The Washington Bee Newspaper, May 14, 1892, Page 2

ep en ; on ee ee ed = ~ BEE, Entered at the Post Offiee at Washington, as second class mail matter. W.CALVIN CHASE EDITOR. OVERHALL OVERLAID. Repusiicans SpoTreD By A Dem~ OCRAT UNDER THE Last ADMIN~ We are inclined to surmise that there is a cat in the meal tub somewhere. PROF. LANGSTON AND GEN’L NETTLETON. Elsewhere in this paper will be seen the interview of Gen’! Net- tleton with a Star reporter Whatever the differences are between Gen’l Netiletin and Prof. Langston the Bex is of the opinion that matters will ve imicably settled. Iu conversation with a repre. sentative of the Bre a few duys ALEXANDRIA NEWS. If you wish the Bez sent to you, | Tar L[larrisoN AND or if you wish to have your mar- tiage, funeral or notes inserted ip this column, send your order to W. A Carter, 313 Wilkes street, Job printing solicited and first class guaranteed. Patent medicine has been the death of many congressmen, and it will kill Meredith. A lady visiiing some relatives in this city was so unfortunate as to fall and break out four upper frout teeth, a few days ago. However, the accident caused vo pain what- ever, as her teeth were false. since, Prof. Langstou eta'ed that he was for the renominetion of IsTRATION. VERY DIsTasTEFUL to EMPLOYEs. Overhall 1s the name of a man in the Government Printing office in the Folding Room of that de~ partment and was a democrat ua- der the administration of Hon. Thomas E Benedict. When Mr. Benedict succeeded Hon. Sterling P. Rounds that man Overhali spotted every republican employee and reported him to Mr, Benedict and as a matter of fact every per- son who was tainted with the scent of republicanism was dis- charged. This was not known to Mr, Palmer the present Public Printer, nor is he aware that this man Overball is very distasteful to every employee in the Folding Room of the Government Print- ing office. He is a terror to the lady employes on the No, 1 gaths ering table over which he is boss, except the few pets whom he fre» quently favors. The Obio repub- licane are not aware that one or two representatives have indorsed this man and have requested the Public Printer to retaiu him, It is only necessary for Public Printer Palmer to send to the Folding Room for this man’s re- cord aud the opinion of a few em ployes in that apartment. It isa notorious fact that no republican was retained under Mr. Beuedict after be was reported by this man Overhall, Is it right and just that such a man ehould be allowed to play hot and cola and act as a spotier to a democratic head of a department to the detri- ment of worthy and deserving republicans? Overball’s last re- marks to a gentleman, a few days _ ago, when '~ §es told thet t-.was ~wese dnd w).at he would do if the democrats ¥ ere to come in power. O! said this democratic spotter, “I can play the democratic rack~ et.” Tbe Bes was informed by a prominent republican a few days ago that Overhball is the most dis- pised man iu the Fulding Koom. The question is asked time aud again why is he retained? Tbe Bae takes the opportunity to inform Public Prieter Palmer that Overball is a democratic spotter und ought to be removed. In the meantime the KEE will preeent his case to the Ohio repub lican association. Overball is the same individual who had all the colored femaks removed t:om the gathering table under Mr. Benedict aud when it was done he eaid,“the idea of ne- groes working with white ladies ” Mr. Poenicks the Chief of the Folding Room scon taught Over- hall a lesson when he was re~ turned to power under the repub- lican regime. Colored ladies are treated like ladies avd given the same consideration as the white. The white ladies on the gathering tables do not object to working along side of the colored oues; it is thie Judas Iscariot who makes the objection simply because he has itin his power. The Brg des sires to cull the attentiin of Mr. Palmer to the mean manner in which this democratic iufurmer, treats the colored females over whom he bosses. It is left to the Public Printer to remedy these evils and the Ber knows that neither Mr. Palmer nor the Chief, Mr. Poenicks, will tolerate it. TOO FAST. Our city contemporary, the Washington Post, stated the other day that Senator Bruce had juet left the city on a Southern jour for the purpose of rounding up the several Southern delegates. It so bappens that the Senator is, and has been tor weeks, at his desk in the Recorders cffice attending to the duties of his oftice, It he desires to go South, of couree he has the right to do so just as any other citizen, and we are at a loss to discover why the exercise of such a right should subject him to criticiem, President Harrison The Bes is of the opinion that sbyster lawyers should be barred from practicing the legal profession in all the courts of the Distriet Judges Miller and Kim. bell are to be congratulated in putting a stop to shyster practice. {be members of the bar should get together and prescribe c rain rules that will improve the legal profession. MR. LANGSTON’S RK AT~ MENT. Wuar AssISTANT SECRETARY Nurrieton Has TO SAY ON THE SUBJECT, (Thursday?s Star.) The statement was printed ina morning paper to day that ex-Con- gressman Langston of Virginia, claimed to have been badly treated by the Treasury Department in the matter of federal patronage on ac- count of Mr. Langston’s course in the receut Virginia convention which failed to instruct for Mr. Harrison at the Minneapolis con- vention. On having bis attention cilled to the published interview with Mr. Langston, Assistant Sscretary Nettleton of the Treasury Depart- ment said: ‘Aside from the fact that Mr. Langston cilled apon me yesterday with respect to certain appointments desired by him, and that 10 the course of couversation the late Virginia convention ‘was mentioned, the language attributed to Mr. Langston in the interview is wholly misleading, and so fer as Tas the_atiiLadeort chien partment or of myself is wholly without foundation. Mr. Langston has, for a considerable time, urged the appointment of bis son and of other persons, both white and col- ored, to employment 10 the Treas- ury Departmen’. On the strength of an acquaintance of a quarter of a century, and quite independent of political considerations, I have endeavored to meet his views in one or two instances. No promise has been given of an appointment to be made at any definite time, and so far as a promise of any na- ture has been made by the depart- ment, it will be fulfilled to the let- ter as soon as the opportunity offers. It seems to me incredible that Professcr Langston should Tepresent or intimate that I had refused him an appointment, pre viously promised or otherwise, be- cause of anything he may have done or left undone in the Virginia convention. Such a course on my part would be simply idiotic from a political point of view as well as wrong in itself, and in any case it would be wholly outside my pro- vince.” on WORLD’S FAIR NOTES, New Jersey has increased its World’s Fair appropriation from $20,000 to $70, 000. Austria wil make a fine exhibit of glass, porcelain, bronze, leather, artistic iron and cabinet work. E. Seyderheim, torticulturist to the Emperor of Austtia, has written from Buda-Hesth that he will coutribate tu the Expositiou’s floral display a collection of the rarest roses, Mrs, Frona Wait, one o! the lady man- agers of California, has offered to finish iu redwood one of the largest reception rooms in the Woman's Building. A Choral Hall, 160x260 feet, will be erected near the Horticulture Building, There Professor Tomlins, with 2,000 train d voices, will furnish rare choral wusic during the Exposition, The Welsh Internatlonal Eisteddfod will oc- cupy the building fora w ek. Hayti has appropriated $25,000 fo- its represenlation at the Exposition, Fred Doug'ass has been appointed commisioa- er to represent that country. A heroic statue of Columbus, by Lou's St. Gaudens, will stand before the miin entrance of the Administration Building. Tn the Illinois State Building a room 32 x 64 feet has been assigned to a kin- dergarten exhibit, which will be made chiefly under the direction of the women. The Illinois Woman’s Ceramic Associ- ation has secured space for an exhibit in the Mlinois Building. The grand entra:.ce to the mammoth Manufactures Building will be decorated at an expense of about $12,000. Subscribe for the B: Rev. Wm. McMeadows, of the U. S. Benevolent association, is in the city working in the interest of his order. Tbe power of a good household To GO WITH A BA Morton Leaque Preparine To Marci on MINNEAPOLIS. Ata well attended meeting of the Harrison ard Morton League lest Wedneedty evening, wih W. Calvin (base in the chair and W H. Jone: sceretary, Arthur St. A. Smith, chairman of the execu'ive commitice, mad # report tu ihe efiect that all the necessary ar rangemen s to convey they league, the District delegation and friends to the. Minneapolis convention have been consummated, Ile re~ ported that the North Caro- lina dé toc, the Ucion Pepub- hean Grub «t Baltimore, the Mar rell Kepublican Clob of Jersey outtit has been very clearly demon strated in this recently. Tbe facts are about as follows: A new min ister was siationed at a certain church ip our town, whose appear ance failed to suit the carping critics, and war speedily declared and his mivisterial days were nam- bered in the town where Ellsworth was killed. A few days afterward several wagous hailing from the “City of Magnificent Distances,” (drawn by steeds that would make Kentuckians envious,) each beavi- ly loaded with modern furniture, pianos, organs and very handsome cooking utensils, came rolling ap our cobble street (that soon will be eoncreted,) and everybody com- menced to enquire what Sepator had consented to make Alexandria his home. But being iuformed that the new minister owned it all and a very bandsome wife besides whose generosity has no bounds, the carping critics were beard to remark we knew he was a smart van aud we always did like him. Now, what makes this man so pop- ular? Toat is the question in the minds of the critics. It looks te us as though the outfit be brought along combined witb his profession, which we admire when ability is ip reach. We wish him much pros- perity. The Epworth League has been permauently organized in this city with W. R.A. Palmer, pres. ; R. A. Diggs, N. B. Pinu and Dr. Wan Madella, Miss L. C, Dogan, vice president; Geo. Ross, sec’y ; Clar ance Madella, treasurer. The Ep- worth League is heartily indorsed by the elite of Alexandria. It is said that a petition is being circulated for signers which prays the present Chairman of the repib- lican Executive City Committee, and also indorses one John H. Harrison as the successor to Cor- bett. This action will have a ten- dency to keep the cvlored repabli cans divided, from the fact that the voters of this city feel them- selves competent to look af er their own affairs and no man who lives outside of the city need apply for the best political offices in the city, as the people here who carry the banner of the grand vid party will not unite in supporting such in- dividuals, especially not when it costs a man his bread and batter here to adhear closely to the principles of republicanism, and any others who wish to lead bere wust live here, and if they think they are citizens just come here and try to vote next election, ard they will stay here. Home at last—the Leader of this city :fter many trials and tribula- tions has found 4 bome in Zion. Few periodicals can boast ot such a home. The Fern Leaf Social cla gave avery enjoyable entertainment at Odd Fellow’s hall Wednesday eve, Many ladies and gentlemen from Washington being present. We bope that the Virginia Bap tist association will meet bere next year. The readers of the BEE speak very bighly of the Bethel Literary society of Washington, D. C., and will invite them here iu the near future. The Harris Zion church is the last cburch organization introdaced here ; Rev. R. B. Roberson, pastor. Rev. W. F. Graham, of Loyal St., Baptist church, paid us a fly- ing visit last week, Rev. Graham is a favorite here. Many of citizans went te Wash- ington Friday eye. to attend the musicale and literary entertain~ ment of the Sumner school, at the 19th street church. The Octel club is certainly an honor to its members and should be a pride to our city. The talent far excels many travelling companies, and only has to be seen to be ads mired. Their recent ente tainment was a grand success. Tbe Government employees here seem afraid to own their political views in publie, fearing the little might let the axe fall. Such men are more cowards than slaves who: were owned by white people. ;@removal.of one L, W. Coibett. Jersginelas City, s number of Virginia dele— gatee, including Messis. John M Langston, J C Asbury and others, would accompany the lcague te the convention. The league will also be accompanied by the Capi- tal City band of this city. The ieague and band will form at the office of the Beg on the evening of June 4, at 10 o’clock, march to the Baltimore end Obio dep -t and take the 11 o’clo.k apecial train for Minneapolis. The Union Re» publican Ciub of Balt more and the Harms n and Morton League will quarter together at Mioreap- ols. Mr. Clase of the Di-trict delegation bas s.cured headquart~ ers for the delegation at tote’ Beaufort, Minneapolis. About 200 will go with the Harrison ard Mortou L-ague. HEALTH OF i HE CITY. No Cuance In Lrs Conpitr ny. Number of deaths, 122; white, 64; colured, 58. Death rate per 1,000 per annum: white, 195: evlored, 37.7. Total population, 36 were under five yea's of age, 24 were under one year oid aud 31 over- 60 years 31 of the deaths occurred in hospitals and publ institutions. ‘the da hs by classes were as follows: Zymotie, 14; cons:itu- tional, 35; local, 55; develop- men'al, 13 violence, 5 The principal catses of death were: Croup, 0; diphibera, 4, consumption, 17; diarrboeai, 1; typboi ever J; maulatiul fever, J; scittet fever, 1; pneumonia, 9; congestion of the langs, 3; bro: chitic, 5; whoop- ing congh, 1; kidney diseases, meningitis, 1; cavcers, 5. Births reported: 27 whi'e males, 22 white f. m..1-s; 14 color ed males, 14 colored females. Marriages reported: 10 white; 5 col red. Stull bir-hs report d. 4 white; 5 colored. The healih of the ety conti:u s ab ut in the same condition as it tas for several w.eks pat The deatls reached 122 duri g tle week as sgaiust 129 in ‘he cor— responding week of last year, and as compared with dinety during last week. ‘he slight increase in the number of fatal cases is not attributable to any special cau-e There were many deaths among thuse over six'y years «f ag? in prop rtion to the whole number, there having been 31 of such cases, equal in amoun! (o over «ne fourth of the whole dea hb list, The danger.us contagious diseas ess ili remain iv sbeyance, and there was but on+ death from ty-~ phoid fever, The mortality from acute lung muladies continu: s large consid ering the season of the year. There were seven'een of such ca- ses, nine of which were from pecumonia The deaths among chi'dren under five years of uge and under ove year old sre: nor— mal, and aa yet the usu:l arnuil visitation of cholera infantum has not made its appearance. a CALL UP 39, 41, 76, Contributor at telephoune— Hello, ” Well— ” Is that Mr. President of the late Emancipation celebration? Yes, A confiding public would like to know how much money the gang collected aud why the Lincoln monument was not decorated, also please inform us when the public will hear from you in regard to the amount of money collected and how it was “got away with,’ Very well—I will see you later. In the meantime inform the pub- lic that contributed that ther make us tired— They do hey-all right—let it go at that this public will ask wheth- er or bot you have not obtained THE BAPTIST C TION. The twenty-fifth annual ses: ion of the Virgivia State convention op: — hyters nesday morning in th: Metropolitan ored Baptist Chureh, on R street betwe tweilth and thirteent northwest, The colored pastors of the denomins from Virginia, Murylaad and the Dis- trict of Columbi: gather toge her thus every year to tike couns: | among them- 3 d worldly wl— couver- and thes be a great ft is s inne ti morning 4 nuin bu-iness ses- sion each atternoon, and core luging with a sermon by some noted eol-red diviue eaca evening. There are fu'ly 159 dole- gates present, mo: mivis— ters of the denom The ¢ mvention ops welcome 0: thi i fare 0; reba tions have co F the growth of the chareh ia The present ses Li ce of the week, me 9:30 o'clock, com preside ing to The day busiuess, including enrollm mittees, reports of treas~ secr. tary, aud ‘ules of order occurred the elee tion of o: President miteh Il as re—elected for the eusutng year. Win the eveuing t.e delegates and a large congregation of citizens listened to the annual sermon by Key. J. H. Holmes, of Richmond, Va. —~2 a __—_ First class passage to Minneapo- lis and return $28.50. os For Sal+:—On eu-y terme, piano, organ, bed reom set aud folding bed, at 1327—M et. n. Ww. appointment «f con urer, auditors, eading of In the Rooms and Board:—First class see m dations can be bad at 951 Q st. no. W. 3-t ——__-o2e A REMARKABLE CRIMINAL. New Features in Deeming’s Career While Living in Australia, Late advices from Australia received by way of San Francisco contain start- fing developments in the Deeming mur- der case, which is the most sensational ever known in the colonies. There are many significant facts that throw a flood of light upon Deeming’s character and show him to be an adventurer of unsur- passed nerve, who is at the same time as sentimental as a school girl. Fancy a red-handed murderer travelling about Australia, after he had murdered his young wife, carrying her canary in a gilt cage, and fancy this same man, not one month after the last in his series of atro- cious crimes, writing ardent love-letters toa young woman whom he had induced to give him a promise of marriage. Even the mails weré too slow for this infatua- ted lover, for he sent repeated telegraphic dispatches full of love and longing. The man who had done his wife to death gave her jewelry to a young girl, and made the grim comedy more complete by swearing that she was the only woman he had ever loved. Whilein $sdepy-.saeres}7.2.wanth, after he had killed his wife, he adver- tized in a matrimonial agency paper. He reconsidered his purpose, apparently, as he did not follow this up, but on the steamer to Sydney he became acquainted with Miss Rounsefell, of Bathurst, but 19 years old. Deeming was a persua- sive talkerand soon induced her to prom- ise to marry him. He said over and over again that he had long desired to meet a nice, amiable girl whom he could love, He had never cared for women before, and until he met Miss Rounsefell he had never con- templated matrimony. He went to Bathurst with the girl. The upshot was that the two became engaged and Deem- ing sealed the compact by giving her three very handsome rings and a brooch. The callous, hardened character of the man has been described, but there is something appallingly savage in the fact that these presents had been worn by the women whom he had hacked to death a few weeks before. Miss Rounsefell has placed in the hands of the police Deeming’s voluminous let- tersand rings. The opinion is gaining ground that Deeming is a lunatic of ex- traordinary character and that he will eventually be identified as the veritable author of the Whitechaple murders in London. WOMAN SUFFRAGE IN NEW -YORK. The Assembly at Albany Passes a Gen- eral Suffrage Bill. A bill which allows women to vote for governor, mayor and aldermen, as well as for all other officers elected in New York State, has passed the Assembly at Albany by a vote of 70 to 34. It readsas follows : AN ACT to prevent discrimination on account of sex at elections. ‘The People of the State of New York, repre- sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: Srction 1, Every citizen, irres; iv 5 ipective of sex, shall hereafter be entitled to vote for all and every officer hereafter to be elected in this State and on any question submitted toa vote of the people, and it shall be unlawful to make any discrimination between citizens on ac- count of sex at such elections. Sec. 2. No poll-clerk, inspector of election or other eleetion officer or person fulfilling such duties shall hereafter refuse to register or to receive the vote of any adult citizen at any such election by reason of the sex of such citizen, provided such citizen shall in all other | respects possess the qualifications now re- quired by law. Sec. 3. This act shall take C Pn effect July 1, More than ordinray significance at- taches to the passage of this woman suf. frage bill. Similar bills come up in the legislature every year and always fail of passage, either in one house or the other. This is the first bill granting general suffrage that has ever passed the New York legislature. A Terrible Wreck. train on the Atchison, ‘To peka and Santa Fe Railroad crashed through a bridge near Medill, Mo., ou ‘Thursday last. The bridge had been undermined by recent floods, Seven persons were killed outright and twenty- money under false pretenses, shree injured, TELEGRAPH BRIEFS. After a conference with Signors ( Crispt and Zunardelli, King Humbert hag asked Signor Giolitti to form an Italiag cabinet. Harry Me Closkey, of Philadelphi years, one of the Central Theater fire victims, died, making the total death, to date twelve. A big wall-paper trust, with an estj. mated capital of $20,000,000, has beey formed and will control over thre. fourths of the entire product. Colonel “Tom” Ochiltree, in an inter. view in London, stated that he has docy ments in his possession which will prove that Mrs. Drayton has been cruelly wronged in regard tothe Drayton-Bor. rowe scandal. J. Theo. Hunter, ex-president of the Farmers’ and Mechanics’ Bank of Pho nixville, Pa., who was arrested last Sat. urday night, was held in $10,000 bail fo court by Commissioner Bell on the char of making five false returns to (; troller Lacey, between May 13, 1889, ang May 17, 1890. Pavers in Philadelphia, New York Bal. timore, Boston and other cifies are on a strike. As the union includes all pavers, rammers, chippers and handlers in the United States and Canada, it can stop al} paving work in progress in the cities of these two countries. The strike is in sympathy with the quarrymen’s strike in the New England quarries. Heavy floods throughout the ent West have injured the crop prospect The wife of President Carnot may accept the presidency of the French Women’s World's Fair commission. The two factions in the Democratic party of Louisiana have arrived at an understanding by which th and send one delegation to Chicag« Ex-chief Buslinghead, of the Ch Indians, died at Atlanta Ga., while atttendance on the Baptist convent which denomination he was a mini The French Church of St. Jean Bap. tiste, in New York, was visited on Sun day by thousands of the lame and de formed, who kissed a holy relic, a frag ment said to have been taken from t wrist of St. Ann, the mother of St. Ma A new feat in mind-reading was p. formed by A. W. Scott, of Tompkins. ville, Ky. He was blindfolded and pur to work ata compositor’s case to set type, which he did with accuracy and y though utterly ignorant of the k of the boxes containing the various let- vers. Mrs. Harrison is slowly regaining health, and will go to Fortress Mc and Virginia Beach for recupera The Democratic conventions of Wis consin and Michigan instructed their a tions to support Cleveland. ishermen on the coast of New and and their families are starving. Some of them have already perished from starvation. The Republicans of Connecticut Maryland, in convention assembled, structed their delegates to favor Presi dent Harrison’s renomination. In a battle between a band of horse thieves and a sheriff's posse, at Still- waters ofS vOe Un iibeabenS eto killed and an outlaw seriously injured. The existence of a formidable Anarchist conspiracy has been discovered in Br sels, a number of arrests resulting. De tives are employed in factorie: we imen, and have thus obtained much valuable information. An attempt to blow upa residence at Mons was frus- trated, and the Anarchist newspaper there was seized. In the Methodist Episcopal Confe at Omaha, Bishop Foster read the quad rennial report, showing the work of church to be in a satisfactory cond The membership has largely incre More than 50,000 assignments of mi ters have been made with but little satisfaction. High education in the min istry and prohibition are declared to be imperatively needed. Wyoming has elected a woman delegate to the Republican National Conve The Interstate Commerce Commission says it has no jurisdiction in regard te the Reading deal. Suit has been brought in New York by the Government to prevent the sal number of refineries to the American Sugar Refining Company. Alden Fales, a fifteen-year-old boy of slight build, was arrested in Newark for the murder and robbery of Thomas Hay den, in the hallway of Potter’s straw hat dleachery, on Saturday morning. He has confessed and told the details of the affair. Excited Over a War Vessel. The trip of the United States cruiser Concord up the Mississippi River ha: caused a sensation. It has been nearls thirty years since a way vessel has beer seen north of New Orleans, and nothing like the Concord has ever been as fat north as Vicksburg, At every town city the banks have been lined with peo ple anxious for a sight of a real man-of: war. The negroes have been especially excited and various reports have been circulated by them. The one most widely spread was that Uncle Sam had sent the boat to convey all the colored people to Oklahoma. Train Outrages in England. Another victim of the antiquated cailway compartment system of Eng- tish railroads has appeared. Some men near Leeds found a womav ‘ying near the railway. Her clothing was d ‘anged and she was terribly in- jured. She was just able to state that she had been assaulted in the compart ment of a railway carriage, and that after her assailant had outraged her he nad thrown herout headlong. The train was running at full speed. The woman was Amy Faulkner, a milliner. The Police have discovered no trace of her assailant, Robbed the Vanderbilts. A number of arrests of railroad em- ployes charged with defrauding the West Shore Railroad, have taken place at Newburgh, N.Y. Tickets were dis posed of to scalpers, and many promi- nent citizens bought them. There i# much excitement over the matter.