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WHITE FlBEDs ON TRIAL,

We have often wondered how men
like DIR. P. B. BARRINGER Of the Uni
versity of Virginia at Charlottesville.
Va, could have the audaeity to criti-
clze the weaknesses of any people or
belistle their efforts to succeed along
all lines or legitimate endeavor in the
face OF the scandslous record of their
own people.
Four white men are now on trial at
Chesterfield, near Columbia, South
Carolina. They are known as JOHN
aud HARVEY JACKSON and another
brother, also Tom SKEEN.
Their crime is one of the most fiend-
ish in the criminal history OF this
country. Their victim was Miss CASSIE
Boon, beautiful young girl who h ad
Indian blood in her veins. She was
partial to SAM WOODWARD and this
aroused the anger of the JAoKsoNs,
who shot at him while he in company
with Tom MUM was walking with Miss
Boon. The crime was committed
about four weeks ago, and was of too
horrible nature to relate,
Suffice it to say that they kept her a
prisoner in the woods for day and a
highland then slashed her with knives
set her clothes on fire, she ran for half
mile veritable living torch. She ran
until she Was exhausted and only lived
short time after being found. This
was the act of four white men, DR.. BAR
RINGER. Search your history, pull
down from the archives of the Univer-
sity the record of the savage tribes of
the world and show I'd a Gaze which for
devilish ingenuity and malignant
atrocity will surpass the hellish crime
in the southern part of Christian
America.
This occurs too, DR.. BARRINaKR in
the state where you have just deliver
ed your philippe against the barbarism
Of the the Negro. Is there anything,
sir, to equal tbs fiendishness of these
white men?
Our greatest misfortune is the dispo-
sition OF some OF our people to practi-
ces the vices Of the white man, rather
than emulate his virtues.
II this crime had 3een committed
by citizens OF color, it would have been
the subject for comment from Maine
to Texas.
What viii be done with these men :
What has become Of that fiery indig-
nation which causes every white man
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-04-14
Proposed Presbyterian reform.

Little Falls, N. Y, April 1.-THE
Utica Presbytery. now In session IN
this city, was thrown into a turmoil
yesterday by an address from the Rev.
DR.. Taylor, of Clinton, formerly pas
tor OF the Presbyterian church at
Rome, who advocated the elimination
from the confession of faith OF para
graphs to Z OF chapter 3. These par
agraphs cover the doctrine of election
and reprobation, in reputation of
which DIR. Hills, Of Brooklyn. resign
ed from the Chicago Presbytery. Rev.
d. w. Brokaw, pastor OF the First
Presbyterian church of Utica, endorsed
DR.. Taylor's views. The resolution was
referred.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-04-14
BALLOT BOX SUFFER-
Captured by a Philadelphia Magis-
trate in a Lodging House.
THE ACCUSED MAN ooNFBssEs,
Fled From the Quaker City After the
Election, and Has Until Recently
Received five Dollars /. Week to
Paw

Philadelphia, April 11.-John Scully.
the election clerk of the Thirteenth
division of the Seventh ward, who.
with former Deputy Coroner Samuel
Salter and several others, were in
dicted for ballot box stuffing and who
all fed this jurisdiction to avoid trial,
was arrested by Magistrate Eisen-
brown personally late last night in a
lodging house. Scully was registered
ut the lodging house as John Davis.
Scully admitted his identity and also
confessed that he knew that 200 bogus
ballots for Barnett, the Republican
candidate for state treasurer, had been
put In the ballot box on that election
cay. Scully said he had been in Cam
den ever since he fed from this city.
He was told to go there by Salter soon
after the election, and as long as Salter
was In this city he received SIS week
TO pay his expenses. After Salter fled
the remittance was kept up by some
one else until few weeks ago. when
IT was discontinued. He came to this
city from New Jersey as soon as the
remittance ceased, and kept under
cover for fear OF arrest. He declared
that he did not know who sent the
money to him after Salter left. The
money was sent each week, but there
was no writing with 1t.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-04-14

THE Emporia lynehing has done
one good thing, at least. It has effee.
lively shut the Negroes mouth against
reproashing the whites for lyuchipp
Negroes on account of their color,
O'Grady was lynch, in compliance
with demand by Negroes on account
OF his color, and for no other reason,
There is no doubt whatever of his in
nocencs, and il he had beeu q Negro
under the circumstances he would not
have been lynched. "-Petersburg In
dex-Appesl.
Yes, it has shut lots of Negro mouths
forit was about as fair q lynching az
could have been had under the circum-
stances.
The trouble about the matter is that
we are "sgin" even fair lynchings, be-
lieving that lynch-law must 20 and
W tn it the lynchers, whether they be
white or black.
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GENERAL MARKETS.

Philadelphia, April 10.-FTour weak.
winter superfine, $2.359240; Pennsylvania
roller, clear. $3.20QS.30: city mills extra.
&.5O42.70. Rye -four dull at $3I56a. 40 per
barrel Wheat steady; No. 2 red, spot.
In elevator, 7214q73lkc. Corn steady; No.
2 mixed, spot, in elevator. 43atq944c.: No.
yellow. for local trade, 4sc Oats Quiet
NO. white. clipped. 32c.; lower grades.
2SgSlc Hay firm: choice timothy, SIS 509I
IL Tor large bales. Beef steady: beef
hams, $21Q22. Pork strong; mess SIS. s5
QaS75; family, $1475d15 Lard strong:
western steamed. $7.35. Butter steady.
western creamery, 17Q2Oc.; do. factory.
169lT14c.; imitation creamery, 16Ik61Sc :
New York dairy. 17Q19c.; do. creamery.
IIVzOc.; fancy Pennsylvania prints Job
ping at 2Sq26c.; do. wholesale go. Live
poultry quoted at HOBO. for choice west
ern fowls, 14Q1Sc. for chickens and 120
1215c. for ducks. Dressed poultry (fresh
KILLED.. nQ1135c.: old ROSTERS, &c.: nearby
roasting chickens, 12414c.; western do
Richmond, March 30.-News reaches
here OF the drowning Wednesday night
or Captain Lewis E. Evans. of North
cumberland, and two of his sons. Their
boat was caught in blow while I'm the
Little Wicomico river and upset.
Charleston, w. Va, April 2-The
BODY OF Ed Hembrick, the trapper bow
was recovered Saturday from the Red
Ash mine. where there was a djsas-
trous explosion on March s. This "a
'ne last body OF the so victims. 49,.
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TN Republican State Convention
selected four white Republicans as
delegates at large to the National Re-
publican Convention, naming two col
ered men as alternstes. The proper
course to have been pursued was plain
ALI OF the colored men should have
declined to serve.
There is nothing more humiliating
to self-respectiug colored man than
to be upon the floor of the convention
with no voice and no vote. He is bet.
ter on at home, or even dead perhaps,
so far as the proceeding OF the conven-
tion are concerned.
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defeat of the British within n week
at Meerketsfontein, killing and wound
ing 600. He captured 900, with u
wagons, losing Eve Beers killed and
nine wounded"
Another Pretoria dispatch Of Mon
day says: THE British casualties I'm
the fight at De Vets Dorp were 100
killed and wounded and 459 captured. :"
Still another dispatch which lacks
confirmation Is as follows: "a ter
rltic battle is In progress at Wepener,
81 miles from Bloemfontein, on the
Basutoland frontier. Gen. Brabant
and his $500 colonial troops are sur
rounded by three Boer commandos.
who are pouring leaden hail into the
town. The Beers were repulsed at
first, but returned to the attack with
achievements"
No further news has been received
OF lighting either at Wepener or In
Natal. Boer reports seem to indicate
that Lord Methuen is advancing from
Boshof toward Hoopstad.
1t Is bold and apparently danger
GUS move, since, although It turns the
right flank of the Boer position at
Brandford 1t puts Lord Methuen's force
between whatever garrison there may
De at Bloemhof, in the Transvaai, and
the Brandfort force.
1t is evident that Lord Roberts is
now preparing for a winter campaign.
and the most sanguine Britons predict
several months more of warfare. Lord
Roberts is waiting for remounts and
winter clothing for the troops, whose
thin cotton khaki uniforms and boots
are worn out.
TO British arms was described by Lord
Roberts last Friday as IAN unfortunate
occurrence" A force OF SCI Britons who
were guarding the railway within IS
miles of the main British army were
surrounded by Beers and after fight
Ing for 20 hours were compelled to
surrender.
= Another dispatch from Lord Roberts
tells of the death of Gen. De Vile
bois Mareuil, the Frenchman who was
chief OF staff of the Boer army. He
went through a number OF campaigns
In the French army, and entered the
Boer army simply because war was
his trade. He was killed at Boshof. in
the Orange Free State, In a fight with
Gen. Methuen's forces.
A dispatch from st. Helena an
nounceS the arrival there of Boer
prisoners, including Gen. Cronje. Their
Meath is good, with the exception of
-FOUR cases of measles, necessitating
the Milwaukee being Guaranteed. The
prisoners are quiet and we'll behaved.
The governor has been notified of the
desire or the authorities that the prfs-
oners be treated with every courtesy
and cor sideratinn.
Mics Annie M Jackson and Mrs
a. V. Norrell have been indisposed.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-04-14

re~s Bsy Efxksd, WAaAs ID
f.g Mis- 'GrsnRzpeeh a..

f.g Mis- 'Grsn7zpeehe-.
Whos3iag. w. Va, kpriB a-A muir.
dor thai has fred the country side in
the vieiaity OF Summaries, a town In
Belmont. county, O., so miles from
Wheeling, occurred about o'clock yes
tercay morning. Two masked burglars
entereasthe home Of Mrs Ellen War
rick. an aged woman, and demanded
her money. She handed over six cents,
which was all she had. The burglars
were about to institute close search
when MIRA Warrick's grandson, CLAIR
ence Warrick. aged 16 years, came out
of another room and ordsred the two
men out of the house They respond
ed by opening FIRE on him, the FIRST
bullet taking effect in the left lung.
The boy staggered into his grand-
mothers room and expired in q few
minutes Then thu burglars bound
and gagged the woman, made an un-
successful search for a supposed hoard
or money and then departed. The wo-
man worked loose from her bonds, but
was afraid to leave the house and give
the alarm until daylight. Then she
hastened to Summation and spread
the alarm Bloodhounds were brought
from Quaker City, hut would not take
the scent, and 1t is thought the muir
derers have made good their escape.
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wealthy sIerChant,. sn,c,a..

Kingston. N. Y, April III. Albert
Merritt, aged 46, one OF the most sue
cessful dry goods merchants In this
city. In a At OF temporary insanity.
yesterday shot his mother through the
head and then shot himself, dying In
stantly. It is thought Mrs. Merritt
will die. Mr.. Merritt was owner of the
dry goods house OF James o. Merritt
& Co., and was very wealthy. His
father died while insane, two uncles
and a niece on his fathers side COM
mitted suicide, and two uncles on his
mothers side also killed themselves.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-04-14

TEE action Of the white Republicans
OF the Third Congressional District of
Virginia in according recognition. to
their colleagues to the extent of nam
ing colored Republican az delegate
to the National Republican Conven-
ton 20 be held at Philade lphia will
tend to draw closer the bond OF uHion
and do much towards removing the
cause for friction in this portion of our
commonwealth.
Itwss long step in the direction of
harmony and has done more than any.
thing we know to produce 9 friendly
feeling among the colored people OF
the district.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-04-14

to grasp his rife and cast his eye
towards the rope.
There is no call for = sheriff's posse
to protect the prisoners. The Govern
or is not asked for troops. The story
10 soon told. The beautiful girl had
Indian blood IN her veins. This spirit
OF injustice and lack OF fair-plsy can
not last forever. and the time viii yet
come when the blind will not only see,
but the prejudiced will be made to
obey the laws as laid dow by our fore
fathers
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SLAUGHTER OFBRITONS|
According to Unoonfrmed Reports
From Boer Sources.
BATTLE OF MEERKErsfoHTE1N.
In This Engagement, Aceording to
tho Beers, Six Hundred British
Were Killed and wounded and
Eight or Nine Hundred Captured.

tho Beers, Six Hundred British
Were Killed and wounded and
Eight or Nine Hundred Captured.
London, April 11.-But that the war
Office has issued no news from Lord
Roberts during the last three days,
there would be little disposition to
place any credence in the Boer reports
OF another British disaster. The un-
expected rallying of the Free State
commandos, however, leaves the public
In a nervous condition, fearing every
thing.
Dispatches from Pretoria as late as
Monday did not mention any further
Boer victory. On the contrary they
said all the commandos were quiet,
and, as Lord Roberts has hitherto
never failed promptly to report mis-
chances, as well as successes, or to
allow the newspaper correspondents
to report them, until some confirma-
ton is received there is Justification
for regarding the Meerketsfontein ru-
NOR as only an exaggerated account
OF the Reddersburg affair. At the same
time Boer reports have so often prov
ed correct that the greatest anxiety
will be felt.
The dispatch that has caused the
greatest alarm among Britons comes
to The Daily News from Pretoria,
dated Monday. It says. eft is Of
hcially announced that battle has
been fought south of Brandfort, IN
which 800 British troops were killed
and wounded and 500 taken prisoners.
Lord Roberts Is declared to be finding
great difficulty owing TO scarcity OF
water"
dispatch to The Daily News from
Brandfort, dated Sunday. says: EYES,
terday Gen. De Wet inflicted the third
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CALDWELL Not a CandIdata

Washington. April 11.-Judge Henry
c. Caldwell, Of Arkansas, who has been
extensively spoken OF as a Democratic
candidate for vice president, and who
has received great number of letters
urging him to agree to accept that
position In case 1t should be rendered
him, has written letter to Senator
Jones, OF Arkansas, In which he saws
that he cannot consent to such use of
his name and that his resolution Is alb
solutely irrevocabIe.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-04-14

The colered brother was deliberate
ly ignored by both of the Second Dis
trict Republican Conventions. This is
heavy black district to-, and it is to
be regretted that neither SIDE saw fit
to do that which would have been
right, and in acc ordance with the prin-
eiples of Justice. The actions Of both
the BowDRs and the WISE factions
were indefensible in this respect,
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-04-14

The grand jury OF Greenesville 90.
was OF the opinion that the safest way
for themselves was the best way. A
man walking around with q rope in
the neighborhood OF q tree from which
two human beings had been hanged a
few days before seemed TO have been
sufficient to CAUSE them. to 20 stons
blind.
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Come. sail. For santo nominee

Havana, April 11.-General Maxine
Gomez sailed yesterday for Santo
Domingo. Before leaving he address,
ed letter to the president of the Ma
tional party saying that he was very
grateful for the recent demonstration
In his honor, and that he would soon
return to Cuba. In the course of an
interview he denied that he had any
Intention Of attempting to become the
president OF Santo Domingo, as had
been intfmated in a Havana paper.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-04-14

Dr. P. B. BARRIsexR, the "wise man
OF the East" and the investigator of
the origin of the Negro will now have
another opportunity to return to South
Carolina and discuss the savagery of
the white man. He will need to ex-
plain the cause OF the following horri-
BILE crime:
COLUMBIA, 8. c.. April Ia fiepd.
lsh crime was committed in the Dane
savannah section OF Sumter county
last night. The dwelling house, barn.
and stable OF Matt Geddis, an indus.
trious Negro, were fred by an ineen.
diary, and when he aked the entire
premises were ablaze. The dwelling.
house was falling in, and in she panic
that followed one member of the fam
IL was left in the house and was burn-
ed to death, the others barely escap-
ing with their lives. Every house on
the premises was burned, and all of
their contents were destroyed. In the
stsole were four horses, and in the
barn all of Geddis's corn crop for ths
year, and farming implements in fact
everything that he possessed were
burned. The different buildings were
undoubtedly fired separately"
This was not one OF the worthless.
shiftless. improvident Negroes. twas
colored man who was adding to the
material prosperity of the section in
which he lived. His child was burned
to death and attempt made to treat
his family in similar fashion.
This was done in South Carolina by
white men, DR.. BARRINaER Are they
relapsing into barbarism, DR.. BARRIN-
eERf III not, what is the cause OF this
exhibition OF hepdishness7
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-04-14

No, we do not know that we are Me-
groes. When we are claiming our
rights under the American constitu-
ton, we forget sll of our racial condi-
tions and affiliations.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-04-14

GEN. OTIs is coming home. He an
nounced the war in the Philippines
ended, but his generals are calling
loudly for more troops.
There is hardly any one mo can fan
TO see that we have swapp places
with Spain and have gotten The worst
end Of the bargain.
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Our Imports. From Germanv.

Berlin, April 10.-The Frankfort
consulate general reports s9,245. ara
exports to the United States during tbs
months or January, February and
March, being an icrease OF over ST.
VOo'VOO. For the whole Of Germany.
except Dresden, the figures are s27.-
Soz,SSf for the first quarter Of 1900.
being an Increase Of s6,265,S55 as COM
pared with the figures for the corre-
spending quarter last year.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-04-14

TIE Intelligent, honest God fearing
co'ored people must use their bsst ef-
forts to lift up the low. degraded ele-
ments to our level or they will drag
them down to theirs.
This can be done through the medi-
um OF the church, the school. house
and the rostrum.
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a DR.. TaImage or For Europe.

New York. April 1O.-Rev. T. De
Witt Talmage and wife sailed on the
steamship Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse
today for Europe. DR.. Talmage will
preach in the principal cities of Great
Britain and continental Europe, includ-
ing Berlin, St Petersburg and Stock
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-04-14

THE unceuth, ill-mannered element
amongst Us should be checked in their
career. We must take radical steps to
improve them or they will cause us q
world of trouble in our struggle for
material recognition.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-04-14

THE candidacy of Admiral DEWEY for
the presidency seems to have evoked q
grin from one section of the country
20 the other.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-04-14
Quay Vote on April "a.

Washington, April 11.-Without OBJ
lection from any source, the senate
yesterday agreed to take a final vote,
on the right Of the Hon. NJ. S. QUAY
to seat as senator from Pennsylva-
MIA on Tuesday, April "a, at 4 d. m.
During its session the senate paid it's
tribute to the late Richard Parks.
Bland, long representative from Mis-
souri,.
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A penniless race of people cannot
command respect, and an insulting
class will invite contempt. Do not let
US forget that.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-04-14

CoLoRED men, do not fail to impress
upon your children the need of good
manners. This will do much towards
bettering our condition.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-04-14

Gov. TYLER see ms to have overlook
ed the fact that he has the authority
20 offer reward for the lynehers of
CoTToN and O'GRADY.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-04-14

CLASS legislation Is caste legislation
and the latter is twin relic OF the
10Th Century civilization and belongs
to kingdom and not a free republic.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-04-14

IF white men think it proper and ex-
pedient to violate their oaths Of Office,
what must be said Of the colored
men
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-04-14

THE Declaration of Independence is
q platform OF principles, upon which
we all should stand regardless of race,
politics, or religion.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-04-14
AsBURY M. E. CHURCH.
25th St., near o st., the Rev. J. Ed.
ward Gunby, pastor.

There will be special Easter pro-
grams rendered by the Sunday School
at p. NJ, and also by the choir and
Dung people at 80 p. M.
Special music for the occasion, also
an address by the pastor at
the 7:80 p. M. service, to be follow ed
By the administration of the Holy
Services At IL A. NJ. preaching BY
Rev. Chss. Blunt.
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Wanted to Remarry HI. FIRST wiz.

Chicago, April 11@John. Tomarek.
an expressman, last night shot and ia
tally wounded his second wife, and
then shot and killed himself. Toma-
rex had been endeavoring to induce
his second wife to leave him, SO he
could remarry No. 1, and when she re-
fused to do so he shot her.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-04-14

sHsRur 8. W. LEE of Emporia SEEM
ed to have sobered up enough to be
sble to announce how he thinks it all
happened.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-04-14

THE activity in political circles in
dictates that the struggle between the
two political parties will be q battle
royal.