Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-06-02
: PROGRESS IN AFRICA.
The Star Of the Dark Continent in
the Ascendant.
Great Improvement Being Made in the
Social Condition of the Natives
White People Planting Schools
for the Blacks.

Bishop Henry Mcneil Turner, who
recently returned from n trip to Africa,
in a lecture stated hat he had been
misquoted in advocating a Wholesale
emigration of colored people from the
United States to the land of their ia
theirs. He has and even now advances
TIE idea that it is the duty of the col
cred people of this country to do all
that they possibly can towards building
up that country. 1t was this idea that
led him last year towards the CONT
ncnt of his fathers. He wanted to see
TIC people from which he sprung.
Great was his surprise, says the Bos-
ten Globe, to find on the west coast of
Africa its black inhabitants, whom he
had heard spoken of in Il contemplate
rnGnner, were in many instances adj
vanced far II even farther iii art, S"i-
Cnce and literature, than those of his
ovn kindred in this country.
His heart leapcd with joy when he
bCheld cities and towns owned and con-
trolled by black men, who he had been
told belonged to an inferior race. On
the. bays and rivers were great fleets of
srca4, craft propelled by native AfTi-
cans. In their cities were CCramcr. ial
ECISes, beautiful residences, ma~u;i-
cent c~hurCAC~. md schools of wonder
FIJI a1vanc: Icnt. Horses. he saw but
three the whole time he was in Africa.
the heavy work being done by native
Africans with broad black backs and
muscles of iron.
tIc waS surprised at the skill of the
artisans. lie saw work IL gold and
metal OF all kinds, and he thought that
surely Africa TGs not 50 b~cnight1d as
he had been led to believe. lie had
great hopes for the future Of that coun-
try.
The native African man is noble ard
strong. The nGtivc wOIna is a beau
tiiul and symmetrical figure in black.
Int all the natives Of t,.at country are
not black. He saw native Africans as
white as any American he ever saw.
He thought that the native African
women could give some of tic Ancri-
can women points in the mannc IF
dressing their lair. All African wom-
en- did not have short, l;inliy hair, as is
often though. for he saw women with
hair cs long as his arm. and it vas
either sITHight 81 had n beautiful wave
to it superior to that whi"h the Amcri-
cGn women of to-day are trying to cul-
tiVaIc.
Tho men are as keen at BARGAINS as
ar Yankee. Hc was surprised to find
W back in the bush and Jungle Of
h~rica rocking chairs, beds, tables and
other evidences of modern civilization.
The native africans arc Seeding their
so0s and daughters to Europe for cdu-
cation II they return to their homes
wlGh European wives. But, with this.
france, Germany and England arc fast
acquiring the continent for commercial
purposes, and the kings of the CONT
rcnt turn with longing eyes to the
Land beyond the sea- in hopes that a
spirit Of love for the land of their ia
tAorS would guide some young American
E0lored 1mcn back to the land which
their forefathcrs left so u~nwillingly.
These old kings are concerned for the
future Of the continent, and they often
ia disguise steal into the towns where a
portion CT the English army is stationed
and watch the mancuvers of that body.
and then return to their kingdoms and
teach their subjects what they had
learned.
White people are planting schools all
over Africa, and the day will come
when blessings from. millions of African
~tlroats will ascend to the great Goo
Who rules the destinies of men and ma.
tons, and we as co1ored people are sit.
ting calmly down and are taking nc
part.
The Great Central Arch,