The Washington Bee Newspaper, December 18, 1886, Page 1

10.000 SUBSCRIBERS Wanted. THE LEADING NEGRO ORGAN. Che Washt glon Lee. IADVERTISE in This Paper. IT WILL PAY. CoLORED POPULATION 80,000. Terms. $2.00 Per year. : 5 cents per copy. No. 29. VEVER SUCH BARGAINS | Men’s Boys’ and Children’s Clothing s ; offered at the GreatSample of Men,Boys’ Av are moviidren’s Clothing Opening at 924 7h 8t., N.W. pet. 1 ST. AND MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE. nd Men’s Boy’s and Children’s Suits and Overcoate Many of them will be sold at less than the cost of the about the making and the trimmings. Actual bar- A sample Suit worth $20 can be bonght for $12. | ts very low, and Children aud Boy's Suits at little over haif- ‘ ‘hildren’s Overcoats at less than you would have to pay for the : Th ese goods are mostly in single Suits, only one of a kind, pee he of the best English, French and American goods. Prince Ad ae eee sold for $15 now $¢, Suits that sold for $12 to $20 at less At ier irds of the cost. There are no better goods made, many of tgeotvidier r to the best ordered work. Men’s Suits start at $5 and go CHET SUP er Te suits $5 to $10; Children’s Suits $2.50 to $6, and Over- aie seg ts Rows’ and Children from $2.50 up. You can secure the coats for Mens our life in any of these goods you can get fitted in. We best, bargain siildren’s Suits—54 in all—the price of them was $6.50, 87, a lot ah ages, 4to8. Just think of it. You can have your choice : nai ) Little Overcoats for half price. Men’s Pants Tic., 24. We have alot of Prince Albert Coats, Black Cloth av wold fol ), $22—your choice to day for $12. de opens old be impossi yle to enumerate the thousands of good things in an tet r yr Men, Boys’ and Children. Come and see for yourself : eyed at sale of sample Suits at 924 7th St. N. W., bet. I St. and am ea ‘Look for the signs. Sample Suits and all styles of men’s Mass aid Children’s Clothing. Salecommences TUESDAY MORN- ING at 10 o'clock. Over one thousa’ of the best goods. say nothing idom come. goods Ove price. making. have $1. $1.50, 82 up to = r $15, JOHN F. ELLIS & OO, 937 PENN. AVENUE, WASHINGTON, D. C. EXTENSIVE DEALERS IN MUSIC SONVI1d SNVDUO AND MUSICAL MERCHANDISE OF EVERY DESCRIPTION agents for the Weber Behring, Vose, Guild, Mason and Hamlin Behr Bros. le PIANOS! MASON AND ILAMLIN, SMITH AMERICAN. GEO. WOOD PACKARD, CHASE ORGANS! L. HEILBRUN’S ONE PRICE SHOE 4o2 71H. STREET. Calf Boots §2.50 $5.00 GOOD WORK BOOTS $2 to $3. Fine to HAND SEWED GAITERS $4.00. SEAMLESS SOLID GAITERS $2. LADIES KID BUTTON $1. to $4. MISSES KID & PEBLE BUTTON 97 Cte. CHILD'S SCHOOL SHOES 75 Cts. RUBBER BOOTS & SHOES OF ALL KINDS. P. S. Look for the Old Lady in the Window. EXPLIOION IN CLETHING IxXnocked to Pieces. ELECTRIC SHOES 2.50. Prices —Go to the Great Executors Consignment of Clothing At——— Bl F STREET NN. W., Opposite United States Patent Office Men's Suits by the 1000. Did you ever buy an all Wool suit for $3.90. Did you ever buy anall Wool Double Breasted Suit for $5.60. Your choice of a thonsand pair of men’s pants at 65c., 75c., $1.00, $1.50, $2.00 and $2.90, Elegant Dress Saits at $6.40, 7.50, 7.80, 8.40, and 9 dollars. Boys’ Suits from 12 to 17 years 2.65, 2.75 and 3 dollars. DO YOU KNOW WHAT AN EXECUTORS SALE IS; Wp wirt reLt Yov—A big firm breaks up on account of the Death of one of the partuers, and to settle the estate the above sale is ordered. The stock is consigned to leading clothiers in different cities and sold re- gardless of cost or manufacture, in order to make a settlement with the vemaining partners. THIS WILL LAST FOR 15 to 20 DAYS only 816 F Street, n: w, (Opposite Uni ted States Patent Office,) Between 8th and 9th Sts. E, CARPET AND STOVE INSTALMENT HOUSE, At this time of the year, that you For the buzzing bees have all folded their wings and sting, to sleep the long sleep of winter till early. bee, he will sting in January, You have always found me in the hall, waiting to receive your Sat- and sting and make your calls till For you, I am always glad to see, andiIam your friend; L. D. G. Bre of last week to the colore editors throughout the States, relative to the coufirma- A MERRY DAY. To the Mammouth Bee, that we all now see, of Mass, Pledger and Turner of | Ga., Coleman of Concord N. C., Abbott of N. ©., Wovd and) Bragg of Va., and many others | take hold and make this one of greatest conventions of the age. The time has come for action, the | ‘oung men must lead, and the eaders of the past must take a spring. : : ‘back seat. If we mean to be a But this big bee, isa wide awake | race of people; if we mean to have | 48 an intelligent leadership we must ‘ake-the lead. This convention. should meet in Boston, Mass., the | soil of freedom. Dr. John R. Francis has written a letter 5 TO THE COMMISSIONERS requesting them to give the color- | ed schools a respectable High |! school, and we don’t believe} Mr. Webb will object to so doing | may not have any fear; For your information good com- pany, is always welcome here. well as May. i urday’s call. Come on good BEE, with hum merry spring; i OUR WEEKLY REVIEW. mate this act. We need a High | THE OPINION OF THE cot-|8chool. We knowthat Mr. Webb | ORKED PRESS. WE DEMAND Farr Will favor Dr. Francis’ reeommen _ TREATMENT. A NATIONAL cot-| dation, The appointment of this ORED CUNVENTION TO BE CALLED-| Young man on the school board is | an acquisition to our schools, and | it is hoped that Mr. Webb will) favorably consider this recommen- | dation for a new colored High United | school. Our Public schools have never been in such a good condi- tion of Mr. J. C. Matthews tor| tion as they are now. Prof. Greg: | Recorder of Deeds, it did not ex-| ory of the 8th school division has | actly state upon what grounds he| the respect and confidence of the| was rejec ed by the Senate. Wej| teachers under him. Our teachers | desire to state that this whole op- | have nothing to fear now as they | position to him is on account of|did in former days. A price is | his color, which in our opinion| uot put upon them for their vir-| will tend to operate against the| tue nor are positions sold to them | republican party, if the Senate| for filthy lucre. There are none) continues to base its pretext upon | to say, if you refuse to bow to me, | such a flimsy reason for its rejec~}*«I will turn you out.” Our, tion of a coloyed American. It] teachers do not now stand in fear, | the democratic Senators refuse to}of the official trustee lash over sole for his confirmation, we ap-; tem, a5 they did in hy gone days. peal to the republicans in the} We have gentlemen on the board Senate in the name of the colored}and a man who says that our voters and the Negro press to cast | Public schools must be morally | their vote for his coufirmation, | conducted or else there will be a WE WARN THE PARTY change. Mr. Webb, who has! SEEaen harge of our schools wi!! sce that | to beware of the trap in which the ties er men are appointed on the republican ae ate Paper sstsol board; tar there is no| the party. The sentiment of the) ravoritism shown; that competent cole aesd ae ek of a ladies shall not be turned out to Jeading colored organs in the east class of renegades and libertines. We never had such a class of gen- has this to say: : : The Senate will again be called eee PLL ue upon to take action upon the ap- pointment of Recorder of Deeds, iy MS ; Matthews. The members should considered the school bill this remember that their actions on| week and us we predicted it was this case will be carefully watched | laid aside. The peopledon’t want by our race, They should not let] any change iu our school system. their political differences interfere} The men who are agitating a with their duty. Mr. Matthews change are doing it fora selfish is an able man, one who would | purpose. All honest peuple are fill the position with dignity and} With the Commissioners. Our - he is a eredit to his country | preseat school system is the best Ee race. : Vin the country, and we hope that The venerable editor of the| the District committee will allow Chicago Conservator, Alexander ali bills looking to a change in our Clark, a stalwart republican, also | school system to sleep. said in his puper a tew weeks ago, that the republican Senate will lose many colored votes if it rejects Mrs Matthews again, or words to that effect. We expect in this week’s papers edited by colored men their opinion in regard to Mr. Mat- thews’ confirmation which we shall publish a can ae to 3 or. The colored Press 3 fe SS edd in favor ot the con-| that name, than the other portion firmation of this leader ofa new] f the city, as mo-t of the crimes idea, and for a republican Senate | @re committed in this section; and to disregard it we are confident | 00 they are mostly committed y will tend to the withdrawal of the| White people instead of colored. colored prees and voters from the] An application of Mrs. Char- republican party. We have|lotte Smith, a prominent female warned you gentlemen and itis} politician found by newspaper lett to you whether the grave|ramblere, made to the Honorable which has been prepared will be} Commissioners for the position of accepted by the republican party.| Major and Supt. of the Police Reject Matthews and fose the col-| Department as chief, proved upon ored vote, confirm Matthew and] examination, as it seems from a cement the colored vote. And|reporter ot the Republic, to be now it is propesed to call a true. NATIONAL CONVENTION The lecture of the Rev. Dr. of reprerentative colored men.| Laws, entitled our relations, We want the young and| which he purposes to deliver while progressive mento attend. The|awuay is sn essential one to the young colored man must think] people of to day. The elements for himself and not be lead by]|of his lecture will embrace the those who are incapable of leading. | moral, educational and civil rela- We want to see such men as Al-|tions of white and colored races. lain of Louisiana, Stewart of New| Being one of Washington’s York, Clark of Ohio, Pinchback,| representatives, we are satisfied Vance and Kennedy of Louisians,' that he will do the cause of human HIM? In our special request in th oo GENERAL NEWS. Ifthe drawing of human blood and committing murder are sufficient causes why a community should be called bloody field, then North Washington is more entitled to Davis of Baltimore, Perry and |r Dorsey of Philadelphia, Grimke or. bloody murder was committed in| Ohio last week, near the town | of Eaton. ;one Wm. Mussle, who murdered the poorest and an old rich farmer, Daniel Cris-| than the Protestant is by man for his money. i Harvard college, Mass., by E. Price Greenleaf, who died recently and labored only to be immortal- | Purp-se to make any changes at | this time; he thinks the force is j Very periectly organized, which gives him an opportunity to calm Every citizen shoulddo his duty | tense. in aiding the do-tor to consum-! hail in 20, destroyed the crops. The re- THE SENATE AND THE CONFIRMATION | 20d Normal school building with | port further says, that the suffer- OF J. Cc, MATTHEWS. can THE] all of the modern improvements| ing of the colored, is worse th: REPUBLICANS AFFORD 10 REJECT|8 the white High afd Normal) the whites. had him murdered to conceal the \neighhor’s field. It isto be hoped | that the colored press of the south, ights justice . = and himself an hon-| amalgamation, but keep it sepa- rate and uniform ; it will never suit you by having some body else to do it for you, but do it for yourself. Take for instance, the Jewish, the Catholic and the Episcopal religions which are better understood by most ignorant, | the the best ; why is it so? Let each of us pause, }and ask the question why? And then wait for the answer in @ near future continuancein the discussion of — essential, race principles aud measures. zed by the Harvard college. The mang colored papers through The new chief of Police does not | 0Ut the country, should vote the | fact, that the inter state commerce bill is again before the congress of the United States, aad that the | points raised and successfully made | by John R. Lynch, that more pro- | Vission was made for the travel of The suffering among the people | dumb drutes than for the colored 7 Newberry county, 8. C., is in- | American citizens, should not be The frost of January, the | lost sight of. They should united- May 1st and the od May ly bring these facts to the attention of the Congress and have each | party, squared upon this issue and requestd to define their position an’ with reference to the equal, and in- discriminate travelling protection A very horrible, brutal and It was the crime of $500,000 have been willed t oO > ly consider his plans, Suspicion islaid against 40 colored | 204 facilityes of the colored Ameri- men in Svuth Carolina for the} cruel murder of one little white |boy, The charge is, can citizens in common with the white. | Let it be understood that u 3 I F a pon that they | this all important question of bu | man rights, it is not a but | theft of a basket of cotton from a) race issue, upon which every color ed American should stand abreast+ Le RELIGIOUS NOTES. Opportuni'y for ministerial em- ployment means requirement tor ministerial employment. Asan ev- may watch this murderous trau-! saction and report the same to the country from time to time asa. matter of history. The place ot| the murder was Yoke county and he boy’s name was John Lee; Ged. idence of the fact, there are 12,791 vacant pulpits in the United States None but newspaper readers | aud yet the cities seem to be filled can know how moral, how wealth-| with preachers se y, and how educational the col-| employment. ored citizens of this country are becoming. How remarkably surprising it is, to see so rapid a aeiatia Aiae . ae Wet growth throughout the cantly: Tilleaata ee Bapiist cbureh, from Minnesota to South Carolina: | : ee and is toking a and from Texas to Maine, and|*.~) 77° “™> “S77 : Rey. Dr. Laws. no newspaper will so truthfully : report these facts as the 147 col-| Rev. S.J. R. Nelson has been ored papers we have in this coun- | ‘#lled to the pastorate of the Mt. try. | Olive Baptist church, East Wash- | 1 igton. | ekiug ministerial : One of our men, Thomas Hara rison hes been called to the paipit wi shee J r -—- GENERAL ITEMS. Another phrase in the elments of strength, which must constitute the future greatness of the colored race in this country will show that)| The communion will be served that greatness cannot be estimat-| at the John Wesly A. M. EB., Sa- ed from the character of our com-| jen, Liberty, Third, and Virginia plexion; but the character of our! Avenue Baptist churches to mor- moral and financial worth. The riw acd whites will never consent for you oer aga to call them, Africans, Ethiopian, The Sunday school concert at Negro, or the colored race; then the Shiloh a few evenings ago, should we consent for them to call) was a failure on accountof inclem- us, European, Gentile, Caveasian ent weather. or white race, through any illegal practices of amalgamation, and adultry going on. This appeal to reason and com- mon sense; this instruction to this racial element, which entertains iieskae@ Br" : the 50 years idea of destruction of seph Brooks, a successful business the colored American race by adul- | ™#, and an honorable citizen of tery, or even legal amalgamation, ; this District, who died at his and this teaching ‘to all the world,” residence in the county, on Wed~ is not addressed to white men who | nesday, Dev. the 9th inst., were illegally amalgamate with colored conducted by the Rev. Geo. W. women, and bave as much right as | [ve trom the Fifth Baptist church, colored men have to illegally amal- Ut which the deceased a mem- gamate with white women. This | per and trustee for years. He was observation carries us back into once a member of the D.strict the school room, where 5 the caste legislature, and at the time of his classes are taught in their infancy; ge itp, he was the business mana- from the length of their hair, and’ 4. of the National Benefit and the complexiou of their skin, they > lice AGlociait ' ly ‘ are exhibited from the rostram of Kelef Association, the only oue observation accordingly, and are ™au ged iby colored citizens in prepared for the world duties in the Disirict of Columbia. His the same manner; and the result is | funeral, for arrangement and at- on the days of recording awards, tendanve by ministers and friends and graduations, complexion ig- was very large. nores, iutelligence, and the world is robbed of its best intellect, in the person of its third racial member- Rev. Washington Holmes will {Supply the pulpit of the Virginia | Avenue Baptist church to mor- row. ‘Th®churches of the District of Columbia ought to be the strongest in the United States. The funeral services of Mr. Jo- The whole s'ate of Virginia is sectioned off int» so many coun- ship. ties for the meetings of he- Sunday To aspire to race greatness, schools in Unions and they are and rivalry of status with other both regulurly and largely attend- races, the colored race must ed, There is some talk of orgar- act in a way _ to _ build izing a colored Baptist Association up its morals, its intellect out in ihe wesera part of the and its religion; and not in a x way to pull them down ; to show all 3 of the race and not afew special Thrcughout the country, the | exhibits ot amalgamated complex- churches seem to have bven very ions, where in every case the poorly attended on Sunday. whites claim, that bat for my Tue Baptist Sunday school loud, be or she never would have) Union met at the Western Mission done half so weil. 15th st., and Meridian Hill on Sun- That is very much like the man day lust and in the absence of the | who parades the street in borrow- president A Hamilton, v:ce presi- ed garmets, a paper collar, and ee oar Tah iy : : | sham shirt bossom ; nothing of his dent vs es Taylor, — d. | own on at all, and what he has on, , ees ee ee ee some one else owns it. You can! Which resulted into many excel- never make your race beaatiful by | lent expressions. tate of Pennsylvania.