The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-01
III NOTES.

AFRO-AMERIClN NOTES.
Bishop J. q. EN- bry of the African Methodist Epa1
copai Church has lost his wife.
Only two Afro.American delegations have called
upon CANDIDATE Mckinley at Canton, and both OF
these were from points in Ohio. A movement 10 on
foot to have q delegation go to Canton represent.
ing all the States in the Union.
Mrs. Victoria Matthews of New York made q
strong speech recently in Fancull Hall. Boston, IN
favor Of sound money. Mrs. Matthews 10 National
Organizer of the Colored women's League. recent.
ly formed at Washington, and has long been o stu.
dent of the financial question.
Dir. Charles H. Butler. who represents one OF the
strongest Afro American Republican organizations
In New York county and avows that he 10 not In
politics for his health, got Mayor Strong. at q meet.
ting up town recently and gave him q royal tongue
%drubbfng for the shabby manner In which he has
treated his Afro-Amertcan constituents. The Mayor
fed before the storm. II he sho aid stand Tor q SEQ
ond term the chances are that the solid ~Afro-Amer.
lean vote would be arrnyed against him. so general
is the opinion that he has buncoed all of them.
Prof. Richard Theodore Greener. who used to 10
secretary of the Grant Monument Association, ap.
pears to be the only spellbindor
who has got in on the ground floor Of the National
Republican Committee. He 10 doing the Western
States He is q graduate of Harvard. was . pro-
fessor in the University of South Carolina in the
reconstruction period, pra stised law Q while, and
has had a regular job lot OF experience. In which
campaign speaking has played Q conspicuous part,
but the real good thing has always escaped I'm.
The Afro-American Labor Seuftno OF Birmin1.
ham, Ala, knows what sort of coin OF tho reasm 70
wants. Il says; ave endorse that dollar that can
stand up In the fun triumph of faith and say, Z
know that MI redeemer nveth."
A monument to the memory of the late Bishop A.
W. wayman will be unveiled in Laurel Cemetery.
Baltimore. Oct. 22. DR.. G. +. SchafYcr and Dr.. !.
T. Jenefer will speak.
A afatfsffcian eatfmafAa TIA total ynIua NJ Dron-
erty owned by the of Fulton coun.
ty, Georgia, In which Atlanta Is located. at 81, 1e6-
178. or THIS ,22l acreT OF land. worth S11z, az5.
is outside the city iImits, and o.. oo4,S7b 70 in real
estate in Atlanta. They have in addition solvent
debts OF e3,l75; merchandise. %. jas: household
furniture, S34. $50; horses and mules, o.. $685.
farming and mechanical tools. wagons. and the
lie. Ss, oo+; other property. secs. There ara per-
haps more Afro-Amerioans engaged in successful
business in Fulton county than in any other in the
South. except It be Duval county, Florida. They
own the best and largest part of Auburn avenue
and monopoliEe the greater parts OF Decatur strooo
and Piedmont avenue. They also have four flour.
fishing schools OF higher learning and one theoiosi-
cal seminary, but the county does not provide them
with Q high school. The graduates OF the publi0
schools 60 to the colleges and the seminary.
The Afro. Americans OF Texas helped to turn Nor.
rs Wright Cuney's face to the political wall. and
now they are kicking like Mexican bronchos ovO
the way the Lily Whites are running things. TruO
Il Is that you can't eat your pie and havo Il.
There was n %lynching bee in Blaine county, Okla
homa. recently, and the Afro-Americans OF the
county are taking their revenge by shipping thetR
cotton from Kinghsher In the adjoining county.
The Afro. Americana Of Omaha are fighting mad
because a restaurant keeper refused to
DR.. N. o. Ricketts,. The Doctor will sue. Lieut..
Young of the regular army found It impossible to
get accommodations in Kansas City. Kan, recently,
and the Afro Americas Of Chicago sent up q wild
and wooily howl recently when the management Of
the Palmer House decreed that they could not ride
in the regular elevators. After all. there 10 pcP-
haps less race prejudice in New York than thorO
Is I'm the Wanting West.
The fro.American Baptists had Q convention ~
st. Louis recently and decided to have . Baptiss
publishing house OF their own. Tho Baptist edi-
tors also decided to associate by themselves.
Mobile. Ala, has n letter carriers association
composed OF Afro Americans.
The editor OF the Asheville. N. C.. CoIorsd EnfSFs
prise has been reading Alexander Pope OF late ana
furnishes the following paraphrase as q results
FAN honest man Is the noblest work OF God. ana
an honest dollar is the noblest work OF man."
For a great many years Miss Mamie Marshall Was
housekeeper OF the Hotel Bella Vista OF San Fran
cisco. Mrs. spauldIng. the proprietor. died re-
Gently and hor Will provided that the hotel shoula
pass into the joint possession OF Mrs. A.. i. Tracy
and Miss Marshall. the latter receiving. besides
81. 900. IA picture. and Mrs. spaulding's engage
mont ring ana Ut. sphuluinR eHeralu pm u mo-
tel is one OF the most fashionable in San Francisco.
II WINS the original Intention of the managers of
the Nashville Centennial 10 give much prominencs
20 the Afro'American department., but the resig-
nation OF Mr.. J. c. Napier as manager of Il indi-
cafes a change of purpose. Mr.. Napier is Alswyer
and the most influential OF hts race in Nashville.
The editor OF 'he Teras Freeman thus huris dem
auce at his enemies; "The 7eras Freeman and is
publishers are secure against the attacks OF villain.
GUS, malicious. irresponsible. envious. mischis-
vous. and malignant young journalistic freaks.
When the dignity OF discussion is outraged by abuse
and SANDER and misrepresentation and lying. va
feel justified In passing by with ~contemptuous 81
lcn,e the men or boys who do It," This ought -
scttl- the question. even in tho volcanic journal
Ism OF Texas.
The Southwestern Christidn Adrooiie OF New Orleans
in the United States Is over $500. 900. 900. There are
29. t8a negro church bodies, with cnurch property
valued at over sa6. 0Po, l4s. We have over 1000
college trained ministers and 2.o77 OFT church
communicates" The census shows that there are
nearly 1000. 900 communicates.
Tho Afro American takes to games OF chance a.
ducks take TO water. The baltimore Race Standard
says: "crap playing is being carried on in Balti-
more to u great extent, which makes II one OF ths
greatest evils OF this city, Crowds OF boys and men
may be seen every day on the streets ot this city
engaged In thIs game. An EFFORT on tho part OF our
c!ty omcinls should be made TO suppress IT,"
Bishop W. J. Gaines OF the African Methodist
Episcopal Church haA charge OF the Pacific coast
district, aud has issued q call for more compets14
preachers to do the work. He resides at Atlanta