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The colored American., 1903-09-05
ROOSEVELT AND LYNCHING.

President Roosevelt once more hits
the nail on the head by his brave ana
earnest words addressed to Governor
Durbin. of Indiana, congratulatlng the
latter on his admirable stand on the
lvnching question There is not scin-
tilla of political self-seeking in the
Presidents warm words to Ind1anas s
Executive They are the expressions
of our highest exponent among the
laity of this country on this VeXeu
question. They are the words OF q
man. and not of an opportunist. Ana
the best of it all is that they are Ihe
sentiments of the conservative thougnl
of the country. Our confidence IN the
righteousness of the pulpit on thls
Question has been much disturbed Dy
the whitewashing report of the Presoy-
tery of Delaware, who dismiss the as-
grayated offense of the unspeaKaole
Ellwood. of Wilmington, Del, with
mild rebuke and a public 1nJuncuoh
not TO do so any more.
Where is the boasted influence OF
our Wn1Ie CLERGY . "hCA0 10
dence of one effective portest against
the epoch's conspicuous infamy ema-
mating from the holy hills? Too OH
do these false teachers preach the doc
trine that the Savior's yoke is easy =
that his burden is light, instead OF
taking as their example the great re
ter the Hermit, Illuminating thelr
thunders against this blot upon Chris
tian civilization, and preaching a new
crusade against this insidious foe 10
our progress as a nation and agalns'
these inhuman practices which the
muse of history has taken into his
keeping to the nations shame III tue
eyes of posterity.
Ex-speaker Reed. shortly before his
The colored American., 1903-09-05
BARNETT IN THE TOLLS.

F. L. Barnett, a Chicago lawyer who
sued the editor of The Colored Ameri-
can for criminal libel some weeks ago,
was sentenced to ten days imprison-
ment in the Cook County Jail this
week. and to pay fine, for contempt
OF court. Some of Mr.. Barnett's other
legal transactions will be shown up
in the district courts when the case
comes 10 trial in this city next month
He is the owner of the Chicago Cn-
servator, a local sheet in that city
and the husband of Ida B. Wells. well
known throughout the country as an
agitator of the race problem.
The colored American., 1903-09-05

death, said in his sneering-a la In
gersoll-manner that President Roose-
welt had rediscovered the two COM
mandments. Well, of a truth it would
seem that they needed rediscovering.
One of them is, Thou shalt do no
murder" Its text and its application
to civilized society most surely have
been forgotten.
A warming voice was exigent and
it has come. From his high Office the
President sounds the call to the forces
of law and of the right. Will it be
effective?
The colored American., 1903-09-05
DR.. CORROTHERS RETURN.

Rev. S. l.. COrrothers, after an aD-
scence of twenty-five days. has return
ed to the city, and will occupy the pull
pit of Galbraith Church, Sunday
morning. Dr. Corrothers made a visit
to Boston and several cities in the
state of New York. delivering lectures
and sermons in each. He will begin
an effort at Galbraith, Sunday morn
ing to raise $4,000. Several white
friends have pledged themselves 10
give $1,000 provided the congregation
raise $4,000.
The colored American., 1903-09-05
A WORTHY INDUSTRY.

The South boasts of quite a number
of business enterprises controlled. Off
cered and supported by our own peO-
pie, which reflects infiite credit upon
which just pride may be felt, is The
Peoples Benevolent and Relief Asso-
citation, which has its headquarters at
Charlotte in North Carolina, but which
has its agents and its ramifications
throughout the commonwealth and in
number of sections in the sister
State of South Carolina
The association was organized in
August, 1896, and is therefore but sew
en- years old. 1t owes its origin and
its splendid financial success almost
exclusively to Mr.. E. ]. Young, who is
at once its secretary and manager.
Mr.. Young is an ardent race lover
and his observation of the features of
life insurance as applied to our peo-
pie convinced him that the greatest
benefit was not being derived from
the large sums annually paid by them
for insurance purposes. While the
principle of antecedent provisions for
ones probable sickness and certain
certain death was unassailabie, there
were too many agencies for the pur
pose, all of them we'll meaning but all
struggling in comparative insignif-
cance
With his clear head and persistent
application he set himself to work
first to master the science of insurance
from a scientific standpoint, and that
accomplished he began his work of
combining and extending the benefits
of the insurance principle as far as
practicable.
The success which has rewarded the
efforts of the company is shown that
after an existence of but seven years
it has more than 10000 policies in
force: that during that period it has
paid more than $4,000 in sick bene-
fits; that its annual disbursements
for death benefits exceed $15,750.
Mr.. Young delivered a comprehen-
sive speech at the late meeting of the
Business League in Nashville, Tenn,
in which the financial operations of
the organizat of which he is secretary
and manager are given in detail We
give space 20 it in this issue
The colored American., 1903-09-05
THAT HAMLET BREAKFAST.

The yellow journals and some South
ern newspapers are getting red in the
face over a circumstance of minor mo-
ment which occurred at Hamlet. n c..
during the return of Prof Booker T.
Washington and number of delegates
from the meeting of the National Ne
gro Business League at Nashville,
Tenn.
The statement is made that white
travellers who sought their breakfast
at the hotel were made to occupy an
inferior room while the main dining
room was given over to Mr. Washing
ton and the colored delegates, and fur
ther that number of the whites re-
fused to be served at all under the
conditions.
The editor of The Colored American
was with the party of delegates, and
therefore has personal knowledge that
the statement is absolutely false
White patrons of the hotel at Ham
let were most cordial to the entire
party of delegates. A number of them
ate at the same time in the large din
ing room with us, and not few act
ually ate at the same tables with us.
Not a suggestion of rudeness was ap-
parent from proprietor, guest or serv-
ant. The condition could not we'll
have been otherwise tnan as we here
state it. The party was truly repre-
sentative. 1t included many of our
most successful business men from all
parts of the country, and while the
fact may not be material it is a fact
that a number of them were at least
quite as whites and all of them quite
as we'll educated and we'll behaved as
he average Southern white man
Perhaps the whole episode might
we'll be dismissed as the usual vapOr-
ing of the perfervid Southern press.
did it not furnish the opportunity TO
call renewed attention to the unrelia-
bic character of the news furnished
20 the Associated Press touching our
race by the densely ignorant or preju-
diced telegraph operators at little rail
road stations throughout the South.
Mr. Josephus Daniels of The News
and Observer, published at Raleigh,
Y. c., lets his prejudice get the better
of his judgment in his issue of the
26th ultimo. He devotes nearly two
columns of his news pages and more
than a column of his editorial page
o stirring up or firing the South
arn heart over the occurrence. We
| confess we are surprised at Mr.. Dan
iels. He is without question man
Of superior ability, but we did think
| he had had sufficient contact with the
broader and more Christian sentiment
| Of the country to make at impossible
for his paper TO be used for the dis
semination of such a story without
| taking the precaution TO ascertain
something of its authenticity.
The colored American., 1903-09-05

The Statesman, of Denver Colo
calls attention to the fact that one
j. s. c. Sharp is soliciting subscrip.
tlons for The ColOred American ont in
that State Mr.. Sharp is without an
thorlty TO represent this paper i'll any
capacity or in any locality, and Editor
FRANKLIN owes it to his readers in par
ucular and the good people of Colo
fado IN general TO warn them of the
impOsture
The colored American., 1903-09-05

The gates of this city have been
thrown open to the True Reformers
and they are here in legions. In point
of wealth, numbers and business acu-
men. the True Reformers stand at the
head of the class. All welcome to
them, and may their tribe increase
The colored American., 1903-09-05

The white people of the South seem
% have set up a stone wall to stop the
cOlored brother socially, but they pro-
claim that they invite us to tread the
highway of business and industrial
activity. Let us accept their invita-
tion.
The colored American., 1903-09-05

Every colored man who succeeds in
business is an inspiration and a hope
for hundreds of others who will be
lead to attempt TO do what they see
one of their own race doing.
The colored American., 1903-09-05

The American people need more
men of the Booker T. Washington type
the calamity howlers-to the contra
ry Notwithstanding
The colored American., 1903-09-05

The fool killer will find lots of work
to do in Chicago, The center of hot
air seems to be located near the Con-
servator Office in that city.
The colored American., 1903-09-05

The circulation of this paper is in
creasing at a rapid pace. If you are
not a subscriber now is the time 70
subscribe.
The colored American., 1903-09-05

The business status of the race
would be given a great impetus if the
cry. no patronage without representa-
lion" should be adopted.
The colored American., 1903-09-05

1t matters not about personal diff.
ferences, but be brave and manly
enough to stand up and out for right
and principle.
The colored American., 1903-09-05

The Colored American has no time
to reply TO the wall of the croakers.
The colored American., 1903-09-05

Business is the line of progress for
the race offering the least resistance.
The colored American., 1903-09-05

Our editors have a large contract
on hand in fighting the common en-
envy
The colored American., 1903-09-05

Our real leaders are those who lead
in doing
The colored American., 1903-09-05

What one coIorsd man has done 9th
erS may do.
The colored American., 1903-09-05
ADVERTISING RATES.

Reading notices SO cents per line.
Display advertisements, 81 per square
inch, per insertion. Discounts maoe
on large contracts.
Entered at the Post Office as second
class matter.
All letters, communications, and BUS
fness matters should be addressed 70
THE COLORED AMERICAN.
EDWARD E. COOPER, MdsTdgeT,
459 C. St, Northwest,
Washington, D. G.
Sold by all News Dealers.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1908.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-10-07
DAZED BY HIS SENTENCE
Embezzling Cashier Of Southport Ne
tional Bank Gets Ten Years.
Full Penalty OF the Law-He Had Misap'
propriated Funds and Securities to
the Amount of 500 900.

New Haven, Conn.-Charged with
misappropriation OF fund- apd secur.
tiles of the Southport National Bank
to the amount Of 100000. Oliver T..
Sherwood, former cashier of that in.
stitution, who was brought back from
Panama. was sentenced by Judge Platt
in the United States District Court to
ten years imprisonment. the maximum
penalty. Sherwood appeared very ner-
vous in the court room. his face and
hands twitchins conv1Ilsively, and he
heard the sentence rs if dazed.
In pronouncing sentence. Judge Piatt
expressed regret that an unpleasant
duty had fallen to him, and said that
lie had tried hard to convince himself
that it would be possible to meet the
ends of justice by giving the prisoner
a sentence Of less than ten years. but
he was unable to reach such 4 con-
clusion. He asked Sherwood and his
counsel to remember that the court
had it within its power TO take into
consideration all the three counts. and
that since he chose to take only one CT
them. he was exercising forhearance as
far rs was consistent with tho circunl-
stances. He then sentenced the pris-
oner to ten years in prison.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-10-07
TO DlsARm NEW YORK ToucHs.5

Recent Shooting ARRAY by "sronks East.
mans Gang Stirs Up Police.
New York.-The New York toilH
must give up his gun. The rece
bloody affrays between East Sidd
gangs have called tho attention Of theS
police to the fact that the roughs and
loafers of that section Of the city go
armed with revolvers. In. q fight one I
night this week 100 shots were fire
by members Of the gangs; Now the
thugs will be disarmed.
The police have planned aisystematiclt
campaign. The first move to be made
is to relieve tho toughs OF their re-
volvers. Permits have to be obtained
from the police for the right to carry
weapons. and the department does not
issue such permits to men like "Monk +
Eastman, piggy Donovan and their
followers. A sudden descent on the
various sotorious gangs is to be mades
and all men found carrying weapons
will be arrested. Police Magistrates
will then be asked to '1cfict the fuft
penalty. y -&
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-10-07
MEETS HIS FATE IN TeNEMENTs
Politics Leads Boston Society Man Int5
Cupid's Shares.

Politics Leads Boston Society Man Intn
Cupid's Shares. 7; &
Boston, Mass.-One OF Cupifs prettf-
est rolnances Is contained in the an-s
nouncement just made Of the engage
ment Of Bllery II. Clark, amateur ALL
round champion Of America, ciubman,
social favorite, politician and awyer,s
10 Miss Victoria Mary Maddalena, nj
pretty brunette of humble Swiss ori-a
gin. .., 81. !.
Politics led the scion of wealth andl
Back Bay society into the very heart
Of Boston's tenement district. He won
the goal Of his political ambition. that
of School Committeeman, but lost to-;
Cupid. While working for votes Clark
met, wooed and won the girl, not yet
out Of her teens, who is to become his;
bride this fan. - ~ ss3:s
To better conduct his campaign Clark
took up his lodgings in q cheap hStssi
over q saloon, and close to- the ele
vated. There he fell victim at first
sight to the charms Of the pretty sbra-
nette. She is the oldest Of four chii-
dren of Daniel Maddalena, who came
to this country from Switzerland In
1878, and soon afterward married.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-10-07
OUR ADOPTED ISLANDS.

A census Of the Philippines shows
that the total population OF the islands
is approximately 6.97G574 persons, in.
Guiding about 650,00O members Of
wild tribes
Said to he short in his accounts $4,000
and in his supplies $4,000, James w.
Walsh. Jr.. constabulary officer at Mas.
bate, Province Of Viscuyas, z. l., was
arrested.
The Philippines Governmentinformad
the War Department that David L.
Barrows. of California, has been ap.
pointed General Superintendent of Ed
ucation in the Philippines. Il. IL.
Bryan. of Indiana, whom he succeeds.
was obliged 10 return to the United
States to preserve his health.
The Director Of the Mint purchased
5000 ounces Of silver for Philippine
coinage.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-10-07
MINOR EVENTSOF THE WEEK
WASHINGTON ITEMS.

Rear-Admiral Evans disapproved tlA
verdict of a court-martial. pronouncing
it disgraceful.
It was announced in Washington
that President Roosevelt would not re-
cede from his stand for a. open shop"
in tue Government printing Office, and
that labor Unions might carry the mat.
fer into the Presidential campaign.
Holmes Conrad and Charles J. Bon
aparte presented their report. on the
investigation OF the Tulloch charges TO
the Attorney General.
1t was learned that no New York
City banks were on the list Of addi.
tional repositories to which will be al
lottcd S4.000,000 Of Government funds.
1t was said in Washington that
Charles !. Bonaparte. who viii! con-
duct the inquiry into the Indian lands
scandal. would ask Mr.. Bristow for the
aid of postottice inspectors.
Postmaster-General Payne issued a
statement defending his removal Of
Miss Todd.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-10-07
DOMESTIC.

The Farmers National Congress as
sembled in Niagara Falls, n. Y, with
thirty-eight States represented. Gov
ernor bdell and Z. l.. Woodruff made
speeches.
Curtis lett was found guilty of the
murder Of Town Marshal Cockrill. of
Jackson. Ky. and sentenced to die.
His counsel will appeal the case.
The Canadian 500 is in desperate
plight on account of the closing Of the
plants of the Consolidated Lake Supe-
rior Company; 1900 employees Of the
company were expected to arrive there
pennileSs and hungry.
John D. Rockefeller, it is said in
Cleveland. will put up fifteen Office
buildings there, at a cost of more than
$50, 900, 600.
Alfred Mosely came on the Philadel-
phfa, being the first Of a committee Of
distinguished English educators, who
are to study American education, to ar
rive in the United States.
John NJ. Hall has announced his res.
ignation from the Presidency Of the
New York, New Haven and Hartford
Railroad.
Cardinal Gibbons. arriving at New
York City from Rome. intimates that
more Cardinals in america are soon to
be created by the Pope.
In an alteration between Russell
She-ill. on the one side and Thomas
and Chal White on the other, Sheriff
was almost instantly killed in Rowan
County, N. C.
One child died and six other nem-
bers of the family of William Grower,
of Cresse, Wis, were very ill from eat.
ing canned meat.
Burglars secured S1049 in cash from
the safe in the Weils-Fargo express
Office at Santa Barbara. Cal.
The safe Of the Douglass State Bank
at Enid, Okla. Ter, was blown open
and over $4,000 taken.
Commissioner Richards, of the Cen
eral Land Office, dismissed Chief Clerk
w. E. Murphy, Of the SurveyorGen.
erals Office, in Arizona, for irregulari-
ties.
The Canadian patrol steamer Petrol
lifted about $1,000 worth Of. nets in
Lake Erie belonging to Americans,
claiming they were over the boundary.
After killing his daughter-in-law.
who had been divorced from his son,
William Howe, at Noblesville, Ind,
killed himself.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-10-07
AoNoRS OLDEST NAVAL VETERAN.
Secretary Of Navy Visits Home on Sea-
mans Tooth Birthday.

Secretary Of Navy Visits Home on Sea-
mans Tooth Birthday
Philadelphia. Pa.-Secretary Of the
Navy Moody inspected the United
States Naval Home in this city. He
came from Washington and was the
guest of Captain Clark. Commandant
Of the Naval Home. He said he had
selected this date for his visit as a
tribute TO William MacAbee, the oldest
American naval veteran, who cele-
brated tho ore hundredth anniversary
of his birth.
In his address to the inmates CT the
home the Secretary said:
"You must not think you are objects
of charity by receiving the shelter of
this home You are here in the most
honorable sense and nothing is a gift
to You. You earned all You are re-
ceiving by your service under the flag"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-10-07
CHIEF OF POLICE KILLED
He and a Captain Shot by an Angry
Detective.
AWFUL TRAGEDY IN INDIANA

! elimination of n Feud That Has Dis
tractcd tho Police Force Of Evansville,
Ind.-After Shooting the Chief and
Captain. tho Detective Kills Himself
; Beside Bodies of His Victims.
indianapolis, Ind.--For several years
the Police Department Of Evansville
has been distracted by petty feuds
among the patrolmcn and detectives,
and when the recent riots occurred
these jealousics were potent in render
j ing the department inefficient.
1t has been customary for one set OF
men and detectives to belittle the work
! Of the other, and there have been occa-
sions when criminals have escaped JUS
tice because of the efforts OF one fac
ti0n to circumvent the other.
| These conditions eliminated in a ter
rible tragedy. in which Thomas Hutch
ems, a detective, shot and fatally
wounded Frederick Houke. Chief Of
Folicc, and Captain Frederick Bren-
necke. Jacob LutZ. a butcher. OF
Boonville, was bystander.
One OF the bullets intended for Bren-
necke penetrated Lutz's lung, and the
| doctor, who arrived 3 few minutes
later, reported that he was fatally
wounded. After dealing death to these
three men Hutchens fired bullet into
his own temple and fell dead.
EARLY in the evening Hutchens re-
ported at headquarters and asked Cap
| tain Brennecke to excuse him from
duty, as he was sick. Instead, Bren-
necke ordered him to so to the Fair
Grounds, where an entertainment waS
in progress.
When Chief Houkc arrived Hutchens
made a similar request, but the Chief
sustained the captain. and Hutchens
left, muttering something against tile
two officers.
Ee went 10 the Fair Grounds and en-
tered the German village, where he
was telling his troubles to a friend
when Captain Brennccke and Chief
Houke entered.
There's two men that I'm going to
get even with" said Hutchens to his
friend, and as he spoke drew 4 revol-
| yer. A shot rang out, Brennccke
groaned and reeled. Hutchens heard
the groan and it seemed to please him.
He dashed toward Brennecke and
fred again. The bullet went into the
captains arm. The first shot had torn
his Ang. The captain fell in heap as
Chief Houke, who was dwarf beside
the massive Hutchens, ran toward the
murderer to prevent another shot.
Hutchens turned upon the Chief and
fired. Houke staggered and fell. The
bullet entered his breast.
Patrolman Grove spranG upon
Hutchens, but the big detective threw
him off as though he were child. An
other shot rang out and Lutz, the
butcher, fell with bullet in his breast.
ue was an innocent bystander, one Of
a hundred in the tent.
He is Councilman ut Boonville, his
home. While Grove was readjusting
himself for another attempt to quiet
the murderer, the crowd Of men and
women in the tent were thrown into
panic and shrieks and groans filled the
air.
Houke. Brennecke and Lutz lay in
pools of blood upon the sawdust bed of
the "Village." Hutchens ran to the
door, and with cry that no one would
ever see him tried. placed the revolver
to his own head and fired, killing HIM
self instantly.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-10-07
FOREIGN.

Four travellers, who were climbing
the Scafell Mountain in Cumberland,
England, fell down preciptce and
were killed.
Arthur r. D. Elliot. eX-Financial Sec
retary of the British Treasury, came
out fatty for free trade, and predicted
al early general election.
Plans for financial aid for Cuba. i'll
case the loan Of SS5, 100000 fails, were
announced.
A French Socialist Deputy completed
a bill to separate completely the church
and State.
Prince GhinS, the G~:Iesc Foreign
Minister, conferred on Manclluria with
Minister Conger. China. it is expected.
will not comply with Russia's latest
demands.
A German lieutenant has invc$ted 4
system OF moving targets that IRE
blank cartridges upon the attacking
line, Stimulating conditions of actual
war.
Vcsuvius fails to bear out the pro.
phecy of Professor Stencil Of an crup-
ton destined 70 be historic.
Emperor Francis Joseph Of Austria
announced that he will never give up
his rights us supreme commander OF
the army.
An American writer in the London
Times favolably reviews business de.
velOpmcnt here and concludes that
prosperity will continue until after the
Presidential nlectiOn
Much criticism adverse to Premier
Balfour has been caused by the sale Of
his tariff pamphlet.
A sharp earthquake took place at
Santiago. Cuba. causing Il panic among
the inhabitants. No one was killed.
Hatred is being shown 10y the natives
at Fcz against Foreigners, and 1t was
reported that all were to be expelled.
France has decided to sead at once a
cruiser to Turkish waters.
Dowagcr Queen Marsherita of Italy
is being carefully guarded because o.!
Threatened assassination.
Adv;ccs from London said that the
efforts Of the Powers in case of war
between Bulgaria and Turkey would
be devoted to avoiding IN active part
in the struggle.
Fierce riots between Jews and
Christians in Russia resulted in many
deaths.
The British Foreign Office stated that
there was no necessity for the appoint.
mAnt of Il Borneo Commission.
Adviccs from MarsciileS. Franco.
said that thrtscn deaths from plague
had occurred.
The Car asked for two months time
to select arhitrators in the Venezuelan
c ses at The Hague.