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KWI':;:, Wmm?$8&t3tt "38w-. - " . sbdalia mq., Saturday, mmau. -CSmSm, "If I , 1 AS1' G 1 onscrimtor. APRIL, a i, 1906 NO. 4& ESJf" I SET THE PRICE. $2. Gasoline Stoves, Two Burner Cabinet. Stoves INSURANCE NATIONAL, the safest stove made. NATIONAL PROCESS, the best vapor stove made. For the cheapest place in town, E. RALPH BLAIR, ; U6 OSAGE STREET, NEGRO CONGRESS; JIoraceD. Slatter of the Department of Publicity and Pro motion, of the Negro Young Peoples' Christian and Educational Congress to be held in Wash ington, D. C, in July of this year, ' submits sdme interesting News for our patrons; Washington, D. C, ) . April 11,1906, f , The country has not forgotten the first session of the Negro Young- Peoples' Christian and , Educatlonal.Congress, which t was held in Atlanta, in Auguajt fon'r years ago. ThaUwif mammoth affair; andaltpough Jt was.by no me ins perfect, t did accomplish some of the things of reaf ippreciable and substantial merit to i our peopled It shewed tuat tne jtegro was not nope " lessly divided, and that he could unite on essentials, forgetting for . the time the nonessentials .which mark the differences of otrr va rious organizations. ' . Bringing 70Q0 intelligent Ne groes into Atlanta, the Gate City of the South, and placing theniss it were, on dress parade, it pre sented to the white south, and in deed 'to the country, real object lessons of Negro pi ogress, and made the impression that the Ne gro as .a race was advancing. And, then the young Wegro re ceived such encouragement from Che" very name of the organization. ' It was an inspiration to him, and on the program he received such recognition that made him, feel the leaders of the race did not reckon without nim in any plans for the future elevation of the race. Itgavetothe country, a con cise, authoritative compendium oi facts and figures as brought out by the addresses and discussions ,0p the program. This it did be tween the covers of the. "United Negro," which has gone into twenty thousand homes, and is .there serving its -useful purpose. .i Now tbts Washington confer ence will do all this and more. The experience gained by the last session will necessarily make this a better and greater meeting than the one held in At'anta. It will accomplish some more im- medidate results, and at least, some of them will be readily seen. We make the mistake of expect ing immediate results, imme diate results were never attained by movements of world wide im portance. Under ordinary cir cumstances, it would have taken a meeting of the import of the Negro Young Peoples' Christian an l Educational Congress four years to get on a working basis. This second quadrennial ses sion is going to place stronger emphasis on the necessity of Christian work among our young When you wear the B. Kuppenheimer I Copyright 1906 B. Kuppnhlmtr & Co. Chicago SPRINGFIELD LINCHING. SUITS, You have the best made. If,! you want an Up To Date suit, go' at once to E. E. JOHNSTON, 207 Ohio Street. Others are subscribing for the Sedalia Wekkly Consetva tow. Can vou afford to be left behind? Observations of a Prominent Citi zen. Fearless Leadership and effective Organization a Crying Necessity. In this time that tries men's souls, I thought it a good idea to aay to the Pythian Army thru-out great state of "Grand Old Mis souri," that the Pythians of Springfield, including the Sisters of Pythagoras Court- No. 16, are yet alive and have survived the wreck of matter and the crush of worlds. A sad and damaging, yea more, a disgraceful, extremely savage and barbarous lynching occured here Saturday night, that Springfield cannot out live for the next Century to come. While the people were arranging to celebrate "Easter," and glad- I'ldeu the -hearts of Sunday School children with the usual Easter eggs and hear the story of the resurrection, a dastardly, savage and blood-thirst' mob of Negro hatiug men and boys, from ad jacent counties and the city of Greater Springfield, were forming and by 9 o'clock in the evening Clothing on Credit, 50c to $1, per week Ridgeleys Clothing Co., 306 WEST SECOND STREET. ere the people were thru shop ping, this motley crowd of blood- WHEN YOU NEED A Plow, Cultivator or Planter, -0 BUY A 0 people. It is going to secure the hounds, marched thru the public proper consideration at the hands square to the county jail, forced of the Negro Americau press as it J their way in, battered down doors. 'mm:-' life' i to: swam Have you defective teeth? t If so take' them to Dr. T. J. McAllister, The Dental Specialtst, of St. Joseph, "Mo., Who will be at Dr. J. M. Harris' suite of rooms, 116 E. Main Street, SedaliaMissQurirfrom May.' the 7 to the 17. He, will come prepared to perform "all manner of Dental Surgery in the latest and mo'at:akUlfur'style. Wait for him. MrN. B. Those, not residing in the, will be shown spec ial courtesies. . If you plan to consult him', write this paper did in Atlanta four years ago, and it is the hope of the promoters that some plan that can be easily worked shall be adopted, whereby this Conference, aside from the helpful influence of the immedi ate session, will be helpful to the Negro preachers and teachers. t is also going to seek out some concerted plan, of action in con' Jf.you. want agood picture, be sure -to visit HOLLINS' STUDIO, 118 EAST, MAIN STREET. .ft m est. Get our new catalogue tree. Patronize your home seed honse. We guarantee satisfaction. mi :-' . tk- ENLARGEMENTS . . miwn 1 1 111 u.. .i.'t . rikvi j'jfc' - , -'-r,iir'L"V"T 'm ."L-tii v M'ur j .'( if u 1 . - r-m v . it".. ' "ROCK ISLAND" 0 FROM-o Charles Easton, 212 AND 214 EAST SECOND STREET, Sedalia, :::::: NO. He also sells Buggies and all kinds of Vehicles. CALL AMD LOOK OVER HIS STOCK. 'Sic transit gloria Mundo." At this writing 'Springfield is in no little excitment, There arc 3 comanies of the State Militia here and are jeered and hissed at by smypathizersof the mob, but it is said that the soldiers are here to permit no more up rising nor loss of life or property. The Ne groes Ihru.out the city are con siderably worked up and many talk of leaving the city for good. But unto whom cr where shall they go? Since the dominant race are in control everywhere. The need of the hout is organization and competent leadership, then all the rest follow. -co- RETRIBUTION WILL COME- broke open cells, secured two young Negro men, whose guilt had not been proven find dragging them to the public square, hung them right under the statue, the "Goddess of Liberty," and then burned them; not being satisfied with this merciless sacrifice of human life, they marched back to the jail and secured their thir d nection with the secret fraternal victim, who met the same cruel societies and existing race organi j punishment. The expression of zations. It hopes to raise suf- the Ancient Romans is certainly ficient funds to have a-'paid rep resentative, whose one particular business it will be to ferret out and pUce before the public the bright side of the race question, and thus crystalize sentiment in favor of the Negro. Some good work has been done in placing this Congress before the people, and the responses have been unanimous In favor of the great movement. The leading men of the AM E church, the A-M E Z church, the Baptist Congregational church, Presbyterian and other churches as well as the principal agencies doing religious and educational work araonir our people, are thoroughly in accord with this movement. .Washington is making exten- sivie preparations tor its coming. applicable to Springfield just now Best Seeds Grown Archias' "Sure Seeds" are Sure to Grow, Sure to Please and BEST THAT MONEY CAN BUY. St. Louis, April I7. '0C. Editor Conservator: Thecrimescommitted in Spring field last Saturday night and East er Sundav morning, and which the general press mildly terms "lynching," are too dastardly outrageous to be fittingly des cribed in any language. It wou'd dignity it to can 11 a butcher', and it would be a slanJ er on the ignorant heathen to call it "Cannibalism." The crime is the more heinous and appalling for the reason it was committed by the present day generation of the Caucasian race, who had every advantage of education and Christian civiliza tion. Think of it the spectacle of a large crowd of civilized (?1 American men and boys, in a proud American city, assembled on the public square surrounding the towering statue of the God dess of Liberty, shouting, curs ing, joking and laughing while burning the half dead bodies of three Afro-Americans, who were unarmed and helpless. Oh ye mothers, and ministers of thejgospel arc these the fruit of your labors? Are these the hus bands, sons and religious com municants of which you so proud ly boast? Oh! ibe hideous mockery of the scene itself will be a lasting bbt on the ewcutheon of Missouri, al ready stained by the foul outrage at Pierce City. View it, ye lords of creation, the lofty statue of Liberty in the center of the public square; a howling, cursing mob of Ameri ca's proud citizens surrounding its base, while in their midst stands three helpless unarmed Alro-Americans. Wood is brought in large quantities, a fire is made. and these poor helpless human beings with their clothin satura ted with oil. and rope-, around their necks arc hung to ilic base of the Goddess of Liheity, after which their bodies only half dead, arc cast into the fire. On the very threshold of Easter Sur. lay, when countless thousands were preparing to celebrate the anni- versary of the Resurrection of Christ, there was committed, in the public square, of Springfield, one of the foulest crimes ever per petrated in a Christian coun try, and that too by men and boys to whom must becommijted the future of this American gov ernment. Look upon the above described! scene, you of the proud Anglo Saxou race who boast of your enlightenment and civilization, and then bow your heads in very shame. Is this safe training for Amer ica's future citizens and rulers? Are these samples of the fu ture Missionaries to teach the heathen? The citizens of this state must bear their share of the shame and responsibility for their outrage upon humanity, and a just God will surely visit swift retribution, upon the perpetrators of the Springfield horror,which must go down in history as the Crime of Missouri, for, "Whatsoever a man sow, that shall he also reap." Gisorge B. Jones, 2008 Walnut street, St. Louis, Mc. J Something New at Loewer's Visit Albert T. Loewer, the merchant tailor, and select your new sprinsand summer suits from the elegant line of new spring and summer goods he is offering. L Everything in Poultry Supplies, Bee Supplies, Dairy Supplies Best and Cheap ARCHIAS' SEED STORE - E. 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