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PRICE, FIVE CENTS
\ Grand Banquet and Installation.

The Agents of The Richmond Rem
eficial Insurance Company held
their 10th Annual Installation at
Pythian Castle, 727 \. 3rd St. Fri
day evening. January 11th. at S:2O
clock. or the $50 persons pres.
, ent most all were in some way di
rectly or indirectly associated in In
surance work. The scene was an
inspiring one. The lecture room.
parlors and dining hall were brill
hantly lighted. many of the ladies'
were in evening costume. while the
gentlemen were dressed in the very
latest style
on the stage were seated Mr.. =
F. Johnson. Mr.. John r. TAYLOR.
President and General Manager of
The Richmond Beneficial Insurance
Company. Rev. w. r. Graham. ID. ID.
President OF The American Benef-
cial Insurance Company ana Mr. H.
r. Harris Master OF Ceremonies
The following was the program.
each number of which being well
rendered
Opening Song. Chorus: Invoca-
tion Rev. w +. Graham: Welcome
Address, Rev. J. II. Ross: Song. Gao
rus; Response. Mr.. w. F. Denny:
Solo. (selected). Miss H. B. Fitz-
hugh: Paper. Miss NJ. 4. Fowlkes:
Address. Mr.. J. f. Byrd; Song. Miss
Margaret Tinsley; Instrumental So
10. Mrs. Olivia Boiling: Installation
Mr.. b. II. Peyton: Song, Chorus.
Address. Or. w. +. Graham: Bene-
diction. Rev. J. J. Carter
The addresses Of Rev. J. II. Ross.
j. +. Byrd and DR.. w. F. Graham
were well received oy those present.
Mr.. J. Z. Byrd. President Of the
United Aid Insurance Company dis
cussed the beginning Of Insurance
as conducted by colored companies.
DR. Graham took up the past. pres
ent and the future Of the business.
Those preent were highly delightei
and saw the work OF Insurance as
they had never seen II before.
At y o'clock supper was announ-
ced and all marched 20 the dining
room where Mr.. Joshua Banks and
Sons. the Caterers I'm charge seated
and servoi the entire guests i'm
way. that could not be excelled.
The table was highly decorated
The walters were i'm uniform.
The table was graced by Rev W.
+. Graham. after which the follow
ing Menu was served:
Roast Turkey. Cranberry Sauce:
Oysters. friea and stewed: Ham.
club style, Chicken and Potato SAL
ad; Rib Roast Champagne Sauce:
Cocoa, Coffee. Fruits and Cakes.
Cream. strawberry and vanilla:
Sparkling Ale
While supper was being served.
speeches We're made by Mr.. !. r.
Carter. Vice President Southern Aid
Insurance Company and Mr. Z. A.
Martin.
The Omcers installed were. s. p.
Robinson. President. a Beverly.
Vice President; Samuel Branch.
Treasurer, G. II. A Srother. Sec
retary; Mrs NJ. J. Washington. AS
sistant Secretary; Quinn shelton.
Chaplain.
Committee on Programme. Mrs
NJ. j. Washington, !. =. Coy. J. +.
Height, c. II. \. Strother. w. II.
Price, II. Z. Harris Master Of Ger
emouies.
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READS PRESIDENTS LETTERS

He also read extracts from a let
ter written by the President from
Oyster Bay last summer, in which
the Executive defended the right
of sailors. white and black. to enter
dance halls theatres. restaurants.
and places of public amusement.
The President had declared the un-
form was a badge of honor, against
which there must be no discrimina-
tion of any kind or character, and
which entitled the wearer to pecuI-
lar consideration, &c. all of when
was intended TO put him above his
fellows. The President had con-
tended, Mr.. Tillman said, that to
discriminate against the uniform in
any way was a serious offense.
That is the milk in the cocoa
nut" calculated Mr.. Tillman. who
said il was this "sort of stun" thar
put into the neads OF the Negro SOL
diers that they were entitled to de-
mand social equality.
At this point Mr. Tillman was in
terrupted for the first time. Sena-
tor Nelson asked. Would YOU DENY
those privileges to white soldiers?"
II will go as far as any man in
oANAAic hiNt ileus tiluGT soldiers
or citizens their rights" answered
Mr. Tillman e
why should not the colored SOL
der. If he conducts himself as a
white soldier. have the same con-
sideration?" persisted Mr.. Nelson.
Because" said Mr.. Tillman. rails
ing himself to his full height. his
lips curling with a sneer, God AL
mighty made him black instead of
white" This sentiment was fol-
lowed with audible laughter. "You
can't make a man over"
After a pause. Mr.. TilIman con-
tinued:
There are lot OF things cours
ing through your mind" addressing
Senator Nelson). 'and the minds of
other Senators. which I'll not At
tempt to answer logically. Why.
even in Washington you have your
separate barrooms for Negroes. ri
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MOSS-Mrs. Susan A. Moss. de-
parted this life January 9TH 1907
al 4. NJ. at the home of her daugh-
ter. Mrs ]. a Moss. 419 W. Duval
Street, and her remains were taken
TO Lynchburg, Va. for burial
The funeral sermon was preached
by the Rev. Gallan from the Court
Street Baptist Church
She left one son. two daughters,
one brother. seven grandchildren
and host Of friends to mourn their
loss.
Her daughter.
MRS. j. 4. MOSS.
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with stoicism rather than expose
one of his race. IL is his nature. il
inheres in the blood. And shall
the poor good Negroes be brutal ,
treated. because they are not able
20 overcome a race Characteristic 80
Everybody knew. he continued
that If the troops sent 20 Browns
Vile had been white instead OF col
ored there would have been no
Brownsville riot. The riot was due
TO the race prejudice pure and sim
pie
Declaring that President Roose-
welt was more responsible than anv
other man." Mr.. Tilman read from
order No. % issued by the War De-
partment February s, 1906 and sign
ed by the President. as follows:
The uniform of the enlisted man
is a badge of honor. II entities him
TO peculiar consideration-it shows
that I'm the great majority OF cases
he has learned those habits of self
command OF self restraint. OF obed
fence and of fearlessness in the face
OF danger. which put him above
most of mis- fellows. who have not
possessed similar privileges. To
strive 20 discriminate against him in
any way is literally an infamy: for
il is in reality one of the most Sc
rious onenses which can be commit
ted against the stability and great
ness of our nation"
Mr.. Tillman had some difficulty
finding his copy Of this order and
apologize 10 the Senate for the de-
lay, remarking: There is so mucn
connected with this affair that IL is
pretty hard for me to get hold OF
the bullet ! want TO put in at this
minute"
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Washington Post. Jan. IS. OIL
Senator Benjamin II. Tillman. OF
South Carolina, who has achieved
a reputation both in the Senate and
throughout the country as a man Of
ultra views on the race question.
having tho courage 70 express his
sentiments no matter whom they
may hurt or however painful they
may be TO his hearers. sustained his
reputation yesterday when ne ad-
dressed the Senate on the Browns
Vile affair
Mr.. Tillman has been accused of
welding the pitchfork as his favor
ite weapon. Yesterday he used a
bmigeon and struck right and left
The President. OF course, was his
chief target OF assault. but before
the debate had ended he paid his
respects in characteristic fashion TO
Senator Patterson. OF Colorado and
declared his contempt for all Dem
ocrats who would not subscribe to
TIE doctrine Of white supremacy.
Mr.. Tillman always makes an in
teresting speech. Yesterday ne
made what many people will call
n great speech. When ne stuck 70
his notes he was disappointing in
his delivery; when ne cast them a
side ne was lurid. vehement. and
picturesque, and always entertain
ing, even 10 those who disagreed
with him. The gravamen of Mr..
Tillmans charge was this:
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Asleep in Jesus.

Rich Square. y c.. Jan. "a, 'O7.
DR.. Smallwood has the sympa-
thies OF every tire heart in this
hour OF his great grief. His age 1
mother. Mrs. Mary ]. SmaIwood.
died here Friday night last. She
was a good christian and a most
lovable woman.
DR.. Smallwood was born here and
his many white and colored friends
extend to him their heartfelt SYM
pathies.
Richmond planet., 1907-01-19
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
Installation OF Officers Next Tuesday
Night

The officers of all Of the lodges
and courts of this city vii be install
cd next Tuesday night. 22nd inst
at the Fifth Street Baptist Church
There viii be over 600 inducted in
10 Office by Grand Chancellor John
Mitchell. Jr
The Uniform Rank. Knights Of
Pythias will be out under the com
mand Of Major William 4. Robin son
while Col. Thomas NJ. Crump. COM
manding Will assist the Grand Chan
cellor.
The choir Of the Fifth Street Bap-
tist Church has been invited. All
members will wear the regaIia Of
the order. The exercises Will be
open 20 the public
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Have YOU heard of that Bap-
tismal Debate at the Fifth Street
Baptist Church Jan. 2Sth, 1902
Ten cents admission.
MIR. Benjamin Jackson has been
indispOsed for week. He is inn
proving.
-Baptismal Debate: Which First
Spirit or Water. Fifth Street Bap-
tist Church Monday night. January
2Sth, 1907.
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BUT TWENTY INVOLVED.

Taking up the alleged evidence
for review, Mr. Tnlman asserted
there was nothing in the soldiers
oath that compelled him TO tell
something he did not know. or to
incriminate himself; the Consttu-
tion protected him in that He de
MED that the soldiers had been
guilty of mutiny or treason-that
was absurd-but murder had been
committed by some of these men.
Nowhere could IL be shown that
more than twenty were involved and
yet 167 were dismissed. The
troops, Mr.. Tillman said. were sent
TO Brownsville in the face of their
known record as a "murderous.
lawless set of cutthroats" He was
convinced the Negroes did the shoot
ing. but doubted if proof would ev-
er be found against the men.
Holding his manuscript aloft in
his right hand, while he raised his
left to emphasize the thought in his
mind. Mr.. Tillman said "I have
known something of the Negro
character for the past ffty-nine
years. There is no man living who
knows the American Negro better
than / do"-but before the Senator
could continue a ripple of laughter
passed over the chamber and
through the galleries in which many
of the colored people in the CALLER
les Joined.
'I hope the committee will get at
the bottom of this matter, IL posi-
BILE" the Senator continued, "and
ascertain who the men were who
committed this murder.
Richmond planet., 1907-01-19
NOT SAFE IN SOUTH CAROLINA

Because the suspicion that might
prevail as to who really did the kill
ing would make IL unhealthy for
him down there. wish It wasn't
so. but | can't help It, If ne Dad
been discharged honorably he could
have come down there and been the
biggest man at Negro camp meetings
and received Cespectful treat tment
from the whites" "
What would probably happen to
him." persisted Mr.. Foraker.
on" calculated Mr.. Tinman.
with evidence of impatience, 81 am
going TO discuss the race question
directly" and as the evidence of a
musement at his retort subsided, ne
added:
Don't you fret. am going to
get right down to the milk in the
coacoanut, but l don't want the fire
alarm TO go of until the bell rings"
This friendly sally at his fellow
counsel" Mr.. Foraker. was received
with loud laughter. in which the o.
hian Joined with much zest.
Later referring to some portions
OF the testimony, Mr.. Tillman call
ed attention 20 the fact that a bar
tender had been shot at Brownsville
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RACE QUESTION At BOTTOM

"It is useless TO deny that the
race question lies at the bottom Of
all this" ne said.
1T is equally useless TO say tnat
these troops were discharged be
cause they were Negroes. IF the
Negroes had been treated the same
way as white regulars were treated
at Athens. Ohio. the civil authorities
would have arrested those believe !
30 be guilty and the matter decid I'd
i'm the courts. I'm that instance the
War Department defended the reg
ulars. although they had committed
murder. and it was declared the
troops were the wards OF the nation
a very proper and right position TO
take.
TO BE CONTINUED.
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WANTED=100

WANTED-1OO young cOlored
girls to do light manufacturing
work. Can make large wages after
learning. VIII be paid while learn
ing Steady employment. Only
girls OF good character wanted Ap
ply at once TO SIC North 18TH Street
Opposite Colored Normal Shcool
2t
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WANTED-An ironer for Tues
days and Wednesdays Apply
404 LOmbardy Street.
Brother Thomas Banks Gone to Res

Brother Thomas Banks Gone 20 Rest
BANKS-Thomas Banks, husband
OF Agnes Banks died January 18th,
1907 at his residence, 624 y. 2Sth
St, after a long illness. He was a
member of the Sixth Mt. Zion Bap-
tist Church for many years.
BY request his funeral took place
from the Fourth Baptist Church,
Tuesday. January 18th, 1907 at .
O'Clock p. NJ. Rev. DR.. Payne Off
ciated.
He leaves a wife and daughter.
one brother and grandchild and a
large number of relatives ami
friends TO mourn their loss.
His wife.
AGNES BANKS.
Richmond planet., 1907-01-19
TRAINED TO SHOOT UP TOWN

These men have been trained
how TO shoot up a town and then get
back to their quarters. hiding theif
trail from detection. We should 10
cate the indirect responsibility. If
not the direct, for this crime. and
show how these men happened to
be there.
ident's message declaring that the
respectable Negroes ought TO assist
in detecting the guilty ones.
Does the President think his
words can change the nature of the
African?" Mr.. Tillman asked. "Will
his ipse dixit make the Ethiopian
change his skin or the leopard his
spots? Everybody VINO knows tae
Negro knows he will endure torture
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AND YOU KNOW IT"

There are bars all over Wash
ington where Negroes are not allow.
ed TO drink with whites, and YOU al
know it,"
The double Interpretation that
might be given TO this statement
caused dignifed Senators 20 be
come convulsed with merrimeut.
anC the occupants of the galleries
roarej at Mr.. Tillmau's unconscious
joke on his colleagues.
Going back again TO the Colored
people. Mr.. Tillman said it was a
great pity that the guilty had not
been detected aud punished
This Brownsville incident will
not be permitted to drop out of
sight" he said. lit is too important
a matter"
Referring 10 the published stories
OF the alleged conspiracy TO assas-
sinate the officers of the Twenty
fifth Regiment by the dismissed pri-
Yates. Mr.. Tillman said he did not
know whether this was part OF
general scheme OF publicity 20 a
rouse public sentiment in favor Of
the policy Of the President or not
The race question was involved in
this subject and in this discussion.
IL was idle 20 attempt 20 deny it.
What was the use ne asked. 20 ig-
more "A palpable fact2 II it loomed
mp like the Washington Monument
why should 10 be Stunned. The
civil war settled the question OF sla-
very. but the race question was not
settled. 10 was bunEied b. giving
the Negroes the right of suffrage.
The war settled the fact that this
was a nation and not confedera-
tion. We were. ne said. "A nation
with a big "N." but the Southern
half OF the country had no concep-
tion of the wori nation" except as
it is connected with the word mig
gcr" and morc's the pity"
Toward the close OF his speech.
Mr.. Tillman said that when he wish
ei 90 be entirely respectful and CON
servative. ne wrote things out. and
drawing some manuscript from his
desk he declared his purpose of MAX
ing a few further remarks on tae
race question i'm general
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This he said. probably was the bar
tender who had refused Negroes
permission 20 drink at the same bar
with white persons. This was not
unusual. as Mr.. Tillman looked at IT,.
Raising his voice 20 a nigh pitch
and looking directly at a group of
Republican Senators. of whom Mr..
Spooner formed the central figure
Mr.. Tillman shouted:
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ADDRESSES CoLORED People

Not unmindful Of the number OF
colored people in the galleries. the
Senator swept his hand aroun 2 .
seemingly In review over thm. and.
apparently addressing them more
than anybo ly else, said:
"You owe your present predica-
ment to your great and good friend
In the White House, your great apos
tie; your former friend. ] should say
for I see that YOU are passing reso-
lutions coniemning him now"
Continuing he said. speaking TO
the Senate: IF any one thinks these
men are not to-day looked upon as
heroes, as martyrs 20 the cause of
social equality, then Senators know
nothing Of the Negro character"
Discussing the affair az Athens.
Ohio where white troops "shot up"
the town. Mr.. Tiuman declare
the department had left undone
nothing that could De done 90 pre-
vent an ascertainment of who COM
mitted the murder at that time.
Secretary Taft was not person
ally responsible" said Mr.. Tillman
'as he was away on one OF his ma
ny"-with a peculiar emphasis on
the word many public eXpe IL
tions, for you konw, Secretary Taft
is always holding down the 'id
somewhere or somehow, under tnis
administration"
Following a colloquy with Sena-
tor Culberson on his position as To-
the Presidents authority under the
articles of war TO discharge the SOL
diers. Mr.. Tillman remarked that
none of the Negroes discharged
would return to Texas.
"One of them" he continued.
that famous sergeant. MingO San
ders. comes from South Carolina.
/ would like 10 meet MingO and
shake his hand. But he amt go
ing back 10 South Carolina and let
me know that he is coming"
why not" interjected Senator
Foraker.
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TILLMAN's CHARGES.

The Negro troops of the army,
through the teaching of the Presi-
dent and his insistent demand that
the uniform shall not be discrimi-
mated against. have been inoculated
with the virus OF social equality
The President and the responsible
officials of the War Department
must have known this. and know
ing this they precipitated the con-
ditiOns finally eliminating in
Brownsville. when they ordered col
Ored troops 10 a section of the coun-
try where equality of the colored
race will not be admitted or the l.
dea tolerated. no matter what uni
form the colored man wears.
On this proposition Mr.. Tillman
delivered a speech that Will long be
remembered as one of the most sen
satlonal ever heard in the Senate
chamber.
The fiery South Carolinian did
not want for an audience. Early
in the morning lines formed at the
entrance 20 each gallery and until
the Senate adjourned there was a
waiting crowd clamoring to get in
side Nearly every Senator was in
his seat when Mr.. Tillman began,
and few cared TO leave while he
talked Mr. Tillman's set-to with
Mr. Patterson later in the day was
not less interesting to the specta-
tors than his own remarks.
The galleries were crowded, in
cluding the diplomatic gallery, many
ladies being present. In tne reser-
we'd galleries were very consider
able number of colOred people, a
mong them many women. In the
mems gallery the proportion OF col
ored persons was unusually large.
This attracted no attention, but the
fact that a number of colored per-
sons occupied seats in the reserved
galleries did cause some comment
among Senators.
AUDIENCE NOT DISAPPOINTED.
Those who expected a sensation
al speech were not disappointed.
While. in the main. Republican Sen
ators did not agree with Mr.. Till
mans general treatment of his sub
ject, they could not help joining in
the merriment created by much of
the free-and-easy comment OF the
Senator. Along the rear OF the
chamber throughout the entire de-
bate was large representation OF
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oy the freSiuont Some OF the Ne
gro soldiers were guilty ne held.
but Others were innocent. and he
blamed the President for having
made martyrs OF innocent men who
would roam over the country and.
by exciting sympathy among their
kind, increase race hatred.
SAYS PRESIDENT OFFENDED
MILLIONS.
"The Presidents action in dis
missing these men is nothing more
nor less than lynching." said Mr..
Tillman. He declared that in rec
ognizing Booker Washington social
ly. Mr.. Roosevelt had offended II.
600, 900 white people in the South
and two-thirds Of the people Of the
North. He had made a mess of IL
in Booker Washington's case. Mr..
Tillman asserted, and "a worse
mess of il in the Brownsville case"
He asked if the President was
willing 20 live up TO his own preach
ings, and have his children marry
men and women of other races.
and maintained that the preaChings
of the President about equality had
been source of incalculable evil.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Tillman's
speech collOquy was begun which
related almost exclusively to the
race question, and charges that the
President had once been an advo-
cate of lynchinq. The Brownsville
affair was forgotten in this contrO-
versy. Senator Patterson. of Colo
RADIO. a Democrat. who is to be sue
ceeded by a Republican next March
started it by reading extracts from
Senator Tillman's lectures TO show
that the man with the rhetorical
pitchfork has openly advocated for
chile measures to keep Negroes
from voting.
Tnen Senator Money, OF Mississip
pi. read from one of Mr.. Roosevelt's
books to show that the President
had approved the Iynchine of horse
thieves and other criminals in the
wild regions of the West.
Mr.. Tillman was so pleased over
Mr.. Moneys discovery that he hug
ged another Senator just to find q
vent for mis- feelings. There were
some rather forced pleasantries
during the colloquy started By Mr.
Patterson. but everybody kept his
temper and the Senate managed to
adjourn without a row.
Mr.. TiIlman's remarks were based
upon Senator Foraker's original res
olution providing for an inquiry in
10 the discharge of the Negro troops
When Mr.. Foraker called up his res
olution he gave way TO Mr.. Till
man, and the fun commenced.
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a Negro went into the New Willard
or Raleigh Hotel and asked to be
served, he wouldn't get II any soon
er than If he went TO the White
House-not so soon i'm fact. WHY
ignore caste? You admit IL pull
safes everywhere. and you can't get
away from It,"
This yelled reference 20 the Book
er Washington dinner at the White
House stirred the galleries again.
The colored visitors seemed to en-
JOY Mr. Tillman's sallies as we'll rs
the whites, and laughed uproarious-
ly.
CAUSE OF THE RIOT.
Mr.. Tillman declared that Browns
Vile was not strictly a South aru
city. IL was peopled mostly b.
Northern people and had a large Re-
publican vote. He ascribed tho
cause OF the riot thereto two toings.
lst and primarily the action of the
War Department in sending tne Ne
gro troops TO Brownsville after being
warned of what was TO be expect
ed; 2nd, the Presidents repeatea q
assertion OF the equality Of the race
and the sacredness of the uniform.
IAN these things" continued Mr..
Tiliman, bear the impress of the
Presidents feelings, his ideas. and
his purposes. These men having
been taught that their uniform is a
badge OF nobility. were sent to n
Southern city. where this is not rec
ognized. When these men went
there and found the people did not
accept the Presidents views. they
set about 10 create a condition to
their own liking. The President
having inoculated them with his
doctrine they had a right 10 think
he would be pleased 10 see they had
followed his suggestions.
The more this doctrine Of equal
ity is preached the more lynchings.
the more murder. and the more
trouble will there be. But no
Southern mob ever lynched 167 men
for the crime Of 90 with these
cutthroats imbued with the idea OF
social equality and rights. it was 4
crime 20 send them where they
would demand those alleged rights
II want 20 treat the Negro fair
ly-that is. as fairly as I can: but
perhaps / don't know how 10 treat
him fairly" said the Senator as
everybody laughed.
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House members. principally from
the Southern States. On several
occasions the galleries broke out in
manifestations OF applause and the
Vice President was compelled to
mako his usual threat of clearing
the galleries If the offense were re-
peated.
IL was no new experience 20 ma
ny OF his auditors to have Mr.. Till
man attack President Roosevelt out
10 was decidedly unique 20 see the
South Carolina Senator In the role
OF a defender of Negroes punished
by the President. Some OF the Ne
gro soldiers were guilty ne held.
but Others were innocent. and he
blamed the President for having
made martyrs OF innocent men who
would roam over the country and.
by exciting sympathy among their
kind, increase race hatred.