Evening Star Newspaper, September 26, 1894, Page 3

THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1894—-TWELVE PAGES. SPECIAL NOTICES. WHAT STYL EFER OYSTERS? w inimitable style, " i ? “re_palate ticklers."* Cour regular Se. dinner is uneynaled for menu, cuisine and service. 4 to 7. Sundays, 1 to FRITZ REUTER'S, COR. FA.AVE. AND 414 ST.100 ALL DEBTS 60: Y MY DAUGHTER Mamie, wife of F will be paid by me so long as sh nh me. 25-3t* JOHN T. WARD, Di E W. HARVEY i. ALAC E 1107 G to 1300 Hf st. n.w. DON'T PAIL TO READ INNECTICUT AVEN S$ TERMS TO SUIT. B. WIMER, Real Estate, 608 13th 210 OF NEW ANDIKONS JUST RECEIVED. ‘Special discount of 20 per cent on old stock. J. H. CORNING, ne2t 520-522 18th st. WOODRUPF'S FILE HOLDER MANUFACTORY.— Owing to the ¢estruction of my_ building, I ha temporarily located at 613 New York ave. n.w. se2z-1w* E. W. WOODRUFF. Wi MERCHAN ee pn ee im your order ai Fail and winter stock now MEN'S SHIRTS TO MEASURE. We have the best modern facilities for making Custom Shirts ef any style, with or without col- lars or cuffs. ft you are thinking of placing Jour order, nuw is the best time, as a worn through the fall and winter 1s pleasanter for summer wear. We will take your order, execute it promptly and rouch for a perf-ct fit and entire Satisfaction. Let us make a sample shirt sub- Ject to your approval 5 WOODWARD & LOTHROP,’ ua 10th, 11th and F sts. nw. CABINET AND SLATE MANTELS, Tiles and Brass Goods at reduced prices for fall trade. Special attention called to my Gas-heating rat » Which can be seen in operation at any time. See my $2.00 Brass Fire Sets. M. ROCHE, Se3-Im* 716 13th st. nw. EOL Meqrel ¢: PRINT you will be suited. Ly. se2i-tr ” AND PUBLISHER, FINE BOOK AND JOT PRINTING. Telephone, 768. (fel2) 1108-1116 E st. It Is An Every-Day Occurrence —to have men drop in and “pour out thelr woes" over that last sult they got at “So and So's," which Went to pleces after a week. They eay they are through with cheap tail ering forever. We never will lower our standard of geneml excellence. ‘This season we are quoting lower prices than last, on account of the tari Suits To-order, $20. Trousers To-order, $6. Don't make the mistake of imag- ining that our kind of tailoring can where even at these prices, tee satisfaction. G. Warfield Simpson, Tailor, 12th & F Sts. t ~_——~“F0-KALON_— Cooking Brandy, $3 gal. Cooking Sherry, $1.50 g: Phone, Write or Call. To=Kalon Wine Co.,614 14th "PHONE, 908. VAULTS, 27TH AND K STS. 1: ‘PHONE, 906._V : sie Unpacked Last Winter’s Suit? Looks soiled and rusty? Send it here to be eeaned and pressed, $1. We'll make it look as it just from tue tailor’s. Coats, Sve. Vests and DYLING AND. 75 9TH ST. CLEANING. ‘Telephone 148. PER PRONUNCI ATION OF THE NAME only AL! Since 1861, ts Profeeta, Not Profetta. This is not a Sumatra-wrapper cigar, bit is made of Havana Tobaceo entirely. 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HOTEL EMRICH’S Table d’ Hote Dinner with Pint Bot. Fine Claret, soc. auisttely” couked” and per mouth, including ners, AL PALACE," EMRICH, PH 1004 F st 1335 F To the offlefal print them printed in a ns GFA work delivered oT WEILER, 420-422 11th st. now. Or Punctuality, ueatuess, fulr prices, se2i-dm THE EASTERN WAR Japan Throwing Reinforcements Into Northern Corea. TREATY OF ALLIANCE WITH COREA Punishing Breaches of Military Discipline. DAILY COST OF HOSTILITIES YOKOHAMA, September 14, via Victoria, B. C., September 26.—No one doubts that the long delay in the Japanese military movements Is to allow time for the comple- tion of a great plan of invasion. Any day may bring news of a battle in northern Corea and of the sailing of 50,000 troops for some point on the inner coast of the Gulf of Pe Chi Li, but as the decisive time ap- proaches, the Japanese authorities grow more and more deaf to appeals for informa. tion. They frankly declare that secresy is one of their chief conditions of success. This belief is not agreeable to the news- paper correspondents who have recently ar- rived from San Francisco, and who strongly desire to be admitted to the confidence of the government. They are offered transpor- tation to Corea, passports authorizing them to visit any part of the peninsula and let- ters of introduction to the civil officials at Seoul and the generals in the field, but they are of the opinion that these privileges will avail them little unless they are told where they should go to look for adven- tures, and unless they be guaranteed the right to accompany all important expedi- tions. This is more than the government Is, at Present, willing to concede, and the tele- graph Correspondents have left for Shang- hal, in the expectation of finding better op- portunities among the Chinese. Two Amer- ican journalists, one representing the New York World, are now in Hiroshima, on their way to Corea. A writer for the San Fran- cisco Examiner prefers to remain in Tokio. An impression has beer conveyed by Eng- lish newspapers in eastern Asia that abun- dant and trustworthy news can be obtained in China. An examination of the telegrams sent from Chinese ports to Europe and America does not sustain the belief, for the various accounts of the events since the fight at Asan there is scarcely any founda- tion. The Japanese, if silent, do not at- tempt to mis.ead on vital points. One er- ror, and one only, is laid to their charge. They are accused of circulating doubtfui re- ports to the effect that Admiral Fremantle exculpated Japan from technical blame in the matter of the sinking of the Kow Shing. ‘The Japanese aver that they had, and still have, reason to believe that the statement is true. Whether trve or false, it does not appear to be of the gravest moment, yet not a day passes that fresh changes are not Trung on this alleged endeavor to practice fraud and deception upon the world. If the imperial government desired to create a Sensation by means of Admiral Fremantle’s name, there is a strong conviction that they could easily do so by calling attention to that officer’s correspondence with Admiral It, and pointing the way to an inquiry as to the British admiralty's opinion on the subject, but the Japanese ministry is an er bodiment of official discretion, and popu- lar curiosity will probably never be satis- fied from this end of the line. Daily Cost of the War. ‘The average daily expenditure of the Japanese government in connection with the war is estimated about $150,000. On the 19th of August voluntary contributions to the army fund from all parts of Japan had reached Tokio to the amount of more than 550,000 yen. The contributions to the naval fund on the same date amounted to over 200,000 yen, At the summit of one of the most prom- inent hills in Tokio is the Shmto Temple, which was erected to the memory of the soldiers who were killed in the Satsuma rebellion of 1877. In this edifice is an ex- hibition, which was opened September 12, of flags, cannon, musical instruments and other spoils captured from the Chinese at Shong Hwan and Asan. More than 100,- vvo citizens attended on the first day, and nearly double that number on the second. Great multitudes of visitors came to the capital from a radius of fifty miles around. The press of Japan hails with delight the apparently well-founded report that the ofticial censorship is to be greatly modified, if not abolished. This liberal measure, if carried through, will be due to the influ- ence of Count Inouye, who has strongly ad- vocated the complete revision of the exist- ing press laws. The expediency of organizing private ex- peditions by Japan to harass the coast of China is discussed by newspapers of Tokio, and it is stated that several wealthy noble- men are prepared to supply the funds re- quired for the undertaking. Treaty Between Japan and Coren. The following treaty of alliance between Japan and Corea has been signed by Oto- tori, the Japanese minister in Corea, and Kin Inshoku, the Corean minister for for- eign affairs: “The governments of Japan and Corea, since the Corean government intrusted the Japanese minister at Seoul, Corea, on the 25th of July, IS, with the task of the ex- pulsion of Chinese troops, are already in the position toward China of mutual as- sistance, offensive and defensive, and to de- fine this fact more clearly, and to accom- plish the object that both countries should act in concert, the undersigned ministers, having received full authority in the mat- ter, entered into the following agreement: “Article 1. This alliance has for its ob- jects the expulsion of Chinese troops from the Corean borders, the strengthening of the independence and self-government of Corea, and the furtherance of the interests of Japan and Corea. “Article 2. While Japan shall wage war, offensive and defensive against China,Corea shall render every facility for the move- ments of the Japanese troops and the preparation of their provisions. “Article 3. This treaty shall become null on void as soon as peace is concluded with ina. “In witness whereof this treaty is signed by both the plenipote stiaries, “OTOTORI KASUKE, “KIN INSHOKU.” Breaches of discipline on the part of the Japanese soldiers in Corea and all offenses against natives are punished with rigorous severity. For attempting to steal brass chop sticks from the house of a peasant, a hospital guard was condemned by the court-martial to three years’ imprisonment. For robbery, with threats of violence, of five melons and a pig, another private was — to thirteen years penal servi- tude. Nearly 100 Ships of War. On the western shore of Corea are now gathered nearly 100 ships-of-war of various nationalities. Japan has between 20 and 30, England 15, France 6, Russia 8, the United States 3 and Germany 7, while hovering at a little distance, though not easily found, are between 30 and 40 Chinese vessels. Further additions from Russia are pres- ently expected. Marquis Sainji, the Jap- anese emperor's personal messenger to the court of Corea, has been received by the queen, who has never before been seen face to face by any foreigner. At the ball given by the Japanese minister to Marquis Sainji all of the court officials were present, to- gether with all the diplomatic corps, ex- cepting the representative of England, whose failure to attend was much re- mark, Educating the Corc le A Japarese educational soclety has been SPECIAL NOTICES. Doesn’t Discolor the Paper no mitter how delicate. That's why SAN- FORD'S LIBRARY PASTE ts best to use for scrap books and office purposes, rWe are headquarters for) PAPER SUPPLIES OF ALL KINDS, and can fur- nish everything required at very lowest prices, Easton & Rupp, 421 uth St. i as . (Just above ve. Fall Weddings. vitations engraved in the latest correct style, reasonable rates. is printed in my steel plate script imi- graving so wearly that many cannot detect the difference. Byron S. Adams, Printer, "Phone, 930, (lay $12 11TH ST. N.W. formed by several distinguished scholars for the purpose of introducing a substan- tlal system of public tnstruction into Corea. Considerable money has been subscribed for the preliminary investigations, and {t is proposed to set in operation a number of primary schools in the larger towns, as Soon as permission can be obtained from the government. The expense at the be- ginning will be paid by voluntary donations. The society recommends that schools of a higher order be introduced by Japanese authorities with as little delay as possible, So that the people shall be practically en- couraged to take full advantage of these institutions. It is expected before the end of this year that the regular courses of study will have been introduced into the capital, and the government will be urged to use its influence in making them at- tractive to the Corean community. Obstructing the Petho. The mouth of the Peiho river has been closed by a barrier, which ts only opened once each night and morning for the pass- age of ships. The obstruction consists of heavy logs, fifteen feet long, pointing up and down river, lying four feet from each other, fastened with two heavy chain cables. The bed of the stream is also thickly strewn with torpedoes. A report comes from Peking that the gov- ernment, fearing entrance into Chinese ports of Japanese ships in disguise, has asked the foreign ministers to consent that all foreign men-of-war, under whatever flag, shall be stopped and held to await a thorough inspection by the Chinese naval officers. The Chinese authorities belleve that For- mosa is to be the scene of a serious con- flict. Detachments of troops and munitions ot war are constantly sent thither from Foochow, and the entire Chinese part of the island is in a state of uncommon military activity. After many contradictory reports, the story is deciared confirmed that fifty Jap- anese emigrants, engaged in collecting camphor in Formosa, were murdered by Chinese at the beginning of the war. Though lead has been declared contra- band of war by China, vessels laden with that munition are permitted to leave Hong Kong for Chinese ports, while shipments of rice, which England refuses to consider contraband, Is forbidden from Hong Kong to Japan and cannot be carried from Hong Kong to Japan. THE CHINESE AT YALU. Nothing Known About the Landing of Troops. LONDON, September 26.—A dispatch to the Times from Tokio, dated Monday, says: Nothing is known here of the reported suc- cessful landing of Chinese troops in Yalu. The Japanese certainly sighted the Chinese on the high seas, und no transports were seen either then or during the engagement. If the troops were really landed the trans- Ports probably kept close to shore, in com- paratively shallow waters, and on reaching the Yalu river ascended it far enough to be invisible to vessels in the estuary. The correspondent of the Times at Shang- hai says that the hostile feeling against foreigners at Pekin is increasing the bitter- ness. Soldiers insult and annoy them in the Streets, and in many other ways is their pesition made unpleasant. ‘The court scarcely realizes that the coun- try is engaged in a serious war. ‘Two Japanese crutsers passed Che Foo on Monday. A Berlin dispatch to the Standard says: Telegrams received here from Pekin state that if the Japanese should occupy Pekin the emperor will withdraw with the court to Nankin. The viceroy of Nankin, the dis- Patches assert, has already been instructed to prepare for such an eventuality. The Chinese emperors used to reside at Nankin, and it was not until the twelfth century that they removed to Kambalu, in order to have the rebellious Mongols under their eye. Kambalu afterward received the name of Pekin, the capital of the north, whereas Nankin means the capital of the south, Betore leaving Pekin his majesty will in- vite the diplomatic corps to follow him to Nankin, but it is believed that they will prefer to go to Shanghai, where they will have the Eurepean warships at their dis- posal. The Standard’s correspondent adds: The Japanese Prince Yamashina told some military men at Swinemunde the other day, on the occasion of his visit there to say farewell to Emperor William, that he based his hopes that Japan would be victorious on the excellent condition of the Japanese army, ard the abundance of money patri- otically placed at the disposal of the gov- ernment by the Japanese nobility. He de- scribed the Chinese soldiers as rather below the mark with regard to training, arms and clothing. Speaking of the German naval review, the prince said: “Yes, if we had such a fleet it would soon be all over with China, but our sailors like yours are good and brave, and have already shown that they can fight. Therefore, I believe we shall soon prove our superiority to China at sea, as well as on the land.” ‘The Daily Telegraph says it is authorized to deny that the Japanese government has concluded an alliance with Russia and France, Capt. Duboulay, a British attache of the Japanese army, and Capt. Cavendish, an attache of the Chinese army in Corea, with a number of surgeons, are about to leave for the seat of war. They will sail on th> steamer Mongolian from Liverpool on Thursday for Canada, and will travel over the Canadian Pacitic railway to Vancouver, where they will embark on the steamer Empress of India for Asia. OVERHAULED A BRITISH SHIP. The Pathan Taken Into Port by a Chinese Warship. SHANGHAI, September 26.—A Chinese warship on Friday last intercepted the En- glish ship Pathan in the Formosa channel upon suspicion that she was carrying muni- tions of war. The Pathan was taken to Kee Lung, a treaty pert of the Island of Formesa, where her cargo was overhauled by the Chinese authorities. The result of the investigation is not yet known. NEW YORK, September 26.—The Pathan referred to as being overhauled by a Chirese warship and taken to Kee Lung is probably the British steamship Pathan, Capt. Hice, which ciared from New York on July 28 for Adan, Hong Kong and Shanghai. Her agents here were Barber & The Pathan touched at Adan on 25, arrived at Hong Kong on Sep- tember 15, and, if she is the vessel seized, was apparently on her way to Shanghai when overhauled. FRESH TROOPS FOR COREA. Thirty Thousand Japanese Have Em- barked at Hiroshima. LONDON, September 26.—A dispatch from ‘Tokio received here today confirms the ad- vices received by the Associated Press from Yokohama, Japan, via Victoria, B.C. In those dispatches it was stated: “Any day may bring news of a battle in northern Corea, and of the sailing of 50,- 000 trcops for some point on the inner coast of the Gulf of Pechi Li.” The battle in northern Corea has been fought, off the mouth of the Yalu river, and tcday’s dispatch from Tokio says that the second Japanese army for field service mobilized at Tiroshima, and consisting of 30,000 men, under the command of Field Mar+hal Count Oyama, embarked yester- day omid intense enthusiasm. The emperor, prior to their departure, re- viewed the troops, and the transports, es- corted by the second Japanese squadron, sailed away, their destination being un- known, although it is reported vaguely that the squadron is bound for the Yellow sea. During the absence trom Japan of Field Marshal Count Oyama, who is also min- ister of war, the minister of marine will assume the duties of minister of war, in additicn to his other responsibilities. It is officially announced at Tokio, says another dispatch from that city, that the report that an armistice has been proposed by England and Russia is untrue. ——————— Charges Against Officer Gelabert. J. H. Gelabert will soon be a full fledged policeman, or he will again be a private citizen. He has only been on the force a short while, but he has had his share of the unpleasant side of police Ife. Charges have been preferred against him on more than one occasion, and before the last charges are disposed of he is again being tried. This time the chief witness against tim is P. J. Fitzgerald, the 4 1-2 street druggist, who charges that Gelabert threat- ened him with a liquor prosecution in order to avoid payment of a bill. Besides this, he is charged by a woman with conduct un- becoming an officer, The evidence was heard by the police trial board today, ASTWOOD:GOES BACK He Formally’Seters His Connection With thé Démooratic Party, THE EXPERIMEN? HAS BEEN A FAILURE ee —— The Republican Ranks the Only Place for the Negro. a ae REASONS FOR HIS CHANGE —_.+—___ H. C. C. Astwood has cast the die and has crossed the Rubicon. Recorder of Deeds C. H. J. Taylor, as president of the Negro Natioral’ Democratic League, re- ceived this afternoon the following commu- nication from Mr. Astwood, addressed to the “President and members of the Negro National Democratic League:” “After mature deliberation, I have deter- mined to make my resignation as chairman of your executive committee final. The reasons set forth In my former communica- tions, together with the following, cover all of the ground necessary in the premises. “I have further determined from this date to sever my connections with the demo- cratic party and take my place again in the ranks of the party of justice, of human rights, of protection to American industries, of matefial and individual prosperity and progress. I mean the party of Garrison, of Phillips, of Lincoln, of Grant, of Fred.Doug- lass, of Sumner, of Conkling, of Blaine and of those who are yet alive and are still bat- tling to foster the condition of our common country up to a grander and higher plane of civilization and national prosperity; and to preserve the sacred rights of American citizenship guaranteed to us by the Consti- tution, “Political experiments, like all others, should not be pushed to the extreme when the experiment itself has proven to be a failure. This will entail bankruptcy and Possibly personal and political destruction. “I had hoped, judging fram the past _pro- testations of Mr, Cleveland upon tariff re- form and equality of citizenship, that a di- vision of the colored vote in favor of his second election, and the return of the demo- cratic party to power, would bring about a condition of affairs that would add to na- tional prosperity, secure a better recogni- tion and official representation for our peo- ple, and that some expression would have been heard from him in regard to the con- dition of our race in the south, affecting our civil and political rights. But after one year and a half of his administration, we find that all of these expectations have sig- nally failed. Although it has been and is still claimed that Mr. Cleveland is better and greater than his party, we have failed to see this from the actual state of affairs. His position upon the tariff is so at vari- ance with his celebrated tariff reform mes- sage of IS77 that we can really find no stability of purpose in the attitude he has taken, ‘and without attempting to discuss or criticise it in this letter, it is sufficient to say that his fatture to approve or disap- prove the recent tariff law enacted by a democratic Congress, lacks that nerve, courage and correct judgment that has been accorded to him by the American people. “One year and‘a half of his administra- tion has passed and;gone and we find the country in a more deplorable and uncertain condition than at any time since its politi- cal existence. “The race whose vetes brought hin twice to the presidential chair has been practi- cally ignored, and notwithstanding that brutal outrages have continued unabated in the south, for tauses other than the out- raging of women, yet not a word of counsel has emanated from the President, who was said to be the negro’s friend, other than a two-lined paragraph in his inaugural mes- sage relative to American fairness and manliness. This seems to have meant the dispossessing of the negro of the represen- tation in federal positions heretofore given to him by the republican party. Been Weighed and Found Wanting. “Mr.Cleveland and his administration have been weighed in the balance and found wanting. It is, therefore, the sacred duty of every negro voter in the country to work with might and main in the face of every difficulty that may arise to assist in electing an absolute majority in the coming con- gressional election, not only as a rebuke to the party of bad ‘faith and shortcomings, but to secure the enactment of just and proper laws for the protection of the Amer- ican people, regardless of race, color or condition, thereby paving the way to na- tional success in *! “Mr, Cleveland has voluntarily done but one act, for which we should feel grateful, in his zeal to impress his individuality upon the country, and that is by setting the just precedent that the chief magistrate of the nation has the right to impose the strong arm of the government, even against state rights heresy, when the Constitution is be- ing violated and the rights of the citizens outraged. No right can be more sacred than the maintenance of the national suf- frage, securing to every citizen one vote and to have that vote honestly counted. Not even the right of interstate commerce and the national postal service is greater than this. “The democratic party, after purloining our votes in the south ever since 1876, and even before, to maintain a fictitious repre- sentation in the legislative branches of the government, the electoral college and the individual states; in view of this, when we demand better representation for that pur- loining and even the voluntary support given by us, we are told by our democratic friends that we are democrats for revenue only. “No one will attempt to deny that but for the votes of at least six southern states, actually taken by force and cast for the democratic party in every state and presi- dential election, there could be no solid south, no democratic Congress and no dem- ocratic President. Therefore, in the face of these facts, to thus ruthlessly deprive us of every right, without adequate recogni- tion in some way, is an effrontery possessed only by the democratic party. It is the old doctrine that the “negro has no rights which the democratic party is bound to re- spect.” “While I have differed in policy and meth- ods with the Hon. Frederick Douglass for the past fifteen years, I am forced at last to admit the righteousness and truthful- ness of his prophecy, that the republican party is the ship, all else the sea, as far as the negro’s political future is concerned. Mr. Douglass can rest his lavrels upon this, and fall asleep with the assurance that the bards of posterity will sing sweetly to his memory, and raise up for him an imperish- able monument as the greatest and most patriotic defender of his race. Admits His Error. “In taking this step, Ido so in the face of the harshest criticism; yet I am of the opinion that the most daring act of a cour- ageous man is to fice ‘a wrong and right it, be the consequences what they may. I have erred in judgment, , and frankly acknowl- edge it, and withdut ‘a moment’s further hesitation step back into the ranks of the party that has done for the race all that has been done, ard.which, to me, seems the only possibility of what may be done in the future, F “In vindication of my, course, in addition to what I have said ‘n the letters already writ- ten to you, ! shall haye ample time to dis- cuss during the present campaign and up to 26, when we will dethfone the oligarchy of negro hatred and national calamity. “The pronunclamentp of Governcrs Till- man of South Caroli nd Foster of Louis- jana is the demo¢ra sentiment of the south against the negro; consequently, we can find no hope in a party based upon such sectional and racial despotism. The south is in the saddle, “T am gjad that in taking tis step at this time it cannot be truthful nor consistent- ly said that I am a politician for office or revenue only, for the reason, the republi- can party has no official recognition to of- fer me at this time. I step out into a cam- paign of doubt, with more than two years of kard striving in which to achieve « pos- sible victory, which is only assured in the triumph of right when we feel that the American people from Maine to California will rise in their might and strike down the hydra of national prostitution, protect the firesides of our people and bring back to our homes the blessings of prosperity and content. “After surveying the field carefullyand log- ically, and in the light of the experience throngh which I have passed as a negro dem- ocrat, I can find no place for the negro but in the party of protection and equal rights. You can but expect what has been meted out to me and to those who have gone into the experiment of negro democracy. “The republican party must be sustained to secure protection to all American in- dustries alike throughout the length and breadth of the country. To extend our national commerce by convenient reci- Procity-treaty arrangements under the Blaine idea, until we shall become equal competitors in the commercial marts of the world, with all other manufacturing and producing nations. This economic question is the negro’s question above all others, forming as we do one-sixth of the popula- tion of this great country as producers and consumers. “The negro being in the infancy of his financial life cannot be a party to any un- certain and fluctuating currency as our cir- culating medium. Every dollar that we earn must be a dollar. The illusory policy of certain statesmen brought about in the debate upon the abrogation of the Sherman law makes it positively certain that the financial policy of the republican party is that which will secure to the nation a safe monetary system, to the merchant and the Wage-earner, security in business and in his earnings, until an international agreement can be reached, embodying the principles contended for by the extravagant demands of the free colt fe system. “In the face of all these facts, I must sac- Tifice self to the political martyrdom or suicidal policy to which I am condemned by my friends, and honestly invite those of you who can think as I do to return, like the Prodigal, from feeding upon the husks dealt Out to us as political swine, to the party of national grandeur, individual prosperity, and human rights. “I feel thankful to you, Mr. President, and to my colleagues with whom I have asso- ciated as negro democrats, for the high re- ‘ard and personal consideration you have always extended toward me, and regret that I cannot go further with you in pursuing a Policy which I consider, after a fair trial, to be detrimental to every interest of the race of which I form a part. “To be just,in severing my connection with that party, I must express my appreciation of and thanks to such men as Postmaster General Bissell, Major Howard, now sixth the treasury; Mr. Logan Carlisle, chief clerk of the Treasury Department, e: Gov. Simms, assistant secretary of the In- terlor Department; Mr. Josepheus Daniels, chief clerk of the Interior Department, for their willingness at all times to treat the Trace with fairness and courtesy. I am per- suaded that if the principles that actuated these gentlemen had been Possessed by the President and the democratic party in gen- eral toward the negro, there would have been no cause for this action on my part. A Hamitiating Spectacie. “You cannot but admit that aside from all that I have said, the humillating spectacle of an Afro-American bureau of organiza- tion, established and maintained by the congressional committee in the face of its outrageous and corrupting methods, is hu- miliating and degrading to the negro in ex- treme, disposessing us not only of our rights and manhood, but using the negro as @ cover to pursue the corrupt methods in Violation of what is called a civil service law, forcibly taxing republican officials, male and female, against their wills, and the brigade of laborers and spittoon cleaners that have been accredited to the negro as the only representation to which he is en- titled at the hands of the democratic party. “My denand for a better recognition for the race upon a@ just and honorable basis, as the chairman of your executive commit- tee, has been classed as criminal, excessiv and democratic for revenue only. ‘Therefor 1 can see no further cause wh: i serve the democratic party. id ed “I shall establish, with my immediate friends and associates, the weekly journal called the “Negro National Defender” in the interest of the race and the republican party. “I shall take the stump, if desired, during the state of New the present canvass in York, to assist in carrying to certain vic- tory the great and noble republican chief- tain, Mr. Morton, as the next governor of Oeaanire = will work in such es where the party may best to use my services. aria pay “Hoping that you mny get a clear insight of the great political cyclone that will Sweep the democratic party, as a national party, aside forever, I ‘honestly invite you to shelter yourselves from the devas- tating march of the trackless political storm which will speedily overtake you end grow in its proportions until "96, when a republican President will be triumphantly placed at the head of the nation to secure it from further political chaos. Yours very truly, . C. C. ASTWOOD, 140 West 82d street, New York city.” Why He Hastened His Letter. The letter will be quite a surprise to the Politicians of color, as it was not expected that It would appear so soon. Mr. Astwood, who Is now in this city, was scen this after- noon by a representative of The Star, and when questioned as to his object in hasten- ing his letter he said: “It has been precipi- tated by the attitude of some of my demo- cratic friends, who are attempting to put me in a false light.” He further said that he had not had any consultation with any republicans of prominence as to his atti- tude. He leaves this city tonight for New York, where he goes to make arrangements for the publication of the Negro National Defender in this city next week. He says that it is probable that he may take a part in the gubernatorial campaign in that state. DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. The Carpet Shaking Nuisance. A number of complaints have been re- ceived by The Star of late as to the nuisance that Is caused by servants and others shak- irg and cleaning rugs, carpets, etc., from the windows of houses, and the inquiry has been made as to whether there is not some law or regulation which forbids this prac- tice. It {s expressly forbidden in a police regu- lation which was adopted by the Commis- sioners on June 30, This regulation pro- hibits the shaking or cleaning of rugs and articles of that sort so as to make a dust within 500 feet of any dwelling or public building in the District of Columbia, under the usual penalty, upon conviction in the Police Court. The regulation, of course, ap- = to the windows and yards of private jouses as well as other buildings, Another Complaint. Mrs. Havens writes to the Commissioners to complain that although she notified them two weeks ago of a load of refuse which had been dumped on the parking, M street front of the Bates mansion, east of 12th street, it has not been removed. She Wants a Title Deed. The following letter has been received by the Commissioners from Mary Jane Mays, 1327 Corcoran street: “Last spring, in April, I made formal application for title deed to lot 13, square 603, which had been bought in for me two years ago at a tax sale. I had the information, which I thought reliable, that the deed, or what- ever paper 1s passed to show title, would be made out immediately. Up to the present, however, I have no word or communication from your office, and think it time that some attention be paid to my request. I will thank you to have this matter inquir- ed into, and the {ssuance of the proper document expedited.” Approves the Suggestio: Mr. Entwisle, inspector of bulldings, to whom the matter was referred, has approv- ed the suggestion made by the Federation of Labor, and his opinion is indorsed by the Commissioners, that a practical bricklayer be added to the inspector’s official staff. If additional force can be obtained in the next appropriation bill, Mr. Entwisle says one of the appointees should be a practical’ work- man, “Whe “Moonlight” Schedule. 1 the 14th of this month the Commis- sioners wrote to the presidents of the gas and electric lighting companies which fur- nish the illumination for the city streets, in- viting them to a conference with reference to securing a better schedule of light and the discontinuance of the “moonlight” schedule. No answer was received to this request from any of the companies, and the Commissioners have sent to each a second letter urging the importance of the matter and asking that they submit to the Com- missioners at their earliest convenience their views with reference to this and other matters of mutual interest. ‘Two New Fire Alarms. Two new fire alarm boxes are in service. One of them, 617, is at Florida avenue and Brentwood road, and the other, 618, is at 8d and Seaton streets, Eckington. The Paving of D Street. A number of residents in the neizhbor- hood of D street, between 3d and 6th strects northeast, united in a petition to the Com- missioners today relative to the paving of INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. AMUSEMENT HALLS. BUSINESS CHANCES. ClTY ITEMS... CHIROPODIST . Page 4 COMMISSIONERS OF DEEDS. Page 5 COUNTRY BOARD. ‘Page 4 COUNTRY REAL EST. Page 5 Page 7 Page 5 Page 9 -Page 12 Page 3 5 4 5 FOR RENT (Miscellaneous) s FOR RENT (Offices). . FOR RENT (Pianos). ‘ . ‘ 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 4 12 LOST AND FOUND. 4 MEDICAL .....2002 4 MONEY WAN AN s OFFICIAL NOTICES... 5 PIANOS AND ORGANS. 2 5 5 3 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 ‘ All information cheerfully afforded to ‘adies anf others unfamiliar with the safe deposit PEABODY LIBRARY ASSOCIATION oF GEORGETOWN, D. ©. Condition of the original fund of $15,000 on the 26th of September, 1894, publisbed by the irece tion of the founder, Va. Midland 6 per cent R. R. bonds. North Pacitie 6 per cent R. R. bonds. Note secured on real estate. that street. The petition received by the Commissioners today reads as follows: “After patiently waiting several years since the appropriation to pave D street rortheast from 3d to 6th streets, and which ppropriation was used at the time in other sections much farther from the city’s cen- ter. The reason then given for that injustice to us was that in view of a prospective rail- way to run through said D street it would not be advisable to pave the street until the tracks were laid. The road having been constructed, we petitioned your honorable body, praying you would give our case your favorable consideration and place it on the schedule for the present year’s improve- ment. The petition was acknowledged by answering that it will be given due consid- eration. Subsequently, we observed in the daily papers that our street was left off this year's schedule for improvement. We, there- fore, requested by letter to know why such is the case, and in answer to that communt- cation we received a very flattering, polite and explanatory letter from Capt. G. J. Fiebeger, assistant in charge of surface de- partment, in which he said that the sched- ule of streets to be improved during the fiscal year 1896 has not been made out; when it is prepared, it will probably be printed in the daily papers. Now, what we want to know is not what may be done in 1896, ‘which may probably be printed in daily papers,’ but an answer to our commu- nication, why, after once having an appro- priation for said work and a subsequent prémise that after the street railway is completed it would be done, should we be so unfairly treated. The street is very badly graded and narrow, the dust at times so intense that we must keep our houses closed, and in wet weather is worse than a country road. We, therefore, again beg you to favorably consider our case and grant our prayer to have the street put on this year’s schedule. If you give this street an inspection you will find the center, the low- est part, covered with horse filth, which has accumulated since the running of the street railway, which is now four weeks. There has not been any sweeping or cleaning since the cars have been running.” The matter has been referred to the engi- neer department. Fire Escapes Ordered. The Commissioners have notified the les- sor of the Miller School building on H street, between 6th and 7th streets north- west, to immediately construct a fire es- cape on the alley side of that building. A short time ago the attention of the Commis- sioners was called to the limited means of escape in case of fire, which caused them to issue this order. If this order of the Com- missioners is not complied with within a short period the use of the bi ding for school purposes will be discontinued. A Street's Bad Conditio: The condition of Virginia avenue between South Capitol street and Delaware avenue southwest is the text of a communication recelved by the Commissioners today from John Y. Webster, 23 Virginia avenue. He states that the street ts so low that there are stagnant pools of water there at all times. He calls attention to the fgct that frequent complaints have been made about this spot, and that at one time it was placed on the schedule for repaving, but adds that for the past twenty years not a dollar has been experded in fixing up the street, and he thinks it hh time the mat- ter received attention. = Health Officer Woodward today forwarded to the Commissioners the report of Sanitary Inspector Fowler upon a complaint made by R. B. Brower that Holmead avenue is improperly cleaned and that a sewer is necessary for preservation of public health. Mr. Brower asks that a sewer be laid from Spring road to Whitney avenue. In his re- pert Inspector Fowler states that the com- plaint is well founded, and adds that the water department has arranged to lay a water main along this street next week, and that such a main will aggravate the nuisance by the amount of water which will fow into the gutters and increase the stagnant pools. He recommends that a sewer be laid as requested. Alleys Needing Attention. The health officer has reported upon sev- eral alleys against which complaints have been made as follows: Public unimproved alley, rear of 1054 Bladensburg road, in a filthy condition, caused by defective drain- age; alley between 3ist and 324 streets, K and M streets, pavement defective, causing water to stand therein; alley between D street and Virginia nue, 3d streets southwest, offensive sewers, Miscellaneous, The Commissioners have ordered: That J. A. French, subinspector in the sewer department, be promoted to the office of inspector at $4 per diem. R. N. Harper has been appointed com- missioner of pharmacy, vice Frank Pitzer, resigned. FINANCIAL. 6 &, Interest On Your Money. We have a large number of % per cent First ‘Trust Notes on city real estate in any amounts, from one to fifty thousand, for le at face ‘value, and accrued interest. Six per cent for your money and whatever. American Security and Trust Co., 1405 G St. GC. J. BELL, President ho Wor- THE BEST INVEST! CONNECTICUT AVENUE I s See For Lats. Real Estate, GOS 13th st. NEW SOUTH BUILD : earnings, fourth year 15 3 best “inves ment for monthiy savings; loans’ for building homes | ROBT. 8. FORBES, 1410 G st. n.w. . SN vest & BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, 1313 F st. naw. nw. Money secured by first trusts under the old-time building and loau plan and as eafe as government bon Shares in Serles B withdrawn before maturity pay 5, 6 and 7 per cent interest. one your idle money where every dol! as much singly as if it were a part of thous: 2-3 D Palpup ED AT A -y toa on same. 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