The Topics from Kansas City, Kansas • 1

rm THE KANSAS CITY TOPICS A VOL. I. KANSAS CITY, KANSAS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 1895. NO. 13 A VOICE FROM MINNESOTA.

PASSED COLOR LINE In Florida Schools. Through the New York Ad By tlii Wogits' Hops and Foreign UtoioR Con-vintlon of Kansas. Ruction on Cclired Womn's Virtue in, Rjplyti om J. Juki. The Negro Hater Is Warned Against the Practice.

Special to The Topics, Atchison, Aug, 15. We take pleasure a i i nn announcing inai our nign esuina- tlon and friendly, regard for a very large majority of our White. American bro ther! not disturbed In the least by the unmanly, bate, apd cowardly assertions of the animal in man's form, whose name appears at the bottom of a letter written to the Antl-Lynchlng League of England. We have known only too well for decades that among the American people there are men whose intolerable hatred to the Negro had no bounds, but verily the man of any civilized race of people who would dare assert that any other race containing eight million souls possessed not a single woman of virtue and morality is both a liar, and a black mall. This Mr.

Jacks who prates upon his membership in the Missouri General Assembly and boasts of his now present honorable presidency of the Missouri Press Association Is surely a mistaken identity to the human family and must evidently be one of those things which certain Evolutionists claim to be the source of the basis of man. We will conceed that Mr. Jacks does live in the In the state of Kansas there newspapers which fill their specia fields well but there are none which do so mora completely than specialty of giving a complete are several successful colored history of local occurences, and in with the editorials and I hope that The news. success. Prominence is given to the local news, although it does not neglect to print the principal events of the outside world.

Jn addition, every effort is made to keep the paper clean and fit to enter the home and be read by women and children. Indeed, the former ought to be among the stronge9tand supporters of the paper, as they are, of course, deeply interested in the home editor of that paper is real cute man p-reat work when he has a new dress. I know there is no colored paper published in Kansas can beat be the winner. Yours Truly, 'j Wild and Wooly West all of which is in last Sunday the following comes to nana: "The Ameaican Missionary Association of Congregational Churches is taking legal advice as to MlP ality of a luw passed by the Florida legislature last winter, which provided that it shall be a penal effcoie for anv assBuciation to condunt any school wherein white persons and Neirroes shall be instructed' or boarded within the tame building, and that any person or persons violating the provisions of this act by patronizing or teaching in such school shall bo fined in a sum not less than 150 nor more than $500, or imprisoned In the county jail not less than threo months nor more than six months, for every such olfense. "This act is to take effect September 1st.

His directed against the Orange Park School. The law may deter white pupils from applying for admission but if 'while persons and Negroes' apply as usual, both races will be admitted, and if arrests follow a contest will be sustained to the Supreme Court of the United States." 1000 NEGROES Get After Italians. Our regular correspondent of Chicago states that about 1000 Negroes gathered in Quinn chapel Tuesday night to hear the report of the committee appointed last week to go to Spring Valley and investigate the causes of the recent trouble. The Rev. J.

M. Townsend, Hale G. Parker and F. L. Barnett composed the committee.

F. L. Barnett read the report, It related the experiences of the committee at Spring Valley; cited the opinion that the labor question was a factor which helped to bring about the untoward condition of affairs which had prevailed at that place, and gave a general description of scenes of of the riot of told them by eye-witnesses. Committees were then recommended to carry out the propositions of the report providing far a vigorous pro secution of the rioters, the raising of a relief fund and the forming of a civic organization to prepare for all emergencies which might arise and affect colored people's interests in this state. Ike" Rivers made a lively appeal for money, and about $35 was collected.

It wi'l be given to Maj. Buckner, who will take it to Spring Valley today to relieve the wants of the colored miners' families. KEEP AWAY! Liberia is No Good! The report brought to America by three Negroes, members of the colony which took the initiatory in the Liber-isn movement, is certainly to be re ceived with a great deal of allowance. Opposed to their story about the starvation and ill treatment of the colonists In Liberia is the recent statement of Bis hop Turner of Georgia, who upon his return this country from Liberia gave a glowing account of the landing of the colonists and of the propects that seemed opened to them. Bishop Turner said that all the people who went in the steamship Horsa from Savannah ex pressed themselves as delighted with the country and entirely satisfied with the early efforts for their comfort and future prosperity.

It is more than probable therefore af ter the weighing of these two stories has completed that the three colored man who are telling a pitiful and discouraging tale about Liberian colonization are persons who had no business to be in the colonization party in the first place and who were probably told lo leave Liberia soon after their arrival. Their story has all the marks of Insincerity and it seems especially suited for the work of injuring the Liberian colo nization cause. Before it is believed every one should wait for official Libe rian news. Liik immoral and unoheste Colored Wo map: the same as immoral White Wo men, in our greatest cities and strongest religious centers of our liberty loving America. Does that fact imply, that, In all the five (5) millions of Negro families In this country there are no posseB- sersof Virtue and and morality only such base and unprinclpaled biggots as the president of Missouri would assert or think, of such an absurdity.

We might with equal right of pro priety make the same foolish and absurd statement that the Negro has no friends among the the members of Mr. Jacks race Our white brother because members of our race suffer such terrible and unjust affliction by the Lynch Law passions of the South; and truly we have the preponderance of evidence on our side. Should we assume such a pasition it would be to belie the truth and set a naught the many acts of friendship both personal and general, and betray tne confidence of many hundreds and thousands of white friends who have sacrificed homes and wealth and used every possible means in their Topics. That paper makes a doing so has met; wfth exceptiona John Mack Homtr Howlett, everyone will be surprised of his James McNeily. Mrs.

Lena Mason says that she will not return to her home in Hannibal, Mo before Sept. .10. The Kansas City sinners are reduced rapidly. It is said that the Salvation Army did "stump." Do not forget to help Mr. Howlett, who is a candidate for Court of Com mon Pleas clerkship, out.

He is a true of our race. Prof. Spencer of Atchison is in our city now but we are to'd that he has made his future home in this city be cause he has a place to teach the sohool The bills are distributed announc ing that First Baptist church will have its preparatory meeting at 5th and Neb. for Sdays commencing August 25th, at 3 p. m.

Its programme is very good. It is announced that a big picnic will be given next Monday at Brown's park by H. M. C. Admission free.

Patronize A. J. Gothard, our lead ing colored grocer. His store is at 400 Oakland avenue. Our city has over 150 small ponds where the boys, girls, men, women, dogs cows, frogs, snakes and hogs can swim or be baptized.

Rev. C. Landers and wife, our delegates left for Topeka to attend the Western Baptist convention this week and will be asbent until Sunday. Lawyer J. B.

Gibbs, of Kar sas ty, was iere this week to present his claims before the Board of Pardons for a pardon in the interest of his client who is now in the Kansas penitentiary. Topeka Ledger. The St. Joseph Mirror says that Miss Lida Gothard was in Atohison last week visiting her cousin. Dr.

Moates, city doctor of Leavenworth, was in our city on business two days ago. Doctors, Thompson and Howell are the candidates for i coroner but we do not kqow which will win. Do not forget that Topics will be sept to any address for ,35 cents per year. "Only Ope, Girl in the World for Me" is the title of a now, song, Well, isn't one enough? Do not forget to mominate, our candidates who have their announcements In this paper. "Subscribe for this paper now.

Only 35 cents per year. him in the handicap race. lie will St. Paul, Minn Angust publication; a copy be sent to the Anti-Lynching League of London and a copy be sent also to our leading race journals. Committee: Rev.

J. W. Browder, Leavenworth, Mrs. R. J.

Hender son, of Philadelphia; Mrs. M. L. Smothers, Atchison; G. 0.

Brown, Atchison; Miss Myrtle G. Pennel, Atchison To tiie Colored Press: You are earnestly requested to fight under nothing but Our Black Fla and For God and you want to write up all what you know the Negro haters have done for 30 years and send your copy to London with marks. Editor. To the Anti-Lynching of London You should not swallow such stud what J. W.

Jacks said in his letter to you recently. He tells you the whole lie! God knows all! Not know that Jacks's letter was true. Lies! I know him well and can only say that he is one of the great Negro haters. If you send private detectives to ex amine him you will find that my story is true. As I trust in God I have to tell nothing but the whole truth.

Trust me and let me hear from you in future. Yours for Chri6t. Editor. WALLER'S CASE Is Not Abandoned. A dispatch from Paris yesterdry sajs that thera is absolutely nothing in the sensational story circulated by a New York newspaper lo the effect that the United States ambassador to France, James B.

Eustis, has dropped the cause of Mr. John E. Waller, formerly United States consul at Tamatave, a capital of Madagascar. On the contrary, Mr. Eustis is' pursuing the matter most energetically.

Another dispatch from Washington yesterday says that'at the Washington conference of the co'ored Baptist church resolution was passed proteiting against the treatment received by ex-Consul Waller, and a pledge was made to bring the matter to the attention of various Baptist congregations, in order to pro- ide money for the assistance of Mr. Waller's family. The latest dispatch from Washington 11, 1885. today says: A letter received yesterday from ex-Consul Waller by his stpson, P. II.

Bray, says that his baggage was taken from him by the French on his arrival at Mareilles and that he made a complaint to the United Statet consul at that place April 27. but has heard nothing of it since. He has not received a Mrs. Waller or his children since his departure from Madagascar, nor thad he yet received the money sent him by friends in Iowa a few days after word reached this country that he was ill and without funds to supply himself with medical attendance. This was early in June.

The letter lo Mr. Bray is dated July 22. Mr. Waller expresses mtich gratitude for the interest taken in his case by the newspapers of the United States and by his friends, and was especially glad to learn that the department of state was looking after the protection of his family. He expresses a belief and hope that he will be released soon.

health is a little bett' than when he last wrote. Our Home News. Last week Prof. J. Smith was in Troy, Kansas talking in the interest of the Christian church again.

His good remedy curt many ones. Always patronize the advertisers because they are in the interestof our enterprise. Dr. Gray has moved lo 415 Minn, Ave. Where he runs a restaurant.

Is he a doctor yet? Willie Quinn, a bad kid is a candidate for the State Reform school at Topeka. His mother is glad! Be sura to mominate Judge Anderson for court of common pleas judgeship. He always treat our race right, George Bolles is gone! Monday morning he dropped dead while-working. It is told that he was attacked by heart disease. The camp meeting at Kerr's park closed last Sunday.

The meetings have ben very successful. Over 3000 people attended the last service and after its close a number of converts had united with the Methodist church were baptized. Monday evening a receiption was tenderfd Mrs. Mason at the St. James E.

church. This week she will preach at Argentine. power to relieve our condition of oppression In this country. But we are too grateful to ourielf sacrificing friends 'whose prayers have been poured out for us and whose money has been appropriated to the erection and maintain-ance of great schools of learning and christianizing of hundreds of young men and women of our race, to impugn their love and good intentions by such diabolical ingratitude. We only wish to let the civilized world undertand by this resentment of an Insult that we are only ready to vindicate and.

preserve, our own honor, but that we are as ready to hold sacred and proteot. the honor of others. Therefore be It RESOLVED That we condom the letter of the said J. W. Jacks as untrue in its entirely and unworthy of the notice of an en-teyigent, public 2nd.

That we depreciate such moral Insensibility to truth in any American eltisen and trust the AntfrLynching League of England will not conclude that all American citizens are so depraved and such indomitable liars, as the letter of said Jacks would indicate. 3rd. That this letter and resolution fee spread upon our minutes and a copy -rolthe same be owarded to the National Associated Press of America lor.