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I TO L^’URA HlNgS, THE BA BY ELOCUTIONIST. BY BET. J. B. DANGEBFIED. Midst the Autumn breath of ninety-five, While Zion floated with the tide, While furious winds shook her side Like thunders from the darken skies. Out of the world from God knows where, Came a man with abundant hair, Althdugh small in statue, it was clear He’d never be a man to fear But thro’ his zeal and honest labor, Zion stands in highest favor, [blow, Thro’ rain and snow, thro’ storm and He worked untiringly, you know. The victor hailed from the Norwich hills, Came to drive the financial drill; When the scaffolds began to fall low, We know he was not very slow. Who was it that struck this mighty blow? The Rev. B. W. Swain, you know ; With zeal and skill he daily worked, As, a young man full of pluck. There came then a man named Dangcr Tke grass grew not under his heels; [field He pictured well the situation, And drew dollars from the Nation, Little Zion here is all the go, With good congregations, you know ; Let us look back at old Zion’s grave, In this new one our hearts should crave. Our God is good we always find, We j should leave old Satan behind; Then pastor and members and friends Be [rue to God and say, Amen ! Bath, N. Y. 1> AM) AROUND THE CITY. Miss Zora Parks is visiting friends in Yorkville, S. C. Rev- A. J. Chresfield of Monroe was in the city Tuesday. Don’t fail to hear the Grand Concert at Yarick Hall Friday night. Dr. J. T. Williams went to Raleigh Monday morning on business. Note change in Southern Railway schedule to appear in next issue. Rev. R- D. Davis, of King’s Mountain, N. jC'., was in the city on Monday. Dr. S. P. Wright, of Salisbury, was in Clifirlotte a few hours last week. The building fund collection of the 7th St.l Presbyterian church for this month is $50,00. Mr. Isaiah Hart of the Queen City Drug Co. is absent from the store on ac count of a swollen eye. Dr. James Shepard, of Durham, N. Cj, was in the city a short while this wee# and returned home Thursday night. Mr. Wm. Flowers, who has been teach ing at Dunlap, passed through the city Thursday bn his way to Cairo, his homo. The Charlotte Normal School, of which Rev. C. L. Davis is principal, has 100 students enrolled and is doing excellent work. Have you heard of the Leaf Social? It will be given at Yarick Hall, Friday night, Jan 29. , Come and see the leaves matched. Presiding Elders R. H. and H. L. Simmons who live here, visited us this week and reported their districts pros pering. Do you love your race ? Do you want oj help them? Then go to the Leaf Serial at Varick Hall Friday night, given it the interest of Livingstone College. Among the visitors to the Publication House last week were Miss Margaret E'rown, of Spartanburg, S. C., Mrs. Mamie Simms of this city and Mr. G. E. Hoffman of Gastonia, N. C. Chas. H. Blackburn, who set fire to the Charlotte Observer building was tried Monday by Mayor Wedington, and was bound over in default of a $1,000 bond to wait trial in the Superior Court. To those concerned in the reception given by the Epworth League of Simpson Chapel last Thursday night,we apologize for the errors made in making it read Wednesday instead of Thursday night. Rev. A. L. Long, ex-reporter of the Stati, came in smiling last week from Trinity circuit and said he raised in his quarterly meeting Sunday week $12.50 for presiding elder, $7.15 pastor’s salary, and $6.60 General Funds. Long is a rising young man. “The Woman’s Christian Temperance Union will njeet during the month of February, 1897, every Monday afternoon at 4 o’clock, at the home of Mrs. W. B. Morris, 437 Si Graham Street, Charlotte, N. C. All members are urged to attend. Mrs. R. C. Bearden, Pres., Mrs. M. T. Pope, Secretary. Rev. A. McLees, known as “Black Sam Jones,” dropped down upon us last week and said his heart was made glad Monday night week by his people who gave him a big pounding of good things to eat. He says they can treat him this way again. He will preach again this summer at. the camp-meeting at Latta Park. Grace A. M. E. Zion church carries one of the most aristocratic congregations in the city. The scholarly Rev. R. B. Bruce, who is one of the ablest and most practical divines in Zion, preached a great sermon last Sabbath morning on “Peter and John and the lame man.” Editor Smith preached at 8 p. m. to a crowded house on the “Prodigal Son.” Rev. Bruce is holding revival services. It is the request of the Editor that all persons desiring to have notice ol enter tainments and the like appear in thiE column, send the same to his office on oi before Monday afternoon of the week in the issue of which said notice is to ap pear. His next order will be, we sin cerely hope, that no such notice shall ap pear in this column nnlcss it he accom pained by complimentary ticket^ fdr the entire force. A hint to the wise is sofil ======== Marva&er’s Colu OUR SALESMEN. We appreciate the kindness of th clergym en and laymen and laywomei who ha^ e been kind enough to assis ua by s( lling the Stab of Zion week ly, and while some of these hav made remittances regularly, other have be en very slow to respond am a few hi.ve utterly failed to send us s single remittance. We have sen bill afler bill and still they fail This is our last warning to them We prefer, by far, that they woulc not tak e papers to sell at all than ti take them and sell them and kee] the money. Either don’t take th people’; Jmoney for the papers, o take it and send it to the prope place. The Manager has increased th< numbe:- ! of printed copies severa times, largely to satisfy our sales men, bi( in turn, some of them in stead cf helping us, have left us ii the lurch. Now, friends, we kindly thank you for the interest you hav< taken :n U3 "by ordering papers t( sell; tut if you really mean to helj us, let us have a remittance at once Our ri le is that every salesman setth up in iull monthly, so we can foot uj our bosks at the end of each month Those who cannot conform to this rule we prefer that you cease co sel’ for us. SUl DAY-SCHOOL DEPARTMENT. On recount of using a great deal of their'money for Christmas trees tc make he children feel good, many of the schools were not able to pay cash fur their literature. Knowing that this was true, we favored al who a >ked for favors this time. By the tine this writing is read-by oui constituents each person behind on our broke will lave received a bill of whitt he owes. We shall appreci ate ar immediate response. This is one of our dearth periods. Not much money is coming in from any source, and so we are compelled tc once s,nd oblige. We have two press ing notes to meet the first of Febru ary and unless you come to our reliel at onoe we shall be placed ina very awkward position. We have a few good reasons for urging you to come t» oil: relief which we will explair later. II WAS NOT REV. H. T. HANES. Since our last issue Rev. H. T Hanes, of Tennessee, has written ue saying that he wanted the public tc know that-it was not he who Wrote the letter published from Strawberry Plains, in which a brother asks God to help him to keep from doing his duty W’hen he himself was at fault No, it was not Rev. H. T; Hanes. call oa all who owe us to settle at M< tliodist Centennial Commission. BY BISHOP GEORGE W. CLINTON, D. D. Sc me" time in December, Bishoj Alexander Walters, D. D., of the 6th Episcopal district, forwarded to me s letteT which had been addressed tc him by Dr. Wm. M. Green, of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South requesting him to name eight repre sentatives of the A. M. E. Zior Church to co-operate with represen tatives of the other Methodist denomi nations in this country for the purpose of making a creditable Methodist ex hibit at the forthcoming Tennessee Centennial which will open at Nash ville, Tenn., in the month of May In referring the letter to me, whicl askjd that the persons appointed be members of the Tennessee Confer ences, Bishop Walters urged that 1 name the persons at once, as it was necessary to have our Church repre sented. In compliance with the request o1 my colleague, and in conformity wit! the statement from Dr. Green, I have named the following gentlemen tc represent the A. M. E. Zion Church Revs. T. J. Manson, W. H. Fergu son, F. M. Jacobs, R. A. Morrissey B. J. Jones, W. H. Tucker, H. L McKinney and F. R. White. Thes< gentlemen will confer a great favo: uf on the great church which we rep resent by consenting to act and bj holding themselves in readiness t( act with the ether denomination! when notified, as they will be, by Dr G*een. At the ensuing meeting o the Bishops at Charbtte, I will laj this matter before the Board witl such information as I shall endeavo: tc obtain by that time. I herewitl append a copy of the proceedings o ti e first meeting which took place oi the 8th inst. It will* be seen tha oir church was not represented ii the first meeting. Dr. Green inform; me, however, that the brethren ap pointed to represent our church wil 9 advised of all future meetings, an< >|thafc they will be allowed fall 'repre : sentation in every part of the work I need make no comment to aroua 3 our church to the importance of giv j ing this matter proper attention. [. The fact that we have generally le such opportunities to place ourselvei 5 before the public in proper light slij j by, to our great detriment, and th( I further fact, that on account of th< t valuable material recently on exhi . bition at New York, which will ena ble us to make an exhibit second t< none, I hope all concerned will giv< I their hearty support to the move , meat to have Zion properly repre j sented. The following Mfethodis' , bodies are represented in the Com' . mission : The M. l5. Church, A. M . E. Zion Church, A. M. E. Church M. E. Church, South, Methodist Prot , estant Church, M. E. Church (Col I ored), C. M. E. Church. Dr. Green states that at an early datje a circular will be issued witl full explanations. I go to Tennessee this week and will give the mattei , the closest attention. Watch the , Star for further news concerning the , mattfer. The following is the reporl of the first meeting as furnished me by Dr. Wm. M. Green: METHODIST CENTENNIAL COMMISSION. The Joint Methodist Tennessee Cen tennial Commission met in the Bishops' Room at the Publishing House, January 8, Avith twenty-five members present, representing the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Methodist Episcopal Church, Methodist Protestant Church, African Methodist Episcopal Church, theColored Methodist EpisropatChurch, and the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church in America. A Committee on Permanent Officers was appointed, and reported as follows President, Dr. TV. M. Baskervill; Vice president: Memphis Conference Metho dist Episcopal Church, South, Rev. W.A. Freeman; Methodist Episcopal Church, Re^. E. H. Creasy; Methodist Protest dnt Church, Dr. B. F. Duggan; African Methodist Episcopal Church, Dr. C- S. Smith; Colored Methodist Episcopal Church, Rev. S. J.'Elliott; Secretary, Dr. E. E. Hoss; treasurer, Dr. W. M. Green. Dr. .Young moved that a Building Committee be appointed composed oi one from each Church. This motion prevailed, and the following were ap pointed: Drs. R. A. Young, B. F. Dug gan, Rev. E. H. Creasy, Nelson McGav ock and C. W. Lane. The following resolution, offered by Drj. TV. M. Green, Avas adopted: “Resolved, That we call upon out Methodist people in the bounds of the Joint Commission to furnish books hav ing to do with the history of Method ism; also periodicals and journals con ducted in the interest of our Church ; al so pictures of men and buildings; also manuscripts and relies of general inter est. These contributions for exhibition are to be forwarded to the Publishing House of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, care of Messrs. Barbee Smith.” On motion of Dr. Creasy, Dr. Kelley was designated as historian of the Joint Dr. Green offered a resolution to fix the second Sunday in February on which all Methodist pastors in Tennessee are requested to raise a 10 cent per capita collection in their congregations to de fray the expenses of the exhibits. This collection may not he confined to mem bers of the church, but to all persons friendly to Methodism. It was decided to place all exhibits in charge of Dr. W. M. Green until they are transferred to the building. On motion of Dr. R. K. Brown, the following were appointed to provide for a Methodist Day at the Exposition: Drs. I?. K. Brown, John Braden, Revs. C. W. Lane, G. B. *Boon, and Nelson McGavock. Dr. Green moved that all contributors be requested to furnish their names to their respective pastors, who will for ward the names to the Joint Commission to be inserted in a book of Centennial Methodist memorials. This was adopted. On motion of Dr. Hoss, Dr. R. A. Young was instructed to visit the churches of the State and raise funds—about $500— for the erection of the Methodist build ing on the Centennial grounds. The Commission proposes to reproduce the first Methodist church evor built in Nashville, a building located near the present public square. Dr. Young accepted the trust to raise funds for* the erection of the building, and began work at once, raising; from the members of the Commission, in $10, $4, $5, $2, and $1 subscriptions, $100. Dr. Creasy moved that the committee on Methodist Day arrange for a real Methodist sermon and love feast as a part of the programme. Adopted. On motiomof Dr. Braden the commit tee was instructed to make pioper ar rangement forjwesenting Sunday-school and Epworth League work. A resolu tion protesting against the proposed ex tension of the corporation lines so as to take in the Centennial grounfls in order to legalize the sale of intoxicants during the Exposition, introduced by Dr. Kel ley and Rev. L. R. Amis, was adopted. The Commission, after discussing in | an informal way the work to be done, adjourned. „ We arc ip receipt of a handsome cal 1 endar, the compliments of the S. A. L Ry., on the reverse side of which is an i excellent map showing the line of rout< • and principal connections reached by , that road. Withal it is a neat souvenir . characteristic of the energy and pus! ever shown by the S. A. L. This roac 1 has made great strides forward along ; all lines during the past year.’ Bott , its president Mr, E. St. John, and iti j advertising agent, Mr. C. Ironmonger are to be congratulated; the one for hu excellent managenient of affairs, in gen l cralj the other for the excellent adver l tifcing 0 scored for the road, ■, TS Mr. Editor: Referring to the lae issue of your excellent paper, I wis' to endorse the crijicism Miss Agne (Robinson of Harrisburg, Pa .made rel ative to some poe s being guilty o plagiarism, and to one poet ^whoa signature was attached to Tennyson’ poem recently published in the Stab I will forward you the extract follow ing from Tennyson’s poem, leavinj out, as this poet has done, the* fiftl stanza; or placing^ in brackets. The Greek letter phi in extract indicates the stanz a omitted in you newspaper.' Possibly this poem doe not claim originality for this poem ii any othar sense 1lhan involving tin labor of copying, from the emineh poet Tennyson, lines so strikingly beautiful and true,1; an J the poet may have disclaimed tjheir authorship it quotation marks which your printei has omitted : as h^ (or the- poet) hai also failed to-follciw the usual rub of making lines ijrhich rhyme witl each other begin together,as poet did as book printer dijd, as I have done but, as the present] poet(or your print er) has not done,! Ttisis a criticisn entirely friendly ijo all concerned. Mr. Editor, if |ou think this poei who published thi s poem in your pa per is wholly to blame in the matter, you might print the stanzas, which 1 will copy and send you, with such lines as will head the page as a pref ace; making the lesson derivable from this occurrehce useful to many more than one person ; and making the editor more secure from careless ness of future contributors. If yor think this poet is* not to blame, yov need .not publish it. Send it to the poet for comparison and preservation I afh a Presbyterian minister anc read, throughout, with no little pleas ure, your excellent paper loaned te me by Rev. A. Rorex, the A. M. E Zion pastor here, and I very sincerely wish yourself and church all prosper! ty in God. Maryville, Tenn. D. S. Baker. Dr. Baker is a white minister.— Editor. 3 ' Warm Reception. BY S. J. HARGRAVE. Mr. Editor: As this is my firs communication to the Star sines your election and induction into office it is hoped you will find room for it We are very pleasantly domiciled here as president of Carr’s Academy anc pastor of Norwood circuit, which work was assigned us by the last C N. 0. conference which met in Fay etteville, N, 0. On our arrival we were tendered a warm and flattering reception, and made to feel at home. On the Sabbath we preached to a good and responsive congregation, and met Mr.H.S Sellers,our predeces sor in the work at Oarr Academy. The trustees of this growing institution will meet here in the near future to consider the advisability of raising the grade of the school in point of curric ulum and title so that its title will be Carr Normal’ and Collegiate Insti tute. Norwood, N. C. Our church, State-st. church, Rev. J. F. Moreland, pastor, is in a pros perous condition spiritually and fi nancially. When Revs. Samuel Sherman and P. J. McEntosh were our pastors, we paid them $70 pei month. The estimating committee tc fix pastor’s sa.ary, namely, "Wilson Lang, Harriscn Mumford, Emily Gray, Sammy Banks and Frank H Levens, chairman, met December 31, and after a very pleasant session, agreed to give to Elder Moreland $SC per month. There were only one dissenting vote. The special assessment resolution offered by Bishops Hood and Loma;s at the general conference met at Wa terloo in our quarterly conference and was doom ad to ignominious de feat. No bac feelings were mani fested in the defeat of these measures Each one spoke and acted according to the dictates of his conscience. Mobile, Ala. F. H. Leavens. Announcement. The ministers of the South Carolina conference will please collect and remit the General Tax to me monthly aocord ing to Discipline, paragraph 109, pag< 83- Brethren, you must come to the lav or step down and out. Z. BeltOn, conferenoe steward, Fort Lawn, !3. C. Having bedn appointed conferenc< steward of the Palmetto conference, wil the brethren p ease collect and send m( the General Fuad monthly-2 Of over, N. 0. J.'W. A. Blake. * Thank* Mr. and Mrs. Dancy, desire to ex press through the Stab of Zion theii heartfelt thanks and appreciation foi kindly ail extended them throng! the illness t nd death of their infan I The following are the names of the pastors and the places where the Varick Christian Endeavor Society has been charterel: Lancaster, S. C. , Rev. W. A. Blackwell, pastor. Pensacola, Fla., Rev. J. H. Manley, D. J)., pastor. Blacksburg, S. C., Rev. John A. Blake, pastor. West Chester, Pa., Rev. E. S. Bailey, pas tor. , Plant City, Fla., Rev. R. R. Frederick, pastor.' Birmingham, Ala., Rev. A. J. Warner, D. D., pastor. Washington, D. C., Rev. G. S. Ad ams, pastor. Franklin, Pa., A. P. Parker, pastor. Goldsboro, N. C., William Sutton, pastor. Lincoln University, Pa., P. A. Wallace, A. B., pastor. Mount Vernon, N. Y,, W. H. Ely, D. D., pastor. Mobile, Ala., J. F.. Moreland, pastor. Atlanta, Ga., J. H. Turner, pastor. Boston, Mas sachusetts, S. F. Dickson, pastor. Gloversville, N. Y., R. M.'Turner, pastor. St. Louis, Mo„ H. W. Smith, pastor. Pittsburg, Pa., G. W. Kin caid, pastor. Porte hester, N. Y., C. Fairfax, pastor. Chicago, 111., R. M. Devine, pastor. Bloomfield, Ky., J. R. Irvin, pastor. Concord, N. C., J. S. Settle, pastor. Asheville, N. C., F, M. Jacobs, pastor. Troy, N. Y., William B. Bowens, pastor. Ithaca, N. Y., B. F. Wheeler, D. D., pastor. Coffeeville, Miss., J. J. Moore, pastor. Utica, N. Y., J. 3. Temple* pastor. Montrose, Pa., J. E. Nichols, A. B., pastor. Tarrytown, New York, R. J. Strothers, pastor. Petersburg, Va., J. J. Adams, pastor. Yorkville, S. C., J. H. Turner, pastor. Ply mouth, N. C., W. L. Clayton, pastor. Cambridgeport, Mass.,. Clinton D. Hazel, pastor. Bock Hill, S. C., N. A. Crockett, pastor. Charlotte, N. C , II. B. Moss, pastor. . Mocksville, N. C., R. L. Houston, pastor. Wash ington, D. C., J. B. Colbert, pastor. Auburn, N. Y., W. A. Ely, pastor. Maryville, Tenn , T. P. R. Moore, pastor. Washington, D. C., J. H. McMullen, pastor. Chester, S. C., II. Blake, pastor. Sharon, Pa., J. A. Ralls, pastor. V. C. E. SOCIETY—ITS NEEDS. A charter, 2b cents; 50 pledge cards, 25 cents; 50 topic cards, 50 cent.?; Constitution and by-laws, 5 cent3; total, $1.05. To understand the C. E. work more thoroughly, you need tcese books: Hoio, A Hand Book of Christian Endeavor Methods, 50 dents. Why, Reasons for Chris tian Endeavor Movements, 50 cents. Looking out on .Life, by Pres. F. E. Clark, 75 cents. . When Thou hast shut the Door, by Wells, 60 cents. Any pf the above books and litera ture-will be sent to any one for the prices quoted. Address, Rev. J. B. Colbert, A. M., Varick C. E. Head quarters, 1114—6th Street, N. W., Washington, D. 0. TOPIC FOR SUNDAY, JAN. 31. ‘Endeavorors Loyal to Christ—What Will They Do !” Join xiii. 31-38; viii. 31. Mon., Jan. 25. Shown in love. John 21: 15-21. fues,, Jan. 26. Shc.wn in obedience. Matt. Wed., Jan, 27. Shown in truth. Mai. 2: 1-7. Thu., Jan. 28. Shown in earnestness. Isa. 62: L-7. Fri., Jan. 29. Shown in toil. Ex. 18:13-24. feat., Jnn. 39. Shown in praise. Pa. 117: HI. Scripture Verses—Matt x. 38; Mark viii. 34; Luke lx. 23; xiv 27; xxiii. 26; John xix. 17; Acts xiv. 22; Phil, a 5-7; Heb. xii. 2, 8; 1 Cor. xii. 4.12; 27-31 ;xiv. 12, Eph. lii. 16-21; Ti. 18.20. LESSON THOUGHTS. Christ is represer ted by his children here, and loyalty to Christ demands loyalty to hia children. If we entertain unkind feelings toward them, instead of loving one another, Christ takes it as unloyalty to himself. God takes no act ount of words if they do not correspond with the expressions of the heart, nor of vain, boasting piomises that cannot be fulfilled. With him as with us, actions speak louc.er than words, and the loyal endeavorer must be faithful in both. SELECTIONS. If thou dost love me, to my own be loving, By service done unto my weak ones proving The love thou bt arest him who strengthens thee. Lovest tSou me? Christ’s dominion over winds and waves was absolute; demons and disease were sub ject to his bidding, but fr.'m his disoiples he asks and accepts no allegiance that is not willing nnd loving. That lovo must give proef of its presence by obedience, “If ye love me, ye will keep my commandments.” Nathan Hale, w!ien about to be hanged as K'spy, regretted that ho had but one life to give for his coent :y. Many of us do not give even the whole of one life to our Lord.. No nation is coi.tent to share with another the allegience of 11s humblest subject A man may live in n country n large part of his life, and enjoy much of its liberty and advan tages; but, if he wishes to be a citizen, he must wholly break any ties that bind him to another government No disciple can be true to thtj Master, und still give half his heart to the world. Assuredly in th>) npproacbing day Of boi versal judgment it will not be inquired what we have read, bul; what we have done; not how eloquently rye have spoken, but how holily we have lh ed. A One-fare Rate for the Hard! Gras. For the above occasion; the Southern States Passenger Association has author ized rate of on 3 limited first-class fare for the round trip, limit of fifteen days from date of sale. Tickets sold Feb, 26th, 27th, 28th and March 1st. For any further information write to any agent of the Souther a Railway or R. L. Ver non, Trav^lio*; Passenger Agent, Char lotte, N. I lumv BIIK -A Column Devoted Exclusively to the Race. NEGRO BUSINESS ASSOCIATION. Afro-Americans Hold the Fort—The National Crib—Goins', to Pelces— Other Notes. An Afro-American Financial Accum ulating Merchandise and Business As tociation was organized in Pittsburg, Pa., June 22nd, 1896, for the purpose of accumulating money to» establish business among the race. This asso ciation promises to buijd three large buildings, not to cost less than $40,000 each. In these are to be carried on all kinds of merchandise, and our young men and women will be thus employed. Its object is to accumulate $560,000, which is to be divided into shares of $52 each, and any person can purchase one or more shares for 10 cents each, for which the association gives the pur chaser a membership certificate. This certficate entitles the person to any em ployment which the associatien may need; also when the holder of the cer tificate has paid in $52, his or her cer tificate will bo endorsed as a paid up certificate; and the holder will cease to pay any further dues; and on this cer tificate he or she draws annual' divi dends of all monies over the > current expenses, and when the husband dies the wife receives the same; when the wife dies the children take up the same certificate and receive the same divi dend as long as one of \hem is living. Single persons holding certificates re ceive the same privilege, and when they die, whoever they designate will take up their certificate and receive the same dividend. Already $35,000 worth of stock has been taken. The association has two coal yards running, four teams and 14 persons employed now; It will open a brick yard and stone quary in East Liberty this spring and employ 125 men and 40 teams. It will open coal yards next fall in Alleghana, Braddock and McKeesport, Pa. Men, women, boys and girls are asked to take shares. You pay 10 cents for a share, then 10 cents a week. After two years you can, if you wish, draw your money out of the association. You can also bor row money out of the association. Bev. J. H. Thomson, of 88 Arthur street, Pittsburg, Pa., is the President and general manager. The Afro-Americans will watch the workings of this associa tion and if it proves a success, similar associations will be likely be establish ed in other section of the country. — Star of Zion. Afro-Americans Hold the Fort. " A greater than the silver question now stirs Salt Lake City. Shall the 24th U. S. Infantry of colored men be permitted to occupy Fort Douglass iD place of some white regiment? The 16th Infantry has been ordered else where. Its officers were white and charming. They and their families mixed in the best society of Salt Lake City, and had become a considerable part of the social life and activities of the town. And now Negroes hold the Fort. Society is up in arms and Sena to» Cannon has been .'posted off to Washington to persuade Secretary Lamont to take away his “niggers, ’ and pat some other white regiment there, if the dear 16th must go. But Lamont says that it is too near March 4th for him to raise the issue about his cars. Once more it may be remarked’ that Mason & Dixon’s lino does not bound the limits of caste prejudice. xuu iiuiMiuui v^nu. The army of c*ored men -who ere anxious to be assigned a place at the national crib when President McKin ley takes the reins of government is growing amazingly large. Every fel low who made a speech at the cross roads or wrote an article for publica tion during the campaign bexpects a place. And all the men who 100 or less years ago won notoriety because recon struction made it possible for them to be elected in States which they today five a very w ide berth, are now, as they ave been for year's, hungry for a job. They seem to be like an old man at a camp meeting who exclaimed: “Let the good Lord call when He will, I ex pect to die in harness. ” It would be more praisewoithy if some of these gentlemen would start out to try to do something practical in a business way for the people upon whoso name they have traded so long.—Philadelphia Tribune Going to Pieces. The Afro-American League of Cali fornia, the strongest surviving organi zation of the league kind, is about to go to pieces upon the rock of political and sculduggery. State President, T B Morton, it is alleged, has been selling out the league to everybody inclined to buy, and the colored men of Califoi*uia who have made the organization a strong one. are thoroughly disgusted with the outcome. It is to be hoped that this discouraging state of affairs can bo remedied by the removal of the guilty head and the substitution of a man of more honor and less financial need; but the usual result of such con ditions induces the fear that the Afro American League of California has reached its greatest crisis.—The Ele vator. The appointment of Miss Albreta Moore to a place as deputy collector in the South Town (Chicago) office was a “home run” hit for the Third Ward Republican Club of the Windy City.— Cleveland Gazette. 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