Daily Republican., 1890-02-10

We chanccd TO 600 Mrs. Margeret
5tesling yesterday; she Il the wife OF
nieRssl Sterling, whose father kept .
DIacksmith shop on Fourth street years
go, and the chief founder Of 1gion n.
n Church. The whole family b we'll
known. The son, Mr.. etsrliag, h the
best organist in the CITY. To make .
long mAster short. . family that has
contributed more real worth 70 the town
than any other family (colored). Mrs.
Esther Armstrong belonged to this
family. An interview on the quiet:
"drs. Sterling what have you TO say
| ON the school question:"
Mrs. S.-simply this, have been In
terested all along, two Of the teachers
boarded with me, and am glad that
none OF my ci Hdrsa 70 10 Howard school.
more especially while this trouble IL
going on, but don't want my name In
the newspaper. Mise Bailey, one Of the
teachsrs, used TO board with me. she was
always 90 kind to my children. Mias
lunch occasionally, but lately sho just
acts towards US like stranger.
C.-WbAt do you mean, as . school
teacher or socially?
Sd mean both. Miss Kruss don't
| min2le with thu race, and she IL taking
Miss Dover with her; Indeed, Miss Dover
reflects every idea Of Miss kruse, who 10
not helping her any. except to get IN
trouble, and these very girls whom Miss
kruae has been dissuading TO 20 to
Dover's - servants ar0 only to keep the
house straight, while the rest wash
c'othes, 10 Mise Dover u ~ poor ~ my
sell. 800
C.-Did you know Miss Lewis WAS
suapcndedf
s.-Yes. Miss Lewis has acted well
toward our people in this town; she has
made herself usciul In our churches; not
long since she worked hard 70 give An
entertainment for one Of the poor
churches out Of town, which nstted them
| q nice sum.
G-what Is Miss K's standing So
cisliy?
B.-Thas can't tell you, because Misa
Kruse, o. . general thing, don't associate
with the race. Some Gay she came near
apsing ths example OF MIRA r. Coppin,
but she is just a. far Of from Miss Cop,
pin - teacher and bsnefactor Of the
race - am from Italy. II Mias Lewis
10 not reinstated. IT would pay the colored
people here 70 hire her, cay pay 20 much
. mouth, aud let II 70 for school tax, al
DR.. Morgan says 1--WE don't pay any OF
enough" Mia Lswis has always, when
asked, helped us In struggling effort
aud acted a. II she belonged to the race.
She will Always have my kind wiahes
she hes done all she could to help carry
aud think she tried hard to get Alicl
Jordan position. Now. / don't wan
you TO publish what 1 have said 70 you
C.-No, m not, except that whIcl
concerns the school. Hear what tn,
wealthiest colored man in the town says
i C.-What have you to say on tn
school question:
q. MI don't know anything to say
except that tho celored people, lik
, Irish, are not capable of self government
He Is friend to the school. Right O
wrong, / don't know--conumdrum.
II, Rinket has the barber shop 4
, charge that G. Byard used 10 have. ]
is to bc hoped that he will surprise hi
friends just ss Charlie did-leAve $500
at his death.
Mr.. and Mrs. Prof. Sterling are jubl
liant over their daughter going to II
school; she has been sick 90 long. an
with but little hope. Her appearance
In the school was unlocked for. Mil
, Krusc did one good thing, she welcome
her kindly.