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322 him to the acquaintanceship of John J. Freeman, editor of The Progressive American, who made him city editor of his paper. Since then Mr. Benjamin has owned and edited several newspapers: The Colored Citizen, in Pittsburg, Penn; The Chronicle, at Evansville, Ind.; and The Negro American. At Birmingham, Ala., he is now editing The San Francisco (California) Sentinel. The following clippings will give an idea of the esteem in which Mr. Benjamin is held by the press of the country:

"Among the most brilliant exchanges that come to our sanctum is The (California) Sentinel, edited by our old friend, Hon. R. C. O. Benjamin. This paper is taking the Pacific Coast like wild-fire, and rapidly gaining a national reputation. But this could not be otherwise, because Mr. Benjamin is one of the most able of the negro writers, lecturers and orators in this country. Others may have a bigger name, but when it comes to real talent, versatility, and innate ability, Benjamin can swallow the majority of them at a gulp."

"R. C. O. Benjamin, Esq., editor of The San Francisco Sentinel, is getting out one of the liveliest and best negro journals in the country. We wish Mr. Benjamin all possible success financially with his Sentinel.—Pine Bluff (Ark.) Echo."

"R. C. O. Benjamin is running a great paper in San Francisco. R. C. O. will be remembered as the editor of The Negro-American in this city about four years ago. Benjamin is a born journalist.—Birmingham (Ala.) Bulletin."

"R. C. O. Benjamin, the colored lawyer, author and politician, is now editor of The San Francisco Sentinel. Brother Benjamin wields a vigorous pen, and is making a good paper.—So. Cal. Informant, San Diego."

"Mr. Benjamin is a ready newspaper man, and we doubt not that The Sentinel will thrive under his editorial management.—New Orleans (La.) Pelican."