The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-17
CHIEF SAMBACK, BUT
is MUTE ON EXODUS
Leader Of Back 10 Africa Move
ment Again With His
Followers.
WON'T TELL SAILING DATE
In Council on Good Ship Curl.
tyba-Doesn't Approve
Work Of Historians.

Some time between Sunday afternoon
and yesterday morning q medium sised.
we'll built negro. very black Indeed.
dropped OF the back OF . trolley labsaied
Erie Basin and trudged through the
snow to the steamship Curityba. Tying
at the end Of = snow covered pier In
Boards yacht basin.
Old Cap'n King didn't see him. but
remembers hearing about forty darkie
voices shouting Hall to the CHER along
in the night some TINA II was too
cold to investigate. but the old man
SLAPPED his shin and said to himself.
"1ll bet that's him." and poked the fire
q bit.
II was. but the captain wasn't sure
until he fattened his nose against frosty
portlfght yesterday afternoon and saw
the adopted sons and daughters Of Akin
gathered about their chief in = genuine
council of war that could not be mis-
taken.
Then the captain went TO collect q
bet The council OF war went on until the
shivery blasts from the bay blew In and
IL had to adjourn to the boiler room. where
the snowdrifts had not piled UP.
Chief A. c. Sam had arrived and the
patient members of the AKIN Trading
Company. Ltd. had visions once more OF
India rubber ana palm oil along the Gold
Coast.
Two more darkies climbed up the gang
plank. each with a bundle Of daily papers.
which were laid out before the boiler
room councillors. Chief Sam listened
while one OF his sons read. His regal
brows contracted. the stubby black mus
tache bristled with indignation. His
tribal pride was wounded beyond repair.
A stout white man. the only one on board
apparently. looked at Sam with an 81 told
you So nod. The councillors whispered to
each other in twos and threes. and sidled
nearer the boilers. That was the council
Of war and here 10 what II produced:
A reporter for THE Sun went up the
plank and raped on the saloon door. One
Of the daughters opened 1t and glowered
The victim entered and sat Around the
room were three or four groups Of loung
ing negroes, Of all ages and both sexes
Another daughter-adopted-o Akin
was abusing perfectly good typewriter.
every few minutes hitting a key while a
companion dictated something.
The visitor asked for Chief Sam. and
this time a son went after him. Just like
"a real chief. he sent a vice-chief before
| he came himself, and the visitor never
realised he was in the presence of royalty
r., until hand shot out to be shaken and It's
owner said: I'm Chief Sam
The conversation was not profitable to
| the visitor. Chief sam was grieved by
| all the papers. and when his grief seemed
about to fade his white friend nudsed
\ his elbow aud revived II. Meanwhile
the councillors left the warm boilers
below and added their say to the chiefs
! Oats all. dey hab ruined me.
said Sam. his indignation spelling his
| English II won't say one syllable moe
| Who thinks I'd buy a boat and then
flee? I'm not crazy. Dey twisted my
| facts 30 I neber knew dem myself. i tell
, you. man, I'm afraid of reporters. and
| ] won't talk. No, sir. / don't know
| when I'm goin to sail. and anyhow
/ wouldn't say II l did"
This left the mystery unexplained
| Chief Sam In aboard. but the Curityba has
no crew as yet, and no one knows wher
| IL will weigh anchor and depart
Some five hundred negroes have beer
waiting a long time down at Galveston
Tex. for the vessel to take them to tho
promised land on the gold coast of Africa
A few more bets are being placed a
Erie Basins ship chandleries. this time
ON the sailing OF the Curityba.