The Washington bee., 1899-03-04
WHAT | SAW AND HEARD.

District republicans are very much
| interested in the next delegation from
this city to the next National Repub-
! lican Convention. MIR Lemuel c.
Bailey will be strong administration
candidate. Marshall Palmer | und, r
| stand would like to honored. The
| boys say Col. Parker is the favorite.
The Bureau of Engraving will prob
ably be taken out of the civil service.
as will the Government Printing Of
| fee. President Mckinley is slow but
sure when he begins to move
The District Commissioners favor a
new police court building. There will
| be no more improvements made on
| the old court building. The old Web
ster Law building will be purchased
some time soon and a new building
| will be erected.
The man who promised several posi-
| tions under the government to females
would be in luck If he succeeded in
securing a place for himself Promises
are easily made but seldom fulfilled.
The District statesmen are very
| much excited over the report that an
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delegation for an anti-adminiStration
candidate, local politician sail this
week that he was opposed to the Dis
trict government. He seemed to be
opposed to District Attorney James L.
Pugh. Mr.. Push is one Of the best
prosecuting officers the Police Court
| has ever had.
Manager Herman was highly compli-
| mented few days ago. He was one
OF the first managers of theatres to
give colored dramatic and vocal tai
entS chance to bedeveloped. The col
| ored artists are indebted to him. After
| manager Herman threw open his doors
| every theatre in the city, but two ex-
CeptionS, threw open their doors to
colored actors. White managers seem
to be more successful than colored
| managers. The husband of Madame
Selika is not doing much. He is not
| supported by his people. Mr.. Will
Jams who is her husband, is not fol-
lowing his profession.
There is some talk Of organizing a
colored bar association. There is a
great need for colored bar associa-
tion in this city. 1t is necessary that
two-thirds of the colored attorneys be
excluded. here are some colored
pimps in the colored legal profession
and the sooner they are excluded
from the association, when it is organ
lied, the better it would be. One OH
the outside would not believe that
there is great deal of division among
Colored attorneys. There seem 10 be
no unity among them. BaCkb biting and
many other low traits seem to be a
stock in trade among many of them.
The new musical'club that is to be
organized it is said will surpass any
that ever been in this town. This club
is to be composed Of what is known as
threh sections, which will enable 1t to
sing all classes of music, from low
coon to the most ClaSIc. Aside from
its vocal talent there will be instru-
mental artists connected with it who
will be able perform on some OF the
most difficult instruments.
What the people don't understand is
why the colored night schools closed
SO soon. What can our trustees be do
ing with the peoples interest The
colored night schools have been
closed some time. Industrial educa-
ton is becoming one of the principal
features in the public schools.
My genial friend Aldridge Lewis has
great expectations. He deserves
more than what he has. He has been
faithful servant of the government
with but little encouragement
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