The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-21
MUST FEED NEGROES
DELM0NIO0S TINSEL NO LONGER
BARRED TO BLACKS.

Under . New Law In New York the Hotels
and Restaurants and Turkish Bath
Houses of Gotham Cannot Refuse Ser
vice to Negroes Hotel Men are Greatly
Excited and Think there Is Politics in 1t
and are Allowed to Spend Their
Money.
New York, June 2o-Hotel men are
in CONSERVATION at the action OF the
three negroes who went from place 10
place last night and ordered refresh
ments or accommodations for them
selves. By the provisions of the bill
signed by Governor Morton, on Satur-
day, entitled, IAN act TO protect all cit
liens in their civil and legal rights,
the discrimination against any person
in the matter of service at hotel, res
taurant, theatre, barber shop or Turk
ish bath, renders the waiter or attend
ant guilty Of a misdemeanor, and the
proprietor, also, if he can be proved TO
be responsible for the discrimination.
This is the law which Charles w.
Anderson, H. I. Burleigh and Richard
Stovall set out to make a trial of. All
the men were good looking, well dressed
gentlemanly and reputable citizens. and
at most of the places where they went
they were treated, after the surprise of
their arrival had subsidized. in the same
manner as three similarly well-appar-
eled and well-behaved Occasions would
have been. Delmonico's, the Bartholdi
and other first class hotels were not too
good to obey the law, and the men got
what they ordered, well-cooked and we'll
served.
Shanley's and ONeill's restaurants
however, were more particular, although
it has never been alleged that their
patronage was superior in class TO that
of Delmonico's and the Bartholdi. New
ertheless they refused to serve the color
ed visitors, and if Mr.. Anderson and
his friends choose to push the matter
this policy may prove a costly one to
them. At the Turkish baths there was
war when the three arrived.
"All full' was the word passed out
at the Evards and Murray Hill baths
after a consulta ton.
At another bath further down town,
however, the proprietor himself appear
ed and put in plea for mercy.
IF you insist I've got to let you in
gentlemen" said he. "Of course 1 I'M
derstand that ii is the law, and I'm not
going to get myself in hot water by dis
regarding it. Personally, l should be
glad to see you regular customers of
mine, but you know just as we'll as
do that it would ruin my business and if
You insist on coming in tonight ii will
injure my business very much"
Very WELL" said Mr.. Anderson, I'VE
are merely making a test. We have no
desire to injure you or anybody else.
Good night" and the three went away.
Mr.. Anderson says in reference TO
his rebuff of Sunday night at certain
places:
This matter will be pressed, and
will have plenty of backing financially, |
and otherwise, to press ii. l shall en-
ploy the best counsel that can be had, |
and the restaurant men and Turkish |
bath proprietors who declined to serve |
us via be proceeded against civilly and |
One of the provisions of the bill per-
mits the complainant to collect dam |
ages from 800 to $500 from the offender |
If convicted, and this is regarded as a |
dangerous provision by the hotel men. |
Said one Of them: whether or not |
colored people are desirable customers |
the fact remains that a high class house |
where they came habitually would soon
lose its business. Now, under the law,
any INSCRIPTIONS negro of sIouchy ap-
pearance could come to my place and |
practically blackmail me. I'd rather
pay small sum of money to him TO
stay away than to serve him in my res
taurant. I'm afraid advantage will be
taken of that part of the law, for If I
refuse TO serve, then he prosecutes,
and if he wins, collects enough money
10 live on for some months
Another hotel man denounces the law
rs political move, and predicts that IL
will lose the whole of the hotel vote and
the vote of the patrons of hotels to the
Republican party. You'll see" said he
that the Republicans will find the've
made a big mistake in passing that law
IN a Republican. but I'll never vote for
any man that voted for that bill or had |
anything to do with passing 1t. To win
4 few votes by it the party VIII lose