The enterprise., 1900-01-12
STRA WS THAT TELL.
What the Negro is doing for himself
and Race Throughout the United
States-Public Opinion

Rev. John G. Fee. the founder of Be-
rea College, Berea, KY, an institution
established for the co-education of the
races, died there last week, aged "a years
Salem Mason, colored, who was born
near Richmond, Va, 100 years ago, and
was the oldest man in Tennessee, died
at Nashville, on the 2Sth. He was pur-
chased with other slaves for the incorpo-
ration of Nashville in 1924. He spent 70
years of his life as an employe of the city
Mr. Frank D. France native of Lake
Providence. La, has for sly years been
employed as salesman, by the Jesse
French Piano and Organ Co., -922 Olive
street, st. Louis, Mo-
Clark Hampton, the wonderful young
colOred artist, has placed a life-sized
picture, The Pointers" on exhibition
IN the Circuit Court room at Cincinnati.
The judges were so impressed with the
picture that they offered to have it hung
ID their private room.
Kansas City, Mo-, will build two new
school buildings, this year, one the
Bruce school at 14th and Jackson Sts.,
the other the Attucks school at 10Th and
Tracy ave.
To the numerous inquiries about young
Bruce who is making such stir in the
literary and oratorical world, the Stand
ards account of the brilliant young ora
tor will be satisfying: Roscoe COnkling
Bruce has flashed upon ancient, aristo-
cratic, honorable, historical Harvard u
University as an orator of great eloquence
and debatOr of profound capacity. He
is Negro student in the sophomore
class and a son of former United States
Senator Bruce of Mississippi, who for
many years was Register of the Treasury
Young Bruce was named for Roscoe
Conkling out of gratitude for favO
the illustriOus New York statesman once
did for the elder Bruce when the Negro
leader first went to the Senate. Bruce s
colleague from Mississippi declined to
introduce him to the president of the
disposed not to interfere, and Senator
Bruce found himself in a most embaras-
sing position. Senator Conkling took in
the situation and his generous heart was
touched He promptly introduced the
Negro Senator to the presiding officer,
and the black MississfpSian, who became
famous while the proud and prejudice
white Senator from that State sank in
oblivion, never forgot the kindness
shown him before the great men of the
nation in an hour of tribulation and hui
initiation.
The younger Bruce was prepared for
Harvard at Phillips Exeter Academy,
and entered the institution last year.
His splendid abilities were brought out
| in the trials for debate with Princeton
University, in which he surprised every
body by his mastery of thought, and by
the plain evidence he gave Of an Unborn
eloauence. Last year he earned much
praise by winning the Baron Coubert
medal. given by noblemau of France,
now living in Paris, to Harvard students
for excellence in knowledge of French
politics. 1t is predicted that this brill
liant student, still in the early morning of
his career will rival the great Douglass
in many particulars.
There are 39S colored commissioned
officers and 1851 cOlOred privates and
non. commissioned officers serving a.
mong the volunteers during the Spanish
American war.
st. Louis has two very wealthy people,
Mrs. Amanda Larbade pays taxes on
800, 900; and Alfred White, cOnfect-
ioner and caterer, has made S7j, 900 at
his business.
Race discrimination is legal in Cincin-
natl. Ohio. In Judge Davis court room
of common pleas, last Friday, the case
of James Rawnns, colored, who had been
refused equal rights at the Fountain
Theatre of Cincinnati, was decided a
gainst the plaintiff. In the initial trial
Mr.. Rawlins was given judgement, but
the higher court reversed the decision.
A Manual Training school for cOlored
children is soon to be established in
Washington, D. C. Congress has al
ready made liberal appropriation for
its maintenance. Mr. Walter B. Hayson
who has for some years been instructor in
the Washington High schoo is being
urged for principalshlp.