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PEACE IN MOROCCO.
French overtures Accepted by Arab
Tribesmen.

French Overtures Accepted by Arab
Tribesmen.
PARIS, Sept. 25.-Peace has been de-
ciared IN Morocco. The delegates Of
three important tribes have accepted
the French peace Overtures now in
augurated and will see that the terms
Of the agreement are carried out. Hos
thties are now at an end.
The government last night received
with great satisfaction a dispatch from
Rear Admiral Philibert, the command
er Of the French naval forces in Mo
roccan waters, saying that as a result
Of the conference at General Drudc's
headquarters between the French
naval and military commanders and
nineteen caids, representing the Zena
Ia, Ouleseeyan and Zyaida tribes, the
three tribes have accepted unconditlon
ally the peace terms offered by
France.
To secure the carrying out OF this
convention two notables OF each tribe
shall be given up as hostages. The
delegates of the Ouleseeyan, Zenata
and Zyaida tribes Immediately named
their hostages and signed the capitula.
ton
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-09-28
THE NIAGARA MOVEMENT.

We have read with much interest
the address TO the country OF the
Niagara Movement of which the able
and brilliant DR.. w. Z. B. Dubois
is the leading spirit. We regard him
as being the heart of the movement
so to speak. That which worries us
most is the fact that he seems to be
absent when the platforms are adopt
ed and the address to the country
agreed upon. He is the embOdi-
ment OF that statistical Information
which IS now having such telling
effect among the conservative white
and colored people of the nation and
yet this very information is not
found in any of the deliverances tc
the public.
The address adopted at Boston
Mass. rings true and yet there are
unfortunate expressions IN its com
position that would serve a better
purpose in ward meetings or durinf
the stress of a political campaign
While We disagree with President
Roosevelt and condemn severely
some OF his methods and policies
we consider IL bad taste to speak oil
him as 1.-The man in the White
House. Theodore Roosevelt is
President of the United States and
the Office surrounds him with a kind
of halo that entities him to all the
respect that we can give him.
We admit that he has strained us
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sarnnac Like noteI nurnen-

SARANAC LAKE. n. Y. Sept. "a
Fire which broke out at about 6:45
O'Clock last night completely destroy
ed the Hotel Ampersand. one Of the
largest and best known of the Adiron-
dack hotels. The fire started in the
elevator shaft probably from olga
rette, on the ground floor and In a
short time swept through the entire
structure. The loss is estimated at
$4,000. The hotel closed for the sea-
son last Saturday. and gang OF work
men were cleaning preparatory to
closing Tor the winter. The hotel was
owned by New York stock company.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-09-28
Grover cIeveIand,a Health.

PRINCETON, n. j., Sept 25.-For-
mer President Cleveland spent a quiet
morning. He is better than he has
been for months. Or. Carnochan, his
Princeton physician, called and was
satisfied that his patient had almost
completely recovered from his recent
attack. HE is a well man." said the
physician. "and will continue to be so.
All that Is necessary Is careful diet"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-09-28
THE SOUTHERN CHURCHAIAN
AND TUE NEGRO.

The Southern Churchman of this
city edited by Rev. Meade Clark,
rector Of st. James Episcopal Church
contains advanced thought and thor
oughly up-to-date opinions upon mat
tiers affecting the colored people of
that great Church. We have read
the editorial again and again and
we are of the opinion that if we had
more white men of Rev. Clark's cal
ibre and advanced ideas with the
nerve to say exactly what he thinks
there would be a change for the bet
ter in this great aristocratic organi-
zation.
We confess that we have been sur
prised as we have read his declara-
tions embracing as they do our opin-
ion upon this all important subject.
1t deals with conditions, not the the
cries that confront us.
He says:
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SATURDAY. SEPT. -, 1907.

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. ton to deal with national and inter
national affairs. call for more legis-
lation than il is possible for the
b Congress TO carefully consider, thor
oughly debate and properly enact. "
The above is sound logic and IS in
/ accordance with great principles.
| IL seems strange to us that states
men OF the calibre of Theodore
/ Roosevelt cannot see this at a glance
aud realize that quick methods at
/ the sacrifice Of vital principles must
do more harm than good and react
injuriously upon those practicing
such innovations.
The fundamental principle OF all
/ good governments is 20 do right and
be guided I'm accordance with the
dictates OF truth and justice Ex-
| pediency at times is a good hand
maiden. but can never be called into
service where. the vital question Of
right and wrong is the issue. Ex-
/ pediency travels upon middle ground
but in such cases there is no middle
ground, upon which it can travel
The distinguish Senator occu-
pies the high platform OF the worlds
statesman, when ne gives voice 70
the following language:
eff we were TO have these powers
/ enlarged so as 90 take away from
the States the subjects of legislation
In any considerable number which
now belong 90 the States or are re-
served 20 the people, it would mean
that the government at Washington
would be simply swamped. unless
while we were amending the Con-
stitution Co make such a change we
should also provide for q less re-
/ preventative and more autocratic
/ method of euacting laws and exer-
I cisiuE Federal power and that. &c
may Dee assumed. the American peo-
. pie viii not be willing 90 do so long
as they appreciate American Hber-
I ty"
It viii repay any student I'm polit-
/ zeal economy or devotee of coustitu-
tional law to read and ponder these
wise utterances OF this truly remark
able leader. who has thrown polit-
icaI prefermeut TO the winds fin his.
desire to fully express himself up.
ON the most momontous question
now confronting the nation.
lie said:
'It was treason in 1S61-1S65 toI
undertake with arms Co overthrow
the Constitution. It is not within
the constitutional definition of treas-l
ON TO undertake 90 overthrow that
instrument by the advocacy of the
idea that 30 shall Doe changed by judi
cial construction and Interpretation.
or by compelling disregard of us|
provisions through the force of pub
Die sentiment.
The above is q crushing reply TO.
President Roosevelt and &C. must De
read again and again go get the FUN
eject of these most astounding de-
/ ciarations. They arc twelve inch"
shots delivered at the distinguished
occupant OF the White House and
places him iu The class with those
who attempted Co destroy not only
Che Constitution. but the govern
mont as we'll Senator Foraker
clothes hls utterances iu parliamen-
tary vorbiaec and shapes his charges
'" oir'o'- ~''c --ns u"Se'
"-' '"'' N"l ,-ua 'o WIDEN 'he
'" "'''7e'l ana 'Ae ffe-
N''''- '".-',e OF question: Of.
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''''' "'''' '' '"' "''' 4Ne Hollow
i"'' '.N. Oh .-1 nature
0' " CAV i"' "-'"''7
..rbe great p,rDo-. mp t,e corsti-
utioual barriers was to resist storms
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-09-28

I
The present status OF the Negro
Churchman In the South Is absolute
= " abnormal and utterly unreasona-
bic. So FAR ~as his ecclesiastical
standing is concerned, he is neither
fish, flesh, nor fowl He is nominal
~ In the Church but not OF a.. He
mas no standing In IT'S councils. by
whom he is ruled, and no voice III
the making of the laws by which he
is governed. He is invited, almost
yociterously. into this Church. and
when he gets into the vestibule OF
us organization, he is told Thus
FAR and no farther" and the door
Is shut in his face And for this
condition, 50 far as human judg-
ment can see, no living person is
responsible, nor can any power in
the world alter the conditions. The
dream OF social equality has vanished
Ike a fog at midday. and the dream
OF ecclesiastical equality is fast fol-
lowing in its wake And so far as
the Southern Churchman is concern
ed, IL believes that these conditions
are, and ought TO be. fixed and un-
alterable.
What have the Negro Episcopal
ians to say to this2 Those who have
boasted of High Church" and who
/ have left other fanonf,a+io,,s -, a..
brace a condition herein portrayed
viii hardly be able 90 appreciate the
frankness herein expressed. As
most Of the colora5 reo1ne who o~o
boipe- subfe,t,,., g.. .,t. 49,, -.
ZEN 2 'uOJec'e1 TOD inns KIND OF treat
ity and exceptional intelligence. we
are az a loss TO understand how they
couiu continue to- tolerate these con-
ol''ois-
/ Inc southern Churehman contin-
ues'
.r an5 W ca-.l -. Ire. ,Ie u.illing iarth-
tween them widening and 5oc,er-
Ing each year-more is the pity.
| ears ago there were many points
,.,.. ~ II l.,l.li'''i' contact between the
server i'm the eo.-n l.nor.. 49,. oo-
practically none. Separation I'M So
in many other directions. has lea
TO condition i'm which the only
oe.l''' ou,eoIl. i' lo continue that
This NAV ~. -,-af,l t.+ III +la .
plan is TO look facts i'm the face and
= recognize them. however painful they
may Oe. NO f..o.olion goes back
linz 10 nrov. -o .,crr,.o o--' - 10 10
rule.
The above s the statement OF q
fact that AIN a. ass must realize and
appreciate. This condition has been
ordained by t.a white men. who CON
nave received .ae hearty cooperation
Iof the intelh emit colored men who
7 have acceptol fha i-,nr,b,l,l, a.,f..
l~,tt,.., .t...
! VIII f'oFc
"e9' TOT no'n aces. instead OF rem
lcdtinE the a.ils complained of ft
HAS tended 90 create u tho Nero
Ihatinr o.rfto .-.-,...+s tr, III
-...., .t....,
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-09-28

ISN'T bow about catholic Usage.
and The nCrrid nightmare of 1.-TWO
Bishops in "a Diocese2"
AS 90 "two Bishops in q Diocese"
there ie nos a man of intelligence I'm
The South Who does not know per-
fectly we'll that the white and black
races are separated by much deeper
more defined and inneXible lines.
than the lines which separate the
Dioceses of Virginia and North Car
olina; and there would be much
more danger of confusion as 60 State
lines than as to race lines. This ev-
cry Southern man knows perfectly
wei.
As an Illustration; Any white com
municaut i'm Richmond knows very
much better what is going on in
the churches in Washington, or Bal
| timore, or even Philadelphia and
| New York, than he does OF what is
going on i'm st. Philips cOlored
church, around the corner in his
own city. And this condition is pc
culiar 90 no Southern city, but com
mon 20 them ALL Bishop Cheshire
and Bishop Strange might uncon-
sciously overlap; the white and black
/ bishops: Never,
This condition. too. is known to
! every intelligent white man in the
South. and every Negro as wen. AS
TO an Emporium in imperio," It is
simply a DREAM thing that has no
existence, save in fancy, for the
line between the two races is far
better defined than the line between
any two states in this Union"
We shall watch with much inter
est the result of this most remarka-
bic dissertation, coming as it does
from one OF the most influential
church journals in the Southland.
The way has been pointed out and
the conditions portrayed must be
peculiarly humiliating to the better
class of our people who have sought
the protecting influence of one of
the most aristocratic and intellect
ual religious organizations in the
world.
| That they have. in q large measure
involuntarily sacrificed large pro-
portion of their racial self-respect
hardly admits of a question. That
they were endeavoring to regain that
portion OF it that was lost is evil
denced by their strenuous efforts to
secure long delayed recognition by
Drecipitating a contest for Negro
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-09-28

every race loving Negro In the Unit
ed States. This is the bedrock
principle of the whole discussion.
Rev. Meade Clark has gone to the
bottom of the contention and given
voice to a truth that is as eternal as
the pillars of the Almighty WIN
our educated people see2 VIII they
realize the force and effect Of all that
this true child of God" has made
plain to them2" VIII they be blind
TO the facts and shut their eyes to
historical truths for it must not be
forgotten that history repeats itself
and that the cycles of time to-day are
but duplicates of those that have
gone on before? Let us hope that
they viii.
And again:
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-09-28

Granting that the general con-
vention shall find some means of
kindllng an interest in the WORK FOR
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-09-28

But the danger of secession" and
the founding of "schismatic
Church III we give them the Epis-
copate. Again. is this Church will
iug Co confess that in an these years
DC has failed TO produce one soli-
nry trustworthy son among am It's
thousands of Negro communicates
ls IL willing 60 put such q STIGMA on
IT'S Negro communicates as this
charge suggests m then the re-
suit OF am fits preaching 60. and teach
! ing of Negroes ls utter untrustwor-
! tbiness. the statement is n confession
or absolute failure. and an utter con-
domination OF au our present meth
DDS
The rlain meaning of such n
charge is that we have failed 60
teach morals and build up charac-
ter. and if this DE true. our whole
present work is "a sham and q delu-
sion. For "Churchmansbip" that
does not teach morals and eventuate
/ iu character is ana onCnsc 90 God and
{ mau. Either We have mon among
I our Negro commandments who arc no
Ito lead and absolutely trustworthy.
7 or our whole work has been and is.
Cd failure. and the sooner &C. is given
Iup or retolutionizcd the better.
We did not think that here was "a
I man iu the Episcopacy. who would
I dare to take such q stand ass is hero
in portrayed by these plain. outspok-
en- utterances.
This journal continues:
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teachers and leaders. and allow him
TO develop on his own race lines and
according TO his own race instincts.
for only thus viii he ever truly de-
velOp at all. And surely the Anglo
Saxon is the last man 20 DENY
the righteousness of race instinct
and ideals. But We are told there
is no Negro in the Church fitted for
leadership. If this be true. then
the Church. by its own confession
stands self-condemned. If after for
ty odd years of work. with gener-
alton of Negroes born and grown
TO middle-age in freedom. this
Church has so far trained no single
capable and efficient ann. then IL is
high time we were wiping out an
our present methods and beginning
again from the very foundation.
Certainly, there is some radical
defect In the methods when. I'm more
than an entire generation. working
among millions of people, az an ex-I
pense OF hundreds of thousands of
dollars. not one single capable aud
efficient leader has been developed.
II this be true, then the African
Methodist and African Baptist
Churches have far outstripped us.
and set ms am example worthy Of i'm
tation. And the institution that
trained Doctor Booker r. Washing
ton has put us everlastiugly to shame
Surely with such results as they have
produced, we are dishonored by the
confession that we have failed TO
produce one solitary leader
What argument can rofute these
assertions? They speak for them
selves and we will not mar their ef-
feet by any additional comment.
The Southern ghrrcbr,,r ,,,,+t-,
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What hen. shall be done2 Why
simply recognize facts, and build
our methods on the recognition and
acceptance OF those facts. Recog-
nize that r the Negro IS ever 10 come
into The Church. lie must so come
as 20 be able to preserve HIS self
respect for we had better leave him
out OF The Church than 20 bring him
In at the expense of his racial self
respect He must be given his own
teachers and his own leaders: for
no teacher or leader of an alien
race can so enter into his aspirations
| and ideals as to be, in any true
sense, a real leader and teacher 10
| him. We plead for an autonomous
Chinese and Japanese and African
Church, because we believe that only
by such a Church can these races
ever be evangelized, and permanent
| ly organized into a Church. II
these things be true In China AMI
Japan and Africa, what is there in
the atmosphere OF America TO pre-
vent them from being equally true
in this country? The race. in com
ing 10 this country. has changed Us
skies, not its nature, and still re
mains. so far as the Anglo-Saxon Is
concerned an alien race. And the
southern Churchman maintains. as
an eternally true thesis that no race
was ever thoroughly evangelical and
permanently enthusiastically organ
lied by members of an alien race.
The above language should be
craven and enshrined in the heart OF
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-08-29
STEAMER HITS TUG; 5 PERISH
The 6arnstable Sinks the Towboat
Gerry or Sparros's Point.

The 6arnstable Sinks the Towboat
Gerry or spsrrow's Point
Baltimore. Md Aug 27-The stand
ard Dredging company's tug Gerry. OF
Wilmington. Del. was sunk in a COLI
sion with the British steamer Barn
stable in the Pstapsco river. on Spar
rows Point Five men lost their lives
1ut of % who were on the tugboat
Six OF the survivors clambored up
the side OF the steamer by means OF
The anchor chain. The remainder were
picked up by the steamers boat or
swan to a dredge moored nearby. The
names Of the missing men follow:
W. 4. Boyd. OF Baltimore. pilot. T.
J. Ehbert. OF Brooklyn. \. Y. cook:
Charles Cherry. OF Baltimore. mess boy
Of the tug. J. r. Johnson. of Whining
ton. Del, captain. and Charles White.
address unknown. deck hand OF the
dredge.
Confusion OF signals seems to have
caused the accident. each side assert
ing that the other was at fault Cap
tain Davidson. OF the Barnstable said
that when the vessels were within
about 100 feet OF each other the tug
suddenly changed its course. and at
tempted to cross the steamers bows.
Before the latter could be stopped t.
struck the tug. sending Il to the bot
tom in a few minutes. The Barnsta-
BILE was not damaged.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-08-29
BOILER BLOWS UP
Seriously Injuries Four Persons and
Started Fierce Fire.

seriously INJURIES ' our persons ana
Started Fierce Fire.
Scranton. Pa. Aug p The cxplo-
sion OF a boiler in Robins & Spenccr's
-four and feed mills here. resulted in
the serious injury of four persons. and
was responsible for n FIRE which de-
strovcd the plant ami that OF Armour
& Co adjoining The fire entailed an
estimated loss OF $4,000. partly Gov
cred by insurance
Carlos W Robbins. one Of the mill
proprictors, was perhaps fatally in.
jurei in the explosion He was in a
rear room when the explosion &C
Cured. and was buried under mass
OF debris. Tc iremen were compelled
10 chop their way to him with axes.
and he was rescued with the FIRE rag
ing about him Several Of his ribs
were fractured and he was cut about
the face and head and is reported in
a dangerous condition. Fred Stevens.
a bookkeeper. was cut about the face
and body. and Hilda Zeigler. aged :
years and Samuel Seimalla. a boy
were burned. bruised and cut.
The flames made rapid progress. the
destruction OF the mill and tho Ar
mour plant were complete. Several
meat plants in the vicinity caught FIRE
but were saved by the heroic work Of
the firemen
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-08-29
Southern Railway

\. B.-foiowing schedule figures published A.
Information. and are not guaranteed.
Schedule effective MAY -6th. 1907.
Trains leave Washington from Penn-ylv ania
station
ZOO -. m naiy-LoclA for Warrenton Dan
fl'4f an WAY stations.
so a. GA DAHy-Iocal for Harrsonburx Va
900 . Daily ulted states Fast Mail
fir-t-clA-- COACHES and draw inz- room -leeper to
Nrv Orleans. 'Nuiug car service.
HOO a. I'D. daily " a=hington and Florida
Limited. Through coaches and sleeper To Co
mmuis. savannah aud Jacksonville. Dining
4oi p. ui Week Day~-Iocal tor Harrf-onburs
aul Wy stations on Manassas Branch.
4 80 uAily-i4ocal Tor Narrrnton and
Charlottesville. For Strlsburg week days
SO D. m. bAily-NeW NorB -. Atlanta. III
pr---- fi-s- class coa.a To Atlanta Sleeper To
columbus. Ca MONDAYS Wednesdays FRIDAYS
sunset Route Tourist sleeper. Washington to
san Francisco.
press. First class coach and sleeper ~ Colum-
aia aud Augusta. Dining car "A la carte
l0i5 q. IA. uaily-NeW York and Memphis
Limited via Lynchnursl --fir-t class coach aud
sleeping car 10 Roanoke. Knoxville. Chatta
aon1a. birmingham and Memphis, sleeper To
NrN orleans. Dining car service.
hoo p. no. Daly-New York and New Orleans
Limited -Au Pullman trains. club and obzerva-
unN cars To Nrw orleans. sleeper - Azhville
service.
Trains leave Richmond Tor ,he south ~ FOL
oN-. Daily. a. 70. itl5 "a m. llsO q. m. week
lay- . g. NJ makes connections at Danville for
All points south. Pullman sleeper Trains
arrive klcbmou $50 a M. 3 r. D. m. and Sis
70. m. daily, = 80 a. ma. week days.
Through trains from the south arrive Wash
u-ton s.'iS "a m.. IS a. s05 a. m.. daily. 20
D il. 81 . 10. llio o. M. and n 40 y. m. daily
inru-pururg H. - ,. m. week days and 30 D.
do. daily From Charlottesville. SIG a. m and
80 o. iu. From StraShurg IL a m. week DAYS
l'Act~, sleeping car reservations, and detailed
NOMINATION can b- had al ticket once. 7os 18th
q. all Pa ave and Pennsylv Ania station
bra-sa-e checked through from hotels and resi-
ieucf-
Phone 1890 for T.. r. Il Cab service
o. u. AtN EiT y. T.. and Gen Man
% NAHnNitk. Pass. TrAfic MIR.
q IAN ioE. ten. Pass AGENT
o s. BRO y. General agent
Washington. u. c.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-08-29
NEGRO SHOT POLICEMAN
Speedy Action Prevented a Lynchlne
At South Bethlehem. Pa.

~ south Bethlehem. Pa.
Allentown. Pa. Aug ~ George
Schuman. member OF the South Beth.
lenem police force. was shot and killed
hy William Jones. southern negro
On the tracks of the Philadelphia *
Reading railroad Three shots were
fred az Schuman az close range Two
shots entered the right breast and the
third penetrated the right shoulder
Despite the terrible wounds Schuman
walked 20 police headquarters. and
WIKI his dying easps reported that he
had been shot Boy a negro. He then
became unconscious and died 10 min.
utes later
Schuman fired two shots ar his as
sailant. Two hours later a wounded
negro was found in a lumber yard VIC
answered the description OF the man
A. soon as the killing OF OmceI
Schuman became nown intense ex
element prevailed. and the south
bethlehem police realized that speedy
action would have TO De taken 90 pre-
vent lynching IN automobile wa.
secured and the negro was rushed O.
the Easton Jail where he is now con
lnei Chief Kelley had 20 draw his
revolver on the mob that attacked the
automobile
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-08-29
NUGGETS OF NEWS

Charles Andrews. of South Bend.
Ind. shot and killed his wife in hotel
at Chicago and then committed sui
eide.
The 11th annual convention OF the
American OesteOpathlc association.
was held at the jamestown EXPOSE
ton.
William w. Schuyler. for 80 years
president Judge OF the Northampton
county. Pa. courts. died at Easton.
aged 70 years.
The comptroller of the currency Is
sued call for a statement as to the
condition Of national hanks at the close
Of business August %
An explosion in George Sherer Il
Co.'S hardware store at Cedar Falls.
Ia started fire that caused damage
10 the extent of $4,000