The Seattle Republican., 1900-04-06


Dear Bro:
Your letter received
Will say that have bin well
there has been quite large dele
CATIONS visiting us to-day from
Baltimore City the most import
ant one was on the Electrical Sub
way bill. j think there might be g
considerable amount of Budel
floting for somebody before the
bill is disposed off you might look
up the case and find out which
way the wind blows. there might
be something in it for us
If you find anything out of i'm
Lortance come down or let me know
Respectfully yours
S. H. Hockaffer.
Selling OUT does not seem to
be confined solely to the man that
wears a black skin, if the above
lawmakers words count for any
thing. This letter was brought
to light by leading Democratic
paper of that state.
The First Methodist Episcopal
church Of Champagne, Illinois,
whose congregation is composed
solely of Caucasians, have selected
Chaplain B. W. Arneet's wife as
first soprano singer at magnif-
cent salary for her services. Here
is another case of succeeding when
you have learned to do well what
you attempt to do. Let all per-
sons belonging to the much de-
spised race learn to always excel
IN all of their undertakings and
they will soon find it much easier
to get lucrative employment and
hold it when they get it.
Rev. J. r. Slattery has purchased
a large tract Of land in Alabama
and intends to found Catholic
school for colored children there
On in the near future. The Catho-
lie church Is doing a great deal at
toward the education of the
colored- youth of this country, and
The same cam be said Of every
other religious demon n ii n.
They all seem determined to edu-
cate the race and the race seems
equally as determined to educate
Itself, which is highly commend
able on the part of all concerned.
San Francisco is to have two
Afro-American papers for a while
1t least, and "The Reporter" is
he name of a new semi-monthly
paper that has made its appear
9nce on its streets. There are per-
maps more Negroes in San Fran
cisco than any other city this side
IF Kansas City, and yet the news
paper efforts there among the
,olored folk, seem to have always
Oeen rather lame affairs from a
business stand point. Western
pioneers will call to mind that, the
irst paper ever published in the
West in the direct interest of the
Negro was issued in San Fran
cisco, and that paper ran for
nearly, if not quite, thirty years
md finally died for the lack Of
proper care and attention.
G. G. Wilson of New Orleans,
who is employed in the mint there
rs storekeeper, has recently been
made member of the civil SER
Vice board of that city, which
passes on all applications for that
institution, and he was at once
elected president Of the board.
He is the only man Of the Negro
race that holds similar position
N this country. There is always
! continuous warfare among the
white and black Republicans Of
Louisiana as to which faction will
Ooss the situation, which is a draw
back to the Negro politicians of
that state.
Mrs. Blanche K. Bruce, who is
now employed as lady principal
Of the Tuskeegee Normal school
0f Alabama, Of which Booker T.
W ashington is the president and
directing hand, is making
much success in her new role.
Mrs. Bruce gave up Washington
City society and it's facinating
surroundings and is making her
self useful to her country and
especially to the race to which she
is identified. For this she is to be
congratulated, for it took brave
heart to give up such surround
ings as Mrs. Bruce's and 60 to
teaching school and, that too,
when she had no financial cause to
do so.
The postoffice department. will
soon pa11CA tO ho icc,7oI z4o,oo