The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1891-08-15
WASHINGTON.
The City of Magnificent Distances
With the Light Turned On.
Our Capitol City With its Multitude o.
Important Matters Culled for ouy
Intelligent Readers-C. A. 81
Budget of News.
APPEAL BUREAU,
No. SIT TENTH STREET, N. W.,
WASHINGTON. D. c., Aug. II, 1891.

from the public service of Hon. R. P
Porter, Superintendent of the Census
His resignation is to take effect in the
fall after the important work Of tee cen.
sus is completed. This is a fact. He
will ACCEPT a position outside of the
government, more congenial to his taste
There -haYe.-been-n umercns--hints
more or less significant floating around
lately in regard to the resignation o.
Hon. Jno. w. Nobls, Secretary of the
Interior. Derials have bee made as tc
the truth Of there rumors by off ials oil
the Interior Depal tment, but not one
word has issued from Mr.. Noble himself
who is now soj >urning at Rchfeld
Springs, N. Y. He is going to resiyn.
Stick a pin here! When he leaves the
Cabinet the Hon. Thos. Carter, present
Commits sioner of the Land Office, it is
said, will succeed to the secrete1 yship.
Mr. Carter was the republican member
of the last House hal ing from Montana.
He was also secretary Oft Republican
Congressional Committee and rendered
excellent sci vice. He is an able LAWYER
and has made an excellent commission
er. His elevation to the position would
be deserved compliment TO the West
and the West cannot be ignored in the
, future. This would be fitting recog-
milton of Mr.. Carriers ability as rising
leader and force in the revival of old
time interest in the Republican party
Secretary Foble will BE- made one of APP
pellate Judges of the recently created
Appellate Court. Prior to assuming the
bench as Judge Mr.. Noble will go to
Europe and there remain until Deem.
Der, Attorney General Miller will also
resign, 50 rumor says, and will be ap-
pointed to a judyeship. It will not be
lorg until a new cabinet will be created
or made necessary by resignation.
Mr.. Chas. w. Anderson, president of
the Mckinley Club of New York City
is the first and only Cvlored man to
graduate from Miami University. Pres
dent Harrison's Alma Mater. He is on
the local staff of the N. Y. Mail and Ex-
press and is one of the coming young
men of the race. - De-
A. E. Manning Esq of Indianapolis,
Ind, passed through the city a few days
ago enroute to New York. He is deputy
county clerk Of Marion County. He
states that Judge Walter @ Gresham
was the choice of the leading Republic
cans of Indiana for tie Presidency.
Bishop B. w. Arnett was in the city
last week. He is looking as hale and
hearty as ever and with winsome smile
remarks to all queries II am out of poll
TICS"
The daily papers announce the with.
drawal of Gen. Harrison Kelly of Kan
sas from the Republican party. 1t is
said he will join the Alliance. Gen.
Kelly was me nber OF the last House
and Was Warm advocate of the rights
of the Colored man. He had many
warm friends among the Colored people
of this city. He endorses Hon E. P.
McCabe for governor of Oklahoma and
strenously worked for the appointment.
Aside from his radical Republication
he was follower of John Brown when
the latter was in Kansas. No matter
what party Gen. Kelly isin he will stand
for the rights of race.
HE APPEAL representative by for
tunate turn of affairs was able to the
papers which MIR. Fortune will file with
the President when the Hayian post is
vacated. His endorsements are numer-
GUS including all our representative men
and numerous Cong essmen and not a
few Senators. He has papers from the
Hannibal Legion and the Kings County
Republican Clubin both of which he is an
active member and the recommends
tions are very strong ones. Personal
letters are many and if they are to be
credited Mr.. Fortunes Republicanism
is great indeed. . ..r...~
The Colored men of Washington have
conceived brilliant scheme in the way
of land investment. A company has
been formed with Hon. ]. M. Townsend
president; Hon. Jno. H. Smy the, secre-
tary and treasurer; Hon. Jno. NJ. Langs-
ton, attorney. They have as company
purchased large tract of land in Vir-
ginla, 40 miles from Washington and
proposed to build a town there with
Colored people only as residen s. The
circular they have issued sets forth the
numerous enterprises that " i'll be stab.
lished there, namely, canning manufac-
turing and producing such thirgs as Co..
cred people can furnish the raw material
The name of the village or town will b.
Fostoria. Lots will be sold on re ason.
able terms to suitable persons. The en-,
terprise is enjoying boom in this city
just now. -
The school trustees have announced
the selection for teachers in the city
schools. DR.. Shadd the recently ap.
pointed trustee took quite an interest in
the selection of teachers for the Colored
schools. He was very vigorous in his
protest against the appointment Of Mrs
Susie Peters and Miss Somerville, con
corning whom the Colcred citizens haG
fled some reasons for their rejection
The matter has not as yet been settled
The Colored citizens of South WasI
aEs