The Washington Bee Newspaper, April 30, 1898, Page 4

| Be i POLICE COURT CHANGES -ublished every SATURDAY at 1109 1 Stree dorthwest, Wasuincton, D. C. Enteved at unr Post uitice at Wasnington| While we have no doubt as to ec ua clase mail sgetter.) See Fees W. CALVLN CHASE, Eprtor. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. O xe copy per year...... Six months. ... Three mouths. ..... City subscribers, mo —_—___ | nition and believe that these judges if are reasunable enough to give us ic a OTICE. #2 . : a6 Se Eblo a some contineration or recognition in the appointment of colored men. -60 -20] Court. There are regular Authorized Col- lectors in the employ of THE BEE LOYALTY OF THE NEGKO. Printing Co.. and when they call to see delinquent subscribers they are re- quested to pay them, and not give the excuse that “they wilt see the Editor. : : The Editor has no time to see the sub-\gro self-constituted committee, or seribers, and it is oped that his|any other committee, to go to the friends and the patrons of THE BEEL| ®xecutive Mansion and inform the orl ay Ree Aerie es epcomar President that 9 000,000 of negroes eS |i the United States are loyal to _ : this government and are willing to DEMAS’ BLACK BRIGADE. fight for Cuban indep ndence} In another column of this paper] When the record of Pasu Reng: will be seen a report from the New tions and past wars will show ia | Orieans Picayune, concerning the the negro has always been loyal en Hon. Henry Demas. Mr. Demas|true to the flug th t has given him did not make an ass of himeelf by | his liberty and freedom coming to this city and pledging] President KcKinley has aiways the loyal black soldiers of his State}fonnd the negro villing and to the American government or by|ready to obey his couatry’s cail to| telling the President or the people, | arms. that he could raise in Louisiana] We havea class of colored men | b'ack soldiers to fight the Span-]in this country who must be taught iards, like a few lily white black ]a lesson, and be informed that tie} republicans from th> State have done, in our Sunday afternoon lit-|provides for the punisument of erary societies Mr. Demas went|traitors and the mora law for the richt to work to raise a regiment] extermination of cowards. of black soldiers, in his State, as It is all unnecessary for any ne- As an evidence of the negro’s the report shows and in a few days|!oyaity, we call the attention of our | the race. ed Fe eTS bi s Laity Bl $ he will have # sufficient number to|te#ders to the spontaneous action meet any Spanish invasion. Jim|ing colored citizens uf Louisiana, Lewis, who has been looking for an}juund in another column of Rins office since the fourth day of March | paper. can now return to Louisiana and| We also call attention to the be high private in Demas’ black fy MELAligon i eal ae brigrade, instead of visiting our elsewhere in the United States. Sunday afternoon literary societies telling the people what he can do. Jim you cannot do a thing, not even talk sensibly. Return home Jimmie and show. to the President that you are really in earnest. Don’t let your patriotism all be on paperwith a string tied to it. You are needed at home. The boys want you. Demas’ black brigade is wait- ing for you. The death of the late Robert Purvis, of Philadelphia, removes from the category of eminent per- sonages a man of nerve and honor. His love and works were for the race with which he was identified. He was a christian gentleman, whose eloquence and logic have of- ten awikened the sleepless preju- dices of the oppressors uf the ne- President McKinley has an excel-}8t©. Robert Purvis was a bold lent opportunity of doing what noj™@D and fearless in his advocacy other Presideni hasever done He|0f the true and fundamental prin- hes an opportunity of distinguish- ciples of a pure government. His irgand endearing himself in the| !ife’s work was for the upbuilding hearts of the American negro- of the negro rave. and he is on~ of There are to be several disting- the few men who should have a uished major-generals and other] ™ouument erected to nis memory. military officers anpointed. The ee negro is to do his share of fighting in the coming confflict with Spain. All indications point a to the negro’s valor and patriotism,} The prophecy of Abraham Lince- and his willingness to shoulder|oin to the effect that the colored his gun for Cuban liberty and to} man may yet be instrumental in uphold the honor and integrity of| keeping in its place the diadem of our American republic. ‘here are|/the republic may receive an early negroes in this country ‘who are|verification in the near future~ capable of commanding an army |The colored man is not hilarious and would do themselves credit if|for war;—he is naturally peaceable, appointed. Generals need not be] out when aroused no soldiers ever graduates from West Point or any| fought more nobly, other military academy. Let Pres- ident McKinley appoint such a man as Henry Demas, Col. M. M. Hol- land, or Major Fleetwood. The last named were voted medals of honor for bravery. The negroes don’t intend to be dirt workers and scul- lions in thefight. Let black gen- erals command black troops and Spain will be thrashed in a week. NEGRO GENERALS. The President says ‘‘it must stop,’’ and the only way to carry it out is by going uhead. The little trick of Polo did not work. McKinley blocked the game and Polo has gone to Canada to figure out how it all happened. If all the colored patriots could be made commissioned officers they would not be so slow to enlist. The District militia will no doubt have an opportunity to go to war. The Spaniards were wont to call Americans “‘pigs’’ and ‘‘snakes.’’ Uniess all signs fail, these very “‘hogs”’ will root around in a very lively manner in the Spanish gar- den. while the ‘“‘snake.,, will crawl up the Spanish fiag pole and haul down the Spanish flag for Ameri. can *thogs”’ to wallow in, Several of the colored members of the first separate battalion, who resigned their places to goin camp on last Monday, are now pressing bricks for walker.”’ The movement set on foot by the friends of Col. Holland to or-| ganize a battalion of solders for the| war, consisting officers and all co}- ored men is receiving some impu- tus by the action of ihe Governor of Ohio. That Key West policeman has been taught the difference between a colored soldier aud a colored coward, and is now wondering how acolored man could dare to resist and frighten ‘‘a southern gentle-| Round Bay will be quite a fash- man policeman, sah.” There are|ionable resort this season. The the republicanism of Judges Scot: | Postmaster-General Gary have re- We are entitled to recog-| business liz» methods and other declined, and the G. A. R., accepted (RE WASHINGTON BER. GARY AND SHERMAN. |! THEG.A.R. AND THE COLOR Secretary John Sherman and On the 16th inst., there appeared in a local paper. brief mention that the and Kimball, of the Police- Court, |signed the Cabinet. One on ac- juthorities of the Masonic Fair, in ex- we as well as the colored people in|count of uld age and the other on|tending an invitation to the Union —______ | this city, arc of the opinion that, at account of sickness. Mr. Sherman | yetcie pat it was intended only for least one, or two colored appoint-|has been a most brillliat statesman |the white organizations. [he para- #2.00] ments should be made in the lower/and a good republican ¥-e>|and upper branches of the Police| While Mr. Gary is know for his | extended the G. A. R. Department of coustituison of the Unitea states! of Ex-Senator Heury Demas and tis either losing his mind or his THE LATE ROBERT PURVIS. | grounds. qualities. The special committee that was investigating trustee Brown will report unanimously to vindicate him. There isa great deal of com = = Fa $ =a = [ Veteran’s Union, had distinctly stated Ce 2 ge = be 2 raph further stated that it was al- Cs a j leader. feged a similar invitation had been Be Ey xe ° the Potomac, that the U. V. U., ha' r= 2 the distinction, though it questioned = 3 | % whether the fact was generally known ze s ; among the G. A. R., men, and ifso, =. 2 whether they would attend. — gi = Pursuing an investigation into the a” ao matter, we succeeded last week pre- a> wo senting to our reading a verbatim os copy of the invitation sent to, and the Zz reply sent from the U. V.U., repre- as sented by Col. H. L. Street, com- & mander-in-chief. We have not yet z plaint against the Management of Howard Universiry. There will be quite a number of patriots who will1.ot be given an opportunity to show their sham patriotism. ‘ The retirement of Secretary Sher- man from the State Department is uo surprise to the American people. | Mr. Sherman has been a faithful pub.ic officer. The public and the patrons of |'THe Beu are notified to beware of impestors. IS HE LOOSING HIS MIND? The New York Age says such men as Bishop Daniel A Payre, J.C. Price, Prof. Williams J. Simmons, Frederick Douglass, Bishop J.C. Embry, John |M. Langston, Norris Wright Cuney jand B. K. Bruce, cannot fall by the wayside without seriously crippling the leadership of the race to which they belonged and that they have no successcrs among the young men o The editor of the New York Age, head is a little demented. He never could be made to recognize the leadership of Bruce till THE Bee made hm, and the reason of that was he imagined that he had the lements of leadership. VICTORY FOR DEMAS. From the Atlanta, Ga., Appeal. The country has been heard from and Hon. Henry Demas is safe. He will win the fight. One of the most powerful men in the South is the man, scholar, christian and soldier, Hon. 'Wenry Demas. We congratulate him on his magnificent record. He has always stood by Mr. Hanna and Mr. McKinley. We do not belive they will desert him. Mr. Demas not only shows the possibilities but probabil ities of the negro race in this country. No Caucassian reinforcement about him. He looks every inch a black king. All our bishops, preachers, lawyers, doctors, editors and business men are forhim. If any colored man is found opposing him, it is some poor, miserable, worn-out black hulk who desires the place for himself. As for the charge that Mr Demas has cen- nection with some corporation now under banin Louisiana is concerned if found true, should make him votes. Any negro who can so conduct him- self under present conditions as to have the respect of his white neigh- bors ought for that reason be confirm ed. The stars declare for Hon. Henry Demas. IN NEED OF EDITORS. From the Omaha, Neb., Progress. No amount of abuse and vituperation can wipe out of existence a single fact. Editor Chase’s severe strictures upon the negro press have not been met by proots of their falsity. Chase has been called some pretty hard names, and had many very uncomplimentary things saiod of him, which if true, do not disprove the truth of his criticism. Abuse is not jogic and is resorted to as a rule when we have no facts at hand with which to controvert an un- pleasant statement of facts. Even if Chase be proven bad it does not nec- essarily follow that his statement is false and the negro press is all that could be desired. The more intimate- ly we become acquainted with our ex- changes the more we become inclined to the belief that Chase came close to telling the truth. ———————_——_ Are you ready to save money, if so, call at Adler’s Shoe Store, who keeps the larges Shoe Store in the South- west, his place is on the corner of 4% and E streets Southwest. The colored patriots are slow volunteering. ROUND BAY, The attention of the citizens Wash- | quite got-to the botttom of the mat- ter, but from among a variety of state- ments more or less contradictory the| conditions appear to have been some- | what as follows: That onthe qth of March last, invitations from the Fair, were sent to each Post of the G. A. R.| from the City Directory as a guide, which of course shows no “color.” Not being well advised as to the U. V.U,, a misaddressed and _ misdirect-! ed invitation finally reached the hands } of the adjutant of one of the com-| mands, and another member took it back to the chairman of the Fair com- mittee in orderto advise him how properly to address it. In the ensuing | conversation between the chairman! and the veteran, it was brought our} that one command of the U. V_U.! was composed of colored men. The} chairman stated that they would have.| to be left out The veteran called at- i ie) tention to the fact that two Posts of! the G. A. R., were colored and had} already been invited. The chairman said he would at once notify the G. A. | R., commander not to bring the color- | ed men and sent a new invitation to} the proper head of the U. V R, with} the restriction as published by us last) week. | Commander Hendricks professed | much indignation and refers to his | record of thirty-five years past to wit-| ness that he did not connive at the) restriction, and yet eveything appears | by the colored people of this country. SLNU» 98 2 A INO C] ° J 4 oe * bu a ° 5 < o 2 ‘ssaippr Arr er paar \ yse ‘ vu yaaas | 6011 (> ‘u04s: Jou IL pa ‘uad pjo3 jurod puowvip p to bear out the original charge. It is ; While this so-call committee was at the clearly established that onthe 18th| Executive Mansion, ex-Senator Henry inst., a marked copy of the paper ex-| !semas and other colored men were posing the case was delivered at the| holding meetings organizing the ne- headquarters of each and every Post |groes and making regiments. The of the G. A. R., in the District, show-| Daily Picayune, of New Orieans, La., The Chesapeake } Company is » jo ql ization chart, laws of Viroi, suitable proy, &@ general hote Buckroe Bea) On the ¢ ant—about the elect Comfort, \, There is More attractive gy, "| Atlantic Coast we. 9 to join this ities oe scribing Em Shares o1 each. Paya er month « iberal d stock. land— nic par trees.—T ed an audit bath-house, rooms. KS OO ar recast ees eer encima Rrneempmenonpopamemuremeprenmase onearem ete as ce a EY ing how their comrades.were to be ostracised. Yet on the 22nd, four days later, they fell in and visited the Fair as an organization Commander Hendricks says the Posts were all in- vited long before he received official notice of the affair, but does not say or state the nature of the notice when it was receiued. It is claimed that the first official notice received by him was the notiee refered to by Chairman Morgan, not to bring the colored men and in this event he had two notices, and the allegations all appeared in that case to be fully proven. We would be pleased to publish copies of| Nog only the large hall, onthe second all communications reaching Com- mander Hendricks, provided he with- holds none, in the event of further de- nial. The right of tesmony and the omissions in his denial are at present against him. _ We have no desire to stir up ill-feel- ing or strite, but a fuller statement, if it can be made, iscertainly due by Com- mander Hendricks. The colored members of the U. V. U. of the G. A. k.. and in part the colored citizens of the District owe to Commander H. L. Street, hearty thanks for his prompt and manly re- ply. Ifthere are any colored veterans in the District free to doso, they owe it to themselves to get into the U. V. U., by the shortest road and honor its true-hearted commander by loyal service. HANNA AND THE NEGRO From the Omaha, Neb., Enterprise. These are days in which Marcus A. Hanna is being treated to a number of endearing epithets that are usually ab- breviated in print. Heis accused of wielding undue influence with the present administration. Hanna may be the Aaron of the money power, he may be the agent of the bondholders, but one thing sure, he has shown a disposition to be fair to the negro po- litically. This administration has mace some forty colored appointments many of which are good, clean, digni- fied and with a decent salary attached. While he did not intercede personally for all these applicants, it is almost certain that some of them would not have been appointed if he had been opposed to them. And then there are a few instances in which ne interceded Pomolaly for the applicant. Judson W. Lyons had his support in the fight for the Augusta postmastership. He did not land the plum, but staid with him and placed him in the vacant reg- istership of the treasury. The negro must stand by his friends. No matter what Hanna’s faults may be other- wise, he certainly is not guilty of po- litical forgetfulness of the negro. If there were more Hannas we would doubtless be much better off. ae The attempt to lionize the Regis- ter of the Treasury on the bases of cheap notoriety seems not to work out according to calculation. Mr. Lyons possesses the acumen to see ahead. He knew that to have ington, societies, churches and other organizations, is called to the opening | of Round Bay, the Palasades of the! Chesapeake Bay. In another column of this paper will be seen the adver-/} tisement of this popular summer re- | sort. This beautiful place, will be un | der a new management this year. | Rev, S. R. Hughes, of Baltimore, Md., ' will have full charge of arranging for picnics and excursions. The citizens of this city are requested to apply at the office of The BEE for any information they desire for the renting of these other fools outside of Florida who grounds have been taken the part of orator of the day would have been an indorse- ment of a very improper way of celebrating so important an event. ———__. NEGRO PATRIOTS. Just think of it | funishs the following report: In answer to the call issued by | Naval Officer Henry Demas and other | colored citizens and ex-Union soldiers inviting the men of the race to assem- ble at Grand Army Hall, corner of Common and Rampart streets, to dis- cuss the war situation and arrive at Ti <, . some plan for the purpose of volun- seated a et teering their services to the national oFFIPERS. tg a L - government as American citizens, M..BD Pus éX. L. Gaines, i ready and eager to go to the front and B chacce (io bes uphold the flag of the United States, =. Church, Portmouth, Va an immense number of colored ‘men Se Son te | 80’ Pi . J A etary were present at 8 o’clock last night Mitchell, D. D..~Pastor. i floor, packed to suffocation, but on the Street Baptist chur i, Va.,—Treasurer; Wm. } ei, Esq , Attorney for th 4 DIRECTORS: Matt. N Editor, Recorder, k, Va Samuel L. Tucke: m Mosley & Co. Nor Clarke, Attorney wide galleries almost encircling the building, the men stood in serried masses, while in the s+reets below several hundreds were unable to gain admittance. The crowd inthe hall hemmed in the platform, at the end of the big room and some of the men, hard- Serco Ste I Pres fora r or r lin itute Hampton. t pressed ‘oom, lined the edge of Institute Hampton, Va rostrum. The American flag, high borne, oc- cupied a coign of vantage in the mid- dle ofthe speak-r’s stand. Next to “Old Glory”’ floated the colors of the Cuban government nae uttermost enthusiasm, temper- Y , ed, however the m»mentousness and a5 o seriousness of the hour, prevailed. ou can get further There wasa band of music, which] « e burst out at intervals with national information or eub- airs, much to the gratfication of the citizens, who applauded most vocifer- . ° , ously when “Hail Columbia,” or seribe for stock from a eeeae was played. Strudy men carried banners and y * . ee ancnclce bearing inscriptions as the following wel ‘ollows: “The wars of 1775-1812, 1861-65, at- test the valor of trecoloied soldiezy..” know no gentlemen. “We will rally around the flag.” “Te uphold the nation’s honor, we stand ready.”” “The Union, ene and inseparable.” The meeting was 2ddressed by Henry Demas, Alexandria Paul, Dr. J. P. Newman, T. B. Stamps, J. Madi-| E- V. Davis *y, 609 F st., 1. # son Vance, M.G. Bobe and Colonel| LL.M. Hershaw, 16) 1 ; C. W. Keeting. John D. Hyman, at Bureau sion. Rev. I. L Tho I Henry Demas next spoke. He laud- ed the loyalty and patriotism of the colored people in respond:ng in such large numbers to the call of duty, and he evinced then hope that the same spirit and feelings which actuated others in their zeal to preserve and defend the flag of ths country found a place in the colored men. The pur- pose of this meeting is to express the status of the colored people of Louisi- ana in the hour of danger. The hero- onan valor ches colored soldiery bi ing in three wars in America has been at- is ; I CAS by aoe and inthe chronicles This resort wi of these wars by those who partici- . a pated. Christian A. Fleetwood says \ a, 8 of the negro solders: “In all the cuent at Old Point, ce the = = —s Hill to Yorks tion for on, they bore an honorable par ath The history of the doing of the aries the best loca : is their history, and in everything they . ] ip took part and did their share. Their a nat ional hote I total eniistment was about 3000 men.”’ . Demas gave several instances of the : intrepidity of the negro troops in the America. war of the vevolution, and next spoke of the aid given by the free colored troops in the war of 1812-1814. The negro soldiers also played no incon- Sepuent part in the civil war of 1861-65. emas concluded as follows: “Col- ored Americans—The people of this Union will feel proud to learn of your interest and enthusiasm here tonight | for the success of our armies in war with a foreign power, and I can assure | risk in tak you I cannot find Janguage adequate, | first, for the honor of being selected Street, n.w. N. J Igth st nw, Wm. ¢ TI09g I street n. w., Cary, 609 F street, Pository of the Ca Bank, where the ceive payiments fi As the bui erected THE SELF-CONSTITUTED COMMITTEE NOTIN IT. THE BLACK PRINCE OF THE SOUTH ORGANIZES A REGIMENT. é a splendid . as your chairman, and, secondly to Subscribe fo a congratulate you on the numbers you | can convenie i have brought out to this demonstra- | pay big divi tion. Compatriots, let our motto be America for Amercans.”’ The self-constituted committee that Rev. Hughes is one of the waited upo the Pres w Ve ; S ident best known divines in Baltimore, and assure fits that the ae Crier pie ‘groes of this —_ Rey. Sterling M. Brown 13 now! need clearing up on some questions. | improved since last year. wonderfully | will do allin his power to make the country were loyal ‘oti i ‘ ation call preps satisfied when they go‘ to ready to fight, should haces and were | after Mr. Will Cook. The ehoe is’ bi hry eTown p | Financial Agent, Nor‘ ound Bay. tl they had been asked or requested /00 the other foot. have waited un-