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$4X .ll v "ifr mmumiu wwmmu\wmmm\tm P|f^^^^^^- THE APPEAL. NATIONAL AFRO AMERICAN NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED WEEKLY BT ADAMS BROS. EDITORS AND PUBLISHERS 49 E- 4th St St. Paul, Minn. WSTTBD SIMULTANEOUSLY IK 8a?nt Paul, Minneapolis, Chicago, Louisville, St. Louis, Dallas. ST. PAUL OFFICE, Ma. 164 Union Block 4th and Cedar J. Q. ADAMS, Publisher. M5HHEAP0US OFFICE, Guaranty Loan Buildinc Room 817 H. ROBERTS .Manager. CHICAGO OFFICE, No. 323-5 Dearborn St. Suite 213-215 C- F- ADAMS, Manager. LOUISVILLE OFFICE, No. S i 2 "West Jefferson St. Room 8 W PENN, Manager. ST. LOUIS OFFICE, No. 1002 FRANKLIN AVENUE J. H. HARRISON, Manager. DALLAS OFFICE, NUMBER 497 MAIN STREET L. A. 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THE APPEAL wants good re* liable agents to canvass for sub scribers at points not already cov ered. Write for our extraordi- ^ar* inducements. Address THE APPEAL, St PaulMma. SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 1901. REVIVING SLAVE BY. Though things look very dark for the Afro-American at times, we have always contended that there are many whites who are at heart our friends and are courageous enough to speak out in the meeting/ There is always a certain amount of sympathy engen dered for the under dog in the fight and the outrages which are heaped upon us will bring friends to us. The recent exposition of the stockade slav ery of South Carolina has brought out the following expression from the St, Paul Pioneer Press. It speaks for it self: Having discovered that the Negro, can be disfranchised with impunity, despite the provisions of the four teenth and fifteenth amendments to the Constitution, which congress has refused to enforce, the noble Southron is now proceeding, in various parts of the Cotton states, to nullify the thir teenth amendment as well. This amendment it was which Americans were in the habit ofhaving themselves upon as1 congratulating finished the work begun by Lincoln's emanci pation proclamation. It provides that "Neither slavery nor involuntary serv itude, except as punishment for crime, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the Unit ed States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction." The noble Southron be gan his work of invalidating this amendment, some years ago, by great ly extending the signification of the word "crime" as applied to the acts of Negroes. Pretty nearly everything that a Negro could do, offensive to the tastes and sensibilities or against the interests of his white neighbor, was quickly construed as a "crime," and by this process thousands of able bodied colored men were deprived of their liberty. The next step was to "lease" these "convicts" to work for contractors on roads, in mines and on private plantations. Being convicts, the chain and ball, and the lash, so dear to the Simon Legree type of Southron, could be freely used in en forcing the performance of involun tary labor. A stockade guarded by sentinels at night served to secure the "lessees" of this "convict labor" against loss by runawaysand the sentinels never hesitated to inflict the death penalty on any Negro attempt ing to get away. Of course the sys tem was found immensely profitable. But the supply of state convicts could not, it seems, be kept up, even with all the facilities afforded by complaisant judges and juries for multiplying con viction. So the custom was intro duced of getting Negroes who couldn't read to ignorahtly sign contracts bind ing themselves to certain amounts and kinds of service. The violation of one of these contracts was made an other "crime" and stockades full of fresh black laborers were thus pro cured. Citizens would also take it on themselves to arrest bands of Negroes found playing "craps," or otherwise engaged would march them to jail, give a bond, and then compel the Ne groes to work for them till the next term of court, perhaps Six months away, when by a "sentence" the term could be indefinitely extended. This system of compulsory servitude has grown to such an extent as to threaten the gradual practical re-es- an inch, and about seven wurds in an agate tablishment of SlaVPrv'ovlarep arp as^. line. Mo single advertisement, less luan *1 iT v.. ..n le. ....n Add to the leased convict system and allowedi tha ,three THE LATE EX PRESIDENT HARRISON. uv eeir idlge area to the other processes of depriving the Negro of his liberty outright, the prac tical prohibition of removals by the blacks, and the exclusion of labor agents seeking to secure men to work on railroads or on plantations in dis tant regions where better wages may be offered, and the extent to which the freedom of the Negro is impaired is seen to be vastly greater than imag ine'd. He has, where the revival of the eld slave-mastpf spirit has oc curred, little or no liberty of contract is forbidden to seek other fields of op portunity and the man who offers him employment elsewhere is threatened with "tar and feathers" if he isn't shot or hanged outright. Verily, there is work to be done yet before the Spirit of Slavery, scotched in "the sixties," shall be actually killed. But there is happily evidence of an awakening public sentiment in the South which will not tolerate the cruel ties practiced on the Negro under the lawless contract system. At Ander son, S. C, the grand jury a few days ago made a startling report upon the outrageous practices of which some twenty farmers in the vi'cinity are charged, and for which they are to be indicted and tried. Judge Barnett, who ordered the investigation, said of the report: "It contains pitiful de tails, stories of long imprisonment without even the mockery of a trial, whippings, kidnapings from other counties, even from Georgia." The grand jury's report fully bears out in its local details the general indictment which is above presented. It fearless ly denounces the shocking outrages which it discloses., including the leas ing out of convicts to work on private farms. Judge Barnett thanked the jury in the name of South Carolina "for wiping out the stain upon her by a few misguided citizens.". It will be interesting to note what the court and petit jury will do with the mis creants who are held for prosecution, and whether the judge and the grand jury in this case represent a public sentiment in South Carolina earnest between Earth and Saturn as they are COL. ARTHUR MURRAY Fortyrthira Infantry, V. S. V., governor of Leyte, P. I. The picture shows'native work of fancy matting, water jars and various styles of bolos. Tmi APPEAL A enough and strong enough to secure the conviction and punishment of: these inhuman wretchesfor this and this alone will "wipe out the stain" put upon South Carolina by these mis guided citizens. Robert C. Ogden, philanthropist, will start from New York on or about April 15 with forty personally invited guests on a visit to the educational institutions in the South. The per sonnel of the party is not yet known, except that two' or three of the guests will be from New England, two or three from Virginia and the others from New York city. The party will be composed of people interested in education and make a study principal- Cocoannt Market. ly of the facilities now afforded in the South for the advancement of the Afro-American, a matter in which Mr. Ogden is deeply interested. Prof. John H. Fulton now in Chi cago, has located the abode of Satan in the planet Saturn. We suppose that accounts for the ring around Sa turn as His Satanic Majesty is usually to be found in every ring. If this is so, the'scientists need not cudgel their brains to determine whether or not there is a method of communication NATT0NATiAimn.7llin?rRTniWTn^iwcrb*iiiiT TH E APPEAL A NATIONAL AI^O-AlMIRTnANNTiiWRPAPTn now doing in regard to Mars, for the Devil certainly has a way of communi cating with his subjects here. The very recent sequel to the Pat terson, N. J., case of drugging, out rage and death of a girl has not stopped such things any more than the burning of alleged Afro-Ameri can rapists as another such case has just come to light in Brooklyn, N. Y. Three men have been arrested, charged with drugging and outraging a. pretty sixteen-year-old girl in a stable. All the pavties are white. In the death" of Ex-president Ben jamin Harrison,-whose death occurred at his home in Indianapolis, Wednes day, the country loses one of its most illustrious characters. He was a statesman, an orator and a lawyer of rare ability and made one of the best presidents this country has had. WASHINGTON THE CAPlfAL CITY AND HAPPENINGS. ITS AM Sorts of Doings and Sayings of the People of the Country's CapitalItems Picked Here and l'nere for the Inter- st of the Renders of The Appeal. Col. John R. Marshall of Chicago is in the city for a month. Among the visitors in the city are Bishops A. Walters, W. J. Gaines, B. W. Arnett, Dr. H. T. Johnson, Dr. E. C. Morris, Dr. H. C. C. Astwood, Chas. Brooks The executive committee of the Na tional Afro-American Council met in Washington Tuesday, Bishop A. Wal ters, presiding. A committee was ap pointed to visit the President in the interest of the race. Committee: A. Walters, T. Thomas Fortune, W. A. Pledger, Bishop Arnett, Cyrus Field Native Woman, Sliowins "Camesa" of "Saisa." Water Carrier. Adams, A. L. Manley, J. A. Crossfield, Ernest Lyon, I. B. W. Barnett, P. J. Smith, J. W. Lyons, G. H. White, H. T. Johnson", J. Lawson, Charles H. Cheatham. A monster mass meeting was held Wednesday night. Cyrus Field Adams paid $50 and became the first life member of the National Afro American Council. As a token of appreciation of his services to the race, Senator Chandler, of New Hampshire, was Saturday pre sented with a handsome cane by rep resentatives of the leading Afro-Am erican newspapers of the country. The presentation took place in the room of the Senate committee on privileges ator Chandler and the editors and friends of their own race, Senators McComas and Pritchard were present. The speech of presentation was made on behalf of the press by Mr. Reuben S. Smith, a member of the Washington bar. He said the New Hampshire senator had freely given his services to the race for the past ,i'ty years, a.nd he predicted that his "'tirement would be only temporary. Mr. Chandler was visibly affected 'hen he rose to feply. He said he ^d been a friend of the Afro-Ameri- ~n ever since 1856, and that it had ~~r, eoov for him to do so, because it was natural. He discussed the lynch 'ng problem atto some length* and regretted see the lynchingsaid of Afro-American men was extending to the Northern States, and that it is not confined to lynching for offenses i gainst women. He advised the Afro American people to organize a com mittee to investigate and make public lie facts connected with all lynchings brought to their attention, believing *ha,t the publication of an authentic ^ecbrd would do muck to cause a ces sation, of the practice. He believed that in time increased enlightenment nd the growth of .genuine Christian ty wpuld relieve the race from this -"ist infliction. He also advised the Afro-Americans to stand out in a peaceable manner for their rights un der the fifteenth amendment, and not to alfyw themselves to be disfran- 1- Woman'nit Frnit Market. WELL RAISED. Bishop W. J. Gaines and Bishop B. W. Arnett, Rev. Jesse Colbert, Rev. B. J. Holding, Rev. I. Garland Penn, Rev. W. W. Lucas, Rev. R. A. Carter, Rev. George F. Bragg, Rev. J. M. W. De Shong, Rev. W. M. Alexander, Rev. E. W. D. Isaacs, Rev. S. N. Vass, Rev. W. A. Hunton, Rev. L. N. Maxwell, Rev. George W. Moore, Rev. J. E. Moor land, Rev. William E. Carr, Rev. D. J. Sounders, Rev. J. E. Sargeant, Mr, James H. Thompson, Bishop B. T. Ruley, Mrs. Lucy Thurman, Prof. T. Augustus Reid, Rev. David Brown, Rev. G. T. Dilliard, D. D., Rev. A. G. Davis. Bishop Wesley J. Gaines, Atlanta, Ga., was elected president of the and elections, and in""addition to Sen- I movement Rev. W. D. Isaacs, D. D., .^cleB '-it Moore GrubbI was raised on dis very farm, mister. FarmerGit out! Moore GrubbA fact. Your old bull out there tossed me clear over & hay stack last summer. chised without continued protest. The right of the Afro-American to vote should be as sacred to him as his1 life. The senator's sentiments were loudly applauded. Senators McComas and Pritchard were among others who spoke. Mr. McComas said that Senator Chandler is the best friend of the Afro-Ameri can under the roof of the capitol. Mr. Magnus L. Robinson was chair man of the committee. Perhaps the largest movement ever inaugurated among the Afro-Ameri cans has just taken shape here in Washington at Asbury M. E. Church, where twenty designated official rep resentatives of religious denomina tions and agencies engaged in relig ious work among Afro-Americans gathered to consider the spiritual, moral, intellectual and social progress of the race, and to make arrangements for a monster gathering of the en lightened Afro-American men and women in Washington in the summer of 1902. This meeting will be known as the Afro-American Young People's Christian Congress. Among those present at the meeting were the following well known churchmen from all over the country: 7 Z'i V" Nashville. Tenn., vice president Prof. I. Garland Penn, Atlanta, Ga corre sponding secretary Rev. B. W. Ar nett, Springfield, 111., assistant secre tary Rev. W. M. Alexander, Balti more, Md., treasurer. An executive committee of nine, who will have charge of all arrangements, has been appointed, consisting of the officers and the following members: Bishop L. H. Hosley, Atlanta, Ga. Bishop G. W. Quinton, Charlotte, N. Rev S N. Vass, D. D., Raleigh, N. Bishop C. T. Shaeffer, of Topeka, Kan. THE WORKING WOMEN (Contluned Front UTirst Paffs.) entire living for a large family, which may inclufle two or three grown men. If the Philippine woman could be taught to compel her husband to do the work oi supplying the food and clothing for the family, he would become a better citizen a nd find less time to aid the insurrection while she would be allowed more time foi he proper rearing of the children, whe in a short time may turn these islands into rich or poor possessions. Rdward K. Massee, Sergeant Major, Second Battalion, Forty third Infantry, S. A MARCUS WHITMAN'S RIDE (Continued From First Page.) Bourne. "That this fictitious narrative should have been so widely diffused and accepted when the true story of Marcus Whitman was perfectly accessible in the reports of the American board and the volumes of the Missionary Herald is sur prising. That this should have taken place since the publication of Bancroft's "His tory of Oregon, in 1885, is almost in credible. "The* results of this Investigation will jome to many as a sbock Extraordinary efforts have been made in good faith to disseminate the story of Marcus Whit an In order to raise money for a suit able memorial and especially for Whit man. College, and to many interested in these enterprises this criticism of the Whitman legend will doubtless seem most unfortunate. "Y et it is the true Marcus Whitman Whom they wish to honor the devoted a nd heroic missionary who braved every hardship and imperilled his life for the cause of Christian missions and Chris^ tian civilizatio i nthe far Northwest and finally died at has post, a sacrifice to the cause. The unceasing labors of his life a nd his death in the service of Chris an missions Oreg-on deserve every hon orable men ton. The perversion of his tory cannot honor such a man." MONEY VALUE OKAFRBAK' (Continoed From First Page.) 'You say freaks do not draw as well as used to. ~What has taken their place?" thev "We do more in what we call the work ing line. People must do something. There is snake handling, for instance. That is a Btand-b among attractions. People nover seem tired of seeing a pretty woman handle snakes." "Site will get from $50 to $100 a weak, according to her costumes, .the snakes a nd her own attractiveness. The salaries of all freaks, by the way, vary greatly according- to the number of peoole in their special line who happen-to be before he puiblic at the time." "How about acquitted murderers or things which have been associated with sensational crimes? Are they good at tractions?" "I suppose they are to some people. But I don't believe in them. I think their in fluence is bad and won't have them. The Paterson people wrote to me and offered me the coach in which Jennie Bps sohieter rode and some of her cdothes. I wrote to them that I wouldn't give them $5 for the whole outfit. I won't have that sort of thing. And I won't have fortune tellers either, t/hough any of them would ay me $50 a week. I don't believe in people spending a hard-earned money in that (way a.nd I don't mean to encourage lt:' strike Have you ever known of among freaks?" "No. A I say, they are generally well to do and don't care aibouit striking." "A re there any members of the White Rats or the White Mice among the freaks?" "N o. They do say that there are freaks among the rats and the micebut that's another story."New York Sun. O CORE A COLD I N ONE DAY, 'Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money IfnIt fails to.cure. 'w Grove' signature eac box GAMMON THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY ATLANTA, GEORGIA. AIMS AND METHODS The a5m of this school is to do practical work in helping men toward success in the ministry. Its course of study is broad and practical its ideas are high i ts work is thoroughit methods are fresh, systematic, clear and simple. COURSE OF STUDY The regular course of study occupies three years, and covers the lines of work in the several departments of theological instruction usually pursued in the leading theological seminaries of the country. EXPENSES AND AID Tuition and room rent are free. The apartments for students are plainly fur nished. Good board can be had for seven dollars per month. Buildings heated by steam. A id from loans without interest, and gifts of friends, are' granted to deserv i ng students who do their utmost in the line of self-help. N young man with grace, gifts, and energy, need be deprived of the advantages now opened to him in this Seminary. For further particulars address REV. WILBUR THIRKIELD. D., President Atlanta, Ga. 6GKSTEIN NORTON UNIVERSITY CANE SPRING, BULLITT COUNTY, KY. "Industrial training will set to motion ten thousand wheels." REV. WM. J. SIMMOKS, D. D., LL. D., Co-founder and first Chancellor. THE LOCATION. The Eckstein Norton University is siviated at Cane Spring, Ky., twenty-nine miles from Louisville, Ky,, in one ot the most healthy and quiet settlements in tba Statethe county being"what is known as a prohibition county for many years. The building and grounds are on a lofty Mil of rich, rolling land, surrounded on all sides by mountain streams, dashing miniature cataracts, high mountains, peopled with timber of many varied species. In this quiet retreat away from the bustle of city life, free from the unhealthy seductions and allure ments of placeB of vice and unwholesome amusements, one finds study easy, recreation helpful, and the physical powers developed and secured. All this plays no unim portant part in a student's life, and is apUy suited to all who desire to prepare for an active life. DEPARTMENTS. Literary, Sericulture, Blacksmithing, Photography, Cabinet Making, Plain SewiiiS, Crayon Work, Telegraphy, Printi Tailoring, Cooking, Busin.-s College, Apiaculture, Poultry Raising, Dress Making,, Barber Khops Carpentry, Work Shops in Woods and Metals, Shorthand and Type Writing, Painting in Oil and Water, MusicalConservatory. The above departments are under competent nro* Bors and instructorsgraduates and sp^ciaiis ,u to. branches they teach. They hail from Oberl.u, OT ar i. State University, Chicago Manual Training Schoc. si*t* Normal School, Bhode Island, and other of cjl- Deal Institutions- Ou" classes and studies are BO arranged that students may study what is most desirable, leave off at arr Mge, recruit their health or finances, and return to cc-op!ete the course at any future time. The time to Sn'.uh any course is the least possible, consistent with thorough work in all departments. TERMS. Board,room, fuel, tuition andwashing,$8.00r cr nontlj. (students may enter at any time in the year. HttP FOR STUDENTS. Deserving stndenta may have the privilege of extra reduction in proportion to the work they are ./iliingto do. We ask patronage not only on account of our low rate but on account of the very high character of the work done. Our accommodations are first-class BOX) offered alike to both sexes. Persons en route to Cane Spring, Ky., via Louisville, may find free accommodation at No. 527 Laurel Streot. Louisville, Ky. For catalogues and all business address the President, REV. C. H. PARRISH, A. M., CANE SPRING. "GOD HATH MADE OF 0XE BL001 ALL NATI0XS OF MENS IS THE MOTTO OP BEBEA. Christian, non-sectariann.i s. Music, Academy, Normal,Manual, Tuition fee* Ifon^^U? 6 Wh i. I lo Afro-Americawcours.NO*COIICKExpert*Three stnd 2 6 a 0 'nl^rn ?w. e.iu \TIO X. Address, l'Has.Wii. G. FBOST, Pn. IX, EE^EA, Y- SMW UNIVERSITY For both sexes. Depnrtmerits of Law. Hcdiclna. vJ .Preparatory, Bngiuh and Industrial Vej begins October st. For catalogues, '-.irciW and other informal address, PRES. CHAS. 3. MESERVE Raleigh N- C. Morristown Korma! Col te FOUNDEE N ISSf. !e *Ia tanSKS?gs-- 1 i and commodious Cb rs Climate unsurpassed partucnt ^ollego Preparatory, Normal, rjri' S Shorthand, Typewriting and IndWitl Trailing 'IFTY DOLLARS ADVAX6E ill pay for board, room, liehi. e". tnltinn I ne Bn incidentals for the entire yea 2 rd 2 president^ departmeat Send ior ciraula^ to REV. JUDSON 5. rilLL D. D- CENTRAL TEHMESSO *iOUtGE NASHVILLE^ TEN:t3t23fc!2. Departments: English, Nor Pwnnmtft- dnstnal v,r X? fortv 'nstrucwrs. attendance last year 600. Kxpenses from ii) x, per sclool For_further infonnatl.c 1 uatakwie, vllle, Tt-un. month address the President, JTBrad^n',*"^' THE MEDICAL SCHOOL OF THE NEW ORLEANS UKiVERSITY Admits Men arid Worness of all Races WBI.I, SQUIFFED, THOBOtfid 1SS4BUCTIOH. Address 5318 St* i/hurtfs. NEW ORLEANS, Itf'm jow TO tr.\v FEE v 'M- sot