Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-09-18

we need Sunday School" Mr.. Wesley
Norman; solo, The PALM" Mr.. w.
II. White paper, Meditation among
the tombs," secretary. Mrs. J f. Tay-
Tor. Rev. A. + Owens OF Mobile. Ala
bama, made interesting and encourage
ing remarks The topic entitled For
giveness," which was discussed by the
members and friends of the Young
Peoples Association on Wednesday.
September Sth, proved to be an inter
esting, instructive and a beneficial
one.
INTERESTING ITEMS.
Monday. September 9Th, being Labor
Day, it was spent in various ways and
and manners and forms by different
persons, organizations and societies in
different portions OF tie city
One man who lad repeatedly re-
Quested, urged and begge his wife for
the sake of morality and self-respect to
abandon the desire and habit of wear
ing bloomers or else something seriOue
would take place, made an unsuccess-
full attempt at suicide upon her refusal
to comply with his request aud crafty
his wishes; but, fortunately for him
his obstinate wife whom he had only
few hours previous rehuked and
CudctlcCU lOI uC- III lnQulH-
ing in such vulgarity, re turned from u
merry trip just in time to save her dis
satisfied husbands life.
The most exciting occurrence of the
days enjoyment and which caused an
angry mob to quickly collect and yell
Lynch him Lynch him I" was a row
and fight between James Rees, colored
of number 1853 7th avenue. and Daniel
7. Roche, white. of 205 west 9th ST,
near Broadway and 5lst street at about
8 20 p m. Rees had been playing pool
in the Adelphia Billiard Room at num-
Der 500 7th avenue. In the billiard
room at the time was also Roche, who
had been provoking Rees TO anger, so
much so that his interference was un-
durable and as his language was quite
abusive patience had ceased so be a vir-
tue. Whereupon after the game had
been finished Rees went upstairs and
also invited Roche, who gladly accept
ed the invitation and started up the
stairs where Rees met him and plung~
ed his knife in his pursuer's shoulder,
cutting a cash about four inches long
and two inches deep. After making
another lunge in about the same place,
Eees rushed up the street attempting
to make al escape, but was followed
by his victim who had become frenzied
at the sight of blood trucking from a
wound in his shoulder made by des-
pe~ate Iunge of a Negroes weapon and
an excited crowd of uncivilized, I'M
Americanized and barbarous maniacs,
who at the very sound of Negroes
name became uncomfortable and bar
barrie, whether or not the guilt of the
accused has been ascertained or prov
en-.
Notwithstanding this Metropolis and
neighboring counties will soon be con-
solidated into one great city, and not
withstanding this great city being the
fiood-gate of commerce and finance
and all Afro Americans live under the
mand ates of the civil-right law and
are accorded the privilege of social
equality, at the sight of Rees' face the
cry of Lynch him Lynch him p' could
be distinctly heard, and had it not
been for the quick arrival o. an officer
no telling what the result would have
been as it was in front of the Broad
way cable-car stable where scores of
to resume duty.
As it was a desperate and savage at
tempt was made to drag him from the
car which he had boarded, but he
manly defended himself until the ar
rival of an officer. This was all done
in broad daylight. not at night; and it
occurred in New York City on Broad
way.
We need an Hon. John Mitchell, Jr.,
here or one OF his make-ups. Nothing
less will do, for as he is, they must be
fearless and manly.
In another section of our glorious
state magistrate was threatened with
tar and feathers and finally bad to flee
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because he married q couple according
to the matrimonial laws of the state of
New York, but the groom was black
and the bride white and the groom had
only one leg, but that was no ground
on which 20 base an obi lection. because
the matrimonial laws of New York are
not restrictive to the number OF limbs
or members of the body the person
must possess in order to enjoy the
pleasures or woes of a married life.
Another disgraceful performance
which took place here last week and
which will go down in New York's his
tory as a reflection upon the better ell
ement of the Negro race In this vicini-
ty was the much talked of and adver-
tised "Cake Walk" which took place
at Madison Square Garden on Monday
evening, September 9th. To tell the
JTubD, Lnc WnOlC dnhlE anu ptTlOEm-
ance from start Is finish was a botch
and failure.
True many of the performers were
attired neatly and in costly apparel
and exhibited great skill and training,
but the entire entertainment was
failure. The audience was small and
the receipts amounted to only $185 out
which $3.50 was for the rental OF the
theater The climax came when after
the audience had departed and the
leader or rather the conductor of the
great Cake Walk informed the particl-
pants that ne mad only $40 remaining
with which to compensate them for
services rendered
This was a signal for outward threats
and demands for retribution. Finally
Mr.. jenkins, the manager, was led to a
police station followed by crowd of
one hundred cake walkers, water mel
on eaters and other ametuers of less
notoriety, coupled of in twos. But
the sergeant had given them hearing
and interviewed their leader who
promised to pay them He informed