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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-08-26
List Of Delegates. :

E.. e. Brown, Cambridge Council. Cam
Jesse Lawson, Local Council. Washing
4. T. Allan, Afro-American Cook Coun-
ty8 Republican Club, Chicago, Ill.
y ": Thompson, Local Council, Roch-
Mrs r jerome jeffrey, Local Council.
=. =. :McGhee, Council No. 4, st. Paul a'l
j G. Buckner, Fourth Ward Club, Chi
j. r. Webb, Local Council, Evanston,
Joseph G. Mahoney, Avery. College
Trade Schools, Allegheny, Pa.
Thomas Swan, Avery College Trade
Schools. Allegheny Pa;
L. w. Washington, Samuel Wright,
Afro American League Of Illinois, Spring
James D. Macon, Hiram Lodge No. Il,
Bishop c.R, Harris, 4. N. 2. 2. church,
d Rev. Al Carey, Quinn Chapel, Chi
s. 6. Napier. Local Council. Nashville,
Rev G. II. Thomas, Afro American Pro
Istective League g & Illinois, Galegburg. Ill
J. Gray. Lucas, Mems Sunday Clup,
Chicago, Ill. al S,
Miss Mayme Weir, Law Enforcement
Bishop III. M. Turner, Scientific and
chronological Academy, Atlanta. &c.
John Quincy Adams, Law Enforcement
League OF Minnesota, ST. Paul. MINI.
=: Johnson, ]. c. Price LEAGUE
Salisbury, N. G.
Smith Jr., Tuskegee Institute
Tuskegee. Ala .sss 81
Chris. ]. Perry, Tribune. Philadelphia
Frank Blagburn, Local League. Der
i Moines, 1tI.g a4.,8I ,E
=. A. Newly, II. "a. Thompson: Afro
american Democratic League, Chicago
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sT.PAUI AUGUST e.

Samuel P. Hurst. Local Council. Clarks-
dale. Miss. u
!. I. Montgomery. Local Council. Mound
John ]. Blackshear. w. E. Henderson,
Afro American Junta. Indianapolis, Ind.
L. III. Palmer. Local Council. Milwau-
kee. Wis.
r; s: Roots. National Industrial AS
Hale, &: Parker, Mems Sunday Forum,
Cyrus Field Adams, The Appeal. Chi
i. e. Bruce. Miss Elizabeth G. Car
Bishop A. Walters. A. M. E. Zion
Council, New York.
Daniel Murray. Local Council, Wash
Bishop Hood. A. M: E. Zion church,
North Carolina.
Rev; p; ". Jones; Hyde Park A. M. E..
r. A. Williams, Fourth Ward Club,
Bishop s. 7. Clinton, A. M. E. z.
church A. H. c Ro1efts, N Meez Sunday Club
Jordan Chavis. R. A. Byrd. Citizens
Protective LEAGUE, Quincy. III ~.
Bent. T; Thornton. Ugly Mems Club
Mrs. Ida Wells-Barnett. Local Council.
Chicago, Ill. gu 4s
/. +: Bradley. Local Council. Kansas
K. 6. sRanson. Bethel church. Chicago,
Ill. 81, .5
3. b. Anderson, Afro-American Cook
County Republican Club, Chicago, Ill.
F. L. Barnett. Council No. l., Chicago,
ILL.,. Il. Z &c.
W: A. Sweeney. State Council. Indian
apolis. Ind.
Bishop Holsey, A. G. NJ E. church,
W. L. Martin. Civic Association of
Chicago. Chicago. Ill. %1srsg. - ~
DR.: J. H. Magee. Bent. g.. Johnson,
Black Mems Burden Association, Chi
cago, Ill. sst..,e -': u.s..
H. e.. Smith, Gazette, Cleveland. o.
r. P. Christian. Walters A. M. E. z.
church. Chicago. Ill. 49,
]. R. Clifford. Pioneer Press. Martins
burg, w. Va. r.....4
R. B. Montgomery. Advocate, Milwau-
kee. Wis. ..- .s---
w. E. B. Du Bots, Atlanta University,
Atlanta, Ga. -.2 -
J. T. Taylor. Salt Lake City. Utah.
J. B. Morton, Local Council. San Fran
cisco. Cal. ..-.t.,. f.
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national sins are punished by nationa
calamities, because there is no punish.
ment for nations in the hereafter. How
to put an end to mob violence is not g
theory which should concern the Afro
Americans alone, but it is a condition
which confronts the American people
and sooner or later civilization will cal
The lynchtng Of five Italians In the
state Of Louisiana may bring about inter-
national complications, and it certainly
ought to cause the arrest and punish
nent of all who were engaged in tho
preparation Of the crime. Our govern
ment is known in International law as
an entity, a state, a sovereign power.
and it cannot escape the responsibility
of affording protection to all persons
within its borders on the plea that the
outrage was committed in part Of tho
Union and the rest of the Union is pow
erless to act. That would pervert the
mathematical law. and make the part
greater than the whole. We have abid-
ing confidence in the ability Of the gov.
eminent to act in every Instance, and
we call upon those in authority to exa
ercise their power under the constitution
for the protection of the life and property
Of everybody within the jurisdiction OF
the United States.
z I6E1h WANTS EN OMEHAIEO.
'As American citizens we expect to
receive the same treatment that is ac-
corded other citizens of the republic, ana
we are willing to bear our share of the
responsibilities. We ask that Afro
Americans in the military service Of the
United States be given an equal chance
with the whites to fight for their coun-
try and to share alike the emoluments
Of victory. th*: + .-.>s
1--WE ask for the appointment of an in
dustrial commission to inquire into the
condition of the Afro-Americans in the
United States that we be given fair
representation in the taking of the next
census of the United Staes, not only in
the clerical force and among the minor
employees in the Office, but the board of
supervisors and among the special
agents; that at least one member Of our
race be appointed on the board Of com.
missioners to the Paris exposition; that
a bill be passed by the next congress apt
$4,000 as an indemnity to the
Baker family of Lake City, s.. c., ana
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-08-26
ADDRESS TO THE NATION
Adopted by the National AfrO-Ame err
lean Council at Chicago, August
10. ISOO 81 = =. l.'. An.

Adopted by the National AfrO-Amer-
lean Council at Chicago, August
10, 1890. = 80 +, I. LIN
1--WE point with pride to- the growth
and national development Of our country;
to the place she occupies among the sis
terhood of nations; to the principles she
proclaims for justice and fair play, and
to the doctrine she has announced that
governments derive their just powers
from the consent Of the governed
eve congratulate ourselves upon the
fact that the Afro-American people have
never done anything to retard the prog
ress Of the United States, but have al
ways defended her honor when assailed
by foes within or by enemies from with
out; that the flag intrusted to our keep
ing has never been allowed to trail in
the dust: that in all the wars in which
this nation has been engaged, from Lex
ington to Santiago, the yAfro-American
has proved himself to be a good and
valiant soldier and the equal of any
man in arms, according to his oppor-
tunities.
of slavery he never raised his hand
against the government, and since he
became a citizen of the United States he
has proved himself to be worthy of the
1 new conditions in which he finds himself.
His progress has no parallel in the his
tory of the world.
FROM POVERTY TO AFFLUENCE. 4
,.Coming out of slavery empty handed
and ignorant even Of the alphabet OF
the language he attempted to speak; hin
dered and hedged about by proscriptive
laws and race prejudice born of pre-
vious condition and opposed at every
step by the sharpest competition of ar
Anglo-Saxon civilizations, he has forged
his way to the front, untif today there
are among US men who stand the peers
Of any in America. Thirty sixs years agt
the Afro American had nothings Nov
he owns property amounting to $940,0O0
O0O; he has 10000 graduates from college,
and academies; he has raised $15.00O.00
for the education Of his people; he raise!
II Of the South, and the greater portion q
the sugar cane; he has always been tn,
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-08-26
+ AMERICAN GIRL CONQUERs.
Japanese Naval omcer. sing Loud


Is Her Praises.
|. Surgeon Lieut. Matsu Oki, OF the I'm.
perfal japanese navy A real officer with
gold lace and epaulets. A handsome young
man with mustache and merry santles
even If he was dark for a brunette and 10
only five feet two in his high-heeled boots.
Very 'fectionate' also. Japanese gene
tlemen very 'nectionate,' said the lieu.
] tenant the other day. Japanese lady not
very" And that's why some bright at.
fectionaite American girl will become Mrs.
Matsu Oki before the lieutenant leaves
America. ~
The lieutenant, and, indeed, the lieuten.
ants fellow officers, revealed their little
brown hearts to an American mat ron to
whom they were introduced at the union
depot when the Japanese sailors went
through town recently. She was invited
to look at the special cars occupied by
the Orientals And. as a guest OF honor.
glimpses equally curious Of Japanese
thought and custom.
How are you, madame?' replied each
officer, on Introduction, removing his cap
with French grace. How is your hus.
band? Are your mother and father wei? ?
And your brothers ?'
The officers could not overpraise Ame1d-
can women. Lieut.. Old. especially, had
visited all parts Of the world during the
| last six years, ''But American lady
brightest there is" Thereupon spoke up
a rather mature little officer. fat and
sorry about that" But did the American
women like little men? Why, that dddn' t
matter If, for instance the little man was
las handsome as Lieut.. Okt. All the off,
GERS bowed as II personally complimented.
.'You think II catch herr yes?'' And
the lieutenant's teeth Clustered during the
rest Of the conversation.
But If the officers were interested IN thA
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-08-26
Texas. r. Gibson, I. N. Burgan.

Utah.. F. Taylor.
Virginia-John Mitchell Jr., w. L. Tay-
Washington c. Cation G. A. Ride.
West Virginia.. r. Clifford, F. w
Ramer, M. f. Clifford.
Wisconsin,. J. Miles, Shelton Miner. =
=. Cooper. Mrs. Julia M. Layton. &.
New eMexico-H.s A. Fllpper.
Oklahoma. E. Page, e. P. McCabe
Mrs. leila r. Page.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-08-26
OFFICERS.

Prsident-Bishop Alexander Walters, Of
New Jersey. 3
of Arkansas. sT ss
Second. vice president-Con Congressman
George H. White, of North Carolina.
Third vice president Bishop Clinton, Of
South Carolina. ~
Fourth vice president Bishop Harris, Of
North Carolina. 3s
Fifth vice president Bishop Holsey. of
Texas. ~
Sixth vice president j. Perry. Of
Philad elphia- s IS - u '
Seventh vice president T. Fortune,
spf New York 3tsE IN 80 as4s - .ssss.
Eighth vice president Rev r. g. Ham
Ninth vice President Bishop Afnett, Of
s,lFreassser--J.. pson, Of New
York. s5
York. .#.sz 55 Is ss585s
secretary Elizabeth G. Carter, Of
s Corresponding asecret Mrs. Julia
0f sNVashtngt01l,e 4 s -. I'll
EssAaslsfant coErespOndfngs secretAryF.L.
MEG Aee,sof Minnesota ~ 81 5s.
Char lain-R Rev. r. c. Ransom, Chicago,
Several new departmental bureaus were
Ecreated by the council, there now being
mine Of them. They are the literary bureau
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-08-26

Chicago was the scene Of a most no
table gathering Aug. 1913, in the National
Afro-American council, which met In
Bethel A. M. E. church. Representative
men and women from all over the state
were present, and worked earnestly for
the good of the race. We make no at
tempt to give an account Of the meet
ings in detail, but following are the ad-
dress to the nation, the list Of officers and
delegates. The council will meet again
the last Tuesday in August, 1900, In In
dianapolis, Ind. E.-rt.. .E..i..+. III.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-08-26

ex-Lieut. Gov. PinchhA ck of Louisiana,
chairman; business bureau. Prof w. p.
man; ecclesiastical bureau, Rev. A. J..
Carey, Of Chicago, chairman; legislative
bureau, Daniel Murray, of Washington,
Turner, Chairman; educational bureau,
Prof. B. "A. Johnson, Salisbury, N. CT;
anti-lynching bureau. Mrs. Ida 3. Wells.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-08-26

the resources at Its command to bring
the assassins of Postmaster Baker to-
justice; that congress be asked to- So
amend the revised statutes Of the
United States as to place beyond. quib-
bles the authority of the general govern
ment to act at once in the case of lynch>
ings. F@i. ny, y 5' =
AN APPEAL FOR FRIENDSHIP.
''we further recommend that our PEG,
pie use all honorable means at their dis
posal to cultivate a 1 friendly feeling
among the races in America; that pas
triotism be taught in each local Afrok
American council and that good citizen
ship be the watchword in every home
and around every fireside where Afro4
Americans are assembled
Henry M. Turner, Georgia.
Jesse Lawson, New Jersey.
j. C. Napier, Tennessee. %
John @. Adams, Minnesota.
F. s. Barnett, Ill.
]. E. Bruce, New York.
Edward e. Brown, Massachusetts.
B. A. Johnson, North Carolina.
I. T.. Montgomery, Miss.
I. F. Bradley, Kansas.
j. C. Rucker, Illinois.
F. l.: McGhee, Minnesota.
L. H. Holsey, Texas. .ffv
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-08-26
WARS NEWEST WEAPON.
ONE INVENTION THAT SHOULD BE
A PEACEMAKER.

sham's High-Explosive Shell Tested
Mt Sandy HOOk-Terriflc Destruc-
ton Of Which 1t Will BE Capable
If Other Trials Are as Successful
~ the #First-How the Dreadful
Weapon Worl1s-Attempts Of 9th
err Inventors to Produce q Dia-
phraEm Shell.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-08-26
THE NATIONAL COUNCIL
MEETING OF EARNEST REPRE-
SENTATIVE AFRO-AMERICANs

They Pass Strong Resolutions and
Formulate an Admirable Address
to the NatiOn-The Deliberations
Quite Harmonious and Pleasant
Party POIitices Eschewed the
Best interests OF the Race Made
the WatchWOrd-Excell Pro-
gram Carried Out Each Day for
the Publication of Large Au-
dienceH .,..ss.s- st AK. a.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-08-26

secret Orders in the DATED states.
There are in the United States over nifty.
distinct secret orders with more than 10000
lodges and 5000 coo members. IS
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-08-26

3 Several new departme bureaus were
nine Of them. They are the literary bureau
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-10-14
MET A WARM RECEPTION.
Three Tennessee DesperadOes Come
to Grief While Trying to
Rob q; Bank.

SEVIERVILLE. TENN. Oct. 13.-An at
tempt by three men to rob the Sevierville
bank to-day resulted disastrously for all
of them. William Derrick is dead. William
Thurmer fatally wounded. and Cal Derrick
slightly wounded.
About noon the citizens of this mountain
of rifles near the court house square. Three
masked men. armed with Winchesters and
braces of heavy Colts pistols. were firing
into the open door of the Sevierville bank.
The voley came more as a signal than as
surprise to the officers of this place, who
had been warned that an attempt would
be made to rob the bank by three des-
peEadoes:
opposite the bank building. and the fire OF
the outlaws was promptly answered by a
fusilade. Thurmer. the leader of the rob-
bers, dropped to the ground. mortally
wounded Cal Derrick fell seriously
wounded. The third man, William Derrick
fed.
For n mile and half he ran in front of
fierce fire from the pursuing officers. He
entered an open door of a barn out of
sheer desperation, and his place of refuge
was quickly surrounded. Realizing that
in plain view of ALL saluted the sheriff.
and crying: "GoOd-by, boys" placed his
pistol to his head and bieW out his brains.
Thurmer can hardly survive the night.
Cal Derrick was wounded twice in the
right leg. Two of the three horses which
the robbers had hitched near the bank
Were killed in the shooting
Ihurmer is an eX-conYlct who had been
pardOned while serving life sentence for
the murder of a Knoxville policeman. Bill
| tain character who had just returned from
the West.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-10-14
A DREYFUS CASE DUEL.
Former Austrian Military Attache
Fights Witness Who Inn
puRncd His Honor.

LONDON, Oct. 13.-A dispatch from Paris
says that a representative of the Intrar-
sigeant, NJ. Rochefort's paper, asserts that,
while seeing friend of on the Orient
express last evening, he observed Colonel
Schneider. former military attache of the
Austro-Hungarian embassy in Paris. being
carried to the train, accompanied by ply
sicians, and with blood flowing from a
wound in his side.
Schneider said: "I recently returned from
Switzerland to fight a duel with Captain
Cuignet, on account of his evidence re-
garding me before the Rennes court-mar-
tial"
Captain Cuignet, In the course of his evil
dcnce at Rennes. in the second trial of
Dreyfus. referred to dispatch OF Colonel
Schneider denOuncing as a forgery letter
purpOrting TO have been written by him.
in which ne was represented as aI!uding
to efforts made by the German and Italian
military attaches to conceal their relations
with Dreyfus. This allegation OF forgery
Captain Cuignet ridiculed, declaring that,
II Colonel Schneider persisted in his atti-
tude. the French general staff was in 4
position TO prove beyond dispute the au-
thenticity of the letter which Schneider had
repudiated. He then added:
The author Of the letter is. I know. of
n very inferior position as compared with
his friends (Schwarzkoppen and Panizzar-
dD. Perhaps he cannot do otherwise than
deny this. But he must know that his let
ter is not the only one of his commuuca-
tions now In our hands"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-10-14
WILL SAVE MUCH MONEY.
Missouri Supreme Court May Decide
Misdemeanor Cases Are Not
AppcaIabIe.

JEFFERSON CITY, Oct. I3-(Special) If
the supreme court sustains the views of
Attorney General L. c. Crow as to the right
of appeal in misdemeanor cases, il is esti-
mated that there will be saved annually
to the state in criminal costs not less than
S5oD,Coo General Crow argues that there
Is no statutory provision i'll this state pro-
viding for appeal in such cases; that the
right of appeal is only unGer indictment;
that the lower courts have final and exclu-
sive jurisdiction in misdemeanors. and that
their decision terminates such cases. He
further contends that no such right of ap-
peal Is recognized in common law, and, as
the statutes provide for appeal only on
indictment, his position seems to be a
strong one, and II sustained by the court
VIII be far-reaching IN its effect. The case
in which the point IS involved is that of
the state of Missouri VS.. c. c. Brown. who
was convicted in Barton county on infor-
nation of running a slot machine. 1t was
appealed to the Kansas City court of ap-
peals, where the judgment of the Barton
county circuit court was affirmed, but the
case was transferred to the supreme court
on account of the fact that the pleadings
of the defendant raised a constitutional
point.
1t is held by some that, should the su-
preme court take the view of the attorney
general and hold that misdemeanor cases
are not appealable, it will aid in the en-
forcement of the state beer inspection law.
as prosecutions for the violation of that
law would be under informations, and con-
victions in the circuit courts would end
them. as there could be no appeal
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-10-14
DAVID WANTED IN KANSAS.
Arrested i'm Indiana on the Charge of
Stealing $500 From His Sis
ter-iu-T,nyy

CHICAGO, Oct 13.-George W. David. of
Columbus Ind, was brought to Chicago
last night by Sheriff ]. T. Hoover of Usage
county, Kas. David is to be taken back
to Barclay, Kas., where he will be tried
on a charge OF stealing $500 from his sis
ter-in-law, half-breed Indian woman.
Davids arrest recalls the story of his
brothers elopement with the wife of his
uncle, a resident of the Indian Territory.
Edward David, the brother, visited his
uncle in the Indian territory. accompanied
by his half-breed wife. After they had
been a week in the territory David desert
ed the Indian woman and eloped with his
uncle's wife. He is said 10 have taken most
OF the Indian womans money when ne fled
leaving her with few hundred dollars.
After the elopement the deserted wife
went to the home OF George David, who
was living temporarily in Barclay. Kas.
One morning David was missing. and 1t
was also discovered that 500 belonging to
his brothers wife had been stolen. Sus-
picion fell upon David, and he was traced
to his old home in Columbus, Ind, where
he was arrested.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-10-14
JESSE CASE TO JURY.
More Favorable to the
Defendant.

MARYVILLE, NO, Oct 13.-(Special)
At sl0 o'clock tonight ]. w. Perry. leading
counsel for the state, concluded the argu-
ments In the case of C. C. Jesse, charged
with numbering Frank Griffin. Judge
Craig instructed the jury this morning
His Instructions provided for a verdict for
murder in either the first or second de-
gree. manslauShter in the fourth degree or
acGuittal.
Tho first plea was made by Assistant
Prosecuting Attorney l.. c. Cook. The
other attorneys spoke in the following or
der: Senator John Kennish, for the de-
Tense; Prosecuting Attorney Martin, for
the state: w. A. Blagg and W. c. Ellison,
for the defense. and J. W. Perry for the
state. The general opinion here tonight is
thai verdict of manslaushter in the
fourth degree will he rendered. The at
torneys for the defense in their arguments
did not ask for acquittal. but merely for
msnslaughter in the fourth degree while
the states counsel argued only for a find
ing of murder in the second degree. Jesse
said this evening to The Journal corre-
spondent that he expected a light SEN
tence.
Attorneys of the state conceded that they
did not hope for any heavier sentence than
murder in the second degree. Public SEN
timent began to grow more favorable to
the defendant when he was put on the
stand. and has grown ever since.