The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-13
THEY WILL REPORT TO-DAY.
LIBERIAN EMIGRANTs To HAVE
THEIR AFFAIRS STRAIGHT
ENED OFT.

". l.. Sanders, the General Agent,
Talked To a Crowd of Them Nester-
day AfternOon-He Told Them Ev-
erything would BE All Right
and the Chatham County Colony
would Go Through-IIe VIII Take
Charge of the ONCE Here-NegrOes
n Anxious 10 Go as Evcr-NOthing
Heard From Masters.
W. L. Sanders. the general agent Of the
International Migration Society arrived
in the city yesterday from Birmingham,
Ala. to take charge Of the society's office
here.
A meeting Of those who have been sub
scribing to the fund TO pay their passage
TO Liberia was called yesterday FOR 2:30
O'Clock in the hall on St. Julian street,
between Barnard and jefferson. where the
crowd Of Liberian emigrants brought
down here in March for transportation
on the HOrsa was quartered.
II was perhaps due TO the fact that
the members Of the Chatham county crew
who are subscribing 10 the fund are so
badly scattered over the county, and that
they did not have timely notice of the
meeting. that the crowd present was
small one. They We're called together
for the purpose of hearing d talk from
Sanders. who went over the situation. amt
explained TO them that he would be I'm
charge of the society's affairs here from
now until the time the ship load leaves
for Africa. About thirty or forty
negroes who have been ocntemplat-
INN making the trip, and who still
seem eager to go, were gathered around
Sanders in one of the rooms on the third
story He assured them that they would
lose none of the money they had paid
to Masters on account of their transpor-
tatiOn, and that IL would be restored
to them by the society. He said that they
need have no fear in the futlre, as the
business of the office here would be in
the hands of men who were directly in
terested in the society, and the plan for
the transportation of the colony would be
pushed forward just as rapidly as posi-
BILE
The negroes themselves who were I'm the
hall seemed averse TO saying anything
upon the Liberian question. one man sta
ted that he was going with the party,
but he refused TO give his name. He said
he was not caught by Masters escapade.
They are all apparently as eager as ever
to make the trip, and say they are con-
tinuing to make preparations for it.
Sanders himself is Colored man, and
finds less trouble, perhaps, in interesting
members of his own race in the matter
than a white man would. He says he
of the south and the press generally are
opposed to the plans of the society, be-
cause it seeks to carry to Liberia the
more thrifty class of negroes and those
some little property. He states, however,
that this is the only class they want to
carry over, because those who lack thrltt
and energy would do themselves and no.
body else any good after they arrived IN
Liberia. He says he will go TO Liberia
himself with the crowd that is TO go from
] CO.. at,V,rah wit a foFr mr. n
poets to remain in Liberia about four
months, he said, and acquaint himself
with the conditions and customs of the
country, when he will return and do
work for the society under better advant-
ages.
Word has been sent to all the members
| of the Chatham county colony to come
to the office of the society to-day and
| bring their receipts, so that il can be de-
| termined just how much money Masters
| made away with The amount sent to
\ was 1923 together with the S67 that Presi-
| dent F'lummer had found missing up "a
! Saturday, makes just $3.50 that has been
accounted for so far, and the probability
/ Is. at this rate, that the amount Masters
| got away with out of this society's funds
| will run up to $500 or $500
not including the amount received from
| the sale of the property belonging to ne
| groes who gave him power of attorney tC
| dispose of it. When the names of tbs
| colonists have been ascertained with the
| amounts paid in further collections. will
/ be made through Sanders until each has
| paid the SAL required by the society fol
| transportation.
| President Flummer said that Savannah
| was never considered a stronghold fol
| the Liberian emigration business until tn,
| cargo of March 10 left this port. Tha
| event spread the fever among the Chatham
| county negroes, and since that time mum
| bers of them have been ready to sell gu
! their little homes and farms for a vision
| of the haven they think they will find OF
| the other side
Masters seems TO have covered up hi
| tracks pretty well, as no word has beer
| received as to his whereabouts i'm spit
| of the 500 reward for his arrest that hai
| been offered by the society.
In connection with the Liherian agitation
the following account OF a shipload of emf
grants that left this port for Liberia lie
| fore the war. taken from the Mornini
News of April 10, 1851, may be of interest
Yesterday noon the emigrants, number
ing l26, embarked on board of the bari
Baltimore for SinOu Liberia. The embark
alton was superintendent by the mayor o
the city, and the police officers. and wa
conducted in a very quiet manner. About
o'clock the bark cast off from the wharf
and anchored In the stream. The mayo
has placed a city officer on board, who will
remain there until the vessel leaves on
port for the place of her destination"
NO CONSOLIDATION YET.