women and their organizations also. Address all communications to Dorothy, The Freeman Indianapolis, Ind. 2 QUEER PROCEEDINGS. Were all the world a stage, it wouldn't last a day Should folks life's battle wage like people in a play The foolish chap, who doth the girl adore Walks right into a trap a kitten would ignore The girl, though comrades warn, accepts the villian bad And believes a trumped-up yarn that wouldn't fool a tad. The world would go to smash in forty when I say. Were folks in life as rash as people in a play The father kicks the son into the drifting snow, Some rogue desires it done, and so the boy must go. Oh, take it for a fact, the deuce would Should folks commence to act like people in a play. —Exchange. OUR WOMEN AND BUSINESS. About a year, ago in this city, a manufacturer of overalls and the like, opened a factory employing colored women. These women are often using the same work as the teachers and knew the work. Time went on and seemingly everything was smooth. One young woman was made forelady and the smallest salary earned was four dollars per week, and that was on account of the time they were paid for their jobs due to the management. In spite of much hindrance in his trade on account of employing colored help the proprietor still held on, until the inevitable came. The majority grew caidless in their habits. In the case of regard for the buriness of their work, they then their week's salary. For the smallest possible excuse they would lay off at any time, their personal appearance did not pass muster. They did no worse, but they were quite阜貴, earners, but more is expected of our race than any other. Why this is true we do not know, but it is a fact, and we are forced to meet it, and act accordingly. That is the so-called thing to whom one is earning his own nothing. If you can see no farther in your success than the present "per" a week, then that is as much as you will ever get. If you can not feel that interest in the work just the same as you were your very own, and you are determined to make it go, you will never make it. Success... Our people for the most part are too pleasure-loving for their position—that is, their place in the moneymarket. They are in charge of the summer, in winter they are looking to the charity organizations for help. Parades and bands, ending with the outings, as they are called, are little less than a disgrace. Young men are often the summer sorts of rowdyism are tolerated. Expensive private affairs are also indulged in; young men are taxed sometimes a week's wages for some of them, for themselves and company, while the girl without an arm is often the bear of the company itself, which is more than she can afford. And business plays a minor part when pleasure is concerned. An exchange from Guthrie, Okla., gives the following editor: "The Ladies' League, a mercantile organization of women of this city, composed of some of our best women, closed their places of business last week for an evening, and fastened it upon the door of their place of business: "We have gone off on a drunk." This man ought to get the benefit of the extreme limit of the law. Husbands and brothers should not stand by the door of the house, and sisters and daughters to be treated thus." Both occurrences sound very ridiculous, but we are rather inclined to take sides with the poster of the placard, in a way, those who carry angry to close a place of business are outing themselves to give off on a drunk" was no doubt the opinion of the intruder of any one who would put pleasure before business. We have so much to learn and our women must not be afraid of the opportunity to be a factor for good in every community and every walk of life. WOMEN AND THEIR HUSBAND'S TITLES. When will the women learn that a man's title has nothing whatever to do with his wife's name? The wife of Dr. Williams is just plain Mrs. Williams, and thanks to her, the women of Jones; but why so many persist in saying "Mrs. Dr. Williams" and "Mrs. Lawyer Jones" is hard to understand. Perhaps it has some kind of a charm of importance. It is hard to believe and correct to say "Mrs. Hodcarrier Smith" or "Mrs. Street-Cleaner Brown." TOILET SALOON FOR DOGS An enterprising young woman of London has opened a toilet saloon for dogs, where all their wants can be attended to. The young woman calls her place the "dog house," where she dogs of all kinds, or the obliging proprietor will get it for you. There are bath rooms, and the pets can also have their teeth cleaned, be manicured and have their hair brushed and trimmed and scented. They wear a coat, clothing and little shoes. One suit has just been finished which is fitted with a chest protector and has a pocket with a handkerchief. There are customers in all ranks from a princess down. Doggies' lilies are also prescribed for, and a country reservation should the mistress wish to go on a trip. "THROUGH THE COTTON FIELD TO HAMPTON." In the August number of the Southern Workman is given a paper read by Miss Celia A. Bradley, of near Montgomery, Alabama, who was the versary last May. "Through the Cotton Field to Hampton," in which she gives a splendid description of her struggles to earn sufficient money to enter that institution of learning. About her entering she says: "When I had almost finished my course I was very eager to enter Hampton. My father had taken me to work, my money, I talked the matter over with my father and mother, and they were both anxious that I should come. My father gave me four acres of his farm land and I was very excited that that was made on it, providing I worked it myself. I was to do all the work except the plowing, and that he would do. Frienship was not easy because when I could work in my field, because I was to work in my father's field all of the other days of the week. My heart was tired and I became less careful to enter Joy. In order that my might spend all of Friday and Saturday in my field I washed the clothes during the noon recess and ironed them at night. I was very tired and I learned more about farming that year than I had learned during all of the years that I had worked on the farm. I did not forget to remind my father when it was time to plow, and that it was impossible for him to plow it when the time came. Once when it was time to plow it my father was called off to work, and it was impossible for him to plow it week. I thought that this was too long to wait, so I decided to plow it myself. When my father had gone to his work in the farm, I was told to plow to a plow and started plowing. I knew nothing about setting a plow, so I did very poorly for the first few rounds. Finally a man came along, looked at my plow, exed it, and started me on again, then I went back to the field in less than two days I had plowed my field all over. My father was surprised, when he came home, to see my field, and when he examined my work he said that it was too hard. I was not impressed. "I watched my cotton field every day and the cotton could not grow too fast, too tall, or bear too much fruit. When the cotton was ripe, it could be to the field early enough in the morning and was sorry when night came and I had to go home. There was no fear of worms on other insects now, only the ear that they were growing. I was very anxious whenever there were signs of a storm, for fear lest it should in some way harm my cotton. There was no need for another and sold, it brought me $135 and I was able to enter the day school here." Those who have wasted opportunities to attend school when parents and relatives have offended them, were doubtful feel very much ashamed of themselves to see the vast difference between them and this young woman. It is enticing to know that this kind of material is among our women, even though it is scarce. A RARE CHANCE FOR EDUCATED COLORED WOMEN. There is a great demand—much greater than is being supplied—throughout the country for the services of colored women in the workforce. There is a same time there are many colored girls and women who have finished the public or high schools who are without employ-ment. The Tuskegee Institute and Industrial Institute have facilities in courses in domestic science to colored women who wish to prepare themselves as teachers of domestic science. The course is offered for the years who have finished public or high school courses are especially urged to take this course. For further information address Tuskegee Institute, Alabama. USEFUL RECIPES. BAKING POWDER BISCUITS Sift together one pint of flour, one-half teaspoon salt, and three teaspoons baking powder; cut in two tablespoons firm but not creamy milk or water as soft as can be handled. Roll out on a well-floured board, cut in small biscuits and place in a pan, wetting the tops before baking. Have oven very warm and in or fifteen minutes, according to size. FRUIT ROLLS These are made from same dough as baking powder biscuit, or richer, rolled thin, spread with a mixture of chopped figs, raisins and nuts, rolled up like jelly and rolled into a dough ball. Crescents are made with same filling, but not rolled up—two layers of very thin crust inclose fruit, and crescents are cut with roll cutter, brushed over with egg QUICK GRAHAM BREAD. Sift together two cups of graham flour, one cup white flour, one-third cup of sugar, one teaspoonful salt and three slightly rounding teaspoons baking powder. Pour in a large bowl of sweet milk and beat well. Pour in buttered loaf pan and bake in a moderate oven three-fourths of an hour. A scant cup of sliced nuts or dates may be added with excellent results, two well-baked will convert this to a good muffin, recipe. POPOVERS. Beat two eggs well; mix carefully two tweets of milk, with two cups of milk, with two cups of eggs, mixed with eggs. Pour into hot greased irons and bake in rather hot oven for about two more, according serves. Serve promptly. BOSTON BROWN BREAD Sift together one cup each of rye meal, corn meal and whole wheat flour (or one and one-half cups each of graham and corn meal may be used), with one and one-half teaspoons of soda and a tea bag. Mix the mixture with one cup of molasses, a pint of sour milk, and steam from one to three hours, according to size of molds used. PEACH PUDDING. Mix together one pint of flour, three teaspoonfuls of baking powder, half a teaspoonful of salt and one gill of sugar, one teaspoonful of milk, one half of milk, one well-beaten egg and three tablespoonfuls of soft butter. Spread this in a well-battered shallow cake pan, sprinkle the butter and peaches, sprinkle two tablespoonfuls of sugar over this and bake in a moderately hot oven for half an hour. Place the butter and serve hot with sugar and cream. FRUIT SHORTCAKE. Shortcakes are made with biscuit dough, using a larger amount of shortening and a beaten egg if desired. The crust may be either thickened on the board or mixed soft enough to spread on the pan. Marriage is on the decrease in England, and the Throne says it is on account of the suffragette question. Bread, cheese and beer was the supper given to a three-months-old baby. This was stated in a case at Brentford (London) Police Court. Women are fighting in England for the right to practice pharmacy, and the pharmacies are fighting to keep them out, on the ground that the calling is already overcrowded. BISHOP E. W. LAMPTON Address of the Presiding Bishop at Jackson, Miss. Special to THE FREEMAN. Among other things the Bishop said: "The advent of Jesus of Nazareth, the lowly priest of the church, took the poch in the history of man. His mission on earth was to bring knowledge to man, showing the difference between divine and human nature; that man could render the things of the human and the things to God that were His; that rich and poor, church and state, tend in one way and all help in the elevation of man; that God consistently with the highest good to all. The struggle between authority and truth began in Judea" when the SAVior took the charge of the relation to society and government," that all men were equally dependent, were equally responsible, and were equally free. He was against all the changes in man and things, for personal soul freedom is the basis of free freedom and religious liberty. In Greece the battle of freedom was led on the ground of repose, houry mythology and wisdom, and helped the gospel, brought life, light and hope, was imprisoned an dortured, but he could still proud Greece bowed her head in religious devotion to the God in Rome was fought by Polycarr THE FREEMAN, AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER and the Christian martyr. Much blood was shed and the tears were many, but God was not denied to the true and faithful in Rome. In England the Magna Charter was given to the people and from that day to this we have advanced the rights of men. Let us keep peace among ourselves and make friends with our neighbors, contending for right and condemning wrong, stinging each day to be a law-abiding citizen—and no man can be one unless he obeys the laws of God and the laws of his country. While all citizens do not agree with every law of his country, yet he should submit to them and keep them. Thirty-Ninth Annual FAIR Colored A. & M. Association, (INCORPORATED.) Some of the Anglo-Saxons who, more than forty years ago signed the checks that purchased our fathers and mothers of our ancestors and daughters in art, literature, medicine, theology, law, and in nearly every institution that stands for the advancement of mankind—particularly so in the Southwest—have been planted bell that rang him up and out and from the cotton fields—is used today on the little red school house lane, calling our children where they can receive a compass block stood forty years ago in the town we now have Milsap College, the Baptist College, and last, but not least, our own dear Campbell College. The department have changed and the responsibility for the protection of life and property. The doctrine of the divine rights of kings to rule has been superseded by the thought that every man is the king of his own happiness, and that the rule of State" that landed at Plymouth in 1620. Her passengers, small in number, thirsted for BISHOP E. W. LAMPTON. true government, true freedom for the people, of the people, and by the people, where labor was rewarded and religious freedom was to be the foundation of the South. There is no subject so fraught with interest and mysteries in its workings as the development of the South. To follow the growth and development of this country is one of the greatest blessings of our race. The whole country has been one of the marvels of the past and present century. Our fathers who laid the foundations of our magnificent Republic, and consecrated with their tears, Our Nation, with their hearts, our Saxon fathers and the fathers of the Negro race, whose joint efforts won the war. Since then, the great efforts put forth for the development of the country, whether in the West, have been the efforts of both races. Whatever is grand about our country, noble about our manhood, progressive about our society, beneficial in our institution, and business, they are all a part of the fruitage of the united efforts of the race. Whether on land or sea, in peace or war, the courage of both black and white men is essential to victory without and the foes within. Who can successfully stand against the armies of our nation, whether led by Farragut, of Mississippi fame, by Perry, of Lake Erie, by Jackson, at New Orleans, or Dewey, in New York, to plan our work and work our plans. The material expansion of our country is gratifying. Starting with a few states, it has added star after star to the "Stars" of the world, and to be a Union, and forty-six stars now illumine the pathway of the toiling millions, and give hope to the struggling of the land. The increase in our population has been a day and night, Sunday, too. There has been no time in the past that we have not lent our lives to protect and assist in the expansion of this country. The question is, can we expand? Can we be other than expansionists? It is the doctrine of our government, of our religion and of our civilization. The mission of those who expand is to create a spreading through all the world, the tidings of man's redemption from sin, ignorance and crime. We must break down the partition between our states and semi-barbarian, and give to the unfortunate our assistance, protection and the advantages of our homes, churches, schools and colleges. The only condition of expansion is expressing pride in the expansion of expansion United States is that it shall be based upon the principles of the Plymouth Rock civilization and not that of Jamestown. The two civilizations have continued for centuries. Plymouth has returned at home and should triumph abroad. All I ask is that our children be given a seat at the table of knowledge with other children, and be given the opportunity to earn their bread by whatever occupation they choose in life, whether by the sweat of their own brown, by their education, skill or industry. Hasten the day when all countries shall represent the teachings of the humble Nazarene. Hotel Notes. There seems to be great dissatisfaction among the colored voters and fully one-third of them will vote for Mr. Bryan. The colored watters employed at the Lincoln, Neb., hotels, have formed Bryan clubs and will work for the election of Mr. Bryan for President. Mr. Geo. Wilson, a well known waiter that was formerly employed at the Chittenden Hotel, Columbus, O., is now conducting a restaurant in Atlantic City, N. J. Mr. Adam Lineberger, who is well known as a popular waiter in Duduh, Minneapolis, and Rockford, Ill., and other western cities, is now located at Atlantic City, N. J. Mr. W. E. Tucker is now head waiter at the Hotel Benty, Alexandria, La. Mr. Tucker was for several years in charge of the dining room at the Albion Hotel, Augusta, Ga. The very fact that Mr. Bryan and the Democratic party are desirious of capturing the Negro vote, they have relegated the Democrat to the rear, and Ollie James of Kentucky, was turned down for national chairman. Mr. R. N. Smith, the affable head waiter of the Homestead Hotel, Hot Springs, Va. spent a brief vacation in Atlantic City, where he returned to the Homestead, as Mr. Taft's Republican presidential candidate, is again at that hotel for the season. Mr. Wm. Jeffries, a well known waiter who hails from Washington, but has been in the West for the past year is now at the New Wilson Hotel, Salt Lake City, Utah. He was one of the crew that went to the Cliff House, Manitou, Colo., last summer with W. F. Cozart. The fourteenth convention of the B. M. Codd Fellowships will convene in Atlantic City. 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"If he comes up in his motor he'll be here in a few minutes," she said. "Suppose you take your hat and go out. I don't want him to think what he will think if he walks into the room and finds you waiting. You have your key, Leroy. Walk down the block, and when you see him come in give him five minutes." Her voice had become a little breathless, and her color was high. Mortimer, too, seemed apprehensive. Things had suddenly begun to work themselves out too swiftly. "Do you think that's best?" he failed, looking about for his hat. "Tell Merkle that nobody has been here if Quarrier should ask him. Do you think we're doing it in the best way, Lydia? By God! It smells of a put up job to me. But I guess it's all right. It's better for me to just happen in, isn't it? Don't forget to put Merkle wise." He descended the stairs hastily. Merkle, the butter, held his hat and gloves and opened the door for him. Once on the street his impulse was to flee-get out, get away from the whole business. A sullen shame was pumping the hot blood up in his neck and cheeks. An electric hansom flew noiselessly past him. He shrank back into the shadow of a porte cochere. The hansom halted before the limestone basement house. A tall figure left it, stood a moment in the middle of the sidewalk, then walked quickly to the front door. It opened and the man vanished. The hansom still waited at the door. Mortimer, his hands shaking, looked at his watch by the light of the electric bulls hanking the gateway under which he stood. There was not much time in which to make up his mind, yet his fright was increasing to a pitch which began to enrage him with that coward's courage which it is impossible to reckon with. Fumbling with his latchkey, but with sense enough left to make no noise, he set himself in, passed silently through the reception hall and up to the drawing room floor, where for a second he sounded listening. Then something of the perverted sportsman sent the blood gulving into his veins. He had him. He had run him down! The game was at key. An intrush of exhilaration steadied him. He had his hand on the banister and mounted, gloves and hat brim crushed in the other hand. When he entered the room, he pretended to see only Lyda. "Hello, little girl," he said, laughing, "are you surprised to"— At that moment he caught sight of Quarrier, and the start he gave was genuine enough. Never had he seen in man's visage such white concentration of anger. "Rather unexpected, isn't it?" said Mortimer, staring at Quarrier. is it?" returned Quarrier in a low voice. "I suppose so," sneered Mortimer. "Did you expect to find me here?" "No. Did you expect to find me?" asked the other, with emphasis unmissable. "What do you mean?" demanded Mortimer himself. "What the devil do you mean by asking me if I expect ed to find you here? If I had, I'd not have traveled down to your office today to see you; I'd have come here for you. Naturally people suppose that an engaged man is likely to give up this sort of thing." Quarrier, motionless, white to the lips, turned his eyes from one to the other. He looked at Lyda, and his lips moved. "You asked me to come," he said. "No; you offered to. I wished to talk to you over the wire, but"—her lip curled, and she shrugged her shoulders—"you seemed to be afraid of something or other." "I couldn't talk to you in my own house, with guests in the room." "One moment," interposed Mortimer blandly. "As long as I traveled down town to see you and find you here so unexpectedly I may as well take advantage of this opportunity to regulate a little matter. You don't mind our talking shop for a moment, Lydia? Thank you. It's just a little business matter between Mr. Quarrier and myself, a matter concerning a few shares of stock which I once held in one of his companies bought at par and tumbled to ten and—What is the fraction, Quarrier? I forget." Quarrier thought deeply for a moment; then he raised his head, looking full at Mortimer, and under his silky beard an edge of teeth glimmered. "Did you wish me to take back those shares at par?" he asked. "Exactly! I knew you would! I knew you'd see it in that way!" cried Mortimer heartily. "Confound it all, Quarrier. I've always said you were that sort of man; that you'd never let a friend in on the top floor and kick him clear to the cellar. As a matter of fact, I sold out at 10%. Wait! Here's a pencil, Lydia, give me that pad on your desk. Here you are, Quarrier. It's easy enough to figure out how much you owe me. Lydia, would you mind hunting up that check book I left here before din"—He had made a mistake. The girl flushed. He choked up and cast a startled glance at Quarrier. But Quarrier if he heard made no motion of understanding. Perhaps it had not been necessary to convince him of the conspiracy. When he had finished his figures he reviewed them, tracing each total with his pencil's point; then quietly handed the pad to Mortimer, who went over it and nodded that it was correct. Lydia rose. Quarrier said, without looking at her: "I have a blank check with me. May I use one of these pens?" So he had brought a check! Had he supposed that a check might be necessary when Lydia called him up? Was he prepared to meet any demand of hers, too, even before Mortimer appeared on the scene? "As long as you have a check with you, Howard," said Lydia quietly, "suppose you simply add to Mr. Mortimer's amount what you had intended to offer me." He stared at her without answering. "That little remembrance for old time's sake. Don't you recollect?" "Why, Howard! Didn't you promise me all sorts of things when I wanted to go to your friend, Mr. Siward, and explain that it was not his fault I got into the Patroons club? Don't you remember I felt dreadfully that he was expelled—that I was simply wild to write to the governors and tell them how I took Merkle's clothes and drove to the club and waited until I saw a lot of men go in and then crowded in with the push?" Mortimer was staring at Quarrler out of his protruding eyes. The girl lean- forward, deliberate, self possessed, the red lips edged with growing scorn. WILL MADE "That was a dirty trick!" said Mortimer heavily. He took the pad, added a figure, passed it to Lyda, and she coily wrote a total, underscr "That is the amount," Lyta, and she she said. coolly wrote a total, underscor-ing it heavily. "That is the amount," she said. Quarrier looked at the pad which she had tossed upon the desk. Then he slowly wetted his pen with ink and, laying the loose check flat, began to fill it in. Afterward he dried it and, reading it carefully, pushed it aside and rose. "It wouldn't be advisable for you to stop payment, you know," observed Mortimer insolently, lying back in his chair and stretching his legs. "I know," said Quarrier, pausing to turn on them a deathly stare. Then he went away. After awhile they heard the door close. But there was no sound from the electric hansom, and Mortimer rose and walked to the window. "He's gone," he said. Lydia stood at the desk examining the check. "We ought to afford a decent touring car now," she suggested—"like that yellow and black car of Mr. Plank's." CHAPTER THIRTEEN ```markdown ``` CHAPTER THIRTEEN THE heat, which had been severe in June, driving the last fashionable loiterer into the country, continued fiercely throughout July. August was stifling. Nobody who was anybody remained in town except some wealthy business men and their million old employees, but the million, being nobodies, didn't count. Quarrier's huge limestone mansion, looming golden in the sun, was tenantless. Its owner, closing even The THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER Seages, his Long island house, and driven northward for a breath of air, was expected at Shotover. The house of Mrs. Mortimer was closed and boarded up. A caretaker apparently guarded Major Belwether's house, peeping out at intervals behind the basement windows. As for Plank's great pile of masonry edging the outer hundreds in the north, several lighted windows were to be seen in it at night, and a big yellow and black touring car whizzed down town from its bronze gateway every morning with perfect regularity. For there was a fight on that had steadily grown hotter with the weather and Plank had little time to concern himself with the temperature or to mop his red features over the weather bureau report. Harrington and Quarrier were after him—horse, foot and dragoons. Harrington had even taken a house at Seabright in order to be near in person, and Quarrier's move from Long Island to Shotover House was not as flippant as it might appear, for he had his private car there and a locomotive at Black Fells Crossing station, and he was within striking distance of Rochester, Utica, Syracuse and Albany, which was what Harrington thought necessary. The noise of the fray in the papers, which had first excited then stunned the outside public, continued in a dellrium of rumor, report, forecast and summing up at the week's end. Scare heads involving everybody and everything, from the district attorney to Plank's office boy, succeeded one another. Plank's name headed column after column. Already becoming familiar in the society and financial sections, it began to appear in neighboring paragraphs. Plank scarcely noticed what the press sald of him. He was too busy; his days were full days, brimming over deep into the night. Undaunted, inoxable, slow to the verge of stupidity at times, at times swift as a started tiger, this new, amazing personality steadily developing, looming higher, heavier, athwart the financial horizon, in stature holding his own among giants, then growing gradually, inch by inch, dominated his surrounding level sky line. Harrington, old, hoary, seamed, scarred, maimed in onslaughts of long forgotten battles, looked long and hard upon this weird of his own dead youth which now rose towering to confront him, menacing him with the armed point of the same shield behind which he himself had so long found shelter—the law! The closing of the courts enforced armed truces along certain lines of Plank's battle front, the adjournment of the legislature emptied Albany. Once it was rumored that Plank had passed an entire morning with the governor of the greatest state in the Union and that the conference was to be repeated. A swarm of newspaper men settled about the governor's summer cottage at Saratoga, but they learned nothing, nor could they find a trace of Plank's tracks in the trodden trails of the great spa. Besides, the racing had begun. Desmond, Burbank, Sneed and others of the gilded guild had opened new clubhouses. There was plenty of copy for newspaper men without the daily speculative paragraph devoted to the doings of Beverly Plank. Some scandal, too—but newspapers never touch that. And after all it was nobody's affair that Leroy Mortimer drove a large yellow and black touring car, new model, all over Saratoga county. Perhaps the similarity of machines gave rise to the rumor of Plank's presence; perhaps not, because the car was often driven by a tall, slender girl with dark eyes and hair, and nobody ever saw that sort of pretty woman in Plank's car or saw Leroy Mortimer for many days without a companion of that species Mortimer's health was excellent. The races had not proved remunerative, however, and his new motor car was horribly expensive. So was Lydia. And he began to be seriously afraid that by the end of August he would be obliged to apply to Quarrier once more for some slight temporary token of that gentleman's good will. He told Lydia this, and she seemed to agree with him. This pleased him. She had not pleased him very much recently. For one thing she was becoming too friendly with some of his friends. Desmond in particular. Plank, it was known, had opened his great house at Black Fells. His servants, gamekeepers, were there, his stables, kennels, greenhouses, model stock farm—all had been put in immaculate condition pending the advent of the master. But Plank had not appeared. His new seagoing steam yacht Siwanova still lay in the East river, and at rare intervals a significant glimmer of bunting disclosed the owner's presence aboard for an hour or two. The Ferralys were at Shotover with their first installment of guests. Sylvia was there. Quarrier expected, because Kemp Ferral's break with him was not a social one, and Grace's real affection for Sylvia blinded neither her nor her husband to the material and social importance of the intimacy. Sliward was not invited. Neither had an invitation to him been even discussed in view of what Grace was aware of and what everybody knew concerning the implacable relations existing between him personally and Howard Ferralier. Bridge, yachting and motoring were the August sports. The shooting set had not yet arrived, of course—in fact, there was still another relay expected before the season opened and brought the shooting coterie for the first two weeks. But Sylvia was expected to last through and hold over with a brief interlude for a week's end at Lenox. So was Quarrier, and Grace, always animated by a lively but harmless malice, hoped to heaven that Plank might arrive before Quarrier left. "Oh, to see them together in a small room," she sighed ectastically in Sylvia's ear. "I'd certainly poke him up if they only turned around sulkily in the corners of the cage and evinced a desire to lie down." "What a mischief maker you are!" said Sylvia listlessly. There seemed, in fact, little to interest her that summer at Shotover House. Her interest, too, in people had seemingly been extinguished. Once or twice she did inquire as to Marlon's whereabouts and learned that Miss Page was fishing in Minnesota somewhere, but would return to Shotover when the shooting opened. Somebody, Captain Voucher perhaps, mentioned to somebody in her hearing that Sliward was still in New York. The hot month dragged on. Quarrier came. Agatha Caithness arrived a few days later—scheme of the Ferralls involving Alderdene—but the Siwanoa did not come, and Plank remained invisible. Leila Mortimer arrived from Swan's Harbor toward the middle of the month, offering no information as to the whereabouts of what Major Belwether delicately designated as her "legitimate." But everybody knew he was at last to be crossed off and struck clean out, and the ugly history of the winter, now so impudently corroborated at Saratoga, gave many a hostess the opportunity long desired. "Gad," said Alderdene, "she's well rid of him!" "A suit before a referee would settle him," mused Voucher. "He hasn't a leg to stand on. Lord, the same cat that tripped up Harbor!" Fleetwood's quick eyes glimmered for an instant in Quarrier's direction. Quarrier was in the billiard room, out of earshot, practicing balk line problems with Major Belwether, and Fleetwood said: "The same cat that tripped up Stephen Siward. Yes. But who let her loose?" "It was your dinner. You ought to know," said Voucher bluntly. "I do know. He brought her," nodding toward the billiard room. "Belwether?" "No," yawned Fleetwood. Somebody said presently: "Isn't he one of the governors? Oh, I say, that was rather rough on Siward, though." Sylvia, passing the hall, glanced in through the gunroom door with an absentminded smile at the men and their laughing greeting as they rose with unlifted glasses to salute her. (Continued next week.) Race Gleanings The Negro membership of the Methodist Episcopal Church was apportioned $9,811 and raised $4,869.53. For drawing the color line by refusing to serve ice cream to colored women, the Greek proprietor of a local candy kitchen at Monmouth, Ill., was fined $50. In the State of Georgia there are 117,000 colored men who pay taxes and less than 30,000 are registered. There are 233,000 Negro voters in that State. Bishop Walters, who was fifty years old August 1, was, at the time he was elected Bishop, in 1892, the youngest man in the world ever elected to that important office. The Ladies' Saving Union No. 4, of Atlanta, Ga., have purchased a plot of land at the corner of Cunningham and Rockwell streets, on which they hope to erect a hospital for the benefit of the race. George B. Palmer, of Providence, R. I., is a lad fifteen years of age, who has been a critic on the violin that he has issued a challenge to meet any boy of his age in a contest. Miss Efie Ella Grant, a daughter of one of Connecticut's most progressive colored citizens, won the Lockwood scholarship winning the college of music in New Haven, Conn., held in the great Woolsey Hall, before nearly 3,000 people. The tenth annual session of the National Medical Association will convene at New York City to-day, and will continue until Monday evening, at the Plaza as part of the annual meeting between Park and Lexington avenues. W. H. Wright, M. D., Baltimore, Md., is president of the organization. At Gallatin, Tenn., the county seat of Summer county, the people of that section boast of having held the first colored fair in the city in 1836, an elapse of a quarter of a century, have made efforts to have another like the one which they say was the first ever given by Negroes in America. Dr. S. C. Mitchell, head of the department of history at Richmond College, Va., was elected president of the University of Virginia in 1836. Sloan, resigned. Dr. Mitchell has made engagements to lecture at Brown and Harvard universities during the coming session, and this will prevent his entering his duties here at the coming session. Prof. Roscoe Conkling Bruce, assistant superintendent of the Washington public schools, has declined the proffered appointment as principal of the Summer High School, at St. Louis, made vacant some months ago by the death of Prof. A. E. Langston. It is probable that the place will be tended by Pay Tewke, L. Williams of Covington, Ky. The city of Washington is congratulating itself upon the assurance that Prof. Bruce will remain here. The retusal of a license to Samuel Stickles, colored, to wed Lizzie Franka, a white girl of Waynesville, Pa., by the clerk of the court at Cumberland, Md., did not prevent the marriage. The couple returned home, and on Saturday evening were married in the private office of the clerk of the court of Washington county, Pa., by a local minister. In Cumberland, the girl declared she had Negro blood in her veins, but being a decided blonde, the officials doubted her story. An educational conference of leading Negro teachers and preachers was recently held in Macon, Ga. Various phases of Christian education and Negro life in general were discussed by Prof. L. H. Williams, Mrs. Nellie Hill and Rev. R. W. King and L. H. Smith, presiding elder of the Augusta district. The principal address was made by Rev. R. D. Stinson, the school of the College, Atlanta, Ga., the subject being "The Education Most Need-for the Masses." Reports from Orange, in Southeast Texas, on the Louisiana line are to the effect that race was imminent, by fifty special deputies have been sworn in, and the white men have generally armed themselves to resist an attack which it is rumored the Negro's employment of the same numbers of Negroes are employed in the mills and lumber camps in the vicinity. Sunday colored men attacked, it is alleged, a white woman. A posse of white men pursued, captured and lynched the Negro in a swamp bordering the Noches river. This aroused the Dr. James R. Norrel, a well-known physician of Richmond, Ind., has come to this office to locate with his brother, Dr. W. Norrel, a graduate of the large practice in this city for the last five years. Dr. Norrel is a graduate of the College of Cleveland, O. Dr. James R. Norrel was for a long period city physician of Richmond, Ind., also a highly respected citizen. Dr. Norrel should be the county of Wayne. Dr. Norrel should be the mayor, coming to the city, as he does, with a reputation of long standing among both races that is excellent throughout Wayne county. Stephen W. Grubb, a civil war veteran, whose action at a critical moment produced a victory, is the store of ammunition, just before his famous march from Atlanta to the sea, died at Guthrie, Okla., August 12, aged 74. Dr. Norrel, in the act, just before the battle of Resaca, lightning struck a telegraph pole standing in the midst of three million pounds of infantry ammunition, the usual supply of General Sherman's army. The lightning set fire to the pole. Grubb, assisted by the mounted heap and extinguished the flames at the imminent risk of being blown up. In the recent Indiana State Board of Pharmacy examination, held in Indianapolis in June, out of fifty-nine who took the examination for full registered pharmacist training, out of that twenty-nine who passed Thomas J. McKibberts, a young colored man and non-resident of this State, was the only black face who participated in the examination. There were many aspirants who had seen years in the business and a large number who were fresh from school who did not pass the examination. Mr. McKibberts has recently become manager of the East End Pharmacy Center J.O., and is said to be doing a good business. The Board of Managers of the St. Louis, Mo. Colored Orphan Home, together with other auxiliaries, made their report recently for the result of "Orphan Home Expenditures" $14,446 and the expenditures $188.91, making a balance of $275.59. The managers say the report is not as large as that of last year. The executive board is as follows: Mrs. M. L. Harrison, president, 2107 Wheatland; Mrs. M. L. Hampshire, president; Mrs. M. J. Dickson, second vice president; Mrs. E. M. Napier, treasurer, 2633 Pine street; Mrs. M. J. McClean, corresponding secretary; Mrs. L. Hanson, representative; Mrs. L. H. Jones, Mrs. E. B. McKoin, Mrs. J. B. Goodrich, Mrs. S. Gibbs and Mrs. Hattie Williams. Antoine Graves, the 20-year-old son of A. Graves, a well-known colored real son of a leader of a military academy, is a new discovery of a violinist of race. Mr. Graves has astounded the best musical critics of the South by “his mastery of violin technique,” and he is daring for dulterful. Of him Joseph Douglass says: “As a violinist Mr. Antoine Graves is far above the average for one of his years. He has technique and a good tone, and he is a master of his application to further develop his splendid talent. I predict a most successful future for him. Mr. Graves will give concerts throughout the world which he will go to Europe to further his studies. The Uncle Remus Magazine for August says of Blind Tom, who died recently: “The thought of Blind Tom, the Negro, who died the other day, is calculated to be a great trio thoughtful and humble, we should imagine. This curious creature’s history is very familiar. Born in slavery, blind, littered with scars, he is a hicle of excellent music, and out of his darkness and imbecility came effects which many persons of enlightenment and understand give their eyeteeth to here. It is a prize of artistic achievement which declares: "God could not make Antonio Stravivarius' violins with a violin without a violin." — But the peculiar case of Blind Tom would seem to indicate that something equally as good might very readily be produced. There is a fashion of the offspring of talent of an artist as a "gift." Perhaps no amount of analysis could better that simple expression. Consciousness of the gift, all-around mental gifts of the accompanying talent may enable its possessor to improve upon it; but it is the "gift" itself—the hunch divine—which matters more in the first instance than the accompanying talent. The trained brains may make the little ripple wiggle but it takes this mysterious "gift": whatever it may be—to make the big splash. Try to train the brain to do this out of him, perhaps; let the village idiot hear a piano once and you may discover he is a genius—there are evidently no rules in this genre. His great blind Tom tends to bolster up some such theory. "Therefore, why should the spirits of tenors be proud?" or the prima doma de devotion? or the poet swell up and tell How He Came to Write It? Out of the great Unbeknownst they come and into trouble Unbeknownst that the great unfortunate accidents, and willow whistles of the merry gods." BISHOP TANNER CELEBRATES. Special to THE FREEMAN. 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And they chopped up the pole—the hanging pole—for souvenirs. Wonder they wouldn't have selected some- thing else. The News remarked that the white people and Negroes were here, in the same country together, and that they had to manage to get along in some way. We see it in the same manner. And where there's a will there's a way. Some, on speaking of the seventeen-pound perch caught in White River, said the fish was a tramp. It was either a tramp or transient guest. No regular boarders of that size in that river. And it is extremely difficult to get on speaking terms with those that are there. Oh, yes, it was a stranger, all right enough. State's Attorney Hatch, discussing the Springfield rioting, said that it was the direct result of nonenforcement of the law, due to political chicanery all the way through the local government, particularly with regard to the methods of selecting jurors for the trial o f criminal cases, and of grand juries. With a grand jury selected from the county, the State's Attorney should be free from such a drawback, it is figured, and with the co-operation of the military, who come far from the boundaries of the county, it is estimated that quick returns should be had upon the grand jury proceedings which Mr. Hatch has started. Ground has been broken in Mobile, Ala., for a National Negro Fair. It is understood that the undertaking is to become permanent, having for its object the exhibition of the products of Negro skill and industry. The promoters have planned wisely. The Negro's best opportunity is among Negroes, a thing he is slowly but surely learning, especially in the South. Northern communities could well afford to pattern after those of that section in some things. There are many communities like Indianapolis where there are thousands of Negroes. Yet they do not exhibit one steer nor a peck of apples at the State or county fairs. They are seen in the shows entertaining the visitors, which is good enough in its way, but they should be showing products, since it is possible for them to do so. THE COLORED WAITERS. A very interesting article on the colored waiters is seen in the last issue of The Freeman. The writer is rather caustic, but in the most part right in his observations, and which does not place the colored waiters in an enviable light. He says: "Twenty years ago all the first-class hotels of Chicago employed colored waiters, and they were not only considered the equal of white, but by many old-time managers were believed to be more efficient and faithful than any other class. Today white men, girls, and even Japanese, are supplanting the Negro, and there are few first-class hotels in the North still employing colored waiters, and few, if any, are found in the first-class restaurants. The reason for this is plain. As intimated in the learned letter by Mr. Homsly, the Negro has become too smart and too well educated to serve as a waiter in the medium grade hotels and restaurants, and to suggest that he be trained for his position is to cast a stigma upon the race." It is a very sorry condition if the Negro feels to be too smart to serve well his position as waiter, since so many find it as a means of employment. The writer is fairly exact in this reflection. Of course, there is a class of Negroes, of education, of the professions whose education and professions influence them as other men of similar acquirements. Indeed their education and professions would be nothing to them if they did not help shape the disposition. There are many, however, without much education, and who should understand that the position of waiter was a happy condition in the affairs of Negroes. It is not nearly so much relied on as formerly, not because the race is so much better employed, but because of the various other situations. Elevator men, porters, messengers and such like are seen everywhere in great cities. These men do not make the money that the waiters make in the commonest kind of hotels, since board is furnished them, which is the greatest item in the poor man's existence. This item, added, to wages, means considerable, saying nothing of tips, which in first-class hotels greatly ex- ceed the wages. Now here is no fine reasoning—just a plain statement of facts. Yet the colored waiter has seen fit to treat the job as a light matter. It was his legacy from slavery days, and more than likely owing to that fact he is inclined to turn up his nose at it. It was a little too paternal, too prepared for him; he wants something different of those having things to dispense, like a spoiled child. The need is not so much for a school where training could be had along the line of waiting. As such things go a special school would help the would-be waiter; he, however, is not losing out on that score. The writer seems to think so, saying: "The Negro has become so slovenly, so dirty in appearance, and is found in such surroundings when off duty that many hotel men having a regard for common cleanliness no longer employ him." As a matter of justice to the "real" colored waiters, we take exceptions to this. They, as the rule, are neat and genteel in appearance; and this stands to reason since a good head waiter requires that they should be. Their "fate" in the matter is wholly in his hands, just like that of the soldier in the hands of the inspecting officer. The trouble is not here. The hotel men know better. The colored waiter has got to acting above his job, as if jobs were plentiful, and if they weren't "it's all the same." A waiters' school that trained along the line of dining-room ethics, from the waiter's standpoint, is much more needed than the mere matter of placing dishes in front of the guests, or that of how not to be boorish. A waiter's job is one of self-denial. One in it should take no thought of self. It is not different to many other callings. There are also "slaves" in high places who hear with uneasiness the tread of the master's feet. The trouble is the waiter does not know it, does not see it; thinks he leads the dogonest life known. The job calls for servility, but the workman proper forgets all about that and bends every effort to please. When the waiter does not take it to heart when he fails to please, he is not on his job, that's all. This includes the thing of personal appearance spoken of and the rest of it. The writer restates his assertion, nor is he very careful of his manner of saying things: "There would be no occasion whatever for publishing Mr. Homsly's impudent letter, only to prove that what Governor Vardaman and many others have said is true. The lazy, slovenly, indifferent Negro, who is above work, is rapidly aspiring to a position where he will be only a professor, a preacher, an editor, lawyer or something of that kind, and in Mr. Homsly's opinion he is far too good to wait upon the tables of medium grade hotels and restaurants, where thousands of white girls, boys and men, some of them college graduates and coming from cultured families, are employed." One will note in the above the thing that hurts most. It is all very well to talk of "lazy, slovenly"; it is not there, but in the indifference and what follows. We may as well admit the truth, because it will out in time. The colored waiters have never been content with their jobs, and no wrong disposition, since all men are striving upward—all hope to be more than they are some day, in some respects. But the restless spirit should not show forth through the daily toil unless it means a starving existence; otherwise the toller has a right to toil on and to think and strive, but in the meanwhile thinking the fortunes of today. The disposition is in the race to be a little haughty when there is no reason for it. It has crept into many things, being accentuated by education and enlightenment rather than detonated as the subject of diplomacy or tact or the gentle art of getting along. The education and enlightenment, however, are not the kind that makes for the conditions spoken of. In the most it consists of a little school learning supplemented by a great deal of worldly wisdom. Much more education would teach the meaning of things, also would prepare the individual to make his acceptable way in the world. The colored waiters want to get to thinking; they know they are losing out; they haven't got much time to jaw back. DEGENERATE YOUTH. We have in this community an increasing number of young persons, chiefly of the male sex, who are destined to hasten the advent of that time to which the signs of the present point when racial discriminations will be made in Boston and surrounding cities to the mortification of the cultured and self-respecting citizens of color. At a lawn party recently given by a cricket club on the grounds of one of the most estimable residents of Cambridge, a number of these young Negroes displayed themselves in such an obnoxious manner as to make sick the head and make faint the heart of every decent Afro-American present. It is not necessary to recite the many semi-barbaric crudities and vulgarities exhibited by these individuals. Even females of the other race passing along the sidewalk were subjected to indignities for which in less patient communities the perpetrators would have been swung from the boughs of the nearest tree. A well-known Negro author of Massachusetts has recently said in conversation that he confidently expects to see a lynching in New England in the next five years. While not as pessimistic as he, yet we verily believe that he has reasonable basis for this prophecy. From such a catastrophe we pray, "Good Lord, deliver us." But when the scum of the race, in spite of their uplifting environments, disport themselves as we have never witnessed among the worst specimens of the South, we must not wonder if Jim-crowism and its attendant evils claim the North also. What can be done to stem the tide$^{14}$ Let our clergy and our women answer and act at once—Cambridge Advocate. Well, if Cambridge, Mass., the far East where everything is supposed to be at the best including the Negro to fine out of it seen matter. days, so that nose too some- things sees things in the light of the above, it is high time to be getting serious. If the young colored men will be bent on those things that make for the greater individual a better impression will obtain. As it is, the tendency is toward a good time, to shine, to vie with the white people in the wrong place, copying the manners of the gay and festive, while neglecting those of the thousands who are not seen in public thoroughfares. to black men. White men are sometimes caught in the business, but rarely do they dangle at the other end of the rope. Here enters the thing of race. The crime is serious enough under the most "favorable" aspect, but when committed by Negro men on white women it is entered on the list of unpardonable sins at once. We can see well enough why men are impassioned at the commission of the offense and suffer with them in There is a way to get along even in the very worst communities. One does not need to be especially loved in order to do so. When the individual makes the proper effort, it will be known; it will tell on those about, and who in spite of themselves must concede something to those of good intentions followed by effort in kind. We have also called attention to the "modern" tendency long since, but most unhappily very little attention has been paid to such things. It stands to reason that lines will be drawn in unexpected places, and as colored people will not guess the reasons why, and simply because in the excitement of liberty they have no time to give the matter thought. The white people are not without fault, but they can afford to have some; all the advantage is theirs. And take the matter all around, they are a people of equal temperament, more thoughtful than the colored people think, oftimes going out of their way to employ Negroes, turning white men down, those of their own race. The right kind of Negro will find favor at the hands of white men. When the matter is viewed aright the Negroes should be religiously thankful for the disposition of thousands of white men and women, knowing that if their purse strings were drawn against the race for thirty days it would mean unutterable woe. So while a few thousand are mobbing, millions are yet quietly providing for the Negro masses, and who look to them for their daily supply as confidently as we all look for the returning sum. These millions added to the few thousands that do occasionally mob or are even possessed with mob spirit, divided by two, gives an average condition that stands fairly well. And it is the average condition that establishes the reputation of the country, its character, fixing the possibility of the existence for the "meanest" citizens. THE SPRINGFIELD HAPPENING. The Springfield, Ill., business was very bad business. We can conceive of nothing worse of a civil nature that could happen. True enough, men have been killed in similar happenings, but they were in localities that were used to such events. The country, the race, were not startled by such intelligence. Springfield is a northern city, a very fair sample of cities where the Negroes enjoy fairly all the rights enjoyed by the citizens generally. The Negroes of that community are prosperous in the main, are somewhat distinguished for the education among them, and of a hospitable disposition, giving the stranger in their midst a most excellent impression. There is also a spirit of freedom manifest at all times and which is stoutly asserted at times. It may have had something to do with the apparent preparedness noted when hundreds abandoned their human side, as at a signal, doing things that have no place in civilized society. Here in that beautiful city, the home of Abraham Lincoln, a mob assembled to do violence to a Negro, who had been arrested, and who was in custody of the law. He was charged with assault on a white woman. Not many will attempt to defend the action of the Negro. Indeed, in all of the mobbing Negroes have not attempted to say a word in behalf of those committing the crime of assault or any other crime when known to be such. They have steadfastly contended for the operation of the laws, since they were ample to deal with the criminal. They are rightly opposed to a system of justice dealing that knows the evidence before delivered; they do not want the court houses robbed of their functions, at least at their expense. "Assault." The word assault when in the sense implied has an ugly sound. Men hear it with impatience when coupled with the deed. It stands to reason that because of this fact, because the charge is another term for death in instances, that the utmost caution be observed, that men do not lose their lives or liberty out of pique, spite or venom, or through mistake. As the case stands today the Negro is absolutely at the mercy of others; his life isn't worth a "tupence" if some one should choose to dispute his opportunity of living. He can be very thankful to the white women of the country who through all the intense and bitter racial feeling displayed at times has not so demeaned herself, albeit of so little cost to herself—mere accusation of at tempted assault being quite sufficient and also sufficient to bring ruin to the Negro so accused. The word could be falsely given as otherwise, and of course for purpose. Perhaps the condition is without parallel in human affairs. "No," "yes," are the brief terms of indictment. If it is "yes" a life goes out. Were a nation so helpless? Divided among itself, whose wisdom is scarcely more than folly, surrounded by an iron girdle of circumstance capable of crushing at any moment. And yet one cannot seriously complain of what is, but of what might be. We're without defense, and perhaps need none. At least at this infant stage. Submissiveness and humbleness may be the less lessons, maybe the school of training the fiery furnace through which the race must walk, paying the penalty finally assessed, as assessed a thousand and more years against the first nations, and who wore their sack-cloth and ashes. The struggle as a whole is not without interest. Human passion and prejudice are shown forth serving as a guide for future action, teaching where and when to apply the pedals. We do not wish it understood that the word was falsely given in this instance. The white women, as other women, are to be respected. Assault and rape, while not common, are known. Nor are they confined wholly. to black men. White men are sometimes caught in the business, but rarely do they dangle at the other end of the rope. Here enters the thing of race. The crime is serious enough under the most "favorable" aspect, but when committed by Negro men on white women it is entered on the list of unpardonable sins at once. We can see well enough why men are impassioned at the commission of the offense, and suffer with them in thought. We cannot afford to agree with them, however, that such justice is due a Negro rather than due a man of any other color. And we recognize at the same time the great racial inequality—the types, the traditions, the history, the present, all of which enter into the matter, a sort of subconsciousness that is akin to intention, giving every man his cue instantly. Negroes as a rule are inclined to view the matter in some such light, thereby begetting a spirit of tolerance when the deed is known to have been committed. Indeed, Negroes have been known to take part in mobs against members of their own race, proving that they also felt keenly the outrage, joining hands with "society" in avenging it. But vengeance has no place in the jurisprudence of this country; black men or white men err when setting themselves above the law. At times one may be inclined to reason with them that they do so, but really there is no letting down of the law to any one. The mob violates it when it mobs; the mob may escape the penalty, and in which respect it is not different to things and persons in general. The convicted guilty are the exception. Springfield, like other communities where outrages are committed, has its good citizens who take no part in them, nor are they in sympathy with them. They deplore such happenings, knowing that they reflect on their city where they live, and who naturally suffer by the reflection. The terrible consequences are condemned by the better disposed, including the officers of the State and community, and who promise to take steps toward bringing at least the ringleaders to justice. Society and civilization demand an accounting for such happenings or else it will be worse for society and civilization. RESOLUTIONS ON THE SPRING- FIELD HAPPENINGS. Fearful of a happening similar to that of Springfield, a law and order league has been formed in Chicago to stamp out lawlessness and crime in the "black belt." A mass meeting was held in the A. M. E. Institutional Church, Rev. H. E. Stewart, pastor. Rev. Stewart, in speaking of the Springfield affair, said: "The bad and lawless element of the Negro race always has and will continue to affect the better element vastly more than the lawless element of the white will affect that race. Our people are judged by the worst element of our race, and unless we rise and condemn and fight against this lawless element we will be rightly judged. "In the trouble at Springfield we are apt, perhaps, to condemn the whites. But we must accept our share of the responsibility. We must form an organization, a law and order league, or a good citizens' league, to rid our community of Negro law-breakers. We do not want the impression spread broadcast that our people harbor the criminals of our race, and we must act in our own defense and in defense of the future good name of our people." The following resolution was adopted by the congregation: Following his address, the Rev. Mr. Stewart presented the following resolution, which was adopted unanimously by the congregation: "Whereas, Present conditions of lawlessness, such as lynching, murder, riot and crime in general, seem to be on the increase; and, "Whereas, As citizens of this great commonwealth we as a race are made the greater sufferers because of such conditions: "We believe it our duty to organize to bring about better conditions and finally to put an end to lynch law. We believe that some of the conditions that have brought about lawlessness among us are the drifting into certain sections of this country of a class of people that from a moral and social standpoint has become detrimental to law and order. "We condemn mob violence and the spirit which actuates such inhuman attacks upon the innocent as practiced in Springfield. We believe that the majesty of the law should be upheld and equal protection to all races be given. "We believe that a systematic effort should be made by the better class of Negroes, as well as of the other race, to rid every community as far as possible of that disturbing element which tends to incite to crime and vice. "Resolved, That we commend the Governor of the State, Charles S. De neen, for his prompt action in quelling the riot at Springfield, and that we appeal to our people to unite with the citizens of that city to bring about peace and harmony. We believe that remedy for some of the present conditions that exist among us as a race will be to organize and put in substantial running order movements similar to the one conducted here at this institution." Several members of the congregation spoke concerning the resolution in terms of approval, and it is expected the new league will start with a roll of several hundred members. MT. VERNON. IND. Special to THE FREEMAN. Miss Goldie Polk has returned home after a two months visit with her grandmother in Corydon, Ky. Miss Roame Polk accompanied her home to visit two weeks and take in the fair...Mr. and Mrs. Cury of Tennessee are visiting the Misses Daniels...Mrs. Della Drury and sister, Mrs. Tillie Ramsey, visited St. Louis recently...Mr. and Mrs. Frank Buckner and Mr. Mack Reed took in the excursion to St. Louis Saturday night...Mrs. Ida Jeniffer continues quite ill...Mrs. Mag Holt is on the sick list...Miss Ruby Holt is home on a visit after several months absence in Paris, Ill...Mrs. Sallie Russell was converted in the administration of Rev. G. H. White winter before last and joined the A.M. church soon afterward. She became ill with consumption and bore her disease with patience, until death, released her Friday POLITICAL NEWS Salem D. Clark has distinct views and means to push them if elected to a seat in the State Senate. Every measure thus far advanced by him if carried would redound to the good of all the people and especially is this true as regards the colored population. This is an important office and should not be overlooked by colored voters. Jas. E. Berry, candidate for Assessor Marion County, is a man of clean record. He presents himself for the first time to the people. Jacob Woesner is growing in strength daily. The colored people of the south side swear by him. This complimentary one comes most often to him. One comes most in contact are the best judges of one's character and qualification. Frank S. Fishback, the popular candidate for county treasurer, is the general favorite in the race. The people are beginning to cry for clean business men to be elected to the county council. Fishback is not a professional politician and utterly free from the tricks and intrigues of the political game. He is the man for the place. Henry C. Cox, candidate for Judge of the Juvenile Court, is growing in favor each day. He is making a many light forbids against him. He is the best palign. Mr. Cox is amply qualified for the place, having made an extensive study of circumstances and conditions of the world. He is a man to an aesthetic and impartial administration if elected. morning. She was buried from the A. M. E. church Saturday morning at 10 o'clock. The M. E. church will be 10 o'clock at 10 a.m. the barbecue preached for Rev. G. H. White Sunday morning...Rev. Hodge took charge of the Free Baptist Church July 16 and 18, and the church pointed after a month of mixing and mingling with the people, the interest of the church seems to grow. On September 16, the musical and literary program under the management of Prof. Geo. Tompkins, Jerry Spotsville and others. There will be a special service and will be spread on the ground. The following persons will deliver addresses on the occasion: Rev. Sims of Newburg and Blackburn, attorney-at-law, of Mt. Vernon. MEN OFFER LIVES TO RESTORE LAW AND ORDER By Special Correspondent. SPRINGFIELD, IL.—A demonstration of the most remarkable character ever witnessed in Illinois in favor of law and order and condemnation of the mob rule in this city was held in the rooms of the Chamber of Commerce Wednesday. At times the meeting became so exhilarating that it was almost unmanageable. Men offered their services to the authorities to go out and face death, if necessary, to re-establish law and order and lives in the defense of their servants who have received word to move, and their resolution pledges the support of the city, the protection of life and property, without outward appeal. ARGUE OVER RESOLUTION. When Senator Logan Hay, son of the famous Milton Hay, law partner of Abraham Lincoln, declared that he was the author of the phrase in the resolution, 'I will cheer and applaud the cheering and applaud lasted for several minutes. Dr. J. W. Scott thought that the conclusion of the phrase would act as a flag and injure rather than assist the objects of the meeting. Dr. Scott was a member of the committee that had drawn the resolution, but when it was presented contained the clause to which he objected. The sentiment was unanimously against him and he graciously withdrew his protector. W. J. Butler, whose grandfather was treasurer of Illinois during the war period, led in the declaration that this city can take no backward step in a time of this OFFERS TO FACE MOB. "This resolution does not state enough," he exclaimed, his frame shaking with rage. Mouse communication received among him, communication regarding him, anyone rid of his colored servant, whom he has had in his home for years. He has faced on the streets to face the mob and death. This is the time when we men of Springfield should stand for law and order, no matter what the consequences may be to us. Let us go. We have faced the mob last Friday night. Look what you and I have paid for this temporizing. In the dead three are whites and $8 per cent of the wounded are whites. They say this is regulating the color question; that this is teaching the Negro his place. We have faced the mob, and what we w illhave to pay for it in property. Our own city's name is tarnished and our property values depreciated. The next time we may get it, I have received a threat. I must get rid of my colored servant on pain of trouble. I want to say here in public to all this city that I will keep that man in his place, and, I will protect him to the last ditch. RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED. "No one will go farther to bring a Negro to justice than I. I am in favor of every man who loves this city putting a law on it, and I am for law and order." Let's go out there and put down this rebellion. Give these law breakers to understand you and I are given to face them and death. Give these law breakers to in Springfield law and order shall prevail and be maintained if it takes every man in the city to do what Mr. Butler had finished a loud cheer greeted him, and there was an end to the opposition t o the inclusion of the phrase Dr. Scott had objected to. The form was adopted by unanimous vote: "Whereas, Conditions have arisen in this city, due to causes in themselves calling for strictest punishment, which have brought danger and shame to every citizen of Springfield, which threaten the material interest of every citizen, whether property taxpayer many thousand dollars, which threaten the security of every home, the citizens of cities and the very foundations of free government by the open defiance of law. "Therefore, be it resolved that we pledge ourselves to the earnest support of all officials whose duty is law enforcement and give information and assistance to them by providing them with the necessary guilty of crime, and call upon all good citizens to co-operate in restoring order and punishing all offenders, to the end that the prosperity of the city may continue, and that Spring will be respected and confidence, that it is a community committed to the enforcement of law and order and the punishment of all guilty without respect to color or nationality, and that property of citizens be protected without preference to nationality or color." The members of the two organizations, 1,500 of the leading citizens of Spring, then offered to act as deputy sheriffs and to respond to any call that might be made. CORAOPOLIS. PA. SP. At the New Hope Baptist Church Rev. J. L. Saunders, pastor, preached at both services to a large audience. At St. Paul the Apostle Church, pastor, preached at pastor, Rev. R. L. Swamm preached at 11 a. m., Rev. V. L. Stout preached at 11 a. m., Rev. W. A. Baptist Church at 11 a. m., Rev. A. H. This is an important office and should not be overlooked by colored votes. Jas. E. Berry, candidate for Assessor of Marion County, is a man of clean record. He presents himself for the first time of the people as an aspirant for political office. Mr. Berry is thoroughly lifted for the work and popular with all who know him. He is discussed among the thinking classes of the colored voters as about the man for the place. Through an error in composition Mr. Berry's card of announcement appeared in THE FREEMAN as a can-addidate for representative. We adopt this method of rectifying the mistake. Our readers will find the announcement of the candidacy of Pliny W. Bartholomew for Judge of Superior Court Room 5 on the Democratic ticket in the columns of this paper. Judge Bartholomew was on the bench from 1892 to October 25, 1896, and made a splendid record. He was just and fair and the colored litigant received the same consideration and his rights were as carefully guarded as the white man, and in rendering his decisions he was, a respector of persons, but rendered his judgments solely upon the case presented. He hope our colored voters will remember and cast their votes for him on election day. Tibbs, pastor, preached and again at 7:30. George Mead of Fairmount, W. Va., spent Sunday visiting his cousin, M. Belle Brown of Mill street. W. H. Valentine of Mount Hope, W. Va., who has been visiting his sister, Mrs. George Reynolds's Fourth Avenue, left during the week for Columbus, O., North Side Lodge of Elks No. 124 held special session on Thursday, Aug. 13, at the first, 206 West Robinson street, North Side, Pittsburgh, J. W. Miller was master of ceremonies and Robert Bush accompanist, The program of events consisted of nine numbers, follows: "opening address, by T. A. Wilson solo, selling address," "Sam Dasis," address by H. Art, rechairment board of trustees; selection, popular and series, by Clipper Quartette; address by R. Romie Bonie, E. R. of Gvon City Lodge No. 17; Wilson & Ward, refined musical artists, in ap-to-data selections; songs from the South old selection by Lonnie Hall; solo, original composition, by T. Harry Bolden, the refined valer; talner; Edwin H. Winn, concluding with the Elks' toast... Ed H. Smith is spending several days in Niagara Falls and Buffalo, N. Y., Miss Leonora Lee of the Thumb. Is it setting in town during the week? Mrs. Aida and the turned home Saturday after spending a week visiting in Pittsburgh and Wilkesbarre, the guest of Mrs. Wilson of Pittsburg. FLINT, MICH. Special to THE FREEMAN. The A. M. E. Sunday School will give a special service at 10 a.m. on Aug. 20., Last Sunday was Endowment at the church and the evening was devoted to a song service by the choir. A special memorial, but the solos by Miss Martha [Picture of a man with a white mustache and a dark suit, wearing a tie. The background is a solid black oval.]] M. W. FAIRBANK. and Samuel Rowland were fine...Mr. and Mrs. J. Roberts have returned to Detroit...Mr. F. Allen of Lansing was the com-sunday...M. W. Fairbank. A candidate for commission for representative Second District, Genesee County, at the primaries Sept. 1, 1908, respectfully asks your support. THAT SPRINGFIELD RIOT Concluded from Page One. ground that these murders and hoodlums had torn up without being molested in least, or even in a war, and arriving in Dauville found the sentiment entirely changed from that of Springfield. On getting off the train found the depot crowded with people wanting to leave, and in Springfield. 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LINCOLN MANUFACTURING CO., AUORRA, IL THE STAGE Hamilton and Trice are pleasing audiences in vaudeville. The Kratons open at the Folies, Margay, Paris, September 1. Emore and Ray filled engagements at Martinsville and Noblesville this week. Wilma M. E. Pettiford will open a musical studio at Birmingham, Ala., September 1. Henry Troy, of "Just One Word of Conclusion" fame, is again starring in "In Bardanville Land." The Prampins have added another member to their act, and are now the "Prampin Musical Four." The Real Comedy Four, George L. Conley, Spot A. Ware, Charles Turner and Bardan Price, are holding forth this week at the Family Theater. Ada Overton Walker is appearing in the new sheath gown, in "In Bardanville Land" with much success and favorable comment from her many admirers. The great Charles McKenzie will be seen at the Pikin next week. McKenzie will appear among the "big ones" this season in a new act, "Mr. Cat in Cat M. L. Simmons, of the Simmons High School Musical Artist, is visiting her parents in Indianapolis, Ind. She will be pleased to hear from Ind. All friends of the profession. Pearl Mollippe has closed with the Norris & Rowe Circus, and is in St. Louis visiting relatives. Would like to hear from friends Address 3436 Lawton avenue, St. Louis Mo. Anderson and Geines, comedians, have closed the office of fifty-three weeks at Philadelphia, and are booked, commencing September 7, for the entire coming season. The manager of the Empire, at Cleveland, O., a burlesque house, will have a woman ticket seller this season, opening August 29. He thinks it will be better for the woman patrons of his house. On account of the riot at Springfield, O., the Ringgirl Bros., who filled an en-agement at that place, sent all their colored beetle together with S. T. Dunsmore to Bloomington, Ill. Imman and Davis, together with a large number, are making a decided hit at Riverview Park, Baltimore, Md., and, as a result, are making a series in and out of the profession. Regards to the Daily Dixie Minstrel Company. A. Graves, Jr. twenty years old and a violinist, of Atlanta, Ga., is giving recitals throughout that State, and will give concerts later in all the large cities of the United States. Later he will go abroad to further his musical studies. He is acquainted with the piano by his sister, Miss Nile Graves. About Fiddler and Shelton, the Montreal Daily Star says: "Fiddler and Shelton are two colored boys who have one ear for music and the other for comedy. When both ears are called into use at the concert, they are called into action. They made a new brand of fun, something that caught both ear and eye and would win the amusement marathon of the audience." He is not for Jim Corbett, who possibly is heaped past the tape by his former reputation. WATERMELON TRUST GO ABROAD "The Watermelon Trust" Company, headed by Coates and Grundy, has been signed up by Arthur Klein, of New York, through the Marinell office, to apply the Palace Theater, London, Eng., during the Palace Theater season, is one of the best in the business, and has won a good reputation in high-class vaudeville. It is said that Coates and Grundy have an opportunity to sign a book making them good for a solid looking production throughout Europe for five years, but it is not known whether or not they will accept. GEORGE WALKER'S THIRTY SIXTH BIRTHDAY. George W. Walker, of Williams and Walker, celebrated his thirty-sixth birthday at his home at Lawrence, a number of out-of-town guests were present and among them were J. Mood Allen, and Mrs. and Mrs. John M. Wright, the guest and Mrs. *Opeka*, who gave selections. Mr. Walker created new creations. Among them was "Bon Buddy," which was appropriate to the occasion, and also appealed to those who had known Mr. Walker from childhood, as was given him by his grandmother. The was a beautiful one, and Mr. Walker is on with another year of his successful work, the blessing of his mother and the best wishes of his friends of the Sunflower State. "THE SMART SET" ON THEIR SOUTHERN TOUR. When a manager has hit upon something radically new in the field of amusements is invariably hailed as a genius is the Smart Set. It is imitated. This season the Smart Set includes comedians, singers and dancers, provokers, will offer something out of the ordinary when they appear on their South Side. This organization holds hold sway in an urban home and funny musical comedy publication. D. Hudley, undoubtedly one of the best honored dispensers of fun for the footlights, has an amenable organization of laughter and in the role of Hezekiah Doo, a politician knows more about doping than about majorities or politics, is certainly irresistible. There are sixty talented supporting him, and each and every one of them is an artist. The song that is numbered the most is a scream from start to finish. The adornment is superb, and novelty is introduced throughout this sterling tale of humor. Prominent among the artists are the comedians, who contribute no little to the play's success. The vaudeville they have been for years the lighting lights, and none was more popular than it will be no advance prices, notwithstanding the great cost of the production. THE SUNNY SOUTH COMEDY CO have just closed a week's engaged home, Norwich, Kans., and showed to a wristie are billie for a night, Mahara's Min- er, F. Ford, on the man's wrist. She made a hit with the people of Nor- derwich, has been requested to stay an- d ocean kitchen, our comedian, is still sitting in the house by storm nightly, singing "Lied." "Anna Liza." "Dummy Line" and "Let It Alone." T. A. Leonard, ornamental, and cherry, our drummer buck and wing encircled, respond to many encircled. Dr. Ford, on the raim, in his old man sketch, is a show by himself. John W. Crouch, our stage manager, is still making a hilt as "my uncle and I," and we certainly cleaning up in their Indian sketch. Logan Kitchen and Donna J. Crouch, our comedy sketch team, get their sketches. It's funny, but we are routed seemingly just ahead of Mahara's Minstrels, and the pace we are setting them isn't slow. We are getting the cush." Cedon, Jim White, Ed Tolliver and Gordon Collins, and says, "I am still in the weeds, Bud, but getting the cush." Docky is now being home on a visit, returned Wednesday, and reports his farm as doing nicely. Our show consists of the following: S. F. Ford, manager and cornet; W. L. Horne, stage manager; W. Crouch, stage manager and trombone; D. J. Crouch, steward and tuba; H. Ford, trombone; Reginald Horne, alto; Sammy Cherry, snare drum; T. Leonard, bass drum; Sammy Ford and Reginald Horne, our two little "picks," are still making our musical director, W. L. Horne sends regards to P. G. Lowery and Jim Lacey. DIXIE MINISTRELS AT KINGSTON (By a well-known critic.) Vooelckel & Nolan's Dandy Dixie Minstrels opened a one night's engagement at the Woolton Theater. The pany presents a scrumptious corps of singing and dancing comedians. The first part opened with a medley overture, follo- ring a danzie chantle, a superior song and dance by W. Woolton. The known tenor, sang "When the Swallows Build Their Nests," aided by a harmonica. Peats sang "Ton Crazy, I am." Monroe Tabor sang "A Tear, a Kiss, a Smile, Mr. Tabor is a new tenor with a good song," and he trained. As a soloist he must be careful not to force his voice nor allow the orchestra to hurry him in his efforts to dis- sound the music. "Common Sense," "The Sea Is My Sweetheart" was rendered by J. H. Woodson, a young bass (or low baritone) singer, with a raspberry tone. "If Your Heart Is Rigged," his style was neat, but not of the ragtime order that one would expect of a principal comedian. He was entertaining and of a kind that might have been worked up a little more, rather than be cut off just at a time when the audience woke up. The Stars and Stripes The old opened with Mr. Arthur L. Prince, a hoop controller and juggler, who is, to say, the least, decidedly clever. This campbell and Means did a neat comedy sketch. Manzie Campbell, the younger, late survival of the original Campbell brothers, is a natural born comedian of the family of the family in the early 1800s. He is a family of the hit of the show, and can be safely doted upon, if we are to figure on who will be eligible for the future selection of young comedy stars. Mr. Montréal, Young, is the latest and best trick bicyclist that has been seen in the minstrel business for some years. He not only did all the tricks of the famous arthur-dax, his own original tricks of others, and his own original stunts in the bargain. James Crosby, who was billed for the olo, did not appear much to the disappointment of the audience. The Oxie's range, Quaketa, was a hit, and made good in all its selections. While there was not quite enough comedy and ragtime, the Yoodle song, "Sleep, Baby, Sleep, was greatly made by the Montréal. Myself," to be unexcellent as a yoodler. The closing farce, "Possumville Spillers," by Jas, Crosby, was in reality by the botch-workers of the cast, of which Manzie Campbell and the other family were the first cheers for the cheers under the direction of E. B. Dudley, lacked uniformity in the singing element, but otherwise agreeable. Mr. Dudley must be careful not to tune the new song, but not too long to make a singing. Thomas Seldon, the interlocutor, did not black up, nor was it necessary for the singers to be blacked up. There is hardly any necessary for the cast. The company's dian of light complexion. The company travels in its own palace car. At the end of the summer season the show is to be greatly augmented for its Southern life. It is said that Happy Kid Langford has been engaged to sing the show. SAYS FRENCH STAGE REACHES LOW EBB Many Small Theaters Have Been Closed Following General Revolt. James Forbes, the American playwright, author of "The Chorus Lady," and the French playwright, Pierre theaters and cafe chantants, on the eve of his departure for the United States was interviewed regarding the standards of the French theater, and he was asked for an opinion as to the French theater. His response on the latter point was extremely candid. He said the morality of the French stage must be atmost the lowest cbb," said Mr. Forbes. "I am simply appalled at much that I have seen." He said the moral of one of the periodic crises which arise out of a public revolt against licentiousness in the theaters and of them. So urgent the revolt was, he said, against certain outrageous forms of public entertainment that the police have closed a large number of small theatrical theaters, which were exhibited so-called "labor pictures." More serious discussion has been raised by M. Brieux's play, "Simone." In this work the author takes a position flatly contradicting that of the younger Dumas who, in "Feere de Claude," enunciated the doctrine that if a wife ran away with a man other than her husband the latter had a right to kill her. "Simone" conveys the moral that it is preferable under such circumstances for the husband to kill himself. This indicates a revolutionary step, in the modern solution of a step, in the decisions and manners, and a heated controversy is in progress. CALLS DOCTRINE ABOMINABLE. M. Brieux declares the doctrine of Dumas "abominable." He says that a man who would kill his wife because she had deserted him for another is not a whit in advance of the standards of savagery. "He belongs in the prehistoric age, when our ancestors lived in caves and tore at raw meat with their finger nails," said Brieux. According to this view a husband never killed his wife except as an Most of the dramatic critics agree with Brieux, insisting that he points the way to a higher and nobler humanity. Jean Richepin, who sued David Belasco for an alleged appropriation of Richepin's ideas in the American dramatist's play concerning Mme. du Barry, insists that the reasoning of Brieux leads considerably beyond the lesson of a Grimone. His conclusion that the Brieux argument, fully expanded, requires that the erring wife should be pardoned, but that if, in the fury of his brutality or the excess of his vanity, the husband should kill her, he should be pardoned also. Public protest against licentiousness in the streets does not mean a protest against a certain form of iniquity which the French law recognizes and "regularly" has been unequivocally unchecked and likely to remain unchecked. But the outbreak is against a group of statuary, by M. Derre, the sculptor of Zola's bust, which has been placed by the municipality of Montmartre, in Paris, not far from the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart. The group represents "The Kiss." Opinion is divided between those who pronounce a fine book of art and morality, and those who denounce its realism as "inconligible." THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER RABBIT'S FOOT MINTREL CO.'S CAR BURNED. The Rabbit's Foot Comedy Company, a troupe composed of about twenty-five persons, gave their show at Shelby, N. C., where they were leaving early the next morning, and then went to sleep in their special car. They stabled their horses and packed their tents and furnishings in the rear of the car, and when they exploded, one of the horses kicked over a tank of gasoline, which ran down the car due to the cooking department, where it came in. The car was exploded. The cook and six other laborers, who were sleeping in this department, were horribly burned, three of them posed in front of the car, and the burnings were entirely destroyed. The fire was so sudden that nothing could be saved. The greater part of the members of the ministrel was sleeping in the front of the car and escaped without much difficulty, but many of them did not have their shoes on. Shelby gave them such aid as they needed and Shelby physicians dressed those who were severely burned, some seven or eight number, and we went to the Good Samaritan Hospital. The injured arrived at Charlotte at 1 o'clock and were taken to the hospital. Some of them were so badly burned that they had been taken unawares while asleep. George Connell, one of the more seriously damaged, nearly lost his life in an endeavor to save the horses that were injured. With his head and arms bandaged tightly and hardily to speak, he managed to say: "I tried to get those horses out; two of them were burned up, but I managed to knock them kicked twice by the horses while trying to pull them out." The action was heroic, as his injuries were due almost entirely to a permanent and hisisk going into the fire to save the horses. With flames burning his hands and the frantic kicking of the horses in their madness, caused by the terror inspired by the fire, he was kept still until he stood no longer, and withdrew with his face and hands burned and marked for life. Willie Moran, the cook who halls from Cincinnati, was the best until he jured. His head was badly burned, also his face and hands. Will Stegall, the boss manager, was in Tampa, Fla., is also badly burned about the best and hands, as well as about the head. Isaiah Grant, a ballad singer from South Carolina, suffered severe burns on the face. His hands were also burned, as well as the upper portion of the body. R. H. Jackson, of Durham, the assistant boss canvas manager, is burned on both feet and on the forearms of hands. He works on the Ollis of Texas, workmen with the show, were burned slightly on the hands and forearms. He was burned on the hands and forearms, none of the injured will die, although Stegall, Moran, Grant and Connelly are all burned in such a manner that they will be burned for several weeks. Much of the flesh has been burned from their hands, arms and faces, and the four are all disfigured. Stegall's fire work on their faces. The car and some of the contents could have been saved if there had been a fire department company or even if they could have gotten water, as they had formed a very good bucket brigade, but could not get sufficient water to check the fire. The manager and owner, Mr. Pat Chappelle, did not get discouraged, but set to work writing telegrams, and in less than two hours he had an 80-foot round top on the way, which has already arrived, and called in the advance agents and started them to redating the paper, which will cause the show only to lose one week. Mr. Chappelle has four other cars and has ordered one of his new cars, which is now on the way on the show. While the loss will exceed $10,000, it will not stop "Rabbits" in the "foot" Company. While most all the members lost nearly all their belongings, they are in good cheer, and are awaiting the arrival of the new car, when the great company will proceed on its journey as usual. The car had $1,500 insurance on it. BLACK PATTI TROUBADOURS The Black Patti Troubadours, under the management of Voelckel & Nolan, will begin rehearsals at Boonton, N. J., August 15, 2014. The Scribner sisters, the original Black Patti, will be seen in a new repertoire of carefully chosen selections. Salem Tutt Whitney (Happy Silas), the Hoosier comedian, will be seen in the original Murphy mirv provinces, seconded by his brother, Homer Tutt. Many old faces will be seen again, the most conspicuous of which are Will A. Cook, Gus Hall and Jeanne Murphy. All of them have been selected with extreme care by the management, and Mr. Whitney and they are sanguine of giving to the public the best show since the first triumphant show of the great Black Patti Company. Emma Beauregard, adding to the company last year, will be unable to travel this season, owing to serious illness. Slim Henderson, the old Pekin favorite, is on our list of fun-makers, and will be able to attend. Wm A. Cooke, one of the oldest members of the company, will assist Mr. Whit- A TUTT WHITNEY AS SILAS GREEN. ney in staging the new show, also enacting the difficult comedy of Roan-de-Count, a dusty knight of the road. Tutt Whitney has written what promises to be the best one act musical comedy of the decade, the troubadours, entitled the "Barnstormers." He will act the comedy role of Silas Green, while Homer Tutt will be seen as Suretur Walk-Through, the piece, including opening chorus and unia, was also written by the Tutt Bros. Gus Hast will again be heard as supervisee of the "Merry Widow Two-Step." Feegee Drill and female quartette will be some of the prominent features of this season's show. After a brief sojourn in the Sunny South, the Troubadours will hie away to the Golden West, returning not only to the circles have vanished, the frost crest to bite. Coming to Your City Soon on its Grand Southern Tour AMERICA'S CLEVEREST COLORED COMEDIANS THE SMART SET In the Spectacular Extravaganza Genuine Negro Melodies Served up Without Modern Improvement. A Little Bit Different and a Whole Lot Better than Other Colored Shows. The Black Politician, The Greatest Musical Show of the Season, Headed by the Southland's "Sunny" Boy 59 S. H. DUDLEY 59 Other Incandescent Entertainers. ADDRESS ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BARTON & WISWELL, Props. and Mgrs., Home Office, Room 4, 1358 Broadway, New York City. SHOWS OF THE PAST WEEK AS WE SAW THEM. The professional season is on. It launched forth its offerings Thursday, August 13, with the opening of the Empire for Indianapolis on our bourque house for Indianapolis this season. On the house, the Gayety, will run pictures. The Empire opened with The Ducklings, a very comfortable show. The personnel of the company, the same good people among whom are Tiny Downs. Will, on, Jean Darrow, Halley and McKinnon, the six Bergs and Louie Dacre. The last big show from the pen and the Dacre, and to those who run this night, went on to suggest the first need be added as to the tenor of the proposition. She doesn't have you waiting for anything to be called for, but she has just been in chunks. The show, while not overflowing with brilliant or extraordinary creative genius, is, nevertheless, there with good time and general satisfaction. The oilio is well balanced, the strong and good features. Halley and McKinnon present a black face turn in a melange of sidewalk talk. The flow comedian and the other members of the detractors from the intrinsic value of his efforts, as the audience forgets the man and sees only a good copy of the famous Mr. Mirey's "easy-to-carry" from the honors. She departs the last letter from her past efforts in monologue but then that is "nuff sed." If she really is responsible for the times in the last bourlet, it would suggest she does not have a Winn Darrow come on and say, "Really, dear, I have just came down to see you, etc., or words to that effect, as it is bum English. It is a bit of an�. The Park Theater opened its regular season's booking with the "Lost Trail," a border drama of the hair-raising type. The plot was good, and, barring the hitchhiking, the audience was very satisfactory. The "Lost Trail" was followed by "Jane Eyre," Miss Brent's popular novel dramatized. While the varying situations of the book could not be faithfully followed, there was enough to keep up the heart interest of the piece. The presenting company was up to the usual melodrama caliber. "JUST OUT OF COLLEGE" AT THE PARK. George Ade's popular comedy held forth at the Park Theatre the first three nights of the week to capacity business. Neither the hot weather nor advance prices affected the attendance. All of the original snap and vim of the famous saxophone player was retained and the cast, while not particularly brilliant, was well balanced. SHOW SHOP: Everything seems to be getting on the move again in the old town. Between the street fairs, county fairs and wheat cutters, things for the "Camp Jube" shows begin to look very bright. "Broadway in Dahana," or rather "Dahoman Stroll." It breaks some of the "ham fat" actors' hearts to part from the sights. "Look who's here" is no good now in a case of "Who n't here." Illinois theater brews another in bringing the people from the old country here. One answer answers all questions: "Stay indefinitely." There are two big productions going out of town, one for a short run in the Northwest, the other for an indefinite period. One is McCabe's Georgia Troubadours, and the other is the Pekin Stock Company. Will McCabe, manager and owner of the Georgia Troubadours, must be given due credit for his cleverness as a woodsman. "The woodsmans is worthy to go down in history. Mc. embarked from here about ten days ago to some sage brush town in Georgia," he said. "The town is one of these little "Woodsville" towns always makes a splendid place for a rehearsal. On arrival of Mc.'s forty, a master musician got good feedback, dramatic critic of one of these little bergs, remarked, when he saw Mc.' drop from the train with the forty following: "By good luck, he got the first time he said that in five years, and the natives were struck dumb. This remark spread like wildfire. The agent inquired of Mc. what his business was. He said, "He was going to rehearse there a few days." The agent readily told him of his standing and prestige in the city and the nature of his business. An idea struck Mc. in an instant, and he said, "Yes, but everybody else will have to pay 50 cents." in a joking way. The woodsmans was told the next day at the house. Mc.'s errant house with his troubadours, he was surprised to find a hundred or two hundred people at the door. On enquiring, Mc.'s mother was told that he came here to see the rehearsal, Mc.' got busy and at 3 o'clock had a packed house. It is funny to see how they will fall. Mc.' was not surprised, nothing but rehearsals until that line got dull. Money is money, no matter how you get it, in the show business. Robt. T. Motts, of the Pekin Theater, is sending forty people to St. Paul and on a short tour, under the personal direction of marion Brooks, the company makes good books. It is important to keep it going. From the reputation of the people that are going out on a tour, they are not going out they should last the entire season out. Mr. Brooks is putting together for this engagement a very strong extravaganza. The cast includes Wise and Milton, Lotie Holmes and John Doyle, Arnold's "Pekin Trio," Garray and Bamboo, chorus of twenty, and Mr. Raymond Lee. This looks well on paper, all right, and the company about them making good if they will. CORAOPOLIS GIANTS DEFEATED. Special to The Freeman. Cornelius, Pa. The strong Mckee's at Mckee's Rocks Saturday, Aug. 15, by the score of 4 to 2. The features of the THAT FUNNY ACT "IN ONE," George ELMORE & RAY Beulah THE MAN WITH THE LITTLE GIRL WITH THE FIDDLE. THE BIG NOISE. Open for Polite Vaudeville or Burlesque. Per. Add. 2442 State street, Chicago. THEATRICAL ENGRAVING QUALITY RIGHT PRICES RIGHT INDIANAPOLIS ENGRAVING & ELECT. CO. P. O. Box 103. MENTION THE FREEMAN INDIANAPOLIS IND. game was the pitching of Vall nad Halli- l, who pitched all-around playing of the Mckeees Rocks. GUNTHERS LOSE, 4-2, TO LELAND GIANTS Ten Innings Needed for Colored Stars to Trim North Side Team. Special to THE FREEMAN. Chicago, Ill., Aug. 16.—Ten innings were necessary for the Leland Giants to Gunthers yesterday a Gunther Park by the Giants inning, with two men out, Wright, Winston, Hill and Payne singled in succession, scoring two runs. The Gunthers should be game drive to be misjudgment of a line game by Trinkman, the colored boys their first two tallies. Rugar was knocked off the slab in the LELAND GIANTS WIN OUT Ball Pitches Great Game and They Beat Normals, 3 to 0. Chicago, Ill., Aug. 17.—Singles by Winston and Payne, a sacrifice by Hill, and Hill's second-round run, two runs in the first inning against the Normals yesterday at Auburn Park, the game finally resulting 3 to 0 in their final another tally being added in the third. Walter Bail twirled his best game of the season, out ten men. Jake Vance was also in good form, but the team could not hit behind him. Moore's hitting was a fea- GAME ENDS IN A "SQUABBLE" Clippers Leave Field When Umpire Calls Runner Safe. Special to THE FREEMAN. Charleston, W. W. -The Clippers and the Columbus League started the season with a win at Columbus. The game was witnessed by about 800 people. The score ended 2 to 1 with Columbus, making 1 score in the second inning and Charleston, making 1 in the eighth inning with a "squabble." One of the Clippers made a score and the umbrella was safe, which caused the trouble. Then Murray Taylor his Clippers together and gathering balls and bats, started for the train, as they outmaneuvered the defense. Lineup, Charleston; Burks, center field; Mitchell, short stop; Brown, second base; Jefferson, third base; Poindexter, first base; Howard, left field; Dunbun, star pitcher. Columbus: Lewis, third base; Parks, short stop; Neac, second base; Thomas, catcher, aide, first base; Garn, left field; White, third field; Boyd, right field; Reed, pitcher. MORGAN AFTER BEN HARPER. Jack Morgan, a clever colored featherweight boxer of Louisville, now in this city is out with a challenge to meet any 122-pounder. Harper, the 122-pounder, the crack local colored boxer, preferred. It is thought that should such a match be arranged, it will attract a 122-pounder among the top notchers of that division. Harper is the clever lad whom Jack Dillon backed out in a match that was not a 122-pounder in a suburb near here a few weeks ago. GIANTS IN AN EVEN BREAK. Special to THE FREEMAN Memphis, Tenn., Aug. 16, 1908.—The Louisville Giants broke even with the Memphis Giants in a double header Sun. 10, 1908.—The Giants by the score of 3 to 1. Lost the second one 5 to 3. Griffin and Coleman were batters for the Giants in both games, while work was done. Robertson did the batting for the Giants, Robertson knocking the sphere out of the park for a home run. The Louisville Giants at Spring Bank Park Sunday, August 23. UNIONS WIN DOUBLE HEADER. Special to THE FREEMAN. Louisville, Ky.-The Louisville Unions defeated the West Baden, Ind., team two games Sunday 6 to 3 and 3 to 1. At Liberty. Adelaide Smith, known as "Trixie," the Geor gia Soubrette, ready to fill engagements at once for information write 460 W. Broad street, Savannah, Ga. 5 Instruments for Sale. M. L. Simmons, of the Simmons high class musical artists, has an alto saxophone and violin for sale. For particulars, address M. L. Simmons, 1217 Trumble St. Indianapolis,印 ROUTE. S. T. DUNSMORES' MIGHTY MODERN MINSTREELS, WITH RINGLING MINSTREELS gust 24; Sterling, Ill. 25; Clinton, In. 26; Cedar Rapids, 27; Waterloo, 28; G. L. GLOWERY'S ENTERPRISE, WITH WALLACE-HAGENBECK CIRCUS- Freeport, August 24; La Salie, 25; Lake Huron, 27; Ter Haute, Ind. 28; Bedford, 29; THE FREEMAN POSTOFFICE Notice.—Persons whose names appear in the following list will kindly send for mail, as the names will appear four times and then referred to written or dead-letter office. It would prevent delay if all performers would send route from time to time and letter could be forwarded at once. Gentlemen's List. Bryant, George. Pugley, the Acrobate. Carter, Paul. Smith, N. Clarke. Clark, Prof. H. I. Williams, Geo. A. Lee, Walter. Wilkerson, George. Daniel, Mance. Wilson, Miss Dora. Malone, William. Ladies' List. Crosby, Miss Oma. Colored Woman! Mrs. Lucia Caldwell, HOUSTON, TEXAS. WANTED For the Sunny South Comedy Co., musicians and performers at all times. W. L. Horne. Answer care The Freeman. 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Long shall he Inspire the noble and the free, Oer every mount and the every sea, To stand and fight for liberty! —John A. Joyce. Washington, D. C., August 4, 1908. This is where the festive "press agent" gets his innings. The absence of buttons from a man's shirt does not always prove that he isn't married. --- There is a strong feeling that one of the gubernatorial candidates in West Virginia ought to Scherr off. When two or three are gathered together, it is pretty to guess they are talking politics. --- That eminent philosopher, Elbert Hubbard, makes the discovery that a "nigger" is a "colored person" who has no money. Vice President Fairbanks acquitted himself handsomely at Quebec. Why not Fairbanks for Secretary of State in the Taft Cabinet? Col. "Phil" Waters, West Virginia's eloquent young "spelbinder," is girding up his loins preparatory to doing the work of his life in the coming campaign. Delaware has been deserved by a judge of a superior court who decides that it is no violation of legal ethics to address a colored person as "Mr.", "Mrs." or "Miss." The A. M. E. Church may conclude to get a 1912 by taking Gaines as editor of the Christian Recorder. He is young yet, and is willing to wait his turn in patience. *** No Republican State has ever passed a sim crow car law; no Republican State has ever adopted a constitutional amendment designed to bar the Negro from the ballot box. You make the race stronger when you carry a car tailorizing, printering or dressmaking to a colored establishment, and buy your drugs, groceries or dry goods of a colored merchant. Little encouragement is being given to the promoters of the Negro campaign sheet. It is the legitimate all-the-year-round race journal of news and opinion that will be dealt with. There is a loud call from the country to the motty, convincing and versatile Willis T. H. McKenzie pen hand" to enlighten the Negro voter as to the path he should choose in the impending crises. Bishop Walters hints that it is Mr. Bryan who deserves that membership in the growing "Ananias Club," not he. What Bryan say to the Bishop and his colleagues in that mooted interview at Fairview? *** The "race man" who practices what he preaches patronizes the Negro doctor, the Negro lawyer, the Negro photographer and the Negro architect, and never fails to describe—and pay—for a Negro newspaper. With a new $135,000 headquarters for the Odd Fellows and a $75,000 structure for the Douglass Hospital, Philadelphia shows signs of an awakening that promises well for the colored people of that hitherto sleepy old burg. Judge Taft can now sympathize with the show editor who tries to boll down 12,000 pages of his manuscript without eliminating the writer's choicest paragraphs or cutting out his best turned epigrams. A child without brains was born a few days ago in New York, but died after a brief career of forty hours. We cannot believe that a writer made an admirable associate editor for the Boston Guardian had its life been spared unto manhood. The widespread announcements of the fall and winter terms at Howard University fall to disclose any indication that this great fortress of the higher education has notwithstanding the presence of Booker T. Washington on the board of trustees. In other days, when a colored man desired to crawl out of obscurity, he "took issue" with Booker T. Washington. Now the fellows who are looking for cheap new shoes for the new year, Booker Love for the limelight abideth with us forevermore; fashions change; that's all. It is one of the hopeful signs of the times that a colored woman, Miss Maria Baldwin, is principal of the Agassiz School, at Cambridge, Mass., which is attended by over 600 white children, and all get along without friction. New Orleans Caucasian papers will please copy. The Washington Post, which has never been accused of having any profound affection for the colored brother, says in a recent editorial: "The Negro voter is not to play an important role in forthcoming campaign, and no campaign managers will overlook so important a factor." * * * In order to support William Jennings Bryan in West Virginia—or anywhere else—the colored voter must indorse disfranchisement and the jim crow car. Can he do that? Waltman, Walter, Corrothers, Ferguson, DuBois, Henderson swallow such a mess of crow and pretend that it is appetizing? Baltimore is again complaining of the loss of her best colored teachers on account of the beggarly salaries paid by the educational authorities. There is no class of public servants who are doing a more important work than the teachers, and those who control the schools everywhere should see to it that they are paid decent salaries. The "jolly jack tars" at Norfolk, Va., who took a fancy to the toothsome "roast-tail" shirt that vicinity will be careful in the future to their poaching in cornfields owned by Negroes who do not keep shotguns handy. In this new "Brownsville incident," the shooters-up were unquestionably white, and were caught "red-handed," as it were. Miss Katie Guy, whose home is in Sedalia, Mo., until recently connected with the music department of the Western University of Oklahoma, where she is a school at Quindaro, Kans.—has signed a contract for a lengthy engagement with the Slayton Jubilee Singers. Miss Guy is a soprano of extraordinary talent, and has been acting as understudy to Madame Downs, the star of the company. Additional zest is being given to the approaching campaign by the quiet hint that she will be a Democrat, will "reorganize" the civil service from top to bottom, with a view of "strengthening" it and making it more popular with the masses. This is interim, and Ms. Downs will deal in the offices, and the "outs" are naturally sitting up and taking notice. According to Dr. Washington's latest figures, the value of the property of Tuskegee Institute, without including the public land granted by the federal government several years ago (estimated to be worth $200,000), and not counting the enrolment of students, the place was placed at $197,237. The enrollment of the school this fall will, as usual, test the capacity of the institution, notwithstanding the fact that the entrance fee has been increased over that charged in former years. Rev. Abraham Lincoln DeMond, editor of the Buxton Gazette, Buxton, Ia., originated and outlined the first plan for a national congressionalists of the United States, and presided at the first meeting held for the purpose of perfecting an organization. He has made a fine reputation as a preacher, a graduate of one of the most famous normal schools in the world. It is practically conceded that Dr. DeMond will be elected president of the national Workers at the next session of that organization, which takes place in Birmingham, Ala., in September. Two matrimonial alliances of more than passing moment occurred in July. On the 6th, at Pasadena, Cal., Miss Kate Argyle Mann, a prominent teacher in the public schools, visited the altar by Mr. Lytleton S. Baker, a wealthy business man of the Pacific coast. On the 16th, at the home of Mrs. Haldee Campbell, in St. Louis, Miss Minnie Lee Campbell, in St. Louis, Miss Martha Campbell, united in marriage with Mr. James Andrew Clark, a well-known factor in the social life of Chicago. Both couples have a lot of friends in all sections of the country, which with them bon voyage on the maritime nation. sea. In the Philippines two white officers charged with torturing helpless Filipino prisoners were acquitted by a jury, and the country "came out" for letting them off so easily, when it seemed to him that the evidence fully established their guilt, declaring that they have given him the greatest satisfaction in army disgrace. It might not be amiss, in this connection, to remind those who were charged that the President's attitude toward these alleged offenders did not differ materially from that which led to the discharge of the "Black Battalion." In both cases it was a matter of apparent evidence—not color. *** Dr. C. Summer Wormley, demonstrator-in-chief of the department of dentistry in the medical school of Howard University, has increased his expertise and most careful operators in the profession. Under his painstaking guidance the dental classes in recent years have steadily increased in membership and he has become a leading expert on the experts of the land. It is pleasing to note that Dr. Worthy is to remain for the coming year, despite his large and successful career. He fits admirably into the new scheme of faculty reorganization, and is held in the highest esteem by President Thirkeld and at least do have to do with the adjustment of the faculty of the university's corps of instructors. Negroes would get along better in this country if they would refrain from "failing out" with one another over some white man's battles. The St. Luke's Herald makes the sensible observation that "white men never fall out about any Negro, it matters not who he is," and we should be careful to cease speaking to our friends simply because they see their interests in a different light from that which appeals to us. Chairman Hitchcock calling on Candidate Bryan, Foraker congratulating Judge Judge Gen. Luke, a Republican Chairman and Andrew Carnegie "hobnobbing" with President Roosevelt are significant samples of the broad-minded way in which white men manage their business, social and political efforts. * * * The Mosaic Templars, one of the race's greatest fraternities, showed wisdom of the highest order in electing for a full term, as national grand master, that subordinates who has been serving out most capably the unexpired term of Capt. C. W. Keatts, deceased. The re-election of the "old reliable" J. E. Bush as national grand scribe of the Mosaics had an unusually prosperous year, and the future promises a decided growth, both numbers and in area covered. New territory was opened by active and intelligent agents. The order has paid over $3,000 to widows and orphans, and is issuing policies in any area where the Mosaics Guide, the official organ of the fraternity, is a sprightly sheet, published at Little Rock, and is edited in vigorous fashion by Chester E. Bush, the chip off the old book, and is the most influential and most widely read Negro newspaper in the State of Arkansas. STATE FAIR NIGHT SHOWS. Special Events to Be Given in the Big Live Stock Pavilion. The Indiana State Fair will, during the week of September 7, have a generous list of features for the night shows which are to be given in the arena of the live stock arena. The fair will also feature people. The night performances begin at 8:15 p. m., and close in time for visitors from over the State to go home. The prize horses and cattle at the fair will give visitors a chance to see combinations of fancy turnouts, saddle horses, high steppers, jumpers and other animals which will make a very pretentious horse show. There will also be chariot and Roman standing races, a new feature at the fair, and thoroughbreds will give hippodrome races. A number of acrobatic bears and a highly trained pony will give exhibitions, and the Heras family of ten acrobats, and the horses and dogs will give performances. The four Bard brothers will give some sensational acrobatic feats, and the three Olivers will perform some wonderful turns, dives and a number of other specialties are on the list. The Weber Band, of Cincinnati, which for several years has been winning high favor with State Fair visitors, and with it two vocalists will appear. In all its history the State Fair has not had so many attractions to offer its patrons. In the regular departments the prizes are rich, and in the entries, particularly horses and cattle, the number is very large. By paying admission to the fair on the first day or the last day seeing the big exposition and attend the night shows without additional cost. THE INDIANAPOLIS CREMATORY. Education is the advance agent of prosperity, the highway to civilization and Christian brotherhood. Our advancement today is the sequence of yesterday's experiential development. Our advancement is sentimental men deem best is best in all things. The necessity for cremation has kept pace with the progress of civilization and there is no excuse today or any apologetic reason for it. In 1884 we stood the test of trial and time, and like all fit things has proven its worth through a steady and permanent growth. In 1884 cremation has been the cremation of United States. We were 33 in this country alone, with a number of more under construction. Progressive people have concluded that cremation is a sane and reasonable option. The cremation dead, and the idea has simply grown because more and more people are becoming converted to cremation. Indianapolis has been the leading Planner & Buchanan, the leading Funeral Directors of this State, have installed in their place one of the most improved crematories in the country. Years ago this crematory was deeved to start a crematory at Crown Hill, but at that time the sentiment had not sufficiently taken hold of the public. Planner & Buchanan kept it alive and made it possible they installed the Indianapolis crematory, which was opened to the public May, 1904, the first demonstration being for the benevolent Indiana Funeral Directors' Association. The walls of the incinerating chamber are made of heavy fire brick and an open space surrounds the chamber on all sides, providing a safe touch to the body. The operation of the retort is to dessicate or consume by dry heat. The incinerating chamber is situated behind the body, pulling down through the firing compartment. The gases and moisture rising from the body during incineration are carried by the air, and is received near, where they are entirely consumed. The incinerating chamber is perfectly dry, clean and sanitary, and its reception of impression is excellent. The chapel is coily furnished and quiet and every effort is made to produce a home-life comfort. The one aim of the firm is to make it possible to require his staff to be comfortable and possible to do. The readers of The Freeman are welcome at all times to inspect the Indianapolis understake establishment in Flanner & Buchanan, 320 N. Illinois street. THE WORLD'S OLDEST RULER. The Republic of Hayti has become notorious for its revolutions. Its present ruler, President Nord Alexis, however, is a remarkable man to be the oldest years of age, and he is the oldest world. He hopes to serve another term, and if he does he will reach at least the age of 86. Nothwithstanding his advanced knowledge of the current Literature, in a recent number, contains an interesting article on General Nord. Among other things, the author says: He is a typical full-blooded Negro of the somewhat Senegambian Hayti sort. The top of the cranium is well-nigh destitute of hair, while what remains on either side of the cranium is iron gray curtines detract from whatever notion of the patriarchal may attach to the personality of the oldest ruler of any nation in the world. The gambian are surmounted by certain straggly hairs, which the General waxy punctulously, for he is a great admirer of the third Napoleon, between whom and himself, according to the Paris Convention, discern a striking physical resemblance. "He speaks French in all his intercourse with Europeans, to whom he is always accessible and with whom he discusses the world." "He is a profound student of the campaigns of Napoleon Bonaparte, whose mass theory of tactics he exemplified in his own many battles in the northern western hills for the freedom of his country. "It is admitted by all Haytians that Alexis is first and foremost a soldier, but he is likewise honest and of a humane kind. 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NOW THEREFORE, by order of said court, said defendant last above named is hereby notified of the filing and pendency of said complaint against the plaintiff, and he appears in said complaint or demurrage the case, and said cause on the 30th day of October, 1908, the same being the 23d judicial day of a term of court, to be begun and held at the Court Monday in October, 1908, on the first Monday in October, 1908, the matters and things therein contained and alleged, will be heard and determined in his absence. LEONARD M. QUILL. Clerk. H. HANNING. members, carrying $43,000,000 in life policies. The name of the concern is the Federated Insurance League. The four officers are represented in the new combine, which is perhaps the strongest Negro business organization of its kind in the country. The following officers were elected at the meeting: C. S. Burwell, Richmond, V. C. C. S. Burwell; C. C. S. Burwell; C. N. C. vice president; W. S. Dodd, New York, secretary, and C. C. Dongan, Norfolk, V. C. treasurer. S. Dodd, secretary of the organization, is white man. He is a brother-in-law of Dr. H. B. Frizzel, president of Hampton Normal and Industrial School. ENGLISH BISHOPS ON COLOR LINE Declare That All Races Must Be Welded Into One Church. LONDON, August 11—The Lambeth Bishops, in conference the week of August, came one emphatically against the color and language of the people must be welded into one church body. The Congress was in session from 7 to 10 p.m. and many questions of interest were discussed. Over 240 bishops were in attendance. Relative to the color question the Congress adopted the following resolution: "All races and peoples, whatever their language and conditions, must be welded together in the organization of different races living side by side, separate or independent churches, on the basis of race or color is inconsistent with the constitution, the principle of the unity of Christ's church." I submit my past administration in office as recommendation for your future support As his fitness will warrant your support. He is a reasonable and capable man, and the people will have a square deal with him. Hon. Lawson M. Harvey, REPUBLICAN NOMINEE Judge Superior Court Room 4. Election Nov. 3d Republican Nominee for Township Assessor Election November 3, 1908. Vote For Pliny W. Bartholomew, Candidate for Judge of Superior Court, room 5, on Democratic ticket; former Judge room 3. Record approved by the people. Vote For Salem D. Clark, HENRY L. KLAUSMAN, REPUBLICAN NOMINEE Surveyor Marion County. Election November 3d. who stands for equal privileges to all and no discriminating legislation. I pledge myself to an honest enforcement of the law as applies to the office, fair treatment to every citizen, special privileges to none. The good of the people Shall be my first consideration at all times. For Assessor Center Township. Your support is respectfully solicited. If elected I promise to select a committee of colored ladies from the different churches in the city to act as sponsors for worthy colored citizens entitled to the charity of the county, and shall act according to their reports. When elected will clean out grafters in court house and save the tax payers thousands of dollars. This can be done only by putting an honest man in power. Whose Motto is honesty and faithful performance of duty. Your vote solicited on the merits of an honest business career in Marion County. SPORTING GOSSIP of the WEEK. SAM PUT JIM BARRY OUT WITH A TERRIFIC RIGHT UPPERCUT- AS THE MEN BROKE FROM A CLINCH SAM LANGFORD. THE MARVELLOUS NEGRO WHO IS KNOCKING OUT THE TOUGH ONES IN A FEW ROUNDS AND WHO WILL SURELY BE SIDESTEPPED BY KETCHELL SOME SPORTING COMMENT. BY CHARLES D. MARSHALL. Tex Rickard's action in withdrawing his offer of $500 for a fight between Gans and Nelson at EIY, Nev. gives the San Francisco promoters a chance to sign up for a gate money gate promotion in the world, and the match between the Dane and Negro would draw better than any other combination, and Promoter with has closed a deal for a forty-five contest on admission to the tournament. With this he believes is Neison's new manager is strong for a return fight with Nelson. Britt says flatly he regards Nelson as all of his recent fight with Nelson as a cover for the Dane. Nelson too is not for the meeting, and to prove that his recent victory was a fukke. He gives a logical argument in behalf of his opinion that he can beat Garson: When we fought at Goldfield," he said to his Pro Troop, "and he failed to knock me out in almost three hours of fighting in the boiling water, but two firefighters, the weight that I insisted on weakened him. This time I allowed him to run in at the weight he suggested himself, and now they try to excuse his showing against me. We showed again, trained him. Wonder what excuse they will probably say he is all in. I wish that some white fighter could have a lot of people around the country making excuses for him, those who know anything about the fighting game would have stopped and figured, they must have conceived my chances against Gans to go on, fought against Gans, and when the end came, I was standing on my feet, strong willing and able to continue. Gans was laying on the floor shouting, "I know you know he was found, I must have come to them continue, the stronger and better able to when the pictures were exhibited here they would have been at the end, to the end, I had Gans back around the presser that at all stages I was the aggressor. If he could defeat me in their why did they not ask themselves the reason for Gans not even checking my The "didn't figure it that way. They are remembered the battles that Gans and Gans are in Britt, Unholz and others, and then came to the conclusion that my showing against the same two men was such that Gans would hit him in the never stopped to think that I am not a ten-round fire-man and that in a finish fight of a forty-five-round bout I can knock out of the same that ever gained one of those Gans, and that I can be a real fighter, like Gans are boxers; I am a real fighter. " You hear people shouting the praises of Gans as the only wonderful lightweight that ever lived. Why, he should write the mentioned in the same breath with Me-Alfie and the sign of the Jom Carney, the Englishman when that trio were in their first place. Gans is a boxer with a good stiff wallop, and that is all. He has not the heart to be a champion, because when the ride of battle goes against him he is ready to stop. If he is such a wonder, listen to this: "Gans had me for forty-two rounds at the end and seventeen rounds at Colma, I'd be in a more fifty-nine rounds in all. If he is the wonder they say he is, why didn't he knock me out in almost sixty rounds, and why was I the man on his feet at the end of each battle and Gans the one who was lying on the floor? The question will require me to explain the fact that the Of course, that is fair talk for the Danes' side of the situation. One must remember that in the first battle Gans suffers a heavy blow, and disadvantages in the next went through. Think of the weight question and how Gans was made to subdue to many other great wrongs and disadvantages in the fight Nelson. Does Nelson remember how at different times he butted Gans—fouled him in a dozen different ways? So brutal were his tactics that Nelson was able to outwit him. The idea of a fighter beating a man in the groins and then expect him to sand and fight him sixty rounds. Who could help but call Gans, master—or even master—out even to forty-two rounds amid such butchery and assault? A man who fights as Nelson does should always be barred from prize money because he is only fit for boxing matches. He does not know what science is any more than a hog. One is forced to the oft-reiterated truism that the British are the worst of bad boys. There are of course, exceptions, who are most characteristically English, hate all things else to be beaten, and especially to be beaten by the Yankees. The Yankees, the Americans, the Olympic games, the things they have permitted themselves to say and to do, constitute a blot on British sportsmanship which will for many years remain the breadth and the rest of the minority of decent sportsmen in the United Kingdom. Parker McFarland stands ready to meet Nelson if a hit should occur in consumptive arranging armaments. He has renewed his challenge and is anxious to get in the ring at any weight. "I show I can beat Nelson, and he knows it," he says. "I have a match. I a victory over Gans will put me in line for a battle with Nelson, I will dons first," said Packey. Nelson has won the Irishman, and recently he wounded the light him unless a large sum was offered. Some seventeen or eighteen years ago, as near as I can remember, there used to be around New York a young colored boxer calling himself Jack Farrell, who threatened to develop into a high-class fighter, a champion perhaps. All of her, a champion of old or sign of the other night I happened to see her at the by one of our local boxing clubs, and judge of my amazement when I saw my opponent of almost two decades ago bound into the ring, but he soon convinced those about to fight him to excellent shape. He has not lost those dangerous punches he keeps in both mitts and lets loose at times. Gaynor tasted the punishment. His fight progressed Farrell began to demonstrate his superiority in the game of fistcuffs. that saved Joe was his ability to maintain. His ability received a severe tryout. of the boxing about the ring in great shape. He was groggy at several intervals of the bout, particularly in the fourth round, when Jack was claret. He could not protect his face. Farrell tried to jaw, but never got one round. He was Jack's fight all the way through. Joe was tickled to death when the final gong buttled. He could not protect his slaughter which would have surely followed had they gone another round. The season is not far off for football, and now the coaches are busy making selections for their line-ups. To my way of viewing things I think football will end soon, and now the season will as soon as there will be many more admirers than before—that is, among our people. So many have been spending the summer money, reading up on the game that have never played, and learning about heretofore. Concerning football teams, there will be some strong teams to do battle on the gridiron, judging from present records, and the Paulean Club of this city has begun signalling that is, men with established records—and I am satisfied that this club will be able to give Richmond, Ky., a stronger team in former seasons. There should also be a new game between Chicago and the Indianapolis team, considering the “Herk’s” strength last year and that which it promises to be this year, providing Chicago will have a better game between Chicago and watery gridirons do not prevail. I rest my high hopes on the success of the “Herk’s” this season from the fact that that wonderful little whirlwind, Phil Owens, has been able to make up. Of course, there are to be a few other stars in this line-up, who Manager Gaillard figures it best to not mention just yet. There might be a return of Jay and Brutus Owens, and should there be that will add a deal more strength to this team. Indianapolis has a deal more teams to contend with, taking, for instance, Richmond, Louisville, Cincinnati, or Chicago squads. It can be power to defeat. But you may say that a wonderful chance exists to defeat all if fair play be extended them. It was noticed that at nearly every game the clunked ball too much ruffianism and unfairness of the worst sort was resorted to. Let us all be fair in our football games this season, because all the pleasure that can be through fairness. Let the rules of the game work in supremacy. *** * Joe Butcher, better known as "Old Butch Brown," and who has been a famous player in his restaurant at 440 1-2 Indiana avenue, up the Little Savoy, and spoke of baseball days that he had seen. "Butch" always likes to speak of "those days" when he laughs. "Would you laughs?" said a fellow the other day as he sat down to one of those fine lunches that Mrs. Butch" can surely cook. WHAT "Butch"! because one season. I pitched two-weaker struck a man, but most of them knocked me over the fence when they wanted to." GEORGE DIXSON'S CAREER. "—By John L. Footslog. (Continued from last week.) It was not long after that O'Rourke took Dixon to England to meet Nunc Wallace before the Pelican Club for the featherweight championship of Great Britain, championship in the class. Wallace would have been only a good second rater in this country, and Dixon beat him in eighteen rounds with comparative ease. Johnny McMahon won the Boston ringers by the ears, was pitted against Dixon after that, and after forty rounds of the hardest kind of fighting before he had a badstone. Providence, D. I. Dixon's decision on pitting. Getting down to his most important ring battles, we come to Dixon's second fight. The fight was a title. This affair was decided near Troy, in the presence of 5,000 sporting men from all parts of the country. The fight was for a purse of $3,800, $200 to the winner, and it was a big factor in the victory scored by him. A friend of the two pugilists called on them as they were resting in neighboring hotels before entering the ring. Dixon won the bout, and spent lent spirits and also confident, as he had received a tip as to McCarthy's real physical condition. Dixon was never a booster, but that night as he lay on his cot he "I think I'm going to win that championship this time, and it won't be another THE FREEMAN AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER Seventy-round fight, you can bet!" "You look pretty fit, Cal," said the friend of the Carthy, and the efpeted the latter- and tried to encourage him. "Do I?" was his sad reply. "But have you seen the other fellow? I hear he's fit to fight for his life?" Little McCarthy, as he sat there waiting for the word to go to his Waterloo show, was the last-day hard dissipation. When Jere Dunn, the referee, called Dixon and McCarthy to the center of the ring, competent judges saw quickly that McCarthy was not in form. The New Yorkers who had bet on his chances tried to do it, but it was too late, for Dixon had become a strong favorite. McCarthy had Jack McAuliffe behind him in the ring, and he gave him plenty of sound advice, but it avalled nothing, as McCarty soon fought himself out and became completely flagged out after seven or eight rounds. Dixon was after him all this time, ripping that wonderful left into the body and swinging his powerful right to the head and neck. McCarty, after backing away, turned several times to his head and a double handed knockout, but he could not reach the black. So, after twenty-two rounds of one-sided milling, McCarty dropped to the boards from sheer exhaustion and was counted out. Dixon did not have a scratch when he left the ring. It was too much to call for his champion when the latter was at the worst. It is a noteworthy fact that Dixon weighed 115 pounds ringside for McCarran, but he was not the only time recognized featherweight limit. It was Dixon's manager, however, who afterward gradually brought the weight up to 122 pounds, weighing in three or four times his weight. Dixon's next important battle was with Abe Willis, who was heralded as the Great Australian Champion, so much so that Australian Champion Clay was up a purse of $4,200, of which $750 went to the loser. Willis was only a third rater, and Dixon, his luck still with him, was the only one to win all rounds. Everything was breaking well for the featherweight champion in those days and Manager O'Rourke picked new victims for Dixon one after another with rare success. Fred Johnson, the alleged featherweight champion of England, was imported by Coney Island Club Club to Dixie Diamond. The weight was 118 pounds at 3 o'clock, or six hours before entering the ring. Johnson was a very willing worker, but he should never run alone. He would almost run himself to death on the Coney Island sands when his stupid trainer found that two nights before the mill the Englishman was much overweight. So John-landy rattled off the medicine which rattled his system and took his strength away, with the result that when he got on the scales he was weak. But he drank beet tea in quantities and maneuvered and strength before he crawled through the ropes. It was a hard battle, in which Johnson did nobly, but he actually took his weight fourteenth round Dixie rushed the Englishman, who some people still insist was back-heeled. Johnson's head hit the hard floor with great force, the referee counting fourteenth round Dixie's fighting luck again well illustrated. There was a clean-cut, clever boy named Jack Skelly who had won the world's amateur championship in the featherweight class. He belonged to good and hardworking teams. He keynolds that the latter offered to back Skelly against Dixon for $5,000 a side. The match was quickly made, and the Olympic Club of New Orleans immediately rushed to the battle. This was one of the three memorable fights in the fistic carnival held in the Crescent City in September, 1892, when John L. Sullivan was stopped by James J. Corbett and Jack McAuliffe against Billy Myer, the Streator Cyclone. A sum of $17,500 in purse and stakes was more than Dixon or any other boy in his class had ever before batted for. It was Dixon's uck that Shelly was foolishly hit by Griffin, and in Lame where he soon contracted fever, which made it impossible for him to get into proper condition. In addition to this misfortune, Shelly's backer, who was at the center of the fight, was the clever lightweight, aside two days before the fight and gave him secret instructions to box Shelly, also to "go at him hard," just to find out if Jack could stand the test. It was going to be merely an exhibition, for it to take. Griffin followed instructions and sailed in hammer and tongs. In the second round so hard did Griffin hit that he broke Shelly's nose. So it can, be imagined, make Shelly was in for this important pill. He was advised to throw up the match, but rather than have his backer lose the $5,000 he decided to go ahead. Dixon, of course, was the one when the fight started the featherweight champion simply jabbed with his long left until he had Skelly's nose spread all over his face. For eight rounds Skelly fought Dixon, but he was able to whip his chief second, Jack McAuliffe, humanely throw up the sponge. Incidentally, Dixon was lucky to get away from New York, where he was for some of the but-headed Southern spurs wanted to shoot Dixon in the ring for "whipping a decent white boy." Luck followed the little champion until he was knocked out by a manager was satisfied with a few glasses of beer after a victory. Dixon would get a pocketful of money and start opening wine and buying drinks for everybody like him. The fighter had a big heart and slipped many a five or ten spot to broken-down boxers and old friends. In fact, he threw his winnings to the 60-year-old winds. He was on top of the world when he managed pitted him against Terry McGovater at the Broadway A. C. in January, 1900. McGoventry was in his prime then, and he simply slaughtered Dixon in eight rounds. It was pitiful to him, and he was so scared to death for the sake of a few dollars when in view of his weakened condition he should never have been allowed to enter the ring. Outside the ring Dixon was a very quiet little man. He never talked tight of his own will and never into a row if he could, help it. A friend the other at a Bowyer theater, got in touch with his manager, O'Rourke lost his tempe and punched Dixon in the face with his bare knuckles. Dixon was not only dazed, but he was surprised at his manager's engagement with O'Rourke on the spot. But after friends had talked with the little boxer he agreed to make up with O'Rourke, proclaim the latter would offer to shake hands first, but Dixon never forgot the incident. Two years ago, while Jack McAuliffe was touring Europe with Big Tim Sullivan, he former featherweight champion in hungry, also shabby. In fact, he was poverty-striken. McAuliffe took him into a reservation to him to a fine meal. Then he bought a suit cloak Dixon and took him to Big Tim's room at the Hotel Cecil. Sullivan knew the litte felt but a first-classticket, but a first-classticket, when Dixon arrived there he found that his old-time followers had deserted him. His new generation of ring followers had forged a new friendship with friends turned their backs—all but his hearted old John L. Sullivan. "Tve blean my luck," said Dixon to John L. one day, "they were chatting together over old times. "So did I once," replied the big fellow, "but I've cut out drink and I've got it all吧 I'm afraid it's too late to shift now, said the little fellow sadly. "I know I'm all in and that the end is near. O God of fortune, once the boy's mainstay, had gone." CHAMPION TAYLOR RETURNS J. B. Taylor, the 400-meter runner, has returned to America with a number of Old American team. In speaking of the Old American team, said Taylor, "the deal those Englishmen gave us about the worst thing I ever heard of. It was simply a plain piece of robbery. That the -meter race should have gone to the credit of the Englishmen, the unanimous opinion of all Americans and is shared by not a few Englishmen. Just think of them deliberately pulling me off the track and not allowing me to finish. I was not allowed, and had not got into position. Why would they not have some handicap on me? In the first place I had no spirit to take part against us, because of the strong feeling against us she showed, the very beginning of this unfulfair "meet." GUNTHER AND CRAWFORD DRAW George Gunther, of Philadelphia, and Tommy Crawford, of Kane, a went the Dunkirk Cycle Club, and bumped before the Dunkirk Cycle Club, on July 31, the final gong finding the men in a furious mix-up in the center of the team. The gong was the opening round. The go was of the stam-bang order, with not a second's let-up throughout. Gunther did the most of the clean blows. In the infighting he showed marked supremacy, but at arm's length was slugged to a standstill. Crawford to the toes with a vicious right cross. BLUES DEFEAT LUTHERS. Special to THE FREEMAN. OKLAHOMA, Oka—The Oklahoma OklaHoma has a 14-inning exciting game, August 4, at Luther, Okla, with the score of 6 to 4. Batteries—Batles, authors, Dial and E. Campbell. This game made ten straight the Blues have won. 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GIBBS, Prop., 776-770 Indiana Ave. Old Phone. Main. 3882. Hindel's Buffets, 256-551 Indiana Ave. Choice Foreign and Domestic Wines, Liquors and Cigars. Hindel Brothers. The La Sola Bar, 740 Indiana Avenue. Foreign and Domestic Liquors, Wines. Cigars and Tobacco. Courteous treatment to all. MY PRICES ARE RIGHT. Wm. Davis, Prop., Indianapolis. OLD CHARTER WHISKEY, Wright & Taylor. Distillers. Louisville. Practical white skirts Odds and ends of white skirts, with wide ruffles and trimmed with rows of small tucks and lace. Specially marked at 39c, 79c and.....98c Slipover night gowns Slip-over night gowns, with lace yoke and sleeves, again reduced to 79c and.....$1.27 Imported evening coats These are our finest evening coats, of beautiful materials, exquisitely trimmed in light and dark colors They're selling now at $14.75, $18.75 and upward. See the cloth suits Only inspection could convince you of the style and elegance of the tailored suits we are selling for so little. A variety of styles and colors at $8.95, $10.75. $13.50 —Third floor. L. S. Ayres & Co., Indiana's Greatest Distributors of Dry Goods. CITY AND SOCIETY. Virgil Bell has returned from a visit with relatives at Hopkinsville, Ky. Boney Allen has returned to the city from Louisville for a few days. Marion Reece has returned from Toledo, O., and other points for an indefinite stay. Mrs. Retta Moss is at Atlantic City. Miss Ladeska Tyler and mother are visiting in the East. Alex. Craighead fell unconscious Wednesday on his way home from work. The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel McCann of 614 Blackford street is seriously ill with brain fever. Regular services at Allen Chapel tomorrow. Preaching by the pastor, Rev. George P. Sampson. Miss Ada Lee King, of Springfield, O., is in the city for a few days. She is at the Parker House. Miss E. Travers, of Cincinnati, O., is visiting Mrs. Irene Downs of North Missouri street, this week. Mrs. Vina Owens, of Richmond, Ky., mother of Brutus and Phillip Owens, is visiting in the city this week. George L. Knox delivered a lecture at Bethel A. M. E. church at Noblesville, Ind., last Sunday night. Miss Gertrude Anderson, of Terre Haute, Ind., is the guest of Mrs. John Powell in Susquehanna street, this week. Misses Nannie Berry, Edna Campand Emma Alexander of Louisville, Ky., were the guest of Mrs. A. E. Webber, Sunday. John R. Snyder, who has been spending the week in the city, returned to his home in Evansville, Ind., Thursday evening. There will be held at 635 Blake street Monday evening a platform meeting to be known as "An evening with the politicians." A "Tom Thumb" wedding will be given at St. Paul Temple Thursday evening under the auspices of the U-Go and I-Go Club. Prof. John Evans, formerly of this city and recently of the public schools of Crawfordsville, Ind., will teach next year at St. Louis, Mo. F. Morris Murray, secretary-treasurer of Murray Brothers printing and publishing company located in Washington, D. C. spent last week in the city. H. C. Everett, of Frankfort, Ky., is in the city visiting his sister, Mrs. Harry Dunnington. He is employed as a storekeeper for the goverment. There will be a grand rally of states at Jones Tabernacle tomorrow. The services will open with an old-fashioned prayer meeting at 5:30 a. m. Rev. Bailey will preach at 3:30. The Indiana Disstrict Conference of the A. M. E. church is in session at Shelbyville, Ind., this week. Rev. and Mrs. J. S. Bailey, Superintendent Skelton and George L. Knox were in attendance. Mrs. Nina Floyd Board, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Floyd in Blake street died last Friday night after an illness of several months. The funeral services were held at St. Philips Episcopal church, of which she was a member Monday afternoon, conducted by Father Sergeant of St. David's church. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Phillips, of 925 North Senate avenue, entertained in honor of Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Wheeler of New York City, and Miss Travers, of Cincinnati, O.. last Wednesday even CLEARANCE SALE SUITS, SKIRTS, WAISTS. KISER'S, Washington and Delaware Streets. ing. The evening was pleasently spent at whist. Mr. and Mrs. Bell, Mr. and Mrs. Downs, the Misses Good and Howard and Mr. Mapel Churchill were among those of the city who were present. Mr. and Mrs. L. Jesse Wheeler, of New York City, are visiting Mrs. Emma Crawford and son in West Vermont street. Mr. Wheeler is a brother of Mrs. Crawford whom she had not seen in seventeen years. Mr. Wheeler will leave in a few days for Chicago and New York and Mrs. Wheeler will remain in the city for the winter. Since coming here they have attended many social functions given in their honor. The Winburn-Roberts family reunion at Noblesville, Ind., last Sunday was quite a social success, a large number being present. Addresses were made by Ezra Roberts, of Tuskegee Institute, Ala., John D. Kersey, of Logansport, Ind., and George L. Knox of this city. Mrs. Virginia Harvey Taylor gave selections and Miss Daisy Roberts was mistress of ceremonies. The following officers were elected; president, Stephen Roberts; vice president, Cassius Hammond, treasurer, Mrs. Mollie Armstrong; secretary, Charles W. Winbury. Y. M. C. A. NOTES. The Y. M. C. A. directors have decided to put on a band contest in West North street on the evenings of Septem ber1, 2, and 3; which will be held in connection with a great musical and street carnival which is expected to eclipse anything yet held this season. Everybody is requested to keep disengaged for these dates. Big time is in store for all. The McColl Bible Class continues to interest men, the attendance has been something exceptional. Eighteen to twenty men turn out every Sunday morning at 8 a. m. and study the Bible under the direction of Rev. C. W. McColl for whom the class is named. The sessions last just one hour adjourning promptly at 9 o'clock. All men are invited regardless of their religious belief. Death List. The death report for this week is as follows; Rufus Smith, Sylvester Thornton, Fannie Blanford, Robert Moffett, Chester Gibbs, Anna Sharp, George Wright and George Adams. Death Claims George A. Woods. George A. Woods, aged 51, manager of the cafe in the Board of Trade Building, died about 9:30 last Wednesday night at his home, 1126 South State avenue, from Bright's disease. He had been sick for eight weeks, but his condition did not become serious until a few days ago. He is survived by a widow and two sons. Mrs. Susan Walker Miller Dead. After several months' illness, Mrs. Susan Walker Miller, wife of Seymour Miller, living at 1310 North street, died Wednesday morning at 6 o'clock. Mrs. Miller was well-known, having been active for many years in church, school, fraternity and club life. She was a member of Simpson Chapel. For twenty-three years, including the last year, she was a teacher in the city schools. She belonged also to the Union Chapter of the Eastern Star, the Daughters of Charity and Household of Ruth No. 34. Aside from being active in several social clubs, she was a member of the Woman's Club and the Women's Improvement Club, both of which have for their purpose charitable and welfare work. The funeral was held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Simpson Chapel. The Rev. J. S. Bailey officiated. The burial was at Crown Hill. LEBANON EASY FOR A. B. C.'S. Indianapolis Colored Sluggers Knock Out 9-to-3 Victory. LEBANON, Ind., August 14—The Indianapolis A. B. C.'s had an easy time winning from the Lebanon team here today by the score of 9 to 7. The feature of the game was the butting of the visitors Laughlin played a great game, accepting six chances. The score: A. B. C.'S: R. H. O. A. E. Granger, s. s. 1 0 4 1 Herron, c. f. 0 3 1 0 4 Alien, 3b. c. 1 1 2 2 0 Ba, b. 2 1 1 2 0 Board, 1b. 3 3 12 2 0 Gordon, c. 2 4 8 1 0 Davis, r. f. 1 1 1 0 0 Higbee, l. f. 0 0 2 0 0 Johnson, p. 0 0 2 0 0 Totals 9 16 27 11 2 LEBANON. R. H. O. A. E. Shelby, 2b 1 1 0 3 2 Walls, 3b. 1 1 3 0 1 I. Pierce, 1b. 1 0 9 2 1 Pavey, s. s. 0 0 3 4 0 Aughtley, c. f. 0 0 1 0 0 Howey, l. f. 0 0 1 0 0 P. Pierce, r. f. 0 0 2 0 1 Cox, c. 0 0 4 1 1 Lafollette, p. 0 0 0 1 1 Hall, p. 0 0 0 1 1 Totals ..... 3 3 27 12 9 A. B. C.'s. ..... 0 0 2 2 0 32 10 6 Lebron ..... 1 0 0 2 2 0 32 10 6 Innings pitched—Johnson, 9; Hall, 6; Lailoff, 2; 2-3. Base hits made—Off Johnson, 2; off Hall, 13; off Lafolio, 2; off Johnson, 2; off Hall, 1. Struck out—By Johnson, 7; by Hall, 2; by Lafolio, 1. Hit by pitcher—Laughlin, 2. Base hits—Merida, Board, Sacrifice hits—Board, Board, Sacrifice hits—Board, Merida, Stolen bases—Board, Gordon, Higbee, Johnson, Shelby, Walls, Laughlin, Passed Ball, 200. Umpire—Moore, Attendance—300. A. B. C.'S SPLIT EVEN WITH THE ATKINS. The games thought to be the decisive measure between the two teams were played Sunday, August 16, at the South Side Atkins Park. The re- al first game went to the A. B. C. 4 to 2. and the second was a shut out in favor of the Atkins 3 to 0. Higbee hurled both games for the colored brewers, meeting Waterloo in second both games were a splendid exhibition of amateur base ball. Perhaps the largest crowd of the season turned out to witness the contest. The crowd was estimated at 1,400. The score: CLASSIFIED COLUMN FOR SALE. FOR SALE—Four beautiful lots. Columbia Place, only $300; $3 cash, $5 mouth. Also lot Chicago street, same terms. Lew Nicoli. 200 A. B. C. Gringer, lf. R. H. 1. O. A. E. Herron, cf. 0 1. 1. 1. 0 Allen, c. 1 0. 1. 0. 0 Hutchinson, s. 1 0. 1. 1. 1 Merida, 2 1 0. 1. 1. 1 Board, 1 1 3. 6. 1. 2 Gordon, c. 1 1. 12. 2. 0 Davis, rf. 1 2. 0. 2. 0 Hlgbe, p. 0 1. 1. 0. 0 Totals Atkins. 4 11. 27. 11. 4 Kenny, s. R. H. O. A. E. R. Ludwig, cf. 1 0. 1. 3. 0 Uhl, 1 0 0. 13. 0. 0 Scanlon, 2 0 0. 1. 2. 2 Bryant, 3 0 1. 0. 3. 2 Glaser, lf. 0 1. 0. 1. 0 Killey, f. 0 0. 2. 0. 0 Dilliger, c. 0 0. 4. 1. 0 Schissel, c. 0 0. 2. 0. 0 Ludwig, p. 0 0. 3. 0. 0 Totals 2 1. 27. 17. 3 A. B. C. s. 0 0. 2 0. 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 Atkins 1 0 0. 1 0. 0 0 0 0 0 4 Bases on balls—Off Ludwig, 1 off Higbe, Struck out—By Ludwig, 5; by Hibbe, two-base hit—Bases, three base hit—Board, Sacrifice hits—Frangre R. Ludwig, Stolen bases—Herron, 2 Granger, Allen 2, Hutchinson, Board, Umpire—Goodman, Time—1:40 A. B. C. R. H. O. A. E. Granger, lf. 0 1 0 1 0 0 Herron, ef. 0 1 1 0 0 Allen, 3 0 1 2 2 0 Roard, 1 0 0 1 3 1 Gordon, c 0 0 4 1 0 0 Davis, rf. 0 1 2 0 0 Higbee, p. 0 1 1 6 0 Totals 0 4 27 16 1 Atkins, R. H. O. A. E. Kenworthy, s. 1 0 2 2 0 R. Ludwig, cf. 0 1 1 0 0 Uhl, 1 0 1 0 2 0 Scanlon, 2 0 1 1 0 0 Gisler, 3 0 2 2 0 Bagley, rf. 1 1 0 0 0 Kiley, lf. 0 1 3 0 0 Schissel, c. 0 6 0 0 0 Milan, p. 0 1 1 0 0 Dauss, p. 0 1 4 0 0 Bryant 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 3 7 27 10 0 *Batted for Milam in third. A. B. C. S. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Atkins pitched 4 Milam, 3; Dauss, 3. Hitachi-Off Milam, 1; off Dauss, 3. B. Basenbach-Granger, 1; off Higbee, 1; Struck out—By Milam, 4; by Dauss, 1; by Higbee, 1. Wild pitch—Dauss. Two- base hits—R. Ludwig, Allen. Sacrifice bybig Fisher, Scanlon, Uhl, Gordon, St. len bases—Boddgle, Herron. Time—1:40. Empire—Goodman. Attendance—1,400. NOTES OF THE GAME. Board is still hitting the ball. The piece of the "game keeper" was conspicuous. Rube Washington is a good man on the coaching lines. The superiority of the two teams is yet to be determined. Who will win out? The two teams had all smiles over the result of the games. Congratulations are in order to both umpires. Their decisions were generally accurate and the crowd was equally divided. The colored men had as many rooters as the whites at all stages. The two teams had three perfect throws at the plate caused the score to be 3 to 0 instead of 1 to 0. Had Higbee got away with his attempt- ment, he would have have been the black Durham of the season. Herron's failure to return the ball from in the first game caused a difficult fit in the last game caused a score which should have been an easy out. Todd's wild heave to first in the second game was equally. The chance was difficult, however, and the great third baseman is still cocked off. The white ladies in attendance were persistent rooters for the Atkins team. The colored sisters, though less in number, were the best. B. C.'s. All were good natured throughout. A. B. C.'S PLAY CHICAGO UNIONS. A good game of ball will be played at Northwestern Park tomorrow when the A. B. C's meet the Chicago Unions in a double header. The Unions are known for their three-game win in the country. The Indianapolis colored champions have been defeating all comers and expect that Sunday's game will be a celebration. The Unions defeated the A. B. C's in a series of three games early this season, but may be disappointed this time. TOUSSAINTS DIVIDE HONORS The Toussaint Baseball Club defeated the Kahn Tailoring Company in a 12-inning game by a score of 6 to 5 last season. In the afternoon the Toussaint's crossed bats with the Lauds and lost to the whites by a score of 3 to 2, feature a play by the third play Capt. Hood and Third Baseman Hogan of Toussaint's figured in. Manager Harrison has made arrangements for a game at that city, tomorrow. Many fans will attend. LOCALS LOSE TWO GAMES. Special to THE FREEMAN. Middlesboro, Ky.—An interesting game of ball was played at the East End Park and Corbin, the home team losing by the score of 1 to 0. Saturday Knoxville, Tenn., sluggers trounced the locals 4 to 2. LEAGUE OPPOSES W. H. TAFT. Special to The Freeman Washington, D. C., Aug. 29.—According to Rev. J. Milton Waldron, D. D., of the University of Iowa, many are becoming engaged in a formidable movement against Taft. Dr. Waldron says that all the anti-Radfordians, and their sympathizers among the colored people, are being merged with the Political League of which he is president. He says that the league has determined to support Bryan for President, and that he is among the colored people of every State, with the object of defeating Mr. Taft. telegram was sent to Mr. Bryan yesterday. "Hon. William J. Bryan, Fulview, Lin- "We congratulate you upon your nomination to the Presidency by the representatives of the American people—not by you, but by us—and we probait your election next November, by a handsome majority. Judging from assurances given us by our people throughout the North and West, you will receive 75 per cent of the colorful electorate." MICHAEL WALDRON, D. D., "President the National Negro American Political League." CHICAGO VOTERS ORGANIZE Special to The Freeman. Chicago, Aug. 18.—Three hundred color in the city, met Tuesday night, Aug. 18 at the Institutional Church, 3825 Dear- born Street, and organized the Chicago Corporation League. It is understood that the league was formed for the purpose of driving from the city the vicious element among Ne- gotiators. A STERLING CITIZEN Oscar Hadley, the present incumbent of the office of State Treasurer, is again the choice of the Republican party to succeed him. He has made a difference throughout the commonwealth for his probity and uprightness. His past service as the guardian of the people's money is his greatest ability. He is presented not only an unknown and untried quantity, but as one who has passed safely through the crucible of the colored office, influences and questionable dealings. The office to which he aspires for re-election is an important one and should be carefully handled. The colored office, Mr. Hadley has made a办公室, and deserves the support of the people. CLASSIFIED COLUMN FOR SALE—Four beautiful lots, Columbia Place, only $300; $25 cash, $5 mouth. Also lot Chicago street, same terms. Lew Nicoll, 200 Unity Building. The genuine Carter's Rheumatic Remedy sent by mail on receipt of price 50 cts (stamps) has cured others; will cure you. Address R.P. Bload, druggest, Indianapolis, Ind. Young lady of education, industrious, desires correspondence with gentleman of reputable standing. Must have a trade or profession. Object. marriage. Address Miss E. B. Thompson, Squirrel Island, Me. Business Locals Woodbine Perfume, Oh! how fragrant exquisite, enchanting, bewitching. Only at Blodau's Drug Store. 'Phone your wants to us. We call for and deliver prescriptions. Anything ordered by 'phone will be selected as carefully as if you called in person. No extra charges, Gauld's Pharmacy, New 1178; Old, Main 4032. JACKSONVILLE, ILL. Special to THE FREEMAN. GREENVILLE. TEX. Special to THE FREEMAN. Miss Anna Daniel) is able to be out again, after two weeks of illness...Mrs. Mattie Devance is still suffering with her foot, in which she stuck a nail some time earlier. Miss Anna Daniel is her bed. Essie Bubanks is able to greet her little playmates again, after a three weeks' illness...Mrs. Eiffle Cradock is improving. Mrs. Rusk is reported some time later. Miss Anna Daniel was in our city for two nights and made a big hit. Mr. Martin Burkley, in his select reading, was grand...Jode Tycer is out of the city...Riley Wright was down in the city...Joe Culberson is resting very well. He was severely gored by his hog last Sunday night...A. B. Culberson has moved from North Johnson street to West Lee street by George Stenson. He is visiting his toomers. Call around...Ellin Smith and Miss Hetty Pettey and Hugh King and Miss Iva Wilson were married last week. Mrs. Mattle Melson gave a reception in Dallas, where George Jeukens is in Dallas, which place. O. C. Pferffer was the guest of Mrs. C. A. Lowe last week...Joe Morris, formerly of this city, and Miss Leena Wagner, of this city, were married in St. Louis. Mrs. C. A. Lowe and C. Chestnut street, in that city...Dr. M. J. Atkinson and I. H. Hines have improved their homes with a coat of white paint. Mrs. C. A. Lowe and C. Cain Batey is on duty, after a two weeks' lay-off...John Coffery has joined the church...J. A. Sorrell was at Campbell last week...Mrs. Jerome gave a rehearsal day night in honor of Miss F. M. F. Mappes. LOUISVILLE, KY. Special to THE FREEMAN Henry Newman, foreman at the Southern freight depot, is sick this week. Mrs. Ella Brown and sister, Mrs. Eileen Brown, visit to French Lick Springs last week. . . Miss Christine Bryant, of Frankfort, Ky., was in the city this week to visit Miss Clark Harris, 13, Mary Warren, of Indianapolis, West Warren, of 1219 West Walnut street, entertained their brother from Indianapolis last week. . . Mrs. Satha Butler is visiting her brother from Stone Street. She is from Frankfort, Ky. ...Mrs. W. O. Martin, of French Lick, Ind. is in the city, visiting her mother and friend, Mrs. Jackson and children are visiting Mrs. Flora Clark and family, at Indianapolis. SPECIAL TRAIN TO LEXINGTON. Old-time basket meeting. Special train to Lexington, Ky. L, & N. First Street to Lexington, Sunday, August 23. William Bennett, manager, 640 Preston street, Louisville, Ky. RALEIGH. N. C. Special to THE FREEMAN. A. The daily of Mrs. C. H. King at West South street, on the evening of August 15, there was given a reception in honor of Miss Ethel McCree of Atlanta. Ga. The guests were Misses Katie Davis, Hattie Baker, Maywood Mitchell, of Washington, D.C., Lulu Peace, Christenia Perry, Goldie Scruggs, Messrs. Willie Williams, J. B. Davis, of Pensacola, Fla., Dennis Branch, Benjamin Hinton, Hosea A. Price of Panama, M.C. King of Franklinton, N.C., Rayford H. Lightner of Chester, S.C. of France and Mr. Gertrude, Miss McCree won many friends while in Oak City. She left for her home on Monday to enter school at Atlanta University... Miss Katie Davis, who has recently completed her course in college at Cheyenne, Pa., has been offered a position in Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute... Miss Lulu Evans spent Sunday in Garner, N.C., Rev. C. H. Williamson, business manager of the Baptist Sentinel, delivered the annula address to the St. Lukes at Richmond, Va., A.W. Pegues and and, on the same return, from their visit to Richmond. L.P.Y. at the First Baptist Church Sunday evening. The Freeman will be delivered at Rather unusual for us to have an advertised sales and high-gross quality perimeter-fitting shoes and the world of quality are too well known to require it. But to induce the MEN to BEER in Indiaaapolis and vicinity who are m-d acquainted with a WALK as VEER QUALITY, this announcement is intended as a regular invitation. Our regular patrons we know will take advantage of this invitation. WALK-OVER, 28 North Pennsylvania Street "Just Perfect" That's what the cooks say about the cooking done in a "PERFECT" GAS RANGE. It bakes, roasts, boils—in a fast oven, slow oven, medium oven, hot or sizzler. Easy Payments. apolis Gas Co. Pennsylvania Street. STATE FAIR NAPOLIS, 7 to 11,'08 Premium List Offers in Prizes Active Stock Show Pavilion Brick Horse Barn, capacity 400 from Show Pavilion. Aug. 27, 1908. The Indianapolis 45 South Pennsylvania INDIANA STAT INDIANAPOLIS September 7 to Revised Premium List $40,000 in P The most complete Live Stock in America. New Brick Horse horses, only eighty feet from Show Pav Entries Close Aug. 2 The Indianapolis Gas Co. 45 South Pennsylvania Street. INDIANA STATE FAIR INDIANAPOLIS, September 7 to 11,'08 Revised Premium List Offers The most complete Live Stock Show Pavilion in America. New Brick Horse Barn, capacity 400 horses, only eighty feet from Show Pavilion. Entries Close Aug. 27, 1908. For Prize List and full information, address CHARLES DOWNING ROOM 14, STATE HOUSE, - INDIANA Dodson Son & Co. Clothing, Gents' Furnish Shoes and Children's Clothing 306 W. Wash. St., - - in Three Doors West of State House. Big Four Excuse SUNDAY, AUGUST 2 $2 Louisville and Re Special Train Leaves 7:00 a.m. C., H. & D. R. R., Sunday ROUND TRIP. CINCINNATI ... $1.75 HAMILTON ... $1.25 CONNERSVILLE ... 75¢ RUSHVILLE ... 50¢ Special train leaves 7 a.m. Returning, leaves Cincinnati 7 p.m. NOTE—Cincinnville and Connorsville tickets on sale every Sunday on all trains (regular and special) of Sunday for which sold. DECATUR ... HUME. BLOOMINGD ... Special train leaves Decatur 6:30 p.m. Baseball—Cincinnati vs. Philadelphia DOWNING, Sec., INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA. & Company, ents' Furnishings, children's Clothing. Indianapolis, Ind. West of State House. Excursion, AUGUST 23d, and Return $2 n Leaves 7:00 a. m. Sunday, Aug. 23d. ROUND TRIP. DECATUR ... $1.50 HUME ... $1.25 BLOOMINGDALE ... $1.00 Special train leaves 7 a. m. Returning leaves Locatur 6:30 p. m. on sale every Sunday, good going and returning for which sold. mati vs. Philadelphia. ROOM 14, STATE HOUSE, - INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA. Big Four Excursion, SUNDAY, AUGUST 23d, $2 Louisville and Return $2 Special Train Leaves 7:00 a.m. C., H. & D. R. R., Sunday, Aug. 23d. NOTE—Rushville and Connerville tickets on sale every Sunday, good going and returning on all trains (regional) (Sunday only) of Sunday through December. Baseball—Cincinnati vs. Philadelphia. JOHN L. BARDMAKER MEAT MARKET Fresh and Salt Meats. N. E. COR. NORTH AND WEST STREETS. We render our Lard. Phone: 14900. IN THE LEAD. Cafe, Restaurant, Oyster Bay. Open Day and Night. Private Dining Room in Connection. C. Raines. 416 Indiana Ave. J. WALTER HODGE, REAL ESTATE. Fire, Accident and Health Insurance. See me for bargains and asking for a home or investment. Cash or easy payments. BOTH PHONES 1173. 536 Indiana Ave. Indianapolis, Ind. --- --- TRADE MARK REG. U.S.PAI OFF G. E. KEITH COMPANY PERFECT your door every Saturday evening. J. B. Allen, agent. HUMPHREY, ARK. Master Losson Phillips, the son of Mrs. Maggie Phillips, was drowned last Friday night at Lake Village. His remains were brought home Saturday evening and inbed in a casket on Friday. F. A. Scott is again engaged with the Staabs Sawmil Company.....Miss Dora Greer is teaching a three months summer school three miles north of town. The school is located in Fern Thinkers, has convened the Grand Lodge at Hot Springs this week. MINEOLA. TEX. It is very hot in this part of the country...Three bales of cotton sold here last week. Susan Anderson...has very nice but is now better. A great many of the people have gone West to pick cotton...Mrs. Mollie Price arrived home from Greenville safe. Let us tell you about College Heights.