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The Washington bee., 1899-03-04
OUR LAWS AND GOVERN
MENT

There is a great deal of inconsis.
tencies in our laws and govern
ment. So much SO that we need a
new constitution. In no other
government will you find laws so
inconsistant and imperative. When
the highest judicial tribunal in the
land can set aside constitutional
provisions or laws that are enacted
to protect citizens, either the Su.
preme Court has exceeded its
authority or the power that makes
she laws is unconstitutional. How
the enactments Of a Congress can
be repudiated by a body that was
created by that body. is one of the
inconsistencies Of our Constitution.
Our entire governmental system
is either wrong or our Constitution
is unconstitutional. One or the
other must be wrong. In no
other country or under no other
power could the citizens or mob
overthrow local government and
arbitrarily place persons in control
without the sanction of a controll-
ing power-the supreme head.
An executive who declares that
he is powerless to protect the citi.
zens that placed him in power is
powerless to invade the domain OF
q foreign foe, if our Constitution
is correct. But it is done just the
same. A constitution that gives
its executive head power to protect
citizens in a foreign land Ger
talnly ought to give the same
power to protect the citizens at
home. The fallacy of the Ameris
can Constitution is so glaring in
this particular that it makes our
government seem weak and our
CONSTITUTION all elastic instru.
ment. If the recent amendments
to the Constitution are dead
letters. why should they be followed
by additional amendments? The
American people are either
nation of fools, a band of barbars
ians, or set of hypocrites, pure
aud simple. The conclusion to
which The BEE must arrive is,
that our laws are inconsistent or
our government is weak.
The Washington bee., 1899-03-04
GIVE US YOUR OPINION.

What would be the immediate eco
nomic effect if Congress should pass a
law requiring every colored man, wo-
man and child in the United States to
deposit their money in the Capital
Savings Bank, Cog F street northwest,
and receive interest thereon at the
rate OF per cent per annum3
We want every Colored man, woman
and child to study this question thor
oughly and become convinced that
the men interested In the Capital
Savings Bank are wide-awake regard
ing all matters likely to affect the in
terest of the race They realize that
our people have very difficult condi-
tions to meet and that on every side
there is keen competition. Hence the
adoption of this method of calling the
attention of the people to this one
idea. with economic care to save a
pittance."
The Washington bee., 1899-03-04

Lieut.. James B. Everett of the
Fourth Wisconsin Volunteer Regi
ment, has been dlmissed from the
service as deserter by order of the
Secretary of War, and Major Gen.
Shafter recommends that similar
order be issued in the case of Lieut..
John M. Neall, o. the Fourth Cav
airy. Both of these lieutenants
are white men. Will the Washing
ton Post please take due notice
and publish a tliatribe showing the
natual unfitness of colorrd officer 8
The Washington bee., 1899-03-04
MR.. BRYAN.

If there ever was a ta,ker on the
American stage. it is William Jen-
ings Bryan. We believe him to be
honest and no doubt he would be
friendly to the negro if he were
elected President. 1t is not Mr..
Bryan the masses of the negroes
fear, it is the men in his party,
The cut-throats and hay-seed pol
iticians. The condition of the
negro could not be any worse than
he is now.
The Washington bee., 1899-03-04

We wonder if it would hurI any
ones feelings to inquire what pro
gress has been made by the Depart
ment of Justice toward the punish
meut Of the murderers of the late
postmaster at Lake City, S. c.:
We will, for the present, waive the
killing of thirtytwo negroes in vii
mington, n. -, last November.
This latter is too recent. We
would like these little accounts
wiped off the political slate so as
not to be bothered answering ques-
tons in the next campaign.
The Washington bee., 1899-03-04
HE WILL BIZ NEEDED.

There is great deal of talk of
the negro being mustered out of
the volunteer service, Why should
he lament. The day is fast ap-
preaching when it will be just as
impossible TO do without the service
of the nogro as it will be to do
without the American ,battleship.
Let the negrJ be not disturbed in
mind.
The Washington bee., 1899-03-04
F SPECIAL NOTICE. -A

There are regular authorized Cor
sec6oys in the employ Of THE BEE
Printing Co., and 70keH they eaA TO see
delinquent subscribers they are re-
ssested to pay them. and not gz0e the
excuse that "they vih see tie Eaafor. "
The Editor has no time to see the sHo-
seri6eys, and it is Oped that hfS
friends and the patrons If THE BEE
xiH pay the Collector 7OheH he ealls.
The Washington bee., 1899-03-04

]. Madison Wells of Louisiana
and returning board fame, is dead
Wells was brave and honest, To
him more than any other factor
was the republican party indebted
for the seating of Hayes and for it
the ex rebels of his state made his
life a living hell.
The Washington bee., 1899-03-04
A NEGRO DAILY?

Every once in awhile some am
bilious negro bobs up with the
cratic idea that he can run a negro
daily. The negro has the wrong
idea of daily. He imagines that
daily paper means all plate mat
ter and excerpts from other papers
without competent and sufficient
telegraphic service. As matter
of fact the colored people will not
support a negro daily. Indeed,
they will not support a first class
weekly. If it were not for the
white people a negro weekly could
not exist in this town and no one
knows this better than the many
newspaper adventures that have
spung up in this city. With but one
exception and that exception is the
BEE, all negro weeklies that have
been published in this city,
have depended on contributions
from either republican or demo-
cratic officials. We know from per-
sonal knowledge, notwithstanding
the hurrah that has been kick
ed up by certian negro newspaper
adventures in this town, colored
office holders have been boncoed out
of money by these so-called great
newspaper men. All kinds of rep
resentations have been made to
them by these putative editors and
managers for money. They have
been told that they cannot get their
paper out if they can't raise five
or ten dollars. 1t is not necessary
for the BEE to call names, but
nevertheless this is fact and no
one knows this better than many
OF the prominent colored men
holding Office today, under this
administration. If a negro daily
were started it would be upon the
same basis. When negroes can
learn how to support first class
weekly then they can talk about
issuing a daily. An Indiana ad-
venturer came to this town severa,
years ago and boncoed number o.
people out of money by organizing
stock company. Several hun.
drei dollars worth of stock and
other interests were sold, but the
stockholders have seen no dividend
from their shares of stock as yet.
The BEE at the time warned the
people against this bogus enter
! prise, and to a great extent the,
needed its warning. This talk that
the white people are opposed to
the negro is all folly. The negro
is opposed to himself and when he
can learn to be true to one another
and appreciate the efforts of those
who are helping him, then terhaps
there will be some certainty of a
negro daily existing in this ,ity.
The Washington bee., 1899-03-04
GIVE 1T A TRIAL

and it will do tbe rest. Price 500 per
bottle; or 3 bottles for s125. Sent &C.
'urely packed TO any part of the world:
SPECIAL-Any person ordering
bottles Of Angeline will receive aS
premium package Of BlOdsu's CocOs
Almond Cream. Amy person ordering
3 bottles Of Angeline, will receive
Harris Hair StraiRhtener FREE.
The Washington bee., 1899-03-04
In the market to-day and is compOI
ed by competent Chemists.
,What ANGEllNE Will Do:

1.-ADgeline will positively make
kinky and stubborn hair straight. One
application wi 4 prove to you concIu.
siVely, thst there is efficacy in it.
2.-Angeline will stop the Hair
from falling out or breaking of, and
will give TO you an abundance Of sOfs,
pliable, strsight and glossy hslr.
S.-ADgeline will actually make
hair grow.
4.-Amgeline 4 will cure Eozsns,
letter, Dandruff and all the destest.
able diseases Of bhe Scalp.
The Washington bee., 1899-03-04

In another column we publish an
article from Golfers Heek,ly under
the caption of 1.-The Filipino: His
Virtue. - 1t will be seen that the
Filipino is not the ignorant savage
that he is painted, but that he is
the victim of libelous newspapers
just as the negro is in America.
The Washington bee., 1899-03-04

1t is needless to say that our
spmpathies are with Hon. j.
Edward Addicks in his fight to
succeed Hon. Geo. Gray as the
next senator from Delaware. Mr..
Addicks has always been the one to
climb the tree and shake off the
republican persimmons, and his
detractors have eaten them as fast
as they fell upon the ground.
The Washington bee., 1899-03-04
MCKINLEY.

Much mas been SAID about the
probability that Mr.. Mckinley
will have hard time to secure the
denomination, and a harder one to
be reelected. As a rule, this
prophecy comes from sources hith-
erto antagonistic to Mckinley, or
from those who have been disap-
pointed in their efforts to obtain
office. But those who have
watched the career of the President
through all of his varied and try
ing situations can see that his
denomination is simply inevitable,
and his election certain. The
splendid results of the war, the
unexampled prosperity throughout
the country, the wise conservatism
thu fairness in administrative and
executive affairs. all point to the
merit Of Mckinley and the certain
ty that his administr tion will be
endorsed by the country at large.
AS for the attitude of the colored
voter, 1t would be mere folly to
contend that he has any just cause
for discomfort. The President has
done more than any other since the
war in the appointment of colored
men to high and lucrative positions,
and has stimulated favorable action
on the part of chiefs of bureaus as
Tar as 1t relates to appointments to
mlnor positions. The great noise
made by some of our would be
leaders some time ago was without
good reason, The fact that the
President did not speak of south
ern outrages in his last message to
Congress furnishes no reason wbv
he lacks interest in the principles
which underlie the republican par
ty, or in the real welfare of the
colored people. Silence is no nec-
essary indication of indiffc renee
The policy of Mr.. Mckinley is one
calculated to strengthen the repub-
lican party and advance the true
interests of the country at large.
The complex questions arising out
of the war, and the necessity of
elements which were
manifestly and doggedly opposed
to expansion rendered it wise and
proper to do nothing which is cal
culated to foment strife and invite
bitter antagonsm. When the time
comes, which will not be far dis
tant, the scoundrels who have done
violence to the constitutional
rights of the colored voter and
brought disgrace upon the fair
name of the nation, will be dealt
with in manner they so richly
deserve. Already forces are at
work ferretting out the perpetrators
of the crimes, and when the cases
are Clearly made up the Executive
will proceed in a manner which
will forever set at rest all specula.
tion touching friendship for the
colored people. This we may con-
Fl i1entially expect and in the mean
time, we may as we'll make up our
MINDS that Mckinley will steer the
ship of state for at least four years
more.
The Washington bee., 1899-03-04

The native Cuban will not toler-
ate any co.or line business. Ii the
white people In the United States
60 to Cuba with fantastic notions,
they will very soon learn a thing
or two
The Washington bee., 1899-03-04
$50 REWARD

The Angeline Pomade Co., Will give
a reward Of Fifty Dollars TO any and
al persons who use ADgeline and 81
ter giving it thorough and impartial
trial, will make an affidavit that An
geline contains any injurious ingrs'
dients.
The Washington bee., 1899-03-04

The District attorney of New
York laid a clever trap and caught
Roland Durham Molineaux in the
celebrated poison case. Mr.. Edward
Hay of this city, one of the experts
he'd to his first statement that
Molineaux was the guilty party.
The Washington bee., 1899-03-04

Every once In while some am.
bilious newspaper crank gets il
into his head that he can rnn q
daily. The woods are full of them.
The Washington bee., 1899-03-04

The editor of Dallas Heekly Er-
press has been suffering with "hay
fever" for some time. He is south
ern donkey. He is like many
negroes in the north-no good.
The Washington bee., 1899-03-04

The BEE is of the opinion that
it is time for the President to call
the attention of the Commissioners
to few appointments.
The Washington bee., 1899-03-04

Senator Quay lacks IA votes to
elect him it is said. Senator Quay
will not only be vindieated by the
courts, but he will be reelected
senator from the State of Pa.
The Washington bee., 1899-03-04

Senator Mason of Illinois is q
true American and a man in whom
the American people have con-
fdence.
The Washington bee., 1899-03-04

1t looks as if Col. Harries would
be our next postmaster. He would
make a good one.
The Washington bee., 1899-03-04
BlOdau'S Cocoa Almond Cream a fsl5snsi ans J

fcient application for ChaDped Hands, Fsce "a =
Lips, Sunourn or Tan. Nourishes, purines ~ ~
or1gheens the complexion, rendering tne so. s.,.
smooth and vCfvety and imparting rosy ilesJ, ~
ness. Gentlemen will be delighted WIN L..A ils "a
fect after shaving; and ladies will 20 plsSeI, 80
with 1t ss q valuable adjunct in arranging - 'osI
toilet. Sent By mail 20 any part OF me NOi'1
m receipe Of 25c
The Washington bee., 1899-03-04

The governors Of North and
South Carolina ought to be i'm
peached. 1t would make a very
little difference.
The Washington bee., 1899-03-04

Angelne :;;: :ss !; =; &C; C. ;;;4 s s 1': e:
bristIy and undesirable suits OF hair.
Angene y: =; S::s IT, e. t':::; =: 80; =; CO. :
the market OF the world, as q perfectly
pure harmless discovery that will bnnF
JOY TO any persons heart, in need Of n
IL you will but give il trial.
The Washington bee., 1899-03-04

If our school board would regu
late or adjust the teachers salaries
it would be dong what was right.
The Washington bee., 1899-03-04

The outlook is that Mr.. Louis d.
Wine or Col. Harries will he the
next city postmaster.
The Washington bee., 1899-03-04

Col. Pledger roasted the Wash
ington Post in last weeks issus of
the Age.
The Washington bee., 1899-03-04

Is it the intention of the District
Commissioners to recognize Dis
trict republicans?
The Washington bee., 1899-03-04

The wind is blowing McKinley's
way.
The Washington bee., 1899-03-04
The Harris Hair StTaighterer i. !.


pass everything for It's intent OF purPose. -
oe1ved medal &C the Tennessee CsntelIi-st
and We heartily recommend IL. ThiB oHsss.g.
ener used In connection with Angeiihr 4, IA
grand results. For sale By this hrm' pfi07
No goods win be sent @. o. d. Toe .,ioo
must accompany all orders or 20 a,,A-ioss
VIII be paid 70 it. In ordering ElSays 5.s1s0s
money Order, or Registered Letter - 10
eaken with orders not exceeding 500 s'nr ~
extra In Smps Kyou want your oroe' IN
mall &c ArtiAlly cover the exirA -.
mA1l1n otherwise fk viii be go -yf,iIy
Anc .espondence for in "a e0ss
answ 4.
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81 isl Inducements 20 200 LAoe'
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JARANTEE-we gusranU 20 reioS 4
moneys IL ANGELINE is mi jresenssSs or
safe and immediate shipment 81 s0'
dered ls slso guaranteed. A. ssS.
The Washington bee., 1899-03-04
Worth Its Weight in Cold.
ALgeline Is not made Of highlY
peffumed vaaeline like O great many

"1ake" prepaEl.
tI0ns on t@
market tO-day.
There is NOS Q
particle Of vase.
line enteringin.
to its compost.
don. 1t 10 made
from mingrsdisnAs
entirely dif9.
ent and dislinCt
from any thing
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-23
Loaded Torpedo come, A-noro

loaded torpedo recently came ashore
II had been floating about, no one knew
nov long, a menace to ali craft. Many
uisease germs quite as deadly as tho tor
pcdo are hoating about. particularly n,
,his season or the year, thirsting for the
weak spot in lungs or stomach The hes
,hihg TO do is TO fort.fy yourself against
mem by Keeping the bowels regular Tho
stomach sweet and the blood pure Hns.
letters stomach Bitters will do this
sucker ana more cmectually than anything
american remedy for weak stomachs for
halt century. and may be had from any
orugsist. II Is particularly effective in al
ana Is also sure cure for malarin Ind
FEVER and asue. 4 medicine which has
stood the test OF half a hundred years is
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-23
OF INTEREST TO rIREMEN.

preparing for the Next Session of the
Virginia Firemen's Association.
me IRE companies of this city, being
members of the Virginia State Fire
men Association. 1t will be OF interest
20 them to know that active prepara-
IONS are being made in the city OF
Roanoke for the thirteenth annual con-
Venuon OF the association, during the
latter part Of September next.
Eieven committees have been ap-
pointed to look after the success OF
the session. as follows:
Finance-W. A Glasgow. Jr. chair.
man w. F. Bryant. Juniors; ]. II
sean friendships: Louis Scholz. Alerts;
Mayor James T.. Woods and Ed. Ivln
lnvitation-F. j. Zerbee, chairman
friendships; Thomas, r. Hoffman, Ju.
niors: James Mcclure. Alerts; j. II
Wilkinson and c. +. Bernc.
Decorations-C. w. c. Woolwinc
chairman; Charles L. Armstrong. Jul.
niors: w. b. Murphy. Friendships: d
H. Miller, Alerts: j. l.. Mullen.
Music : S. L. Sproul. chairman
Alerts; James Devon, Juniors: o I,
Falls: Friendships; j. l.. Boehm and
Charles G. Smith,
George Garland. Juniors; c. Il. Epps
friendships; ]. a. Swavcly. Alerts: ]
r. Bryan
Transportation-J Allen watts.chair.
NAN, n, a. Is. Hammond. Juniors: Geo
Myers, friendships; J. NJ Snyder
Alerts: Judge a. +. King.
publication and Promotion-Thon,as
" " oonmor. chairman. Friendships: c.
w. Hayes. Juniors: w l.. Lewis
Aierts; Everett Perkins and A. b
Coleman
Contests-James T. Rocker. chair
man. Juniors: e. j. Mcdonald Friend
ships; Anthony Geiscn. Alerts: j. Il.
Graham and "A. w. Lescure.
Parade = Henry Scholz. chairman,
S. A. e. Groves, Juniors: j. w.
Summit. Friendships: H. NJ. Darnall
and George w. Ammen.
Amusements-F. j. Korte. chairman
Aierts: A. w. Dyer, Juniors: p. \. Muir
phy' Friendships: L. B. Jacobs and
Elnore Thompson.
Refreshments-W. C. Jones, chair.
ma man; c. f. Sisler. Juniors: Dennis
Leary' friendslips; Hardin Brown
Alerts: ~. NJ. Nelson.
The executive committee is MS fol-
lows: James McFalls. chief, chairman;
John j. GeiSen, assistant chief. vice
chairman: c. l.. Patterson, treasurer:
l.: L. Lookabill. president of the Ju.
iilors. secretary: II. r. Fairfax. r. II.
Angel. {. !. Lunsford. Andrew Geisen.
president OF the Alerts: L. ]. NIinahan,
j. I. Graves, president of the Friend
ships: James G. Knapp. This commit
zee VIII have general supervision of all
work pertaining to the convention and
VIII VIII meet once week, on Friday even
ihg. until convention is over.
Ihe subcommittee chairmen were d.
rected 10 call meetings of their com
lllttees TO outline their plans and TO
report TO the executive COMMITTEES for
confirmation. Invitations to the con-
vention will be sent to fire people all
over the country.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-23
THE DAWSON FIRE.
WOMAN WHO CAUSED .ffftfff H e.t 4, A s;
TROPHE ARRESTED.
(By Telegraph to virs,n,an-Pylot.,


Victoria. b. c., May 22.-No further
details of the Dawson fire have been
received. The only accident known to
have occurred befell Il fireman. who
was severely hurt about the head by n
blazing log which was blown from n
burning building. II is stated that the
woman who upset the lamp which
caused the catastrophe and other oc-
cupants of the house have been arrested
and may be severely dealt with.
n report is also current here that
only the Bank of British North Amer
lea of the chartered financial institu-
lions was destroyed, and both it and
the Bank of Commerce.
Riley. Toklas and Hume. the men
who brought out the news of the fire.
are reported TO have collected hun
dreds and even thousands of dollars as
private mail carriers for the promp,
delivery of the communications of
which they were bearers. One of these
was addressed To the INSPECTOR Of the
Bank of British North America. and
considerably reduces the amount of
the banks loss by the fire. 1t is un-
derstood that the record OF the bank
notes consumed was destroyed with
them, but it is. nevertheless, quite pos
sibie that this will not mean lost
money.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-23
WAhT A POST OFFICE.
DEPARTMENT. ASKED TO REEFS
TABLISH ONE AT LAKE CITY.
(By Telegraph TO virginan-P ilot3

(By Telegraph TO Virginian- Pilot.)
Washington. May Representative
Norton. of South Carolina. was in the
city to-day urging the establishment
of the Lake City. S. c.. posiofIice, which
was closed by the Government immed-
lately after the lynching OF it's negro
postmasted, Baker. more than a year
ago.
Mr.. Norton first saw Fourth Assistant
Postmaster General Brstow. who de-
clined to Reopen the Office, explaining
that in his view the same reasons that
actuated the discontinuance of the Of
flee still exist.
Mr.. Norton appealed 10 both Presi-
dent Mckinley and Postmaster General
Emory Smith. with the result that the
latter will take up the case with the
President. probably Mt the Cabinet
meeting tomorrow. Mr.. Norton in his
interviews protested tha; he business
interests OF the town suffered from the
disconiinuance of the Office the near
est office being over three miles away
The leading business men he declared
had not participated in the lynching aft
fair.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-23
TAX ON CORPORATIONS.
TOO LIGHT IN NEW YORK, SAYS
GOVERNOR ROOSEVELT.

CBy Telegraph to Virginian-P ilot.)
Albany, n. Y, May 22-The State
Legislature met in extraordinary ses-
sion this evening. In the course OF a
long message, i'll which he discusses
The general problem of taxation in the
state, Governor Roosevelt says:
There is evident injustice in the
light taxation of corporations. l have
not the slightest sympathy with the
cutlery against corporations as such.
or against prosperous men of business.
TO drive out of a community the men
OF means and the men who take the
lead in business enterprises would pro-
bably entail. as one of its first results.
the starvation of a considerable por-
ton of the remainder of the population.
But while l freely admit all this.
1t yet remains true that Il corporation
which derives its power from the State
should pay to the State Il tax percent
age of its earnings as return for the
privileges ii enjoys This should be
especially true for the franchises be-
stowed upon gas companies. street rail-
roads and the like"
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-23
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