The Kansas blackman., 1894-05-25

Americans of Paducah, Ky, this
year was 1929, ,805.
Muncie, Ind, has two colored grad.
yates this year. Mr.. John NORM and
Miss Fletcher.
Miss A. G. Gilbert is the first col
ored woman to register as a physician
in Kentucky.
Miss Ida Buford; age 20 years died
at her home in Atchison, Kans., this
week from smallpox.
Miss Gertrude Washington of Chic.
ago, is the only Afro-American grad
uate of the Conservatory of Music.
A physician in Prescott, Ark, vac
mated thirty colOred citizens of
that city last Sunday,
Kansas City, Kans., will have Two
colored graduates this year, Miss Net
tie Gibbs and Mr.. Sylvester Banks.
The National Blade, with Mr.. NJ.
B. Gee as editor, is new Democratic
race paper started in Louisville, KY.
The World, of indianapolis, Ind,
is being issued as a four page, six
column folio. and is brim full of news.
The Teachers State Association, of
Texas. will convene in Galveston,
on the 25th and 26th of June.
DR.. James B. Elbert, died of con.
sumption last week at the home of his
father DR.. S. A. Elbert, in Indiana.
polls. Ind.
A colored Missionary presented
President Cleveland a mat made of
wood fiber by some tribe in the in
terror of Africa.
The late Miss Elizabeth Deaven-
port of New Haven, in her will be.
bueathed ST 500 to the Hampton In
stitute, in Hampton, va.
Howard University at Washington,
d. c., has an attendance OF GIT, the
largest number the University has
ever had.
The Womans Medical College Of
Philadelphia. Penn, will have two
colorad young ladies to graduate in a
few weeks.
The Twenty-Seventh Annual Ses-
sion of the Virginia Baptist State
Convention, met in Lynchburg, Va,
last week.
The wife of one of the most efficient
missionaries On the Congo, supported
by English Baptist, is colored lady
of African birth.
The annual convention of the
National Afro.American Democratic
League will be held at indianapolis.
Ind, commencing July 3rd.
The friends of W. T. Peyton of
Louisville, Ky, are using their inhu-
ence to have the president assign Mr..
Peyton to the vacant San Domingo
council ship.
Prof. Isaac II. Smith, of New
Berne, S. c., lives in a so, 900 man.
sion. Mr.. Smith is a banker and
one OF the weslthiest colored citizens
of that state.
Geo. NJ. Petts, colored man for
merly of New York, is in charge of
the great silver vault in the United
States Treasury, which is the largest
in the world.
At a convention of Women Sufrsg.
sts which met in Washington lately
there were two colored delegates
present. Miss Virginia Dean and
Mrs Elizabeth Eusley.
An effort is being made in Eng
and to form a society with the object
If preserving many of the species of
South African autelopes, which are
n danger of soon becoming extinct. /
Mrs. Amanda Evans, died at New
port, Ark, a few days ago under cir.
indicating foul play. Her .
Mr.. r. Evans, Is now in
all charged with causing her death. /
While in Boston, Mass. Hon. /
Frederick Douglas made visit to the I
legislature. An adjournment was
aiken is both branches for fifteen min.
ltes and Mr.. Douglas was invited to .
deliver an address.
Bishop H. NJ. Turner aud Rev. W. /
B. Derrick have been invited TO de-
iver addresses to the press conven-
ion Of colored newspapers that has
been called to meet in jackson, Miss.
IN June 9Th and 7th.
Hon. John II. L2ngston lectured
lnder the management Of the West
.rn Auxiliary in Pittsburg, Pa May
,3rd in the Armory Hall. His sub
ect was: The outrages in the south
md their prevention" (
The conference ofths Colored Me-
hodist Episcopal church, which con-
'ened in Memphis, Tenn, on the 9Th
nst., elected two additional bishops in
he persons of Rev. c. E. Co.trell, of
)yersburg, Tenn, and Rev. K. ;.
Williams of Louisville.
The commencement exercises Of
Straight University Was held May a,