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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIv Us,
WASHINGTON, March "a, 1888.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, IS, I
WASHINGTON, March "a, 1888.
MIR. LEE NANCE, Washington, d. c.
My young friend: Besides hearing
read l have read your paper on the
industrial and political position of our
citizens of African descent.
1t shows throughout careful thought
and study and its earnestness gives
promise of your future usefulness
which | hope to see realized.
especially commend your firm and
correct statements that your people are
now very important and honorable
part of the working people of
our country; that they must con-
tinue to he SD for all time to come and
ought, therefore, to have great respect
among the great producing cases
whence comes our wealth, and that fair
share of the profits of production to
which their honest and law abiding
character and their work entitle them.
There are strong points-great
truths-which must be understood and
acted upon in order to give this merit
orious minority political independence,
and the fraternal standing among
their brethren of the producing classes
of the ma jority race.
Let them organize for this purpose
and learn most effectively to do their
duty as voters and they will advance
rapidly and surely.
xyn,, o,n ,1aJinafo ,-,,I,r-nlf IN thic
work you will deserve well of your
race and country.
X
All your people are now learn
ing to do their duty as voters,
and if they adopt these prin-
ciples, and organize to act indie
pendently upon them, they will soon
command the confidence and respect of
the whole people of the United States.
United with brethren of the pro-
ducing classes, they will help soon to
secure diminished taxation and in
creased economy in the government.
Yours truly, w. S. ROSECRAN.
A few words more necessary to eX-
plain some things, and | am done.
The paper referred to in the fore
going submitted letter. was read on the
night of December 80, 1883, before
several of the prominent members of
the then existing Congress. | hoped
to have them forcibly understand,
these facts among others, that the
fast growing population of the United
States is composition of two princi-
pally distinct races of people: one of
these two races (styled, respectively,
the majority and minority is less for
tunate than the other in most every
observable and mentionable instance
of American life in which both figure;
there were laws upon the statutes
which viciously snd monstriously dis
! criminated against the minority race of
people in favor of certain elements of
the majority race, and that the dictates
of every semblance of reason, of right
and of truth demanded their entire
repeal, if not revision on something of
a satisfactory basis. at once. Such
was venture of mine, December 20,
1882. Now, If l succeeded even in it
alone. Have l not, since / have been in
Washington, "done something of ac-
count in the interest of the minority
race of peoplep"
Yours, very obediently. &c,
LEE NANCE.
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LETTERS OF REGRET

EXECUTIVE MANSION
WASHINGTON
April 9, 1883.
DEAR SIR The President has re.
ceived your note of the 2nd inst. bnt
is unable to accept the invitation h
conveys, to be present at the Emanc.
tiOn Celebration, ON the 10th inst. as
he expects to be absent from Wash.
ingtOn at that time. Expressing bis
thanks for the courtesy OF the invita-
tion, / am, Very respectfully,
FRED. j. PHILLIPS,
Private Secretary.
Mr.. w. CALVIN CHASE.
Secretary,
Washington, d. G.
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For the Bee.
EMANCIPATION DAY.
By MRS. MARY Z. KALI.

Sound aloud the trump of freedom.
Let the answering echo ring,
While with liberty Commanding.
We our heartfelt tribute bring:
As we gather round Columbia
Let US scatter on the way
Flowers of love and flowers of trusting,
For Emancipation Day.
Let US pray for benedictions
While we bow in reverence low
At the shrine of noble heroes
As they charged upon the foe.
And we gladly hear our welcome,
To this feast of Liberty.
WELCOME.
Lo. the car of progress moving,
Over all Columbia's land:
Gifted men are proudly coming,
And we take them by the hand
Men of different race and color,
Yet our peers in soul ana brain,
And their names are grandly sculptured
On the towering dome of fame.
Float aloft the stars of glory,
For we love to tell the story,
That is written on the pages
OF Columbia's record true:
How amid the cannon's rattle.
And the shot and shell of battle,
Chains of living death were broken
By our gallant boys in blue!
All! our soldiers never faltered:
Never beeded they the gloom;
Quailed not when the shock of battle
Seemed the eternal knell of doom;
But with comrades pale and bleeding
Only heard Columbia pleading
Wipe away from my escutcheon
Every trace of human woe.
Let my rightful sons and daughters
OF whatever race they be,
Hear the clarion voice of heroes,
Making way for liberty.
Let no cloud of dark oppression.
Linger in Columbia's sky,
Let the joyful shout of freedom
Rise aloft to God on high!
Days were dark and fierce the struggle
Can ii be the day is lost?
Came from many an anguished mother,
As she reckoned up the cost,
OF the blood and of the treasure,
Given freely without measure,
As the price of liberty.
But amid the desolation,
Spreading o'er our glorious land
Came the news Emancipation,
Has been reached-the proclamation,
Far above the cannon's roar
Sounded loud DER bill and valley.
Bells were ringing, hearts were singing
As they never sung before.
For the sbackels had been broken,
And four million souls were free,
That till then had never tasted
OF the joys of liberty!
And to-day we gladly greet them,
As we gather round to meet them,
And to take them by the hand
Men whose thr0bbing souls lgnited
At the watch-fires freedom lighted
Freedoms altar fires still burning,
Flash and sparkle at each turning
As the car of progress moving,
Rolls them on to nobler fame.
Washington, ATTa 18th, 1883.
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DEPARTMENT Of JUSTICE.
WASHINGTON.
April 9th, 1888.
". CALVIN CHASE, ESQ.
Secretary. 1109 ! Street.
Washington. d. c.
SIR Thank you for your polite in
vitation of the 2nd of April; but can
not accept. | shall be absent on the
10th of April. / should be too happy
to hear Mr.. Douglass. but | cannot
He is an old friend l value and respect
very much. Very truly yours.
BENZ. HARRIS BREWSTER.
Attorney General.
P.S.-Your request on behalf Of the
colored employees of the department
will be granted. b. H. B,
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special Washington letters when they have no
special correspondents. We have some OF the
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bureau, which viii enable us to furnish truth
full spicy and concise correspondence. Give
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PETERSBURG, VA, April 5. 1ss3
DEAR SIR Thanks for the con-
siderstiOn. 1t will be quite impossible
for me to attend your celebration.
Civilization viii not be content until
the human race are everywhere tolera-
ted, and Gods people are permitted 10
enjoy the fruits of their own labor.
Yours truly, MAHoNE.
W. G. CHASE, ESQ
Secretary,
1109 Street,
Washington, ID. C..
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OFFICE OF PUBLIC PRIMER.
Washington, d. c.. 1PE 3, IS.
w. CALVIN CHASE, ESQ.
IIOQ / Street N w

washington, II. e.. iPib !, -.
w. CALVIN CHASE, ESQ.
iI09 Street, N. W,
Washington, d. G.
DEAR SIR Il have the honor to ac-
knowledge the receipts Of your kind
invitation to attend the 2lat AnniVG
sary of the Emancipation Of the SHARES.
and L sincerely regret to say that as l
shall be absent in New York at that
time, it will be impossible for me to
attend. may truly add that no one
more sincerely rejoice at the downfall
of slavery in our land than [ do, and |
am alwaySglad to do any thing | can
to improve the condition of the cOlored
citizens of the country.
Very truly yours,
S. p. ROUNDS.
Public Printer.
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A poor little bride nearly cried her
eyes out the other day because heT
bridal veil did not originally belong to
her grandmother.
The bee., 1883-04-21
DEPARTMENT OF 4GRICULTLRE,
n n NT-7Sf nETTCE

OH-HISSI0NERS OFFICE.
April 10, 1883.
My DEAR SIR IF my engagements
will allow. 1 shall accept with pleasure
your kind invitation to be present at
the Emancipation exercises on April
10th. / am always glad to listen to
Mr.. Douglass. Iwould give more
definate answer, but have an engage
ment for Saturday or Monday evening
not yet decided. Truly yours,
E.B. LOVING,
w. CALVIN CHASE, ESQ,
Secretary, Washington, D. c.
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WASHING TON, ID. c., ApI 5. 8.

WASHING TON, ID. c.. Apii 5. -.
w. CALVIN CHASE. ESQ.
DEAR SIR Please convey to the
friends my regrets that I shall be IN
able to attend the exercises to be given
on the "TWent-frst Anniversary OF
the Emancipation of the Slaves in this
district, as / leave the city tomorrow.
Respectfully, JNO. A. LoGAN.
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SPEECH OF REV. S. LAWS. D. d.

Delivered before one of the Largest Gather
ings of Representatives of the Golored
American Race that ever assembled in
Washington. at the Congregational Church
in honor OF the Twenty first (2D Anniver-
sary of the Emancipation Celebration, on
the 10th day of April, 1883.
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Why lawyers like mu' toa-De'''''
Il is so full Of suet.
The bee., 1883-04-21

We are charged with constant howl for
Office; were we guilty, we would only be obey
ing the teaching of our American white
people, for they will remain with any party
so long as there is an office, and leave it
when there is none, but that is not our howl,
our howl Is for equal privileges and immuni-
ties, known as constitutional liberty, which
guarantees to every American citizen that
equality of rights which is the first of rights
withoutout regard to race, color or previous
condition OF servitude- If the constitution
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-03-12
A TEXAS MYSTERY.
Startling Story ors Dying Man.

DALLAS, Ten, March ll.-Reports reached
here to. day from Terrell, Tex, that good
deal of sensation had been created there by
the dying statement Of Samuel Finley,
local express agent at that point, Of mur-
der committed last fall, which II is also
said involved arson. The story is that
Finley, Samuel Bowan, Jesse McElroy aud
some other young men, who were under
the influence OF liquor, were in the upper
story OF the Star building the finest business
block in Terrell, on the night following the
reunion of the Boss brigade last fall, and
were playing cards. There was also COM
mercial traveller in the party, name not
given, who during the game got into dis.
pute with one Of the other young men and
was shot and killed by him. In falling,
after being shot, the drummer kicked over
a lamp which exploded and set fire to the
building and the party only escaped with
great difficulty. The body OF the drummer
was cremated and thus all evidence OF
the. murder is destroyed. The story is
discredited by many, but the Star
builing did burn on the night mentioned,
and it was thought at the time TO have
been fred by somebody in the upper story.
Finley is alleged to have made this state
ment to ply sician on his death bed, but
the physician will not affirm 1t, and the
local police deny the story. Nevertheless
the affair has produced a great sensation,
snd detectives are on the spot to unrayel
the mystery.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-03-12
TRAIN WRECKERS.
A Switch UnIscked and Opened By
NIscreauts.

hWttch lniOckeN ana Opeueu ~
Niscrcants.
YOUNGSTOWN, o., March li.-A freight
train, in charge OF Conductor John Camp.
bell with Engineer William Damn aud
Fireman F.. =. Roller, came North from
New Lisbon with twenty loaded cars bound
for Niles, Saturday morning. Upon sight
ing the switch and discovering that IL was
open Engineer Dunn at once reversed his
engine to, il possible. avert the disaster,
while be called TO his fireman look out,
Ed"
The latter caught the brake wheel on the
tender and began putting IL on, the loco.
motive in the meantime having left the
rails and was running along the ties on the
trestle. Upon reaching the north end Of
the trestle, which is about thirty feet high,
the engine careened TO the right, rolling
down an emban kment OF thirty feet, carry
ing with it the employees, and dragging
twelve OF the cars along, breaking them
into an almost indistinguishsble mass,
burying the engineer, fireman and brake
man, Will Thompson, In the wreck.
Thompson was the only one killed.
That the switch was opened By parties
who deliberately premeditated murder
there is no doubt, as ii was opened with
key. and when q train passed over the
track short time before the switch was In
safe condition. Had the parties been found
in the heated state OF feeling expressed by
parties q. Austintown, their bodies would
have doubtless ornamented the trestle
work where their deyilish work was done.
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= WHEELING w. va. MONDAY MORNNG. MARCH ~

meeting to order, introducing Mr.. Thomas
Cod, of Massachusetts,, who, after clearing
his throat Of river mud, spoke Is follows:
Gentlemen (there were no ladies presently,
look with dismay at the destruction of the
face, and rejoice that We can assemble To-
gether 10 express our views without fear.
There was time, although OF small stature
myself, when my family was great, and We
never grumuled to contribute to the
humble fare of our friends on land.
Through the rapacity OF man We are re-
duced to pitiful few-l might say, almost
obliterated.
Mr.. Rock Cod was next called on aHd in
.dorsed the remarks of his friend from Mas.
sschusetts. He only attended the meeting
from courtesy. as his native rocks were his
protection. He would like to hear from
one of the Messrs. Shore.
Mr.. Shore Cod, OF Newfoundland, took
the floor and said he was proud to have
this opportunity to express his views His
ancestors inhabited the waters of that
rough coast since Eoah's food subsidized,
and when the coast became peopled with
strangers who could not subsist on the bar.
rem land we literally contributed TO
keep them from starvation. Yes, gentlemen,
from starvation, for you know that am not
codding when say their land was so poor
tney COulQn raise duy tnlnS out WOODEN
nutmegs, and now that We are levied on by
people from distant cities TO be made traf-
fic OF, to make the rich richer, rebel.
Even our Sunday is not respected, and the
two-mile-from-shore law, so dear to every
member of the Shore family, is ignored. l
rebel, Mr.. President. Mr.. S. C. sat down
amid tremendous applause.
Mr. Bank Cod then arose and said that
his family were akin to the Shores and
sympathized with them. We thought
said he, to shelter ourselves by the iceburg
and fog; but, alas with all our cunning,
We are ruthlessly pursued but hope, by
giving public expression To our sentiments
that something may be done to prevent our
wholesale destruction.
When Mr.. B. Cod finished, the following
resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That while We look upon Wig.
gins prophecy as fish story, and although
the Professor, when weighed in the scales,
has been found to be sucker, We still think
him seine, and hope that the net gain OF
the sale OF his almanac will be great, for his
prediction kept many men at home who
porpoised to destroy us, and may his shad-
ow never grow less.
The meeting then adjourned to attend a
cod. fish ball.
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STRANGlED.
Execution OF Egyptian Murderers I'm
the Market Place.

ExecutlOn oil ESyptiAn MurdererS In
the Market Place.
NEW YORK, March ll.-Mail advices from
Cairo, Egypt, under the date of February
Is, say: "The prisoners sentenced to death
by the Alexander court-martial for having
massacred Christians at Tanta last sun
mer, are being executed on public market
days at the spot where the crimes were COM
mitted. Seven of the mslefactors have
already been hanged during the past
week. One of them, who murder.
ed four Europeans, including q little
girl six years old, tried TO excite the SYM
pathy OF the bystanders by seizing his lit
tie child in bis arms just before mounting
the scatilold md shouting "maszlpom!"
signifying "victim of justice" These exc
cutions are carried on in the presence OF
British and Egyptian troops who are ne
cessary to prevent the crimi nails from
Being Set Free
by the mob The hang men are Arabs,
carpenters by trade, who perform the oper.
alton very adroitly. The drop is about five
feet and in every case the neck is broken.
Last Wednesday a Beduoin named Halebe
Nouri was hanged at Sidut for having cut
the throat of an Egyptian tobacco mer-
chant because he asked too high a price
for Syrian tobacco. This execution, unlike
those at Tanta, was carried out
in purely Egyptian manner. The
Cadi of the town sat down undcr the shade
of a large acacia tree. All the notabIes OF
Sidut were present. On the Cddi's right
were seated the family of the murdered
man. At some distance, and on the Cadis
left, we're the family Of the murderer.
few Egyptian policemen kept the ground.
The murderer was brought before the Cadi
with
A Strong. Tarrtd Rope
around his neck. The Cadi turued 10 the
oldest male member OF the family Of the
murdered man and asked him: will you
and your family pardon the murderer"
The reply was: NO; never, let his sin be
upon his headl" The Cadi remained silent
for two or three minutes. The oldest male
presented a petition written in finely exc
cuted fourishes to the Cadi, requesting
that he deliver it to the family OF the mur.
dered man. The Cadi turned to the Oldest
man of the family of the murdered man,
and asked him: will you accept this Pc
tition, which humbly asks you to forgive
Halebe NOuri for his great crime" The
reply was NO: We will not accept It.
The Cadi then made O sign with his hand,
and
The End OF the Rope.
that was looped around Halebe Nouri's
neck was passed over branch of the acca
cia tree. -Four Arabs pulled at the rope
and Hslebe Nouri, the murderer, whose
face, by the way, was not blindfoded, was
hurled up to the bough of the tree, aud
the other end Of the rope was secured u a
cleat that had been fastened 20 the trunk
Of the tree. The unfortunate wretch was
left kicking and hanging uItil death en-
sued from strangulation. On the same
day smother Arab was hanged at Benz
Sourf for having killed captain.
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supers,i,iou. NEGROES Praying,

LONG BRANCH, y. j., March 1.-THE
sturdy fishermen who, up to Friday, were
terribly frightssSSed by Virgins storm pre-
d'cuoc, when they awake yesterday and
found bleak northeast storm blowing,
had all their fears revived. The wind at
noon veered to north, northeast and
reached a velocity of about thirty miles
an hour, while rain fell in torrents. Peo-
pie living in cottagesfrontiug the beach were
very apprehensiye that the storm would
do great damage to their property. Major
Edwaad Wsrdell, the veteran wrecking
master here, said, however, that while we
would have probably thick weather last
night, and a bad blow to-day, he thinks
the Jersey man who takes any stock in
the Canadian false prophet is fool
The subject, however, is the universal
topic of conversation, and superstitious
negroes are praying and preparing 20 take
TO the woods.
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HOLOCAUST.
Eleven Men Burned to 0sath in a
ShaLty.
The Lodging Shell Of a Lumber Camp
Burns so Rapidly that but few Of
Inmates escape-0ther
Fires.

DEAD~OoD, d. T, March 11.-News hss
reached this placethaLa terribly fatal holo-
caust occurred at Brownville, wood camp,
last night The workmen lodge in shanties.
or shells as they are called. Saturday
night Hood and scott's lodging she'll, in
which number of men were sleeping,
caught fire. 1t burned with such rspidity
that eleven men were burned to death, es-
cape for them being impossible.
The Victims.
James Chalmers.
Thomas FinleSs.
L. c. Wright
Lewis Hanson.
Peter Hanson.
A. Tenneckifr.
Harvey Wood.
w. H. Andrews.
Charles Hammotree.
Fred T. Peters.
Samuel Hays.
Four Others whose names could not be
learned were seriously injured.
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DROWNED.
Four children Perish In the Flood
RnIlaE lar 4 hA SnAarara

Four children Perish In the Flood
Relief for the Sufferers.
ST. LOUIS, March IA dispatch from
Helena, Ark, says tine first loss Of human
life by the food in that region occurred by
the upsetting OF house twelve miles south
OF Helena, in which were six adults and
four children. The latter were drowned.
The former were rescued by party OF
hunters, who took them OFT the roof
OF the floating house after they had
Clung to it three days. The swamp con-
tains hundreds Of horses mules and cattle
standing up TO their knees in the water.
Many CarcsSSes are floating about. A
Legislative Committee will examine the
condition of the people in oyerhIwed dis
tricts; and will report in favor OF giving
State aid to actual sufferers.
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Sfudents Rebel.

ALLIANCE, O., March 1l.-Quite . feeling
Of indignation has been awakened aud
manifested BY the students of Mt Union
College. which was caused by the faculty
room and board. A remonstranes, signed
by nearly every student attending this
college. was handed to the faculty. con-
demniRg their action. The faculty give -
their reason for thus advising students that
q number of citizens of Mt Union had
subscribed liberally to the fund for paving
off the college debt, and that they (the
citizens) has made this reques; Of the fac
ulty, feeling that they were entitled TO the
students patronage.
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CONDITION OF THE CROPS.
Prospects Or ~ decreased Demssa
From EaFoHe. @

WARRINGTON, March 1.-The Agricultur..
al Department is just now engaged in max.
ing up an estimate Of the smouYt of wheat
on hand in the United States. Indications
are that the quantity will exceed the
amount usually on hand at this time, bat
that very marked increase in the demand
from abroad will more than meet his eK-
tie press couple Of days ago concerning
the condition Of the wheat crop of Great
Britain gives buts faint idea Of the general
condition OF affairs there. The Agricul-
tural Department has sdyices from the
agent in London, who watches the condi.
ton OF crops In that section very carefully,
tbst the situation Is very serious, and the
general feeling among those conversant
with the condition Of crops one Of great
despondence.
The winter has been . very bad one for
the growing crop, and nothing now, 1t IL
said, can ssve It Il must Be failure.
Reports from other portions Of Europe are
not especially encouraging. the condiftoa
of affairs in England extending across tns
channel to considerable degree. 1t seems
therefore probable that the
Esrspsas Deossls
for American whest will - anusuaily
large during the coming yeaf. eeesn9
this fact should stimulats the gan sros
ers of the Northwest 70 larger acreage ot
,nrine wheat can not yet Be determined,
for neither the amount OF whsat In the
country. or the condition. OF :creags oi
the winter wheat are yet definitely knorn.
So far as has yet been learned, hossyef. tss e
inter wheat crsp sppesfs likely 70 Do
something above tine average.
Srme fscts Rave already reached the De-
psrrment which indicate an increased sefs-