The southern argus. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kan.) 1891-1???, 1891-07-09

new and promising organization of
young colored men from the various
states of the Union. A number of in
teresting and enthusiastic meetings
have been held i'm the various churches
ana as a result of this the member
snip IS now about $50. The head
quarters of the association has not AS
yet been located, but an effort is being
maze TO raise money to erect a build
ing IN which a gymnasium, pool room
ana lecture room will be arranged for |
the benefit of the members. In the
meantime regular meetings will be |
held In the various churches. Mr..
David Warner is president and Col.
onel Geo. NJ. Arnold secretary. This
association was called into existencel
because the 7. M. G.. A. of white
young men refused to admit colored
applicants to membership. The move
nent Is receiving the support of the
leading citizens and divines.
considerable interest has heen
aroused here over the news sent ont
from Indiana last week to the effect
mat the colored people, voters especial
~, nave organized to defeat the re-
nomination of President Harrison
The leaders here are trying to devils
means 10 quiet this reported uprising. I
Il delegation from the Virginia Re
PuDncan club called OH tie president {
last friday in the interest of Hon.
colill M. Langston, who is candidate ,
lor one OF The new circuit iudgeshiDs
- Ii. harrison was chairman of the 9
uelegatlon. The president declined TO q
Iahe INTO consideration Mr.. LanvstOn's
Color ana said that the position Would
De fllled by the appointment of a man
Oh account of his efficiency. lie thinks
wen OF Mr.. Langston and promises 10
the matter.
lhe leading dailies of this c'tv and
New York are now ADVOCATING the an .
ing or all foreign missions and con- l
sular posts with white appointees. 1t
IS 'nought by some that the editorials
On thls topic are the result of "inside
information" and not the result of
newspaper effort to reform the diplo- ,
natlc service. Unless active and en-
9fgetlc agitation is begun by race pa.
oers colored foreign minister will be \
pleasant memory.
The friends of Hon. John Fl. Smvthp
ire urging his name for his old post as
minister to Liberia.
Mr.. Lewis A. Douglass, son of Hon.
Douglass, left the CITY last
'rluay for New York to meet his
amer who is expected any day from
Iayti.
Mr. Chas. S. Morris. rising and
promising young man of the race. has -
ust published most interesting
amphlet entitled "The Nation and the
'egro' 1t is having large circula- /
on III llls cry ana Is creating quite i
ointment in the authors favor.
Mr.. T. Wlanzi Trice of PHILADELPHIA
nd student at Wayland seminary.
as composed and published two songs Nj
The Martyr" and Nights Gloom"
hey were of such merit that a white
uDllsher OF this city, Mr.. Ii. Eber-
ach, mas taken them in hand and put
rem ON the musical market The
'lored man is demonstrating his abil-
10 master the fine arts bv degrees
Rams are now about consummated
/ the formation early in the fall of -
ASSOCIATION of representative color
men III Washington 10 erect mon
neht TO the memory of John Brown.
Thank you, readers and friends. for
KIND words you are dropping here "A
d there i'll behalf Of our journal.
Inc ARGUS has the distinguished
nor OF being the only and the first
Wspaper owned, edited, managed
u published by a negro in southern w;
ansas W l.
ne ARGUS reaches all classes, grades
q colors of people. -
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