The Washington Bee Newspaper, April 24, 1897, Page 4

i i‘ an ee i i Pua: tee | " i Ee ‘lt ay ¢ an 8 He it iy. Ried 0 Ra Ah regener at Ht Bed ieee ag # its i ie er Patt Published every SATURDAY _at 1109 1 Street Northwest, Wasuincton, D. C. ia nee ceiageesines anno Ente ei at cn= » etOrfice at Washington watter.t the Pension office. W. CALVIN CHASE, EviTor. ee ees 2 TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. North Carolina is hopelessly a _\democratic state und if President McKinley appointed every dem- ocrat, populist, ete., the state would remain democratic. Qne copy per year. - Six months. Three mouths. . City subscribers,monthly. — t# SPECIAL NOTICE. #A The Senate will undoubted]: confirm Mes-rs. Ross and Wight. Both gentlemen arc satisfactory to the people. There are regular Authorized Col- lectors in the employ of THE BEE Printing Co., and when they call to see delinguent subscribers they are re- guested to pay them, and not give the excuse that “‘they will see the Editor.” The Editor has no time to see the sub- seribers, and it is hoped that his friends and the patrons of THE BEE will pay the Collector when he calls. ROU BAY. Tue Finest Excursion Resort IN THE UNITED States: THE Pa- VILION 200 FEET ABOVE THE SEA Tue B.anpDA., anp B, anv O. GIVE THE COLORED CITIZENS A NEW AND BEAUTIFUL PLACE. Editor E. E. Cooper ofthe Colored American, Major C. A Fleetwood, Messrs. James O. Holmes, Robert H —_—_—_—_—_—_—_—_—_<__——~—~—rm>>>Y™_ || Key, and Editor W. Calvin Ci.ase, of cNOW ‘i Tue Bes left the city on the 10 o'clock ee train, over the B. and O. on last Mon- ——s day morning and arrived in Baltimore {From The Washington Post ] in 45 minutes. In Baltimore the gentle- The Post will be very frank with the|men met Capt. I. D. Oliver, who es- esteemed Washington Bee and admit|corted them to the Young Men’s that the reason the whiteman doesn’t] Republican Club of Baltimore concede more of the offices to his col- | and then to the Coral Club on Druid ored brother is simply because he] Hill ave. where several Washingtonian wants them for himself. The Bee has | were prominent among whom was the probably heard how the Indian fared | genial Harry Williams of this city atthe white man’s distribution of the | who was visiting the city with his sis- turkey and buzzard. The white man | ters, who were stopping inan aristro- continues to do business in the same | cratic portion of the city. The com- old manner. pany about 12:30 left accompanied by the genial Capt. Oliver, Messrs. Sam- uel L. Young, W. S. Dixson, and Al- fred Hines of Baltimore. We all boarded the 1 o'clock B. and A. short line railroad. General \ian- ager, C. A. Coombs, in company and arrived } Rocnp Bay, a most lovely summer resort and ex- cursion grounds. This place is situated in Anne Rundel county, Mary the Severn River, which empties into the Chesapeake Bay. It is salt w This place is famous for crabing fi and the well built bath houses greatly to the comfort and plea: Our very genial who penned the above excerpt and who is well known to the editor of| isfied that the re- ce ig not an asset in of the white man, so far as the ro is concerned, but our contemporary honestly admits all offices under the govern- ment and money are the personal contemporary this paper corder’s the estimatior € of assets of the white man aad his 2 excursionists. There is everything real assets are the government! convenient on the grounds. There is buildings i government lands. |@ !arge hotel with a dining room So 4 rr feet long and 37 feet wide This hotel is comes in by suference | turned over to the committee who may The negr have charge of the excursion. Alithe y- We thought the ras : ouly 6 at was the privileges belong to those who give opinion of white citizens, but|the excursion without any extra — } » “4 nds, there are Lid yt believe that they ] _| Charge. On the grounds, there are aid 1 velieve that they would ad flying horses, swings, b: ball mit it. We admire honesty and] grounds, stage, dancing pavilion 200 feet above the river Round Bay is beyond all doubt the finest resort that has ever been given to the colored citizens. It 1s more than likely that the first excursion will be given about May 30. The place is just 20 miles from Balti- more or 60 miles from Washington. It will take about one and half hours to get there. The round trip will be excursions are given. OUR DINNER Manager Coombs had an excellent dinner prepared for his guests w did bravery even if We beg leave to inform the Post however, that the table will turn one of these days after its - passage through the clouds into the great nknown, where there will be noj it is agsinst us. ssets person or real } assets person or real. when es A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION ™ ‘ not fail todo j ce to it. Editor There was a large meeting of the | Cooper, was very fond of the roast beet National Protective Association | that Manager Coombs had p red and what he did to it was surpri: His excuse w:s that the effect the salt water had increased his ap- petite. Too much credit cannot be given Manager Coombs of the B. and A. and District Passeng B. Hege of the B. and O. Round Bay will be enoug ize f Washingto: t Marylar eeting to ord and ann citizens of Washington that } a na d announced | thinks well of her citizens irrespective the number of officers to repre-| of color a ; Address M . Vice presi- ity and Ge ) dents representing every state in} ger C. A. Coombs, Fayette and Paul, > po 7. reets, Baltimore, Md. the Union, were appointed. The oc = ee vice president for the District of Columbia, is Col. P. H. Carson, : G “in 3 * by local applications, as they cannot who was called to the chair and reach the diseased portion of the ear. madea forcible speech. He said | There is only one way to cure Deafness " : - and that is by constitutional remedies. among other things, that it was held on last Wednesday night at of the Vermont Ave. Baptist church for the , urpose of installing the of- ficers of the association. Mr. J. W. Cromwell, called the B. Hege, seut the association. DEAFNESSS CANNOT BE CURED Deafness is caused by an inflamed con- highly important for the colored | dition of the mucous linirg of the Eu- : stachian Tube. When this tube gets people to organize. He did not} ingamed you have a rumbling sound believe in pretended leadership. | or imperfect hearing, and when ee ‘ entirely closed Deafness is the result, He cited a case where a colored | and unless the inflammation can be man had s te woman appointed, taken out and this tube restored to its nm Puhiie = a normal condition, hearing will be de- when Public Printer Benedict had | stroyed forever; nine cases out of ten offered the place toa colored wo-| are caused by catarrh, which is noth- 7 7 . |ing but an inflamed condition of the man. Col. Carson said, that this | mucous surfaces. leader was not present, but as soon We will give One Hundred Dollars h t hi la are for any case of Deafness (caused by as he met him he would expose him | catarrh) that cannot be cured by Hall’s " | Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free. to the people. F. J. CHENEY & Co, Ex-Congreseman Murray was in- Toledo, O. troduced and made a most eloquent speech on the importance of a na- t#"Sold by Druggis' A very handsome silver communion to the last ng, tional organization among the cole] set of nine pieces was presen ] Vermont Averue Baptist c Sunday n Easter ored people the Post is brave enough to make | Mir spee M Our Dail; an open confession emed contemporary ladies s, made the a very credi rtothe ‘‘He has advocated the im- zation The Bee portance of a natic for some time ial song service at the terian ch Su afternoon was very interesting. cellent music was rendered, vocal and instumental. Street Pre las organ Dr. Hunter of Kentucky has “ 3 Hundreds turned out to witness the withdarwn, but the opinion, of | excellent song service at the Metro- friends is he will come out ahead. | Polital A. M church last Sunday night. Never before was the singing so beautiful. Prof. Layton, the musi- cal director deserves much credit. The appointment of State Sena- tor Green of Ohio will no doubt Boe Much credit is due Mr. James H. meet the anproval of every negro| Walker, of the roth Street Baptist = . ; | church, for the excellent music at the in Ohio Mr. Green an a (geutle above named church Easter Sun- man of ability and possesses an]day night Miss Tibbs sang well as ® . did Mrs. Thornton and all others con- = knowledge of public af. meted? ‘airs. Commissioner Evans of the Pen- | _} sion Office will take care of the old \ soldiers who were dismissed from jnot only succeeded in purchasing a THE OHIO’S GREATEST NEGRO [Continued from ist page.] At the end of seven years, he had home for his mother, where she spent | \the remainder of her life, free from | | want; but he had also, by studying | during the spare hours allotted to him, | succeeded, without a teacher, in pre- | paring himself in English, Latin, and | Mathematics. to enter the Cleveland Central High School, whence he was | graduated, at the head of his class, (all | |white except himself), in less than three years; having gained one year and one month, by hard study; al- though he worked in dining-rooms for his board and lodging during the whole time, and was excused at ten minutes before the rest of his class, teach noon, in order that he might reach the hotel in time to take his place to wait on the dinner table. Having graduated, he immediately entered upon the study of law, in the office of the late Judge Jesse P. Bishop, of Cleveland. Afterwards, upon the invitation of the late General John Crowell, he entered the Ohio Law Col- lege, from which he was graduated, in ' the Summer of 1870. Before, Mr. Green finished his law course, he married Miss Annie L. Walker, anative of Greensboro, N.C., and though entirely without money, save a few dollars (less than ten), yet, WASHINGTON BEE. ic Goods to be the lowe. they have always lived happily to- gether, and asthe years go by, the love they bear, each forthe other, becomes intensified and sacred. Six children,—five boys and one girl, of whom two boys are dead, have been the result of this union: of these, Wm, R. is a lawyer ; Theodore B. is study- ing law, Jesse B. is a pupil at the Cen- tral High School, while Clara Annie is at school. In 1870, Mr. Green Carvulina, where he was admitted to practice law. He was elected to the State Convention which elected de visited South gates tothe Philadelphia National Re-| publican Convention; and, on motion of Hon. Robert Smalls, he was invited toand did address the convention, consisting of the leading public men of that State. He wasalsothen and there !elected an alternate delegate to the aforesaid National Convention. Returning to Cleveland, in the Fall of 1872, Mr. Green, resumed the prac- tice of law, until the following Spring, hen he was, by popular vote, elected ce of the Peace for the city of eland. He held this position for © consecutive years, beginning and of more than twelve thous- and cases In the Fall of 18S2, he was elected to the lower house of the Ohio General Assembly ; having ved two years, he was renominated, by acclamation ; but, went down in ‘he general defeat of his party. In 1890, he was again nominated to the lower house, by the Popular ’ plan; of thirteen candidates for or, of whom eleven were white and one of the latter an ex- ker of the Ohio House of Repre- men, sp senta , Mr Green was the highest 754 s; he was elected, of course, and served his second term. In Mr. Green was elected by a ajority to the Senate of Ohio, resenting in that august body the Senatorial District, which includes beautiful and wealthy ci y of Cleve- i of his term een, whose vice at the S, Was ina very pre ‘on, retired from polit ; and made an exter pe. g, he stood. i a candida hoga Ceunty, Ohio h twenty-six, all white 13 in the h worked Presi- , for twe . actively he has save as when ou consecutive that legislator, which paid him $600 per a salar office, year. Mr. Green w: to the St. Louis | Mr. Green will be the next recorder of deeds for the District of (‘olumbia. an alternate at large National Convention. Ex-State Senator John P. Green of Ohio, arrived in the city Thursday and paid The Bre office a He is the guest of Ex-Senator B. K. Bruce, R street n. w. Some of the most distinguished men of the nation have called to see him. He will Isave the city today for his home. 2010 FOR RENT:—To gentlemen only; nice furnished or unfurnished room with bath. Terms reasonable. 205 O street n. w. P. B.—You should not make a speech especially in a public audience, except you know what you intend t g about. The peop to-day are very criticising and I i se you here- after to put your thoughts in wri and always read from your paper you become more versed in the line of public speakin: You are a sedate girl and y< good, but a large crowd s cite you. Take my advice and choice literature. read There is som girl who will marry sion, or ow is good h folly ne profes- sold and good re fsunda- da divorce suit is u » follow. Itis well to marry or good disposition and rea] personal value and not for ones worth Mr. L. H. Harris, cc 3d and F streets southwest, is the best drug store in South Washington. If you want pure drugs call on him. Lynch and Terrell, two of the best known attorneys in this city, are men the people should patronize. This is a reliable firm. The old reliable Frank Hume, at 454 Penn. avenue, n. w., isthe place to go for your groceries. Frank Hume's: name is ahousehold word to house- keepers. ng} Whether you 38 inch silk in all the fashiona for, 42-inch silk and Novelty Imported big variety of the same as others ar yard, Blaek will be one this season. prise all the new f as the staple plain Our 36-inch all-wool Serges, worth 37! Goods, imported t« 46-inch Novelt ported to sell for WE ARE « ” SUR EUR ERO gO ggg ggg gg a J. L. HENDRIX - Manager. Capital Furniture Company, 1238 Seventh Street, H.W. WASHINGTON, D.C. DEALERS IN STOVES. MATTRESSES. Refrigerators, VCOAL GIL and GASOLINE STOVES: SPECIAL PRICES ROOM SUITS ON BED- Goods Sold on small Weekly <7 Monthly Payments REST-ACRADY, 1100 20th St. © Pr fF). X WASHINGTON, D. C. 6 mos M. C, CANNON, D ALER IN FINE WINES AND LIQUORS, CIGARS AND TOBACCO, 3400 M STREET. N. W. - OPENING SALE EW GOODS The readers of THE BE superb stock of nex ing that ts 1 iT i ve Dress Goods. ew Silk 30-inch all-wool Spring Suitings in| 22-inch Surah b checks, mixtures &c., worth 37%c.a pink, nile, lav yard, blue, cream, canary Our Pr: 25 ¢ Th were ne signs—the same quali Our Price, Our Pric 46-inch Imported N imported to sell for $1 a Our Price,79¢. “THE WOMAN IN BLACK” he most smartly dressed Our Pr Our Pric ZLSO OFFERING Men's Furnishings, Lacies’ dy-Made Sheets and Pillow Cases, Underwear, White Goeds, Umbrell a ee al OF —A'j — SPRING AN. new and fa in both Fore , and at Prices guara are here in great st for Merchandise of reliable quality come to buy or only to look you'll be equally z any house for less t Our Pr F 24-inch Figured in new designs; in ] $1.00 a yard, s Goods, ble s and de- y others ask 49¢- and all-wool wool Dress Goods, ina ilk Black Sati newest effects—the e selling for 68c. a 496 NEW T FFETA Sil FIG _<.. {URED AND CHANGI 2. EF- ee | FECTS, at 59c., 69 98c.a — yard. ; Goods 2000S. Our entire stock of Domestic Dress Ginghams yard, reduced t fiat hav n ne blacks peer] , as well Ss ate » sell for is the prev Our Pr ATTRAC TIVE B iRG id Paras las ols, Table Linens, N«pkin 4 < 4 ¢ ¢ ‘ ‘ ‘ é é 4 4 é é é ¢ < é ‘ ¢ 4 ¢ é é é é ‘ é é 4 4 4 é é 4 é é ‘ é < 4 4 4 4 ‘ é 4 4 ‘ ‘ ‘ < é é é ‘ < é < é 4 4 4 713 MARKET SPACE. q 4 q q a WA SAMO DEALER IN Staple and .. —— Faney Groceries Fresh. Salt and Smoked Meats. | Fresh Butter, Eggs and Coupon Produce i Choice Fruits and Table Luxuries. Tobacco, Cigars and Confectionery. 6 ys r $ | | There will be a lecture for women T ~— | and girls only by Mrs. CB. Colby, | find first-class Editor of Women’s Tribune on “Dress! Holmes’ Hotel. the | reform versus ill health,” at Lincoln! 4 meri a | Memorial Church, Friday, April 30, | H,¢ ’ , 1897 | Proceeds benefit of Sojourner | Truth Ho | Mr. Cyrus F. Adams, of the Chicago | Appeal Chicago, lL, arrived in this P | city last Thursday. He is strongly in- | ! dorsed for the Bolivian Mission. The P| ucted by t B. Meridith nue, n.w. T oughly remodeled