OCR Interpretation


The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, June 02, 1904, Image 1

Image and text provided by Oklahoma Historical Society

Persistent link: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83025060/1904-06-02/ed-1/seq-1/

What is OCR?


Thumbnail for

')
im f"
Muskogee, Indian Territory, Thursday, June 2, 1904-
Number 34
GimeterT "
H H H . Jk
I fi
t i . '
Vol .5.,
r
j
r .1
V
V
f
COLORED CtflZENS RESOLUTE
Meet And Denounce The As
sault offone of Their. Own
Kacf Upon a White
Worn -in.
And Plepgfl THioir Best Efforts lo As
biKt In tttringinp lh Biule
i Speedy Justice.
Luat Tuesday morning the coloieu
Tpcsday
weoole ofi Wagoner met' ai tho law of-
tiyc of Hinublo Carrington, Main street
lo disiusstthe hoincous erim perpetra
ted the day before MPn a whito wo .nun
hy a momfier of their own raee in the
ticinityof Wagoner, n
D. G. Mitehell was Elected as cliaii
iu:tn and Humble Carrington as'secfo
mry, and inlroducod the following reso
lution wh'eh were unanimous1 y adopted:
Whereas, It hm bcen'reoontly re
.portcd that a very heineoiis crime hus
ben committed in the neighborhood of
our beloved city, Wagoner, by some
member of our raee on an individual of
the other ruoe,' the white race, be
That we, as the pood col
ored citizens of Wagoner and its vicini
ty, denounce the perpetration of such
crimes, by whomsoever eommittect, and
place on re ord as ready and willing at
this time or any other time hereafter to
assist tho authorities m capturing chc
perpetiator of this reported crime or
any other crime that might be commit
tee to disturb the peace and quietude of.
ourcoantrry. lio it further
Resolved, That the good colored citi
zens of this vicinity form a posso from
among thom&lvr s, and offer their ser
vices to the U. S. Marshal and the au
thorise to helD run down the scoundrel
the reported perpetrator of the heinous
crime, and see that he be properly lodge
in prison, and receives the punishment
he deserves, and as the law directs. And
be it f urth
Retoved, That we, as the good col
ored citizens ef this beloved country of
ours, wished t , be placed on record as
d mouncing mob law, believing that the
l.iw is udequato for the punishment oi
all crimes and . that the majehty
of tho law should be upheld at
any 2ost.
Hamblc Carrington was the ftpokes
- man of tho meeting which he addressed
in an earnest sensible manner. He
mid that the colored people of Wagoner
stood for tKe punishment of crime and
that the race had nothing to do with it.
They believed in good morals and de
nounced violations of law no difference
who the perpetrator might be or wheth
er Jic was black or white. They did not
uphold crime of any kind or character
committed by members of t' eir own
toee and it was their duty in the present
instance to assist in every possible way
to aprchend the criminal and see to it
thai ho receives swift punishment for
h's crime. It was evident the audience
approved what ho said arid volunteors
to assist in the search were called for
quite a number responded and left for
the neighborhood where tno guilty
wretch was supposed to" be hiding.
Our colored citizens did tno proper
thing in thus publicly placing them
selves on record and it will, wo believe,
havo a ood moral otfeot. Wagoner
Record.
A NEGRO BISHOP ELECTED
Scott Wi'll Be' Sent Among The
Riicu in Africa.
(i i
Los Angelef, Cnl., Ma.xjiji it is un
officially stated today that tho ballot
taken by thi Methodist General Con
ference Saturday for tho missionary
bishops, tho result of which will be an
nounced officially Monday morning, has
lcsulted in tho election of Dr. I. B,
Scott of Louisiana colored) as mission
ary bishop to Africa, and Dr. W. P.
OldhnVn and Dr. K. K. Robinpon as ad
ditionl bishops in Scuthern Asia, Dr.
S.'ott's election occasioned some sur
prise, as it was thought that Dr.Cam
dhor of Liberia would be tho successful
candidate.
Nearly all the bishops filled pulpits
cither at the morning or evening servi
ces in this city and nearby towns.
While Monday, Ma 30, is the day set
for the final adjournment -of the confer
ence, it is believed that practically all
tho important business will have been
completed before tne end of the presont
week.
Two subj cts will doubtless cause a
spit-hod debate during the next few days
namely, the amus&mnnt que t on nn1
the relations of capital and labor. The
latter was made tne subject of a special
roport from tho jupiciary committee last
week, in which vigorous denunciation
was mado of tho "greed of corporations
and their indifforonoo-to tho welfare of
their employes."
It was sought to have the conference
pass the resolutions reported by the
judiciary tcommittco as the expression of
the body, but strong opposition devel
oped, when it was mado the., special or
der for Tuesday morning. Fraternal
Union.
DIDN'T GO IN PRINT SHOP.
S)metime ago a Negro com
positor from Alabama secured a
place in tho government prjnfcing
offke, and recently was assigned'
to work in an "alley" in which a
number of white men are employ
ed. Some of these men, particu
larly John W. Martin, of North
Carolina, objected to the presence
of the Negro. Mr. Martin, see
ing that there were number of
v .cant frames, asked that he be
transferred to another 'alley.'
Alter waiting a few days Martin
saw that t")e foreman, D. J. Rob
erts of Kansas had no disposition
to g ant his request He told the
foreman that the situation was
distasteful to him by reason o
the presence of the Negro. Thid
failed to make any impression,
whereupon Martin took his giiev
ance to 0. J. Ricketts, chief of
the entire printing depirtment.
Unsuccessful again, he applied
for relief to R. S. McNeil, secre
ary of the North Carolina Repub-
(Continucd on page twelve.)
Durfey Hardware Company
INOORPORA TED
Shelf and Heavy Hardware, Tinware, Buggies, Wagons im
plements, Builders' Tools, etc. All Kinds of Tin Work and Plumbing.
PHONF 203
ROttStt BLOCK
GUARANTEE LIFE ISIINRANCE CO,
MUSKOGEE, INDIAN TERRITORY.
Capital Stock $200,000
An Old Line Company issues all forms of Limited Payments,
Life and Endowment Policies.
DIRECTORS: E.J. Mints, Muskogee, I. T.; Geo. D. Lenncn
New-York; F. L. Cokgik, Ckli 1 n a Citj : Wm. m. Ecglk.to
St. Louis. Mo.; Cf J. Miller, Muskogee, I. T.J Samuel Ray
mond, Wynrewond, I. 1 .
The Elite
. Ve rill clean and repair or' Dye and fix your
clothes' in first-class stylo on short "notice. Our
place of business located at
OfFCCITB H. CVAN-a
LIVKKV &TABLK
J. E. Roy, Manager
SATISFACTION OR
vt
VI
mC;f0 THE
, afc atnMt
Smith-Torrans
North Main St., & Muskogee Indian Territory
The Best People to Trade With.--Try them.
. If You Want to Know What the Negroes in the .Ter
oryare Doing Read THE C1METER. ' ' ''
Ill North Second Street
DYING, CLEANING
REPAIRING.
209 EAST BROADWAY
and Proprietor
YOUR MONEY BACK
HOUSED
Ihlif iJ f
'-K1 4 i ' ,
H
M
f
""WW i, iiLU.jjwwrwiiaiiTiNlrtliiruaiiwi
1WW.MM1 AiyyMj,,.'
V V V 4
HtfacgrmiiH.ii i "TTTTiiiiiMiiiri mi lin

xml | txt