The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-10-14
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A Collection Of Events Occurring
Among Afro-Americans OF the Cap
itaI Of this Great and Glorious Ma
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Special Correspondence THE APPEAL
Washington, Oct. 12-Mr. EN-
NETT j. Scott, private secretary to Or.
Booker T. Washington, called at the
White House and had conference
with the President, relative to his WIS.,
1t to Tuskegee, the latter part Of
this month. An interesting feature OF
the Presidents entertainment, aside
from the address he will deliver. will
be series of seventy.ave floats,
which will pass in review before the
Chief Executive, illustrative Of the a.,
cademic, mechanical and agricultural
departments Of the, school and the de-
velopment Of the Afro.American race
During the few days Mr.. Scott was in
the city, he circulated among his many
friends and was the recipient of many
attentions.
Tuskegee is the richest and most
powerful institution of learning in the
South. 1t is a monument to the wis
dom of Booker T. washington.
R. ]. Collier, who recently purchas-
ed the Lincoln farm in Larue county,
Kentucky, has announced that he in
tends to present the property to the
United States government for ma
tional park.
While working in the composing
room of the Industrial Enterprise, an
Afro-American weekly published by
Thomas Leatherwood, William Bran
son. became angry with his employer,
and during the latter's absence, pied
the forms and prevented the issue OF
the paper.
Washington has a larger Afro-Amer-
lean population than any other city in
the country-95, 900. The Afro Amer
lean population of Chicago is $4,000;
New York has 10000 and Philadel-
phia $4,000.
The grand old man" Of Illinois,
Senator Shelby M. CullOm, has return
ed to Washington and will remain
here until the close of Congress next
spring. When seen at his home on
Massachusetts avenue. he said:"I feel
that the people of Illinois are with me,
and | am confident that I shall be re-
turned. said four years ago that it
the people of the State were with me
the legislature would re-elect me. l
think that the sentiment in my favor
is even stronger this time.
At the beginning Of the campaign
I announced that there would be no
scrambling for the place, that | should
conduct my campaign on a higher
plane. l still adhere to that inten'
ton, and came here to Washington to
go to work. I shall remain until next
June, with one interruption; I shall
attend the installation of President
James at the University of Illinois
during this month. AS for Gov. De-
mems position in this campaign, he
will keep his hands off. He has said
that he will remain on neutral ground
and not throw his entire strength to
any One.'
Speaking of rate legislation, Senator
Cullom said: "A meeting of the Senate
Committee on Interstate Commerce
will be held November 18th to formu-
late report to Congress as a result OF
the recent rate-bearing. The report
will recommend amendments to the in.
terstate commerce law
surgeon-General r. NJ. O'Reilly OF
the army has submitted an exhaustive
report on the health conditions OF the
army to the secretary of war. The re-
port says that the sick and death rate
is higher than those of all other arm
les.
The public debt of the United States
now amounts to about $S96,000,O00,
including a considerable number OF
bonds which have matured and are re-
deemable upon presentation, exclus-
i've of gold and silver certificates and
Treasury notes.
Mr.. T. Thomas Fortune, editor OF
the New York Age, passed through
the city last Saturday night en- route
for the South. He was met at the
train by a number Of his friends ana
admirers and given an ovation.
Mr.. J. Harry Harris, who graduated
from the law department OF Howard
University in June, is preparing to
return to Illinois and begin the prac-
tice of his profession. Mr. Harris will
locate in Peoria.
Strong appeals have been made to
the. President to take a hand IN the
several state controversies now on,
but in accordance with his established
policy, he will keep alOOf from state
politics.
Many of the schools foster the idea
that man should make living With
out work. This is erroneous and is
poitively injurious to the country.
The Tuskegee idea that the head and
the heart and the hand should be ed
ucated is the correct one and it is
gaining strength day by day in the
North as we'll. as the South
DR.. A. M. Atwood. who preferred
the charges against Mrs. A. J. Cooper,
principal Of the M street High School,
some time ago, appeared before the
Board of Education. when the case
came up Tuesday night, as the prin-
cipal witness for the prosecution. DR..
Atwood contended that Miss Cooper
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