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the thoughts OF other people or
aimed to ape after any one. He
was himself alone and when he en-
tertained a thought, he would back
that thought or opinion by legal ar
guments no matter who the person
was. Unlike many, he Was not
influenced by public ssntiment.
He was q clean man and, like Cea-
sar's wife, above suspicion.
The bar loo<es one of its create t
expounders of the law aud humaI /
ty friend.
IHE BEE. on behalf of the citizsl s
and people whoG, he knew, aud
had no fayOrites. extends its be
reayement to his family.
The Washington bee., 1902-05-24
Judge Bradley d ad

In the death Of Justice Andrew
c. Bradley, the Supreme Court of
the District of Columbia looses OF e
of It's most able. fearless and hon
est Jurists. Justice Bradley was
as honest as he was fearless.
He was positive character and
highly learned in the legal profess
sion. He vas for the rights of
man aud It m ide no difference to
him how b ign or how Iowa person
was, Andrew c, Bradley was COR
r ght and justice. He had his own
opinion, and neither did he borrow
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in advance, and he transacted his bust
ness on an exact time schedule. He
moved about from place TO place and
from office 10 office with as much pre-
ciSi0n as a railroad train. BY con-
sulting his secretary il was possible
always 10 strike him at any point at
any time no matter in how wide a
circle he moved. He generally began
work at eight o'clock IN the morning
and kept steadily at il until seven in
the evening, when he went home to
dine.
Out of a day as compactly filed as
this Mr.. Nixon now devoteE at least
three hours in each "a TO the affairs Of
Tammany hall. At nine o'clock in the
morning or at three in the afternoon
he is to be found at his desk in the
wigwam where, since his advent as
chief, the affairs Of Tammany are
once more transacted instead Of al the
Democratic club in upper Fifth ave-
nue.. which was the Tammany head
quarters under the Croker regime.
Probably no other topic is proving
Of such extraordinary interest TO the
citizens of New York as the question
of what Mr.. Nixon will be able to ac-
cOmplish in Tammany hall. He is op-
posed TO everything for which the rul-
ing powers in the wigwam have for
many years stood. He is man Of high
honor, and any one who should offer
him a bribe. no matter how disguised,
would probably not revive for several
hours. for Mr.. Nixon stands over six
feet in his stockings and hits straight
from the shoulder. The Philadelphia
Saturday Evening Post SAYS that an
interesting incident occurred while
Mr.. Nixon was at the head of the East
River bridge commission, the hodv
that had charge Of planning and build
ing the new bridge between New York
and the eastern district Of BrookIvn
a henchmsn Of one Of the most promi-
nent men in Tammany hall had got
into an ugly scrape. To help him out
il was necessary 10 secure the iufu-
enee Of a man who stood high in the
community. The Tammany politician
concluded that Mr.. Nixon woulS do
and he sought him out al the Office Of
the bridge commission. He stated his
mission II a manner which took II for
granted that his wish would be com
piled with. Mr.. Nixon heard him TO the
end and then turned on hira fercelE.
you have" thundered the irate
young shiPDuilder, humping his desk
until the iuk-weu jumped. the most
Internal impuGenee 10 come 10 me with
such a request, This feIlowis a black.
guard and a scouudreI, and hope he
VIII get everything that Is coming tc
him under the law ."
When the Iammany man had sufi-
e5ently recovered his breath he mum.
bled an apology and slunk away.
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PULL DID NOT WORK.
A Tammany Mans Experience with
Mr.. Lewis Nixon.
New Head of New YOrk's Great PO-
IIIicaI Organization Has n Rec
ord That Is Not Pleasing to
the Ward Runners.

Mr.. Lewis Nixon, the new leader Of
Tammany hall, represents the most
pronounced departure from the tradi-
.ions of that organization. Hereto
fore the Tammany leader has always
been a man whose sole occupation was
politics. From Tweed TO Croker the
boss depended for a living on the or
ganization and the power that he
welded. Tweed made millions upon
millions by robbing the city. John Kel-
", who wrested the power from
Tweed, though undoubtedly an honest
man so far as the direct taking Of
money was concerned, went into the
organization poor and died worth a
quarter of a million. Richard Croker
is reputed TO be a millionaire several
times over. Since he went actively into
politics he has never been engaged in
any pursuit that yielded an income ex-
cept for short periods when he served
as fire commissioner and city cham
berlain.
Now comes a man whose record is
such as TO make it certain that instead
of making money out of politics he
will lose il. Mr.. Nixon has coined his
time into money at a rate that must
seem fabulous to most men. Though
very young, he has through his own
exertions built up one of the most ex-
tenSive shipbuilding enterprises in
the country. At his yard at Elizabeth
port there is work under way Of the
value of $1,000. 600 or s6.OOO,OOO In ad-
dition he has gone extensively into the
business of building automobiles.
Outside of these pursuits he is also
actively engaged as director in a num-
Der Of other important enterprises.
He had the reputation, even before
assuming the active leadership of
Tammany hall, OF being the busiest
man in the metropolis. Every minute
of every day was laid out carefully
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II. Palmer and MIR. Merriam.

The Editor of the COlOred Amer
tcaa. Mr.. r. ". Thompson, at the
time he was employed in the Govern
ment Printing Office, thought Pub
lie Printer Palmer the greatest man
on earth; but the moment he was
given his ticket of leave, Mr. Pa.
mer and his efficient secretary, ,
were characterized as bad mea
Mr.. Thompson succeeded through
BOoAer Washington IN securing q
place in the Census office, and
while there he compared Mr.. Mer
rIam to the Lords anoited," but
the moment Mr.. Merriam found out
the valuable services of Ms
Thompson, was no longer need
ed, with many huRdred others, in
cluding also personal and the
only appointment of the Editor 81
The Bee, Mr.. Thompson in =
recent Issue ofths C0lgred american
can andat the Pen and Pencil Club
meeting on last Sunday compared
Director Merriam with the devil.
The Bee finds in both of thes.
department heads, Public Printer
Palmer ard Director Merriam
men of eIcelleRt traits. They are
not opposed to the negro. Public
Printer Palmer has appointed more
cOlOred people, printers, helpers, Ia
bOrerS, pr5ssmen, etc. than any
three public printers combined.
The Census Office appointees are
controlled by Congressional iuflu
snce and it is unfortunate for the
negro when b falls to have such
influence. Director Merriam is
not opposed to the negro. Put the
blame where it belongs, with the
Congressmen. Sees
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A Great History.

Hon. Geo. A. Myers who is
known as one of the shrewdsst and
most polished politicians IN the
west has published in the Cley' =
land Sunday Phindealer, a well
prepared history of The Cleveland
Ohio cOlored population. 1t Is one
OF the best written histories OF the
colorsd people Of that city that one
would desire 10 read. " hat
makes the article more remark
able is the fairness that the COM
pilsr exercises in dealing with per
sens who have made personal at
tacks On him. The article is worth
rsading and it can be found in the
Sunday edition Of May 18th.
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made his unexpected speech. Later the
chancellor qualified his utterances.
Count Won Buelow, German minister
of foreign affairs since 1900, had had
career crowded with honOrs and ac-
tivity. he was born in HOlstein on
May 3, 1919, and was educated at the
universities of Lusanne, Leipsic and
berlin. He entered the Prussian regi-
ment of royal hussars for the cam
paign of 1870 and served in this regi-
ment as lieutenant until 1872. From
IS72 to 1873 he was attached to the
president Of the district of Metz. In
ls33 he entered the diplomatic service,
where his advancement was rapid. For
q year he was attached in the foreign
Office in Berlin and from 1s74-75 he was
an attache at Rome, in the latter year
being promoted 10 be secretary of le-
cation. Next he was secretary at the
embassies of st. Petersburg and Vi
emma. and in 1877 he was charge DAT
aires al Athens. He was secretary Of
the Berlin congress in 1878; second and
afterward first secretary of the EN-
bassy at Paris. 1S7y-S4. and first sec
retary at st. Petersburg. ISS4-SS. He
was minister at Bucharest. 1SsS-g3, and
ambassador at Rome, 1S93-97, and
minister Of state and secretary Of state
for foreign affairs from 1897 10 1900.
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COUNT Won BUELow.
of the German Empire
Who Recently Handled Mr.. CHAM
berIain without Gloves.

There was considerable stir among
nations. developing into intense ndlg-
nation in England, when Chancellor
Won Buelow in the German parliament
recently denounced Joseph Chamber
lain on account of his Edinburg speech.
Mr.. Chamberlain, in defending the Eng
lish against charges Of atrocity toward
the Beers, declared that Germany dld
not always employ the gentlest meth
DDS in her war with France. The Ger
man people have had a violent attack
of AnglOphObia, but this feeling found
no official utterance until Won Buelow
The Washington bee., 1902-05-24
big python as a Pef.

a python nine feet long is the pc
culiar pet Of Mrs. Arthur Cadogan.
the sister-in-law OF the vicerov Of
Ireland. This species Of serpenti is not
venomous, but Ike the boa constric-
tor with which il is sometimes con-
foundedl. II kills its prey by coiling
about IL and squeezing il 10 death.
Mrs. Cadogan's pet could Kill a large
dog in this way and swallow a small
one. There have always been individ-
uals, especially members Of the fair
sex, who have exercised a curious
fascination over snakes. perhaps one
secret of their power being their -
solute fearlessnesS. Mrs. CaGogan'S
python. though showing a great dis
Ike 10 strangers. is devoted 10 his
own mistress. Many widely known
people In England make point az
having peculiar pets, but in this mat
ter Mrs, Arthur Cadogan undoubtedly
holds q record.
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SOME WISE SERPEETe
Smart Reptiles of Variop.
That Make Life PIeasant fo, q
Pennsylvania PeopIe

According TO the susqueha1-s ID,
correspondent q the Chicae. r-
Ocean, John ". Upton. of Su---.'+'
vile, last autumn captured g'-' =
snake, which he, after carefg, --.s-
ing, tanned and made quite social n -
reptile would come out of The - -s
and go about the house Ike r-- .,.'- .'-
at times would be quite atf-e.s--g..~
The children Of Mr.. Upton would t-.f
him, and he learned 10 follow ~
around. One day he showed his g-s,t
tude in manner that made lin a.
nous. Mr.. Upton was standing IN.
mill dam, when he accideura-vs-rs,
The Washington bee., 1902-05-24

had been imprisoned for some slight
offense.
He had been called in the morning
by the keeper, but did not rrsPaa'-
His cell was opened but the man QUO
not be aroused. The jail Officials were
informed and they sent for a PlEs--
elan, telling him that a pris0ner HsG
died in the night. The doctor mace
casual examination and pronala-51
the man dead, and the undertaken vas
sent for. His employees were carrying
the supposed corpse cut to TIE wagon
when ScazeIerta opened his eyes ara
sat up in the coffin. For TWO days -e
talked necessarily in jail bur 9H aa.-
urday he apparently lost the power
Of speech, only 70 recover it lr me
coffin, when ne abused the r-t-rtlA-
er's assistants The jail physician -!'
dered his release.
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Booker Washington

So far as the colOrsd people Of
this country ara concerned, Nj.
Booker T. Washington is persona
non gratS. In his address on last
Sabbath at the Pen and Pencil
Club, the complimentary reference
to MIR. Washinfton by Mr.. K. W.
THOMPSON of the COlOrsd american
before a packed house, was greeted
by three persons, Before the Odd
Fellows Lyceum two Sunday ago,
Mr.. Chase's condemnation of Mr.,
Washington, was greeted by an
enthusiastic applars :. This white
mans leader is a passing show
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nurn1Htnr for Africa

4 young minister Of Plainfeld. Nj.
was recently ordained. He was going
along the street one day when large
man stepped mp and struck him in the
ear. The minister laid down q num-
ber Of packages he was carving.
turned back his cuffs and gave the
other man one of the neatest lick
ings" ever seen in jersey. Then he
turned down his cuffs and moved on.
what j. the NATTER" asked friend.
"Oh. he was angry" replied the minis
ter. because I saved a seat for lady
that he wanted for himself" Don't
you think this viii hurt You in Plain
teId?" anxiously queried his friend.
"Oh. I don't know" was the calm an
swer: at may. but II VIII help me as
a little preliminary Tor Africa. where
am TO be sent To preach. Detroit
Free Press.
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nin I.ot of Freight Cnrs.

In the past four years, at Pitts
burg, Pa, 4O.57S cars have been built,
using over 2O2. $50, 600 pounds of iron
and steel. II these ears were placed
end TO end, and allowing for length
Of coupling three feet. they would
make a train 27O miles long. would
carry 4,O57. 100000 pounds of freight,
and the total weight Of cars and
freight would be over 4,26O, 100000
pounds.
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lican when the whole west was free sill
yer. He was born in Iowa in 1867, had
a limited public school education. He
went west, and was successfully rail-
road water boy" section hand. clerk
in country store, district school
teacher and cowboy. He studied law
when he could, was admitted 70 the
bar in Tacoma, his present home. and
Is considered one of the abIest law
gers in the state, with iIlimitabIe vo-
cabulary on the stump, and courage
that grows with danger.
The Washington bee., 1902-05-24
AshIy n. Gould

President Roosevelt, in selecting
a successor to the late Judge Brad
lev. cannot select a better man and
one more qualified than Hon Ash
ly NJ Gould the present United
States District attorney And IN
selecting a successor to Mr.. Gould
Mr.. c. Maurice Smith, who has the
unqualified Endorsement Of the bar.
is the man. Let Us hope.
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Fate Against Us.

The condition of the negro in
thiE country is Pititul. As s poll
ticlan he il 8 nonenity. As an
sffiee holder he is not consulted
neither il he taken into the Couu-
ellis of the party to which he has
been identified for these many
yeart. He has no representative
force, neither does be dare to say
TO administrative powers that
which will benefit the masses of
the negroes. He is drifting
socially, politically aud industrial
ly. He isths Eham factor IN tbs
great body pOlitio and as al office
b .lder ne must die as 3 mummy.
Fate is against US.
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A Monry-sfaking scheme.

An easy way To get money
closed by an advertiser i1 I'll. --
lish papers His adverti~em-lr T-
thus: ANY lady or gent-eUar .---
ing TO earn a little money
any interruption 20 their "-
business. write 70 B.. iuelH-
shilling in stamps, and we W.-
ward particulars" When be E-.-s
the stamps. he sends @ Poz-l-
with this information: DO Is Z --.
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CORPSE TALKED BACK.
Italian. Pronounced Dead by JAIN
Physieian. Surprised an Juder-
taker and HIS Assistants.

Four assistants 10 an undertaken
suddenly dropped a coffin they were
carrying out Of the Paterson y. J)
Jail door. when the suppose rpse
broke open the lid and sat up and IN
vociferous Italian said Re wa,G'r dead.
He was Alexander Scazelet-l who
The Washington bee., 1902-05-24
FRANK W. CUSHMAN.
Young Western COngressmAn Who
Attacked Rule OF the House and
Speaker Henderson.

Frank ". Cushman, the young Wash
ingJUn congressman who startled and
conyulsed the house by his attack on
the rules and on the speaker. is the
picturesque successor Of the pictur-
esQue Col. Jim Ham" Lewis, whose
monumental work was the exposure Of
'.embalmed beef" in the army. Nj
Cushman was a gold standard repub-
The Washington bee., 1902-05-24
Where. OF Where, are our Leaders
Prom ,hs Pisnser,

that VIII cure luC UlSCdoSu Nv So 49,
ers? If so. let Us hear from you al
your earliest convenience.
There never WAS a time in the
history of the race when there was
greater need of able sdvocates Of
freedom and justice, than at pres
ent. Every aspect of society re-
veals a frowning crest, reared by
false sentiment and kept in tact
bya horde OF traducers. The moral,
social, political and material guam
titles are arrsyed against the claim
Of the eolored people to equality Of
citizenship.
In the church, the theory Of pro
acription is rampant and the doc
trines taught by Christ are being
distorted, mistaHght and misap-
piled to suit the morbid prejudices
Of the white masses.
The pulpit, the communicated
le and all the paraphernalia OF
church ceremony are headed
against the doctrine of the Father
hood of God AM the brotherhood
of man as applied to cOlOred peo-
pie. The gallery is the nearest
view point in white church, ac-
cessi le TO the negro from which to
behold the beauties of the ceremony
or TO hear the calculations Of the
gospel. The moral sense seems
oblivious to the repeated wrongs
being perpetratsd against the black
rase and no voice Is heard from any
source, pleading in abatement.
Socially ths negro is being less
and less regarded as an acceptable
character while the ban is being
more and more widely ADVERT sed
and relentlessIy applied.
Politically the conditions are but
little better. A few crumbs have
fallen from the masters table, have
been fsraciously munched and now
the eurs are licking their chops and
with glistening eyes are PROSTATE,
striyi g in vain to scent more
"crumbs." The thief and the
traducer aud the murderer stalk in
the MONDAY, misrepresenting the
race, rObbing Us of our God-givGn
rights and numbering our brothers
for political pelf and these fawn-
ing, half-fed ours, are as still as
death, while their people are be-
ing abused, and Villifed and the
future is being more and more
overcast with, ominous clouds. In
the material Wsfld the negro is re
garded but little more than ciphsrs,
Notwithstanding the fact that he
il the principal agency in the
production of all Of the cotton,
rice and sugar in this country as
well ss the only reliable unskillsd
lAbOrer.
Now, We rsGBsAt that already
there should have been men by
e dozens being heard from as
many rsstrums ct the North, ably
defending tbs cause of libsrty,
justice and fair dealing and nobly
ehsmpioning the claim Of the
cOlorsd people 10 all Of the rights
and privileges OF American citizens.
But We regret to say that our
Ie-callsd, but by ne means our true
esders have been listlessly watch
ing the uufaVOrsble curr -nls and
tendencies aud either from self
ishness or eoUArdics, are as speech
less, though not so active. as dumb
cattle. Tbs is greatly to be re
grettsd, for the reason that, Oy
dirkald dubious methods by ways
that are dark and tricks that are
vain, " some persons nave been
advertised as leaders of the rec,
while those who would DO the.r
duty, ut not pushed aside by Ger
tam seif-cJnsututtd aud self-ad-
vsrtised spo.ogists under The title
OF lesds- 81 are kept in the lack
The Washington bee., 1902-05-24

Il is 8 sad spectacle to see a
United States Senator setting the
examples of thugism By drawing 8
knifs on q poor o4r-conducsor
who is acting in the discharge OF
his duty. It may be that the
Senator drew his knife to pare his
fingsr-nails, but it is pre- tY gener
ally admitted that a really polite
gentlemen (such IS al Southern
gentlemen claim to be woHld have
postponed that all until he had
reached his private apartments.
Senator Money is 3 lsw-giver- and
through him and his associates
charters are granted to railroad
companies. IfaU SIS. iEexempt
from paying his fare, or is per
mIttsd 70 take his time about it, q
new phase has been added TO the
Legislature prerogAtiTe which may
or may not amount to a perquits
The Washington bee., 1902-05-24
Rus.ian Eggs in EngInnd-

Eggs TO The value of Sl5-CClUO are
annually sent 10 England from Russia.
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A Literary Impulse.

We're all a-writin' po'try down to Pohick
on the crick:
1 never saw a place where genius seemed
to grow SO thick;
There used to be a time, there did, when
folks would sort O. sneer
And say that po'try writin' kind o made a
Teller queer.
But look at Alfred Austin-what an easy
place he's got,
With not soul a-carin' if he does his
work or not.
He isn't any more the sport and playt hing
of the mob,
For nowadays the poet is the man that
gets the job.
You hear the people hintin' that they
wouldn't be surprised
If Kiplings muse was prosperous by bein'
subsidized.
For any government, it seems to me, would
gladly pay
For bein' boosted up to ride on Pegasus,
that way.
An when it comes to recognizin' literary
skill
Jes' pause awhile an ponder on the case
of "Ironquill."
So we've purchased pens an paper an
were workin' hard an quick.
We're all a-wriitin' po'try down to Pohick
on the crick
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American literature loses in the death Of
Frank Stockton. He has furnished a dis
tinctively native note In the products of the
past quarter of a century. His work was
always clean and wholesome, always enter
tanning always refreshing. There was no
faint of sensationalism in it, no suggestion
of pruriency. Realistic in some respects, 1t
was nevertheless romantic and poetic in it's
delicate touches. Pomona lives in the flesh
in many household. although perhaps her
employers and friends have not analysed
her characteristics as did the man who
created "Rudder Grange 1t was a pro-
nounced feature of the Stockton stories
that when once they fastened their hold
upon reader the habit was hard to shake
He wrote some poor stories, as was nat
urally the with a man who produced
such a large volume of literary work. But
they were poor mainly by comparison. lie
committed the pardonable fault of believing
in his own creations. and at times erred
by repeating his theme. Mrs Lecks and
Mrs. Aieshine," for instance. was too de :
lightfully novel tale ever to be followed
by The Dusantes.,' The two dear old
ladies of the former story had somehow lost
their charm when taken out of their aquatic
environment.
Frank stockton accomplished the unusual
feat of setting an entire people guessing a
riddle. THE Lady or the Tiger" pra-
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Edward Atkinson Not Wanted.

The Senate committee on the Philippines
this morning decided that Edward Atkin-
son should not be called as a witness. leav-
Ing under advisement the question Of ex-
tending summons to some of the leading
Fil!EinOs. 1t is difficult to understand on
what basis the proposition to permit Mr.
Atkinson to testify before the committee
rested. He surely was not a participant
in any Of the occurrences as to which the
Senate committee is investigating He has
no knowledge. gained al first hand of any
phase Of the question. He has to be sure
consulted with a great many persons. d.
rectiy ard by letter as to ways and means
Of embarrassing the government in It's eff
fort TO pacify the islands. and he has given
forth tremendous quantity of printed
matter in support of the policy of scuttle
But he Is in no sense an expert any more
than Is an attorney engaged in prosecuting
a claim OF conducting a case before a jury
His views are well known already and
there is no warrant for permitting him to
utilize the medium of the committees re-
ports for their further prOnulgation