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The Washington bee., 1893-11-18
NOTICEl NOTICE

Another Grand Rally at the Third
Baptist church, corner 9TH, and Q Street
n W., 4th Sunday Nov. Goth, '93, to
meet some notes on The new Edifice.
There will be preaching by the follow
ing divines: At IL a. m. hy Rev. Wm.
Bishop Johnson, ID. D. Pastor of the
Second Baptist church n. w. At 3
m. by Rev. A. w. Shields, d. d.
Pastor of the Va. Ave. Baptist church
S W. AT 7:30 p. m. by fev. | V.
BRYANT ID. d. Pastor of the Walker
Memorial Bapti>t church n. W.
A cordial invitation is exte ded tC
the churches and public in general.
At the close of the evening sermon
the clubs will make their usua
reports.
JAMES H. LEE, Pastor
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

Members of the Union League,
and all business and professional men
and women who are not now mem
bers but who wish to become such
will please to take Notice tha. the
New Union League D rectory will go
to press Nov. IS, 1898. To insure
insertion and proper classification,
applications for space must be made
Immediately to the Secretary,
K. H Terrell,
COG f st, n. W.
By order of the Committee.
Andrew f. Hilyer, President
The Washington bee., 1893-11-18
OUR HIGH SCHOOLS.

Trustee B. K. B,uce has DO good
excuse to retain the present priDcl'
pal of the High school any longer
lie Is Incompetent aud should he
removed aud man appointed wa"
will brlng up toe school on a pa'
with the white High sc ooIs of thl'
CITY. Mr.. B,uce should be awaIr
that the children are suffrrlng by
tue retention Of CardnZn. Dce'
Mr. Bruce intend to remedy tbi'
evil? The people are anxious tx
know
The Washington bee., 1893-11-18
GENERAL MARKET REPORT,
Latest Quotations From the Leading
Trade Centres.

Latest Quotations From the Leading
Trade Centres.
NEW YORK.-Markets have continued dull
accompanied with decline in some articles, we
quote:
GRAIN-wheat. No red, 65Ae at 661kc; No
9. Northern, 6715c; rye No. 2. SIC at sec: corn.
No. 2, 4435c at 46c: oats No. g white. 34c at
36c; ungraded mixed, 34c at 3514e; barley No2,
Gle at 62c.
HoPs-State; 20c at 22c.
PRovIsIoNs-Lard, pure leaf, lie 11Ac; Tai
low,5Ac SIC; Butter. State and Pennsylvania
dairy, 25c a 27c; creamery, CSC; Cheese, full
cream 121ac; good to fair, lie 111gc; skins
91ac 1Oc; Eggs. fresh State. 26c 2Sc, west
ern 24c Csc; Pork, new mess, S17.00 a $3.50;
dressed hogs, nc TIC; dressed beef &c S1sc
HAY-75c 90c per 100 lbs.
FEED-Bran, roc 75c; middlings, soc a s5c;
rye. 75c soc.
LIVE STocK-Steers, common to extra, So 40 a
$500; cows, and bulls, 1.25 3.50 calves So
1925; sheep 90 s3.25; lambs, S3 so So
90; hogs, S5.75 $3.50.
LIVE PoULTRY-Fowls9 &c; chickens, 1Oc;
spring ducks, 75c a S1.oo per pr; turkeys, 12c a
13c; geese, 12c.
DRESSED POULTRY State, fresh fowls, 11c;
chickens lie 13c per lb; ducks, 12ca 14c; tur-
KEYS, 14c 16c; geese, 13c 14c
WooL-Fine unwashed, Ice; medium coarse nm
washed, lac a 15c; fine washed. 15c; medium
and coarse washed, 1Sc 20c; choice fine scour.
ed, 3sc 40c.
Siam Afraid or France
Dispatches from Bangkok Indicate
that the Siamese government Is alarm
ed at the French preparations, and
will submit to the French demands un-
less foreign influence Is brought to her
aid. 1t Is believed that France will
moderate her demands.
The Washington bee., 1893-11-18
DEATH OE GENL. RUSK,

Genl. Rusk VITO died few DAYS
ago Was a very brave soldier aud "a
man who served his country we'll
10 an official capacity. When be
was secretary of Agriculture be
did not thluk that colored ladies
were worthy and good enough to
be appointed IN the seed depart.
ment.
Great men will not stoop to such
scch small things.
His death is to be regretted
because he was good friend to biz
race in distress.
The Washington bee., 1893-11-18
BERGEN STAR CONCERTS.

At Nineteenth Street Baptist church,
Rev. Waltz Brooks, Pastor, Monday
evening, January 18th At Metropoli-
Ia Baptist church, Rev. II. Johnson,
Pastor, Tuesday .vening January 10th.
Artists: Flora Batson, Queen of Song,
tie real Patti of her race; w. [. Pow
ell, Philadelphia great Baritone and
King of Fun; Mr.. r. Henri, Strange
Prince of Elocutionists and other stars
yet to be announced. Quee S, Kings
and Princes will come with music,
mirth d melody, t" gladen all hearts.
And hard times shall not prevent. foI
everybody may come at So cents admis.
sion. For terms and date. address
manager j. G. Bergew, Philadelp'.i id
Pa.
The Washington bee., 1893-11-18
Found a Pot of Gold and Silver.

Lancaster, Pa, Nov. 22.-Dr. Bailey,
Of Gap, village eighteen miles east
Of here, yesterday discovered an iron
pot under an old farmhouse he had
recently bought. Investigation proved
that the pot contained over $1,000 in
gold and silver coin. There were also
found three sets of solid silver spoons
marked &C." Many years ago the
house was owned by a family named
Chamberlain. 1t is supposed the pot
was buried by one of the members
thereof and that the secret died with
the last survivor.
The Washington bee., 1893-11-18
COLD BLOODED ASSAULT

When his honors Judges Miller
ana K.mball warned and lectured
officers of the Metropolitan police
force of the careless nse of fire
arms, they certainly bad the app o.
val of the citizens of Washington.
The shooting of Willis Wash
ington on Wednesday moruing by
officer Terry recalls to mind the
shooting of a white citizen by a
drunken brute of the police foIc
who isn1w serving term in
Albany penitentiary.
1t is quite natural that Washing
to3 would not hault when he was
requested to do so, by two eff .ers
in citizens clothes whom he though;
were two irresponsible men OF
persons that Intended TO do him an
injury. What right had this brute
of e. police force to shoot? Wash
ington bad committed no off -nse
nor WAS be In the act of committing
an ffe8se.
No shooting has shocked the
people more than this; no excuse
can be made by this man to justify
him for the Shooting of this limo.
Cent colored man. How long is
this kind Of brutality against the
colored people TO continued
We have appealed to the com.
missioners. but, our appeals cave
been Unheeded, We have sppeaied
to the c6nrts Of last resort aud they
have Justified these officers in shoot
iEg and killing colored men.
The district should be ma6e to
pay for this barbarous wrong; the
commissioners should take the
matter 10 baud and see that wild
anu crazy men be not appointed OIL
the pt llce force
lt is easier for some of these
uncivil zed IF: GERS to, shoot al
innocent color+d man than it is fol
them &, catrh the man called
'Jack the Sla>her".
Wtat rights Lave the colored
people? What protection have
they on the public highway II
they are seen late at night on tie
street shey are arrested as suspi
G!oHG cGa! 2Cters; If they are III
sheiT way 10 work early in the
morning Trey aara no.ested b,
alleged Officers OF the law an
compelled 20 give al accnuut OF
themselves.
COMMISSIONER q. IL. Parser who
Las cBarge Of the police depart
mel, sa0nld either reorganize that
branch OF tue District government
resign and let some one else do II
who has g llttis nsor. love or al
,eest respect for the ueero than he
has. Lit Is presumed that he vii
say that a white man did rh.
shooting and if be is discharged
he will "starve to death.'
None bnt cool, sober and honesl
men should be appoin ed on th.
police force. The app, intee,
shculd be citizer of the DIstricr
ant r.''' who are rot endeavorlue
ia M =, eruru ,,u ih+ G rcaS. = o
OF lndUcent and Gauffcuslvp colu
ed mer.
The Washington bee., 1893-11-18
New York's Fair.

New York, Nov. 22.-All is now bus
tie and activity at the Grand Central
Palace owing to the preparations being
made for the Worlds Fair Prize Win
ners' Exposition" which opens there on
November 80. President Cleveland, it
is said, has consented to be present,
provided official business will permit -
The Washington bee., 1893-11-18
Anthony Comstock Active.

ment has been caused here by raid
On the part of Anthony Comstock. He
had l.. c.. Gilmore, prominent Water
street salOOnist and politician, arrested
On a charge Of using an obscene busi-
ness card. The printers of the same
were also arrested. The parties were
afterwards released on bail.
The Washington bee., 1893-11-18
GOOD ADVICE.

Every patriotic citizen should give his
PERSONAL effort and influence to increase
Ae circulation Of his home paper which
aches the American policy of Protec-
ion. 1t is his duty to aid in this respect
Il every way possible. After the home
1pc- is taken care of, why not sub
cribe for the AMERICAN ECONOMIST,
ublished by the American Protective
Iriif League? One of its correspon-
ents says: ''No true American can
Il along without it. consider it the
-eatcst and truest political teacher in
ne United States"
Send postal card request for free
ample copy Address Wilbur F. Wake
man, General Secretary, IS5 West a3d
ST., New York.
The Washington bee., 1893-11-18
Reported Sale of the Iron KING Mine

Duluth, Mimi, Nov. 20.-It is an
nounced that the Minnesota Iron Com
pany has purchased the Iron King
Mine and the other property Of the
Wheeling Iron Company The price
is said to be 100000. This is the first
important purchase the Minnesota COM
pany has made On the Mesaba since the
formation of the Rockefeller syndicate.
The Washington bee., 1893-11-18
Russia and the Jews.

Berlin, Nov. PIT is said that the
Gar is about to issue ukase permit
ting Jews to live in those Russo Polish
villages which are owned by noblemen
in case these nOblemen obtain guaran-
tees for their lawful behavior. Wher-
ever such guarantee cannot be obtain
ed the Jews will be forbidden to settle.
The Washington bee., 1893-11-18

Albany, N. Y, Nov. 16. - Senator
David B. Hill, who is at his home in
this city, was asked last evening re-
garding the probable solution of the
Hawaiian problem. He positively de-
clined to talk on the subject, giving as
his reason that the matter was now
before the Cabinet
The Washington bee., 1893-11-18
tn Cruah anapcbfcrr,

Rome, Nov. 20.-Prime Minister Clio.
litti, at conference with the Spanish
Ambassador, discussed with him pro-
posal to adopt international measures
against the Anarchists. Sig. Giolitti
assured the Ambassador that the Ital-
ian Government would support any
such measures that might be suggested.
The Washington bee., 1893-11-18

Some have already jumped, by
saying "they will never vote the
democratic ticket again" The
democrats don't want them as
offi'e holders and the repnbli-
caus " MT have them so they
viii have to stay on the fence.
The Washington bee., 1893-11-18

Tt has now become a fact that
the great shoe store enterprise
could not be started this month,
or even IN the near future on
account Of finances.
The Washington bee., 1893-11-18

The excuse Of the Senate for
lot confirming some appoin! ees
is not very plausable.
The Washington bee., 1893-11-18

In the d5ath OF Ron. J. C
Price, the race lost one of its
finest representatives.
The Washington bee., 1893-11-18

There are a few negroes who
are democrats from principles,
who will 5e taken care of.
The Washington bee., 1893-11-18

The Commissioners aught te
remove Terry Immediately.
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Perhaps Governor Mckinley
will be able to name the next
presidential candidate.
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The citizens should have Terry
indicted by the grand jury.
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Read Bee next werk. I
VIII contain something spicy.
The Washington bee., 1893-11-18

NV Lyman Abbott and Rev. S. 3. Halliday
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-23
MISSY'S CHRISTMAS WISH.
WRITTEN FOB THE EVENING STAR BY
OLIVE RISLEY SEWARD.

This Is true story. 1t happened in q
Washington family of brothers and sisters.
Missy was a student in the High School,
where her brother John was a cadet; Ruth
and Ned, Hugo and Dorothy were sprinkled
through the various grades of the Frank
lin, Martin closing the ranks in the pri-
mary.
1t happened Christmas eve Missy and
John were going to the houses Of their
dearest friends to give Christmas gifts and
greetings face to face. They had made this
merry-go-round every year since they tod
died beside their father. Now they were old
enough to 60 by themselves alone
The clear, white night seemed full of
Christmas trees as they trudged across the
park and clearer and whittier than any other
starlight when they passed again into the
broad avenue, SO broad that walking on the
bright side. where the star beams lay, the
other side was shrouded in dark shadows
Missy had prepared a gift for each and
all In the four houses they were going to, a
gift that each and all would declare the
thing they wanted most, for Missy has that
loving nature that makes her know how to
make Others happy and how to be happy
herself, though not always quite content,
perhaps There were now four baskets
packed high as much she and her brother
could carry. More than they ought to-
John grumbled good naturally, but when
Missy saw the breathing Christmas
stars and heard the bells ring merrily
through the still Christmas air her heart
gathered into a great fullness and she
sighed Il can give so little, while I wish
good gift to every one love- and love
every one and every creature. too" and
she fell to thinking of the place even dumb
creatures had that first Christmas mid
night, SO long ago; of the sheen on the
plain, OF the cattle in the stable, at that
blessed wayside inn, and began to hum
John joining:
Low lies His head. with the beasts of the stall
Missy knew well what gifts to provide 70:
others, but never gave a hint Of what she
wished herself; so provoking" Ruth said.
Tell your Christmas WISH" her brothers
and sisters had begged. all gathered in thei,
mothers room after school.
Tell your wish;'' but Missy shook he,
curly head. mo. you must guess it." and
they guessed and guessed, "a gold buckle.
fan, Skates" something in a box" ever
candy" Dorothy thought it might be, but,
mo" said Missy. you're all cold; my wish
Is not for ornaments. nor clothes. nor any.
thing to eat"
well. give us hint. that's only fair,
said Ned
my WISH" then said Missy, rs for some
thing that must come, without asking OF
buying 49,.
Then" said Dos. with an air Of convic.
ton. 1T is a live baby. know"
-|'Or else horse" put in Hugo, with
equal solemnity. -
ITS neither. though one Of you Is a little
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A BET HE HI NJ AMI L Y &.

ing country. Outside the walls of Jerusa-
lem you find many new houses. They have
grown up since the building of the railroad
and the Holy City has had a suburban real
estate boom. These houses are of lime
stone. They have no gardens about them
and the white walls and the white dusty
roads as they glare in the winter sun are
painful to the eye. About the gate you
find camels with dark faced Bedouins upon
them. They have guns with them and they
scowl at you as you pass by. Here are
ragged farmers on donkeys with their black
and white blankets hanging from their
necks down over their bodies and half COW
ering the animals they ride. Now you go
by Russian pilgrims, who are on their way
into Jerusalem to worship at the Church
of the Holy Sepulcher, and here pass
turbanned Mohammedans, who scowi at
you. There are plenty of beggars. A bare
footed Turk with crate on his back yells
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the gaudy church decorations about them
take you far away from the reality and
make you think rather of the marble sta
bles in which the Roman Emperor Cali
gula kept his golden-shod horses rather
than the donkey and camel stable in which
Christ was born.
How Christ's birthplace Really Look.
ed.
Srom the real stables or the bethlehem CT
today one can better learn just how the
stable OF Christ appeared. 1 visited one
after leaving the bedizzened and over-decor-
ated sanctuary under the church. The stable
Is cave, the floor OF which is of rough
stone. 1t has a number of chambers, which
open INTO a sort of court, and in these
chambers are donkeys, cameis and horses.
They eat out of stone boxes. and i'm front of
them on the floor men and women lie sleep
ing on the stones. There is no bed clothing
except their blankets and they souat lpon
the stones when they eat their meals
ragged, dirty Bedouin has charge of the
whole, and his rates are about five cents a
day per animal. The manger of Christ was
probably one of these hollowed-out stone
boxes, and the Virgin Mary in all proba-
Dlllty, slept upon the stones, or the straw
Wlthln one OF these stables / saw Bedouin
woman with sleeping BABY on her knee
She had just been feeding her child and one
breast peeped out between the folds of her
coarse rough gown. Her mead was bound
Win gally colored shawl. There were
rings on her fingers, bracelets upon her fair
round arm, and gold ring in her nose Her
lace was. however. as sweet as that of any
Madonna have ever seen upon canvas and
her baby Just out of its swaddling clothes
looked as pure and innocent as the most
famous representation of Christ 1t was a
scene for painter.
Christmas in Bethlehem.
Christmas is always a great day in Bethle-
hem, and the coming Christmas will be cele-
brated in its usual splendor Thousands OF
people so from Jerusalem, and while you
are reading this letter, the priests are pre-
pairing for the service Of Christmas night
There will be sermons in the churches be-
ginning at 10 o'clock and then in a process
sion the priests and the monks will march
down the winding stairs into the crypt and
visit the grotto Of the nativity They win
carry with them waXen image of q little
child. which they will place in the manger
and as they do so they will chant the story
of the nativity. This child will be dressed
in the finest of lace and it will rest in the
manager on rose-colored cushions Of silk
embroidered with gold During the service
the patriarch of Jerusalem viii go through
the ceremony of taking up and laying down
the child to correspond with the words of
the chant, and the service will last for sew
eral hours. On Christmas night all Bethle-
hem watches, and the day is one of Joy and
feasting. Bethlehe-, y t'NiJs,jans
than any other town in the orient. and It's
people are proud Of the fact that Christ was
born within their walls.
FRANK G. CARPENTER.
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Among the Shepherds,

anu Win SWORDS at their sides. 1t Is a
motley crowd and you are glad when you
have made your way through II and out
in the country.
Among the Shepherds,
My trip to Bethlehem was made in the
spring. The hills were then dotted with
olive groves. whose leaves shone like FROST
ed silver under the bright sun of Palestine.
and the plains through which the road pass
ed wee covered with grass as green as that
of old Ireland. These were the plains on
which the shepherds lay when they saw the
STAR and there the shepherds Craze their
sheep today. | saw perhaps q dozen beard
ed men in sheepskin coats who were watch
ing thei- flocks on these Judean hills and
their eyes were kind, and their faces full of
character.
In one place l saw a family of four a hus-
band and wife and two children which
might. have represented the Holy Family,
with the addition of John the Baptist One
Child sat In the mothers arms, another
squatted cross-legged on the ground while
the father lay on his elbow and looked GU
riously at me as drove by. The faces of all
were fine. and you will see where more
striking features than those of these natives
of Palestine.
1t is out in the country districts of Pales-
tine that you realize that you are in the
lands of the Scriptures. / saw a dozen old
men during the journey whose patriarchal
faces and long white boards reminded me of
Abraham. Isaac and Jacob, and an old tur-
Daned Syrian wearing long beard who rode
behind me on donkey made me wonder IL
ne was not d second Balaam, and why his
long-eared beast did not open it's mouth and
speak. Away off at the back / was shown
the site or the town of Mizpah where the
prophet anointed Saul king when he
was out hunting his fathers asses and the
inn into which Christ turned to break bread
when he conversed incognito with two OF
his apostles was shown TO me The site is
now occupied by Greek wine shop. with :,
billiard table as an accompaniment, and it
IS within a few miles of the spot where
David with his little stone the great Co
nath slew. l passed this place in going to
Bethlehem. and | find that there are plenty
OF stones there STILL and lusty bare-head-
ed syrian youth was playing among them,
though did not note that he had the sling
or his mighty ancestor. 1t was not far
from this point that [ rode through the
Identical land which was owned by Boaz
the richest farmer of his day, when he fell
in love with Ruth. and disguised his neigh
bors by marrying out of his sphere
The Girls of Bethlehem
don't wonder that Boaz fell in love with
Ruth. The Bethlehem girls are among the
beauties OF the east and you will find more
pretty girls in the hills of Judea than in
the same amount of territory anywhere
else the world over. A shipload of these
Bethlehem maidens II they could be trans
ported to the great northwest would CAP
ture the bonanza farmers of the Dakotas
just as Ruth captured this great land own
er. BoaZ. and when they came back to
Washington as Senator'S wives they would
be the bellies of the capital These Rethle-
hem maidens are fair skinned and bright
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Judean Sheuherd.

eyeo. They have straight, well-rounded
forms, which they clothe in long dresses of
white linen so beautifully embroidered in
silk that a single gown requires many
months OF work. This dress is much like
an american womans night gown without
the friils and laces 1t falls from, the necl,
TO the feet and is open at the front in a
narrow slit as far down as a modest de-
coilette dress Over this gown they wear
head they cover with long shawl of linen
embroidered with silk. Each girl wears her
dover on her person in the shape Of a neck
lace OF coins and the forehead Of each maid
en- is decorated with a crown NJ COWS na.e.
of which are silver and others gold They
do not hide their faces like the Nohamms,
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cold, and Missy remembered how patiently
he had waited for her through the long.
frosty hours, while she and John decorated
the Christmas tree.
When the whole family gathered later to
receive their serious gifts Missy led in her
new friend. gay and smiling now after a
good breakfast and a warm snooze
What have We here?" asked the parents
"Missy's Christmas wish" shouted roguish
Martin ''She told Santa Claus to send her
a lost dog. and her wish has come true"
Martin. Martin, how do you know? I
was all alone" said his astonished sister,
II heard YOU ask him through the latrobe
register" Martin chuckied.
But how did Santa Claus know unless
he. too. hangs round the latrobe register
cold winter days in Washington?