The Washington Bee Newspaper, December 25, 1897, Page 4

4 4 Fubtsnea every ~ATURDAY at TIO9 1 Stree Nor) est, WASHINGTON, Ente ai te = ether -~» ng’ ec we the \ ALVIN CHASE, EvIToR ee «48 OF SUBSCRIPTION, O- copy per year Be a4 we Six months. ...--- 4 Tire ouths ...- - 5 Ci -uhseribers. monthly... te SPECIAL NOTICE. A There are regular Authorized Col- lectors in the employ of THE BEE Printing Co.. and when they call to see delinguent subscribers they hd Le guested to pay them, and not give the excuse that “they will see the Editor.” | The Editor has no time to see the sub-| scribers, and it is hoped that his friends and the patrons of THE BEL will pay the Collector when he calls, eee THE CIVIL SERVICE From the present indications it seems that quite a number of mem- ders in both branches of Congress) are very much inclined toward the civil service. Would it not be & fair thing to apply this sham to candidates for the Senate and House of Representatives? We se: no reuson why it should not apply) to candidates for the Presidency | and other high official positions. | Why should not cabinet officers be | tions. compelled to do examples in square root, to enable the people to judge | whether they are competert to manage a bureau office? should not judges of courts be com- pelled to take an examination in navigation to see if they are com petent to expound the lawin a civil as well as criminal cases? Before a manor woman can be appointed to a laborer’s pos:tion in the Govern- ment Printing Office he or she must be able to write grammattically; do, multiplication of fractions, and other things to enable the commis- siun to judge whether he or she is competent totieup a bundle of paper, or to feeda press. This sham should be repealed and at once. CRIME IN THE DISTRICT. There seems to be no end to the perpetration of crime in this city. inaeed, there is not acity in the United States where there is as much crime commit:ed as there is in the District of Columbia. The severity of the law dosen’t seem to deter wrong doers, and what should be done is a question that should be considered by the authorities. Tue Bex is of the opinion that the substitution of the electric chair in the place of the old time system of hanging would have wonderful effect. The fault is not in our police force, because we have one of the best ystems in the country, with but a few exceptions. The great tranble is that we have not enough policemen. Major Moore has recommended time and agsin an increase in the force, but Congress and others in authority don’t seem to pus: his demand with the vim that is necessary to obtain this Instead of these temperence advocates advo- cating the abolition of the saloons increase. they should turn their attention to/ Congress and ask for an increase in the police department. One half of the crime is not due to whisky as these peopie would have Congress to believe. A man who deliberately commits a crime when he is drunk will do it while he 1s sober. There isa great deal more crime committed by sober people than there is by those who drink whisky. Some men have no idea what it costs to run a newspaper. The man who continually wants a free puff is mighty cheeky. Some peo- ple have an idea that it is easy} matter to print a newspaper. Tae Bet is in favor of appoint- | ing all female supervising princi- pals. It is believed that it would be to the best interest of the schools Tse Ber makes this suggestion for the consideration of the Board of Trustees, a A «NN, WHAT WE NEED. Tue Ber has the most implicit confidence in the wisdom of Presi- dent McKinley and believe that it is the desire of the President to sat- isfy, as far as possible and consistent with public policy, the great color- ed population in this city and those who through misfortune, are brought before the Police (Court of this city. It 1s to the interest of the col.red people in this city to have achange in the judgeship of the: Police Court. We believe that the removal of Judge Kimball will bet- ter the condition of -our people. It is this class of people who mostly |frequent this court and it is no more than right that they should |have a man, who are to try them, | possessing good judgmennd | sympathy. A POPULAR MAN. The Sixth Auditor of the Treas- ury Department is a gentleman who has made many promotions of young colored men on their merits. Ihe question of color never enters his mind where a man is deserving and entitled to a promotion. He is one of the must popular men who has ever been in that office. Gen, George H. Harries very seldom gets worried ove? resigna- We published last week a large number of newspaper indorsements Why | of the appointment of Hon. B. K. Bruce as Register of the Treasury. From the thousands that have ap- peared since that time, our space will only permit us to present a very few. No appointment mde by the President has elicted such universal approbation, and given such complete satisfaction to the country at large as this one has done. It is, indeed, a national ap- pointment. { An excerpt from the Paris Daily Beacon of Illinois was through error credited to Ohio, in our last issue. Some time ago THE Bee con- | tained a communication from Mr. |W. E Bruce, relative to a sermon | preached by Rev. Gibbons, of Mt. Carmel Church. Rev. Gibbons, ‘from what THE BrE has learned, | was justified in saying what he did on the occasion the sermon was de- ‘livered. Rev. Gibbons is a plain, /conscientious man, who strikes di- rectly from the shoulder. THE Bey makes this statement in justifica- tio. of Rev Gibbons. Theappointment of Capt. Arthur Brooks Major of the First Separate Battalion meets with popular ap- proval. Arrrangements are being made by some of the leading citizens to celebrate January Ist, instead of of April 16th, as National Emanci- pation day President McKinley has the sympathy of THE Bee in this, the | 4 ‘hour of his bereavement. The President declined to act. Congress will be compelled to do |something with the obnoxious civil | service law. | Perhaps the District Commis. ‘sioners will havea chance to ap- point a few colored applicants| | before their time expire. | Itisa bad thing to place small ‘men in office, and especially meu | who have no official experience. Perhaps, if the District Commis- | sioners would look around them | they would be convinced that a new lieutenant would be acceptable in | the place of Lieut. Kelley. | | | The present Excise Board ought | to be abolished. While President McKinley may |be doing his duty in adhering to} | the civil service law, he is certainly | |defeating his renomination. If} | the law is vot repealed by this Con-| |gress you may look for a Demo- |erstic Congress. | nesday afternoon, and Mr. Collins, the THE WASHINGTON BEE. Aw OPEN LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT, To THE PRESIDENT: Dear Sir:—You are about to appoint a new judge of the Police Court. You will find, Mr Presi- dent, fully 80,000 colored people in his city more than grateful if you will uppoiut a man who is friendly to them. { do not mean a man who will condole cr m+. but a man who has heart enough to be merciful, and sense enough to dis tinguish between the law and the facts in any case that may come before him. I want you to know, Mr. President, that it is my peo- people who have to suffer un ac- count of the ignorance of the man who doesn’t know the law. I know there are thousands of your fellow citizens in this city who are more than grateful to you, and are in- clined to believe that it is your de- sire to see that they are fairly treat- ed. Now, Mr. President. there is aclass of Christian (?) hypocrites in this city who wear the cloak of Christianity to hide their villiany. You must not be fooled by them. They would have you believe that a religious and temperance man ought to be appointed judge of the Police Court. Oh! Mr. President, you have no idea how much rascal- ity is done by these fake Christians; you have no idea what imposters they are. A man who drinks whisky is distasteful in theireye, but when one is brought before the Police Court for stealing, some one of these reformed hypocrites will appeal to the judge to. give the thief one more chance, You have no idea, Mr. President, how ‘some judges will wink at offenses that seem to touch some people. I know, Mr. Presiden, you will not impose such an inflic- tion on the people. I know you will appoint a judge of the Police Court who has the interest of the people at heart, and not one who is forever looking for a conviction, no matter how innocent a person may be. Take into consideration, Mr. President, what I have said and appoint a man who has sense enough to impartially judge both sides of all cases. Believe me to be yours truly, THe Epitor. MYERS AND TYLER. Messrs. George A. Myers and Ralph Tyler are :two of the bright- est and brainest young men in the country. The campaign the Afro-Americans of Ohio at the recent election was planned by these men months before it actually opened and carried forward with vim and intelligence to a glorious con- summation. The magnificient work done by these menin 1897 will be repeated on a much larger scale in 1900. They are in national politics to stay and don’: you forget it. SHE WAS EXCUSED. FOR TAKING WHAT DIDN’T BELONG To HER. Mary Frances Jackson a young white woman hailing from Westmoreland county, Va., was detected in the act of helping herself to some Christmas | goods in the Palais Royal store Wed- head floor walker, caused her arrest | by Detectives Parham, Gallaher and} a among | ) Boardman. The young woman had been noticed in the store going from| counter to counter without making a| purchase. The floor walker watched} her, and saw her pick up some articles | and secrete them about her clothing. | Miss Pennifill, the matron at the police station, found on her a number of hand- | kerchiefs and several fancy ornaments, as well as some calendars and relig- ious publications made especially for | the holiday trade. | This morning when the case was! Attorney Mullowny it deyeloped that} the young women had been sick. Luce, who had attended her, certified to her condition. He said the woman had suffered an attack of the grip and ) had been unconscious for atime It} was his opinion that her illness was such that she was not responsible for her conduct yesterday. The manager | | of the Palais Royal did not care to | press the charge in consideration of the representations made, and the case was abandoned. Restitution was made by Miss Jackson’s friends, One of the greatest house furnishing | houses in the city; a place where! youcan getanything youwant. Do you know George & Co.? If not cail and.see them. Inspect theirstore and if they don’t satisfy you noother place in the city can, 908 7th st., n. w. | BRUCE, THE NATIONS CHOICE [CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK.] [From the Tacoma, (Wash.,) Ledger.] K. Bruce has been appoint- as old position as Register of the Treasury. He is capable and honest, and has given evidence of it by his former record, and his appoint- ment is a fitting recognition to the great mass of colored voters who have always remained faithful to the Re- publican party- [From the Savanna, (Ga.,) Tribune.] Hon. B. K. Bruce assumed charge of the office of Register of the Treas-| nry on Monday. He found on his desk Hon. Blanche K. Bruce, Register of the U. S. Treasury, | Dear Sir and Friend:— It affords me unalloyed pleasure to congratulate you upon the action of the administration in honoring you and the race through you by appoint- ment to the responsible office of Reg- ister of the Treasury, we of Mississippi feel especially honored, because one who has beenso closely indentified with us, to fil’ an appointment of such national import. | Yours very truly, | Isiah T. Montgomery. Ex-member Miss. State Constitu- tional Convention. Guthrie, O T., Dec, 15th 1897. Hon. B. K. B uce, a most elegant floral testimonial pre-| Washingtrn, D.C, sented by the employes of the office The new Register has received the congratulations of host of friends during the week Telegrams have been received from every State in the Union, felicitating the appointment of Mr. Bruce who was the only colored man considered whose selection by the President would give general satis- faction to the colored Americans. [From the Tuskegee, (Ala.,) Student.] The President has appointed Hon. B. K. Bruce to the place formerly held by him under the Garfield-Arthur_ad- ministrations—the Registership of the Treasury. Mr. Bruce will give entire satisfaction in the discharge of the duties of this exalted place. He will bring to the office a native dignity and an ability of the most prononced kind. From Pioneer Press, Martinsburg, W. Va. The Pioneer Press congratulates Mr. Bruce, because his record has always been kept clean Mr. B. K. Bruce has been friendly to ye editor and his paper—taking and praising the latter and on one nccasion honored the former. ce were once appointed to a_ position, It was through Mr Bruce we} Accept congratulations from the far; west especially from an admirer of} yours. I express fully the sentiments | Uklahoma when I say that we con- gratulate the President in such recug- nition of the race in selecting to fill so worthy anc eminent position, of which you are recipient, Respectfully, N.J C. Johnson. Deputy clerk, Logan County. Washington, D. C., Dec. 4, ’97. Hon. B. K. Bruce, Register U. S., Treasury. My Dear Sir:—If I judge from ths kind and complimentary expressiore of citizens and officials I must conclude that the President has chosen wisely in his selection of Register, and made a popular appointment as well. But, in addition to what common rumor says, I know for myself you are “the right man in the right place.”” I congratulate you most heartily. and wish you all possible success in the administration of your important and responsible trust. Sincerely your friend, J. T. Petty. Washington, D. C., Dec. 3, ’97. Hon. B K. Bruce. DEAR Sir:—It is with much pleasure that Isee the announcement of your and in spite of a combined effort of| reappointment as Register of the U. prejudice’! whites, he stood firmly by} s” Treasury. us. If he has done much in the way| of talking or writing legislatively, his example in making friends can be emulated to an advantage. George} Washington could not speak, but he} could and did, what others failed to do, and so has Mr. Bruce. Let our people bear this in mind, and practice it—the only credentials, passport to} success. Open castle and parlor; ad-| dress! man, address! [From the Little Rock, (Ark.,) Guide.] The nomination of Hon. Blanche K. Bruce, by President McKinley, to the office of Register of the Treasury, is one of the surest hits of the recogni- tion of worth and ability yet made by President Li aU from the colored contingent. Blanche K. Bruce is the recognized national leader of the ne- A just recognition of your ability and endorsement of servi- ces heretofre rendered. I am sure your selection will give general satis- faction, and permit me to extend my humble congratulations and wish you continued health and happiness. Yours truly, J. Y. Potts. THE GREAT CHARITY BALL. FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUGLASS HOSPITAL—FINE DISPLAY OF TOI- LET—DISTINGUISHED G PRESENT. Speclal to The Bee. The first Charity Ball given under the auspices of colored people was held at the Academy of Music last Thursday evening in Philadelphia, | | } | EST groes of the United States. He is a scholar, a statesman and a natural} born leader of men. His selection was hailed with joy and delight by the negroes throughout the country. } considerable meri [From the St. Paul, Minn., and Chicage Appeal. President McKinley did the proper thing last week in appointing B. kK. Bruce to his old position as gister of the Treasury. We think this is the best appo'ntment he has made and he gave it to the man, of all others, who should have received it. We believe that it is as proper to continue to hon or Afro-Americans as white men. No one objects to honoring Sherman or Reed, no one thought it anything but ight that Conklin or Blaine should be ys to the fore front. President inley was thought worthy to be repeatedly elected Governor of Ohio and then made President of the Unit- t ed States. Nothing was too good for him. We should feel just the same way about our representatative men Let them be recognized first and then the small fry afterward. Let them die in the harness, honored and respected by all if worthy—and Bruce has prov ed himself worthy. After Douglas Langston, Bruce, Lynch, Hill, Cune Pinchbach and men of their ilk have passed away will be time enough for younger men to rise and try to fill their shoes. There seems to always be a desire among us to pull down rath r than to push up our men who get toward the top. As we said before both McKinley and Bruce are to be congratulae > Career ee ei ee (From the Philadelphia, (Pa.,) American.] Next to the late Fred. Douglass Blanche K. Bruce, the recently ap- pointed Register of the United States Treasury is the best-known colored man inthe country. He has always taken an active interest in educational matters, and at the time of his ap-| pointment he was a member of the Board of School Trustees of the Dis- trict of Columbia. He is a light mullatto. He and his fami'y move in the best colored circle of society. From the Brotherhood, Natchez, Miss. HON. B. K. BRUCE. We doff our hat to our former citizen and statesman for the distinguished the Treastry. We had the pleasure called to the attention of Proscuting | once of boosting thatthe name of B.K.| Mrs. Julia Bruce was the only negro that was It offended some of our friends who would be classed as leaders—yet what we said then is true now. Mr. Bruce has been named for one of the most prominent offices within the gift of the President while some of his chief op- ponents cheerfully accepts anything they find lying around the counter—| The Brotherhood congratulates Hon. B. K. Bruce and the race upon his ap- pointment. From the Vidette Post, Gibson, Miss. a The appointment of Hon. B. K. Broce as Register of the Treaury, was the most grateful act of the present administration, and one, too, that will ' receive the hearty sppoval of every e decent republican in t country. congratulate Mr. Bruce. yo We | School, of 1512 Lombard street. Pa., in aid of the Frederick Douglass Memorial Hospital and Training The ball was socially and financially a suc- cess. The gowns worn were, in many case, handsome, and t i ment preceding the upper galleries cers, yet the colored poet poems, and and its hospital by Rev J P. Sampson. Three leaux were shown by nurses and hysicians of the hospital, and the first of these living pictures showed twelve white robed girls holding aloft tab- lets on which were painted signs of the zodiac. The other two pictures showed a hospital operating room. Some twenty pupils under Mrs. F. J. R. Jones were seen in fancy dancing and then the ball-began with the march, led by Dr. N. F. Mossell and Miss Mary Sprague, a grand-daughter of Frederick Douglass, Captain A. F Stevens, Jr , of the Gray Invincibles, and Miss Susie Cowdrey opened the dancing when Waldtenei’s “Dolores” waltz was played. Captain Stevens was master of cere- monies, the chief floor manager was Mr. Charles H. Brooks. His assis tants were Professor J. F. |ton, Professor (harles Taylor. Mr. 'Henry S. Martin, Professor jy Smith, Captain George Anderson, Mr. Ctift n Mosley, Mr. Augustus Capps, Mr John F. Carter, and Mr. George L Williams, of this city; Professor Joseph R_ Benn, of New York; Profes- sor Dennis B. Sharper, of Wilmington, \Del.; Mr. L Ellsworth Tooney, of Baltimore; and Major C A. Fleet- | wood, of Washington, D. C. | The patronesses were Mrs. N. F. | Mossell, Mrs. P. A. Dutrieuille, Mrs. | Barton curry, Mrs. Ruth Brinkley, Mrs. Maria A Johnson, Mrs. Clara | Augustine, Mrs. Laura Johnson, Mrs. | Indiana Baugh, Mrs. Laura St. Clair | Miss Susie Cowdery, Miss Tillie Bap- ttiste_ and Miss Maud Harding; Mrs. | William C. Brown, Mrs. John G. Glad- |man, Miss Esther A. Spence and Miss Bessie H. Spence, of West Chester: s Washing- i a esl A il RE Eee —————_————m— | honor of being appointed Register of | Miss Emma K. White and Mrs. Kate Nugent, of Chester; Mrs. B. J. Carney, Songow, Mrs. Charles H. Brooks, Mrs. George Chnton, Mrs. Dr.| welcome inthe pockets of all races.' Elizabeth B Headley, Mrs. Della V. Johnson, Miss Minnie Johnson, Mrs J B. Taylor, Mrs. C. H. Sandidge, Mrs. Henretta Capps, Miss Rosie Ford, Miss Maggie Smithers, Miss Mamie Ross, Miss Hattie Taylor, Mrs. E. H. Olds, Miss Rachel Nichols, Miss Maria | Davis. _ The committee of arrangement con- sisted of N. F. - ossell, M. D., chair- |man; Wm. A. Jackson, D. D.S.; Mr. \P. A. Dutrieuille, Mr. A. F. Stevens, Sr., Miss Alma G. Summerville and H. M. Milton, Ph. G. Secretary. Among those present wer2 Mr. A. A. Mossell, Mr. and “rs. Frank Bell, Mr. and Mrs George Brown, Mr. and ‘Mrs. Flint, Mrs. Frank Curtis, Mr | Lemuel Cowdery, Mr. and Mrs. How- -ard Gould, Mrs. Mossell and daugh- «ters, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Johnson, Mr. M.G, Lehman, Mr. H. Klewson, Super- Washington, D. C. iM position that commensurate merits. intendent of Police ; t . and Mrs. William ¢,/° Lin Miss Emma Nef Nickens, Mr. aad Mr. and Mrs. G and Mrs. S.J. Mf. Lee, Miss Ray p.,, Evans, Mr and Mrs Mis: na Brown, \f o Govern. Mr. and \ ams, Miss Annic and Mrs. Charles | | ter, Mr. J. C. Ast THE BEE Wot If Editor Mit p If $400 more itor Cooper's s. __ If being on the dy; n job for an editor a If the civil ser, repealed. ‘i the {f there is not for the ungrateful. 1 How many nominations the Senate after the ane, If Judge Kimball will p<, Will the republi W. Murray? When the colo a decent industr Will any more uns be turned into the Will there be small men being a Will Dr. Purvis off his mouth. WHAT THE BE There is a big fight for the 5 Court Judgeship. a Some one at the Po! ters will get it in the C. Maurice Smith trict attorneyship. Col. M. M. Parke: t States marshal if he w A new trustee will a few days We need a new judy Court. President aware of that McKinley Some colored lawyers have ths % head sure. b D. B. McCary of the Bank, is a business man THE BEE WOULD LIKE 1 Honest men appointed t _The republican party civil service sham. ; Bishop H. W. Arnett, the next House of Representatives Robert H. Terrell elev e Stange-Da m system of music go to A new minister t the head of The Board o appropriati Somett buildi Repubtic DOES YOUR ROOF LEAK? If so drop a The Elastic Water And we w your roof painting, st roof is too WATERPE All work city Referen Elastic Watergrnaf Pa 16 L Street moat LOMD Augenstein for toys, chi It is the cl Read his card ir this paper. Don't until you go to A Do you w toJ.N.K For fresh place. You all k 14th and I s the best kno city. Ar ble can be Go to the Fa ge if you want « ee is affable and you. Chester Mar prietor, 21st the best Patrons patronize The Boston M avenue n. the inner r W. B. Ho avenue northy purchase goods. Do you wa Fine imports The greatest h« Small and S northwest. 7° city to equal th: 4