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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-06-02

He-Wealth will not buy happiness.
She-No, but it will purchase coronet.-
Up to Date.
The Washington bee., 1898-08-27
EDITOR FORTUNES AM
BITION.

Our very distinguished centem
porary, the editor of the New York
Age, is a candidate for one of the
Industrial Commissioners. We
have no objections to editor For
tune aspiring for such a position,
but just why he wants federal po.
sitlon when he is about to issue
a call for national non
partisan ro-American organiza-
tion, we'are unable to state. Edi-
tor Fortune will in a few days
be a great political Moses and he
should not aspire to position
under any admistration. Is the
league racket bunco game? This
is what makes negro leadership a
failure.
LATER-Editor Fortune has de-
clined to issue the call. Hello,
The Washington bee., 1898-08-27

the District troops upon their
return to this city. was one of the
most enthusiastic, brilliant and
successful affairs ever held in
Washington. The speeches of
Commissioned Ross, Postmaster
General Smith and Rev. Stafford
were something grand and an
expression of the high estimation
in which the heroic boys are held.
There was much talk of liberty,
patriotism and other sentiments
which characterize an Intelligent,
progressive and liberty loving peo
pie and if speeches were sll the
entire people, without regard to
race or color, would be assured of
equal rights before the law and a
fair and open field in the race of
life. If only the high sounding
phrases could be crystallized into
open acts of justice and honorable
deeds, such journals as have been
airing themselves in order to
parade their own superiority and
to belittle honest, patriotic and
desel wing citizens, would be ban
ished from the land. God grant
that such sentiments as were
expressed by the distinguished
orators may find a healthy iodg-
ment in the hearts Of the American
people.
The Washington bee., 1898-08-27
NEGRO CONVENTIONS.

Strange to say that whenever the
republican party comes into power,
we can always see published in the
daily press calls for the as
sembling of negro convention, or
negro candidates for Congress.
We don't condemn the holding OF
conventions or Of colored men as
piring for Congress, but we would
like to know why are not these
convention called and why colored
men don't aspire for Congress
when the democratic party is in
power? This is something we can
not understand. The time to hold
conventions and aspire for Con.
gress is when our enemies are in
power. Will some one explain!
The Washington bee., 1898-08-27

went there for glory and fame, has
been made a mockery of by this
exponent of American journal
ism and self alleged mouthpiece of
the Administration. The sham
fattery that the Post has been
giving the American negro, is too
well understood and any one that
asserts that there is no negro capa-
BILE or competent to be a colonel is
not only base fabricator, but a
theorist, whose weakness is to be
pitted; logician who begins at the
bottom for his premises; philos-
opher, who deals in demogoguism,
and whose treaehery is measured
by his gratitude.
The Washington bee., 1898-08-27
AN APOLOGIST.

The kind of a negro our esteem
ed contemporary the Washington
Post wants is an apologlst, Such
a man it has found in Mr.. Booker
L, Washington. A manly negro
in the estimation of the Post is i'm
prudent and unworthy to receive
The consideration of the white peo-
pie of whom it so often speaks. The
Post may as well understand now
that the American negro doesn't
propose to allow the Post to select
mis- leaders. The negro has been
led long enough by such leader
ship as the Post has been suggest
ing to him. The negro has
been to odocile and humiliating to
the Posts stripe, but the time has
now come when he is to do his
own thinking and his own
The Washington bee., 1898-08-27
lNTERLOPERS.

The amount of imposition to
which the people of this city have
been subjected by class of in
terlopers who drift into the city is
becoming to be disgrace to the
good name of Washington. 1t is
always the case when a man or q
woman has lost cast at their own
home, ne or she drifts into Wash
ington and by religious subterfuge
connects him or herself with some
church or Sunday school as a
vehicle to be introduced into so.
ciety. 1t is not very long before
these needless and giddy girls are
inviting them to their homes, after
which to be talked about and
abused. Beyond a doubt some of
our girls are more easily gulled
than any class of young ladies in
the United States. Anything
new in the shape of a man, who
may enter the city by means of the
conditions above presented IS ad-
mitted into the Washington color
ed society. The colored people do
not know how to discriminate be-
tween that which is socially wrong
and that which is morally right.
Any old thing with patten leather
shoes, stiff white collar, clean
shirt and straight hair, with a
'razzle dazzle' tongue will be
given admittance to the Washing
ton colored society. A majority
of the intsrlopers who come to this
city haven't decent word to say in
favor of many of our young ladies.
If they don'tput themselves In an
embarrassing position, they will
permit these interlopers to do so.
So long as our young ladies permit
themselves to be imposed upon, so
long will they be talked aoout by
men and women who have no
social standing at their own homes.
Many of the lyceums that now
exist in this city, are officered by
immoral and corrupt men who
have "glib" tongues and they are
readily taken in many of the best
social circles in the city. These
interlopers should go.
The Washington bee., 1898-08-27
HON. FRANK HUME.

Perhaps the colored people in the
State of Virginia and the District
of Columbia has no greater friend
than the Hon. Frank Hume. Al
though democrat, and allied with
that party which in the past has
been so inimical to the colored race.
Mr.. Hume has been and is q true
friend to the colored race. Notwith-
standing his politics, he is one man
that The BEE as well as many 10y
al colored citizens in the State OF
Virginia, would like to see
come to Congress. He has been
true to many colored people who
have been false to him. He has
been a help to the poor and needy,
ard to all kinds of charita BILE and
benevolent associations.
A man like Mr.. Hume in Con-
gress would be heneft to the peo-
pie iu this city. We pay this tri-
butte to Mr.. Hume because he de-
serves it.
The Washington bee., 1898-08-27
FAR BEHIND.

While the death rate of our peo
pie still shows that we are far
behind the whites in health condi-
tions, yet it is pleasing to know
that it is less than during any
previous year. The report of the
Health officer shows that the num-
ber of deaths per thousand among
the colored people was 27.51 while
that among the whites was but
1858, the former being less than
any previous year, while the latter
has not reached the lowest point in
the health record. There is one
fact which may account in part for
the decrease among the colored
people. The alley building regu-
lations no longer tolerate the
squalid tenement in alleys which
have been the source of profit to the
owner and of dire consequence in
point of health among the tenants.
The consequence is an improved
health condition among our people.
The public has done much to
restrict the death rate. IL remains
for those who have influence With
the race to curb intemperance,
waste and other immoralities
which are sapping away the health
and substance of the race. The
health report shows that the health
Of the race may be improve and it
is the duty of all good citizens to
DO what they can to advance the
good work.
The Washington bee., 1898-08-27

faction of knowing that he is one
of the level-headed men in this
country. He fayors the appoint
ment of colored man as an indus
trial commissioner and he gives
some very good suggestions how to
get one appointed and We agree
with him. The President should
be impressed with the fact that
we are entitled to one and when
that fact is fully established in his
mind, he will leOk around him for
a suitable colored representative to
be selected. As it is now, We have
about fifty candidates for the place.
The Washington bee., 1898-08-27

ed the the conclusion that the popular
sentiment behand the request does
not justify me in accedIng to il. There
is just as much need of the Afro-Amer
lean League today as there was in 1900;
there is even more need for such an
organization; but do not believe that
the masses Of the race are any more
ready and willing to organize 10 al
and State Leagues of the National
League and to sustain them by moral
and financial support than they were
in 1892 and IS92. / am therefore not
willing to take the responsibility of
undertaking the resurrection of the
Afro o-AmerIcan League when the
chances of effecting a permanent or
ganization are so very doubtful.
But, in Difference to the desires of
yourself and the persons who have
joined you in the request, and after
consultation with responsible men and
women in all parts of the country, who
feel with me that something of an
organized nature should be done 10
stem the tide of wrong and injustice of
which the race is made the victims,
have decided to call c inference at
Rochester, n. Y, September IS, 1893,
to consider existing conditions and to
take such action as may be wise, loyal
and patriotic for the future, the con-
ference to be compose of those who
have joined In the request for the
resurrection of the Afro-American
League, and who shall determine up
on the admission of such others as
may appear at Rochester and desire
to participate in the work Of the con-
ference.
My excuse for calling the conference
at Rochester is to take advantage of
the race sentiment which will be in
voked by the unveiling of monument
to Frederick Douglass, in Rochester,
September 18th, city in which Mr..
Douglass spent some of the best and
happiest and most fruitful years of his
life, and one of the freest aud most
tolerant cities in the Republic, whose
hotels and homes and press will re-
ceive the conferees with open arms
and generous hospitality.
Persons desiring to attend the con-
ference should write to Mr.. John w.
Thompson, P. O. Box 4e3, Rochester,
n. Y, for railroad rates and hotel sc-
Commodations.
Invoking the Divine blessing on the
proposed conference, and thanking
) you, Bishop Waters and your co-sign-
crS, for the honor you have done me
in your request, am, with sentiments
Of high regard, yours truly,
/. Thomas Fortune.
New York, Aug, "a, 1898.
The Washington bee., 1898-08-27
c Ii FOR A CONF FERENCE,
Mr. Torture Declines to Call a Meeting
Of the AffO.AmeriCan League.

THE CONFERENCE WILL MEET AT
ROCHESTER, N. V, SEPTEMBER 18TH,
AND WILL BE ORGANIZED BY THE
sIGNERs OF THE CALL TO REsUR-
RECT THE LEAGUE AS HERETOFORE
PUBLISHED IN THE AGE SINCE
MARCH 10.
To Bishop A. Walters. Jersey City n. J.
My dear Sir: On the 10th of March
last you did me the honor to suggest
that issue, as president, call for the
resurrection and rehabilitation of the
Afro-American League, which was or
ganized at Chicago, January IS, 1890,
the second and last annual meeting of
which was held at Knoxville, Tenn,
in 1892. Since the first publication of
your request in The Age March 18th
last, numerous persons, to the num-
Der of one hundred and fifty have join
ed in the request, and their names
have been published from time to time
attached to your request, and have
therefore become a part of it, attaching
national importance to the desire for
some organized expression of fro
American opinion of the conditions
which confront the race, and which
differ but little from those stated by
me in 1890, as sufficient proyocation
for calling the Afro-American League
at Chicago.
| have given your request long and
faithful consideration, and have reach
The Washington bee., 1898-08-27
AMERICAN PREJUDICE.

1t is hoped that Cuba will not be
annexed to the United States.
Under Spanish rule the negro
is treated, to a great extent, as a
man although the Spanish laws
may be severe and oppressive.
The moment an attempt is made
to establish American prejudice on
the Island of Caba, that momennt
there will be trouble.
The negro Cuban will not tolerate
it neither will he submit to Amer
ican prejudice and her diserimint
ing customs. There is a great
deal of difference between the
Cuban and American negro. The
former is brave, bold and in
telligent, while the latter is
intelligent, hut submissive. If
Mr.. Booker t. Washington is
the great race benefactor as our
wild goose journal would have the
American people believe he is,
he will tender his resignation to
the board of trustees of Tuskegee
Institute at once and pack up his
duds and sail. MIR. Washington
can be spared with ease. as the
American negro has no time fol
opologists and trlmmers.
The Washington bee., 1898-08-27
THE ANTI.SALOON LEAGUE.

Of all the nuisances in this city.
we are of the opinion that the Anti
Saloon League is the greatest. The
reforms that this League should
inaugurate are those against hu-
man liberty. People who are so
inclined to oppose the sale of
liquor, are those who drink the
most. Some of the greatest moral
reformers commit, some times, the
greatest offenses. These moral
advocates and anti-whisky dis
pensers, alleged to be, ought to look
at themselves or see themselves as
other people see them. We favor
honest reformation in any commu-
nifty, but we certainly dislike sham
reformers.
The Washington bee., 1898-08-27

BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD.
Popular Excursions to Niagara
Falls Thursdays, August 25.
September s, and September %.
$40. ROUND TRIP, $40.
A Ten (Io) Day Tour to Americas
Greatest Natural Wonder, via B. & o..
Royal Blue Line and the Lehigh Val
ley Route, through the Lehigh and
Wyoming Valleys-the Switzerland of
America. Special train of elegant day
coaches and parlor cars will be run
on above dates.
Stop over allowed on return trip at
Buffalo, Rochester. Geneva, Bur-
dette, Watkins Glen,) and Mauch
Chunk.
Side trip from Rochester to Alexan-
dria Bay Thousand Islands,) only
S. so round trip.
Special arrangements for dinner and
supper en- route at very reasonable
rates. Call Oh Ticket Agents, Balti-
more & Ohio K. r., for full partic-
ulars. a2o-5t.
The Washington bee., 1898-08-27
THE BEE WOULD LIKE TO SEE.

A few colored police matrons ap-
pointed.
Colored men united on race ques-
tions.
A few colored republicans appoint
ed under the District government.
The colored High and Normal
schools reorganized.
The "rehned Bethel Literary" get
rid of the libertines connected with it.
The "refned Bethel Literary" get
rid of the wife -beaters connected with
it.
The Washington society get rid OF
the interlopers.
The Washington bee., 1898-08-27
R. J. MARSHALL,
REAL ESTATE & LOAN BROKER,
sos 18th Street, n. w.

FOR SALE-Near New York avenue
and North Capital street, new, buff
brick residence. s rooms, cellar and
bath, newly papered and decorated; /;
has all modern Improvements and
convenienCes: mirror mantels, speak
ing tubes, electric bells, etc.
This property is nicely located in an
section of the city. The
new electric cars will pass within a
half block. This property, 5000, on
payments about the same as
rent.
The Washington bee., 1898-08-27
r SPECIAL NOTICE. -A

There are regular Authorized Coz
leetors in the employ Of THE BEE
Printing Co.. and Dhen they call to see
deliaouenf subscribers they are re-
gHested to pay then. and not gfOe the
crease that "hey viA see the Editor. "
The Editor has no time to see the sn6-
4eri6eys, and ii is obed that his
friends and tie patrons IF THE BEE
The Washington bee., 1898-08-27
THE BEE WOULD LIKE TO
KNOW.

Why We have so many bachelors.
Why the Washington Post dislikes
the negro.
If colored lawyers will not organize.
What has become of the old school
of negro democrats.
What will become of the six second
transferred from the 9th
calvary to the immune companies,
after the war is over.
The Washington bee., 1898-08-27
1T is RUMORED.

There is republican bolt in North
Carolina.
1t keeps Recorder Cheatham max
ing constant trips to his state.
No negro colonel will be appointed
by the President.
The new Chief of Police will appoint
a colored police station matron.
A colored industrial commissioner
will be appointed.
The BEE will be daily soon.
The Washington bee., 1898-08-27
ROUND BAY.

The attention Of the citizens Wash.
ington, societies, churches and othsf
organizations, is called to the opening
of Round Bay, the PALISADES Of iis
Chesapeake Bay. In another column
of this paper will be seen the adyei'
tiSement of this popular summer re-
sort. This beautiful place, will be ln'
der a new management this ye3t
Rev. S. r. Hughes, Of Baltimore Nd,
will have full charge Of arranging 10.
picnicS and excursions The citizens Of
this city are requested 10 apply at .ns
office Of The BEE for any information
they desire for the renting Of these
grounds. Rev. Hughes is one Of ias
best known divineS in Baltimore. lll
will do all in his power to make iaS
people satisfied when they 90 "
Round Bay.
The Washington bee., 1898-08-27
THE POSTS WEAKNESS.

The Washington Post, like many
journals edited by colored men,
when it is out-genersled in an argu-
ment, resorts to "niggerism" aud
blackguardism. The BEE when it
made it's criticism on the false
theories of the Post, relative to the
sppoin ment of a negro colonel in
the army, was of the opinion that
the Post had sufficient logic at
command without resorting to
billingsgrte and personalities. The
BEE still maintains that negro
officers over negro soldiers
will better demonstrate their fight.
ing qualities, than by having them
officered by white men. The Post
would have the American people
believe that colored men are
incapable of commanding colored
troops; that they cannot distin-
guish between civil and military
law, and as a matter of fact they
are ungovernable in general. The
capabilities and fighting qualities
OF the colored soldiers have been
commended by wiser critics
than the narrow-gsuged southerner
who does the editorial business for
the Post. 1t is evident that this
southerner found too much fighting
IN negro officers and soldiers DUR
the late war of the rebellion and is
now resorting to methods Of abuse
to get even with them for the
alleged wrongs perpetrated upon
the blue blood of the south.
A white man, and the Post not
excepted, has more ways than one
to get even with . negro. he is too
cowardly to tackle him alone and
too ignorant and preiudiced to
give him credit for the good he
does. The BEE as well as many
thousands of negroes in this country
will testify that all white men are
not alike, nor are they all unfair
and too narrow-gauged to give the
colored man his just dues.
The BEE is made Of that stuff
which rather invites criticism and
it can always take in good faith any
just criticism that may be made by
those who are inlmical to its inter
est. The Post is akin to that
school of journals, like the Atlanta
Constitution, The Courier Journal
and many other narrow-constructed
journals, edited by white men who
are opposed 10 negro civilization.
What little opportunity the negro
had ia this Spanish-American war,
the colored soldier demonstrated
to the American people that he
will fight and can fight.
The Administration, that is, the
War Department, would not dare
to appoint negro colonel, al
though We had able and distin-
guished men who have heretofore
served this country and defended
the flag against those who are now
sucking the tit of republican ad-
ministration, while the brave and
gallant black soldier is still biting
the dust and drinking the stagnant
water mixed with Spanish blood.
The North and South have unit
ed and the sword the southerers car
ried to perpetrate slavery and up
hold treason has been encased and
is now held dear and sacred by the
party which has always claimed
before the law and univer-
sal freedom to mankind.
Notwithstanding the fidelity, |
patriotism and loyalty of the black
soldier in this war, he has been
treated as a serf, a slave and cur.
His bravery at Santiago In saving
= L.. p-----l. ID:
The Washington bee., 1898-08-27
PATRIOTISM.

The demonstration which was
held last Wednesday evening at
the National theatre with the view
to prepare grand reception for
The Washington bee., 1898-08-27

Are you ready to save money u y :,
call at Adler's Shoe Store who seeYs
the larges Shoe Store in the 99.,I ".
west, his place is on the corner OF ~
and E streets Southwest
The Washington bee., 1898-08-27
LEVEL HEADED.

When Register Lyons goes out of
Office he will have the proud satis-
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-11-09
Murderous Millinery.

A woman in Paris or London may dis
cover that the tail OF a bird sets her off.
She walks forth and 10, tails are the rage,
and millions of birds have boon slaugh-
tered for the mere qualification Of tender
hearted woman. 1t is not an eNargcration
to say that in whatever part Of the world
beautiful birds are found there will bo
found also the agents of the draper and
the milliner. The part they play is that
OF supplying the demand. Woman wants
The striking expression "murderous mil
linery is current in speeches and writing
on the subject. Feather headed women, -
as indeed they are in more ways than one,
is term which might be used more fire.
quently than it is with much advantage
Surely they invite some such public stig-
ma by exhibiting themselves as they do in
the relics OF murdered innocence.
day Review.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-11-09
ruwoMEN AS MEN IN ARMY.
Disguised. Many Have Served For Months
without Discovery.

Military records contain quite number
of instances in which women. disguised
rs men, lave entered the army and distn-
guisApd themselves on the battlefield, their
sex not being discovered for many years
afterward
In 1872 n soldier who had enlisted under
the maine OF Paul Daniel attracted the at
tention of "A sergeant while drilling a body
of recruits mt Portsmouth. At the conclu-
sion nj the parade he sent for Daniel and
stated his suspicious in regard to the re.
cruits sex. On seeing that the game was
Sp, Daniel confessed to being female
and burst into tears when Informed that
she could no longer continue with the
regiment. 1t appeared that her husband,
after getting through "a large fortune had
fled to Germany, where he had enlisted
and his wife performed the deception in
the hope that rs a soldier she might be dis
patched for service in that country and
thus discover her unfaithful partner.
A most remarkable woman was found
to be serving as an ordinary soldier in
certain German corps toward the end of
the last century. Her sex was revealed
owing to false charge of theft being
made against her after she had been per
forming her military duties of the regi-
ment for over six months. Before this she
had served in q regiment of the cuirassicrs
for two years, in one regiment receiving "A
wound in the arm, and afterward joining
the grcuaders Being captured by the
enemy, she managed to escape and prompt
ly enlisted IN regiment of volunteers,
and but for the unfortunate charge re-
ferred to might have spent her life in
military pursuits.
In 1863 a woman made determined
effort to enlist in the East India company
forces. Although she was disguised per
fectly ms man, her voice and her manner
gave her away. When the magistrate told
her that her application was hopeless, she
burst into tears, saying that this was her
only chance of seeing her husband again,
who was then serving In India.-Chicaso
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