The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-13
THE COLOR LINE.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, May 12.-Lebus
Redman Wilfrey, NJ. A, of Mexico, Mo,
| and James Robert Spurgeon of Richmond
Va, both members of the senior class in
the Yale law school, were named some
time ago TO speak for prize offered by
Professor Francis Waylaud, dean of the
law faculty. Spurgeon is Il colored man
while Wilrey is white the latter has
announced that he would not compete for
the prize. He objects to Spurgeon's color
The affair has created quite stir in the
law school.
New ORLEANS, May 12.-The members
of the white posts of the Grand Army OF
the Republic have determined to stick by
Department Commander Frederick Speed,
who was suspended the other day by the
national commander for his refusal to
recognize the posts in the district COM
posed of negroes. Commander Speed has
sent d circular to all the white veterans
and members of the order prohibiting g
recognition OF the negro posts, on the
ground that they were hastily organized
by their commander and in spirit of spite
because the order refused to turn out at
Jefferson Davis funeral, as he desired it to
do. The negro posts, he complains, are
comprised of motley crew, mainly of
tea msters, cooks, officers servants and
camp followers, some of whom served in
the Confederate army, and no effort was
uldue Wnen Inc posts were Orpa0lZeu 10
determine whether they had been honor
ably discharged from the Federal army,
and they should not have been recognized
by the grand encampment. The other
white Grand Army of the Republic men
will act with Speed and refuse under any
circumstances to recognize the negroes,
preferring suspension to this Senior De-
partment Commander Durkee will be
called on to recognize the negro posts in a
few days. when he will refuse to do so and
be suspended, and each member of the
white posts will be similarly suspended
one by one. They propose at the same
time to keep up the order and claim to be
regular Grand Army Of the Republic posts.
THE BLACK ART.
NEW YORK, May 12-The popular notion
that the practice OF the ''black art" of
voodooism is confined to the colored peo-
pie is erroneous. An Italian of this city,
possessing the suggestive name of Vim
ciuZo Libertino, was held in the Tombs
police court yesterday in So 500 bail for
having practiced voodooism too success
fully. The specific charge against Libertino
was of obtaining 500 from Mrs Catarina
Sergi of 12l Baxter street under false
preteDses Libertino claims to have
very extensive pull" with the Prince of
Darkness, and some time ago, when Mrs.
SergIs husband, who is banana mer
chant, deserted her, she appealed to DR..
Libertno to use his influence in her be-
half. The doctor said he could arrange
matters satisfactorily for 500. Mrs. Sergi
paid him this amount of money and sat
down to watch him do away with her rival
Llbertino wrote a letter TO His Satanic
Majesty, Executive Office, He'll" and
posted the misslve in red-hot stove. As
soon as the paper had been eaten up by the
flames the swindler said that the devil
had read it. A few days later Mr..
Sergi deserted his paramour and returned
to his legal wife. Mrs Sergi, of course,
believed his return WAS due to the influ-
ence of Dr. Libertino. The husband, no.
ticing the depleted condition of the Sergi
9xchequer, made inquiries and when he
learned that Libertino had received 500
from his wife he had the doctor arrested
Libertino claimed IN court that he could
do all he promised, and offered to experi-
ment Oh the judge. That gentleman
would not have it and sent him back to
the TombS