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attention to Indiana, New York,
New Jersey and Connecticut.
BRUTAL OFFICERS.

A man charg, d with any breach
of peace has the right of protec-
ton while under authority. IT
hc qui'ly submits to an arrest no
officer should club him because of
his helplessness to resist. Not
long since a colored man was ar
rested aud vas horribly mangled
and his head smashed in by an
officers billy. The poor man has
never recovered aud probably
never shall He is no service to
himself aud dead expense to his
family. 1t is reported that when
ever colored man is arrested
certain irish police take advantage
Of him and give him good pound.
ing. This brutal treatment on
the part of ruffan officials ought
to be checked. 1t is low mean
aud dirty action. A man once
in the station he is at the mercy
of tn Sc fends. 1t the case comes
in court all these brigands, SER
geants, clerks and al will wiIfully
swear to a lie to protect them
selves. The law allows a man to
defend himself even if he is under
arrest and when these brigands
begin their murderous assaults they
should be severely handled. But
it is usually one man against
whole stationhouse. A move
ment is on foot to get at this ras-
cality, and british officers will be
made to suffer.
Monday last a number of "crap
shooters were surrounded and
and when the crowd scattered an
officer deliberately drew his revol,
yer and fired. Had one of these
scrap shooters been armed it
would have been good thing it
he had killed that wreckless off,
Ger. Indiscriminate shooting is
in'olorable. 1t annoys neighbors
and in the broad daylight while
crowds of people are passing some
one is Likely to be fatally injured.
The committee of one hundred
would do a great thing to take
this matter in hand and dismiss
half of these officers and impress
the other half
The Washington bee., 1888-08-25
LOOK OUT.

We beg leave to warn the col
ored voters of the 9Th Maryland
district to be On watch for man
in Rockville, Md, who has send
some colored men to purchase
their votes or a sufficient number
to defeat Hon. Louis E. McComas
for Congress. 1t is the object of
these democratic emisaries to
engage certain colored men who
cauvassed the district before,
in the intoroot OF Mr.. McComas,
to influence the same voters
against him. These men have al
ready been giving money to do
this dirty and treacheous work,
we shall publish their names so
the colored voters of the 9Th
Maryland District may know
them.
The Washington bee., 1888-08-25
FREDERICK DOUGLASS.

1t is strange that men who are
characterized as being great should
continually stoop to small things.
We bad always entertained the
idea that Mr.. Douglass opposition
to Professor Langston was poll i
cal and not personal.
We are now convinced that Mr..
Douglass entertains personal an
imosity against Prof. Langston
and is even willing to jum Ma
hone to defeat his nomination for
Congress from the 4th Virginia
district. The question is, why
should Mr.. d uglass write to the
c)lored voters of Mr.. Langs,on's
district influencing them against
him? Suppose Prof. Langston
dots run against the " IL of a pref
udiced rebel republican element,
what business is it to Mr.. Doug.
lass?
Did no: Frederick Douglass
plan with us to bolt the late Will.
lard hull convention for the pur.
pose of sending himDouglass)to
the Chicago convention against
tie will of the peop'e? Did not
Mr. Douglass, alter being defeated
by bolh factions, call a meeting
and declare the Willard hall con-
vention a mob and a disgrace to
the Republican party of The Dis
trict of Columbia? Mr.. Douglass
fails to do himself and ditllkes to
see others succeed.
Langston is mau and gen.
tleman; be is an American citizen
loved and honored by the people
and we hope that the colored
voters of the 4th Virginia dis
trict will stand by him,
Notwithstanding the conspiracy
against him by recent rebel brigi-
diers, 1t is hoped that our color
ed ladies, children and all who
homer loyalty will use their in
huence with the legal voters Of
the 4th district, against treason.
When we see such a man as
Frederick Douglass come out
,~o.not ono of ,,,r lo,lo,e - =,
time TO spurn him as he was
spurned on the San Domingo
mission, which he had not the
manhood to resent. Awake COL
ored citizens aud upon this charge
cry sc I'd for Langston and uni
versal liberty" "Thou y! Doug
lass has fallen to this little meas
ure?"
The Washington bee., 1888-08-25
OUR POSITION.

We have received several anon.
ymous communications, attacking
Prof. Ell. M. Brown and upholding
Prof. Cardoza and criticising oul
position We took last week in this
affair. We want it to be under
stood that the BEE is edited in the
interest OF the people and not in
the interest of any particular
individual. We find that there
is great deal of prejudice against
Prof Browne, whicn is personal
in its character. 1t seems to be of
a social nature and too which the
BEE will not be a party. We
still aver that, if Prof. Cardoza is
the author of the communications
that were published last week, his
personal and crIminating allusions
to Prof. Browne, in his reply to
certain charges as to the manage
ment of our High School, and if
be fails to prove beyond all d ,ubt
what he asserts, be should be re.
moved. The BEE is not obligat-
ed to Prof. Cardoza or to Prof.
Brown but to the people and the
success of our schools. Tie BEE
is not edited in the interest ofany
society or social cliques nor is it
controlled by any political party.
Our paramount obligation is to
the people and their lnleres's
DR.. Francis is in duty bound, as
the representative Of the colored
schools, on the High and Normal
committee, to see that an impair
tial investigation be held.
Prot. Browne asserts, that if he
is the man Prof. Cardoza says
he is, he is unfit to be in the pup
lie schools of this District.
The BEE, as far as it is in its
power, shall publish the facts
that may be brought out when the
investigation is held.
The Washington bee., 1888-08-25
A FALSE PROPHET.

It Is no new thing for man to
believe himself what he is not, or
that he is bigger than he is. Mild
cases of insanity spring up every
where. There are men who really
believe themselves to be divine.
We still hear Of living Christs,
Ezekiels, Ezras, Daniels and Hez-
ekiahs. It has fallen to the Tur-
ner's lot to think himself Moses
Apparently the same on ali other
propositions as soon as he touches
the subject of colored democracy
he looses bis balance and talks at
random. It is a sad case and un-
fortunate that so "noble a mind
should be overthrown." 1t is with
sympathy that his friends look
upon him. They can but weep at
the seeming providences of God.
But Turner not knowing of his
ailment, not knowing his unsound-
ness, rushes forth and tells the
people that he has received a rev.
elation: that he is Moses and shall
lead his people to the promised
land of citizenship. In the first
place this promise land is already
reeking with the blood of colored
citizens and strewn with bones OF
honest and innocent men. He
went to Indianapolis. He smote
the political waters but she would
not bulge. Carm, stern and re-
sentful the wave spoke. "Who is
it that thus provokes the wavelets
upon my bosom?'' l am Moses!'
said Turner. "Moses''! cried the
sea. "l es, l am leading my
people from Republican bondage" "
And straitway the sea rolled back
Turner and company proceeded a
little way, and the voice of the
Lord descended from Heaven cry
ing ''That man is false prophet" "
The sea rolled back and swallow
ed him up. Turner is no more.
"Alas poor Yorlck." He has lost
his cunning. He quietly sleeps.
The Washington bee., 1888-08-25

Ward Republican Club. tho.
be 5000 men in line dnr;'o will
Harrison and Morton paraJa = tle
city Sept. /. The Morris n - 'alS
received the Washington Lion. i"a[Qs 1
fantry under a graceful prqSsu. gut lu.
arms, Sunday morning. ~ ". Of
is a story of the beach that a lleFe
mated on Sunday, Aug. 10. tSu. Su.IlI'
well worth telling. On Fr;I raS Is
July 20, A. Rhodes DeHaran,' ,'ay'
young man and freight recrira.
the Penn. Railroad, an,, e., 81 On
went into the surf, and it was ud s
posed to go out two hundred rdy p's
or more from the shore. Thai {a,S ,l
was made with safety. On rs,np ".p
the water became rough and pu
Haven called to his friend for Oe
sistance. The friend uuckIr d"
sponded, but before he cOuH ro' e
him DeHaven sunk for the f.
time. The people on shore noas MY
ing the young mans peril. clII.5
Life Guardesman Hyle FL. p,rkor.'
attention to him. Parker altoS
going under twice, succeedeJ y
finding the body and brinuna !,
ashore. And after applying rpSfop
atives DeHaven was revived E".
it required two hours Ofhard iabo"
The rescued mans mother was yarr
prOfuse in her thanks, and soma q
the bystanders said that Parker
had done another "thank youa iob
although Mrs. DeHaven promised
something more substantial. Yon
can well imagine Parkers surnrisa
when Mrs. DeHaven and her soU
went On the beach to day and She
after again speaking of her som,
rescue, presented him with a goId
watch worth 5000, and bearing ibe
following inscription: Presented IA
Hyle ID. Parker by A. Rhodes D.
Haven, for services rendered at a
lantic City, July 20, 1888, in sams
his life. Parker was very much Al.
fected by this kind appreciation Of
his heroic effort, and could not OK.
press his thanks only BY tears.
The Washington bee., 1888-08-25

the scandal.monger; one whose
sympathy can dive and reach the
deepest recesses of the heart, meet
and answer the warnings of the hu.
man soul who is attracted by per-
sons in proportion to the possibility
of her aiding and telling upon
their lives one who does not waste
precious moments looking for field
of labor but does with a might the
duty at hand whose panaces for
both mental aud physical ills is a
little of the practical work of life
such as assisting and cOunseling a
needy family, aiding and strength
ening a weak sabbath school.
The Washington bee., 1888-08-25

We endorse the bill reported
by Hon. Henry w. Blair, "pro-
posing an amendment of the con-
stitution of the United States in
relation to the manufacture, i'm
portation, expectation, transporta
tion and sale of alcoholic liquors.
We also commend the efforts of
Mrs. Ada M. Ruttenbender of
Lincoln, Nebraska in urging this
amendment.
The Washington bee., 1888-08-25
MORE THAN PROTECTION

Protection is the central idea in
the present campaign. Like the
keystone in an arch, it is at once
tho main stone vet it mus receive
its support from every other stone
in the structure. There are other
things to be looked after in pres
idential fight. Indeed, money or
abundant opportunity to make
money does not supply a countrys
need. The preservation of life
and the persuit of happiness are
inalienable rights. The tariff,
taking it all in all, simply enl-
bodies the principles for making
the most money. 1t is a money
question through and through.
But money is not the ultimatum.
A man wants to feel himself a
man wherever he may be. He
wants to be a man and citizen if
he has not a dollar in his pocket.
he wants to be able to sleep at
night without fear of bodily harm
because he had spoken his con-
victions during the previous day.
He wants to be able to work for
whom he pleases without moles-
tation. He wants public privileg.
es. Shall he have them? 1t may
not be that be can procure all these.
But the election of Har. ison will
be step in that d rection. Color
ed men above all others should
fear democrats. However tempt
ing may be their promises or
brilliant the prospects, the colored
man ought to fear democracy in
all its forms. There is an old
adage once very much in use, but
since the day of heaters and arti-
fetal warmth it is seldom heard:
ga burnt child breads fire." The
democrats have held the negroes
over the ire for SO many years
that be is veritable charcoal. Who
with sense will rush to an enemy
for protection. There are other
ways for colored man to receive
recognition than nesting under
the wings ofa vultured democracy.
Stop voting if yon cannot do any,
thing else. Pictures used to be
extant of colored men in a sup
plant attitude hat in hand when
addressing white man. Colored
men are doing the same thing now
politically. They are still afraid
of white men. They still hold
their hats in hand, they still atand
supplantly knocking at the do or of
democrats, begging the crumbs
of recognition and the rags of
citizenship. Will colored men
never see that their salvation is in
their own hands. No change will
ever come until they awake and
prepare themselves to be men and
citizens.
The Washington bee., 1888-08-25

at us all in that manner. We
want a god that will admita COLI
ored man into white church, or
a dutehman in synagogue
The time is now when meh are
looslng sight of these earthly del.
ties. They are becoming wise.
All men ought to feel that his OWL
approach to Divinity can be made
otherwise than through men in
cloth and gowns.
The Washington bee., 1888-08-25

Ex Senator Bruce, of Mississippi,
received an invitation from the
National Republican Committee to
enter the campaign Immediately,
and requesting him to name the
States in which he prefers to deliver
political speeches. 1t is understood
that the Senator will give special
The Washington bee., 1888-08-25
A GREAT WOMAN.
From our Women and Children.

From our Women and Childreu,I
The most exalted conception we
have Of a great woman is one who
has sounded to the depths of her
own soul, understands it's power
and uses it in promoting the inter.
ests of others, is one who arriving
at the crossroad where duty and liz
cllnaslons meet, unswervingly takes
up duty, feeling that the path of
safety; one whose serenity of mind
is not disturbed by the frivolity, ri.
baldry and the venomous words of
The Washington bee., 1888-08-25
JUST SO.
GAtlanta Defiance.I

The Washington d. c., BEE
says that James NJ. Trotter is mad
because ''his pet resolutions
didn't pass at the colored demo
cratic convention recently held at
Indianapolis. This is too bad,
they ought not to have treated
poor "Jimmie" so. He is from
"Bosting'' and his resolutions, of
two weeks labor, perhaps, was
loaded with more beans than
sense.
The Washington bee., 1888-08-25

The BEE is responsible for all
it says and says nothing it cannot
prove. If any one at any time is
misrepresented the editor is ready
and willing to rectify it.
The Washington bee., 1888-08-25

An Editor who caters 10 cliques
against the will of the people and
attempt to stifle justice is cow
ard and paltro IN.
The Washington bee., 1888-08-25

When you fail to agree with
those who want to use you, then
you are a bad fellow.
The Washington bee., 1888-08-25
Oliver Q. Black

REAL ESTATE AGbNI'
Rooms 20 & 80 Carpenter BulldIngs' +
No. 6O4 9TH ST., d. W., WASH u .
Residence, II D ST., u W.
Loans Negotiated, Titles Rerfeg5.sou,,, 5.ao,,
and Rents collected. SaleIOf cn'"F
lands a speciality.
The Washington bee., 1888-08-25

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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-29
Cattle Convention.

DENVER, Col, March 2s.-The third
annual meeting of the International
Cattle convention opened in the chamber
of commerce at IL o'clock this morning.
Three hundred delegates were present,
representing every section and range OF
country from the Missouri river to the
Pacific coast. The meeting was called
to order by Gov. Adams, who delivered
the address of welcome on behalf of the
state. He was followed by Mayor Lee
for the city. President Head then de-
livered his annual address, on which a
resolution was introduced and adopted,
amending the constitution of the assOci-
ship instead of membership through
local associations. The convention then
adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-29
SEVERAL INJURED.
A Pullman Car Run Down by a
Freight Train.

CHICAGO, March 2S.-About 10 o'clock
last night freight train ON the Belt
line road ran into the rear end of the
Michigan Central express two miles
below Grand Crossing. The rear sleep
ing car on the passenger train was al
most entirely demolished and number
of passengers were seriously injured.
Among the wounded are G. G. Hogle, of
Chicago, and George A. Magoon, of
Muskegon. The engineer and fire
man of the freight engine leaped just
in time to save their lives. The Wabash,
the Rock Island, the Western Indiana,
the Louisville & New Albany and the
Belt line cross the Michigan Central at
the point where the accident occurred.
The latter road has the right of way in
all cases, and the neglect of this rule, it
is alleged, brought about the collision.
The trainmen dragged from the wreck
a dozen passengers, five of them severe
ly injured and the others badly shaken
up, but none fatally injured. The en-
gfneer of the freight train, who is al
legged to be responsible for the accident,
saved his life by jumping from his en-
CINE, and has disappeared.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-29

sion was heightened when, as Bishop
Paret read the apostles creed, the vast
audience on the floor and in the gallery
rose as of one accord, and joined i'll the
solemn recitation of faith. At the con-.
clusion of the services, the casket was
borne from the chamber and the cere-s
monies in the house were closed. The
house then. at l2:45 adjourned, and the.
senate repaired to its chamber and im-i
mediately adjourned. In the corridor
Immediately outside the house, pre-
cession was formed and those who were
to accompany the remains to the depot
and the party retraced its steps to the
entrance. At the foot of the steps the
hearse was drawn up and lines COM
posed of four of the capitol policemen,
the senate and house funeral commit
tees and the officiating clergymen, were
formed, between which the remains
were slowly borne to the hearSe. Fol-
lowing the body we're the justices OF the
supreme court, the family relatives and
intimate friends of the deceased. Enter
ing the carriages in waiting, the funeral
party was driven Immediately to the
station. Immediately on the arrival OF
the procession at the Baltimore & PO-
tomac station, the casket was taken
from the hearse and placed on slightly
raised crepe-cOvered platform in COM
bination car at the rear of the train.
THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS
and the committees of the houses of
congresses were shown into the cars set
apart for each and everything was in
readiness some little time before the
time for the departure arrived. Promptly
at 2 o'clock the train slowly moved out
of the station. The funeral train is
composed of eight coaches. The first
was occupied by Passenger Agent
Parke, of the Pennsylvania road. The
second by the family and friends of the
dead chief justice. Then came the Pull
man car ''Tyrol'' occupied by the JUS
tees OF the supreme court and its Of
ficers. the clerk and deputy and the
marshall and deputy. Following this
was the dining car, and then drawing
room car "Romulus," which will be
used by the senate committee and AS
sistant Sergeant-at-Arms Christy; then
the draWing-room car ''Soudan' carry
ing the house committee; then the
sleeper '.Hesperia'' and last, the car
containing the casket. None of the
cars composing the train were draped.
The flowers which had been received at
the Waite residence had previously
been boxed and placed in the car which
was to contain the caSket, except the
wreath sent by President and Mrs.
Cleveland, which was taken to the capi-
tOl and placed upon the casket, where it
remained during the ceremonies.
A telegram from st. Louis announces
that the train bearing Mrs. Waite ar
rived in st. Louis this morning too late
to make close connection for the Toledo
train and that special was immedi-
ately placed at her disposal. She is ex-
pected to arrive in Toledo at 10 O'Clock
tonight.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-29
TURES.


TURES.
uncleanness, the habitual use of paint;
and hereditary diseases are very prevail
ent among the tribe. Sitting in lodge
a short time ago with twelve persons, a
missionary named Rev. John Mclean,
3. A.. counted no less than five blind
individuals. There are numerous cases
of scrofula, consumption, rheumatism,
immoral diseases, bronchitis, etc. The
medicine men are the priests and doc
tors of the camp, uniting religion and
medicine in their practice. Generally
there are grades of distinction, the
lower reSOrting to the use of herbs and
other medicines only, the higher relying
upon supernatural influences to aid
them with the dispensing of their ma
terra medica. 1t is of the latter class to
whom the cannibal woman went with
her ills. Shrewd and intelligent, they
are revered by the occupants of the
lodges, and become instructors of the
youth and the guardians of the sacred
legends. Occasionally medicine women
are found, generally aged persons, who
become famous through the numerous
cures wrought by their skill. "Medi-
cine" has
A TWO-FOLD MEANING,
the one referring to the charms and in
carnations, the supernatural part of the
work, and the other to the use of
phySic, the natural part.
In some tribes there exist secret so
cieties and organizations of medicine
men, who keep sacredly their medical
lore and mysterious rites, thus creating
superstitious fears among the people,
AID enhancing the value of the services.
According to the statement of f. Assik-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-29
A LIVELY SCRAMBLE.
There viii be One for the Eighth
District Jud0eShiD.

Indications point to a lively scramble
in the Eighth judicial district at the
coming election for a successor to
Judge Edison, who was appointed by
Gov. McGill to fill the vacancy created
by the resignation of Judge Macdonald
after his election to congress. A prom
inent citizen and resident of the district
in discussing the subject last evening
said there will be several candidates for
the position, and among the names that
have been mentioned are Hon. w. 9.
Odell, of Chaska; ex-senator Peck and
E. SOuthwOrth, of ShakOpee: +. Cod
well. of LIE Sueur, and the incumbent,
Judge Edison. Either of the gentlemen
named would make an excellent judge,
and all of them have made enviable rep
utations at the bar of Minnesota. 1t is
a pretty difficult matter to say who is in
the lead, and it will be question very
difficult to decide until the returns are
in election day, and the voters will
simply pay their money and take theil
choice.
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THE BURLINGTON STRIKE.
A Practical Boycott Put On All
Cars of the COMPANY,

Cars of the Company.
CHICAGO, March 2S.-The Burlington
engineers and fremen practically cut
away from their leaders and their griev-
ance committees to-day and took hold
of the strike with a firm grip. The rea-
son for this action was that the more
impulsive had become impatient over
the slow a..d apparently uncuccesSful
methods of Chief Arthur. They
wanted to strike the nail on the
head, so they appointed commit
tees and sent them out to work.
Every road running into Chicago
was visited, and pledges were obtained
from all of the switchmen and switch
engineers, that under no circumstances
would they move Burlington car.
Later in the day mass meeting was
held in the hall at the corner of Jeffer-
son and Fourteenth streets, Delegates
the pledges made to the committees
were repeated. Tonight the strikers
claimed that an infieXible boycott
against Burlington cars had been estab-
lished, and they were positive that not
a Burlington car would be moved to-
morrow in Chicago except on Burling-
ton tracks. The strikers intimated that
further steps in the great
struggle with the Burlington would
be taken in a day or two, limiting that
the Burlington brakemen and freight
conductors would quit the road, and
that the strike would surely spread to
other roads if the companies attempted
to force their employees to handle the
boycotted cars. All this, it is given out,
has been done in defiance of Chief
Arthur and the other regular leaders,
and it is even asserted that Mr.. Arthur.
will resign within week. Such state
ments, however, are not generally be-
lieved. The ostensible revolt is
looked upon by many as simply
covert change in the strikers plan
of campaign. The results of the new