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7 i) i .1 '7 "CLANSMAN" PROHIBITED Philadelphia Afro'-Amcr leans Force Mayor Weaver to Act GREAT DEMONSTRATION Crowd 3,000 dithered 'at Tbe- rtiw Eros Thrown Ply Bound for tlew YofH Philadelphia. October 23. The bad lack of Thomas Dixon's Tht which was chased out of the South, with Imprecations by the whites, followed the Infamous play to tbla city. 1 1 or, how ''(PonMaecrf ea pooe" disturbance or be dishonorably discharged. i Three of the companies of the Twenty-fifth Regiment, and are bow at Fort Reno.

On Saturday Geo. Garling-ton had the companies lined np on the parade grounds and gave them to under stand that unless he got information by 0 o'clock Monday as to which of the men were mixed np la the Texac trouble the three companies would be dishonor ably discharged. It is believed nothing has been revealed. The order was direct from President Roosevelt. Gen.

Garllngton made In quiries and took several affidavits, but no final steps were taken to carry out the dismiaaai part ot toe oraer. CUBAN NEGROES URGED TO Hop lOROANIZE POLITICALLY Their Rlchlfl. May Prevail Caaalaa- Blertlaaa. IUtaiia, October 22. El Pueblo Li bre, newspaper here la urging the great Negro majority on the island to organise so that tbelr rights may pre vail at the coming elections.

The recent revolution was at bottom an attempt of the blacka to gain the rights from which the Palma government had excluded them. DID Reart AFRO-AMERICANS SET FIRE TO SENECA. S. DcaJeaV hat Fire's till Mystery. Oriata la Grmnvtixx, 8.

October 22. The evil conscience of the whites, which per suaded tbem tbat tbey richly deserved such reprisals, probably Initiated the re port sent out laat week that the Afro Americana ot Seneca, S. had set the town on fire in revenge for the recent dynamiting by the whitea of Harrell col lege, an Afro-American Institution. This suspicion seems to have been quieted by the activity of the Afro-Amer icans In helping extinguish Hut the origin of the fire It atill a mys tery, and it Is quite possible tbat some Afro-Americana it without the knowledge of the others. The buildings burned were two hotels, two stores adjoining the hotels, a cloth ing store, a drug store, grocery store and one hardware store, embracing the business part of the town.

The fire waa started in the basement of the Oconee Inn, which was left unlocked last night No casualties are reported, dw the occupants of the hotels had ample time to get out The loss amounted to over 179,000. BARONESS ROSEN ATTENDS PLAY AT NEW PEJQN THEATRE Proaactloa VMer Aaspleea of Daughters of Revolatloa. Chicago, October 19. Last night at an Afro-American theater, the New Fek-in, a special production of a pla-y by Afro-Americans was given by Afro-Amer ican actors under the auspices ot the Daughters of the Revolution. The proceeds, over $1,200, were devoted to char ity.

In the boxes were such prominent lad ies as Baroness Rosen, wife of the Russian ambassador Mrs. Marguerite Springer, State regent of the Daughters of the Revolution; Mrs. Lillian Scbaff- ner, author of a well-known novel, and others. The play was "The Mayor of Dixie," written by A. L.

Lyles and F. B. Miller. The actors were the Pekin Stock company of nearly thirty Afro-Americans. Robert T.

Motts is proprietor and manager. COMMEMORATE BIRTH OF TRUE REFORMERS' FOUNDER Had Brawae Lived the Great Order AVonld Have Beea Greater. Richmond, October 23. Richmond Division of the Grand Fountain, United Order of True Reformers, held commemoration services last Saturday in honor of the forty-seventh anniversary of the birth of the late Rev. William Washington Browne, founder of the organisation.

An elaborate program was rendered, In which there were addresses by Messrs. R. T. Hill. W.

P. Burrell, A. W. Holmes, Edward Ellis, and others. Music by the Grand Fountain choir and solus by Misses Bertha Sweete and Cora Epps added to the excellence of the program.

The Reformer organization is a great one, but had Browne lived it would have been greater, for he was a man who believed in recognising merit This only counted with him, and not favoritism. "By their works shall ye know them" was his motto. Warraata. for White Rioter. Philadelphia, October 22.

were Issued Friday for the arrest of seven white men charged with being implicated in the race fight last Saturday night at Blackwood. The complaints were made by narmon Weise, an Afro-American, who says that both he and James Corsey, also an Afro-American, were set upon by a big crowd of white men as they' stepped from tbe train at Blackwood. Both were beaten and cut about tbe head with, blackjacks, coupling ins and beer bottles. weise says mat he saw several shots fired at- John Steele. Sn Afro-American, as the latter ran for bis life away from tbe erowd.

Tbey -were eld for the action of the fraud jury. KEITH OUT AS LEADER Committee The little swarm. of Insect politicians In the Ninth Assembly district was trod den under foot Friday night, when George M. Keith waa unanimously de posed aa leader by the elected officers and executive committee of the Regular Colored Organisation of the Ninth Assembly district William Hooper, chairman of the committee, was made leader pro tern. On Friday night of this week a regular leader will be elected.

is great rejoicing among the re spectable element in the district over the downfall of Keith. With him go down, they exult, the political hoodlums and menials, the" convicts and. unprincipled adventurers who have bad the effrontery to push themselves to the front and degrade all the Afro-American voters of the district by claiming to represent them. A new era haa opened, and now the Afro-Americana of the, district may feel proud that they have representatives who in intelligence, integrity and independence equal the best men whom the white organisation can put forward. Oa Friday night last at the home of Mt.

Hooper the following powerful Afro American leaders of the district assembled: George L. Lee, president of the district club Charles D. Turner, P. K. King, Oscar Jack son, William X.

Hooper, Lonard A. Fleming, G. W. Mills, James B. Taylor, G.

W. Ganaway, W. H. Summerson, James A. Norwood, George Brooks, W.

M. Rantus and Earle R. Lightbourne. Jamea Turner sent bis proxy. Dr.

P. A. Johnson and R. L. Stokes, who were unavoidably absent, have since added their ratification to the proceedings of the meeting.

Keith's sense of guilt seems to have been so strong that he didn't dare face his accusers. He was not present. Ac cording to the summons served on Keith, his non-appearance would have been suffi cient cause to convict bimV but the committee decided "not trtake advantage of this, but to thresh out the charges against bim. Mr. Lightbourne, chairman of the law committee, reported that charges bad been served on Keith on October 8, re turnable that night at 8.30, and moved that as it was then 10 o'clock the trial should proceed.

The motion was carried. Mr. Hooper acted as Judge, Mr. Light bourne as prosecuting attorney, James E. Taylor as foreman of the jury, James A.

Norwood as stenographer and ths others as jurors. Witnesses were examined and evidence taken in the most regular, deliberate and dispassionate manner. At 11:30 the prosecuting attorney rested. Mr. Hooper charged the jury, reading to them sections of the constitution which the evi dence showed Keith to have outraged.

The jury then retired, and waa addressed by Mr. Taylor with his well-known ability and energy. Soon the jury returned, reporting a unanimous verdict of "Guilty." Secretary Norwood was then instructed to order Keith in writing un der no conditions to represent the Afro- American organisation in the future. During tbe meeting Friday night the following resolutions were introduced by are anxious to' see' the Afro-American voters of the district remain In the same state of political serfdom which they occupied under Keith. One of these white men Is Andrew It.

MacLaren, whi went so far at the Campaign Committee meeting Monday night as to ask the chairman not to recognise Earle II DECENCY TRIUMPHANT Trample On Insect Politicians-Hooper Leader Pro Tem. MacLarea Duts la FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ateady teat faatbara Deaaaerat Utk After Caaaa. Washinotoh, October IT. Assistant Attorney General Charles W. Russell has been sent South to take charge of the Investigation ot the peonage cases and to prosecute the cases against those persona now under Indictment In announc ing his selection for the duty Attorney uenerai Moody aalds "I have decided to send Assistsnt Attorney General Russell to Florida and elsewhere In the South to look after the various prosecutions and other matters connected with compulsory labor there.

I have selected Mr. Russell because of the fact that he Is a Son them man, a Democrat, and familiar With the conditions existing in the South." The problem of determining where re sponsibility lies for present peonage practices is difficult In some States it Is based in part on the system of leasing out tbe labor of convicts and other offenders. Contractors have thus obtained tbe general control of bodies of men from penitentiaries and. jails, and with the authority of State law and regulation have kept them at work, being, of course, required to guard them and prevent escapes. Thus tne system of stockades, developed.

Out of this system of convict leasing, It is said, grows tbe general peonage system. It is difficult to determine where the State's proper right to control the serr-ices of convicts ends and where the right of Federal Government to step In under the peonage act and tbe guarantees of the Constitution begins. POLITICAL CAMPAIGN ABSORBS ALL INTEREST IN CHICAGO Qaeadoa Whether Whitea Will lasaart Afra-Aaaerleaa Caaaldatea. Chicago, October 23. -Politics seems to have a firm, grip On tbe Afro-Americans of Chicago.

Not in a Presidential election has Olja-e been- shown, a more widespread interest Tbla is, -of course, due to the fact that there are three Afro Americans on the Republican ticket, and their success will mean that a liberal share of the State, county and city patronage will fall Into the laps of the would-be statesmen and party workers of the race. Much Is at stake that is to say, coal, house rent overcoats, cry out for Republican success all along the political line It ia feared by the wise ones that the frequency of lynchings and riots in the South and the consequent poisoning of the public mind against the Afro-Ameri can will not contribute to the chances of the Afro-American candidates, who cannot be elected without the normal Republican white vote. The Afro-American voters of Chicago feci that tbey arc In the presence of a great responsibility. If they bring weakness instead of strength to the ticket, the result may prove fatal to future ambitions. If there be anyone amongst us, here or elsewhere who knows bow to make white Republicans loyal to black Republicans, now and here are the time and place for his magic knowledge to be exerted.

W. II. Summerson and nnanimously AFRrAMERICAN GIRL WINS passeu; New Tork elty, October 10, J900. Whereas, We, the duly elected officers snd members of the executive board ot tbe Regular Colored Republican Organisation of the Ninth Assembly District after having duly notified George M. Keith, according to the constitution and by-laws of tbe Regular Colored RepulillcanOrganbiaUon of tbe Ninth Assembly District, to appear before this board to answer charges preferred eavlnat him for violating his oath of office aa leader ot this, tbe Regular Colored Republican Organisation ot the Ninth Assembly District, and disregarding entirely tbe resolutions unanimously adopted In the convention of tbe Regular Colored Republican Organlnatlon of tbe Ninth Assembly Dis trict, on September 26, luod, snd we having found bim guilty of the charges on this, the 19th day of October, 1000; We do unani mously remove the said George 11.

Keith from office as leader of tbla, the Regular Colored Republican Organisation of tbe Ninth Assembly District, and we further de clare bis office vacant and we further declare tbat the said George M. Keith ceases from this date to be our leader or representative on matters pertaining to tbls Regular Colored Republican Organisation of tbe Ninth Assembly District Resolved, Tbat a copy of these resolutions be sent to Mr. John P. Wlndolpb, leader of tne Mntb Assembly White Republican Or sanitation, and one to Hon. Herbert Par-fions, president of tbe New York County Republican Committee, and also a copy to Ths New York Aob George L.

Lm, President. Eajujb R. Ligutrousnb, First Vlce-Prealdent James p. Tcirkkr, Second Vice-President W. H.

Sdmmbrso, Financial Oanawat, Treasurer. William Drayton, Sergeant-at-Arms. William T. Hooper, Chairman Executive Committee. Jambs A Norwood, Recretary Executive Committee.

An error of -our proof reader last week compels us again to the offensive duty of referring to the career of W. T. R. Richardson. Tie was sentenced to the penitentiary of the city of New York in the year 18.04 not 190t, ss we were made to say.

Keith is being bolstered up for a few brief days by the 'assistance of one or two men In the white organisation who "CHICAGO AMERICAN" PRIZE Baelllas; Ceateat Amaast School Chll drea laatasee of Preeaeltr. Chcaoo, October 23. Almost at the very hour when at Atlanta and elsewhere savage Saxons were committing -all sorts of crimes in the name of white supremacy over black people, a little 12-year-old Afro-American girl, Hazel Handy, in Chicago, won a notable prize against a host of white competitors. The Chicago haa been carrying on a spelling contest among the -school children of the city. When it came to award the prises to tne winners, it Was discovered that tbe first prize belonged to a little Afro-American girl.

The American promptly awarded her the prize in the form of a check for $72. The little prise winner Is the daughter of humble folks, an In a contest where mental brightness counts would scarcely have been thought of as coming wilhin tbe range of a contestant Perhaps It would not be uninteresting to note another incident of juvenile precocity in connection with tbe above. In the corridors of the Wendell Phillips High School in Chicago the other day everyone noticed a little Afro American boy confidently holding in bia little arms some books, the size and title of which seemed far beyond hia years. He seemed clearly out of place, and those who first noticed him thought he had mistaken the high school for a low-grade school. He, however, quickly undeceived by showing that he had quickly and successfully passed all the lower grades and was, by virtue of successful examlinati'-fis, passing to his seat among the high school students.

These instances of mental precocity are not rare. In hundreds of schools these little students of poor and nnlettered Afro-American parents are quietly and increasingly contradicting th" false philosophy of a divinely appointed inferiority. Marder la the Mth lafaatrr. Manila, October 17. Sergt.

Taylor of the Twenty-fourth United States Infantry has shot and killed First Lieut Robert B. Calvert of that regiment on the island of Leyte. No details' of tbe affair have ben received yet. BARBER TOOK TO HIS HEELS Unanimously Deposed by if he should try to spek. it i.

the Only One to Run. Though Regular Executive bV fiu- r- Regular Executive aiacLarru roum occupy Dimwit muck I viiivis TV US wore wiseiy witn ois owa a Hairs, which bis present predicament la the white or ganisation should make absorbingly In- Much Greater POSING AS A MARTYR I John Brown'a Qrave, Resolv- inr to Die for tbe Raca Special Correspondence of Taa Aoa Atlanta, G.f October Id Matters la Atlanta are faat quieting down, and tbe usual routine of life has begun. The schools and colleges hare opened as usual, and, all things considered, the attendance Is fair. Our people here are not discouraged, notwithstanding the trial' through which they have been passing. They are not only going ahead In school and church work, but also In business enterprises, such aa tbe new aboe store and the new bank.

Tbe committee of twenty Afro-Americans and ten white men are working to bring about snd maintain peace and harmony between the races, and all feel sure tbat success will be tbe result. Your readers were no doubt glad to know tbat Dr. While bad returned to bis home In Augusta and was editing The Georgia Baptitt as usual. Dr. White has never been out of tbe South and not far from Augusta at any time.

In tbls connection I muat say tbat Mr. J. Max Barber made a serious blunder by leaving here, When a prominent Afro-American leaves a community It encourages the lawless white element to make other prominent Afro-Americans leave, and when they do It Is very dlscouraainc to those remaining. The facts are that a white man called Mr. Barber to his office and advised him to leave the city.

Without further ado he left on the first train leaving Atlanta. There were other and equally prominent Afro-Americans whose lives were la danger, bnt they chose to remain and face death rather than ahow the white feather. Our people here are rather surprised at the sudden leaving of Mr. Barber In view of the fact that he has been advising tbe race to stand up for Its rights, face death and. if necessary, die for the race.

Naturally your readers can imagine our aur-prise to know that he Is tbe first and only one to leave tbe city. Acts of violence and wrong were done to a number of our people, but he is the' only one to run away and had the least cause for doing so. The running away of Barber baa another demoralizing influence; it discourages the masses, who for a number of years have stood by these leaders here. Now in the hour of trial and danger one of tbem flees to the North. We presume that be, like others in tbe North, will write articles advising us in the South to stand up for our rights and even die If It becomes necessary.

It seems Incredible to people here that this can be tbe same Max Barber who only a few weeks ago was marching around the grave of John Brown at daybreak, barefooted, resolving to imitate John Brown's bravery and death for the race. Had men like Dr. Crograau and Dr. Bowen, whose lives were In real danger, left us for a season we should have felt that they were justified, hut there was absolutely no excuse for Max Barber's leaving. A gentleman on the street not long since -re marked that for tbe first time he understood just what the Niagara "Movement" meant.

It means, said he, to "Move" In case of danger. Mr. Barber justified this description by his action. We understand Max Barber is now preparing to play to the galleries and assume the part of a martyr. If so, it is a cheap martyrdom, cheaply bought We venture the assertion that not a dozen white men here knew he was the publisher of such a journal as The Voice of the Negro.

ATLANTA DEPUTY SHERIFF PULLED FOR INTOXICATION Klad at Mea the Law A rased Darlas; Raee Riots. Atlanta, October 19. -Cicero Baldwin, a grocery merchant and one of the deputy sheriffs who were sworn in by Sheriff Nelms during the riot, was arrested for being Intoxicated Wednesday at the fair grounds. A pistol was found concealed on him. lie stated to the recorder yesterday morning that he waa still a deputy sheriff and bad a badge and pistol because he was an officer.

The recorder informed him tbat he could not carry a concealed weapon even if he was an officer and held bim in $100 bond. TEACHING INDIANS PREJUDICE Democrats AGAINST AFRO-AMERJCANS laaaart Raea Isaae lata OkJaheaaa. Guthric, Ok October 18. -The Democratic party in this State has Imparted the race issue and ia trying -to carry ita ticket by appeals to race hatred. Inconsistently enough, the Democrats are trying to teach the Indians to hate Afro-Americans and class themselves with the whiten.

It 's feared the Indian are open to persuasion in this direction. Naaalaatea far Coasrreaa freaa Mlaala-alspt Grkkxwood, October 20. Geo. W. Chatters, an has been nomi nated for Congress in the old "Shoe String" district, once represented by John R.

Lynch, and will speak in various parts of the district r--, I bJn i 4 Ay -V v. 0L .4 1 VOL. XIX. No. 52.

NEW YORK, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1906. PRICE, 5 CENTS. I -AAV As. A. A 1 II I ill iii i i IU I I ever.

It waa the Afro-Americana who made its Waterloo. Philadelphia may be alow, but ita Afro-American cituena are In fact, the are about tba moat enterprising, alert and sealous for the cauaa of tbelr raoa tbat one can And. Imagine, therefore, their wrath when It waa announced, while they were atill savage over the Atlanta maaaacre, tbat The Clansman" waa booked to open here at the Walnut atreet theatre Monday night of this week. Immediately a committee, beaded by Dr. N.

F. MoaselL waited upon Mayor Weater and begged him to prohibit the production of the play. Mr. Wearer, thinking perhaps tbat he had the wholo Afro-American rote in his Teat pocket, declined to Interfere. What he declined to do last week ha waa forced to do yesterday.

When Dr. Mossell and his committee met with this repulse, tbey only got busier than They, then planned to call upon tne Afro-American cltlsens to make a great, Impressive and peaceful demonstration against the play and to tbla and issued the following circular A CALL TO ACTION. Philadelphia. October SO, 180C We, the colored oltlsens of the City of Philadelphia, do unanimously and most positively protest against the exhibition of 'The Clansman': In this city In the Wslnot atreet itbeatre aa announced lor next wees commencing Monday evening the 22d Inst No agency has done more to arouse a spirit of antipathy against the. Negro and to brine about a war of races than thla nlsv, lynching have been encouraged by the play' and because of Its dangerous Influence It has been driven out of a number of cities In the South and aim In the West the eftlisens, nsve determined that it fuaii not-pia in tne walnut street ineaire 4urmg the coming week.

All cltlsens are called upon to appear at doors of the theatre on Monday night to make an effectual protest. Dr. N. F. Mouell, lie v.

E. W. Moore, T. D. Rev.

Matthew Anderson, D. D. Rev. O. L.

P. Taliaferro, D. D. Rev. R.

W. ricklend, D. I. Algernon B. Jackson.

M. f. Thomas Coatee, M. D. H.

M. Minton. Bf. William A. Davis, Ph.

l. W. M. Slowe, D. V.

8. So it happened that on Monday night when the Walnut street theatre opened several hundred Afro-Americana had 'gathered, and by 8 clock there were 3.000 filing the streets and jeering those who entered the theatre. The crowd waa very orderly, and well under the control of ita leaders, the men who signed the -circular. But inside the theatre a more unruly et had gathered in the gallery and aa -aoon aa the curtain rose began to pelt the actors wlh fragrant eggs and aged vegetables. This usalade threw the audi noe into a panic several women fainted and many rushed to get out.

Four policemen rushed upstairs and detected Henry Jenkins, aged 22, in the act of burling eggs. They arrested him but not until hia resistance bad caused them to use their clubs. As the prisoner waa brought into the street, his head streaming blood, the eight Infuriated the waiting throng and there were cries of "'Rush the police!" But the leaders again got busy and prevented what wonld have been a. sanguinary riot. The dis turbance so alarmed the audience that only a handful stayed to see the play.

The mob remained abaut the theatre until 10 o'clock, when it was announced that Mayor Weaver would receive a com it tee of leading Afro-Americans the next day, when it was probable he would prohibit the play. The men then dis Three or fonr had been arrested, but were afterwarda released. I In the delegation that waited upon the Mayor Tuesday were the most prominent Afro-Americans of the city minisers, lawyers, doctors end business men. Prom inent among these were former gressman George II. White, of South Car olina, now a resident of Philadelphia Rev.

L. P. Taliaferro, M-ossell, Rev, Dr. E. W.

Moore, Rev. Dr. Matthew Anderson, Rev. Dr. R.

W. Fickland, Dr. Algernon. B. Jackson, Dr.

G. Coates, Dr. II. M. Minton, I Dr.

William A. Davis. Dr. W. M.

Slowe. Vjames E. McGlrt, Charles II. Brooks, Kev. Dr.

Armstrong, Bishop J. E. Stans-bury, John A. Sparks and John W. Parka.

The Mayor had evidently understood the circular whkh summoned the Afro- to make a peaceful demon etration against the play, for he demand ed an explanation of it -I one drop of blood," said he, "had been shed last night every man whose name is attached to this circular would have been arrested and held accountable." Dr. Mossell as spokesman answered gathering of our cltisena last night 'wss not that of a riotous or unruly mob. We tame as orderly, peaceful citizens to -how by our presence in large numbers out indignation at' each a base production. We were not riotous, but the play U. and it incites to riot and to hatred of oiir pt ople all who see it There was not one, UwleiM 'man among ns.

The only lawless' perann in the crowd was one of i your own officers. Now as1 to the pur-; pone 'of rour Honor, Dr. Taliaferro will -answer 'yon." V. PRESIDENT DIDN'T BLUFF TWLNTYFIFTH INFANTRY Threaleaed Milk Pbaaalawal, MU Not lletray t'oaaradea El Reno, Oklahoma, October 17. It became known, here to-day that EL A.

Garllniton. Inspector-General of t'ultcd Slates Army, read aa order from President Roosevelt several daTS ago to the battalion of the Twenty-hfth Regt ment of Infantry (Afro-American) here tbat the battalion must five the names of the men in the recent Brownsville, Tex STEWARTS SPEECH MAKES rraUed entire race. HIT IN WEST VIMIN1A JIU Way West. "It waa filled with rood Dally Oa CiUHixaTON, W. October 20.

The oratorical laureU nt I.I. and practical advice all the war thranrh. and was practically devoid of that polit ical ciap-irap ana rot that uauallr ehar. acterise men of hia race. Us counseled me negroes lo practice Industry, aconom ana sooneiy as wen as absolute Independence In the exercise ot the franchise of toe paiior." Mr.

Stewart la on bis way West on business for the Constitution League. ILLINOIS TOWN DRJYES OUT ALL AFRO-AMERJCANS Mas Gathers -After Reaarts trrastea Aaaaalla. of At. CAsrr, October 20. Infuriated by ioa rrpona ox two attempted assaults on white women, a mob formed to-day and Invading the Afro-American quarter or- urrea everyDOay to leave town within twenty-four hours.

An attempt was made to lyncn one of the reputed assailants, but he escaped. Threats were made to I exterminate all the Afro-Americans In but It was finally decided to run them out They art leaving as fast as possioio. ua wqiii oouiom element au over tne country has learned Its lesson from Atlanta. JUDGE LYNCH HOLDS COURT IN MISSISSIPPI aaaaa-ainuiy weat Haaaa sal sices, Lea via Jail Vasraarsc. Mobile, October 21 "Robert Clark, alias Dan Dave, cams to his death at the end of an inch rope and at the hands of an unknown mob." Such was tbe verdict of the coroner's jury.

Three hundred masked whits men, all armed, took the Afro-American from the little wooden lock-up at Lucedaie, early to-day and hanred him on a telegraph pole In the center of the town, which ia forty miles from Mobile. Tbe body remained in suspension until eleven o'clock: 8.000 persons saw It Clark, whose home was in Kansas City, is said to have confessed tGat he bad tried to attack Mrs. Frank Dickson and Mrs. Henry Humphrey, wives of naval atores operators in that section. A hue and cry for him was raised; Clark stole a horse and rode Dr.

W. N. Newborne and Deputy Sheriff nin- ton came upon Ulark riding near Wil mer, twelve miles from here, yesterday. When he saw them Clark raised his shot gun, but Hinton was quicker and wound ed him. He fell from his horse.

A mob gathered at Wilmer to lynch him, but tbe officers flagged an engine and took him to Lucedaie. There officers guarded him In the jail, a i flimsy structure, until 10:30 o'clock last night There was no sign of a mob gathering then; the town seemed to bo asleep. The officers locked no the Jail and went home. Then tbe three hundred lynchers gathered. So quiet were they tbat Clark's swaying body was the first Intimation of the lynching to most of Lucedale's citizens.

The lynchers gave Clark time to pray. GANS SAYS MOVINQ PICTURES ARE MANIPULATED UNFAIRLY They Are la Chara-e of Nolaa, NeUoaa Haaaccr. Indianapolis, October 20. Joe Gans, lightweight champion of the world, Is appearing at the Empire this week. He admitted that he had a bard job in licking Nelson, whom he defeated for the title' In their recent fight In Goldfield, and who appeared at the Gayety last week.

From the cheers that greeted Gans's speech, preliminary to his boxing bout it is clear that he has a host of friends In Indianapolis. Gans made a little curtain speech of ten or twelve minutes. He Isn't half bad as a "public speaker," and many his remarks were roundly applauded. Gans's speech was a criticism of the treatment he had received at the hands of Nolan, Nelson's manager, and an arraignment of Nolan's attitude in still seeking to give him all the worst of whatever articles the two fighters may sign for a future scrap. Gans saw the moving pictures of the fight In St.

Louis Sunday night The presentation of these pictures, it will be remembered, Is under the direction of Nolan, and Gans makes the charge that tbey are manipulated to show bim np In as bad a light as possible. He says that all the rounds that are in Nelson's fsvor are run off slowly, while those in which he had the better of the argument are run out so swiftly that the spectators cannot get a fair idea of the progress of the battle. The fouls that Nelson committed, especially tbe one that ended the fight Gans says, are thrown on thencreen so quickly that it Is very hard to get tire true story that the pictures should show. Gans has only words of praise for Nelson, and thinks that the "game" that was attempted on bim in Goldfield was tbe work of Nolan. Gans announces his willingness to fight Nelson, again and to offer him terms of 03 per cent, to the winner.

The agreement at Goldfield was 75 per cent to Nelson, win or lose. A reception was tendered Gsns by tbe Sumner League Thursday from 2 till 10 p. m. SEND 0LC0TT TO CONGRESS American political meeting held here last KCpUbllCan Majority night at the Court House were eaaily I CoriPTesS Miter Nnt borne off bv Hob. ii.ii if U'.

'A fNOl Mr. Gllchrlat Stewart of New York. Be Weakened vi air. oiewari 1M Vltrietton JHUp Qttrtt ssva lo-darf hiS Srat: AFRO-AMERICANS' DUTY and eloquent Negro orators tbat ever INYESTI0ATLN0 PEONAGE Recently Marched Barefoot to J'J ''1 To Defet Candidates and That Hurt John 3. WUllamg A Co.

Up la tbe 15th Congressional District wmca embraces parts of the lltA. 13th, 17th, 23th and 20th Assembly districts, and all of tba and Includes San Juan Hill and large numbers of Afro American voters a political contest of National Importance is going on. Tbe Republican candidate Is Hon. Jacob Van Vechten Oleott, who Is up for re-election, and his Democratic opponent Is Hon. John J.

Halllgan. This contest has National Importance beaauae of the duty Incumbent upon Afro-Americans everywhere who hart ths 7 JACOB VAN VECHTKlSr OlAOTT. interests of their race at heart not to permit the Republican majority of the last House of Representatives to be decreased by one man. A Democratic ma-jority In tbe House would mean John Sharp Williams for Speaker Instead of Uncle Joe Cannon; it would mean Southern Democrats for chairmen of nearly all the House Committees; it would mean tbat Congressman Hardwick's bill for the repeal of the 15th Amendment would have a good chance of being enacted. Afro-Americans nowhere, unless tbey want to commit political suicide, should make the mistake of strengthening the hands in Congress of John Sharp Wil- liams and his crew of Southern dlsfran-chisers by aiding in the election of any Democrat to Congress, however popular he may be and however rosy his prom- ises.

Oleotfa Record aa Rare Problem. Particularly insistent Is their duty to support Republican candidates for Congress when the candidate has made so unexceptionable a record on the race problem as is true of Congressman Oleott He, with Congressman Bennett of New York, is one of the few Congressmen who in the laat Congress disregarded -Speaker Cannon's command against "waving tbe bloody shirt" and introduced, and supported bills for the reduction of Southern representation. Last May, whea the case came up of Samuel Lee of South Carolina, who was voted the right in the 47th Congress to a contested seat in the House, but who had never received his pay as a Representative, Mr. Oleott waa one of the prominent Republicans who got through a bill awarding -to Lee's heirs for salary And allowances. In spite of ail the filibustering that John Sharp Williams would contrive.

There were 13 roll calls on this bill and the Congressional Record shows that M. Oleott was in his seat and answered to all of them. The same bill had beer reported in nine previous Congresses and had nine times been defeated. Lee was an Afro-American. Of Mr.

Olcott's activity In behalf of Aaron P. Prloleau, an Afro-American from South Carolina who contested a seat In the 69th, Congress, we shall let Mr. Prloleau himself speak in an open letter he has addressed to the Afro-American voters of tbe 15th Congressional District; Prloleaa's Oaea Letter. fellow CWtent: Please allow me to commend you for electing and sending such, 1 an able, loyal and patriotic Republican representative as Honorable J. Vaa Vechtea Oleott to Congress.

During mjl contest for a seat In the 69th Congress from the First Congresalonsl District of tbe State of South Carolina 1 met this gentleman through the Rev. M. W. Gilbert, D. of 165 West 68d street of yoar city, one of the colored race's most representative leaders, and throush him my oontest and the Interest therein to us was called to the attention of Mr.

Oleott as his representative, and the Importance urged usoa him of using his good offices iv nrip me secure my seal, so tost toe ten millions of Afro-Americans In the United States, might have one representative In the National Congress, as waa justly due to ns as cltlsens. Tbls gentlemsn spproached me In Con gress snd Informed me of his advice from Dr. Gilbert, and from then he came to know me better. He took an active part before the Election Committee and members la the Interest of my contest and had not tba chairman of the committee delayed the re-port In this contest nntll I was forced lesve Conjrress to answer a msftdate banded down aralnit me la' court la Charleston ew tbe i Stb of June last rooked an for na ,1 i tt V. FT 7.