New York Age

George M. Keith has seen the handwriting on the wall, and justly forebodes his early abolishment as Afro-American leader of the Ninth Assembly district. His trial for extravagant violations of the Constitution and By-Laws of the Bengal Colored organization of the district comes off Friday night, and there is little doubt that he will be convicted and deposed as leader and a strong, decent and reliable man elected in his stead. The abolishment of Keith will mean a new era for the district in Afro-American politics. The microbe politicians who have heretofore ruled will go down and out, and the day of small-minded antisemption and despicable deception will have ended. Upright, clean men, unselfish and strong, enough to use the big importance to the whole race of the questions involved in district politics, will be in control. It is said that Mr. Windolph and Mr. McKenna have plainly told Kelth that he made a bad bull in attempting to ignore the resolutions passed by the conference he was in duty bound to live up to them. He has been instructed to attempt to call the other elected officers together, and after repudiating his own illegal executive committee, join them in naming an effect to some of the elected officers, but his overture have been disdainfully repaired. The elected officers are too wise to trust the sincerity of a man who owns up his mistakes only after he has been beaten and who repeats only when his blemishes are on the eve of certain punishment. The trial will be held Friday night at the house of William T. Hooper, chairman of the executive committee. Earle R. Lighthorne will conduct the cross-examination and Ed Taylor will probably sum up for the protection. He will still be present. Some have thought that Keith himself would not show up, but others think he will not dare, with all his constitutional timidity, to stay away. Keith added insult to injury when he made a man like Richardson chairman of his fake executive committee, and all the decent element are in his way. In these columns last week in reciting the details of Richardson's experience as a convict. The facts briefly are these: On February 19, 1904, before Recorder Smythe Richardson was convicted of criminal assault in the second degree, which constitutes a felony, and sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary one year. Last Friday friends of Richardson showed him an article in this paper, and on Saturday he took to his bed. He alleges pleuria as the cause of his illness. Robert Dedman, whom Keith appointed a member of his fake executive committee and an election district captain, reigned with permission as he learned the true state of affairs, and refused to have anything to do with Keith and his crew. At the meeting of the regular executive committee last Friday night W. H. Sumerson introduced the following resolutions, which were unanimously passed. We, the undersigned, elected officers and executive members of the Regular Colored Republic of Kentucky. District in regular meeting assembled, do heartily endorse the articles printed in your valuable paper of recent dates, concerning the Constitution. Particularly do we endorse the article printed in your issue of October 4, 1906. Patteine has queued to be a virtue in our midst, with anyone who asks or to try to join her, to their personal without doe regards to beneficial results to which the voters of this district are entitled. HARRIS K. LIGHTHOUSE, first vice-president; HARRIS D. TURNER, second vice-president; WILLIAM H. BUMMERSON, third vice-president; WILLIAM H. BUMMERSON, fourth vice-president; WILLIAM T. HOOPER, chairman of Executive Board; JAMES A. NOWOOD, secretary of Executive Board. The political meetings for Afro-Americans in the district will be as follows: 822 West 37th street, on Tuesday, October 22; 82nd street, on Tuesday, October 22; 82nd street, on Monday, Hall 458, 89th avenue, on October 29; outdoor meeting, 37th street between 8th and 9th avenues, on October 31; indoor meeting, American Theater, on November 2; and indoor meeting, home of James Shaefer, 340 West 41st street, on November 5. Local Council at St. Mark's Rev. W. H. Brooks; pastor of St. Mark's M. E. church. West 53rd street, has organized a local branch of the Afro-American Council with an enrolled member. He was elected to the board were elected; George W. Allen; president; Mau. E. P. Roberts, vice-president; Benjamin Thomas, second vice-president; Mimia Mary E. Enter, secretary; Joseph W. H. Brooks, treasurer, and John H. Bostein, treasurer. Regular monthly meetings will be held the third Monday evening in each month at 10:00 a.m. Special Correspondence of The Am. MANUA, P. L. September 18, 1862 tary SMITH Californian speech has dragged his name down to the gutter here in the estimation of the Filipinos. MR Respondent liped the Filipinos up on the side of the Negro in disclosing it, and said: "What may we expect from a Nation so heartless and so hypocritical as to raise to the citizenship its black people to turn immediately around and thwart the purpose of its acts by chicery and unnamable devices. Filipinos already never lose sight of how the Nation that 'promised' them so much treats the Negroes, and judge their fate accordingly." TWENTY WHITES INJECTED FOR ATLANTA MASSACRE Sixty Afro-Americans Under Charges for Death of Polterman. ATLANTA, October 13.—Twenty white men were indicted yesterday by the Fulton county grand jury upon the charge of rioting in Atlanta on September 22. A large number of witnesses were examined yesterday by the grand jury in regard to that event, resulting in the finding of the above indictment, all being included in the one instrument. Their names are being withheld for the present. Certain it is that this grand jury is concretely carrying out Judge Pendleton's charge to probe to the bottom of the rioting in Atlanta. Two white men, George W. Blackstock and Herbert Talley, were indicted some weeks ago upon the charge of amount with intent to commit murder for their alleged participation in the rioting on Peters street. sixty Afro-Americans have been indicted for the rioting at Brownville on September 24, twenty white men were indicted yesterday for rioting—and the end is not yet. The jury, after returning twelve true bills and three "no bills" took a recess until Monday morning at 10 o'clock, at which time it is reported that the county physician, the jailer and other county officials will be examined as to the condition of the jail and other county institutions. WHITES PASS RESOLUTIONS CONDENING MOB VIOLENCE Pledge Themselves to Protect the Innocent. WOONVILLE, Ga., October 12—The Law and Order League of Woodville, composed of many of the best citizens of Green county, recently passed resolutions in referendum to the conflicts which occurred between the rich in several cities of the South. The resolutions depreciate the work of mohs, deplore the causes leading up to it, and put the members on record as being opposed to the shipment of liquor into counties that are trying to keep it out. It calls on all citizens to use their influence to see that the缸 is dried out, accounting guilty and in protecting the innocent, and they pledge themselves to aid in the work of making good citizens of the Afro-Americans who are trying to do right. Selma Men Denounce Criminals. SELMA, Ala., October 13—A meeting of prominent Afro-Americans R. B. Hudson Crime among the race was denounced roundly, and the quick lawful punishment of the guilty recommended. WOULD-BE LYNCHER PLEADS INSANITY -SENT BACK TO CELL Another Who Cried "Lynch Him!" In Fined Only $20. MACON, Ga., October 12—G. C. Lyle, a young white man who was arrested for crying aloud for the blood of Fewa, the Afro-American who shot two white men and killed a black man years the plea of insanity in the police court Tuesday. He was sent to his cell, and a jury will decide upon his sanity. D. S. Hightower, another white man, who was taken in the act of crying "Lynch him!" was fined $30; the judge ruled that for the time being is the safest city in the world for Afro-Americans. ATLANTA'S "DEPUTY SHERIFFS ARE GETTING ARRESTED About Twelve Failed In Since the Barrooms Opened. ATLANTA, Ga., October 15—The numerous white hoodwigs who were sworn in during the recent vet deputy sheriff's arrests have been armed and could be armed are betraying themselves. Since the barrooms have opened there have been at least ten or twelve deputy sheriff's arrested. These men were sworn in during the recent vet deputy sheriff's arrests during that City Attorney Mayson yesterday made the point in the recorder's court that a deputy sheriff is supposed to be connected with the sheriff's office and to serve papers. These deputies, however, have been about the streets, and getting into trouble. ATLANTA, Ga., October 12—Mr. Price, the postmaster in South Atlanta, was not arrested as was reported to the accounts of the recent disturbance here. Mr. Price, seeing that his life was in danger, asked the shortest to lock him up for safety. When the danger was over Mr. Price voluntarily left the jail. NEW YORK, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1906. Noted White Georgian Urges More Respect for Law, Especially in High Places AUGUSTA, Ga., October 11.—Hon. Wm H. Fleming, ex-Congressman from this district and one of the leading and most liberal members of the South, publishes an open letter, to day, of which the recent Atlanta disturbance is the text, in which he sternly arrangals Rev. Thomas Dixon, Jr., John Temple Graves, Hoke Smith and Congressman T. After arriving Afro-American criminals as probably derogators to whom fear is no deterrent, Mr. Fleming proceeds to indict the men named above as accessories of the "Atlanta riot." The controlling factors in the mob spirit of the riot established law, and hate or contempt for it attacks. How many causes have recently been co-operating in that line from the theater, the press and the stump to familiarise us with disrespect for law and to arouse hate and contempt by the whites against the blacks in the city of Atlanta. "Let us consider a few instances where the facts are undisputed." "Chief among offenders stands a former preacher, Rev. Thomas Dixon, with his 'Clanman.' The day after that play was presented in Augusta, in October, 1905, Hon. Joseph B. Cumming, of this city man, who had probed his courage and his heart, and his heartfield in the late war, and who had been a member of the Ku Klux Klan, wrote a seething criticism of Mr. Dixon that deserves to be widely disseminated, both for its literary merit and its moral tone. Here is one paragraph: "The gentleman's work in 'The Clanman' as not only nasty—like all his writings, if, indeed, it does not seek, to ingrite the more lawless part of our people to deeds of violence and cruelty to a defenseless chase of our enemy, to a defenseless chase of conduct deserve, protection and scour agreement. May a blight bring the dirty money which Rev. Dixon is putting in his pocket by his nasty play." "As a mob impiiner to one outrank Mr. Dixon." John Temple Geverson. Speaking of an editorial in *The Atlanta Georgian*, advancing an untennable punishment for rape, and subsequent letters and articles, carrying the theory to the extreme of using it as a preventive measure in children, Mr. Fleming says: It is utterly conceivable that such continuous could be entertained among civilized people by anyone outside of an insane psychiatry. It is utterly incomprehensible to some of us how a great newspaper like *The Georgian*, edited by a brilliant Southerner and owned by a wealthy Northerner, could give publicity to such vile outfit without a word of explanation. (The writer was absent when the office devil carried that stuff to the printer.) "It is unfortunately true that the Hon. Hoke Smith, in his campaign for governor on his anti-Negro platform, did conspicuous service in engendering and disseminating a disregard for law and a contempt for the Negro—the two leading states in the nation, in his home city with such violence. He openly proclaimed upon the stump his purpose to subvert a part of the Federal Constitution on the suffrage question by a fraudulent administration of a proposed State law, and gave his audiences detailed explanations of how the Negro had been deprived of his lurid pictures of lynching bees in North Carolina, which seemed to meet his warm approval. "Now, if this distinguished ex-member of a President's Cabinet could say: 'I will defy the law by frud'—why could not the comparatively obscure members of the mob say: 'I will defy the law by rescue, the chief difference between Mr. Smith and the mob was the difference between fraud and force—both knowingly defied the law of the land. The mob acted from pent-up anger; Mr. Smith acted upon deliberate choice. The mob sought blood; Mr. Smith sought vote." How Hardwick could Finally Test 15th Amendment. Of Congressman T. W. Hardwick, Mr. Fleming says: "There are others who deserve notice in the same category with Mr. Smith, but this article is already quite long. Yet it would be radically imperfect should it fail to mention the conspicuous part played by the mob in stirring up race hatred, especially in connection with his remarkable discovery that the Fifteenth Amendment, around which most of our troubles are supposed to center, is not a valid part of the Federal Constitution." The recent State Democratic convention in Macon did not shape its action so as to make a direct issue upon the Fifteenth Amendment, Mr. Fleming continues: "But Mr. Hardwick need not despair over his lost opportunity at the State convention. There are two methods by which he can test the validity of the Fifteenth Amendment—both very simple, expulsive, inexpensive, and demanding ability." upon his own initiative. "First: When, Congress meets in December let him, therefore rise to a question of prudence in the House and report there what he paid on the stamp reconciling alliances to the Fifth Amendment when he took the House to war at the beginning of his camp he did so with a mental reservation, as to the Fifth Amendment on the ground that it forms no valid part of the Constitution. Then let him ask the House to direct the secretary committee to examine, into the matter and report such whether the Constitution or whether he must go out of the Constitution or whether he must go out of the House. "Second: But if Mr. Hardwick should labor under the impression that the vacation of his seat would be too severe a blow to the National welfare, let him himself to the other part of the capital and apply for admiration to the bar of the Constitution, and to the chief justice directs the clerk to administer the oath, let Mr. Hardwick announce his readiness to swear to all of the Constitution except the Fifteenth Amendment, and demand his right to be admitted under that abbreviated form of oath on the ground that this Amendment forms no part of the Constitution. That would "no doubt the court would—well, perhaps we had best not attempt to forcelt the action of the court. At any rate, the public would soon learn whether, in Mr. Hardwick's case, modest wisdom had made a valuable discovery or arrogant ignorance had reached the climax of its folly. Mr. Fleming considers his long letter with the following plan for obedience to the law and social justice to all: "Respect for the law until it is lawfully changed in the highest duty of every self-governing people. The presence of our race problem makes that duty more imperative upon us, though hard to perform. We are the superior race, and that superiority puts upon us the obligation not to needlessly oppress and discourage those who are in moderation, but no sufficient reason why we may not live together for generations in comparative peace and great prosperity. We Georgians are in no danger, of Negro domination. Our white majority is not less than 180,000, and is increasing with every decade. The preservation of our race purity is a matter in our own hands, and we will preserve it. We can give the Negro justice as a human being and as an American citizen without imperiling our civilization. We are the necessary for us to encourage good Negroes as it is for us to publish bad ones. There are hundreds to be encouraged to every one to be punished. "In this matter let us adhere to the moral law—a rule of action sanctioned by religion, approved by law, philosophy, and science, and that the men at the helm of our ship of State shall guide it steadfastly in the course of justice and right straight on to the haven of our highest destiny, and not permit it to be taken by a moral like a moral derelict on a shoreless sea." DECLARE "JIM CROW" CARS VIOLATE RATE BILL Complaint lodged With Interstate Commerce Commission. WASHINGTON, D. C., October 12.—Representative Afro-Americans of the South, on behalf of their race, have complained to the interstate commerce commission of the use by railroads of the South of Jim Crow cars for interstate passengers, who have acquired the commission to investigate the subject, and on the development of facts to issue an order compelling the railroads not to discriminate against passengers on account of their color. The petition is signed by Thomas Oliver and W. D. Johnson of Mississippi, and about a dozen other Afro-Americans. It asks for part of the Under present conditions, colored interstate passengers are denied equal privileges, with white interstate passengers. Colored interstate passengers are compelled by the railways in the South to ride in what are commonly known as Jim Crow" cars, which are usually dithered and uncomfortable, and are dealt with by diner and occupy berths in sleeping cars because of their color, all of which is a violation of the Hepburn railroad rate regulation law, which invests your honorable body with power equally to force equally between colored and white interstate passengers holding interstate ticketing cars. The petitioners may they have no funds with which to employ counsel to argue their case. PEONAGE ALLEGED TO FLOURISH IN FLORIDA CAMPS Whites and Afro-Americans Enkolved, with Sherif's Collehon. WARHINGTON, October 12.—Fresh allegations of the existence of slavery in southern Florida, below Tampa, have been made to the department of justice and it is alleged that hundreds of men in the State, both white and Afro-Americans, were involved in the turpentine and lumber business and in mining phosphate rock. It is further alleged that the sheriff in various counties in the southern part of the State are said to be parties to the enslaving of Afro-Americans in the phosphate mine. The department's informant, who is a woman, is said to have had an interview with Attorney General Moody, after which the department will decide upon the course it will pursue. Folmer Took the Farm PHILADELPHIA, October 18—At the meeting Wednesday night to petition D. Charnes Gibbonsy of his connection as District Attorney, the star speaker was easily Rev. John M. Palmer, an Afro-American. In Going South After Riots, and Applauds Address Before Afro-American Council Abyssinian Baptist church, 242 West 40th street, Manhattan, Dr. C. S. Morris pastor, was the scene of an animated gathering last Friday evening, October 12, when Dr. Booker T. Washington appeared to speak for the benefit of the church under the anspies of the Ladies' Floral Circle of the church and represented one, and though Dr. Washington had spoken the night before at Mother Zion church before the Afro-American Council the church was crowded. An admission fee of twenty-five and fifty cents was charged. Hon. Charles W. Anderson presided as master of ceremonies and gracefully introduced Dr. Anderson, the Mme Price and her committee of ladies had arranged a program of songs and addresses of especial interest. In addition to Dr. Washington, addresses were made by Rabbi Sherman of New York city, Attorney J. Douglas Wetmore, Collector Anderson and Rev. Morris. Anderson, address was an eloquent estimate of the value of Dr. Washington's services to the race and country He said in part: "My friends. I count it among the happiest fortunes of our race that we have such a leader at this time, when a perseverance night might be to hear this clean handed, and clear headed leader, for with that klindness which we so often find associated with great success, we must also be the audience to let us feel the thrill of his eloquence and receive the benefit of his wisdom. It is therefore, with great personal pleasure "one who loves his fellow men," whose name, like Abou Ben Adhemi, leads all the rest, Dr. Silverman, in speaking, said the reference should have been made about Dr. Washington, "whose name verily does lead all the rest." A pastor Harris concluded the speaking with a powerful power and eloquence. He was unaproximated as he said: "Dr. Washington is one of the greatest of men by the Master's definition of service. I listened to his brave and splendid address at Mother Zion church last night with an admiration I cannot conceal. I have never seen a man face a woman, not one who so completely conquered it, and without covering one single bit. "Nothing has made me admire him more than his going to Atlanta to soccer his people at a time of grave peril, and his brave speech last night. This is the time to be temperate. Mr. Washington has been a counsel and a leader in his position. I would have you know, however, that I believe in agitation, and I expect to erupt when occasion arises. Yet I shall never counsel the Negroes of this country to meet arms with arms. We have too many criminals, after deducting all possible chance for mistake, that we must stop fighting Negroes and to turn my batteries against the common enemy." Those on the platform, in addition to the speaker, were Rev. Mr. Ballley, Dr. Bryon Gunner of Newport, R. I., and Emmett J. Scott of Tunkegue Institute, secretary to Dr. Washington. To "Jim Crow" Spanish War Veterans, WASHINGTON, October 18—At the third annual encampment here last week of the Spanish War Veterans nearly every State in the Union was represented Commander-in-Chief Miller of Ohio recommended that in the South, where many members are eligible for membership, encampments are organized. It was decided to use "Negro" instead of "colored" to describe the "Jim Crow" camp. A political propaganda of National importance and scope has been inaugurated by the Constitution League, which has headquarters in New York. The League's aim is the enforcement of the United States Constitution in all of its amendments. To accomplish this result an attempt will be made in all the Congress districts of Northern States containing African-American voters to compel Congress and candidates for Congress to pledge themselves to support any legislation which the League may initiate in Washington. Congressmen who refuse so to participate will energetic measures taken to obtain their votes who do so pledge themselves will find their elections substantially aided. The organization of the Afro-American voters of the North has been committed to Mr. Gilchrist Stewart, who is easily foremost among the practical Afro-American politicians of New York city. He is on Wednesday at noon or through West Virginia, afternoon at Illinois and Indiana. Later the campaign will begin in Maryland, Missouri, Kansas and other States having influential numbers of Afro-American voters. BUGLER IN CONFEDERATE COMPANY DEAD, AGED 72 Fought Gallantly for Stars and Bars Always a Democrat LEXINGTON, Va., October 15—James Humble, one of the best-known Afro-American of Lexington, is dead, aged 72 years. He was born of free parents and was never a slave. During the Civil War he entered the Confederate Army during Company C, First Virginia Cavalry. During the war he beamed a musket and saw active service, serving with great gallantry. He attended the Confederate reunion in Richmond several years ago with his buddies hanging over his shoulder. He carried a rifle, a knife, a division, and owing to his great height and size attracted much attention. During his life he never voted any but the Democratic ticket in all elections. He held a considerable property here and conducted ice cream and ice cream parlor for many years. For many years in his younger days he was an active worker in church work and leader. His funeral was one of the largest ever held here, and many white persons attended. KANSAS CITY CATHOLICS TO HAVE THEIR own CHURCH Afro-American Priest From Texas to Have Charge. KANSAS CITY, October 12—Plans are under way for the establishment of a church for Catholic Afro-Americans in Kansas City there are a number of people in this city, the Catholic parishes of the two Kansas Citys having from half a dozen to two or three times this number as regular attendants. As they live in widely different parts of the town there has been congregation in which chapel congregation they belong to and organizing them into a parish of their own has been felt in the last few years. The agitation for the proposed church has been led by the Afro American themos, encouraged by the Right Rever Bishop Began, under whose direction they will kill Afro Americans. It will come from Texas within the next week or two to take charge of the work. ROCKEFELLER OFFERS $25,000 ROT AFRO-AMERICAN Y. M. C. A On Condition Washington Branch Raises Equal Sum. WASHINGTON, October 14.—The announcement was made here to today that John D. Rockefeller had made a conditional gift of $25,000 for a building for Afro-American branch of the Wash. ington University. The condition imposed is that an additional $25,000 be raised for the site and building. The building is to be turned over to the Young Men's Christian Association, which is to support the branch. There are 000 Afro-American applicants, with membership in the proposed branch. Mr. Rockefeller had heretofore given $50,000 toward the construction of the Central Young Men's Christian Association building recently completed here. In making the present offer, Mr. Rockefeller asked for the name and character of the Young Men's Christian Association in this city and its relation to the Nation at large. MCADOO TO SPEAK FOR INDUSTRIAL COMMITTEE Ex-Police Commissioner Said to be in Sympathy With Work. The second public meeting of the Committee for Improving the Industrial Condition of Negroes in New York is to be held at St. Mark's Church on Thursday at 10 a.m. The committee will present of great importance. The appoiner of the evening will be former Police Commissioner McAdobe; whose chapter on "The Negro in New York," in his recent book, "The Guarding of a Great City," shows him to be in sympathy with the efforts of Afro-Americans to raise the level of employment and to create industrial opportunities for African Americans to keep them from the ranks of the idle and vicious. Other speakers will be Mim Mary W. Wrington, Mr. J. Douglas Wetmore and Dr. William L. Bulkley, all well known and qualified to speak of conditions which the Committee is trying to improve. Dr. Wrington of the committee, will provide. Thakkar will be obtained free of charge at the Y. M. G. A., 252 West 53rd street. Says Mayor Advised Him to Leave —Tells of His Life Work in Ungrateful City AUGUSTA, Ga., October 12—Rev. W. J. White, editor of *The Georgia Baptist*, who was recently, driven out of this city, is home again and at work in his newspaper office. During his exile he has not been farther than 17 miles away from home. This week's *Georgia Baptist Dr. White* publishes the following signed statement: "Duty to myself and the public demands that I make a statement. The newspapers have published far and near that I have left Augusta, my home, never to return. I left Augusta on Tuesday of frost, September 25, in broad daylight, and I do so by my friends, and because my friends might have caused disturbance that would bring suffering to others." The showing of, Dizon's "Clanman" in our city on September 21 instanced the minds of some of the people, and one of our city papers copied from The Georgia Baptist a short editorial, the meaning of which was evidently misunderstood. No harsh word was used in our editorial. At least, nothing would have been thought of it. The paper received an anonymous letter informing me that I must leave Augusta or die. I did not acquaint my colored friends of this. I did not tell my own children. One son, who gets the mail, saw it before I did. So far as I was personally concerned, I would have taken no special notice of the letter; but in view of the fact that the papers had told in fanning headlines of the awful race riot in Atchison the letter; in progress, I decided to send to the MEMORIAL copy of the letter received. I did this in the interest of public peace. I took no further steps. "On Tuesday morning I was called to consultation by some of my personal friends, white, including the Mayor, and because of the intense excitement among some of the whites, brought about by recent happenings, their advice was that I should not be frankly that I had not the slightest inclination to leave the city, but as I had submitted the matter to the Mayor, I felt that I ought to 'comply with any reasonable request he might make; that as I regarded his request reasonable under the circumstances, I should cheer me when to return. Reporting from this conference, I found Bishop R. S. Williams, Dr. T. C. Walker, Dr. G. N. Stoney and my son-in-law, Dr. R. C. Williams, conferring in Dr. Williams' office. I knew nothing of it until I walked in. I informed them of the agreement I had made with the Mayor and each of them held in my office. I left for Aiken, S. C., 17 miles away. "Publications in papers all over the country have caused the impression to be made that The Georga a Baptist Printing Co. is suspended and not in operation. I kept in daily touch with my business, and it has not suspended work a single month my son is in charge of it, and attended to the business during my absence. "I have been a constant resident of Augusta for more than fifty-four years. Fifty-one years of that time has been spent in Christian work. I have lived a peaceful, upright life. I have not at any time been a breaker of the peace, nor have I at any time, either publicly or privately, encouraged in any way, shape or form, any breach of the peace. I have urged on a thousand occasions the mainstay of my life, white and colored races in my section and the whole country. My neighbors, colored and white, who know me, can testify as to this. "At this trying time I have no harsh words for those who would harm me, if there be any. God may allow my life to be taken, but it will not be 'because the plains invite me.' He allowed the avenues of His faithful heart to be taken in the past, and He may allow mine to be taken; but be this as it may, I have already made a record of service to Him and to the people of which I am not ashamed, and which cannot be blotted out. Of course, these ferry trials have been a test of my faith. I cast down not dismayed. The God when I have trusted and served is able to shield me if He no purpose; and if it be His will to allow me to be sent to heaven by others rather than to quietly go to sleep when my time comes. I am now aware of the importance of my Lord, be done.' At Anguilla my life work been largely done, and whatever becomes of my well-worn body, my labor in Anguilla among white and colored will not soon pass away." Newspaper Men to Meet at Townsville, Torkee, Kau, October 12.—The Western Negro Press Association has decided to hold its next meeting at Topeka in connection with the meeting of the National Negro Business League in August, 1907. Dr. Cooper Prairie The Agree. At the Bridge Street A. M. E. church, Brooklyn, last Sunday morning Dr. A. R. Cooper, the pastor, is making his pitpit announcements, paid a high compliment to Tux Ace and his Brooklyn corner. He urged his members to buy the paper correspondent is Mr. N. Bury Brooklyn correspondent is Mr. N. Bury Dedham. Federal interference in South Invoked—Pardon's Re- his marticable Story OFFICERS OF THE AFRO- AMERICAN COUNCIL. B. C. MORRIS, ARKANSAS; J. C. NAPIR, TENNESSEE; O. M. WALKER, NEW YORK; C. M. WALKER, CHURCH TERRELL, District of Columbia; K. S. WILLIAMS, Georgia; H. J. CALLIN, Massachusetts; R. L. STROKES, New York; W. A. SINCLAIR, Pennsylvania. Recording Secretary. CYRUS FIELD ARADS, Illinois. Anst. Recording Secretary. FANNY BARRIER WILLIAMS, Illinois. Corresponding Secretary and Organiser. L. G. JORDAN, Kentucky. Treasurer. J. W. THOMPON, New York. Chapman. G. W. CLINTON, North Carolina. Chairman, Executive Committee. W. H. STEWART, Kentucky. W. H. STEWARD, Kentucky. Secretary, Executive Committee. KELLY MILLER, District of Columbia. Chiefs of Bureau. H. T. KEALING, Pennsylvania, Education; J. DOCULA WYMORE, New York, Legal; EMMITT J. SCOTT, Alabama; BURNIN; M. C. B. MANSON, Ohio; Ecclesiastical; R. J. BROWN, Indiana; Elegantation; PANY JAMES, WILLIAMS, Illinois; Literary; MARY CHURCH TERRELL, District of Columbia, Anti-Lynching; R. W. THOMPSON, Indiana, Newspapers; J. R. FRANCH, District of Columbia, Vital Statiaries. The most successful session in the history of the Afro American Council attained its climax last Thursday night in a great meeting at Mother Zion church, when Dr. Booker T. Washington made one of the most effective and feeling addresses of his life. In point of increased membership, enthusiasm and amount of practical work accomplished by various conventions, the New York meeting is regarded as the most successful meeting held since the foundation of the Council. During the meeting over $1,000 was raised. There seemed to run through all the delegates a desire for harmony and action that must win friends to our cause and the hearts of those who are working so seriously for a success that will really mean something to the welfare of our people. In order to better accomplish the work planned for, the Council voted to employ a paid secretary and organizer, who would devote his entire time to the work of the Council with headquarters in Washington, D. O. The Council was honored during its sessions by the presence of many distinguished men and women of both races, whose strong and timely words of en courageage and counsel added much to the interest and success of the meetings. We asked, "What frequently called for and was always received with enthusiasm. The presence of Dr. Washington gave assurance of his interest in the aims of the Council, and his address at the closing session added many friends to our cause who believe in sanity, good judgment and dignified protest against injustice and wrong. Thanks to the generosity of Hon. John E. Milholland, the Council was enabled to hold a great meeting Wednesday night at Cooper Union. The hall was crowded with both whites and Afro-Americans, and the enthusiasm was fiery. The general subject of the meeting was "Lynching and Its Remedy," and addresses were made by Mr. Milholland, the redobtable Joseph C. Manning, of Alexander City, Ala., Mr. J. C. Napier, J. Douglas Wetmore, Attorney N. W. Parden, Rev. Charles S. Morris and Mr. Joseph Smith, editor of the Boston Pilot. A resolution was adopted requesting President Roosevelt to appoint a commission to visit the South, and obtain information upon which Federal action may be taken to put an end to the present conditions there. John E. Milholland, president of the Constitution League of the United States, said the question was not one of the black male sufferings or suffrage, but "whether the white man's government is as complete a failure in the Nation as it is in the South." "President Roosevelt," he said, "is the first President in forty years who has not found it necessary to carry to Congress some recommendation in reference to the Negroes in the South. He must feel that he has laws to cope with the situation. If he has not, he should tell the people he is at a loss how to act. "I say that he is rapidly approaching a point where his action or lack of action will place him in history, bracketed with Andrew Jackson *n* with or with James Buchanan. President Roosevelt is unfortunate in advisers, but we are going to him some advice to-night where he can put an end to the infamous condition that now Joseph Smith, who is an Irish American from Massachusetts, after referring to the soldiers from Massachusetts who died in the civil war, said he would warn the South that "we'll do that job over again if it becomes necessary." "I don't think so badly of the Southern people," he continued, "as to consider that the Tillmans and that kind of men represent their best citizens. Who is this Tillman, who is raining through the land with his speeches, advocating hate? I say he is a dunghill Demosthenes. He is a wild and windy warrior of the wool hats, a cheap Jack Cade of the cotton patch. He is one of the bravest of the brave, who would shoot a man who is naive." "The only trouble is we take Tillman too seriously. He's not a moving man, but a pride plantation Southern yellow dog. The conditions in the South have brought to the top much acorn as he, and it is now up to President Roosevelt to skim the beams of." Joseph Manaling, postmaster of Alexander City, Ala., said that there exists in the South a government which robs not only the Afro-American, but the poor white people of their rights. He gave figure which showed that in the last Presidential election not only the larger part of the Afro-Americans in twelve of the Southern States; but more than 2,000,000 poor white people, failed to vote. "We white people in the South," he said, "are not afraid of the Negroes, for we know them, which reach the North are trumped up by Southern politicians." Mr. Milbollard, Mr. Manning and Mr. Smith are all white men. Manning is editor of The Southern Americans, one of the Republican white journals of the South. The most effective speech of the evening was made by Attorney Parden, of Chattanooga, who was driven from home for his-defense of Ed Johnson, who was lynched while in the custody of the United States Supreme Court. With cruel relentlessness, he enforced every harrowing detail of the lynching of Johnson, and many of the audacity of his attack. The mob, he said, after killing Johnson, pinched a placard on his breast reading "Our Compliments to the United States Supreme Court." When Parden told of the stabbing of his own little son for his father's participation in Johnson's defense, an audible shudder ran throughout the audience. Thursday's sessions were held at Mother Zion church, Dr. McMullan, pastor. The morning session was mostly of business, and the date of officers at the head of these columns was adopted, excepting a few changes made afterward. In the afternoon Prof. Scarborough read a paper on "A Subsidized North." "The Attitude of Northern Opinion," by Dr. W. L. Bulkley, was one of the gems of the convention and won vigorous applause. An address on "Our Woman and the Council" was read by Mrs. Lella Walters, wife of Bishop Walters. Mr. Oswald Garrison Villard, of the Ace Event Post, made an impressive address on "Organization," in which he word of approval to the aims of the Afro-American Council, whose cry is "Organize." By all means organize. If there is one thing the colored people need to day it is solidarity. The announcement that Dr. Washington would speak crowded Mother Zion Church Thursday night. The place of ex-Gov. Frank S. Black, who was unavoidably absent, was taken by Mr. A. B. Humphreys of the Constitution League, who urged it as the religious duty of all Afro-Americans in the North to take action. He hauled a white Marian friend an asserting that blood-bounds put on the trail of the alleged criminals who precipitated the Atlanta riot in two cases went straight, to the houses of white men. Hon. John J. Halligan, a Democrat, who is running for Congress against J. Van Vechten Olcott, was the next speaker. Halligan has proved his affection for Afro-Americans in innumerable instances and declares that if sent to Congress he will present the Nation the impressive spectacle of a Northern Democrat standing on the肩 of this civil and political rights of Afro-Americans throughout the Nation. Halligan made a good speech, and declared his opposition to the reduction of Southern representation. Mrs. Fannie Barrier Williams reported on the work of the Literary Bureau. Prof. Kelly Miller read extracts from a scorching open letter to John Temple Graves which will soon be published. Dr. Washington spoke next, and soon had the audience completely under his sway. The tremendous energy of their convincing ring of sincerity, their victorious sanity, were very impressive. Among other things he said: "In the season of disturbance and excitement, if others yield to the temptation of losing control of their judgment and give way to passion and prejudice let us as a race teach the world that we have learned the great lesson of calmness and self-control, that we are determined to be governed by reason rather than feeling. Our victories in the past have come to us through our ability to be calm and patient, often while enduring wrongness." This policy does not mean cowardice, for no one respects a coward. Prudence and self-control, and the ability to make sacrifices are often the indications of the possession of the highest degree of courage. "Let us not become unduly alarmed or depressed when seasons of disturbance and riot overtake us. In the future, as in the past, we are going to have long periods of contemplation and impatience, will be followed by waves ofouble and disappointment, but we must pursue the even tenor of our way with a dawn and unconquerable determination never to fail. "Has anything occurred in recent years that will begin to compare with the horrors of the middle passage, the trials of reconstruction, the season when Ku Klux Klan in a large measure, seemed to rule the deathy of our race? "Nor should we forget the fact that at one time right here in this imperial city of New York many more innocent members of our race were murdered than have been put to death in recent years in New Orleans or Atlanta, but this should be no justification of murder elsewhere. "To the Northern States, let me utter the caution that, in your enthusiastic desire to be of service to your brethren in the South, you not make their path more thorny and difficult by rash and intemperate utterances. Before giving advice to the Negro in the South, the Negro in the North should be very sure that what he advises is that which he himself is willing to go into the heart of the South and put into practice. Be careful not to assist in lighting a fire which you will have no ability to put out." In conclusion the speaker fret, but. it "Anyone can be a full-grown man to create—to construct. Let me implore you to teach the members of our race everywhere that they must become in an increasing degree creators of their own careers." At the conclusion of the address the great audience sprang to its feet with The following addresses to the country men then adopted: The Aro-American Council appointed to the eight annual会议, submit the following declaration of principles to the American people: The present session is held under the strain of most distressing and crucial circumstances. The recent Atlanta barrarians have checked the conscience of the strifed world. In this hour of trivial we urge the affected people to preserve a many lady and send judgement to the authorities. These attitudes will around the lightened conscience of the American Nation in behalf of the people who are victims of them. We beg to call the attention of the Nation to the demonstrated fallacy of the law to the demonstration of the decision to civil and political rights would promote order and radice peace. Under a democratic republic the only guarantee of equality before the law is the right to vote, and by which they can be governed. We agree upon the colored people a mainly, feasible and unceasing insistence upon every right guaranteed by the Federal Constitution. The six States, which have recently been reined with slister designs against the Negro's political rights and all civil discriminations, such as the inquisitions Vivim Gim can endure, the prohibition of American citizens, be treated in the Supreme Court of the United States. We plead the effort of the Council to vigorous activity to exhaust every lawful, expedient to vindicate his violated rights, his apuine attitude would show his unworthiness of them. Liberty loving Americans can have little doubt that they would allow their rights to lapse by default. The United States has a higher record of murderous and violent crime than any other civilized nation on the face of the earth. Neither race has a monopoly of any type of crime, nor can other climax exemption be imposed on any person who should be no race windinessness in its punishment. All crime can be more effectively dealt with by law than by lawlessness. It is the duty of the government to punish the gullible and protect the innocent, so that the humble citizen may feel safe and secure under its protection. The government should write with virtue against vice, and with law against lawlessness. We feel that we are entitled to the encouragement of all patriotic Americans in our endeavour to uphold the fundamental law of the land. Our demands are reasonable and just, and we intend to set forth nobly and without violence and without fear and unilateral in our determination to secure all the rights and privileges of American citizens. We appreciate the support and sympathy of our friends in the North and appreciate the manly and courageous attitude of a growing number of fate-minded and liberal and humane attitude in the issues involved in the relation of the races. The National Afro-American Council invites all kindred organizations and agencies to unite or co-operate with it in its efforts to promote the welfare of the Diaspora. This Council is hereby authorized to lustle a conference of the officers of all such national organizations looking toward the formation of a permanent standing committee of safety. We cooperate of all true American, North and South, on the patriotic task of promoting peace and harmony between the races. We pledge our best endeavors in this direction. But the peace which we advocate in the peace of righteousness, and the effect of righteousness shall be peace, and the fruits of righteousness, quietness and assurance forever. Resolutions of thanks to the Local Committee, churches and citizens of New York for courtesies were adopted. The appointment of members of the Business Committee by their various directors were road, and resolutions. OLDEST AFRO-AMERICAN CHURCH HOLDS CONFERENCE HERE Union A. M. E. Connection Organized in 1813. The General Conference of the Union African M. E. church convened Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock in the Union A. M. E church, East 56th street, of which the Rev. J. C. Fernandis is pastor. The church was founded in 1805, and its record of incorporation in the State of Delaware is dated September 18, 1813, showing it to be the first church in the United States organized and controlled by Afro-Americans. It was founded, by Peter Spencer and William Anderson, who later became bishops. The conference has three Episcopal Districts, with more than 2,000 members. It has more than 200 churches in America and mission churches in Africa. The General Conference is to be in progress for two weeks. It is held every four years, and enacts laws for the government of the church. Bishop James C. Wilmore, senior bishop of the church, will preside and will be assisted by Bishop James R. Riley and Right Bishop F. Hamsay. The conference was called to order by Bishop B. T. Riley, of the First Episcopal District, and after the election of special officers.Right Rev. James C. Wilmore preached the annual sermon and communion, was celebrated. The conference adjured for dinner and the afternoon session began at 2 o'clock. The church when founded was called the Union-American Methodist Episcopal Church and was incorporated as the Union Church of African Members. Its first general conference was held in 1800, at Wilmington, where its first book of discipline was framed for its government Although Gilbert Stewart was pledged the support of 60 out of the 128 Aquamby District convention, he decided, after consultation with his friends, to decline the nomination for the Assembly. The Heart party is strong in the 13th, and in a three-cornered fight, such as was anticipated earlier in the campaign, the Republican candidates would have had a good fighting chance. But after the Heart-Murphy deal a Republican has about as much chance to be elected Aquambyman in the 13th as a camel has to squeeze through the eye of a needle. Mr. Stewart was unable to see how the Afro-American political cause would be helped by his making a losing fight, and decided to wait for a more propitious time. President's Grandfather Fought Court Decree Feeding Her. Nannie Jackson, the Afro-American nurse of President Roosevelt's mother, died at Evergreen, I. I., a few days ago in her ninety-fourth year. She was brought to Connecticut a slave by Stephen Bullock, the President's maternal grand- father, and he fought through the court the decree that gave her her freedom. After Mr. Bullock came North in 134 his daughter Martha was born. Nannie Jackson came on with the family as nurse of a daughter who was born in the South. After the family took up its residence in Hartford, another daughter, Martin, who became Mrs. Roosevelt, the President's mother, was born. Nannie Jackson was installed as her nurse. She was born in Hartford, and she took the abolitionist act of hold of her, and told her that being in a free State she was no longer a slave. The Hartford courts passed a decree giving her her freedom, Mr. Bullock contested this, and after it had been granted he told his wife that he owned Nannie, and that he intended to take her back South. Nannie heard the remark and ran away. RICHMOND AFRO-AMERICANS NOMINATE FOR CONGRESS Name Candidate to Average Incomes of "Lily Whitens" RICHMOND, Va., October 15.—The Afro-American Republicans of this Congressional district have taken up the countlet thrown down by the "Lily White" candidate for Congress, George A. Hanson, and have nominated a strong race man, for whom they will cast their votes at the fall elections. The nomination of an Afro-American was brought about last Thursday night when a monster mass meeting was held in Central League Hall, under the auspices of the Republican Central League of Richmond, for the purpose of denouncing Hanna's candidacy and his speech of acceptance in which he declared he did not wish the Afro-American vote if Afro-Americans aspired to leadership and prominence in the party. This mass meeting met the issue squarely, and after several red-hot speeches denunciatory of the man, amid enthusiasm a motion was made and unanimously carried that the body of Congress would convene togress who would stand squarely upon the broad platforms of the party as enunciated in its many National gatherings from Fremont down to Roosevelt. H. F. Jonathan placed in nomination Major Joseph B. Johnson of Manchester, which nomination was made unanimous. After the appointment of a committee to notify Major Johnson of his nomination a permanent organization of the League was perfected, a constitution adopted and officers elected as follows: President, W. P. Burrell, general secretary of the Grand Fountain, United Order of True Reformers; vice-president, H. F. Jonathan, vice-president Mechanics Savings Bank and grand treasurer of the Grand Lodge of Pythians; recording secretary, Walter D. Jones, wheelwright and publisher, corresponding secretary, George St. Julius St. Standing editor of The Negro Criterion; treasurer, W. F. Denny, secretary of People's Investment and Real Estate Company; sergeant-atarms, Alphene Scott, funeral director and liveryman. the executive or campaign committee as elected is composed of some of Richmond's leading Afro-American citizens in the business and professional world. They are as follows: John T. Taylor, secretary and business manager of Richmond Beneficial Insurance Co.; ex-Alderman Henry J. Moore, general contractor and business manager of Jones, Woman's Central League Training School; P. B. Rearman, H. D. S.; E. W. Brown, editor of The Reformer; Major I. J. Miller, gentlemen's and boys' outfitter; Henry Mullery, dealer in fish, oysters and game; B. P. Vandervall, caterer; John O. Lewis, barber; Wilson Nauk, cooper; Anderson Evans, laborer; W. I. James, insurance solicitor; W. H. James, grocer; John Mitchell, Jr., editor of The Richmond Planet, president of Mechanics Savings Bank and grand chancellor of the Virginia grand lodge of Pythians; Edward Gilmour, insurance solicitor C. Bernard Gilpard, associate Richmond Beneficial Insurance Co. and James H. Hayes, general counsel for the Independent Order of St. Luke The committee appointed to wait upon Major Johnson and notify him of the honor conferred upon him returned to the hall and reported that they had failed to locate him but that they would on the morrow. A committee consisting of George St. Julien Stephens, W. B. 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Growers" and for several months drilled into the Capitol Square, "seasoning" them up in case their services should be called for. They were not called for, if needed. After the war and during the Reconstruction period he was a radical Republican. In the famous Cahoon Ellison mayoralty contest in 1883, when both the contestants for the office claimed the election and dual city governments were set up in Richmond, Scott was a strong and active adherent of Cahoon, the Republican rival, and force kept the two rival cities off the Hall was shot twice and received a cut the entire length of his right cheek, which disfigured him the remainder of life. After the first street car line had been built here, the "Jim Crow" system was introduced at the start. The cars for the white patrons had a white ball attached to a rod placed on the top and to the front of the car; those for Afro Americans (cars "T" and "S") had a black ball similarly arranged. Scott declared that there should be neither separation nor any such distinction, took a stand as Seventh and third street streetcar, and the retail section of the city and the most thickly crowded street at all hours of the day, and waited for the "black ball" cars. When the first one reached the corner he hailed the driver, who, thinking he wished to get on as a passenger, stopped his car. Scott got on, climbed to the top of the car, torre the ball from its fastenings, got down and told the confused driver to drive on. The incidents was witnessed by hundreds of persecutors, but the police kept vigilance at the corner till the other car passed, and the same performance was gone through with. Mr. Scott obtained his title as "Captain" from the Governor of Virginia, having been commissioned captain of the Richmond Light Infantry of this city and later of the Garfield Light Infantry of Frederickburg, both of which companies he organized. He was also captain of the Mounted Guards, an organization of ex-Union soldiers which was formed directly after the War of Secession for benevolent purposes. Its members always paraded as a cavalry company in the big enclampation celebrations. In late years Captain Scott was a prince of the Pyret and at the time of his death was assistant inspector general of the First Virginia Pythian Brigade, with the rank of colonel. By occupation he was a contracting plasterer and did many of the big jobs in this city, chief of which was the Masonic Temple (white); one of the largest buildings in the State. The funeral took place from Ebenezer Baptist church, of which he was a member, yesterday afternoon at one o'clock. It was attended by a vast concourse of citizens. The Pythian 'Brigade Staff, under Brigadier General John Mitchell, Jr., and the First Regiment-were in out full dress uniform, as was a long line of memorial banners, ledged by Municipal Band handlers. 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October 15.—Sheets Hayes of Hamilton County, Tennessee, and more than a score of citizens of Chattah government were present in the United States Maryland Court to-day to answer charges of contempt based on the lynching in February. last of Ed Johnson, an Afro- American, after a stay of execution had been granted by Justice Harlan. Accompanied by prominent citizens and lawyers, they made the trip from Chattah- ington in a special train. They were displained in their expectation of an immediate hearing; as Judson Harmon, a chief counsel for the defense, raised a point that the Attorney General was not prepared to meet. Mr. Harmon contended that the Supreme Court had exceeded its jurisdiction by granting Johnson a stay of sentence. He declared that appeal should have been made to the State courts, and until the remedies in such courts had been exhausted the Supreme Court could not intervene, its orders were not binding, and failure to obey could not involve contempt. In the party that came on the special train were the alleged lynchers, Sheriff Shipp, Judge McReynolds, who tried Johnson, and Lewis Sheppard, who defended him at the trial, and prominent citizens and lawyers of Chattanooga. Judge McReynolds is giving his moral support to Shipp. "The impression seems to be," said Judge McKeynolds, "that the people of Chattanooga are doubtful about the guilt of Johnson and that they condemn Sherm Mship. This is not so. That the electors of Hamilton County are loyal to Shipp and believe he did his full duty on the night Johnson was hanged is evidenced by the fact that last August he was rejected sheriff by a majority of 1,500, the greatest ever given a candidate for the office. "There was no reason to believe an outbreak would occur the night Johnson was hanged. Inasmuch as no violence had been attempted in the week or more that Johnson had been in Chattanooga, the Sheriff did not take, any extraordinary precautions." The proceedings in court took only a few minutes, and as a preliminary eight lawyers from Chattanooga asked admission to the bar of the Supreme Court in order that they might represent the accused men. The fact that two of them were Afro-Americans caused much comment. Those were Robert W. Parden and L. L. Hutchins, their sponsor having been E. W. Hewlett, also an Afro-American. The other attorneys entered were Joseph V. Williams, Martin H. Fleming, James J. Lynch, T. P. Shepherd, Lewis Shepherd, and George W. Chamber. These defendants were represented: John F. Shipp, Frank Jones, Matthew Galoway, O. A. Baker, T. B. Taylor, Fred Franley, George Brown, Jeremiah Gibson, Marion Perkins, Joseph Clark, "Nick" Nolan, S. Warner, Luther Williams, Paul Root, William Marquette, William Beeler, Claude Powell, "Bart" Justice, John Jones, A. J. Cartwright Henry Padgett, William May, Frank Ward, John Varnell, and Alfred Hammond. Pleadings were presented by the defense and the Department of Justice asked time to answer them, and this was granted. Leave was granted to the defendants to file printed affidavits and pleadings in the case, and there the matter reats. The actual contempt proceedings were sidetracked by the preliminary question raised by Mr. Harmon, whether the Supreme Court has exceeded jurisdiction Mr. Harmon, in his brief, declares that jurisdiction rested in courts of the State of Tennessee without the right of appeal to the United States Supreme Court until the highest tribunal of the State had been reached. In the event of being overruled he denies guilt, as alleged on the part of his clients. On behalf of Sheriff Shipp and the deputies Mr. Harmon denies that the telegrams sent by Justice Harlan announcing the order granting a stay of execution was a proper notice in form, or binding on the Sheriff, and denies, even if these points are overruled, that there was adequate notice to permit the Sheriff to take proper precautions to see that the order was carried out, or that Sheriff or deputies failed to exercise due diligence. Other defendants merely make denials. Some declare they were out of the city; others that they were at home in bed; a few that they looked on, but had no part in the lynching. Something of a smile is occasioned by the allegation of A. J. Cartwright, who, in addition to a sweeping denial, declares that he is "of a reiring disposition," minds his own business on all occasions, and is particular to keep out of crowds, etc., as a result of his tendency toward exclusiveness. Joseph Chip, named among deputy Deputy Sheriffs, points out that he had resigned that place and on the day of the lynching was in his store, five miles from the jail. The next move must come from the Department of Justice, which is prosecutor in the name of the United States. This will be an answer to the question of jurisdiction raised by Mr. Harmon, Solicitor General Hoyt said, after the hearing to-day, that pressure of business would prevent answer being made before some time in December. There will be no development in the meantime. Sheriff Shipp was in court, and when his presence was no longer necessary he hastened to the White House, accompanied by Judge McReynolds, and two or three of the attorneys in the case, to arrange a reception for the entire party from Chattanooga. President Roosevelt was having a conference on important business, but when he learned that Sheriff Shipp awaited an audience, he escaped himself and came to meet him. He seized the Sheriff by his hands and gave him most cordial welcome. He said it would greatly glimpse him to receive the party to-morrow morning. When told that they desired to have the city to night, he proceeded to give an informal reception right then and there. ANDERSON AT BINNER GIVEN BY STATE CHAINIAN WOODBRUFF Most Notable Republicans of the State Were Thin. Recent political developments in New York State have made Hon. Charles W. Anderson so easily the foremost African-American in political influence that he cannot be said to have a second. On the night that Hon. Charles Evans Hughes was notified of his nomination for governor, Hon. Timothy L. Woodruff, chairman of the State Committee, gave a preliminary dinner to the candidates and a number of powerful Republicans in the banquet hall of the Republican Club of the City of New York. At the guest table, besides about 75 others who were present, were seated Hon. Charles E. Hughes, Lieutenant-Governor M. Linn Bruce, Attorney-General Julius M. Mayer, Secretary of State John O'Brien, State Comptroller Merten E. Lewin, State Civil Engineer Van Alstyne, ex Governor Frank S. Black, Gen. Horace Porter, ex-Ambassador to France; ex-Governor B. B. Odell, Jr., Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, President of Columbia College; Dr. Albert Shaw, editor of The Review of Reviews; John A. Sleicht, editor of Frank Leslie's; Gen. H. E. Tremaine, George R. Sheldon, of the firm of J. Pierpoint Morgan & Co.; Congressman Herbert Parsons, and Hon Charles W. Anderson, Collector of Internal Revenue. HARRELL COLLEGE BLOWN Principal Said to Have Been Offensive to Whitea ANDERSON. S. O. October 13.—Word was received here this afternoon from Seneca that Harrell college, an Afro-American institution there, was blown up by dynamite about midnight last night. Rev. J. F. Williams presided over the college, and it was supported by Northern white people. He went to Seneca from Abbeville several years ago. It is alleged that his manly bearing and words made him very offensive to the whites. On account of all this, a letter was sent him several weeks ago advising him to leave Seneca, but it seems he paid no attention to it. Dynamite cartridges were placed under up by dynamite about midnight last night, each corner of the college building last night and when the clock struck midnight the dynamite was ignited and partially wrecked the building. PORTER SUES FOR $15,000 FOR, FALSE IMPRISONMENT Pullman Co. Had Him Locked Up For Two Months. Lewis Jackson, a porter on a Pullman car on the Lehigh Valley Railroad, was some time ago arrested at Buffalo on complaint of an agent of the Pullman company to the effect that Jackson had stolen a wallet belonging to a passenger. Although there was not the slightest evidence against him, Jackson was imprisoned in Buffalo for two months before his case was tried. At the trial he was honorably acquitted by the jury. Mr. Jackson has instituted suit against the Pullman company through his lawyer Jacob Friedman, of 302 Broadway, New York city, for $15,000 damages. Lawyer Friedman says: "This arrest was one of the worst outrages I have ever encountered, and when the case comes to trial, the jury will make this company smart. I expect a verdict for the full amount." HOKE SMITH SAYS 14TH AMENDMENT'S IN THE WAY But for It Could Handle Afro-Americans Like Indians. LAGRANO, Ga., October 10.—At the Georgia homecoming exercises here today Governor-Elect Hoke Smith delivered an address on the race question in the South, in which he said that the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution hinders the most intelligent mode of handling the subject. "Our National Government," Mr Smith said, "has always legislated for the Indians, placing around them restrictions entirely different from those applied to white men. But for the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution we should follow the same plan in Georgia, with reference to the Negroes. The white men must accept full responsibility and control of the situation. This is the white man's country, and it is the white man's burden. The Negro should be encouraged to help. Kindly, but firmly, the large majority of Negroes must be supervised and directed by the white men. The fact should be kept in mind that a very large number of Negroes are irresponsible and when left in idleness are prone to crime. We must exhaust all legal means to save Negroes from idleness." Governor Smith advised stricter vagrancy laws and arrest of loading, wandering Negroes as probable criminals. He also said the system of Negro education should be changed. "JIM CROW" "CAR STRAYS" "UP INTO PENNSYLVANIA" Mistake, Say the Officials—Car Didn't Make a Hit. PHILADELPHIA, October 15.—Riders on the way train which left Paoli on the main line of the Pennsylvania railroad a few minutes after seven o'clock this morning were given a practical illustration, as to what constitutes a "Jim Crow" car such as is used to transport Afro-American passengers in the South. In some way the car in question strayed up North and found its way into the equipment of the train in question. Right up front it was placed, next to the engine. The car failed to make a hit. The operating officials at Broad street station were surprised when informed that a "Jim Crow" car had been operated on the train. The car, it was said, was used by the company in Maryland and Virginia, but never farther north. The only explanation they could offer was that it had been sent up here for repairs, and had been made a part of the equipment of the way train by mistake. THE NEW YORK AGE: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1906. WARRINGTON, October 18.—Mr. John G. Capers, the South Carolina member of the Republican National Committee, was seen at the Raleigh hotel last night just as he was leaving; for a session of the United States Court at Greenville in his State. Mr. Capers has just terminated nearly five years of service as United States District Attorney of South Carolina, after the first of November will open his law offices in this city in the Fendall Building. When questioned about politics in his State, he said that the Republicans had put out men for Congress in a few of the District, but with little or no hope of success. The registration laws of the State are such, he said, that county supervisors alone issue all of the registration tickets. They are all Democrats, and all of the State officials are Democrats, and it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle proposition than for an Afro-American Republican to get a registration ticket. A few white Republicans in the State get a ticket now and then as a kind of connotation价, but ever they have to exercise fairly good detective methods to catch a county supervisor in his office. There are so few white Republicans in the State, that it is impossible to create a moral sentiment favorable to a state are dealt in this matter. The scarcity of white Republicans is not the fault of the best class of Southern Afro-American Republicans either Mr. Capra continued. This class welcomes white additions to the ranks of the Republican party and gladly elects them delegates and even gives way and sacrifices its own seats in conventions when high class white men, in whom they have confidence, present themselves. But unfortunately the thousands of white men in South Carolina who are at heart Republicans decline, with few exceptions, to recognise a difference between social contact on the one hand and business and political contact on the other. "While my law practice will be in Washington," he added, in conclusion, "I propose to remain the South Carolina member of the Republican National Committee and serve the party in my State in every consistent way hopefully looking for a just and happy solution of the question." MATCH OFF BETWEEN JACK, JOHNSON AND AL. KAUFFMAN Sports Greatly Dewacent—Johnson's Real Ability Unknown. PHILADELPHIA, October 15.—Just when the Philadelphia Afro American sports were about to enjoy the fistic treat of the season, M. Kauffman, the young Californian, was called home to 'Frisco. He was matched to meet Jack Johnson in a six-round bout, and negotiations were well under way to have the context decided in this city. There was a general belief that Kauffman would have made Johnson step faster than he ever did before in his career. Critics agreed that the Afro-American's real ability was bound to be developed in the six rounds of grinding that Kauffman was supposed to deal out. Thus the regret. No one has ever denied Johnson's ability with the gloves. He is a clever strategic heavyweight, and is skilled in all the artifices of the ring. Here in the East a boxer is measured by his real ability and not by his reputation. There has always been a great doubt in the minds of Philadelphia sports whether Johnson could stand the "griff." No one he has ever met here has been clever or strong enough to hand it out to him. Kauffman, the critics believed, was the one man who could put Johnson to just the test needed. Owing to the big heavyweight's in and out carver he is yet to become popular with the masses in this city, and the proposed bout with the young Californian would have given him an opportunity to have squirmed himself and settled the doubt. It was a lost chance which all the sporting public regrets as much as Johnson does himself. His real ability still remains a mystery. JOE WALCOTT LICKED BY MELLODY IN 15 ROUNDS Betting on Black Man Was 10 to 3—Put Up Hot Nets. CHELSEA, Mass., October 16.—Joe Walcott, the wetter weight champion of the world, went down to defeat to night at the Lincoln A. C., after fifteen rounds of hard fighting. Referee Hector McInnes gave the decision to "Honey" Mellody and the way the 4,000 spectators cheered the decision, put it on record no one of the most popular ever given in this vicinity. The men weighed in at 145 pounds at 6 o'clock and were in the pink of condition. In the opening round both men feinted and fiddled the first minute, when Walcott shot his right to Mellody's stomach and followed it with a wicked left to the jaw. The local boy went down, and after taking the count of nine, arose groggy, but sensible enough to hold on and cover up. Mellody came back surprisingly strong in the second, and his awkward style enabled him to get to Walcott. Round after round Mellody played for the black man's stomach, while Walcott attempted to shoot over his terrible right and left. Occasionally Mellody would reach Walcott's jaw, but it was plain his plan was to stop Walcott via the stomach. The black man put up a hard fight, but his young opponent was strong and hard to get at. in addition to having a stiff right and left. Mellody scored steadily, and while Walcott tried to rally in the last round, he was unable to land a decisive blow. While Mellody got the decision, Walcott was a dangerous man to the end. The betting was 10 to 3. Walcott to win, and 2 to 1 that Mellody would not last ten rounds. The "wise" money was hit hard. Indian Candidate Can Hand Out Hot Air, Tea. TULSA, Ind. Terry, October 11.—John L. Denbo, a Cherokee Indian, has announced his candidacy for Congress. He describes himself in his proclamation as "a great consoler of men" of the Negro freedmen. "He amies," says his statement, "in the face of the stranger with love, and the evidence of his heart is the grasp of his hand." Th. 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The work he did in the Philippines, which was, of the highest and most satisfactory character, was not as difficult as that which confronted him in Cuba, because in Cuba he found all of the factions warring upon each other and indisposed to effect a composition of any kind, while in the Philippines he confronted a conquered people and had behind him a large army and an effective naval force, but had small reason to use either of these. He soon won the confidence and respect of the Filipinos, and then their love and reverence, because of his generous policy and conduct toward them, and because he took them into his confidence, against the desires and the interests of the American residents in the Islands. When he turned over the provisional government of Cuba to Governor Magnon, Secretary Taft had secured peace between the warring factions and got them to agree to the provisional administration of the Island against the time when the Cuban people shall be ready again to take on the conduct of affairs. We account it a misfortune for Cuba and the future of the Cuban people that it was not possible for Secretary Taft to remain at the head of Cuban affairs until the Cuban people are ready again to take over their government, for we are sure there is no man in the United States as well qualified to have done this work as he. We say this without disparagement of Governor Magoon, and despite the fact that we believe that Winthrop Beckman, the present Governor of Porto Rico, would have been a better man for the position, as he has had a larger experience with Inasular policy and Latin people in the Orient and the West Indies than Governor Magoon. Secretary Taft looms large in the public estimation as a man of very great abilities, wide experience of public affairs, and a diplomat as well as administrator who acts a commanding part in any position which is assigned him in the public interest. It is highly probable that if President Roosevelt should persist in his refusal to stand for the Presidency again Secretary Taft will be the choice of the nominating convention, and if that should come to pass we do not believe that it would be possible for the opposition to nominate a man who could beat him at the polls. A man of his abilities, character and public services in the highest places would command the confidence and support of a majority of the American electorate against any Democratic candidate who could be placed in nomination. But we are sorry for Cuba, despite the good work which Secretary Taft and his associate, Secretary Bacon, did for It. Their work should not have been necessary, and those who made it so will always stand out in Cuban history as the foes of Cuban independence. A Red-Headed Failure. The Hon. Thomas E. Watson of the classic town of Thomson, Ga., has dropped out of the publication and management of Tom Watson's Magazine, which was started a year ago and published in New York. Other people will control it hereafter, and if they want it to succeed they had better change the name of it and get an editor who will not be, as Mr. Watson is, a brilliant literary freak and a rank political blatherskirt, with a red head and a black soul. It was natural that Mr. Watson should have imagined that there are enough people in the United States to buy and read a magazine conducted by him, but we could have told him better. The people of the United States want but a small dose of such intellectual vagrants as Mr. Watson, and they then insist that the dose shall be taken a long way apart. Tom Watson's Magazine owes Mr. Watson $9,000, and he says that he does not expect to get a penny of it. We don't think that he should. He has not earned ir. He may have worked very hard and often overtime. But we have read the magazine closely and we are convinced that Mr. Watson did not earn his salary. The stuff he furnished as editorial for the magazine was of the kind to repel rather than encourage people to buy and read it. This is shown in the fact that the magazine has not paid from the start, and some one, not Mr. Watson, has spent a hundred thousand dollars to prove that the reading public will not support such opinions as Tom Watson harbors in his head and explodes through his fingers and his big mouth. Mr. Watson will configure himself to the editing of a weekly newspaper he has launched at Atlanta. He may have better success in the South than he had in the North. He will certainly have a more command! If vastly lower intel- gence to deal with down there than he be found in New York. We will not whip him success in his new effort, as he does not deserve to succeed in anything. Literary freaks like Tom Dixon and Tom Watson should join forces and find financial death in a joint effort to undermine the foundations of society, and to debauch the public mind with hatred, envy and all unl righteousness. Government by Oligarchy. Government by Oligarchy. The United States are governed in the last analysis, by an oligarchy. It is the third and decisive force in our system of government. It is the Supreme Court, which papers like The New York Sun appear to think is the foundation of all knowledge and purity, and which most lawyers consider as the best and grandest thing we have in our system of government. This view of the matter would be based, naturally, upon professional pride, as the lawyers of the country have more to do with the government of affairs than any other element of the population, and have done more than any other element to swerve our institutions from the democratic policy which is safest for the country and the only hope of the perpetuation of it as a free and independent power in the broadest sense. And this has come about because the lawyers, by the nature of their trade, take more naturally to politics than any other element of the citizenship, and because, by the nature of their trade, they are more generally on the side of any controversy which has the largest retainer. It is difficult to find a high class lawyer who is not in the pay of special interests which care nothing for the interests of the people or for the laws which stand between the people and the special interests, which batten on straining the Constitution and the laws based upon it in their favor. The Federal Supreme Court is constituted almost entirely of people who were lawyers in 'the pay of special interests before they became members of the oil garchical force in our Government. An the personnel of the Congress is made up almost entirely in the same way. So spotless a former Ku-Klux and midnight marauder as Senator Joseph W. Bailey, of Texas, is accused by members of his own party household of having served special interests and of still being in their pay. Of course, he denies "the allegation and defies the alligator," but that is natural. On several occasions President Roosevelt has spoken in terms of condemnation of action of the Supreme Court which appeared to be contrary to the law and in opposition to the public interests. In a recent address at Harrisburg he returned to the subject, and spoke of "unary judicial decisions which I am confident time will show to have been erroneous and a damage to the country." Yes; the Federal Supreme Court has delivered many such decisions as between the public interests and those of special interests. The Income Tax decision and the badness decision of the Court in a contested election case coming up from South Carolina, that the questions involved were political and not judicial, and that the aggrieved citizen should seek relief in the Congress and not in the Federal Courts, are cases in point. The Income Tax decision was got by the change of one vote over night against the measure, and the contested election case, coming before the House of Representatives in another issue, was declared by the House not to be political but judicial and that the aggrieved citizen should seek relief in the Federal courts and not in the Congress. Such jiggery as this, such evasion of responsibility by shuttlecockery, such postdisposition with the sacred political and material rights of citizens, as were involved in these two cases, is a disgrace to the Federal Republic. The Federal Supreme is necessarily composed of lawyers, and the Congress is composed in the same way. The lawyers make the laws and administer them, and they come pretty near giving allegiance to the interests that pay them the biggest retainers. It is a shame that this is so but the course of legislation and adjudication of legislation in this country for the past forty years shows this to be the case. Starting from the Dred Scott decision, as infamous a one as was ever pronounced by any court, the Federal Supreme Court has striven with success not to break the force of that decision, which was one of the reasons why Roger B. Taney was translated from the Treasury Department to the Chief Justicehip by President Jackson to render in the interest of the Shave Power, which was then a special interest, begging for protection under the Constitution when, by strict and fair interpretation of the Constitution, there was no such protection of the kind given for it; so the Court hedged itself behind the precedent rather than law, although Justice Mansfield had long ago destroyed the precedent by declaring that "no man can breathe the air of England and remain a slave." Under the law, which is law, the decision of Chief Justice Taney a byword and stench in the nostrils of mankind, and did more than any other one thing to hasten the Shave Power and gave us the three last amendments to the Constitution, which brought that magna charter in harmony with the Declaration of Independence. But the Federal Supreme Court, adhering to the vile precedent in the Dred Scott case, has practically ignored the existence of the War Amendments, in so far that it has never rendered a decision in favor of the beneficiaries under those amendments, unless the rights of white men were paramount in the issues at bar. We have depaired of receiving justice, or patient consideration of the interests of Afro-Americans under the three War Amendments from the Federal Supreme Court; the country is fast reaching the conclusion that the people have no hope of redress in the Federal Courts from the usurpations, aggreements and defiant insole of special interests of all sorts, which means the bread and butter and THE NEW YORK AGE: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1906. the civil and political rights of the civil men in all directions. when they bank it or spend it it is not with words of their own part, but with opponent of trust power the The Federal Supreme Court is the danger center, in our system of government. It makes us all the subjects of an oligarchy, as all laws of the Congress, involving the rights and interests of the citizens are laws on no laws as the Federal Supreme Court decides. Why should the property rights and citizenship rights of eighty million people be placed absolutely at the discretion of nine men not selected by popular vote, as they should be, but by appointment of the President, with a life tenure, unless the Judge decides that he desires to retire at the age limit? Why, we ask, should we call ourselves a Republic, governed on democratic principles, when we are governed absolutely and very despotically by an oligarchy of nine men, selected by the President and not by popular vote, and from a body of lawyers whose affiliations and interests have, for the most part, been with special interests which have the longest purse strings and generally conflict with the interests of the great mass of the citizenship? The Judges of the Federal Supreme Court should be elected by popular vote, every eight years, on the Presidential ticket, so that the people could reward the faithful and turn down the unfaithful, at stated periods. In a Republic life tenure of official position should have no place whatever, and if this Republic ever goes to smash it will be caused by the oligarchy that rules the Nation. The Gospel of Wealth. The North American Review contains a republication of Mr. Andrew Carnegie's article, first published in 1889, on "The Gospel of Wealth." It would not be possible to find in the United States a man more capable of discussing this interesting question that Mr. Carnegie. He is an object lesson of the highest order not only in the amusement of wealth, but in the distribution of it. He came to this country when quite young, and by strict attention to such duty as was assigned him as a wage earner and by saving his pennies and watching opportunities, he finally became one of the greatest masters of the iron and steel trade, not only in this country, but in the world. It is true that he grew up with the steel and iron trade in this country, and that such opportunities as he enjoyed for the control of the trade and for the amusement of his enormous fortune are not possible at the present time and will hardly be in this country again. The pioneer with a head on him has an advantage over those who come after him which can never be overcome. Most of the large fortunes of the country were made in this way by pioneers who took advantage of the opportunities that presented themselves to them. That only a few men, did that illustrates the fact that the few and not the many have always dominated in the affairs of mankind and that they will always do it, whatever laws for the equalization of the distribution of wealth between capital and labor may be enacted. The story is told of a Rothschild, a head of the Paris house of the family who had great wit. He was guarded, all men of consequence are, from the intrusion and obtrusion of inquisitive, importunate or vicious persons; but a wild eyed man got into his office one day. The astonished banker wanted to know of course, what the intruder desired. He said that he was a communist and believed in the equal distribution of wealth and that the banker possessed more than his honest share. The banker took the bull by the horns. "Let me see, my friend," he said. "I am worth so many millions of francs. There are so many millions in France. We will devide the millions by the population. Very good. There! I find that your share of my money amounts to about one franc. There it is, my friend; take it and go in peace." The wild eyed man took his twenty-five cents, which no doubt returned to the banker again in a short time, on the theory that the man who wants the wealth which the shrewdness and frugality of another man has made will not keep his share after it has been given to him. That is to say, the gospel of wealth is not in the making of money but in the keeping of it; it is not the penny made but the penny saved that counts and gives a man a standing in the world of finance and trade. The Afro-American people, more than any other element of the population of this country, need to learn and to practice this lesson. It is to the eternal credit of Dr. Barker T. Washington that he long ago reached this conclusion, along with that other and related one that the best way to make a penny is to know how to do a thing better than the other fellow and to do it. The gospel of wealth may be divided into two parts: How to get it and how to keep it. The question of how to dispose of it after you have got it, to which Mr. Carnegie has given a great deal of time and thought, need not be considered here, as very few Afro-Americans are in a positif to get on the wrong side of a thousand-dollar bill without shocking their bank account. In all of the difficulties which make the pathway of the Afro-American thorny every inch of the way this hard fact is the most troublesome one. The race, as a race and as individuals, are poor people. They have very small part in the wealth of the country, control but little of it, and derive but small advantage of it. In all of the great money operations of the country they have no voice whatever. They have no capitalists whatever, and the banks that they have are few in number, compared to population and money-carnining and spending capacity, and possess but small capital, although the indications are that they will grow in numbers and capital, which is devoutly to be desired. This is all the more distressing because is a great part of the wealth of the country, and especially of the Southern States, is made by the Afro-American people. There is no disputing this fact. They make it, however, as wage-carners, and when they bank it or spend it it is not with people of their own sort, but with white people, who will not give them or their children the grand opportunity in responsible positions where they can gain a competence on the one hand and a chance on the other to master the details of the business so that they can engage in business on their own account. Business preparedness is of more value to any man than capital in the business. This business preparedness can only be had in the actual experience in business positions from the lowest to the highest stations in it, and this Afro-Americans can never get until they have built up business concerns of all sorts of their own in which their sons and daughters can master the details of them. That this building is going on rapidly, thanks to the good work of the National Negro Business League and the advice of Dr. Washington and his coworkers, is an encouraging sign of the times, which should be fostered in every way possible by all of those who whale the Afro-American people well, because the amassment of wealth, the gospel of business and industrial preparedness, is the most important factor in the present and future hopes of the Afro-American people. The writer's father used often to remark in his useful and successful lifetime that "poverty is no disgrace, but it is mighty inconvenient." The Afro-American people have found it that way in the past; they find it that way now; and unless they learn to spend less and to save more, to build independent business enterprises of their own, and cease to be so largely the wage-carners wherever they reside, there will be no change for the better in the awful civil and political condition which now crushes them to the earth. As the writer once declared at the Hampton Institute, a man who always wants a job and never has a job to give, the man who always wants to borrow a dollar and never has a dollar to lend, may have the sympathy but not the confidence of his fellow-citizens. It is equally true of a race. The history of the Hebrew people in Europe and America should teach Afro-Americanism much. When barred out of politics, when ostracised in society, they turned their attention to business development, with the result that to-day, in Europe and America, they simply dominate the finances and the commerce of the world. Ninety per cent, of the wholesale and jobbing business done in New York city is owned and controlled by the Jews, while their influence in Wall Street, through their European connections, is almost as predominant. When this was accomplished they turned their attention to politics, with the result that to-day they are found everywhere in responsible political positions and are fast gaining a masterful position in the profession of the law. Let the Afro-American people learn of the Jews. They are a remarkable people in every way. But they hardly excel the ploaching and thrifty Italian people who are gaining wealth and position in this country because they are patient, industrious, and above all, saving of the small money that they make. The real gospel of wealth, then, is not in the making of money, but in the keeping of money. Any fool can make money, but it takes a wise man to keep it and to make it turn itself over in legitimate investment of whatever sort. Go then, and read and commit to memory the Parable of the Talents. Progress of the Campaign in New York. There have been many and startling developments in the progress of the Guatemalan campaign in New York, the most notable of which is that the Independence League has swallowed the Democratic party and is gagging every moment over the mausooness in its stomach. The other development of greatest moment is the demonstration that William Randolph Hearst and Charles E. Hughes have more ability as leaders than they given credit for by the people at large, because neither of them had ever been in the public eye in such wise as to determine his capacity. Mr. Hughes was known as a good lawyer, but there are plenty of good lawyers in New York; as a public character he had no record, and that in so short a time he should have stated the Republican position with such clearness and force as to put his opponent on the run is a surprise to the public and gratifying to all good citizens. As a campaigner he has proved to be a decided success. In his tour of Long Island Mr. Hughes said, among other things: "I do not stand here to say that everything is right. Not at all. I do not stand here to say there is no reasonable discontinuity. Not at all. But I do stand before you to say that there is no basis for the attempts which have been made to create a system of distrust of all government, a feeling of distrust of all American institutions." This is a fair statement of the case. There is plenty of discontent among the people, and for many reasons, and the causes of this distrust of present conditions which produces discontent should be probed to the bottom by the wise men of the Republic, as President Roosevelt has done it, and a remedy sought out and applied when found which shall not menace the institutions of the country or destroy vested interests of all sorts, by a radical process based on the hysterical agitation which made the condition of distrust possible. Rationalism in the conduct of the government is of greater concern to the people and a safer promise of fair adjustment of existing evils than a radicalism which would awing the situation clean out of plumb and give to the radicals all of the advantages they now claim are controlled by the conservatives. It is a fair statement of the case to say: that Mr. Hughes has grown steadily in the public estimation as a man of large parts; ready wit and honest intentions. He has convicted Mr. Heart of being a tax-dodger, who has so got his property incorporated as to evade both the libel and the tax laws, and he has made it very plain that Mr. Heart has failed to prove that he is the disinterested opponent of trust power that he claims, as a person who denances trusts and trust laws and takes advantage of both in his business has small ground to stand upon, in denouncing such. Mr. Hearat has disclosed himself in a character which the public does not heretofore understood at all. As a member of Congress his record was of the commonplace sort, largely because the rules under which the House of Representatives has come to be governed give small opportunity for the display of statesmanship; the whole routine being arbitrarily governed by a small committee which dictates everything. As an editor and publisher it has been the general opinion that he put up the money and that others were well paid to furnish the brains. That theory has been exploded by Mr. Hearat's campaign addresses. He has made it quite evident that he has a personality under his own hat and plenty of brains under the hat. We are rather glad of that. It is good to feel that every man who gets into the public eye is his own master, and has brains of his own. It has been said that all things are fair in war and love. Perhaps they are; but the advancement of mankind in all directions has discredited many of the axioms which were once accepted without question as a governing force in politics, at least. Thus, wholesale abuse and accusations against the character of men and institutions without facts to sustain them have been barred out as vulgar and degrading. It must be admitted that Mr. Hearat has carried much of this sort of thing into his addresses. The public requires in a candidate a certain dignity in the discussion of public affairs which Mr. Hearat has too often disregarded. Mr. Hughes, in acknowledging that there is ground for discontent, that everything is not all right, but that the creation of a distrust which will undermine all business, all government, is evil, takes the wind out of the sails of his opponent, and appeals irresistibly to the sentiment in the State and in the Nation which will insist that all questions of dispute in the administration of public affairs shall be approached in a sense and dignified manner. It appears that Mr. Hughes, as the Republican candidate, grows in public favor as the campaign progresses, and that Mr. Heaset, as the candidate of the Independence League and the Democratic party, gradually loses in public favor, and especially in some of the public favor with which he started in his campaign. Much of this is due to the three light which Mr. Hughes has remorselessly turned upon Mr. Heaset's claims and his methods of campaigning." Sam Jones, the revivalist, is dead. He died in a Putnam sleeping car. He was a Georgian, and as an evangelist did a great deal of good by his great common sense and very outspoken manner of speech. He was no responder of persons when he felt that the persons were wronged. Sometimes he was mistaken, but he was often right in his indication of bad men and bad institutions. --- President Roosevelt gave a cordial reception to the sheriff and his deputies when they were in Washington early in the week to answer before the Supreme Court for contempt in allowing or abetting the lynching of Edward Johnson, at Chattanooga, last March, after the Supreme Court had granted an appeal in his case. Lynchers or altesters of those who should be acquitted of all honest men. They should be given to understand that they have no standing with law abiding people, who want law and order observed. Men will not profit by the example of other men. They insist upon having the experience for themselves. Santo Domingo is running for a fall into the domination of the United States, the same as Cuba. Is the example of William Randolph Thayer in the condemn of his newspaper, The Atlantic, which published a journal which has hitched itself upon the city of Atlanta? The Atlanta Evening News and The Guardian—why should they exist or be tolerated at all? Let The Atlanta Constitution keep up the campaign of sanity and fair play under the law for all men. "There appears to be some virtue left in Atlanta." The grand jury has now indicted 24 white and 60 black folks for participation in the Atlanta massacre. This is a queer outcome of the disgraceful business when it is remembered that the white mob must be held accountable for the deaths of the blacks were standing on their right of self-preservation in defending themselves. But it is large gain to orderly government that a few of the white racks have been brought within the terrors of the law. Their punishment should be such as to deter others from criminal practices. While Booker T. Washington went to Atlanta in the heat of the race disturbances in 1915, he was not the victim of the horror and confusion of it, the crazy editor of The Boston Guardian remained in Boston, hid under Bunker Hill monument, and hurled abuse and denunciation at him. --- Dr. J. W. E. Howen will long regret most of the things he has said, while awfully frightened, about the race in its relation to the Atlanta massacre. When a man is mouth scared it is better that he keep his mouth shut. The 200 white citizens of Mobile—among the "best people," "merchants, for the most part"—who went out of their city and held up a Birmingham train and took two black men out of the hands of the officers of the law and lynched them, because they did not wish to have Mobile disgraced by a lynching, as it has never had one—they take the cake. What is the matter with the laws of the law and the police, that they cannot protect citizens in their life and property and deal out the rigors of the law to criminals? Why should the execution of the laws have to be taken in hand by private citizens, who become murderers? There is no reason why the administration of the laws should be taken out of the hands of the courts and the police by citizens without authority in law. It is today the curse of the South and the greatest menace to its perpetuity that the individual with a disposed to despair the law and the police power and to be murdered in those on his own account. The call that Afro-Americans should do likewise should not be heeded. The execution of the laws should be left to the officers of the law. MEMORIES OF LINCOLN. His Self-Control When Abusive Orders Was the Thing. JASPER L. BOURNE in The Christian Register I have been asked for my personal memoirs of Abraham Lincoln. Shelby ville, where I live, was on his circuit when he practiced law in our courts. The road he travelled was by my father's house and my birthplace. The bodies of father and good stepmother are buried in his adjoining county of Coles In boyhood he often in our old Virginia style of co-op-house. Shelbyville I have heard my father tell me so many things about him that I feel so I were well acquainted with him. The first distinct memory I have of him was on the occasion of his speech in the old court-house, Shelbyville, in which he gave his reasons for breaking from the old Wig party and helping to organise the Free Soil, or Republican, party. There was the occasion of his speech in those days in this vicinity, and the sympathy was nearly all with the South, so that outspoken anti-slavery man was, con- sidered hardy human. At least that was the occasion I received when a boy, though my father always held slavery was wrong. But when he tolerated her view because they said she was a tender-hearted woman and didn't understand politics. Politicians were acustomed to indulge in personal abuse and ridicule of their opponents, and so did laws in pleading in court. So that when I went with my father, as a boy to the court-house to hear political speeches or the plundings of lawyers, I always expected to hear them hurl denunciation and abuse at their opponents. But on that day, when Lincoln gave his speeches for leaving the Whig party, I wished up very different scene. I was surprised at the very pleasant manner and kindly spirit in which Lincoln treated his opponents. As I remember him now, he stood alone that day as to a spoken frankly and good naturally to a crowded house of angry men, many of them. While he spoke, who some had been his associates in the Whig party, grew furious, interrupted his speech, and hurled abusive epithets at him. I wondered that he took it all so calmly and so self-controlled, and at the same time kept on, firmly speaking his convictions. When he rose to face him, he thought he was ugly and ungrateful; but he longer spoke, the taller and more beautiful he appeared to me. His face did shine as if transfigured. I don't remember any words he spoke then, I only know he bore testimony against slavery; but I shall never forget how he looked and the manner in which he spoke—how patient he was toward his cross critics! I went a lawyer and a politician but I had heard a lawyer and a politician who talked cross or abusing anybody. I had never witness the like before in my life. I will relate that which I have heard so often from parties who witnessed it that I have come to feel almost as if I were present, though I was not. It was the first time Lincoln came to Shelbyville to make a speech after the organization of the Republican party. I think it must have been after the above scene in the court-house. There were only about half a dozen persons in Shelbyville and vicinity who called themselves Republican, and Lincoln to come to Shelbyville and call him an advertiser him to speak in the court-house. Lincoln came at the appointed time, of course. Most of his old partisan friends turned the cold shoulder and said they would not go to hear him. As the hour approached, it seemed as if there would be scarcely anyone present. Then a few of the friends went to Lincoln and said, "Let us not try to hold any meeting at the court-house this time, but just have a little quiet shop in the back room of Mr. BS shop shop." To which Lincoln promptly replied: "Oh, we must go into the house according to appointment, not matter how few may come. We must not seem ashamed of our pride. They should be proclaimed from the house-tops all over the Nation." And so Lincoln spoke at the court-house, and those who heard him will never forget that speech. The last time I saw Mr. Lincoln and he him speak was during the famous debates in Illinois between him and Senator Douglas, during 1855. He spoke in a circus tent at Hillsboro, Ill. I see him now as he walked into the tent at the further end from where I was seated. His trousers were hugely at the knees, and he looked like some ungainly giant. A crowd was around him, but he seemed a head taller than the rest. He and Douglas didn't meet to debate there. Douglas came a few days before and made his speech to an immense crowd out in a town where he was the day appointed for Lincoln threatened rain, so that the circus tent was engaged for him. He didn't spoken but a little while till the rain poured down in torrents and drove the people off their seats to stand close around the speaker's stand in the middle of the tent arena. Some one suggested that they stop the meeting till the rain was over, but the crowd eried: "Oh, no." Go on, go on." Lincoln did "go on" for nearly two hours, and the people took crowding closer and closer to him as if they were hypnotized. As when I first heard him in the courthouse, Shelbyville, Mr. Lincoln seemed to me to grow taller and his face became more radiant the longer he spoke. I was again deeply impressed with his good manners, and a member what he said of Senator Douglas's theory of "Popular Sovereignty"; that is, the right of the people to vote slavery up or down in the territories. "The fact is," said Lincoln, "Judge Douglas's theory of popular sovereignty seems to me about as thin as the soup made from the shadow of a starved pig." In that same speech I remember him saying: "There is an honest old man down in Georgia by the name of Toombs. He boasts that he will call the roll of his slaves at the foot of Bunker Hill Monument. Dear fellow, he little knows the temper of the Northern people upon the subject of slavery or hed never make such a boast as that." Up to the time I heard that speech of Mr. Lincoln I had been a Douglas Democrat, though opposed to slavery and an advocate of total slavery when Snow was spoke in Hillsboro when him sadly under the influence of liquor. They made a baraque for him at night where wine and whiskey flowed shamefully. When Lincoln came, his friends proposed, a banquet for him, and were going to have liquor. But Lincoln protested. He said his friends would please him best if they furnished no drinks that would intercise, and they obeyed him. From that time on I was a convert to Lincoln, and would have died in his stead. I wept at his death as if it had been my dearest, best friend on earth. Then I solemnly vowed/that I would henceforth live to keep his memory green, taking for my motto his memorable words, "With malice, toward none and charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us finish the work that is given us to do." I have meant to keep this motto at the head column of Our Best Words for nearly twenty years. REPUBLICAN APATHY. Wrongs Worse Than Ours Cannot Revolutionary War. From The Troy Daily Press. The Troy Press thinks none the less of a man on account of his nationality or race. There are few whites who would gain by comparison with Booker Washington for a statemen who show a keen intellectual grasp than that of Marquis Its of Japan, former Minister Wu of China, or President Diaz of Mexico. Only the narrow or ignorant put a man down on account of the color of his skin or the place of his nativity; provincialism signifies meagre limitations. Republicans, vanityedly the party of anti-slavery—though the Abolitionists who deserved the credit were opposed by the Republicans of their day—has been in authority in all branches of the government for a while. Yet despite thousands of lynchings inside, prosecution torture, and the wholesale prosecution of the polls, it is dormant, aiming rather to rupture the Solid South by catering to the whites instead of demanding justice for the blacks. In these circumstances, is it any wonder that the Negroes, weary of neglect and smarting under wrongs of the most outrageous nature, should be losing faith in the Republican party and turning elsewhere for recognition? Editor T. Thomas Fortune, one of their leaders, closes an editorial in THE NEW YORK AGE as follows: "The Afro-American voters are in the fortunate position of not owing the money they have been receiving but hate, as it has used and abused their confidence and their vote ever since 1871; that is the utmost importance that they should be given to voting with the wage-carriers in New York State and the nation." The Republican party has been the platform that has no interest whatever in Afro-American people and their wrongs, and has intimated in deed, if not in word, that they must battle for themselves as citizens and voters. "The situation should make Afro-Americans thoughtful. Will it?" A tacit charge that Theodore Roosevelt has forgotten his pledge of a "square deal" so far as this large body of citizens is concerned. Far more tolerable wrongs than the Negroes are enduring brought on the Revolutionary War and American Independence. IN NEBRASKA LEGISLATURE. From The Omaha (Neb.) Enterprise. Speaking of the efforts being made by members of our race to go to the legislature in several States our esteemed and able AMEK AOK AUS has this to say of Nebraska: "I In Omaha, Nebraska, Messon, Fred L. Smith and John W. Long, two hustling Afro-Americans, were candidates for the State Legislature and were badly defeated at the primaries last week. But they have broken the ice in Nebraska." Our contemporary is wrong in one particular. These men have not "broken the ice in Nebraska." Nebraska has twice elected a Negro to the legislature in 1880 and 1881, Ricketts, who won distinction and filled the position of temporary speaker. That was some years ago. The ice broken then has allowed to freeze over. The effort this time was simply to break in again: Afro-American Lynchers From The Railroad Nigh The most remarkable lynching of the season occurred in Texarkana on Tuesday. A Negro had assaulted a Negro girl. He was arrested, but set free on bail. Several hundred men of his own color thereupon went to his house and hanged him. This is of note because it discovers in the Negro a dangerously imitative tendency. Heretofore it is only the white man who has distinguished himself by putting unified men to death; but the Negro has also been taught to believe in the effectiveness of his courts. Again, the case is important because it shows that some hundreds of the colored population mean to coast the same measure of morality and decency on the part of their own people that the white person lacks of themselves. On several occasions, a like kind, respectable black people have approved the lynchings of men of their own race when guilt was conclusive. It may be that in some of these instances the motive was disingenuous, and that they were actuated by a desire to stand in the favor of a mob which was liable at any moment to go mad and lynch all Negroes in sight, as it did in Atlanta. But, truly, the last state of the South will be worse than its first if the craze for popular punishment is to spread from those responsible for it to those who have formed its victims. No man's life is safe where popular passions smolder, and need not be breath to fan them into flame. And it is curious to observe that while several brave governors have what they could, and promised what they could, a way of suppressing race hated and maintaining order, not one of them has sought to bypass the outward manifestations of discontent to reform its cause. Police and militia are well enough, but the real occasion for our lynchings is the courts. A legal system that permits the escape of many offenders on technicalities, that dilly-dallies for months and years, deferring punishment of the assassin and thief, that insures for the wrongful getter of goods their possession so long as he is able to employ lawyers in litigation that breaks the hearts of honest claimants and illicit ones, that is what has behr the South no longer volt against the machinery of law, that it may have the effect of law in its social economies. Lynchings will cease when courts have been restored to public confidence, and not before. White Fire Double Tablet DAYTON, O., October 12.—The Philomathian Literary Society of the Sterling high school's white institution here, is working for the erection of a bouse tablet in memory of Paul Laurence Durbar. Subscriptions are being librars given by the school's alumni, who are 800 prosperous white men. NEW TRAIL ..... $1.50 NEW MOUNTAIN ..... 1.00 TURLEEN MOUNTAIN ..... 60 Secretary Taft's Work in Cuba Secretary Taft has finished his work in Cuba, and he has the apportionment of the Cuban people and of the people of the United States for the splendid diplomacy and capacity for affairs which he brought to one of the most difficult tasks imposed upon an American citizen in recent years. The work he did in the Philippines, which was of the highest and most satisfactory character, was not as difficult as that which confronted him in Cuba, because in Cuba he found all of the factions warring upon each other and indisposed to effect a composition of any kind, while in the Philippines he confronted a conquered people and had behind him a large army and an effective naval force, but had no naval force. The same soon won the confidence and respect of the Philippines, and then their love and reverence, because of his generous policy and conduct toward them, and because he took them into his confidence, against the desires and the interests of the American residents in the Islands. When he turned over the provisional government of Cuba to Governor Magon, Secretary Taft had accured peace between the warring factions and got them to agree to the provisional administration of the Island against the time when the Cuban people shall be ready again to take on the conduct of affairs. We account it a misfortune for Cuba and the future of the Cuban people that it was not possible for Secretary Taft to remain at the head of Cuban affairs until the Cuban people are ready again to take over their government, for we are sure there is no man in the United States as well qualified to have done its work as he. We say that the Government of Cuba is Magon and double Beckman, the present Governor of Porto Rico, would have been a better man for the position, as he has had a larger experience with Insular policy and Latin people in the Orient and the West Indies than Governor Magon. Secretary Taft looms large in the public estimation as a man of very great abilities, wide experience of public affairs, and a diplomat as well as administrator who acts a commanding part in any position which is assigned him in the public interest. It is highly probable that if President Roosevelt should persist in his refusal to stand for the Presidency again Secretary Taft will be the choice of the nominating convention, and if that should come to pass we do not believe that it would be possible for opposition to nominate a man who could bear him at his polls. A man of his ability to act and public services in the highest places would command the confidence and support of a majority of the American electorate against any Democratic candidate who could be placed in nomination. But we are sorry for Cuba, despite the good work which Secretary Taft and his associate, Secretary Bacon, did for It. Their work should not have been done, but it will always stand out in Cuban history as the foes of Cuban independence. A. Red-Headed Failure. The Hon. Thomas E. Watson of the classic, town of Thomson, Ga., has dropped out of the publication and management of Tom Watson's Magazine, which was started a year ago and published in New York. Other people will control it hereafter, and if they want it to succeed they had better change the name of it and get an editor who will not be, as Mr. Watson is, a brilliant literary freak and a rank political blatherkiller, with a red head and a black soul. It was natural that Mr. Watson have imagined that there are enough people in the United States to buy and read a magazine conducted by them, so we could have told him better. The people of the United States want but a small dose of intellectual vagrants as Mr. Watson, and they then insist that the dose Tom Watson's Magazine owes Mr. Watson $0,000, and he says that he does not expect to get a penny of it. We don't think that he should. He has not earned it. He may have worked very hard and often overtime, but we have read the magazine closely and we are convinced that Mr. Watson did not earn his salary. The stuff he furnished as editorial for the magazine was of the kind to rep rather than encourage people to read it. This is shown in fact that the magazine has earned wild from the start, and some even owes Mr. Watson, has spent the thousand dollars to prove that the reading public will not support such opinions as Tom Watson harbors in his hand and explodes through his fingers and his big mouth. Mr. Watson will console himself to the editing of a weekly newspaper he has launched at Athens. He may have better success in the South than he had in the North. He will certainly have a more emotional K. vests lower intel- upon to and write down them, then he bought in New York. We will not with him succes in the new effort, as he does not deserve to succeed in anything. Literary freaks like Tenn Dixon and Tom Watson should join forces and find diamond death in a joint effort to undermine the foundations of society, and to debauch the public mind with hatred, envy and all unrestrainedness. Government by Oligarchy. The United States are governed in the last analysis by an oligarchy. It is the third and decisive force in our system of government. It is in the Supreme Court, which papers like The New York Times pay to think in the fountain of all knowledge and parity, and which most lawyers consider as the best and grandest thing we have in our system of government. This view of the matter would be based, naturally, upon professional pride, as the lawyers of the country have more to do with the government of affairs than any other element of the population, and have done more than any other element to swerve our institutions from the democratic policy which is safest for the country and the only hope of the perpetuation of it as a free and independent power in the decent society. And have more to do about the laws by the nature of their trade, take more naturally to politics than any other element of the citizenship, and because, by the nature of their trade, they are more generally on the side of any controversy which has the largest retainer. It is difficult to find a high class lawyer who is not in the pay of special interests which are nothing for the interests of the people or for the laws which stand between the people and the special interests, which battles, on straining the Constitution and the laws based upon it in their favor. The Federal Supreme Court is constituted almost entirely of people who were lawyers in the pay of special interests before they became members of the oil garchical force in our Government. An the personnel of the Congress is made up almost entirely in the same way. So spotlights a former Ku-Xluc and midnight maruder as Senator Joseph W. Balley of Texas, is accused by members of his party of being a garchical special interests and of still being in their pay. Of course, he denies "the allegation and defies the alligator," but that is natural. On several occasions President Koevvelt has spoken in terms of condemnation of action of the Supreme Court which appeared to be contrary to the law and in opposition to the public interests. In a recent address at Harrisonburg he returned to the subject, and spoke of "many judicial decisions which I am confident time will show to have been erroneous and a damage to the country." Yes; the Federal Supreme Court has delisted many such decisions as between the public interests and those of special interests. The Income Tax decision and the lawless decision of the Court in a considered election case coming up from South Carolina, that the questions involved were political and not judicial, and that the aggrieved citizen should seek relief in the Congress and not in the Federal Courts, are cases in point. The Income Tax decision was got by a change of one vote over the contested election case, coming before the House of Representatives in another issue, was declared by the House not to be political but judicial and that the aggrieved citizen should seek relief in the Federal courts and not in the Congress. Such juggery as this, such evasion of responsibility by shuttlecockery, such prestidigitation with the sacred political and material rights of citizens, as were involved in these two cases, is a disgrace to the Federal Republic. the civil and political rights of the citizens in all directions. The Federal Supreme Court is the highest court in one system of government. It makes all the subjugates of an allegiance, as all laws of the Congress involving the rights and interests of the citizens have are not laws in the Federal Supreme Court decided. Why should the property rights and citizenship rights of eight million people be placed absolutely on the discretion of who may not be, by appointment of the President, with a life tenure, unless the Judge decides that he devises to retract the age limit? Why, we ask, should we all constitute a Republic, governed on democratic principles, when we are governed absolutely and very dissatisfied, by an oligarchy of nine men, selected by the President and not by popular vote, and from a body of lawyers whose affiliations and interests have, for the most part, been with special interests which have the longest purse strings and generally conflict with the interests of the great mass of the citizenship? The Judges of the Federal Supreme Court should be elected by popular vote, every eight years, on the Presidential ticket, so that the people could reward the faithful and turn down the unfaithful, at stated periods. In a Republic life tenure of official position should have no place whatever, and if this Republic ever goes to smash it will be caused by the oligarchy that rules the Nation. The Gospel of Wealth. The North American Review contains a republication of Mr. Andrew Carnegie's article, first published in 1880, on "The Gospel of Wealth." It would not be possible to find in the United States a man more capable of discussing this interesting question that Mr. Carnegie. He is an object lesson of the highest order not only in the amassment of wealth, but in the distribution of it. He came to this country when quite young, and by strict attention to such duty as was assigned him as a wage-carner and by saving his pennies and watching opportunities one of the greatest masters of the iron trade (feel only in this country, but in the world, it is true that he grew up with the steel and iron trade in this country, and that such opportunities as he enjoyed for the control of the trade and for the amassment of his enormous fortune are not possible at the present time and will hardly be in this country again. The pioneer with a head on him has an advantage over those who come after him which can never be overcome. Most of the large fortunes of the country were made in this way by pioneers who took advantage of the opportunities that present themselves to them, that only few men did not illustrate the fact that the few and not the many have always dominated in the affairs of mankind and that they will always do it, whatever laws for the equalization of the distribution of wealth between capital and labor may be enacted. when they want it or spend it is it in and with people of their own own, but with white people, who will not give them or their children the great opportunity in responsible positions where they can gain a competence on the new board, and a chance on the other to master the details of the business so that they can engage in business on their own account. Business preparations in of more value to any man than capital in the business. This business preparations can only be had in the actual experience in business positions from the lowest to the highest positions in it. The Afro-American can never get in touch with the African business in all of its parts of their own in which their own and daughter can master the details of them. That this building is going on rapidly, thanks to the good work of the National Negro Business League and the advice of Dr. Washington and his co-workers, is an encouraging sign of the times, which should be fostered in every way possible by all of those who wish the Afro-American people well, because the amusement of wealth, the gospel of business and industrial preparedness, is the most important factor in the present and future hopes of the Afro-American people. The writer's father used often to remark in his useful and successful lifetime that "poverty is no disgrace, but it is mighty inconvenient." The Afro-American people have found it that way in the past; they find it that way now; and unless they learn to spend less and to save more, to build independent business enterprises of their own, and cease to be so large the ware-carners wherever they live, they will never be the better in the awful civil and political condition which now crushes them to the earth. As the writer once declared at the Hampton Institute, a man who always wants a job and never has a job to borrow, the man who always wants to borrow a dollar and never has a dollar-to-borrow, may have the sympathy but not the confidence of his fellow-citizens. It is equally true of a race. The history of the Hebrew people in Europe and America should teach Afro-Americans much. When barred out of politics, when ostracised in society, they turned their attention to business development, with the result that to-day, in Europe and America, they simply dominate the finances and the commerce of the world. Ninety per cent, of the wholesale and jobbing business done in New York city is owned and controlled by the Jews, while their influence in Wall street, through their European connections, is almost as predominant. When this was accomplished they turned their attention to politics, with the result that to-day they are found everywhere in responsible political positions and are fast gaining a reputation as the most intelligent of the law. Let the Afro-American people learn of the Jews. They are a remarkable people in every way. But they hardly excel the plooding and thrifty Italian people, who are gaining wealth and position in this country because they are patient, industrious, and above all, saving of the small money that they make. The real gospel of wealth, then, is not in the making of money, but in the keeping of money. Any fool can make money, but it takes a wise man to keep it and to make it turn itself over in legitimate investment of whatever sort. Go, thou, and read and commit to memory the Parable of the Talents. Progress of the Campaign in New York: There have been many and startling developments in the progress of the Guatemalan military campaign in New York, the most notable of which is that the Independence League has swallowed the Democratic party and is gagging every moment over the nauseousness in its stomach. The other development of greatest moment is the demonstration that William Rundolph Hearest and Charles E. Hughes have more ability as leaders than they, given credit for by the people at last, because neither of them had ever been in the public eye in such wise as to determine his capacity. Mr. Hughes was known as a good lawyer, but there are plenty of good lawyers in New York, a public chauvinist, accused and then in the short time he should have stated the Republican position with such clearness and force as to put his opponent on the run is a surprise to the public and gratifying to all good citizens. As a campaigner he has proved to be a decided success. In his tour of Long Island Mr. Hughes said, among other things: "I do not stand here to say that everything is right. Not at all. I do not stand here to say there is no reasonable disconnect between you and that you say there is no basis for the attempts which have been made, to create a feeling of distrust of all business, a feeling of distrust of all institutions, a feeling of distrust of all American institutions." "This is a fair statement of the case. There is plenty of discontent among the people, and for many reasons, and the causes of, this distrust of present conditions which produces discontent should be probed to the bottom by the wise men of the Republic, as President Roosevelt has done it, and a remedy sought out and applied when found which shall not misleave the institutions of the country or destroy vested interests of all sorts, by a radical process based on the hysterical agitation which made the condition of distrust possible." Rationalism in the conduct of the government is of greater concern to the people and a safer promise of fair adjustment of existing evils than a radicalism which would swing the situation'clean out of plum and give to the radicals all of the advantages they now claim are controlled by the conservatives. It is a fair statement of the case to say that Mr. Hughes has grown steadily in the public estimation as a man of large parts, ready wilt and heart intentions. He has conceived Mr. Heart of being a tax-dodger, who has got his property incorporated as to erase both the label, and the tax laws, and he has made it very plain that Mr. Heart has failed to prove that he is in the disbanded question of course prove that by chalenging a person who does not trust him and takes advantage of both in his business has small ground to small upon, in disarming such. Mr. Heartet has disbanded himself in a character which the public does not hereude understood at all. As a member of Congress his record was of the commonplace address. He has made it quite evident that he has a personality under which the House of Representatives has come to be governed give small opportunity for the display of stateme- nship the whole routine being arbitrarily governed by a small committee which dictates everything. As an editor and publisher it has been exploded by Mr. Heartet's campaign address. He has made it good to feel that every man who gets into the public eye in his own master, and has brains of his own. It has been said that all things are fair in advance and久而久而久. Perhaps they are; but the advancement of mankind in all directions has discredited many of the axioms which were once accepted without question as a governing force in politics, at heart. Thus, wholesale abuse and accusations against the character of men and institutions without facts to sustain them have been barred out as vulgar and degrading. It has been carried much of this sort into thing into his address. The public requires in a candidate a certain dignity in the discussion of public affairs—which Mr. Heartet has too often disregarded. Mr. Hughes, in acknowledging that there is ground for discontent, that everything is not all right, but that the creation of a distrust which will undermine all business, all government, evil takes the wind out of the sails of his opponent, and appeals irresistibly to the sentiment in the State and in the Nation which will insist that all questions of dispute in the administration of public affairs shall be approached in a sane and dignified manner. It appears that Mr. Hughes, as the Republican candidate, grows in public favor as the campaign progresses, and that Mr. Heartat, as the candidate of the Independence League and the Democratic party, gradually loses in public favor, and especially in some of the public favor with which he started in his campaign Much of his is due to the fierce light Mr. Heartat removeslessly turned upon Mr. Heartat's claims and his methods of campaigning. Sam Jones, the revivalist, is dead. He died in a Pilgrim man sleeping car. He was a Georgian, and as an evangelist did a great deal of good by his great common sense and wisdom. He was no respecter of persons when he felt that the persons were wrong doors. Sometimes he was mistaken, but he was often right in his denunciation of bad men and bad institution. President Roosevelt gave a cordial reception to the sheriff and his deputies when they were in Washington early in the week to answer before the Supreme Court for contempt in allowing or abstenting the lynching of March, after the Supreme Court had granted an appeal in his case. Lynchers or selectors of lynchers should receive the contempt of all honest men. They should be given to understand that they have no standing with law-abiding people, who want law and order observed. Men will not profit by the example of other men. They insist upon having the experience for themselves. Santo Domingo is running for a fall into the domination of the United States, the same as Cuba. Is the example of William Randolph Hearst in the conduct of his newspapers, responsible for the consensual school of journalism which has hitched itself upon the city of Atlanta? The Atlanta Evening Journal, The Atlanta News and The Atlanta Journal Register be tolerated at all? Let The Atlanta Constitution keep up the campaign of sanity and fag play under the law for all men. There appears to be some virtue left in Atlanta. The grand jury has now indicted 24 white and 60 black folks for participation in the Atlanta massacre. This is a queer outcome of the disregardful business when it is remembered that the white mob mobbed the blacks and that the blacks were standing on their right of self-preservation in defending themselves. But it is large gain to orderly government that a few of the white racists have been brought within the terrors of the law. Their punishment should be such as to deter others from like criminal practices. While Rohde T. Washington went to Atlanta in the heat of the race disturbances there and helped to fetch some order out of the horror and confusion of it, the crazy editor of The Boston Guardian remained in Boston, hid under Runker Hill monument, and hurled abuse and denunciation at him. Dr. J. W. K. Rowen will long regret most of the things he has said, while awfully lightened about the race. He accused forationism of the police when a real seared it is better that he keep his mouth shut. The 200 white citizens of Mobile—among the "best people," merchants, for the most part—who went out of their city and held up a Birmingham train and took two black men out of the hands of the officers of the city, arrested them, because they wish to have Mobile disgraced by a lynching, as it has never had one—they take one cake. What is in the matter with the laws of Alabama and the police power of Mobile that they cannot protect citizens in their city? Why should the laws of the law to criminals? Why should the execution of the laws have to be taken in hand by private citizens, who become murderer? There is no reason why the administration of the laws should be taken out of the hands of the police by citizens without authority in the law. The day the curse of the South and the greatest menace to its perempty that the individual citizen is disposed to despise the law and the police power and to exercise the functions of them on his own account. The call to action should not be hooded. The execution of the laws should be led to the officers of the law. Mike Sold-Coustad When Abusive Gesture Wrote the TikTok. Jamie L. Douris in The Christian Register. I have been given for my personal education what he taught Lincoln, Shabbyville, when I lived there, when he preached law in our court. The read he travelled was by my father's hope and my birthplace. The beds of his father and good stepmother are buried in 'the adjoining county of Oglebay,' now him often in our old Virginia style, in which he lived. I have heard my father and others all many things about him that I feel as if I were well acquainted with him. The first distinct memory I have of him was on the occasion of his speech in the old court-house, Shabbyville, in which he gave the Wigly party and helping to free Free Soll, or Republican, party. There was a very intense partisan spirit in those days in this vicinity, and the sympathy was nearly all with the South, so that an outspoken anti-slavery man was conceived in human. At least that was the impressible part of him, but though my mother always held that slavery was wrong. But people tolerated her views because they said she was only a tender-hearted woman and didn't understand politics. Politicians were accustomed to indulge in personal abuse and ridicule when lawyers gave reasons for leaving the Whig party. I witnessed a very different scene. I was surprised at the very pleasant manner and kindly spirit in which Mr. Lincoln treated his opponents. As I remember him now, he stood alone at day agen by himself and good naturally to a crowded room of angry men, many of them. While he spoke, some who had been his associates in the Whig party grew furious, interrupted his speech, and hurled a spat at him. I wondered that he took the time to tell me that he troiled, and at the same time kept on, firmly speaking his convictions. When he first rose to speak, I thought he was ugly and ungainly; but the longer he spoke, the more apparent to me. His face did shine as if transfigured. I don't remember any words he spoke then, I only know he bore testimony against slavery; but I knew he was a man of manners in which he spoke—show talent he was toward his cross critics! I went home and told mother that I had heard a lawyer and a politician speak without talking cross or abusing anybody. I had ever witnessed the like before in my life. I will relate that which I have heard so often from parties who witnessed it that I have come to feel almost as if I were present, though I was not. It was the first time Lincoln came to Shelbyville to make a speech after the organization must have been after the above seem in the court-house. There were only about half a dozen persons in Shelbyville and vicinity who called themselves Republican. They invited Lincoln to come to Shelbyville and make a speech; and advertised him to speak in the court house. Lincoln and make a speech; and advertised him to speak in the court house. Lincoln and make a speech; and advertised him to speak in the court house. Most of his old American friend turned the cold shoulder and said they would not go to hear him. As the hour approached, it seemed as if there would be scarcely anyone present. Then a few of the friends went to Lincoln and said, "Let us not try to hold any meeting at Shelbyville, but just have a little quiet cancus in the backroom. Mr. It's shoe shop." To which Lincoln promptly replied: "Oh, we must go into the court-house according to appointment, no matter how few may come. We must not seem ashamed of our principles. They should be preclaimed from the house-tops all over the Nation. And so Lincoln must be preclaimed at the court-house and then who heard him will never forget that speech. The last time I saw Mr. Lincoln and heard him speak was during the famous debates in Illinois between him and Senator Douglas. during ISS. He spoke in it now was tented in the room, and it now was walked into the tent at the further end from where I was seated. His trousers were baggage at the knees and he looked like some ungainly giant. A crowd was around him, but he seemed a head taller than the rest. He and his wife were sitting in the room, and he came a few days before and made his speech to an immense crowd out in a grove, for the weather was fair. But the day appointed for Lincoln threatened rain, so that the circus tent was engaged for him. He hadn't spoken but a little. He was sitting in the room, and he drove the people off their seats to stand close around the speaker's stand in the middle of the tent arena. Someone suggested that they stop the meeting till the rain was over, but the crowd did "do on," for on, Lincoln did "do on," for on, and the people kept crowding closer and closer to him as if they were hypnotized. As I first heard him in the courtroom, Shellyhill, Mr. Lincoln to me to grow taller and his face became even taller. He was again deeply impressed with his good humor and fairness to opponents. I remember what he said of Senator Douglas's theory of "Popular Sovereignty"; that is the right to sieve up or down in the territories. He was also the first to have a law theory of popular sovereignty seems to me about as thin as the soup made from the shadow of a starved pigeon. In that same speech I remember him saying: "There is an honest old man down in Georgia by the name of Toomba He boasts that he will call the roll of his moment. Dear fellow, he little known the temper of the Northern people upon the subject of slavery or he'd never make such a boast at that." Up to the time I heard that speech of Mr. Lincoln I had been a Douglas Democrat, though opposing slavery and an advocate of abstinence. Do you know that Doyle spoke in Hibiscoreo I saw him under the influence of liquor. They made a barquet for him at night where wine and whiskey flowed abusively. When Lincoln came, his friends proposed a banquet for him and were going to have a party. But his friends would please him but if they furnished no drinks that would intercede, and they obeyed him. From that time on we I was a servant by Lincoln, and God would have died in stead. I Capt at his death, or if it had been my descent, but fainted on earth. Then I subservient vowed, that I would give the highest honour, given, tabling for my master, his words, "With makes toward name and charity for all, with fortune in the right as God gives us to us, the right, let us be faithful to you." And I have meant to have this mute as in the head column of Our Best Words for nearly twenty years. From the First Day Daily from the loss of a man on account of his nationality or color. There are few whites who would gain prestige by comparison with Booker Washington; few. American statesmen who show a keen interest in gramp that than of Marquis Iso of New York, and President Dias of Mexico. Only the narrow or ignorant put a man down on account of the color of his skin or the place of his nativity; provincialism quantifies mere limitations. Republicanism, vanityly the party of anti-slavery—almost the politicians who do deny the credit were politicians, who publicans of their day—has been in authority in all branches of the government for a decade. Yet despite thousands of lynchings, many of damnable torture, and the wholesale proscription of Negroes at the polis, the dormant, aiming rather to finance the fugitive, is still sitting to the whites instead of demanding justice for the blacks. In these circumstances, is it any wonder that the Negroes, worry of neglect and smarting under wrongs of the most outrageous natures, should be losing faith in the nation, where it is recognized? Editor T. Thomas Fortune, one of their leaders, closes an editorial in THE NEW YORK AGE as follows: "The Afro-American voters are in the unfortunate power in New York and the nation anything but hate, as it has used and abused their rights while there in the utmost importance that they should have a helpful understanding of the nation and the nation. The Republican party has been in part in the war in recent platforms that it has launched in the nation. Afro-American people and their wrongs, and the nation's problems, must be battles for themselves as citizens and voters. An acit charge that Theodore Roosevelt has forgotten his pledge of the "equariad," so far as this large body of citizens is concerned. Far more tolerable wrongs than the Negroes are enduring brought on the Revolutionary War and American Independence." IN NEBRASKA LEGISLATURE From The Omaha (Neb.) Enterprise. Speaking of the efforts being made by monarchs in the state, he stated in several States our esteemed and able contemporary, The New York Ackl, has this to say of Nebraska: "In Omaha, Nebraska, Mesura, Fred L. Larson, W. L. Long, two hushtling. After Americana, for the State Legislature and were badly defeated at the primaries last week. But they have broken the ice in Nebraska." Our contemporary is wrong in one parity. The monarch has not broken the ice in Nebraska, but twice elected a Negro to the legislature in the person of Dr. M. O. Rickett, who distinction and filled the position of temporary speaker. That was some years ago, and then has been allowed to freeze over, and assert this time was simply to break in again. Afro-American Lynchmen From The Brooklyn Bank brooklyn English. The most remarkable of the season occurred in Texarkana on Tuesday. A Negro had assaulted a Negro girl. He was arrested, but set free on bail. Several hundred men of his own color thereupon went to his house and hanged him. This is of note because it discovers in the Negro a dangerous 'imilie' of the white man who has distinguished himself by putting untried men to death; but the Negro has also been taught to believe in the ineffectiveness of his courts. Again, the case is important because it shows that some hundreds of the colored population mean to exact the same mortality and decency on the part of the white man that affect to exact on themselves. On several occasions of a like kind, respectable black people have approved the lynchings of men of their own color when guilt was conclusive. It may be that in some of these instances the motive was disgamous, and that they were actuated by a mob which was liable at an amusement to go mad and lynch all Negroes in sight, as it did in Atlanta. But, truly, the last state of the South will be worse than its first-if the crane for popular punishment is to spread from those responsible for it to those who life is fornished its victims. No man's life is fornished its victims. No man's murder, and need but a breath to fan into thunder. And it is curious to observe that while several brave governors have done what they could, and promised what they could not, in the way of suppressing wars batted and maintaining order, not only them has sought to go beyond the threat of the enemy, but to reform its cause. Police and militia are well enough, but the real occasion for our lynchings is the courts. A legal system that permits the escape of many offenders on technicalities, dilly-dallies for months and years, deferring punishments to mares, assuming the chief, that inures their possession so long as he is able to employ lawyers in litigation that breaks the hearts of hoist claimants and fills criminals with hope—that is what has brought the South to open revolt against the machinery of law, that has been used to suppress social economies. Lynchings will cause when courts have been restored to public confidence, and not before. Whites Flap Number Tablet DAYTON, O., October 12—The Philadelphia Literary Society of the Brooklyn high school, a white instituting host, is working for the erection of a brunet tabin in memory of Paul Lawrence Durhar. Subscriptions are being given given by the schools alumni, who are 800 persons white men. He was initially asked to the Twelfth University Institute for the past seven years. During the past year he have attended the institute three times from the fifteenth to the twentieth and foreign countries, but does not include 194 in the school or Children's House, 56 night schools of the twenties of Tue- mber in the night school Bible for the 11 in the afternoon cook- ing class, and a number of students enrolled during in thereafter, 1907. Missouri leave above out of account moments reached through the media and in various local branches, the Institute, and the women in behind the really mother's meetings by Mrs. Washington in the town of included in the item of cost in connection with extension work may properly be developed the education of the people interested through the publication of small newspapers, neither of which is supporting; but close inspection just into these papers have great influence on thinking and acting, as well as affecting a wholesome influence upon our students and students. The majority of our students come from the Gulf States, with Alabama as the center. The number of students has increased much beyond the attendance limit with the policy not to increase, to any extent, the number of students, but to avoid them out and improve the quality of the student body, making the growth inhibitive rather than extensive. A close examination of the enrollment shows that students are more likely to attend in this form of the fact that when the economic element enters into education the student is often tempted to leave school early in the spring or to remain out late in the fall, or to leave school altogether before finishing the full course. They find that the school is also too businessy in their earning power that they yield to the temptation to remain out of school at work. Again, the fact that so large a proportion of students depend upon the cotton crop for the money with which to pay their school expenses makes the school a center of the planting cannot not to return until the cotton crop is gathered. Notable Events During the Year. Two important events have occurred during the year—one, the visit of the president of the United States; the other, the celebration of the Twenty-fifth Anniversary of the founding of the University; and the last, we have been widely commented upon in the public press, and I shall not dwell upon them here. Twenty-five years of experience at Tukegee compel me to reaffirm my faith in the wisdom of General Armstrong's system of education. That system we have followed out at Tukegee, modifying and adapting the expedient, to the needs of this school. It may not be of place here to repeat and emphasize the idea with which the institution first started, namely, to study the condition and needs of the school of the South and do for them what these conditions demand. This idea includes the preparation of teachers who not only know, the best methods of imparting the usual academic branches, but who can weave into their teaching practice the skills and knowledge that will teach the diversity of hand labor, the disgrace of idiosyncrasy and impart correct ideas of living. Equality important is it to cling to our first idea of doing everything possible to promote the most friendly feeling between the teacher and the efficient service will show the white race, we believe, that the education of the Negro helps both teams. Move Closely Correlating Departments. From the first it has been our plan to use the large industrial plant to teach mathematics to make each industry maintain itself. It would be wrong, however, to cherish the idea that industries can be made to pay their own cost in any FUNDS FOR A SCHOOL. $12,000 Offered by State If Like Amount Is Raised. The Ester Industrial and State Normal School at Winston Salem, N. C. is in a position to obtain $12,000 from the State, provided a like sum is raised by the school. This is in addition to the yearly grants made by the State and county, which aggregate $5,000. The $24,000 thus made possible, over and above the regular income, is feasible for the school's plant economically, for the students and friends of the school are prepared to perform the greatest part of the labor. that confronts the school now is how also the money required to realize on a State's offer. Charles A. Hair, recorder of the school, has written as the "Slater Industrial and State Northern School for colored people has grown be the most important one in the in South for colored people, save Tuskegee and Hampton. The white people in Tuskegee and Hampton have just lent the solution of the great race problem the education of the Negro, and to end we have, by hard work got to land, buildings, appliances, etc., far more than $40,000, all owned by the State and county contribute to institution annually $5,000; and the Peabody funds $1,200. One of our partners tendered the trustees $5,000 growth would raise the same amount wished for the slater and plant schools, and the treatment of nurses, then introducing an art for colored women which is well adapted to the Southern propriety. His offer was accepted raised $5,000, and with the two funds he built down this amount, so the red friends of the school did he manual labor. begins despite. If the Institutes form is to accomplish its highest purpose in training, it should not be expected to pay for the way in dollars and coin gag more than the chase in arithmetic or history is expected, pay directly in history and the chase in arithmetic. The chants to the farm for punishment finds no place at the Taskforce Institute. Within the past year we have made progress in blitting out differences between the literary and industrial departments. The plan is to unite the two that in the training on the farm, in the school, in the college, in the student will be given credit in the Academic Department for all work in arithmetic and English that he does in these departments, and that the industrial processes shall be made the basis, wherever possible, for the lessons in the Academic Department. Each successive experience strengthens my conviction that there is great mental drill in industrial training, and I believe that more and more each year the educational world will realise that this is true. Permanent Improvements. Considerable progress has been made this year in putting the grounds of the institution in better condition. Progress has also been made in improving all departments of the farm. These improvements have been expensive, but I believe that the students have had no opportunity to impress upon the students the importance of agriculture upon their own future and that of the race. With this end in view we have had visits this year from Dr. S. A. Knappe of Louisiana and from Dr. R. A. Fowler of Iowa in farming; their talks were helpful and inspiring. The work on the Tantum Memorial Hall and the Tompkins Dining Hall is going forward. The Tantum Building will probably be completed in the early fall and the Dining Hall some time within the next eighteen months. The building will supply an ample water supply at a reasonable cost is still unsolved and presents a question of serious importance. In accordance with the decision of the Board at the last meeting, an effort is being made to secure water by sinking an artesian well. The well has been driven 400 feet. The water is 1,500 feet, and it is believed by experts that water will be secured within this distance. The Success of Tunkegre Graduation. Considerable attention has been given within the past year to personal investigation of the lives and work of our and other individuals in Montgomery and Montgomery County, Alabama, who remained at the school long enough to complete a partial or full course have been visited. The plan is to make some definite record of the results of the course, and the statement has been made to warrant the statement that the results are in most cases satisfactory. We find that many of the students who remained at the school but a few months have persevered caught enough of the spirit of the industry to make their lives stronger and more unequal. The demand from the white people of the South, to say nothing of, that which comes from the Negro race, for the services of our men and women in various industrial operations, is far greater than can be fulfilled. This demand increases each year. Financial All during the past year every effort has been made to keep the expense down to the very lowest point consistent with good work. Ellort has been made to look into every corner of the institution where the students are working. Ellort has been done largely by committees from the teaching body, and by members of the families in our community. Recently, as showing the value of the work of such committees, may be mentioned: one of such committees is the milk department, a gallon of milk a day because of a slight defect in one of the separators. In considering our expenses it must be kept in mind that the school, for nearly half of the students, is in session twelve months, as is usually true in Southern schools, and many of the students "The State, recognizing the value of the school, offers the trustee $12,000 in addition to the yearly contribution. We must raise this amount in order to make it equally impossible for us to raise $12,000 here, as we have strained ourselves to the extreme limit to accomplish the above, and to miss getting this amount from the State would be a great calamity to the school. It is a sad sight to see the number of people we turn away for lack of accommodation. "If we can raise the $12,000 we can get this amount from the State, and with $24,000 cash in hand we can increase the plant more than $48,000, because the people we need to give every dollar given free now means four dollars for the school." To this appeal T. Thomas Fortune adds: "I wish that generous friends of the educational work in North Carolina might see their way to give the $12,000 we need to secure the $12,000 offered by the State, and I have faith to believe that such friends will be found, as no good work has ever yet appealed to the American public in vain. Moneys sent to the People's National Bank, Winston-Salem, N. G. will be promptly acknowledged." More detailed information regarding the school may be obtained from J. P. Rawley, No. 57 Broadway, New York city. Y. M. C. A. to Meet at Asheville, ASHEVILLE, N. C., October 13—The seventeenth annual conference of the colored men's department of the Young Men's Christian Associations of North America will be held in this city November 29 to December 2. The Young Men's Institute of Asheville, which recently joined the Association brotherhood, will be holding a conference and road mates have been applied for, and a strong program is being prepared. A hard denation is expected to attend. Chapman in connection with the Twentieth Fifth Anniversary have increased expenses considerably during the year. The total income for the year for general and current expenses has been $12,129.87. The amount of the way of buildings and other expenses $23,269.75. The total added to the Endowment Fund, including the William H. Baldwin, Jr., Memorial Fund, is $12,129.87. The amount included in the this amount includes to make the accumulated donations of the graduates amount to $1,000, making the total Endowment Fund in the hands of the Endowment Committee $1,288,924.77. The amount in the tuition is $67,029.99. This is accounted for very largely by the large stock in trade on hand, which amounts regularly to $78,450.04, much of which is for the tuition. The amount charged of against special objects for which the money was given or has been promised, as in the case of the Tantum Building, have been deposited in the banks for special purposes cash to the amount of $45,283.14. You will recall that nine years ago the United States Congress, by special act, donated 25,000 acres of public land, abamam to the university of Oklahoma. So far a C. W. H. W. Our Commissioners, has been successful in selling 4,424 acres of this amount at an average price of $10.00 per acre, and a part of the proceeds is being added to the land. The land is these lands are underlain with coal and are likely to increase in value as they are intersected by railroads. It will also be recalled that some four years ago a Savannah school for the purpose of encouraging students, teachers and others in the community to save money. The average amount of cash on hand in deposits is $16,000, and I think the results justify wisdom of establishing the department. From the first I have pursued the policy of not mentioning in these reports funds left by bequest until the money has been actually received from the ex-merchant. I have been justified in departing from this rule for two reasons, first on account of the size of the bequest, and second to correct, if possible, an impression in the minds of the public that this money is now in our hands and that we are in possession of J. Dotger, of Orange, N. J., who died last December, provided in his will that our institution should be his residuary legate, but we do not come into possession of the money until after the death of his widow. In recent conference with the executors of the Dotger estate, I was informed by them that by a conservative estimate the institution would receive, some time in the future, not less than $400,000. In expressing our deep gratitude for this unanticipated event, I want to say that during the brief and only interview that I ever had with Mr. Dotger he informed me that he was planning to remember the school in his will, because he had studied its policy and moins and believed through both, that he would be interested through a summer meeting held at Poland Springs Hotel, Maine. Our most pressing needs at present are: 1. Money to increase the Endowment Fund to at least $3,000,000. Fund to at least $3,000,000. 2. Annual Scholarships of $20,000 each ($2,000 constitutes a permanent scholarship). 3. Money for general current expenses. 4. Funds to be used in better equipping industrial departments, $25,000. 5. For a boys' dormitory, $25,000. 6. For a girls' dormitory, $25,000. In addition, we trust our trustees for their interests and encouragement. The problem of securing funds for the support of the school is often a hard and perplexing one, but I believe that if the institution continues to do that, we will be able that is needed for the race we shall meet with the continued approval of the public and success will crown our efforts. BOOKER T. WASHINGTON, Tennessee Institute, Ala. Principals Thought He Saw Bloody Head. PHILADELPHIA, October 15—John Ragdale, an Afro-American, who drive a watering wagon on Lancaster Pike in close proximity to the city, thought he saw a human blood-battered head early Saturday morning as he was driving along. He noticed a bundle by the roadway, he says, and upon turning it over the wrapping burst and he saw the outlines of a human head. Ragdale fled in terror, calling his sister to the town Killing her afterward back to Ragdale to have a second look at the mysterious package. They found the bloody rags which constituted the covering, but the head had disappeared. Physicians at the hospital close by are said to have declared that the blood on the package was that of a human being. The police have not identified the police still about the matter. Ragdale says he saw three men hastening from the scene where he found the bloody bundle, but they have not been identified. Set House After Because Asked to Vacate Room. PHILADELPHIA, October 15—As the result of an investigation made by the police of the Second district as to a fire that occurred late last Tuesday night on the third story of a lodging house, 614 South 13th street, a search is being made for Monroe Smith, an Afro-American man, the father of the other lodger, Smith, according to the other lodger, ran down the stairshooting. It was found that the fire was in his room, and the police were told by Susie Boone, who lives in the house, that Smith had been requested to vacate his room and that he had replied in anger, that when he did he would leave the place in distress. The fireman found that the fire had been started in a pile of shavings and rubbish in the room, and that he has not been seen since the blaze they want him to explain how the material was limited. THEMES MARKED ON YOUR PLACE. And With the South Apres, When Ap The Sea Winds, Self Correspondence of The Am BORN: 7, October 31—If our man pro- blem be over moved it will not be because the Southern white people and the North- ern white people and some colored people of both nations persist in seeing things dark and seeing them erased on this subject. The American people, white and black men, must first use things step, and also then straight relative to the men in the country. Otherwise the solution of the problem must forever abide all study, all observer, whether made by black men or by white men of the North of the South. All the studies of man, the evolution of man of the colonization moment and in part of blind abolition growing wrong and of a confusion worrs confounded. Education, either industrial or higher, will hot find the solution if the educators, if the prismatologists, if the leaders the supreme respect, if they fail to see the factual conditions and to see them straight; or if they do not fall to see them clear and to see them straight, they fall nevertheless in courage, in sincerity in the presentation of these facts, of these actual conditions of the situation, of the reasons for any reason, selfish or unselfish, they fall at this initial point, if they be false then to the knowledge of the situation as they see it, they must fall at every subsequent step of the process, must be guided by the campaign against the evil which they are striving to extinguish. The more acquisition of property on the part of colored people, of any amount of money, cannot solve the problem unless in the light place and all the time the white people of both sections be educated to see things clear and to see them straight. The white people are so educated by the men who know, who have the ear of the public, Their prejudices will increase space to the harm of colored people, whether living in the North or in the South. Those prejudices cannot possibly decrease, cannot possibly be conquered by a systematic diet of ignorance and faithlessness. For ignorance cannot be achieved the white thrives mightily, whereon all race prejudices, in fact, fatter and wax strong. Does anyone imagine in his heart that character, the cultivation and possession on the part of the colored people of the South, of at the virtue of the Texas people, of at the virtue of the Mexican people enumerated in the Bermon on the Mount will ever, have power to tame the wild beasts which dwell in that jungle of cruelty and brutality known as American lingo, and then, when they thus afflicted not much better than a fool in knowledge of his subject. What say the good colored people of Atlanta, what has been the experience, the bitter experience of the Mexican people, the character in Mobil of Chattanooga of the South, in fact? Has civic virtue, have industry and thrift, has high intelligence, have increased possessions in lands and money ameliorated their hard lot in the South, in fact? Has the white of the whites toward them in the slightest degree? If so, why is there at this very moment so much unrest, so much cruel apprehension, so much spreading, terror among this very class of colored people in the South, in fact? Has the white of the whites toward them? No, for they feel, they know that they are living on the edge of a volcano, that they are living on the edge of a volcano, that they are where violence litters her young, whence murder issues to torture and to kill. What answer do the Jews of Russia make? Have their property, their thrift, their intelligence, their genius, artistic intelligence, their oppressors, who are orientated in the slightest degree the hard lot of those people in the land of their oppression? Have they propitated in any respect the savage hatred and violence of the oppressors, who are written in blood and the Empire, the world sees and reads every day in its myriads of newspapers. ONLY AFRO-AMERICAN THEATRE IN WORLD New Pekin Owned by Robert T. Motts of Chicago Another time we heard a colored ladder or from the floor he made to a meeting of colored leaders behind closed doors a straightforward and perfectly frank, and believing it is perfectly truthful statement of the reason for the relations of the room; or rather in regard to the attitude of the whites to the blaces. He was speaking generally, and everybody who heard him understood that there were particular doors, every community, doubtless, in the which separated themselves from the general conduct of the whites in respect to the blacks. This general conduct is unfriendly, while these individual instances amount an hour later when sunny prominence. He took the account which this colored leader, the doors to other colored leaders. That it was a perfectly truthful account no one doubted. But we heard from the self-same colored leader a totally different amount an hour later when sunny prominence. He rose to speak then, and did speak his thoughts in total disregard of the facts which he had just stated behind closed doors. It is curious to see how he squared the matter* with his conscience in the manner in which he dresses he said nothing of general conditions, of the general conduct, of the whites to the blocks and confined his remarks to the individual instances, to the exceptional cases, and so gave him the impression that the white men who listened to him with satisfaction, that the individual instances of friendship on the part of the whites to the blacks, that the exceptional cases of sympathy and kindness narrated by him were the rule instead of the exception to the white in the city and State where he lived. Of course, what these two prominent colored men did before white auditors is the popular thing to do. But is it the truth that you can produce any successes? Is it a fact that this presently or remotely to have a false representation made to the people of the North of facts, of actual conditions in the South of cities, of it is good for the blacks? Is it good for the whites? Is it good for the South? Is it good for the Nation? Error is not good for blacks or whites, for North or South. It is the truth, whole truth and nothing else. Is it truth, whole truth and remotely for the Negro, for the South and for the Nation. Then, brethren, let us have the truth, and more of it, and yet again more of it on the Southern altitude, to the Negro, to the South or to the Nation. ARCHIBALD H. GRIMKE. THE ZULU CRESCENT. Military Formation Copied by Both Born and British. Born in the US. Zulu military tactics are associated with the name of Tyaka, the ruthless Zulu conquerer, who welded into the stock of the Amakuzu, the people of the heavens, all the young men of the variably armed regiments and thus building a powerful military nation. Yet it was Dingiswayi, the wanderer, that the inception was due. This man, the son of the chief of the Umetwa, was driven into the army and adopted an abortive plot to size the reins of power. During that exile he lived in Cape Colony and saw the military methods of the British. With instinctive genius he saw how the idea could be adapted to his own needs, his return and accession to the chieftainship, and into regiments, distinguishing them by names and by a special color of shield for each regiment, though for a time they retained the unkomto, or throwing assagai, as their chief weapon. He heard the threat of the British, not worries of their favorite weapon, the bayonet, and so he replaced the unkomto by the ixwa, or broad-bladed stabbing assagai. The peculiarity of the Zulu tactics has earned it the name of the crescent formation, a noteworthy that, broadly speaking, it was played by the Hoers in their invasion of From The Chicago Examiner and American (October 7). To morrow night Chicago will have the United States, but for more than a year had another distinction in the theatrical world equally unique if not quite, so, interesting. The only theater in the colony in the world—owned, managed, directed by colored people, presenting with a stock company of colored artists, original musical comedies, farces and plays composed by colored men, is in this city. There may be a score of concert halls and stages in the back rooms of saloons conducted by colored men in various parts of Chicago theater—the New Pelik—is a complete and respectable theater, with an executive staff of slightly, including everything from manager to house physician, and with more pretentious announcement places have not yet introduced. While the majority of its patrons are colored people—it is located in the heart of that section of the city, where the dominates—there is seldom a performance that is not witnessed by a score or more of white people—men and women who come in automobiles, sit in boxes on the floor the light-hearted singers and dancers. Robert T. Motta is responsible for the establishment and maintenance of the only colored people's theater in the United States. It was his idea and it was his money that went into the enterprise. Now the money has begun flowing back to him in such a steady stream that he long he can keep in South State, where he is he can keep in South State, where he long been a leader among the colored people in that part of Chicago. Although he is a saloon keeper, he has a clean record and has won his way to popularity among his race by his care of their interests in various ways. If Motta could collect all at once the "halves" and bones and $5 bills that he has earned, he could or should through his side door to colored women whose little broods of pickin' ninnies were hungry, he could build a handmade addition to his theater. This Company has as its principal object the better housing of the Imperial Tentham Cham. As a result of its operation for a period of a little over a quarter M. point to the control of Twenty (18) New York City Apartment Houses valued at over Six Hundred and Ninety Thousand (600,000) Dolls. Six (6) members the Company own, and the other fourteen (14) are held by the Chelsea House. The Company invests for Sixty-eight thousand (600,000) Dolls a year. This stock will be increased the great generalities in the way of Dividends in store for stockholders in the great immortality in the United States where its people are found in any considerable memory. Invest now and help this great movement onward. PHILIP A. PAYTON, Jr., President and General Manager. EDWARD B. PAYTON, Vice-President. FRED R. MOORE, Secretary and Treasurer. DIRECTORS: Emmett J. Scott, Joseph H. Bruce, William TenByck, James R. Garner, Edward S. Payton, Barron Wilkins, Sandy P. Jones, Henry C. Parker, John B. Nell, Fred R. Moore and Philip A. Payton, Jr. Judd's Antiseptic Tenderfoot Powder A positive cure for soaring and peeling feet; also for Corn, Beans and Callumine Freak. It causes dandruff and all irritations of the skin. Natal and adopted by Lord Roberts in his advance through Orange River Colony, and it was the fear of its success which kept the Boers continually on the gun. The best thing with which to compare it is the head of the staghead stealed by the Boers, either flank, while the main body forms the head itself. From the main body a small force is detached to engage the enemy while the horns creep around the flanks. This force in the days of Tyaka was frequently dispatched with the command, "Go, sons of Zulu, go and more," and death at the hands of their fellows was the fate of those who returned. While this force was holding the enemy the horns carried out their task if possible, and as soon as the two horns head or chest the horn of the enemy the head or chest the horn of the enemy, and the upshot was that the whole force of the foe tasted the assagai, for in war no quarter was given or asked. Looked for Juror and Found Him Dead. Looked for Juror and Found Him Dead. PHILADELPHIA, October 15. — Judge von Moschinker waited in vain Saturday for a missing juror in the trial of Herman Theodore, who was on his wife on the ground of desertion. The judge finally sent an officer to the home of the absent juror, James Wells, an Afro-American minister, residing at 7214 Saybrooke avenue. It was there learned that Mr. Wells had dropped dead on church Wednesday while returning from church Wednesday, imparted to the Curt, counsel agreed to go with the case with eleven jurors. The trial resulted in a verdict for the respondent. When the craze for "ragtime" brought to the professional stage scores of colored singers and dancers who toured the country year after year and made made music for their managers, Motts began thinking about the talent was latent in his people, and assured that the Chicago colony held just as much of it in proportion as the country at large. He knew by experience that it was no trick at all to organize a national, national, national composers had begun to come to the front among the colored population. The vogue of ragtime songs gave them encouragement—they found publishers eager to purchase and put out good melodies and from a deep consideration of all these facts Motts came to a conclusion. A colored people's theater, manned on both sides of the footlights by men and women of his race, presenting the product of colored composers and librettiststhe idea was novel, but it was good. How many were events have proved. The start was an hour long, the hall connected with Mott's place at Twenty-second and State streets, and"The Pekin" did not attract much attention outside of its immediate locality. The performers—singers, dancers and vaudeville actors—were good, and the colored people patronized the shows. It was a outside establishment than the average "concert" conducted under similar conditions, and it began to grow in popularity. Then Mott grew ambitious. He remodeled the place, constructing a little bilou theater, complete in all its details with a balcony, boxes, fire exits, red axes and all the other attributes of a regulation-playhouse. He organized a stock company of colored performers, installed a colored theater, and produced the production of an original musical comedy written and composed by colored men, "The Man from Bam." He advertised the theater in the announcement columns of the newspapers—"the only theater in America playing colored artworks exclusively"—and people began to take notice. The very first production was a suc- Convicts Overpower Guard and Make Escape. SOUTH MCALLETER, I.T., October 12—Local officers were notified to day of the escape of fifteen Afro-American, inmates of the Arkansas State penitentiary, from a camp in the Boston Mountains yesterdays, who were thought to be headed for the southwest. All authorities in the south and eastern Indian Territory will co-operate with special deputies in capturing the convicts. The men were working in a gang and at a prison, where they guard, and set out in their convict gang. Several members of the gang are thought to be armed. A McAlester officer declared to day that the inmates officer declared to day and sixty Afro-American inmates from the Arkansas prison at large in the territory. Dr. McCleannan's School Gets Gift From Slaun Fund. CHARLESTON, S. C., October 15—The Hospital and Training School for Nurses here has been informed by Dr. Wallace, Buttrick of New York that an appropriation of $300 has been made for it from the John F. Slater Fund. The school in directed by Dr. A. C. McClennan, and secured through the good offices of Mr. A. C. Kaufman, a leading white citizen of this State. Negro Baptist Congress Postponed. RICHLIMON, October 14—Rev W. H. Stokes, president of the Negro Baptist Congress, announces that the second annual meeting of the Congress has been postponed indefinitely. cess. After the company had been weeded out a little Mott's found he had a good stock organization and so did the public. Show followed show, all of them written is an established success, "em away two or three nights every week. It has become quite a fad among automobilists and others on the South Side to run in half an hour or so and among the machines are uniformly good. "Twenty Many Man" is the Street, a musical face presented the week, was written by J. Ed. Green, who rejoices in the title of "Director of Amusement." In the executive staff, and the music of most of the numbers was by Joe Bettel, and the orchestra Between them they got up more little three-act musical skate the company essays, and their work is well up to the average. "One Round of Pleasure" is announced for the near future, also from the pet green and Jordan, and when that has been passed they will have another ready. Not only has the Pekin thus developed its own librettist and composer, but the stock company has brought to the front the principal comedian Harrison. Stewart is the principal comedian and age patron of the theater he is half the show. J. Ed. Green, the playwright and director of amusement, is also a member of the company, and Jerry Mills doubles the stage manager and leading beauty. Rose Bentley, the prima donna, and among other chaperones women performers are Leona Marshall, Sadie Cicile, Pearl Brown and May White. Nothing of a dramatic nature has yet been attempted—the paranoid New Pekin would rather laugh than the Music, fun, singing and dancing, most of it of a grade that measures up very favorably with that presented at other theaters, of the class and at the same time as the public. "We are just trying to do this best we can," says Motin, "and I hope we succeed in giving an entertainment along our own lines. I have been very much encouraged by the development of talent, among the writers and musicians—it matters our own race to develop all that is in it." Monsieur Vangier and Farre, North Rose堂 every Wed and early, 118 West Ald street. Pan 7, dress reception, Palm Garden, January 21, 118 West Ald street. October 21, will be observed with the annual grand rally at St. Mark's M. E. bishop. Rev. D. W. Hayne, D. D., presiding elder of the Alexandria district of the Washington Conference, residing at Lynch Avenue, October 21, will be ordered service. Rev. Brooks is anxious that his congregation should place $2,000 in the hands of the trustees. Young's hat, renovating and tailoring establishment, 384 West 425 street. Sattler, 384 West 425 street. To order. Your own material made up at reasonable prices. Tel. 4467 Bryant. adv. A special meeting for the purpose of the organization of a board of governors of the Immaculate Boy's Club will be held at the residence of Mr. H. I. Thomas, founder, at 24 West -135th street, on Sunday afternoon, October 21, at 3:30, the offices of our youth are cordially invited to attend. This club was organised in September, 1905, and has been active up to June, 1906, when it was closed for the summer. The need of placing the organization basis in the reason for this meeting. Mrs. W. David Brown left the city for Troy on Monday evening, to attend the annual session of the Order of Moses, of which she is a the grand officer. After the close of the convention on Saturday she will spend a week at relatives at her family home, Poughkeepsie. Mr. William H. Grammer of Boston, Mana., and Mr. John T. Haskins of Washington, D. C., who were in the city last week, have returned to their respective cities after a brief but pleasant visit in New York. Mrs. A. Belle Henderson left the city last Monday for Troy on Monday to deliver to the embassy and incumpenant of the Ancient Order of Moses, which will convene in that city four days. The general conference of the Union A. M. B. church is in progress at the Union A. M. B. church, 22 East Rever. Rev. J. C. Furness, 22 East Rever. Dayevel. Rev. B. T. B. Tuley, D. D., preached the Quadrenalial sermon. Wednesday evening the greeting of the city was extended by the bowing. The sermon was followed by Miller, Johnson and Morta, with M. Gustave Henderson, M. D. The greeting from the professional men was responded to by members of the conference. Service was held by conference brethren. On Sunday sermons will be delivered by the preaching Blishops, Bliver o'clock, sermon by Rt. Rev. J. C. Furness, sermon by Rt. Rev. B. T. B. Tuley, D. D., of Wilmington, Del. S. P. M., preaching by Rt. Rev. J. F. Ramsey, D. D., of Philadelphia, days and will be preached over alternately by the above named Episcopal officers. The mock trial given by the Young Men's Debating Society of the Abysmian Baptist church last Thursday resulted in a verdict that the mock trial might of amusement and instruction. The chief features were the various exhibits, the wit of the witnesses, and the eloquent cussion. Rev. R. D. Wynn, pastor of the Bethany Baptist church, Newark, N. J., invited the young men to present a mock trial at his church, which invitation will probably be granted. Nall Brost' restaurant, 450 Fifth ave. Table d'hote dinner with claret wine, 50 cents. Noonday lunch, 11.30 to 2 p. m., no breakfast, 7 to 11 a.m. 30 cents—45¢. "The B. Y. P. U. Sunday afternoon's service was largely attended. An excellent program was rendered by Mr. John Moody, Servicon for next week as follows: Thursdays at 10 a.m., by Mr. Overton Miles, Jr., at which time a wextette from Bethel will appear; Sunday, October 21, program arranged by Mr. Alfred E. Carter. The following artists will contribute: Miss Fina Hirsch, Wilhelm of Zion, solo;琴声; Miss Fina Hirsch, bass声;琴声; Master Maurice King of Zion, recitation; Misses Florence and Fetelle, Herbert of St. Mark's, vocal duet; Miss Lea Seaton of St. Mark's, piano solo; trafo solo; Misses Marie Wilson and Lenora Fletcher of Abyssima, vocal duet; Mr. John D. Payne of Abyssima, bass solo, and probably Mr. Richardson, one of New York's leading harpioneer soloists; Misses Marie Wilson and Younger D. Courcasing Circle. A cordial invitation is extended the public to attend. Owing to the postponement of the regular meeting last Thursday evening, women might will be observed Thursday evening. The Cultivation of the Aesthetic, "The Cultivation of the Aesthetic," J. P. Robinson in charge. Last Sunday the conservation work were largely attended; addresses were delivered by Rev. J. C. Hobson, next Sunday the musical and literary exercises will be rendered by Mr. G. Wilton Marshall. The annual Thanksgiving reception and end of Prof. Anderson's dancing class will be held on Thursday evening. September 20-26 Learn to Dance—Anderson's Dancing Academy, 118 West End street. Every Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., free of charge, attention to beginners. Private lessons given. Mrs. M. J. Wallace of Hot Spring, Ark., a prominent member of Alpha Chapter, No. 8, O. B. R. of at least city, visited Alpha Chapter, No. 1, O. B. R. of, at New York City, while the city has a large population and Mrs. Wallace of West 88th street. Mrs. Wallace has spent a pleasant two weeks visit with her friends in the city being entertained with dinners, and theatrical partion. Mrs. Wallace also paid a vist to the office of Tux New York New and the New York Stock Exchange while in the city. She left Monday for Washington, D. C., on route West. Alleg's third annual recital, will be given at a Crescent Lysium, 87th street, and on Monday, October 29, 1906—See day-47. On October 11, at the home of Mrs. T. P. Sandera, 27 West 98th street, occurred a pretty wedding. Miss M. Parrish of Durham, N. C., was married to Mr. J. B. Cotton of the same city. The wedding was held at Dr. Brooks of St. Mark's church. After the ceremony a wedding reception was held and a repast served. The couple left the name evening on a honeycomb trip, taking in Buffalo and the Magna Falls. The bride-mall was Mrs. T. P. Sandera and the best man Mr. J. H. Parrish, brother of the bride, among the frigid present were: Miss M. Parrish, mother of Hiren T. N. Garner, N. X. M. Brenke Brod of Brooklyn, Mrs. Cornelia Uphar, New York; Mrs. M. L. Galler, Moseley, W. M. Gallard and Uphur. Miss Capitolia Boyd of New York is speading a few days' visit with the Missatcher Tarrytown, Y. N. William Willis of New York, paid a short visit to his cousin's home in New Haven. This was the first meeting between Mr. Burr and Mr. Barclay in 30 years. On Sunday afternoon Mrs. B. C. Topping entertained at dinner several friends at the Morris Home Restaurant, of which she is the owner. The restaurant has Manhattan cocktails, blue polka, muck turtle soup, claret, broiled white fish, shoe string potatoes, celery, champagne, broiled chicken, potatoes, an gratin; creamed cauliflower, potatoes; creamed cheese, bar ice; be cream, dessert, cream au vette. Those present were: Mrs. William Patterson H. H. P. McClendon, Mrs. William Tyler, Miss C. Scott, Mecurus Macin, Lawn and others. The Cunet Cyclone will give their annual ball at Tammany Hall Monday, January 14. Mr. and Mrs. A. Ernest Mills have returned to their home in New Haven, Conn. They were called to East Orange, N. J., suddenly to attend the funeral of their friend, Mr. John D. Browne, died on the 8th. While in the city they were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Holt of 45 West 60th street. Mr. Foster, prior to his death, was president of the Pro-American Real Estate Company of New York. Remington upper officers for sale: No. 6, $45; No. 5, $35; No. 2, $18; Manhattan No. A, $25, guaranteed perfect. Apply B. B. Thomas, 213 West 53d street.—adv. B. Cornellia Jackson, stewardess of the steamer New York of the Hudson River Day Line, died at her home, 333 West 53d street. She was one of the oldest employees of the line, having served in the capacity of a captain. Doctor W. H. Johnson, editor of the "Calcium Light" was in the city in answer to a call from the committee of the Independence League. He spent an evening with R. F. McLenty and Tom Tracy at the former's home. There are about 800 students at the new Dial Assembly District, among the colored residents in five blocks. Preklen recital and assembly at Palm Garden, Thursday, February 7, 1907. Arti- cle contriatio: Mrs. Bertie Toney Craig, reciter; Mr. R. Augustus Lawson, Hartford planat; Mr. K. Augustus Lawson, Hartford planat; Mr. Mcville Charlton, accompanist; Mr. Walter F. Craig and his orchestra of 20 selected musicians.—adv. Mr. Jackson 19, West 134th street, is very ill with pneumonia at his home; with no hope of rallying. George Whitus, of East 127th street, is laid up with a severe attack of rhabdoma- tion. The famous Ivaneh Coordray drill corps are practicing new Templar tactics on November 7, in honor of 8t. James Fresheryian church's reunion and promo- onade. Learn to dance; Anderson's Dancing Academy; Standard Academy of American; West 52nd street. Class sessions every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday evenings. Spe- cials in the grand masquerade and fancy-dress reception Thursday evening. November 8, thursday evening. November 20, Thank- giving night.—adv. 17 After enjoying a much earned vacation, Mrs. F. Brooks has returned to her duties in the Lincoln Hospital, from which Institu- tion she will soon be graduated as a trained nurse. On last Wednesday evening the Imperial club held its regular meeting at 1 West 134th street, when President R. A. M. Cahill engaged Prof. William I. Ranks, M. D. M. Ag. of Brooklyn to act as Dancing In instructor while Prof. W. F. Craig will furnish the music. The opening reception will occur Tuesday, November 13. At alray church Rev. G. W. Bailley attended morning, at W. J. Bailley, Sunday school on a usual. From 5 to 6 the B. Y. P. U. engaged in a song and praise service. Miss Cohise, ex-president of Mt. Olive B. Y. B. U. spoke inspiringly upon Bible study. Mrs. Halley acted as halter. The Lord's supper and worship were held. Of fellowship was extended to everyone. Mrs. Lizzie Dillard and Mr. James Nass were united in marriage at the home of the bride's sister, Mrs. William Ranson, of Ransom, N.C., and the aplaint of hiry hands come presents. Dr. Taylan furnished mule, and refreshments were served. Mr. Warren Smith and Mise Cathrin, Veneble were married by Rev. Mr. W. C. Wheeler, of New York city, Mise Kate Smith, Mrs. Martha Myers, formerly of New York city, died at the Plainfield hospital on October 9. Interment in Plainfield cemetery, Mrs. G. W. Bailey, officiant, of New York city, Calvary Baptist church are preparing for a harvest-home for seven days, beginning Thursday, October 18. The committee is preparing for a future room attractive. The proceeds are for the church building fund. Rev. Belly spoke for the visitors at Newark Monday. The Manha, and Lodge of Eike grand annual ball and reception at Grand-Central Palace, November 22. In going to be the grand annual ball and reception, Don't forget the Manhattan Lodge Eike's grand annual ball and reception. Miss Bessie Blackwell Bled October 2. 00. and was buried October 7. Funeral prices were held at Bethel A. M. R. church. THE NEW YORK AGE: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1906 She has a mother and a host of friends She was born in 1876 The Social Event of the Seas Bru. K. M. Thomas and birth, pastor of the Bristolton church of Center, Pa., who were married on October 10, spent a few days in New York city, Mrs. M. J. M. J. and husband in their home at West End Hall Saturday last at 4 o'clock. STEPHEN GIRARD'S SLAVE IRON BONE and MEMORIES FOUND—Glennley BY GLENNIE INFO FUND. PHILADELPHIA, October 11.—Subway wormmen digging deep beneath Water street above Market for the soundless joists of a tunnel station yesterday uncovered, at a depth of 100 feet, Stephen Girard's old haze prison. The compose of narrow cells in three tiers, with three-foot, corridors between the heavy walls. Iron bars cover the windows, and in each cell are manacles. Directly above the dungeon is the house of Stephen Girard, the eccentric millionaire who gave Girard College to Philadelphia and whose cell is now in town. It was in tearing down this house, which the traction company had bought from the Girard Trust, that they came across the prison. It has long been a part of local history that Girard drove a brisk slave trade and that some of his gigantic fortune sprang from barter in human seas. Girard believed in slavery and had manacles on his Louisiana sugar plantation. A curious circumstance connected with the discovery is that for years a legend of haunting has hung around old Water street between Market and Arch. Stories of underground shrieks, chain rattling, blowing and all will be told. The stories have been told, and it is a fact that houses near the old Gladrard place cannot be rented because of this. WAS CAIN A CRACKER? Rev. J. H. Lockler, of Newark, In Of That Opinion. NEWARK, October 16—On last Sunday evening Rev. E. J. Henry Lockier, pastor in charge, preached to a large and enthusiastic audience from Gen. 4:9, "Am I My Brother's Keeper?" The speaker said in part that "the Calins of the earth were not all dead. Instead of dying out, they were on the increase; and were as numerous in the South as mosquitoes were this summer in the Panicic meadow." He said that the only difference between the original Cain and the modern cracker type was that the latter had improved upon the ancient methods of cruelty and murder. The Lockier had thoroughly condemned the unspareable brutalities and wholesale murders of Innocent Afro-American citizens in Georgia, a committee of gentlemen, including Mr. Clarence Duval, Mr. Charles Harris and Mr. Andrew Logan, presented a set of resolutions, which, after being read, were unanimously adopted by the congregation. They condemned the recent murder of innocent Afro-American citizens in the State of Georgia, the un-American and the unchristian methods of the Georgia school commissioners in regard to the crime, and the establishment of the established policy of appropriating 90 per cent. of the public school fund to the whites and only 20 per cent. to the colored. The resolutions also condemned the unjust methods of the Georgia courts, in which 25 per cent. of colored convicts are condemned for life and 90 per cent. of white criminals escape conviction entirely, or, if convicted, in nine cases out of ten are promptly pardoned. SERMON ON UNITY. If All Stood Together "The Age" Could Be a Daily. To the Editor of THE NEW YORK ACE: The history of the past has been the rise and fall of nations. Mountains and the hills have fallen because of their unattainable fortunes. We are depended on others to take care of us too long, and it is time for us to feel that we can take care of ourselves. The white people are tired of keeping watch over us as a race and they are saying that they cannot help a race that will not help itself. We all know that we haven't had the money since our freedom to prepare ourselves for the future. We abilities that the white man can meet, but we have had time to lay the strongest foundations. We have hindered ourselves to the utmost. We are surrounded with work that stands within our reach and would help us greatly, not only for the sake of money, but for the sake of the race. We must be the architects of our future. We must be the fortress or else we may consider ourselves now as superior as we shall ever be. For instance, we can early make TIME Auz a daily and support it if we can only recognize the importance of unity. I know we need money, and we need assistance, but unity is the thing that we need more than anything else, and that seems to be the thing that we hate. Now, you may say that, there is no need of taking THE Auz at five cents a copy, when we can get the white papers so cheaply. The papers we are considering so cheap are the papers that flatter or denounce us. I am sure that if we, or you, cannot afford to buy both the white papers and THE Auz, then certainly we must drop the white papers, in order to make "TIME Auz a daily and to help us thereby. We can help us and help one another, and for our own sake. If white people did not understand and practice unity as a race, they could not support their dailies, nor their months. Rely upon it that the whites are right when they say we are not for ourselves as a race. The moment we decide to make sacrifices for one another and for ourselves, the work is done. There is no reason why THE AGE cannot be made adally. All it needs is a few pennies from each citizen to support it, and I am sure you'll get all the news that it's to print. All THE AGE needs now is for each and every one of us to take it by the hand, and thus acquaint it with our interest and support it with our own hands. We have never dreamed of unity not entertained it, will feel its strong strength and propper by its long endurance and its never-failing fountains. We can produce any and all kinds of literature, and what is the good of such rich talents if we will not allow ourselves to exercise them? HATTIE SWISSON. The Social Event of the Season RECEPTION and BALL PROGRESSIVE LODGE, No. 36, I.R.P.O. BLKS of W. Jersey City, L.J. AT POINTLMANN's HAIL and PAVILION 54 Ogden Avenue, Jersey City Heights ON THURSDAY, 7 JUNE, 1998, NOVEMBER 1st, 1998 ADMINISTRATION, 30 CENTS This is one of the largest halls in the State and designed with all modern conveniences. It is located on the 12th and 13th parties from New York to take Perry at West 36th street, Christopher or Barrington street to Hoboken, then take Summit avenue or Union Hill car drive to hall. SUMMER OF SINGLES AND ANGELS ORCHESTRA OF 20 PRESENTS COMMITTEE—George R. Baton, Chairman; Albert Gouenan, Secretary; Benjamin Koehler, Chairman; Charles H. Miller, W. T. Brown, W. C. Quinn, George K. King, Inwood, Wood GENERAL ADMISSION, 35 CENTS. RESERVED SEATS, 50 CENTS. COMMITTEE—Mrs. George E. Cannon, chairman; Mrs. Edward S. Lynch, secretary; Mrs. Henry Hall, treasurer; Mrs. John W. Carter, Mrs. John W. Moore, Mrs. Forrest Hayes, Mrs. John Z. Mobley, Mrs. John W. Carter, Mrs. W. E. Freeman, Mrs. John T. Lambert, Mrs. Nelson Reddold, Mrs. A. J. Richards, Mrs. John T. Brown, Mrs. Charles K. Jackson, Mrs. Wm. H. Golings, Mrs. Albert Guessman, Mrs. B. R. Thompson, Mrs. C. L. Purisse, Mr. Walter Quinn, Mrs. John W. Johnson, Mrs. B. T. Reed. ROOT AND THE CONGO. From The Congo Letter. There has been in some quarters a misunderstanding of Secretary of State Ellihu Root's letter to Congressman Edwin Denby, written February 20. By some it has been regarded as a final dictum that the United States cannot, or at least will not, take action in the Congo situation. The error of so regarding it is easily established, however, simply by quoting from telegrams which passed between Secretary Root and the Congo Reform Association March 8. The Association's telegram, sent by a member of the Local Committee, asked, "Am I right in saying. . . that you do not wish to be understood as holding that the case involves declining to consider further information as to facts, or suggestions of action along other lines?" Secretary Root's reply read, "Your understanding, stated in your telegram of today, is quite correct." But a careful reading of Secretary Root's letter will in itself reveal the true significance of that letter. It is not a dictum that the United States will not intervene—it could not be this, of course, with our form of Government—nor is it a final statement that the United States cannot intervene. It is rather an expression recording certain technicalities of the case in international law; namely, the Brussels Act of 1890, and our treaty with the Congo Free State of 1892. And even in so far as it passes on these rights, the letter is not positive in some; it goes only to the length of saying. "It is not clear that the United States is in a position to bring about such an international inquiry and adjudication." Since the letter was written new evidence has been submitted to Secretary Root, together with important documents bearing particular information, it rests before the Brussels Act, which are known to be receiving the most serious attention. But this is the vital point:--the letter does not touch at all on the question of what the United States could do and should do even without any technical rights of intervention under the Berlin Act, the Brussels Act, and the Treaty. Could the United States then do nothing but stand by as a helpless spectator of the Congo abuses? Should the United States not enter a protest? Four years ago, Secretary Hay wrote to the European powers signatory to another treaty of Berlin—that of 1878—protesting against the persecution of Jews in anamania. He said: "This government cannot be a jacit party to such an international wrong. The United States may not authoritatively appeal to the principles contained therein, but the European powers correctly appeal to the principles contained therein, because they are the principles of international law and eternal justice." From the point of view of human suffering, the Congo situation is one of the worst instances of wholesale oppression and abuse that the world has ever known. From the point of view of international law, the "Congo Free State" is a monster which should not be allowed to live. Therefore, the demand for Congo reform strikes deeper than technicalities; it appeals to the "principles of international justice," to the inviolable rights which the United States has simply as a member of the family of nations, the family of humanity, and the hand, some effective means of approaching the Congo situation, well and good. If not, then as The Detroit News so happily puts it, this situation "will eventually appeal to those higher human ideals which make a precedent when a situation is presented against which the most savage possimism has never thought it necessary to guard." Tanner Wins N. W. Harris Prize, CHICAGO, October 16—Henry O. Tanner, the famous Afro-American artist, has been awarded the N. W. Harris prize $1000 for the best painting at the nine museum, which will open at the Art Institute to morrow. His subject is "Two Disciples at the Tomb." Champion Cotton Picker. From, The Southwestern Christian Advocate, John Williams, a Negro of Texas, who in one season nearly 155,620 pounds of cotton, which is nearly 100 bales, with the high mark in one day of 1,037 pounds, is recognized as the champion cotton plecer of the world. His services are great and pointed by the country and invited invitations have been extended him to visit the World's Fair and other great exhibitions of the East, but he prefers to remain in his present position, which he has held for eight years. Send Taft to Georgia. From: The Afro-American Ledger. Would it not be a good idea for the President to send Secretary Taft to Georgia to take a seat on the ond? Perhaps he could hold it down a little while at least. But Georgia is not a foreign government; it belongs to the United States and the President has got very little to do with it anyway. RAILROAD IN THE TROPICS. From The New York Sun. More than 1,000 black men, in charge of European engineers have been engaged for more than a year in grading the roadbed, laying the track and doing all the rough work on the new railway that has just been opened along the upper Congo. This road between Stanleyville and Ponthellerville, seventy-five miles, circumvents the stretch of rapids that forms the first impediment to navigation on the upper river. The line was opened a few weeks ago and it is in close touch with tropical central Africa. In straight lines the terminus at the head of the rapids is about 1,000 miles from Zanzibar and 970 miles from the Congo mouth. It has been interesting to watch the progress of this enterprise. Few railways have been built, with primitive labor, so far from the sources of all supplies. The first step was the building of two large suburbanes at Matatil and Malabo (2023), and the second, the Congo channel, to house the material at its landing place in Africa and at the starting point of the railway. Locomotives, cars and bridges were carried up the Congo in pieces and put together where they were needed, on the line. As there was delay in the delivery of some of the bridges, temporary wooden constructions, very rough, had to align, and the workers had to carry the Congo tributaries, so that work trains might carry rails ahead to the roadbed prepared for them. Some of the gangs of laborers were superintended by young natives, who had been trained for years in the industrial schools of the Government or the missionary societies. Here, as elsewhere in that continent, the natives were well as some elementary supervision in carrying forward the vast work of progress in Africa. The extent of navigation available for steamers on the Congo is now well known, and the purpose is to carry railways around the few parts of the river which are obstructed by rapids, so as to extend unbroken steam transportation to the end of the farthest navigable reach of the stream. By building this new railway the Congo State has added 281 milles of steam transportation to the 1,325 milles already in operation between the Congo mouth and Stanley Falls. Navigation is again impeded at Kindu, 180 milles above the terminus of the new railway, and the Government intends to become the building of the third and last stretch of railway above the river from Kindu to Bull, about 180 milles above which there is uninterrupted navigation for small steamers for 372 miles, where the importance of the riven far large commercial purpose practically ends. The total length of steam transportation along the Congo when the last mile of rails is laid will be 2,144 miles, of which 1,548 miles will be by water and 506 miles by land; and the end of this route will be the great mining region of Katanga, which said to be as rich as Rhodesia in gold, while the prospects of copper production are perhaps unsurpassed in any other part of the world. The importance of extending transportation to this region is stimulating the efforts of the Congo Government. It remains to be seen whether the Congo will be able to reach this southeast corner of the State before the branch of the Cape to-Cairo railway arrives at the same destination. SOUTHERN DEMOCRATS SORE. Farmland Votes by All Sorts of Means and Then Get Sacred At. From The Southern American. There is going up from the South another threat to secede. It is not this direct Democratic threat to secede from the United States. It is simply an implied Southern Democratic threat to secede from the Democratic party. Here it is from *The Birmingham Ledger*: "For years the South has furnished the votes for the Democratic party. That has been an often affair that of the axiom. A few days *The Washington Star* said that there was talk of Hoke Smith as a Southern candidate for the Presidency. Then it sincerely remarked that the only votes he would get would be in the South. "That is the sort of talk we have had banded out to us for many years whenever even mention is made of a Southern candidate. Our part in National elections has to furnish votes and be sneered at if one little suggestion is made that any of the honors shall be given us. "Several months since *The Ledger* suggested that the Southern States any away from the National convention and allow the other States to nominate the candidate, Bryan will probably be the only candidate Presidency, there will be no contest and no need of our votes. If our delegations be not there, an effort will be made to please us and attract our support." "Mr. Bryan and Mr. Rosewell will be the nominee and there will be no need 603, 605, 607, 609, 611 and 613 Ninth Avenue September Month—Homecoming Month Those returning to the city will do well by ordering their household furniture, carpets, etc., from this firm. 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J. 13 pm 13 C. H. KING and JOE YOUNG TECHNICAL INVESTIGATION for Face and Body Examination in attendance Misconduct in attendance Solicited 19 West 133d Street Elegantly capped with all intent improvements in the Barber Line, Melrose, Manseau and Chiroptera In attendance. First-craft work. Special Children. C. J. STEVENNS, Forman M. B. DANCY, W. J. TROTEL, R. H. MCUTCHEN, Proprietors July 16 June GEORGE A. BRAMBILL, Ladies' and Gents' Tallor, 187 W. 134th Street. FULL DRE UITS TO HIRE for any conventions except to formally ratify the choice of those gentlemen and name the National committee. The votes of the South are not needed, and they will stay away from the convention and beount fainted of being anbubed. We cannot suffer any more absent than present:" It is said that the Southern Democracy has been "sneered at" after having furnished the votes! Just think of it, too, at what the Southern Democracy has had to resort, at times, in order to "toil furnish" the vote, is somewhat encouraging, however, to realise that democracy is coming to see how little figure it has cut after all. There is yet some hope for this poor political offcast. The Southern Democracy, to be serious, is not going to accede. The National Democracy will not die through a accession movement. That was tested about forty years ago. The altogether likely thing that the Democracy will just kick its own fool self to death. It almost went to pieces on the rock of free silver. Now it is in against government ownership or no. Given It Up as Hopelean. From The Richmond Times-Dispatch This paper has persistently advocated the need for a legal framework. We have repeatedly argued that as it has become a dead letter, the Nation should have the courage and honesty to strike it from the Constitution. But there appears to us no shadow of hope that at this late day the Supreme Court of the United States would decide, upon the plan of illegal adoption, that it was null and void. It must be admitted that the Afo-American Council meeting was one of the largest that has ever been held by that organization. It was a representative body of men who seem to be in earnest in explaining the position of the colored people to the American people. The speeches of the delegates were mild but pointed. Bishop Walters is the man to lead, and the Council will follow his leadership The Ree is of the opinion that victory will ultimately come to the colored race. NOTICE OF MEETING A special meeting of the stockholders of the Afro-American Realty Company will be held at 12 o'clock M. at the office of said Company, No. 334 West 590 stree, in the Borough of Manhattan, City of New York on Friday, October 15, to reduce its capital stock from $500,000, consisting of $0.00 shares of the par value of 10 each, to $150,000, to consummate a par value of $10,000, to $10 each. PATRIL A. PAYTON, Jr., Press, Fargo, R. MOORE, Secretary, If Baby is Cutting Teeth Mrs. Winston's Soothing Strip has been need for over RISET YEARS by MILLIONS WHILE TERRITING, with PERFECT RUCTURE. It BOTTOMS the CHILD, and the WIND COLIC. It BOTTOMS WIND COLIC, and is the best repressor for DIARRHOA. Sold by Dr. Drum- and "Appy" Mrs. Winston's Soothing Strip, and into no other kind. Twice. Mme. J. L. CRAWFORD *Bell Wood 50th Street, New York City* Wigs, Bitchens, Bange and Pompeamide made of hair. 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Battey & Warl Photographer 500 EIGHTH AVENUE, Telephone 2344-38th Phil. Steel store, is bronze in Dur Illinois Photographs in open graver on he his also portrait in oil, pastel, a custom. Popular prices. Mr. Jacobs compiled the pulpit at the church services and branched a thoughtful discussion from the second chapter of Matthew, the verse; subject, the "Uppardonable war" theme, Stirring Against the Holy Spirit. The collection for the day was $45. The Sisters of Sphinx of Saint Mary's parish in New York. The following officers were appointed: Mr. David Houston, worthy matron; Mrs. Maggie Felton, vice-matron; Mrs. Imelbe Hargrave, advocate; Mrs. Maxine Du Vasm, exchoree; Mrs. Maude Bollmann, recorder. Seven apocryphal stories of the Court Just Tuesday evening. Mrs. Brooks of Bloomfield, N. J., has sent her application to the Court. Bishop J. B. Thoraton and family have returned from Nigeria Falls, where he finished the furrow sermon at the Church of God, leaving Rev. J. B. Malloy an pastor in charge and Mr. Robert Elles deacon. Gloucester Lodge, No. 2, of A. F. M. of Gloucester, a special moving to hear Bishop J. B. Thoraton, grand master of King Solomon, Grand Lodge of New York, give a lecture. The lecture was inspiring and brought forth great applause. After the lecture a banquet was tendered the bishop by the King Solomon Lodge, A. Mr. Robert Elles of Niagara Falls, deputy grand master of the A. F. M. A. for the State of New York, in expected to visit the Batespore Lodge, No. 5, of New York city, next week. While in the city he will be the guest of Bishop Thoraton of Brooklyn. Bishop J. B. Thoraton and madness of this borough, were the guests at the presentation of Brooklyn Hotel and Orphan's Home of Bloomfield, N. J. Following the usual custom which will be observed throughout the brotherhood of the Grand Pontifix of the United Order of Oblates of the officers and members of the Brook Division, under the leadership of Chief James H. Crawley, who has just been reappointed, will celebrate the birthday of the Washington Browne Hall, 559 Waverly avenue at 8:30 P.M. A silver officer will be taken at this meeting in aid of the Browne monument fund; admission will be free and there will be a program of lectures. The committee of arrangements consist of Mrs. F. A. Crawley, chairman; Miss N. F. Hill, secretary; Mr. Taylor Jones, treasurer; Mr. Patrick Henry Quarles, Miss Mary E. Hall, Mrs. A. Allylman and Miss Mary A. Cochr. Mr. N. Barnett Dodson entertained the Hagle Enterprise and 'Social Club at his residence, 168 Willettsgrove street, on Monday to hold their first annual reception at Summer Hall on Monday evening. November 5. The club or organization having the largest number of members present will be presented handsome, handwritten notes by President H. G. Minute Bydon, Thomas B. Stanley, John F. Boyd, John W. Lee, Andrew VanKeuren, William Edwards, Morris Bryant, O. Herbert and John F. Tucker. Services were attended at the Concerts Hall until last Sabbath and Dr. Dixon preached two able sermons. At the evening services the Ladies' Auxiliary and members of Admiral Phillips' Drum and Wife Corps were present in a body in full uniform. The ladies were in one or II.-IH., then the Christian Warfare. The sermon was descriptive and dealt with the necessary qualifications of a good soldier. The Ladies' Auxiliary was organized February 16, 1914, at the work of membership, which is offered by Mrs. A. White, president; Mrs. M. Haywood, vice-president; Mrs. H. Townsend, treasurer; Mrs. E. Jackson, secretary; Mrs. Bone Jennings, financial secretary; R.-Book conductor; and Mrs. L. Marlin, color bearer. The Sunday school held a widescale season at 2:30 in the afternoon; eight new scholars were received and the attendance of the league was increased. Chorister Charles F. Murrow led the school in the singing of several new songs. Delegates from the church to the fortnight annual meeting of the Long Island Baptist Association, which convened in the Summer of 1915, were there: Mr. Lesia H. Berry, Mrs. Anne H. G. Callaway, M. Lemuel L. Willam, Hugh Shelton Newton and Deacon Robert Lincoln Powell. Those selected for the Colorado Baptist State Conference were the students of the Baptist Temple at 13S East 150th street, Manhattan, beginning on Wednesday of next week, are Deacon Pierre Zeno and Church Clerk Peter H. Fisher. On Tuesday evening the young People's association held their meeting, and on Thursday morning the students of the Society will hold a sewing meeting in the upper rom of the church. Mr. H. R. McDowell of Charlesburg, S. C., mother-in-law of Mrs. Charlotte A. Nebchit, who has been on a ten days visit here, has returned home after spending a most enjoyable time. Mrs. and M. Kennedy has returned to a stay of three months in Mineola, Conn. Miss Ross E. Pargo has returned from Albemarle, N. J., where she spent the summer and the month of September, and is returning to her home in New York to occupen her place as teacher in the intermediate grade of the Concord Baptist Sunday school last Babath: *Brooklyn Lodge, No. 22, Improved Beneventar and Protective Order of Elks held a fish fight at which, after the regular business, the newly-elected officers were installed by State Deputy Sandy B. Jones of Manhattan, Lieutenant James A. Ralston, entitled reply, and Mr. Scott, recording secretary; Mr. Scott, recording secretary; Herbert C. Chadwick, borough light; Herbert C. Chadwick, borough light; J. I. Williams, borough light; and Sally B. McCullan, A gliding group at the center of the New York State Christian School Boys Convention held the three days prior to the inauguration and the opening of the school in the other and crowding of a key number of Afro-Americans who took leading parts in the singing. Among them were: Mrs. Harriet W. Pustryk, Mrs. A. L. Bish, Mrs. Sunset Bish, Mrs. Kimmel, Mrs. M. Grey, Mrs. Hary J. Hayes, Mrs. J. Robinson, and others. Our guest and active friend, Mr. W. Regine Tyler, was among the ones. Mr. Harry, Quentin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Henry, Quentin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Henry, Lawrence, Va. where he will take a course of study in civil engineering. Good luck, friend Harry. The jacored Republicans of the 18th Election District of the First Assembly District held an interesting meeting at 238 Mytle Siding over by Mr. Robert E. Waddell, president. There were enthusiastic addresses made by Congressman A. B. Calder, State Senator O'Nell, Mr. John D. Nixon, Lorene Siding over by Mr. Frederick M. Jacobs and others. Mr. Nixon has done a great work up to this stage of the campaign in getting the voters of the district together and seeing that they register. There were over 200 voters registered, but not registered, but this number, was considered small when compared with some of the adjoining wards. Mr. Nixon urged support of both local candidates as well as the national candidates. The Caulder and Senator O'Nell as true friends of the Afro-American who had been tested and found on the right side of every question which has come up during their incumbency. On Wednesday evening last, Mrs. Nellie Hicks of 29 St. Fell street, entertained a few friends. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Mayhew Lawyer, J. F. Smallwood, Miss A. L. Parks, Mrs. A. Kemp and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Fulcher of New Berne, N. C., who has been welcoming his brother, Mr. Oscar Fulcher, left for his home on Tuesday. St. Augustine's P. E. church on St. Edward's street, will celebrate its reopening after the making of considerable improvement in the office October 21 on 20. There will be a consecration on Sunday at 11 A. M. and the Holy Eucharist, with Bishop Burges of Long Island, celebrating. The sermon will be delivered by Archbishop Russell. In the morning, Archbishop Russell will preside. There will also be a service of evening prayer, with addresses by clergymen of sister churches and laymen on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evening. Bethel Progressive Lyceum of Union Burlah church, Schenectady avenue and Dawn street, met Sunday afternoon at four o'clock. Mr. Charles A. Johnson presiding. The program was very interesting and from speakers selected the Lyceum sought to present a message of joy of young people in the upstown section of our city. After several vocal and instrumental selections, the president introduced N. W. John D. Nixon; his subject was "Our Choice," which was dwelt upon from a musical perspective. The discussion which followed was quite animated. Bilham Presbyterian church seems to be taking on new life as the autumn day progress. Beginning last Sunday after afternoon, evangelical services will be carried out by the Rev. James Butler, pastor of St. James Presbyterian church, Manhattan. The Sunday school continues to grow under the watchful care of Mr. L. B. Page, superintendent. The Christian Endoraker Society holds regular meetings, and the topics are discussed with care and thought by those who attend. The men's meeting of the Carleton avenue church last Sunday afternoon was well attended. The speaker was the Rev. D. W. Hill, who spoke upon the Development of Religious and Political Organizations. The Bible class had the best session since it convened and secretary Hamilton is much enraged. He is anxious that this department, the association's work be not neglected. All forces are being milled for the first annual recital in aid of the work which is to be greeted Memoria Hall, Pearlmerhorn street and third avenue, on Monday evening, November 5, with Tiff. Clarence Cameron, Washington, D. C., as the chief attraction. The Holy Trinity Baptist church on Classon avenue near Lefferts Place, hold interning services last Sunday morning and evening. At the conclusion of the morning In attendance at the wedding of the youngest of the family stood in the supreme room of the dining room in the adjacent innermost room here built. In the room, Prince Thomas played the violin, and the youngest of the family, Orlando Wright, stood on an balcony beneath delivered by him, R. W. Shore, of Philadelphia. The contributions for the day were 600. A pretty home wedding occurred at 600 First street, Brooklyn, Washington evening at 6:30 p.m. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Abbott, became the wife of Mr. Richard W. Boyd. Mr. James Abbott was best man. The wedding march was played by Mike Florence Curry, Mr. William T. Dixon, D. D. Kearns, and Mr. William H. Kearns. The bride was a beautiful diamond heart brooch. After the ceremony and congratulations a spirited wedding singer was served by Otterworth J. Jones. The present bride was served by Mr. Boyd. Mr. Boyd will be at home after Oct. 21 at 8:30 Waverly avenue. Among the guests were: Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Abbott, senior and junior: Dr. and Mrs. P. J. Shep, Moedanen Bettin Kamp, Logy Leagan, G. A. Curry, V. Moore, B. LaFurre and Mrs. Olivia Gould of Foughtship Adam Kernal and P. Brauer, J. Richardson, William Bankh, N. Barnett Dedson; C. P. Roberta, P. Wright, M. Brown, M. D. A. Brawer, M. H. L. Haltaton, Minneke A. Brewer, M. H. L. Haltaton, Minneke B, Booneck, Day, Miles Delamar, Mrs. Motte, M. H. L. Haltaton, Mrs. McHale, M. H. L. Haltaton, McFarland, Mrs. H. Smith and M. Stanley. Muston Park fair will be stopped. MACON, Ga., October 12—Dampite numerous objections by the whites, the Negro State fair will be held here as scheduled next month. It is amusing how the Afro-American Presbyterian and the Christian Rescuer take the Game-Nelson fictitious battle as a test for a lecture on ethics. The truth of it, in these good friends of ours evidently wanted to say a fine word for Game-Nelson, is that he is a religious all with the deans and traditions of the elders against prime fighting, found it hard to get in that word; so they take occasion to use the episode to read a moral" to the race about diligence, excellence, et cetera. Gentlemen, we cannot blame you much, but we could not help saying "Whoopee! Hurrah for the game littles Negro!" If Negroes are to enter the ring as palliglists, why, of course, they must whip. RELIGIOUS NOTICES BETHEL A. M. B. CRUNCH West North B. M. B. CRUNCH Service -11 A. M. and 7: 45 P. M. B. M. B. CRUNCH Class meeting 1: 80 P. M. B. M. Class meeting 2 P. M. Prayer Meeting Weekly Meetings - Class Meeting on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights at 8 o'clock on Friday night from 8 o'clock to 9:30. SEATS FREE ALL WELCOME. REV. T. WELLINGTON HENDERSON, D. D. Pastor's residence, 248 West 129th Street At home from 8 to 10 A. M. At church from 8 to 10 A. M. Every day from 12 to 3 P. M. oct 12 12 yr MOTHER A. M. E. ZION CHURCH. West 80th St., bld. courtyard and Amsterdam avenue. Rev. J. H. MULLEN, PASTOR. Rev. J. H. MULLEN, PASTOR. A. M. and 7:45 P. M. Sabatha School 2 P. K. Young People's C. M. Prayer meeting every Sunday evening at 6:15 o'clock. Public invited. ST. CYRIAN'S CHAPEL PROTECTANT EPISCOPAL, 177 West 63d Street. REV. JNO. W. JOHNBOHN, Priest in chapels. A. M. and 8 P. M. Sunday School 2:30 P. M. A CORDIAL WELCOME TO ALL. Jun 29 12 yr. UNION A. M. E. CHURCH. 230 East 84th sweet; Rev. J. M. C. Fernandez, pastor. Sunday services: Preaching. 11 a. m.; Class Meeting. 12 m.; School Day. 130 p. m. Preaching. 8 p. m.; Holy Communion every third Sunday. 3 p. m. Week day services. Lyceum, Wednesday. 8 p. m.; Class Meeting. Thursday. 8 p. m. All are welcome. MISCELLANOUS FURNISHED rooms to let, all conveniences, with or without table board. L. Wright, 1479 Bergstreet, Brooklyn. Sep. 10, 1975 MISS PORTIA H. BUSCH, 305 Fulton street, Brooklyn. Baskin, Massage and Scalp Treatment. Afro-American switches and pamodouras a specialty. oct 4 41 TO LET—Nicely furnished large and small rooms, bath and all conveniences. A. Williams, 449 Gold street, Brooklyn. oct 4 41 WANTED—Competent woman for general homework in Brooklyn family. Must be willing and reliable. Liberal wages and benefits. Apply by letter only, giving experience, to housekeeper, care Agr office, 4 Cedar street. FURNISHED room to let for married couple or two gentlemen. 855 Morris avenue. Quiet neighborhood. Mrs. I. Delegail. oct 11 21 TO LET—Nicely furnished rooms. Apply Mrs. G. A. Hamilton, 211 West 60th street oct 11 47 HELP WANTED AT ONCE. Wanted—Several colored cooks, waitresses and caregivers. $16 to $35. Apply Southern Colored Mission and Employment Bureau. 60 West 134th street. Tel. 1882 Harlem. oct 11 21 WANTED—Gentlemen lodgers, respectable people; pay weekly; handy to care for a child. M. Wristle, 142 Channels street, Brooklyn. 11 TO LET—Notty furnished rooms, bath, late house for gentleman or man, Apply Mrs. G. Williams, 133d street, oct 19-47 COUPLE of gentlemen can have furnished room, very reasonable, Mrs. Tillman, 444 West 27th street. TO LET—Furnished room for one or two gentlemen; ground floor, 30 W. 117th street, Mrs. Beauregard. TO LET in Brooklyn a second floor in private house, to a small quiet family, address by letter, Repwick, care New York, vice 4 Codar street. TO LET—Furnished rooms, 593 Baltic street, Brooklyn. NOTLY furnished steambeded rooms and bath, 593 preferred, Mrs. French, 238 West 10th street. TO LET—Large back parlor, furnished, bath, hot and cold water, Smith, 41½ North Portland avenue, Brooklyn. FOR RENT—A furnished room in private house, all conveniences, 55 Grove Rt. FOR SALE - Furnished flat; two well- potted basement shops; easy terms. An- derson 910 W. 50th street. TO LET - A large light room with all conveniences for ladies or gentlemen. Apply Mandley, 248 W. 120th street. Dollar; and you have your M. Pay once and then no more. OF PIANO PLAYING, by PROF. THES. or money order to MELVIN Street, New York City. Dollar; and you have your Music Teacher with you all the time. Pay once and then no more. The name of this book is METHOD OF PIANO PLAYING, by PROF. THROBORNE BENNET. Send dollar in letter or money order to MELVIN J. CHISM, 308 West 119th Street, New York City. you have your Music Teacher with you then no more. The name of this bo- ming by PROF. THESODOR BOURY. Send a order to MELVIN J. CHISM, 308 York City. The 42d ANNIVERSARY of the Lincoln Literary WILL BE CELLO GRAND VAUDEVILLE ENTERTAINMENT AND American Theatre Hall FRIDAY EVENT Music by New Art Doors open at 8 P. M. DAN ADMISSION. Included Supper Served Annual Cla Literary and Musical WILL BE CELEBRATED WITH A UDEVILLE MENT AND RECEPT Theatre Hall, 8th Ave. Bet. 41st at DAY EVENING, NOV. 9, Music by New Amsterdam Orchestra, P. M. Program DANCING MISSION, Including Hat Check, 50 CENT Sapper Berved by the Committee. Annual Class Lead GRAND VAUDEVILLE ENTERTAINMENT AND RECEPTION AT Annual Class Leaders' Entertainment AT MOTHER A. M. Rev. J. H. MoMu Will take place on MME. ESTELLE PINCKNEY CLOUGH sing on Monday evening, supported by MMe celebrities. Prof. Lott Green will have en- day, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evi the accompanist. The basement of the church will be to freshments and fancy articles will be on sale. ADMISSION ON MONDAY ALL OTHER EVI Committee of Arrangements—Rev. J. James A. Hopkins, Prof. Lott Green and A. Beautiful Homes At Moderate Rents. It is no longer necessary for our people At 16:18 and 20:22 West 138th Street bath, rooms in which there is plenty of water supply, open plumbing, tiled bath entrance and every modern improvement. Sinkway station Quit your old tenements. Enjoy your BENJ. G. HOW MOTHER A. M. E. ZION CHURCH Rev. J. H. McMullen, D. D., Pastor Take place on Oct. 22 to 23 LE PINCKNEY CLOUGH, the "New England Mock evening, supported by Mme. Fannie B. DeKalight and Lott Green will have entire charge of the literary p hursday and Friday evenings. Mrs. Minnie Johans of the church will be tastefully and effectively deco ry articles will be on sale. ON MONDAY EVENING, 23 OTHER EVENINGS, 10 CENT Arrangements—Rev. J. H. McMullen, D. D., Jar Prof. Lott Green and A. A. Blere. Real Homes for Colored Moderate Rents. Within Reach of necessary for our people to live in small, dilap, 2022. West 138th Street, we have fats of four an fibre plenty of field air and sunshine, with in plumbing, tiled bathrooms, porch slabs and lily modern improvement. Subway station one block away, teachments. Enjoy your home. Come up. BENJ. G. HOWELL REALTY CO., AT MOTHER A. M. E. ZION CHURCH Rev. J. H. MoMullen, D. D., Pastor Will take place on Oct. 22 to 26,1906 MME. ESTELLE PINCKNEY CLOUCH, the "New England Mocking Bird," will sing on Monday evening, supported by Mme. Mme. Faule B. DeKnight and other noted local celebrities. Prof. Lott Green will have entire charge of the literary programs on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday evening, Mme. Minnie Johnson Smith will be the accompanist. The basement of the church will be tastefully and effectively decorated, where refreshments and fancy articles will be on sale. ALL OTHER EVENINGS, 10 CENTS Committee of Arrangements—Rev. J. H. McMullen, D. D., James E. Nickson, James A. Hopkins, Prof. Lott Green and A. A. Blire. It is no longer necessary for our people to live in small, dingy, study tenements. At 16:18 and 20:22 West 138th Street, we have flats of four and five rooms and bathrooms. We have six air and sunshine, with steam heat, hot water supply, open plumbing, tiled bathrooms, porcelain stinks and bathhouses, beautiful entrance and every modern improvement. Manhattan Lodge No. Evident Protective Order of Elks on WILL GIVE ITS FIRST And Annual Ball and Reception At GRAND CENTRAL PALACE Lincoln Avenue, 43d and 44th Streets, Evening, November 22 OF ARRANGEMENT—James S. Williams, ex-office person, secretary; Dr A. C. Kyleghe, treasurer; H. Williams, Bernard C. Smith, George W. Campbell, Including Wardrobe Check, 50cts. Boxes, 3 obtained of the Committee, Hotel Marshall; A. J. 108, West 30th street; H. D. Miller, 128 W. Monte will be furnished by LIE ANDERSON'S CELEBRATED ORG Dancing from 9 P. M. 10 4 A. M. ITH COURSES IN SWING AND TO L 1904 Manhattan Improved Denevolent Protective WILL GIVE Grand Annual B At GRAND CEN Lexington Ave. 45 Thursday Evening, COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENT- chairman; T. B. Jones, Jr. secretary; Dr A. H. D. Miller, James H. Williams, Bernard Banks ADMISSION, Including Wardrobe Ch Tickets can be obtained of the Group 134th street; The Devan, 109 West 30th p. Music will be MISS HALLIE ANDERSON'S Dancing from 9 THOROUGH COURSES IN PLAIN SEWING AND DRESSMAKING WHITE ROSE WORKING GIRLS' HOME MRS. V. E. MATTHEWS, Sept., 217 East 80th Street. Grand Annual Ball and Reception At GRAND CENTRAL PALACE Lexington Ave. 43d and 44th Streets. Thursday Evening, November 22d. 1906 COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENT—James R. Williams, ex-colloid; B. P. Jones, chairman; T. B. Jones, Jr. secretary; Dr A. K. Aellog, treasurer; D. W. Parker, chairman; James H. Williams, Bernard C. Smith, George W. Campbell, George W. Banks ADMISSION, Including Wardrobe Check, 50Octs. Boxes, Seating $3, $3.00 Tickets can be obtained of the Committee, Hotel Marshall, S. J. Jones, 67 West 134th street; The Devan, 109 West 30th street; H. D. Miller, 128 W. 31st street. Term begins November 5. Only a limited number of applicants can be enrolled. A first-class modulate in charge of the department. For further information, address FRANCES R. KEYSER, Asst. Supt. 0016 7m When in the course of human events it becomes necessary for us to oppose seriously a chronic candidate for officers, ranging up to the Presidency, we are more than ever anxious not to overlook anything that can fairly be said for such a man. Decembrus 1814, when the United States naval majn leader for the forces of legitimate and illegitimate discontent, and compelled to oppose his ambitions vigorously, although at a worldly loss to ourselves, we should not be true to our principles did we not have the courage to fight for good. In naming the principal ones we shall probably offend most of those who hate and fear him, even as in insisting on his falsity we offend his many passionate aethereus, due to his lack of more than a mere man, that the criminal and Union Pacific Railroads paid the $120,000,000 they owed the Government. Mr. Heart secured a model Children's Hospital for San Francisco, and he built the treck theatre of the University of California, the most successful classic reproductions in America. Eight years ago, and again this year, his energetic campaign did a large, part of the work of keeping the Ice Trust within bounds in the city, and the California put some letters on the Coal Trust. He did much of the work of defeating the Ramapo plot, by which New York would have been saddled with a charge of $200,000,000 for water. To the industry and pertinence of his efforts, he gave eight cents a thousand ability to get gas for eighty cents a thousand fee, as the law directs, instead of a dollar. In making a legal department, which plunges into the limelight with Injunctions and mandamines when corporations are caught trying to undermine the forces of legitimate and illegitimate discontent, a service that has been worth millions of dollars to the public. Tel. y663 Harlem. Organ or Plano A Wonderful Book. Send for one to-day; you can make use of your spare time by using the SELF TEACHER. It costs only Our Music Teacher with you all the time. The name of this book is METHOD BOOKER BURY. Send dollar in letter N J. CHISM, 308 West 119th and Musical Ass'n CELEBRATED WITH A RECEPTION AT Hall, 8th Ave. Bet. 41st and 42d Streets NING, NOV. 9, 1906 Amsterdam Orchestra Program Begins at 8:30 ENCING Hat Check, 50 CENTS by the Committee. oct 25-31 Mass Leaders' M. E. ZION CHURCH Mullen, D. D., Pastor On Oct. 22 to 26, 1906 Will, the "New England Mocking Bird," will Mine, Fannie B. DeKnight and other noted local centre charge of the literary programs on Tues- evenings. Mrs. Minnie Johnson Smith will be tastefully and effectively decorated, where re- lieve. DAY EVENING, 25 CENTS EVENINGS, 10 CENTS J. H. McMullen, D. D., James E. Nickson, A. A. Brenn. for Colored People Within Reach of All People to live in small, dingy, stuffy tenements, effectively have faits of four and five rooms and of cool air and sunshine, with steam heat, hot bathrooms, porcelain stairs and barbitsa, beautiful a one block away, your home. Come up. WELL REALTY CO., 43 WEST 18TH STREET, N. Y. Lodge No. 1906 The Order of Elks of the World THE ITS FIRST Hall and Reception CENTRAL PALACE 43d and 44th Streets. November 22d, 1906 James R. Williams, ex-officio; R. P. Jones, A. A. Kellogg, treasurer; D. W. Parker, D. C. Smith, George W. Campbell, George W. check, 50cts. Boxes, Setting 9, $3.00 committee, Hotel Marshall; S. J. Jones, 97 West street; H. D. Miller, 128 W. 30d Street. be furnished by US CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA 9 P. M. 10 4 A. M. Oct 18-4t TO LET Respectable Families 230 West 28th St. First Floor, Rear. Toilets in house. Rent $16 a month. Janitor on premises Artistic Homes A new company has been organized to manufacture cement block and brick—the comical building material. This company will build scores of homes and manufacture their own material for building, of "Portland Cement." Buildings range from $500 to $1,000. Stock $5.00 per share. House built upon easy terms. HORACE RANDALL MILLER, Promoter 57 W. 133th St., New York city. apr. 26, 1978 Cafe and Restaurant 810 West 58th St., New York BOARD BY DAY OR WEEK FIRST CLASS FURNISHED ROOMS FOR GENTLEMEN J. BUTLER, Proprietor. Homes and lots for sale in city and suburbs. Also fruits and poultry farms of all sizes. New rentals. Rents collected. Flats to let at reasonable prices. Thomas Tucker, Gen. M. 2134 Madison avenue. B. W. corner. Tel. Con. 4403-Harlem. oct 18-3m. NOW IS THE TIME TO SUBSCRIBE FOR THE NEW YORK AGE Oct 18-41 J. EDWARD WHITEWATSON & CO. UNDERTAKERS W. & A. QUEEN, Birmingham 638 Sixth Avenue, above 37th Street, New York Telephone 410 and 420 2500 G. FRANKLIN CARR Telephone 1024 Columbia Telephone 1025 Boston H. ABBEYMAN FUNERAL DIRECTOR CARR & HOWELL 350 West Fifty-third Street HARJAN BRANCH, 21 WEST 1500 ST. First-class Work. Prompt Service. Bene cante and Bubbles. Coinage and Charge to Fire. VICTORIA MARKET CO. 774 COLUMBUS AVE., COR. 98th ST. COLONIAL MARKET CO. 836 and 838 COLUMBUS AVE., COR. 101st ST. Where you will find a full line of Choice Meats, Poultry, Provisions, Fli and Oysters at all times at lowest market prices. Just Opened 228, 230, 232 & 234 W. 63d St. ELEGANT NEW-LAW DWELLINGS Just Completed Containing handsome 3 and 4 room apartments. Hot water supply, open plumbing, ranges, mantels, etc. These houses have just been built with latest improvements and are thoroughly sanitary Apply JACOB BOLTAN, Owner 234 West 63d Street Apply JACOB BOLTAN, Owner 234 West 63d Street Strictly first-class houses, modern in every particular. Neighborhoods exclusive, with no chance to become segregated. Persons of small means will do well to investigate this offer. Also desirable apartments to let to the right people. Address 375 Fulton St., Brooklyn, or 26 W. 99th St., New York PHONE. 2383 MAIN JAMES C. THOMAS INDERTAKER & EMBALMEN 498 Seventh Avenue Between pub and pub house CAMP CHAIRS TO HIRE Be prepared to pay telephone, so I dare not the oth are other Prices Undertaker and Embalmer Office, pp W. gue St., bot. 8 and g Ave. Residence, 318 W. 40th St. New York City. Every requisite for Burial Pur- labeled on reasonable terms. aug 24-1y UNDERTAKERS & ENBALMERS In one of the cheapest and most reliable. Undertakers' establishments in the State. We guarantee satisfaction and to the call. Phone Call promptly attended to. 60 West 143rd St. Tel. 191.898.8388 Brunswick 823 W. 682 st. Tel. 191.898.8388 EPSP & BROTHERS, PROP 100 West 184th St. Tel. 1026 Morningtonia, New York City Prompt Service and Moderate Rates, aug. 28 VICTORIA M. 774 COLUMBUS AVE. COLONIAL M. 836 and 838 COLUMBUS Where you will find a full line of and Oysters at all times at lowest mar. Just O 228, 230, 232 & ELEGANT NEW-L Just Co Containing hard 4 room apart water supply, o ranges, mantel houses have jt with latest i and are thorough Apply JACOB B 234 West WHY PAUSE When You Can Own Each Month's R I can sell you some of the best ON EASY Strictly first-class houses, modern in Neighborhoods exclusive, with no chas Persons of small means will do well to Also desirable apartments to let to the W. NORTON 375 Fulton St., Brooklyn, or PHONE. 23 Atlanta's Shambles. Out of blinding race hatred Atlanta has turned its main streets into amphibians and has butchered Negroes for sheer lust of blood. Yet when all the horrors of Saturday night's slaughter are told they are merely a logical exhibition of the lynching madness. The beast only ran wild with more than common violence. Against white crime by certain vicious Negroes, but the crowds of boys and young men who made up the street mob took no account of the guilt or innocence Between Birth and Seventh Avenue Lady attendant at all Puncheon, Queen Chair and Coach to hire at all hours sept13-Smos Telephone 8173 Columbus Not commenced with any other first. Rev. Robert R. Monk's services can be had for Sickness, Funewale, Preaching, and Marriges, at any hour in the day or night. Rev. Robert R. Monk, Undertaker and Ambassador, 200 West Gate Street, 100901 Branch Office, 6 Lawrences Street, Telephone 4627 Moralridge Established 1888. Tel. connection. WILLY G. OVERTON Undertaker and embalmer, 69 West 90th street, near Columbus avenue. Every- thing furnished on reasonable terms. Strictly first class: Lady embalmer and attendant. No connection with any other firm. Brooklyn branch, 817 Bridge St. oct 11-31 MARKET CO. AVE., COR. 98th ST. MARKET CO. US AVE., COR. 101st ST. Choice Mata, Foultry, Provisions, Fld. Market prices. Opened 234 W. 63d St. LAW DWELLINGS impleted handsome 3 and settments. Hot open plumbing, als, etc. These must been built improvements roughly sanitary BOLTAN, Owner 63d Street Y RENT On Your Own Home Rent a Payment houses and flats in this locality Y TERMS Every particular. Cape to become appreciated. Investigate this offer. Right people. Address BLANCAGNIEL r 26 W. 99th St., New York 383 MAIN of their victims. The mob murders ran amuck and a Negro's color was his crime. For a Negro to be merely seen on a street car was insufficient reason to kill him. No one even yet knows how many were shot, stabbed or beaten to death and how many badly wounded; and the police did nothing apparently to stay the human blood-hounds. With what grace can Americans utter words of scorn and boasting against Russia for the maniacs of the Jews when such atrocities are possibly in the capital of one of the oldest American states? --- --- Poughkeepsie Oceania Sea. Boston, MA, b. Boston, MA, Dec. 18, 1920. Born in Boston, MA. Member of the dean at Amherst. Predeceased by the late law on April 29, 1994. Predeceased by Joseph Hyman, president; Joseph Hyman, vice president; George Bermuda, president; Joseph Hyman, Jr. president; Thomas Hyman, John Hyman, II, and R. V. Prentice, II, and Man. Cloth Mistress, who have been with the family for over 50 years, will bring the family, moved to New Bedford on Tuesday, October 9, to make three placebels for him, to be used for the wedding. That will be greatly appreciated. Bring their stay in the town. Woodford. Northwest Rev. L. Walter De Shields of Brooklyn M. Y.; the newly-appointed pastor of M. I. Cemetery; the pastor of the congregation cited by a large and enthusiastic congregation on last Sunday evening. The services will be increased on Sunday. Morning Sunday service with school 2:50 P. M.; preaching 7:20 P. M. New Rochelle Miss Julia M. P. Merry of Norwich, Conn. is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Hill of Larchmont, the guest of Mrs. Larchmont, the guest of Mrs. Bede Fountain Friday, Mrs. A. A. Stevenson and Mrs. Jenelle Barrie left Monday for Troy, where she will be attending, held there this week. Mrs. Jenelle Mundy and daughter have returned home after spending two months in Carpalspole. Nyack. Glen Cave Newport Thinking Saratoga A welcome reception in honor of Rev. A. T. Johnson, pastor of the Bishop Baptist Mission Monday morning in Odd Fellows hall, 60 Imlam street, Owing to extensive repairs of their new church, Rev. A. T. Johnson gave greeted Rev. Johnson and assured him that he had come among friends, Rev. Rob. B. Johnson, and delivered the welcome address which very fitting and expressed the sentiments of the entire community. Rev. A. T. Johnson said there was a great opportunity here to do good work for the Master's cause. Refreshing decor and furniture and everybody served glad to be present. Peekakill Albany. Mr. Chranco Bark of Providence, R. L. left the city Tuesday for Pittitch to organize a memorial service for his brother, R. C. League of Israel A. M. R. church, hold their first meeting place organized, Sunday evening. The quite opening was attended by many. The praises held was well. A large congregation was present. Rev. Proscher prosecured Mr. League of Israel. Sparrow of New York, daughter of the deigned Mrs. L. Smith, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Price, Mrs. and Mrs. W. Treet, Mrs. A. C. Smith was taken outedly ill white on her wedding tour at Rochester. NEW JERSEY. PhotoField Mr. William G. Wright, of the Metropolis tan grocery store, left Tuesday for Baltimore, where he will spend the week attend events at Mercantile and Reality Company. Miss Annie Davie has returned to the city after spending the Summer in Jamestown, R. I. Goods of Filmore, is in sight at the hospital. Rev. Byron Gunner, of Newport, R. I. lectured at Mt. Olive Baptist church. Tuesday Morning at Mt. Olive Moe. Having been lain hands of a mob blamed for fife hours his story was most thrilling. The service at Mt. Olive all day Sunday was well attended. The pastor attended Sunday morning on "The Tree Virgin." Newark. The outlook for the Second Afro-American Presbyterian church is very encouraging. The church has named its members to the pastor, while a large number of others have signified their interest. The church is located in the south of whom are loyal Presbyterians recently migrated from the South. The work of the church has already commenced. For the present services will be held every Sabbath in Lyndon, Missouri. The hall is centrally located, contiguous to all rapid transit, well-ventilated, electric lights and steam-heat. It has a meeting room, a library, and a J. F. Lockler, the pastor in charge, is well known in this community, having been in the church in this city for the past nine years. Red Bank Rev. Davie preached at the A. M. E. Zion church morning and evening. Rev. Zion church morning and evening. Rev. Zion church morning and evening. Gone on by vacation with Rev. Walter, accompanied by Bishop A. Walters, going to New York to attend a family's parents for two weeks. A large number of our people went to Katonown to the quarterly meeting. One hundred and four hundred people attended the meeting. Mr. Ludlow has just returned from New York city on his vacation. Mrs. T. T. Foster has returned from New York city. Mr. Henry Schanka has left for his home in Abbey Park. Mrs. Freeman and Mr. Schanka. Edith Freeman, went to the Monday. Hacktunk Jersey City Bishop Alex. Walters left the city last Friday for the Alabama conference. Friday for the Alabama conference. Mr. Alex. Walters, accompanied by her husband, Dr. Robert Walters, Tuesday via Savannah steamship line for Key West, Fla., where she will meet Bishop Walters. From Key West they will be attendee, by Mrs. W. M. Waltson of Louisville, KY, and will attend the Southern conference. R. A. Mark, Harris addressed the B. Y. Walters conference on Saturday afternoon on the subject of "Who to Marry and How to Stay Married." The meeting was largely attended. The annual fall of the Salem Baptist Conference was November 6. ```markdown ``` MANAGEMENT Bv. W. K. Taylor returned last Friday to the African-American Council, which accompanied him in New York. Mrs. Victorine Taylor, a native of New York, joined him with him to spend a two week. While in New York Fort Rev. Taylor was the vice president of the African-American Council. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Taylor. Rev. Taylor made his report to the local council Thursday night. Sunday was Woman's Day. All the council members attended. Mrs. Grace P. Lee was the principal speaker in the evening, assisted by a reading given by Mrs. Mary Chace, both of whom were members of the Rally Day. In the morning Rev. C. U. P. Mitchell, of Taunton, will preside in the afternoon. Rev. Perry, of Pawtucket, and Rev. Robert, of Burlington occupy the pulpit. Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday of this work the A.-M. E. Zion church held harvest fair in the ventry church. The ventry church worked very hard to make this a success. CONNECTICUT. New Haven St. Paul's A. A.; M. E. church held their second-quarter meeting Sunday October 15, 2014 at 11 a.m. Simms preached at 11 A. M. The funeral services of Edward Williams, who was an old member of our church was held at 11 a.m. The service was attended by Rev. J. W. Davis. At 3 p. m. Rev. A. J. Talbert, D. D., of Darby, preached. The old veteran minister, who was active and played a vital role in the meeting under the leadership of Prof. D. M. Ivance, readened a grand program, to a full audience, was preached by the pastor. Our pastor is making friends not only for our church but for himself. Sunday was a high day with many people in attendance. D. M. Pearson, Madison B. W. Organizer, rendered great services all day. The collection was $40,888. We remain yours for the pastors. Our pastor was elected to bear greetings of the preachers union to the general conference of the N. A. E. church, which will hold its annual meeting in the same location and also the treasurer of the preachers union. Bridgesport Mr. Samuel Brooks is spending a few weeks visiting friends in New York. Mr. Brooks, who is a graduate of Day's outing, Mr. S. Mayo entertained Mr. Tour of Atlantic City. Mr. Tour, before leaving, stated that Bldgeport is the coming destination. Mr. W. club, has made some new improvements. NORTH CAROLINA New Bera VIRGINIA. Richmond Prof. Robert Kelner, secretary of the Jamestown Negro Development and Expansion Commission, met with members of the company in this city on Saturday. Professor Kelner had just returned from a tour of the States of North Carolina and the interest of the work of the company. He reports that the interest being taken by Afro-Americans in the sections which he visited was the most important three States were fully alive to the importance of a highly creditable showing being made by the Afro-American people at the Jamestown Negro Development and Expansion Commission, said he had assurances from the very best Afro-Americans in those States that they would do their full part. Professor Kelner also met with the members of the lottery, for a few days' visit to his family. The fall opening of several art and literary clubs took place last week. The group met with Mrs. D. Russell Hill. There was neither program nor work; the evening being spent largely in mapping out plans for the company. The members enjoyed themselves in social conversation and games, after which, refreshment was provided. Mrs. R. Walters, I. Stephens and Mrs. D. Russell Hill, the The Art and Literary Circle at here Baltimore. RHODE ISLAND. Providence Mother, Flen, Nater Some experienced nurses have P. B. Palmer and mrs. K. P. Palmer what is known as one year ago. We present stumps, and one also of the machines on alert that have been developed that measure energy animal use by my This information is given time when it is good enough, that I can describe, design, or feed them. I am Linked a new home, and the good return from labor put the "We are fortunate in having of one hundred servants who are at the disposal of those who are found home in the country and York. A new company has just gained which we hold because our clients are being forced to be noted that a number of families and other foreigners are among the island and making themselves perous homes. The Afro-Americans is driven out of the South can do same." APPEALS FOR A GOOD CAFE *Around the corner from Lenox station on 135th street, in being conducted at a shrine, under the ambulance of the A. M. church, which is doing a remarkable work in the population of this section of New York city.* The mission is called *Bishop chapel, and is now under the pastoral care of the Rev. James Neal.* The need for this and other missions is vitality is great and pressing. The institutions are full of people who have no other means of diversion than the corner mission station. The need for a great extant, and of the thousands (who migrate) every year from the South, the great majority adopt the life they now feel and become familiar with the phone and harmony of the section. Emigration To the Editor of The New York Times: A great blessing will come to us, the colored people, when some of the race stop advocating that the colored people should return where our ancestors came from. This is a great blessing for us, and people of all races believe that we are afraid to call ourselves citizens of the United States. Yet our fathers died on the battlefields that this land might be free. We have done no wrong and why shall we run off to another country. To the people of Africa, they say they are making the battle a burdle for the race. I am informed that most of our people will leave next year for Africa. If this is so I am sorry, for the faces of colored people are the same everywhere. Those who adroicate this will help us to be able to live in peace. It will be a Godsend for papers and magazines stop telling us of returning to Africa to be shamed by the whole world for running from our color in vain. Let us be faithful and stand by the nation, and must protect us on all sides, this is our duty. LAWRENCE, Mage, October 8, 1908. Pleased With "The Age." To the Editor of THE NEW YORK AQT: I received a copy of your valuable paper, and after a careful perusal of it I reached the conclusion that for all round, up-to-date information is available. I regard it one of the best of AfroAmerican journals. J. R. CANNON. OBITUARY. MARRIED. DEKALA—RANDOLPH. — On Wednesday december. September 19, 1906, by Rev. Dr. W. Gilbert. Miss Annie Randolph to Randolph to 173 East 90th street, Sunday, October 21. Mrs. Mimma To Go South For Her Health Mrs. Mosea Mimma, whose picture appears herewith, expects to leave next Saturday, October 20, for Charleston S. C., for a period extending over three months. During Mrs. Mimma's restyling in New York her health has not been the best, and it is hoped that her child will home will help her bring her back for medical health with Ms. Mimma will be gled to bid good-bye all her friends until she returns, if they being so numerous she will lay herself of this paper by doing so three columns. Mrs. Mimma is now living at 241 Broadway, New York.