The Washington Bee Newspaper, October 9, 1886, Page 1

Che Terms. $2.00 Per year. Mashington Be VOL. V. [N—— Men’s Boys’ and Children’s Clothing As are now offered at the GreatSample of Men,Boys’ and Children’s Clothing Opening at 924 7th St,, N.W. BET. 1 Sr. AnD MAsSAcHUSETTS AVENUE. Over one thousand Men’s Boy’s and Children’s Suits and Overcoats | of the best goods. Many of them will be sold at less than the cost of the gooils, say nothing about the waking and the trimmings. Actual bar- gains seldom come. A sample Suit worth $20 can be bought fur $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 $4, 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 vest 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, and $10, ages, 4 to 8. Just think of it. You can have your choice of this let for $3.90. Little Overcoats for half price. Men’s Pants 75e., $1 50, $2 up to $6, We have alot of Prince Albert Coats, Black Cloth | formerly sold for $18, $20, $22—your choice to day for $12. 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 the signs. Sample Suits and all styles of men’s Boy’s,and Children’s Clothing. Salecommences TUESDAY MORN- ING at 10 o'clock, JOHN E. ELLIS & Co, 937 PENN. AVENUE, WASHINGTON, D. C. EXTENSIVE DEALERS IN SONVId MUSIC AND MUSICAL MERCHANDISE OF EVERY DESCRIPTION Sele agents for the Weber Behring, Vose, Guild, Mason and Hamlin Behr Bros. PIANO ®S! MASON AND HAMLIN, SMITIT AMERICAN. GEO. WOODS PACKARD, CHASE ORGANS! YOUNG'S SHOE HOU HEILBRUN'S LO STAND, md Xx — 402 7TH. ee ie oe i i Calt Boots §2.50 §5.00. GOOD WORK BOOTS $2 to $3. NAND SEWED GAITERS $4.00 Fine to ELECTRIC SHOES $2.50. SEAMLESS SOLID GAITERS $2 | LADIES KID BUTTON $1. to $4. : MISSES KID & PEBLE BUTTON 97 Cts. | CHILD'S SCHOOL SHOES 75 Cts. RUBBER BOOTS & SHOES OF ALL KINDS. P. 8. Look for the Old Lady in the Window. NEVER SUCH BARGAINS | AMUSEMENTS. | SI. LUKES FESTIVAL. | A Grand Sacred Musical Festival For the benefit of ST. LUKES P. E. CHURCH. To be given at the church MONDAY EVEG. OCT, 18th. Admission 25 Cents. THE FIRST INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION BY THE ‘COLORED CITIZENS of this Dittrict will op- en on Wednesday Sept. 29th in Bethel Hall and the annexed build- ing which gives a joint area of 5242 sq. feet under cover, M st. bet. 16th and 17th sts., pn. w. All per- sons inteuding to place articles on exhibition will please notify the Sect’y. of the Industrial Commis sion at their office 1203 16th st., n. w., on or before Sept. 25th. The exhibition will continue to 13 of Oct. a AN ADDRESS TO THE LOT OWNERS OF COLUMBIAN HARMONY CEMETERY, BY THE COMMITTEE APPOINTED BY SAID LOT OWNERS. AT THE PLY- MOUTH CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH MONDAY SEPT. 20TH, ‘86, Washington, D. C. Sept. 30th, £36. To the lot holders of the Colum- bian Harmony Cemetery: At a meeting of the lot holders of Columbian Harmony Cemetery, held pursuant to notice on the eve- ning of September 20th, 1886 at Plymouth Congregational church, the undersigned were appointed a committee fo tale SHEHERMAPY t0 secure and protect the rights of lot owners, and to place the ceme- tery on a legal basis. In pursuance of this authority we have caretully examined the status of the association, and the points of conflict between the lot owners and those claiming to act as trustees or directors, and have the honor to present the following statement: On the 26th day of January 1829., J. Elgar, Commissioner of Public Buildings, conveyed to George Beall and others. as agents for the Columbian Harmony Association., and for the use and purpose of a burial ground for all denomina- tions of colored people, the tract of land known as square 475. This tract was used for the pur- pose intended until the year 1856, when by reason of the growth of the city, Mc. it became desireable to locate elswhere. Consequently, Congress passed an act on the 11th of August 185g authorizing a sale and the reinvestment of the funds arising from such sale, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Luterior. In compliance with this act William Slade, acting in behalf of the Association in 1856 purchased the tract now used upon the trusts origivally declared—that is to say a burial ground for all denomina- tious of colored people. It is contended by the surviving trustee and those in interest with him that all profits and proceeds arising from the sale of lots, togeth- WASHINGTON, D. ©, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1886. Se a oe be seen that thousands of dollars have accumulated in the treasury, | which have not been applied to, or expended on the grounds. ‘Lhe managers of this association and their predecessors in effice, after gaining your confidence by material representations as to im- provements, etc., and after haying obtained an exemption of the property from taxation have whol. ly failed to establish and maintain a@cemetery as intended by the original grant or creditable to our race. Beyond this your committee be- | from the force is loudly condemn. | 2"4_ effeet. lieves that it was not intended by this grant to create a mere land | western section of the city. The} company for the exclusive benefit of the original associates and their | successors, that this conveyance to an unincorporated society could not have been maintain unless for a public charity and consequently, | that the assumption of the surviv- ing trustee is iucorrect. Without, therefore, intending to! wrong or injure any person, but for the charitable and disinterested purpose alone of providing for the most suitable aud proper manage- meut of this cemetery your com- mittee has decided to file a bill inequity, praying conveyance of the property to trustees nominated | by you, and an acquitable ajust- ment of the rights of the respective parties. To do this, however, will necessitate the expenditure of a small amount of money and we respectfully ask a contribution fiom you to that end. it. Your obidient servants., William Syphax, W. Calvin Chase, William H. Bruce, William L. Free- man, Benjamin J. Grant, Carter A. Stéwart, Sen. Sed OUR WEEKLY REVIEW. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIS- CHARGES. IS WM. WHITE AN OF- FENSIVE PARTISAN? REV. IMES ON LR Bane” NYG LENDE RT? THE INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION A GRAND SUCCESS ! that he is incapable of promoting original ideas will be contradicted if a visit is made to this exhibition, | The colored man can be seen in bey branches of industrial pursuits, | the arts and sciences which reflect | quee d ki i ty ns and k 3 i fe great credit, not unly on the race | er eas mt magic ee in this city but, throughout the | celebrated Orpheus Seo Olen = jcountry. And as this is the first’ peared in y cle ing suey of the kind and a success it should “The W: Mill” yeh ee lees hibadattea NU ud | e Water Mill,” which met th, | iberally putronized. The -dis-| app: i : betiarge of | ae oval of ‘the entire audience; is el Se Pes e a Was sug by Mr. 8. s | W. hams, with much ease then came f nwila nade ie | srward amidst storms of applause, in a solo, enti este ul . entitled petitions, letters &e. requesting| a2ea La Notte, The applause that he be retained contained the !#sted about two miuutes. So names of some of the richest and | Pleased were the andience with most influential men in the city, ‘he Madame that she was recalled This had no effect with Major) Washington’s queen of the vocal Walker, who agreed with the trial | stage, Mme. Smallwoed, followed posed aoe Murrell should | Mme. Selika in one of her favor. e removed. j tes “Aria Ernani.” While M ‘ Mme. RECORDER MATTHEWS | Smallwood is a fine singer, she has exchanged offices with tie oe ft Eee ee that -aweetness Register of Wills, Mi Dorse and gift which Mme, Selika pos- largits nis nets quater * sesses. Mme. Smallwood. in ker Recorder Matthews are much bet-basgac Seemed to be somewhat teraad later thaw: thaold nea exhausted, notwithstanding * she The fight in the 2d N.O. dis pig a tremendous applause. trict is getting hotter and hoiter. ropes LH pa “Let Me Like The local papers of the 2d district |“ Soldier Fall” was rendered in say that Abbott will be electea.|*, "or" Mavner. The doctor The report id that "| seemed to be anxious to conclude di duke sie dou? hs toms ea to do 80, lost a : a ittle of ils effeet. i v was poisoned. Whether this is} perceptible to tha poet, Bet true we are unable to say with | in the choruses he made t em any certainty. If there is an hat w: in hi x Prof ; auy | what was lost in his solo. Prof doubt about his death the govers | J, T. L: fai . ia 1 ‘ > gove J. VY. Layton failed to reach bis ment should Investigate it imme- | usnal standard in the vocal ‘art ep due bi rumor about} He was a iittle’ indistiuet. He is at Dr. Shadd will succeed | usually ca. eful in this on a | u y 13 On all occa- DR. PURVIS | sions. The Prof. my have thea at the Freedman’s hospital. We|# little nervous or excited. He don’t care who succeeds Pui vis so | certainly deserves eredit for the long asheis removed. Dr. Shadd | manner in which he condueted is a gentleman and one whose ar- | the choruses. The organ solv en- nainr . Bld giv at a oe tiled OTinn Wd MA kewVaL? Gomi TEEs ldowit the hnusat Dece. Baitee os have been appointed. Dr. Francis| # fine musician. Part Secoud, in has been placed on one of the; Which the stars appeared, Mme, most important committees, which | Svlika showed wonderful improve- Miss Lucy Moten, Profs, H. F. and Scott Montgomery, and their wives, J. W. Cromwell and man of Washington’s best musical ta eut were present to listen to the ed by the tax payers in the north 2 RN eegere Hon. Thomas E. Benedict, our| will demonstrate his i : new Public Printer, has been com-| What the doctor must do is to| pelled to make many discharges | give the people a decent colored | dered well, in his office for which he is being | High school. He has the colorcd | criticised. It is an undeniable| High school iv charge and it is fuct that the discharges had to be| left with him whether we are to made on account of shortage in| have a guod or a bad High schoo! the appropriation. Admitting | The doctor should restore Arith- that he is an Albany politiciau,| metic in the High schoo! again. we believe him to be an honest} While the classics are good, the ability | Men‘. wohLRAMASe ler with fees for interments, Sc., Ma | belong absolutely to the original | members of the Association, free | and discharged from the obligation |or duty to apply the proceeds, or | any portion thereof, to maintain- | ence, perpetuation or repair of the | | | ————- Dlustrated by the use of a Bu; mate T.T. He di ; by th 7. lock. which is not onl: » Bugey in this picture, but RHE LEADING BUGGY OF AMERICAS ie | Eixdock's Safety King Bolt and Fifth Wheel. Ask you dealer for the T. T. | AYDOCK BUGGY, with the Haydock Safety King Bolt and Fifth Wheel. Life is insecure riding over any other. | _ (This picture will be furnished on @ large card, printed in elegant style, to anyone who will agree to frame it.) | ae) T.T.EAYDOCE,o Cor. Plum and Twelfth Sts., CINCINNATI, 0, j Wholesale Price List. AGENTS WANTED WHERE WE HAVE NONE! NO INVESTMENT 80 PROFITABLE, | | | | | INSTALMENT HOUSE, f | s 921 & 923 ane sae ENTH street; | Cemetery. Your Committee believes that a cemetery association in charge of the sepulchres of the dead, which isin its nature a charitable and public institution should never be intrusted to the exclusive control of managers directly, interested , in opposition to an expenditure of the proceeds arising from the sale of lots to the improvements and orana mentation of the grounds. It appears by the deed from Kel- ly to Slade, that the land was pur- chased at about $250 per acre; and that by converting it into a ceme- ;tery and selling lots size 10x15 | feet at $30 per lot—it produced about $8,000 per acre. In addition to this by the regulations of the Association there were other sources of income upon which large profits were realized for example, | vault fee, $5, opening grave for adults $3, minors $2. Shus it wilt and upright man It has been said, that he is inimicai to the in- terest of the Negro, this charge we deny. He is a northern democrat out a mau of high sense of honor and integrity and we believe that the Negro will stand an equal chance under his administration itor promotion, as under former ad- ministratious. Admitting, as we do, that there are but a few colored people employed in the office, few of them have been discharged, and we are of the opinion that when the next appropriation is available competent colored men will be appointed. Let us not be too hasty in condemning the course of the Public Printer. Mr. WM. WHITE, foreman of the Bindery has been charged with being an offensive partisan.” There is no better man in existence thau Mr. White. He has never taken part in poli- ticsto our knowledge, from the fact he isa District man, and in the Districs we are denied the elective franchise. There is no inducement for a man to enter District politics. The charge is made by some discharged employe or some one who is opposed to Mr. White. The INDUSTRIAL EXUIBITION is a credit to the colored people of Washington. The managers, Dr. Watts,.!’, G. Barbadoes and others are entitled to the support ot all classes irrespective of color or party. its character orably with any in states where the people have the facilities &ec. The people will miss a rare treat if they shoujd fail to attend the exhibition. mas3es as weil as surprising. ability of the Negro has been doubtei long children need a practiva! education Let there be a business depart~ ment introduced. Put our High school upon the same basis as the white High school. It is not necessary to have mixed schools to do this. What the people want are competent teach ers. No better person could be selected for the High school than Miss Emma Mefritt. She is one division, Dr Francis, give Mis- Merritt a chance and it she fails we will throw up the sponge. We can bet on her Rev. Benjamin Imes of Mem- phis Tenn., lectured at the 15th St. Presbyterian church, last Tues- day evening. His subject was the “Leaders of the People.” Rev. Imes referred to Gladstone, Alvx~ ander and others. He also spoke of some colored man in Mississ- left our The duet between Mme. selika and Mr. Williams wus ren- “Kig Olat’s Christ- mas Song,” by the Orpheus, which concluded the concert, was masterly rendered. ‘The club | has improved so much that it sur- prised those who have heard them betore. The musical circle may well feel proad of this organiza- tion. The club consists of A. J. Hall, C. A. Bealie and T. L. Up- sbur, first tenors; W. A. Stewart, John Simms and Ignatius Jack- son, second tenors; A. K. Brodie, J. D. Butler and H. A. Jackson, first bass, and J. T. Layton, J. C. Nalle and R. F. Piammer, second bass. Thig is- the best concert that has ever been given in the District of Columbia. of the best teachers in the eighth |, DABNEY: FIRST GLASS UNDERTAKING, Establishment at 441 L St. n. w- With Coffins, Caskets, and allkinds of furnishing materials, suitable for accommodatious, and supply- ing the General ordersat the short- est notice. J. Edward FE’. Droop ippi, and graciously would be leaders alone. Rev. Imes is right. We agree with him to an extent. We hope that Superintendent Merriwether will use his influence in calling Rev Imes to the pastorate of the PIANOS, Organs, and Musical Instruments, Sheet Music, &c. teinway, Gabler and other Fianos. No. 925 Penusylvania Avenue, Washington, D. C. It is the first exhibition of that has been in| this city and will compare as fav- | the Orpheus @lee Club took place | E The exhibits are far than two thirds full. beyoud the expectation of the | present Washington’s best society, ‘The the rich, poor and the lame. eburch, THE ORPHEUS GLEE CLUB. IN THE FIRST GRANDEST CONCERT OF THE SEASON. OVER 800 PEOPLE PRESENT. MADAME SELIKA CAR- RIES OFF THE LAURELS. Gray, Jr’s. Ice Cream parlors | 1412 17th st., nm. w. BARNES’ COLORED NEWS- PAPER AGENCY. The long talked of concert by jat the Metropolitai A. M church last Monday evenirg. | This beautiful temple, which | holds over 2,000 people was mure There were Re- \corder Matthews occupied. a re enough by our | serve seat, with his sister, Miss more fortunate brother in whitey! Martha, Rev. Hugh Brown and | \ | 1107, I St., & 802 Sherman Ave., N. W., Washington, D. C. All the colored newspapers for -| sale and ou file, subscriptions and advertisements received. Find your lost relatives and friends through this agency. General agency for the Negro literary and musical productions. Communications by mail prompt- . ly attended to. ; George R. Barnes, Agent. j. 31, tf. Pe ee