The Weekly Call (Topeka, Kan.) 1893-1???
July 26, 1891

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♦The Topeka Call.* Vol. I. John P. Cole, Wholesale and ed MPU td TELEPHONE Retail No. 11. Topeka Kansas. Tncl RAnnixmrl A large Assortment of French JUbL IUSUUIVUU, and G erman BASKETS of eveay description. The only place in the city where yen can get what you want in this line. ALSO RECEIVED A FULL LINE OF CHOICE HTEASIOB Best Sugar Cured Hams 11 Breakfast Bacon 11 Package Coffee 25 California Green Gages 15 New Maple Sugar 121 1-lb. Box Baking Powder and 1 large Tankard 50 1-lb. Box Baking Powder and 1 Large Water Pitcher 50 1-lb. Box Baking Powder and 1 Blue Pitcher 50 1-lb. Box Baking Powder and 1 Handsome Patterny Tea Pot 50 1-lb. Box Baking-Powder and 1 Berry and 7 Sauce Dishes 50 1 Package Tea and 1 Majolica Pitcher 35 1 Package Tea and 3 Pieces Glassware 35 We Meet all Competition. have Few Imitators and no Equals in the West Business Confined Ex clusively to the OPTICAL LINE. Specialist on Refraction. Examination of the Eyes for Glasses FREE. Repairing Promptly Done. The Aurora Optical Mf’g Co. 829 Kansas Avenue. Topeka Kansas To The Front. We Always Sell Sugar at Cost. 2i lbs. Granultaed Sugar $i oo 2 lbs. Good Butter 25 3 lb. Cans Apples 10 3 Cans Pumpkin 25 3 Cans Succotas 25 3 Cans Rima Beans 25 3 Cans Peas 25 3 Cans Wax Beans 25 French Peas per can 15 3 cans Blackberries 25 3 cans corn 25 can Goosberries 10 3 Loaves of Bread 10 2 cans Warren Salmon 25 J. R. TUTTLE. 332 Kas. Avenus. Telephone ISB. B^Orders Called for and Delivered in all parts of the City. ALBERT TOMSON CO., DEALER IN Hardware, Stoves, Cutlery, Etc. Etc. 702 Kansas Ave. FRANK COUSSO, Dealer in Fine t Confectionaries, i Cigars* and i Tobacco. Ice Cream Parlor No. 632 Kansas Ave., Topeka, Kansas. TOPEKA, KAS., SUNDAY, JULY 28, 1891. John Clark is on the sick list. Tell your friends about the Call. Bertie Thomas left last Tuesday for Rutton, N. Mex. Miss Mamie Tolton left last Tues day for Omaha, Neb. Rev. B. Darton left last Monday for Kansas City, Mo. Don't fail to go and see Dennis’ Great Bargain sales. Read their ads. Miss Lulu Patten left last Sun day for Denver, Colo., to visit her mother. Wm. Sloughter left for Calfornia to spend the summer visiting friends. Miss Clara Hunter left Monday for Kansas City, Mo., to visit friends. Billie McLaymore has returned to the city after a prolonged ab sence. Miss S. Dinnie left last Sunday for Excelsior Springs, to spend the summer. Rev. C. Williams of Clay Center, is visiting his mother at 412 Buch anan street. Mrs. Carrie Kpont returned from Atchison, Monday, and reports a pleasant visit. Go to Garfield park and listen to the most eloquent speaker of the race, on August Ist. Miss Owings who has been sick at her home on 1518 Quincy street, is able to be out again. Mr. Geo. Sneed is confined to his room by rheumatism, at his home, 304 Jefferson street. The sewing circle met last Fri day at Mrs. M. Hightower’s. Tues day on west Buchanan street. Noland, Missouri’s State treas urer, goes to the State prison for two years, for embezzlement. Miss Lizzie Porter left last Mon day for Guthrie, Oklahoma, to spend the summer with friends. Fred Austin, (Carbondale, Kans., was in the city, Wednesday, in the interest of the Historical Times. Ladies of the west part of the city moonlight picnic last Tuesday evening at Lowman Hill, report a very enjoyable time. On Thursday evening there was a grand barbecue and watermelon feast at 13th and Quincy street, under the auspices of the Fort Pil low Relief corps, No. 50. The band boys are happy. Col. John M. Brown has accepted their invitation and will be at the park in time to make a speech, and will then leave for Bismarck grove. Manager Ed Johnson of the Proper Caper club is considering the advisability of organizing a lawn tennis club. Right you are Ed; that is a step in the right direction. S. R. 10, No. 44, held a moon light picnic last Thursday night at 1415 Quincy street, Mrs. S. Harris, Q. M. and Mrs. M. Moss, V. Q. M., very pleasantly entertained the members of the club. The young ladies of the M. E. church on South Van Buren street are making preparations to have an entertainment at Music Hall in the near future. There are eigh teen in number and the girls are putting in all of their spare time practicing some choice music for the occasion. CITY NEWS. Subscribe for the Call. Trade with our advertisers. The Dispatch Band, under the instruction of Professor George W. Jackson, has developed into one of the finest colored musical organiza tions of the West. Professor Jack son, who is an able instructor and intelligent gentleman, deserves great credit for his valuable servic es, to that organization since he took hold of it. From a few sel lections poorly executed a short time ago the band has now a large number of pieces which are rend ered with that precision, harmony and volume of tone which brings delight to the ear of the genuine lovers of music. We trust that the members of the band and our peo ple in this community have a due appreciation of the energy and ability of Prof. Jackson which has brought about this happy result. He and his organization are an honor and a credit to the race and we should show an appreciation of the fact by giving them a rous ing crowd on theist at Garfield Park. A short time since this paper had a statement of the arrest of of Elder Barton and wife and Maggie Gray, charged with keep ing a disreputable house in South Topeka. Through an over-sight the sequel was not published. The case was called for trial and it was found that thirty witnesses had been produced by the defense to prove their innocence. The elder and his family were cleared of the grave charges and released from custody. The charges were be lieved to have been brought with malicious designs. A big jolifica tion followed the. release of the defendants. Mrs; T. B. Jones gave a three o’clock tea last Monday afternoon at her home, No. 1321 Jackson street, in honor of Mrs Willie Jef ferson of Vicksburg, Miss. Mrs. Jefferson has gone to Pueblo and a trip to the coast, will return to Tc peka where she will meet her hus band who will accompany her home. Mr. Jefferson is the owner of a large cotton mill at Vicksburg, and is one of the wealthiest col ored men in Mississippi. Patronize those that patronize us and remember the proprietor of the Palace Clothing House says, if you don’t read the dailies it is all right; young colored men should remember such prudent business men when they go to buy. The band concert last Tuesday night was well attended, the seats were all full and the quartette was the catching feature of the pro gramme. The members of the quartette were F. Ware, Ist tenor, Wm. Scoot, 2nd tenor, C. C. Smith, Ist basso, C. Dinnie, 2nd basso. The Literary of South Topeka hold their regular meeting at Rev. C. Gamble’s church on Washington avenue every Friday evening, and is fast increasing in membership and bids fair to become a power in society. At the Shilo Baptist Sunday school picnic last Thursday after noon there were about fifty persons present, and they enjoyed a very pleasant afternoon. Epworth Literary club met last Friday evening at M. E. church on South Buchanan street, and every thing went off in apple pie order. Mrs. Williams, a very aged lady, died at her home on Filmore street last Saturday and was buried Sun day. Rev. T. J. Merritt of Lawrence, ■was in the city Sunday and as sisted Rev. Parks in his rally. You are invited to attend the ministerial institute and church rally at Mt. Olive church, 1182 Bu chanan street, next Thurshay, July 30th, at 8 o’clock, p. m. The fol lowing ministers will be there and make addresses: Rev. Green, Tyler, Parks, Foster, Gamble, Banks, Price and Holford.- The Bpworth League will give some of their best vocal and instrumental music. A good, social time is ex pected. Prof. W. J. Johnson returned last Saturday from an extensive trip through southern Kansas, In dian Territory and Texas, in the interest of the American Citizen. He makes a very favorable report of the condition and progress of our people in the sections visited. His trip was a grand success in every way, so much so that he leaves in a few days for another trip. The pupils of Prof. Johnson’s room at Madison school gave a picnic at Oakland Park on Friday in honor of the return of their much loved teacher from his south ern trip. There was quite a num ber present aside from those in the Profs, room and a very pleasant time was had. The pic-nic was to have been held on Thursday, but owing to Wednesday’s rain it was postponed until Friday, which pre vented the attendance of some who intended to go. Hon. Louis Hanback and other prominent speakers will be at Gar- field park on August Ist. You should stay at home and hear them. The famous Dispatch band will give one of their fine concerts at the park in the afternoon and again at Metropolitan hall in the evening. After the concert the furniture will be removed and all who care will be allowed to dance. The Topeka Blues, under Cap tain Mote Ware, will go to Law rence on the 31st inst. to cross bats with the Lawrence boys. The To peka Blues have been doing some practicing and promise to make it interesting for the Black Diamonds of Lawrence. It is to be hoped that the Lawrence boys will give them a lesson in good treatment. There will be an excursion to Bismarck grove, August Ist, under the auspices of the Immaculate band. Good speaking, good music, and a general good time is war ranted. The fare is cheap and all can go; 40 and 75 cents for the round trip; start from Topeka at 7 o’clock a. m. and return at 10 o’clock p. m. Get on board. The large majority of the col ored citizens of Dennison and Sher man, Texas, own the home in which they live. The colored peo ple of Dennison pay taxes upon three-fourth million dollars worth of property. Equal rights to all. Barber shop 413 Kansas avenue, under Church’s Newstand, De Frantz Skearce, proprietors. Shaving 10c, hair cut ting 15c, sea foam 10c, shampooing 15c. Dear friends, one and all give us a call and try our work. Satis faction guaranteed: At Garfield park last Thursday the Sunday school of St. John A. M. E. church gave a very pleasant picnic. Boating, swings and cro quet were the features of amuse ment. Two of our young ladies unfortunately got ducked in Sol dier creek. The three months old baby of George Hammilton died last Mon day morning; was buried from the residence, 1410 Taylor street. No. 13,

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THE TOPEKA CALL. W. M. POPE, Editor. TERMS, A YEAR. Vuljlislied Weekly. Entered at the Post-Office, in Topeka, as Sec ond-class Matter. Some miscreant entered the of fice of the editor, last Sunday eve ning, broke into his private drawer and stole therefrom his subscrip tion list. We fail to see of what service this book can be to any one, and why any one should be so small as to take that which could do him no possible good, but could cause us some delay and conse quent annoyance, unless there be a malicious inte/t to injure us and hinder the circulation and success of the Call. But we have this to say to the actual sneak thief and his co-conspiratois that the Call is here to stay, and that it will take something more than the contemp tible stealing of a subscription list by a worse than contemptible sneak thief, to hinder our progress or drive us from the field. The negro is coming, from the fact that John Clark of Pittsburg, who began with a humble black smith shop twenty years ago and has made a fortune of two hundred thousand dollars, which* makes him the richest colored man in Pennsyl vania. The Indian. The Indians of the Upper Mis souri are complaining of the food and clothing furnished them by the government, and there are grumb lings and threats. The Indian should be taught the great lesson of making his own living, he should be taught that if his food and clothing do not suit that he must go to work and earn some which will. The noble red men of the forest and plains have been made paupers, reared and main tained as such by our government, and now they look with disdain upon work. These noble crea tures are taught to sit around and at certain times come forward and draw rations. Their time is spent in sport, gambling, carousing, war dance, if you please, and Uncle Sam feeds and clothes them, and they have the audacity to complain when they should be thankful. It requires the services of the army to keep them on their reservations and to prevent their going on the war path. If these people were giv en their lands in severalty, 160 acres, to each man, woman and child, and some farming implements and pro visions for one year, then told they must in the future work or starve, they would have no time for ghost dances, and ultimately would make industrious farmers; but they will never be anything as long as they are taught to be paupers. The In dian is no better than our people. We had, early in manhood, to know that we must work or starve, so should the Indian. The Advo cate is in favor of the Indian show ing the world that he is “a noble man,” by going to work and learn ing the ways of civilization. Leavenworth Advocote. Ahoy there! What is it? The F. G. I. B. S., No. 3, confi dentially, will not run an excursion on August Ist, 1891, and is not in any way connected with any excur sion which may be run on said day; and has given no one any author ity to use said society’s name in any way, and the bills that are now out under the auspices of the F. G. I. B. S. No. 3, are forgeries on the benevolent society. B. Handy, Pres. John Butler, Rec. Sec. R. P. Tyler, Sec. Winter isComing, Breth ren I We feel it incumbent upon us, to call the attention of our many read ers and friends to the approaching winter with its many necessities and extra outlay for winter cloth ing, fuel, &c., &c. This season has been unfavora ble to the laborers since public and private improvements have been almost entirely suspended and very little money has been paid to the laborer; we therefore need to save and take care of every cent we can get hold of. A severe winter is predicted, the county could not possibly under take to supply the needs of the de serving poor, and unless we make preparations now, our sufferings will be great indeed. It is a good sign that pic-nics and excursions have been few„ it shows that we are learning the lesson which hard times are teach ing us. By combining and buying car loads of coal and groceries at wholesale, a good deal of money could be saved. We hope our suggestions will be heeded. Oklahoma. We rejoice to learn the glad tidings wafted here from Oklahoma. Fair crops of the necessaries of life are rewarding the tillers of the soil in that neighboring territory. There is no longer any doubt about cotton becoming one of the staple products of that favored locality. Many of our people who went there poor and destitute, have some thing substantial to show for their years labor, who w’ould have re mained just as poor, and dependent as we of Kansas are to-day, if they had stayed here, and what one man can do, another may. The outlook here is gloomy and discouraging enough, heaven knows, and it is not to be supposed that we will be content to remain hewers of wood and drawers of water all our lives and our children after us. The new strip will be gobbled up as soon as opened. Thousands are there now waiting that-event, unless we get our share now, it will be eternally too late as this is the last territory the United States has to give away. A hint to the wise is sufficient. They say, that a new colored newspaper is in course of incuba tion, which is to supply a long felt want in this community and state. As misery likes company, we will hail the advent of a fellow sufferer with unaloyed pleasure. Minister Douglas Inter viewed. The Hon. Frederick Douglas is in Washington on a 60 days’ leave of absence from his post in Hayti. He is here lor rest, also on several matters of importance connected with the State Department. He is looking well and enjoying the breezes which are so plentiful at his beautifully situated residence in in Anacostia. Speaking of the revolution in Hayti, he says it is caused by the opposition to Presi dent Hippolyte. He says that Hayti, though she is pictured to the world as being at a halt, is rap idly moving on and making won derful progress in civilization; that she has telegraphic and cable com munication with the wold and is encouraging the building of elec tric plants and rail roads. He notes the wonderful advancement since he visited the island twenty years ago, and speaks in high tones of appreciation of the Haytians. Speaking of the cry of the news papers for a white diplomat to that country, he says it is all merely upon the assumption that a colored man has less influence with them than a white man and that the Haytians would more readily comply with his wishes. He proves this to be false and says that the Haytians care no more tor a white man than a colored man, and, indeed are proud to have among them a colored diplomat. He proves this to be true by the fact that there are six white diplo mats to one colored in Hayti and that ill no instance is any partiality shown the whites. When asked about his resignation he declined to speak either affirmatively or negatively, from which it is seen that he intends to return to his post at the end of his sixty days leave. But is highly probable that he will soon resign his post in Hayti and return to take up his residence on the beautiful hills of Anacostia. The Negro Will never submit to the brutal hand of American slavery again. The young negro of to-day is not the negro of the seventeenth cen tury. He has been made a citizen of this government which he has purchased his birth-right twice before he was liberated from the ties of human slavery. It has been well proven that he is equal to any other man as a soldier. His hos pitality to the traveler, beggar and the wanderer has been fairly dem onstrated by his kindness to the union soldier. He is perceptible of receiving an education along side of the white boy and being taught the sams branches as his white friend, it is reasonable he does aspire for the same advantages as his neighbor. As a citizen he has never been a dangerous element to the instutions of this government. He has a will ing heart to take up arms to pre serve the freedom of your country. History has never recorded him as heading a strike in your large cities, nor carrying the red flag of enmity to your commonwealth. Now the negro is ever willing to pledge his life on the sacred altar of this government,and it is the duty of the government to protect its de fenders; if you fail to protect them at home, it is folly for you to de mand other nations to protect them abroad. A government that boasts in protecting part of its citizens, her name is not worthy of being placed among the nations of 'the world. When Rome practised this upon her common people they re tired to the sacred mount and in order to restore unity, she conced ed part of her political power to the common people. Mr. Turner, the eminent Divine in his petty scheme to colonize Africa with the best of our citizens is impracticable. It is true that the southern whites are placing contemptible laws on their statutes, ‘but these will only make the negro economical and give him an appetite for a higher standing of education. Tribulations worketh experience, and hope will come later. The slave question was settled in 1863 forever on this continent, and any attempt to reinstate slavery in the southern states; not only would the negro rebel, but he would be aided by that Christian host who put down the rebellion in 1863. The slave did not pay the southern er when he was ignorant and it would be impossible to make him pay since he has had the influenc of education and civilization. There may be laws placed on the statute books prohibiting white men from employing a negro but to reinstate dealing in human slav ery, is a thing the Christian people of this country will never permit. The future looks brighter for the negro than the past or or present. Yours Respectfully. J. P. Berry. TAKE NOTICE! I keep the best grades of meats that can be had, and my prices are as low as any other Market in the city. Parlor Meat Market, H. P. HANSON, Prop. 1121 West 6th St, Telephone 182. WE WANT YOUR TRADE. Peerless Steam Laundry. Telephone 3 32. 112 West Eighth St, TOPEKA, KAS. Buy yotir Drugs, Paints and Oils of A. J. KANE CO. 826 Kas. Ave. Korth Topeka, Kansas. Perscriptions Carefully put up. SCOTT BROTHERS, MANUFACTURERS OF IGE GREAM. We make a specialty of supplying Picnics, Parties, Socials, etc. and respectfully solicit a share of your patronage. 335 TAYLOR STREET. Telephone, 472. TOPEKA KANSAS. W. M. ANDERSON, Hardware, Stoves, J Tinware, Pumps, Housefurnishing Goods, etc. 510 KANSAS AVENUE G. W. CHARLES, RESTERAUNT AND CONFECTIONARY, 112 KANSAS AVENUE. For the best work at the most reasonable prices in, Dyeing, Cleaning, Repairing, Pressing and Altering, Clothing and Hats. You must go where they unnerstand such work unless you want your goods spoiled. CHIVERS, 415 Kansas Avenue, is the proper house to patronize, 32 years before the people. They do good honest work and lots of it not only in this city but ship work to all the surrounding States. Send to them for Price List. REMEMBER THE NAME. CHIVERS TOPEKA KAS.

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Voice of the Press. A few Georgia “white trash” hap pened, for the first time, last week, to breathe the air unimpregnated with southern poison and it was too much for their differently con structed lungs. For molesting an Indiana freeman of dark hue, these Negro haters returned home with faces ground almost into powder; all done in apple pie order by Ne gro fists. Indianapolis Freeman. Minister Douglass is in Wash ington again. The complaint against the Hon. Fred Douglass as minister to Liberia is groundless and malicious. Southern Argus. Colored men, engage in business accumulate money, buy property, secure an education and you are bound to win.— Richmond Plannet. The roasting of Kemmler in New York by electricity some time ago so shocked the civilized world that the authorities decided not to al low, in the future, any witnesses to the barbarous method of capital punishment but those sworn to secrecy, hence the world has no record of the recent execution of four men. The method of execu tion is still an experiment, and so far, a very unsatisfactory one. If the condemned are to be cooked as was Kemmler, it is better to do the work in a furnace. If the electric method be what it is claimed then there is no need of so much secrecy. Let the world know how the execu tions were accomplished. Leaven worth Advocate. They Say— Every negro in business should advertise in the Call. We should be more interested in literature and have literary clubs and societies. You should pay up for your sub scription of the Call. You should advertise in the Call for entertainments and not in the churches. Most of Topeka dudes like to work in hotels. They like soft obs and nice work. Those young people should have more respect for old people than to treat an old blind lady as they did. You should hear W. B. Town send at Garfield Park on theist. He thinks he is very important, he likes to rule most every thing. He is married and should stay away from those girls. To give Topeka a rest the dudes should go to the World’s Fair. She was so little he could not see her. They were all out in full bloom at the band concert Tuesday eve ning. If he had a girl like the one he saw he would think of her all the time. Forepaugh’s show will be felt a month after it has gone. You should be more careful with your expenses, for this winter you will see what you have been doing this summer. You can not run a paper on con fidential talks, so we hope the subscribers will remember the Call by paying up your back dues. When the Y'ellow Jackets and the Little Boys played ball they kept up enough noise to draw an ampitheater full of people. They should play the game over when the State Fair opensup, Rev. George W. Brown of Cali fornia, preached at Shiloh Baptist Church last Tuesday evening. Robert Edwards has returned from the West and purchased Mrs. Doran’s Laundry. The American Citizen has now a circulation of a little over four thousand, which will be increased to five thousand this summer. Great Combination of THREE STOCK NOW ON SALE Will be Continued ©NE WEEK More at the OLD STAND, THE LION STORE 112 East Sixth street,

Then Moved to the CRAWFORD OPERA HOUSE Building. These Goods MUST BE SOLD and can only be sold by cut Prices, Hence THE CUT. Stock consists of Dry Goods, Notions, Boots, Shoes, Hats, Shirts, Overalls, Pants, Millinery, Baby Carriages, and many other Goods. T. G. DENNIS, Agent. HOORAY for the FIRST of AUGUST! A GRAND EMANCIPATION Ri w Wk JIM' CELEBRATION, GIVEN AT Garfield Park, Topeka, UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE Dispatch Band of Kansas. There will be a Grand Cancert given by the Dispatch Band at 3 p. m., under the direction of Prof. W. Jackson, at which time the Band will render some choice selections from some of the best operas of the day. The great Coney Island Polka Concert Solo, played by John Fer guson, leader of the famous Dispatch Band of Kansas. Hon. Lewis Hanback, Ex-Congressman from Sixth District of Kansas, will deliver an address. Also, Hon, W. B. Townsend and Hon. B. K. Bruce of Leaven worth; C. Patterson, of Wyandotte; Col. J. M. Brown, Rev. H. B. Parks, Rev. B. F. Foster and S. G. Watkins, of Topeka, are invited and ex pected to deliver addresses. GEO. W. SMITH, Master of Ceremonies. There will be a grand entertainment in the evening at Metropoli tan Hall, at which time the visiting Bands will join in and give b Musical Festival, to the delight of all present. COMMITTEE OF ARRANGFMENTE. GEO. W. BROWN. GEO. W. JACKSON. JOHN PERKINS. GEORGE LOWRY. H. W. DiIIARD. ERED M. STONESTREET, Charm’n. JAMES M. MASON, Marshal of the Day. Look Out for the Parade at 10 a. m. Admission to the Grounds, 10c.

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Keep Your Eye on This. Great Reduction in Prices at the HUE CENT STORE! Baby Carriages without regard to cost. Mason Fruit Jars, per dozen 81.10 Stew Kettles, worth 25 cents, .18 10 per cent discound in all heavy glass ware. Lamp Chimneys 4 cents. Decorated Toilet, 10 pieces to the set 2.65 All goods at reduced prices. Call and see for yourself. Remember you can save 25 per cent by trading at 423 KANSAS AVENUE. Afro-American League. Khoxville, Tenn., July 14. Afro-American National League met here in convention today and elected these^ officers for the en suing year: President, Thomas Fortune of New York city; vice president, J. W. Hargo, Knoxville; secretary, W. H. Anderson, Detroit; treasurer, L. W. Wallace, Milwau kee. An address was prepared to the Afro-Americans, which in brief congratulated the colored race on the success of the league; denoun ces the system of taxation in. the Southern States which deprives the race of proper representation; cen sures the republican senators who killed the force bill; commends President Harrison for his position on the same measure; condemns lynch law; sympathizes with the republic of Hayti and expresses confidence in Minister Douglass. CO-OPERATIVE! SAVE YOUR TICKETS We Lead in Low Prices! We give our patrons the profits. Our business is done on the Rochdale system of co-operation. It is for your interest to save all you can. This will bear your closest investigation. Groceries. Buggies, Carts, Wagons, etc. Flower will be lower after July Ist. ALLIANCE EXCHANGE COM’Y. 118 and 1201 Sixth Ave. East. TWO STORES IN TOPEKA. THE LEV! MILLINERY CO. Is the place to find the finest and cheapest line of Hats and Bonnets in the city come and be convinced. All are invited THE LEVI MILLINERY COMPANY, 633 KANSAS°AVENUE, TOPEKA KANSAS. Watch This Space.