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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-08-14

THE colored Republicans of West
Virginia under the leadership Of the
brilliant Rev. @. II. PAYNE, who is also
member of the bar have organized a
Negro Republican State League, with
the gentleman named as president.
The organization is not connected
with any national concern and adopt
ed resolutions declaring along with
their Republicanism a determination
to be thoroughly independent.
The doctrine enunciated is along
right lines, and the originator Of the
principles set forth understood his
business aud was in touch with the
people the organization represents.
West Virginia colored republicans
have received barrels of promises but
not tin-cup Of Offices.
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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-08-14

A mob attempted TO lynch HENRY
ROBINSON, colored at San Antonio,
Texas on the 2nd inst.
The officers beat back the would-be
murderers and thrust the leader into a
cell in the same Jail which he attempt
ed to storm.
Fearless guards are now patrolling
the prison and the lynching fever has
subsidized.
This is the way to meet them and
similar results can be accomplished
everywhere without the loss OF life.
ROBINSON was charged with assault
Lynch-law must goi
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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-08-14
A OOLORED DEPUTY SHERIFF HERE

Mr.. I. ]. REED of Chicago, Ill, was
in the city last week.
He is deputy sheriff of Cooks Coun-
ty. Ill.,, having secured the appoint
ment by the influence of Commission
er BALLARD, who of ali his friends Sc
lected Mr.. REED.
Deputy Sheriff REED is Richmond
boy. having spent many years in Bos-
ton, and then removed to Illinois. He
managed Commissioner BALLARD's
campaign and so close was the friend
ship that he rendered this favor to Mr..
REED.
He was here to have a tombstone
placed over his mother and his uncle's
graves.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-08-14

WE regretted to learn of thecoward-
ly assault made upon Mr.. @. K. Rob-
rNsoN, Supreme Keeper Of Records and
Seal of Knights of Pythias, N. A, S. A.
E A. and A.
The murderous conduct took place
at st. Louis. The trouble was caused
by disagreements between a woman,
named Mrs. OLLIE BROOKS and Mrs. O.
X. ROBINSON.
The former shot Mr.. ROBINSON while
en- route to his work August 9th. She
was ASST. ted by her brother, George
Brown. The ball entered the left
groin and barely grazed the liver. We
are pleased to state that Mr.. ROBINSON
Ia out of danger.
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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-08-14
SHOT TO DEATH BY A POSSE.
Georgia Citizens Kill Young OoloreC
Man.

GLENwooD. GA, August chatham
lei Mason, young colored man who
had been employed at the residence oil
DIR. Charles A. Powell, in this place at
tempted an assault, it is said, upon
Mrs. Powell in her bedroom and was
captured after fierce struggle by her
husband.
A posse Of fifty neighbors took him
from DR.. Powell, carried him down the
road and placed him against pile OF
rocks. He was killed instantly by a
vOlley from the possee.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-08-14

FIRST bAPr. CHuEon-College, I14th)
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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-08-14

The Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills of
Atlanta, Ca, discharged fourteen hun
dred white employees recently and
put colored people in their places. 1t
was thought that general strike was
imminent. A committee appointed to
wait upon President ELAsEs to de-
mand the discharge of the colored
people had their request granted upon
the promise to work over time If ne
cessary.
A misunderstanding, however, soon
occurred again and the result has not
as yet been ascertainea.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-08-14

EDrroR PHILLIPS of the christian
Irdex" Methodist and Editor WHITE
OF the Georgia Baptist have crossed
swords In debate.
The discussion is being conducted
so far upon the higher order of debate,
but we do not know what time will
bring forth.
We have read the articles with in
terest not unmixed with amusement.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-08-14

THE Philadelphia PREss is all right
on great questions. Its article in the
issue OF the 7th inst. entitled Color
ed Labor in the Cotton Mills" was
timely, thoughtful aud convincing.
By the way, IL Oommeuds Gov BUsH-
NELL for instructing the Attorney Cen
eral to institute proceeding with a
view OF removing the Mayor and
Sheriff Of Urbans, Ohio, from office.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-08-14

pdG fsa tiissh oasty . sahs 81 whites.
It Ia pity that he did not have the
courage to light it out and take the
consequences. A repeating rifle and a
revolver in conjunction with his other
dental instruments were all that was
necessary to have guaranteed him
against outrage and assault.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-08-14

The Cleveland GAZETTE claims that
Governor BUSHNELL lodged the de-
mand for an official investigation of
the lynching of the colored man at
Urbana, o.. by instituting bluff suit
to secure the removal from office
Of Mayor GANsoN and Sheriff NOLAN.
1t is now admitted that MITCHELL.
the victim was innocent Of the crime
alleged against him.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-08-14
Oolored School Board

Atchison, Aug. 2-The colored people
captured. the school meeting in district
No. 20. All colored people were elect
ed on the board and colored teacher
will be hired. More than half of the
patrons of the district are white and
they will probably withdraw from the
district and send their children to an
other school this winter if arrange
ments can be made for this. un til they
can get district of their own.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-08-14

WE regret to learn that Major JOHN
@. BUcKNER of the Ninth Battalion of
Chicago has been court-martialled and
trieo by his brother officers.
His dismissal from service rests with
Governor TANNER who is no wise
friendly to him. He was charged with
language and conduct unbecoming an
off7oop
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-08-14
Another One IynChed.

MONTGOMERY, ALA August 5-A
special to the Advertiser from Eufala
Ala, says: At Harris, twenty five
miles from here,at o'clock this morn
ing, q colOred man gained entrance in
to the bedroom of a young woman.
Before accomplishing his purpose he
was scared away. He was arrested in
a short time and guarded in q store.
When the train passed the station the
crowd had determined to hang the
man. and the latest news Is that the
determination was carried out. No
telegraphic communication can be had
with the village.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-08-14

WE we're shocked to learn of the sui
eide of Mr. RoBERT P. BIRD of Chicago
ex-editor OF the Conservator of that
city.
Mr.. BIRD was q letter-carrier In the
post-oftice. He shot himself through
the temple. His estate is valued at
ten thousand dollars
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-08-14

TIE assassination of Prime Minister
CANovAs of Spain by an Italian was a
dastardly act and merits the condem-
nation of all right-thinking people.
The reaction in favor Of Spain will
surely set in and the stringent meth
DDS adopted against the anarchists will
be approved by the civilized world.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-08-14

THEY say that in the Klondyke.
where gold has recently been discov-
cred, the temperature Is u degrees
below zero. We feel chilly when it is
90 degrees above zero. Gold or no
gold, that is not the climate we are
hunting. Poverty and Virginia is good
enough at present for US, thank you.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-08-14

EDITOR SANDERS of the Charlotte, N
c., Enterprise" gives a bold, logical
reply to the outrageous article of the
Atlanta Constitution on lynching. The
keynote is sounded and the colored
press of the country have taken up the
refrain, "Lynch-law must goi"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-08-14
Exploding Lamp Causes big Fire

Corning, N. Y, Aug. ia lamp ex-
ploded in the barber shop OF ]. Herkin.
at Greenwood. Steuben county, last
night and the entire business portion
OF the town. excepting two hardware
stores. was burned TO the ground. Two
fine residences were also DESTROYED.
Firemen from Oswayo. Pa. Canisteo
and Hornellsville came on special trains
and prevented the destruction of the
entire village.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-08-14
A Barbarous Outrage
tTopeka. Kan. oolored Citizen

(Topeka, Kan. Oolored Citizen.)
For no other reason than that ten
colored men were working with white
men in a saw mill in Nevada county,
Arkansas, Of which Prescott is the
county seat, q small frame hut in
which the colored men were living was
set on fire and four Of the ten were
shot down and killed, trying to escape
from the burning building. The press
and pulpit have nothing to say on the
subject.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-08-14
where American Vessels Load.

Washington. Aug. 10.-Consul Gen
eral Haywood. In a report to the state
department. states that during 1896
American vessels numbering 247, Of
243. 9S3 tons. entered at Hawaiian ports.
while vessels of all other nationalities
numbered 139. OF 234.014 tons. These
are the only foreign ports where a ma
jority OF the carrying trade is now
under the American flag.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-08-14
Two White Men LynOhsd.

LITTLE Rock, ARK. July 27-News Of
the lynching of one horse thief and
the probably fatal shooting of another
by a mob near the Scott and Yell coun-
ty line, sixty miles from telegraph
Office. reached here to-day.
Both the victims were white men,
Their names were OrOwnover and
Beach.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-08-14
OOLORED MAN LYNOHED.
Confessed Three Murders and Was Sum
marily HANGED.

VIoKsBURG. MISS, August 9.-John
Gordon, alias Lewis Nelson, colored
man who, it was claimed. murdered
William Allen at Brunswick on July
10Th by clubbing him with a gun bar
rel, after being arrested in Louisiana
yesterday was hanged by lynchers
some time last night.
Gordon was captured by three col
ored men while engaged in game OF
craps after a desperate struggle He
confessed his guilt, as we'll as two 9TH
er murders He was taken to Bruins
wick directly from Louisiana last even
ing. This morning his body was found
dangling from a pecan tree.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-08-14

REV. W.. WHITE has issued a call
for the organization of q National Bap-
fist Press Association to be composed
exclusively of Baptist journals. The
meeting will be held in Boston, Sep
TENDER 10, 1897.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-08-14

SrxTY-Two lynchings took place in
Virginia during Gov. MoKMNEY's en-
cnmbency in office. Gov. O'FERRALL
has reduced this number to two, and
one of these cases was the work of the
authorities themselves.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-08-14
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Nine different departments, with sew
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Academic departments open Septem-
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For particulars, address
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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-08-14

THE designation by the daily repor-
tiers of colored people as "coons, Mig
gers, darkeys, negresses" is disgrace
to our community, and stop should
be put to this kind OF journalism.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-08-14

Another Delay In Peace Negotiations
Constantinople. Aug. 1.-THE peace
conference met yesterday at Tophaneh
Kiosk and Tewfik Pasha- Turkish min
lister OF foreign affairs, submitted fresh
proposals regarding the evacuation OF
Thessaly. the indemnity and other is
sues involved This is likely to cause a
tedious delay.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-08-14

The diocesan convention of South
Carolina passed ringing resolutions
condemnatory of lynch-law. The Mis-
sion Monitor of Omaha. Neb., is enthu-
siastic and it has a right SO to be.
Lynch-law must goi
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-08-14

WEhave received the initial copy of
DENT. 1t is published at Washington,
d. o. with Messrs. E. V. DAVIS and R
S. LAWS as editors and proprietors.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-08-14

No colored man should permit q
lynching to take place in his locality
without an organized protest. The
crime of the intended victim has moth
ing to do with the question at issue.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-08-14
Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your rlr. Au,

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Prince or wales, Yacht wins.

Cowes. Isle OF Wight Aug. An the
race for the queens cup the Primes
OF Wales yacht. Britannia. with his
royal highness on board. beat Emperor
Williams yacht. Meteor. on time al
lowanco.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-08-14

WE regretted to learn Of the death
of Rev. M. VANN of Chattanooga,
Tenn. He Was one OF the ablest Bap-
fist divines in the country.
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The Chicago CoNsERvATIvEi is the au-
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DUNBAR, the colored poet is meeting
with great success in England.
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