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The evening times., 1900-07-31
INSPECTOR HAMLET,s CASE
Discharged PostoGice Clerk May Be
Given n EehearinE

Discharged PcstolIice Clerk EFnv Re
Given EehearinE.
Friends OF Postal Inspector Hamlet. the
official charged with lending his Govern
ment railway pass 20 a friend. are making
a strong effort to prevent his discharge
from the department. Repr5zeata.iye5
Mudd and Pearre. OF Maryland ard Robin
son White. prominent Democratic po.it--
can Of Prince George county. called this
morning upon Acting Postmaster C neral
Bristow in the interest Of the accused off,
cial- They declare that they have the SUD
port OF former Postmaster General Gary.
OF Baltimore. by whom Hamlet was an
pointed Chief Inspector before his radlr-
tion to the ordinary iusQectorship The
TWO congressman made q mCSt urgent an
peal that Hamlet be allowed a rGhaarirg.
They claim ne may o. able 10 meet the
charges which nave dSEeI,pei against d N
If opportunity now be given.
General BristCw admitted 10 his visitors
that be considered the evidence against
Hamlet very strong. The chief witness is
a carpenter named Harris, who swearS that
ne used the Government railway pass loan
ed to him by Hamlet. The accuse5 nan
denies that outright and although b, re-
aiizes he has a hard case to confront. nc
Is anxious for a chance to meet his 49,
cusers again. The strong represeutati..,
made by the visitors this morning wer,
not lost on General Brist0w He declined
20 say whether he viii consent TO reoDen
the case, but Representatives Pearre and
Mudd are hopeful that he Will do so.
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DEMOCRACY OF NEW YORK.
Chairman Campbell Issues n Call for
the State Committee


NEW YORK, July 31-Chairman Frank
Campbell. OF the Democratic State Com
mittee, has sent out call for the commit
tee to meet at II O'Clock on Thursday
August IS, at the Hoffman House. in this
city. The principal business of the meet
ing viii be the selection Of a time and
place for holding the State Convention
Richard Croker's supporters on the State
Committee favor holding the convention at
Saratoga on September II. one week later
than the Republican Convention. Chair
iisH Campbell says the matter is simply
one for the committee to settle according
TO the best judgment Of majority.
An Invocation for the State Committee
meeting Will be the assembling of the
county leaders. Invitations have been sent
out by Executive Committee Chairman Ne
CURE to the sixty county chairmen. In
doing this Mayor Mcclure adopts the plan
recently put into operation by Chairman
Odeli Of the Republican State Committee.
Chairman Jones, OF the National Com
mittee, has announced that the State head
quarters will take full charge Of the Dem
ocTatic National Committees work in this
state for one month at least. Some extra
clerks will be paid for by the National
Committee. and the speakers and literary
bureaus for the East will be under the su-
pervisiOn of Chairman Campbell and Nor
man E, Mack, the New York member of
the National Committee
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?HG ELECTIONS IN CUBA
Official Proclamation Setting Sep
tember - as the Date.
Delegates to Constitutional Con-
Vcntion to BE Chosen From the Six
One Members to Form the Body
Which VIII Meet in November.

The proclamation calling for the electio.
Of delegates to a constitutional convention
OF the people Of Cuba was given out a
the War Department today. The order wa.
prepared during General Woods visit E,
Washington and sent to Havana for pro.
The election OF delegates is L
be held on September 10 and the couyen.
zion Will meet az Havana in November. Tn.
order is as follows:
Whereas the Congress Of the United
States by its joint resolution Of April
-. Is9S declared
&c That the people Of the Island OF
Cuba are. and Of right ought to be, free
and independent;
&c That the United States hereby
di5,laims any disposition or intention
to exercise sovereignty. jurisdiction. or
control over saIl island except for The
TaclECaJicC ttg--Ct. and asserts its de-
termination. vixen that is accom-
piizhed. 90 leave tA1 government and
control Of lEe island 10 its people.
and whereas the people Of Cu5a
have established municipal govern
meuts. deriving their authority from
the suLrages Of the people given under
Just and equal laws. and are now
ready. in like manner. to proceed 10
the Establishment Of general govern
meLt which shall assume and exerc Sc
sovereignty. Jurisdiction, and c1ntrO.
over the island:
Therefore. il Is ordered tLat q gen
eral election be held In the Island OF
Cuba on the third Saturday Of ptam-
Der. in the year 1899. TO elect dele
gates TO a convention to meet IN the
city OF Havana. Ct y O'Clock noon. on
the first Monday OF November. in the
year 1900. to frame and adopt a con-
stitUtiOn for the people OF Cuba. and
as part thereof, to provide for and
agree with the Government OF the Uni
ted States upon the relations to
exist between that Government and
the Government of Cuba. ard % pro-
vide for the election by the people OF
officers under such constitution. and
the transfer OF government TO the on
GERS so elected
The election viii be held in the sew
erai voting precincts of the island IN
der. and pursuant to. the provisions
Of the electoral law Of April IS 1900,
and the amendments thereof
The people Of the several provinces
will elect delegates in number propor-
tened TO their population as determin-
ed by the census. namely:
The people Of the Province Of Pi-
mar del Rio will elect three delegates.
The people OF the Province Of Ha-
vana Will elect eight delegates.
The people Of the Province Of Ma
tanZas will elect four delegates.
The people OF the Province Of Santa
Clara viii elect seven delegates.
The people OF the Province Of PUer-
TO Principe viii elect two DELEGATES
The people Of the Province Of SAN
tiago VIII elect seven delegates"
The proclamation has been printed fol
in Cuba in the official Ga
Zette' at Havana
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HAVANA IMPORTS INCREASING.
Total of Merchandise and Coin in
June More Than Sz.OOO.OOO.

Total of Merchandise and Coin in
June More Than Ss.COO,OOO.
The statement was made today by the
Division OF Customs and InsuIar Affairs Of
the War Department that there was i'm
ported into the port Of Havana during the
month Of June. 1900. merchandise and coin
to the value OF S44e0.C .CSS. OF this amount
$3.50 was silver coin imported from Spain.
The free articles amounted in value to
S1S5.G7g
The total value of merchandis. Id and
silver. imported into the port Of Havana
during the first six months Of 1900 was SIS. =
f09 .6+G. as against S27. .396, ,9G2 for the same
period in 1899. shwinS an increase in fav-
or OF the first six months OF 1900 OF SIP
6S4.
The imports by countries for the month
were: From the United States. 1889. .7O6;
Argentine Republic. $37, SIC, Braz:::. 1854;
Colombia. $50, ,033; Ecuador, $500; Hon
duras, S5.S37; MeXicn. $255, III; Peru. 81. =
01S; Porto Rico. $6.S72; Santo Domingo. 81
los; Uruguay, S154 $50; Austria, SS,6SS;
Belgium, $20, ,69s; Denmark SS45; England
$685.. .462; France. $272.579; Germany. S1O6-
III; Holland. $24816; Italy, $S. .9SS: Nor
way, $iLO76; Portugal $50; Spain. 1882
6iI; Sweden, $l.19S; Switzerland. $780,
Turkey. $3.50; China. $l,76S, and from ia
pan, S4.2Ia
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FUNERAL OF FDWARD FRIES.
YouuE soldier Laid at Rest at Ar
Iington.

Edward L. Fries. aged tTenty-three
years. who formerly l.vad at 1893 Fifth
Street northwest. and who died or a trans
port while CT route TO the Caited States
from the Philippines. where he had served
wish the Fourth United States Cavalry,
was buried az Arlington this m3rniag al
II O'Clock.
The body arrived AZ Arlington Sunday
and had rePosed in the vault until today.
q squad Of marines escorted the c2sket to
the grave where the burial service was
read by the Rev. DR.. Anderson. Of Calvary
Baptist Church. o. which the deceased was
member. Taps was blown al the con-
clusiCn Of the ceremonies. Quite q number
OF friends OF the deceased were IN attend
aECe.
Fries was q native Of washington and
received his education in the public
schools. In 1899 he enlisted in the F0ur-l
and after being for . time stationed =
Yellowstone Park was ordered with tbe
regiment 10 the Philippines. There he
participated in tw5rty-Ihrse eugaEsmeut IS
and was attached to General LawtCa when
ne was killed. The cause OF his death was
given out as malaria. The young mans
father thinks, however. that il might have
been blood poison resulting from a wound
on the hand which Fries mentioned in a
letter home
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Water Care in wn,hiDrt,,

In no other country has hydropathy reached
such state Of perfection as IL Germany. Al
most everything is cured or attempted to he
cured by water. Besides the numerous wafer
ING places. plain and fashionable, there are doz-
ems Of Water-cure Institutions throughout tks En-
pire. and suffering mankind is crowdiny an Of
them The University Of Berlin has recognized
the importance OF this branch Of medicine and has
ueclced upon erecting from October next spec
cial chair FOR hydrothorapy which viii be- occu-
pied by Dr. Bregcr of Berlin. If tie peop'e drink
heurich's beer Washington will not need a cold
water cure, because Nscrzen, senate. and Lager
lave oil the health and qualities that can be
produced from malt and hops. Drink a glass of
heurichs with your meals and you will soon feel
the beneficial qualities Of these hieh-grade bcv-
erages
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PARTY NAMES IN NEBRASKA.
Objections Filed Against the Ere,
silver Republicans.

Objections Flied Against the Free
silver Republicans.
LINCOLN, Neb.. July 31.-Obiections were
fled last night by the Chairman Of the
Republican State Committee, with the
Secretary OF State, TO the use by the Free
Silver Republicans Of that party designa-
tlcn opposite the name Of candidates on
the ballot. The charge is made that there
is no political party Of such a name; that
the sO-called party consists Of a handful
Of men who are in reality Democrats or
POpuIsts and acting with these parties:
that il is an intentional fraud upon the
voter and intended TO confuse and misleSd
him into voting his beliefs.
As the Peoples Independent party,
commonly known as the POpulisJs, have
protested against the uSa nf Populst By
the Middle Readers. some interesting com
plicatiOns are threatened.
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JNDEETAI1EEs.
~ II 1-s- sNA-G--~o-
j. WILLIAE LEE,
Cndcrtabc- ana Livery.
a. Perm Ave y w Warrington. n. c
TIE BIEBER BAEKRyPTCY.

Examination OF the Petitioner Cor
tiaued Before Referee aIcCaIu,ont.
toner in bankruptcy. was continued today
at the meeting Of bis creditors. held il
Circuit Courtroom. No. 1, before Referee
John l. NeCalmont-
The examination was begun by Nyer
Cohen. Of the law firm OF Wolf & Cohen.
who had the witness in hand CT Saturday
at the hour OF adjournment. Mr. Cohen
Gid not continue the examination long
before he asked tine 20 examine some Of
the account books relative 20 Ar. Bieoer's
business affairs The request was granted
by Referee NcCalnont. and N the mean
time, Mr. Bieber was further examined by
The evening times., 1900-07-31
Corning Ho1ne From China.

RICHMOND, Va, July 31.-A cabIegram
has been received announcing that DR..
George c. Worth, the medical missionary
from the Presbyterian Church, who has
been cften reported in peril recently, but
whose safety was reported, has decided to
leave China and IS now on his way to the
United States. From friends Of Dr. Worth
it is learned that he believes work in
China at present impossible. and thinks
that the best course for the missionaries
is TO leave the country for a while.
The evening times., 1900-07-31
4 Suspicion of Foul PIav.

RICHMOND, Va, July 3I-After a delay
Of over two months. arrangements have
been made for en- analysis Of the stomach
OF Leonard J. Crockett. the man who died
under suspicious circumstances in York
county. The stomach Of the deceased was
sent here TO State Chemist Taylor. but The
county having made no arrangements for
the work. that Official declined 10 accent
the consignment II was suspected thst
Leonard's death was due to poison.
The evening times., 1900-07-31
Rusie Leaves for Cincinnati.

MINCIE, Ind. July Choking fit and
fine. Amos Rusie left this city last night
for Cincinnati. 1t was not known that he
was here. but he spent two days visiting
his cousin and his wife, who recently Sc
6cufed a divorce from him. He refused to
talk except to say that he could pitch win
ming ball for any team he Joined and that
he was not headed for New York He only
smiled when he was asked il he and Brush
we're negotiating
The evening times., 1900-07-31
It was stated at the ofice of the s.
JEFFRIEs READY FOR THE RING
Manager Brady Announces That the
Champion Is Fit.

NEW YORK. July 3I.-It is finally set
tied that Jim Jedries VIII fight before
September 1, that is. if anyone wants a
chance at him. The big fellow is doing
work at AsDuTy Park now. in anticipation
Of his getting on a match before the Hor-
ton laws deathknell is rUng- Billy Brady,
his manager. visited him at the seaside
resort yesterday. and last night announced
that the champions arm is in fit condition
TO allow him TO do hard work and fight
before September l.
Anybody who thinks he can beat
JEFF said Brady, "can now have
matcA. The challenge is open to all and
the first to come will be first served. the
winner Of the FitZsimmons- Rubin fight.
though. is much preferred
The evening times., 1900-07-31
a REPUBLICAN, VIEW.
Democrats Have the Advantage in
CamDaign Issues

Charles NJ. Rein. a prominent bEs-n IS
man. OF Orange. Tex. called at Democratic
headquarters today. Mr. Rein is a Repub.i-
can, and viii, he said. vote for Mckinley
ard Roosevelt The object Of his v.st 10
Democrats headquarters was 20 find Rep
sentative Cooper, Of his district. and Tho
is personal friend.
Mr. Rein said be believed the zuocratic
party has the advantage Of the Republican
party on al the Issues excepting that IN
vclyirs the currency question. aud b. be-
ucyes that this cannot BE- forced into the
fOreg. Ound curing the pending C Up1.Eu-
He has returned from a trip through the
Northern States. and says there is q str,rg
tendency TO eXaggeIate certain app .arzuCts
OF prosperity He talked Eith dls1ffectd
Republicans, who disapprove o. Imperial
ism
The evening times., 1900-07-31
sra-hed Her Threat with n Knife.

ALLENTOWN. Pa. July 31-Jennie
stephens. the sixteen-year-old daughter Of
Mr. and Mrs. John Stephens, during the
absence of the other members Of the fami-
Iy. cut her throat with butcher knife yes
terday. She failed in her purpose to CON-
nit suicide. but made an ugly cash. from
which she almost bled to death. In note
which the girl left she intimated that she
was involved in love affair. She VIII
recover.
The evening times., 1900-07-31
CAMILLE D'ARvILLE TO MARRY.
Singer VIII Become the Bride of a
California Capitalist.

SAN FRANCISCO. July 31.-FrieGds of
Camille G'Arville say she win be married
to z. w. Crellin. q capitalist. of this city.
during her visit here. She will arrive to-
morrow. Her engagements at the vaude-
vile houses do not open for six weeks
Miss d'Arville announced her engagement
to Mr.. Crellin in Philadelphia, last Febru-
The evening times., 1900-07-31
Fright Kills an Aged Farmer.

WILKESBARRE, Pa, July S1-Edward
Myer, an aged farmer of Fairmount town
ship, died Monday night from a scare he
received about a month ago. Three mask
ed robbers entered his house and because
he would not divulge the whereabouts OF
his money the robbers tortured him and
his3w1fe. The aged farmer never recovered
from the shock
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CoRBETT TO FIGHT M'CoY.
The ex-ChnmpiOn Drawn Iato n Con.
test by StrateCy

NEW YORK. July 31.-The Evening
World says that Kid Mccoy has finally
drawn Jim COrbett into a match after
Corbett had announced time and time
again that under no circumstances could
Mccoy hope for a match with him NJ
Coy used strategy in bringing about this
match. He told the ex-champion by teIe-
graph: IF you are not a coward you'll
fight me-
Corbett could not let this pass and the
match resulted. They will sign articles
today to fight before the Twentieth Cen
tury Club during the last week in August.
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Blown to Pieces by Dynamite.

WILLIAMSPORT. Pa, July 3L-An ex-
plosion Of dynamite stored in a small
frame building at Tiadaghton yesterday
caused the death Of two men end the fatal
injury Oh another. The building was demol-
ished One Italian was blown to pieces
portions Of his body being found 100 yards
The evening times., 1900-07-31
CIoudbursts i'm Tennessee.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. July 3I.-CIoud
bursts are reported in Blount. Knox, Haw-
kins, and Carter counties. The damage to
crops and buildings will approximate $780,
600. The tobacco crop in the CIarksviIle
district has been seriously damaged
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DIED.


SHRENE-Cr Monday. July -. 1900. AZ 5-z5
p IA FRANK. infant son = samuel z-g IVA
SEreve aged six months
Funeral private. from parents resiLs-ce. - x
street southeast. MCdrcsl1y, A-Er=- 1. ~ Z-aD
?. r. l.
FARREE-JIr Tuesjav. Juiy 81. Is'. ar ESQ
= M. NARY J. FARRELL. beloved ml,-lr %
james J. Far-c.L
Notice e fsngr1l L5re-fcCr-
i>t- So rh. No. plrlrs please CrEr) lt.rT
CRATII-On Monday. July 81 I9al. at 2-I5
o-c'oak- JAMES CRAFTY. beloved husband q "a.
late Joanna C-1E,y, in tLc siN-i--E year C. bis
age
Furcrll viii take place on We'ue-lly morning
u : O'Clock al his late r,-il-uee -,-+ E.-E.L
street ro-rIu O. Mas az Immaculate CaG--D-
t1n Church r.snts md re s-lyes r=pa-tt1l-y in
yited 90 attend J.
ROBERTS-Cu July %. 100 a. the residence
of her son ia Hudson County, y. J.. af-ag a l71-
ard painful illuCSs covering V--ioL % more ,HIl
three years. MARTHA f. rglici % EdEu E15tIrs.
Ui KENTUCKY, late Past Grand q hCr-el Lr,--.
] o.. O. F.. and who served i1 the war lf t4e
Rebellion IN the seventh KENTUCKY G-Ja'-g.
United States Volunteers. Il
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GENERAL GRosE DEAD.
4 Venerable Indinua1 Who Fought
In the Civil War.

in she Civil War.
NEWCASTLE. Ind. July 31.-Gsn. VII
liam Grose, aged eighty-three years, d-ed
yesterday eTening from paralysis.
He came from fighting stock, his grand
father being killed during the Revo luton
airy war, his father lighting under Gen.
william Henry Harrison, in the war o.
1872, and he himself being rapidly q-o-
NOTED from colonel OF an Indiana regiment
to general during tSe civil war. serving
ETH the end. lie took part in the or
gsniz2tion CT the Republican party. and
later served several terms in the Indiana
Legislature.
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NEW BUILDINGS OF A YEAR.
Annual Report OF Inspector Brad1
Made Public.

Made Public.
John B. Brady. Inspector OF Build
iugs. this morning submitted to the Com b.
nsiss.oEers has annual report for the nSc2I
year ended June 1, 1900
He states that during the period covered
by the report there were 4S6l
building permits issued. aggregating
value of $5.IS5. .32450. n the
year lnded June 80, 1899. the num-
Der OF new buildings were 1856. and for
repairs were /. .499. While for the last fs, al
year they were Ss2 and 1883. showing q de-
crease in the number OF new buildings Il
I54 aLd an increase OF repairs OF 2l
Mr.. Brady states tsat there were 6.i29
visits from his office 10 new buildings in
process OF erection. The receipts OF the
Office were s.. .367.
The evening times., 1900-07-31

Attorney James Z. Edwards. representing
the Central National Bank
During the examination Of the petitioner
b. Mr. Edwards. the latter became iuyolv-
ed in a very heated and exciting CUntrO-
versy with Leon TOJrine-. EIr. BIeber's at
torney-
Mr.. Edwards continued his examination
OF the petitioner until noon
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THE RAvANA's QUICK TRIP.
Ward Liner Runs From Cuba 80 Kev
York in Record Time.

- - = A@A--N- ANl-aA A-Et-4 - new
York in Record Time.
NEW YORK. July 3I-The Ward Line
steamship Havana. Captain Stevens. arriy-
Cd this morning fTCm Havana in the rec
ord time Of two days. fifteen hours. and
thirty minutes. The Havana passed Morro
Castle at the entrance 20 Havana Harbor
az $50 p. m. (New York timel. on Satur-
cay, July 2S. and arrived at the bar at the
entrance TO New NOT-, Harbor at o'clock
this morning
The fastest days run was 4SS knots made
between noon on Sunday July p and noon
Monday, July SO
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SUMMER RESORTS.
Chautauqua Hotel,
ChsutauqIs Eessh Gar RitEsl. RsrT,a1d

Most ceiish;fu SIMMER and fsEaily resort on
Chesapeake Bay. Bost bzthin. boating. crsb5iBr
fishing; large. airy rOOu-s; abundance of ehase two
etert1iaeTts daily in Auditorium; divine services
surcaF AZ II, $50, and O'cleck Trans leave
y & o station g-29. I-sJ. and $50. Returning
leaFe Beach ESQ O. m. 7-s5 and 9cs5 o. N
EoIE1 mp, - cents. : Czvs. - cents: children
half price Room ard board. 500 per week and
Up Beaut-i1! building lots for sale. AC5-tss
Il. T. Parker, Ch1Gt41qca Bl7rr. Nd jv-O-sfeUn
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N NEMnnTNHI

HARREII--In loving rtrc-brluce Il ny be
loved husband. JAMES T. HARRELI. Who Dr.
parted tEls life one wear ago TODAY Jliy q, 1S15
II Cone but r1t forgotten
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WILLIAM D. DAILY dead
New Jersey Representative Expires
at Far ROekaWay.

Stricken with ApOpIeXy Last Night
and Passes Away This soruInE-A
His State-ReceiVcd Many Honors
FcOm His Party HIS Career.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

1 WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY
debts except contracted By me personal
y GEO. Il. KELLEY go Pa ave. Sc.
Item
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Downtov-n Tempern,ure.

The thermometer at Afleck's registered 50 de-
grees at . a. m. ss1= degrees at noon and ss de-
grees al ? p M
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To Fight Strikers with Live Wires
WHEELING. ". Va July 3I-The N3-
uonai steel Company. OF this city. is build
ing high eight fence. sUrmounted by live
electric wires 4 Big strike is IL prospect
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THE NEBRASKA DEMoCRAY.

Bryan and Towne Open the Cam
raiEn August -.
LINCOLN. Neb., July S1.-The Demo-
cratic campaign in Nebraska will be open
ed on August % at Omaha. when the Jack
soniaus celebrate.
The principal speakers announced are
Colonel Bryan and Mr. Towne.
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PAMUNKEY INDIANS PROTEST.
object to Being Compelled to Ride
In ..Jim Crow Cars

In ''Jim Crew Cars.
RICHMOND. Va. July 31.-ht a meeting
just held by the Pamunkey Indians a COM
mittec, at the head OF which was Chief
Gentry. was aDDoint,1 TO appeal TO the
Southern Railroad Company not to require
members Of their tribe to ride IL the jim
Grow" cars.
The red men are indignant that they
should be put On a footing with the COL
o7ed people in the enforcement Of the new
Law requiring ths railroads TO have sera-
rate coaches for white aad coio-,d pas en-
gers The committee yesterday called
upon the Southern railway authorities nrre
and presented their grievance They feel.
the chief ard the other members OF Lis
committee said. that they have been ira a-ed
with indignlty in being thrust in th- Jim
Crow cars.
The reservation upon which the Prmun-
key Indians live is traverssd by the South
eru Road and it is for this reason they
appeal TO the company in this matter.
Their petition was forwarded 10 the COM
pany's Office az Washington.
1t was stated at the offce OF the South
ern Railroad. in this city. this morning
that the petition from the indians had
not yet arrived. Ii IVES also said that the
jim Crow law only went into effect on
the 9Th instant. ard as most OF the In
dams are half-breeds il would b. a difficult
matter for a conductor t0 discriminate
between full-bloOded IndiI ~ aDd a half
breed.