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Richmond planet., 1908-07-11
Witnesses:
$4,000 Endowment Paid.

Richmond, Va, July ?. 'Os
rms Is to certify that / nave re-
celVed from John Mitchell Ir
Trahd Chancellor of the Grand
Lodge OF Virginia. Knights OF Pvth-
ias; n A.. s. A, E. A., A. ana a
DSioo.O0) One Hundred and F5ffy
dollars In payment of the death,
clalm OF Sir Gabriel Iverson who
was member or Blooming Lily
Lodge No. Is. Richmond. va
Witnesses: N
f. L. Lucas.
6 Rakar N N n ~
Richmond planet., 1908-07-11
CORONER TAYLoR's OPINION.

Looking over the ground. Or. Tav-
LOT SAID that SO far as he was able
TO judge, IL was a plain case OF sui
clde- AZ the time Perry jumped o.
yer the rail the yard was FUN of
guards. Even had he landed safely
there would not have been the least
possibility of his escape. Perry WIS
a native OF North Carolina. but was
convicted in the courts Of Virginia.
Richmond planet., 1908-07-11

There will be- an old time Concert
az the ST. Luke Hall Tuesday. July
l4th, 10y the Jolly Crowd of West
Wood called the Quickstepners. Ad-
mission 10 cents and lots of things
free.
Richmond planet., 1908-07-11

FotND-A parcel of dry-goods on
leigh Street, between St Peter
St and Brook Ave. Apply to 5I4
y. Third Street.
Richmond planet., 1908-07-11
RICHMOND VIRGINIA SATURDAY. JULY II. 1908

for them. Yes. every one Of them
from the mountain peak TO laughing
waters OF America. The time and
money that the colored men spend in
trying 10 tree politics they had bet
ter save for their future service.
Think about all the delegates from
different districts and counties. Yes
they went as republicans and not a
one of them could be seated as they
ought to have been. The vile pre-
judice was uncorked by the sulphur
haired men and the perfume diseased
the last one of them against the Ne
gro delegates and there is no help
for it,
say that the Afro-Americau has
Institutions enough OF his own and
he can build with honor without
bOlding up a political institution
and then cant inherit it, Let us
move another round higher.
Yours.
a. A. FENNELL
p. ST saw n Few months ago I'm
Tho PLANET q few words concern
Ing the Negro trade and where ne
traded. ! viii say more about it
later on. I say to the colored lead
ers In this campaign speak 20 the
point and tell us what TO do. Don Z
wait until the plum falls and the
hogs have eaten them and then speak
OF what we ought TO have done
What I mean is this Tell MS what
10 do now. Don't wait until the
President is elected Please let MS
see now The time TO prepare for
war is in time OF peace. I'm the con-
dition that the political situation is
i'm. the men that DO the most talk
Ing cant get Crumb. More later.
A. a. r.
Richmond planet., 1908-07-11

Mr.. Henry Jones OF Washington.
-. =. was entertained last Sunday at
the nome or Mr.. John Goosby.
Richmond planet., 1908-07-11

-. IuCdb.
S. S. Baker, ID. ID. G.. C.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-10

the night in 1901 when s. III. Alexandei.
the clerk. reused from bed by a call at the
door, was met by two masked men WIN
guns. who forced him TO open the sa1e.
Alexander was hardly more than a n"S:
AS the safe swung open one ROPER ialh
his revolver on top and stopped I'D
examine the interior.
All this time. slipping from point 10
point. the cat had watched proceedings,
and at this critical instant seeming 70
recognize the boys peril sprang upon
the highwayman. savagely clawing his
face The other turned MS head III
alarm while Alexander. who had pro-
cured the gun. shot Emma's Antagonist:
The other man rushed To the heIp ot
his comrade and they made OF. leaving
the young fellow for dead. They Win
two accomplices were caught before DAY
light. two of the marauders eNpiatine
their offenses on the gallows. while tne
other two were imprisoned for life. Ana
Emma? Emma watched by the bedside
of the wounded Alexander who was
nursed back to life by his pretty hancee
a nd married 20 her on what was SO near
IN his deathbed. Alexander was reward
ed for his bravery by the government.
hut this stanch defender knew no reward
but love
Since then the black cat the mother
Of numerous progeny has nightly kept
vigil at McCleIlan's Last night whlle
crossing the tracks to her duty she was
run over and killed by train. When
the trainmen found the little mangled
body Of their four-footei friend they
tenderly carried IL to a place of safety
and yesterday Emma was given an impos-
ing funeral. Many attended 10 pay a
tribute of respect TO the sagacity and
dauntless bravery OF the feline waif thai
had earned. a name and glory.
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orders in this state show that all or them
are making gains in membership. One
of the most striking. however. is the
enormous increase in the membership or
the subordinate lodges Of the knights OF
Pythias. So far the reports for the cur
rent year show a growth of between
600 and zoo and the year is not yet
closed. Grand Chancellor Dickinson. an
Episcopal minister. has been very actlVe
in visiting the lodges and in advocating
the readmission of former members He
has ceeded in organizing one or Two
new lodges this year and there are steps
afOOt for the organization OF hve more
| within the next few months. The Grano
Lodge is to meet at Staunton the 1oufth
Tuesday in May. at which time there
will be more than one hundred delegates
| in attendance.
The Dramatic Order Knights of Khoras-
san. the fun division of the order, Is to
go to StauntOn at the time and Will re-
ceive a large class of candidates Last
| year the Pythians showed slight de-
crease in membership. DIR. Dickinson Is
| to be reelected grand chancellor.
Eddie Brown. Walter Holmes and
Ernest Spotswood. all negro boys less
than fourteen years old. are In the colored
reformatOry till they shall have reached
| the age of twenty-One years. They were
| caught in the act OF stealing whisky and
cigars from the saloon of Shirley Ellis
Inc lrSt boy, fuOie BROWN. Is the tcduti
! Of the gang. His mother has long been
| suspected of running blind tiger and
| the police visited the woman's home after
| they had caught the boys stealing and
| they found a quantity of stuff hidden In
| the place. the officers saying that they
| have reason to believe that it had beer
stolen by the boys. The mother was sent
to Jail for six months for operating the
| tiger
victor Litchfield, a Henrico farmer, was
| trying to lead vicious horse few days
ago, and he placed the rope partly around
| his body in order to hold the animal. The
to run, and in doing so Mr.. Litchfield was
| dragged for a considerable distance. one
| of his legs and hip being broken. He
/ was found I'm an unconscious condition b,
| a colored woman. and when neighbors re
| sponded to carry, him TO his home the
mans foot was found TO be touching his
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MEETS A TRAGIC DEATH.
Cat That Defended the Mails and
Saved Life Is Killed,

ASHEVILLE. n. c.. May 9.-Emma mas
gone to her last account. her passing on
of pathetic tragedy-kiiled by the frienas
who loved her best-and II there De
niche above among the homely saints and
heroes whose deeds are the unf1inchins
devotion of every day. her small. little
form must surely fill it.
No one knew her patronymic. Whence
she came or whittier she was bound none
asked. Her simple dignity forbade all
questioning But when one night he'
black shadow fell softly across the
threshold of D. ]. Mcclellan store. where
the residents OF Emma township, an Ashe-
Vile suburb, collect their mail. and she
emitted an interrogative "Miaou, Nc
Clellan accepted her as good luck omen
and she straight way began her duties as
the post Office cat
She was christened Emma. for the
township, and took herself seriously from
the first. How seriously none guessed TIL
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IN THE OLD DOMINION
PRIMARIES POPULAR WITH
PEOPLE AND CANDIDATES.
special Correspondence Of The Star.

RICHMOND. Va. May ., 1908.
Gov. Swanson Senator Martin. Senator
Daniel and all the members of Congress
are said to be great champions OF the
primary plan of the democratic party in
this state. The fact that all these gentle
men are standing up for the plan does
not in the least concern that element of
the dominant party which has an
nounced its intention of either amending
the existing plan or else repeal II. The
effort to defeat the primary plan is gain
zig strength. say the friends OF that
scheme and they appear To be hopeful of
the outcome of. the struggle which is to
engage the attention of the members of
the state convention which assemblies at
Roanoke June II. The fact that all the
congressman have aligned for the primary
system is a surprise to the people of the
state. IL was generally expected that
al least two would announce their Oppo-
$ ton To the method. 1t is known that at
least one has expressed opposition To the
svstem. declaring that the expense was
the one thing which made IL unpopular.
And the gentleman in question has been
through at least one campaign when he
was forced to pay more for u nomination
than he anticipated.
The system is n popular one with the
people and with the candidates. a rule
The people like 1t because it prevents
conventions and mass meetings being Jug
gied. They do object to ii for the reason
that they are compelled TO so to the polls
oftener than they like. The candidates
are strong for the primary because the
people like the method of nominating Of
ficers. They object to the primary on &c
count of the excessive cost. All hands
favor some scheme whereby all the
parties shall have their candidates named
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for Office and the vote cast for all parties
at the same time, the state to pay the
actual expense of the primary. In that
way it will cease to be party measure.
mary would be the candidate of the party
in the general election. This Is the
scheme favored by some of the opponents
Of the primary law as at present existing.
Irish Soldiers Tribute.
One of the delegates to the national
conference Of the Society of st. Vincent
de Paul, which was in session here this
week. was an Irishman. He was some
sixty years old or more. He was tall
erect and dignified. He was a soldier in
the Confederate army and had followed
Cen Robert F.. Lee. He lives in a west
ern state. and when he came here he
went TO the old home Of Gen. Lee. now
the Virginia Historical Society's home
gaZed up at the marble tablet which
desigEates the building. lifted his hat
and then knelt in prayer. He paid no
attention to the crowd that stopped TO
see him., When he arose he went across
the street turned and faced the house
gave a diynified military salute. retraced
his steps and picked up his valise and
overcoat and went on his way. He did
not say Il word. and went his way undiS-
turbed That he is from the west was
EST ablished, but his name was not dis
closed.
Cary b. Jones. student at the Medical
College of Virginia. died day or two
ago from injuries received in foot ball
game Mr.. Jones was member of the
junior class and was president of that
| class for the year. He was hurt last
| fall and was confined to his room for
some time. In March of this year he was
| removed to Memorial Hospital. where he
underwent an operation. The operation
could not save him, however. and paraly-
| sis followed. He was twenty-five years
old. a native of Hampton and one of the
most popular men in college.
| The Virginia Hotel Mems Association
which holds two sessions each year. has
about decided TO take sea trip this year
I The association is to assemble i'm Nor
/ folk on the evening of June II. and will
| take a steamer bound for Providence r.
i. The trip will consume two nights and
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disease. He inclines to the belief that
the proper life for the negro is in the
countr,. with attention to his surround
ings. abundance of wholesome food and
plenty of fresh air and water
Carlin-Gordon Fight.
The Carhn-Gordon congressional con-
test for the congressional nomination in
the eighth district has assumed a phase
that engages the attention of the poll
ticians of the state and has caused a
great deal Of apprehension as to the final
outcome. Raleigh 7. Green, editor of
the Culpeper Exponent is one Of the
stanchest supporters of Mr.. A'arlin. Mr..
Green recently made the statement that
the vote in the county of Louisa last
7 year showed an increase of 80 per cent
over that of 1905 He also said that
there was little return in the way of de-
linquent taxes for the number of voters
that had been returned delinquent. but
who are said to have voted in the pri-
mary between Mr.. Gordon and MIR. Car
lin. The friends of Mr.. Gordon repudiate
the attacks of Mr.. Green. and some pretty
strong language is being used in the col
umns of the papers.
The resignation Of Bishop Augustin Van
de Vyver of the see OF Richmond ere
ated a good deal Of discussion among
the Catholics of the city and state. Bishop
Van de Vyver has occupied his present
position for some fifteen years, having
succeeded Bishop John J. Keane, lately
| of Washington. The reason for the resig-
nation of Bishop Van de VyVer is his
health, which has not been good for some
| years.
The bishop declines to discuss the mat
ter in any way whatever. for the first
news of the affair would have to come
from the pope and not from the bishop
The tender of a resignation from the
bishopric is very often not replied to. that
method of refusal to accept being fol.
| lowed in many cases. 1t is understood
that the bishop desires to return to
Belgium for long rest in case his
wishes are acceded to by the pope Bishop
Van de Vyver is very popular with all
! classes here.
Secret Orders Growing.
Reports of the growth OF the secrel
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a day and in this time the members Will
attend to the business which demands
their attention, and will be ready Tor the
diversions of the northern city by the
time the boat reaches its destination The
steamboat people have agreed to make a
special rate for the members or the as
ISOLATION for this occasion, and will make
the tickets good for thirty days, and pro-
vide for return of the visitors at such
time as they see fit within the time limit
Hides Lover From Police.
Miss Ollie Montgomery of this city Is a
pretty young woman. and she has paHed
the police of the town for more than
week. Arthur G. Butler. young man
of the city, is being sought for. He Is
wanted to answer a charge OF being dis
orderly and for escaping from the police
station. But he refuses to be found.
The charge against him is merely mis-
demeanor, but the fact that he escaped
from the police station is an infractlon
of the law that the police do not relish:
AS a matter of fact the door to ms cell
was left open and he merely walked GU.
and away He went into hiding, and
the girl was informed of the place She
carries food to him every day and talks
with him. but she refuses TO tell the
police. She is engaged to marry the
young man within three weeks. and she
saws that she will marry him at the time
set. She has appealed to some OF the
best known men of the city to help her
save her sweetheart from prison. Dut
until he surrenders to the police and
faces the Justice the case cannot be dis
posed of. Her devotion has aroused the
sympathy of the people of Richmond.
The public health section of the confer
ence of charities and corrections' IN SEES
sion here. was addressed by Or Charles
| r. Grandy of Norfolk. He took as his
subject the "consumptive negro and
presented records to show that the negro
race is predisposed to consumption ano
| that the death rate among the negroes
| from this cause is Just three times as
great as that among the whites. DR.
Grandy says that the life in the city Is
| one Of the causes which tends to make this
| alarming increase in the death rate. tht
to the plague, with predisposition to the
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neck in the back. the leg being so badly

neck III the Ddcks tiie leg ueih6 ." oA''
crushed.
Gen. Alonzo L. Phillips. a Confederate
veteran. prominent business man and mem
Der of the city council is lying at ms
home nigh unto death from complication
of diseases He is nearly seventy years
old. and was for time brigadier general
of the Virginia militia.
Gov. Swanson has been invited to make
the annual address at the commencement
of Temple University, Philadelphia, June
3. at which time II was announced that
the university would take pleasure In con
ferring the degree Of LID. on him. Inc
governors engagements are such that he
cannot leave the city at that time.
John Wesley Jones. the negro mail car
rier who several weeks ago beat his wire
SO badly that she died about ten days Latter
from what was said to have been heart
disease, is out on bail. The man was sent
to Jail after having been indicted by the
grand jury. Bail in the sum OF S2.Ot
was required. The case is TO be tried In
June.
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Young Broker Expelled.

NEW YORK, May 9.-Lyman T. Corb.n.
who is not yet out of his teens. was SO
confident of his business ability that he
was willing to guarantee anybody 80
per cent yearly profit on any sums from
S23 TO 5000 that were turned over TO
him to speculate with in the wheat pit.
lie was confident that he advertised
his guarantee in the newspapers. and yes
terday was expelled from the New York
Produce Exchange.
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ScCret OrueTS 0TUWIuS.
Reports of the growth of the secret
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-04-17
SPECIAL MEETING.

There was a special business meet
ing of the Globe Publishing Company
held at their Office, 447 Fourth avenue,
North, last Monday evening. ImpOr-
tant business respecting the better
ment Of the Nashville Globe during
the coming summer was transacted
A full attendance was present Presi-
dent Battle announced at the meeting
that the manager, Mr.. D. A. Hart,
would be absent during the month of
May and all of his time would be
spent at the General Conference of the
A. NJ E. Church at Norfolk, Va This,
however, stated Mr. Battle, will not
detain one issue of the paper, nor will
it interfere with the regular work. II
was also agreed at the meeting to in
sist that all delinquent subscribers
send in or bring to the Globe Office the
amount of their subscriptions 81
has been over three months" stated
Mr.. Battle 'since the Globe had an,
collectors who were authorized to col
lect subscriptions, quarterly, semi-an
nually or annually, so those who hav
not paid should pay now. The peopl
of Nashville appreciate the fact tina
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paper man, but as a guest, and could
not be expected to deprive himself of
an evening of pleasure in order to
take note Of the happenings. The
president stated that the idea now
prevailing that The Globe would nat
urally have full account Of such af
fairs, invitation or no invitation, was
growing TO such an extent that it was
time to put a stop to it, by making
public these facts 1t is a common
courtesy due the press" said Mr.. Bat
tie; eve should be given press tickets
to all entertainments, athletic games
and such other affairs where admis-
sion is charged The Globe should re-
ceive official notice of entertainments
that are private if they expect that
these be mentioned in a current issue
Of the paper" The president cited
several instances in the past football
and baseball seasons, where The man
/ ager Of teams had absolutely refused
/ to give press tickets and yet expected
at the same time big write-up, Civ
ing prominence to the team and play
ers. If representatives of the pres
are expected to be on hand to TAX
note of the happenings they must b
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we are giving them clean, newsy,
high-class weekly journal, second to
none in the United States, and it is
their purpose judging from past evil
dences, to continue support to The
Nashville Globe" said the president.
He also insisted upon the advertisers
exercising more promptness in set
Ting for their lads" stating that The
Globe had not called upon them con-
stantly or annoyed them with collec-
tors, as the company believed every
advertiser would settle his account.
A matter that came up for a large
consideration and discussion in this
meeting was the treatment of The
Globe by the Nashville people, espe-
cially those people who expect write
ups and prominent mention in the
paper from time to time for entertain.
monts given where The Globe receives
no invitation officially 1t was pointed
out very clearly in the meeting thai
where a newspaper is not invited, anC
when some member of the Company
! goes and pays his full amount, eitheI
at a concert, recital or a full taxation
to a banquet or a reception of an!
kind, that he is not there as a news
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Nashville, Tenn, April s, 1908.
Rev. H. Allen Boyd,
Asst Sec'y N. B. P. Board,
City.
Dear Sir:-You must permit me I'd
say a word of praise for the excellent
qualities of. your beautiful NATION
AL BAPTIST SEWING MACHINE
purchased Of you several months ago
It is noiseless, light-running and does
such beautiful work that every on'
who sees it is delighted and thinks
paid the usual price $4,000 for ma
chine of such qualities. l really thanl
you for the permission to get sucl
a good machine at such saving il
costs.
Wishing you and it greater sue
cess, l am,
Very respectfully yours,
(Mrs) RICHARD HILL.
Mrs, Lusk, of Tenth avenue, Souti
is very i'll.
Mrs. Bell Spencer, of Eighteent
avenue, North, is quite sick.
The many friends of Mrs. Ida Ha
lin will be pleased to know that she
able to be up and about in her room
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furnished with the proper courtesy at
all times. This was the final action in
disposing of the matter in the meet
ing.
There were other important mat
ters discussed, the important one be-
ing a suggestion by the treasurer, H.
A. Boyd, about the getting out of q
special Nashville edition of the Globe
about 80 or GA pages. This will be dis
cussed further before final action is
taken. When begun it will be pushed
to completion. Every business and
profession in the city among the Ne
groes will have space allotted to them.
They will be asked to cooperate an
effort to show what advantages Nash
vile really offers in a business and
professional way.
THE City Beautiful" section of this
edition is to include all the residences
owned by the race in this city.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-04-17
ENDORSES NATIONAL BAPTIST
SEWING MACHINE.

The Supply Department of the Ma
tional Baptist Publishing House re-
ceived this letter from one of the
leading families in the city:
Fairview Avenue, Southwest,