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The Washington bee., 1897-04-10

A. II NJ. Smith, of Blueield, West
,,:rni,;a ~. is in the city stopping at 1884
rb Street, n. W.
urs Josephine Bruce, wife of ex-
c.na,or M51, B. K. Bruce is sick at her
home.
Contain !. w. Lyons, of Georgia, ar
- IN the city on last Saturday.
~ and Mrs. w. B. Page are enjoy
ing the presence or a orlght bouncing
baby bOy.
Mr. Tesse Lawson:was presented with
,r ofire chair by the Second Baptist
church I.yceum on last Friday night.
Tho Ii,tle nine year old son of Mr..
r.Lr = Dancey died at his home IN
igT;sbnrv. iGi;,' \. c., Friday afternoon,
Warch 26. He died of pneumonia.
There will be an all day meeting
rr;dav. April IS, at Israel A. NJ. r.
Cbnrcb bv Mrs. Rosa Brown, OF VIII
In, Tree Alley Mission. Mrs. r. Z.
LAWSON, Mrs ). F. Dyer, ana otherS
will take part, Miss +. A. Chase VIII
preside.
Miss Rebecca Thompkins was mar
.;sd At her residence on kenaSaw ave
mn ON last Tuesday evening to Mr..
Liverpool, of the Pension Othce. lhey
left for the home of the groom, after
the reception, in AnaCoStla.
Mrs. A. L. Satterwhite, one of the
hest known citizens Of Washington
and A member of the Nineteenth Street
Rant,st Church after a long illness,
died at her residence on last Friday
and was buried from Nineteenth Street
Baptist Church on last Sunday. Her
remains we're carried to her home In
North Carolina.
She was a devoted wife and kind
mother. She leaves a husband and
children to mourn their lost.
The L.vCeum of the Second Baptist
Church is still progressing under the
direction of Prof. Jesse Lawson.
Mrs. Burwell Wood, of nth street, is
preparing to leave leave the city to
usticate by the salt waters OF Ola
Point Comfort, throughout the Spring
and Summer months.
Mr.. Lvood Marshall, Of NewtonS-
vile, Mass, arrived in the city last
Sunday afternoon and is the guest OF
his mother, Mrs. Dyer, of 18TH street,
northwest.
The funeral Of Mrs Mamie Jarvis took
place from Nineteenth Street Baptist
Church last Monday afternoon. Mrs.
Jarvis was long sufferer, which she
bore with christian fOrtitude. She
leaves a husband, who is one of the
deaCons of the above named church
and several sons and a daughter to
mourn their lost. Rev. w. H. Brooks
ofiCiated. Mr.. George w. Wise, the
Well-knoWn funeral director OF West
Washington directed the funeral and
who always personally conducts fun
erals from his establishment.
The Ladies' Industrial Club of the
Nineteenth Street Baptist Church, was
the means of raising quite large sum
Of money last Sunday. The grand
rally was conducted entirely by ladies,
and one of the novel features was the
lady ushers, who gracefully took up
the collection, they being the Misses
Emma Cusberd, Ottie Brooks, and
Hattie Ross. Mrs. NJ. L Queen is the
efficient president of this most pros
porous Club. The "Reapers Club"
OF which Mrs. Martha johnson, is presi-
dent contributed $500. All of the
proceeds of this rally will go towards
detraying the church debt.
The Washington bee., 1897-04-10

P.S.-See Harley and Frye and say
to them that Mr.. Harrity desires their
presence at the convention as he wants
to make showing of Negro Democrats
at the State convention at Altoona this
month. BOB.
The Washington bee., 1897-04-10
LAST WEEK OF THE FAIR.

=, Next week is the last week of the
+ ! aT OF the Athletic Department, Y.
II =, y A, which opened March ~.
VI many reasons the season has not
L'7t! Ieen 50 successful as the one last wear,
80, ~1S Il IS Sull encouraging. The largest
Two T,0l OF the period assembled on
r,1'& T1eSuay evening last to witness the
- oSNe walk, for which a large mum Der
y eN'fleS had been made, but only
The Washington bee., 1897-04-10
400 F STREET.

WASHINGTON, D. c.,
April E, 1897.
VIM. CALVIN CHASE, ESQ,
EDITOR OF THE BEE.
am lust in receipt of your letter
wherein you state that work recently
published, entitled "7he University
Literature contains paragraph to the
effect that the Haytian people refused
to accept my father as United States
Minister, and that he returned to the
United States in consequence thereof
1t seems almost too foolish statement
to deny in the face ofall that has trans
pired since my father was appointed
by President Harrison No American
Minister ever sent to Haytl was more
cordially received and welcomed.
President Hypolite took especial pans
10 show his high regard for my father
on more than one occasion, and the
populace of Port-au-PrinCe regarded
him IN the light of a father; and then
he left many expressed their sorrow.
After he returned to the United States
he was commissioned by Haytl Its Chief
Commissioner at the Worlds Inter
national Exposition at Chicago. upon
his death, Hayti as Nation mourned
and sent a representative to attend MS
funeral with an expensive floral OIL
fering.
The lie, that my father would be
persona non grat0. eminated iron,
New York City by persons who found
they could not use him in forwarding
their schemes for money making out
of the Haytian Government.
Respectfully,
CHAS. r. DOUGLASS.
The Washington bee., 1897-04-10
A HISTORICAL FALSEHOOD.
WAS NOT REJECTED BY THE HAY
TIAN GOVERNMENT.

L
TIAN GOVERNMENT.
There hare been all kinds IF
misrepresentation made of the late
Frederick Douglass, but there have
been none that equal the published
statement in 1.-The University of
Literature, recently published II
the city of New York by j. S Bar
Gus and Co., and edited by ". H.
DePuy, A. NJ, d. d., LII. D.,
Editor of The Peoples CycIopedia
"Americans Revisio' and addi-
tiols to the Encyclopedia Britain
nica," etc. The book made is ap-
pearance a few months ago. In
Vol. VI, among other things con-
cernihg the life of Mr. Douglass,
the author says: "1n 1889 he Was
appointed by President Harrison
United States Minister to Haytl,
but the Haytians, though of Afri-
can descent, refused to receive Mr..
Douglass as Minister, and he re-
turned to the United States on a
man of war.
There never was man more re
spected and honored by tie Hay
tlan people and their President,
Hyrolite than Mr. Douglass. Be-
low will be read the letter of Mr..
Charles L Douglass to the Editor
of The BEE:
CHARLES R. DOUGLASS, ESQ,
COG F street, n. W.
My DEAR SIR: In "7He University
of Literature,' published in the city
of New York, by J S. Barcus and Co.,
and edited by w, H DePuy, A. NJ, D.
D., L. D., the historian says con-
corning the late Frederick Douglass,
your father, the following: "In 1889
he was appointed by President Harri-
son, United States Minister to Haytl,
but the Haytians, though OF African
descent, refused to cCelve Mr., Doug
lass as Minister, and he returned to
the United States on man of war.
Some few weeks ago | informed the
publishers that the foregoing state
ment was untrue, to which he replied
was in error, etc.
Please state on the enclose letter
whether your father ever was rejected
BY the Haytian Government, and
whether his relationship with Presi-
dent Hypolite and the Haytian people
was not of the most friendly nature.
Very truly yours,
w. CALVIN CHASE.
The Washington bee., 1897-04-10
ONE OF THE EDICTS.
THE NEGRO DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS
IONAL CLUB.

THE NEGRO DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS-
IONAL CLUB.
Office of the Secretary,
7I6 23d St. n. W.,
Wash, d. c., May 81, ga.
Hon. Benjamin Micou,
Chief Clerk Navy Dept.
Rive, the members Of the Ne
gro Democratic Congressional Club,
take great pleasure in presenting the
name of r. w. Turner, who has been
a staunch Democrat for fifteen years,
for an appointment as laborer in the
photographic Office, Navy Depart
ment, vice Joseph N. Mayne, Republi-
can.
Knowing as we do that you are in
favor of promoting and encouraging
Negro Democracy, and as this club is
doing all in its power to aid the Dem
ocratic nominee for Governor of Ala
bama financially and otherwise, we
sincerely hope that our request may
meet your approval.
Done by unanimous vote of the Con-
gressional Club this 3ISt day of May,
A. d. 1894.
Secretary.
c. L. BARNES,
President.
CHAS. c. CURTIS,
Chairman Ex Com
The Washington bee., 1897-04-10
DR.. LEACH'S BOY.

The pretty little boy Of DR.. Leach is
the result of DR.. Ryder's new irven-
ton. DR.. Leach is authority for the
statement.
The Washington bee., 1897-04-10
c. L. BARNES,
President.
CHAs. c. CURTIS,
Chairman Ex. Com.

WANT TO MAKE A SHOWING.
Harrisburg, Pa, Oct. 7, "a.
c. L. BARNES,
Washington, D. c.
Dear Sir will you kindly see what
you can do for Kent. Mr.. Carlisle had
given me place for him as laborer in
the Treasury Department, but | was
informed that he was seriously i'll and
would be unable to take the position.
Your letter informing me that he was
in Washington, and that he had given
up his little job in Lancaster, Pa, to
take the place of laborer in the Treas
ury Department, was quite surprise
to me.
Try to see Mr.. Carlisle and explain
matters to him. Tell him who the
man is; his services to the party, and
the mistake which made in giving
the place to another man, I.
Say to him that have no desire to
impose upon his generosity but would
feel very grateful If he could find a
place for this man. Attend to this
matter before you leave for the con-
vention.
Yours, etc,
The Washington bee., 1897-04-10
1918 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest
Washington. D. e.

If YOU have more money than you
desire to carry at one time, make your
deposit in the Capital Savings BANK
800 + street, n. W.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-06
FAKE CARNIVAL BUTTONS.
Citizens Should Refuse to Buy Any
but the Official Button.

There is fake carnival button on the
streets. 1t is smaller than the official
button and on the face has a picture of
a clam.
The Karnival knights are rather in
dignant over the fake button, for many
people are buying them believing them
to be the official button. The official
button is a little larger than a silver
dollar. A picture of a young lady wear
ing a mask over the eyes is on the face.
She wears a Napoleon chapeau with a
bunch of bright red ribbon top.
Over the head are the words "Topeka's
Second Annual Carnival and on the
button in a wreath of flowers are two
masks and the letters tx. K"
The Karnival knights are depending
upon the sale of buttons to furnish
funds to make the Carnival a success,
and purchasers should not buy a but
ton all the proceeds of which goes into
the pockets of itinerant peddIers.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-06
THIS WEEKS BIG FAD.
Will be the Cinderella Cafe-Opcn
Free All DaY-1O Cents at Night.

The cinderella Cafe will be given in
the Curry building, CPS and 60 Kansas
avenue instead of at II Kansas avenue
as at first arranged. The first place Sc
lected was found to be too small for the
many booths which will be erected. The
Curry building covers two lots and is
quite deep
Wednesday noon the cafe will open. It
will be New England day. A GInner for
Is cents will be served consisting OF colo
nial baked beans. brown bread, dough
nuts, pumpkin pie. cheese and coffee. The
dinner viii be served by pretty Puritan
maids in costume. A Boston tea par "
will take place at 5 o'clock consisting of
tea, cocoa, iced fruit punch and waters
In the evening an admission of 10 cents
will be charged. Tableaux, music and
specialties will be given. Ice cream, cake
and fruit punch will be served. The tab
leaux Wednesday evening will be of Puri-
tan scenes.
Thursday will be German day. Friday
Scotch and Japanese day and Saturday
International day.
Work will be commenced tomorrow
building the booths where the pretty gi1ls
will sell things. The money received will
be applied in building four floats for the
Cinderella performers to ride in the
FaH Festival parades. Mrs. E. B. Mere
dith. who trained the children for n
derella'' is at the head of the Cinderella
cafe venture
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-06
LIKE PARIS HORROR.
CinematOgraph Starts Fire in
a San Francisco Theater.

San Francisco, Sept. GA fire in the
Orpheum Variety theater before the close
of last nights performance created much
excitement and panic at which loss Of
life was narrowly averted. The casual
ties were confined to slight injuries to
few persons.
In the place there is an electrical appa-
ratus known as the cinematograph, by
which pictures are thrown a white
background on the stage. 1t is operated
from a closet built the front of the
gallery. The sides of the closet were OF
muslin. This material caught fire and be-
gan dropping in blazing flakes on the
heads of the audience below. cry of
fire was raised and a rush for the exits
was made. One man pushed his arm
through a glass door and was badly cut.
An elderly lady was thrown down and
trodden on, but was revived and taken
away by her daughter. A man jumped
from a second-story window and his head
was cut in several places. The fire was
extinguished before it spread.
Within a few minutes the excitement
had subsided and the performance was
continued to the end of the programme
with the exception of the cinematograph
pictures.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-06
GREAT OUTBURST
OF Karnival Knights at Hamil-
ton Hall Tomorrow Night.

Everybody is going to Hamilton hall
tomorrow evening to attend the monster
mass meeting of the Karnival Knights.
1t is the second annual glad gathering
of the young men of the city who will
see that Topeka this year has a great
carnival. At promptly O'Clock Charles
X. Holiday will call the meeting to or
der. The programme for the meeting
is arranged and neatly Autographed on
the tablets of Mr.. Holidays mind.
Karnival Knights wouldn't want
printed programme for this kind of
meeting. They want everything well
arranged for beforehand, but at the
meeting they want everything to be
spontaneous. The corps of speakers
selected for this meeting is an excellent
one. Captain Joseph G. Waters, Gov
ernor Leedy, Judge A. H. Horton, Tom
Doran, David Overmyer and host of
others. A. W. Dana will make a
speech, for the Karnival knights know
that he has a whole lot of enthusiasm
bottled up within which he can turn
loose just like uncorl<ing a champagne
bottle. Joseph G. Waters speech will
be a corl1er, also an uncorker.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-06
100000 kLoNDIkERS.
1t is Predicted That That Num-
ber Will Go nsNext Spring.

Denver, Sept. GIVE are on the verge
of a great mining era remarked Clar,
ence King, former chief of the United
States geological survey today" The time
is not far distant when a man can start
out of Denver and travel to KIondike,
stopping every night al mining camp.
Already two American stamp mills are
pounding away on the borders of the
straits of Malellan and the day is ap-
preaching when a chain of mining camps
will extend from Cape Horn to ST. Mi
chaels. I believe we are about to enter
upon century which will open up vast
resources and will be the grandest the
earth has ever known. Before the end
of the twentieth century tn traveller will
enter sleeping car at Chicago bound
via Behring straits for st. Petersburg and
the dream of Governor Gilpin will be
realized
Mr. King is on his way east from Seat
tie, where he outf1tted a party for the
Klondike. He believes that if the next
steamer from the gold fields brings s., ,O00,-
900 or thereabouts, 100000 men will go into
the Yukon country next spring.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-06
SHOOK The "BLOSSOM..
Political Government of Kansas
Changes its Location to the
Coates House, Mo.
sundays Kansas City Journal.

sundays Kansas City Journal
The situation and opportunities of the
Republican party in Kansas was the
topic of a long political conference held
last evening at the Coates House 1t
was attended by Fourth Assistant
Postmaster General Joe Bristow, Cyrus
Leland, national committeeman and
United States pension agent, Chester 1.
Long and Jack Harris, each mention
ed as probable gubernatorial candidates
and Postmaster Nat Barnes of Kansas
City, Kan. There were in Kansas City
also Morton Albaugh of Kingman, and
Frank Brown of Garnett. They were
with the party a portion of the time.
If anything was settled by the con-
ference it was kept quiet The men
said the talk simply related to the good
character and was not in the interest of
any man for any office
Mr.. Bristow, who dispenses fourth
class pOstcffices for the administration
had been in Kansas s'seeing the bows
for about ten days and was on his way
back to Washington. He ''chanced'' to
meet the others here and they went to
the horse show in the afternoon. They
morning, but last evening they stopped
up at the Coates House, where they
did not register, and held their confer
ence there, where they were free from
annoyance. Following the conference
Mr.. Bristow left on the late train for
Washington. The others will go home
today.
There was much talk, of course, about
governor. Jack Harris was the only
out and out candidate for governor on
hand, as Long has indicated on various
occasions that he has troubles enough
to let the governor business alone. He
settled four fourth class postmasters
incidentally, and while Mr. Bristow
took no part in matters of this kind, in
sending out the commissions, nothing
will be said about who should be the
ms of K
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-06
WOMAN'S NUDE BODY
Found by Maryland Boy,
Minus Head, Hand and Foot.

Washington, Sept. 6.-The little vii
1age of Laurel, Nd, 19 miles from
Washington, is much excited over a
murder mystery.
A boy hunting in the woods near the
village, found a nude human body
The coroner of the county was noti-
fed and went to the place. He found
that the body was that of a woman in
such an advanced stage of decomposi-
ton as to make Identification very diff
fcu1t if not impossible. The head had
been completely severed from the body,
as had also the left hand and the left
foot. The hand and foot were missing,
but the head lay a short distance from
the body.
1t was impossible to estimate the age
of the woman accurately. but she SEEM
ed to have been under so. The nails of
the right hand seemed to have been
well cared for and indicated that the
woman has not been accustomed to
hard work.
AS far as learned no woman is miss
ing in that locality and the officials
have no clews as to the murderer.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-06
CRIME AT SKAGUAY.
Has Become Wide-spread-Next
Person Caught Will be Hung.

Seattle, Wash, Sept. Coco. B. Kit
tener, manager of Millionaire Addicks'
KIondike expedition, arrived from the
Skaguay trail on the steamship Queen
this morning.
In an interview last night he confirms
the dark accounts sent out of the condi
ton of affairs at Camp Skaguay. Min
erst are breaking down under the ter
rible strain caused by the hardships
they are eoTIryeHeG 90 endure. Failures
are numerous. ThieVing and crime has
increased to such an extent that on Fri
day, August 27, the executive commit
tee met and promulgated an order to the
effect that the first man caught stealing
would be hanged without even the for
mality of a trial or leave to say his
prayers.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-06

through their agents the influence con-
trolls not only the business but the legis-
lation and the judicial decisions of this
country, we might as well bid farewell to
the liberty we received from our fathers
Well did Rousseau write. Nothing is
more dangerous that the influence of pri-
vate interest in public affairs Yet
never legislature or a congress assem-
bles that the paid lobbyists of the grea
corporations and trusts are not present
to exercise an influence to which no man
is entitled and to do so is most corrupt
and vicious way To permit any man to
attain such a fixed position in the COM
1nunity that by reason of his millions he
can exercise and his children can inherit
an authority in the state which the Magma
Charta does not contemplate is a direct
violation not only of our own constitu-
ton but of that greater constitution under
which our fathers lived Centuries ago of
which ours is but statutory enactment
a constitution whose history extends from
the day Herman fought the Roman
legions till Grant saw Yicksburg FAM
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-06

yet at hand. Surgeon General WyInan
is absent from the city. He has been
attending the British Medical associa-
ton meeting at Montreal and is now at
Vineyard Haven on his way back. Dur
ing his absence Surgeon Bailbach is in
charge.
About ten days ago. he says. the state
board of health of Mississippi investi-
gated the fever and pronounced it den
que. If it should, however, prove to be
yellow fever, DR.. Bailbach says the
lateneSS of the season will materially
aid the authorities in keeping it con-
fined to the locality in which it has
broken out and gives assurance that
there will be no widespread epidemic of
the dreaded scourge. The situation
was called to the attention of DR.. Bail
bach last Friday by a telegram from
Assistant Surgeon Wasdin, who is sta
toned at Mobile, asking permission to
accompany the state board of health to
Ocean Springs to investigate the fever.
DR.. WaSdin was directed to proceed.
Yesterday morning he teiegra phed as
follows: "Of five or six hundred cases
here have seen five, an infection spread
by carriage, mostly white, none parox-
ysmal; disproportionate in pulse; pros
autopsy on adult of so, said to be typi-
cal case of fever. Matter under advise
ment. Drs. Oliphant (president Louisi-
ana state board of health), Haranson,
Saunders and others will be here later
A copy of this telegram was transmit
ted to Surgeon General Wyman at Vine
yard Haven and he immediat tely re-
Quested John Guieteras, president of the
University of Pennsylvania, to proceed
to Ocean Springs. DR.. Guieteras was
formerly in the marine hospital service
and is the acknowledged authority on
fevers in this country.
DR.. Bailbach also wired Wasdin to in
quire into the result of the autopsy and
consultation, to give the number of in
habftants of Ocean Springs and the
number of fatalities. DR.. Wasdin re-
piled that the population of Ocean
Springs, which is summer resort on
the Gulf coast near Biloxi, was about
1,500 in winter and 5000 in summer. He
also reported the existence of a pasmo-
dunn of malaria, a condition of the
blood said to be never present in yell
low fever cases. No further report has
been received, as none has been sent
in today. DR.. Bailbach says DIR. Was
din was making a archaeological in
vestigation to determine the existence
of yellow fever germs. He CDR Bail
bach) believes the disease, so far as his
informa ton goes, is dengue, or bone
brake fever. In support of this he
points to DIR. Wasdins report that the
fever is endemic, not epidemic and that
the fatalities have been few, whereas
yellow fever is fatal in majority of
ca aS6S.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-06
BREAKS OUT Ar EDWARDS.
Fever Appears in a Family Which
Had Been at Ocean Springs

Jackson, Miss, Sept. "a telegram
from Edwards, Miss, about 80 miles
west of here, states that S. s. Champion
"a member of the state legislature
since 1890 and a prominent citizen-died
there yesterday from what was sup
posed to be yellow fever.
A family of nine persons named An
derson, living near Edwards, had been
Sojourning at Ocean Springs After
their return seven of the family were
taken sick and Mr.. Champion visited
them. Two or three days afterwards
Mr.. Champion was taken sick. The atv
tending physician announced the case
one of yellow fever
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-06
OUT WITH ARMS.
900 Apaches Are Off Their
Reservation Without Leave.

Globe, Ariz., Sept. 6.-About 1000 Apache
Indians are off the reservation and are
scattered through the Pinal and Super
stition mountains. killing deer and gather
ing wild fruits. None of them are pro-
vided with passes and all are armed.
They have committed only minor dep
relations around the ranches of the re
gion, but the settlers are alarmed and
are guard. The Apaches are all from
the White Mountain reservation in the
vicinity of San Carlos.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-06
WRECKED BY A BULL
Train on the Wabash Deraiied and
Two Men Killed.

Foristell, Mo-, Sept. 6.-Train No on
the Wabash railroad, westbound struck
a bull a quarter of a mile west of this
place last night about midnight. Ten
cars were derailed.
The passengers in the rear cars were
thrown to the floors by the shock, but
none of them were hurt. An unknown
tramp was killed instantly. Engineer
John Egan was fatally hurt, being in
jured internally and badly scalded. His
fireman, Greasa, was badly Scalded on
the back and legs.