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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-15
AN EVENT IN ELKD0N|
Formal Opening Of New
Quarters on December I'd.
Lodge of Sorrow

Richmond Lodge No. IS, B. P. O. Elks,
have fixed upon the evening of Tuesday,
December 2, as the date for the formal
opening and dedication of their commod-
Gus and handsomely appointed and fur
nished lodge room and social session of
assembly hall added to the home of the
order corner Of Eleventh and Marshall
streets. The occasion vii! be a nemora-
ole one well worthy OF this thriving lodge.
Indeed, the new building and its equip
nent are said to be the finest halls of this
order in any city south of Washington.
and are hardly eNcelled save in one or
Two of the larger cities.
While the program Of the dedicatory
exercises has not been completed, the
committee is in correspondence with one
OF the grand officers, who has been in
vited to make the ,ledicatory address. His
name is withheld. pending his decision.
Besides the dedication proper, the house
warming will be marked by q banquet,
which will excel anything ever under
taken by the lodge in point of brilliancy
and magnitude. Many of the best public
speakers in the State can be had within
The ranks Of the order, and these will be
assigned toasts at the celebration. For
the reason that the committee has not
made up its lists of toasts and speakers,
the names of those in contemplation have
not been given out. These speeches prom
isc to be of a high order.
The opening Of the new hall will be the
greatest event in the history OF the lodge,
and will attract to this city some Of the
most distinguished members of the order
from this and other States. 1t will be in
the nature of Il rally of the members Of
the order, popularity called from the nams
of the order the Best People On Earth
AS a social and charitable order this one
ranks with the best. and its growth has
heen remarkable In recent years.
On Sunday. December Z, the lodge will
have its annual memorial service, held
annually throughout the country on the
first Monday in December On this date
wherever there is an Elk lodge COM
memorative of the deceased members of
the order is held. They are usually at
Tended by crowds that tax the capacity
of the buildings in which they gre held
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-15
TOM DIXON ANSWERED
BY REV. MADISON PETERS.
The baltimore Pastor Defends the
Negro from Attack by the cleo
pnrGys Spots Man.

BALTIMORE. ND. November Ia
CSpecial )-Rev Thomas Dixon jr., paid
a flying visit to Baltimore Tuesday and
succeeded in stirring up the ANNALS 10
such an extent that ne is still being prals-
ed and fayed by the church people who
engaged him TO lecture and the press that
print his views on the negro question.
In a printed interview the author of
Leopard Spots" declared: My Gelib-
crate opinion Of the modern negro IN THIS
country is that he is not worth h room
If / were the devil | would not let nm Ill
h. They viii be driven from the South
lust as surely as they swarm that place
now
Tonight Rev Madison c. Peters, who
engaged Mr. Dixon to lecture. called
a meeting at his church to answer his
arguments Rev Mr. Peters, who re-
Gently came to Emmanuel Baptist Taber-
nacle, from New York. said:
Thomas Dixon Jr., is my friend. but
| feel that in view Of the fact that
brought him here to lecture, and be-
cause Of his sentiments expressed In
newspaper interviews concerning the ne
gro, that it is only just to myself and to
The people of this church for me to say
that though this is a church very largely
composed of. southern people, yet no such
Ceilings are harbored here.
we believe that the .-frican nature Is
simply human nature, bound in black. OF
The 5000 coo negroes in this country 100000
Of their adults are commandments in reSu-
lar Baptist churches. another 100000 are
enrolled in the Methodist church Besides
these other thousands are found in con-
rection with other churches.
The divorce between religion and mo-
rality is not confined to the negroes; the
lack OF honesty and virtue exists among
them in about the same degree that ii
Exists among whites of q similar grade Of
Intelligence.
In no place in the United States does
the negro who behaves himself get as
fair treatment as he Goes in the South.
The trades unions in the North shut the
door against the negro laborer, and no.
where in this country Is the margin OF
profitable employment SO broad as it Is
lived in New York and the five years be-
fore that in Philadelphia, I never saw
colored mechanic OF any sort working
side by side with the white man.
THE white race doubles every thirty
FIVE years, the black race every twenty
There are at least 500 negroes born day,
so that one hundred years from now there
viii be in the South about 215. .000,000 of
colored people against 100000 900 Of whites.
Ours is serious and perplesing problem
and wholesale denunciation will compli-
cate rather than solve It, is.
1.-THE negroes, are now paying taxes on
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-15


about slaS, 100000 of property. In the
state OF Georgia. alone. they own over
l.5eOO0O acres of land, and fewer, proper
uonately, are maintained at the public
expense than the white race, and their
progress since their emancipation has
been the swiftest ever recorded; this be-
cause the South has given the race a
chance
Whatever may be said of US down
here, We are not towards. and. therefore.
arc not afraid to give the negro chance.
There is no danger of over-education 50
much as false education. No truer heart
heats beneath any skin that that beneath
the black skin. In the days when this
southland was PROSTATE in civil strife the
men who went to the front to fight
against emancipation trusted their wives.
daughters, and sweethearts to the negro,
and, to the undying glory of the ante
bellum negro. there is not single case
Of treachery or infidelity recorded against
him."
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-15
GENERAL,

Disorderiy slump in New York stock
market 10 lowest prices OF the week.
Heavy trade in wheat at Chicago with
prices hiSher--Fuman defeats South
Carolina College at foot-hall-Battie-
ship Illinois arrives at Norfolk from
EUROPEAN E-aLcGs--Duns review says
The prospects Tor continued business ac-
tIVity are bTght-Four favorites win at
Renniug 's-Royal Lancer wins the
Derby Cold Cup-Ceiltial National
Bank OF Boston. suspeuds business
Subscriptions Tor proposed monument in
iSai RUN Cemetery are made SO rapidly
'hat husincss Of the body has TO be tenn
norarily uspsnded-Southern Machinery
Dealers Association adjourns after
''cctiug officers. including c. &. Jenkins.
~ Charleston. S G., president and Levin
IaTes Of Richmond Nice-preSident-
Remains OF General Nathaniel Greene are
ranfarI'ed al base of monument TO his
memory in Savannah-Reports of com
F1i;teeS and presentation Of resolutions
takes UP all OF both sessions of the Fede-
tt0n of Idbor--Coal strike commits
SION begins hearing at Scranton. Presi-
.,-ft Mitchell makes a SiE-thouS2nd-Word
statement. and undcrgoes searchln&
.oToss-eXamins minstion-Secretary Moody
raScs a partridge hunt on Sullivan
1slaud-Town marshal Of E|yria. O..
is seriously wounded in fierce battle with
rahherE who t7rrorize tEe town. anu one
uf zrPo1n has his head blown nff-Bat-
ehlns gathered IN Harpton Roads are
formally nspccted-Gcneral Chafre
7armly defends General Jacob Smith and
t',- cainaatcu in S9mar-Delta Kappa
Eosi'on adjourns TO meet next year IN
~-.r-grlTSP.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-15
YOUNG GIRL MISSING.
Mysteriou. Disappearance of

mysterious D1SdppedfQnCc OF n
North Carolina Young Woman.
SPARTANBURG. S. c.. November H.
Especial. Miss Lola Turner. former
student at Converse College. but whose
home is now at CHI. -on. disappeared yes
terday under peculiar circumstances. at
ter saying to a lady friend that she would
not be seen in this rart OF the country
any more. alr. c.. a. Turner, father OF
the young lady. states that on one ccca-
sion last spring he did In fit OF tenn
porary mental arrangement speak rather
harshly to the girl. He says that on his
return from the North woman, TO whom
it seems he was engaged. was attempt
Ing, as he thought. to persuade him 10
Ignore Lola and marry her.
II think she was after my money very
largely" said Mr. Turner. '+This person. =
continued Mr.. Turner. started the report
that Lola had come to Spartanburg and
had been secretly married. It was this
news that ran me crazy Ior short while.
and it was at this time that spoke
harshly to Lola.
II have been as good to her as Z
knew how to be. She had everything she
wanted, and have her check book now.
which she had my permission to use
whenever she wanted money
It was learned later that clue had
been obtained which, II reliable, may re,
suit IN the location Of the missing girl
at a town some seventy-tivo miles dis
.ant from ppaytanburE.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-15
IA BEAR BROUGHT IN,
UNFORTUNATELY, HOWEVER, 1T
DID NOT FALL TO PREsI-
DENTS RIFLE.
FIRST TROPHY OF THE HUNT.
II Represents. the Proves. Of the
Guide. Hokc Collier.
TEDDi,s PATIENCE GAVE OUT.
Had He Remained Where He Was
Stationed by the Veteran Bear
Hunter He Would Have Hnd n
shot-He Had Not Returned to
Camp ut Dark-PossibIy He Slept
the Trail
TEDDI'S PATIENCE GAVE OUT.

SMEDES, MISS. November IA lean.
hanging up at the Presidents camp on
the Little SunGower, but to the regret
of the entire party, the first trophy of
the hunt did not fall to the Presidents s
by the hounds soon after the party start
ed this morning. The members Of the
party. except the President. Mr.. Foote,
Mr.. Parker. and 1ioke Collier, had been
stationed at the various crossings. and
as soon the dogs gave tongue the Pres
ident and his guides plunged through the
dense ,ndcrprursh in pursuit. Within q
few minutes the dogs showed the dire,-
tion the quarry was taking, and HoSe
Collier, with the instinct of an old bear
hunter Immediately made up his mind
where the animal would come out. To
save the President needless hard riding
through the brush. he directed Mr.. Foote
to take the President along the trail to q
certain cutoff. This was done, and the
President and Hfr. Foote rode to the
assigned station On their way several
swamp deer were jumped up. but no eff
fort was made to get snot at them.
Then for several hours the President and
Mr. Foote waited
The trail of the bear carried the yelpinE
hounds out of hearing and shortly alter
noon Mr. Foote abandoned hope that the
quarry would come back their way, and
he and the President returned to camp
for lunch.
Had they remained. the President would
have had d shot. as the bear, with the
pack at its heels, crossed at almost the
exact spot which Hoke had indicated.
Bruin mt Bay.
About n mile beyond this point, bruin,
tired with his long race, ran into a water
hole. and turned upon the dogs They
were all over him in ar instant. The poor
beast was TOO exhausted TO make much
OF a fight but he grabbed one of the
hounds by the neck and crushed 1t
through its spine killing it instantly. AS
the bear was making a swipe with It's paw
at another dog. Hoke Collier jumped from
his horse and clutching his rifle. knocked
the bear over with blow on the head.
Then he blew his horn as a sigma! tnat
the bear had been brought to bay. mes
sengers were sent to camp for the Pre,1-
dent, and Hoke tied the bear to a tree.
Put it out OF its misery, said the Presl-
dent TO Mr. Foote, and the latter killed 1t
with his knife.
The Associated Press correspondent ar
rived al camp just as Hoke Collier, with
the hear slung across his shoulders. de-
scended the river bank.
''If the Colonel had stayed where I put
him said the aggrieved Hoke. ''he would
'er got this yere cne.'
President Ont Late.
Mr.. Fish and Mr.. Parker also returned
TO camp. but at dark. when the Associat-
ed Press man left there was no sign of
the President. and some anxiety was ex-
pressed lest the President. in his eager
CONTINUED ON EIGHTH PAGE)
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-15
RICHMOND.

Jerry Kimbrough. a Young negro.
charged with assault on Mrs. TAYLOR. at
boswell. captured in Louisa and lodged in
Richmond jail-Humor and pathos on
fhe floor of the Virginia Conference
Length OF terms OF Corporation Cognmis-
sicncrs may be decided by Saturday.
The Citizens Union TO petition for coun-
cimaMic investigat!on-Dr Wood, long
missing. writes home from New Or
leans-E End OF long litigation In the
Virginia supreme Cnrrt.-NANCHES.
TER: Mr.. ]. T. Perdue elected presi-
dent Of The Board OF A1Germen-Death
az Mrs. a. A Welis-Prcsbyteri
church bazaar a success-Waverly Good
man discharged-"Bennie'' Wells for
Sei;s his bond.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-15
THEPENNSY YSWAMPED
The Road Will Have to Quit
Receiving FIR e;ght fer
a Week.

PFrTSBURG, PA. November 1+-tspe-
cial IA high official OF the Pennsylvania
railroad made this astonishing statement
to-day:
Never in the history OF this country
has there been such volume of busi-
ness. II is so great we cannot handle u
and will have 10 close our receiving g.
fees"
This extraordinary condition. /. Is be-
ieved, may seriously affect the coal situ-
alton In the East. While the Pennsyiya-
MIA itself would not perhaps influences
the supply OF New York and other cities.
materially. its congestsd condition would
indirectly operate upon 1t. and other coal
roads would feel it,
To-day's announcement reveals the se-
cret OF the Pennsylvania voluntary In
crease of 10 per cent. in the pay OF all
employees both east and west OF Pitts
burg.
The yards here are now SO congested
that ther is scarcely room for another ear.
Ent!re trains have been sidetracked al
towns outside the city. and are NOT per-
mitted to come into the yard
Much of this freight Is perishable and
already ruined. For this the railroads
are liable. Two whole trains OF psrisha-
tire week. lost in the confusion inc1dant
to the unprecedented congestion
In Herr's Island stock yards are cattle
received here weeks ago and destined
for New lark. Ii has, so far been I'm.
possible to got them forward.
The secret Of the situation Is the lack
of motive power. although every locomo.
tive that can turn wheels IS in constant
use
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-15
FIGHT 1T CARNIVAL !
Psoprietor Burger Fired
Upon by a Crowd of
Enraged Negroes.

Because he announced that hereafter ali
neeroes would be excluded from the
rounds, L. s Berger. general manager
md part owner of the Norris and Berger
Carnival Company, in the West End, was
attacked by a mob Of negroes. about thlr-
tr ia number, yesterday evening on his
way 10 his supper. and was fired upon
aEe OF six times. One Of the bullets graz
lQ his trousers. but fortunately, Mr.. ber-
rer WIS NOT injured, though for few Hliil-
gses he said things looked very BAD ano
W. did not know Wilat To.iG happen next
4r Berger was carrying heavy walk
.uE cane at the time and as soon as ne
,5uld eel near enough to the negro who
"ae doing the shooting, he knocked the
-eaolver from his hand. The matter was
f9glted to the county authorities, but
.aare is TO clue as 10 who me negroes
Yesterday evening, just before intro
3uEluE the high diver to an audience Oh
seEe}ai thousand spectators, Ny Berger
tsjd Z ~ hereafter an admission OF ~ cents
w4ula lie charged the negroes TO enter the
grounds, practically excluding them en-
ryetE This is the first time the manage
neat Of show has done this in Rich
nUnd and the announcements was made
amid great applause.
The enormous crowd of negroes who aao
been lettering about the grounds had be-
come exceedingly obnoxious TO the wnite
oajrons, and especially 10 the ladies' IN
asrnuch as the proprietors of the carnival
are catering to the better classes. 1t was
decided that the negroes should be eX-
clHded from the grounds. The shows are
good and are of the refined class. and the
management does not propose to have the
grounds overrun by negroes. cursins and
shling. Las, night several Of them be-
came involved in fight outside of the
grounds, ard one Of them was locked UP
n the county Jail. A force OF policemen
are kept on the grouads 10 preserve or
DOR ms up 10 lost night no trouble what
ever had occurred.
nus far the Slows have met with good
success and viii be continued th:oug-,
npXt week
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-15

Commission would undertake to name one
of the colleges for women as the one
which should do the really advanced col
lege work. It was answered that this
might be contemplated in the general
scheme, but was step for which the conf
mission Is not now ready and which they
| would never take without t.Ae adv1ce OF
| the General Association.
| Mr.. E1lyson Commended 1t.
Mr. ]. Taylor Ellyson In brief speech
heartily commended the report OF the COM
| mission and said that he regarded the
adoption of the report as most import-
ant step, and that 1t would be the earnest
of great things for the future.
Rev. NJ. Asht.y Jones called attention
to the fact that this commission, when
brought into existence would be perpetual,
and would not be controlled by the Gen
eral Association except in the most irdi-
rect way, and he asked If the associate
were ready to commit its educational In
terests to fifteen men over whom it would
henceforth have no control.
Virginia Institute of Bristol.
DR.. w. l.. Hatcher got the floor and
urged as one of the immediate and i'm
perative necessities the -seeing of tue
Virginia Institute at Bristol of embarrass-
ing debt When the time for adjournment
for dinner arrived, it was evident that
many others desired to speak. and that
the body was by no means ready to come
to a vote Further discussion of the SUBJ
ject was postponed till tomorrow.
DR.. r. G. Seynore, of Philadelphia. re-
preventative of the American Baptist Pub
licaton Society, who has so frequently
visited the General Association, was pres
ent, and on being Invited by vote of the
body to represent the interests of his
society. made brief but earnest and i'm
pressive address.
Report of Education Board.
The seventy-second annual report of
the Education Board was read by Hon.
j. Taylor Eliyson, corresponding secre-
tary, of which the following is a sum-
mary:
The falling of in the number of young
men preparing for the ministry has given
Baptists of Virginia and other States.
but to nearly every other evangelical
denomination in the country. Statistics
show that in the past five years there
has been an annual increase of 1000 In
the number of students attending the
Baptist educational institutions in the
United States, without any correspond
ing increase in the number of minis
terial students. In other words. there
was Il falling off in the number of stu
dents for the ministry In our Baptist
colleges of from 1852 to 1.192 in the three
years ending with 1901. whilst the total
number OF college students in the same
CONTINUED ON SIXTH PAGE.)
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-15
BRIDES PARENTS MADE
ELOPERS REMARRY.
Herbert Draper and Miss Jone. Go
Through Second Ceremony, as
Lady,s Age Was MIS-
stated,

BLACKSTONE, VA. November IL
(Special.)-The runaway couple. Miss Bes-
sic Jones and Herbert Draper. who were
married here on Wednesday evening,
were remarked at the home of the bride,
in Brunswick county, this afternoon. The
brides parents contended that the mar
riage was Illegal on account Of the brides
misrepresentng her age to secure the
marriage license. She stated that her
age is q, when she is IS. The first mar
rage was valid, with the exception that
it would not hold good for property
transfers in case OF the groom's death.
This is said to be chief objection OF the
brides parents
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-15
GEO. w. DIX ARRESTED.

Lettcr-Carricr Charged with EN-
bczzlinS Fund of Rcd Men.
ALEXANDRIA, VA, November a.
Especial Letter Carrier George W. Dix
was arrested this evening on a warrant
sworn out by tie Board of Trustees of
Osceola Tribe of Red Men, charging him
with embezzling funds of that order. Of
which he is the treasurer. to the amount
of 1888 The whole amount embezzled is
said to be So, 6vJ. Dix has been trea-
surer CT the organization for the past
ten years and is one Of the oldest let
ter-carriers In the city. Not being able
to furnish $1,000 bond he is held. He
will ne given a preliminary hearing to-
morrow
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-15
JOSEPH A. PECK INSANE.
Picked Up on the Roanoke Streets

is West EirSinISn.
ROANOKE. VA, November 14.-{Spe-
cial.)-Joseph a. Peck was taken up to-
day on the street in an insane condition
and lodged in Jail. On investigation, it
was ascertained that he was well con-
nected. and was at one time High Sheriff
and Treasurer Of Logan county, w Va.
He is a brother of J. Ed. Peck, formerly
superintendent of the West Virginia Pen
itentiary at Moundsville. He was seen
tonight. and on some subjects was per-
fectly rational. He is violently insane at
times. and it is thought his trouble is
caused by a stroke on the head with q
push pole on boat on Guyandotte river
years ago. His relatives in West Vr-
ginia have been notified of his condition.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-15
The Natter Discussed.

a motion was made to consuer the re-
commentators separately. DR.. c. II. Ry-
land said this was the most mornentous
question that had come before the body
in many years, and it would ue unfortu-
nate thus early to restrict debate to
parts OF the report He urged therefore
that the the question be Looked at more
broadly and discussed in its general as
poets before considering it in detail. So
the motion was lost.
DR.. Thames followed his report with a
clear, strong speech, in which he spoke Of
the earnest thought which the members
of the commission had given to this sub
ject. He said they had kept constantly
in mind the fact that the details of the
mana cement. etc. will require much
time and that the commission must ad-
dress itself to such general questions as
are mentioned In the report The COM
mission was unanimous in the opinion
that the principle of local autonomy in
management must In no-wise be inferred
with. In the second place, the schools
which are admitted into the scheme must
have their property so fixed that they will
be secured 70 the Baptists In the third
place the commission has felt that Rich
mond College is the center and strength
of the system and that it is imperative
that its high standards shall be main.
tained and that Its equipment and enuuv.-
ment must be constantly enlarged.
Another Great System.
Another great need is a system Of schools
Well equipped and we'll managed, which
shall give first rate secondary education
These must be located in stregetic points
all over the State.
+ DR.. Thames spoke also OF the great need
of immeo.ate equipment and endowment
Of our schools for women. He assured
the association tnat the commission did
not attempt to make distinctions between
e..e female colleges Of the State, or to
assign to any one Of them position of
pre-eminence.
The question vas asked whether th,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-15
TO CLOSE ENTIRE FRONT.
street-Car Men Want Vestibulc Law
Amended.

At a regular meeting of Division l52. a.
a S. r. Z. A. Yesterday morning.
eovni'tce was appointed TO take un the
VeSibule law and arrange to have 1t 80
amended by the Legislature as to close
me entire from. and sides OF the car. I'm
my brothers keep" was selected as the
sot1ect for next Tuesdays open meeting
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-15
A SHOTGUN DUEL.
Luthcr Richmond and w. S. Te1ch

BLUEFiELD. W. VA. November IA
Especial 1-LutLyr Richmond and w IS
Telch. late OF Shady Springs. fought a
duel to-day with shotcuns. Telch was
mortaliy wounded and died to-risht
Richmond. it is thought, escaped injury.
lie boarded a freight train and left for
parts unknown.