Show I 1 i CHIPS ti THE if local colored democratic contingent have endorsed william jennings bryan kr for president and fitzhugh Litz hugh lee for vice ice president the colored american E will not resume our review the past and the future of the american amer I 1 i can negro by dr D W gulp culp until the next ia at issue of if the broad ax HAS a negro postmaster ever been appointed in in ohio inquires the atlanta constitution yes es there was a negro postmaster 8 at t V wilberforce ilber force 0 he was wa 8 a demo crat was appointed by i the cleveland administration a aad nd he died a natural death washington post THE broad ax editor is is a negro with a sense of refinement when he found that for pay the negro members of the black patti company were to engage edgag e in the cake walk buck dances and c n songs he prompt promptly lv gave away his tickets ticket and refused to go to the show to see his people make monkeys of themselves the Brig brigham harn city I 1 bugler trie THE art Arnat amateur eur tor for april which is is published by J W van at at 23 union square new york is is a gem of the highest order I 1 it is is prof profusely esely and beautifully illustrated lust rated with paintings by leonard da vinci and drawings by other well known artists we hope that all who are interested in in the stud study y of art will become regular of this most instruct tive publication WE have received from congressman W H king the message of the president of the united states transmitting the report of the naval court of inquiry upon the destruction of the united states battleship maine judge king has further f honored u with a map of alaska and with the great speech which he delivered on the cuban question on jan 20 1898 for which he has haa our grateful thanks ON OM Wednes Wednesday dar the lower house of congress az passed a resolution in in favor of declaring war against spain amid the greatest excitement and most disgraceful scenes ever witnessed in any legislative body in the civilized world some of the congressmen acted worse than the lowest negroes who infest the levees of st SL louis and new orleans we are still of the opinion that the united states will not engage in war with spain |