The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-10-30

deal Of wind and sympathy upon Inc
condition Of the negro in the South.
They refuse to believe that he ls just
what his nature makes him but Insist
that the law should over ride the
will of God and make him the equal
of the white man, in intellect, moral
ity and otherwise.
In the North the negro has a lair
field and lots Of %favors, Let us see
inst how proftahly he is employing
his opportunities, How rapidly be
is charging his sphere Of usefulness
and broadening in moral develop
ment.
We take up a few instances re
ported last week in the Geographic
dispatches:
Fond du Lac, Wis, Oct. IT,
John Beaman, aged 50. proprietor OF
the Beaman house, 279 Main street,
was murdered at 3:45 O'Clock this
morning by VIM Payne, colored.
in the presence of several white men,
in the hotel barroom. Payne was
. drunk and was Furnishing a razor.
. He said he was going to kill some
one. He followed Beaman behind
the the bar, forced him against the
I wall. caught him by the whlskers,
and. with the words. "I'his is the
way III do it," cut Beaman's throat
from ear to ear. Payne escaped
during the excitement that ensued.
: Beaman followe the murderer 10 the
!, door, where he fell and expired.
: Payne has not been captured,
: Connellsville, Penn, Oct. IL. =
Tonight a crowd Of drunken ne
groes employed on a B. & 0. rail-
road gravel train, tried to terro elze
the borough. The ontire police force
i could not oyerawe the negroes and
e shooting began. During the riot
,,Oficers Bishop and Rottler were
struck By flying bullets. Both men
will die. The shooting. il is thought
was done by Frank Kinds and Geo
Chambers. The former was arrest
U ed. Chambers escaped with a mot
IN il pursuit The saloons have beer
II closed and the sheriff may lie calico
a upon
4 Halifax. N. s.. Oct II TIL
:. town of Windsor was fireswept TO
day. and to-night 5000 people ar
homeless. The fire started 2 O'CLOCK
this morning. and at 9 o'clock seven
e!ghths OF the town had been entire
" wiped out. The direct 6nancia
I'd loss is ST. 500, 900. with about $500.
id 600 insurance. Two lives were los
e Michael Whalen and his wife, a
aged couple, and two children Q
70 Walter Mosber, a boy IL and a gin
- of 9, were badly burned. Two chi
t. dren Of Jesse Smith are missing, bu
of will Likely turn up all right. Sew
eral are reported missing. but one,
Miss Drillio, a telephone operator
10 has already been found.
George Fletcher. a colored ma
kept a billiard room and low bal
ITS room combined. Yesterday a pape
Of was served on him for selling liquo
,at contrary to The provisions of Ii
Scott act. Last night he celebrate
~ the circumstance by getting glorl
his ously drunk and setting fire 10 h
Mt. place. Then he rushed from his div
to The flames followed him out the doc
and spread rapidly, and soon u
:. town was ablaze. a hurricane fro
Up. the northwest was blowing. and Il
rapidity with which the fire spreo
ere was dumfounding. Practically nott
to ing was saved. A few people g
~ some Of their possessions out OF the
y houses, oaly to sac them consumed
~ the street.
RAJ We will not say anything about 4
attempt to enter white schools 10 4
ton, Illinois, or the numerous GRIN
nal assaults upon white wom'
throughout the North the pa
~ month. Sambo is not allowed
loose rein in the South, for the re-
): son that he generally rides to Q