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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-03-20

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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-03-20

The new tariff bill framed by the
Republican members of the Commit
tee on Ways and Means provides for
an increase of revenue, aggregating
($75, OOO, OOO) seventy-fve million dol
lars. If it become q law the an
nual deficit or shortage will disappear.
The WILSON Tariff Law, which was
a Democratic measure is now In force.
1t failed to provide sufficient funds to
support the government.
This was due to the fact that it was
thought that the income tax would
have been in force and yielded such a
heavy revenue by assessing the
wealthy classes that all trouble along
this fine would have been at an end.
But the Supreme Court of the United
States declared the measure ancon-
stitutional, and the government has
been languishing from a lack Of fl
nance.
The new tariff bill will pass ths
House of Representatives, but its fat'
in the Senate is more or less uncer
tain.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-03-20
A LETTER FROM HARTFORD

John Mitchell, Jr., editor and pub
Usher of the Richmond PLANET" will
deliver an address to the people of
Hartford at Germania Hall on Thurs
day evening, March 25th, subject,
1.-The Lunenburg Case and Outrages in
the South Mrs. Pokey Wormley,
better known as Miss Pokey Barnes
has been invited to be present. Miss
Barnes owes her liberty to the efforts
OF John Mitchell, who rescued her
from the gallows. Through him her
escape from the bowling mob was &C
complished.
Also on that evening, we will have
who will deliver the address of well
come at 8:15 sharp; assisted by ex-
Governor Morgan G.. Burkley, Judge
Arthur F. Eggleston, Rev. L. a. Tay-
| lor. Rev. ]. w. Anderson, Rev. r. +.
Wheeler and Rev. @. W. Tyler.
The Hon. ). P. Peaker, of New Hav-
en-, president of the State Sumner
League will be present to deliver ar
address of welcome TO the State Sum
ner League, also to the Toussaint
/ ROverture Club. These two clubs
have been invited to take part in the
parade that evening which will take
place at 7:15.
The parade will form on ALBANY
avenue and Brook street. The line o
march will be from Paramount tt
Green street; from Green to Alban,
avenue; from Albany avenue to Mali
street and from Main street to Ger
mania Hall. Come one, come ali ant
hear this wonderful speaker as yol
: may never have the chance to hea
} or see him again.
> John Mitchell, Jr., will leave Rich
mond on Wednesday March Oath an,
will arrive at Hartford Thursda
March 25th at u :O5 p. m, where h
will be met by P. F. Williams and es
corted by him around the city to Sc
the places of interest. He will the
be escorted to the resid ence of Mr.. an
: Mrs. w. H. Williams, So Fairmoun
e street. He will be their guest durin
9 his stay here.
The admission on that evening wi
be 80 cents reserved seats, 90 cents
y children 10 cents their tickets to
g sold at the door.
e Ladies of arrangement are as 70
= lows Misses Mary Wilson, Lott
. Clarke, Jane Rolf, Jennie Goss, Susi
Clark, Mamie Blade. Mesdames Kat
Blske, Mamie Alton, Messrs. job
: Skinner, Thomas Rome, Cesar Digg
W. II. Shields, chairman.
: The menu for that evening will be
o roast turkey, crambery sauce and eel
cry; boiled ham, champagne sauce
fried chicken, chicken pie, escallope.
roast pork, tea, coffee, Mrs. Cheney
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-03-20
A ssnsrou. ait 10 worthy Institution.

Virginia Seminary is the recipient OF |
great new bell. Its weight is seven |
hundred and fifty pounds, and its cat
alogue price il $156.00. IL is said to
be the largest bell in Lynchburg. On
the arrival Of the bell every heart was
filed with Joy and gratitude. When
the President announced to the stu
dents that the bell was a gift 90 the
school from the First Baptist Church
at Salem, Va, of which Rev. B +. Fox
is pastor, that appreciation which Is
the characteristic of every thankful re-
ceiver, was so deeply felt, that the
students Immediately appointed a
committee to draft resolutions which
reported the following;
Mr.. President, members of the Fac
ulty and fellow students, we, your
committee beg leave TO submit the fol-
lowing resolutions:
Whereas, we have long needed a
larger bell, which is SO necessary to
the successful prosecution Of the
school work, and
Whereas, the First Baptist Church
at Salem has supplied this need, and
we believe that such a deed can only
be the fruit OF genuine Gospel Teach
ing on the part of the pastor and q
thorough Christian Spirit on the part
VI TIC OnuICIs WIN = - oOtACoA hhOWA
edge of the truths as taught in the
> Holy Scripture. especially that part o.
which says. sit is more blessed Il
g give than to receive"
i. Whereas, we feel it our duty to ex-
press our appreciation in some way
also to make known the good deed done
by this Church and people. Therefor
e be it
Il Resolved LIST That we extend t.
i pastor and congregation Of the Firs
Baptist Church at Salem, our SINGER
Is thanks for their loving kindness in Civ
t. ing to as this bell.
n Resolved 2no. That we take thi
method of making il known that W
y appreciate this effort on the part c
W the First Bapt. Church at Salem, fee
Id ing that we will be inspired by thi
10 gift as we have not been before
Resolved 3rd. That copy of theF
L resolutions be sent to the above name
church and also be sent to the pres
for publication.
Respectfully submitted,
Miss NJ. o. IsBELL,
b. =" JULIA SHAFFER,
a. PNKIE Z. ANDERSON
Rev. w. N. Moss.
is MEssRs. THos. w. WHIT
ee =" w. D. WOODS,
n ." A. A. CALVIN,
w X. AsHBURN,
's- G. W. MEADE, Chairman.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-03-20
FROM BERKELEY.
Personals and Briefh-An Admirer in
Berkeley.

BERKLEY, VA, March 8, 81.
Mr.. @. H. Warden returned from
Washington last Saturday where he
had been to witness the inauguration
of Hon. William Mckinley as presi-
dent. Mr.. Warden expressed himself
as being we'll pleased with what he
saw
We are having very sickly time
here just now.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. r. Upton had the
misfortune to lose by death their old
est daughter. Beulah, IA years old,
last week. Mrs. Upton and four other
children are confined TO their beds at
this writing We hope for them an
early recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Elliott lost their
infant child last Friday night, March
8, '97.
Mr.. and Mrs. q. T. Cuffee are happy
over their new conner, line little
girl.
Deacon Rosco Walker of the eth st.
Church, has moved his family IN the
residence he recently purchased ID
Lewistown, just outside OF tue Town
limits.
We attended st. Pauls Sunday School
last Sun lay and found Superintendent!
Newton and his corp of teachers hard
AZ --c~ly trying to impress the lesson on
the minds and hearts Of the pu-
pills, also Rev S HOckady was present
and was loud in his praise for the Plan
/ EFT ana his heroic Editor John Mitchell
Rev. j. NJ. Powell, of the eth street
Baptist Church. was indisposed last
Sunday morning, but was at his post o.
duty.
Revs. I. L. Butt and James H. Gar
ner of Trinity and St. James A. Nj. E
Churohes respectively, are preparing
for the annual Conference which con
venes next month. 1t is hoped Uhai
both of them will be returned to theil
present charges. Rev. Butt has beer
with us quite three years and has en-
deared himself TO all with whom he hai
come in contact; also Rev James II
Garner has been with the st. Jame
Church for several years and has prov
en- himself to be the right man in thu
right place.
| we would like to know how Brothe
W. @ is getting on with the John st
Church.
Several of our churches had commul
ion services last Sunday at 3 p m.
Mr.. Jackson Rodgers has moved hi
family to the house formerly occupies
by deacon r. Walker in Lewiston.
Rev. F. P. Saunders, District Mission
airy of Norfolk, Va, was In town las
Tuesday in the interest of the Me-
Era Institute.
f. A. Downey is on the sick list thi
week.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-03-20
AN ATTEMPTED LYN0HING IN VIR-
GINA.

The unsuccessful attempt at lynch
ing .of WILLIAM CLKMENr Monday,
March 18th at Rustburg, Va. was
dastardly affair and deserves the Sc
versst condemnation of right thinking
men everywhere.
He was charged with asssulting a
white man, named GEORGE RossKR.
Ifguilty, the law provides the punish
ment, and there was no reason to be-
lieve but that it would have been
melted to him.
1t was no more of a crime for OLEM-
ENrs TO assault q white man than it
was for him to have assaulted col
ored one. His punishment should
have been as severe in the one case "a
in the other. If guilty, it was case
where passion got the better of his
judgement. and he did a wrong act,
which was criminal and for which the
law provides penalty.
There is not a man in that mob o.
would-be murderers. but who are a.
guilty as is their intended victim.
1t demonstrates what we have so OF
ten claimed in other cases. The pris
oner was a product OF the community
He committed an assault. His Rssail
ants not only committed an assault
0 but boldly attempted murder.
: Weighed in the balances of justic
, and guaged by the dictates of reason
which is the most guilty. Which de
: serving OF the greater punishment
The talk about the arrest of tn
e lynchers will end there. The jailer
s as much to blame as they are. III
explanations are as unsatisfactory |
7 his prison. The prevention of the on
Is rage was what was needed. We {
D not know what steps viii be taken
s, the county officials. but we do kno
n. that every one of the criminals shou
ID be placed behind the bars with Il
st man, whom they attempted to mu
ar der. Lynch-law must go
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-03-20
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A full and most complete stock OF Chi
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music books and every thing 10 the
music line. Buy from no one until
you have seen Mr.. Corley.
Fine organs at SO per month new
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Richmond Music Company 213 East
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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-03-20
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The colOred troops do not faltsr
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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-03-20

THE election of Hon. THOMAS b.
REED as Speaker of the House OF Rep
resentatives was a deserving recogni-
tion of a man who has been one Of the
foremost figures in American politics
for more than a generation.
His ability has been OF the most
transcendent kind, and his influence
for good so far reaching as to make
him beloved by right thinking. patri-
otto people from the Atlantic to the
Pacific, from Canada to the Gulf.
Some day, he may occupy the presi-
Dental chair, but it will be when the
present policy has been completely re-
versed, and leadership forms no bar to
the reaching of the goal ofAll states
mems ambition.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-03-20

GREECE has defied the Powers and
refused to evacuate Crete. The reply
to the ultimatum was encouched IN
diplomatic language, but its declina-
ton to comply with demands made
was no less emphatic.
Her course in this matter has tend
ed to aggravate and seriously impli-
cate the situation. On the other hand
the Sultan has shown disposition to
comply with all requirements and has
yielded gracefully to the decree OF the
great alliance.
That some steps will be taken tc
coerce Gresce seems now t0be fore.
gone conclusion. In the meantime
she has injured her cause, and made
the final triumph of the Turk proba-
bilitV
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-03-20

JEALOUSY is a greater curse to the
person possessing it than to the person
at whom its darts are aimed.
To hate all white people is a great
mistake as to prove yourself boorish to
all you chance to meet. Colored folks
need friends just now and we must
proceed to merit friendship,
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-03-20

THE Good Government League is
getting all of the 'cussing" that used
to be vouchsafed Republicans. . II it
can stand it. and win the peoples sup
port up to the polls, it will have sue
ceeded where many other similar or
CARNATIONS have failed.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-03-20
THE PLEA OF THE UNF0RTUEATES

The action of the colored Democrats
of this city in appointing a committee
of three to confer with the City Demo-
cratic Committee and request admis-
sion to the primaries of that party
raises an interesting question and will
be watched with interest by those who
have been swinging tor years upon the
tail-board of the Republican Party's
wagon.
We have all along eontended that no
self-respecting conscientious colored
man could be a Democrat in the face
of existing conditions. The servility
necessary TO be practiced and insults
to be swallowed would nauseate any
man with an iota of those great basic
elements which go to make up Ameri-
can manhood and natural patriotism
No party has a right to ask US to vote
for candidate, when it refuses to per-
NIT us so have a word concerning bis
nomination. We have individual
friends among the Democrats, whose
nomination by any body would be
hailed with delight and their eleva-
ton to Office source of satisfaction
to the thousands of Afro-Americans
who have learned 20 know and admire
them, but the spirit Of caste, the dispo'
sition to shut out, has ever tended tC
keep our people solid and cause then
to do like the poorer classes of white
men-"vote for anything in sight" OF
the ticket.
The machine Democrats will hard
ly grant the request, but the fact tina
it is made will set hundreds to think
ing and may result in some good Sc
far as the belated colored Democrat
are concerned after all.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-03-20

CoLoRED people should educate their
children. even though they have to
make many sacrifices so to do. Good
manners and education.will work won
dara
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-03-20

YES, we concede that some very bad
material was removed as judges Of
election, but some very good timber
was put out of sight when our colored
judges were laid upon the shelf.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-03-20
JAS. T. Fry s. SON,

FIRST BAPT. CHURoH-Coliege ll4th)
Street, between Broad and Marshall.
Sunday 800 a. m. preach
ing-summer months excepted-ll 30
a. M, 8 80 and 3 p. m. Communion,
the second Sunday in each month
iness-meetings, 1st and Srd Mon
day nights in each month; prayer
meeting every Wednesday evening at
& O'Clock; choir practice every Fri
day evening at 8 O'Clock. Christian
Endeav0r meeting, Tuesday at 8 80 p,
m, and Wednesday at B 80 p. 10.
J. II. HoLMHs, Pastor
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-03-20

A saucy child is curse to the par
emit, and a worry to all with whom
it comes in contacs. The world de-
spises it. and trouble will follow it to
the grave.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-03-20

NEVER fail to speak politely to all
whom you chance to meet. Let no
person, white or colorec be any more
gentlemanly and lady-like in their
conduct than you are.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-03-20

ATTENDING to other folks business
and neglecting your own is common
complaint, and nearly all of US are SUI
fering from the effect of it.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-03-20

WE desire our friends to send us the
the names of their friends in order
that we may send them samples copies
of the PLANET.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-03-20

Mr.. MCKINLEY was exceptionally
fortunate in that his championship OF
tariff measures did not result in bis
defeat in the nominating convention
or at the polls.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-03-20

WE must stand up and be counted.
Never yield any vital principle, or
yield an inherent right. Be respectful
but firm in the maintenance Of your
position.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-03-20

THE 'Populfsts in Congress held a
csnrrs A Ned-r in a Chicago
boarding house would have been large
enough for their purposes.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-03-20

THE COSMOPOLITAN for March is be-
fore us. 1t is an excellent edition and
its contents are fully up to the high
standard set by the management.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-03-20

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rHE RArTI.E or oLusrEE.

This was one OF the most terrific
struggles of the late war. The colored
troops saved the Yankee army from /
complete route. The colored chrome /
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and canister play about them, but
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entrenched. They can be seen in their
ErEy uniforms firing upon the brave
b4th Massachusetts, regiment. A gen.
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by a colored soldier. Horses are shot
down. A colored soldier drops behind
the dead animal, uses him as breast
work and fires again and again upon
his would-be enslavers. More troops
are hurried to the front. The Sth Col
cred u. 8. Infantry is hurrying to sup
port the broken column.
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REM EMBER FORT PILLOW
Yog.ve heard the err, "Remepbef
Fort Pillow ~ Every colored Union
veteran has heard the cry. We have 9
skromo Of IL.
General Forrest accepted the surTen-
der Of the garrison and then murdered
the colored troops. Look how they fire
upon the colored men, but a mother
stacks a rebel soldier with q rock and
drives him away. Colored men fall into
Che water. Another is being stabbed. A
/ white officer standing by a white flag Of
4 $500 G~-ro olx,f
federate host and falls in death. This
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BATTLE BETWEEN THE MONITOR
AND THE MERRIdAO.
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90. Union soldiers are lying dead OF
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Away of may be seen the MSAite.
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