The colored American., 1902-09-20

Chicago, rose in the world, is one that
should be told in every school room in
the land. He was a Pullman porter,
who aspired to better things. He
saved up about $500, and with this
as a capital, he embarked in business
life as a manufacturer of shoe polish
That was less than six years ago. Now
il takes three teams to supply the
trade in Chicago alone with his shoe
polish. Last year a Mexican firm
placed an annual contract for 600
gross of it, and a New York firm has
just ordered 250 gross for foreign ship
ment. This years sales will amount
to over $4,000.
The National Baptist Convention
meets in Birmingham, Ala, next Tues
day. The attendance will be large.
Senator William E. Mason is raising
something out in Illinois that closely
resembles a place which the late Col.
Ingersoll said did not exist.
The Kentucky Baptist Convention
met the other day and collected $4,000
spot cash to carry on the educational
and missionary work of the denomina-
ton.
William H. NJ. Johnson is the new
president of the United COlored Dem
Ocracy OF Kings County, New York.
Is the leaven of independence at
work?
Agitation is being resumed for an
organic union of the A NJ. E. and the
4. NJ. E. Zion Churches Negotiation.
are now pending looking to a unioI
of the c. NJ. e. and the A. NJ E. ZioI
Churches
Rev. Floyd Grant Snelson, A. NJ, |
Phi. D., FelOw Royal Geographical
Society and Fellow Royal Art Soci- |
ETY., of London. Eng, late superintend- |
ent of A. NJ. E. missionary work in |
West Africa is now pastor of the lead |
ing A NJ Z. Church in San Francisco.
Eugene Plummer, cOlOred, gradua- |
ted from the mechanical department |
of the a. & NJ. College for the colorei |
race at Greensboro, n. G. in 1900. |
To-day he has charge of the machiu-
cry in Z large sewing machine factory
at s. day. The story points it's own
moral.
Hon. c. J. Jones, of Mississippi, is
very favOrably considered for a judi
cial appointment in the insular pos
sessions of the United States. Hon
John S. Durham and Prof w. H.
Richards are also mentioned in this
connection by a host of Influential
friends.
New York is to have a f1rst-class
hotel for the accommodation of color
ed guests 1t is to Je located at 127
W. 23rd street, between Broadway
and Sixth avenue, in the center of the
activities of the race. and will be con
Quoted by MeSsrS. James l.. and Geo.
Marshall, two experienced hotel men.
There are several little popcorn ed
itOrs. who are trying to nag at Editor
Cooper, of The COlored American.
These little fellows remind us of fly
that tried to straighten an elephants
SnOut, because he kept wagging his
tail. Go on, Brother Cooper, the
AfrO-American press of the United
States endorses you. Your paper is
worth more to the race, than fifty mil
lion of the other fellOws.-WeSteFa
World Oklahoma City.
Mrs. William Wells Brown, widow
of the distinguished humanitarian,
author and lecturer, was fatally burn
ed at her home in Boston last week.
Being alone in her room, her clothing
became accidentally ignited from
Goals in the stove. which owing to the
partial blindness that had afflicted her
for several years, she was unaware
of her danger until the fire had made
such progress that no human aid could
avail TO save her. Her end was indeed
tragic one. and cast a widespread