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been selected by the committee on
arrangements to speak:
Recorder of Deeds B. K. Bruce,
Hons. j. r. Lynch, j. NJ Langston,
James Hill, John C.. SpoOneI, w.
E. Chandler, II. P. Cheatham,
North Carolina; I. II. Miller, South
Carolina, L. G. Houk, Tennessee;
L. NJ. Hewlett, Hon. A. NJ. CIapp,
DR. c. b. Purvis, Prof. J. NJ. Greg
Ory, and DR.. j. E. Rankin, chap
lain.
The following will be asked to
occupy seats on the stage:
The commissioners of the Dis
of Columbia, Hon. F. w. Palmer,
Col. Fred Brackett, Rev. f. j.
Grimke, Mr.. Crosby S. NOyes, Rev.
Robert johnson, Drs. S. r. Watts
j. R. Francis, and j. G. Wilder,
Andrew Gleason, Coils. w. NJ.
Meredith, and George NJ. Arnold,
Hons. p. b. S. Pincbback, John j.
Ingalls,, George F. HOar, Ii. d.
Lodge, Rev. Walter Brook, S. q.
Lamkins, II. c. Bowen, c. H. Phil
lips, w. Fl. Phillips, and A. S.
Thomas; Prof. w. B. Johnson, d.
D., DR.. f. j. Shadd, j. NJ. Kicks,
Revs. William Gray and George
w. Moore, George G. L. Cook,
John f, Cook, Maj. G. A, Fleet
wood, Col. George w. Shyer,
William Henry Smith, II. w. Eu
rope, Messrs L. E. Penicks, William
White, Capt, H. p. Brlant, w. j,
White, DR.. C. CrusOr, Revs. S. n,
Browne and Il. q. Stewart, DR.. ..
+. Presbrey, L. Dean, Aaron Rus
sell, Avon Bradshaw, r. S. Smith,
and Hon. John J. Ingalls,.
Fifteen new members were admit,
ted and John F. Cook was made an
honorary member.
The following resolutions were
adopted
Resolved, That all citizens in the
District of Columbia who are in
harmony with the following are
hereby invited to attend a public
meeting, to be held in the Metro
pOlitan Baptist Church, r street,
between Twelfth and Thirteenth
streets, Monday evening, January
26, for the purpose of tending
thanks to President Harrison for
his late message urging upon Con-
gress the passage of the Federal
elections bill, to Senators SpOoner,
Hoar, and others, and to the Penn
sylvania legislature.
Resolved, further, That all ad-
missions to the church shall be by
card, which can be obtained from
the following committee: E. B. We'll
born, B. West, w. II. Jones, C. 81.
Watson, w. H. Jackson, Moses
Anderson. f. B, Cooper, William
Crawford, Capt. j. S. Coolidge, A.
St. A. Smith, and W. Calvin Chase.
On motion of Mr.. w. H. Jackson,
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The hand should be educated as
well as the head.
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There cannot be two many pro-
ftsSlOnal men,
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The BEE is no mans organ.
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pie his c1ty
ladies and gentlemen repd d NY
the church have the matter in
hand. Thursday evening Feb,
5th 1891, mas been settled upon as
the evening. Our leading minis
ters of all denominations will be
invited to seats on the platform;
also many distinguished gentle
men and repr, sentative people.
Rev. Walter H. Brooks will
preach the charge and there will
be five minutes speeches, talks and
addresses from a number of gen
tlemen. Everything will be done
to extend a hearty welcome and
greeting to "ShiIoh's" pastor. As
the affair is to be public, big
audience will be present and ''Old
Shiloh" will be able to see how
near and dear she is to our citi-
zens.
Miss Amanda E. Bowen and
Miss Julia w. Mason have dis.
PEELED a great many doubts that
used to exist in Grand Army cir
cles as to the compentency of COLI
ored ladies to maintain and govern
a woman's relief corps.
All honors to 0. 2. NJ. No. l.
W. r. c. Dept: Of the Potomac,
and all homer aud praise to their
two ladies for their zeal, labor and
hard work in that field of unthank-
fuIness. We just feel it pleasure
to uncover whenever We see Miss
Bowen and Miss Mason, especially
for the addresses each delivered on
assuming the presidency of the
corps.
Lincoln birth day will be fiting-
Iy observed February 18th in this
city by a popular demonstration
under the auspices of the "Plym-
outh Lyceum. A committee of
twenty five have charge of the
arrangements. The celebration
will be for the general public; due
notice of details, place and so on
will appear in the BEES next issue.
Don't forget the Mass Meeting
January Goth 1891, at NJ. john
son Church, r between 18th and
18th n. w. Turn out and show
that you are still loyal and devo-
ted to the great principles of lioer"
ty a fair vote and an honest
count.
CYRUS
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Our mutual friend the Record
er returned to the city this week
from Mississippi. where he has
been on business. He was too
tired and busy to discuss school
matters or politics He did assert
however; that the President is
highly thought of in the South,
Notwithstanding reports by his
enemies.
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Il is the peoples journal.
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highly thought of in the South,
Notwithstanding reports by his
enemies.
l have been wandering why it
is that few of the ex-ottice hold
ers have just begun to see the
wrongs perPretrated against the
colored race. While some of
these men were holding Office they
had no time to discuss the welfare
of our people. Circumstances COM
pei politicians at times to change
their vices and opinions. 1t is
more often the want Of office than
it is anything else. The colored
people are no fools; they know
what they want and what repre-
sentatives to trust. True as our
editor said, "the race should be a
ware of false leadership"
x*x
| understand that there are to
be several distinguished sociables
to be given this season. Our So
ciety is becoming to be quite fash-
lonable, but, until prejudice and
discrimination are discarded our
social circle will ever be a muddle.
1 haSe1 5fme1 that the
reception given by Mr.. aud Mrs.
Alexander Marshall two weeks
ago was to introduce their daugh-
ter to the Household or the social
circle. This was the young lady'a
debut in society. Miss Marshall
is very amiable young lady and
theirs is no doubr but that shr will
become quite bell and an acqui-
sltlon to the social circle. Mr.;
and Mrs. Marshall are two very
genial and entertaining persons.
w
The camp fire OF the o. P. Nor
ton Post Monday night at Grand
Army hall was largely attended
The Col. was the life of the occas
sion. l mean Col. Arnold. He
Was very much sought after by
every one present Of course il
was on account of his popularity
~
Speaking of our young girls,
desire 10 suggest one or two
things. Don't you think that 1t
would be well for them, after
graduation, if they can't gel
schools to teach, to seek employ
ment elsewhere? 1t would also
be d good thing if some of our
we'll to do colored men would op.
en- some kind of a large business
such az dry gOOd sores anu en-
ploy them as clerks. Indeed,
can't help from congratulating tie
Lyman Bros. They certainly dc
deserve credit for what they have
doneand are doing for them selves
and the elevation of young girls
IN giving them employment. II
is the duty of the colored people
to see to it that their places ol
business in this city are patrOniz
ed. They are doing more for our
girls than laany of those who have
had an opportunity to put money
in the pockets of those young la
dies who want employment. There
is not so much embarrassment
among our girls now as they used
to be; they want work and are
willing to do whatever Is honora-
bic and right to make a lively
hood.
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Col. Geo. NJ. Arnold is a worker.
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| understand that there are to
be several distinguished sociables
to be given this season. Our So
ciety is becoming to be quite fash-
ionable, but, until prejudice and
discrimination are discarded our
social circle will ever be muddle.
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FEDERAL ELECTIONS BILL.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR A BIG MEETING
To ENDORSE IT.

An adjourned meeting of the
Harrison and Morton League met
last Monday evening at the armOry
of the Washington Cadets Corps,
with Mr.. w. Calvin Chase in the
chair and Mr., w. b. Jones as sec
retary. The newly-installed presi-
dent, Mr.. Chase, stated that 1t was
the wish of the people that the Fed
eral elections bill should become a
law, and as American citizens
whose constitutional rights are
abridged the cOlOred people should
do all in heir power to demonstrate
to the Congress of the nation that
they not only want the bill to be-
come a law, but thank the PreSi-
dent for urging Congress in his
annual message to pass the bill.
As the several committees were
appointed at the last meeting to
complete arrangements for public
meeting, and to tender thanks to
those Republican Representatives,
and especially Hon. John c. Spoon
er, who had SPOKEN In defense of
the rights of the cOlOred people, it
was hoped that the committees had
completed their arrangements and
were ready for business.
After the reading of the minutes
a constitution and bylaws was
adopted. The executive committee
reported that public meeting be
held Monday, January 26, for the
purpose of indorsing the Presidents
late message to Congress and his
recommendation of the passage of
the Federal elections bill; also,
that a set of resolutions be adopted
rendering thanks to Senator Spoon
er for his speech On the elections
bill, and other members of Congress
and to the Pennsylvania Legislature
for the passage of a resolution IN
dorsing the bill and urging it's
Senators to vote for it's passage.
The committee on church report
ed that the public meeting would
be helfS the Metropolitan Bapt.,
Chul street, between Twelfth
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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-01
ADVANTAGES OF COOP ROADS.

From about the first of October to
the first of May the rainfall in this part
OF Texas is copious. Beginning about
the first of October, too, the farmer be-
gins TO market his cotton. The rain
fall makes mud of the common country
roads, and at the very season when the
farmers use the roads most, they are in
the worst condition. There are sea-
sons when communication between the
country and the city is absolutely cut
off because of the impossible condition
of the roads. The farmers suffer be-
cause OF compulsory isolation, and the
city suffers because the trade of the
country is checked.
The loss is heavy on both sides. 1t
is heavy on the farmer who spends a
day getting to market with two bales
of cotton because his team cannot drag
more than that over the muddy and
badly cut up roads, and it is heavy on
the city merchant because his expenses
go on while business is at standstil.
If roads can be constructed that will
enable the farmer to haul four or five
bales of cotton on wagon where he is
used to hauling two or three, he will
save half the time spent in marketing
his crop, besides the wear and tear on
his wagon and team. The city mer-
chant will not find his business so
largely dependent upon the caprice of
the clouds that pour down rain and
make the roads impossible. And there
will be closer union between the town
and the country because of the in
creased intimacy of connection.
Surely we can afford-both we of the
city and of the country-to pay 10 cents
on the 800 for good roads and the ad-
vantages that will come from them.
The farmer who has a $4,000 farm,
which is assessed at $1,000 or $1,000, will
be taxed from $1.50 to $3.50 for this
purpose. Even a valuation of $4,000,
which few farmers in Tarrant county
are assessed at, means but $3.50 year
tax for good roads, which will save this
amount many times over.
These are some of the reasons why
everybody ought to vote for the road
tax levy next Tuesday.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-01
LOOKING FOR FLAWS.

A few days ago, at an Alliance meet
ing of one of the lodges, resolution
was passed to look into the workings
of the railroad commission and ascer-
tain what good was coming to the pub
lie from it. A committee was appointed
to do this work, and report the result
of its findings.
If this is IN the line Of plan to pick
flaws in the railroad commission and
prepare material for use in the cam
paign next year, it is a great mistake
on the part of the Alliance. As
body, that organization was enthusi-
astic in its advocacy of a commission
bill, and did more, probably, than any
other agency in the work of making a
railroad commission popular demand.
And though the leaders of the Alli-
ance. or those who speak tor it and are
thought to represent it, later were
hoodwinked by sharp railroad lobbyists
and made to join in an effort to defeat
the commission bill in the legislature
by dividing its supporters into Select
i've" and "appointive" commission men,
with the intention of getting them to
quarreling among themselves and lead
ing to the defeat Of the bill, still the
Alliance was in favor of the regulation
OF railroads by means of commission,
and accepted the bill as it was drawn,
except as to the appointing of commits
sioners by the governor. If they had
carried their point and passed an elect
i've bill, it is not easy to see how they
could have got better men on the COM
mission than have been appointed on
Though their demand for the ap-
pointment of Duncan went unheeded.
Being so bound up in the policy OF
the railroad commission, it will be
hard and embarrassing task for the
committee the Alliance has appointed
to pick flaws in its work. About the
only thing they can say in the way of
fault-fnding is that rates have not been
reduced low enough, in the face of the
protest of the acknowledgements the re-
auctions as ruinous to their business,
and threats from the bondholders and
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-01
NEWS AND NOTES.

The newest patent shoe has a device of
springs in the heel which lessons the jar to
the body.
The first thing japanese does in the
morning is to take down the entire front of
his building, leaving the whole interior
open to view.
A Sedgwick county (Kansas) farmer who
didn't have enough ready money to 60 to
the circus bought sack of -four for 81. so
on trust, sold it for cash for 81 and got into
the show that way.
In person and attire the scrupulous clean
illness of the Malay woman is proverbial
battles, changes her garments and washes
and rinses her luxuriant black hair.
If it were possible for man to construct a
globe 500 feet in diameter and to place upon
any part of its surface an atom 1-43S0 inch
in diameter and 1-120 inch in height it
would correctly denote the proportion a
man bears to the earth upon which he
stands.
In sinking plumb lines down shafts the
accuracy of the work is often seriously i'm
paired by spiders attaching their webs to
the lines and drawing them towards the
wall, often with sufficient tension to intro
duce material errors in the position of the
plumb hobs.
A novel cure for nervous diseases is be-
ing practiced at Worisholen, Bavaria. The
treatment Is the outcome of the study of an
old priest and consists chiefly in spraying
water over the body in various places, dress
ing at once without drying and brisk walk
ing Immediately afterward.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-01
THEY sETTIE ATT TIE BOTTOM.

SIT is the popularity of taxes" says
Cbauncey Depew, shat ultimately they
settle at the bottom" This is only re-
peating in another form what the
writer's on political economy told US
long ago, to-wit: That all taxes rest
on agriculture and the consumer.
Every landlord adds to the rem. the
tax on his real estate. Every importer
adds the duty on his goods to the price
at which they are sold to the wholesale
dealer, and he passes it on to the re-
taller, and the retailer to his custom
ers, who pay it out OF their wages. Ul-
,timately, all taxes fall upon the con-
sumner. The notion advanced by some
Republicans who have got ashamed OF
the hoary chestnut about the foreigner
paying the duty, that, although it is
paid by the importer or wholesale
dealer, he does not charge it to the re-
taller, is childish in the extreme.
Every item Of cost is reckoned by the
importer in fixing the price OF his
goods. If the duty be, as it frequently
is, and that too in the case of the COM
monest necessaries imported, the prin-
cipal element of cost, how can the i'm
porter ignore it in fixing the selling
price of his wares? If the importer
can afford to ignore it, of what use
is it? Where is the protection in
it? Who derives any benefit from it?
If the importers were as foolish as Re-
publican organs and orators represent
them in this matter, they would soon
land in the bankrupt court.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-01
A MORAL HURRICANE.
Started by the Emperor 1t
Sweeps Over Berlin.
AND 100000 SCARLET WOMEN
In Order to Drive Prostitutes From the
Streets and Beer Halls Illegal Methods
Are Used Corn Pone for Ger
man Couslns-Legislative Works.
German Prostitutes.
copyrighted, 1891, by the New York Asso
ciated PreSs.l


BERLIN, Oct. 31.-Following up his re-
the minister of justice to prepare report
on the laws relating to the social evil and
10 formulate measures for the extension of
the supervision of prostitutes and of
houses freQueIted by them. In the mean
time the police are going beyond the law in
order to act in accordance with the rescript
in clearing the streets Of the women and
in France as ''Alphonse'' and
her s.Ludwig.'' The ''Ludwigs," who
are accustomed to pervade Friedrich
strasse and Leipergate strasse, and 10
haunt entrances to beer saloons and concert
halls, did an active midnight trade. From
Brandenburg gate along "Unter-den-Lin-
den," away beyond the Schloss, recently
swarmed with these abandoned classes. but
they have now nearly vanished.
a number have been arrested
and many others have skunk to
their dens TO await the passage OF the moral
hurricane raised by the emperor Pastor
Stoecker's memorable estimate, which
placed the number of these unfortunatcs in
Berlin at $4,000 and which was questioned
when it was first announced, is now
considered too low. Add to the
number which Pastor Stoecker
thought formed the demi monde of
Berlin, the bands of ..Ludwigs" and other
retainers of vice, numbering probably an
other $4,000, and there is seen a great army
necessarily warning upon society. The
criminal code is insufficient for deal
ing with them, while prescribing
punishment for those drawing subsist-
ence from the prostitution of others.
the law can be paralyzed by the baldest
proof that the accused exercises nominally
or internationally some trade.
The press in its criticism of the imperial
edict approves of the spirit prompting it,
though, at the same time questioning the
wisdom of the emperor in using uncOnstitu--
tionaI methods of interference. His
advice that barrsters should refuse
to defend immoral cases and his
suggestion that the public be excluded from
court during the trial of such cases are
especially assailed as distinct backward
steps in procedure, tending to imperil the
pure administration of the laws. The va
rious party organs, the Post the Freissin-
nige Zeitung, the Volks Zeitung
and the kleine Journal, while they con-
cur in approving the excellent intentions of
emperor protest against the means adopted
by his majesty as attacking the business of
the Judicial organization, and trying TO de-
strOy guarantees of pure justice. The out
come of the agitation will, it is expected, be
the introduction in parliament of several
repressive measures, including fiogging and
extended terms of Imprisonment at hard
labor
In discussing these questions some pa
pers venture to suggest a resort to the
wholesale system of stage regulation of
vice. To this proposition, however, the
emperor would never assent. 80
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-01

A TEXAS exchange remarks that
'rrhe chairman of the Texas Democ-
racy is evidently a thorough believer
in the doctrines of falling from grace
and of restoration. Last year he said
let 'em in, however recent their con-
version. Now he says fire 'em out,
however recent their falling from the
doctrines" Well, isn't that good doc
trine? When men repent of their ill
deeds and want to get in tho Demo-
cratic party, and reform, shall we
harden our hearts and keep them out?
And when, being in with the elect,
they rebel and turn against their
brethren. shall we not eject them and
put them among the other sinners?
That is gospel and Democratic faith.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-01
THE DOCTOR.
Halls Journal of Health.


The skin of boiled egg is the best remedy
for boil Carefully peel it, wet and apply
tc the boil.
For simple hoarseness take a fresh egg,
beat it and thicken with pulverized sugar.
Eat freely Of it.
The juice of half lemon in teacup of
strong black coffee, without sugar, will
often cure sick-headache.
Castor oil may be comfortably taken in
hot milk, in hot water sweetened and
highly favored with essence of peppermint
or wintergreen.
A sure cure forinflammatory rheumatism
is made by taking one ounce of pulverized
saltpeter and putting it into pint of sweet
oil. Battle the parts affected.
For neuralgia in the face apply mustard
plaster to the elbow. For neuralgia in the
head apply the plaster to the back Of the
neck, The reason for this is that the mus
tard touches the nerves the moment it be-
gins to draw or burn, and to be of most use
must be applied to the nerve centers, or di-
rectly over the place where it will touch
the affected nerve most quickly. Let the
patient have plenty of sunlight. The tradi-
ton Of the value of a darkened room has
long ago been discarded by wise nurses.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-01
ULTlMATUM EXPECTED.
Great Excitement and Much Uneasiness in
the American Colony at Santiago.
Police Watching the Legation.

SANTIAGO DE CHILL. Oct. 31.-Though
there are no new developments to-day in
the state Of the diplomatic strain existing
between the United States 3 and Chill,
the political atmosphere shows no
signs of clearing. Members of the Amer
lean colony are expecting any moment.
to hear that the United States government
has sent an ultimatum to the junta. The
only slight change in the situation lies in
the fact that the junta through its organs
and by its representatives is now
claiming that the police Of Valparaiso
were in no way at fault in arresting
the sailors Of the Baltimore or in their
subsequent treatment Of them. This,
with other matters, notably the expecta-
ton that Minister Egan will
soon be directed by the state de-
partment at Washington to present an
ultimatum to the junta, is naturally causing
great excitement in Official and other cir
cies. The United States legation is again
being closely watched by the po-
lice in the manner adopted some
weeks ago when the legations right
of asylum was questioned. That the police
on duty near the American legation are un-
der instructions to make arrests of persons
leaving that place In certain contingencies,
is manifest from the fact that two ladies