SwW Dg Negroes. A GAME OF WHICH THE INGENIOUS BOQUE NEVER TIRES. : Washington. May 14 -Thousands *>f ignoran* colored people in this country ara being induced to believe that they are to be pensioned by the United States Government apo a be ing able to show that they were formerly slaves. The promoters of this scheme which has ail the ear marks of a systematic attempt to extort money from credulous colored people, by holding mi to them false hopes of a Govern ment pension, have been at werk for a somber of years, and it is estimated that over $150,000 bas been collected by the self constituted missionaries -having the project in hand. The subject came to the coriace a few days ago throngh some corres pondance between a colored pieach er, fa one of the Southern States, aad a United States Senator. The preacher wrote to his Senator to in quire into the matter in view of the proposed legislation The Senator, who is one of the most influential members of that body, by reason of is long service (three terms,) and his appropriate committee assign ments, instituted an investigation, aad thia if the unbalance of what he reported to the colored divine who sought information on the subject : It appears that" there has been in existence for boat. len years or more an enterprise under the title of the ex-Slave Mutual Belief Company and Pension Association* of the United States of America." This associa tion has its agents m every State in the Union, for tba parp se of locat ing, if possible, ali former slaves. The latter are told that legislation is now pending before Congress to. pension all former slaves as follows : All persona 70 years of age are to receive $500 and also 156 mor caring their natural lives. Persons 60 years to receive $300 and $126 more. Persons 50 years to receive $100 and $86 more. Persons less than 50 years to receive $46, more, I etc. It is necessary for all of the supposed beneficiaries of the propos- j ed legislation fcc pay into the asso j elation 25 cents as a registration fee. It is claimed that over 600,000 ex slaves have been so registered According to the circular sent out by the association, a copy of which is now in the hands of the senator referred to, the headquarters or main o ce is at No. 708 Gay street. Nashville, Tenn. L H Dickerson is general manager. The circa lar is headed "Onward to Vi story." It also contains a pict are of General Manager Dickerson. It is addressed to "AU local ex-slave associations in the United States We come greet* lng as general manager and promoter cf the movement, which hts had so much opposition and more combats in its own circles than any other organization of the present day." Then follows special mention of the membership fee, 25 cents Also the information that the national delegate in Washington is located at 475 Missouri avenue, and has seenred the services of Attorney W. G Lawson. The circular further ap peals to every ex slave to send his name, with the registration fee of 25 cents It also appeals to every local association to send $2 50 for a charter at once, and every ex slave to send in addition that amount to be used in the movement These assets are to be sent to the office of the national delegate, given above. The circular also aunonnces that tho National Convention at Nashville in 1698 made the weekly publication, tba National Capita , 25 cents for three months, the official organ of the association Another and more recent circular of similar import bears a picture of Senator Wm Mason, of Illinois, 1. H. Dickerson, general manager, 714 Line eire et, Nashville, Tenn. This circular de clares ''it is the only incorporated and chartered movement in the United States, and all others are frauds. It calls attention to the bill to pension ex-slaves introduced in the House of Representatives, Jane 24, 1890, by then Representative Connell, of Nebraska." In the 54th Congress Senator Thurston intro-' doced the Connell bill in the Senate and the circular calls special atten tion to the fact that the bill "passed to two readings and was referred to the pension committee 99 CONGRESSMEN AID SHARPERS. Now, to those who are not familiar with the parliamentary proceedings of the Senate, "passed to a second reading" soon de like making cone id dable progress. As a matter of fact. that bili or a similar measure bas i been introduced at every session of j Congress daring the past ten yeats These bills bave always been intro duced "by request/' and so marked, which means, according to the practice at the Capitol, that the man who introduces a bill "by request" is not personally responsible for it So the bill to pension ex slaves has alwaysJjjfcn introduced "by request," Aw^R^fiffliread by its title, cocsid THE BAIT. consideration by tbtt committee There never WM end there probably never will be tb* slightest prospect of the passage of such a bili, and the promoters of the "25 cents registration scheme" are wei! aware of that fact. There are several rival concerns ecgsged in this busi ness and there have been several disputes as to who should control the registration fees. It appears that I H. Dickerson was deposed aa gen eral manager for a short time, bat he was reinstated. The circular warns ex slaves that there is a difference between the "Vaughn's Club and the Ex-Slaves' Mutual Belief Bounty and Pension Association." "Onr asso ciation/1 says the circular, "is char tered and belongs to the people. The fee of 25 ceuts is merely for the purpose ot defraying the expenses of carrying on the work and the ex penses of the delegate to Washing ton " A BARB FACED SWINDLE. The senator, who has investigated the subject, says the scheme on its face seems to be a delusion and a snare to entrap poor colored people and get their money. These circu lars are distributed among the color ed people all over the country* and in many instances colored preachers are induced to preach io their con gregations the bright hopes of a government pension The last bill on the subject waa introduced in the Senate by Senator Mason, who also took the precaution to insert in brackets, "by request," so that even the rough and ready statesman shied at assuming the responsibility for the measure. Many cf the intelligent colored people have declined to go into the scheme and denounce it as another Freedman's Bank swindle. is quite likely that the subject will be investigated by Congress next winter, now that so many of the hc-aest and intelligent colored men have advised their misguided breth ren of the improbability of the ex slave pension bill becoming a law. R. M. h. in News and Courier. Southern Baptist ConyetlOD. Louisville,. Ky., May 12-The forty fourth Southern Baptist conven tion was called to order ia Warren Memorial church this morning at 10 o'clock by President Jonathan Har* elson, of Alabama dearly a thou sand delegates representing all the southern states were present, and is estimated that there are 10,000 visitors in the city attracted by the convention. Ex-Governor W. J Norton, off Georgia, was elected president. J. P. Eagle, of Arkansas ; R. C. Bookner, of Texas ; F H. Gerrfoot, of Kentucky, and C. L Cooke, of | Virginia, were elected vice presi dent . Dr. Lansing Bar.-ows, of Georgia, and O. T. Gregory, of Maryland, were re elected secretaries. G. W. Norton waB re elected treas orer and Dr. W. P. Harvey was re I elected auditor Louisville, Ky., May 13 -Dr. j John T. Green, of Missouri, was at ! noon today elecled president of the j Southern Baptist Seminary, to sue I ceed Dr. W. H Whitsitt, whose resignation was accepted after a long and bitter struggle, Thursday even ing The election of Dr. Green is considered a victory for the Whitsitt faction. Dr J. H. T. Kerfoot was consid ered the candidate of the anti* Whitsitt faction, but he withdrew his name, as did also Dr. J. R. Sampey. Gen. Gomez Will Not Dis tribute the Money. Habana, May 15 -Geo. Maximo Gomez today informed Governor Gen eral Brooke that be could no longer act ts representative of the Cuban as sembly to the distribution of the $3, 000,000 appropriated for the payment of the Coban troops Geo Gomez added that he had ar rived at this decision with great reluct ance and with the most friendly feeiioga toward Gen. Brooke personally and officially, but be felt he could oolonger represent the Cuban army, beoause a cabal composed of rraoj of the sabordioate commanders existed to oppose, and, if possible, defeat the plans for partitioning the money. He explained that former members of tbe Caban military assembly, led by Mayta Rodriguez, Maoooel Saoguilly, Juan Goaiberto Gomez and other malcon tents, who had organized a majority of the officers against bim apparently, and though he (Gomez) might persist aod possibly carry the payment to a successful oonoiusioo, be wai disgusted and wished to wash bis hands of the whole business. Therefore he thought best to leave Geo. Brooke free, as the latter could act with equal effectiveness Buffalo, N Y , May 15.-Tbe dock situation is worse tonight than at any time since the opening of the seasoo. The monthly meo, the men who work inside of the elevators, are out, and have agreed to remain cut until the grain shovelers and the freight hand j lers strikes are settled. Tomorrow every elevator here wiil be idle unless new men cao be eecured *o take tbe placer ol' tbe monthly meo, which is said to be improbable, owing to the Ll Jiaires considerable expe Some One Blundered as to Gen, Wheeler. Not Assigned to Flaca on Parade. Charleston, May 13.-The charge of want of hospitality to GOT. Candler and his a taff at the Confederate re on io ? falls flat here, as neither tho go?eroor nor his staff were here in tho capacity of Confederate veterans and Gen. C. Irvine Walker, the Sooth Carolina commander of Confederate veterans, though he had received no notification of their cona io? promptly assigned the distinguished Georgia civilians a prom inent place in the procession on Wednesday. Bot, a more serions mat ter is the failure, accidental or designed, to assign Geo. Joseph Wheeler any place io the great procession of Confederate veterans. Gen. Wheeler came here at the invitation of the veterans and was the guest of United States Jodge Brawley, a ooe armed ex Confederate. He was to deliver an address to the convention oo Thursday tod every tongue io Charleston sang bis praises, bot while the procession was ED ovin g o a Wednesday be was waiting at the Brawley residence for a carriage that never came. His absence from the procession was noted by the expeotant thooeaods who the oext day were to giveo bim so m ag ni Scent to ovation at the anditoriom The Hst, giveo by Geo. Walker of those who were to ride io the procession io carriages did not ioc ude the "asme of Gea. Wheeler. The pabilo cannot see why Wheeler's name was overlooked. Gen. Walker claims that the unfortunate blander was doe to his committee., bot the commit teemeo indignantly deny that they were in aoyway connected with the affair. Jodge Brawley, Geo. Wheel er's host, will, io The Sunday News tomorrow, review the whole proceeding and say that Geo. Walker will have to accept the blame unless he cao show that his orders ware oot carried oat. Geo. Walker will reply io the same paper eiaimisg a confusion of orders by two committees. Geo. Walker says that as commander of the parade it was to his interest to make it as great a meeese as passible, that Geo. Wheel er's is tin g ais bed service io two wars entitled him to every consideration. Geo. Walker regrets profoundly that even the semblance of discourtesy should have been shown Geo. Wheeler. How Gen, Wheeler Got Left. Mr. Andrew J. Kiley, chairman of the Reunion committee on horses and carriages, made a statement yesterday regarding the controversy over Gen. Wheeler's having been left ont of the big Confederate parade Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Riley said his commit toe was furnished a typewritteo list of the guests who were to occupy oar riages io the parade. This was hand ed him by Gen. Walker Wednesday morning. The names were given on this list, opposite each was the address to which carriages should be sent. Aocordiog to this Geo. Wheeler was to ride io a carriage with Geo M. C But ler, which, by the iostroctions from Geo. Walker, was to be sent to the Charleston Hotel. Capt. Sinkler, of Gen. Walker's staff/Mr. Riley says, was giveo similar instructions. From this list furnished by Geo. Walker Mr. Riley says it was accepted as a matter of ooaree that Geo. Wheeler was to stop at the hotel, aod the carriage for bim was sect there at 2 30 p. m. Wednesday. Members of the commit tee icqoired at the hotel for Geo. Wheeler j net before the parade was to start to escort him to bis carriage, bul he ooald cot be found. The elerk said he was oot stepping at the hotel, and the committee had oo notification of where he could he foood. The carriage remained et the hotel until after 4 o'clock. Mr. Riley weot on to say that if bis oommittee had koowa io time that Gen Wheeler was at Jodge Brawley's resi dence the carriage woold most certainly have been harried there for bim. "By Jadge Brawley's statement, said Mr. Riley,