The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-11
THEIR WAY TO AFRICA
iNA OF NEGROES TO LIRE
RAN PROMISED LAND.
Georgia Emigration Society Start, a
N"'ony for Far on Africa-Niost
OF Them Old Men and
Women.

men. women sna 1,,t,l. 9',' "eel YES
Iibe,4, ~ N'i'uleii' pound Tor
inc v,,,. 70 u'eh inc promised land dow
counted thirty or ,,, -, H','S V'NE
children 49, va 'uo steamship list two
w uelhS counted as one PASSENGER
and the babies not benin cou,,od ~, an
The party arrived FIRM, A,l,,,,z
morning +,-,t,, -, W" -N'i"n'a on the
! p.,-S ''''" ana made their way to the
ocean steamship company's doel, whore
they took up their b,,,,,,,,,., "" ''Ni
| time for tt,t,. ,,,... '4'''l '''S until inc
a.. N'er departure. They were OBJ
negroes on tho ,vbar,.s ~, ,.el e-7 Va
stoned ia oi,. 10 80 VINO frequently
! 4, " SAdt with them an inquire
the meaning Of the movement
The replies OF tho a,ris,.,,,.. -,..,-..,
that tho, v,.r., -. '''S showed
! 'i,1 'NeE were possessed Of sort Of re-
| 'souS enthusiasm ON the subject Of t,,,i,
/ hegira- I.iberta th., 5..t,,., Va '''eN
/ land 81 ,u,. N~>'''eu' was
! -, nun anu money to which the
"'h'ue9 might flee from the slavery and
! thraldom of n civill,,tt,,,, u.,,,,,
constant hard yyorl, fan. ,,,,,,, 49,, u'.''.'''s
and does not ALWAYS ru,,,ls,, 49,, "i,hts
enable them to earn t,, ,,,,,.,s M. "
! tent OF their renlies ,yns - m 40,
/ found the darn.,l, 80 ,,,',,-1 - '.'''
hard for them, ana expected 10 ana la
ei''Ae where NE would be made easier.
| MOSTLY OLD PEOPLE.
curious s4fY 81,
| the majoTitv Of tbo Vi n5 III crowd was that
| die age some 81 ia 80 49, past Hllu-
men. There was NOT "a siSI,, ,o,, Iitu Wo-
| In the crowd and o,i," u.s. 81, Souns man
| was not surh "A boi, ~ ~ 80, oWis ettL II
mind usually nictuf.s INN, Jim, = ms as Ine
vigorous, goins form IN CSn5,, suU ,,tS an1
| hardsh.ps nf9 ' n,, n" convtmu WIN the
~ I,rte.t.I ,i' -. tW eotHtIN, several
in a few vesrs l5 o. toI'llnE pack
visit their less foyfn5t r'ISpsl GUS 70
country ''''''' 'N'N''NcS III inns
Daniel prou,,, is ,t,,,. ,,..,.- ,,.......-
He is rr..si5e,,t' ~ 'l"HsI Oh lHe party.
lion M6yement s1,ie NJ mean ,l,a'ln hiniHt4-
lanta fn,o n, ~ .,'CtS' uIs1ui"yG ~ At
Gnsion a coimrc,i S v,,H -, 80 ~ hehJdlnln
1ritDtif,s ~. h. ,,, s,o' VINO ms "eth
lauta for several years {astSS claims IA ~,
have been born near Columbus. in this
49, ~ ~, 10 nLye lt5lael IN Liberia Tor
years of age. lie told a NrorptT1 Nv
reporter that the passage to Liberia cost
ttgih 80 piece ana nad already been
iL'u IuI' HaAt9n ne sali, was awaiting
$50 $50 ~. ~ .NtM toIA' ma tney We're 10 sal
a. ON that port on me Clty OF Paris ON
90" a. ~. ~ AZ HNN2IPool lheg VIII take
ste'uhtt LOT Ll'eIlL
1000 OR 5000 YET TO COME
Rroy,,, e,t1 tbs+ tl, o,,,,rr,tt,,, o,,t,.,
~ -. N'e ''4" 'oe's'y
Hsu TWO OF thFee thousand members In
Atlanta, each OF whom contributes what
he ram month";. a., % ,,,,,,,., f,,-3 ,,,,.
-. ~ T." eo''0'"i 4H"N' " "en
sull'cieht sum Is secured party OF
those ready TO so to Liberia Is organized
ana sent of. Brown said his was the nrst
parties aegreea Inc fnr,, Tu pu' IIS h
been sent on ahead. some OF these hid
been heard from and were doing well
receive ~ i've srr.s s' oF i Lndg is 70
said this had already been promised them
and they are sure TO get ii. In response
10 a question as to whether they had
farming tools with which 10 make a cTon
he acknowledged that they had not, but