The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1893-04-01
SAINT LOUIS.
SOCIAL MATTERS, CONDENSED
INTO SMALL SPACE
For the Benedt ofour Thousands of Read>
ers-An Sorts of News Items From the
City by tho Big Bridge-Ths "Futur.
Great" At the Present Time.

; VI course the gills are all aware that
f Sunday Is Easter.
Mr.. Frank Byron made visit 10 St
Charles last week.
Exit another of our society girls. Chi
, cago gets the prize.
Miss Bertha Turner paid flying visit
to Alton early in the week.
The Knights of Pythias had the ann
ual sermon preached at Zion A. NJ. F..
Church Sunday.
Elder Cotman delivered en- en1oov
on the late Bishop Brown Sunday morn
Ing at st. Paul Chapel.
Mr. J. r. Thompson is to go on the
Stage. He appears Monday night at
Stolles Hall in "The Last Loaf"
| The Executive committee of the Sum-
ner Alumni Association met at the resi-
dence OF Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Roderick
on the 26th.
MR.. Chas. S. Morris, advance AGENT
Tor Nine. sissiere,ta Jones, spent Snn-.
Gay IN the city arranging for the eominpx
Of the "BIack Patti"
Inc first and only appearance of sjssie-
retta Jones in this CITY at Entertainment
Hall on Friday and Saturday evenings.
March 81 aud April /.
On Monday night April 3td, "Tbe
Last LOai'' will be presented at Stollos
Hail under the management of Mr.. VIM
| II. Dorser- The occasion will be the
Catholic knights entertainment.
The Onward Ccmmandery X. T., will
ave Gratd Musical and Literary con-
cert at Turner Hall, Monday evening
April 3rd. Some of our leading talent
mas been engaged for the OCCASION
Over one hundred dollars have bear,
collected by the members of the cor..
mlttee detailed to procure contributions:
from gre du2tes and former pupils of the
high school, for the purchase of drawinp
models and other appliance for biph
school work.
William Fenison, the Afro-American
, VINO was shot in the back and left arm
last Ihureday near High and Morgan
streets had the injured arm amputated /
at the City Hospital, putrefaction having.
commenced. Fepison rehelled against
the operation, and it required four men
to hold him on the operating table while
DR., Marks chloroformed him.
Invitations are out announcin, +b.
marriage of Miss Emma Cole of,his c;tv
to Mr.. Felix Dodge. of Chicago. Both,
parties are highly connected and the
wedding will no doubt be grand one
The marriage ceremony will he c1forn1-
ed at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church..
Wednesday April 5th, at NJ, and
reception at the Gle residence from Z
until 9 O'Clock.
Last Thursday evening while Mr.. Loo
Maxwell, quies AID in, Aensive Afro--
American, was delivering a messape-
from the house of his emplo, er to 8
boardng-hou G on Charming avenue, be-
was accosted by an officer, who, it is al
legged, mistook him for burglar. Max
we'll resisted arrest and was shot by the
officer. This is another instance where
the police wrongfully reea ded an Afro
American as criminal.
Lewis J.. Silva is the secretary and
treasurer of the Rainwater. Morris Hat,
Company. He 10 also on txtensiye-
Spectator in real estate. Some time ago.
he bought and had decided to bis wife. g.
lot in Watson's Fruit Hill subdivision,
in the western suburbs. The purchase
made from Henry Open. Later he sold
the property, or portion of it, to Mr..
George McKoin. an Afro-Auer;can, who.
established bis home in Fruit Hill place.
The appearance of McKoin and his FAM
lily in that ultra fashioned quarter Great
ed great conformation and a ruf4is Of
indignation among the white folks.""
Open, who claims that he owns the other
property in the neighborhood. has
brought suit in the Circuit Court against
Mr.. Silva and his wife for $l2, 500, which
amount he claims he has been damaged
by reason of silva's sale to the Afro
American.
The blood OF John K. Crump, the post,
Office clerk who instituted mandamns,
proceeding against the School Board o..
establish the right of his children to at-
tend the public schools for white child,
rem, was the subject OF inquiry in Judge.
Vallanrs court again Saturday afternoon.
The children had been Withdrawn from i,
tile Carr Lane and Hamilton schools on /.
the around that they were of African.
a. cent. and when the case was begun on,
Friday Crump endesvored to establish
the fact that they we're not NEGROES.
he took the stand and testified that bia
ancestors were French Creoles and his
wife's Indiana. A large number of wit.
| nesses were summoned for yesterdays
afternoon on the part of the School
bcard TO combat the position. Crump's
former associates, including his own rela-
tlves, were in attenda1 CO in force and
did not seem to relish his effort, as thew,
alleged, to repndiate the African ,ace
Inc case involves the question of the
celor'Ilne in the public schools. The
urt-room c'n,ained many Afro. Ame1i.
cans who watched the proceedings with.
close attention. Father Panken, w. H..
Taylor, D. L. Mcleod, Robt. h. H,cl-
man and others. testified that Crump w..,