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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-10-23
CoSrEsskD THAT Sux Nrvnrpvo

CONFESSED THAT SHE MURDERED HER
observation-disclosures Graft and sars. EtnA Brass
"ese arrested AZ Cadillac, Mich.. late in July Tor
tne murder VI The woiIan's husband, WHO dis
appeared June leta last They confessed the
murder, and on thursday pleaded guilty and
were 10 state prison Tor tie. Ms. Brass
Confessed that she had killed her husband WIN
an iron, and helped Craft bury the body.
When arsesIsd MIS-. Brass and Craft were living
together.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-10-23

HoNoRs TO JAY GOULD AT MEMPHIS-Jav
Gould, VINO is ON tour Oh inspection oI mis- RI. IL
road lines IN the southwest, arrived ut Men,
phis Thursday. He appeared on Change,
where iie Was formally Introduced. Mr.. Gou d
stated his visit afforded great pleasure in meet
ing 50 many OF the leading citizens OF Meinpni
"nlcn would De soon one vi tie IerniuHi points
Oh nis railroad system. The famous telegram
cent oy MIR. Gould curing the lever epidemic vi
1919 suOscriUins eo,OUO Was eInOiaxone0 upon
TIE black boards vi tiie excnanye
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-10-23

Emptying Hts Heart tu Letters On
Somebody or Other.

HE SAYS WAS TO HIS FoURTEEx-YeAR-oLp
NIECE, BUT Mr.. REssLER BELIEVES TT WAS
10 MRS. CECILIA REssLKR, WHO Is SUING
FOR DIVORCE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-10-23
He Was Acquitted OF Murder.
THEN HE BEAT HIS DEVOTED WIFE AN


ROBBED HIS MOTHER.
Aoouta year ago great public interest was
aroused by the case of young Joseph ARM
strong, who was on trial in Brooklyn tor the
murder OF his step-alher, Albert Herrick. a
weIl-knOwn New York restaurateur, vino WAS
found dead In his house with U pistoi-suot
wound III his head. Alter u long search the no.
lice concluded that Armstrong Was the guilty.
party, ana al the triai fastened the crime UPON
him couclusively. The defense was that the
deed was done in seli-deirnse Herrick having
had frequent disagreements with ArInstrouS
auo haVin- Threatened to put him out OF tue
house. The most interesting feature of the
trlai was young and pretty girl who WAS in
court every day and Was one OF the witnesses
lOr the defense. she was betrotned TO Ann.
strong. Sy inpathy with ner devotion u, SHOWN
In court had much W do with bringing about
the iouiency OF the jury that INDUCED IL la
bring in verdict OF acQuitlal.
Armstrong married the girl soon after his
acqulttai, ana before many months had gotten
hiinseii again Into priat by abusing her SO bru-
taiiy tiiat she Was com peiied 10 leave nim and
20 BACK 10 hef mothers Sc. Armstrong.
mother SIN stood by him and supported him
at her mousse vi late IL nas been STA led that he
was abusing her ALSO having even driven her
from tue house with a. Lig knife. Sue denied
all the reports until al lew days ago, when she
obtained "a WARRANT tor his arrest on the Charge
ol having stolen all her jeweiry and pawueu IL
The dutiitii SON got wind OF what nls mother
WAS TO 10, and wi.iie sue Was Nj court he bu IL
died up everything about tie house that he
could conveniently carry off anu skipped out
Detectives nave been looking for hin ever
since, but he has hidden Iruln them win
friends In New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-10-23

The KAIsERs' HEALTH Nor BAD.--Berlin
liam Is improving. Crown Prince Frederick
W liliam, becoming med ~ ruilors apl,ear.
ing the French ana Italian papers, Ivlo-
graphod 70 Berlin Tor special Ineuicai state
meat CONCERNING his laliiers conuiIiop, anu Il
IL reported tuat he received reassurIng replies
to tne ELECT tiiat there Was no cause Tor alarm.
nor any reason Way the crown prince should
hasten his return 70 The capital.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-02-04
MONEY.

ID l.. BROWN, mortgage agent, l22 West Per
N. can street. Tor box 5S3) Austin, makes real
estate loans on long time of any amount from $1,000
to 100000, without delay, at lowest rates current
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-02-04

Gentleman-"I the world owes every
man living, as you say, why don't you
collect yours?" Tramp-'I can't do it.
The world has too many deferred credit
ors."-New York Sun.
Overset from the Omnibus: dearest
Alfred, 1 shall marry thee, even if we only
bread and water have" ITO me all right,
dearest Emma, bring thou the bread; for
the water will 1 provide"
"Fiends will please accept this the only
intimation," put a malicious compOsitor
the other day, religiously following his
''copy" in setting up the advertisement of
a funeral in morning paper, which was
meant to read: "Friends will please ac-
cept this, the only invitation."--NewY York
Ledger.
The Washington bee., 1886-07-24
WEST WASHING Ton.
n. f. sEDGwICK, Agent and Reporter. 1915
y Street.

A new choir has been organ zed
at the Ebenrzer A. M. e. church,
with Mr.. A. Butler as leader.
Mr.. A. Hughes is lying danger
ously i'll at his residence 2nd st.
with pneumonia.
Persons desiring to subscribe for
the "Bee" will leave their orders at
Lewis Barber shop 1417 28th st.
Subscriptions Invariably in ad-
vance.
The Sunday School Union of
West Washington, held their quar-
terly meeting last Sunday after
noon at Mt. Zion church. The ex-
ercises consisting of essays, decla-
rations, etc. interpersed with music
by the schools was very interest
ing, especially the essay of Miss
Alice Beason, the select reading by
Miss Ella Nash and Miss Jessie
Lewis.
Mr.. j. L. Turner on being intro
duced, declined in favor of Mr.. L.
A. Cornish Supt. of Israel Bethel
school, who delivered a very inter-
eSting address Oh the teachings of
the lessons, showing the great val
ue of the International lesson. He
also exhibited some stones from
Betbney, where he had travelled
and saw the grave of Lazarus. He
congratulated the Union for being
harmoniously working together as
christians and trusted that they
would continue in their work of
reformation. Addresses were also
delivered by Messrs: David Clark,
John Brown and john 81. FergI-
son.
Noticeable among the Sabbath
school workers present were: Dav-
i'd Warmer, Henry Piper, j. w.
Lee and Solmon Lomax. I'm the
absence of the secretary, Mr.. r.
ID. Ruffin read the annual report of
the Union showing an excellent
condition of the schools connected
with the Union. The newly elect
ed officers !of the Uuion are j. Fl {.
Ferguson. Pres, j. l.. Turner, vice
pres, II. w. Hewlett, Treas, and
John Pope, Sec'ty. After a collec-
ton of $1,000 the exercises closed
with benediction by Rev. D. Col
Inns.
The Washington bee., 1886-07-24

doubt he is correct. Nor would
he 90 far wrong if he said the field
laborels of France, England and
Ireland-three countries he men.
tlons-were failures as skilled la
borers. Having some acquain-
tance with the peasantry OF those
European countries, cannotagree
with the Professor that they are
scientific laborers." Intelligent
Il es may b = very many of
them are-much more so than tie
negro; but surely not scientific Is
it really necessary that farm labor
erg should be scientific or skilled?
That the farmer himself should be
so needs no argumen'; just as the
ship captain must be skilled in the
science of navigation. whether his
crew be so or not. It is the duty
of the crew and of the farm labor
ers to obey the orders OF the cap~
tain, to carry out The directions Of
the farmer. sTheirs not to reason
why; thei's not to make reply"
And the captain and the farmer
must see that their commands are
.obeyed.
As a laborer pure and simple, I
do not r.. partl Ihe Narro a failura
On the contrary, when under the
supervision of the white man,
HE Is AN EXCELLENT LABORER;
but white super Wis or, constant
aud efficient, fl m if kind, the
white man mus extrci>e over him
His fine physique enables him -
stand hard work; aud, easily salts
fed, easy to manage, git heart
ed and simple.
The Washington bee., 1886-07-24
LET THE NEGRO ALONE.

To the North [ VT uld say, Let
the South alone; let the races live
here in pc ce. Let the Neg,o be
no longer the spoiled pet OF SEN
timental philanthropists--the spe-
cial object of ca to all people
with a mission. Te.t him as a
man and not as a little child.
Meddle not with race m .vements;
they will adjus, thin elves. There
need be 10 confiic', f r their lives
are diverse. There need be no an
tagonism, for there is no rivalry.
Lett to himself, the Negro seeks
and needs no better f lend than his
white ne ghbcr and employer.
From tie cr.d e to the grave the
white man and the black have the
kindliest feelings towards each
other. A regro nurse rocks tie
white mans cradle; negro nu, Sc
arrays him for the grave; aud ne.
gro servants and neighb rs shed
honest tears at his funeral. There
is the most cordial friendship be-
tween white man and negro and
yet no social intercourse. Neiti er
seeks it, nor will ,v,r seek it
Thus they live together on the
same soil, next door n-ighbors,
with distinct social SYSTEMS; not on
different social planes or levels. as
is sometimes charged, for their
lives are So distinct there is no
medium of comparison--no higher
no lower-but entirely apart.
There let them live, pursuing
their course in
PARALLEL LINES OF PROGRESS,
never meeting, never coming In
conflict, but each helping the 9th
er when their interests are mutual
the white man helping his weak
er brother whenever possible, IS
the negro knows 80 we'll how 10
obtain help, and as the Southern
white man knows SO well 10 be-
stow it-a unique relationship un-
derstood nowhere else.
The Washington bee., 1886-07-24

Der drawn and sold at 15 cts. q
piece for which the man were charg-
ed by the family with duplicity.
No BEE reporter called and got
his picture.
An excursion from Lynchburg,
Va, to this city on Tuesday morn
ing last, and returned for their
home on Wednesday evening at
10 p. m, brought some of the best
citizens of that section of the state !;
a large number of which stopped at
the North Carolina house 24O 3rd
st.
A gentleman writes from Alba
ny Ave-, Hartford Conn.,, and says,
please send me the Bee to Sept.
lst at which time / shall return to
Washington. He says of all the
Washington papers, send me
the Bee ;because it is SO hOmebOrn.
The Willing Workers of Zion
gave picnic at Browns Park 7th
ST., on Monday evening last, which
has had no equal for the season.
A large number of tickets have
been sold for Harpers Ferry Aug.
9th, from the Wesley Zion. j. III.
Hector and r. s. Laws will deliver
addresses.
> Dir. S. A. Sumby is now over run
with professional engagements and
some serious cases.
Mr.. S. A. Webb, the we'll known
dealer in new and second handed
clothing at 1924 7th ST., is now do
ing good business in South Wash
ington.
Rev. r. S. Laws, pastor of the
Virginia Ave. Baptist church will
soon enter hiSnew chnrch.
The Washington bee., 1886-07-24
NOTICE.

Mr.. Joseph g. Lee who has
served as agent for the WASHEye.
TON bee, will on and after july
18th 1886, discontinue his conn,c.
ton with the paper on account Of
business. Mr.. Lee will take tbe
names of any persons who wish to
subscribe for this paper quar- erly,
which will be ent direct to sub,
scriber's house from the office.
All subscribers must pay in al.
vance. The rates of subser ption
are printed in the paper.
Joseph Q. Lee,
2S5. Capitol Ave-, Hartford, Conn.
The Washington bee., 1886-07-24
GENERAL LOGAN.

Certain republicans aud republi
can editors have tried to traduce
the name and reputation of Gener-
al Logan, because he did not deem
it necessary TO request an lnvestl-
cation of Senator Payne of Ohio.
Whatever Mr.. Paynes' politics are
we know him to be good and
conscientious statesman. There
was no evidence before the COM
mittee on privileges and elections
to show that Mr.. Payne bribed any
member of The Ohio legislature to
vote for him. .Messrs. Logan, Ey-
arts and Teller took the correct
view of it and reported to the Sen
ate that there was nothing against
the Ohio Senator.
There are a few republican rene
gades who are endeavoring to mis-
represent and place these honora-
bile gentleman In a false light
before the country. 1t is true as
Genl. Logan said, that instead of
investigating Mr.. Payne an attempt
is being made TO destroy the in
fiuence of himself and his associ-
ates. The editor of the Commerce.. |
Gazette is like all other milk and
water republicans, who have their
own selfish ambition to satisfy.
Who is the chief of which the GA
zette speaks? If it is Mr.. Blaine,
we are free to admit that worse
calamity will never befall the re-
publican party, ifhe be nominated
as the republican standard bearer
in 'SS. The eyes of the Negroes
are opened they don't propose to
be sucklings of any party. Gener
al Logan wants nothing that the
American people don't want him to
have: he is no candidate of any
party or set of men who seek by
false means to destroy the reputa-
tion and honor of honest men. We
congratulate the position of Gen.
Logan, Senators Evarts and Tel
Ter in the Payne bribery farce.
The Washington bee., 1886-07-24
SPECIAL NOTICE

Persons in the city, who pra
subscrl bers for the BEE are reoues.
ted not to pay agents any more
than 3 months subscription, in a :
vance for the BEE. All over hat
amount must be paid at the Office
of the BEE. The managers will
not be responsible for any am unit
over so cts. pad to agents. Sub
scrlbers outside of the city must
pay in advance and names must
be sent 10 tie office and not given
to agent. If there is any irregu-
larity OH the part OF the agent
our subscribers will do Us the fav
or by reporting the same to the
office.
The Washington bee., 1886-07-24
MATTHEWS OF ALBANY.
HOW REPUBLICAN NEGRO OFFICE
HOLDERS BOW BEFORE HIM AND
HOW DEMOCRATS DESERT HIM.

Among no race of people is there
so much political hypocrisy and So
cial sychophancy displayed as there
are among certain republican Negro
office holders i'm this city. Caius
Cassius in instigating Brutus to join
the conspiracy against Caesar, is
not played to a greater extent than
some of our Negro republican office
holders practice with Mr.. Matthews
of Albany. There are several Ne
gro clerks in the government de-
partmeuts of this city who cut quite
a swell in society, and who, when
ever an occasion presents itself,
dance to the beck and call of the
Albany leader with the hope and
aim of gaining bis influence to keep
them i'm their positions. 1t is not
presumed that MIR. Matthews cares
for any social honors or recognition
among this class Ofrepublicans, but
there is a disposition of a few OF
these colored office holders to hold
Mr.. Matthews and keep him from a
social clique in this city that is at
tempting to keep him within their
own circle. What ever endorsement
Mr.. Matthews has received, has
come from republicans and repub,
lican Cffice holders i'm the depart
ments, while the democrats have
opposed him. Negro republicans
bow to him as Judas Iscariot bowed
before Christ while the democratic
party is sitting in judgment on his
confirmation as POntiOuS Pilot pre-
tended that be found no fault in
the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ,
but allowed him to be put to death
all the same. What the colored re
publican cab gain by this kind OF
political demagoguery, the BEE is
unable to state, but this fact is
known, that there will be more
fence straddling in 'SS than there
is now, should the republican party
win. The presumption is, there will
not be enough Negro office holders
between now and 'SS to sing psalms
of the new Jerusalem.
The Washington bee., 1886-07-24
SOUTH WASHINGTON NEWS
l.. G. Fletcher. Agent and Collector.

The Zion Baptist church has been
opened since Tuesday evening, the
9th.
The 9Th Sunday in August, is the
day for the African Foreign
Mission collection throughout the
District.
Rev. r. s. Laws filed the pulpit
OF the Wesley Zion A. M. E. church
Oh Sunday evening the l1th. The
pulpit of the Zion Baptist church
was supplied by the Rev. S. j. R.
Nelson and VIM. j. Howard of
said church.
There is no section OF the city
that is being more completely i'm.
proved than this.
Mr.. Robert Gibbons, left this
city for Chicago by the 10 p. M.
train Sunday night last.
The family of the late Rev. VIM.
Gibbons, make serious objections
to the manner in which his pict-
ures are being taken aud sold by
persons other than the family,
without first obtaining thei: per-
mission and arrangements. A
young man in the name of a report.
ar for the REE. called upOn the
family while his remains were yet
in the house, and stated positively,
that he wished a picture of the
minister for the purpose of placing
it in the Bee. AS reporter to
that paper, Mrs. Alice Lucas stated
that she consented finally to ac-
commodate him; and he took the
picture off aud had a large mum.
The Washington bee., 1886-07-24
SUMMER RESORT

Mrs. Della Howard, WilhsviIle.
Va, is prepared to receive Sum.
mer Boarders. Scenery and health.
fulness unsurpassed. Mineral wa.
ter, fine table, pure milk anil
cream. Terms reasonable. For
terms apply to Mrs. Della Howard
WelbOurn Post Office, Loudcn G.,
Virginia.
The Washington bee., 1886-07-24
is TIE NEGRO A FAILURE?
PROF. WHITE THINKS THE SOUTH
NEEDS WHITE PEASANTRY.

The Augusta Chronicle says,
Prof. H. q. White, ccupying the
chair of the University of Georgia,
has been among Augustus most
appreciated guests the past week.
He had just returned from the
meeting of State farmers in CO.
lumbus, where bis striking address
npon the suhjec of elevating labor
in the south has developed much
comment in ew and implov. d
dir, ction. He says what be
means by Ieasantry is intelligent
scientific laborers, such as France,
England and ev,n down trrdden
Ireland have.
NO PEAsANTRY HERE.
"Well," said Professor White,
[ took this or urd:
"Hele we have State of fine
climate, with a soil naturally good
and susceptible ofgreater improve
ment, but the 'untry is absolutely
without peasantry. The pei pie
who occupy the rank of peasants
are an ignorant, shift less class,
seemingly not desirous of selt-ad-
vancement.
"rhere is among them a low
state of morality and little dispo,
sltion 10 acquire property, nor are
they susceptible of that training
which enables them to work our
land to the best advantage.
sour country cannot be improv-
ed without good labor, educat, d
labor and skilled labor. In think
ing over this whole matter [ have
made bold to enquire whether or
not the lack of a saving middle
class, is not the we k ppiut in our
Southern system. and whether or
not the labor difficulty is not at
The b tt m of all our trouble?"
"What is your solution, Profes-
sor-your toimula?"
THE REMEDY.
"This of course leads us to hunt
for the medy. co. tead
"1st. Wem must live independent
Iy OF this class of labor 10y culiva
ting, ours, Ives small areas. This
leads to intensive farming.
"2nd. This Of course means sci
entifc farming. We must educate
the ri ing generation of whites, SO
that they may unders' aud seienti-
fc agriculture. Our State scien-
tifc and agricultural schools must
be built up and tostered. The
same is true of the mechanic arts,
and this is where our tt chnolrgical
schools must come in, to raise up
young mechanics and train S)uth.
ern lab pr.
THE NEGRO NuT A FAILURE.
Says MIR. Benet, of Abbevile in
reply to Prof White:
THE NEGRO As A LAB0RER.
Prof. White does not say the
negro is failure as Iaborer. He
does pronounce him a failure as a
skilled laborer," and in this no
The Washington bee., 1886-07-24

Senator Logan made grand
spt ech i'm the Senate "Wednesday
ia reply to black guards and black
mallerS.
The Washington bee., 1886-07-24

The average colored farmer down
south comes out at the end of the
year with a penniless pocket and d
deep sigh thanking heaven that he
escaped with his life.
The Washington bee., 1886-07-24

Col. VIM. A. Cook, the greatest
lawyer before the District bar had
the judgement of the lower court
reversed in the case of Lud Gun
nell and Adrians.
The Washington bee., 1886-07-24

We believe that our District
Commissioners will give the Dis
trict colored people a representa-
ton In the District government.
The Washington bee., 1886-07-24

Mr.. Geo. w. Williams, the au-
thor of book entitled the History
of the COlored People, will have
hard time to prove that his amia-
BILE and inOffenSive wife deserted
him.
The Washington bee., 1886-07-24

Gladstone will resign. 1t is evi-
dent that he is strong in defense OF
the Irish.
The Washington bee., 1886-07-24

1t is easier to marry than it is to
he divorced.
The Washington bee., 1886-07-24

Men not party should be the pol
icy of the Negro.
The Washington bee., 1886-07-24
COMMITTEES:

COMMITTEES:
"On the Religious, Educational
and Social Status of the colored
People"
Southwestern Advocate, Louisi-
ana, Chairman; Ge e>rgia Baptist,
Georgia; Christian Recorder,
Pennsylvania; Gold Eagle, rennes-
see; Alumnus, Pennsylvania;
Western Baptist Herald, Iowa;
Christian Star, Texas; Christian
Index, Mississippi, Star of Zion,
North Carolina; Afr Amer can
Churchman, Virginia; Pioneer,
Texas; Peoples Journal, Florida.
Southern Outrages:
Washington Bee, District Co
Iumbia, Chairman; rIanet, Virgins
la; Sun. Arkansas; Atlanta Def
ance, Georgia; Gate City Press,
Missouri; Boston Advocate, Mus
s chusetts; Baptist Advocate,
Louisiana; Baptist Standard,
North Carolina; Virginia Critic,
Virginia; knights of Wise Men,
Tennessee; Ohio Falls Express,
Ken ucky.
"Industrial Education:"
Western Appeal, Minnesota,
Chairman; ST. Louis Advance,
Missouri; Memphis Watchman,
Tennessee; Arkansas Review, Ar
kansas; American Baptist, Ken
lucky; Phoenix, Georgia; St. Ma
ry's Herald, Louisiana; Southern
Independence, Alabama; Mary
land Director, Maryland.
"Labor:"
Detroit Plaindealer, Michiean,
Chairman; Light House, Texas;
Cleveland Globe, Ohio; Living
Way, Tennessee; Baptist Pioneer,
Alabama; Southern Leader, Flor
ida; Chattanooga Tribune, Ten
nessee; Baptist Beacon, Ohio;
Golden Epoch, Arkansa-; Lynch
burgh Laborer, Virginia; Baptist
Monitor, Kentucky.
"Journalism:"
A. NJ. E. Review, Pennsylvania,
Chairman; Cleveland Gazette,
Ohio; Denver Sun, Colorado; In
dlanapolls World, Indiana; Bap-
tlst Companion, Virginia; Journal
of the Lodge, Louisiana; Elevator,
California; Cairo Gazette, Illinois;
Progressive American, New York;
Baptist Preacher, Texas.
Resolutions and Business"
National Monitor, New York,
Chairman; Arkansas Mansion, Ar
kansas; Virginia Lancet, Virginia,
Chicago Conservator, Illinois;
Chattanooga Times, Tennessee; e;
The Soldiers Re-Umon, Kentucky;
Texas Press, Texas.
From personal corresponde' ce
with the speakers, chairrnen and
other members, and the sanction
OF all concerned, The program is
sent forth and the convention will
meet a the time and place men-
toned
Let the chairmen communicate
with the members of their COM
mite s, and let the reports be full
ly C mp led, considera ely digested
so that they will be of permanent
value as the expression of the
colored editors of the
United s atea. Thus prepared
before hand by correspondence,
there will be little to do in the
preparation of repor's. and more
time can be given to the discuss
sions. without depicting Il e meet
ings of frequent adjournments.
Tue chairmeu will be expected to
make 15 minute speeches in the
presentation of the report.
Should anything occur in the
change or time or place, the pro-
gram will remain the same.
| Go operation on the part of the
meml ers Of the press has been
promised and further co-oi Grafton
Is solicited. Let every paper copy
this anncu cement and exchange
with the AMERICAN BAPTIST.
Done by order of the Executive
| Committee of the Coloied Ma
tinnal Press Convention.
WM J. SIMMONS,
Chairman
The Washington bee., 1886-07-24

Let parties ask for the colored
vote, if they want it.
The Washington bee., 1886-07-24

Read our society article this
week.
The Washington bee., 1886-07-24

The BEE is not the organ of any
man, party or faction.
The Washington bee., 1886-07-24

Massachusetts, should not send
another Hoar to the Senate.
The Washington bee., 1886-07-24

We are for men not party.
The Washington bee., 1886-07-24

m nT n fields are scarce, but those ubo write 70
"HH 4 Stinson Co. Portland, Maine, viii receive
n.EHH free, full Information about work which
"ugH they can do. and live at home, that viii pay
W ~ Oa0 them from s5 70 83 per day. Some have
earned $50 in day Either young or old Capital
required You ee Those Who start a. once
absolutely Of snug Little fortunes. Al nsw