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The Washington bee., 1897-10-23
SAMUEL COOPER MILLS.

The subject O. this sketch is Hon.
Samuel Cooper Mills a justice OF the
peace, and one of the acting judges OF
the police court. He was born i'll the
city of Washington about sixty years
ago. He was first appointed justice Of
the peace by Ex-President Andrew
Johnson i'll the year of 1869, and has
served continuously under all the ad-
ministrations to the present time.
He was first appointed acting judge
of the police court in 1872, and has
made a record for fair dealings which
is highly appreciated by all VINO may
have had the misfortune or fortune
to come before him.
He is the founder of the order of the
Sons of onadab, which organization
has exerted a great deal of influence
on those who have strayed from the
path Of temperance.
He enlisted i'll the Iegular army Sep
tember, 1864, and was promoted to
hospital steward, and remained TO the
end of the war, and in August, 1865,
was honorably discharged. He is also
member of Lincoln Post. Grand Ar
my of the Republic; was Judge advo-
cate of the Department of the Poto-
mac, Grand Army of the Republic,
under General Burdett's command ;
honorary member of the Old Guard,
and was chief of staff of that organi-
zation for two or three years.
The most memorable act of Judge
Mills, that will go down to posterity,
was his decision in the celebrated civil
rights case, when popular sentiment
was prejudiced to the decision that he
rendered in that case.
He is dlgnifed judge on the bench
and a positive character in the diSpen-
sation of the law. He is never inf1u-
enced by popular clamor or public SEN
timent when he believes that he i,
right. He is one of the few men on
the bench who is not always influenced
by the testimony of one officer, which
has been SO prevalent in some of the
courts. He is one of the few men
who doesn't believe that it requires a
lawyer to possess influence to win a
case before him, nor is he influenced
by men who may have authority to
prosecute. When he presides, he is
the judge.
He has good conception of human
nature, and his positive character and
other excellent traits are but few of the
strong elements in him tnat tend to
make him what he is.
His record as a soldier, his aim to
reform mankind and direct them TO the
true and righteous path Of life, NAV
make him Objectionable to those who
commit crimes and other offenses.
If it is the intention Of the admins
tration, should it be the intention OF
Judge Miller TO resign, to appoint a
democrat to succeed him, no better man
could be selected than Judge Samuel
Cooper Mills.
The Washington bee., 1897-10-23
JACOBS VS.. COOK.

THE WHITE COOKING DIRECTREss
DEMANDS THE COLORED COOKING
TEACHER TO CONFER WITH HER.
1t is reported that Miss Jacobs, the
white cooking teacher in the public
schools, who has as much as she can
attend to, has requested Miss Cook,
the colored directress of cooking in
the colored schools to confer with her
in the preparation of the questions for
the colOred schools.
lust what right Miss Cook has TO
confer with Miss Jacobs, the Bee is un
able to state. The BEE will give the
inside history of the other examina
ton when it becomes necessary, and
perhaps the people will see the abso-
lutte necessity of change in the school
board. The part Mrs Trustee Terrell
has PLAYED in this affair is amusing If
nothing else. Mrs. Terrell informed
Mss Freeman that she had her sup
port for the cooking school, and all
She had to do was TO see the other
trustee. After Miss Freeman saw the
other trustee and was assured that she
should have his support, Mrs. Terrell
in the meantime had sent Miss Wilder
TO the other trustee and informed him
that she mad gotten the support of Mrs.
Terrell; that she lad been preparing
herself for the place at the suggestion
of Mrs. Terrell, and all that was neCeS-
sary for her to do was TO obtain his
support.
The other trustee did not Know what
to make of the statement made by
Miss Wilder TO the effect that she had
been assured by Mrs. Terrell, in July,
that she was to receive the appoint
ment, and at the same time Miss Free
man had been sent, by Mrs. Terrell,
to the other trustee, and she informed
him that Mrs. Terrell said that she
would appoint her if the other trustee
consented. 1t now turns out that Miss
Wilder had been receiving Instructions
from Miss Jacobs, the white direCtress
of cooking, and making other arrange
ments to be appointed. Mr.. Wilder,
her father, formerly postmaster in
South Carolina, had also made cam
paign fer his daughter, and with much
success.
Commissioner Ross may be request
ed to settle this strange action OF Mrs.
Terrell. Her removal from the school
board is an absolute necessity.
The Washington bee., 1897-10-23
OUR NATIONAL COMMIT
TEEMAN.

In every State in this Union,
the republican party has national
committeeman, and where there
are no republican Senators or rep
resen tatives, the national commit
teeman is consulted about appslnt-
ments, and, indeed, he is permitted
to great extent, to name such men
who should be appointed.
Col. M. NJ. Parker, the national
committeeman for the District OF
Columbia, the recognized head OF
the republican party in this city,
should be given the same privilege.
There is no man in this city who
has done more to aid the party fin
ancially than Col. Parker. 1t is
true there are a few men Ill the
city who are opposed to him, bu:
they are so insignificant that their
opposition amounts to but little.
Col Parker will be one of the
next delegates from this city to the
next republican convention, and
every day he is growing more popu,
lar in the estimation of the repub-
licans in this country, and especi-
alIv the District of Columbia
where his services have been Il
such demand.
The Washington bee., 1897-10-23
POLITICS IN MARYLAND.

IL the colored republicans would
stop to consider, thev will be con-
fronted with facts that no doubt
would be convincing to them that
it is necessary for the good of the
masses, to support the republican
ticket in The State of Maryland.
Under demr cratic rule in the
State the cOlored republicans re-
ceived no recognition wha ever,
aud indeed they were not treate d
with common dectpcy. Since the
republican party has been in pow
er in the State. colored men have
received some recognition, which
they did not heretofore receive.
The Bee asks this question will
1t pay the colored republicans in
the Stale 10 support the democratic
party? If IL will pay, to what ex-
tent? The mere failure Of the re
publican managers to put certain
men on the ticket, is that any eyi-
dence tn It il the party wins, they
will not receive recognition? The
repu 5licans will carry the Sta:e,
and the dissatisfied colOred voters,
% those who are falsely instructing
the masses, will realize their folly.
The Washington bee., 1897-10-23
THE LAST LAU GH is THE
BEST.

For the benefit Of The colOred
American and its democratic cor
respondent, J. W. Thompson OF
the Government Printing Office,
the editor of The BEE begs leave to
say that he is not hunting for a see
and rs cents a month job nor
would he accept ole if it were
offered him. For the information
Of the above, put this in your pipe
and smoke it. "He laughs best
who laughs last. A hint to the
wise is sufficient.
The Washington bee., 1897-10-23
ALLISON IN THE LEAD.
THE CIVIL SERVICE AGAINST THE Off


THE CIVIL SERVICE AGAINST THE
PRESIDENT.
The National Republican Anti-Civil
Service League held an unusually we'll
attended and spirited meeting at En-
rich's Hotel last Wednesday night.
The proceedings opened with the read
ing of a number of letters received
during the past week. A noticeable
feature of these letters was the state
ment of the writers of their preference
for Senator Allison as candidate for
the Presidential nomination in 1900.
All wanted to know how Nr. All son
stands on the civil service question,
and Secretary Lester stated that he Is
in a position to declare that the Sena-
tor is opposed to the civil service SyS-
tenn as now administered. Many OF
the letters were from North Carolina,
Tennessee, and other Southern States.
Hon, Henry NJ. Baker, ex-GongreSs-
man from New Hampshire and Vice
President of the league, addressed the
meeting. He said he did not believe
there was any authority in the civil
service law for the action of President
Mckinley in extending its operation.
NldINIdIu, WI DdhCl SdIOJ W dS lllC
field to which the league should direct
all its present efforts. The approach
ing election, with the submission to
popular vote of civil service amend
ment to the constitution of that State,
offered an opportunity for the people
to show how strongly the voters are
opposed to the system.
w O. Thomas, editor OF the Dayton
u l. L IL.
meeting, and made a telling speech
that was frequently interrupted by ap-
plause Candidates for Congress, he
said, must be taught to remember that
they owe their place to the voters, and
the voters are against civil service, and
no man who is for it should receive the
nomination for any public Office.
F. P. Lewis, of Connecticut, offered
a series of resolutions, directed to the
Republican voters of the United States,
calm. upon them to unite in an effort
to secure the repeal of the civil service
law, which were referred to the COM
mittee on resolutions.
NJ. T. West, of Tennessee, offered
some humorous resolutions, which
were received with unanimous and up
roarions approval, and referred to the
committee on resolutions.
c. H. Ellis, Treasurer of the league,
who has lately returned from a trip to
N aine, stated that he has yet to meet
a voter in that State who is not op-
posed to the civil service system. He
believed that no man will be nomin-
ated for the Presidency in 1900 who is
not an avowed opponent of civil serv-
ice, and if such a man be nominated,
no matter by what party, he believed
he would be defeated To their action
in fostering the civil service system,
[ Mr.. Ellis attributed the defeat Of Har
rison and Cleveland If Mr.. Hanna is
beaten in Ohio, said the speaker, it
will be because he has not been a
hearty and outspoken enemy of the
present system of filling offices
The meeting adjourned at the close
of Mr.. Ellis remarks, to meet again
next Wednesday evening.
The Washington bee., 1897-10-23
BRUCE STILL. IN THE WEST
IMMENSE CROWDS MEET
HIM.

Senator Bruce, since his arrival
in Ohio las spoken to great crowds
at Oterlin, Akron, Portsmouth,
Ironton, Delaware and Fostoria,
At all of these places big meetings
were held. At Portsmouth he was
met at the depot by the B. X.
Bruce club, which was organized
three years ago and contains $50
members all voteas, and escorted
him to his hotel. After supper the
Garfield CLUB "a white organiza-
Jion) marched up to pay their re-
spects and conducted him to the
hall, where press dispatches states
that he made splendid impression.
Mr.. Bruce'S great speech at Ober-
lin and Akron, which the papers
state, although he has paigned
in the state for 20 years, was per
haps, the finest effort he ever made
it seems to have so advertised him
that the people wherever he goes
are anxious to hear him.
He left here in better trim than
ever before, and his speeches could
not but please the people. Govern
or Bushnell at some points split
off from him in order - fill Other
engagements, but will rejoin him
Saturday night at Urhana, whert
the effort is being made to make il
the grandest ever held there. This
is the town that has suddenly be-
come famous, and much bad feel
ing still eXls,s.
Mr.. Bruce had prepared special
speech for this place, in connection
with his financial discussion. ON
dispatches tell that although there
mas been much uncertainty about
the colored voters in certain sec
tions, it is believed that wherever
the Senator has spoken much good
has been done, for already they are
rapidly falling in line and closing
up their ranks. Dates have been
arranged for Mr. Bruce that viii
keep him up to election; winding
up perhaps, with great meeting
at Cincinnati. The BEE keeps in
close touch with this splendid cam
paign Mr., Bru is making and will
keep It's readers fully informed.
The Washington bee., 1897-10-23
DISTRICT REPUBLICANS.

There may be cause for complaint
on the part of the District repub-
Iicans, because they are not recav'
ing any recognition in the District
government. We are Of the opin-
ion that after the election there
will be some radical changes made.
These changes are looked for. any
way, although they may not come.
The Washington bee., 1897-10-23
DIR. WILLIAMS REPORT.

The report of DR.. Daniel h.
Williams of the Freedmeu's Hos
pi.al, has been submitted to the
Secretary of the Interior. The doc
tor doesn't fail to pay his respects
to those who endeavored to place
the hospital under an incorporated
body. Here is what he says:
AS already stated, the hospital is a
national institution, and such should
be kept under the control of national
officers, who are responsible directly
to the National Government, and
should not be put under the authority
of private parties, whether maSque-
rading under the guise of a corpora
ton or openly asserting a personal
perogative l his observation is elicit
ed by the renewal during the past year
of the efforts on the part of some per-
son in this city to induce Congress to
take the oversight and management
of the hospital out of the hands OF the
Department of the Interior and place
this authority in the. hands of an in
corporated body of private citizens,
acting on their own responsibility.
They offer to the government no relief
from the duty of providing all the
funds necessary to. run the hospital, I,
but they are ready to take charge OF
affairs, including the government
funds, and set up sort OF autocracy
of their own"
DR.. Williams has given the Sec
retacy of the Interior to understand
that Drs. .Shadd, Purvls, v iIllston,
Watts, and indeed every colorsd
physician who favored placing the
hospital under an incorporated
body, were irresponsible parties,
who suggested no relief. but a set
of autocrats who wanted the lnstl-
tuition incorporated and they use
the government funds. DR.. Wiz
futher says:
"a higher class Of colored people
are received as patients in the hospital
now, who were heretofore retra1ned
from applying on account OF improve
ments in the facilities and methods.
This means that tive former
management of the hospital was
bad. Whether DR.. Williams refers 70
the late DR. Palmer or DR.. Purvls,
The BEE is unable to state. He
also says: =
Gas much as $1,000 could have been
collected from patients and thereiore
recommends that some provision De
made for pay patients. "
He gives the Secretary to under
stand that when an attempt was
made to incorporate the lnstltu-
ton, the promoters used neither
treason" nor "logic." This speaks
bad for the great number OF colored
physicians IN the city who claims
to have so much sense, that not
one used any reason or logic when
recommendation was made to
Congress to incorporate the hos
pital.
The Washington bee., 1897-10-23

There may be some excuse offer
ed by Mrs. Terrell that may excuse
her, Notwithstanding the facts in
the case. 1t is quite evident that
Miss Bush was not the only lady who
was anxious to leave Mrs. Terrell s
division. Certainly all these teach
ers cannot be in the wrong. The
exodus of teachers from her divi-
sion is alarming and should call
forth an investigation by Commis
soner Ross. Almost every teacher
IN her division with but few excep-
tions will leave If an opportunity
ever presents itself.
The Washington bee., 1897-10-23
HE WAS IN NEED.

E.E. Cooper and his democratic cor
respondent at the Government Print
ing Office, will please read the opinion
of the press as to that $500 job. The
BEE is doing well, it thanks you, and
too we'll to accept an SSoo-dollar job.
The BEE is made of sterner stuff.
From the New York Age,l
E. E. Cooper, editor of the Washing
ton Colored American, who wanted TO
be Register of the Treasury, has been
paid off for his treachery to his race
with an $500 job.
The Washington bee., 1897-10-23
T SPECIAL NOTICE. 81

There are regular authorized COL
EectOys in the employ Of THE BEE
Printing Co., and 00hen they call to see
delinquent subscribers they are re-
eHeSted TO pay them, and not gi0e the
excuse that "they aViH see the Editor. "
The Editor has no time to see the sub
3cYi6eyS, and it is h0Ped that his
friendS and the patrons Of THE BEE
AiH pay tie Collector aOhen lie calls.
The Washington bee., 1897-10-23
rFrom the Leavenworth Herald. l

.'Mr. E. E. Cooper, editor Of the Col
ored American, has been appointed
assistant street Inspector, at $500 per
annum, or S66 Is per month";" says the
WASHINGTON BEE. This is not quite
as lucrative a job as K, gister of the
Treasury, but 1t beats nothing all hol-
low. The clamor of the influential
negro press for recognition for It's mem
bers has at last reached the ears of the
powers that be.
The Washington bee., 1897-10-23

The complaint of citizens Of
Washington relative to the incon-
venience children are"put to; should
receive consideration at the hands
If the school authorities.
The Washington bee., 1897-10-23

The colored printers who were
dismissed from the Government
Printing Office. by negro dem
ocratic influence will be reinstated,
The Washington bee., 1897-10-23

4 man who takes a S66.75 job
is hard up. 1t is long ways off
from an eighteen hundred dollar
lob. There are others just like him..
The Washington bee., 1897-10-23

Mr.. J ". Thompson of the
democratic Colored American will
find out that he will be weighed in
the balances and found wanting.
Mark The BEES prediction.
The Washington bee., 1897-10-23

A man who claims to be editing a
great colored journal and will ac-
cept a place on the dump at s66.75,
is greatly in need of a job.
The Washington bee., 1897-10-23

Editor Fortune, of the New York
Age, will be convinced one of
these days tn good leaders ip
means stab lity and consistency.
The Washington bee., 1897-10-23

Rev. J. And rson Taylor said a
few DAYS ago that the Baptist min
;sters Union never d d denounce
the new school trustees.
The Washington bee., 1897-10-23

The death of Charles A. Dana
removes the the most brilliant edl
tor of modern times from the field
of journalism.
The Washington bee., 1897-10-23
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The Washington bee., 1897-10-23

President Mckinley may not
give every negro an office, but he
will do his duty towards the race.
The Washington bee., 1897-10-23

1t is an aphorism too true, che
laughs best WIN laughs last -
The Washington bee., 1897-10-23

If raping in the District Of Co.
lumbia was made a capital offense
there would not be so much of it..
Some time after next month,
there will be a few changes made
in the several departments.
The Washington bee., 1897-10-23

If Maryland goes republican
the independent colored vote Will
be given sugar tit.
The Washington bee., 1897-10-23

The fight in Ohio is getting hot
ter and hotter, but, mark Hanna.
The Washington bee., 1897-10-23

He. Mollie, has a great DIAL to
learn.
The Washington bee., 1897-10-23

The Editor of THE BEE is not
in need of a s66.75 job.
The Washington bee., 1897-10-23

The President is certainly doing
his duty.
The Washington bee., 1897-10-23

Ohio is lot in doubt.
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GRAIN. PROVISIONS. ETC.

| New York, Nov 4-Flour was quiet and
| considerably affected by the decline In
wheat. closing weak winter straights,
! $465G4.75. Rye flour, easy. Buckwheat
flour, steady. Buckwheat, quiet at S79
4Oc. Corn meal, quiet. Rye, quiet. Bar
ley quiet: feeding, CSC. Barley malt, duh
Wheat, spot, weak; No. 2 red, $1GA "a
1.O1%; options opened steady, on cables and
foreign buying, but later became democrat
lied under manipulations and forced llquI-
datlon, ruling heavy with a few reactions
all day, and closing 5s697sc net lower; May
closed, 93hc; December closed, 97%c.
Corn, spot, steady; No. 2, 32ssc; options
were comparatively steady all day on
light offerings and bullish crop movement,
closing a shade easier, with wheat, at I'M
changed prices; May closed, 34Ac; Deem
Der closed. 31hc.
Oats, spot, firm No. 2, 2i1ld241sc; op-
lions were dun, closing unchanged: De-
eember closed 21sc. Feed, steady Bran,
621Ad65c Hay quiet Hops, steady. Hides
quiet Cut meats, steady; picked hams,
7%G8c. Lard, steady western steam
closed at $45% December closed $3.50
nominal refined, steady. Pork, dull. Cot
ton seed oil. quiet and weak at lower
prices; prime crude, 19Gp191ac; prime sum
butter, 26d28c; prime summer white, 250
26c; prime winter yellow, 2Sc Butter,
steady. Cheese, quiet. Petroleum, dull !;
Philadelphia and Baltimore, 1885, Phila-
delphia and Baltimore In bulk, $2.S5. Rice.
quiet Molasses, quiet Freights, quiet.
Coffee, options opened steady, with Octo-
Der unchanged and other months to 10
points lower, ruled generally weak under
adverse cables, heavy receipts. indlffer-
ence of spot buyers and spectators, and
closed steady net unchanged to 10 points
decline; December, 5.55d5. eOc; March, $40
as soc; spot coffee, Rio dull and weak;
mild, weak. Sugar, raw, nominal; refined,
steady.
Chicago. Nov Aft there Is bull CLIQUE
in wheat as is so generally believed, the
market got away from 1t to-day for =
few moments. A break of 4%c took place
shortly after the opening, followed by an
equally sharp recovery. An attempt 10
dispose of long line bought some time
ago started the trouble. The market was
nervous to the close, which was at 1K6
1ssc decline for December. An enormous
export business was done at the decline.
Other markets were scarcely rufied by the
violence In wheat, corn declining but NC
while oats closed a shade higher. Pro-
visions advanced 2l1Ql2lzc.