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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-06-15
SATURDAY, JUNE IS, 1901
THAT GEORGIA SHERIFF.

VINES Sheriff JOSEPH MKRRILL of Oar
roltou, Georgi, opened FIRE on mob
of white men killing GEoRaE BENNETT
and wounding THOMAS s. WORD and an
unknown white man, he served notice
that the laws of Georgia in his section
of the state are to be respected.
II we mistake not, Carrolton was
once before the scene of the mob's van
geance and colored men were the vic
.tims,s
WILLIAMS, the colored prisoner was
charged with the murder ofs white
boy. He had been convicted in the
trial court, and his white attorney 8,
Reese, Smith and Boykin had taken
an appeal to the Supreme Court.
This was their right. 1t was the
prisoners right. The mob in storming
the Jail placed itselt outside OF the pale
of law, and their blood is upon their
own heads.
A man who throws q match into 9
hAlf-hlled powder. keg in order to hear
the noise of the explosion is the same
kind OF Tool as was these would-be
lynchers, who trified with that Carroll
ton, Georgia Sheriff.
1t settles one fac: that q Sheriff
does not need al army to defend ,
prisoner, 1t establishes another fact
that mobs are at heart cowArdly.
We felt like grasping the hand o.
Sheriff MERRILL, not for defending the
coiored prisoner, but for upholdinl
the law.
There is one thing about the South
ern white man who is built righ,-h'
ia right all through.
May other officers of the law be true
TO their oaths and enforce q respect
for the law. When this is done-lyncf
sw will go, and as in this case, the
lYnchers with it.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-06-15
GENERAL MARKETS.

Philadelphia, June H. - Flour weak.
winter superfine. $2lOG225; Pennsylvania
roller, clear. $SQ3.25; city mills. extra. s.. An
@2.65. Rye -four quiet and steady at s.. %
42.90 per barrel. Wheat dull: No. red
spot 75lsd76c. Corn quiet: No. 2 mixed
spot asa 46l2c.; No. yellow, for local
trade. 47l&c. Oats quiet and steady: No
white, clipped S41kc.; lower grades s0T
Sac. Hay weak; No l timothy $3.50 for
large bales. Beef quiet: beef hams. 1880
q2O.5O. Pork firm; family, Sl7d175O Lard
steady: western steamed. $S.S5. Live poul-
try quoted at lie. for hens, &c. for old
ROSTERS 22u25c. for spring chickens
weighing to lbs. to the pair and 1920
for spring chickens Weighing IL TO 2ib lbs
to the pair. Dressed poultry (fresh killed
at lOc. for choice fowls 6I5c. for old roost-
ers 2243Oc. for nearby broiiers and IldlSc
Tor frozen chickens. Butter firm; cream
cry, 15Rdi9bc.; factory, I2dIF2c: irnita-
ton creamery. l3d17c.; New York dairy.
l454qlSl3c.; fancy Pennsylvania prints Job
bling at 2oq2Sc.: do extra, 19c. Cheese
quiet fancy large. colored s1l6Sssc.; do.
do. white, S14aS5sc.: fancy small colored
&C.; do. do. white. 9hG9Ac Eggs weak
New York and Pennsylvania, 1874 dl3Ikc. :
western, ungraded, l1Gl2c; do candIed
selected, l3G13hc. Potatoes quiet; New
York, S2.S71zG2.50 Bermuda. prime, S4d5.
Cabbages quiet; Norfolk. per crate. 5OQ75c.
East Liberty. Pa. June u.-CsttIe mar
ket steady; extra. $4,000; prime. S. 70aB
$50; good, $5.40cp5.60 Hogs higher; prime
hogs. ss171zG16 20: light Workers. $3.50
o.l7la; heavy hogs. $6.l71s best mediums.
$6.lSaS.lIl1; heavy Workers $6l506. f755
common to fair Workers. $6O5Q6.10; roughs.
$445.5O. Sheep steady; best wsthers So 70
t0s.S5; choice yeariings. 34.e0f47s: common
70 good. ts94so: veal calves. t60e.26.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-06-15
ROBBING THE WHITE MEN.

WE have again and again declared
that the elimination of the colored
voter from politics would not better
existing conditions, neither would it
be conducive to honest elections.
When the ballot box suffer and politi-
sal msnipulator found no Negroes up
on whom they could practice, some
white men would be used as a means
to continue their outrageous methods.
The Richmond, Va, TIMES has al
ways entertained contrary opinion.
1t has always contended that the elm
inAtion of the Negro from politics
would result in the immediate usher
ing In of the political millenium-hon.
esty in elections.
We believed and knew that this wss
all theory,-yes, very poor theory.
This Journal, now in IFS own columns,
admits the fAllAcy of its own argu-
.ment and cites ncontrovertible facts
10 prove it.
A campaign has been under way for
several months in this state for the
Democratic nomination of Governor OF
VIRGINIA. No Negro is permitted to
vote in TIE primaries. It does NOT
matter whether he be poor or wealthy,
whether he be aluks-warm or q sta
wsrt Democrat; he 10 silent forever In
the Democratic primary.
We hsve before called attention to
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-06-15

that could not be packed and there are
few that have not been. Last night
the packing process WAS applied in .
number OF the warts. Not only did
FIRST Ward men attend tbs Fourth
Ward meeting, after trsnsseting their
own business, and Fi,th-W ard men
attended the Sixth W ard meeting; nor
emily did Republicans attend sny and
all of the meetings they de.ired. but q
crowd OF Norfolk hoboes and thieves
were imported and voted in verious
wards. or were attem pied to be voted.
Some Of thsm were thrown bodily out
OF the F 'urth-Wsrd m seting In the
Six,h-wsrn thav came so the bsrk
door and were barred from entrance 4"
"ID all hot political contests. the
ward meeting is the sto-m-centre. 4
IL she place where the political THUGS
of both sides congregste TO ply their
little game OF rowdyism. They ar.
there for q purpose, and it IL hardly
necessary to say that that purpose is
not the public g1od or course, we do
not mean to say that all who attend
ward meetings are thugs. but we do
say that in hot contests, the thugs are
aver present st the ward meetings ADD
many good citizsns are unwilling TO
be found in such company, and so tley
stay AZ home aud give the thugs that
much more power.
Newport News had been spared the
disgrscsful scenes pictured in this
Press had the primary plan OF eelect-
ing delegates been adopted. Il may DE
sat down as politicsl opinion that
where the primary is discarded for the
ward meeting there 10 manipulation TO
thwsrt the will Of the people"
This then is tie ideal white mans
government. With the elimination OF
she Negro. follows the robbery CT tie
white man and, iris robbery ia visited
upon the self respecting white popula-
ton, who in turn has become as sbso.
Iutely DISTINGUISHED as has been the
poor Negro whom be has Joined in
abusing.
Well, you may favor the PRIMARY
plan. So be it. Like the proposed
suffrage qualification to the vIBeINIA
constitution, il only provides "slick-
er" and less noticeable way of accom-
plishing the same result that Of
bIpg the better class of eitizsns by tn.
machine, without the voters being abe
to detect the exact way 1t was done.
It is the assassination of the rights
Of the voter BY the smethering procets
rather than with the knife The col
ored people OF the south have been tn.
victim of both processes sndl know
we'll the methods Of which they spesk.
Founder around, sir, in prscticius
evil that good may come Of IL. Expe-
rience will teseh sou that you will
make as much progress ss did the m.p
who ran around q circular path while
tied to the pole in the centre. He wss
ct the same place he started when b.
reached the end of his ;urney.
The only right way to su,ceed Is to
follow the teachings Of the Scriptures:
Whatsoever ye would that! men
should to you, q o ye even so to them
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-06-15
TIE ECHO FROM NEWPORT NEWS

The Richmond, Va TINES in it's is
sue OF the 9th inst, continues it's COM
ments upon political dishonesty. 1t
says:
When we wrote yesterday of the 10
EQUITIES OF the political ward meeting,
we had not seen the following report
of the late Newport News ward meet
ings, as printed in the Press of the
city. The Press rays:
twill probab y be long time be-
fore even the most rabid of those who
supported the ward convention plan
will ssk for ward conventions again.
II the exhibitions in the Sixth, Fourth
and Second Wards were not enough to
make them sick, they are ineurabiy
healthy.
In the First, Third, Fifth and Sew
enth Wards, where the sentiment was
overwhelmingly one way or the other,
no trouble was experienced, for the
crowd was one way and had every
thing hat way.
'In the other wAr6s named condi-
tiong were different and results were
lamentsble. It Was the same old ward
meeting story that is told every time
the game 10 tried and has been told
from time immemoxial.
"There was utterly no chance for
correctly registering the popuise will
fair deal had no more show than 4
SNOWFALL IN the neither regiona
There never was o ward meeting
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-06-15
The Penrsy,s latest Acoulsitlon.

Philadelphia. June Ian uncon-
frmed rumor was current here yester-
day that the Pennsylvania Steel com
pany had passed into the control of
the Pennsylvania Railroad company,
and that the Pennsylvania rail; DAD and
the international Navigation company
intend to utilize the works OF the Penn,
sylvania Steel company at Sparrow
Point, Md, as a shipbuilding plant A
high official of the railroad company
last night practically admitted the
truth of the story.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-06-15
MllIions Eor Llfe Insuranne.

New York, June 12.-The Insurance
Press Of New York publishes statistics
which it has compiled from returns
made TO 1t by life insurance companies
showing the amounts distributed
through the medium of life insurance
in the year 1900 In more than 5000
cities and towns of the United States
and Canada. The gross payments in
that period is stated TO have been not
less than s27S. 59o.S76. 1t appears that
1877 cities received more than $l0O,00O
each and 10 cities received more than
$1,000, 900 each.
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Susered "a TIA Post-omce % RIoamoua
s~ccno olsss matter
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Cashier a suicide. Bank Closed.

Dexter, Kan, June 12.-Cashier Wat.
kins, of the local bank, committed sui,
eide yesterday. The bank is closed
awaiting action of the bank commits
sioner. A shortage has been discov-
cred amounting to $4,000, and it may
go higher. Complaints had been lodg.
ed against the Dexter bank by eastern
banks on account of irregular prac-
tees in making collections, and Bank
Commissioners Albaugh sent Deputy
Examiner Davis to Dexter Monday. His
unexpected arrival was followed soon
afterward by the suicide OF Watkins
who was about 80 years old and mar.
ried.
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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-06-15

other olass hss been placed .whsre1t q
dnds il impossible to rob them. >,
NYou are paying dearly as . result ,:of
your folly. Mr.. JossPHlBRYAN, thu
millionaire ownsr OF the TIMES, who
lives in Henrics county is practically
IS absolutely disirsuchised as IL the
Negro farmland who shovels grave
upon the rosd-bed Of his pslstisl ccur-
try home.
And 40 bs lit
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-06-15
SIXTEEN MINERS KILLED.
Terrible Disaster in the Pittsburg
Coal Company's Mines.
rwo OTHERS WILL PROBABLY DIE

OF the Dead Twelve Were Men Who
Went to the Rescue Of Their Inpris-
oned FeIIows-NearIy All Of the Kill
ed Leave Families.
Port Royal, Pa. June 12.-As a re-
suit of Monday nights explosion in the
Port Royal mines OF the Pittsburg
Coal company is are dead, seven in
jured and thousands OF dollars worth
of property destroyed. The Official list
OF dead. nearly all of whom leave fam
flies, follows:
The dead recovered: William Nc
Cune. superintendent of the company's
mines along the B. and o. railroad !;
Taylor Gunsaulus, Sr., loader; Fritz
Kruger.
Those still entombed In the mine
and known for certainty to be dead:
William F. Allison, assistant superin-
tendent OF mines; Dennis Wardley.
foreman mine No. 1; John Keck, fore
man Darr mine; Michael Roy, fore
man Euclid mines; Taylor Gunsaulus,
Jr., son Of man taken from mine; John
Canto, machine boss Darr mine; Sam
uel Hadley, assistant foreman mine
No. 2; Peter Marchando, boss driver
mine No. I; John Sickle, pipeman No.
8 mine; Jerry DAILY. Bernard Ball. John
Peoples. David James.
Harry Beveridge and Arthur Smith
cannot 1--we. Twelve of the dead were
men who went into the mine as rescu-
ers. What caused the explosion and
loss Of life is something the mine in
spectors are trying to find out. The
officials of the coal company declare
that none but regulation mine lamps
were used, while others are of the
opinion that one of the men carelessly
lit match, which ignited the gas and
caused one of the greatest mine catas-
tropics in the history of Westmore-
land county.
1t was ascertained yesterday that for
several weeks men have been at work
In mine No. 2, where the first explo-
sion happened. erecting cribbing be.
tween entry No. and entry No. 81
Much of the cribbing had been placed
In position and it was while doing this
work Monday afternoon that Peoples.
Davenport, Sickle and Daily met death
The explosion was a terrific one. and
for fully three hours after it happened
no one entered the shaft.
The situation here yesterday again
reached climax when Mine Inspector
Bernard Callahen, accompanied by
seven men, descended the shaft and
started upon an investigating tour OF
the mine. The men gave the signal to
be lowered down at 1904 o'clock, and
about an hour afterward a terrific re
port was heard. II was another explo-
sion, and grave fears were entertained
for the party. The experience OF the
men was told by Callahen. He said
the escape OF the party was a miracle,
and detailed their experience He
said further:
81 never had been in a mine in the
condition that this one is. am nearly
exhausted from swallowing so much
afterdamp. My lungs are like Goals OF
fire. There is no hope of saving any
person in the mine, and It may be a
year before the bodies are removed. II
will take two days to fill the mine with
water and IL months to pump it out
again"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-06-15
ROBBINS WHITE MEN.

TIE Richmond IVA. TfxEs was FOE
ward in advocating primaries in lieu
of ward meetings declaring that this
was the only way in which q voter
could exercise his rights without 6eing
bul.-iosed and ill-trested. Its theory
was that this woald serve as psnscea
for dishonest elections.
But unfortunately for that iouroal it
Published the result of the primary
held in Amherst Co.. Va. The sworn
affidavit tells Its own story,i settn &
forth as 10 does the methods By whiLh
white men, not Negroes were cheat,
and robbed:
Belo is the affidavit o, one of the
judges who held the election at that
p:ecnct.
& E. g. Drinkari, acted Sc Judge OF
the election at Magruder's prec ncs in
Elon District st the gubernatorisl prim
AIRY, on June 1901, acted as jaage
at the request of ]. o. Brown, one of
he Judges of the election, in the place
OF Henry Gowye-, WIN As absent
Il
being the first man who voted ia the
morning. but was not in the room ali
| the time where the votes were being
taken. l kept tally of all the voter
cast there that day, and there were
| .or. five votes east in all that day,
| twenty, being supposed to be for Mon
tagus, twenty-one for Echois and fur
| oubtful.
"in the Afternoon Jessie Tyler who
was delegate on the Echols ticket,
proposed that the returns be made Up
4 in blank and signed, giving for q ress-
| on that il would be troublesome to dc
SO after the polls had been closed, as
il would be dark and the lamp in the
room was in q bad condition. This
| was sccor iingly done. After the polls
were closed, the votes were counted in
the presence Of sfiant, j. o. Brown,
the other judge, (only two were acting
that day. the said Jesse Tyler, and
Lewis Tyler, who csed as cerk. I'll
called OF the tickets and Jesse Tyler
finished. Jessie Her reported nine y
six for Echols, eighteen or nineteen
for Montague Afh aat does not ace ls-
ately remember which), and one for
swanson. Knowing thst not half that
number of votes had been east aft ant
requested Ito see the record of vo 81
kept by the clerk, but Was told by the
said Jessie Tyler, that it was NOS law
ful to see it. Affiant being ignorant 81
such matters aud not desiring to gio-
late the law, did not insist. The said
Jessie Tyler then took charge OF the
ballots and the cooks, and the sfh ant
did not see them afterwards.
Given under my hand this I0.h day
June, 1901.
(signed) "E G. DRINKARD."
"Virginia, Amherst 90. to wit; Chi,
day personally sppesred before me, E
g. Drinksrd, and made oath that the
foregoing statement signed by him il
true.
witness my hand, this 10 h day Of
June 1901,
(Signed)
u. E. BOWMAN, n. P"
| Dishonesty begets dishonesty Meth
or primaries nor ward. meetings viii
rem edy the difficulty. The eonscie nc'
Of the ward heelerS has been scared b,
the robbery of colored voters Thel
are now practicing upon their own kisl
and kin and the last condition will b,
worse than the frst.
L You cannot educate thief to ste .
from one Glass of people Of one colo
and q en- educste him not 90 steal from
y another class Of his own color after thi
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-06-15
HeavY sentences For eurnIarv.

Reading. Pa, June - - Milton
Grimes was sentenced TO 20 years ana
Jacob p. Miller to Is years imprison-
ment in the Eastern penitentlary here
yesterday after pleading guilty to %
charges of burglary. Sylvester Yeager,
an accomplice, was given three years.
Stolen goods valued at over $1,000
we're recovered.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-06-15
Mrs. MeKinlex.s Condition.

Washington, June 12.-Mrs. McKin-
ley's Improvement yesterday was less
marked than it has been of late, though
at late hour last night 1t was stated
that she had little more than held
her own. The weather here yesterday
Was very warm, and to this 1t is
Thought may be attributed the check
on her recovery.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-06-15

POSTAGE STAMPS OF A F NOMINATION.
SIGHER THAN TWO CENTS >oTREcEIvEC
On SUBSCRIPTIONS.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-15
FOR THEIR SPRING TRADE
W. -. krebs Hopes TO Have McCOr
mfci, Ruilhing Ready

w s. Krebs, general auditor OF the
Mccormick Harvestering company. of
Chicago, Is in the city. He has been trav-
cling through Oklahoma ana Texas look
ing after the affairs OF his company. Mr..
Krebs has charge of all the ware
houses Of his company A reporter for
the Eagle talked with him last night
lie stated that his company was building
a warehouse at Oklahoma City almost
Identical with the one i'm this city. He
said that the trade of the company had
become 50 large that it could not he
handled from the Wichita house. He
expects that in a very few years the pres
tnt house viii not be large enough TO
handle their trade. 1t is the expectation
of the contractors that are now working
on their building here that it will be
under roof 10y the first of the year. The
company want TO have the building COM
pieted so they can handle their spring
trade from the new warehouse.
The Kidneys ache when they are ever
worked and the trouble gets serious I'M
less promptly removed. Priciiy ISL
Bittelx is reliable kidney tonic and
bowel regulator.
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WHILE IN HIS OFFICE
Robber Ordered Mr.. Trout
to Open His Safe.
VICTIM USED HIS FIST
Knocked Robber Over an
Office Chair.

C. W. Trout. the implement man on
South Main street, was held up in his
Office Thursday evening. He was iE his
Office late. when suddenly the door opened
and a rather understood man walked in
and asked for Mr.. Trout. When he lcca-
ted his man. the robber drew Dig re-
voIver from his pocket and commanded
Mr. Trout to throw up his hands Mr..
Trout had nothing else to do so he COM
piled with the order. and was then COM
manded to opcn the safe. The revolver
was all this time within three inches Of
Mr. Trout's head, and, as he had some
money in thu safe, he watched his chance
and Suddenly knocked the man down with
his good left hand. A man who hap
pered to-see the affair said that the
hand was under the mans chin so quick
that he could hardly see il.
The would-be roDber was Knocked four
feet ana into the big office chair. He
struck the chair so hard that the back was
knocked off and one of the legs broken
In TIE general niNup that followed, the
man got away ana has successfully
eludeG tie officers.
Mr.. Trout denied TO 4 reporter Cor the
Eagle Yesterday that he was held dp, but
a man claiming T. have seen the affair
saws 50. and that Mr.. Trout made gal
Iart fght