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The Washington bee., 1902-03-29

case) a colored man who was an en-
tire strager suffered the humiliation of
being refused accommodation at a
very late hour by seeking quarters
where people refuse to accommodate
persons of color.
These explanations did not seem to
satisfy the protesting committee"
and 1t was substantially asserted that
Mr.. Murray was not the proper
person TO head such a committee. as
he had, when he was chairman OF a
similar committee for the last inaugu-
ration, packed it with "bootblacks"
and the ''SCumS OF the city,"
Now, | want TO say IN justice to Mr..
Murray and the gentlemen who served
wIth him on the Inaugural Committee,
that this is the rankeSt kind of rot.
Ot the 80 men who were on the COM
mlttee 10 were either members og a
Certain church or some one or more
OF Their families were; AMI of this 10 ,
? were active officers, had formerly
been officers. I was former officer in
the church, and SundaV-school I at
that time an active officer in the
church and Sunday-School, and an
other was cholrmastet. Yet tney were
the scum of the CITY,"
The day following the conference
with Mr.. Warner, Mr.. Murray was
called upon by one of the protesting
committee and asked TO contribute
S. 90 10 aid in extending Parish Hall.
But this does not end it. After
protesting against the appointment of
this b-COmmittee, the hypocrisy
OF the whole matter was unveiled in a
letter To the members OF. the U. A. K.
EncampmenU Committee containing a
list OF thirty names, with suggestion
that they constitute the committee!
This letter was signed by 5. n. Brown,
A. I. Garner, and y. NJ. Waller, and
conla aimed the names of five of those
who had been classed with the
scum. Let the readers now ioin in
the Litany: From all blindness of
heart, from pride. vainglory. and hv
pOCrlSy; from envy, hatred, and mai
ice, and all Observation-Disclosures, Good
Lord deliver US.
Ihe writer has no desire whatever
to do anyone an Injustice. but simply
submits this article TO dissipate the
rumors OF discrimination that have
decome so prevalent during the past
week Nor Is the article written with
the Intent to extorI, take advantage
OF, or In any waYto intimidate or re-
sIrct anyone, but purely with good
motives and juslIhable ends.
Henry p. Slaughter.
The Washington bee., 1902-03-29
HAS MISS NALLE BEEN REMOVEDF
VIII the Business High School be
Supplantedp
Editor of the Bee

Editor of the Bee:
My Dear Sir:-Knowing of the
good work that has been done by you
suggesting and agitating in youl pap
sr, would like TO suggest 10 you a
little proposition, which / think by
writing 1t up in your paper a great
deal of good could be done for our
people in Washington, and our busi-
ness people especially. My reason of
suggesting this proposition to YOU is
that since there has been erected a
Manual TraiBing School, and the Bus
mess Department is to be IN the same
building the Principal OF the Manual
Training school (4nd to my surprise
some OF The Teachers of the Business
Department. are trying TO do away with
the BUSINESS Course el irely, and turn
it into a Manual Training one. he
only Teachers that seem TO be in favor
of a permanent Business Course are
Miss O. Cromwell and Miss Mary E.
Nalle, a teacher who has done more
for a Business High School for our
race than any one else in this city
white or colored; in fact | think Bus
mess High School should be erected
with Miss Nalle as Principal. Miss
Male has been Director oi
the Business Department for about
eight years, but since the Business
Department is under the Manual Train
ing School, Miss Nalle has been re-
moved from Director and teacher OF
the graduating class, and is now
teacher III a first year class. lam in
formed that this removal was by the
Principal of the Manual Training
School, and not by tt Board of Edu.
cation.
would uggest that you call to see
Miss Nalle and am confident she will
give you a fine account OF the Business
High School, and Of the & Jod work il
has accomplishment Graduate OF the
Business High School.
The Washington bee., 1902-03-29

a certificate of character and service
from their previous employer" Hur-
rahl for Moses, the opportunist.
His suggestions in the judgement
OF the white people of the South are
timely and practical, no doubt,
In line with these very thoughts the
city of New Orleans sometime ago
abolished all grammar schools for
Negroes, and gave as a reason for 50
doing that it was acting in accordance
with the teaching of Booker Washing
ton. As an opportunist and a compro-
miser Dr. Booker T. Washington
stands at the head of the heap. His
published reply in the Constitution 5
editorial discovers his CowardIy con-
servatlsm and his absolute inf ness 10
speak for Negroes, especially those
whose ambition does not run TO irving
pans, broomS, cut glass and dirty linen.
SO we are TO understand that indus
trialism will be largely counted a fail
uTe II II does not in time accomplish
all the great(0 things which this &C
commOdat.ng knee bender hopes for
IT, viz: the making of good servants,
10 dance attendance upon the W;Shes
OF the decayed IeSpeCtabiiity of the
white South. Shades of Douglass
and LangStOn! have we come to such
pitch as this on the threshold Of the
twentieth centur,? Has Booker T.
Washington hypnOtized every Negro
The Washington bee., 1902-03-29

and white man North and South? Is
it. not plain to every ObSeTvant Negro
who has not asked for his Endorsement
for a Federal job that this man is as
dangerous an enemy OF the race as
Ben Tillman, the siugger aud Bully,
who disgraceS South Carolina in the
United StatesSenate?
Good God deliver US from such
leadership! 1t is as false as hell, and
is lacking in manly courage and respect
tor the rights of the egro in that it
assumes that his natural normal con-
ditiOn is that OF newer of wood and
a drawer of water.
"Moses, who made thee judge of
mental capabilities and possibilities
of the Negro anyhow? B what war
rant dost thou, o great and mighty
Moses, assume that EtheOpia' : blame
less race cannot aspire TO reach the
heights by great men won and kept?
Nothing pleaSes some white men
North and South better than TO hear
a Negro who is reputed for great wis
dom depreciate directly or by lndl-
rection the capabilities of his race.
The Constitution knew its business
when it set that trap for "MoSes. "
We regret very much to say that In our
judgment Moses does know this, other
wise he would not have swallowed the
bait, hook and siuker, which the Con
Stltution thew out to him. Wonderful
~ mani
The Washington bee., 1902-03-29

I. NJ. Nixon. d. G. Hill. s. N. Brown
and B. J Beldng.
My interest in the welfare of the race
and my profound regard for the coll
oTed men who fought so valiantly TO
to save the country prompted me 10
look into the matter. and after thor
ough investigation the revelation was
something remarkable was inform
ed that three gentleman, Rev S. N.
Brown. Rev. B. Bolding and Rev.
0. NJ. Waller presented the protest.
and that "a gentleman from Oxford
did the talking-or most OF it. 1t was
represented that the particular objec-
ton was TO the appnintm ant of sub
co nmittee on public comfort " Then,
too, ohject'o on was mado specifically
to the selection of Mr. Daniel Murray
as chairman of that committee. II was
explained to the protesting committee
that there was ABSOLUTELY no cause for
complaint Of discrimination, the only
object being to have a committee
of COlOTcd men. who understood and
appreciated existing conditions To so
look after matters as to secure decent
accommodations of people of color who
might attend the encampment, and
Obviate EN- haTaSsm entS which had on
similar occasions been & source OF
considerable vexation. This. as was
stated. was Obliou ly necessary. In
aSmuCh as Ito instance a particular
The Washington bee., 1902-03-29
SMALLPOX AND VACCINATION.

The Chinese were the earliest TO
practice incubation. They dipped a
pleget of cotton, or rag, in the virus
from a pustule and placed it in the
nOstril.
Two of the ancient English physi-
clans, Gilbertus AngeEcus and John
of Gaddefden, both speak of the dis
ease as commonly known to old wom-
en-. They lived about 1920.
The first book on smallpox was writ
ten by Arrow, a priest and physician,
who lived at Alexandria and wrote
30 books on physic in A. d. 6S3. He
wrote chiefly on treatment He ad.
yises swimming, drinking ice water in
large quantities, small saffron (what
this is I do not know, and warming
medicines, and if the fever is high the
room should be kept cool.
In looking over a very old medical
work, "An Historical Account of the
Rise and Progress of Smallpox" by
William Hillary, NJ. D.. of Bath, in
1740, l find that smallpox was first
known at or soon after the destruc-
tiOn of Alexandria and the burning OF
its famous library by Amrow Ebnai
AXIS, general of the Saracen army in
the reign of Omar Chatab. the second
successor of MOhammed.
The real discovery of vaccination
was made before Jenner conducted his
experiments. In the year 1874 (this
date is assigned to Testy's experiment
in the record of the fact on his tomb.
stone in the churchyaTi Of Worth
Matravens) it occurred to Benjamin
Testy, a DorsetshiTe farmer in good
circumstances, hearing everyone was
being cut for smallpox and having the
old notion about cOwpOX being an
antidote for smallpox. that it would
serve as well to be cut for cowpOX, so
accordingly. he himself did actually
cut his wife and children for that dis.
ease.
The Washington bee., 1902-03-29
ODD AND CURIOUS.

The chance of two finger-prints be-
ing alike is not one in 54,0OO,OOO,O 900.
Great Britain has 1,951,OOO domestic
servants earning 96S, 100000 per an
mum.
Bank of England notes are num-
bered backwards, that is from one to
10000, hence the figures OO,OO1.
a farmer who hung himself from
tree near Danbury, Conn, was the
fifteenth member of his family to
commit suicide.
Berlin pays a salary to a profess
sional bird-catcher, who keeps scien-
tific and educational institutions sup
piled with birds, birds nests and
eggs, and he is the only man in the
empire permitted to do so.
The Washington bee., 1902-03-29
THE FAC ENDS OF THINGS.

The American consular service is
made up of 800 members.
Coffee growers and importers are
greatly worked up over the increased
coffee production.
The development of dry goods COM
panies with large capital is one of the
latest features in the great dry goods
distributing centers. The smaller
wholesalers are heing driven out.
The largest towbOat ever made for
American waters viii soon be launched
for use on the Mississippi. Over 1,2OO
tons of steel viii be used and $500
horse power will be furnished. The
boat is 275 feet long and 63 feet wide
The fruit growers of California are
contemplating the organization of a
cooperative company to control the
marketing of their orchard products
throughout the United States and Eu-
rope. Their first purpose is to keep
clear Of brokers and spectators.
Something like a revolution in fuei
methods is now threatened by the re-
suits of the preliminary tests being
carried on by the American Society OF
Mechanical Engine ers in New York
city with Texas oil, which so far dem
onstrate that Pc barrels of that oil
is equivalent in fuel power 10 a ton of
coal
Weight OF Gold and Cork.
A cubic foot of cork weighs IS
pounds; a cubic foot of gold weighs
], 1,155 pounds.
The Washington bee., 1902-03-29
WHAT DOES 1T nEAN?
Booker T. Washington the Politician
The Lyons Interview-Why was
it Given Out.

The Ne50 York SIM is responsible
for saying that the recent interview
given out between Booker T. Wash
lngtOA and Register J. w. Lyons, rel
ativ to the la;ter's declaration that
he would support Senator Hanna. if he
were candidate for PRESIDENT. This
interview occurred about four or five
months ago. This was a confidential
tai between Messrs. Lyons and
Washington, and just why the inter
view should be given out now Is
question that the politicians are dis
cussing. Was Washington sent to
Lyons to sound him or is the published
interview pretext 10 remove the
Register? Wait and see,
The Washington bee., 1902-03-29
NOT IN POLITICS ?
Not Recommending Anyone Book
er T. WashingtOn's Double Move.

Psof. Booker T. Washington declar.
eu some time ago that he was not il
politics and that he would OF recon-
mehd nSone to President Roosevelt
Tor an appUln ment. Mr.. Washington
has made several visits TO the city and
has made several Calls at the White
House aud had several conferences
with the President. The President has
great confidence IN Mr.. Washington,
NOR than the negroes have. Mr..
Washington said to several men in This
city that he could not recommend
Editor Fortune for the H4yIidn Ais
sion. Just why he said tnat and Ist
why ne said also that he was MORALLY
bound u support Mr.. Fortune IHE
BEE doesn't knoW. Yet, wen deie-
gauon call ID to see the President,
Bishop Joyce, Rev. Earnest Lyons OF
Md, ana Capt. IL. II. Blunt OF Louis
lana with rev. [. b. SCUuU oI LOUISIANA,
Editor OF the SOutn Western Christian
Advocate, the President Informed Mr..
Scott that he had been IndUTsed Tor
the Naval OtfiCe at New Orleans, by
Prof. w aShIngtOn; and In [ l. hAu SAID
lot of nice InlngS about him.
IHE BEE must ask this ques ion, "IS
Prof Washington III ponJlcS, and If
he is indOrslng politicians for ohce,
why didn't he IndoTSe one Of MS
mOst Intimate and confidential
friends, Editor Fortune OF the New
York Age? The most Interesting mat
ter concerning Prof. Washington 5
political ACTIVITY is 10 com. later. OF
course ne wants 10 b. a political as
well as aninduStrIal star for which he
cannot be blamed If the sap-head ne
gro poliuCIanS OF the Country will per
nit ham 10 subjugate them.
The Washington bee., 1902-03-29
Mr.. WASHINGTON IN THE ROLE OF AN
OPPORGUNiST.
From The American Herald.


The Atlanta (Ga) Constitution some
weeks ago discussed editorially the
servant girl problem and complained
bitterly Of the lack of good servants in
the South, etc, ETC., ad nauSeum.
The Atlanta Constitution is one Of
MIR. Washington favorite Southern
newspapers. 1t loves him and he
loves it at least it diu love MIN before
he dined with Roosevelt.
The great "MOSes' of the race saw
this editorial opinion and pondered
over It muChly, and unlike the lafe
Simon Cameron, who som etime ago
said walk a hundred miles rather than
write A letter. Mr. Washington wrote
A few remarks and thereby fell into
the trap setfor him by the Constitution
Its comment on The servant problem
was followed by a letter from Moses"
in palliatIOn of the deficiency of SER
wants.
AmCnp the remarkable passages in
this truculent deliverance OF the great
and only Moses is this bon mot: at IS
one of nv ambition, however, TO do
nv part in making the influence ot in
dustrial education felt in everv home
and on every farm in the South"
Ifindustrial education for the Negro
does not in time accomplish this it
will be largely counted failure, and
the Southern people are right in begin
nmg 10 ask for direct results. | sug-
gesI that more attention be paid TO
industrial teaching in public schools,
especially in large cities Those who
serve in families in the South find it
too easy 10 get a position. And |
would further suggest servants bring
The Washington bee., 1902-03-29
BOYS VIII BE Bows.

spa" said Mrs. Methusaleh to the
Oldest of his race, 81 wish you'd spank
Abimelech. He's been pulling Bildad's
hair again"
"Lemme see" quoth the patriarch,
show old is 'Bim now?"
Hes PAT years next birthday"
"WeH, you must make allowance
for tn kov, ma. He's young yit."-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Washington bee., 1902-03-29
Ex-R .corder Cheatham in Town.

Ex- Recorder H. P. Cheatham ar
rived IN this city Wednesday morning
on business of importance. He has
been the guest of Mr.. Witted from his
state. The Recorder visited several OF
his old friends who were glad TO see
him. He was given a dinuer by a
number of his admirers and was other
wise entertained
The Washington bee., 1902-03-29
IS THERE DETERMINATIONS
Editor of the Rec

Editor of the Rec:
On wednesday of last week It was
stated through the colu ms OF the
press that a delegation of colored
ministers had filed with Chairman B.
H. Warner, of the @ A. K Encamp
ment Committee, a protest against
what they believed to be a dlscIim
ination against the colored soldiers
in certain plans for the encampment
The signers to the protest, as pu0-
Iished. were A. c. Garner, J Z.
Thomas, F. J. Grimke, O. Nj. Waller
The Washington bee., 1902-03-29
Domestic Science

t.r.s ..' Who had been very clever at
gr, came home the other day and
o, To her mother:
Lu,-:-... '' I've graduated; but row |
l-..-.... myself in psychology,
5.. ~r '".' a minute" said the moth
o..b 60. -'s arranged for you a thor
gtc5or,..5 I'D roastology, boilology,
sla grr.5,l, oarnology, pathology,
C-yogrs-,"' a. oomesticology. Now, put
>It.n..@ prom and pluck that chicken. 4"
The Washington bee., 1902-03-29
Her OpiafOn

He (watching another couple)-I
suppose he feels that he could not live
without her.
She-Yes. and don't think he'll have
a chance - f~d out that he ~~-i1 =
The Washington bee., 1902-03-29
Plausible Theory.

She-I wonder why mans hair
turns gray before his beard.
He-Oh. that is easily explained.
There is usually about 20 years differ
ence in their respective ages.-Cbi-
cago Daily News.
The Washington bee., 1902-03-29
Boarding HOuse Joys.

"Do you ever have to go to bed on
an empty stomach?" asked the first
bOarder.
''Yes; and what's worse" said the
second boarder, ION an empty mat
ress."-Youkers Statesman.
The Washington bee., 1902-03-29
cinnamon In Factories

emu san francisco $40 Cinnamon are
t.-..lea In factories, making un,
l- -' Tor women and children
lr 81 '' totally unable to compete
The Washington bee., 1902-03-29
HON SEEKERS AND COLO
NlSI'S RATES VIA B. AND y.
R R

T0 California, Washington and Ore
gon points S4S 90 ProportioDate re-
duciious to Intermediate points. For
full information apply at B. and o. R.
R. Ticket Ofices-7o7 9Th ST., 6I9 Pa.
Ave and Depot N. ]. Ave. and c St.
The Washington bee., 1902-03-29

where Quinine Comes From.
Eighty-fVe per cent. of the quinine
product of the world comes from
Java.
The Washington bee., 1902-03-29
American Coal for Germany.

The United States will supply
Stettin, Germany. with 125,O00 tons
of steam coal under yearly contract
The Washington bee., 1902-03-29
VOW was rigidlv kent.
' T0oF 70oF country for Deadbeats,

- ''IF TIT UeHUbeats,
~.''N IN Siam, when three
.N arrears, can be seized bv
r. -'.'l'r and compelled to work
d.. ,-'f Indebtedness. Should a
-t. , run away, his father. his wife
C.r -, ,..''.'ren may be held in slavery
Tie debt is cancelled
The Van Buren press., 1902-09-27
CABLEGRAM FROM CHAFFEE.
The General Briefly Tells of Opera
lions of the Troops Sent Against
the MOrOs.

Washington, Sept. 24.-Thc war de-
partment has received cable dis
patch from Gen. Chatfee dated Ma
Mia, September 49, in which he says:
Capt. John j. Pershing, Fifteenth
cavalry, left Camp Wears, 18th Of
September, with battalion Of infantry,
troop Of cavalry and platoon noun
tain battery. Marched towards
HING, nine miles south Of Wears,
and in that vicinity took three forts
at Conan; 10th, visited Rayubas. took
two forts; goth, march northward to
Sanir, took two forts. Has communi-
Gated with two sultans. Maciu still
obstinate, Expect arrival Of Macin
to-day. Pcrshing fred on frequently
when approaching Sanir, no loss of
our troops. Moros report their loss
25 killed. Maciu about eighteen miles
northwest Of Wears. Brighten Sam
uel S. Sumner instructed to limit the
use of firearms as much as possible
and not to destroy property, the
object being to obtain promise of
non-interfercnce with our troops in
the future. Gen. Sumner now at
Camp Wears
The Van Buren press., 1902-09-27
ANOTHER HAS LEAKED.
Former Councilman UthOf, of 1t.
Louis. Said to Have Made
Some Revelations.

St Louis. Sept. 24.-Former Coun-
Gilman Frederick G. Uthotf, who, it IS
said, was "buncoed'out of his $4,000
bride money for his vote on the Cen
trail Traction bill by r. M. Snyder,
of Kansas City, has returned from
Colorado TO testify at Snyder's trial
next Monday, and has been in confer
ence with Circuit Attorney Folk,
making a statement which is charac-
terized by competent authority as
marvellous, amazing"
1t is believed that Uthoff's return is
second in Importance only to the re-
turn of John X. Murrell, and that his
revelations may render unnecessary
the testimony of fugitive Charles F.
Kelly, who is wanted by the state as
a witness against certain bribe-givers
in the lighting bill affair
The statements made by him in the
circuit attorneys Office, recorded in
shorthand for future reference, are
said to be incomparably moer start
ling than any made by others.
The Van Buren press., 1902-09-27
A YOUNG HUSBAND MISSING.
L.. C. Roberts, who was Married Sep
TENDER 10, Has Been Missing
Since September IS.

ST. Louis, Sept 24.-Since Septem-
Der IS, +. c. Roberts, who was mar
ried, September 10, to Miss Elsie Will
Jams, has been missing from his
new home, and his young wife be-
lieves that harm has befallen him.
Roberts was employed by the Bur
lington Elevator Co. He was regarded
as an exemplary young man, not III
the habit of indulging in drink or
keeping late hours.
At 1880 o'clock on the morning Of
the eighth day after his marriage
Roberts left home, telling his wife
that he would be back about II
o'clock and would want an early
lunch, in order to report at the Office
for work early that afternoon.
None of his friends or acquaint-
ances, so far as can be learned, has
seen him since that hour. He did not
report at the Office.
Roberts wore solid gold watch. A
little gold heart, worn as a watch
charm, bore his initials, sc. c. r." in
monogram. In the front case OF the
watch was a picture of his bride.
he had arranged TO purchase a
piano and carried nearly 500 on his
person when he departed from home,
The Van Buren press., 1902-09-27
The WEATHER AND CROPS.
Gum mnry Of the weekly Crop Re.
port of the United states Depnrt-
ment of Agriculture.

Washington, Sept. 24.-Following is
the agricultural departments weekly
summary of crop conditions:
The temperature conditions were
generally favorable in all districts
east of the Rocky mountains, al
though the week was decidedly cool
in the south Atlantic states and Mis-
souri, valley. Heavy rains retarded
work in Florida, portions of the cen
trail and west gulf states and por-
tions of the upper Mississippi and Mis-
souri, valleys, while large part of
the middle and south Atlantic states
need rain for fall blowing and pastur-
age. The middle and southern Rocky
mountain districts have received
abundant and much-needed rains. The
week has been generally cool on the
Pacific coast, with rainfall slightly in
excess of the average in portions of
Oregon and Washington. Frosts oc-
CURED in the Rocky mountain dis
tricts. Missouri and upper MISSISSIPPI
pi valleys and lake region, but were
less damaging than those of the previ-
Gus week.
No further material damage by
frosts has been sustained by the corn
crop during the week. The reports
indicate, however, that previous esti-
mates of injury by the frosts of the
18th and 18th have been Conservatory
stated and that a large part of the
late crop over the northern districts
has been very seriously injured. Over
the southern portion of the corn belt
an exceptionally fine crop is now as
sured.
Cotton is very nearly all open and
picking has been actually carried on,
being practically completed in Sec
tons. In Florida, Texas and portions
of Louisiana and Mississippi rains
have caused considerable damage to
open cotton, but were of considerable
benefit to the late planted in Texas
and Oklahoma.
In Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Mis-
souri,, Kansas and portions of Illinois
the reports indicate a good yield of
apples of fine quality, but in the Ohio
valley, middle Atlantic states and
New England generally light yield
is indicated.
Flowing and fall seeding have pro-
crossed favorably, except in portions
of the middle Atlantic states, where
the soil was too dry.