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The morning call., 1895-03-04
MISS WELLS ON
SOUTHERN MOBS.
DETAILS OF LYNCHING RELATED
IN GRACE METHODIST
CHURCH.
THE REMEDY SUGGESTED.
A FAIR TRIAL BY Law FOR THOSE
ACCUSED OF HEINoUs
CRIMES.
THE REMEDY SUGGESTED.

Miss Ida B. Wells delivered her lecture
on lynching in the South and its remedies
before the congregation of Grace Meth
odist Church yesterday morning after a
short sermon by the pastor, Rev. E.
McClish.
The altar was festooned with punches of
violets, which contrasted prettily with q
large vase of lilies on the communion
auditorium was occupied, though the
greater number of people assembled were
women and children. Scattered through
the audience was a fair representation Of
the colored people of the city, who came to
hear one of their own race speak in defense
of the many whose lives have been taken
without process of law. They had their
desires gratifed, for the blood -curdling de-
tails of mob rule, which are matters of
record, caused many of the women in the
audience to pale as the facts were stated in
a clear, ringing voice as the speaker pro-
gressed.
For forty minutes Miss Wells held her
audience spellbound, though at times her
voice was choked with emotion as detail
after detail was related. Murmurs of hor-
ror waved through the church when the
story of cruelty to Henry Smith, the negro
who was burned by a mob in Paris, Texas,
February l, 1893 was told.
AS to the remedy, she said:
1t is a well-established principle of law that
every wrong has a remedy. Herein rests our
respect for law. The negro does not claim that
all of the 1000 black men, women and chill
dren who have been hanged, shot and burned
alive during the past ten years, were innocent
of the charges made against them. We have
associated too long with the white man not to
have copied his vices as well his virtues.
But We do insist that the punishment is not
the same for both classes of criminals.
In lynching, opportunity is not given the
negro to defend himself against the unsup-
The word of the accuser is held to be true and
the excited blood-thirsty mob demands that
the rule of law be reversed, and instead of
proving the accused to be guilty, the victim OF
their hate and revenge must prove himself
innocent. No evidence he can offer will satisfy
the mob; he is bound hand and foot and swung
into eternity.
Therefore, we demand fair trial by law for
those accused of crime, and punishment by law
after honest conviction. No maudlin sympa-
thy for criminals is solicited, but we do ask
that the law shall punish all alike We ear
nestly desire those that control the forces
which make public sentiment to join with us
in the demand Surely the humanitarian spirit
of this country which reaches out to denounce
the treatment OF the Russian Jews, the Arme-
nian Christians, the laboring poor of Europe
the Siberian exileS and the native women OF
India, will not longer refuse to lift its voice on
this subject.
If it were known that the cannibals or saw
age Indians had burned three human beings
alive in the past two years the whole of Chris
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dictions of his friends by beating out u
BRIGHT only in short sprint at the finish.
Of the other scratch men Rose dropped
out on the third lap, while Smith finished
minute back of the others.
All was excitement then, for the victory
was popular one, and Foster was lifted
from his wheel by a score of willing hands,
while the still yelling crowd fell in behind
the march that was started for the hotel,
where the young rider was given an op-
portunity to rest after his tiresome and
lengthy ride.
OF the original twenty-nine starters, but
sixteen finished, the pace being too fast for
the balance, who dropped out at various
places on the second and third laps and
rode home quietly by a different road
wondering whether road-racing is all it is
cracked up to be.
The positions at the finish, the handi-
caps and the actual riding time of the con-
testants are as follows:
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longs Tim Murphy and George f. Smith
meet at nearly equal weights, and with
Imp. Percy in, some fast time can be
looked for. Altogether it is a fine card for
the opening day of the week. Following
is the list of entries:
First race, three-quarters of a mile, maidens-
Arenette 100, My Sweetheart 80, Grotto 10Z,
Miss Willoughby 50, Lochinvar 102, J 0 81,
Tom Clark 102, Julia Martin filly 100 Little
Bob 81, Monroe 102, Wilda 80.
second race, fve-eighths of a mile, selling,
1or horses that have not won three races at this
meeting, the winner to be sold for $500, If for
less two pounds off for each $50 to 800, win
ners OF two races to carry three pounds extra,
beaten non-winners allowed three pounds, en-
tries close 2:30 a. NJ. Monday.
Third race three -qarters OF mfle-Reallza-
ton 105, Tim Murphy 107, Geoge f. Smith Jos,
Polaski 101, Nebuchadnezzar SO, Don Fulano
108, Percy 107.
Fourth race, about three quarters of mile,
sell1ng-Don Caesar 106, Mutineer 80, Road
runner 105, Marietta 101, Har Lewis 80, Arc
tic 102, Joe Frank 80, Lodi 102, Mamie Scot
95
Fifth race, one mile--selling-Mary SO,
Rear Guard 1O5, Rico 80, 1igress 93, Commits
sion "a, Catch'em 94 Bernardo 102, Ingomar
104.
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IDA B. WELLS ON LYNCHING.
She Says the White Race Contaminates the
Black,

She Says the White Race Contaminates the
Black.
Ida B. Wells, the colored lecturer on
"Lynch Law in America delivered an
address last night from the pulpit of the
First Congregational Church to an audi
ence that nearly filled the building.
The position taken by the speaker was
that the iynching and burning of negroes
had become habit in many States North
and South that from its regularity needed
repression in the name of civilization,
morality and Christianity In the recent
cases where negroes were burned by mobs,
the speaker declared there had always
been doubt of the guilt of the victims, and
seldom If ever any proof.
'You must take up the repression and
enter your protest" said she, "because it
is the white man and his government that
is on trial. The negro has lived too long
with the white man not to have copied as
many of his vices as of his virtues"
The white man was arraigned as vicious
and communicating in his influence on the
negro race, and it was stated that when
the victim of the lynching was a negro the
action of the lynchers was never noticed, so
far as punishment was concerned, by the
legal authorities.
In quiet but clear voice, with now and
then an emotional effect, and holding in
her hands handkerchief that now and
then she twisted as though under strong
repression, the lecturer went rather further
In details than some of her audience
seemed to relish, for several left the church
during the delivery, and when the lecture
was concluded there was feeling of relief
manifested by many.
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QUICK AID TO THE INJURED.
DOCTORS DAUGHTERS PROVIDING
THEMSELVES WITH EMER-
GENCY BOXES.
WILL TAKE STEPS TO INTRODUCE
THE AMBULANCE SYSTEM
HERE.

The Doctors Daughters will give a re-
ception at the Century Club to their
friends and associate members on Satur-
day afternoon at $3.50 o'clock, for the pur-
pose of showing to their friends the good
work the society has lately been doing
toward giving emergency aid to the in
jured and to consider the question of OBJ
tanning an ambulance system for the CITY.
They desire to say that the meeting will be
purely social and that no subscriptions will
be asked for.
The Doctors Daughters have been re-
ceiving lectures from DR.. Somers of the Re-
ceiving Hospital on aid to the injured and
have lately been supplied with emergency
boxes" which contain instruments, band
ages and other things usually necessary in
such cases. The cost is small and MANY
outside of the society are availing them
selves OF the opportunity to secure them.
The ladies have taken so much interest
in the work that they propose to go on and
have the boxes introduced into factories
and other places where accidents are liable
to occur and where often immediate aid of
the right sort will save life. How far and
on what lines they will work has not been
thoroughly discussed, but the idea is to go
on and do such work as is done by the ST.
Johns Ambulance Society of London and
to see that this city has a proper ambu-
lance system. San Francisco is now the
only city of any size in the country with
out one.
The officers of the society are: Mrs. P.
B. Horton, president; Miss Mary Hol-
brook, vice president; Mrs. d. T. Murphy,
secretary; Miss Fannie Crocker, recording
secretary; Mrs. Ementine Poole, cor
responding secretary; Miss Media Bowman,
treasurer. Among the active workers are:
Mrs. Fred Green, Mrs. G. R. Winslow, Mrs.
Robert Oxnard Mrs. H. NJ. a. Miller, Miss
Jennie Blair, Mrs. John Mckee and Mrs.
Charles Tuttle.
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[ISketched By a "CaW" artist.

Walker Harris, the Oakland divine, will
make their first appearance in "In the
Ranks" at Morosco's tonight. The drama
contains thirty-fve speaking parts. 1t will
be staged and produced in first-class style.
"Olivette" goes on at the TivoH for a
weeks run. Mr. Hartmann has prepared
some new local verses for his "Bob Up
Serenely" song, and will sing also new
ballad. The position of treasurer at the
TivoIi, which was filled by J. Holtz for a
number of years, is now filled by John P.
Wilson.
A number of new features will be seen in
the Stockwell Theater production of 1.-The
Great Black Crook tonight. Georgius
Dadigo, clever equilibrist, will be seen
for the first time.
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LOS ANGELES RACES.
A Great Programme for La Fiesta
Week.

Week.
Among the many features of the great
La Fiesta celebration TO be held at Los An
geles next month Will be the running
races, beginning Saturday, April 13, and
continuing seven days. The meeting will
be held under the auspices of the Sixth
District association, and $4,000 in stakes
and purses VIII be given TO the gallopers.
For the benefit of horsemen that wish TO
race at the meeting, the southern associa-
ton has succeeded in getting q special rate
of 500 carload from San Francisco to the
southern metropolis
The programme includes seven stake
events, which are the Newton handicap,
value $1,000, for 'three-year-o and up
ward, one mile; the Los Angeles futurity
$500 added, for two-year- -olds, half mile
the Hoffman Cafe stakes, guaranteed value
500, all ages, five furlongs; the La Fiesta
Derby, $500 added, for three-year-olds, one
mile and seventy yards; the fire chiefs
stake, $500 added, for three-year-o and
upward, six furlongs; the speculation
handicap, $500 added, for two-year-olds,
four and half furlongs, and the citrus
belt handicap, $500 added, for three-year-
olds and upward, one and one-eighth miles,
all with conditions and allowances.
Overweight purses will be $4OO and $500
nothing less than $500. Entrance to purse
races, 500. Entrance TO all stake events
close March %. There viii be four or more
races each day. The starting will be done
by California's favorite fag-wielder, III. d.
Brown.
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RECORD BROKEN
AT SAN LEAN NDRO,
GREAT EXCITEMENT ATTENDED
THE TWENTY-FIVE MILE
ROAD RACE.
FOSTERS WONDERFUL RIDE.
ULBRICHT SET THE PACE, AND
SCHWALL CAPTURED FIRST
PLACE.
FOSTERS WONDERFUL RIDE.

The third annual 25-mile handicap road
race of the California Associated Cycling
Clubs was run yesterday over what is
known as the San Leandro triangle, and
was viewed by fully two thousand spec
tators.
The expectations of the knowing ones
that the record for the course would be
lowered were fully realized, as Walter f.
Foster, the Olympic Club Wheelmen's
crack rider. covered the distance in hour
II min. SO As Sec, which is 6 min.
8 is sec. below the record as made by
The morning call., 1895-03-04
Had His Wife Arrested.

Attorney John J. Coffey had his wife Julia
arrested last evening on the charge of disturb
ing the peace. She went to 103 Grove street
and thrashed woman living there. few
minutes later she met her husband on Market
street and was proceeding to thrash him. when
he yelled for help. Policeman ]. F. Dennan
heard his cries, and at his request he placed
Mrs. Cotfey under arrest. She gave $40 cash
hail
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tendon would be reused to devise WAYS and
means to put stop to it. Can you remain
silent and inactive when such things are done
duty to humanity in the United States less
binding?
The remedy lies with you, my friends. By
Christian efforts and true faith in the Lord
Jesus Christ this stain upon our country can
be Wined ont
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SPEEDY sPRINTERs TO MEET

Tim Murphy, George f. Smith and Imp.
Percy in at Six Furlongs.
With one exception the races for this
afternoon are filled with an excellent class
of horses. In the third race at six fur
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Assignee Appointed.

Creditors of Wood e. Chandler of the Ala.
media Planning Mill have presented claims ag
gregating $4,000. w. B. Hodges has been up.
pointed assignee OF the insolvent firm.
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"JUsT FOR Fun" pencils and "Nidget" PEN
holders, a foot long, at 25 cents each in sta
tionery department. Sanborn. Vail g. Co., 741
Market street.
The morning call., 1895-03-04

Mexico has an order designated the
Mexican Eagle.
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MONEY makes the mare go and buys the Al
mighty-dollar Cigar.
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The management and timing of the race
was the best ever had at road race is this
The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-05-23
UNITED STATES COURT.

The court Is grinding along slow.
ly, and the business Is stacking up
fast, A very few cases have been
tried thus far and the week WILSON
be out with a very few more dispos-
ed Of.
The grand jury has turned into
court up to this time thirty-liye in.
dlctments and are still In session
with many witnesses yet to come
before them,
II would take a four weeks term
to wind up the business now on the
docket, but we learn the Judge will
adjourn court on Saturday night
until court In course. The follow,
ing cases have been disposed of since
our last issue.
A verdict was reached yesterday
In the Norman and Gordon, VS. st, T.
], M, u s, Railroad in favor of the
defendant.
United States w. j. w. West
charged selling whiskeywithout
license, consumed greater part OF
the morning, Jury returned yer.
dict Of guilty
u, s, vs, Sam Pelt, charged with
Illicit distIllIng, dismissed by order
of court,
U, s, vs. +, T, Melchor, charged
The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-05-23

80 pieces seasonable figured silk,
worth 35c, at l74c.
30 pieces wash figured silk, beau
tiful patterns, worth SOC, at 25c.
"a ladies black China silk waists,
all sizes, worth So 50, at 1920
l5 stylishly made figured silk
waists for $275.
Is stylishly made figured silk
waists, worth $4 to So, at $2,75 and
$3. 30
40 doz, shirt waists for 25c; can
cot be shown anywhere for the
money,
35 doz duck suits you will do well
to price before purchasing.
so pieces French Crepe cloth,
worth 25c, at l0c.
! case 40 in, Pacific percale, worth
l5c, at l0c.
! case duck suiting, regular price
l5c, at 7c.
! case apron gingham, for &c,
] case satin striped Nainsook, at
DC,
! case 1914 unbleached shecting
for l24c.
case 1914 bleached sheeting l5!c
] case bleached sheeting (well
known brand) 16c, unbleached lac
case 1914 bleached sheeting
(well known brand) l7c.
case yard wide bleached domes-
tic, 3lc.
! case dress gingham, compares
with regular lOc gingham, at DC,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-05-23
Mistaken Identity.

Sam p, Jones was registered at
the Huckins house today, but an in.
quiry for the white choker" and
"loug cloth" made even Jim Faull
tumble off the stool at the desk.
When the reporter inquired what
caused so much hilarity, he said
that the Sam T., Jones that we
wanted to see was not the Sam that
he had housed there, but another
Sam, one that had drummed for 4
concern on this sphere and not for
the country we know not Of, like
Sam p. of the CLOTH
Here Jim told US a long yarn how
some hotel clerks passed the word
out on the street at Helena one day
when this drummer was registered
there, that Rev. Sam r. Jones was
stopping at the Spread Eagle house
and how the different church people
called on the drummer thinking him
the genuine article, jim said the
counterfeit Sam played the Helen
ties Tor some hours and made his
appointments to call at some future
day and preach a series of sermons
for them, Everything passed of
smooth and the deception was com.
plete until one old belated deacon
called to see Jones and was ushered
into the billiard parlor where he
found Samuel the drummer pushing
the sphere with u stick, He was
shocked to see brother Jones act
thus and would have raised a scan
dal, but the hotel clerk let IL leak
out that the Jones he had there
was only drummer for some Sc,
Louis house and not the real
Sam,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-05-23

A full and complete line of ladies'
muslin underwear chemise, draw
ers, gowns and skirts, ranging in
price down to 100. win be displayed
on center table.
We can show line of ladies'
Swiss rib vests at Sc that surpass
anything ever shown in Texarkana.
Ladies silk vests from SOC up.
Ladies silk mitts, 10, 10, rs, 35
and SOC; can not be sold anywhere
at same price.
100 pieces embroidery at &c; regu-
lar selling price 1Oc to zoe.
75 pieces Torchon laccs at &c,
worth 15c.
40 dress lengths Of figured organ
dies at 224c; special,
40 dress lengths Of figured organ
dies, at 324c; finest goods.
Don't miss our hosiery sale-fast
color hose for Sc.
Our entire stock mems Hanan h
Son fine shoes for $3.50 per pair;
regular selling price $6.
10 cases of ladies low quarter
shoes, sale price 4Oc,
lot odds and ends low quarter
shoes, sale price 4Oc,
3 cases of ladies' tan low quarters,
75c, worth from 81 to $l25,
A line of fine slippers and low
quarter shoes, for price, style and
fit we claim to be second to none,
but way ahead Of everybody
The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-05-23
TELEPHONE PATENT SITUATION

Important facts for the consider
alton of those who are using or in
tending to use or exploit telephone
instruments provided with battery
transmitters
On Dec, 18th, 1894, Judge Carpen-
ter in the United States District
Courtin the Massachusetts, District
decided that the Berliner patent
was invalid, The case was taken on
appeal to the United States Circuit
Court of Appeals in the same dis
trict.
Acting upon the decision of Judge
Carpenter many companies that had
been putting forth battery trans
mitters and had not been enioined
while this case was pending before
Judge Carpenter redoubled their
efforts towards getting these instru-
ments into use On May 18th, the Uni
ted States Circuit Court of Appeals
handed down a decision in this case
reversing Judge Carpenters holding
that the Berliner patent No, 1885
SO, issued on Nov, 18th, 1884, was
valid, The effect of this decision
is to give the American Bell Tele-
phone Co., exclusive control Of all
forms OF battery transmitters The
claim Of Berliner was broad and fully
sustained. The case just decided was
styled "The American Bell Tele-
phone Company, ct al, appellant,
versus the United States of Ameri-
ca, appellee" " The United States
Attorney General conceded that in
case this patent was held valid, the
Bell Company would virtually have
a monopoly of the Microphone (or
battery transmitter) until 1908,
We consider it our duty to eau
tion the public against the use of
any battery transmitters other than
those furnished by this company,
We are the sole licensees of the
Bell Telephone Co., who are obsolete
owners of the Berllner patents, COW
ering this class of Telephones, We
will continue to furnish telephone
service at the lowest possible cost
consistent with first class service
and we will be glad to furnish furth-
er information on the subject TO
any one desiring the same.
(Signed,) The Southwestern 'rele-
graph & Telephone Company
BY G, N, FOSTER,
General Supt.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-05-23
1.-TWO Big Girls In Red"

Arkansas school yard fence Is a
Gavorite roostlng place for young
ladies on that side when chased by
the town cows"
The above item was handed in by
young man with the following ex-
planatory foot notes
Yesterday two young ladies were
walking near the public school
building grounds, They were chat.
ting conddentially.
They were dressed in red blazers,
regulation sleeves. A male COW
was brousing near. Male cows do
not like red.
The young ladies were made
aware Of the cows presence by a
low moan, and on looking around
saw the cow had up It's flag (talD
and was fixing TO charge.
They made a run for the fence,
The COW made a run for them,
One Of the ladies fell falntlng ON
the opposite side of the fence, safe
from the infurlated brute,
The other would have followed,
but a projecting rail caught her
boomers and held her fast
A gallant young man came dash
ing up on wheel, and rescued the
young lady on the fence and resusci'
tated the one that tainted,
There will be an announcement
soon OF a wedding and the brave
girl on the fence will be the bride
and the gallant wheelman the
groom,
The other girl has been given the
shake for being too timid,
All the newest and most delicious
iced drinks at s, M, Ragland's,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-05-23

While in Stockton, Cal, some
time ago, Thos Il. Langan, of Los
Banos, that state, was taken very
severely with cramps and diarrhma.
He Glanced to meet Mr. 9. M. Car.
ter who was similarly afflicted He
says; III told him Of Chamberlain's
Colic, Cholera and Dlarrhma Reme-
dy, and we went to the Holden
Drug Store and procured a bottle
Of It. It gave Mr., Carter prompt
relief and ] can youch for It's hav-
ing cured me, For sale by Smith
Drug Go,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-05-23

with forgery, was the last case tried
yesterday evening. Verdict of gull
ty punishment not assessed
Thirty-two new indictments were
returned by the grand jury, yester-
day. while there was over two hun
dred supmnas issued and sent out
for witnesses.
The cases tried today were those Of
illiclt'distilling and the jurles are
out The marshals were sent out
this afternoon with fresh lot Of
subpmnas for witnesses in cases set
for Saturday.