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The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1892-04-09
Behrine Sea Controversy.

The Senate has made public the CORES.
pondence in the Behring Sea matter. II
includes a statement from Lord Salisbury
that he sees no reason for another suspen.
sion of sealing; that there is no security
that arbitration will be concluded before
the expiration of the season of 1898,
and that it would be more equitable to
provide that sealing shall continue on
condition that owners of vessels give Sc
curity for satisfaction Of damages the al.
bitratOrs may adjudge. Mr.. Wharton
replies by calling attention to the large
number of Canadian sealers already
cleared; assumes the sincere purposes Of
both Governments to promote peace, but
says this Government can not have its
right destroyed pending arbitration. He
does not see how the damages suggested
can be found; says the delay of Great
Britain defeats the object of the treaty,
and asserts this Government will deal
with the subject on the same basis as
Great Britain precisely as if no provision
had been made for settlement of the dis.
pute. The present phase of the question
IS considered unsatisfactory, and reports
are current that both British and Ameri.
can war fleets may soon be facing each
other in Behring Sea. 1t is known that
the revenue cutters Corwin and Albatross
have been dispatched to Behring Sea to
begin the work of policing the sealing
grounds. It is stated that over 200, ,006
seals have already been killed BY
poachers.
Lord Salisbury sent to Sir Julian
PauncefOte, the British Minister at Wash.
ington, two notes in reply to Mr.. Whar'
toms letter of March %. These letters
were sent to the Senate on Tuesday. In
them Salisbury says that England is will
ing that an agreement similar to that Of
last year be enforced during the negotia
tions, providing the arbitrators be EN-.
powered to assess damages upon the ma
ton losing its case to the amount the Other
has lost due to the suspension of sealing
in the Behring Sea. He is also willing
that the party to the agreement which is
declared by the arbitrators to have the
just claim, shall have the right to ask fOI
the question of damage since 1885 to be
investigated.
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1892-04-09

preciative audience was seated to
hear an address by the leading
American colOred citizen, John M.
Langston, who made one OF the
best efforts of his life, showing
very clearly that the Declaration
of Independence and the Oons;ltu-
tion of the United States were too
pure to interfere with mans rights
as a citizen because he was black,
as those able documents were for
the people irrespective of color.
Prof. LaDgston was followed by
Hon. l.. L. Jones who made short
but able address. Madame Drew,
of Washington, d. c., sang several
selections, which were highly ap-
preciated.
The city of Alexandria is i'm
proving very much so far as build
ing is concerned. Some very fine
dwelling houses are being erected
by all classes of people, tut we
have no signs of industry for the
benefit of cOlOred people whatever.
While We have what is called a
boom at present, there will be five
hundred homes for sale in three
years that are mOrtgaged and built
to day. Our people would save
themselves if they would read the
advertisement in the BEE of the
Virginia Industrial, Mercantile,
Building and Loan Association.
One share in this, may save your
home in this city.
Mr.. John Thornton. of this city,
who died in Washington, was
brought here for burial Thursday
morning.
Mr.. John Harrison was IN the
city Sunday, also Ralph Singleton
and many other lesser political
lights.
The New Era Building AssOcia-
ton has elected officers for the en-
suing year.
Men who attempt to lndOrse an
administration and fight its most
important appointtees, have little
idea of the word indOrse.
Robinson. Agnew and II ,rrisOn,
with other possibilities.
Miss Fannie Williams is imprOv-
ing.
Read the BEE.
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1892-04-09

re ug0 D60lIIG 80 tJtSs1Si15 Il
shelter of that much used and
more often abused asse ton, sit is
a matter with which the Stare
only can dell." No other coun :
tIy on this globe would maintain
such passive Indifference to the
wholesale bu cherry of their hun y
bIest ci'izens as does these United
States No other country would
stand idly by AID co1uie' auce by
their silence, su h b rbaric out
RACES a. are c,'mm'rred in the
Sou b with sucl alarm ng FREE
qncncy upon the unfortunate C IL
ored people Of that section. In
what coun ry on earth where
civil zltion holds sway could a
man be burned at The stake anil
his to:men'ors 90 free? Il VISA!
respect do the sAvig of the
South differ from the savlg 8 of
the far ,West? ComparIs be.
tween the two would certainly be
to the everlasting discredit of the
former. In one the savage in
stincts are Inherent, in lie other
it is acquired and practiced vii b
the inferred approval of lie p"w>
ers that be. Ingerspll was doing
US scant justice when b id we
were the mcst pa lent Ecopie u =
der the sun. We b We been
patient to degree tba' almost
amounts to crime agairs. cur
selves. We live in an era where
the slightest thing that smacks
cruelty creates protest that .s
heard all over the land, So lJng as
the victim is not black. Ia New
York under the n=w Law for the
execution of offenders by electric
itv, it was claimed that the o or
victims suff r, d-men vino bad
taken human life experie cd
pain, aud Immediately the entire
press of the country raise.l such a
howl, such a vehement prO est
that a bill was hurriedly into
duced repeating the obnoxious
law.
Indeed, the protests were not
confined to the state of New York
but the whole country lifted heir
hands in holy horror at the specs
tAcle. In striking contrast to
their action on that occasion we
find them maintaining a prov k
ing silence when a col )red man
was literally roasted at the stake
a short time ago in TexarkAna.
The laws upon the statue books
accord to every one equal rights,
but We claim that justice is per-
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1892-04-09
THE RACE PROBLEM.

- Some of the thinkers of the H.
or,d race are of the opinion that
there is no such a thing as a
race problem. Ii there is TO race
problem there is no colored race.
Others are of the opinion that
there is race problem, but, how
to solve it is question of n.
lecture. The BEE is of the opin
ion that there is race p.obl ID
and there is but one way tos I've
it and that way is CD op sration in
business and an agreement on
all questions that will tend 10 eIe-
vate the race. Mr.. Andrew F.
HilIyer struck the key note in his
pa er at the Bethel Literary last
week. The qu sion that Mr..
HilIyer discussed and the argu.
ment that he advance d will no
doubt aid in the solu ion of the
race problem.
There are some white people,
who are of the opinion that The
coIored race want 8 cial equality.
The prejudiced clsss of white peo
pie are mistaken. The white
people will get close enough to
the colored | eople time enough
aud then they will see just how
foolish they lave been. 1t will
be the white people who will de-
sire to mix g. cially with the ne
gro, they now have an idea how
pleasant it is to be in the company
of a refined educated lady or gen
tleman, but they are just too
aahame to do the proper thing
openly. The negro is now ac-
cumulating property, be is saving
his money, he is building
churches. banks, he is 10 the life
insurance business now, and very
shortly be will be building large
theatres. It is only question of
time before the negro will be on
financial equall'y with bis white
Dretheren, it will be hut a few
years before you will see him
building railroads, steamships and
other great enterprises.
Some wlite peoi lie are of the
opinion that all negroes are alike
There is just as much difference
between a refined and educated ne
gro man or woman as the is be-
tween an Irishman and a Dulch
man. The BEE wants it under
stood that an educated and refined
colored lady or gentlemen is just
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1892-04-09
RACE PREJUDICE.

The paper read BY Mr.. Andrew
F. Hillyer, at the Bethel Literary
two weeks ago on race prejudice
was a fine presentation of the
faults of the race and how to over
come them. Such papers as that
presented by Mr.. Hillyer will do
more to elevate the negro than any
other kind of argument that can
be offered. What the negroes
should discuss, are topics of to-
day. Life is too short to be deal
ing with dead issues.
The BEE agrees with Mr.. Hill
yer and all be said in t at paper.
1t could not be put In a better
light.
Iu another column of this pa
per the readers of the BEE will see
an advertisement of one cf the
greatest negro enterprises that has
been started in this country for
many a day. The mover of
this enterprise is MIR. Geo. Will
Jams, Jr, of Richmond, Va. This
enterprise is in the line of MIR
Hillyer's argument. MIR Williams
is Oh the road to solve the race
question in a practical sense and
not in theory. 1t will be but a
very few months before Mr.. Will
Jams will start dry goods store
in this city where colored clerks
only will be employed.
The colored people must be up
and doing for themselves, they
have been depending on the white
people long enough and when the
white people are convinced that
the negroes mean business, they
will undoubtedly assist them as
they have already done.
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1892-04-09

ueTe VI q lnueS nlSn ONSrO rf's'1'
ty d aths fr, m these causes occur
red through the week, twenty OF
which were from pneum1na. The
morality frnm kidney diseas 8,
owing perhaps to some occult
connection wi b the same inhu-
ences that characterize the cpl
demic, Influenza, maintains its
high rate, sew, n fatal cases there
from having been rep 1rted.
The invasion from tyI'bu-
{ 'r shir) fever, which a. one time
threatened to break over the linn
is to which it was confined at
New ork city, and spread
thr' ughcu III, C untry, has been
su, cessfully rtp-essed through the
scientific skill and the energetic
acti u Of the m dial men of II a.
city. Pe~h rp5 ln no single in
5tarce of late has the iueSiim :bl
value OF lie ,lth ID partment to
a immunity been 80 clearly dem
onsrated as in this So.
The usual weekly tabular a'e-
mems IS to birth-, deaths and
marriages in detail is herewith
presented.
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1892-04-09
AFRICA AND AMERICA.
A New B ok BY DISTINGUISHED
DIVINE.

D.. Alexander CrummeIl, the most
lerncu negro in tie cJun ~, has complied
his many address 8 and discOnrsps in a
hamd-"m -iy bound volume containing 466
pages,
DR.. Trummell is the recfo' of St.
Luke's church and who has the reputa-
ton Of being one of the most Learned di-
vines in the county. His new book en-
titled Africa and Amer ca contains many
of DR.. Crumm LIS most able address I.
His tirSC address j. the "> EEDS OF NEW
IDEAS AND New MoTIvEs FOR A New
ERA" This address is followed By the
"R"c" Problem in America, The wO-
men Of the Sjutl': her neglects and her
neeJs, Defence of the negro Rlce in A
merica; Our national NIT ,kes, and 4 e
TT meGy for them" Common sehse i'm
Common SC oIls,' Tue Regeneration in
Africa" These are but few If the
many questions discussed by the black
Demo>thenes of Ame lea.
TtIS book should be in every household
The BEE extends is congratulations 10
DIR. Crummell for the publication of such
valuable book. 1t is indeed an honor
to the negro race of this country.
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1892-04-09
John Browns body lies
Mouldering in the grave"

Without stone or any evidence
of appreciation from the people
for whom he laid down his life go
willingly and freely. This fact
came up at little social gathering
a few evenings since, aud an Ex~
ecutive Committee was formed
consisting of Prof. George W.
Cook, Of Howard University,
Henry K Baker, Andrew F. Hill
yer, Mrs. Alice p. Shadd and Mrs.
Sara l. Fleetwood, to considerer
and set on 70 ways aud means
to change this state of affairs.
The committee will appeal
through the coIored press, colored
churches and by personal solicita-
ton, to the whole colored people
of the country to serd from pen~
nles TO dollars until enough is
raised TO place a fitting tribute
over his remains. The object
should commend itself at once to
everyone. Let the contributions
pour in from all sides.
Greater love hath no man than this,
that he lay down his life for another"
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1892-04-09
THE SCHEME.

Some time ago the BEE called
the attention of the people to an
attempt on the part of those who
are inimical to our public schools
to remove Mr.. Cook and place our
schools under the superintendency
of one man.
This has not been the frat at
tempt to put in operation such a
scheme and the BEE takes this
opportunity to warn the people so
that they will frustrate any move
meut looking to the cons )lidation
of the colored scho. Is unless it is
agreed to mix the teachers and
children.
If it is desired on the part of
the white people to consolidate the
offices OF the two superindents,
the colored people will not object
if the schools and teachers be
mixed also.
Our teachers are capable of
teaching white chlliren as much
so as the white superintendent is
to direct the colored schools. The
moment we ask for mixed schools
we are told that it would be im~
polite
If that argument holds good,
it is impolItic to consolidate the
office of the two superintendents.
The colored people pay enough
taxes to have separate schools as
we'll as to have their own super
inteudtnt.
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1892-04-09

We should patronize our own
laborers, mechanics, business
houses, professional men, and es-
pecially the Mgr American
newspapers and the business men
who advertise with US. The
Negro-American Press is one of
the greatest evidences Of progress
we can point to It's services are
little appreciated but they are
invaluable all the same. These
firms who advertise with US do 81
because they want our patronage.
They are first class respectable
firms and should Lave our palro-
mage in preference to firms who
do not care for our patronage. If
we cannot be suited at any store
kept by our own people, We
should, all things being equal,
give that store the preference
where we are represented as clerks
and salesmen BY pursuing this
line of policy for "a few years we
will grow financially This is
what is meant by Industrial Co
operation.
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1892-04-09

"I am as good a republican al
John R. Lynch" There were
Kisses mingled with cheers.
"Mr. Fortune" admonlSheo
Mr.. Derrick.
"Mr.. Chairman" shouted Mi
Fortune amid a storm of hlSses
"Mr. Chairman" shouted Mr
Fortune again.
"Sit down" put him out. and
like cries resounjed. Mr. Lync[
STOOD by the d, sk and did not look
at Mr. Fortune. Half a dozen
men on the platform s1rr nnded
Mr.. Fortune and begged him tc
retire
"Mr. Chairman" again shouted
Mr.. Fortune above the din. Men
crowded down to the rail in front
of the platform, cheering, bowling
kissing. The band began to play
=: Rally Round the Flag"
"Mr. Chairman" cried Mr.
Fortune.
"Sit down." "PulI him
bsck!" "Throw him out y
Catch him !" were some of the
things shouted back at him.
"Be still, friends" cried DR..
Derrick, as be worked his way
around through the crowd until
he was between Mr.. Lynch aud
Mr.. Fortune. No attention wa
paid to him. The cheering and
bowling Continued Three mn
laid hold OF Mr.. Fnrtune aud
dragged him back. There was 3
wild howl and a cheer from the
crowd.
Some of the women became
frightened. The band finished
Rally Round t Flag" and
started off on "Marching Through
Georgia %
"Singv "Sing!" screamed sew
eral of the women, and they began
to sing Others joined them and
they sang as though their lives
depended en- it. Slowly but sure
ly they began to drown the cheers
and howls Ii took three minutes
Every minute the chorus swt lied
and the howls died. In three
minutes every man save thos,
who were. struggling with Mr..
Fortune on the stage were sing
ing and the trouble was apparent
Iy over.
DR.. Derrick raped on the desk
for quiet.
1--we disc vered ar iceberg, -
be sh uted, pointing to Mr.. Lynch
who through it all had stood lean.
ing on the desk.
Then Mr.. Lynch resumed his
oratlon, saying: "While l didn',
say anything that 1 didn't mean,
[ didn't know [ was tie eldi g oD
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1892-04-09
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.

The Weather Bureau states that n
Law was the hottest April day since
Great excitement was caused at
rid. Spain, by the discovery of an
chist plot to blow up the ChamH
Deputies.
Minister Egan and Consul McG~
representing the United States il
have been granted leave of absel Iy
Secretary Blaine and it is expected thas
they will return to this country.
Among 2,7O0 inmates of the Aims.
mousse and WOrkhouse on BlackweTs
Island, n. Y, typhus fever has made its
appearance in two we'll developed cases
and the authorities are fearful that the
disease may spread.
The deaths by the Iowa cyclone now
foot up over 70.
Bernard Won Bismarck, elder brother
Of Count Won Bismarck, is dead
A terrible fire in New Orleans DESTROYED
S., 900, 900 worth of property and rendered
hundreds of people homeless.
Whitelaw Reid. minister to France. ar.
rived in New York on the steamer La
Champagne. 1t is understood he will re.
sign.
Ravachal, the imprisoned Paris anar.
,hist, has made full confession of his
responsibility for the late dynamite ex.
PlOsiOns.
Ex-Pres,dent Pierola, of Peru, saws a
Panama dispatch, is trying to raise ar
army to overthrow thepresent Peruvian
government.
A strange negro was lynched at Mil
lersburg, Ohio, and dispatches say it was
purely a case of race prejudice. The
lynchers belonged to the Amish sect.
1t is stated in a New York dispatch
that Miss Nevins, the divorced wife N
James g. Blaine, Jr., has decided nal
to publish the letters in her possession
owing to the intercessiOn of SeCreta7
Elkins on behalf of Mr.. Blaine.
General Stanley reports that all Tia
bands Of Mexican marauders on d.
Texas border have been ferreted out, taI
shat the presence of troops will be esse1.
tial for some time, as the border swarui
with Mexican criminals and revolutiC
lists.
The public debt statement shows an Il.
crease of 81, ,25O, 900 during March.
The farmers in North Dakota are iu5I
beginning to realize the extent of dam
age done their grain the past winter.
There will be millions of bushels unfit f1rI
market this spring in the Northwest.
Colonel w. Hayes Grier, of Columbia.
Pa, editor of the Columbia independent
las been appointed State printer by Gov.
ernOr PattisOn.
A telegram from Holly Springs, Miss.
conveys the information that Mrs. G.. II
Smith, wife of white labOrer, has giver|
oirth to six babies, all boys well de f.
relOped and weighing in the aggregate
10 pounds. The mother and babies al
toing well. They have been named L.
Jackson, Vanhorn, Grant, Sherman al
Buell..
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1892-04-09
DISCRIMINATION AGAINST
THE NEGRO.

There is now pending before
Congress a very singular piece of
Legislation; 1t is proposition to
take away the legitimate revenue
of the recorder of deeds-a revenue
that has been enjoyed without
question or mOlestation by all the
predecessors of the present incum-
bent covering period of more
than a quarter of century.
Even the change of administra>
tion from republican to democratic
has not effected this Office. 1t will
be remembered that when Mr..
Cleveland succeeded Mr.. Arthur he
appointed Mr.. Matthews, colored,
recorder of deeds, but, this appoint
ment was rejected by republican
Senate, he then reappOinted Mr..
Matthews and was again rejected.
Determined that a coIored demo>
crat should have the office and en-
joy the emOluments, Mr.. Cleveland
appointed Mr.. Trotter, colored,
who after some hesitency on the
part of the republican Senate was
confirmed. Mr.. Trotter was al
lowed, not only, to fill out the re
mainder of the term, but, to remain
In Office one year under President
Harrison in the full enjoyment of
all the emoluments of this Office.
1t is well known that the income
under Mr.. Trotter was greater than
it was under Mr.. Bruce, and vet
not a single step was taken by
either House to reduce the cOmpen-
satiOn of the recorder. Now, how
ever, hue and cry is raised not
by the people of the District of
Columbia but by few white men
who were candidates for the place
and failed to get it, and this hue
and cry has been taken up by our
law makers and a bill is now pend
Ing to reduce the recorder to
mere clerk. The cOlored press of
the country, some of whom are un>
to Mr.. Bruce, are denounc
ing this proceedings as outrageous.
We speak now, not so much as a |
partisan as We do ias a colored |
man who believes justice and
who teeIs paIned ACCUMULATED at |
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tator present.
The funeral of Olando EvaS
who died in Washington, d. O., a
few days ago, took place from the
Odd Fellows hall, South Columbus
street, Sunday afternoon. Mr..
Evans was an old and respected
citiz n of this place, and al>O for
many years a prominent M lson,
which brought large number OF
friends and atq1Aintances of the
the Evans family, who were at one
time the leaders of the social circl-s
in this city. Rev. |. w. Webb
Officiated. Intermeut at Bethel
cemetery with Masonic bOuOrs.
Rev. Samuel Madden # the 1St
Blptist chu ch who has been con
fined to his home by sickness, is
able TO be at church.
Miss Harrison, of Lynch burg,
Va, is the guest of Mrs. Martha
Gray.
Mr.. George Hamilton, who has
been i'll for some time, is out again.
Rev. Henry A. Carroll and his
interesting family have lift for
their new char ge, West Washing
ton, D. @.
Delegate Robinson could get the
Endorsement of twO-thirds Of the
Afro>American community now.
The address of Prof. E. D. Howe
before the 9th district cOlored con-
ventiOn, was positively the best
ever heard in Virginia, and will be
published verbatum at al early
date.
The pastor of Robbs chapel NJ.
E. church has before him a great
work, the remOdeling of the church,
which depends on the peoples sup
port of his plans which is said to
be almost a complete rebuilding
with lecture room, class room, and
also basement, with all modern
improvements. We know that this
can be done, and we hope that
Rev. Palmer will be able to erect a
memorial of his services in the
Washington conference in the old
town that Washington loved so
well In his day.
The cOlored citizens Of Washing
ton are buying great deal of real
estate here.
Mr.. John A. Webb, the enter
prising Commerce street business
man, is contemplating an addition
to his place.
Door to door canvass. The agent
OF the BEE will canvass every house
of Afro-Americans, commencing
Monday, 4th inst. Dou't fail to
subscribe.
6 ERemember that the collector will
be to see you Monday morning.
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1892-04-09

, invented IN u
Professor William R. ,od,S fof Fin
nooa& Nd saws he believ,. i war "a
the use OF substitutes fOr nOpS
xtract of hops in the manufac.
lie or beer offered for sale.
dent Harrison recommends an ap.
plSPriation of 800, 900 by Congress to
help the G. A r. encampment that will
be held in Washington in September.
A favorable report will be made on
Senator Hoar's resOlutionfor the erection
of a large temporary shed in front of the
east side of the Capitol for the inaugural
ceremonies.
Representative Meredith has introduced
bill for coin land banks which shall
deposit from sos. 900 to $25O,OOO in coin
with the United States Treasurer, and
shall receive full legal tender coin land
notes to be loaned on real estate at 6
per cent. One-half of the interest is to
be paid to the United States Treasurer
to form a redemption fund. The banks
are to pay 1 per cent annually upon
the notes issued to them.