The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-12
A REWARD OUT FOR MASTERS.
THE MIGRATION SOCIETY WILL PAY
500 FOR HIS ARREST.

No News of the Missing EmiErani
Agent-The General Agent of the
Migration society Here-He Will
Meet the Members of the Colony
This Afternoon and Talk Things
Over-The Horsa Back in PhiiadeI-
phfa-The News She Drought.
The International Migration Society has
offered a reward Of 500 for the arrest
OF J. W. Masters. who abscondcd with
money belonging 10 the society and 10 a
number Of negroes. who sold their homes
through him. preparatory TO emgrating
TO Liberia. This was announced by Pres
ident =. J. Flummer yesterday.
I'VE viii get him IL ID there IS any way
TO do it, Mr.. Flummer said. Il have
had a letter from the chief Of police Of
Ocala, who says he knows him, and will
get him if he comes any where around
that locality. SO far as my Investigations
have gone. he got away with So OF the So
ciety's money, but the amount viii.
know, run up 10 500. and perhaps more
Just how much he got from the ne
groes for whom he sold property / have
not yet learned. Some of them have been
in here, and were apparently satisfied
when the situation was explained. There
are only three or four who want 10 back
out of the trip 20 Liberia, and these arc
those who have lost the least amounts
by Masters disappearance.
Most or those from whom Masters had
collected. live outside the city, at Wood
VILE, East Savannah and other places
and they have not all been notified of the
situation. They have been sent word how
ever. to report at the Office Monday morn
ing, and the situation viii be cleared up
then. We VIII find out then just how
many there are In the colony. and arrange
ments will be made at once for carrying on
the work ~
". L. Sanders. general agent Of the
company, who Is 20 take charge of its
affairs here. will be in the city to-day
and he viii meet the members of the col
ony at the hall on st. Julian street, be-
tween Barnard and jefferson, at 2:30
o'clock this afternoon, whom he will 90
over the situation. and il Is expected some
understanding will be reached. No word
whatever has been heard from Masters.
one or two OF the negroes for whom
Masters. sold property have been much
gratihed to learn that they are all right.
In one instance an invalid deed was given,
and in another, in which Masters had the
power Of attorney, the sale was not cum
The Philadelphia Record has interview
60 some OF the people who came back ON
the Horsa on their arrival in Phiadel-
phia last week II was the first news Of
the trip. The Record says:
The day of the Horsa's arrival at
Monrovia happened to be Sunday. and the
until the following Monday when they
were received by John Chepseman. the
President Of Liberia. who took charge Of
the newcomers in person They were land
ed in groups Of six each IN surf boats.
Twenty-Five acres of land were at once
allotted to each family. and ten acres to
each sirgle person. The immigrants were
then taken to ST. Paul a short distance
inland, where they were put in tempo
rary quarters until their land could be
surveyed and their quarters erected. There
were only three white persons to be seen
at Monrovia, and they were Norwegian
pilots.
President Cheesenan stated thar IT
was impossible to civilize the native tribes
and that In the nearby forests they are
In almost rs barbaric a state as they were
g century ago. Those who have advanced
IN civilization are the negroes landed i'm
Liberia some years ago, from the south,
some OF whom are the leading men in ad-
Jacent provinces. as we'll as in Liberia
Flour and meat were in great demand
at the time of the Horsa's arrival. and
ordinary salt meat was sold at SIS in
gold per barrel Everything in the line
OF provisions was at proporuonate prices
II Is probable that the Horsa win pro-
coed on a second voyage to Liberia with
another batch of colonists"