The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-07-21
THE WAY SPAIN VIEWS It
Senior Castelar,, Ex-Dictator Of
Spain, Speaks Of Cuba.
Amer ic ms Are Called Unjust. The
Alleged Ideas Expressed 10y the
American Ambassador at
Paris. He Claims, Are In
furious to the Islam |.

Perhaps 1t has hot yet OCCURRED to
Americans that tho most significant
event in the history of the colored race
since slavery was abolished will occur
this year The ambitious and hearty eff
fort Of the entire race to collect at At
tlanta display illustrative Of cvery
phase of their progress since the war,
Hnd which will give the negro higher
place in civilization than no has ever
occupied before, has already produced
results that will have lasting infiu-
rnco upon their future.
1t is the opportunity Of the new ne
gro. 1t Is significant that the historical
movement has been placed in the hands
of bralny and capable representative
pf the younger generation of negroes, Il
well educated, broad minded and pro-
gressiye young mun, who sees in the
work which he is carrying on grand pos
sibilities for the development Of his peo-
pie. He believes in the negro and be-
lieves that tho display that Will be made
sn tho Negro building at the Atlanta ex-
position this fall will mark u now era
IN the races progress
The brightest indication of the sue
tCSo VI tlit llsONSlllSliU IL lOuIQ IN the
spontaneous enthusiasm with which the
suggestion that there be Negro build
ing at the exposition was met. This en-
thusiasm has grown with the growth of
the movement, and now the effort to
make 1t Representative Of all the ad-
NancemeNt node by the race has spread
Into every state in the south and has
reached Africa. The Negro building,
built by negro workmen and designed
by negro architect, is completed, and
the work Of collecting the interesting
exhibit has almost boon completed.
l. Garland Penn, IA young negro un-
der 81 years of ago, ischief of the build
ing. He was called from prominent
place III the public schools Of Lynch
burg, W., to take up the work. He rep
rcsents tho best that is in the race. He
is energetic, pvrrposeful, enthusiastic
and capable. He came to Atlanta and
Set the wheels i'll motion, nnd now it ia
not too much 10 say that the building
over which he pgesides will contain
what will prove to be the most interest
ang exhibit Of the eutire exposition.
The general character of the exhibit
will be educational. There will be com
plete industrial exhibits from at least 90
industrial schools for colored people.
The exhibits from these schools will
cover every branch of industrial work.
One great good that has already been
accomplished is the stimulation to liter
cry effort among the negroes Over 200
books by negro authors will be on ex-
hibition. Over 100 of these are being
written especially for the exposition
Among the books will be II work on
Electric Lighting, another on arch
itectural Drawing" aud q Greek text
book. This serves to show q tendency
among the race.
The art display will perhaps be most
surprising. There will be many credit
ablo paintings and pieces of sculpture
work from negro artists There will be
q painting from the original Christ
Before Pilatc, - the work of u young ne
gro. Miss Edmondia Lewis, ii young
artist who has gone to Italy to study,
has executed Il splendid bust of Charles
Sumner for the exhibit. An Atlanta art
ist, Professor W. .. jacques, will have
IA creditable collection Of paintings
The inventive genius OF the negro will
be we'll illustrated. Congressman Muir
ray, the only colored man in the last
congress, Will exhibit % models of agri
cultural implements. y number Of cleo
trical inventions by negroes will also be
Shown.
An engine built by the students of
the Hampton school will be displayed,
and complete engine built by Il Young
negro Of Marietta, Ga. will be shown.
The negroes love for music will be
prominent in the exhibit. Scores of
marches, quicksteps, songs and planta-
ton airs have already been composed
and printed by the negroes and will be
i'll evidence in the Negro building.
There will be n series of highly i'm
portant negro congresses held in the
building during the exposition. The best
thought in the raco will DO represented.
From Nov. l2 to 10 the colored reli-
gious congress will DO held All the
churches III which the colored race is
represented have been invited to attend.
On Nov 10 the farmers and business
mems congress- will occur. Nov. II the
congress Of professional colorcd men
will be held. Tov. ~ and go the con
gress Of colored temperance advocates
Will convene. During the Christmas hol-
idays series of educational congresses
Will be held.-Robert Adamson in Chi