The Washington Bee Newspaper, October 17, 1891, Page 2

“* it - BLE Pablished every Saturday‘at{1109 1 Street Northwest, Washington, D, U. Entered at the Post Offiee at Washington, as second class mail matter. W. CALVIN CHASE Epitor. The people are determined to have primary elections. The Clara letter this week is very interesting and pointed. The Mogul who is apxions to sboot will be given an opportanity after the 19th of next month. The Commissioners appointed the last two detectives under the law last werk. It was hoped that Mr. Wm. Crawford would have been appointed. The department has decided that those persons who borrowed money from the Legion of Hovor mast pay it. There is no man more generous than Mr. W. W. Wright and those persons who owe the orgavization should not besitate to goto the North West bank and meet their obligatioas. There should be a colored citi- zens committee organized and peti- tien Congress to pass a law pro- hibiting the District Commission- ere from issuing licenses to per- sons who discriminate on account of a persons color. Gen. Palmer, Commander in chiet of the Grand Army of the Republic; Gen. G. 8. Y der, Commander of the Union Veter- ans Union. You have partially agreed to encamp in this city uext year. Webhope to be able to announce before that time that the business people of- this city have resolved not to show the same treatment to your colored comrades as was exhibited to the delegates, mishops, dectore of di- vinity, philosophers and men of letters ard le rning, delegates to the Ecumenical Conference now In session 1n this city.—Gelah Daring November Mr. George M. Arnold will present a paper at the Bethel Livecary, subject, “The Rewson Why.” Ourreaders who huve kept pxce with the colonal since last July will understand what particular matter he will treat in his paper. He is still in tne fight to prevent the n xt Encamp ment being held here, anless ¢ »n- Cessions are notonly made, but acted by men doing business here under the laws of Congress. We shall hear some vigorous and plain taik in this terrble race proscription business when the doughty colonel gets the fluor. THE FIREMANS PARADE. The parade took place Thursday afternoon, and to the surprise ot the mauvy hundred people there were ouly two colored firemen and about the same number of drivers seen in line, Right bere in the city of Washiugtou where the col- ored people pay taxes on over $10.000,0000 worth of real estate with ouly four or five colored men in the fire department isa shame and a disgrace to the country. Yet, the colored people can expect nothing else so long as, that tire- eating Dewocrat, Chief Paris re- mains at the bead of the District fiiedepartment. Itis hoped that the District Commissivners will see to it that more colored men are appointed, both in the fire and po- lice departments of the District governwent. TO THE CITIZENS, GRAND ARMY COMMIITEK, Dare to do mght and you will be baptised by the spirit that is holy und righteous, Recognize what is a fact, “that a mau isa man fur this or all ot that.” Show the country that you are loyal and consecrated to the re- sults of wars; the death of slavery and ites offsprings, General Gartield, in his famous Fifih Avenue Hotel speech, re ferring to the colored peuple, said: “they are our ‘faithful allies;’ they have proved their love of liberty, their devotion to the Union, their fortitude as soldiers and sailors, their bravery, courage and en. duravce hus sealed their certifi- caie in the family of nations, We shal! never, no never desert our faithfal allies, FRED. DOUGLASS. The speech ef Hon. Fred Doug- lasson last Tuesday eveuing, in the Metropolitan Church, in reply | to his critics was, indeed, a master argument. Old as the old man seems to be, the logic aud oratory that be belebed forth woald bave made Demosthenese tremble or Cicero stand from under, Mr. Douglass with all his fault is to day the peer of Gladstone. He bas made but two mistakes in bis life that will be handed down to posterity bat notwithstanding, the Negro race should stand by the sage of Anacostia when it is a wellknown tact that the enemies of the race, and to the republic of Haiti, are endeavoring to traduce him. Mr. Dougiays has stated the truth about Haiti; and he has uot sated all that he knows. He should: tell the whole truth con- cerning the negotiations for the Mole St. Nicholas. There is some- thing more bebind this affair and Mr. Douglass owes it to himself anu bis people to set himself right. The time bas not yet come tor Frederick Douglass to retire; the latter of fame is broad enough for the apiring politician to stand up- on and is bot too high for avy who wants to climb to its topmost rounds. Mr. Douglassis net in aby mans way, to the coutrary bs is more loyal to bis peuple to day than the crying demogogues who are avxious to retire him, Douglass will not be retired. The question is asked how can lunch houses restaurants, botelsand 80-on accvummodate colored citi- zens and not have to close tneir business. We will answer his by suying draw the line on co'ord just as you do on white, but don’t bun h all the race in one ctjection. You say you will not serve « low, vulgar, dirty, uukept white man, or it he is load and ¢jukvy” —well, let this rule apply to the colored people, aud that will end the matter. There is no city in the United Statze, North of Bultimore tha: trea's the race like the business people of the National Capital in matters of civility and common American couresey. Not avy. We were not mude to feel or even smell such a thing in Detroit or Cleve and. The thing can be wiped out here, all that 1s wanted is a bit of sohd loyal moral courage on the part of the business men, who keep these places. What's the difference, or why is there such a difference? You will wait on anys rtofac lored manor wo- man in your store, but in your lunch house, you will not serve the most refined cul ivated person if you should learn that they were colored or . lentified wita the race by cousin guinity? We currender mucn spzce this week, in order to talk with our readers and patrons regarding the now all impo tant ma ter of the Eucampmeut of the Grand Army aud Union Veerans Union, in this ciry nex: year. This mutter has assumed na- tional importance and signifi- cacce. Iv short the question propounded is plainly this ‘Will the Veterans agree to come here in 1892, knowing that one por tion of their number, the colored men of the Army and Navy will be subjected to insult and hum:l- iation from the proprietors of hotels, inns, restaurants and varivus public places of resort and amusement and vebicles of trans- portattons, etc. etc?” If the Citizens Committee will not recognize the colored people, | by choosing two, three, or more, of that race on the “general com- tmaittee,” we shall state the case tothe country, and to the two Grand Commanders of the G. A. R., and U. V. U., and to the pres® ent Ecumenical Conference for verification of the statement we} wake as to how their rey-resenta- tive delegates were treated while in this city. Solely and wholly} because of their eomp'exion. INSULT TO REPRESENTA- TIVE MEN. Last summer, when this paper was makirg the best efforis 1t| knew how, to convince the rulers! in the Grand Army and Union| Vetrerans Corps, that the colored | men that they might bring to'the | Encampment if held in this city, | would be subjected to insults and bumiliations from the keepers of | hotels, restaurants aud public} inns, certain persons who hold| obli ated positions in the Grand | Army here, (black men at that,)' Were protesting that our posiliun were not tenuble; that there was no such discrimination and caste distinction as we complained of; that they were treated all alike, etc. etc. etc. We were not the least moved by anything these persons said; they were compelled to take the position they did, it was the price of their appoint ment. We take some pride now in refering to our position last summer on this matter. Indeed We are just as earnest in our fight aguinst the Grand Army coming bere ia *92,as we were then. It is not “dead certain” to come. It is optioval with the Grand Commander, Gen. Palmer, and We are qu.te busy informing bim of the recent occurrence, by which insults were offered to some of the leading colored men of the coun try who are bere as delegates to the Ecumenical Conference. We shall forward a copy of this issue (vf our paper) to General Palmer. We sak him, in the name of the loyalty of our coun- try if be deema it proper, right aud just fiable under all-the cir- cumstances» to order the Grand Army to encamp here next year, when itis distinctly understood plainly and unequiviocally that those of the “dark hue” of the order, and theirs will receive in- sults a d humiliation from the very people who took the lead for busineess purposes to have the G.A R., encamp here? This is, Geueral Palmer, a serious matter, it concerns a race of people whose only crime is loyalty to our coun try, and they have the myht to depend upon you, not to encamp our Grand Army in a place noted for us hatred of the great princi- ples upon which the order is founded, fraternity, charity and loyalty; and they ask you not to be a party to accommodate the principal benefits that these men of business here will reap at the experse of open humiliation to the colored people of the country, who are to day as in the past your “taithtul allies,” It is gratifiying to know tkat the Rading men of this country have sven, telt and had a taste of the bitter prejudice, caste distinc- von, aud race prescription that prevails in this city, towards our people, Lust summer, a man of our race,a promivent figure iv the Graud Army, as dark as the cioulds ofevening said that he feit no heavy band of proserip tion, In this city, and that wheu the Grand Army should encump here 1u 1892, they would not allow it, etc. etc. Now if men of culture, and great learning, leaders in the Methodist church, men of letters, travel assoOviation and traiming trum time to time at home aud abroad, been brought face to face, hand to hand, with ine best civilization of the world, are sub- jected to degradation and insult by the da sy lunch, eating houses a.dsaoun keepe:s, owners and proprietors of restnurants and hotels. What must be looked for when our veterane, black soldiers aud sailors come in 1892 We are not hving iw the mere hope to have the law verified iu this the Nations Capital by the coming of the Grand Army Vet- erans, Ecumenical Conterence or What uot. Weare demanding its full and impartial enforcement now. We propuse, first to appeal to reason aud juugement, we know the courts are blind against us, failing in this we have it io our reach to appeal to the ballot box, through onr more fortunate friends in the North, West aud Middle States, when ba!lots are counted, and to a very great ex- tent where they do have a balance of power. WORLD’S FAIR NOTES. More than 15,000,000 feet of lumb-r will be used inthe con- struction of the huge bui'ding for manufactures and liberal arts, The foreigu commissioners— Sir Henry Wood and James Dredge of England, Herr Wer- math of Germ-ny and Dr. Emil Meyer of Denmard,—are greatiy impressed and pleaved at the building plaris and extensive pre- parations for the exposition. A reproduction of Indepen- deuce Hall is now propvsrd aa Penneylvania’s building at the ex- position. The association of Civil Engi- neers of the city of Mexico bas voted unanimously to attend the exposition in a body. American jewelers are contem- plating the project of massing their exhibits at tre exposition, believing thata more effective | sbowing can be made in that man- ner. i ; the crack regiment of the Mexican The Washington Park Club is perfecting arrangements for a most notable race meeting in| 1893, | M. O. Jaensch of Wahoo, Neb., writes to chief Allison offering to the exposition a valuable collec- tion of arms, The collection in~ cludes 100 pieces including swords, pistols, guns, ete, being a complete showing of all the different swords and firearms made from the time of the inven- tion of gunpowder down to the Franco-Prussian war. Lieutenant Baker, special com- missioner for the World’s Fair to Mexico, reports that Mr. Berring- er, a prominent merchant and landholders in Tobasco, will send to the exposition a magnifecent collection of the cabinet woods of Mexico. Lieutenant Sufford has se- cured two large, full rigged ‘balsas,” such as used by the In- diaus of Luke Titicaca in their commercial trips along theshores. The Agricultural and Aarts As- sociation and the Stock Breeders’ Assvciation of Toronto have voted to urge the officials and govern ment of Ontaria to take measures to bave the proviuce property re- presented at the exposition. New South Wales, Australia, has decided to | articipate in the exposition, and has appointed a commission of tweive to collect exhibits. A convention of representa- tives of the militia of the differeni states of the Union will be held in Chie go Oct. 20, tv discuss and take action up m the question of a proper military display during the dedicatory ceremonies of the week of Oct. I2, 1892. When Columbus was made a prisoner in Sau Domingo the Guv- ernor who arrested him feared there might be au attempt at res- cue. So he trained a big gun on the entrance of the citadel, or cas- tle, in which Columbus was con- fiued. That cannon has laid in tbe same place ever since until now, when Mr. Ober, a World’s Fair repretentative, recovered it, and with the permission of tbe Government of San Domingo, brought it tothe United States. It has been shipped to Chief ot Construction Burnham in crder tbat he may use it in some way iu ornamentiug the exposition grounds. Lieutenant A. ©. B-ker, World’s Fair Commissioner to Mexico, reports that the govern~ ment ot M xico will participate in the grand military display and encumpment that is to be held at Chie go on Oct. 12, 1892. and that | army will be seen in full bers. num—- The Department of Transporta- tion is offered one of the most valusble relics of the early days of railroading in this country aud will doubtless secure it tor an ex— hibit. Exposition stock subscriptions have now been paid in 'o an ag- gregate exceeding $3,000,000, ul- though only 60 per cent bas thus f r been callea for. The $5,600,- 000 of city bonds voted by Chica- go are now available and will be put on the market soon. No Japanese gooas or exhibi- tions will be permitted st the ex- position unless they have first re- ceived the approval of the Japan - ese officials in cbarge of their gov- ernment exhibit. A Turkish flag was hoisted at the World’s Fair grounds on Sept. 20, with appropriate cere monies which Robert Levy, of Conatanti nople, has secured for hia Tarkish specialties. Choral Director Tomlins bas re turned from Europe much elated | over his success in inducing the| best trained and most celebrated choirs abroad to come to Chicago in 1893 to participate in the pro- posed choral contest. The Department of Public In- strocion in North Dakota has uodertuken to secure and exhibit which will adequately represent educational faculties of that state, The Massachusetts building at} the exposition will be modeled | after the historic old Hancock! house, which stood on Beason street, Boston, tor fully 125 years | Built hy his uncle in 1737, this mansion was occupied by John| Hancock, the signer of the Declar.| ation of Independence, when Gov. | ernor of Massachusetts, and there he entertained Washington, Lafax yette, and many other distin-| guished Revolutionary patriots. © | Charles Garrett, of Hot Springs, ‘Ark., will exhibit at, the Fair his It was raised on the site? Mr. William Thompson (brick- extensive coilection of mineralogi- ; cal specimens, including the fam— ous Hot Springs diamonds. The National Brick Manufac- turer’s Association has appointed a committee of fiye tosecure an intervational exhibition of clay- working machinery for the World’s Fair, and the committee has issued an address inviting tbe views of the trade. —_-<.-+—____ THE PEOPLE SOUTH. Wuar THE BEE CORRESPONDENT Saw. Raleigh, N, ©., Oct., 15, 1891, Sir :—Bemg a “looker on In Vienna” taking notes tor the Bre, your correspondent In bis perambu lations last week, cast bis eyes 1D Justice Babbee’s office where that magnate holds torthas arm ot the law, and it took but a few min- utes observation to find out what vanner and class of people who kept the magistrate busy. I then penciled down the following: “The mill that never lacks grist, aud keps grinding mostly by poor ignoraut Negroes, who seem fasci- nated by the charms (?) of law!” The following is cited as an In- stauce im puimt. “A Case was brought before the justice about the theft of a chicken in which pet- jury 18 charged aud both patties, proand con are Negroes of tbe type indicated, aud several of whom wWete present in court as wituesses. For want of some cor- roborative testimouy of importance in the case, the matter was post poued to a later date, at which ume (as perjury isa penal cffeuse) a reentorcement to the State force of slaves will no doubt be wade, aud allon account ot the theft of a chicken worth, perhaps, about 25 ceuts.” Au interview with Col. White. collector of Internal Revenue for the First District elicited the fact that there is a Commeadable rivaly go ing on between the rising Villages, towus and cities all over the State. Dutham, Ashville, Statesville Winston, Greeusboro, Goldsboro aud New Berne, all in the race; and Wilmington may look to ker laurels as principal city in the State tor old Raleigh bas awoke from her lethargic Rip Van Winkle slumber aud is putting forth her best ef- furts to take position iu the ranks the pr. gressive communities of the old commonweaith. Kev. Mr. Henry, pastor of St. Paul A. M. E. Church, says ou the Negro problem, ‘Let him aloue aud show him an equal chauce is all we want, and we uced have no fear for our temporal future.” Capt. James H. Jones has been appointed Chief Marshatl to Lead the Giand Inuustrial Parade ov the 14th. *® He bas selected 100 as- sistauts.*® Mr. Joues is every way competent tor the duties uvolved as he has acted marshall at every emaucipationu proclamation celebra- tion siuce the surrender. Hon. Siewart Elson, for mauy terms (Wake)juow janitor in charge of the Federai Building bere, is bravely holding the tort agaiust the attacks of uls enemies, Ou opeuing day of tie exposition quite @number of our old trends were met by us both in the city and at the fair grounds, among whom Were staunch fiieuds aud support- ers of the North Carolina Repub- lean” when we were its editor more than ten years ago. A geu- eral haud-shakiug between us tuok place on the occasion and con= spiciously were Mr. William Ivey, al ludustrious and = successtul far— mer, aud many others who ex- pressed great sympathy for me in wy vfil.ctions. My true and most loyal aud devoted trieuds must not fail to be mentioned in avy letter Written by your correspondent on a vccasion being described by bim and with tearlul gratitude 1 feel it nO wore than a sacred duty to ex= bless ny heartfelt obligations to ayer) who stood by my recently deceased brother aud closed his eyes in death. Never, while exis- tence 18 vouchsafed to the writer will Mr. Thompson be forgotten, i Next week after the 14 b, the last of this series of lettersWill be de- livered to the Bee in person as your correspoudent expects to leave tor Washington. W. VY. Turner. NEWS OF INTEREST. Birmingham, Ala. will have electric street cars soon. It takes $20,000 to run a big Steamer across the ocean. The farmers near Quiney, Ill, will erect 4 new creamery. A fertilizing factory has been built at Tarboro, North Carolina. | The material has been ordered the work will begin at once on the | new electrict line in Sherman, Tex- | as. Kansas City, Mo., is preparing to | avoid grain blockades in the future | bf asta up a 756,000 bushel ele- . ator. | much in love that he did not WHAT IS LOVE: “What is love 2” I asked of sweet sixteen, But the only answer that I could glear From a flow of words from the maide: Vas a witching plea for a big mustac ghteen desired adashing youth, d twenty fancied that love was truth, rue love is to wed, ” said twenty-two, “But with cireumspection”—a cautious view Each thereafter piped this refrain ‘Though at last its firmness began to wane ‘Till eager thirty I came to sean, And she gasped and whispered —New York He The Indigestible Notes. A Prussian army officer stationed at Berlin frequently had occasion to bor. row money from an accommodating Is. raelitish friend, who only charged three or four per cent a month. 3 a general thing the officer, Baron von Pump, was able to meet his obligations, but on ths occasion to which we allude he was nut able to do so. Moses Levy was promptly on hand to collect the money. He called on the Baron von Purp in his room and pre- sented the note. “Moses, I have heretofore been able to meet my note, but I have no money to pay this one. You will have to wait.” “I don’t vait at all! Ven you don't pay dot note right avay, I goes and prings dot note a shustus of der peace pefore, and sues you on der spot!” Baron von Pump quietly locked door and put the key in his poc whereupon Moses’s legs began to wabi about and his eyes to protrude with anx iety, for he was afraid of personal viv- lence at the hands of his cred tor. The baron produced a pistol, and fo. cussed the unhappy Israelite. “Now, Mr. Judas Iscariot, you take that note of mine and eat it.” “Scheneral, I vas shoost joking mit you; I can vait so long as you vants.” “[ can take a joke as well as anybody, and now it is your turn to take a chokw, Chew up that note and swallow it, o you are a dead man,” said the officer and he pressed lightly on the trigger. In vain did Moses protest that he «didn’t feel like eating, and that he was in no hurry for his money. “Down with it!” thundered the officer, Although Moses was in no dan perishing for lack of food, he clearly ceived that he might prolong his the collation to which he was so invited. He chewed up the note, pri pal and interest, and craning out his neck he managed to get it down. “Now you can go and bring suit on that note if you feel like it. Perhaps the clerk of the court will put you on file if you tell him where the note is,” said Baron von Pump. A few days afterward the baron re ceived some money from home, witb which he promptly paid Moses what was due him. “Scheneral, der next times ven you vants der monies, shust come to your old friend Moses Levy, who vill never go pach on you.” “Allright, Moses. Next time I need money I'll let you know.” Not long afterward Baron von Pump needed money, and notified Moses te bring the desired amount to his room Having counted over the amount the officer took a sheet of paper and began write out his note for the amount at \") “If you please, Scheneral, shoost put that right avay. I vould not have dot From under his coat he drew forth a huge cake of gingerbread, and heli it toward the baron. “Now you shust write dot note out on dot gingerbread, so ven I has to eat him again I vill not suffer so mooch as | did ven I schvallowed dot oder note.” Is There Snow on the Moon? A special from San Jose, Cal., says that Professor Holden, of the Lick Obse: atory, has procured through the telescope some marvelous photogra the moon, and astonishing rev are soon expected from the study of these photographs. The astronor Mount Hamilton have discovered things that nobody else ever saw, and results of their work will be rece with eager interest all over the w For example, upon the top of o the mountains of the moon the pli graph shows a luminous white spot that looks like snow. If that is snow, and if it was not there before, the presence of an atmosphere is indicated. It has believed that the moon has no atm and therefore is uninhabitable, but should be demonstrated that s upon the surface of the satelli cepted theory would be upset, tronomers would begin to moon with new and greater inter Discharged. A most remarkable inci occurred at the City Hospital. custom there every afternoon at 2 for one of the clerks to visit th wards and tell the patients wh« to go home that they are dis Several days ago the clerk entered M ward, and, walking to the side of Henry Juelg’s cot, said: “You can go vut & day. Your name is on the dis list.” Juelg, who was suffering heart disease, leaned upon his elbow turning to Dr. Wolf, who was near by, asked in an an “Doctor, am I discharged?” “ W! was the answer, “you are n0! enough.” Before the physician utter another word the patient ped back—dead.--Cincinnati Enquirer True to His Motto. She had yawned six time: the clock four times, and prete’ half asleep three times, but the editor who was calling upon her ¥ At these manifestations of wear length she said : “Most newspapers have wot haven't they?” “Some have.” “Has yours one?” “Yes.” “What is it?” “We are here to stay.” “TI could have sworn it was 50! of that kind, she said with a 6" the silence was resumed. —New York Press.