The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-04-05
WASHINGTON.
News Gleanings From tie Capitol
City of Thi>, Great and
Glorious Nation.
Items of General Interes-.

Pursuant to call of the faculty of
Howard University about so distinguish
cd educators Of Colored youths of this
country met here in convention on
March 25th. A very Interesting three
days session was held in which was dis
played more than ordinary amount of
intellectually. Very excellent papers
were read by Miss Lucy Moten, Mrs.
Martha ], Scho6eld !, of Aiken, S. G.
Prof. w. g. Sears, of Jefferson CITY. Mo-.
and DIR. Rankins President of Howard
University. A permane Mt organization
was formed entitled National CONFER
ence of Educators of Colored Youths.
with Prof. J. NJ. Gregory tfOhio as
President. An address was issued to
the public advocating government aid to
education. asking aid from the weaI,hv
and phllanthropic in sndowing Colored
institutions of learning and urging all
teacheas to assist in creating a healthy
public sentiment in favor of education
Of Colored youths. The Conference
now has upwards of l5O members. The
The next annual session from present
indications will be held in Atlanta. Ga.
In last weeks issue of the Wilmington
Messenger, of North Carolina, two COL
umns are devoted to an unfavorahle
discussion of T. Thomas Fortune of New
York. 1t contains the following sugyes-
tive lnformatjon: "The whites in the
South are closely attending to their do
nestle affairs, but they have their ewes
fixed also on Congress. While meditat-
ing no wrong of any kind to either the
North, or the Negroes. or the Govern
ment' but standing for peace and LOYALTY
10 the laws and the Constitution thew
are resolved as one man that the great
destlnes o. their beautiful country shall
not be entrusted to an Inferior and semi
civilized race" That is plain but en-
pha'lc talk. 1t indicates that thew are
going to solve this problem, but how?
The remaining three contested cleo
ton cases IN which the Colored man is
directly interested have had hearing
before the Election Committee of the
House. Indications point to the seating
OF Langston and Miller, but Hill of Mis-
slsslppl will probably not be seated.
Ex-President Hayes and Geo. w. Cable
will issue call for convention to meet
in New York in June to discuss the
Negro problem, educational and other
wise. Thls is indeed an age of words.
Mr.. Lewis G. Clark, the alleged orig
lnal George Harris" of "Uncle Toms
Cabin" is in the city engaged on liter
airy work of "reminiscences and race his
tory which he will shortly issue. His
residence is in Lexington, KY.
Miss Anna Savoy talented young
Colored lady of this city has inst COM
pleted an entertaining opera entitled
Noble Revenge which will be presented
at st. Augustine church on the 7th and
oth inst. Local talent will Assist in ita
production.
}. Milton Turner the flexible and
reversible politician has succeeded in
establishing his right to the residue of
the fees in the Cherokee Freedmens
claim. He received 81, 800 of this attor-
ney fee last year. The remaining 81 500
will be paid before the end of this fiscal
year. -
. The Colored citizens of Washington,
In part, will celebrate the 10Th of April
with music and mammoth parade. It
is the 2Sth anniversary of the emanci-
patton of the slaves in the District.