The Washington Bee Newspaper, January 22, 1887, Page 1

/ 10000 | aa Celcy = pe a @ U ADVERTISE - Ia SUBSCRIBERS : . | his Paper. wane I Ve asyimaloi: rm THe LEADING WEGRO | , > CoLORED POPULATION ORGAN. as $0,000. uu F WASHINGTON, D. (0, SATURDAY, JANUARY 22,1887... ° ©... ar FEM NEVER SUCH BARGAIN Men’s Beys’ and Children’s Clothing As are now offered at the Great Sample of MEN, BOYS’ and OHILDREN’S Clothing Opening at 924 7th St. a, w. Bur. 1 St. axp MassacuuseTTs AVENvE. Over one thousand Men’s Boy’s and Children’s Suits and Ovéreoats of the best goods. Many of them will be sold at less than the cost of the goods, say nothing aboutthe-making and the trimmings. Actual bar- gains seldom come. A sample Suit worth $20 can be bonght. for..$32. Overcoats very low, and Obildren and Boy’s Suits at little over half- price. Children’s Overcoats at less than vou 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 Alvert 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 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, $9and $10, ages, 4to8. Just think of it. You can ‘have your choice of this lot for $3.90. Little Overcoats for half price. Men’s Pants 75c., $1. $1.50, $2 up to $6, We have alot of Prince Albert Coats, Black Cloth formerly sold for $18, $20, $22—yéur 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 thesigns. Sample Suits and all styles of men’s Boy’s,and Children’s Clothing. Salecommences TUESDAY MORN- ING at 10 o'clock. JOHN FE. ELLIS & (O., 987 PENN. AVENUE, WASHINGTON, D. C. EXTENSIVE DEALERS IN SONVId SNV9UO 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. WOOD PACKARD, CHASE ORGANS! EXPLOSION in CLOTHING. | Prices Knocked to Pieces. ——Go to the Great Executors Consignment of Clothing At. Bib F STREET NN. W. Opposite United States Patent Office M en’s Suits by the 1( 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 Suits at $6.40, 7.50, 7.80, 8.40, and 9 dollars. Boys’ Suits from 12 to 17 years 2.65, 2.75 and 8 dollars. == DO YOU KNOW WHAT AN EXECUTORS SALE IS; We witt TELL rou—A big firm breaks up on account of the Death of one of the partners, 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 remaining partners. THIS WILL LAST FOR 15 to 20 DAYS only 816 F Street. n: w, (Opposite United States Patent Office,) Between 8th and 9th Sts. Ww. G@. BRADLEY, Meriden, Conn. SOLE MANUFACTURER, E.ALRICE G 00S, Solid Comfort Buckboads an Spindle Wagons, single and dole sete, A wae qualities wae goreagg 5 = . ce. Shipments singly or carload ible Agent ‘wanted in every town. Send for Price List and descriptive Catalogue. Correspondence earnestly solicited. - Ne Durable and stylish. Prices reason- hoping mpere ‘of the United States. e ‘NN. B. Every person acting as Agent for our Wagons, will have his name with advertise- ment of need advertised in the leading paper of the county or town where Agent resides, €ratis for six months. MAKE YOUROWN TERMS ~— ONT FURNITURE CARPETS AND STOVES AT HOUSE & HERRMANS . Instalment House. &. V821L923 7h st. n. w, FOR AND ABOUT WOMEN. A FAIR BURLESQUER. While wandering down the street one day, I met acharming maiden, . Who aye disports her in the: play With scanty wardrobe laden. Around her neck a necklace hung, From it a locket dangled ; And to and froit gently swung, With precious stones bespangled, Itcaught my eye. At once! thoughts, ‘Within some lover’s hidden.” | Otereome with jealousy I thought To open it unbidden. ““Whose face is there?” I quickly cried— Thad it in a minute. She blushed and, stammering, re- plied : “Please don’t; my in it..——The Theater. sr A TRIBUTE TO GEN. LOGAN. Mr. D. F. Batts, who was called on at the Logan memorial, to make a few remarks, concluded them by reciting the following poem, and by the ‘request of many the BgE publishes it. The manner in which it was delivered was most eloquent and when Mr. Batts poiuted to the portrait of General Logan his attitude was most grand. Now cracks the noble heart; good night sweet prince and flight of angels sing thee to thy rest. Set is the sun of our country’s pride, The nation’s heart feels sorrow, Mourn as the bridegroom over his bride, Nor comforts in the morrow. costume’s Low lies the head bowed not by age, But by the nation’s care, Crowned with full locks but _ _ searcely gray, Blessed by the bondsman’s prayer. Hark! Logan speaks, shall we rejoice j 1n this our brother’s woe? Its better to lend a helping hand ; Than crush a fallen fue. We fought but to preserve our land From slavery’s cruel chain, We slaves are free let north and south Unite in love again. Hurrah! Let Afric’s sons rejoice And nations give acclaim, So louder chant the hymns of praise, God bless John Logan’s name. CHILDREN’S COLUMN. THE DEAD-HEAD. Sere that well-dressed man who Has button-holed the the-at-ri-cal man-a-ger. How ear-nest-ly he is talking to him. You think that the man-a-ger is Not pleased with the well-dressed man’s con-ver-sa- tion, Judging from the Ex-pres-sion of his coun-ten-ance, do you? Right you are. Let us go and Listen to their Remarks. The well-dressed man is Re-mind ing the man-a-ger that he once lived Across the street from the the-a-tre, and he says that he con-siders this a Good and Suf-fi-ci-eut reason why heshould be Given two re-ser-ved seats for this e-ven-ing’s per-form- ance. Re-al-ly, children, I regret that youshould Have o-ver heard the man-a-ger’s somewhat for-ci- ble Reply, but you must Un-der- stand that his lan-gu-age was purely fig-u-ra-tive. How de-ject-ed the well-dressed man looks as he Walks away, does he not? Heis a pro fes-sion-al dead-head. He is pos-ses-sed with a Wild, eager yearning to wit-ness the-at-ri-cal per-form-an-ces for Nothing. Is he very poor? O, no, he is Well Off, and his time is Valuable. He spends five dollars’ worth of it in trying to get three dollars’ worth of tickets free. He would not Mind spending a ten-dollar bill for a Supper, after the per-form-ance, butg@s would Cut him to the heart to pay anything into the treas-u-ry of the the-a-tre. Why is this Thus? That is something that No fellow can Find out. The pro-fes-sion-al dead-head does not Know him- self.—Tid Bits” A WARNING TO TIE SEN- ATE. A REPRESENTATIVE NEGRO SPEAKS. WILL THE REPUBLICAN SENATE TAKE HEED? scoTT WOoD CHAIR- MAN OF THE VIRGINIA COLORED INDEPENDENT EXECUTIVE COMMIT- TEE SPEAKS, Petersburg, Va., Jan. 13, ’87. William Calvin Chase, Esq., # car Sir: I have, with» much interest, read your strong advoca-~ cy of the confirmation of J. C. Maithews, Esq., to be Recorder of Deeds for the District of Columbia. Ido not know Mr. Matthews per- sonally, but from the very mo- ment of his nomination by Presi- dent Cleveland his case became one of interest to the Negro of the United States. We have watched with continual solicitation the action of the Senate in regard to his confirmation. We hung our heads in silence and blushed at the action of “our friends” when | they refused to confirm him. ‘Then STILL DEMANDING. | teed certain rights and ge a | | as he thinks proper, pe to be 4 jend be Democrat, Republican |THE COLORED PRESS COMPLIMENTS Reformer Knight of Laboscowhet | PRESIDENT CLEVELAND. REPUBLI-| not--whose business is it?——-He CAN SENATORS CRITICISED. is.a free American citizen. And still further it comes ia —Florida Southern Leader! } oe pear poe — mrs ae ae Seay Seal sed to his confirma- The assertion, by the Florida! tion on the ground that heis a Repiblican, that Matthews is not | Negro especiall so when they qualified to fill the position of Re-| have pledged ge fn to the cordersof Deeds at Washington is! pe. in this declaration-_“Qive us ugt true. The Republican does not | g ¢bance and we will prove our- believe, apparently in the edpacity | Selves &s worthy of yeur support of any negro to hold office. Like| a the R@publican party.” Ingalls, it believes that the Repub-| ft is not our province here to lican party made the negro free| enter into political discuasion but | only to vote the Repubiican ticket simply to demand fair play both jand for white Republican’ caudi- | fom our own race aud ve white. dates. The contest. of 1888 will! Wve fuvor the confirmation of show the negro’s capacity as a tree} Matthews for these reasons, Ist, citizen. |Heisa Negro and a. gentleman —Detroit (Mich.) Plaindealer, 2nd, He is eminently fitted for the Quite a number ofour exchanges | | sini bp Le are wae are spending a good deal of time | wh wettke tee ta ae disputing over Mr. Marrugws’| (000d. wet Wir ee het «ties appointment. Their talents might | apt Pe ph bt Go ne oo pe be employed to a much more profi- | kee 7 he Leased: aed th t there table end here are so many La ad again our manhood was insulted! other things of more value dudes ee him, by a dignified and iearned Senator saying that a “Negro democrat wasan anomaly.” This is cer- tainly calculated to make the, col- ored people ot the country think, and cautiously act in the future. It may tickle the fancy of a few colored men to have the Senate again reject Mr. Matthews, but the masses of my race desire to see him given place in the grand army of office holders. The southern colured men are very independent in politics; esp cially so in Virgi- nia. We vote as we please down here. We support those whom we think best prepared for the office they seek. We are no long- er theslaves of any party. We believe that Mr. Matthews has justm wuch right to be edemeo: crat as our Hon. Senior Senator from this state has to be a repub- lican. Very few, indeed are the opportunities of colored men for | advancement, they are always ex- pected to join the battle cry of party and fire the ballot into the ballot box, but when the war is over, the victory won, the Negro is told to go in peace and sin no more. A few petty places are doled out to him and his claim Satisfied, so far as the victorious party is concerned, The tardy action of the learned | body of Senators cannot have any other than a detrimental reflex jiuterest. to the race, than the} | hatching up of petty arguments | jand mean We ask for fair play; we | want nothing less or more. We aszertions to defeat | know no party or setof men when Marturws. It is carrying intole-| ‘he tights and privileges of the rance too fur when we proscribe a | black man azo infringed. We are man for his political opinions hon- | % Negro first, last and: all the estly asserted and maintained. time, and we are proud of the Beside as we have said before, | '#¢t- there is no political question be-|—Little Rock (Ark.) Sun. fore the country to cuuse personal | bickerings. The» o i = . Soren ee ae e opposition | to| senate is determined: to defeat J. MATTHEWS is bigoted intolerance | > * : he Laas | C. Matthews’ confirmation for re- among white Republicans and jea!- | > = =e” : ous ignorance among Airo-Atmer [nest Cr pceaeae tae Satan ot Genes 5 sores This shows clearly icans | Columbia. : that they have fio use for a negro It seems that the republican 4 We maintain that Repnb- | icans have nothing todo with it,} - od * * and we consider our time can be! tae longer £ than he licks their better speut than in fiahting mem | 020% 8ud we are strongly of the is 3 5 . - cece ees | Opinion that the sooner we “stop ; wer: | ull of this kind of thing the better | —Wilmington (Ny C.) Cape Fear | it will be for our nationality, Advocate. | Ont how wo nood 4 faw inde | pendent, high-minded, honorable, a : active, free negro citizens in this The republican S-nute’s refusal country, in place of the narrow to confirm the nousination of Re-| minded, deceitful, seltish double corder Matthews roves Mr. Iu-) players that we have now! This | gall’s saying to a leiter, “that no| playing on both sides, however, colored man has a right to be a we are glad to know will be brok- Democrat.” But what has Sena~| en up soon, so let all prepare to tor Ingalls ever doue for the col-| take their place. ored Republicans? Mr. Matthews | is the appointee of a democratic President, and he himself a Dem-} cerat. He should be confirmed. | The offices of the Government be- | jlong to the Democrats, be they | onartered by the p Persea oom white or black, and Mr. Matthews! march 31, 1833 ; composed of three is entitled to his share of the par-| departments—viz. the Fountains, RECORDER MATTHEWS. os GRAND FOUNTAIN. United Order action upon the party of which | these gentlemen are representa- tives. It must be well understood | that the change ot administration | ty’s victory. ; ies | Classes and Rosebud Fountains. The Senate’s action in this mat-| It now numbers 87 branch Foun- ter looks like an attempt to dis-| tains, with a membership of nearly has not brought such wide spread desolation and terior “to the poor colored men” as was predicted. We have our rights just as_ much as we ever had them. We are making just as much money as we ever made. We are just as happy and in fact just as secure as to liberty and pursuit of happiness as in days of republican ascende: cy.) fore th It is true a few of us lost nice,) fat oftices—but asa result we have more colored men in independent business than ever before. Then again it must be remembered that it Mr. Matthews is again rejected, it will prove that the Senate is not in favur of the advancement of colored men to high positions of trust and profit. Now, Mr. Editor, what I have said upon this subject voices the sentiments of every well thinking | colored man in Virginia, who has the advaucement of race ut heart. President Cleveland has endeard himeelf to the toiling sons of the south by his manly and respectful staud for the recognition of the colored people. Hoping that you will continue to speak out boldly and fearlessly for all that is honorable, just and fair to the race with which we are identitied, I am, , Very respectfully yours, — Soot Wood. The Woman’s Baptist Home Mission Society among the whites of Maryland, seems to be centred, upon the American Indiaus, while the Woman’s Baptist Home Mis- sion Society among the colored of the District of Columbia, seems to be centred upon Africa. | courage the colored man’s politi-| 4,000. 1t pays from the monthly | cal recognition by any other than | dues and joiuing fee sick and en- | the Republican party. We don’t|owment benefits from $75 to $125 | think that the action of the Senate | tad fhe’ at po ern cone i i t rill kee f pes d ee Pao abicni ha keep the Negro! ¢5 509 in benefits to its members. Renae rae atte Searels cjz,»| Lhe Classes—R. F. Robinson, ees The Negro is learning to “split general messenger. This depart- his ticket and vote like the white! ment commenced January, 1886. jman, The grit shown by the| Designed to pay a higher endow- | President in keeping his name be | ment, from $200 to $500 at. death. e Senate is more commend-| [t now has an entered and benefit able than the opposition shown by | Membership of 250 members. | the Senate to tis maton account| The Rosebud Fountain—Mrs. M. | of his polities and color. | A- Berry, Jr., G.W. secretary ; bese ee 3 e | Mrs. Eliza Allen, governess, No. |-South Boston (Va.) Hatifax En-/55 Perry street, Petersburg, Va. | terprise. | This is the children’s department, | er “es | Itcommenced April, 1886, and now J. 0. MATTHEWS. | bas more’ than 300 “nembers. The ubove caption embodies the | Board of Directors: William W. ae AR Pe + : -| Browne, S. W. Sutton, Allen J. name of the acting Reorder OF | erarris, William P. Barrell, Bich. of eoiiy aiid promi ence at the | Hole, Bebe h: ee bar of Albany, N. Y., a done o*| 5, Monroe, Washington; ©. S. the few Negro leaders ofadvanced | Lucas. Fredericksburg; R. F. Rob- thought and action and isa credit | iuson, Junction; N. L. Minis, | to his country end race, Itseems Lynchburg. Willian W. Browne. | peculiarly strange +t this lateday _G. W. M., William P. Burrell, G. lof reform and reformation that W.S.; P.S. Lindsay, S. D. L. | the opposition manifested through | Office, No. 105 west Jackson some of the Negro and many of | Street———Richmond Dispateb, the white journals to the confir- OT Bs mation of Mr. Matthews, rests solely upon two objections, viz; firet, that he isa Negro Democrat. and secondly that owing to agen- cies over which he had no coutrol | to supply the pulpit of the Green his lot is cast with the Neer» race. | Street Baptist. church as acting ‘These objections to our mivd, are pastor, for six months. entirely indefensible and betray , nie : f 2 5 The Zion Baptist church. will withal, on-the o.e hand an igno- | vote for a regular pastor, the last rint stupidity that admits no rea- | o¢ arch. son and oa the other prejudices ae ; sin he | Several of the churches are now | born of ante-bellum days— - t Wr Matihiswat ae f thi |having very successful revival | Mr. Matthews 1s acitizen of this| meetings. The Zion, Foarth, | Republic and as such is guaran-| Fifth the Enon, | Deeds at Washingtou—a lawyer RELIGIOUS NOTES, The Rev. T. H. Braxton of this city, has come the Pittsburgh, Pa., i, la os Nite — samtiee