Huntsville gazette., 1894-03-03
A WARNING TO OUR PEOPLE
Colored Emigrants to Montana
Suffering For Food
and Shelter.
ONE JOSEPH TAYLOR dies FROM EXPOSURE
Chas Grove Denounced by the
40. HIP. as a SWindler
and Deceiver.
ONE JOSEPH TAYLOR dies FROM EAPOSuR
AMERICAN ORDER HOME FRoTEC-
T1oN, NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
OFFICE OF ExC'T. CABINET.

TIoN, NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
OFFICE OF ExC'T. CABINET.
HELENA, Mon, Feb. 10, 1894.
To the Seyeral Councils Of the american
Order Of Home Protection ana the Se0e'
raj Newspapers Published in the Inter-
est Of the Colored People IN the O7''tea
States:
The American Order Of Home
Protection, beneficiary society OF
a national character, admitting to
membership reputable men and wo-
men regardless of political or rcllg-
ious beliefs, or of color, have heard
with profound regret that one Chas.
Potter Grove is perp etrating i'm
mense frauds upon the colored peo-
ple in the East, basing his opera
tions upon pretended P ropeIty, To-
Gated in the State Of Montana,
which does not exist. That as a re-
suit of his frauds several cOlored
people have come to this State, and
that as a result of such suffering,
one Joseph Taylor has died from ex
posure and neglect, he being one OF
the several colored men who came
to this country expecting to find a
city, or at least one or more COM
Portable houses in whic h they could
live, but instead they found a few
log huts with dirt roofs and floors,
no water within half mile Of the
huts. or no means Of heating or
lighting the same, and no stores or
means Of procuring food within sew
eral miles of the barren waste,
where they were compelled to live
until relief was sent them from
friends in this city and elsewhere
1t is with the desire that Grove
may be stopped in his work of fraud
and deception that the associations
have adopted the following:
Whereas, 1t has come to the
knowledge OF the American Order
of Home Protection, that one Chas.
Potter Grove, now in the East, is
basely representing to all the color
ed people he can reach, the condl-
ton of certain so-called mines, Of
which he pretends to be the owner,
and by SO doing is inducing them to
invest their money and to come to
this State, and
Whereas, We have positive proof
that his scheme is gigantic swln>
die, and by so inducing men to come
to this State in the expectation OF
obtaining work he is deceiving,
them, and is the direct cause OF
great suffering and we believe, in
one case at least, death has ensued
from his failure to provide his men
with sufficient shelter. and,
Whereas, This Association is the
only National Association that ad-
mits colered persons to membership,
| We believe it to be our duty, and
the colored people generally, to ap-
OIL aise our Eastern membership OF
Groves fraudulent operations, and
to take all lawful means to bring
him to justice for his disreputable
conduct; therefore be it
Resolved, That the Executive Of
6cers of this Order be, and are here
by directed in the name Of this Orr
der to communicate the true facts
relating to Groves swiadle to the
several councils of our order, and to
the papers published in the East. in
the interest of the colored people,
and if cause Of action can be ess
tablished to assist the prosecuting
officers of this State to cause his ar
rest and punishment.
By order of
THE EXECUTIVE CABINET.
w. J. KINsLRY, President.
IouN w Emmy Secretary