The Twin-City American., 1899-05-18
Special TO THE AMERICAN.

Special TO THE AMERICAN.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., May Is,
1899. There has been nothing
but praise for THE TwIN-CITY
AMERICAN in Washington, He is
a lusty yomgster. Should he full
fill the promise Of his infancy he
will become IA robust man and
enter green, hale old age, For
one, | had expected much but he
surpassed my greatest expecta-
tions.
That Roscoe Conkling Bruce
should be winning laurels at Har-
ward is in the natural order of
events. He is the only son of the
the late Hon. b. X. Bruce, ut the
time of his death, Register of the
Treasury. His mother, prior to
her marriage, was Miss Josephine
b. Wilson, of Cleveland, Ohio,
who was graduated from the Cen
trail High School in 1871. met
DIR. Louis Clewun in this city n
few weeks since. He was Mrs.
Bruee's teacher in German. He
remembered his old pupil quite
well. In this class there were three
eolored graduates, the largest num-
ber who were graduated at the
same time. The other two were
Richard H. Henderson and Miss
Mary L. Morris. The former holds
a government clerkship, and re-
sides in this city. Miss Morris
still lives in her adopted home,
where she has taught music for
many years Strange TO relate,
while these three pupils received
high honors, no one is d native Of
the state. Richard Henderson was
born in the Old Dominion; Mary
Morris first saw the light in a
little town of North Carolina,
while Mrs. Bruce became native
of Philadelphia where her parents
stayed for time on their way
north from Georgia. II is not un-
usual for cOlored students to out
strip their white classmates. In.
deed, my observation and expert
ence teach me il is the rule, rather
than the exception. With view
to proving this, while connected
with newspaper in Cleveland, !
asked for statistics Of the colored
graduates, from the superintendent
o! instruction No separate lists
had been kept; they had been
designated in no manner could
not get the information sought,
because | did not know the name
Of all
The president was accompanied
by Mrs. Mckinley when he left the
city last Monday Isaw him a few
days ago on Sixteenth street, re-
turning from drive. He was ac-
companied by Assistant Secretary
CortelyOn. He looked in robust
health, and heavier than on his in.
auguration. but not day older.
He impresses me as a man who en-
joys fife moderately and tenn
perately. II would be interesting
to know how he regards the slap
administered by the United States
Confederate Veterans, at Charles
ton, Friday.
Monday night, Rev Jas. l..
White gave a free lecture on
Lynching in the South. He
maintained that in nine cases out
of ten some colored man was 10
blame. Although the subject was
advertised from the pulpit Of Lin
eoIn Memorial Church. where the
lecture took place, and also in the
daily press. but a handful re-
sponded and that handful roasted
the Rev. lecturer. | am not ac-
quainted with Rev. James l..
White nor do / know from whence
be halls; but before coming before
the presence Of another audience in
this city, / should advise him TO
take the other side of his subject or
change it altogether
A Scripture Cake Feast was
given at the Conservatory Of Ansic
Tuesday evening BY section T Z
18th Street Presbyterisn Church.
Henry q. Bruce. chairman. Des-