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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-07-02
THE wAR WITH SPAIN.

THE WAR with Spain has assumed
alarming proportions. One by one our
hopes of speedy termination of the
war have fallen.
Now we are confronted with an
army of one hundred and fifty thous-
and Spanish troops. armed with the
most improved weapon of modern war
fare, the Mauser repeating rife.
Our forces have shown creditable ac-
tivity and have made the forward
movement with surprising suCacity.
If HAVANA is impregnable, SANTIAGO
DE CUBA seems to be even more so.
ADMIRAL CERvERA, the Spanish naval
commander showed rare judgement
and surprising skill both in going into
Santiago and in conducting its defense
With four cruisers and two torpedo
boats. he has occupied tire attention Of
as many as sixty OF our ships including
the transports.
At no time has the number OF war
ships on blockade duty been less thar
fifteen.
In addition TO tying up two squad
rons, he now occupies the attention o
an army of twenty-five thousand un
der Gen. SFAFTER, which will soon b.
increased by at least ten THOUSAND
more.
The increase of taxation is bearing
heavily upon us and it will not be lon
before our condition will be as deplor
able as that of some of the peopl
whom we are essaying to help.
The administration warned the coun
try, and no attention was paid { o it.
Ali things considered with our arm
unprepared and our coast defenseless
a remarkable change has taken plac
and there should be no cause for com
plant on the part of anyone.
The war has been rapidly conducte'
in the face of almost insurmountabl
difficulties.
lit is concluded in two years, we ma
consider ourselves lucky, and if i
three years, we will be doing fairl
ua1l
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-07-02
THE TIMES AND TIE GOVERNOR

The Richmond, Va, TIMES is all right
on the lynching question. Under the
caption of well done. Governor Ty-
ler," it says:
1--WE congratulate Governor Tyler
and the authorities of the city Of Pc
tersburg on the vigilance that they
displayed in pSeyenting a lynching
which was threatened in that city
right before last. The Governor kept
himself in constant communication
with the sheriff of Petersburg and did
not retire until that Official assured
him by tele phone that he was in COM
manc of the situation. The Governor
then commanded him to maintain ord
er, if he had to summon every man in
the place TO help him.
These were the words of Governor
who stands for law and order, and Vir-
ginia is fortunate in having such a
man in the gubernatorial char. That
/ a Governor can do much to prevent
such lawlessness, Ex-Governor OFFER
rail- abundantly demonstrated during
his administration. Whenever he sus-
! pected that MOB would assemble to
commit a lawiess act, he was on the
alert at once, and did not hesitate to
use all the means st his command TO
prevent the mob from carrying out its
purpose. AS consequence there were
| bat three lynchings. we believe, dur
ing O'Ferrall's administration.
And again:
Governor Tyler seems determined
to show a record quite as good, and in
his efforts to prevent lynching and all
phases of mob violence he will be sus-
tanned by the great body polite of this
State.
"All that is needed are vigilance and
firmness. The way to prevent moi
violence is to prevent the mob from
forming. and if that cannot be done
then to intercept the mob by the
armed forces OF the law. Let the moi
thoroughly understand shat there is Z
man in the executive chair who will
not tolerate lawlessness, who will no
make compromises with unlawful as
semblies, who will maintain the maj
esty and dignity OF the law, ever
J though it be necessary to shoot anC
kill, and the mob will not often assem-
BILE. Public sentiment in Virginia i
and all circumstances and Governo
Tyler will most surely represent tina
: sentiment when he resists the mob"
1t il indeed gratifying to note tn
fact that the TINES is a. yet right rela
tive to one phase Of the race question
All that it says will be heartily con
Cured in by right thinking peopl
\ Everywhere. Lynch-law must gol
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-07-02

We have received "The History of the
Colored Methodist Episcopal Church
in America" by G. II. PHILLIPS, A Nj.
Nj. d ., D. d.
1t is a highly interesting volume,
and is of special value comprising as
it does al accurate account of the
Church, and ths many vicissitudes
through which it has passed.
The friction between that body and
the A. NJ. E. Church is dealt with in .
most charitable manner.
This book is published by the Pub
fishing House of the G. M. E. Church
at Jackson, Tenn, and can be obtain
ed for $1.0O.
There is no doubt, but what it will bG
read with increasing interest and show
to the Colored Baptists of the United
States, what. with their vast resources
they could accomplish If they would
only try.
All such evidences of racial progress
have our cOuntenance aud support.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-07-02

THE following extract from a tele-
graphic despatch from Santiago de Gu
pa tells the whole story of theory
against practice:
For a half a mile near Demajayaho,
small stream runs in the road. and
the men have been compelled to walk
In water. Incidentally. the medical
advice about wet feet, night winds on
perspiration-sosked bodies, and the
necessity of boiling drinking water has
already been thrown to the winds.
Easy as the advice sounds at home, it
is almost impossible to be followed
here. Some of the American officers,
who are familiar with Arizona, say
they have never seen soldiers on the
plains present such pictures OF distress
from heat, and they add that the only
wonder is that there are so few pros
tratiOns at present.
The American statue and stamina
are remarkable, in comparison with
those OF the Cubans and Spaniards.
The colored soldiers OF the Twenty
fifth and Tenth regiments are uniform
ly large. and they seem black giants IT
the jungle, besides the tiny Negro Gu
ban guides.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-07-02
ALYNOHING IN VIRGINIA.

During the early morning hours,
Monday, June Doth, mob of white
men broke open the jail at Hillsville.
Va, and lynched white man, named
-HowLErr.
He was charged with killing another
white man named ALLEN.
This was a most cowardly affair, a
disgrace TO the commonwealth All
who participated in that lynching are
guilty of murder and should be given
the extreme penalty of the law.
The sheriff should spare no pains
leave no stone unturned in bringing
the guilty parties to justice.
We are much opposed to the lynch
ing of white men as we are to the
lynching of colored ones. Lynch-law
must go
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-07-02
THE ATTEMPT TO HARMONIzE.

The conference held in this city re-
Gently between the two rival chAirmen
and executive committees headed by
Hon. WIN. F. WICKHAM and Hon. PARK
AeNEw resulted as we expected it
would.
The machine wing had no idea of a
compromise upon any other basis than
that of the abject surrender aud COM
plete humiliation of the Republican
Party ofVirginia as represented by Col
WIN. f. WIcKHAM.
The people, if given chance can be
relied upon to settle the matter.
The AoNEw people declined to sub
NIT the proposition to the National
Republican Congressional Committee
or its chairman, Mr.. BABoccK, although
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-07-02
STILL FRKTTING.

THE Washington, d. c., Posr is as
yet chewing the cud' and worrying
itself about the Negro race in this
country.
In it's issue Of June 20, it says:
cit appears that Prof. Booker T.
Washington is not the only man of
brains and culture and good sense-the
East being especially important-to
VIII nm the Negro race in this country
can look with confidence for counsel
and encouragement. Prof. Kelly Mil
Ter, who fills the chair of mathematics
in the faculty of Howard University in
this city. is another and shining light.
Prof. Miller has recently-June 1, Co
be exact-delivered an address to the
graduating class, and upon that occa-
sion he gave to the alumni some advice
which it will profit them greatly to
keep in mind as they enter upon the
conflict of life"
We concur in all that he says rela-
tive to Prof. WASHINGTON. The PosT,
however. names another candidate for
public favor and we have no hesitation
in presenting to our readers the ex-
tracts from the address which this
journal has seen fit TO commend. Prof.
MILLER is quoted as saying to the grad
uating class:
"Do not waste time complaining
against the existing order of society.
Enter a manly protest against all forms
of wrong and injustice, but do not pass
against the REGULATE of a civilization
whose grandeur you have done nothing
to make and whose sew erities you are
doing nothing to mollify
The words there referred to that
class of folks who do nothing, but COM
plain and make no effort to alleviate
either their own or their races condi-
ton.
We presume that his references were
to these individuals and not to the
race as such. We have added to tbs
grandeur of this civilization and by
our efforts both industrially, financial
Iy, educationally and religiously, its
| severiti es, we are doing much to mol.
lily.
The Africans, sir, were the pioneers
of civilization. Prof. MILLER contin.
ues.
Leave that to the ignorant dema'
gOgue. Bring your knowledge of his.
tory and human nature to bear upor
the situation. / have already pointed
. out to you that the adjustment o
mans relation to man constitutes ont
of the primary problems of life. Where
this adjustment is complicated by di
verse physical peculiarities and differ
emit inherited or acquired characters
tics, the problem becomes one of TIT
greatest intric&cy that has ever tAxeC
human wisdom and patience for solu
tion."
No reasonable person will question
the truthfulness Of the above. Ant
again he says:
"Race prejudice is as much fact a
the law of gravitation, and it would b.
as suicidal to ignore the operation o
> the one as that of the other. Mourn
full complaint is as impotent rs an in
r FAINT crying against the fury Of the will
, wind"
The above s borne out by the fact
= Of history. Caste OF race prejudice ha
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-07-02
FROM NEWPORT, Ri
Grand Recsution-Mr. Allen Had Ohargs.
Religious Exercises.

On Friday night the members and
friends of Mt Zion A. NJ. Z. Church
gave their retiring pastor, the Rev.
DR.. w. H. Thomas, who goes from here
TO Boston TO take charge OF Charles st.
Church, grand reception at the
church, which was well filed. The ex-
ercises were in charge Of Mr.. D. b. AL
len and Rev. II n Jeter presided He
made-a nice address. Mr.. Jeter was
followed by the Rev. Byron Gunner.
Hon. George T Downing made a very
interesting address The meeting was
also addressed by Mr.. Il. g. Williams,
d. b. Allen, Jackson Carter. J. I Roy
and several ladies. After the meeting
substantial repast was served.
Sunday was a beautiful day and SER
vices at the several churches were well
attended
At the Union Congregation Church
in the afternoon the pastor, Rev. By
ron Gunner, addressed Hope Circle,
Kings Daughters and Sons. The Ord
or was out in good numbers aud the
report showed that in six years the
order had increased from ~ TO 50 and
has disbursed nearly 81, 900 to the
needy. This band OF Christisn women
is doing great work and should have
the support of all.
DIR. NJ. +. Whealland was married in
Boston on Wednesday of last week.
DR.. Home and Mr., Rice were in Bos-
ton last week.
j. NARROW.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-07-02

ed May 25th at Anderson, @. He
was chsrged with barn burning.
GARFIELD KING tcolored1 charged
with shooting HERMAN KENNY (white)
Vas lynched May 26sh at Salisbu y N.
C. He was literally shot to pieces.
JOE KrsER (colored) sSd THOMAS
JOHNSON (colored) charged with as
sault were ynched May gosh at Char
lotte, n. O. They died protesting their
innocence and there il a great likeli-
hood that a fearful mistake has been
made.
Curtis YOU'VE (colored) and SAM
You've (eolored) charged with shooting
an officer (whitel was lypched June ?,
near Clarksville. Mo.
GEORGE WASHINGTON (colored) charg-
wss lynched June 10th at Weimar, Tex.
The monotony was varied for JOHN
BECKER (white) charged with murder
was lynched June 18th at Great Bend,
Kansas.
Sol. JACKSON (colored). LEWIS SPErR
(colored), JESSE THOMSON (colored)
CAMP REESE (colored) charged with
murder were lynched June 18th al
Wetumrks, Ala.
WILLIAM STREET (colored) charged
with attempted assault was burned al
the stake during this month at Dew.
line, La.
The fortunes to which he was sub
jected was g virtual return to those Of
the Middle Ages. His fiendish captori
gloated over his misery and found
sweet music in his piteous cries snC
horrible mourns It was the dance O
fiends. 1t showed that those wh'
killed him we're ready and willing Il
commit a more heinous crime thar
that with which the victim stool
charged.
This is the bloody record which hs
disgraced this country since the decls
ration Of war.
Does it not appear ludicrous for tn
i United Statet government to be wag
= ing war in the interest of humanity
o and to bring about the cessation Q
> Spanish outrsges in Cuba, when it his
such a record at homer
j 1t can protect Spanish subjects
3 Cuba 1t cannot protect American eli
liens at home.
1t should not be forgotten that Pos
u master T. J. BAKER. who was so bru
ally murdered at Lake City. s. O., no
sleeps beneath the soil of his nativ
- state. His family are wanderers tt
government which could spend and
. spending more than a million dolls
~ per day in the interest of the people
another CLINE would not sppropris
q the sum OF twenty five thousand dc
3 lars for the MANNED family of this
voted cclored officer. IL is q sad con
mentary upon the justice of this cou
try.
1t is fitting conclusion 20 utter Il
words of JEFFERSON when he said,
: tremble for my county. when 1 remer
- Der that Con is just"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-07-02
WE have received THE COSMOPOLITAN
for July. It is unusually interesting.

WE have received THE COSMOPOLITAN
for July. 1t is unusually interesting
The following are it's contents:
Frontispiece,- Emperor william II.
The German Emperor, by O Frank
Dewey. The Government in War
Time. Rene Bache. Gloria Mundi, by
Hsr old Frederic. Sally AIMS Expert
ence. by Eliza Calvert Hall. An En-
Wy Extraordinary, by Henry s Brooks.
The Customs OF War vs.. Tbs Customs
of .Pesce. by Capt. Charles King. Old
and New Music by Jnlisn Hawthorne.
Waiting, (poem) by Paul Lawrence
Dunbar. With the Waiting Army, by
Irving Bachelor. Scenes in Cant
ridge Factory, by Theodore Dresser
Autobiography of Napoleon Bonaparte
Il. Four Ways of Delivering an Ad-
dress, by Brande Matthews. The En-
cheering Problem of Aerial Torpe-
does. by Hudson Maxim. Importance
of Mechanical Devices in Warfare, by
John Brisben Walker. A question OF
Ethics. In the world Of Ethics.
Price 10 cents per copy; 81 per year
The Cosmopolitan, Irvington, N Y
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-07-02

THERE was much unfavorable COM
ment relative to the alleged disorderly
conduct of the colored troops at Tam
pa. Fla.
Since the outrsgeously riotous con-
duct of the white troops at Camp AL
ger, Va, Tampa, Fla, ChickamauRa,
Ca. and Jacksonville, Fla. all talk
about the colored troops has ceased.
Even the Richmond DIsPAToH has gone
into its hole, and pulled the hole in af-
ter it.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-07-02

Gov TkNSER of Illinois has appoint
ed Major JOHN r. MARSHALL (colored)
If the Ninth Battalion. Colonel of the
regiment Of the colored troops to leave
that state for the front. All of the
other officers are colored NEIL.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-07-02

THE Richmond, Va. EVENING LEAD
Err in its issue of June 2Sth published 9
very conservative editorial on the at
tempt to lynch the colored man, NOR
TON at Petersburg.
MoRToN's offence was the fatal shoot
ing of white man.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-07-02

cred to the tombs al their fathers and
inoffensive colored people who have
been msligned by them viii read with
interest the inscription on their tomb
stones.
One will be especially attractive
which will no doubt read:
Here lies the editor of the Pssr,
who died dau nir & the Negro and he is
still lying" Selas
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-07-02

CoLoRED men, stop this talk about
going on the field of battle. Let us &C.
cumulate money and buy property
We must own the earth and engage in
business of every description before we
can firmly grasp the round in the lad
der of racial recognition. Commerce
alone can place as where we wish t.
be. Failures should not deter US.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-07-02

this is congressional campaign which
is well-nigh upon US.
For our part, we have no favors TO
ask, aid il the administration people
can stand it, we believe we can. We
shall however abide the decision of the
people whatever that may be.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-07-02

EDUCATION without money is very
much like a wagon without a horse.
You can move on quickly with a horse
without the wagon, but you'll have
slow-times with the wagon without
the horse.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-07-02

On yes, we have white men in N'ir-
ginia, whom God made. They'll treat
the colored brother all right, too. It
is colored officers for colored troops in
this state, thank Con.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-07-02

Honesty is the best policy" and
colored folks shouldn't think to the
contrary because some white folks
seem TO get along by adopting the
other plan.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-07-02
AS BLOODY AS WAR.

IT would seem that the war with
Spain would tend to allay race preju-
dice and bring closer together the races
in the South.
1t has had an opposite tendency for
the number of lynchings has been
steadily on the increase.
E. BERT HARRIS (colored) was lynch
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-07-02

Hon JOHN X LYScH has been APP
pointed psymaster and Rev. B. w AR
NErrE. JR., chaplain in the army.
President McKrNLsY is just beginning
work on the Afro-American contin.
gent.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-07-02

THE colored brother is not fighting
60 get in this war. He is already in
Cuba and from the way the colored
Tenth Cavalry fought the Spaniards,
he is rendering good account of him
self
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-07-02

THE Kansas City, Mo-, OBSERVER
virtually says that it has to take white
leaders because they have no colored
ones there who are worth anything.
This is a most unfortunate state of af-
fairs
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-07-02

SENATOR PKrTIoREw's bill for the es-
tablishment OF national home for
aged colored people has passed the
United States Senate.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-07-02

YES, some of our folks make as feel.
ashamed of them, and we have seen
the rowdy classes Of whites act in q
manner to make US ashamed Of them.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-07-02

Con will take care of US when we get
to heaven. We must look out for our
selves while we are on earth and He'll
help us down here some too.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-07-02

CoLoRED men, do not be discouraged
by the rantings of those white men
who hate US. There ars thousands of
others who wish US well.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-07-02

VIRGINIA has given us colored offic-
ers. Let Us rally and give the nation.
al government its full quota of colored
troops.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-07-02

THE COLEMAN Cotton Mill scheme of
North Carolina is said to have failed.
We are sorry. Let US begin another
one even if it fails too.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-07-02

WE will never be a great people I'M
til we become accustomed to handling
large sums of money in trade.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-07-02

WE belong to a grand race of people.
Some of them are little "specked"
but the masses are all right. We refer
to this new American race.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-07-02

FINE dress has been the cause of
many woman's undoing. Gay life
has landed many a man in the county
Jail.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-07-02

CoLoRED men will be wanted in the
United States Army and Navy too be-
tore very long
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-07-02

THE Afro-American department o
the Pittsburg TINES is admirably edit
ed
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-07-02

SLAVERY left us poor. Let US inn
Lrove our condition. patroDize one an
other and get rich.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-07-02

ROBERT WHIrK, colored. has been ap-
pointed on the police force OF Chicago
by Mayor WHEELER.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-07-02
ADVERTISING RATES.

POSTAGE STAMPS OF A DENOMINATION
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ON SUBSCRIPTIONS.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-07-02

CoLoRED folks are expected to be the
best on earth and yet they are treated
worse.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-07-02

LET US be friendly with the white
folks. There are more good ones than
there are bad ones and we should not
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-07-02

EVERY colored man should own re-
peating rifle ana plenty of ammuni
ton.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-07-02

THE spaniards seem to have learned
how to shoot.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-07-02

THKPLANEr is Issued weekly. The subscrip-
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There are POUR WAYS by which money can be
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Order; by Bank Check OF Draft, or an Express
Money Order, and when none of these can be
procured, in n Registered Letter.
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Post-Ofice, and we viii be responsible for its
safe arrival. Express Money Orders can be OBJ
tanned at any Office of the American Express Co.
the United States Express Co.. and the Wells.
Fargo and Co.'s Express Company. We will be
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convenient way for forwarding money
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Office or an Express Office Is not within your
reach your Postmaster viii register the letter
you wish to send us on payment Of ten cen is
Then. II the letter is lost or stolen. IL can be
traced. You can send money I'm this manner at
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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-07-02

WE are distrustful of each other. but
it is slowly passing away.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-07-02

fail to be on good terms with the for
mer kind
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-07-02
SATURDAY, JVLY 2, 1898.

WE wish the lynchers would leav'
for Cuba.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-07-02

THE compliments of the San Antonio
Advance are duly acknowledged.