The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-04-12

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ercises collection would have been in
order.
The storms show from what direction
the wind is blowing. Politically speak
ing, it seems to be blowing from every
| direction
Will Hon. j. l.. Waller receive sub
stantial recognition at the hands of the
party? Dat am the question just now.
Hon. Robert +. Lincoln formally &C
copied the English mission, on the 4th
inst, and will sail tor England, May Is.
Robert we wish you happy sojourn in
the mother country.
The Leavenworth Advocate" was
flung to the breeze as an unqualified Re-
publican sheet Yet the editor, Bro.
Smith, seems to be in quandary, as to
why it is that Negroes do not receive
just recognition from the party. Well
Bro. Smith before you grow many years
| older the whole matter will be plain to
you. Do you catch Onf
We shall expect good clean, consery-
alive city administration, as these were
the conditions upon which Mr. CCfrsn
was elected.
Col. John Nj. Brown thinks it Ii about
time for the Negroes to unite and give
our dough face Republican friends sur
prsie party. The only question is. Col,
will you do as well as say2 We shall see.
Miss Flora Batson, the cOlored queen
of song, will visit Kansas, in May.
Messrs. T. w. Bell, o, A. Harris, b.
X. Bruce. VIM. Mckee, j, ID. Hill, and
John A. Moore have formed an assoc
citation for the purpose of handling real
estate and loaning money, in LSaven-
worth Kansas.
The Tope ka correspondent to the In
dianApolis Freeman" seems te be at
special pains to have the world know that
the leading white papers of the West
have in unstlnted terms OF praise an
nounced to President Harrison and all
concerned. that Hon. j. l.. Waller 10 q
candidate for the Haytien mission. Paul
you are making a serious mistake.
Mr.. Bradley, the colored candidate On
the Republican ticket for justice of the
peace, ran within three votes OF the high
est on the ticket.-Kansas City Gazette.
A colored woman 106 years old voted
for the democratic candidate for mayor
at Leavenworth. If such enterprise as
that had been forthcoming last fall. well.
hosts of republican statesmen would now
be saved the worry and expense of run
ming down the offices they will never get
sight Of.-Emporia News.
There are l, 24S Young Mems Chri stan
associations IN America; 622 in England.
Ireland, and Scotland; 9 1876 in Germany
Holland Switzerland; 200 in japan, and
$50 in eighteen other countries II is an
interesting fact that there is an organi-
cation at Nazareth. where Christ lived
for thirty years and at Jerusalem where
he was crucifed.
| The country home of the late Henry
Ward Bescher. just south of the High
lands of the Hudson, named 'Boscobei"
has been sold to C.. Ii. Butler. Iof New
York. Mr.. Beecher bought the place in
| 1850 aud built the present house at q cost
of $4,000 1t has % rooms and is sup
piled with all modern convcnienees. The
park contains 4, 900 ornamental tress and
shrubs and more than 1000 fruit trees
and vines. Many of these came from
missionary friends in China. Ceylon. In
dIa, the Pacific islands. Africa and Eu-
rope Mr.. Butler paid &7s.oOO for the
place, which cost Mr.. Beecher about
$25o. 0O0.-Ex.
The following needs no comment. The
political sensation OF the hour At Bir-
mingham. Ala, today. 10 the discovery oil
. typewriter circular sent out by mum
Der of leading Republicans to all thu
prominent white men of the party In th'
state. and also to . number of what are
known as Protection Democrats. in
viting them TO a conference in that city.
- be heldab out April 10. ~ which i
il proposed to form = White Mans Re
publican party in the South and pass re
solutions excluding the negro"
The circular says: We do not wan
the corrupt support of the negro no long
sr, and propose to exclude them from
our councils"
1t is believed the attendance At Thu
conference will be very large, a. nearly
al the leading white Republicans IN ID
state are beginning 10 realize that such |
movement As this il the only possIbl
chance they viii ever have Of doing any
thing in the southerA states The iasue
ing OF this circular. IL Is asserted abov'
board by is oriunAtors. was prompseS