The evening times., 1896-04-21
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Delegation 3aas Upon the Dis.
trici @aa!p.ssIonefs. a .,s.
MANUAL TRARlAG SCHOOLS
They wunt Their Young Men Pric-
tically Educated So Tint They May
Be Able to Work ut Trades-The
DOnnelly Case Takes Another AS
pect-Minor District Matters.

The proceedings before the excise board
| upon the application OF James ID. Donneily
| for wholesale liquor license are now
| made up principally of law talk. with the
| spice of personality added, by the respect
| i've attorneys, who fire briefs at each other.
| with the board as Il medium of communica-
| tion.
Attorney Nathaniel Wilson'S tart SEN
tences in criticism of the applicant. as en-
bodied in paper filed several days ago,
were given here tofore in The Times and
these have provoked the "retort courteous"
from Attorney W. F. Mattingly, who takes
his brother Wilson 10 task for lending him
self to the effort to ruin a fellow citizen.
Mr.. Mattingly says Mr.. Wilson'S last
brief is an attempt to prejudice DON
neliy's case by garbled and exaggerated
statements of the events of long ago. He
also insists that Donnelly has been perse-
cuted for years, and deserves praise for
the fight he has made. not reprobation.
Quotinga number OF The declarations made
by Attorney Wilson, his brother Mattingly
says:
II am advised by my client that the state
ments and intimations that he is cnga aged
in the surreptitious sale OF whisky and
UtSE ny tuC SldSs, anu tlidts HI hEHJ
OF experience, il is certain that his whole
sale license Will be used as a cloak and
cover for making sales at retail to negroes
and boys and miscellaneous customers, are
UNANIMOUSLY false
DELIBERATE ISLANDER.
This pleasant allusion 10 the other side
Is followed by quite as forccful n reioinder
10 what Mr.. Mattngly desiGnates as the
deliberate Islander of his client, which he
couches in the following tcrse terms:
Not one OF the directors will come for
ward and state on on IN that the dram drink
ing and dram selling are done in the rear
OF Mr.. Donneily's store, in places entered
from l street, and in full vie " OF those who
reside ON the north side Of | street. nor
will one of them assume the responsibility
for this statement made by their attorney
IN the excess of his zeal"
And he them proceeds to argue that IL
there were any arathcin the charge tie oh
jectors would hsye had Donne;ly prosecut-
ed under the law. His place has been
watched. he says, traps have been set for
him. and the result s.not proof.
The excise board has indicated no date
when the privilege of filing briefs will
be shut off. and it 10 the presumption that
there are others expected. DonnelIy's
case is one of shout thirty of the held up
cases that came over from November.
1t is not known at present. whether the
board expects to obtain additional evidence
In each or not, OF whether or not additional
evidence is required TO- assist the members
10 reach decision
APPEAL OF CoLoRED CITIZENS.
An earnest appeal was made today by a
committee representing the lyceum of the
Second Baptist Church. for the indorsc-
mcnt of the Commissioners to a PROPOSE
ton for the establishment in Washington
of a school where colored children may
learn mechanical and commercial trades
IN their entirety.
The committee consisted of Andrew F.
Hilyer. who was the spokesman; J Thomas
Davis. Mrs. Rosetta Z. Lawson, Miss Mar
tha Broadus ana Mrs. Arthur S. Cray.
In his presentation of the question Mr..
Hilyer made the point that social and
indu st rial conditions render it almost
Impossible for the cpIored youth to acquire
a knowledge of the Industrial arts, with
few exceptions. through the usual modes
of apprenticeship, aud in such manner
skillful and efficient workmcn.
A further point was that the high school
course leads to nothing practical, and that
where skill, special training, and eff
ciency are requisites TO employment. and
these qualifications command the highest
remuneration. coiored workmen will be
ignored by those having employment to
give. Their wages will sink lower and
lower. Mr.. Hilyer said. until finally they
will drop out of the occupa tions in which
better trained and more efficient work
mer are competing.
The social side of this problem was re-
.erred to. Mr.. Hiiyer remarking that in
proportion as the opportunity for compet-
!ng for and securing employment is ad-
vanced the tendency TO idieness and crime
would diminish. The report of Major
Moore superintendent of police, is quoted
from to show that there has been for
several years a gratifying decrease in the
arrests of colored people. and TO this i'm
proved condition, the speaker said. hing
las contributed more than the very excel
ent school system.
The plea is now for industrial ad
vantages, and the committee earnestly be-
sought the Commissioners to give the
Trade School their sanction.
The beard promised to give the subject
careful consideration.