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match were:

IL was matter of surprise that of the
ehtre brigade only four officers of the
line Participated in the match notvitb-
standing the fact that substantial and at
tractiFe prizes were offered. This omis-
sion is regarded demonstrating a woefuI
commissioned officers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-15
FIRED ON A FILIBUsTER.
Steamer Wilmington Chased IN FL
petition OF Florida Coast.

ATLANTA, Ca, October ia special
to the Journal from Brunswick, Ca, says:
Reliable parties residing at Hotel Cumber-
land, report that on yesterday an armed
government vessel lying inside of st. An
drews sound, was seen to steam up and
cross the bar, going out to sea under full
speed. Suddenly there came a report of
cannorading.
The description OF the government vessel
indicates that it was the Wilmington or
some other vessel of her class. The pre-
sumption is that a cruiser sighted sup
posed fiiibuster and ordered her to slow up,
and upon refusal fired upon her.
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Child Driven From Home.

Policeman Sontag. while doing duty on
A.. street southwest about II o'clock last
night. met a little girl, who asked him 10
care for her. Her name she gave as Net
tie Cook. and her statement was that she
ad been driven from home. She told the
policeman thar she had lived with her
mother on Missouri avenue, and requested
that she be sent to the Bruen Home. Her
request was granted, and the police are
making further investigation of the case
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A Reforner.

From the Chicago Record.
''You know that saying. Let me make
the songs OF a nation and / care NOT who
makes it's lawsr !"
Yes; what Of tt?''
1T ought to be amended, to read: LET
me make the laws OF nation and I'll put
songs. stesrss~ = ls4s..s. !. ssss ~
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n Setback for Municipal Ownership.
From the New York EYening Post

The confessed breakdown of the munich
pal gas system IN Philadelphia is a severe
blow to the advocates of municipal owner
ship. A legislative investigation has finally
laid the entire system bare and de-
fenseless that the business sentiment of
the city is now strong for turning the whole
thing over to private companies. 1t is
amusing to read that the only argument
made against this course was that Of call
ing attention to the rate at which gas Is
furnished by municipalities in England"
The argument really is, capable and hon.
est government can run city gas works:
therefore an incompetent and corrupt gov
eminent can do il.
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rHoRN,s TRIAL POSTPONED.
Allowed Nearly n Month to Produce
Material Witnesses.

NEW YORK, October 1.-THE trial of
Martin Thorn, accused with Ms. Augusta
Mack of the murder of VIM. Guldensuppe,
a Turkish bath masseur, in June last. has
been postponed until November s. The date
originally set for the trial was October Is,
but upon the affidavit OF counsel for the
defense that material witnesses could not
he procured at early q date, Judge
Smith, in the Queens county court of oyer
and terminer, today granted an application
for postponement.
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Reflected Glory.

From the Cleveland Leader
Those Dashley girls seem too stuck I'D
FOR anything lately. Has somebody been
leaving them a fortune. wonder?"
"Oh, no: 1t isn't that. They have 4
cousin on the Boston base bah team"
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Excellent Work by Ball.
The r. Harris & Co. trophy match, cor
cluded late yesterday afternoon, was won
by Private F. NJ Rail. Company d. 4th Bat
talon, with g. total of 162 out OF possible
200, In q field of Twenty-Five competitors the
majority of them expert narksnien. Fr-
yate I.an, who is NOVICE ct military F.,.e
shooting. has accomplished really remark
able results throthsh bout the meet. Prior 10
the official practice Of his command.
month ago. he had had no experience "hel-
soever In range 2<ootfng. He is Hivt
yo,rrster. and II he Is able to continue the
brilliant record established this week ms
future is indeed promising.
Can't Frank ". Holt, Company b, En-
gineer Battalion, was close Sscoi-a IA tue
n,atcb while Corporal r. P. Carleton.
Company 4, Engineer Battalion. was next
to Capt Holt TIE scores IN detail were:
sh 5An tlD To-
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PROMOTIONS CAUSED.
Eject of the Retirement of Colonel
RObiUSO

The retirement of Col. A. G. Robinson.
assistant quartermaster general. today
makes the following promotions in the
quartermasters department: Lieutenant
Colonel James Glliiss to be colonel: Major
Charles F. Humphrey. to he lieutenant col
onel, Captain Samuel c. Jones, to be
major: LIST Lieutenant John Baxter, jr., 9th
Infantry, to be captain.
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LIEUT.. WISE BREAKS THE RECORn
Rides From Here to New York In
~ Hours and Sd Minutes.

NEW YORK. October 15.-First Lieu
tenant w A Wise arrived in this city to-
day al $40. having ridden on his bicycle
from Washington IN % hours and 30 min
u.es. official time
This breaks all records. the best pre-
vious time for the distance bsing 30 hours.
unofncial. Lieutenant Wise said today
that he felt in splendid condition and could
easily repeat his performance tomorrow II
necessary he was paced by members of
the New York Athletic Club during the
latter part of MS journey
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Government Donds.
Quotations reported by Corson & Macart-
Colorea Rfvernan Drowned.

Robert Greek. q colored man forty-six
years old, was drowned In the river nea.
jackson City about O'Clock this morning.
He was employed on one of the dredgine
shore. - .
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OF Course.

From the Chicago Record.
Bobby says he knows why people al
ways throw old shoes after q BRIDE
why is 1t. Bobby?'
SO she'll have something easy to wear
when her new ones gifts to hurtin' her."
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

The following are the opening the high.
est and the lowest and the closing prices of
the New York stock market today, as re-
ported by Corson & Mccartney, members
New York stock exchange. Correspondents.
Messrs. Moore 6 Schey. No. - Broadway
Open. High. Low. Close
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In the May match. also concluded late
yesterday Afternoon. Sergeant E. ]. WI
haIns. Company \, Engineer Battalion,
finished in the lead. with total Of 81 out
of a possible loo. Color Sergeant W.. w.
Cookson missed winning the medal by one
he
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Furnished by w. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers
and brokers' 1927 F St. members New York
stock exchange. correspondents Messrs.
Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co., New York
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-15

II you want anything. try an ad In The
star. II anybody has what you wish. you
will get an answer.
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Concluding Day of Meet.

The concluding day of the meet. tonnor-
row. has been set aside fer matches open
10 members of the National Rife Assocfa-
uon exclusively These are the Iothrop
Columbia and HeyI re-entry matches. The
latter competition has been open every
afternoon during the week The rerula-
lions governing the match provide for ten
shots at 300 yards. on the standard Ameri-
can target Any rifle and any ammunition
may De used Special and special military
rines are handicapped six points on each
score Inc hrst prize is So. the second
prize SO and the third prize s.
Ten shots al 300 yards on the standard
American target are the REQUIRE rnents in
the Lothrop match. ANY rife and anv
ammunition may be used: special and sue
ciai military rifles will be handicapped six
points The first prize is So, donated Inv
Messrs- Woodward and Lothrop of the
Boston House: second prize SO and third
prize. 81 ''''' u
In the Columbia match, ten shots at ON
yards and ter shots at 80 yards must he
hrSd az the staldard American target Any
Tine ana any ammunition may he used
but special and special military rifles Will
he handicapped six points at each range
me hrst prize is $40: second prize $3.50:
third prize. 50: fourth prize. 50; NTH prize
=. and three prizes of 81 each
The Lothrop match Will open nj lO.3O
O'Clock, and the Columbia match at .
O'clock The revolver, revolver re-entry
and pool. or sweepstakes, matches will he
open all day. The HeyI re-entry match viii
open at 10 O'Clock and close at 4:D O'Clock
C. f. @
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MIR. DODGE DECLINES OFFICE.

DutfeB 10 tne q. a. II. FreEeHtH ME
Going to Japan.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, October 15.-Jas.
8. Dodge of Elkhart, Ind, department COM
marder of the G. A. r., has declined the
appointment as consul at Nagasaki, Japan
Mr. Dodge gives as his reason business
engagements and obligations to the G..
A. r,
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Progress in Revolver Matches.

The scores up to date in the regular re-
'o!ver match. that will be concluded to-
morrow evening. are as follows:
captain James E. Bell. rs; Lieutenant
A o. Hutteriy. 81. Corporal G. E. Cook.
o. captain j. E. Hosford, 81; First Ser
geant w E Beall. 36; Corporal r. p. Garlic
ton. Ia: Corporal J. S. Ball, IA, and Can
tain j. s Tomlinson, H.
Inc revolver re-entry match. concluded
!ast evening. was won by Lieutenant A. o.
Hutteriy- The scores were:
A o. Hutterly. 10; c. E. Cook 40: f W
scott. 70: j. E Bell. ca: E. W. Scott. 63:
j. = Bell. 62: G. c. Shaw. 63: F. W. Holt.
%: G. r. Young. 81; F. W. Holt. 80; w. e.
Buell.. .: W. W. Cookson. 16
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Excellent Work by Ball.

O'Clock this afternoon
The Washington bee., 1897-02-20
THE NEW COMMISSIONER

The BEE is not surprised that
President Cleveland nomina ed Mr..
Francis f. B. Sands, as a terrible
combination was at work in his in
terest. We know Mr.. Sands to be
a gentleman of ability and high
moral character. We kno Mr..
Ross better, aud 50 do the business
men in this city. OF course, the
retirement of Mr.. Ross, who is so
dear to us all, is to be regretted.
No m IN is more liked and more
highly esteemed than he is by the
psople of this city. Mr.. SGnds is a
man of fine business qualities and
who will no doubt fill the Commits
sionership with honor and credit.
The Washington bee., 1897-02-20
FREEDMEN'S HOSPITAL.

DIR. Williams, the Surgeon-ln-
Chief of Freedmen's Hospital, is
not in favor of reducing the pay Of
the Surgson-in-Chief Of that instl-
tuition /; but he is opposed to plac-
ing the institution under trustees.
1t has just been discovered that
there is q medical tudent who has
been to the class that will graduate
in March, requesting the members
to sign a paper against DR.. Will
Jams, and they were told if they
didn't they could not graduate.
Whoever is behind this trick will
no doubt b, exposel should the
Senate District Committee order
an investigation. The BEE can
not believe that DIR. Williams il
in favor of reducing the salary ot
the Chief of the institution.
The complaints Of some physl
clans are, that they are not allowed
to see their patients without being
watched and followed by the white
matron, Miss Eversole. This il
denied BY the Surgeon-in Chief.
The Washington bee., 1897-02-20

nothing can be said His record is q :;
spotless as the virtue of a vestal vIr-
gin. and he is a man the most humble
citizen can address and receive salts
faction. In all governments there are
certain people VINO become dissatIs-
fed with their rulers because they
cannot twist and turn them about to
satisfy their whimS. Laws are made
sometimes that are hard and offensive.
Notwithstanding all that there are
ways 20 remedy the evils. The Com
missioners of The District are not half
as Objectionable as the present Excise
Board This Board was created by
Congress, If the Board is objection
able then the people should appeal to
Congress; and, on the other hand, if
the men on the Board are objection
able-and there is no doubt about that
let the people appeal to the Com
miSSionerS.
1.-two Commissioners aie objection
able, the third should not be blamed
| for the acts of two.
The question IS: Have the colored
citizens any cause to complain, so tar
as Mr. Ross is concerned?
Has he not, on all occasions, de-
monstrated that he has shown every
consideration to the people of color
Did he not prove this while City Post
master? Then. why should the colored
citizens, if there are any-and it is not
believed there are any-join In with
those who want Mr.. Ross removed ?
So tar as the colored citizens are con-
cerned, no better man can be selected
to represent them.
The people know Mr.. Ross. He is
known as fair and affable gentleman
and a true American. His parents be-
fore him were identified with the col
ored race His father and mother have
nursed at the breast of a colored
"mammy," and the love his forepar-
ents had for the oppressed colored
man was inherited by a dutiful son.
Not since the appointment OF Col.
Ross to any public Office in this city
can one act be recorded against him
that would tend to show animus or
dislike for citizens.
There IS not good citizen who
| wants to see Mr.. Ross retired from the
Board Of Commissioners.
The Washington bee., 1897-02-20
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
A COLORED NAN FOR THE
CABINET.
[From the Cincinnati (o.) Advocate J

lFIOh llG Slh1AuhdA va <AA'S~0N~'J
Major Mckinley and his Warwick,
Mark Hanna, are at present securing
the country for suitable men to fill
cabinet places.
We notice that they have carefully
ignored the class Of people who con-
tributed more to the election of Major
Mckinley than any other class of peo-
pie in the country.
The credit of electing Mckinley is
due to the Negro vote. During the last
campaign they stood as firm AS ada
mant to the Republican party. The
Negro vote in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois,
Kentucky and Maryland carried those
States for the Republican ticker. Elm
mate those votes from Mckinley and
BRYAN would have been tr1umphantly
elected We believe there are num-
bers of colored men in the country
capable of successfully filling place
in the cabinet, and if Major Mckinley
will do the right thing he will appoint
a Negro to cabinet position.
1t is useless to say that We have not
men among us qualified in every re-
Spect to fill such a place. A cabinet
officer at present does not require any
great amount of ability. Any clerk i'll
the departments at Washington above
the mediocre in ability could easily
perform the duties devolving upon a
cabinet officer The various national
tiles are to be recognized in the foTma-
ton of the cabinet, and If MAJOR Nc
Kinley will do the right thing he will
select Negro for the cabinet. Come,
Major, give us our rights, as you do
TO other classes of people.
1t is very painful, but we must
admit that Major Mckinley will
not appoint q colored man in the
cabinet Some of our so-called
Representative colored men in your
own Stat namely. Mr.. John P.
Green, if the press dispatches are
true, informed Major Mckinley
that tht colored people didn't W; MT
a cabinet place. We do not know
whether Mr.. Green spoke for him.
self or the colored people of Ohio.
Certainly he did not speak fol
the many thousand colored men
in this country, who demanded the
appointment of Hon. B. K Bruce
for the cabinet. President Cleve-
land, with all his faults, has de-
monstrated his friendship for the
colorcd Democrat, and had some
of the colored Democrats conducted
themselves morally from the hour
Of their appointment, We believe
more of them would have been ap'
pointed.
Some very unprincipled and cor
rupt colored Democrats nave been
presented to the President. Mr.
Cleveland has done his duty toward
colored Democrats, and We believe
that Major Mckinley will do hlt
duty toward the faithful black al
lies.
The Washington bee., 1897-02-20
THE KEYS TO HIS FUTURE.

You may talk about your indus
trial education as much as You
please, but the real keys to the fu-
ture success Of tn ecOlored man in
this country are his independent
stand in politics and an appeal to
the reasoning faculties of those who
hold the reins of government and >
demand, by agitation, for every
right and privilege guaranteed by
the Constitution of the United
States. Industrial education may
be one Of the incidents to his ad-
yancement, but not the integral.
Some would have US to retire
from politics, because we fail to OBJ.
tain that which belo gs to US. 1t ID
our own fault. We are similar to
horses. We don't know our
strength until we make kick. II
ia not necessary to use force or to
use abusive language. It will be q
hard matter to convince some OF
our so-calIed rep esentatives that
the way to accomplish a purpose i,
10 exercise a little independence
with their ballot. The Cabinet agi.
tstion is about over, and Major
Mckinley has formed his opinion
about some colored men. He il
convinced that there are number Of
selfish and weak Afro-Americans IL
this country who pose as the repre-
sentatives of their race; that ont
portion of the people are too sma
TO ask for proper recognition AID
too SELFISH to allow those who be-
The Washington bee., 1897-02-20
SENATOR CHANDLER

The speech of Hon. VIM. E.
Chandler, of New Hampshire, IN
the Senate on Tuesday was mas
ter effort of logic and oratory.
Senator Chandler has sounded he
tocsin, who will take heed :? Sena.
tor Chandler is a far seeing States
man, who thoroughly understands
che money question. When he
speaks ereasous like philosopher.
and when he warns the enemy he
does it fearlessly.
The Washington bee., 1897-02-20

Iieve In progress to exercise FeiT
manhood.
We believe that Major Mckinley
will give few colored men places.
Whether it will cause Gissatisfac-
ion or not is left to be seen
That the Afro American is natu-
rail- a political coward, to a great
rxtent. can be readily seen.
The keys to his future success
ire independence, self-relisnce. cor
pOration and agitation.
The Washington bee., 1897-02-20
DIR. WILLIAMS HOME ORGAN.
CFrom the Conservator. Chicago, In)

(From the Conservator, Chicago. Ill)
DR.. Daniel H. Williams, now Surgeon
in-Chief at Freedmen'S Hospital, says
he will return to Chicago soon. Re
Gently in one Of his reports OF his work
he recommended that his position be
abolished, suggestion that has raised
a storm of objections from the whole
country.
DR.. Williams may think he has good
grounds for such an unusual procedure,
but he will have a hard time proving
it to the colored people. That place is
the most desirable one open to his pro-
fession in the United States, and to
talk about abolishing it is great mis-
t9ke. There are few enough offices
open to colored men as it is. and there
can be no justification of any attempt
TO decrease the list. There is no dam
ger of the position being abolished.
Dr.. Williams has, no doubt, seen
Ivy now that he made a mistake
when he asked for the abolition Of
he Office he now holds. The above
excerpt is from DR.. Williams home
organ. a strong and influential
paper in the West. THE BEE 10
friendly to DR.. Williams, and it
would like o do all in it's power to
aid him to improve the hospital,
but, by his recent recommendation
to the Secretary of the Interior and
to Congress abolishing the office of
Surgeon-in-Chief of the hos pital
certainly drives his friends from
him aud prevent them from estab-
fishing any kind of pretext to de-
fend him against the attacks of his
enemies.
DR.. Williams cannot help from
seeing his error. This is all the
argument the opposition wants to
present to Congress TO convince
thst body Of the Importance ant
necessity of placing the hospital
under a board of trustees A man
who wants the head of his own
house reduced for the benefit Of
outsiders is untrue to himself and
not sincere to those whom he at
tempts to benefit Not saying that
this is DR.. Williams case, but on
its face it looks rather suspicious.
We would like very much to follow
the Doctor into camp, but the duty
we owe to our people and the col
ored medical fraternity of this city
prevents US for the reasons:
1st. If DR.. Williams favors the
abolition of the Surgeon-in-Chief OF
the hospital and the appointment OF
a superintendent at reduced sal
ary, The BEE is opposed to it.
Cd. IL he is opposed to colored
physicians having free access to the
hospital, THE BEE favors a resets
sion of the rules.
! Sd. If there is a scheme to placs
those in charge of the hospital wh'
are inimical to the Afro American
The BEs favors . new chief.
The BEE respectfully directs thi'
editorial to DR.. Williams, and ask.
him if the charges Of his enemie'
are true. If they are not true, HI
is in duty bound tc correct the i'm
preston that nis home organ has o
him
The Washington bee., 1897-02-20

Mr.. Stilson Hutchins Of the
Times must b We felt the effects of
Mr.. Davis debate with him on the
money question some time ago.
The Washington bee., 1897-02-20

President-elect Mckinley had an
eye single to the great army Of Of
fice-holders who will come to Wash
iuston March 4th. when he said
that he would leave all the appoint.
ments to the heads Of ths depart.
ments.
The Washington bee., 1897-02-20

The appointment of DR.. Philip
Broome Brooks, Mr.. Woodward,
would be very handsome thing to
do. He is young man of ability
and popular with the masses.
The Washington bee., 1897-02-20

If every original Mckinley man
expects a place under the next Ad-
ministration, what will become Of
those who supp 'rted other candi-
dates?
The Washington bee., 1897-02-20

If the enemies Of Senator Quay
will not cease their petty meanness
he will press the button.
The Washington bee., 1897-02-20

Congress ought to abolish the
civil service. 1t is a sham and a
fraud.
The Washington bee., 1897-02-20

If Editor q. G. Smith continues
to worry about the small poodles
that are barking at him he will turn
gray.
The Washington bee., 1897-02-20

There are some men who are
foolish enough to believe that they
have q cinch on the next President.
The Washington bee., 1897-02-20

Judge Kimball will make some
rules to order to satisfy the Health
Department
The Washington bee., 1897-02-20

II Bishop Arnett's Bible racket
works his son will be made Register
of the Treasury.
The Washington bee., 1897-02-20

Some white men are great friends
to Afro Americans before they get
in Office
The Washington bee., 1897-02-20

You can always find THE Bee
on the side Of right.
The Washington bee., 1897-02-20

The thing that is troubling the
politicians most Is whether Major
Mckinley will suspend the civil
service.
The Washington bee., 1897-02-20

The greatest men are those who
do the greatest deeds.
The Washington bee., 1897-02-20

The BEE is the only Afro-Amer
icsn journal in this city.
The Washington bee., 1897-02-20

What will become of the many
thousand offices that will come un-
der the civil service q?
The Washington bee., 1897-02-20

The man who will bring you a
falsehood is a knave.
The Washington bee., 1897-02-20
STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO, ! ..
LUCAS COUNTY. :"

STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO,
LUCAS COUNTY. %
FRANK ]. CHENEY makes oath that
he is the senior partner of the firm Of
F. ]. { HENEY & Co., doing business in
the City of Toledo, County and State
aforesaid, and that said firm will pay
the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOL,
LARS for each and every case of
Catarrh that cannot be cured by the
use of HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK ]. CHENEY.
Sworn TO before me and subscribed
in my presence, this 9th day of DeCem-
ber, AID. 1886.
:.'''''.
SEAL: A. w. GLEASON.
:......: Notary Public
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally and acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Send for testimonials. free
F. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo, o.
w Sold by Druggists, 75c.
The Washington bee., 1897-02-20

There are some who play into the
hands of their enemy.
The Washington bee., 1897-02-20

Congressman Cheatham has fled
his application for Register of the
Treasury.
The Washington bee., 1897-02-20

Oh 4! what a day of judgment
there will be after the 4th of next
month.
The Washington bee., 1897-02-20

Librarian Spofforl has a harf
time with dishonest clerks.