The Washington Bee Newspaper, September 25, 1886, Page 1

C be Mash nN He ft. A Terms. $2.00 Per year. vy VOL. \EVEZ SUCH BARGAINS eee Niantic Men’s Boys’ and Children’s Clothing are now offered at the GrentSample of Men,Boys’ e and Children’s Clothing Opening at 924 7th 8t., N.W. Bet. 1 St. AnD MAsSAcHUSETTS AVENUE. Over one thousand Men’s Boy’s and Children’s Suits and Overcoats ofthe best goods. Many of them will be sold at less than the cost of the goods, say nothing about the making and the trimmings. Actual bar- gains seldom come. A sample Suit worth $20 can be bought for $12. Overcoats very low, and Children and Boy’s Suits at little over half- price. Children’s Overcoats at less than you would have to pay for the making. These goods are mostly in single Suits, only one of a kind, and are made of the best English, French and American goods. Prince ‘Albert Coats sold for $15 now $g, Suits that sold for $12 to $20 at less than two-thirds of the cost. There are no better goods made, many of them superior to the best ordered work. Men’s Suits start at $5 and go up to $16; Boys’ suits $5 to $10; Children’s Suits $2.50 to $6, and Over- coats for Men, Boys’ and Children from $2.50 up. You can secure the best bargains of your life in any of these goods you can get fitted in. We have a lot of Children’s Suits—54 in all—the price of them was $6.50, $7, 8, sand $10, ages, 4 to 8. Just think of it. You can have your choice of this lot for $3.90. Little Overcoats for half price. Men’s Pants T5c., gi. $1.50, &2 ap to $6, We have alot of Prince Albert Coats, Black Cloth formerly sold for $18, $20, $22—your choice to day for $12. ; i it would be impossible to enumerate the thousands of good things in Clothing for Men, Boys’ and Children. Come and see for yourself at the great sale of sample Suits at 924 7th St. N. W., bet. I St. and Mass. Ave. Look for thesigns. Sample Suits and all styles of men‘s Boy’s,and Children’s Clothing. Salecommences TUESDAY MORN- NG at 10 o'clock. JOHNE. ELLIS & CO, 937 PENN. AVENUE, WASHINGTON, D. C. EXTENSIVE DEALERS IN SNV9UO MUSIC AND MUSICAL MERCHANDISE OF EVERY DESCRIPTION Sole agents for the Weber Behring, Vose, Guild, Mason and Hamlin | Behr Bros. PIANOS! MASON AND HAMLIN, SMITH AMERICAN, GEO, WOODS PACKARD, CHASE ORGANS! YOUNG’S SHOE HOUSE. HEILBRUN'S OLD STANTS 4o2 7TH. STREET. Fine Calf Boots §2.50 §5.00- GOOD WORK BOOTS §2 to $3. to HAND SEWED GAITERS $4.00. SEAMLESS SOLID GAITERS $2 LADIES KID BUTTON $1. to $4. ELECTRIC SHOES $2.50. MISSES KID & PEBLE BUTTON 97 Cts. CHILD'S SCHOOL SHOES 75 Cts. RUBBER BOOTS & SHOES OF ALL KINDS. P.S. Look for the Old Lady in the Window. the Leading lustrated by the use mi Fp by T. T. Haydock, which is not onl Buggy in this picture, but E LEADING BUGGY OF AMERICA, Has Hiydock's a King Bolt and Fifth Wheel. Ask you dealer for the T. T. oes SOGGY, with the Haydock Safety King Bolt and Fifth Wheel, Life is insecure riding over any other. ome Picture will be furnished on @ large card, printed in elegant style, to anyone who will agree to frame it.) ENCLOSE 8T, 5 ee TT HAY DOcE,o Wholesale Price List. Cor. Plum and Twelfth Sts., CINCINNATI, 0, AGENTS WANTED WHERE WE EAVE NONE! NO INVESTMENT 80 PROFITABLE, | | WASHINGTON CADET WASHINGTON, D. 0., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1886, Fs. AMUSEMEWN -THE- ORPHEUS GLEE CLUB ASSISTED BY Mesdames SELIKA, AGNES SMALLWOOD, Messrs 8S. W. WILLIAMS & JARVIS BUFLER Will give the First Concect of the SEASON, For the benefit of the METROPOLITAN A. M, &- CHURCH, At the Church M St. bet.,$15th and 16th Sts.,n. w. Lj Monday Oct. 4, ‘86 TICKETS 50 cls. Reserved Seats - 60 sels, to be obtained at ELLIS’ Music Store 937 Penn., Ave. n. w. ROUND 1RIP ——THE—— CORPS. WILLGIVE AN EXCURSION TO BALTIMORE MARYLAND. Over the Baltio. & Potomac Road. MONDAY SEPTEMBER 27TH 1886, The ATTUCKS GUARD, Capt. Scott and Capt. Bannister, of Richmond, Va., will join them and go on by the same train to attend the FIRST ANNIVERSARY of the GRANT MEMORIAL GUARDS, of Baltimore, Mud., Capt. J. W. Flint, Comdg, Special train leaves the Depot, 6th an C sts. n. w., MONDAY Morning, Sept. 27th at 10 O'clock, Returning leaves Calvert Station, Baltimore, Md., at 3 O'clock in the morning at the close of the Ball. The exercises in Baltimore, Md., will be a grand parade of all the local and visiting military at 1 o'clock. Exhibition Drills and Dress Parade at Union Park at 4:30 P. M. Military Reception and Promenaile at Douglass Institute, 8 p.m. to2a. m. Dancing Reeep- tion at Monumental Hall from 8 p. m.to3 a.m. Both Halls near Calvert Station. Tickets for sale by members of the Corps, Good on any train to go or return on the day of the Ex. cursion. Tickets can be bought at the Depot also on the day of the Excursion. Remember Only S . “So far, so good,” suid the boy, after eating the s‘olen tart. After reviewing the th usands aud ters of thousands of colds aud coughs that have been conquered Ly Dr, Bull’s Cough Syrup we can read ly euy, so fur, so good Price 25 cents, HARMONY CEMETERY. —— A LARGE MEETING OF THE LOT OWN- ERS. SELF CONSTITUTED BOARD OF TRUSUEES REMOVED. THEY EVADED ALL QUESTIONS PROPOUND- ED. BROOKS MAKES A ~LONG SPEECH. INDIGNATION OF THE PEOPLE. $6,000 ‘NoT ANSWERED FoR. $2,000 Given As A com- PROMISE. A-FRAUDULENT SCHEME TO DECEIVE THE PEOPLE. “The little ehurch-situated-at the corner of 17th and P sts, n, w., known us the Piymouth Congre- ational church was pretty well filled last Monday evening with lot owners and friends of the Har- mony cemetery. The object of the meeting wa®to consider the action of the self constituted: board of trustees. The meeting was call- ed to order by W. Syphax, who read the call aud requested that a chairman: be: elected. W. Bruce nominated Carter A. Stew- art Sr., chairman, and Sidney Her- bert nominated W. Calvin Chase secretary. On taking the chair Mr. Stewart wanted to kuow whether lot owners had rights which should be respeeted or whether a self constituted board of trustees should compromise the rights and liberties of lot owners. The meeting, said he, was called in the interest of the lot owners of Harmony Cemetery. After in- forming the people of ‘what should be done, Mr, Lock was in- troduced and read the <history of the alleged Harmony Association aud certain deeds by which the ground was held, claiming that the lot owners had been defraud- ed and their remedy was to go to court; that no set of men. could use a public burial grounds for private purposes or personal gains. After satisfying the fot owners that they had rights that should be respected, Mr. Archie Lewis, one of the self constituted trustees got the floor and made a statement. He was asked by Mr. fyphax whether he was speaking tor the self constituted board of trustees or for himself? In reply Mr. Lewis said that he was speaking for Archibald Lewis. Mr. Sy- phax wanted to know whether he considered the Harmony burial ground public or private property. this question was put to John H. Brvoks, another self constituted trustee, but the lot owners never could obtain an answer from either. Mr. Lewis went on fur- ther to state that they had bor- rowed $2,000 trom Mr.. John F. Cvok to improve the grounds, but instead of improving the grounds they bought another piece of grouud. Mr, Syphax said that he had no authority from the lot owners to purchase any. more ground, Mr. Lewissaid what the board did was for the best interest of the lot owners. Mr. Syphax restated by saying that the con- dition of affairs had goue on about long enough and that the people did not intend to tolerate it. Mr. Chase at this juncture of the proceeding offered the follow- ing preamble and resolution: lereas, at a prior meeting of the lot owners of Harmony Ceme tery acertain number of gentle men were elected as a board of trustees to conduet : the interest of said lot owners, and ‘Whereas, suid trus'ees have done nothing which entitle them to the confidence of the said lot owners, therefore Be It Resolved, That the offices of said trustecs be and are hereby declared vacant, and that said lot owners appoint a committee of five with the power to file a bill in Court ot Equity aud have all matters adjusted. . Mr. Syphax otfered an amend- ment, which was accepted, to the effet that the committee be ap- po'n ed by the chair. Mr. Lewis Cornish, ene of the self e stituted trustees, abjected to the pa-sage of the resolution ou the ground that it would mvolve.a lawsuit. Mr. Syphax said a law suit was the only thing, that would give the Jot owners their rights. Mr, John H. Brooks opposed the resolution in a; long speeen H.| answer to the - which was irrelevent to the ques- tion under consideration. He was asked by Mr. Stewart whether he considered the Harmony Cemete- ry, public or private property. Mr. Brooks proceeded to tell him some yarn about Oak Hill Cemetery, which occupied about 20 minutes. Mr. Lewis, another self consti- tuted trustee oppused the passage ot the resolution, by saying that there was an Irishman next to the Harmony burial ground, who had complained to the Commissioners that certain Negroes had bought a piece of land next to his aud that a Negro graveyard was to be there. Mr. Syphax said the lot owners had nothing to do with what the Irishman said, what the lot own- ers wanted was the Harmony burial ground properly managed; that such talk was idle wind. Mr. Stewart left the chair and criticised Mr. Lewis and this self constituted board of trustees. No SIX THOUSAND could be had from any member of this star chamber board. Mr. Lewis got on his dignity at a re- mark made by Mr. Stewart and informed him that if he called him a liar he would hold him persou- ally responsible on the outside. Mr, Stewart took no notice uf the slur. Mr. Chase took the floor and said if ever there was fraud prac- tised upon an honest set of lot owners it was demonstrated in the action of certain gentlemen refus- ing to answer questions propound- ed to them. very que-tion has been evaded by long winded speeches irrelevant to the question asked. Gentlemen have asked what has become of the $6,000; and whether, the Harmony Burial ground was a:private or public in stitution, but no response has been made as yet. I am not surprised at these gentlemen opposing the passage of this resolution. What has been done to entitle these few self constituted trustees to the con- fidence cf the lot owners ot Har. mony cemetery? Oue year has elapsed and this committee to which was delegated certain pow- ers have compromised the rights and liberties of the lot owners by a compromise of $2,000 and now come hereand tell us that it was the best that could be done. A com- mittee of 10 men appointed at a meeting in the year of ’85 for the purpose of looking into the affairs of Harmony Cemetery attempts to blind the people by subte:fuges and evasive answers, The c m mittee as »ppointed consisted of J. H. Brooks, Wm. Syphix, J. W. Butcher, J. A. Simms, J. A. Smith, W. A. Wormley, J. F Cook, A Lewis, L. A. Cornish and W.C. Costin. A star cham ber meeting was held at the resi- dence of Mr, Archie Lewis and there a self constitute! few con sisting of Messrs. Brooks, Coruish, Lewis and Cook accepted the res- ignation of the otber members of the committee that had been elected ut a meeting of lot owners in the year of 85. Qne of the committee, Mr. Syphax was ig nored entirely by these four gen- tlemen. They teil os that the compromised for 2,000 dollars aud bought another piece of land or borrowed the money from Mr. J. F. Cook, oue of the original trus- tees. Why were not these grounds improved? Who author- ized these men to borrow money from one of the trus‘ees? They have usurped the power delegated to them and have compromised the interest of the lot owners. Mr. Arhur Payne supported the resolution in a speech and thought it was time for the people to act. Gilbert Gray moved to lay the reso'ution on the table. The motion was lost by a vote of 87:to 17. The question then re- curred ‘o the resolution which was by 27 to 15. The ecbair appointed the f lowing under Mr. Chase’s resolution: Wm. Syphax, W. Calvin Chase, W. H. Bruce, Wm. Freeman, und Rev. Benja- min Gunt. On motion of Mr. Chase Mr. Stewart was elected ex officio member of the commit- tee, There were about 110 lot Owners present, who were intorm- ed that they would be notified of the progress of the newly appoint- ed committee. mo NEGRO _CHARACTER. ISTIC. SOME There used to be a deal of talk about the race ditee bie But hanever sanek the death, of the race has thus hean encompacount modern political sage and poaphen. it seems that such an idea has nev- er entered into the caleulations. of those most interested. The Negro has multiplied. and replenished this part of the earth of. cost, and, without the aid of for- eign emigration, he has actively maintained the same relative na- merical power in this country with which he started soon after the Declarationsof Independence—that famous document to which the Ne- gro is indebted with compound in- terest for “life, liberty and the par- suit of happiness” before the war and attended with so many pleas- ant reminiscences. His bank account is worthy of notice. In 1860 the personal value the Negro race was reckoned to be worth enough money to bay any eight states of the south. Bat in the financial panic which happened on the first day of January 1863 caused this pecaliar class of stock to fallto zero. There has never been a Wall street panic to equal it. And yet after this financial panic the sufferers have been able to regain their foothold and are now estimated to be worth enongh to buy one state at least of the size of Virginia. Nobody knows exactly what the Negro is worth. For the benefit of his creditors, if for no ther reason, the census taker of 1890 shoula keep a seperate set of books to as- certain how much coin the Negro hao jiugllug iu WIS bs — s His good nature is unbounded, he can work all day, sinking as light hearted as aj big sun flower, caring neither for rain nor shine. Nor is there a lazy bone in his body. Heis so used to work that it has now become second natare with him. In olden times he receiv- ed such encouragement to ‘learn to labor and to wait” that this motto has been as a kind of charm or talisman to bouy him up to bear the burden and heat of the day whether he is duly paid for it or not, looking forward to the frol- ic ; corn shacking or other coming events when, amid the wierd plan- tation songs and the dulcet bango plinkings and the inspiring reels, and local quadrills he can lose him- self, temporarily, in the maze of such desperate fun with a conscienee void of offense. If the Negro were a quadraped he would be classed as an ox on account of his capacity for exhibiting patience and forbear- ance, two of the Christian Hex mentioned by Saint Paul, of which the ox may be proud. His literary attainments. have been somewhat curtailed, partly be- cause he has not had the spare time to devote tosuch collateral duties and because the laws of the state in which he lives did not give bounties to colored students., On the other hand a gentle restriction was placed upon him or a sort of embargo was laid on him for fear he might become too much wedded to his books which would | be inja- rious to his health, the preservation Y| of which was worth from $300 to $3000 to his affectionate guardian. ‘They say that times have changed and that now the Negro is follew- ing the advice of Dr. Ben. Frank- lin who said, ‘empty your purse into your biains and no one can steal it.” His religious tendencies are not to-be left out. Not the cold lifeless froth sewed out in fashionable churches ; bat for red hot, old emo- tional and aggressive religeon the Negro will take a front seat in the: rank of worshippers. NOT COUNTED OUT. The whole republican ticket of Crittenden county, Ark., . was elected last week except the treas urgr. The offices of clerk, judge, coroner, assessor, and representa- tive were secured by colored can- didates. David Furgerson was elected clerk without any opposi- tion. The black man and brother is never counted out. in Crittenden county.—Gate City Press,