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Funeral of Prominent Woman.

The funeral OF Mrs. Emily Bar
reinger. who died Friday afternoon.
June 1fth at her home. Greensboro.
y. c.. took place from the Shiloh
Baptist Church The impressive ser
vice which was conducted by Rev.
DR.. Thomas H. Atkins was attended
by large crowd at the Shiloh Bap-
tist Church OF which the deceased
was consistent member for more
than Il years.
Mrs. Barringer died at the age
OF 80 years. She said she was ready
90 go. that her life's work was end
ed and requested that DR.. Atkins
preach her funeral and that Mrs.
Katie Grasty sing "On Jordan's
stormy Bank I Stand and Cast a
Wishful Eye"
Every available seat IN Shiloh was
occupied aud many were turned a
way unable TO get a seat Mrs. Bar
ringer leaves n husband. nine chill
drcn and a host OF friends TO mourn
their loss. The funeral eulogy de-
livered by Or. Atkins was indeed
tender and pathetic. and at times
there was not dry face in that
great church. Dr. Atkins ended by
saying. THAT FAR above the ancient
tracks OF planets and the burning
paths OF melting worlds and incine-
rated systems the great white throne
OF Jesus Christ the Son OF God ap-
pears and around him bright con-
claves and concatinatcd files OF the
unbroken ranks OF the eldest cnil-
dren OF eternity glitter. as II color
ed by the lightning's flash. And
the deep rolling thunders shake the
mansions of the dead. stir the sleep
ing millions from center 20 the ut
most poles OF humanity and rising
20 the Judgment bar. we will see our
dear sister again" The Doctor was
indeed az his best and this sermon
will live IN the walls OF Shiloh and
Greensboro
The deceased was a member OF
Household OF Ruth Lodge. No. 6S3
and Eastern Star. The following
were the pan bearers; Messrs. w. p.
Snipes. G ID. Sharppe. G. L. sharpe,
w. w. Donnel. G. W Stanheld. ].
w. Harris, George Eccles and Silas
Graves.
The following ministers took part
in the services: Rev. +. ID. Ware OF
the Baptist Church. Revs. Gibson and
Jones OF the NJ r. Church. Revs.
Frazier and Johnson OF the Sancti-'
fed and Baptist
Yours for Heaven.
WA. NORRIS STATION
Deacon Shiloh Bapt. Ch.
Greensboro, y. c.
"Sleep on beloved, sleep and take
thy rest.
Lay down your head upon the
Saviour's breast:
We love thee well. but Jesus loves
thee best,
Good night, good night"
Richmond planet., 1907-06-29

Scholars.
MONROE sCHoOI-Honor Pupils.

MONROE SCHoOL-Honor Pupils.
4B GRADE-,First Honors: Albert
Dabney William Lester, Malinda
Jackson, Lucretia Johnson.
Second Honors: Mary Booker, Jen-
ME Binford, William Banks, VoigiIia
Ellis, Ruth Evans, Mary Ford. Fred.
Grey, William Hamilton. Walter Har
ris, John Hopkins, Rosa Harris. FL
lise Harris, Lille Jackson, lorence
Jackson. Alex. Lewis, Lee Morton.
Russell Mickens. Arthur Matthews.
Pearl Mosby, Ethel Mosby. Annie
Price, Lucille Smith. James Sire, Ar
isia Williams.
Others Promoted: William Black,
Rebecca cambridge. Kate Hewin. Net
tie Funn, Kate Hopson, Charles
Branch, James Shelton, James
Vaughn. BraXton Payne.
"A GRADE-First Honors: Lii
liam Scott, Annie Watts, Elizabeth
Watkins, Sallie Cherry, Wyndham
cambridge.
Second Honors: Maria Moore, Err
nest Liggins, Carrie Hudson, Gladys
Hill, Celestine Lee.
(COnt;nued on Eighth Page.)
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THAT MICROSCOPIC TEST.

During the progress of this exam
ination OF the men the War Depart
ment caused a microscopic examina-
tion TO be made of the exploded shells
that had been picked up in tie
streets OF Brownsville, with the re-
suit. as stated in the report OF the
experts who made the examination.
that II showed without doubt that
the shells so pickc1 up in the streets
of Brownsville had been fired out of
four certain guns.
ut was further shown that one of
these guns was on the night OF the
shooting in an armchest under lock
and key in the room OF the quarter
master sergeant OF that company.
and that IL had never been fred. ex-
cept only on the target range at Fort
Niobrara. All OF the other three
guns were shown to have been in tae
hands OF the men who were In line,
and not one OF them was fred that
night. nor had any one of them ever
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Baptizing Converts.

The revival season has about
closed and the work done was not as
satisfactory as in former years. On
the second Sunday morning in June.
Rev. r.. V. Peyton, d. ID. pastor of
the Sixth Mt Zion Baptist Church
baptized III candidates. On that
same Sunday Rev. w. T. Johnson, ID.
d., pastor OF the First Baptist Church
baptized As and Rev. Z. ID. Lewis,
ID. D., pastor OF the Second Baptist
Church baptized about Sc.
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Gone to be With Jesus.

After an illness of several days du-
ration. Mr.. Edward J. Johnson, the
devoted, son OF Mildred and Peyton
Johnson and the husband Of Mary e
Johnson. died at his residence, rs
w. Charity Street. Wednesday night,
about 11:I5 p. NJ
His funeral took place Sunday
morning from Jasper's Memorial
Church OF which ne had been a mem
ber ! 8 years. The profusion of flow
ers was a ut testimony OF the sym
pathy OF his many friends The ser
vices were conducted by Rev. r. v.
Peyton. The beautiful solo. "In
Deaths City" was rendered by Mrs.
Mary +. Washington.
Royal Lodge. Knights of Pythias
and Olivette Court, Order of Calan-
the of which he neld membership.
were out to pay the last tribute OF
respect.
His casket was tenderly borne by
members Of Royal Lodge. Honorary:
Messrs. Darius Harris. John Brown
Thomas Archer, Prof. j. A Mayo.
He leaves a wife. 3 small children
mother and father and other relatives
and friends to mourn their loss.
'He has gone to live with Jesus.
Away in Glory land;
He is gone TO swell the number
That live at Gods right hand
In health he was a blessing.
IN sickness suffered much.
But Jesus said, Come unto me.
My Kingdoms made of such.
HIS MOTHER.
Richmond planet., 1907-06-29
Colored High school of Manchester
Closes.

The 18th Annual Commencement
Exercises of the Colored High School
held June Is, 1907 in the First Bap-
tist Church. 18th and Decatur Sts..
was one of the grandest In its his
tory
Promptly at Sis O'Clock to the
aweet strains of music played by
Miss Bertha Z. Hughes, the grad
yates entered. after which an ex-
cellent programme was rendered.
The graduates are as follows: Mr.
Othello r. Howell, Miss ode A. Sell
den, Miss Martha r Smith, Miss
Mayme b. Nelson, Miss Augie l..
Miller. Miss Elise Nj. Robinson.
Seated on the rostrum were Supt.
D. l.. Pulliam and Board, Principal
]. II. Blackwell, Prof. J. z. Jones
of =. u. T., Prof. c. l.. Umpee and
other distinguished gentlemen.
The Essays, Recitations and mus
ical numbers rendered By the grad
yates were greatly enjoyed and they
were loudly applauded. One Of the
most interesting features of the oc-
casion was the address 70 the grad
uate by Prof. j. f. Jones, of V. L. u.
His subject ''The Duty the Educated
Owe to the Uneeucated" was skill
fully handled and no doubt proved
much benefit TO all who heard aim.
Encouraging remarks were made by
Supt. ID. l.. Pulliam, Mr.. Benjamin
p. Owens and f. IL Wells, Esq.
The following prizes were award
ed: Miss Edna Drumgoode. prize in
Mathematics; Miss Hilton,
prize for Department: Master Conley
Manning, prize for highest examina-
tion mark.
Prizes having been awarded Prin-
cipal Blackwell proceeded TO give
some data regarding the history OF
the school. He outlined the number
OF graduates which the school had
sent out touched on some OF the
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Richmond Normal School Graduating
Exercises.

The First Baptist Church was
packed Friday evening, June 14th.
with a brilliant audience, composed
OF both white and colored persons
to witness the commencement exer-
cises of the Richmond Normal School
In the choir gallery. back of the ros-
trum were the white teachers Of the
school. On the rostrum were Mr..
-- Bagby. Major J. II. Capers. Su-
perintendent Fox and Mayor Carlton
Mccarthy.
The musical part OF the programme
was under the management OF Mr.
Walter c. Mercer. Principal s. D.
Turner, Jr.. is in charge OF this
school and gave evidence OF having
kept it up TO a high standard. The
programme was AZ Improvement on
the one OF last year Miss Serena
Robinson attracted much attention
by her excellent rendition OF "In the
Tolls OF the Enemy" while Miss Eva
Graham. the accomplished daughter
of Rev. Or. W. +. Graham gave evi-
dence OF remarkable gift for music
In her skillful rendition OF a piano
solo Mayor McCarthy's address
was the feature OF the evening and
mediate and lasting favor
The following was the programme:
Entrance of graduates and post
graduates: Lady Arise" (from "The
Dream, by COsta) the school: reel
tation. a Plea for Patriotism" Rus
sell Walker: "Juanita." the school.
Scene from The Merchant OF Ven
ice (act W. normal class. "The
&c rrrn .,r .r..,
Scene from THE Tempest" (act W
normal class; "Slumber Song"
LOhr). the school. recitation. "In
the Tolls OF tn Enemy" Miss Sere-
lla Robinson. instrumental solo. Miss
Eva Graham: recitation. "Musfard
Plasters. Miss Blanche Walton.
Swing Song" normal class: address
Hon. Carlton Mccarthy: Spring
Song" the school: delivery of di-
piOmgS. James II. Capers. chairman
of School Board: Aud Lang Syne.".
the school
The following is the list OF grad
yates.
January. 19O7-Miss Mary Eliz-
abeth Ammons. Miss Mary Magda-
lcne Barrett. Miss Willie Louise
Brock. Miss Bessie Gwendola Brown.
.NAe' A-tnl' AofAti Alt AAIAtls MISS I "a
mar Estelle Carter. Miss Mamie Lou
Daggett Miss Lille Belle Fox. Miss
Eva Lee Graham. Miss Alberta r
dith Hughes. Miss Lillian Pearl Jack
son, Mr.. Peter Carlyle Jones, Miss
Florence Augusta Taylor. Miss Lou
ise c. TIlton, Mr.. Russell Eccles r.
Walker, Miss Ophelia Myrtle Wash
ington, Mr.. George Ruhn White
June, 1907-Miss Lottie Irene
Brown. Miss Della Ellen Caskie, Miss
Bessie Courtney Edwards. Miss Co
lista Viola Greyy, Mr Edward Hilton
stanton. Miss Mamie Lee Johnson.
Miss Ora Arnita Johnson, Miss Re
becca Thomasine Mitchell.
Post Graduates, January. 1907
Miss Alice Belle Johnson. Miss Cor
alease Aretha Norren. Miss Marie
Regina Stokes. Miss Rosa Ellen Toast
June. 19O7-Miss Elsie Beatrice
Carter, Miss Virginia Belle Lee. Miss
Carrie Eta Young, Miss Godie Let
Ia Young
Miss Edna Debbress. who failed
to make the average in one study
has been given permission 10 so on
with the class and make up the de-
hciency during the next term.
Richmond planet., 1907-06-29

citizens of Athens protested. He an
swered that an enlisted man is more
or less ward OF the Government.
and If the Government STEPS In mere
" 70 see that he is tried accordiuc
10 law, IL seems 10 me that il Is an
exercise OF a discretion which the
Government has
That answer was a credit TO both
his head and his heart. The reason
that prompted him prompted me. I
thought that what a white soldier was
entitled 90 at Athens, Ohio. "a Negro
soldier was entitled 20 at Browns
Vile. Texas
u do not question the good faith
Continued on Eighth Page.)
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"A Grand Sacred Concert will be
given at Third Street A. NJ. z. Church
Sunday, June 80, 1907 at $3.50 p.
M. under the auspices of the famous
]. p. Dashiell Quartette. most ex-
cellent programme will be rendered.
Hon. Carlton Mccarthy will deliver
an address. Admission Free.
Mr.. ]. Patrick Smith left the
city June 20, for New London, Wes-
terly and Watch Hill. r. I. to spend
the summer His many friends wish
him a pleasant stay and successful
season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney NJ Stan
ton have moved back to their resi-
dence at No. f. Leigh Street.
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TENNANT-ROANE.

The marriage OF Miss Leila Ele-
nora Roane OF Brooklyn, New York.
to DIR. Albert Alonzo Tennant OF
Richmond, Va. will take place Tues
day evening June IS, 1907 at Saint
Angustine's Protestant Episcopal
Church. Brooklyn, n. Y. At home,
at their residence, 1908 ~. Fourth
Street, Richmond, Va. Sunday. June
80, 1907 from TO 6 p. NJ. No
cards Friends invited.
Richmond planet., 1907-06-29

cd TO the President TO show conclu-
sively that some men Of the battal-
ion were the raiders and that otner
men OF the battalion had knowledge
Of their identity bat would not dis
close t.
'"rhe testimony and the reports
upon which the President acted seem
cd unreliable and insufficient 20 es-
tablish guilt. After it had been dis
sccted in the discussions in the Sen
ate the President, apparently recog-
niziug its uncertain and unsatisfac-
tory quality. sent Mr.. Purdy, Assis-
tant Acknowledgement and Major
Blocksom 90 Texas 20 take testimony
10 establish the fact They took the
afhdavits Of a great many witnesses.
They also secured a lot of shells and
clips and cartridges and bullets
from the streets and houses of
Brownsville. The shells and clips
and cartridges and bullets all seem
ed 20 indicate that the firing party
had used army ammunition and the
army rife
Richmond planet., 1907-06-29
PRICE. FIVE CENTS

past and present history OF the
school and the industrial feature.
which has lately been added.
The exercises closed with n med
ley sung by the school and bene-
diction by Or. A. A. Graham OF Burx
vile. Va. Mr.. r. A. Johnson con-
Quoted the music while Miss Bertha
E. Hughes displayed her skill in
handling the organ.
Richmond planet., 1907-06-29
THE CHARGE FROM THE WHITE
HOUSE.

THE President sent this testimo-
ny TO the Senate, stating in the mes
sage transmitting IL that IL left no
room for doubt that some Of the sol
diers were guilty of shooting up the
town and that many OF them who did
not participate in the firing neces-
.sarily had knowledge as 20 the iden-
uty or the raiders and were guilty
OF Withholding that knowledge
1T was after this testimony was
so transmitted that the investigation
was ordered by the Senate. The
purpose OF the investigation was not
only generally to establish the facts,
but
ITO give the men a chance to
be heard in their own defense.
"2.-TO fix the identity Of the col
diers guilty Of the shooting, If any
OF them were guilty.
'3.-To ascertain and report all
other important facts connected
with the shooting which it might be
possible to establish.
There were 167 non-cOmmission-
ed officers and men discharged with
out honor. About sixty of these nave
been called and examined as witness
es. These men were all examined
very carefully and cross-examined
very rigidly. The effect of all this
testimony was to show that there
was not a missing cartridge nor a
dirty gun in the whole battalion. that
the soldiers were in a good state of
discipline, under entire control and
without any resentment such as
would prompt such a conspiracy and
such a crime because OF any mis-
treatment they or any of them might
have received at the hands of the
citizens of Brownsville.
Richmond planet., 1907-06-29
Dear Editor:
Twenty-nfh Anniversary.

Prof. and Mrs. J. +. Jones. cele-
brated their twenty-hfth wedding an
niversary at their cosy home. No.
$50 st. James Street, last Tuesday
night. Many friends called to pay
their respects and the silver offer
ings were select and beautiful.
Richmond planet., 1907-06-29

Mrs. Miles c. Debbress is out
again after a severe spell OF sickness.
Mrs. Jane Reed OF 31S ~. 4th
St.. who has been i'll is improving.
Subscribe now. The PLANET
is only $50 per year
Richmond planet., 1907-06-29

Planet Prizes.

Miss Sarah J. Harris OF Nottoway
Va. secured II subscribers TO the
PLANET and q china set was sent
TO her. In her letter TO us under
date of the 14th inst. at Petersburg,
Va, she says:
Dear Editor:
! received the dinner set Monday
before leaving home and / was sur
prised to know that I could get such
lovely prize for the little service
have rendered to The PLANET.
am delighted with the set"
Read the list OF prizes in this
issue and work for what you want.
Richmond planet., 1907-06-29

m MOI o t a HI he steps in merely t tina he IS
to
pmpe him n1umpd hout wt ntt Athens
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THAT PRESIDENTIAL ORDER.

Speaking of the Brownsville affair
Senator Foraker said in part:
THE investigation has not yet
been concluded. All know, however,
what has been accomplished.
THAT this may be the better un-
derstood IL is we'll to recall that the
Presidents order dismissing tae bat
talon without honor was based on
certain reports made by officers OF
the Inspector-General's Department
and certain testimony taken by the
citizens OF Brownsville. This seem
Richmond planet., 1907-06-29
,een nred except az Folt Niobrara.
40 ROOM FOR Dl9PUTE.

been nred except at For' Niobrara
no ROOM FOR DI7PUTE.
This fact as 10 thee three guns
being dependent on human testimony
might De disputed. but as TO the 9th
er sun which was I'm The arm chest
there was no room for dispute 10
could not have been fred and was
not fred that night From this fact
.it necessarily follows that IL any of
the shells picked up In the streets
of Brownsville were fired out Of that
gun, then they were not fred at
Brownsville the night OF the raid.
but at Fort Niobrara before the bat
talon left Nebraska. 10 was easy
20 account for the presence OF the
shells in Brownsville. for long be
fore IL was known that any such
question would arise IL had been
proved that Company y brought from
Fort Niobrara a large box filed with
exploded smells and clips. &C. which
stood on the back porch of their
barracks uncovered for some davs
following their arrival during which
time any one so disposed might have
removed the shells and clips there
from which were afterward found in
the streets.
The effect OF all this testimony.
when properly analyzed and weighed
went TO show that no one in the bat
talon was connected with the raid
n Brownsville. and that all the men
were innocent both of participation
in the raid and of wrongfully with
holding knowledge with respect to it,.
They simply had nothing whatever
TO do with il. Thus the soldiers
were acquitted a second time"
TEXANS TESTIMONY WORTHLESS
Mr.. Foraker said that most of the
personal testimony taken was worth
less, because IL relates to matters
about which there was no DISPUTE.
The only question. he said. about
which there has been a controversy
Is whether or not the men VINO did
the shooting were soldiers of the
garrison or were somebody else.
Continuing, Senator Foraker said:
Various people said they heard
the shooting. went TO their windows
looked out into a night of unusual
darkness, and at a distance ranging
all the way from , feet up to $50
feet saw the men who were doing
the firing and recognized them as
Negroes wearing the uniform of Z
nited States soldiers.
"All the officers Of the battalion,
in addition to everything else tnat
they said in favor of their men, tes-
titled that the night was so dark that
it was impossible to tell a colOred
man from a white man without the
aid of artificial light at a distance OF
ten to twelve feet Major Penrose
testified that he could not tell ais
officers, who were white, from his
enlisted men, who were colored, ten
feet away from him, and that he
could not tell at that distance from
him anything about clothing. The
testimony of every other officer was
to the same effect These officers
are all intelligent, honorable, nigh
minded men.
USED SECRETARY TAFT'S Lam
GUAGE.
why have / bothered myself a.
bout this matter? My critics have
assigned good many reasons, all of
a reprehensible character Let me
tell you the real reason and let me
tell IL in the language of Secretary
Taft / refer to what he said wnen
Athens, Ohio. was shot up two or
three years ago by a lot of white
soldiers OF the ra0plar army v,h n
Richmond planet., 1907-06-29

Xcnia. Ohio. June 20.-Senator
!. B. Foraker attracted thousands
here to-day 60 hear his address at
the forty-fourth commencement OF
Wilberforce University Colored pco
pie have been arriving from all over
the country for several days
The Senator received many ovations
during the day and there were thous
ands at the depot TO meet him when
he arrived from Cincinnati at 10:3J
this morning. All OF the G. 4. r.
men of the county. white and black.
with several brass bands, escorted
him from the depot uptown.
a short speech by the Senator ear
ly in the day served TO whet the ap-
petite OF the masses for HIS formal
address this afternoon. Mr. Fora
ker was introduced by former State
Senator J. G.. Carson. Wild enthus-
iasm greeted many OF his utterances.
That the Senator feels deeply the
position in which his controversy
with the President has placed him
was shown by this utterance, made
after his reference to the Browns
Vile affair:
If for what / have done in this
behalf I am 10 be eliminated from
public life. as has been proclaimed.
then let il be known that ! shall at
least carry with me into private life
the consoling satisfaction of feeling
and knowing that I have been re-
buked for an action that I shall new
er regret but always esteem as cred
liable to my heart as n man and TO
my sense of justice and duty as a
public oficial."
Richmond planet., 1907-06-29
USED SECRETARY TAFT's Ian
GUAGE.

why have / bothered myself a.
bout this matter? My critics have
assigned good many reasons. all OF
a reprehensible character. Let me
tell you the real reason and let me
tell IL in the language of Secretary
Taft. / refer to what he said wnen
Athens, Ohio. was shot up two or
three years ago by a lot of white
soldiers OF the regular army who
were encamped there with our Ma
tional Guard. He sent representa-
tives OF the Government to look after
the defence OF the men who had
been arrested for the crime. The
Richmond planet., 1907-06-29
A REFERENCE TO THE PAST

Senator Foraker opened his ad-
dress with the remark that 1t was
Just twenty-five years since he had
spoken 20 the graduates OF Wilber-
force. He then discussed the MIS-
tory that the college has made in
that time. the progress of the Ne
gro and the hopeful outlook.
He then mentioned the men prom
inent in Ohio and national affairs
who have died I'm those twenty-five
Hanna and others. OF President
Roosevelt he said.
AT that time Theodore Roosevelt
was barely known TO the American
people. but he too had been laying
the foundations broad and deep on
which he was TO build that remark
able character that has enabled him
not only 10 be President of the U
nited States but to ill the whole
world with the fame of his deeds. ."
Mr.. Foraker then talked of the
Spanish war, and the honorable part
the Negro took in it, saying:
They were represented among
the volunteers we raised for the
Spanish-American war Thev were
gallantly represented among the reg
ulars who fought the battles in Cuba
No braver troops bore the flag to vic
tory in that contest than the Ninth
and Tenth Cavalry and the Twenty
fourth and Twenty-ffth Infantry
They were represented on every fir
ing line and some OF them perished
in every clash OF arms They died
fighting side by side with the white
soldiers, and wherever there was
hard service or dangerous duty to
be performed they were present and
did their full share.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-27
AUCTION SALES.

AUCTION SALES.
MONDAY morning, 1920 a. m. Jan. q.
/ will sell at public auction the contents
of Groom residence of DR.. Beers. No. 80
r. Sd So; furniture practically new;
Buck steel range, cost SOC. 90: 5000 dav-
export. fine bookcase. beautiful rugs and
carpets. dishes. etc. Don't miss this sale
G. E. Osterloh, Auctioneer.
FURNITURE Of groom house. IA
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