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RICHMOND PLANET
VOLUME XXVIII, NO. 39.
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 1911.
PRICE, FIVE CENTS.
W. R. GRIFFIN ELECTED G. W. MASTER. The Old Regime Ousted.=A Sweeping Victory.=A Stormy Session.=The Delegates Are Outspoken.
Boldly Denounce Actions of Former Officials in the Most Galling Language. Make A Clean Sweep. Grand Worthy Master A. W. Holmes and Grand Secretary W. P. Burrell Resign the first day.
The thirteenth annual session of the Grand Fountain, United Order of True Reformers, convened in this city Tuesday morning, August 23, 1911, with Rev. Geo. E. Morris, of New Jersey, as temporary chairman, and Mr. B. A. Cephas, of Richmond, Va., temporary secretary.
THE SUPREME LODGE.
A Large Delegation at Indianapolis—Virginians Well Located—The Uniform Rank Encampment — The House Full.
IN MEMORIAM.
In sad, but loving, memory of our daughter, IRMA V BROWN, who departed this life August 29, 1907: Farewell, alas, our Irma, dear. Thy form lies cold and still.
LARGE DELEGATION PRESENT.
The delegates arrived the day before and all seemed prepared for business "A clean sweep" was heard on all sides. There are about 400 delegates in attendance.
A STORMY SCENE.
Quite a stir was created when Grand Worthy Master A. W. Holmes arose to deliver his address. There were repeated blisses from the audience. He assured the members that he was in no way responsible for the crash that had come upon the Order. He said in part:
"I say here and now that I have never had any knowledge of, or participation in, any crooked or dishonest work. I am not responsible for the default of the bank in any way, directly or indirectly." All the transactions which caused the downfall of the bank took place before I became grand worthy master and without my knowledge or participation.
"I have lived an honest and clean life. I have labored a year to save the organization, charges have been made, and the burden of others' sins has been placed on my shoulders. In this condition I feel that I must get for the good of the Order without regard to my personal feelings or interest. I will, therefore, tender my resignation with the hope that those who will take charge in the future will be successful in saving the Grand Fountain. I pledge myself to co-operate with them to secure that harmony which has not existed for the last year. When the atmosphere has cleared and the responsibility for faults and mistakes has been duly placed. I feel sure that my devotion to this Order, my fidelity to its interests will be recognized and my reputation vindicated."
His resignation was accepted
TENDERED HIS RESIGNATION.
As was expected, at the conclusion of his remarks he tendered his resignation. The same being accepted
W P BERRELL FOLLOWS SUIT
The Grand Worthy Secretary W. P. Burrell, secured the floor and addressed the audience. He was fully aware of the feeling that existed and was in accord with the demands of the investigating committee. 'In resigning he stated that he believed the time would yet come when he would be able to vindicate himself.
PUBLIC MEETING.
There was a large outpouring at the public meeting and the actions of the former officials were denounced in the most guiling language. The address of the eviction was delivered by Lawyer J. Thomas Nowsome. He was at times eloquent. He vividly portrayed the destiny of those responsible for the ruin and degradation that had befallen the Order. He has won his way into the hearts of the people by his bold, fearless and straightforward dealings. There were repeated onbursts of applause. Chief W. R. Grimn also spoke.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
Tomorrow will witness the elec-
tion of officers. Already the dolgates
seem prepared, and the candidates
are selected. One thing is certain—
that none of the former officials will
be elected.
(Times-Dispatch, Aug. 22, 1911)
Following a stormy four-hour session of the board of directors on the Grand Fountain, United Order of Time Reformers, beginning at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, a canon of the laurents held at 1 o'clock this morning, a slave of the men who are to direct the affairs of
THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
In this building 1700 students during the school term take their meals three times daily. It is the largest dining hall for colored students anywhere in the world. The building also contains an assembly room with a seating capacity of 2500, a teachers' dining room, with accommodations for 200, kitchen and a large bakery, which supplies the needs of the school and of the institute community. The tables in the dining hall are neatly arranged and decorated with flowers, and it is a most interesting sight to see the whole student body at a meal. The next session of the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute opens Tuesday, September 12th.
Newly Elected Officers.
Grand Worthy Master, . W. R GRIFFIN, . Washington, D. C.
Vice Grand Worthy Master, . FLOYD Ross, . St Louis, Mo.
Grand Worthy Secretary, . J. FRANK DOUGLASS, Roanoke, Va.
the rehabilitated colored insurance order was drawn up, which practically excludes from the future management of the involved Order every executive officer identified with the last administration. Sentiment seems overwhelmingly in favor of the insurgents, and no serious opposition is expected to their election at the first session of the order, which takes place this morning.
THE NEW OFFICERS
The slate drawn up at the post-midnight session reads as follows: For Grand Master, to succeed A W. Holmes--W R Griffin, of Washington D C., for Grand Worthy Secretary, to succeed W P. Burrell, three men are proposed--B A Cephas, of Richmond, B A Graves, of Richmond, and J. F Douglass, of Ronnoke Dr John Merliweather, of this city, will in all probability succeed himself as Grand Worthy Treasurer, and J. Thomas Newsome, of Newport News, will by common consent be chosen as general attorney. The minor officers will all be chosen from the insurgents, insuring an entirely new regime in the future management of the Order. The naming these officers at an early hour this morning was presided over by Dr J. E. Dellinger of North Carolina.
Three hundred and thirty-eight delegates from twenty-eight States were registered at headquarters at the True Reformers' Hall late last night. Delegates are here from as far South as Florida and as far West as Oklahoma. Two women are the delegates from Rhode Island, the northernmost State represented. The convention is composed almost entirely of men who have attained success and distinction among their fellows, and among their numbers are found bankers, real estate dealers, capitalists, physicians and lawyers in large numbers. All have come to Richmond imbued with the one idea—to rehabilitate the True Reformers and to place it again on a firm foundation, and to eventually work the refunding of every dollar lost by the depositors in the wrecked bank, which was an adjunct of the society.
STAND-PATTERS ROUTED.
The temper of the convention was shown unmistakably at the meeting of the directors. It met to consider the order of business of the convention and to decide upon the speakers. The present officers, who are making every effort to retain their seats on the directorate, had come to the meeting with a fully worked out program which would have placed the convention in the hands of speakers and officers in sympathy
Newly Elected Officers.
Grand Worthy Master, . W. R GRIFFIN, . . Washington, D. C.
Vice Grand Worthy Master, . FLOYD ROSS, . . St Louis, Mo.
Grand Worthy Secretary, . J. FRANK DOUGLASS, Roanoke, Va.
Grand Worthy Treas Dr JOHN MERIWEATHER, Richmond, Va.
Grand " Mistress, MRS. ROSA THOMPSON, Philadelphia, Pa.
General Attorney, J. THOMAS NEWSOME, Newport News, Va.
Medical Director, . . Dr. J. A. LEWIS, . . Richmond, Va.
BOARDOE DIRECTORS.
Dr J E Dellinger, North Carolina, W. H C Brown Virginia, R. L Jones, Georgia, John Meriweather, Virginia W. R Griffin, District of Columbia, Floyd Ross, Missouri A. Humbles, Virginia, E. C. Brown, Virginia, George Morris New Jersey, J. W. Lewis District of Columbia, Maurice Rouselle, Virginia, B. A. Cephas, Virginia, W. H Smith, Virginia, G. Hunt, New York, J. Frank Douglass, Virginia.
with their alms. A cut and dried order of business and addresses had been prepared and 5,000 programs printed by them for distribution The board of directors, by a large majority, absolutely repudiated this program, and proceeded to draw up one of its own, which made ample provision for the interests of the anti-administration party. The programs submitted by the administration were ordered destroyed. No less ludicative of the spirit of the insurgents was the action of the board in overruling a motion, made by one of the standpatters, to table a proposition looking to the disbursement of the Old Folks' Home fund of $25,000. Sentiment is much in favor of turning over this fund to the charitable institution since it is felt that such a clause has a superior claim on the finances of the wrecked bank. The old administration sought to prevent the disbursement of this fund, but the opposition party carried the move with little trouble.
SESSION THIS MORNING
The convention opens formally this morning with Grand Master Holmes in the chair. Under the pressure of public feeding, which is very much averse to their continuing, in offices, both Holmes and Secretary Burrell are expected to tender their respla
tions immediately after the opening of the meeting. A temporary chairman will be elected to preside until the election of the new officers. For this office, Rev Morris, of New Jersey has been slated by the antis. He is counted on to appoint a nominating committee from among the progressive ranks which will see to it that all the important offices go to the insurgents.
The address of welcome will be delivered by D Webster Davis, of Richmond, and the response on behalf of the delegates will be made by James I Mitchell, of Newport News. Following the addresses will take place the election of officers.
HOLMES RETIRES
AS GRAND RULER
Charging that, the investigating committee has without adequate reason given itself the credit of exposing the defaulting officers of the defunct True Reformers' Bank when the thanks are all due to the grand jury which indicted them, and seeking to defend his administration of the affairs of the Grand Fountain, Grand Worthy Ruler A. W. Holmes created a decided sensation at the opening of the thirteenth annual convention of the Grand Fountain, United Order of True Reformers, roster.
day morning. He denied fully the charge preferred against him that he permitted deposits to be made in the bank knowing at the same time that it was insolvent and severely arguined the pernicious activity" of the committee on investigations which waged war upon the press and administration.
His speech was repeatedly interrupted by catches and blisses, and order was with great difficulty preserved by the cooler heads among the delegates of the colored order, and by a special force of policemen which had been detailed to the hall to antitate and prevent trouble
OFFICERS RESIGN.
At the conclusion of his speech he offered his resignation which was promptly accepted Grand Secretary W. P Burrell followed with a speech to the delegates, in which he admitted the justice of the demand of an explanation from the present officers of the order and recognized the action of the grand jury indicting him as wholly warranted. In offering his resignation he said that he welcomed the opportunity which will shortly be given him to justify his conduct.
The principal business of the day was the appointment of a committee on credentials and their work in accrediting the more than 400 delegates who have registered. Maurice Rousseau was made chairman of this committee, with eight other members selected, one from each of the eight principal subdivisions of the order. Pending the election of officers, which takes place this morning, Rev Morris, of New Jersey, acted as temporary chairman, and B A Cephas, of Richmond, as secretary pro tem.
DEFENDS COMMITTEE
At the public meeting last evening presided over by Fldyid Ross, of Missouri, the principal address was delivered by J. Thomas Newsome, of Newport News, who has been taking an active part in the prosecution of the bank officers. He outlined the work of the investigating committee, and defended its action. He mentioned the support which has been accorded the committee by white people of the country, who have interested themselves deeply in the matter because of the fact that the heaviest burdens of the bank failure had Tallen on the poorer classes of negroes, many of whom were em-
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THE SUPREME LODGE.
A Large Delegation at Indianapolis—Virginians Well Located—The Uniform Rank Encampment — The House Full.
Indianapolis, Ind Aug 21, 1911
The Virginia delegation arrived here yesterday afternoon at 12:30.
The train was late Crowds thronged the Union Station Grand Chancellor John Mitchell, Jr. Thomas M Crump H F Jonathan, Dr E R Jefferson, the Supreme Representatives from the Commonwealth of Virginia Roscoe Mitchell, and Miss M L. Chiles of the Supreme Court, Order of Calantla were in the party
TRNESSE THERE TOO
The delegation from Tennessee came on the same train. It was some time before the arrangements were completed in order for the party to go to the Knights of Pythias headquarters. The leading streets here are decorated with K of P flags and hunting. "Even some of the street cars carry signs relative to the attractions
MANY COMING IN
Every train is bringing in visitors and members of the Uniform Rank. They marched, led by a brass band, Mr Mitchell met friends on every side, and he was enthusiastically greeted. He has secured the palatial new cottage of Attorney James H Lott 804 N California street, for his friend and friends. It is a bright front place of the bungalow type. It is admirably furnished. Miss Chiles is located at the residence of Mrs James Carter 1927 Highland Place
BRIGHT OUTLOOK
The on look here is bright for a successful display of Pythianism. Crowds throng the streets. The bar rooms have signs "Welcome. K of F. Cool Beer on Draught." This is a significant greeting to this temperance organization. The parade and retreat at the Fair Grounds yesterday was a picturesque affair. It was under command of Colonel Illl. of Illness.
A NARROW ESCAPE
The magnificent Eighth Illinois Regiment Band constituted a feature Most of the troops for the khaki uniforms. One of the officers' horses fell and the rider narrowly escaped injury. It appeared that his left leg had been caught under the animal but both arose unhurt The darkness, came on and the men marched to camp. Two companies of Pythian cadets were in line.
THE ENCAMPMENT
The white tents present a picture esque appearance, while the officers are well located. It may be well to state that the lowering of the colors on that Sunday afternoon was also a feature. First class arrangements have been made for feeding the men Dr J H. Wardi has charge. In conjunction with Mr. Charles S. Nunn, who is R. prosperous huckster and farmer, and furnishes the catables from his own farm.
THAT INDIANA TEMPLE
The Pythian Temple here of the colored people is an attractive and substantial structure. It is well arranged and is well-nigh architecturally perfect. It is located on a corner similar to that of the Mechanics' Savings Bank in Richmond. The assignment committee was kept busy sending visitors to the places. Last night the moving picture shows did a good business.
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Mrs. Mary R. Rivers, of Atlanta Ga., is here visiting Mr. and Mrs. L. E Nichols, 792 North Fifth street. She will return Sept. 2, 1911.
Mrs. Eagle Johnsoh has been ill, but after being attended by Dr. J. O. Dawson, she rapidly recovered. Shu left Saturday, Aug. 19, for Ownton, Va., visiting her friends, where she will spend two weeks, and then leave for Washington, D. C.
IN MEMORIAM.
In sad, but loving, memory of our daughter, IRMA V BROWN, who departed this life August 29, 1907: Farewell, alas, our Irma, dear. Thy form lies cold and still. Thy death has caused a vacant place in our home this world can never fill.
We love her, yes, we love her. But the angels loved her more. And they sweetly called her To yonder Shining Shore MOTHER AND FATHER
Delegates Attending G. F. U. O. True Reformers.
Messrs Thomas A Randolph and
J G Fletcher, Baltimore, Md. Mr.
Joseph Cox, Cranford, N J ; Mrs.
Emma J Johnston and Mrs. Lucinda
Dow, Necke, Md.
Rov. G L. P. Talliaforro, D. D.
editor of the Christian Banner, Field
Secretary of New England Baptist
Missionary Convention was in the
city this week and called on us.
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Rev. W. F. Graham to Preach Farewell Sermon.
Rev W F Graham, D D, pastor of the Fifth Street Baptist Church, will preach his farewell sermon tomorrow morning and will give communion for the church in the afternoon
Rev Told to Preach.
Rev Wm W Todd, pastor of Washington Street Presbyterian Church of Reading Pa., who is in Richmond on his vacation, will supply the pulpit of the First Presbyterian Church Catherine and Monroe streets for one month.
Mr N B Blount, of Raleigh, N. C., called on us
Mrs Rosa Page has returned to her home in Richmond, after visiting her father and relations and friends of Louisa county, Va.
Rev J A Wright, of Amelia Courthouse, Va., was in the city this week.
Mr Joseph M Brown, of Perryman Md., called on us
Messrs Philip Galnes, John W. Staley Alexander-Hall Robert Carroll and Perry Leo Thomas were among the delegates from Washington D. C., attending the session of the G U O of True Reformers.
Prof R J. Daniel, of Rosslyn, Va., teacher of piano and organ and organist of Zion Baptist Church, was also a delegate to G P U. O of True Reformers.
Miss Pearl Addison, of Washington, D. C., spent last week visiting Miss Lillie K. Jackson, of 1200 W. Moore street. Misses Addison and Jackson loft the city Tuesday for Chesterfield, Va., where they will spend the rest of the summer.
Miss Lillie B. Wright and Miss Lillian B. Moore are visiting relatives and friends in Orange, N. J., and New York city.
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The House of the Whispering Pines
By ANNA KATHARINE GREEN
Copyright, 1919.
By Anna Katharine Koble
CHAPTER XXIX.
"STRAPY"
North in a sighloss stare from her to myself, muttering, and groaning and
WHY linger over the result? Arthur Cumberland's case was won before Mr. Fox arose to his feet. The usual routine was gone through. The judge's charge was short, but studiously impartial. When the jury filed out I said to myself, "They will return in fifteen minutes." They returned in ten with a verdict of acquittal. The demonstrations of joy which followed filled my ears and doubled left their impression upon my other senses, but my mind took in nothing but the apparition of my own form taking his place at the bar under circumstances less favorable to acquittal than those which had exonerated him.
I saw as never before how the testimony which had reinforced Carmel in my heart and won for her, and through her the sympathies of the whole people, had overthrown every specious reason which I and those interested in me had been able to advance in contradiction of the natural conclusion to be drawn from the damning fact of my having been seen with my fingers on Adelaide's throat. The horror attested me. I was reeling in my place on the edge of the crowd when I heard a quiet voice in my ear "Stendy! Their eyes will be soon to arthur, and then they will look at you."
Maurit, and then they will look at you.
It was Clifton, and his word came none too soon. I suffended under its quiet force and, taking his arm, let him lead me out of a side door, where the crowd was smaller and its attention even more absorbed.
I soon saw its cause—Carmel was entering the doorway from the street. She had come to greet her brother, and her face, quite unveiled, was beaming with beauty and joy. In an instant I forgot myself, forgot everything but her and the effect she produced upon those about her. No noisy demonstration here. Admiration and love were shown in looks and the low breathed prayer for her welfare which escaped from more than one pair of lips. She smiled and their hearts were beams; she essayed to move forward and the people crowded back as if at a queen's message, but there was no noise.
When she reappeared it was on Arthur's arm. I had not been able to move from the place in which we were
"BRADY! THIRD EYE WILL SOON BE OFF ARTHUR."
hemmed, nor had I wished to. I was hungry for a glance of her eye. Would it turn my way, and, if it did, would it leave a curse or a blessing behind it? In anxiety for the blessing, I was willing to risk the curse, and I followed her every step with hungry glances until she reached the doorway and turned to give another shake of the hand to Mr. Moffat, who had followed them. But she did not see me.
"I cannot miss it! I must catch her eye!" I whispered to Clifton. "Get me out of this. It will be several minutes before they can reach the sleigh. Let me see her for one instant face to face."
Clifton disapproved and made me aware of it, but he did my bidding nevertheless.
I had just time to see this sleigh and note the rejoicing face of Zadok leaning sideways from the box when I beheld her panso and slowly turn her head around and peer eagerly—and with what divine anxiety in her eyes—back over the heads of those thronging about her until her gaze rested fully and sweetly on mine. My heart leaped, then sank down, down into unutterable depths, for in that instant her face changed, horror seized upon her beauty and shook her frantic hold on Arthur's arm.
I heard words uttered very near me, but I did not catch them. I did feel, however, the hand which was laid strongly and with authority upon my shoulder, and, tearing my eyes from her face only long enough to perceive that it was Sweetwater who had thus arrested me.
She had never been told of the incriminating position in which I had been seen in the clubhouse. It had been carefully taken from her, and she had supposed that my acquittal in the public mind was as certain as Arthur's. Now she saw herself undeceived, and the reaction into doubt and mislery was too much for her, and I saw her sinking under my eyes.
"Let me go to horl!" I skrikked, utterly unconcerned with anything in the world but this tottering, fainting girl.
But Sweetwater's hand only tightened on my shoulder, while Arthur, with an awful look at me, his sister in his arms just as she fell to the ground before the aweing multitude.
But he was not the only one to kneel there. With a sound of love and misery impossible to describe Zedok had leaped from the box and had grooved at those dear feet, kissing the insensible hands and praying for those shut eyes to open. Even after Arthur had lifted her into the sleigh the man remained crutching where she had fall-
Birth in a slightness stare from her to myself, muttering, and groaning and totally unheeded of Arthur's commands to mount the box and drive home. Finally some one else stepped from the crowd and mercifully took the retina. I caught one more glimpse of her face with Arthur's bent tenderly over it; then the sleigh allipped away. An officer shook Zadok by the arm, and he got up and began to move aside. Then I had mind to face my own fate, and, looking up, I met Sweetwater'ye. It was quietly apologetic. "I only wished to congratulate you," said he, "on the conclusion of a case in which I know you are highly interested." Lifting his hat, he nodded affably and was gone before I could recover from my stupper. It was for Clinton to show his indignation. I was past all feeling. Fares as an afterpiece never appealed to me.
Would I have considered it farce if I could have heard the words which this detective was at that moment whispering into the district attorney's ears.
"Do you want to know who throttled Adalade Cumberland? It was not her brother; it was not her lover; it was her old and trusted coachman."
"Give me your reasons. They must be excellent ones. Sweetwater, or you would not risk making a second mistake in a case of this magnitude and publicity."
"Mr. Fox, they are excellent. But you shall judge of them. From the moment Miss Carmel Cumberland overthrow the very foundations of our case by her remarkable testimony I felt that my work wag only half done. It was a strain on credulity to believe Arthur guilty of a crime so prefaced, and the alternative which Mr. Moffat believed in, which you were beginning to believe in and perhaps are allowing yourself to believe in even now, never appealed to me.
"I allude to the very natural supplication that the act beheld by your man Clarke was a criminal act and that Ranelahel is the man really responsible for Miles Cumberland's death. Some instinct held me back from this conclusion as well as the incontrovertible fact that he could have had no hand in carrying that piece of broken bottle into the Cumberland stable or of dropping his engagement ring in the suggestive place where it was found. Where, then, should I look for the unknown, the unsuspected third party? Among the ten other persons who dropped something into that casket.
"Most of these were children, but I made the acquaintance of every one. I spent most of my Sunday that way; then, finding no clouded eye among them, I began a study of the Cumberland land servants, naturally starting with Zadok. For two hours I sat at his stable fire, talking and turning him inside out, as only we dejectives know how I found him actually over whelmed with grief—not the grief of a sane man, but of one in whom the very springs of life are poisoned by some dreadful remorse.
"He did not know he revealed this. He expressed himself as full of hope that his young master would be acquitted the next day. But I could see that this prospect could never still the worm working at his heart and resolved to understand why I left him so totally alone, but in reality shadowed him. The consequence was that in the evening dusk he led me to the cemetery, where he took up his watch at Miss Cumberland's grave, as if it were a Mecca and he a passionate devotee. I could hear his groans as he hung to the fence and spoke softly to the dead, and, though I was too far away to catch a single word, I felt confident that I had at last struck the right track and should soon see my way more clearly than at any time since this baffling case opened.
"But before I allowed my fancy to run away with me I put in an evening of inquiry. If this man had an absolute alibi what was the use of wasting effort upon him? But I could not find that he had, Mr. Fox. He went with the rest of the servants to the ball, which, you know, was held in Tibbitb's hall, on Ford street, and he was seen there later, dancing and making merry in a way not usual to him. But there was a space of time dangerously tallying with that of the tragic scene at the clubhouse when he was not seen by any one there.
"That piece of broken bottle—where was the rest of it? Sought for almost immediately after the tragedy, it had not been found at the Cumberland place or on the golf links. It had been looked for carefully when the first thaw came; but, though glass was pickled up, it was not the same glass. The task had become hopeless and ere long was abandoned.
"But with this idea of Zadok being the means of its transfer from the Whispering Pines to the house on the hill I felt the desire to look once more, and while court was in session this morning I started a fresh search—this time not on the golf links. Tibbitts hall communicates more quickly with the Whispering Pines by the clubhouse road than by the market one. So I directed my attention to the ground in front and on the cartside side of the driveways. And I found the neck of that bottle:
"Now, who would do this but Zadok who saw in it, he has said, a receptacle for some, nouns which he had."
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and Zadok—how had he carried it if it not in some pocket of his great contest? But glass edges make quick work, with pockets, and if this piece of bottle, had gone from the Whispering Pines to Tibbitt's hall and from there to the hill there should be some token of his work in Zadok's overcast pocket.
"This led me to look for those jokes, and as I had by this time instuined my way into his confidence by a free and cheerful manner which gave him a rest from his gloomy thoughts I soon had a chance to see for myself the condition of those pockets. The result was quite satisfactory. In one of them I found a frayed lining, easily explainable on the theory I had advanced. That pocket can be seen by you.
"But, Mr. Fox, I wanted some real proof. I wasn't willing to embarrass another man or to risk my own reputation on a hazard so blind as this without something really definite. A confession was what I wanted or such a breakdown of the man as would warrant police action. How could I get this?
"This man, guilty though he might be, loved this family and was broken hearted over the trouble in which he saw it plunged. Excused today from attendance at court, he was in constant telephonic communication with some friend of his who kept him posted as to the conduct of the trial and the probabilities of a favorable verdict.
"If the case had gone against Arthur we should have heard from his coachman—that I verily bellow—but when we all saw that he was likely to be acquitted I realized that some other course must be taken to shake Zadok from his new complacency, and I chose the most obvious one.
"Just when everything looked most favorable to their restored peace and happiness I shocked Miss Carmel and through her this Zadok into the belief that the whole agony was to be gone over again in the rearrest and consequent trial of the man she still loves in spite of all that has happened to separate them.
"He was not proof against this new responsibility. As she fainted he leaped from the box, and could I have heard the words he muttered in her ear I am sure that I should have that to give you which would settle this matter for all time. As it is I can only say that my own convictions are absolute. The rest remains with you."
"We will go seek the man," said Dis trict Attorney Fox.
THE moment I felt Sweetwater's hand lifted from my shoulder I sprang into the first hack I could find and bade the driver follow the Cumberland sleigh posthaste. I was determined to see Carmel and have Carmel see me. Whatever cold judgment might say against the meeting, I could not live in my present anxiety. If the thunderbolt which had struck her had spared her life and reason she must know from my own lips that I was not only a free man, but as innocent of the awful charge conceived in Sweetwater's action as was the brother, who had just been acquitted of it by the verdict of his peers.
I must declare this, and she must believe me. Nothing else mattered—nothing else in all the world. That Arthur might stop me, that anything could stop me, that not disturb my mind for a minute. All that I dreaded was that I might find myself too late, that this second blow might have proved to be too much for her and that I should find my darling dead or passed from me into that living death which was the harder punishment of the two. But I was spared this killing grief. When our two convoyances stopped it was in the driveway of her old home, and as I bounded upon the walk it was to see her again in Arthur's arms, but this time with open eyes and horror drawn features. "Carnell" rushed in a cry from my lips. "Don't believe what they say! I cannot bear it—I cannot bear it!"
She rounded, she looked my way said, struggling to her feet, beld back. Arth with one hand while she searched my face, and possibly searched her own soul, for answer to my plea. Never was moment more surcharged. Further word I could not speak. I could only meet her eyes with the steady, demanding look of a despairing heart, while Arthur, moved in every fiber of his awakened manhood, waited, think-
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"DON'T BELIEVE WHAT THEN SAY."
ing, perhaps, how few minutes had passed since he hung upon the words of a fellow being for his condemnation to death or release to the freedom which he now enjoyed.
A moment! But what an eternity
before I saw the rigid lines of her white, set free relax—before I marked the play of human if not womanly emotion break up the misery of her look and soften her lips into some semblance of their old expression. Love might be dawn friendship, even, be a thing of the past, but consideration was still alive, and in another instant it spoke in these trembling senses, unfixed across a threshold made sacred by a tragedy involving our three lives:
"Come in and explain yourself. No man should go unheard. I know you will not come where Adelade's spirit yet lingers if you cannot bring hands clean from all actual violence."
I motions my driver away, and as Carmel drew back out of sight I caught at Arthur's arm and faced him with the query:
"Are you willing that I should enter? I only wish to declare to her and to you an insistence I have no means of proving, but which you cannot disbelieve if I swear it, here and now, by your sister Carmel's sacred disguement. Such deprivacy could not exist as such a yow from the lips guilty of the crime you charge me with. Look at me, Arthur. I concaled you; now consider me."
Quickly he stepped back. "Enter," said be.
It was some minutes later—I cannot say how many—that one of the servants disturbed us by asking if we knew anything about Zadok.
"He has not come home," said he, "and here is a man who wants him." "What man?" asked Arthur.
"Oh, that detective chap. He never will leave us alone."
I arose. In an instant enlightenment had come to me. "It's nothing," said I, with my eyes on Carmel, but the gesture Ifurtely made Arthur said otherwise.
A few minutes later we were both in the driveway "We are on the brink of a surprise," I whispered. "I think I understand this Sweetwater now."
Arthur made none, and the detective, after sending the Cumberland's second man before him to light up the stable, disappeared beneath the great door, whether we more slowly followed him. "Not here, came in a about from above as we stepped in from the night air, and in a few minutes the detective came running down the stairs, baffled and very ill at ease. Suddenly he encountered my eye. "Oh, I know!" he cried and started for the gate. "I am going to follow him." I confided to Arthur. "Look for me again tonight, or at least expect a message. If fortune favors us, as I now expect, we two shall sleep tonight as we have not slept for months." And, waiting for no answer, not even to see if he comprehended my meaning, I made a run for the gate and soon came up with Sweetwater.
"To the cometry?" I asked. "Yes; to the cometry."
And there we found him in the same place where we had seen him before, but not in the same position. He was sunken now to the ground, but his face was pressed against the rails, and in his stiff, cold hand was clutched a letter which afterward we read.
Let it be read by you here. It will explain the mystery which came near destroying the lives of more than Adelaide:
"No more unhappy wretch than I goes to his account. I killed her who had shown me only goodness and will be the death of others if I do not confess my dreadful, my unsuspected secret. This is how it happened. I cannot give reasons. I cannot even ask for pardon.
"That night, just as I was preparing to leave the stable to join the other servants on their ride to Tibbitt's hall, the telephone ring, and I heard Miss Cumberland's voice. 'Zadok,' she said, and at first I could hardly understand her, I am in trouble. I want help, and you are the only one who can aid me."
"I had been with her many years and I loved her as well as I could love anybody, though you won't think it when I tell you my whole story. What she wanted was this: I was to go to the ball just as if nothing had happened, but I was not to stay there. As soon as I could I was to slip out to get a carriage from some nearby stable and hurry back up the road to meet her and take her where she would tell me or, if I did not meet her, to wait two houses below hers till she came along. She would not want me long and very soon I could go back and have as good a time as I pleased. But she would like me to be secret, for her errand was not one for gossip, even among her own servants. I even tried to do better and be even more secret about it than she expected. Instead of going to a stable, I took one of the rigs which I found fastened up in the big shed alongside the ball, and, being so fortunate as not to attract anybody's attention by this business, I was out on the road and half way to the Whispering Pines before Helen and Maggie could wonder why I had not asked them to dance.
"A few minutes later I was on the hill, for the horse I had chosen was a fast one, and I was just turning into our street when I was passed by Mr. Arthur's gray mare and cutter. This made me pull up for a minute, for I hadn't expected this, but on looking ahead and seeing Miss Cumberland peering from our own gateway I drove quickly and took her up.
"I was not so much astonished as you would think to be ordered to follow fast after the mare and cutter and to stop where it stopped. That was all she wanted to follow that cutter, and to stop where it stopped. Well, it stopped at the clubhouse, and when she saw it turn in there I heard her give a little gasp.
"Walt! she whispered. 'Walt till she has had time to get out and go in. Then drive in, too, and help me to find my way into the building after her.'"
"And than I knew it was Mire Carr
mel we End been following. Before I thought it was Mr. Arthur.
"Presently she pulled me by the sleeve. I bearded the door shut," said she, and I. was a little frightened at her voice, but I was full of my importance and went on doing just as she had me do. Driving in after the outer, I drew up into the shadows, where the gray mare was hid, and then, reaching out my hand to Miss Cumberland, I helped her out and went with her as far as the door. You may go back now, said she. "If I survive the night I shall never forget this service, my good Zadok." And I saw her lift her hand to the door, then fall back, white and trembling, in the moonlight. "I can't. she whispered over and over. 'I can't—I can't.' "Shall Knoel? I asked.
"No, no.' she whispered back: "I want to go in quietly. Let's see if there's no other way. Run about the house. Zadok. I will submit to any humiliation, only find me some entrance other than this. She was shaking so and her face looked so ghastly in the moonlight that I was
PARKER
IN HIS STIFF, COLD HANDS WAS CLUTCHED
A LETTER.
afraid to leave her. But she made me
a gesture of such command that I ran
quickly down the stops and so round
the house till I came to a shed over
the top of which I saw a window
partly open.
"Could I get her up on to the shed? I thought I could and went hurrying back to the big entrance where I had left her. She was still there, shivering with the cold, but just as determined as ever. 'Come,' I whispered; I have found a way."
"She gave me her hand, and I led her around to the sheed. She was like a snow woman, and her touch was too itself. 'Wait till I get a box or board or something,' I said. Hunting about, I found a box leaning against the kitchen side, and, bringing it, I helped her up and soon had her on a level with the window.
"As she made her why in she turned and whispered to me: 'Go back now. Carmel has a horse and will see me home. You have served me well, Zadok.'"
"I nodded, and she vanished into the darkness. Then I should have gone, but my curiosity was too great. I wanted to know just a little more. Two women in this desolate and bitterly cold clubhouse! What did it mean? "I could not restrain myself from following her in and listening for a few minutes to what they had to say. But I did not catch much of it, and when I heard other sounds from some place below and recognized these sounds as a man's heavy footsteps coming up the rear stairs I got a fright at being where I should not be and slipped into the first door I found, expecting this man to come out and join the ladies. "But he did not. He just lingered for a moment in the hall I had left; then I heard him clamber out of the window and go. I now know that this was Mr. Arthur. But I did not know it then, and I was frightened for the horse I had run off with and so got out of the building as quickly as I could.
"And all might yet have been well if I had not found lying on the snow at the foot of the shed a bottle of whisky such as I had never drunk and did not know how to explain. Catching it up, I ran about the house to where I had left my rig. It was safe, and in my relief at finding it I knocked off the head of the bottle and took a long drink.
"Then I drank again; then I sat down in the snow and drank again. In short, I nearly finished it; then I became confused. I looked at the piece of broken bottle in my hand, took a fancy to its shape and, breaking off a bit more, thrust it into one of my big pockets; then I staggered up-to the horse, but I did not untie him.
"Curiosity seized me again, and I thought I would take another look at the ladies-perhaps they might want me-perhaps-I was pretty well confused, but I went back and crawled once more into the window.
"This time the place was silent—not a sound, not a breath—but I could see a faint glimmer of light. I followed this glimmer. Still there was no sound.
"I came to an open door. A couch was before me, heaped with cushions. A long ray of moonlight had shot in through a communicating door, and I could see everything by it. This was where the ladies had been when I listened before, but they were not here now.
"Weren't they? Why did I tremble so, then, and stare and stare at those cushions? Why did I feel I must pull them away, as I presently did? I was mad with liquor and might easily have imagined what I there saw, but I did not think of this then. I believed what I saw instantly. Miss Cumberland was dead, and I had discovered the crime. She had killed herself—no; she had been killed!"
"Should I yell out murder? No, no. I could be sorry without that. I would not yell. Mistresses were plenty. I had liked her, but I need not yell. There was something else I could do. "She had a ring on her finger—a ring that for months I had fingered over and watched as I had never watched and gloated over any other beautiful thing in my life. I wanted it—I had always wanted it. It was before me for the taking now. I should be a fool to leave it there for some other wretch to piffer. I had loved her. I would love the ring.
"Reachin' down, I took it. I drew
ik from her finger. I put it. ik is my
name."
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Pocket. I-God in heaven, the eyes I had seen glassed in death were looking at me!
"She was not dead; she had been witness of the theft. Without a thought of what I was doing my hands closed round her throat. It was drink, fright, terror at the look she gave me, which made me kill her, not my real self. My real self could have shrieked when in another instant I saw my work.
"But shrieking would not bring her back, and it would quite ruin me. Miss Carmel was somewhere near. I heard her now at the telephone. In another minute she would come out and meet me. I dared not linger.
"Tossing back the pillows, I stumbled from the place. Why I was not heard by my young mistress I do not know. Hor cars were deaf, just as my eyes were half blind. In a half hour I was dancing with the mids, telling them of the pretty stranger with whom I had been sitting out an hour of fun in a quiet corner. They beloved me, and not a particle of suspicion has any man ever had of me since.
"But others have had to suffer, and that has made hell of my nights. I restored the ring to my poor mistress, but even that brought harm to one I had no quarrel with. But he has escaped conviction, and if I thought Mr. Ranelagh would also escape I might have courage to live out my miserable life and seek to make amends in the way she would have me.
"But I fear for him. I fear for Miss Carmel. Never could I testify in another trial which threatened her peace of mind. I see that, instead of being the selfish stoker of her sister's happiness, as I had thought, she is an angel from whom all future suffering should be kept.
"This is my way of sparing her. Perhaps it will help her sister to forgive me, when we meet in the world to which I am now going."
THE END
TWO AVIATORS FALL TO INSTANT DEATH Badger Crushed Under Machine and Johnstone Drowns.
Two fatalities in the great international aviation meet, held in Chicago, happening less than an hour apart, caused the death of William R. Hadden, the wealthy aviation enthusiast, of Pittsburg, and St. Croix Johnstone, the latter meeting death when he fell into Lake Michigan and was drowned. Johnstone's fall was the more specacular fall of the two, he having an cended to a great height in a Mantis machine and was out over the lake gracefully cutting through the air, when the engine exploded, causing the machine to take a swift drop into the lake. The aviator struck the water about three miles from shore and made a few foeble efforts to swim to wards the motor boats that were running to his rescue, but sank before help could reach him. His body was later recovered.
Badger participated in the most purely as an animateur he was precipitated from his aerophile, when it doubled up like a piece of paper, while doing a "dip" at a height of 150 feet. Badger's head was pierced by the ends of several broken rods when aviator and machine struck the ground. His neck was broken when he was removed from under the wreckage and he died on the way to the hospital. Both fatalities were witnessed by thousands of people who had attended the meet. Robinson, in the hydroplane, identified the machine in the water as that
of Johnstone. He said he was near Johnstone and saw Johnstone's engine explode. The plane fell rapidly into the water, but Johnstone leaped out before it struck.
Robinson says he was not more than 100 yards from Johnstone when the engine exploded.
"I started for him, but the engine dropped through the frame of the plane, the planes folded up and in thirty seconds Johnstone and his machine were under water. He seemed to try to dive from the wreckage but was unable to free himself. Although I hovered over the spot where he disappeared for ten minutes his body did not come to the surface. The engine sank into the water, but one corner of the biplene remained near the surface of the lake."
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Captain Howard Killa Belt
Captain Howard Killis Belfast,
Captain John Euger Howard died in
Baltimore, Md., from the effects of
a self-inflicted wound last Friday.
For some time he had been in ill
health and his relatives believe that
the act was due to this cause.
Captain Howard was eighty-four years
old, a grandson of General John Euger
Howard of Revolutionary fame, and
a grandson of Francis Scott Key,
author of "The Star Spangled Banner."
Boy Killed by Soul Tlp.
Struck on the back of the neck by a foul tip while watching a base ball game on the diamond of the Northeast Manual Training school in Philadelphia, Harry Greenwood, twelve years old, died instantly. He had been playing in the game and was standing near the catcher
Awakes From Trance and Dles.
After remaining in a trance for twenty-one days, during which time she was operated on for cancer of the stomach without an anaesthetic being used, Mrs Mary Walingky, of Wilkes-Barre, Pa. awakened and died a few minutes afterward.
Found Gold Under Barn.
T T Midee, a Johnson county farmer near Iowa City, la, un earched on his farm $3050 in $10 and $20 gold pieces. The coins, in baking powder bans, were found under an old barn which Mr Midee was tearing down. They were probably placed there by his father, who died four years ago. None of the coins bear a date later than 1899.
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To Probe Iowa Peplientiary.
To Proof Iowa Penitentiary.
Governor Carroll has ordered an investigation to be made into the alleged improper conditions at the Iowa penitentiary at Fort Madison. Mistreatment of prisoners, unsanitary conditions and general negligence are alleged in charges which will be inquired into by a commission headed by Attorney General Cosson.
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Will Fire 21 Guns if Boy is Born
Pantelia L. Cafourde, a Greek,
appeared before the board of safety
in Indianapolis and asked permission
to fire twenty-one guns when an
expected male heir would arrive. Cafourde said he would not fire the salute if his heir was a girl. Permission was granted.
Two Killed In Race Blot
Two persons were killed, two mottally wounded and others custalized less serious injuries in a fight between white men and Chinese at Huxford, Cal.
Killed by Bee Sting.
The sting of a bee proved fatal to George P. Putney, of Ullity, N. H., who was stung while gathering blueberries. He died before he could get home.
SATURDAY .....AUG. 20, 1911
JOHNSON REPUDIATES
STORIES THAT HIS FIGHT
WITH JEFFRIES WAS
PREARRANGED.
(By Jno. Arthur ("Jack") Johnson)
I had better hurry my readers along to my mooting with James J. Joffries, which. I think. I may say, was the most important boxing contest that has ever taken place in the history of the ring.
You see, it's this way. So many utterly true stories have appeared in the newspapers to the effect that the match was an arranged affair, and so on and so forth, that I should just like to correct these false reports.
So here goes! First and formost, let me say that the match was a thoroughly genuine affair. We were both out to win at all costs, and any one who still persists in the delusion that "Mr. Arrangement" played even the slightest part in the biggest fast encounter on record is hugging ultrasound worse than a nightmar.
For the winner a fortune was waiting, and that fact alone, in these mercenary days, should have gone far to cleanse the affair of any underhand suggestions. But it didn't, as I well know, for even today there are boxing experts who would seem to doubt the genuineness of the big show at Rono.
But these people, I think, must be in a trance, for no two men were keener on winning that fight than were respectively James T. Jeffries and your humble servant, John Arthur Johnson, as they were introduced to the huge crowd, stripped and trained to the minute for the fray, on one of the most sweltering days I can ever recall.
JEFF WAS CERTAIN OF VICTORY
You see, Joffries had hitherto always sided-stepped me, and when at last he did consent to meet me every thinking man should have realized that this concession on his part must have meant two things—firstly, that he was dead sure of winning, and, secondly, that he was out to fight on the level every inch of the way.
A man with an unbeaten record does not emerge from retirement unless he is personally convinced that, barring accidents, his unbeaten record will still continue; so right here let me pledge my word that the Joffries-Johnson match was as straight a fight as has ever been contested since boxing became recognized as one of the finest sports in the world. Eight years before the contest—in 1902, to be accurate—Joffries, although refusing to meet me himself, nevertheless formed the idea that he might make his brother Jack his successor to the championship in
the ring, and, accordingly, I was matched with Mastor Jack, who proved dead easy, as after four pretty brisk rounds, I put him to sleep in the fifth.
At the time it was thought that big James would seek revenge, but he did not so, for he never said a word about fighting me, but drew the cofar line harder than ever. So that, in one way and another, you can see that public interest in the meeting between us had been pretty well worked up for years by force of circumstances—and Jeffries' refusal to tackle me.
HOW HATTLE WAS WAGED.
And now to the actual match it self:
The fight went pretty much as I figured it would. Jeffries fainted a bit, and then tried the 'clinching game. I was ready, and we did a lot of pulling about, landing only a few punches in the Great round. Jeffries crouched and lot out at long range in the second; but I dodged him, and got home left and right, and we had another clinch. We wrestled a bit, and I was feeling very comfortable.
Mr. Jeffries was pushing me about, but I was feeling quite fresh and got equally able to hit him when I wanted to, while, though he was looking happy so he could tell that he wasn't going to beat me for strength. He was fighting the way I wanted him to, so I didn't see any reason for a change. We wrestled a lot more in the third. I could tell that things were going my way. Jeffries seemed happy and easy in his mind.
But, on the other hand, Mr. Jas. J. Corbett, who was one of Joff's seconds, was beginning to get anxious. He had been talking to me all the time, trying to locate that cowardice of maze, I supposed, but he was telling Joff to take it easy, which showed that he was noticing that the roughing game wasn't going to pay against me.
Joffries started out to cut me down in the fourth, which was about the only round he did really well. But he didn't do no very much harm except when he opened that old cut and got him home, some hard ones on my body as well, and I went back to the ropes at times; but I was going back as he struck so the blows didn't tell as the crowd thought they did.
He started out confidently next time, rather as though he mount trying to hit me or my feet. I didn't reckon that he would, but it was just as well to avoid raks, so I blocked his left, and let him have it from both hands, cutting his mouth, and bringing him into another clench. I uppercut him as well, and this made him above me about. I went quite easily, but the work and the heat lived. Jeff more than it did me, and my name was slitting me.
CORBERT TALKED INCESSANTLY
By the way, I must tell you that throughout the fight from the word
"Got!" Corbett kept up a running fire of taunting remarks levelled at me, but that sort of stuff didn't worry your dumble a little bit. I just smiled at him, and chatted him back, and if I may say so, I don't think Jim got much the host of the parapente contest. Once, when Jeff got a good stiff poke on the jaw, he tried to shake off the effects of the punch by jigging up and down a bilt. It is an old trick, used to throw your opponent off his guard when he really has you badly stuck.
Woll Jeff never much of a footwork artist, didn't deludo me a little bit. As a matter of fact, he did his little jig stops so awkwardly that I burst out laughing, dropped my hands, stepped back as if to give Jim plenty of space, and said: "Good! That's funny! Do that again, Mistah Jeffries!" And with that I just stood there and waited to see if Jeff was going to entertain me with a few more fancy steps. A little humor introduced into a prize-fight varies the monotony of things quite a lot.
I have been told that the fact that Billy Dolaney was in any other corner but his own well nigh broke Jeff's heart, for Dolaney had been with him in all his other big fights. I understand that some silly little rumpus had separated the two, and Jeff, so Corbett afterwards said, couldn't get over the fact that Dolaney was planning a battle against him, as he had planned against all the men whom Jeff had beaten when at the zenith of his career.
Anyway, Dolaney looked over at the snatch, and said: "Why don't you smile. Corbett was obviously attuned for an answer. He had run himself out, so to speak, and he morally blunted out: "Bill, he who laughs last laughs best." I forget who laughed last, but I have a kind of an idea that it wasn't Corbett.
STARTED AFTER JEFF IN
'ELEVENTH.
But to come back to the fight. Things wont along pretty comfortably for me right up to the eleventh round. After that the rest does not need much telling. I went all out for Jeff from the eleventh round—but, though he was weak and badly beaten, he was still so strong that I didn't judge it wise to take any chances. He was almost blind, and badly cut about, but, though I landed all sorts of uppercasts and hit him hard, he wouldn't drop till the fifteenth round.
I nearly had him down twice in the fourteenth, but he still staggered at me in the next, and struggled up to his feet twice after going down. He was counted out twice, as you know, and I might have cut that last knockout out, but I didn't want to take chances in a wringle.
Yes. I was a bit sore when they introduced Mr. Joffries as the champion, world, because, you see, I fancied that the title belonged to me all right. Well, I did now, you know, so I am not grumbling about it at all any more.
Pathos in connection with a boxing contest seems a strange introduction, doesn't it? And yet Corbett himself said that he noticed several things which struck him as pathetic in the extreme.
"The saddeat moment at the ringside," said, after the fight, "was when I can hit Jim's brother Jack over to me in the fight round, and said, 'Jack, your brother' whipped. What are we going to do?"
"For heaven's sake, do something, Jim!' he answered. 'Let's do something. We can't let that black follow knock my brother out. Make Jim lose the fight on a foul."
coming.
"Jack," Corbett said. Jim is as weak as a baby. He couldn't even win on a foul if he wanted to. He hasn't strength enough left to hit a foul blow, even though he might think of it.
"I shall not forget in a hurry the few minutes we spent with Jeff in his dressing room while waiting for the word to start for the ring," Corbett added later on. "We could hear the shouts of the mob and the thunders of applause that greeted the various celebrities who were being introduced.
"Jeff listened in sullen silence. He was like a man in a trance. We tried to keep up a running line of funny talk, but Jeff wouldn't come out of that awful france he seemed to have fallen into.
"And then, to cap it all, that Reno brass band got into the ring and started to play. "Just before the battle, mother."
"I never knew just what that tune meant before, and I stole a look Jeff's way. The big follow was bount over, fumbling at his shoe laces, and I could see the big tears pattering down on the backs of his big, brawny fists. That tune, coming when it did, helped more than anything else to send Jeff into the ring in a complete state of collapse," was Jeffries's second final comment on the preliminaries which preceded the fight.
"I should like here to remove the delusion; which would seem to be particularly prevalent, that Jeffrier did not show any real gameness. This, I can assure, is quite a mistake, for Jeff took a lot of punishment. Don't let there be any misunderstanding on that point. Mr. Jeffries fought a square fight and a game battle, and never at any time did I feel that it would be safe to take chances with a man of his boxing ability and great strength.
HAD TO WEAR JIM DOWN
Once or twice I thought I had him finished, but I at once found out that I was figuring things out on the wrong lines altogether, for he soon pulled round, and came at me so savagely that I was not at all certain that he would not be able to do it again. That was my reason for wearing him down, and trying to get him to beat himself, so to speak, before I went in to put the finishing touches.
And now having, I hope, cleared away a number of utterly mistaken ideas which would seem to exist with regard to the big match, I don't think there is much lust for me to say about it, except that it brought me a sunt which many people would doubtless regard as a comfortable fortune. This I netted as my share of the purse as the winner, but I am happy to say that the little one
count has been considerably augmented by music hall fees, which have totaled up in quite a pleasing manner: as, shortly after the memorial July 4, I started on a tour throughout the States at a salary which, I believe, is an easy record.
All the same, I don't want a single member of the public to form the conclusion that I have developed into a mere music hall showman, a drawing room boxer, for such is not the case.
I am merely fulfilling music hall engagements until some one worthy for, between ourselves, I've a kind of feeling that I'd like to have another go; and the sooner the opportunity comes the better shall I be to do so steps up and hands me out a real, genuine challenge. When that comes along I shall be real glad, pleased.
Colonel Button has explained that no questions were asked him in the grand jury room indicating the least
REBELS WIN IN HAYTI
Port-au-Prince, Aug. 2.—The revolution in Hayti has triumphed. President Antolina Simon fied the capital today and took refuge on board the Haitian cruiser 17 Decembre, formerly the yacht American. With him are his wife and children and a number of his followers.
The 17 Decembro lies in the harbor tonight, and it is believed Simon is awaiting the arrival of a foreign merchantman on which he can take passage for St. Thomas, Danish West Indies, or Jamaica.
On all sides the capital is invested by followers of Gen. Firmin, one of the revolutionary leaders. The city itself is in the hands of a committee of safety, and there is no general disorder. Tonight numerous shots were heard, but those are believed to have been fired only in celebration of the overthrow of the Simon administration. Foreign interests are believed to be secure.
FATAL RIOT ON·WHARE
None of the foreign battleships have landed their blue jackets. The departure of the aged president was not without disorder, however, for as he was embarking at the wharf, there was a riotous demonstration in which the former president's chamberlain, Deputy Prin. of Jeremiah, and five other persons were killed, and Clementina Simon, his daughter, and six other persons were wounded. The injuries of Miss Simon are slight.
President Simon left the palace at 4 o'clock this afternoon, after he had been informed that one wing of the revolutionary army, commanded by General Porale, had denied his request for three days in which to secure the safety of the city. The general informed the French and British Ministers, who went out yesterday to parley with him that owing to recent summary executions by Simon's order the president must leave the capital immediately or otherwise he would attack the city without delay.
URGE SIMON TO DEPART
The German and Cuban Ministers who want to Croix Des Bouquets on a similar errand found the ebolo commander there, Gon. Duccaste, disposed to grant the truce, provided a committee of safety was appointed. In view of the attitude of Gon. Porale, however, it was deemed best that Simon immediately lay down the reins of government and leave the city.
Promptly at 4 o'clock Simon came out of the main entrance of the palace. Over his shoulder the old man, almost to the last had declared that he would fight to the end, and, if necessary, die in harness, carried his rifle. With head erect he marched down to the wharf. At his side walked his daughter, Clementina. Other members of his family, however, previously had taken refuge on board the 17 December.
WOMEN MOB DAUGHTER
As Simon and his daughter gained the wharf there was a rush of the mob that had gathered to witness the departure. Miss Simon was in the centre of the attack and several women, howling and shrrieking, succeeded in pulling off her hat. Chief of Police Saint Lo rushed to the rescue and led the young woman away from the infuriated crowd toward a schooner, the Bradford G. French. On the gang-plank Deputy Prin offered his arm to Miss Simon. As he did so an enraged man rushed up, and pressing the barrel of his rifle fairly into the deputy's face, fired. Prin dropped in his tracks, dead. Firing became promiscuous and before it ceased two other persons had been killed and six wounded. When the presidential party had boarded the schooner it ran out into the harbor and alongside the 17 Decrombor, on which they took refuge. Among those with Simon, who will accompany him in oxillo, are Gon. Monplaisir, aminister of war, and Minister of the Interior Sylvain.
COMMITTEE OF SAFETY
The committee of public safety, which tonight is in charge of the capital, is made up of perons prominent in the republic, among whom Judge Lechaud, president of the court of cession; Judge Gauvin, Senator Logger, former Haitian minister to Washington; Tanorodo Auguste, a former cabinet minister, and Dr. Louis Audain.
Antoine Simon assumed the presidency of Haiti in December, 1908, after Nord Alexis had been deposed, and on December 17 was regularly elected as the executive by congress.
Cape Haitien, Haiti, Aug. 2.—The American cruiser Chester satied today for Port-au-Prince.
News of the embarkation of President Simon was received here with cooilings. The city is calm, but there is considerable anxiety as to who will be chosen insurgent.
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GRAND JURY MAY
REPORT TOMORROW
(Richmond, Va., News Leader, Aug.
7, 1911)
The grand jury investigating the
True Reformers frauds is near the
end of its inquiry.
The jury returned to the
court room at 1 o'clock this
afternoon and was adjourned until
10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
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Until today each sitting lasted until 2 P. M. The early adjournment is therefore construed to mean that the body has about completed its investigation and only the preparation of the report remains to occupy the attention of the investigator.
To set at rest the rumors regarding the state insurance bureau and, as a matter of justice to Colonel Button, the grand jury has with the clerk of the Husking Court to be spread on the records the following resolution:
"Whereas, an eventing paper of this city published Friday, Aug. 4, a statement to the effect that the insurance department of Virginia was to be investigated by this grand jury, and whereas this statement which was wholly without foundation has been telegraphed to other papers in justice to the Stata Department of Insurance, we deem it proper so say that this grand jury never had any intention of investigating the insurance department of Virginia and that no evidence of facts were at any time introduced to this jury which would in the remotest degree call for any investigation of the conduct of that department. Such an investigation had never been broached by any member of the grand jury."
The News Leader is glad to give the fullest publicity to the resolution of the grand jury printed above in regard to the alleged proposal to investigate the State bureau of insurance. In an article appearing August 4 in the noon edition The News Leader stated that the grand jury would investigate the State bureau of insurance for negligence in not closing up earlier the insurance branch of the True Reformers. The source from which this information came was thought to be entirely trustworthy and The News Leader, in giving currency to that statement felt that it was only antipolling by a brief space the news of the occurrence that was inevitable.
Before the next edition of The News Leader went to press the report that Insurance Commissioner Button was being criticized by the grand jury was wholly denied, and this denial was given equal publicity. Now comes the formal report of the grand jury, from which it appears that the information of The News Leader in the first instance was untrue and that no action by the grand jury intended to criticize the State insurance bureau was taken or intended.
The News Leader is sincerely sorry that it should have given currency even in one edition to a report that Colonel Joseph Button or the bureau under his direction would be judicially investigated.
We desire to express our deep regret to Colonel Button for that publication, which it now appears was unfounded. —Editor.
More than 30,000 colored people in Richmond and more than 600,000 throughout the United States are awaiting with eager interest the result of the probing—for there are upward of 3,000 subordinate fountains of the Grand Fountain and the membership of the Order of True Reformers is spread over twenty-sight different States.
SYMPATILY GENERAL
Sympathy for the hundreds of poor, illiterate and trusting negroes, whose deposits in the True Reformors' Bank, representing the savings of years, were pilfered by dishonest officers, is general among the white citizens of Richmond. Their interest in the hunting down of the guilty is likewise keen.
Colonel Joseph Button, State commissioner of insurance, conferred briefly with Captain Charles F. Taylor, foreman of the investigating body, just before the grand jury was reconvened by Judge Witt in the Hustings Court chamber, at 11 o'clock this morning. Colonel Button also had a talk with Commonwealth's Attorney Folkes.
shadow of suspicion on the part of the grand jury as to official negligence in the office of the bureau of insurance.
FRAUD SEARCH RESUMED.
The grand jury resumed its search for fraud and corruption shortly after 10 o'clock this morning. The investigating body had summoned only one new witness for today. The investigators may report to the court tomorrow, although it is not improbable that the inquiry will be continued through the first half of the week.
The grand jury's personnel is as follows: Charles F. Taylor (foreman) H. W. Rummenitz, Gittlinger, T. L. Blanton Robert Hitterson, Jr. E. S. Rose, Colonel John S. Harwood, A Echel, B T. Vadon and Abraham Cooley.
Walter R. Griffin, of Washington, chairman of the examining board of the True Reformers appointed to ferre out the guilty and bring them to justice, is closely following every stage of the grand jury inquiry, With A. Humbles, of Lynchburg; J. Thos. Newsome, of Newport News, and other prominent negroes, Griffin appears at the city hall at each setting of the investigators and remains until the hour of adjournment.
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The PLANET is read all over this country and in foreign lands.
A colored man calling himself,
"Captain John E. Simpson" and at
times sailing under other names has
been persistently swimming both
white and colored people in Norfolk.
Portsmouth, Newport News and
Phoebus. His plan has been to
represent that he has money in a col-
ored bank in this city. He gets his
victim to write to John Mitchell, Jr.,
President and tell him to send him
six hundred and fifty "ollas" or some
like amount at once to the person
who is writing the letter or advancing
him a small sum of money until
he has gotten his money from Rich-
mond.
He alleges that he is captain of a sailing vessel, which according to his letters has been lost near Thimble Light off Buckroe Boach and as he has been carrying on this kind of swindling for about two years, that boat is presumably wrecked every two or three weeks. He asks that the letter be sent to him in caro of the person who advances the money. He never comes back to see if the money comes as he directs. We have written continuously to the people, who send these letters, but we have had quite a time to keep up with him.
Keep clear of Captain John E. Simpson or anybody who looks like him.
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The predicament of Prenident Wit
Hain He Taft wilt be appreciated by
every citizen who has watched the
Grend of events during the past tee
yearn Ho formed combination
arith the Democrats and insuegen
Republicans to fore through meas
ures In Congres which were oppor
« ed by tho majority of his party In both
brauches of Congress — Ite thought
thie victory wax the bextuning of
hls troubles. He gave the Demo:
+ eratle managers and thelr associates
a “clean Dill.” complimenting them
upon their patriotixm and commond-
tng. thom to tho country
With thie diploma pinned to tholr
coat-talls, they immediately began to
pase tari’ meanures, which ho hiin~
Golt bad approved with hia mouth
and whlch ho wan forced to disap-
prove with hfe pon, thu humiliating
and vollttitng bim in a manner that
would bave ploasod his bitterest one-
my. ‘They forced bim te voto the
bill for tho admission of Now Mex-
teo and “Arizona as now States It
was thought thet at least one of
these would declarg allegiance to the
Ropubiican Party. But by tacking
on tho recall of Judges feature, Pres-
Mont Taft was forced to veto both
meanuror, and this tins made enough
voters angry to cnaure the succods
of the Democratic Party In both .
Buates.
President Taft will, in all proba-r;
bitity, bo nominated by the next Na- |
Ulonal Republican Convention. Ax to
whother ho can be olected will de- ¢
pond upon the attitude of Hon, Wil-
liam J. Bryon and bin associates to- |
ward tho ticket Io may bo ablo ¢
to dofont It, and yet thore te a prob- ;
ability that should a conservative ;
Domoerat of tho Governor Harmon |
type bo nominated, thore may be }
cnough dlsattected fopubliean votes
to ororcome the handicap of Br. |
Bryan's opposition. Tho outlook, t
thoreforo, 1s problematical. sboull {
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require a vory popular Republican j
to lead tho Republican coborts to
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f the contestant, IC ts a question o
mone alde-as to whether you are o
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Democrat,
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have been Democrats aro shouting
for Taft, and white men who bare
doen” Republicans are yelling ror
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and thon couserrative moa will bo
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throw tho welght of thelr tndvence,
and thereby detormine the namo of
Wo next occuppat’ of tho Whito
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THAT PENNSYLVANIA LYNCH
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“[eingio perpetrator of the outray
and fendish murder, coupled wit
af tho* fact that some of the membe
got thy voroner ® Jury are alleged |
g bave witnessed the Lynching, 1
Sfenuse much adverse eritictsm, .
fonts thronzhou? tw North, tn
Chrougtiput the South nw well. Thor
havo Ween few exseptions to Ful
J} where Bemocratic Governors wit
sJantipathy to the Xegrues have faite
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the majesty of the kw, There ar
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sberlits have fired Into mobs, Kittin
many, who by Uts wetbud could bi
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that they were primarily standin
fur tho majesty of Uke iu and to
the upholding of tts authoray 1
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idevjrod, inuch dlecuasod, bad’ bogus
|1a“earnest.
|, Finding: tn tho pleas of counse
Re adequate causo for further con
{tauunce, the court, denying all ure
tious looring to delay, proceodod
forthwith to arralgo the prisonor and
exhaust two vonires, finally closing
x Jong and erentful but tiresome
day with tweige men tn the Jury box
and with the prospect of a spoedy
comysletion of the panel when. the
heurlug {a rexumed at gon. tomor.
row “Calwent of all inGeho ‘maldst
of the furey caused by bis own ap-
pearance, JH at ose orcastonally, a
fone might expect, but fa ao sone ac-
rlounly disturbed by the wondering
Js rutiny “that dogged bie every
movement and even hls every glance
Ueattiv sat through tbe droary bours
somettines tuterested {a tho. montat
meanderings of a Soundoring. tales-
fan but for tho most. part. toying
With a mews whect oF else omiltagiy
bolng over Ita contents, While the
teri: ploddes through the amazing
lent of an tudietment “heavily
Wel:tited with legal phraseology. bo
stuvhl at bis ease. soberefacod, but
hever flinching, heurlug the horrible
stor) of m hortible crime without a
tremor or the Mckgr of a tid, Thea
Inari and quickly, before counsel
coud check bli, ho auawered, Junt
a trary of resentivegt showing in his
Molle For i mimient iiore he stood
willy a perfunctory motion to queen
the Indictment vas made and dented,
ud thea again answered as evenly
stud au calinly. ae at Mest
"Not Railty
Hest hin was bis aged father,
tite latzel od eareworn, deep |
nes minting hie strong tare With 4
mir tliat be tw heard the mous: |
tus Mirko “and termed tryputatves 5
» tow atd iy boy aa Houry at last «
a dawn Behind the (wo was anos +
her oot Donutoe and a ite farths
(rawas withla Te bar, Bea?
net uth unto of the dead — tel
Wid hsp) e between and aronud
Wet wor Tus sery detectives und
hereof she vauet aud in the back=
Feit tw vcamncat hide and ques i
Mee Dee at as many see tatore
SU tak son cae WoW A hain di
shtereat fi led the plive for a eves tt
A Leritune a starp rebuke trots
sive \ moment more, and
wet sents we heen called ‘The es
at tere ot ce
2 ts
OOPORDEI O8 EXCITEMENT ji
AROUND Cotr o
oo lt
The way brome forth no sweea- in
marly astir in aati ipation ef ie
Net atinise of the prisoner Chere pe
fel torched to the court Reeen. te
1 jutventiy walted but of earites xh
ut there Wis pons and of disorder of
a sh Interest heen and aime to
hen Wao every where apparent, bith
touted short there and Rover over-*
opel MLeands The apirlt of wi
Sesh AO Was STHL ananifeat. ard Ie
evitontly a chara terltte of the cn
ih “Haney fleatthe bas notte the
fou thers Mintle and Areariis, Ole
F Suarstel Wil he ont of place: the
Coe tener! Many belleve. hhin uns
Het Lay not teettate t0 say a El
bh “sea Teton the rourt Bat ste
M semis wolild Fejoiew to ee pla
He ptar the bay apd Ro forth te
fe san tment a the, bao | son
We H's Peete de come of the fury te
Hatin tee proptees af thw trlit tho
WeCue “tie Chatlattessttle iiure alt
+ aaaking the ktkuestion of an mal
srw alnast an invitation fora at
hath OT? Honey Hattie IW seni «ro.
eI pay to acer OF bie etn, but ted
Stas GR tts and ie he te
econo Thesnieh, tt atncathed there tath
Wwe hoggthier Judiciie ut for MLN ts
ear “kere Lelow Reet and gal
Heriment mate than anger ang hi
we der Te ativosphere that see
Ssirtontits Wits and shout Ne byt
Wee te prove his tanocence a,
Hsieh OF thie! and nota burst)
ens darap, eintinent, WHHL amet
verde | si
PTE REIVED WILE PURSISIE trip
aURy leo
ine
vided te the firm hand of the lin
tthe feat seawion passed ax ex: Was
Honsly ne were posslule connid, Jost
¢ tlie Yadions task before It To Seer
surprise of many and the gratl. the
jon of all It speedily beara ovi- kre
that the county would not only abou
nh the cone of the trial, but foro
ancl ns well. and from then on door:
in morely a qiention of how rap- UD {
the court conld manipuiate the Hent
maehinery concorned in the hold
of Jurs-making The work part
stendlly on froin before noon from
sunet. and, enllvoned by an Dassd
onal wnoxpected tneldent, but,
aly x Alrexome repetition ‘ar)
Vand dimen Koester ie cee!
DFFENSE FAILS TO SECURD
POSTPONEMENT. ,
Apert from tho arralgnmont and
the. bunineas of gotting ‘© Jory, the
Opening court day produced Dothing
of bpecial significance. The dofenso,
an atated, pleaded for more time and
sought & postponement of a waek:
for reasous explleltly stated, the
court retused to accede, The mat-
tor waa fully“consldereds Late Of
mitdeases tor both. ashton wore mando
Desliey Ereatstntereats tine tek ce
the twonty-ping pamos presentert by
the dofense, “Fromthis fide; how
aver, canto ‘no, othor {ndication — of
tho‘courss Zoujomplated. Sphiax-likc
ailonce -allll wbroudod overy movo-
merit On the side of tho protacu-
{lon thore .wae less dluposition to
congeal the plan of attack, but even
hore there ware ouly uunlling denials
for mauy.bagée auoationers. Ehrly tn
tho aesslén: the Commonwoulth
caused a stir b} charging a0 azoatour
detective with attempted intimida-
Uon of an important witness, but cho
chorge was not promptly tollowed
up, a8 had beer expected, It may bo
Prewsed later. Tho defense cloarly
Indloatod Its intention to Aght every
doubttul point and to strow oxcep-
Ulons Uberally througt’ the record:
hero fe belog Isld ground for an ap-
Doal, {f-nocouarty. On its aide, tho
Drosceution ts cautlonsly moving,
taking no chances. If thero ty a
luopholo anywtere, Its oxistenco or
tx allure of detection will Le tho
fault of no lack of vigilance in any
quarter. The Cominonwealth — 13
stralnog ever) offort 40 pravont the
slipping af u cog, ait counsel for}
the privoner aro ready to-take ad-|
vantage of every falso more Over
Kall jrevides the court, watebful!
sad alert,
NEW VENIRE Tomorrow. |
When the season tx recontenod
tamorrow thir} ore. Chestertel
mien, Kathored Ia froin tho byway
and ‘the hedss by the sherld! "aud
his redoubtabi= doputy, will, anew
on thele voird ro, und tho afterueon
Of this day WLI iavall Itkelihood we
tho panel comet. Thon four aumes
witt't strickn of by tho. detonse
Without ‘usuly ment of cause, and
thereafter, whiaout having once Rowe
Beyond the tuuty limles, tbe court
wilt be ready oF tho texttinooy, Wit
nenws for tbe Nove utlon have been
Cited to appesc on Suuraday and Tor
the defenoy on Saturday Tho trial
muy he ended test week
fy ‘the ui ntline, teary. Beattie
saga tn LH Mieco cll In ore
ler ty be nest his counsel It he
> ded. I ne Chestertield Jatt at
sit ie wilt nor ho wualh after Thurs
lay With hat are. his. uceusing
Onsin Paul wd thy Dintord weinan
Seithine Of th se. nppeated at th
ourtluse 3+ lerdal :
THR FIR-Y DAY IN COURT
Ear moruing found the court
kreon dotted with people, ind a
Meads strestu of tolling horses
dragged Joad-d carts anit’ bugsten
throwsh the whesterotd sand. bars
suurdige ery” approach of the
sone Of the trlat "Long before tho
expected arr val” of the princiyals,
frowds had athered aweklg vate
taxe Rround and the courthouse ea.
bariy waK tore than trebly repre
sented Uy prose tive: spectators Uo
tore a singh court offer Nad. put
th ag appercanen or the army ot
newspaper wt ters Nad avcured thelt
erate Knot of pwarle stool seat.
tered about ‘sheatl the Rreat oaks
shading,tve 116 aud an evident alt
of expertan's kaye mote aniiation
co the pictur than wax appareat on
Hiweindicthien day one ween before
Traveling 11 a open conveyance
ith 4 nuniver of other passengers,
Neure Deatie Sr, futher of tho av:
wixed and bly son Douglas, reacbed
he courthouse an hour ahewl of the|
ening of the hearing and spent
te apare thie charting witty friends,
el “Inapnictinig «ths ~-srroundings
Cebdeatly ander 9 swore o8derhLiy |
terda uf the rene weeks showtar |
lanl tn his Cee, the elder Beats
ie sae the ose t of twuch wnapoker |
Sinpatts “nose having the tetpertty |
yori i his presonea. the}:
horeh's wopermort in all rainds, but
HM seishing that were possibio. to]
rahe hin) Unstoratand tho measure
the fering which —xwept the,
rowil ‘Tigsamerlt of w life worttlly |
{as spoken In the attitude of{!
wee elghbors and trtewdt of the’
uber. ws he satked among those ac.
ui the soil. Whatever may le
Ud of Houry Beatle, Jr. there tn|
» Houbt of tho respert. piven unre-|,
svedly te the olde man, crushed!
y thw sorrow of a Mfotime: it
| CENTRE OF EAGER CRowD
| Shortly hefere 10 o'etock the prin
‘ono came, after. quick Mfteen-m
telp tn an automobile trom the Hen
Fico Jatl. Well tlreased, smiling, chow
Ine gui, ho stepped trom the ma.
clilve at the court yard gate and
wae at onco the centro of an eager,
Jostling crowd Surrounded by of.
Beers. ho made hin way wlowly Into
the ylace, halting for a moment to
rent Iie father, who throw an Arm
about him and kissed his chook, Be-
foro ha reached the court. room
doorn a rquad of photographers held
up tho group. and. with nm laugh,
Henry pausod for lik photograph,
holding a atcaw hat over the lower
part of hls face Cameras cllekod
from every alde, an then the patty;
passed Into Te lnllding |
SAT WITH HIS FATHER
| In tho court room the prisoner
-aat with hie fathor at his right band.
> hin brother behind him, and counsei
“upon his loft. The har wan quickly
: Miled, tbo attorneye for tho Com:
| monwealth occupying the other end,
along with Detective Schoror and
Chief of Polico ‘Warner, of Rich-
mond, the intervening space boing
filled by court officers, prominent vie-
ftors, anit a fow of the witnesscs,
For lack of @ hotter place, - tho
shoritt temporarily doponited himself
upon tho floor “With a word of
greeting for all, Judge Watson mov-
‘ail about tho room. trylng In ovory
way possible to promote the comfort
of thoso presont, and evon banding
about chaira and porsonaily-roarrang-
Ing tables, 80 as tho botter to ac
commodste all. ‘Tho facilities are
extramoly Hmited, but tho local of-
Aclals are cortainiy doing thoi part
fo the offort to mako the bost of
thom, Dohind tho bar the toom
‘was ittorally Jammod with peoplo,
‘and on tho groan, without hopo of
adinisslon, ware twico as many men.
SOENH IN COURTROOM. |
| Court opened with an order {5 the
sherlt to kesp the yrinddwa clear
and .to maintain some sort of pa
rageyay along the obstructed alstex,
Through’the crowd on one alte Till,
Carter,‘of counsel for the defense,
slowly pushed bis way, and -Th.,M.
Smitby.Jrs{ bid ‘assoctats, soon” fol-
jowed-along: the Sther end‘of the
bulldiog, - Both Mr. Omith aud Mr
Gartor: shook Hands with the pris
oner, and then got down to work
‘Upda an taquiry fom tho court
Mr. Wendenburg, of counsol for the
State, pak an "immediate arraien
ment Of tho proused: Mr. Cartor was
on, hie fost at once,
- “Experionce has Justified our tears
expressed a wook aKo, that wo could
not Uo, ready for trial today," ho
vald. “Wo fool constrained to” ask
Your Honor to continue this case,
Rot to a now torm, but uatil ext
Monday, miaklag two wooks, as we
oflglaaliyoasked,"*
The issuo which had boon tho
subject of a weok'e discupsion and
upeculation was botoro tho’ court at
Inst. Tho court mot It equarely., It
went Into a consideration of tho
question of the dates on which coun-
sel for the prisoner bad been engag-
ed, (hé timo thoy bad been allowed
in“ which to prepare tor trial, aad
other pointe raised
DECISION CAME QUICKLY.
|, The crowd awalted with bated
itireath. Finally th decision camo
,The court did not fecl that tho caus
es for dolay elted wore adequate tc
Justity ie in making tt itkely that
the approaching term Nottowe)
could not bo Lola. It widRbdto make
jovery reionable concessbon to. tho
‘defenso, but st felt constealned to
press on. Tho trial must bogln. ut
once, The crowd hoaved a. sigh
rollot and settled town for a day
in court. ‘The judge uoted an ex.
coption from the defense,
‘The arraigomogt foliowed, and
the prlvoner's ples of not gulliy was
duly entered, a niotion to quash tho
indictment being douied Provision
was made to furnish a lint ot Com-
monwoalth witnesses to the prison.
er's counsol, Mr. Wondenvang tncl-
dentally ‘calltag atteutlon to tho al-
leged effort of am amateur detective
pamed Kidd (0 fatlmidate ono Jona
foveph, auld to be aa important Df.
ire in ‘the comlog testiuiony
Roplying to Mr" Wondenburg’s ad
mlvston that counsel for tho de-
enis0 Nad notbing to do with this
Hlegod attompt at tnetmidation, tr
smith whortiy declared that bo not,
wily hud nothing to-do with ie, but
id not dolleve it Mr. Weadeubure|
aserted that ho would aubmle ate
Wavits at the proper time and have|
he dotective cited for contempt,
SELECTION oF guny = |
| With extromo care, showing 3 de-
‘teriafnation to take absolutely no
chances ,kely 6 offer ground for
future “suecesstul Dxcepuions, Ue
court entered upon an exhaustive
and scrupulous examination of the
venitenion NE. Farley, a reste
dent of the county, a few miles from
Potersburk was te frst ealled, and
for nearly ten minute he stood In
the box sinswering clearly the quer
tlone put Tho crowd hung closely |
umn his words Great doubt had
been expreaned ay yp the Tkelihood |
of spewiily obtaining a fury, and |
whtle many looked for an enrly ter,
nilnation of this ent of the ease, Otte
nea wore Inclined to holleve thine sek
mri dass would elapse before the |
rourt contd And ‘sixteen unbiased
minds Farley represented the frat |
top In this direction. and hence he!
a4 brouxhe. promincatly and tie
fantly into the xpattiyit "Abuse of |
Interest followed his Anal aecept-
ee by the court Tercemed a ood”
age Herhnpa Chesterleld after
it 'wontd ge able to taratsh the {
jut
The Inquisition proreeded The
ttorneys for th prisoner were ever 4
Inet closely attending the answers ©
Cull veutremen and I ove ne *
ance aven Vosecting toa definition
eoounend by the court Tteney
Weattle Rlancod now and Tin at|™
vengreman, but mostly looked |®
eadily down tn frout of timate,
r wpe now and then to his coun-|
1 :
rrocernisa wovoroxous, |?
Before Jong the proceedings, a
ere repetition of presrelved quox-|
ann. with oreaslonnl variances. ini
answers, grew rather-trerome, *
Ml tho xtanding, restless crows, "™
fting from one foot to another,
stened only for final conclusions. S*
lone womnn appeared among the
ectatore and gazed furtively over I
@ shoulder of a wan atanding in!"
oht of hor She #eemed determin: 1
to get a aquare look at Henry
nities and "manipulated her poste *%
sn unl sho succeeded
Examination of the necond ve-
reman brought something of n net-[°P
ck, but three others promptly fol-/8*
wed Farloy into the ‘box. One of [©
eae was Inter dinqualided, not be!
x nt tho prenent monieat a voter“!
tho Stato, but hin place waa quiek-
taken by a man who sald bho uover
Heved anything’ he naw tn the
wapapern, and vad no opinion
ataver an to the guilt oF inno-
ee Of the accused On hin heels
lowed ono who put mo much falth ¢,
tho press that It would take “good
ong evidence” to convince Biin
U tho prisoner was not guilty aK
reed” Suertions and anawern
nt -drearlly on,
NEWSPAPERS OFTEN RAPPED.
Somotimes a brisk ropiy pr an un.
anual" circumstance connected. with
the prospective juryman aroused a
how of Interest, ‘The bowspapors
Jeamo in for many aalve top, One
venireman, recontly affifcted with
Asthma, thought now improved, fear-
fed that® close. confinement. would
fhring on another attack, and with
the consent of both sides ho. was or
cused, 3
"Tho court'a determination to sisk
nothing by hasto, carelessness oF a
closo skirting of the law, was
plainly {nlleated from time to timo.
In ono Instanco vx vonireman whom
the court adwitted to met the Fo-
quiremonts of the law as defined by
n decision in tho celobrate¢ McCue
cine, was novertholoss Ulrected to
ntand aldo becauso ho approached
too nearly tho danger line. The ques-
tion of ago and physical fitness was
nla considered with roferenge to
the possibility of future complications
roaulting from sickness In the jury
room. In fact, tho court toox note
of evory contingonoy, present or
romote, and ax far ay possible.atoer-
od cloar of all doubtful tasues,
BUGWARK OF RXOEPTIONS:
‘During the ednred of the exam
‘ mation~thero developed 9 attantio
> Hot aply raising’ an fateresting. poln
- of law, but also Indicating unmistak
ably the Intention of inh defense t
) erect a wpuntéinous bteastwork o
- exoyptions bofore tko.casa Is ovor
The ‘taleaman, Wilkerson, had rat
vthe gauntlet and ontored' the Jur
“Dox. Subsequently: the «ourt re.
minded Iteelf that it gead not. quos
toned him concerning his ago’ and
hls qualifteatios ox a votor. ‘There
upon It was found that Mr. Wilker
408 was not rogistored, and he was
etyocted to stand aside. Tho camo
course wax followod with reforence
to twowothor talesmen—Bryo and
Wooltlige. Both prosecution and
jgefenso demurred. In tho oplaion
qualificativa to voto—a right—and
hot mere rogistration—tho record
‘of proof. of the oxistence of this rlgbt.
‘Tho court, understood, however, that
guslidention Included’ * roglateation,
id thut the ono could nod oxlst
without tho other, Evidently wall
pleased with the turn of vents,
tho dofonte announced that {t would
take @xcoption fo tho ruling of the
court, whothor those veulremen wore
either accepted or rejected. | St was|
eubsoquontly aycortained, after an!
Inupection of authorittes, that tho
law ay It stands today doos not re-
quire roglstration, but doos apecity
ny a qualification for Jury sorvice
residence in the county for one yoar
prior tu tho date ot summons, ‘Tho
direo went out undor this prOviston.,
SEVEN OUT oF Finst VENIRE |
‘Pho first venice of sixteen men |
produced nally seven Jurore compo-
ent in tho eyes of tno court. and +
econ venire of twenty called at
neo added five moro names to tho
vt Hy this Ume the suppor hour
vax drawing noar, and tho court ad- ,
ourned untit Woduudday at noon to
vo tho wheritt ample thme in whet |
o gather In a now vonire of thirty |
nen Frown these the remaining 4
our will almost certaloly be secur- 7
There ty no reaon vow to doubt |
hat witnesses Will begin to appear ¢
romptly of Thursaay morning The
urymen chosen yesterday were not ¢
ld toxether, but were allowed to
9 to thelr homes, the court, how-
rea, yolewply ¥aratug thetn not to 9
iicusy the case with one another or
Ith anybody elve, or to read any ¢.
wxpaper references to the telat)
Y. MLC. AL NOTES.
. The ¥Y MC A iiterary was wo
attended Inst Friday evening an
niich— bustaess wax uecomplintio:
The worlal committwe, under the di
rection of Str. Dougins Edwards, Jr
'xave the men a great feast of mol
ow Every man wa larger when hy
let Tho fellows are usktog thi
chairman, Mr Bawards, to” hav
anther very son
Tamt Sunday was a great day fo
hard work,
‘The City dlome Committee was en
larged by two of cue nctlyo mombor
at 10 AM. the committe was al
work with the Inmates. who were
made Vappy by the meetings,
At lu A M_ Ube committeo fob the
lull work wan very gctive In rervice
fu the elty Jal! Six privoners wero
wou for Jesus Christ
Proaident W. JL Cary conducted
the hoyx’ meeting at P.M at the
YMCA :
At 6.20PM the men’s meeting
at (ue bullding — wax a tive aumber
Editor Be}, Aten gave the tien a
very stratfit addroea Subject Max-
wre The YM CA Orchestra
added much to the meeting We
Were happy to have Profeasor Harrix
with ne
Men be on thme Sunday ready for
hard work» and the other man,
A spectal auceting for boyn at 4
POM at the building ., Mothers,
send your boys I
Mr Win Thoming will address the
mon at 30P M atthoY MC Ay
“ome ont, men, and enjoy youre
wlver, Belong the other man, Good
ite
“Grok Sotutary Rally Sunday
Sept Bd at AIO PM at tho Py-
hian Cuatle, No 727 North Third.
trect Prof 3: W Bareo will so-
Iver a speck! address. Let overy
nau attend thix mecting and lori
helping hand — Every captain ts
nected to minke n good, report. The
Huey and the Reda. Special musie.
‘the ¥ M. CA, night choo! will
pen Monday, Sept 26th, at 8 P.M.
tthe Y MC A building. Mako}
our application at once
Every home In axked to have spe-
inl prager for the ¥ Mf. C. A. f
Colored Sert Docs Not Want Borricee
Interfered With.
‘Tho fiat auit brought in the court
to tent tho now sogrogatton ordinance
racentiy parsed by tho City Counct
Jot Baltiniore, Md., was led yoster
Jday in Circuit Court, No. 2 by At
jtornoya Hawkins & MeMechon. Thi
plaintitte are the King’s Apontlei
Holy ‘Temple; Incorporated, ahd Car
lo ¥. Gurry, Ite rector. Tho mem
bors aro colored. Thoy want an in.
Junction rostraioing the Police Bonré
jand Marshal Farnan from interfor
Ing with tholr sorvieos at tho tom.
ple, 681 Taurens atreot.
‘The Dit! states-that tho mombor
of the tomplo bought the property on
Laurens atroot to hold it as a place
of worship and ns x realdonco for
Its rector. The bill atatos that per.
rolsslon to hol sorvicon was sought
at the City Hail and the applicant
wax directed to the Marshal of Po-
lice. Tho applicant Was furttior di-
rectod, it Is ald, to apply to. tho
Pollce Board. and thio reault was that
nO Ono seemed to have the powor to
istue tho pormtt. 3
Gorvices wore held tn tho tomple
ou Sunday -and tho bill states that
Patrolman Yoaglo stopped in and
Hhrestonod to tako an arrest If the
ervices were not stopped. The olghth;
ction of the apgrogation ordinance}
robibita tho use as. church of a
tirate dwelling iat’ uscd (dr that
utpose at the tlme of the passage
f the ordinance withont securing a
ermit from ‘the proper authorit{es.,
Drakes Branch (Va.) News.
| ie RD .
Ol an pengash irene
FY anes Ghildtea't Day’ exerctaog ;, at
"Organ Ull ‘Church Sunday deserve
Rn moutlon. 'The‘piogam ‘was’s: very
y long one, Dut the-peaplo:liéosme #0
* fnterésted they? did tnoteget “at all
; Impattont. At’ th btono of tho, pro-
1 gram Miss Lixiié Wilsoi, of Koys-
“iville, Wis asked to say something
She spoke on the remarkable talot
of Drakes Drhtich. Shs was — fol-
> lowed by Clein, Groen and J. J. Bhop-
person, telling what The Planet
| means ‘to the colored people,
3: B. Gains and Mrs. D, AL Halt
BAVO & few pointed romarks, and all
wero dismissed to tho outside, where
was walting a nico full table, and
{tho samo interest restored as on tho
jinaido.
Some who gave recitations and
‘desorvo spcelal mention aro:
j.q, 09°FEo Dupeo, Jr., Lucote Watson,
'Sadlo Miaskins, Mary W. Barboo,
“Money Taylor, Litito White, Mary W.
Watkins, Maria Robertson, Dora
Hall and sary Jackson.
|_| ©. it. -Taylor read a paper on “Ad-
‘vice to Young Men," which brought
23" acmt’em vb cmt
forth no lttio applauso.
Violtore wero Mra. Listle Smith, Df
Sparrows Polut; H. B. Cartor, New
York city; Miss Lista Wilson, of
‘Koyosfuo; Mrs. Mary Bishop, of
Brooklyn, N.Y", and Sir, and. Mra,
Sponcer Hutchtason, Cullen, Va.
Mr. and Mra. FR. Banks and C.
H. Tazlor desorva credit for tho prog-
Foua the children are making.
FROM BLOB RIDGE sprinas..
| Editor The Planet:
|| Dear Sir.—Plente allow me space
4a your valuable paper to make won.
Yon of tho ablo and practical ser-
mons delivered "at the Dine Ridge
Baptlat Church on last Sunday at 11
A.M. and 7:30 P. BM. ‘The above
were delivered by Rey. J. E. Philpot,
BD, of Ronnoke, Va., who was
called to pastor thie church @ iments
Ago “Putting on the Wholo Armor”
waa the subject of tho sermon at 11
o'clock, The text was Ephiostane, 6th
chapter, and the 6th vorwe at the
evening xervico. Rev. Philpot do-
ticered a short discourse from Jobo,
24d chapter, and the 15th verse. Sub
Jeet, “Feed My Sheop," after which
‘ommunion wis administered 10. a
large number, and thorrizht band of
followahlp was extended to two new
inenbere
‘The minister was at hin best that
day, and preathed instructive and. fae
spiring sermons to a large and. ape
preciative audience.
Eatensive preparations are being
made for the annual rally. of sald
church, which “comes off the. thied
Sunday to September $260 ta the
patile ery,
Collection, $15.
R. MW Moore. azent for Tho Rlch-
ond Planet
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I would Wko to Ond the where-
abouts of my mother.
My mother and I woro brought
from Lynchburg, Va., an near as I
can romembor, to Richmond, Va., on
‘® packet boat just bofore the war.
‘Tho man who bought us owned a
plantation on the edgo of the town.
Wo stayed there ono yoar, and my
mothor was tho cook.
After that year sho wan sold th
Richmond, end the last Ume she
was soon wns on a Sunday, ‘Then
{ was sold South,
AMldrenn cdl Information to
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caro Planot Omico,
311 North Fourth Btreet,
Richmond, Va, | *
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NEWS OF THE METROPOLIS.
Allen's National Nows Bureau,
St Kenphers Theatre, ba tatito Rack,
at Komspners Theatro, in Littte-Rock,
Ark, Aug. 16, 17, 18, was a glor-
fous ‘success, and was cspecially not-
able fog the enthusiaem in evidence
at all of tho sessions. The acssions
woro’ attended by fully 3,000 dele-
gates, who represented overy walk
‘of lito, and came from every section
of tho country. Along with the del-
‘egates came many prominent. visi-
tors, who follow up the anoual ses-
stons of the loague, and noto tho
racla) progress recorded by the spoak-
ere to the leaguo. Tho beautiful
city ‘of Little Rock, with its bospl-
tality and charm of citizons, royally
wolcomed tho league and provided
elaborate social ‘featuros, which
mado the stay of tho delegates ploas-
ont. *
The white cltlzens of tho city
Joined with thelr fellow colored elt-
izons {6 making tho league welcome,
and not a dull moment was allowod
to Intervene from the timo Dr. Wash
ington sounded the gavel to an-
pounce tho oponing seeston until the
closo of the scasions at tho annual
banquet Friday evening.
‘The annual address of tho presl-
dent of tho [aguo, Dr Bookor T.
Wash{pgton, which ‘bas become ap
annual feature, was as usual looxed
forward to with much pleasuro and
Uolight Dr, Washington {a Bis an-
ual addross urged economy and sald
the business league had put a new
epirit In tho race, He told of tho
marvelous progress the race had
mado in Arkanaas, and safd withio
46 years the Nogroes of the State
had accumulated proporty to tho val-
wo of $20,600,000, re
‘The sersions of the leaguo “were
held at Kempner's Theatto, corner
of Loulstana and Capital avenues.
‘The opening session Gt tho league
hogan Wednesday morning at 10
o'clock. Although Dr. Waebington
wax In the chair, the league was
called to order by Hon Jobn 5
Bush. of LAttlo Rock. and a member
of the Exccutlve Committoo of tha
Natlonal Organization.
Next caso prayer and* tho address
‘of welcome on behalf of tho Little
Rock Negro Business Lenguo by J
G Thornton, the addrags on bobart
‘of ‘tho citizens was made by Dr. G.
W. Hayman, on behalf of tho Arkan-
aaa Stato Negro Business Loague, Dr
E. C, Mofrls, Next camy the address
on bebalf of the Stato of Arkansas,
Sehich was mado by Hon. Gcorgo W.
Donughoy, Governor of tha Stato of
‘Arkansas. Tho address of tho Gov-
ernor was a notable feature, and dis-
played a friondly attitude of the Gov-
ernor to the league.
‘Tho session continucd with ad-
Mrenuea on tho following subjocts
“Farming.” John W, wutebinson, of
Kansas, “How 1 Bougit My Firot
Farm," Pickens Blick, of Awvorgne,
Atk; “Truck Farming as a Busl-
nous’ Invostment,” J. We,Whaley,
Manofleld, Byencer Patterson, of St.
Dems, Md, “Personal Experiences ab
@ Contractor and Bulldor:” J.C
Walton, 31 D., Snn_ Antonio, Tefas,
“Aadveriteing Ong's Business,” Rlch-
ard Carrol, Columbla, 8. C., “My Suc-
cou ag a Real Estate Deater.” J.
Leon Jones, Houston. Texas, ‘“Sanu-
facturing Sanitary Olls and Maps,”
George Hoagland, Bloontington, Ui,
“General Merchnndialog.” J. A. Cross
Brownsville, Texas, J’ Hf. Jones,
Houston, Texas NE. Barnes, Wil-
Is, Toxas, and W. L. Williams, Ma-
rinnoa, Atkansns,
‘Tho ovoning session brought out a
large ropresentative gathering. The
groat feature of tho evening éemion
wan tho annual address of Dr. Wath-
ington, Tho sosslon bogan with pray-
‘er, and provious to Dr. Washington's
address tho following addresses woro
pmade: «
Negro School Building by Negrocs
—Dr. Joseph A. Booker, Little Rock,
Ark.
Raising and Shipping Fruits and
Poultry—JW. Brown, Prospect,
Tonn.
Why I Am Called tho Pleklo Kiag
—Samucl Balton, Groonlawn, L, I.
My Buccess as Horticulturtst—Jos.
Bidwo, Nasbvillo, Toon.
My Success as a- Wholesale Deat-
or 1a Grain—J. £, Willams, Colum-
dus, 0. -
My Success a8 a Wholesale Doalor
im Salt and Frosh Fish—N. W. Byan,
Edenton, N.C.
* Blackem{thing and Whoolwright-
ing—Isom Jefforson, Loxington, Min-
ealasipp!.
‘Thoro addrosscs wore followed by
tho annual addross of Dr. Booker T.
Washington. Tho announcement of
Dr. Washington brought forth groat
Applause, and cheor after choor
stooted tho gront Tuskoogean, as ho
argeo Lo dolivor tis anaual address
r. Washington spoke as follows:
+ “This session marks tho -twolfth
yenr of the existenco of the Natlon-
al Negro Business Leaguo, While It
‘{w among tho youngest of our nation-
al orgdhtzations, T think wo havo
Just cause to fobl proud of Its auc-
Coes, growth and {nfluenco, Btarting
in a simple way, It has now grown
to tho point whero it brings togoth-
‘or at these annual ‘mestings the best
and strongest mon and women of our
raco, In connection with tho pA-
tlonal ofgantzation thors are now
fn axistence 609 local leagues, scat-
fered throughout tho United” Btotes,
‘The pecuttar valuo of this league, sald
Br. Washington, ts not in the alzo of
the national organization, nor In tho
SAS BER Seta rere es See eee
put Into the race—a spirit that turns
tae Impossible te the possible, trom
that which fs axtifcisl to that ‘which
ts natural and enduring.
‘Let me add that the Businosa
League fe not In opposition ta any
other organfzatfon that ts moant to
help our raco, but stands ready to
help and co-opdrato with all worthy
organteations,
‘Zam glad hat wo bare assembled
tn the State of Arkansas, because in
tow of any othor Stites have the Ne-
groes mundo greator progress, and
thero aro fow communities whete the
white citizons are more just in thelr
troatment to tha Negroes than ts truo
of the city of Little Rock.”
The tntorest of tho white people
in the colored people of Little Rock
Is tho Ona school system provided
for our raco, and tho numerous op-
portunities affprded our taco to™a0-
cure abd to promote business and
industrial onterprises. Without arm
and loyal white ¢rlends, the Negro
could tot have mao the progross
that he has mado In Littlo Rock
and throughout the Gtato of Arkan-
sag.”
“Speaking tn his usual opéimistic
volu, Dr, Washifgton sald: “I some-
times foar that too zany of our poo-
ple aro #0 active in advertising our
Alsadvantages that thoy fall to right-
ly appreciate our opportunitics,””
Speaking of tho progress made by
the raco in Arkansas and,in tho
State, Dr. Wasbington sald ‘1 find
by tho official records that thoro
are about 400,000° Negroes, that con-
stitute about 27 por cout of the to-
tal population of tho, State. ‘These
400,000 Nogroos, within 46 yoars of
freetiom, havo accumulated taxable
property in Arkansas to the amount
‘of $20,500,000,
“The colored peopiMMot the .Stato
of Arkansas pald local taxow towards
the support of tho-governmont $451,-
000 tho past yoar.
“40 por cent of the cotton raised
to Arkansas Is produced by. tho
antla of Negro farmors.
“In the Glato of Arkansas there
aro tremendous opportunities for
Still greater progress: thero aro in
this State at least olghit mlllson acres
ot unimproved Tanda that aro cap-
ablo' of productag plants of almost
every Kind of farm products.”*
Totalking of tho genoral progross
tho Nogro fs making tn tho South, Dr.
Washington sald: :
“Taking the Southern States as a
whole, Tafind that the colored far-
mors last year produced four and a
half million bnies of cotton, valued
st $319,000,000 The colored far-
mers of the South produced fast your
four ond a halt willlon bushols of
onts, valued at $2,000,000, and 850.-
000 bushels of wheat. valued at
nearly $4,000,000 It was hore that
Dr. Washington urgod economy.
‘Great responalbility rests upon tho
Negro miatsters, Negro school teath-|
ars and Nogro business men, sald
Dr_ Washington. é
Closing bis address, Dr Washing-
ton sald: “Attention, before it ia
too Jate, to our ecopomic and indus~
trial growth will enablo tho ten mil-
Hong of our race {n tho United States
to escape many of tho pitfalls Into
whieh our rneo bas fallon In Liboria.
Taytl and olsewbero uxt 1a propor-
Uon as our own race gives eed to
the development of Its eronomie and
Industrial opportunities will every
schogl. college, untveralty and
chureh be strengthened, no will overy
fournattst, teacher, mlatstor,, Lawyor
and doctor share in the benefit and
be strengthened, ‘Tet us then aso
raco overywhore turn our faces away
from tho aetting sun of gloom anit
despatt towards the rising sun of
hopo and determination.”
Tho address of Dr Washington
was coneldered the most hopefitl
message ever delivered by tho fam-
oun educator
‘Tho second day's session of the
longo was knoWwn,AK Okinhoma Day
The speakers at this session. were
all from Oklahoma, and told of the
progress the Negro was making In
that Btate.
‘Addresses were made on the fol-
lowing aubjoctA:
In tho Cotton Markot—tttlliard
Taylor, of Boley. and Charies Ford
Taft, Banking: J 6. Joltheon, cash
ter Pooples Raok and Trunt Com-
pany, Muskogee, In etall Trada a
Merchantr, WA Billingaly, BMusko-|
kee, John W Sommona, Coweta In
Titeratute, Mra ‘Judith’ C Norton.
Guthorle: In Farming and Stock
Raining, $3. Favor, Shiloh; In Town
Building, ‘TM. Hains, Boley In
Education, Inman E. Pago,, presl-
dent of Langaton Univeralty: In
Railroad Bullding, E. E BeDantela,
McAlester. In Modicine, W. Hi.
Slaughter, M.D , Oxinhoma: As Land
Owners.: L. A ‘Bell, Wagonor. As
Plonoers, Mra tL Snwner Chand-
lor: In Taw, Witham MH Harzison,
Okiahowa: in Civic Progress, TR
Prmet Stewart, Muskogee, Our
Conipliments, J If Lilley, Oklahoma
City. Ei
“A featuro of the Oblahoma session
waa the oxbibit. buronu under tho
irection of T. 3 Elliott.
‘At tho Thuraday ovoning session
the mocting opened with an addross
by Dr. sh W. E. Bowen, of Atlanta,
Gn. Othor adressen, wore a Rovlow
of My Year's Work] @harles fi.
Moora, local organizor; Tho Cotton
Trado, A. W. Williams, of Momphl,
Trado, A. W. Williams, of none.
“yHE RICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.
ison, Houston, Texas; 0. W. Kelly,
Port ‘Gibco, Miss.; “A. MoFariand,
Now Otloans; Tho Transfer Dusidess,
R, H. Dunaton, Los Angeles, Cal.;
Robert Wells, ‘Tomple, Toxns; Tho
Furuiture Business, B. F. Larktas,
Little Rock, Ark.
Friday evening the annual bau-
quet was hold in tho boautiful au-
ditortiim on Markham atroet.
‘Tho banquet partook largoly of a
soclal-naturo, and many brliifant at-
ter-dinner’ spooches were made. Tho
Business ‘Loague closed one of its
most brilliant soasions and hoard up-
hoard unprocedonted progress being
mado In all sections of tho country.
Tho wologation from tho Motropo-
Me was woll rocolved and camo in for
a large ebaro of attontlon,
METROPOLIS NEGROES UP IN
° ARMS.
,
‘Tho burning pf the body of Zacb-
arias Walker at Costoavillo, Pa.,
last Sunday evening, to whR& bread
pooplo gathorod to witness the spoc-
tacle, was soversly condemned by
member of tho raco in the Motro-
polls, If {9 the provalling opinion
among Afro-Americons tn tho Met-
ropolle that the Uurning of Walker
was a shamo and disgtaco on tho
nation, Several masa micotings bavo
been plannod to protest against tho
ropented wrongs that aro contiou-
ally being Beaped upon tho race.
In cortaln scctions “of thi city
thickly populatos! by cblorod people
a Uemonstration was foared. Bishop
‘Alozander Walters, who is foud in
bis dontfidiatton of the lynch law,
worked 10 this country against tho
Negro, {x in Denver, Colorado, at-
tending tho session of the National
Nogro Educattoual Congress.
BISHOP WALTERS SENDS Ite-
‘ORETS.
Bishop Walters, on hoaring of the
buraing of Walker, promptiy sent
his Togrots of tho occurronco for dis.
teibution to the press Tho Bishon
was loud in bls denunctation vf the
action of the mob at Coatesrillo. He
told of tbe necessity” of continwous
agitation against this discrimination
of the race uptll It ts stopped.
The Bishop has already made
several dotable addresses on
Ignehing tity year, and at
the meeting “of tho "National tn.
dopendent Polltical League, which
holds tts annual sesaton at Boston
(io 25-30, Tishop Waltera promises
to make further reference to this
attair
‘The Bishop will steise the Metrop-
olls carly next week.
| SOCIAL, WIFE AT METROPOLIS
_ The social life of tle Metropolis
Feached a high cllmax last Friday
oveiting at the Y. WoC A, where
‘a roception was teadered the vist-
tors to tno Metropolis A large and
Deilliunt representation of visttors
wat present, many af whom werv
students xt Columbla _ Calversity
Summer School Miss Edith Leon-
ard, aeeretary of the YW CA
arranged a unique etening, which
consisted ot pleasantries in tho forni
fof games and other amusements Re.
freshments were Kerved and then
came after dinner speeches
‘Among those who xpoke tn wel:
coming the strangers woro Cloveland
G. Allen, national newspaper cor.
Feapondent, Rosron C. Slumons. edi:
tor of the New York Ag® Professor
JH Blackwell and Professor Netson
Witllume Jr of Richmond, made
responses for the ‘visitors. Mrs
Praues Keyser and Mise Edith [e0-
hard aiso made addresses
Amon those presout wero Msn
Paine of Washington DC Mri
Harelet (Marshall, Mise Davia, of
Jontetiy hy Mee Walters
Mrs G Faulkner Professor Pratt.
owner of the Baltimore Times, Coun:
xellor SU. Maruhall, of Washing
ton, DC Mes Frances Ro Keyser
PM, Thonipeon graduate of Vn.
versity of Chicaxo Professora J. It
Markwell and Nelwon Willams, of
Michmond, Va, and others
‘The event was one of tho most
priiifant socials of the mid-summer
gencon
RT Hit, LOCATED
RL T IML, the nifsaing cashier of
the ‘Truo Reformers’ organization,
whore sudton disappearance with
Inrgo sum of tho organization's
money created such a stir tn True
Hoformer circles and necessitated a
reward of $500, was scan walklog
down Elghth avenue last Thursday
afternoon, ‘acconipanied by a hand-
xomely gowned woman When in-
fornintton reached thix bureau that
Hill wan seen a burnjed trip | was
made to tho scene, but HII and his
conipanton had disappeared, When
acon IN was In tho neighborhood
of 40th street. a section thickly pop-
ulated by colored people. Hill ant
his companion wore engaged In an
earnest conversation and wore walk-
jog at a rapld rato down Elghth ave-
niie. TIM fg belloved to bo hiding tu
Now York, and his friends horo ro-
ture to make known hin whoroaboute.
A sharp Ipokout will bo made for
Tilll, and any {nformation coycoralng
his whereahouts will bo sont to tho
Richmont Rendquarters Tho dis-
appoaranco of ‘Hill and a woman Ac-
complice one of the most disastrous
climazos in the Mistory of the Trua
Rotormers
Temperance ind, and Colleginto Inst.
Wants 26 Yaonest, pollte, industrious
and thoughtful poor girls, who wish
to work fholr Way througtt schBol.
Wanta 2b Honest, pollto, industrious
and thaugetful young men who want
‘an odueation, and who ard willing
to work tholr way tbrough school.
duch young Indies and young gontlo-
mon can onter Tho Tempefiinco 1n-
Auatriat and Collogiato Institute at
Claremont, Va., at once. Special ar-
rangomonts will bo mado for such
pupils-who wish to work.
Rach pupll'munt pay $8.60 en-
‘tranco feo upon ‘entoring the tnstl-
gution. ie .
‘AIL such“ working puptis ‘ean enter
jechool Soptember. 18-28, and can
Rot work during tho school - yoat,
1911-13 ‘by writing to. Prof. Jahn J.
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THE, TAR BABY WHIPS O'BRIEN.
Philadephia Jack O'Brien fatled
to come back at the Twentleth Cen-
tury AC Inst night. In tho firth
round Shtuel Langtord reached bis
Jaw Just in front of tho left oar with
a troiendous left’ hand swing
O'Brien foll to his knees In practical:
ly a helpless condition and Referee
Charley White then stopped tho bat.
tle.
| O'Brien tratnod six weeks for tifts
much talked of affair and thought
he hada chaneo to stand the Tar
Baby off for the ten rounda limit He
started out In earnest to acomplia
this foat but in spite of bis footwork
and shillfal defence he could uot
keep out of harm's way
O'Brteo easily outpointed the black
man at thnes by shooting tn rapt
lefgoiand Jats to tho faco, but be
UEC have strongtit enough behind
these “punches to do uny reat
amonat of harm Langford tor that
matter pald no attenttan to O'Brien's
Vows but kept moving In to closo
quarters for the purpose of Inading
one of two effective wallopr
In the fret round: Lansitond fo ind
OBrien had plenty of speed and Ko
Jot him do hls best O'Brien's vitality
stood by film in the aecond ro ind,
anil he continued to show some fine
boring, but in the third round when
[ Langiord had,taken the Quakers
measnro and hivl made up his mind
to bring (hm bout to an carly tnish,
things “were diferent. O Brien was
floored Usive ith terrifl. punches
The west touo he refused to take
the count and‘ramely sprang up,
He tried ty hen away. by emplaging
Faphl foutwork tat. Lanford was
ating btu when steady attack
The wound tinue O'Brien went to
the Fany is he wits In seriaua trouble
He took a conn! of stx aud staxrered
hp mn gtoges sondition Just ae the
kong rans” tt was near the and then
and the trowd realized that Lang.
ford cayid not lone
Alwouxh O'Brien began the
fifth rourd with sharp but ineffective
punebes tn the blich a face, Lanse.
ford foo «his time" and. he had
O'Brien tn full retreat ‘Then be
followed with cool het fed dellbera
fon UAC he saw a chinre to let the
Wit go with unerring: sam for. the
Jawonne If O'Beles, kad bee ale
lowed to continue Largtord probab.
ly would have knocked bim out cold,
hat nuh a provoeding wax unite: es
sary for the negro s maxters was
clearh apparent
| To many of the spe tators It seam
el we if Langford did not try to put
au the tntshing tou hes until th
fourth round It he had ut. Longe
tight (rom the jump in is doubtful
{0 firten could have stoad up uit.
ler a terrific hombar tment O'Brien
showed heyand the enestion of a
doubt that his Oghtine days are over,
but he wats game unit fee and thts
seray was on tho Level
ODrlen and Langt cd diy) not are
Five at the rink untl’ shortly before
10 o'clock They bal enjoyed. nev-
erat hours of sleep after dinner
OBrien Tanghed when he reached
hin dressing room ant heard that
A majority ‘of vporting men tn the
Frowd didn’t hollove bm had a chance
to stay tho ten round Heit
"Em Raine to xiry “ise these pro-
plo" wad Philadelphia Jack. “fot
S never felt hotter t my life and
am ready to show tat I'm not a
back number — Langford won't land
& knockout punch. that's as sure as
donth and taxes"
| While O'Brien was discoursing in
this manner Langfor! grinned as
Joe Woodman told him that the
Members were crowding the bulld-
Ing It meant moro money for the
Tar Daby. who belleves Inyrathering
fn the coin all the ‘tine |
“Mintah O'Brien won't Inst Jong”
anid Langford, aa he rubbed — iiia
great maulers togother “I'm goin’
to Ret him quick, quicker than that
poor Little Ketehol dil Tho mem-
bere cam go to bed carly. for they
won't bo Kept hero long."’
Langtord sald he watghod 170
pounds O'Brien dectared that ho
could tip tho beam at a trifle moro
than 168. .
Robert Fitzaiinmons camo tn dur-
Ing the preliminaries He had — not!
seon O'Brien In Aghting attiro since
tho day tho latter knocked bim out
fa Callfornia ‘iva yanrs ago for tbo
Ught hoavywoirbt title Fitz had a
neat eo lose to tho ring tliat he
cout have picked a penoy off -tho
floor. Ho expressed no opinion ,as
to tho outcome of the big ovent, “T
want fo moo a good sctap.” bo re-
marked. “Thoso fellows ought to
aatinfy ‘us all, O'Brien usod to bo
vory clever,"
Tho Cornishman was invited into
tho ring and recolvod an ovation. Ho
rhook hands with Referco Charloy
White and when the chooring sub-
aided ho was asked for a aposch. Tho
old warhorso told tho crowd that he
had rotired from the ring, but if
thore was money In ft ho would bo
glad to Might the Carson City ‘battle
with Jim Corbett. Then Petor Ma-
her, twico Wofeated’ hy Fitzsimmons,
was introduced, and tho latter reach-
ed through tho ropes for a cordial
handahake with the onco Irish cham-
pion. Tho appearance of thead vot-
erahs tickled the old there; who
tecalled the days of long ago. *
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gallery. | But tho attendanco never
tholess was a-aourco of proat to the
princlpats and promoters of tho club.
[tt was ovident that a lowor taritt
would havo packed tho building. As
{t mas more than 2,600 spectators
haw tho fun,
O'Drlep was in tho ring Oret and
looked té be in clean cut ahapo. Ils
chtot xecond was Kit McCoy, Lang-
ford followed woo and shoo hands
}with O'Brlea before olther took a
goat. BIN Papke was Introduced and
got a uolsy recoption, The sate tor
Abo Attell.
Moagwhilp Longford and O'Drion
woro pulllog on tho gloves. Tang-
ford whon he pooled of his bath
robo, showed his gront physics! de-
volopmont to advantage. His back
way ne broad au that of a hack.
O'Brien looked over tho crowd and
waved his hands to sororal frionle
to adieato that he was in fino apir-
{ts McCoy got an Introduction and
ia wag erlod oul.-"Iy Admiral Togo
In tho bouso?"
Totroductions over the wen wero
called to tho contro of tho ring for
Instructions from the referee ‘Then
they responded to the sound of the
ae gong
First Round —O'Brien on bis toca
began with quick lofte to the face
Laugtord rushed and getting to close
quarters he tried soveral dangorous
hooks for tho Jaw. O'Brien allpped
down, bnt Jumped up laughing Ho.
put moro lofts Into the nogro’s face
Mut the blows wore very Ipht and
8 no harm, Langford worked bis
man near tho ropes and with a left
‘on tho neck ho mado Jack breac
ground Langford mished in with o
"volley of hard blows which were
blocked. O'Brien then skipping
away In a mix O'Brien put tn up-
poreuts to tho stomach and held his
jown to the bell Langford did his
best to reach the Jaw. Tho round
wax about even
| Second Round —Langford was
bleeding from the mouth ax he came
up. O'Brien becan shootiox In lefts,
Langford making no attempt to block
them but rushing In with tromendous|
hody blows, In a swift exchango of
head blows O"Brien tanded tho great-
er number, but Langford. took them
with tranqutitty and kept golng for,
the body O'Brten soon recetved a
left,Jolt on the nose and tho blood
fame Langford put a rieht In tho
ribs and O'Brien clinched O'Brien
then stood off and feinted Langford
grinuing fn a rapid rally O'Brien
Iansted enough stiff hooks and Jabs
to take the round on points by a
smail marein
‘Third Hound ~Tangtord jumped
i. sith a foft on the nose O'Brien
Hineing about at a lvely rate, alot
in Jrbs until Langtord clipped hint
on tn Jaw with a powerful lett
hoo O'Brien fell heavily, — but
would not take the count. When he
rot upahe began to fixht wiftly te!
missed the polnt of the ebin with a
desperate right and_ran into a clinch
Langfonl pounded the kidneys with
a right until the ten separated
Taneford then mixed tt and with @
storm of blows on the head ho made
Jack rest A body punch sent
O'Brien down for a count of alx Just
hefore the bell” rang Langford's
round
_kourth Round —O'Nrien came up,
Abparently refreshed ata Kent a fast
lof to the mouth THe skipped In and
out, felnting and jabbing until Lang
ford put a right to the ear ‘Then a
loft on tho Jaw made O'Brien reel
Into a clinch Me rallied with a
right hook to the faw whieh atag-
gered the negro, but the latter ruxh-
ed the next motont and with territe
swings he had the white man stag-
eering all over the ring O'lirlen had
wenss enough (0 ellneh when “Tang:
ford tried to put over tho finishing
pinch At the end of the round he
rallled gamely with more eft to
Langford s face Langford had the
round
Fifth Round A Toft on O'Rrlen’s
Jaw made him run around the edge
at the tag Lanstord followed hin
closely and put {i body “junehen
whieh made Jack elinch Au the
referee roke them apart*O'Rrlen Te-
treated with the negro In” hot pure
suit) Near the ropes O'Belen halt
turned hie bead to kee where hts op
ronent waa Fangford rushed and
trex over a Reavy feft swing ft
landed high up tm O'Brlon’s Jaw and
oppled him to the Moor O"Rrlen was
dared from the force of This wallop
urd clutched at the ropes to suve
himself from falling out af the ring
fle tried to steady himself before
snaking an attempt to reo. but he
wuk wo wenk In the leas that his caso
appeared hopelesx Langford ntood
ray to coinplete the job, hut. tho!
referee would not permit’ further
proceedings and waved tho Tar Baby
away O'Hrien thereforo wan raved
from an tnovitable knockout, al
though ho was able to arlso and
walk unsteadlly to bis corner Ilo
pulled off hin gloves and rubbed his
Jaw ag if In much pain Langford
war Relaning from car to ear as he
went to his dfessing roow.-—N. ¥
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AGITATE! RDUCATE! ORGANIZE!
Fourth Annunl Mectiog of National
Independent Volitical League, U,
4, A., at Boston, Mass.
‘THE object of the league is Gto or.
Ranize aad train the colored citizens
of Amerca to use their ballote to
secure to tho race every right guar.
anteed ft under the Constitution af
the United States”
TUINGS TO BE DONE AT ANNUAI
: MBETING,
To take notice of whatchas beer
accomplished thus far by the leagua:
te correct any mistakes that maj
havo beon made in the past; to ail
vine the race as to tho position 1
whould take in the presidential cam
paiga of 1912, to lay plans for the
enfranchisement of our people tr
States where they are Uisfranchised:;
16 tmatruct them in the use and
power of the ballot, and to invoke
tho bleasings and auslatanco’ of Al
mighty God unos our people in the
mighty utruggle of securing to the
race equal rights and opportunitics
with the most favored citizens of
America.
WHO ARB INVITED.
*To_this macting overy member
and every persem who havo contrib
uted to gr senistet the league in tt
work are furited——oopocially will be
welcomed all tha friends of freedom
and of .egual rights, who rogard
those matters as of paramount im.
pampance te the race ami to the
(try, and who kayo found It dif
flealt te retatm olf party allegiances
under episting conditions.”
WHERE SESSIONS ARE TO BE
HELD.
New Twolfth Baptlat Church
Shewmat avenne, corner Madison
street, Boston, Rev. M. A. N. Sbaw,
pasler—Olos'ng public mocting Wod-
nosiay wight, August 20, In Fanoull
Holt, the, “Cradle of Liberty.”
‘whe meraing mectings will bo
oxechtive sesatons, and will be open
only to mombern. :
‘The staetons at night and possibly
the afternoon scssions will bo open
te the public, aud all who caro tc
altand witt bo cordially wolcomed.
‘There WH bo a’pablic mass- moot.
ing & the @aurok Monday night, Aug.
unt 880k, Reception to vinitiiig’ dol:
cgrton- eat nowly-plected officors by
the ettirens of Boston, Tyestay
nivkty Amgunt 29th, Mass mecting
‘Wreecedny aight, August 20th, Fan-
eval Txt.
Ganyoution aposs Monday. August
28, at 20 A. BL
TACK RIGHTB SUNDAY.
Gundeg, August 27, will bd known
a0 “Race Rights Gulay,”” and evory
pastoc tm Booton and in Massachu-
neta oud. Now England is asked to
preach spot tke subject, “Tho Rvila
of Distranchtsemont and tho Valuo
“ot'.the, Ballot, Wisely Usod, tn Se-
ecins Dur Hage. tho Clebts Guar-
canted Them Under the. Conatita.
YIP Et tard aK S|
Prominect ministers In attendance
ujen the league meetings will dll
the pulpits of Boston and vicinity,
und presck wpen the samo subject,
and the people In all of our churches
are isacd to wake this day one of
tasting aud prayer, that God may de-
liver the colored peuple of America
from Iyuchings, oppression, tnJustice
and race hatred, und unite thom for
ithe seruring of equal rights and op-
portunitics to all American cltizons.
Prellminary provisional list of
speakers selected by National Com-
muttee, subject to addftions, gtc.:
Rey. J. H. Batehelar, D. D, pas-
tor, Trenton, N. J. Subject: “Agi-
tate, Educate, Organize!”
\° Rov. E. W. Moore, D. D., pastor
and reformer, Philadelphia, Pa, Sub-
ect “What PaH Shall tho Minister
;Take Jn thp Battle for the Political
Rights of the Race?”
| Mr Edward Oliver, Providence,
‘R 1, Subject “The White Press—
[The Part {t Pays in Creating Public
Sentiment Against the Colored Amer-
tenn, and low to Remody this Evil.”
| Hon Frederick L. McGhee, coun-
sellor-at-law and raco leader, Bt.
Paul, Minn Subject’ "The Rights
‘and Privileges Guaranteed the Raco
Under the Federat Constitution,”
Wm, Monroo Trotter, Esq., odl-
tor of the Boston Guardian, secro-
tary of the Now England Suffrage
League. Subject "Equal Rights
‘and Opportunities for all American
Citizens,"*
ANNUAL ADDRESS,
President J. 3. Clifford, of Mar-
tinsburg. W Va, attorney at Inw
and editor of the Ploncor Press.
Rov. S$ L. Corrothers, D, D., pas-
tor and candidate for tho Brshopric
tho A.M. E, Zion Church, Washing-
ton, D. C. gudjoct: “A Defence of
the Nogro's Right to Freodom.”
+ Rev, G. R. Weller, prosidout of
Closton-Willlama Univorstty, Baltt-
more. Md, Subject: ‘Advantages to
the Itaco of Independoaco in Poll-
ties."
Dr. Owen M, Wallor, physician amt
publicist, of Brooklyn, N. Y. Sub-
Joct: “The Citizen’s most Effective
Offensive and Defonsive Woapon—
Tho Nallot.” |
Mov. Byron Guonor, D; D., pastor
antl author, of Hillburn, N.Y, Sub.
Ject: “The Loyalty of ‘the Colored
Mnn to Amorica—In the Treatment
he Is now Rocelving Catculated to In-
creaso that Loyalty?”
Sudgo M. W. Gibbd, diplomat and
Jurist, Tittle Rock, Ark. _" Subject:
“Two Essential Qualitios to Race
Advancemont—Manhood and Inde-
pontion¢d,"* -
| dames L. Neill, Enq. attornoy at
Jaw. and business man, Washington,
D. G. Subject: “iow to Overcome
the Effects upon the Race of Distran-
chiatmont Amondments to Southorn
Constitutions." :
Rov. J. Milton Waldron, D. D.,
pastor and roformor, Washington,
D. 0, Bubjoct: ‘Tho. Polltical
Emancpation of tho Colored Man of,
Amerjea.”” a ‘
Rov: J. B, Chutchmnn, D, -D., nas
tor and business man, of Orange, N.
cainableaet ee aid Measures,
at % arty. ee er
% Napotton rae FibAhe Baquattors|
ney at law, Washington, D C. Sub-
ject “The Organization of Colorod
Citizens for Effectiveness in Politics
/—How and Why?”
| Francis I. Warren, Esq, attornoy
at Inw and editor of The Detroit In-
former, Detroit, Mich, Subject:
“What the Nogro Press Ought to
do in the Battle for the Rights of
the Race”
Uishop Alexander Walters, of New
York, chureaman god race cbam-
pion, Tuesday night (only epeaker) :
“What Sball Wo Do to Be Saved?”
Bishop Turner and other speakers
to bo added when heard from if they
can attend,
SOCIAL AND PLEASURE
FEATURES.
The Committeo on Futertalninent
has arranged a grand gala night
Tuesday, Aug. 29, or concert and re-
ception to dologater and ofiicers,
trips by trolley and autos to see che
Boston parks and many historic
places and monuments, steamboat
trin, down the harbor. Also other
tripe after tho convention closes.
| BOARD AND LODGING.
| Can bo secured tn private familtos
and nt hgtela nt from 91 to $2 por
day For information, address Wm,
D, Johnson. 31 Irving stroot, Win-
chestor, Mass. +
RAILROAD RATES, BTC.
Rates on tho railroads and atoam.
ship Ines to and from Boston, Infor.
mation ag to most diroct routs, ote.,
may be secured by addressing W. M.
Trotter, Esq., ofice of Tho Guardicn,
21 Cornhill, Boston, Mass,
Tels suggested that delogates south
of New Haven taxe tho Fall Rivor
Line from New York to Boston, Tate
given a dolightful trip by boat from
Now York city to Fall Rivor, and by
raflfrom that city to Boston, at ro-
duced rates.
MAIL AND EXPRESS. 8
Intended for offers, members and
Visitors to tho longue should be sent
in caro of Wm. Mouton Trotter, sq
21 Cornhill, Boston, Minas,
Chocks in payment of annual dues
and donationn ‘to the league shoule
be made out fn the nene of the
treasurer, Judge M. W. Gibbu
“i United. Peoplo 8 a Powerfu!
Peopto,” KS
1OCAT, COMMITTEES.
A Convention Committee of Ar.
Tangomonts of sixty and a Citizone
Auxiliary Committeo of five hundred
aro ready to-welcome. tho dologates
and‘havo mado overy arrangement tc
entortain the league, 7
. OMcek of tho League—Garrizon’s
hpme, 21 Corabill, whore Garrison
published the Liberator, £
OFFICERS OF THR LEAGUE.
-President, J, TR. Olitiord, xq,
Martinsborg, Ws Va; Rev Byron
Gunnor, D. ‘D, frat” vioepreetdent,
Hillburn, Ne ¥ij-TiL. Johnson; i
D., second vice-president, ‘Columb
0.3 Wau 4) Porgukons; Redsi thite
FSSSHCTLAYEAAS CST SSAROAHKCARESRSECHHES HERAKRERSRHAREL ASH ATK SELES AASERK HRA EARORTHRATH SS
EERE SRSERRERERES SERPASRS SERIA SRARH RAR TEASAESES ERASER SLABS ITS SSE SERRA THER ERS EE SERRESERE ES
vice-prosident, New York city; Rev.
‘J. H. Wiley, fourth — vico-presidont,
Providence, R. 1; W. F. 8. Cook,
Ena , Atth vice-president, Baltimoro,
Md, Win. D, Johnson, Esq., sixth
vice-president, Boston, Mass.; Jomos
L. Nelli, Exq., recording secretary,
Wasbingtou, D. C.; Wm, Monroe
Trotter, Eeq., cor secrotary, 21
Cornhill, Boston, Bfass., Napoleon
B. Marshall, Esq., financial secrotary
and superintendent of league, 902 T
strect, N. W., Wasbington, D. C.; 8.
4 Corrothers, D. D., chatrman Camp.
Committeo, 447 O street, N. W..
Wnebington, D. C.; Treasuror Judge
ML W, Glbbs, 902 T street, N. W.,
Washington, D. C.; J. Bfilton Wal-
dron, D. D., national organtzer, 1334
V street, Washington, D. C.; Asst.
National Organizer, Wim, H, Harrls,
Esq., Waskington, D. C.
“NATIONAL INDEPENDENT
POLITICAL LEAGUE.
Alabama—Bishop J. W. -Alstork
D. D., Montgomery.
Arkansss—Ferd, Harris, Eeq., Lit
tlo Roek.
California—Paul M. Nash, Esq.
Los Angoles,
Colorado~sGoorge G. Ross, Esq.
Deaver.
Connocticut—Walter Gay, ‘D. D.
Hartford. . :
" Delaware—Dr. J. B Stubbs, Wil
jaington,
* District of? Columbla—Hon. J. T
C. Nowsom, Washington.
Florida—8, H. Hart, Beq., Jack.
sonville,
Gcorgla—Bisbop 1. M. ‘Turnor,
Atlanta,
Minots—Dr, CE. Bontley, Chi-
engo
|. Indiona—Hou. Goorge L. Kno
Indianapolis,
| lowa—Roy. J. C. Reld, Ottumwa,
Kentucky—L. G. Jordan, D. D..
Louigviite,
Loulstana—Capt. W. T. Grant.
New Orlosns. “
_ Massachusetts—E. T. Morris, Esq,
Cambridge.
Maryland—Kov. G. R. Waltor, D
D,, Baltimore,
" Minnesotn—Hon, Frodorick
:MeGhoo, St. Paul. :
‘pdilehinan—B, Marsboll, Ena., Do
trott. »
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SATURDAY ...+.., AUG.'26, 3031
President Finle
Speaks. —
Finley, of the Southern Railway Co...
waa the principal speaker this even?
ing ate meating of the directors of.
Uo Avpaiaehlen’ Sxponition “and
Dusineas imen of sCnosville, bis Fub-|
fect belng "The Developaent of tho!
‘Appalachian Region.” |
‘He emphasized very. strongly the
economle etrongth of the, Southesst~
orn section of the United States,
Browing ost of fs naCural resources
Gnd climatie advantages, and ox-
Proseed tho opinion tbat ‘no locallty’
fas more favorably located or bot
tor Mited by ite natural resources Tor
progresalvo development tian the
Soutbern' Appalachian region.
«He pointed out the groit_advant~
‘age epjoyed by the South {a Mls ou-
promacy in cotton production, ‘Tad
Urged -the Importance of condtently’
endeavoring to strengthen this ad-
vantage dy bringing about the gen-|
‘eral adoption dt mothods that will
regult In tho moro economical pro-
Auction of cotton by obtaining larger
ylolda per acre and thet will enable
the Southern cotton planters to koop
pac with tho ever increasing do-
mand of tbo world. He did not ad-
Yooate dolbg this by growing cotton
to the exclusion .of other crops, but
rather by diversified agriculture and
livortock ralsing as a means of con
serving Ghd building up sof fertil-
ity. After cltiig statistics snow.
tg the increased ylolde per acre ob-
talood by Tonnossco farmers during
Tha past Avo years as compared with
.tho ton youre from 1876 to 1886, Mr.
inloy oald:
“hte shows that the farmera of
‘Tennessee avo learned and are ap-
plylog sclentifle methods of soil con-
sorration. The averfger-for the past
five years, Including thé. bad “with
the good, fall far below tho yields
of which Tennessee sbffs are” cab.
able and far below the results ob:
talnod by the most progressivd Tar-
mers, For tho State aa, wholo,
tho average ylolds per acro aro atill
far bolow what they ought to. bo
and below what will epeedily be at-
tained when the great body of ‘Ton-
nessee farmers have adopted the me-
thos now boing practiced by the
most progressive. Year by yoar more
farmere ate adopting. the best. me-
thods and, year by year, larger areas
of aolle a¥o being bonedted dy sclon-
Use treatment, We may expect that,
4a Individual years, agme cropa will
auffer trom adverse. wenther condl-
Alone, but 1 believe’ we. may -sately
predict that each successivo five-yoar
perlad will show bettor results than
the precoding five yeare for a long
lime to como. Tho reports of the
United States Agricultural Dopart-
ment on tho condition of this eda.
son's growing crops boar out thls
prediction. ‘Thoy show the cond!-
Hon of cotton, corn apd wheat in
Tennessee an better than last year,
when tho average yleld per acro of
‘ach of theo crops fa this Stato was
in oxsees of the five-year average.”
S" speaking: of advantages of South-
enstorn States for raising lvostock
and for the dairy tpUustry, 36. Fin-
loy referred to the accessibility of
giarkets, to tho uilld Winters And
Tong grasing season, to-tho jncrens-
{ng domand for moat aud dalry pro-
duets, and to the fact that, ah m Yo-
sult of tho cutting up of tho Wost-
orn ronges Into farms a larger brs
portion of the meat supply of tho
country ‘must bo farm grown. Ho
spoke ot tho cattle tick as having
boon, in the past, a handfeap to tho
livestock and dairying industsie5 st
somo parts of the South, and satd:
“Tho management of ihe rallway
company’ that 1 have tho honor to
‘Fopresent, considers. tho “devotop-
mont of the Iivestock and dalrying
induntrioa In" tho. Soutbeastorn
Gtates of such gréat tnnyrtance Tuat
wo have recontly apyotnted a Tvé
Block Agent and a Dairy Agent to
ovoto thelr ontire. timo to working
in co-operation with the farmers
slong our jinos for tho dovolopmont
Of Hose Isidustries. To, co-operation
with tho State Comnilsslonors uf Ax:
Fiealturg and the United ‘lates Ag-
Healturat Dopartment, "wo aro. also
alding {n tho dlasomination of tafor-
mation an to the Importance of erad-
feating tho cattlo tick and the bes
methoda of doing it.”
+ Bs, Binley spoke of tho splondid
‘Advantages of the Southern Appala-
chian rogjon for great and varlod
industrial Wevelopment, roterring. to
the acceasiblilty ot aupplloe of tim-
dor, from oro, catton, marbles, build.
= tug’ stones, coal and water powers
Ho urgod tho {mportante of consary-
Ing thes. natural rosources through
wise uso and tho ollmination of
waste, hn
Ho spoke of thi Intimate relation
exlitipg Betwoon agricultural do-
Yolopment snd. industrial, devolop-
nent, pointing bat that the bost mar-
Ket for tho farmer, aspoclally for all
of ble perishable products, 18 « noat.
by clty or manufscturidy tows, and
That tho merchants abd. mouth
turers, are vitally interested tu tbe
prosperity of tio farméts, and the in:
crease of tielr purchasiag power. ~
Goforring to th Appalachian By
poultion, fo bo hold. during the
comlagYagumn, Mr. Hinley sald: -
“Among. tho. Taany factora In
bringing about a bisher, dekree of
sagrleultural and. faguatrial Woratop
J ment, noke is-morebelpfal than &
Y creat fair orfexpoaition such fe the
Ve ees ei te GON
chisn region. “Piey deserve, and I
am fare-that.they will recelvs, the
cordial and helpful support of all
thelr fellow ‘citizens, ‘This Expoal-
ton, in which will be obucontrated
samplos of all of your vest progucts
will open the eyes of visitor trom
dther parts of the Usited Btatos to
thie posslbMtlos ot this rexton sad
to the wonderful vatlety of opportu
Ditios, which ft affords, — However,
while it Is Weilrable that you' should
Attract vialtore from other soctions,
T bellove tHat thls exposition will 6
gricularly uesful on account of it
educational yalue to your own De0-
ple, “They will soo here what the
moat successful man in ouch Jine Is
accompllising. ‘They, will not only
200 what ho has tone, but will tedra
Row ho.has.dono It, and the rosult
will boa more general adoption of
Improved {adustrial gad agricultural
methods," In this connection, if Z
‘may preaume to offer. epme sugeos-
tions’ to the president aft Board of
‘Directors of the AppalachTan Expo-
ition, T would urge that epecil ef
forte bo made to bring TWyether- i1vs-
stock ‘and dairy oxhibits that will bo
1 the highest degred educatfonsl, 1
fwould also recommbnd that, in. ol-
‘ition to. comprehensive diaplay of
[the resources of this region, in their
raw atate, it fe partioularly deatrable
|tbat you should have very complete
‘exhibits of the proqucts of your Ap
.palachian Industries, showing what
\you are dolag with your raw mate
‘Title. I would sugeetl-furtber that
fit nas sot already boon arranged
‘for, particular attention should “be
givon (0 the installation at tho ox
,Voaition of a bureau"t informatlor
‘where visitors. from other parts o
‘the United States can secure detallod
tand necurato advice as to the agri
cultural and industrial opportunities
‘of this region, and cepeclally ast
|the opportunites. for a further di
‘versifeation of your manufacturing
by tle location of industries. whict
fo not DOW roprésonted here, Dut To:
which you cap supply the raw ma.
terlals. t
ig "The tntereste of the Soutber
hatway “Company aro. tnsoparably
bound up with tho intedesta.of the
Southonstorn States, Including thi
Appalachtan region.” It ts the high
way over whlch a larga part of you
products ard moved to market. it f
to our Intorest that your productlos
of marketable comimoditiot shall con
istantly tnerenso; it fa to your’ In
terest that we shall be able to. pro
Vide adequato facilities for the trans
portation pf all that you-can pro
‘duco. ‘Walle, as with rospect to al
Dusinoss oliterprises, we hoar com
‘plaints here and there ae to the ser
vico of our company, it bas been fi
tho past, and expects to continae
bo-a most important foctor in th
development of this region. ABs |
sreat business ontorprise, it mus
‘vo managed in conformity with sounc
business principles, but'It,is tho ns
piration of ite wianagement to mak
it not only an offectiva carfier of th
commerce of the S6uthdastern State
Dut a helpful ally In thelr vovelop
ment, and as such, wo stand Tend
“to co-operate with you, anid tho-peo
plo of ‘all other communfties alon;
our nos tor tho upballding of thi
Po ggaiei ns
SIMON UNDER AMERICAN GUNS.
PR vickralapas acted 5 ig Ae RN
ident Simon last night took-a hur-
ried leave of his country and {6 now
‘on board the Amorican schooner
Bradford c. French. The commander
,of the Haytian gunboat 17 Decom-
‘pres refused to permit him on board
“that vostol, Ho fe awalting a etoam-
er
i ‘The capital of the black republic
1g now occupied by two rival rovolu-
{tionary forces, ono commanded by
:General Cincinnatus Leconte, who
twas Slniator of tho Interior, and the
fother by General “Antenor Firmin,
[wens was tho ifaytian Blister to the
Court of Bt. Jamos's.
‘Some of tho revolutionary troops
‘that came into the city last night
jstartod to pillage in the onrly hours
fof the moraing and several wore
fenot ae tho commenters, had given
jtholr ‘word to the: diplomiie ‘gorpe
that the capital wouldn't bo sacked.
It tg explained today that Sfmon
went aboard tho Ilttie American
lschooner by rolstake, Ha wished to
xo aboard the United States scout
erulsor Chester but when bd got
alongside was instructed to go
aborrd the Dea Molues, Ho dlan’t
understand and wont to the Franch.
But tho Fronch {s under tho guns of
tho Chester so thera Is little }ikell-
hood that the overthrown executive
will be molested by tho followers of
feither of tho rorolutionary lead-
ors.
‘Tho eafoty of tho city te in the
hands af a public anfoty committoe
composed of Lecontisis, Firminiats
jand noutrals anu thoy bavo kad somo
work to do. A mob. attacked the
JAmorican achooner Jobn Paul, made
fast to a plor, bolloving that’ pollti-
jeal retagoes wore on board. Tho
eb was dispersed by tho commit.
0.
No armed forcés have boon landed
by any of tho five United Btatos war
‘Yoosols in Haytian waters, although
|tho Gorman ‘crufser Bromen tanded
a party of forty marines. Simon is
‘now’ reported to be going to Kings-
ton, Jamaica, At first it was sald
that be would take pakshge on board
tho Atlas Iinor Alfomanta, but- that
vossol arrived “hore yesterday and
cloared today for Now York direct,
Evans R. Dick of Now York, tho for-
mor owner of the yacht American;
now tho 17 Decombre, ts a passenger
fon tho Allomania. 2 ~
‘Washington, Aug, '3.—While ad-
mittedly alsrmod dver the new turn
jof stairs in Mayti, in which oppos-
Ing forces are threatening each other
upon the downfall of Prosiqont Bim-
‘ont Waabington authorities offored
io oxplanation today a& to the lack
of action on the ‘part of American
naval forces which aro practically
jeurroeBging the Hitle black -repub-
le p 5
~ Altiougti-the Germaa and British
‘warships are reported to have land.
Jed marines to guatd the conaulates
and other interests no anshority hes
jbebn ranted for the Janding - of
jmen from the Amerfcan warships
|Flvo American mon of war are: n0m
ia Haytich'waters.wnd tho sixth i
{expbcted to atrivd thera befste morn.
{ine Alunough none catrog:; me
Jrings, ‘bluajackats could easily: be
fiande te deelted. oe eta
A ae na na Opes te soi a
they Rava} | forces; ‘haa: dlecrationary
ther Raval | forces, (hae: dlactationars
THE. RICHMOND , PLANET, { RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.
mands, but this authority, it sébms,
applies only to the development, of
a situation in which thre fs Agbt-
ag IM the Sminodiate nelghborhood
of the Anferican consulate, Whether
granting a broador authority is oon-
templated was Dot dlscloxed.-today.
wea Pretents Roworer, the’ pollsy
would appear to be quite different
from whaeIt was at the {ime of the
Banto Dominican yevohition and
Contral .Amoriemr revolution, Includ~
tug those in Nicaragua and Hondu-
ras. . ea
Jn Santo Donitngs Comuiander
piltthgham of the American navy,
Jacting upon instructions, went ashore
with a landing party and drow the
Aghting Naes outside the towns, Rod
flags Were posted to mark the boun-
‘darios of the.“‘fgnting rings” and all
Vorsous who Were pushed ont of theso
rings wero counted es out of the
fighting, In both Nicaragua arid
Honduras the opposing factors were
Informed that thoy would not bo
pormitted to fight In tho cities,
In“ tnose casee the American
forces looked atter all foralgd in-
terests, Tho fact that the British
and Gorman cralsors have promptly
appoarod"on the ecene and loat_ no
timo safeguarding thelr own tntoréste
Jand that a French Warablp Is report-
fed on tho way indicates to the stage
of some students of the situation
that the Stato Departmont has dis-
continued {ts former policy ponding
ratification by the Senate of the Hon-
duran and Nicaraguan loan agree-
monts,
Coimander Oman 1d a despatch
totiay, bowover, sald that he had plac-
fed ‘a guard on tho ‘Atorlean schoon.
er Bradford C. French ia order to
Protect the flooing Presidest and hip
family, but that ho had wade n0
Handing. “Ho sntdeibat there waa ne
disorder, but that the German eruls-
jer Bromer bad, landed a force at a
precaution. Ho sald that the clty of
Port-au-Prince was wejlqunder th
fcontro} of a committeo“ofBatety and
thus forelgnere were apparently fre
from any Immediate danger.
DECRY NATIONAL .
- RACE PREsUDICE
Richmond, V.., Aug, 14.—To Edl-
tor the fntornations! Nows Sorvice:
lp England, where crime Is cor-
tainly adequately punished, there
are no iynchings.
‘The fear that the law might not
bo executed added to tho local ex-
cltemont caused by the crime will
probably account for the Pennsylva-
ale. trouble.
‘Tho remedy Is to abolish techni-
cafes, try all cases speodily upon
thelr merits, not permitting the
rlals to bo long drawn out or guilty
nin to escape. Newspapers should
be enreful not to make heroes of
criminals,
(Signed)
WM. HODGES MANN,
Washington. Aug. 14.—A nation-
al spread of raco projudico is what
statesmen and observers here seo in
tho amazing incineration of a negro
In Coatesville, Pa, Syaday.
It tops of half a dozen such af-
faira in Northern States In tho pact
several years, and in tho estimatlor
lof Senators and Representatives In:
torvlowed by tho Intornational New
Service today fidicates that the pre
'dudice against tho, negro bas be-
como a problom that tho South nc
longer has to contend with atone, but
whlch must be coped with by the na-
ton as a wale.
"That this fatest atatr occurred tp
the Stato of Pennsylvania and in a
town ecttled by Quakora, gives addi.
tlonat point to the obsorvation of the
man interviewed. In -other words
the outrage at Contosvillé, it
pointed out, slluatrates that mob vio
Jonco—as applied peculiarly to the
nogro—ts no longor a Ulstinctive
Southern institution, but 1s surel
taking a frm hold upon all sections
lottihe nation.
It was Senator W. EB, Borah, the
keen and brilliant junior reprosen
tative from Idaho, who doclarod {1
fa recont address In tho Senate tha
Face projudice way no larger a sec
tons! but a national ell. ~
NHGRO'S BESS FRIEND.
“Take it all in all, tho Gouthors
man {6 tho best frend tho down
trodion negro has in this “countr;
today,” ho ald tonight. “The South
Jorn man understands him, bettor
and usually when tho negro is in the
right ho becomes his steadfast spon
jsor nd dofonder.
“Tho massncro in Iiinote, th
Ipeoplo to tho fact that the race quos
Mion is @ national ono.
“I never saw a mob that was no
jas cowardly as st ‘was brutal, an
burning In Colorado and tho ‘Inde
fscritablo horrors of the burning tt
Coatesville’ and countless ‘other sim
Har nets of inob violence in the
North ought to awak@n tho Northort
fa halt doren men of courage anc
manhood could havo oaslly prevent
Jed this thing that has disgracod the
fname of the Stato. It Indicates tha
{tho conimunity of Coatosvitio is ut
totly domoralized and dggrailed, ani
unfit to oxorcisa tho ordinary dutto
jot citizenship.”
JOHN BHARP WILLIAMS AGREES
Benatox_John Sharp Williams, o
/sUanlsatppi, sald-tho recont Norther:
Tynebings jeft Iittle doubt that the
same spirit which. prompted ‘auct
facts by’ ttfo popiilnes in tho Bouth
ern States, was taking root In the
North aud! Went. In aupport of thi
Dellot, he cited the, recont buralns
ot & negro In Dolaware, the lynch
{ee in Oblo and Colorado and rac
Hots in Wllnole and other middle
Northern Stites,
"Tho worst foature of the North
lor iynchings,"" ho sald, “ie tho fag
tat Just as soon ax the mob finished
‘with ‘tho criminal, they Want to kil
every negro, god, bad and inditten
font in tHo community. The burning a
[Conteivile 1s tho only exception
jean think of, *
“Another fact must not bo.- tor
got(en, and that ix In the South thor
fan buruing walese (t be f9r
erimo“against a white woman, Cont
Jexville had gone us one better b}
burning, tor tke killing of & man,
‘Miynch JaW in all’ Tls phasea "3
ja, regrettable, thing, and this afals
ii Pennsylvania 1a, particularly: , #0
H. ip aniindleation’ that tho’ peopl
lof thie. countrySgenerally are ‘alow
making; up. thelr: minds: thet the vio
opm tsps. ot.negrocmust:be mad. te
Jreallte” that there! arelaws t0,21
,obayed ‘and persona to-be respected:
FIVE: ADMIT: PART
IN BURNING NEGRO
Will Not te este tat
"After fee's: Funeral ~
THEY AME SEVERAL OTHERS
eT Cate and ,Burned!
five th Got ip a Maree
To—Beaten With Clubs When He
Leaped From Flames,
Confessions were obtainod from five
of tho men: who participated in the
lynching on Sunday alght, when Zack
Walker, the negro who turdered Bd.
gar Rico, 0 watcbmad, was burned to
death.
Furthormore, the confessions Impl
cate other leader In the mob, and tho|
aesertion ts rundo by tho five that (hey!
can bring (ncontrovertible prot as to|
the {dentity of many people who took
active part in tho brutal crime. Men
prominent {a business and politics n
the town ere apong tbove named by
‘bem. >
“Though warrants already bavo boen|
‘sworn out for the arrost of the ring:
Jeadors of the Iynchors, Robert 8,
Gawthrop, district attornoy at Cbester
county, saye thdt no porsan will bo
taken {oto custody ‘witll after Rice's
funeral.
“Many of tho leading citizens of
“Contesvilie,” sald Mtr. Gawthrop, "havo
‘begged that no hanty action bo taken,
as with the proxont inflamed condition
of the public mind, another and more
sorlous uprising might caally follow,
"We have examined twelve’ wit.
nesses ané“bave had unexpected suc
cose, Tho men who confessed sald
thoy were sorry for what they bad
dono, and asked to bo treated as len-
fently sa possible. Thoy declares that
They bad no idca when tbe mod of
which they wer mombors murchod
to the hospital that anything seriou
would result." ‘
Nhicteen mon of tho Pottsville troop
of stato police reached Coatesville.
‘Tho shorlt! of Choster connty called
the attention of the atato wuthurltos
to the situaton, and Governor “fener
directed that the stato seod meh to
the city.
Tho Iynchjng was.acreinpliahed only
after the nbgro, mad with, palo, bel
Jexped from. the Waring ‘pyre ‘bul!
over bim and“irled to exrane, dragging
the bed to which hd was bound by
hfs handcuffs, A crowd of 2000 wateh-
4 the mob loadors heat the croatire
with fence calls, and: forced him
Abriekiog, bark hito the flames ‘Thre
Umow be bounded up and three Une!
was thrust back until, Gonlly, the
quivering hody fell Inte the Are
‘Only then was the mob satisfied,
‘The mashed men ¥alked back to the
town, sad a aly hout luter wey had
dlepersod ax rapidly ex shey hind Kutt
ored
Walker, the negro victim of the
lynching, bad #hot himself in an effort
to cheat tho crowd of urmed men who
hbnd searched for bim with gus a day
and a night :
‘A band of 400 mea, with Handker:
eblofa over tbelr eyes, gathered, 10
front of the horpttat
‘There wun no reventing of fdentitles
The men culled thir leaders. “oar
hal" and themselves they addressed
an “brother”
Walker was in shackles ané pound
to 2 cot In tho men's departmeut on
the first floor. Polfceman Howe bad
been stationed to guxrd hia.
‘Attendanta nt tho burpltal saw the
mob gathering, aud ran tu the (cle
phone. There was no response over
the wire ‘The mon gutaldy-bad cut
all wires leading inio the bullding
Some of the leaders sioppnd midway
up the lawn and a few wout on alone
"A man with a white maak, whom
the othor mon had been addressing
as “marsbal” walked up tho stops
Teading to the buspital On the top
step he turoed aud fared the crowd
fon tho lana,
“Men,” he shouted, “are you going
tq allow a white muy tuibe downed by
apigger” =
He looked about him for an In.
stant, and then thore In tbe tear of
tho mob surged forward Ho wat
pushed up toward the hospital atope.
and with a wild yoll the man rao up
the steps to tho horpltal doors.
‘They battered down aod hammerod
tho glass out of tho windows on one
aide of the hospital with their fete,
In the corridor of the hospital Po
Mceman Htowo met them with « drawn
gun. He fired two sbots, but tho is:
furlated men did not notice It. They
brushed tho poltcemtn aside and
pushod away tho forrttal attendants
who trled to Interfere
‘Walker Iny helplens on bla bod so
the right wing of the hospital, Into
the ward the fenders rushed, other
patleats fainting and serenmlog from
fright. *.
“Bomo one produced a rope. Thoy
Uled tho shackled negro to bis cot,
winding ‘tho rope about bis feat and
underneath the bed.
‘Thon a score of men lay bold of
the rope and tan down tho corridor.
Out of tho hospital thoy dragged the
bed and the negro with It,
‘Walker couldn't make an outcry.
Hin solf-infitéted bullet wound to thy
molith had made this impossible, File
even slarod tho torror that yan bls,
. Out of the buliding the moa dragged
tho cot. ‘The negro’s bed turned and
rolled, the inanacles and ropes dig
or lee eae ee ee eee
ever tha roadway, and railed from
Ade to alue,. A howling mob, now to:
creased tod thoinand persone or
more, followed.
(a bait mile‘ eho south, the mea
with the robo stopped. ‘Thoy war
Jum now opposite the place where
Bdgar Rico was shot tho nlght, be.
fore. Av thougn thelr crime had all
been planned we mou .boran ta
aeattor in all dlroctionx ind Bring tn
fonro ralle to whore tho nogro Iay
bound. ‘Three oF tour patra of braway
afms pitched the nogro und bls cot
‘over 2 fence Into a Gold on the term
of John Newlin.
Others ran tore and there and
drovebt dack armlosds of hay- and
stray, whch they bad pisked up (com
he folde,
‘Tho plied hay about and over th
‘cot and Walker. Some ono touched
& match to the roattrons of tro cot
Boon the cot aud bay about wa
ablaze,
‘Then the othare pltea tence ral
on tho ,negro, Wulkor writhed anc
struggled sealnst tho sbacklos tha
dound him to the bed. Suddenly be
gave a loap out of toh blazing bay
Before the mea about tho Ore real
Izod what tho négro was dolng, Walk
‘er had leaped over tho feuco with (he
bod roped to his back.
‘The crowd gave a yoll.- Men witt
foare, rails shoved the bod and the
ogro back {nto the blazing bay.
‘Threo tImen did the negro try to e2
eapo tn this mannur. Euch thine the
men with the fence rally whoved, bi
back fn the Ora.
‘The third timg the ead was bang
sag from the negio's bones.
Satined by the borelblo econ, th
leadorn of the mob ooked thelr fag
raial shout the embors gf tho eitok
fog pile of tiny for awhile, and ther
Marted down the road toward th
town,
Detective Rice was shot as he wea
to the rescue of two [tallans whor
the negro, It te olloged, had beld uy
and (was attempliog 10 rom 19 the
boighborhondg uf the Worth Miia,
When Rice reached the scene of the
hulaup the, Haltans and acgro wer
engexed In’ a band to-band battle.
With the appeurance of tbe police
man, tho ftallans,, without stopping
to thank thelr revener, fed precip!
tately, leaving hie to evpe ilogloband
ed with Walker The (ater, according
fo x dying statement mato vy Rice
Krapplod with tho detective und din
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‘The leaders of the mod are know
to District Attomey Gunthrop, ani
Uairty arrests are expe: ton wftbin th
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Donaldsonville, Ga. Aug 19.—The reign of terror among the negroes of this section, owing to the efforts of the whites to take vengeance for the murder of Marshal Newberry by Rev Jim West, a negro preacher, contempt. The whites, in organized bandwagon, are going through the countryside eta etao sbrd etao sbrd tridease shooting and whipping negroes and burning their churches, loggerooms and schoolhouses. At least six negroes have been killed since the trouble started Wednesday night and nearly one hundred whipped Five negro loggerooms, six churches and four schoolhouses have been burned. The whites are seeking the slayer of Marshal Newberry, but the negro preacher apparently has escaped it is predicted that all the negroes will have fled from this section of Georgia within a week.
It is reported that a large shipment of whisky was received at Jankin today, and the crowd has begun to drink heavily and are brandishing their revolvers in each other's faces. All business at Jankin is at a standstill. The sheeriff of Early county is on the ground, but seems to be unable to control the situation Sheriff Emmanuel of the situation. Sheriff Emmanuel, of Decatur county, passed through here this evening, on our way to the scene of trouble to lend all the assistance possible.
So far no appeal has been made to the Governor for troops, but unless troops are ordered out there is no telling where the trouble will end.
LEADERS OF MOB
That Hurned Wounded Negro Sah
To Have Been Revealed to Police
Coatesville Penn Aug 19 With
eight persons under arrest in connec-
tion with the blunding of a negro
here last Sunday night the Chester
county authorities are still pushing
the investigation.
It was reported today that at last
three of those men into custody had
made confessions, inspiring the
teachers of the mob that learned Zack
Walker.
The two men arrested last evening
are held as material witnesses.
One of them it is said will inter-
have to answer to the charge of
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Obituary of Mrs. Lucy J. Martin
That Rev J. A Martin who is an alumnus of Virginia Union University and who now resides near Bannan Va. is a popular minister in many counties of the Old Dominion and whose acquaintance is broad and profound among white and colored alike and for whom the adoration of saints and sinners is given and the praise is given by the universal sympathy for him in the present bereavement of the recent death, of his beloved mother Mrs Lucy J Martin of R F D No 3 Danville Va.
AN INVALID FOR YEARS
After having been an invalid for about twenty-six years and having been confined to her bed nearly six months in her final illness she departed this life on Friday morning July 7th, at the venerable age of seventy. She leaves a loving husband three daughters, three sons and twenty-four grandchildren. Two daughters are married—Emma D Johnson and Mattie S. Ferrill. The oldest Salite B Maffin, always remained with the mother and nursed her to the last. The two married sons are George W Martin and Albert M Martin. The third and youngest Rev J A Martin, is now pastoring in Middlebury county, Va. What was singular about the funeral was that on the day of its occurrence, every near relative, especially grandchildren of the family, to the smallest child—both close and distant was present Rev R B Brandon officiated and the ceremony was held at the home.
The deceased leaves a memorable record. She lived a consistent Christian life—thirty-five years without ever erring from the regulations of the church.
"Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself" was the principle of her active life, for every neighbor knew nothing else of her but a congenial and harmonious personality of the community, who never disturbed the peace of a single neighbor, even to vindicate herself in an unjust attack upon her. During the twentieth-six years of her illness she was never heard to complain, for she assured all of her friends that God had given her "Job's patience and Joshua's resolution": that his yoke was easy and his burden light, and that he would put no more on her than she was able to bear.
STRONG CHRISTIAN CHARACTER
Her rare maternal ability and stro-
Her rafa maternal ability and
strong Christian character are so
well reflected in the noble personal-
ity of her son, Rev. Martin, that when
one comes in contact with him there
is always an inward feeling of the
soul. She is the most individual
individuality of the unseen mother.
That she was loved and adored by
her children is shown by the many
allusions. As my dear mother used
to say, "of my mother used to
do and pray for me." made to her openly by Rev. Martin in his conversations.
Truly did she understand the maternal mission as a divine ordination. "Now art thou a priestess unto those whom I have given thee," for during her forty-seven years of married career she was born to a family well and loved by the family circle that the loss of her is irretrievable to husband, children and neighbors. Let them not get despondent, for her voice is still heard today.
Soon I shall stand where angels sing,
Glad on your shore
And fold my spirits tired wings.
Resting evermore
There I will wait for thee, my child.
Storing my heart's full love.
God guard and guide them safely on.
Joining our lives above.
H. A. M. JOHNS
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Bands of Calanthe Outing.
The outing of the Bands of Calanthe at Fulton Park Aug 3 was a decided success. The little ones enjoyed themselves immensely. Shiloh Band came out in large numbers with the matron, Mrs. Mary Liggins. The committee did everything possible to make the day one of real pleasure and enjoyment for the children. Mrs. Anna Taylor, manager assisted by a committee of ladies
In Memoriam.
COLEMAN - In sad, but loving remembrance of my dear sister, SALIE COLEMAN, who departed this life August 23, 1907, four years ago. The last leaf was turned, And the book of her life was closed. Yea the record was ended With a heaven-born smile She answered the call And to God and the Angels ascended MINNIE E (COLEMAN, Sailor)
NEGRO SERMON ON LYNCHING.
American Public Opinion to Blame
Says Ransom
N.Y. Sun, Aug 21 1911
The Rev. Reynolds a Ransom an
teacher graduate who is pastor of
the Bethlehem African Methodist Episcopal
Church at 21 West Twenty-
fifth street the largest negro church
in New York asked his congregation
yesterday. Who lynched Zacharia-
Walker last Sunday at concerts
table Park? His own answer was
Not the cold blooded mob at
coffee bar at American opera.
And later Mr. Ransom said he his
horse. I suppose the white race will
never be satisfied until it has lynched
a negro on Boston Common
The pollination the plant in the field has to be educated for more fertility, with the visit of the scientist in the field to the trach. A survey of the plant in the field, press the silent acquires of the American people and the present attitude of the Southern States to respect the negroes.
But the negroes themselves, M. Ransom said toward the close of the convention, are largely to blame for the contempt in which they are held and the impunity with which their liberties and their lives may be invaded. Sheriffs mayors, courts governers will not take seriously into account the interests of a people who have lost or surrendered the right to retaliate or call them to account at the bagot box. Mobs do not quip when there is no fear that their wild sentiments will be answered by a colley of bullets. Men would be slow to apply the matel for the incineration of a living victim if it were probable that the answering torch would dangle a flame in their midst. I am unwillingly but slowly coming to the conclusion that the only way for the negro in particular and the dark skinned peoples in general to win and hold the respect of white people is to mete out to them a white man's measure in all the relations of life. Profs. professions and solemn proclamations have little weight when they come from a people whose character has been so clearly disliked."
Mr Ransom read carefully from manuscript the paragraph about meeting out a white man a measure, and tiger said to his 600 listeners, who sat tensely silent except for a Good 'good' here and there. But you stay inside the law. No matter what happens you stay inside the law. Then you can demand that the white man enforce the law. The day the negro becomes lawhe is doomed. But, you say laws are passed unjustly discriminating against us. I reply, agitate for their repeal. Just as the white man would do. Vote for the men who will pass just laws. To do that the negro must divorce himself from partisanship.
After church one who found it difficult to reconcile the advice that the negro behead the law with Mr. Ransom's earlier word about retaliation was moved to ask the clergyman just what he meant. He replied that he had purposefully refrained from saying all that was in his mind in order not to inflame his people.
"The negro race might as well put a pistol to its head and blow out its brains as to start in to fight." Mr. Ransom said in the interview, "but I'll tell you that I meant just this: When mobs of white men rise everybody in a community knows, "that they're coming before they come. When a negro's home is invaded or mobs come among negroes for lynching, as they did in Springfield, ill. If the mobs knew that they would be met with a hall of bullets — "But let me put it in another way. What would happen to a negro mob that went among white men to string them up? What would happen? Well. "At my old home in Ohio a colored man accused of shooting a
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"Mind you, it is not reprisal I am advising it's preparation. To my people I say. He prepared." You've seen a dog chasing a cat across the street. The poor scared cat seems hopelessly outclassed. But when hardest pressed the cat turns, arches her back and glares. The dog stops. Often he slings away. If he stays to light—well, a cat can lick a dog. Do you see what I mean?
These are 'some of the other things Mr Ransom said in his sermon.
"The burning to death of Zacharish Walker happened in the State of Pennsylvania, which is better organized than any State in the Union for dealing with mobs. It happened in the State of the Hon. Philander C Knox, Secretary of State. This deed was done by a mob estimated to 17—M 8
contain 10,000 persons They were not inflamed by strong drink, for that Christian community closes its saloons on Sunday They were not acting in the heat of passion under the usual shield of such brutalities, that a white woman had been assaulted by a negro
"Now that this barbarity has occurred in the North instead of the South, President Taft, who is always very considerate of the feelings of the South whenever, the negro is involved has a fine opportunity to speak to this nation and to the world against this national crime.
"Can it be possible that our Secretary of State pulled off this human holocaust for the benefit of Admiral Togo the nation's guest, to impress him with the superiority of our democratic institutions over those of Japan?"
"Booker Washington said recently that he could see light ahead for the negro in America. Do you? The race needs in Moses, but consider the Moses of the Bible I presume that he could have stopped at the best hotels that he could have been wined and dined that he could have given good advice when he saw one of his people attacked by Egyptians. But the Bible will tell you what he really did. If we are to have a Moses we want a real Moses patterned after that one who said he would rather affliction with his people and with good than to endure the pleasures of sin for a season."
To his questioner of the afternoon
Mr. Ransom road
Perry Vaughn will punish these men. In the South they are never punished. The negro is helpless and the Southern output is dumb. The negroes should say. We are not going to be lynched any longer. We rather defend our lives like men than be led off to die like dogs. That what the negro would say if he had the spirit of the white man.
At the end of the sermon added Mr. Karson a young woman came to him and said. Thank God there is at least one real man among our people.
W. R. Griffin Elected Grand Master
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employed as servants in their homes
other addresses were made by W
Griffin of Washington, D C D
Webster Davis and James I Mitchell
The vital problem confronting the convention is the disposal of the assets of the involved bank, which are now in charge of receivers appointed by the courts. A resolution which will be put before the delegates by John Lewis, of Washington, advocates the transfer of $a1$ the property of the defunct bank to the Grand Fountain, on condition that it makes satisfactory arrangements to settle with the individual depositors. The plan meets with the approval of the delegates, and is claimed by the chief of the best solution of the difficulty. The flight of the present convention will center about this resolution, which will come before the body this morning immediately after the election of officers. The day will be given up to its consideration, and the final vote taken on it tomorrow.
The Chicago delegates are here with Chief M. T. Bailey, making a good showing. They arrived here Monday, Aug. 21, over the Cheesapeake and Ohio Railway in through Pullman from Chicago, Ill. They will leave as soon as the session is over for New York, Boston and Philadelphia. They boast of Chicago being the loading section of the West in the Western Grand Division, and say it must remain in the front ranks. So long as the Grand Fountain shows evidence of success. Some of those who are along are Mr. Lee Ella Young, Rosebud Lecturer of the Western Grand Division. Little Mr. T. Bailey, Rover, R. B. 846, Mr. M. T. Bailey, president of the Alumni Association, the V. N. and I. I. Inst., of Petersburg, and chief of Chicago Division II Q. T. R., Mrs. Grice Young, B. M. R. 1099, vice-president of the U. R. of M.: Mrs. Lou Aunia Blair, P. M. Fn 2617, and Rev. Harry E. Johnson, W. F. Fn 2666, and pastor of the A. M. E. Church, Waukegan and Lake Forest, Ill.
WANTED—Information. Mrs. Mary Meadows, formerly Miss Mary Alexander, when last heard from was living in Philadelphia, Pa. She can learn something of interest to her by addressing Reese Hracken, 583 South Adam Street, Pearl City, IL.
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Mr James Fitzgerald, of Elkhorn W. Va., is visiting his sister, Mrs. Sue-Foster of Buffalo street also her sister in-law, Mrs. Mary Adamson of New York city. A very pleasant evening was spent at the residence of Mrs Celle Glover in Hill street last Monday evening among the younger folks. Dr. Masun arrived quite late but in time to make things happen and her daughter Gite of Richmond Va. are visiting Mrs Charles Blue in Chambers street. We appreciate our Lynchburg party or friends that brought their excursion to our town last week, and hope another may come again.
SAYED HIMSELF
BY DARING TURN
By a display of nerve, which was truly astounding, Charles Goode, a colored man, who was unable yesterday afternoon to control a pair of wild horses attached to an under-taker's wagon owned by A D Price, shot them into Henry street from Franklin in time to avoid a collision with a Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac train which was passing between the closed gates at Bolldere. Both horses were thrown violently to the pavement, and by some curious means an artery on the left blind ankle of each was cut, almost in the same identical place. Goode was not hurt. Goode lost his holding power at Franklin and Third, when the horses became frightened at an automobile truck. They raced wildly up Franklin street, and would have crossed the railroad track without mishap except for the train
CLOSE SHAVE WITH DEATH.
When he was only a short block away the driver saw the gates bending toward the ground just as the locomotive came in view. The horses simply could not be stopped. Before the end of the train had cleared Belydire, Goode would have been hurled against the side of the moving cars.
He had to act quickly. With a vicious-pull he turned to the right into Henry street and came to grief, but he saved his team. As the wagon tongue was torn, out the horses, shocked by the fall, suddenly became still. A moment later the crowd which had gathered saw that blood was pouring from the two arteries. They rushed up with handkerchiefs to blind the wounds and partially stopped the flow of blood while waiting for a veterinarian.
Shaken up, though he was, Goode did a very graceful thing when he personally thanked every person who loaned him money andankerkchief, Price left it right, that were not seriously hurt. —Times-Dispatch, Feb. 17, 1911.
Editor Murphy's "Ox-Bone"
(Baltimore Md Afro-American)
The disgraceful failure of the Order of True Reformers carries with it a most serious lesson for the people of the Negro race who in the fear of God seek the honest advancement of our people. The only great True Reformer the world has ever known was Jesus of Nazareth. It is a fearful thing to use the outward organism which enshrined the leadership of Jesus to accomplish results which completely nullify the reformation of society sought by the Christian Church.
Among the men indicted in connection with the looting of the Order of True Reformers, is a former executive of that Order, who claims to have been called to preach the Gospel of Peace and goodwill to mankind. Although his Master was so poor that he had not where to lay His head, yet this man who cannot lay claim to even a good high school education, had become of such great importance as to demand five thousand dollars a year, and to
to place in a lordly manner, while his poor Master, Saviour of the world was content to use His feet as through mountains and valleys He moved, seeking not money, but to bless and help the oppressed men of His time. The "True Reformation" preached by Jesus was not a so called Gospel of money getting, but one of character He sought to improve the conditions of His time, not by greed and selfishness, but rather by self-denial, self control and righteousness. He declared, and it has never been repealed, that if men would seek first such things of self denial, self control and righteousness, that all the other necessary things of life should be added. But the indicted "True Reformer" of this order and in no doing have brought about a vindication of the Master's command. More deadly, vulnerable and damning to the race are such educated and "unprincipled rascals among us, than all the disfranchisement schemes, and jim crowisms that can possibly be conceived. If such men are guilty of the charges laid against them, the savior possible penalty should be imposed.
Particularly are the educated men among us who seem to use their gifts primarily and almost exclusively in making money regardless of righteousness, should take notice and beware. The liberation of the slave came from God. He desires still further their emancipation from ignorance, poverty and oppression. The Negro who mediates way down in his heart, to use the power of his mind to fortune of his poor and suffering race, and to grow wealthy thereby, it were better for him that a millstone was tied around his neck and he be cast in the depths of the sea. The Lord gave, and around the Lord can take away. All around us we see men who have been endowed with rich and intellectual gifts and splendid abilities, veritable outcasts, and forever disgraced before the eyes of their fellow-
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