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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-09-16

San Francisco. Sept 11.-In a fight
that had many novel features. Battlins
Nelson, OF Chicago, knocked out Ed.
ward Britt, OF San Francisco. at Collins
The cad came In the 18th round. and
was a fairly won Victory.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-09-16

Mrs. CrswfOrd-Why won't your hus-
band buy you an auto?
Mrs. Crabshaw-He says we can run
into debt rsst enough now without en-
ploying machinery.-Puck.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-09-16
CHARGED WITH aeRAFrlNcp
Warrants Out For Four Trustees Of
Stroudsburg Normal School.

Stroudsburg Normal School.
Strouosburg, Pa, Sept u. - War
rants were issued for four trustees of
the East Stroudsburg State Normal
School on the charge OF furnishing
supplies 70 an institution receiving
state aid, In violation OF an act or es.
sembly The men for whom warrants
were taken out are: Milton Yetter
president; r i. Schwartz. secretary;
George Z. Staufier and B. +. Morey.
Staurer was taken into custody and
furnished bail. Yetter and Schwartz
Will probably be arrested today. but
Morey. who is in the south, will not
arrive home until next week. The
men are charged with furnishing gro
eeries. merchandise. plumbing sup
plies. books. pamphlets, etc, to the
normal school
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-09-16
Fclinsed.

City Lawyer-But you must admit ths
attorneys in the rural districts DO not
get Fat fees like those in the city
Country Lawyer don't know about
that, stranger. Sometimes. when mon
ey is scarce. we take pork as a fee and
guess that's pretty fat-Chicago Daily
News.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-09-16
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER l5. 1905.

We are pleased 10 note that Hon.
II. C.. Smith has been renominated
for "a fourth term in the Ohio Legis-
lature by the Republicans of Cuya-
hoEa county. He received the third
highest vote of twerty-three candI-
dates, twenty Of whom were white.
There are $4,000 voters in the coun-
ty of which only about three or four
thousand are Afro-Amerlcans.
This is "a deserved recognition.
We have known Mr.. Smith for more
than fifteen years and he has always
been true TO the people with whom
he is Identified. We hope that he
may be elected. and II we were in
his District would do all in our pow
or 10 give him the largest vote ever
vouchsafed any candidate In that
legislative district.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-09-16
The Devastator.

The hand that rocks the crib we pass.
We recogrIze its worth.
Bu- thc hand that rocks tbe boat. alas.
htpupui1t.s tlo earth.
Louisville Couri. r-JournaL
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-09-16
NEGOTIATING AN AAmlsrlcE
General oyana and General Lineviteh
Appoint Plenlpotentiaries.

= 2
Appoint Pienipotentiaries.
Godzyadani. Manchuria, Sept IL
Al ] o'clock Saturday afternoon a
Japanese commissioner bearing a
white flag and escorted by so soldiers.
arrived at post near the railway and
handed 20 the Russian officers who
went TO meet him n letter from Field
Marshal oyAma 20 General Linevitch.
congratulating him on the conclusion
Of peace. and begging him 70 appoint
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-09-16
Extending VI. cr.hI,

Burroughs has the happy faculty Of
making new friends wherever be goes. -
He has TO. He owes all the old
enes-"-Philadelphia Press.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-09-16
A WeighfY snh,.n,

Mufnns-Oh-er-doctor, when do you
think That q man is heaviest?
Doctor-When he treads on my pet
eorn.-Ally SlOper.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-09-16

Southern white man and the North
ern philanthrOpist He is the great
est diplomat his race has ever pro
ducsd.
This is a great compliment paid 70
Prof. Washington. but il is rendered
with a purpose-that to destroy him.
He says further:
Yet ne who reads between the lines
Of his written and spoken words viii
find the same purpose and the same
faith which his more blunt and fear
less brethren have honestly and bold
~ prOclaimed He shows this in his
worship 81 FrcderiClc Douglass. In
his book. The Future Of the Ameri-
can Negro, we find this careful SEN
tence:
"To state I'm detail just what place
the black man viii occupy in the
South as a citizen when he has de
veloped in the direction named is be
yond the wisdom of any one.
Yet on page 90 he says:
"The surCst way for the negro TO
reach the highest positions is TO pre-
pare himself 20 dll well az the pres
emit the basic occupations indie
pendent industries. of course-for.
mark You, 'Tuskegee Institute is not
a servant-training school
Again ON pages SO and So we are
told. There ifs an unmistakabic in
Guence that comes over a white man
when he sees black man living in a
two-story brick house that has been
paid for. ] need not stop TO explain.
Deg~oo- in tpe south who can loan
money 10 white men. this race Cues-
tion viii disappear
M ns .-,..-,-- a. .-...,o--. Tho
negro Who holds q MORTGAGE on a
white mans house viii ultimately de-
maud and receive social reeosnllloh
from Alll-
prof 1v,ebi-~+7r iz fin the en-
,..--,...-,- ,.-.f.r.r,ert of being be-
tween TWO fires. He is CHARGED by.
Row Thomas Dixon. Jr.. with eoine|
to, ra~ and bo is CHARGED by some
.....,.. ..---..-..,. ,,.t.b NOT ,-,,,g f,-
enough
10 is bat fair 60 say that Prof.
washington has changed materially
-. ,.t. ......-,.... .s,,.-i,,- tro LAST few
.
years. he la more "l7l''Ne" "'"
and Ais declaration that 'IusieEec
is not n servant-traiuing school" viii
,..- . -.....r..,-,.-, o., oo NOR cont IF the
WHO 9''''e'No'''
training negroes 90 De servants lot
src,foD Of .bs south. and the re-
-r5nscs from an classes of white peo-
49,. 81. t.-...,,..., ,,,.
Ne''''N
am Industrial educator
Prof Washington declaration or
fact however. viii meet the cordial
-e.t.,t.... ..1..,,,.,,-e i,, b.,tl,
.-,.
races. heF. DIXON play -'''''.'
able game OF "hide and seek ln some
,f his uttcrauees. He continues.
~. $1,000. rr .,r t.fs p,+rra OF tho
, ..,..-...,,. >-....-,. En-. Saws. "Thc lew.
...r W|HnH#T UT.N NIh-
..,..,., .e- 49,, N-orro &c. to-day. has now
,,i,rs.lr .bo-f America in business
and industrial way"
Again his conclusion rs obvious.
The oos"fol.S ot 'He o''', 80 ~, - a.,
.bts sCr,o-cc D,- onIv for me pa-
raetic ignorance 81 history it displays,
but for che revelation OF the WRITER'S
secret hopes ana dreams
D. Di,o, +,l-es mn the Jewish
The Jew has not been assimilated
into our civn and social life because
OF his money, oul LOT q NeFS u'lle ...' ~
e'.su-i -. az 5i,.,s;o, ~ bYmanitv
The Semitic group of the white race
is, all in all, the greatest evolved IN
history. Ihelr chll0Ieh nav 80
Ieu .uy . ',,'l-' - s,-sot bistor,or
ana pnlIosoi ~. ,,,,t,,s a.
me Ian =. ..-lI, -. -
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-09-16

Montreal. Sept IA Albert Mar
TIN, son OF the junior parener of Mayor
Laporte. OF this city. after PLAYING
with his three little children at his
home, took the youngest daughter s
years old. into an adjoining room and
strapgled her. When the crime was
discovered Martin appeared 10 be per
feetly cool and composed. 81 have
made another angel for heaven" he
said. He viii be examined by alienlsts
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-09-16

A Copy of a Letter from Jesus
Christ.
That was written by his own hand
aud spoken by his own mouth.-Wih
ne sent prepaid 10 any address
icr only bets. Don't fail TO read
this wonderful letter Address,
w. c.. OVERTON,
Wilburton, /. T.
S-I9-4t
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-09-16

Ithaca, n. Y. Sept Iz.-Mrs. viz
siniS Henry Beasley aged 50 years
granddaughter OF Patrick Henry
died IN the state hospital at willard
where she had been patient for de-
past few months.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-09-16

Entered at the Post-Oficc at Richmond. Va.
g. -eoond-claEs matter.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-09-16
ADVERTISING RATE

tF-POSTAGE STAMPS OF A HIGHER DE
NOMINATION THAN TWO CENTS Not
RECEIVED on SUBSCRIPTIONS
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-09-16
TOGO'S FLAGSHIP
BURNED AND SUNK
The Mikasa Catches Fire and the
Magazine EIplodes.
CARRIED 500 MEN TO DEATH

Toxic, Sept I3-The navy depart
ment announced that the batueship
Mikasa has been destroyed by ere and
the explosion OF her magazine. causing
the loss OF 59s lives. including men of
other ships who went 70 the rescue.
The Ere started from an unknown
cause az Midnight on Sunday night
September 90. Before the officers could
be rescued the fire reached The aft
magazine. which exploded blowing a
hole iB the port side of the vessel be-
low the water line and causing the
ship TO sink
An Investigation is now being held
20 determine the cause OF the fire.
Admiral TOGO was not on board the
Mikasa when the disaster 60 the battle
ship occurrci.
The disaster has cast gloom every
where. The Mikasa was Togo's flag
ship and was eudeared 70 the hearts of
the people. The ship was at anchor En-
Sasebo harl1r when the fire started az
the base Of .le m8inmast at midnight.
1t spread with great rapidity. explodine
the after magazine an hour after the
sank In shallow water, and # is be-
lieyed the ship can be repaired. Rescu-
Ing parties were sent from the various
warships i1 the harbor. and there was
heavy casualties among them
Various canjectures are current as &c
the cause OF the ERE. Some attribute 10
% an overrlarge OF electricity.
Great relief was left throughout ia
pan when .- was learned that Admiral
Togo was NOT on board the ship at the
time OF the fire.
The Miiasa was n first class battle
ship OF 15200 tons displacement. She
was built 1 England and was launched
IN 1902 The batteship was 400 feet
long had @ speed az over is knots. and
carried a crew OF 935 officers and men /
She was heavily armored and carried
four 12-lr.h guns. "a 6-iuch guns. %
l2-pouude-s and a number OF smaller
rapid-nre runs She had four submerged
torpedo tybee
In the battle 81 the Sea OF Japan
the Nikasa was tho heaviest loser OF
all the japanese ships. having 60 killed
and wounded. She approached nearer
60 the Russians than any other battle /
ship.
The Mikasa was also the flagship Of
Admiral Togo after the great naval
battle fought on Port Arthur on August
10, 1903, on which occasion tho Japa-
nese flagship also suffered the most
but continued in the fighting line. on.
that occasion the Mikasa had four OIL
GERS and 90 men killed. six officers and
% men severely wounded and four on
GERS and % men slightly wounded.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-09-16

WIN Prof. Washington accept this
as his declaration Of principles? Dare
ne do IL? II he will there viii be a
practically unanimous acclaim on the
part of every race-loving Negro in
the United States. Rev. Dixon has
stated our position exactly, We will
meet him and discuss that issue at
any place and at any time he may
designate. We are In favor of build
ing up a nation within a nation, ana
we subscribe 10 his declaration Of
principles a thousand times If need
be In advocacy OF the rights and
privileges of a much prosecuted and
down-trodden people. We shudder
at the prejudice against us because
OF inferiority; we defy and brave
prejudice because OF genius.
But even Rev. Dixon became as
founded at his own utterances, for
he made the following apologize
remarks:
do not say this is not laudable;
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takes the Free Press and Minneapolis
Tribune, and had read about the case.
The defense challenged for actual bias.
Mr.. Nelson said that he had formed no
opinion as to who committed the muir
der and never had heard it discussed. He
knew of no reason why he could not
try the case impartially. The challenge
was Withdrawn and the defense chal-
lenged peremptorily.
Frank w. Hilton of Eagle Lake, a
farmer, was called. He took the Free
Press, Minneapolis Tribune and ST..
Paul Daily News. He had read and
talked of the case. He did not think
that he could try the case fairly and
impartially. The defense challenged for
actual bias. Mr.. Hilton said that he
had an opinion that it. would take
strong evidence to remove. The cnal-
lenge was admitted, and Hr. Hilton ex.
cused.
David Richards said that he had
heard of and talked about the case. He
took the Free Press, Review, st. Paul
Pioneer Press and Dispatch, and had read
of the case more or less. The defense
challenged for actual bias. He had
an opinion as to the guilt or innocence
of the accused and had expressed it,.
Replying to Mr.. Wilson, Mr.. Richards
said that he had an opinion that would
influence him if he was on the jury. The
challenge was admitted and the jurors
excused.
George Draper said that he had heard
about the case. He had employed
County Attorney Wilson at times. The
defense challenged for actual bias. He
had read of the case in the Free Press,
Review, st. Paul Dispatch and Mime
apolis Journal. Had discussed the case
and expressed an opinion, and now has
an opinion that might influence him as
a juror. The challenge was found true
by the triers and the jurors excused.
Lee l.. Wood was called and cnalleng-
ed by the defense for actual bias. He
had read the Free Press, Review and
st. Paul Pioneer Press. He had ex-
pressed an opinion as to the guilt or in
nocence of DIR. Koch, and has it still
and it would take evidence to over
come it. The challenge was admitted
and the juror excused.
Oliver G. Olson said that he is fire.
man and Waterman at the federal
building. He had read about the case
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for actual bias. The juror mad an
opinion and had expressed it. He has
such an opinion that it would require
quite little evidence to remove. An
swering Mr. Wilson, the juror said
that he might be able to lay aside his
opinion. The triers found the challenge
true
A ten minute recess was taken.
+. w. Force asked to be excused from
service on the jury on account of nerv-
Gus neuralgia, with which he was lia-
bic to be attacked at any time. The
court excused him.
William BOSWELL Sworn.
William BOSWELL of st. Clair said
that he takes the Free Press and Re-
view. The defense had no challenge.
The state challenged for implied bias.
The juror said that he mas conscientious
scruples against capital punishment,
and he didn't know that he would vote
for conviction if the evidence convinced
him beyond a reasonable doubt. He
would vote that way if the court so
instructed him. Even if the evidence
was circumstantial, if it was strong
enough to convince him of guilt beyond
u reasonable doubt, he would vote for
conviction. The state withdrew the
challenge Mr.. BOSWELL was accepted
as the sixth juror and was sworn. He
is farmer of middle age
J. B. johnson of this city was call
good health, having heart trouble He
had the last trouble two weeks ago.
The Juror was excused.
George May of St Clair said that he
takes the Review, Post and Journal of
Mankato, but he was away and did not
read them much. The defense challenged
for actual bias. The juror said that he
mad read st. Paul papers. He had
formed an opinion as to guilt or inno-
cence, based on the articles he had
read, and has it still and had expressed
it. He explained by saying that if the
articles that he read were true he had
an opinion. 1t would take some evidence
to offset the opinion. He said that
on the jury he would do mis- duty and
use his best judgment. Answering MIR.
Wilson, the witness said that the ar
ticles that he read were contradictory
His opinion would not affect him as
Juror. He could try the case fairly
and without favor. The triers found the
challenge true, after much consultation.
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H. E. Britt of Eagle Lake said that he
had read of the case in the Review, st.
Paul Daily News and Minneapolis
Tribune. The defense challenged for
actual bias. Juror said he has mad var
ious opinions as to the guilt or limo
cence of the defendant. He has one now
from what he has read, and did not
think that he could lay it aside. 1t
would take pretty strong evidence to
make him change his mind The triers
found the challenge true.
w. L. Rappley Accepted.
w. J.. Rappley Of jamestown said
that he had read of the case. The de-
Tense challenged for actual bias. He
took the Free Press and st. Paul Dis.
patch. He was visiting a son at Court
land when he first heard of the case.
The articles he read did not make any
impression on his mind as to the guilt
or innocence of the accused. The evil
dence as given in the two papers did
not agree at all. He had not discussed
the matter. He had formed an opin-
ion before the New Ulm trial but his
mind went the other way after that.
He had no opinion now. The evidence
given one day in the papers would be
knocked all end ways" by what APP
peared next day. He knew of no reason
why he could not render a just and
fair decision in the case if he was on
the jury The defense withdrew the
challenge. Replying to Mr.. Wilson, Mr.
Rappley said that what the punishment
might be would make no difference with
MIN in finding verdict in case the evil
dence showed the defendant guilty. The
juror was accepted by both sides, and
was sworn. Mr.. Rappley is farmer,
about sixty years old.
James Miller of Eagle Lake said that
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that he takes the Free Press. The de-
Tense challenged for actual bias and it
was admitted
Geo. Il. Boynton of this city was chal-
lenged by the defense for actual bias.
He was taking the Free Press and Re-
view. lie formed an opinion after the
New Ulm trial and still has it, but it
would not prevent his trying the case
fairly. 1t would take some evidence to
eliminate from his mind what ne had
heard. Answering Mr.. Wilson, he said
that he would probably be governed by
the evidence that he heard at the pres
cnt trial. The triers found the chal-
lenge true.
john Mullen of Mankato was call
ed and said that he takes the Free
Press and st. Paul Pioneer Press. The
defense challenged for actual bias. Mr..
Mullen said that he formed an opinion
about the time of the trial, has it yet,
anu ~ was SUN .h'U " Soou uedl vi eNi-
dence would be required to remove it
from his mind. The challenge was adj
mitted.
Samuel X. Fowler of this city was
the next called. He takes the Free
Press, Review and Minneapolis Jour
nal and had read about the case from
time to time. The defense challenged
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the snerifr's residence. He will have
ompany tonight.

oihp"hy eohiShe'
The contract with the Mankato Citi-
ems Telephone company, made by the
ounty commissioners when three OF
hem arc said to have been stockholders
n the company, does not permit of
Northwestern telephone to be in the
curt house, even rent free. For this
reason representatives of twin city
Dapers reporting the trial have been OBJ
ICED to arrange with the Northwestern
Telephone Exchange company to have
two booths brought upon the court
house grounds, and left standing on
Trays, in order to have the use of that
.ompany's wires to the twin cities. 1t
has been matter of some comment
that. the commissioners made such a
contract.
Judge Cray has decided to hold court
tomorrow, even though it is Good Fri
lay and made legal holiday by bill
signed by Gov. Johnson yesterday.
After consultation with the attor.
reys the judge ordered a venire for
thirty veniremcn, and directed the coro-
ner to make the service.
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in the Free Press, Review, St. Paul
Dispatch and Minneapolis Journal. He
had expressed an opinion in the case,
and has it still and it would take evil
dence to remove it. Replying to Mr.
Wilson, the juror said that he had no
opinion that would affect him if he
was on the jury. He later admitted that
he did have an opinion that would affect
him. The triers found the challenge
true, and the juror was excused.
Second Juror Selected.
w. III. Wilcox said that he had read
of the case and knew of a reason why
he could not sit on the case and try it
impartially. Mr.. Somerville remarked:
"You are anxious to get off, aren't your"
The defense had no challenge. The
state challenged for implied bias. The
juror said that he is not opposed to
capital punishment for murder. The
state withdrew the challenge, and both
sides accepted the. juror and he was
sworn. This was the second juror Sc
lected
H. r. Weicking was called and the
defense had no challenge. The state
challenged for implied bias. the juror
said that he is emphatically opposed
to capital punishment. He said that he
would find the defendant innocent even
if the evidence proved him guilty, be-
cause he was opposed to capital pun
ishment. The juror was excused by the
court.
L. C. Diamond was called and said
that he had read and talked about the
case and has expressed an opinion. He
had read of the case in the Free Press,
Review, Minneapolis Tribune and Times.
He still has an opinion, and could hard
ly lay it aside to try the case fairly.
The challenge of the defense for ac-
tual bias was found true and the juror
was excused.
II. T. Frank of LIE Ray had read of
the case in the Free Press and Madison
Lake paper, and mad an opinion. Chal-
lenge by the defense for actual bias
was admitted and the juror excused.
ID. C. Davies said that he had employ
cd Mr.. Wilson as an attorney some time
ago. The defense challenged for actual
bias. Mr.. Davies said that he has read
the Free Press, Review and Minneapo-
lis Tribune. He has an opinion that it
would take evidence to overrule. The
challenge was admitted and the juror
excused.
w. X. Buffham was called and said
that he had heard of the case. The de-
Tense challenged for actual bias. He had
heard the case discussed frequently.
He takes the Free Press, Review,
st. Paul Daily News and Minneapolis
Journal. He had an opinion That it
would take considerable evidence to
overcome. The triers found the chal-
lenge true. r.
A. r. Cook of Eagle Lake, a hotel
proprietor, said that he had heard about
the case and read about it. The defense
challenged for actual bias. Juror had
read about the case in the Free Press,
st. Paul Pioneer Press and Globe. He
had decided opinion that it would
take some evidence to overcome. The
state admitted the challenge.
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ticed it, and its effect was really not
ascertained until Gen. Childs' associate
counsel came to his room to consult
with him. the trouble was due to a
leaky pipe. Gen. Childs was feeling all
right today.
Morning Session.
When court convened this morning,
the list of the fifty men on the special
venire was called, and all but Messrs.
BOSWELL and Robertson answered to
their names. These two came in later.
Mic Phillips was excused on account of
the illness of his wife and boy, and A..
b. Preston and c. f. Wagner on the
ground of age, Mr.. Preston is sixty
nine years and Mr.. Wagner sixty one.
Ira B. Reynolds and Henry Zimmerman
Sr. were also excused on account of
their age, the former being sixty four
and the latter seventy-one. John Dea-
gan was excused on account of his age,
sixty-fve years. All remaining on the
venire were seated together in the south
part of the court room.
The first name called was Mr.. Wagon
er, who had been excused.
Elias Nelson of Medic said that he
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Juror Waddell slept in the grand jury
room last night and gets his meals at