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vapors 8 ae X PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE. | 1 FIRESIDE COMPANION, It is true if you see it in THE BEE. pont BORROW THIS PAPER OWER IN POLITICS. nator Gorman of Maryland Is a Born Leader of Men. qo tis Followers There Is No Judg- peot as Reliable as His—Story of a Dream Confirms This Broad Statement, T his career in the United € ste, Mr. Athur Pue Gor- z s recently been reelect- ' ody, took conspicuous : national legislators. . istituents In Maryland \ yas long known as “the his title followed him : where he was both lay,” said one of his ‘the grim Maryland tening to a heated de measure bill were his censti ld net interrupt sen- isk questions or te nor would conflict when his combined to fight t when the whole hed over, and be taken, Gor- ninous silence r judgment he . w the entire subject, and senate with an it would win the P n his enemies. e impor tant erests of iments, een thre an had of reserw | former e him a for At first of them, at nued his e senate piistake gard 1 i either j lity te g H fact een a page some of the regard him, early with indif c them made n once. I re famous d efforts in > and of say ARTHUR PUR GORMAN Senator from the t trinmph for his | 1in nguine,’ he 1ust remember that yet been hearc Clark, who for republican editor in WOuUS oppesed Gor hest terms 0; Maj been at home in We have not hae Daniei known Gorman for of a century and time I never knew laugh in public an.” says man since | citizen of Washington SOUTHERN REPUBLICANS: Are Treated Unfairly by Presidents. From the Atlanta Constitution (Dem). _ Some of our Northern contemporar ies are disposed to jest a: the Consti tution’s protest against the policy sued by Republican Presidents (orn noring 'he tight of the South to portional! representation in the im tant offices of the government. affect to think that we wish t¢ Democrats so appointed. reason for our protest. admit that is the Republican rule in the spoils? tories wholly won in the Nort? those Southern their party integrity in the midst of o- verwhelming Democratic majorities in the South? ed among the victors when the party at large 1s successful? _ Take a view of the St. Louis conven- tion of 1896 and see how the Southern Republicans made the nomination of Mc Xinley possible. Had the South- the convention Tom Reed or Morton, or some other man than McKinley would have been its nominee and per- haps be serving his second term to- day. Are we to und Southern Republicans er “tea ge make nominations and unfit to partic. ipate in the spoils when the nominee is elected? ae , We contend that there is as go0¢ Republican material for Cabinet and other high officesto be found in the South as in the North. Right here in uae we have such men as Walter onnsen, a native of t life-long Republics 1 Bia cgecggpe e an.and a man who} will hold his own hy corparisen with | anv man who sits in the Cabinet Why should he be shunted into a mere | revenue collector . 4 shin while less able ind less deserving Northern Rey icans are made Cabinet secretaries ambassadors and heads of depar’- ments? a What excuse can he given hy anv Repuilican President for such an astute vrageouc manlike Republican F Harcan ignoring and states- as Major ate, af this st hich offices that he would « vdorn to third-class politic | New Eneland and the Or, on what ground Yark ward boss he » a government, or a country editor sent ahroa d ter, while such 9 stalwart and civ enify anc ans from West? a New wooly s should as a minis and capable n Rina on € 2 i Renub » as Col. Robert J. Lowry ix | p_sser by? : We insist that in ignoring the claims lo of such Republicans their rarty {ing desnite to them as well as slurring jthe rightsof the whole South ta a | Prorer representation in the public | s" 1vice. | WATSON’S PARK. | | Grand Opening May 15—Its Second | Season. | One ofthe mos’ refreshing resorts | in the city and onethat is highly re | spectable and where families mav go on private picnicsis Watson’s Park | Md.. conducted by Mr. A. D, Wats=- a well known and highly enterprisi it y This is Mr Watson’s second season and the im provements that he has made, pre since ast vear.for the accommodation of his many patrons, are many New summer booths have been erectad: new iences. Mr. Waton will serve meals at all hours at a reasonable price. Churches, private parties, and clubs are respectfully requested to send in their names for dates, ‘This park may be reached by every car line in the eity and a glance at the advertisement in this week’s Bere will give you full directions. May 15 rivolity ever enters | ith affairs of state me life. which i> | rows off his@ bur ever loved home t cl 4 s. Seeing him : ‘ children, one } e him to be the te, which he was e again, It is led the major y career he has ) Sunday away from opponents of is the general opening at park and the card of Mr. Watson to the public will fully~ explain itself. sccond season. “To my friends and public: 1 cord’- ally extend an invitation to my friends. patrons and the nublie to attend the Gran ! Opening of my park on Thurs | day May 15, 1902 trom 1 p.m. till 12 a.m_ on which occasion a full brass hand will be in attendance There will he a free colation which will con sist of meats nd refreshments in sea }sen, Plank shad ete Good'car servic. Notice figure hand pointing to the park, Wlec his masterly Respectfull,, leader. “Appropos of | A. D. Watson. ¢ this regard to illus- | * completely his followers | seas DEES & us judgment,” said a| tine official, “one of his old- | Her Third Recital. Apa ad. He says he dreamed “Styland statesman died and " was ushered before the e o ‘te, before which all spir- 0 await St. Peter's verdict. “ gate swung open. ~ eater,’ said the vener- off, me me Salas from Maryland hesi- “ eae, St Peter desired to know = Well of his indecision. replied the hesitating one, i mou S all right for me to go this — ore I take any step along “ne I should greatly prefer to thle to confer wi T with arylanace Senator Gor gues is fond of telling of | | There was 4 distinguished and ap stree Pre-byterian church on last Fri day evening to listen tothe third pi an’ recitalof Miss Beatriz Lucinda Chase, assisted by her brother Wm | Calvin Chase, Jr. The many classic selections rend+ red by her were pro | nounced to be simply remarkable for a child so young. Mrs. A. V Chese read an original selection om popular or ragtime music which was loudly ap plauded. Theriano duetts by Miss Chase and her brother were als«. well received as well as the vocal selo Nearer Mv God to Thee with varia tiene Both childr-n are the pupils of their mother and showed careful train A Democratic Contention that They Taey Oo see But we have always expressly disclaimed that , And when the Republican press reminds us that “to the victors belong the spoils’”” we in the South who are entitled to share Are the Republican vic. t ily w What is to be aid ofthe Republicanism of | ¢- men who maintain Are they not to be count- ern delegates been eliminated from j Tohn | is do- | tables and many other new conven- | *°" points $48 00 this | preciative audience present atte 15} WASHINGTO €. 4 ~ a he Bee GRERY ADVERTISING MEDIUM. ce Tt foatlese race WASHINGTON, D. C. SATURDAY APRIL 2 6, 1902. FUNERAL OF H COLEMA the Third Baptist Church, Corner ot sth and Q Streets, Nortnwest. James H. Lee, Pastor of the Cuurch, assisted by the Rev. j. I. Loving. Af- the Cross,’’ Dr. Lee read the Kings, 20-11. I'he deceased was born Va., ary 14, 1846; removed to Washington, D. C. with his family in 1865; connect Church and was baptized in 1869; and been a member of the churc years. He wasa devoted husband and father; a most faithtui A large audience the sad ceremonies, and the tributes from the teachers of the ton school in wnich Miss Louise teacher, and from Mr. Edward of the Medical Museum, Mr. Augustus At 2 P. M. Sunday last, the funeral of Mr. Charles H, Coleman tuok plice at the + | funeral sermon was preached by Rey. jterthe Choirsang “Am 1 Soluier of b : msth! Chapter ofthe First Coriuthians ve- ig- | inning at the 34th verse. pro-| =n por-* !8 Spottsyivania County, Text: First) Fepra ed himself with the ihud Raptist hence at the time of his death he had jley Church, Mr. W. Calvin Chase n tor 33, and kinu M But are there no Republican victors|™ember of the church; imdustrivus | and of the most exemplerary charac | m, ter He leftsurviving him three chil) dren, viz. Louise, James H. and Rebec | s » Most of whom | three qu ‘rters of an hou is visi were friends of the deceased atiended | to Canada and the slaty a bape an floral | peopie to Africa. Mr. Chase was next Sea | introduced and said that Dr. Waller is a] only left one thing forhim to do and Shaw | that was to givethe audience afew min UNION WESLEY A, M, E. CHURCH. The Pastors Jubilee-Large Crowds! Turn Out. Begining Monday April 7th the Un ion Wesley A.M. E. Church, 23 street u. w., Rev, R. S Rivers, pastor, has had evenings of jubilee. On last Wed nesday evening was the pastor’s {night and one of the !argest and most , distinguished audiences gr eted the | pastor with sofig, music and collect ion. Seated upon the platform were | Rev. Dr. Waller of St. Luke’s Episco pal Church, Rev. Bolding of John Wes jand others. The program consisted of solos by iss Thompson, recitations and read ing by several young ladies. Kev. Waller was introduced and ade one of the most eloquent and en tertaining addresses ever listened to by any audience, He spoke for about utes of Shakespeare. He selected Smith of the Treasury Department and many other friends of the famil ‘were beautiful. The remains will lic interred in the family site at Harmony cemetery THE RIVER QUEEN. The River Queen under the Man- |agement of Mr. L. J. Woollen is open for business. Co at once and select lyour .tATE HOME SEEKERS NIS1’S RATe:s Vi" R. AND COLO- 3. AND O. | To California, Washington and Ore- Proportionate re {ductions to intermediate poimis. For | full information apply at B. and OR. | R. ticket Offices—707 *5 hb St,, 649 Pa | Ave. and Depot N. J. Ave. and C St, GERMAN INTERESTS. | | German companies now have sts | steamers, plying regularly on the Hankow. The German peasantry have a curi- ous instrument called the nagel- | geige or nail violin. I[t is a circular frame of wood in which are set 60 or 70 iron pins, playea with a bow. | ~The custom of writing foolish beg- | ging letters to the emperor has be- |} come so prevalent in German schools | that a warning has been sent out that it must stop or fines will be inflicted. The authorities of Aix-la-Chapelle recently sentenced to two weeks’ im- prisonment a man who carelessly | threw away a lighted match in a for- est near that city, although no dam- age was caused by the act. It is the practice in Berlin when eny poor person Gies and leaves no heir to have the bed disinfected and stamped by the official stamp of the town coun- cil. In this way a large number of beds are collected, and are then lent to the "ery pour: “What you been eating?” he asked The rough-looking man pointed tos small barrel of.dried apples and said: “She’s been at those.” “Plain stomach-ache,” said Gideon, tagely, as he handeda flask of whisky to the sufferer. The girl took some of the stuff, brightened up, and in five minutes was well. Then Gideon—he cannot explain it even now—was seized with an inspira tion. “Married?” he asked the girl. “Nope,” she answered. “Want to he?” incuired Gideon. river Yangtse between Shanghai and | HON, C. E. LITTLEFIELD OF MAINE. ——________, nichard tue | hird which was received with grea enthusiasm. Mr. Watson concluded the exercis es with a history of the earth and the wor'd from its foundation. After which the pastor and his inv! ed guests repaired to the priv: te dining room of the church and enj ed a bountiful repast. All left righ] pleas d with the evening entertai ment Glorious Success, Wife of the Professor—Charies, her+ is a telegram. An explosion in you laboratory and the place is wrecked! Professor—Thank heaven! then tha: | ¢.;eriment was a success after all!- N. Y. Times. GONGRESSHAN NTLE: |PO#TTICS IN TURKEY, HELD'S STATEMENT. WHY HE FAVORED QUALIFIB SUFFRAGE SOUTH DURING RE- CONSTRUCTION. Educational Qualification Regardless of Color—Why the Colored Race is Suppressed—Does Not Believe that the 15th Amendment Will Be Repealed—A Manly Defense of tt Positien. (Witten Especially for The Bee.) My position with reference te gi: ing auqualified,.aniversat manhood sult fraye tothecolared race in the. South at the: time. of reconstruction canbe stated bricfly. I believe in an educational qualhfi- cation fur the elective franchise ap- plied without distinction of race ur color, as by that methed I believe we reach (he most intelligent and desira- bie representation. I de not think the colored race as a whole were quaiified upon this basis to exercise the right o1 suffrage and many whites woulda have been excluded also by the same rule. Every Branch of the Government} Steeped in Corruption. i ‘ 'D | g@assan Pasha, Minister of Marine,’ id Give Our Own Ward Bums mers Some Points—An Hon- ‘ est Gra Vizier, t According to the official register, the Turkish navy consists of 18 cruisers from 2,000 to 8,000 tons, 12 coast defense ships, six gunboats and 26 torpedo boats, but every one of them is useless except a few smal! is gunboats stationed.atidifferent ports along the coast. The annual allot- ment of money for the supplies of the navy is about $3,200,006, but, ac- cording to the popular impression, a very small part of it is ever applied! tothe purpose for. which it is in« tended. The navy-yard on the Golden Horn is the mest-extraordinary ma« rine morgue in-existence. Long rows of vessels of the most anciquated pat- tern lie side by sidey stripped of their machinery and equipments and fit only to be knocked to pieces for junk. Hassan Pasha has the reputation of being the richest man and the most corrupt man in the Turkish govern ment. He is supposed to be worth It suffrage bad been based 3 $40,0000,000 or $50,000,000, all of which such a qualification ireenpective Cf he has acquired while in the service race, and representation nad been|°f the government. He has great in- based upon those exercising the eiec- uve franculse, inste.d Of population, it would probably have reduced the trom seme states at least oue-haif, but the maierial would . ave been there trom which with edu- cauion, training and development the| repiesentation representation could Creased by en arging the basis. Uader such circumstances, the cor stant aud selfist tendency in order L increase their weight and influence in | have} w ocen .o educate, train and develop the | d he councils of tue nation would Material and quality it for suffrage. the tenuency would have Deen up ward and oi ward, On the other nanc the ciective tranchise haying | placed in the hands of so great a nun alne result. We have now reached a ed, with the result that !he white rac has thus become (he dominant one, {will assume tor repre- exercising coutrol. the purposes of illustration a sentation which Is tw ce as large as would be if baseu only upon those act- uaily lakiug paitin the eecuion in usiug this percentage | do not ur deriake Lo pass upur tual condi tions In any state. | sulely tu -lustrate tue point. li fifty per cent Of the yote has been practically sur ocSstd 1b gives the white face a Gio pruporiiunate control and im such Caésc places in the vi unc-hal: the people the power whic. reaily belongs Le ali, vile bas tue Lenuency vi suc a condi tivu is LO lead the while tace lo Kee tue COiOred race suppressed and unde veloped, and thus suaule power. By seeping tue cOlured rac im Unis Cundition Lucy perpetuate thei control, The tendency of such a condition is | duwuward anu backward racer tha upwar. a.d torward, tng as qualificd suffrage would in Lp the soiuuion of wuat | velieve Lo be one now conlrouis Us tbe Leudenucy of the pres- vl lhe greales. Guestiums Lihat Mystery. “Robert, dear, how do you suppos: those dozens and dozens of empty bot tles ever got into the cellar?” “Why, I don’t know, my dear. never bought an empty bottle in m> life."—Harlem Life. n Egotist Described, “What kind of a man is Willigson® “Well,” answered the mutual! friend “he is one of those people who think he is spiting the world because }, won't write a book and tell all h knows.”--Washington Star. What He Forgets. When a young lover figures o: whether he can support a wife, h: counts in everything except the rent butcher and grocer, clothes, and jnei dentals.—N. Y. Press. | Monkey Paints Himself Red. A pet monkey is owned by D James Nevins Hyde, of Chicago short time ago the animal disco ered a bottle of brandy in the do: tor’s laboratory and drank consi erable of it. In a little while he fe’ so jolly and mischievous that he r solved to paint the town red. 1] ent Coudition 15 lu its soluuo more difficult. ibis among others is easuns wuy 1L be ve giave mistake was made in giving un Diane one of th versal suffrage to the pevpie ul ibe South, white as well as colured au especially une colored race. | belicy it Was @ pusilive ipjury Lo Duth races aud if imereis any su staul al uistinct ion between the Lwoim Lhis respect éfeacer injury Lothe cored face. It gave st the respo sibility of the abse- elective Ifauchise auu gave it u.e.y BO Uppurtunily Lo quality loc tO uctOtsifale Ms auilily lo success | of responsivility Lhat tb: talied is NOL surprising, in tact} tuily discharge Unat «lL wouid be very surpiising Ho ihc succreded. Success under such Cur diuions would have demunsiratcu au inherent capacity for self-government vaslly Superior lo Lue Alg.vs>axon. Ihatthey did not seccced unde luese Weil Mig h ImsurumiouinaDd.c Utsad- vanlages Is Claimed by .any to deu ousirale (he enlire absence vi herent Capacity these reficcacus are nuw useful om 4> culuicing Lhe ueCessliy vl cXe\rcis | ing great Cafe in dealing wilh a p.ob-| ace, lem by nu means, setticd, iu order that d like grave mistakes may Ot Le uiau..| then ambassador, gave him 1 du uot veneve inat AmenUMent will ithe 15 his efforts to get out of the hous he stumbled upon a box of carmin powder, and with this he painte himself red, from his nose to hi tall. Then came ine ----- were met at the door by Miss Kor ter. Instead of a mournful gather ing there was a merry one whic! lasted until long into the night. Mr. Koster declares that if he cay find “he sender of the black-bordere: letter he will punish him. Happy West Virginia Family. Joha E. Snyder and wife, of Par kersburg, W. Va., have been marrie’ 21 years, and have 18 children, ang among them are four sete of twins. OU TS —eeeee have been in-|} been | rat that ume clearly uufited to ex : espe : ercise it, great abuses we e theinevit- | their sovereign’s favor, and that usus ee | condition | where, by various methods, the vote ot the colored people is largely su, press | hands As the inevita- bie tendency Is to retain ail the power une white | | cace tu exercise this dis roportionuate anpiead of aid that a mosi tue in- | lor seil-goverume.t | ever be Fepedicu. fluence with the sultan. The latter considers him one of his most loyal and efficient officers and trusts him implicitly. It is said that Has would like to resign and enj money in London or Paris, but dare | not do so. The moment he suggested any such idea the sultan’s suspicions ,.| Woald be excited, and it would be o) dangerous for Hassan to retire, bee successor would nuse his discover at has been going on in the navy rtment, and and |his money would both be in danger. | Many other pashas are very rich, | but they send their money out of the ution, for they forfeit Hassan’s head >- i, Jecountry as a pr |never know when they ma | i} b p « SAID PASHA (Grand Vizier, or Prime Minister, of the Turkish Empire.) ulaly means the confiscation of their estates and perhaps decapitation or imprisonment for life. When a prom- inent man disappears in Turkey no questions are asked. It is impolitic to be inquisitive. c Said Pasha, the grand vizier, says «| the Chicago Record Herald, is believed to be an honest man. 1 {the few prominent officials of He is one of the government who has not amassed a fortune while in office. For that and other reasons he bitter and revengeful enemies. Six yeara al @go, when he was grand vizier, he en- deavored to punish certain influen- tial pashas for robbing the govern- e has many ment. They engaged in a conspir- i | acy against him and got the ear the sultan. He believed their statements,and sent the Kapu-aghasi, chief of the white eunochs and first >| officer of the imperial bed chamber— ‘| the sultan’s most confidential man— | to summon pres- ence. The kapu-aghasi is always an unwelcome messenger, the sultan trusts him when he will trust *| nobody else. to his said Pas because When he carries a mes- sage it has unusual significance. Said Pasha understood the situa- tion, and, instead of going to the pal- sought .an asylum at the Brit- Lord Dufferin, protec- 4] tion. Nobody knew what had become of the grand vizier until after seven sf ish embassy, where the great question Is, taking iw @-| days, when he sent a carefully* pre- cull, the cunrtitutivwentigets vf ail, | be rigtiifully ce- orived, aud aii of the pracuca: cowds- tloms raclas ANU Ulherwise, wilal course bss can be pufsicd that wiitamaue cag, pthe British-ambassador. of which none can pared report of his proceedings and the motives of the conspiracy against him to the suttan by the hand of The latter work vat (De wisest anduimust sgut-pexplained to the sultan his ideas of euus Fesuit. Cc. E. LIP PLEFIELD. Puck. res ’ Helping Him Along. Mr. Timmid--I don’t suppose would be proper for me to kiss you ®@ embassy such short acquaintance? the case, and vowched for Said Pasha | as an honest, truthful and loyal man. | The sultan was not convinced, but agreed to accept Said Pasha's resig- nation without further proceedings, - nd gave @ formal assurance that { i¢ pis former prime minister left the ard returned to his own home ke would not be tziured. Lord Miss Innit—No, I suppose not; but pufferin notified the sultan that the isn't it too bad we haven't beem 8® fritish government would hold him quainted longer ?—Tit-Bits. | responsible for any injury that Said pie Se ER aca ans —--s- micht enffer. and that in case NET sincsaeninibtttbcinienii Glamis toms pron, ne Savin us la ice: rca