The Washington bee., 1901-05-18
BEHIND THE SCENE.

Mrs. Maria G. Saxton, aunt of Mrs.
Mckinley died at Canton, o., April IS.
Black Jack outlaw in the Southwest,
was hanged at Clayton, N. M, recent.
ly.
Genl Maximo Gomez may be the
First President of the New Cuban Re-
public. 49,.
The man who asks fool questions
must not be particular about the ans
Wers he gets.
An industrial school is to be estab.
hshed at Bloomington, Ind, soon for
cOlored people.
You can encourage race enterprise
in no better way than by subscribing
for this paper.
Jeffries and Rhulin have been match
ed to fight in San Francisco on some
date in August.
Or. J. !. Turnival the illustrious Eng
lish scholar Of England just ended his
seventy-ffth year
Lord Robert is the first man ever
entitled to wear the viCtoriO broSS and
the order Of ST. Patrick.
President Eliot of Howard has COM
pleted a longer term of service then
any OF his predecessors.
DR.. H. o. Hall in the N. c. Medical
Record asserts that scarlet fever is
primarily distributed by milk,
Mr.. Bryan, the late Demo cratic can
didete for President has no intention
of seeking a third nomination.
The Gar gets a salary as much as
$I2.OOo 900 a year. Bet he has good
reasons for not being happy.
Gen. A. o. Miller age "a one Of Indi-
ana's noted heroes of the Civil War
died April 2sth at Lebanon, Ind.
When Prince Henri de Croy, of Bel
gum landed in New York Custom
House off ieials seized his jewels.
Over 200, 900 miles of railroad in this
country is controlled by eight men.
Aggregate capital S., 900, 900, 900.
The First Baptist Church Of Frank
fort, KY, will erect a handsome new
structure. The cost will be 5000.
20, 200 persons are reported to have
died offamine in the Russian provinces
KhersOn and Bessarabia since Febru-
ary,
Mr.. w. H, Simpson, Of the District
Office lost his son Thursday May 9th.
Bro. Simpson has ouI symphaly.-The
Bee.
The 25th Anniversary of colored
Baptist OF South Carolina, convened at
Columbia, ,. c., May Ist. Large at
teDdenCe.
Stephen NJ. Van Allen, of Jamaica,
Me, has the smallest revolver ever
made, it is one inch long, and holds
cartridges.
The statistics of the season will show
that colored men will have more then
a half million dollars in the catering
business alone.
Blind Tom the famous pianist is
alive, Mrs. Bethume his guardian
writes that in all probability he will ap-
pear next season.
The two largest locomotives in the
world have Just been placed in opera
ton on the Pittsburg, Bessemer and
Lake Erie Railroad.
Mrs. Hetty Green says that wealthy
people can afford to dress poorly. The
poor and vulgar must wear hRe clothes,
if for purpose of disguise.
We wonderifthe time will ever Come
when our people will stand together. In
union there IS strength, we seem to
take the other vieW-vlZ: nOn-unlty.
President Mckinley on his visit to
Portland, Ore, May p, will break
ground for the Lewis and Clark Cen
tennial Exposition, which IS to be held
in 1905.
Secretary of Agriculture, Wilson will
send an expert TO visit all the rice
growing countries of the world to in
Vestigate important matters connected
with this industry.
Our contemporary the Bee Of Padu-
cab. Ky., springs the KEY note, viz:
one ofthe forces whoes influence IS felt
in the solution Of the tine won, negro
problem is the press.-N. B. Back
Press.
Messrs. George Gould and Archie
Huntington (deCeased) have Afro-Amsr-
leans as Private secretaries. A trans
Railway Company in Broad
street. Louisiana and New York City
have the same.
Simple Justice demands that the mil
lions Of negroes who pay their share
for the support of The army shall nave
their Representatives army othcers, as
well as men.-NOrth Carolina Evening
fOst.
The negro question is having intiu-
eDce on Cuban politics the great d.
menAons Of the negro ingredient oi me
Of the Island IS one oi the