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The Washington bee., 1903-01-31
FOREIGN ARMY FACTS.

S~Cvia and Switzerland are the
only states absolutely without a
navy. That Of Belgium is extremely
small.
A German marine journal declares
that drunkenness is increasing to an
alarming extent in the German army,
and that it is responsible for nearly
40 per cent. of the punishments in
Cured by sailors.
Gen. Andre, the French minister of
war, is seeking to improve the head
gear of the French army. The pres
ent hcadwear is said to have contrib
uted in no small degree to the many
recent cases of sunstroke.
During 1901 the Prussian army took
in 1903 recruits, of whom 40 were
wholly without education. Of these
unfOrtunates West Prussia contrib
uted %; East Prussia, 21; Posen, IS,
and Silesia, IA, the rest coming in
smaller lots from the other prov
jnces. HOhenzollern sent no Hit
crate recruits Niaety-twO recruits
could not speak or understand Ger
man; 4s of these we're from Posen,
and % from East Prussia. The per
eentage of illitera5es was .O7 in the
army; in the navy. out Of 1867 re-
cruits, only one was iliterat6.
By way of illustrating one of the
differences between Lords Roberts
and Kitchener, they are telling this
story in London: Just before "Bobs"
left Cape Town he assigned an otfi-
Ger to a particular duty and asked
how soon it could be done The
colonel said in about a fortnight.
Lord Roberts said, pleasantly: Il
know you will do the best YOU can"
Later the colonel told Kitchener
about the matter. Now, colonel, +"
said the new commander. If YOU
can't do it i'm week we shall have
to see about sending you home. -
The job was done in the time set by
Kitchener.
The Washington bee., 1903-01-31

Virginia Negroes are determined to
use every lawful means to over
turn the new constitution. They
are trying to hold q National Negro
Suffrage Convention, SO as to enlist
the aid and sympathy of all who
are opposed to Southern methods.
The Post and all those who follow
it, do not desire that Mr.. HAYES
shall go through this country tell
Ing the truth about Vlrginia's con-
dltlons, Despite all the unfairness
meanness, murder and disfranchise
ment-lt must not be told to the
world. Sin, political or otherwise
must not be discussed. not held up
to public gaze. Southern condi-
tlons can not stand Investigation
truth and publicity.
Why did not the Post rekuke
the Southern editor who advised
white men to kill Negroes who were
appointed to Office by the President?
Why did not the Post denounce the
atlanta COnstitutiOnIwhen it mildly
suggested the "ku kluxing" of
Negroes appointed to office. o, no
these were white menl They can
advise murder. killing. lynchings
extermlnatiOn-anything TO on rage
the Negro and it is all right. But
should Negro open his mou tn and
declare that he is a man and advise
his own flesh and blood to contend
for their rights, he is san incen
diary" " IAN insOlsnt Negro" and
the Post and all others of its kind
setupOn him to kill him off,"
we trust this will not deter, to
weaken Mr.. Hayes in his mission
to test and over throw Virginia s
new constitution. and arouse the
egroes of the United States to
hold a National Negro Suffrage
Convention.
The Washington bee., 1903-01-31
ont II Hia CInan

; There was dog fight going or tusa
around the corner out Of sight" cx-
plained the man who was telling the
story, and who always sees the funny
side of life. Back of me, coming az
fast as his little legs could carry him.
WAS a small dog not much bigger than
= rat. AS a matter of fact the biggest
thing about him was his bark, but his
every action seemed to say; oh, do
hope that scrap won't be over befors
/ get there!' / and that small dog
came in sight of the fight at the same
moment. There were six dogs n the
mix-up. and not one of them was
smaller than a calf. The way than
small dog suddenly stopped, took one
look and then turned and legged it for
home caused me to laugh aloud. He
acted as if he had suddenly remem-
bered that it wasn't his day to fight"
Detroit Free Press.
The Washington bee., 1903-01-31
BRIEF POINTERS.

OF every 1000 men accepted for the
United States army, Ss4.97 are native
born.
On the south coast of England there
is q hotel in which tropical tempera-
ture is constantly maintained by
means of steam pipes. The guests are
mostly pensioned officials and officers
who spent so many years in India that
they cannot endure the climate OF
England.
The London Express comments on
the fact that an American publication
mentions the hundredth birthday an
niversaries of several great English
authors as being close at hand, but APP
parently forgets that of an American,
Ralph Waldo Emerson, which comes
next year. Here are some others that
are not far distant: Bulwer-LyttOn
f19O3), Beaconfeld (19O4), Hawthorne
(19OD, Whittier (19O7, LongfellOw
(19O7), Tennyson (l9O9). Thackeray
(191D, Dickens (i912). Those of Bal
zac, Hugo and Dumas have been cele-
bTated within a short time.
Wishing to obtain some special in
formation regarding the Philippines.
Secretary Root gave breakfast at the
Arlington to two men who were
thoroughly posted on the matter. Be
ing unusually absent-minded that
morning he breakfasted alone, and
then went into the lobby, where he
found his two friends. He invited them
into his Office. and there talked with
them for a couple of hours, forgetting
ail about his breakfast invitation until
theyhad departed. His apologies were
profuse, but he has been the subject
of much raiilery on the subject.
The Washington bee., 1903-01-31
Strange Graft.

A traveller says: The strangest
craft have ever seen were the balsas
of Lake Titicaca in Bolivia and Peru
These balsas are made of an aquatic
plant growing in the waters of the
lake. The principle on which they
are constructed by the Aymaras In
dians proves their ingenuity. A bale
of hay naturally floats in the water.
and according 10 the quantity of
dried grass used in constructing thu.
boat do they control the diSDlace-:
ment or carrying capacity. These
boats are likewise fitted with q mast
and sail, and IN some instances carry
from eight TO ten persons. The In
disns travel long distances over this
vast inland lake. the surface of which
is on a level with the summit of the
Jungfrau of the Swiss Alps."-N. Y.
Sun. (
The Washington bee., 1903-01-31
OIL Of Rattlers

In Pennsylvania the oil OF rattle
snakes is preserved most carefully a.
a Iiniment especially good for sore
Joints and for rheumatism. In pro-
curing the oil the dead snake is nailed
head and tail TO hoard and cut open
The fat IS taken out and laid upon q
cloth in tie hot >un. from which the
filtered oil Gr5ps into jar. From fear
that the rept lc may have bitten itself.
the clear oil . r-,red by dropping q
portion of ii into milk. If il floats in
one globule Il - regarded as uHaffect-
ed. If. on The othrr hand, it breaks
into beads and curtI,s the milk, it is
judged TO Ee poisonous and thrown
AWAY. \. Tribune.
The Washington bee., 1903-01-31
OF GENERAL INTEREST.

0re-half of the imports into this
eouRtry are of materials for manufac-
ture.
Canadian trade with Great Britain
has increased over 100000 the past
year.
Twenty-three thousand tables COW
cred with hieroglyphics have been
brought from Nippur, in MesopOta-
mia. by Prof. Hilprecht.
The water power available on the
Pacific slope for producing electric en-
ergy is equivalent to the combustion
of 3OO,OOO,OOO tons of coal year.
In 1850 the value of farm products
of the south exceeded that of manu-
factured products by more than $780,
100000. while in 1900 manufactures
exceeded farm products by more than
S19O,OOO.OOO. though during that pc
riod the number of persons engaged
in agriculture increased SO per cent.
Germany's matchmaking industry,
in which about 100000 is invested,
is said to have been almost ruined by
the output of the American Diamond
Match cOmpany's new factories near
Mannheim. Six months ago matches
made in German works were sold at
so a case; now they are selling at
$40 a case, which is dollar below the
cost of production by German ma
chinery. The Diamond Match company
uses machinery made in the United
States.
The Washington bee., 1903-01-31
A Little Previous.
From the Atlanta, Ga. Age.

Washington, d. c., Negroes can't
get up a decent memorial meeting to
the honor of the late Thomas B. Reed
the NegrO's foremost champion since
the days of Wendell Phillips. Let
some cheap screw demagogue come
along such a advocates of the disfran-
Chlslng constitutions of the southern
states and discussing in slobbery words
Of the bedehcient ~ premiums they
put upon education and property, and
the Metropolitan church can't hold the
throng' Renegades
The BEE wants to inform the
editor Of the Atlanta, Ga, Age
that the Negroes of Washington,
have never attempted to get up a
memorial meetin, for Mr.. Reed
and when they do, they will no
doubt do so. Don't you come to the
conclusion that every side show is a
representation of the sentiment Of
the Negroes of Washington. Mr..
Reed was a great mau, and no
doubt had Mr.. Reeds friends at
tempted a memorial meeting there
would have been one.
And, again, the people Of Vs~ h
The Washington bee., 1903-01-31
Ne,rr Toucnrd Him.

Borem-Your friend, Miss Homer.
seems to have the pTOVerb habit.
Miss NextdOor-ln indeed I'm sure l
never noticed ii.
We'll, she has. just the same. The
other evening when 1 called on her l
remarked about II p. IN. that / must
go, and what do you think she said %
Really. can't imagine. What did
she say?"
''She glanced at the clock and said:
Better late than never Chicago,
Daily News.
The Washington bee., 1903-01-31
Like nnd Unlike.

Towne-I don't see why you should
consider him your enemy, just be
cause he tells you the truth about
YOU. 4 really true friend should do
that.
Rrowne-Yes, but here's the differ
ence. A true friend tells you the truth
about you; an enemy tells it to every
body Philadelphia Press.
The Washington bee., 1903-01-31

Some cOlOred people are big COW
ards. At the meeting Of the Afro
American Council on last Monday
night there WAS not a desenting
voice heard against it's proceedings
but as seon as a few pepers edited
edited by white meu declare against
the meeting, there is a scramble for
the holes. Mr.. Hayes told the truth
and When 8 man tells the truth what
are You going to about ltf
The Washington bee., 1903-01-31
Redemption Of Post.I c.ra..

Postal cards which have been spoiled
and not sent through the mails, if en-
tire. are now redeemed at all post
offices under a sliding scale of Vslua-
tions by which the postmaster viii
paw 7 cents for 10 cards, Is cents for
25 cards, 81 cents for so cards, rs
cents for 100 cards. The cards are 70
be wrapped in bundles Of 25--Wash-
ington Star
The Washington bee., 1903-01-31
BERLIN AND ITS PEOPLE.

Berlin's American residents mum.
Der 1879.
Berlin's statue of Wagner is to be
cut from a block of Pentelikon mar.
bic weighing 38 tons.
Berliners are not satisfied with Il
cents as the minimum cab fare. They
want seven-cent and even three
cent fares for shorter distances.
In Berlin restaurants oysters cost
from so to rs cents per dozen. They
are small and of inferior quality
Cooked oysters are never seen OF
German tables
The Washington bee., 1903-01-31
THE BER WOULD LIKE TO Know

The difference of receiving rail way
mail thieves at Tuskeege and dogs.
The difference between an inter
loper and an honest citizen.
A man who will not take care of his
wife and the man who takes care of
other mems wives,
An editor who will point out what
other people say about you, but will
not publish his own opinion.
A cOlOred lawyer who supports him
Self or a man some one else supports.
The Washington bee., 1903-01-31
Editor Cyrus F. Adams is a good
writer. The certain paragraphs
cOuld have beeen eliminated

The Booker Washington at the
I'd Baptist Church lyceum last Sun
day was quietly turned into an anti
Washington meeting. DR.. Corroth
ers led the fight in a manly way.
There is no man who has been to
This that is more highly thought of
than Or. COrrothers. Tue meeting
last Sunday demonstrated the fast
that the District of Columbia is op
posed to Mr.. Washington and nU
paid hireli1g can convince them
otherwise.
The Washington bee., 1903-01-31
Too Much.

Mrs. Marryat-Mamma is talking Of
closing her house and coming 10 live
with US. Do you think you could sup
port both of us2
Mr.. Marryat-My dear, / can support
you very nicely now, but I'm afraid
your mother would be insupportsbls
Catholic Standard Times.
The Washington bee., 1903-01-31
nIdnsf Imnrean ILL.,.

''She is very artistic" said the in.
pressiona6le youth.
Yes" answered the man with the
steely eyes; she is one of the sort OF
girls who think Dunch of hand-paint-
ed daisies are more important on a din
ner plate than n omelet. ."-Stray
Stories.
The Washington bee., 1903-01-31
The Kurest she'll.

The rares5 shell iu rA.7's"te - one
called Inc Gone of the Holy Mary.
There is a specimen .n The ".'''7H ill''-
scum which d t.u years ago was va.
ued Al $4,000 y. 5 sun
The Washington bee., 1903-01-31
THE Ex-sLAVR PENSION BILL.

Rev. l. L. Walton of Tennessee
the original adVOcator of the Ex-
Slave Pension bill is a man of re-
markable push and influence
among his people. He claims that
Congress ought to appropriate a
sufficient amount OF money from
the unclaimed fund of the colored
soldiers and pay these people who
were held in slavery and were com
PEELED to work without eompensa
ton. On the front page of The BEE
this week is the portrait of Rev.
Walton and the work in which he
is engaged. There is no man bet
ter known the in country than
Rev. Walton. He has member
ship of one hundred and seventy
five thousand people
The Washington bee., 1903-01-31
NInn Thai sncceeds.

j II tell YOU" said the doctor. it
the man who can push himself along
that succeeds in this world"
Not at ALL replied the professor
"It's the man who can shove other
out of his way that succeeds best. -
Pearson's Weekly.
The Washington bee., 1903-01-31
Drinking water ns nnrrx.

Water is so scarce in the Japan
ese island of Oshima that it is the
custom for a bride to take a large
tub of drinking water with her to
her new home as a kind of dowry.
London Chronicle.
The Washington bee., 1903-01-31
MarreIous Continuation

In the formation OF a single loco
motive steam engine there are nearly
5000 pieces TO be put together, ana
these require to be as accurately ad-
justed as the works of a watch
Science and Industry.
The Washington bee., 1903-01-31
GOOD APPOINTMENTS

Public Printer Palmer has follow
ed civil service strictly and two de-
serving men have been promoted,
Capt. Bryan who is an expert on
printing and who has been foreman
Of printing in the government print
office for number of years has
been made chef clerk to succeed
Mr.. Collins who died a few days
ago and Mr.. o J. Ricketts, succeeds
Capt. Bryan. Mr. Ricketts, is one
Of tie best known and one of the
most reliable and competent young
me n under the this government.
He and Capt. Bryan have been justly
and deserVedly rewarded for faith
ful services. The son of Capt.
Bryan succeeds Mr. Ricketts,. He
is also a young man of ability.
The BEE extends it's co0gratula-
tions to these worthy omotions.
Public printer Palmer has added
three more stars to his crown.
The Washington bee., 1903-01-31

Ii Senator Morgan is not dead
before that time he will see his
grand children married to negroes.
5 range things happen sometimes.
The Washington bee., 1903-01-31
How Chinese sleep.

Chinese familie4 sleep on the roofs
of their houses iu summer. ia winter
six or more persons sleep on 0rIeA
bed about four feet high. when IA
warmed by she chimney passing III
der it.-N. I. sun.
The Washington bee., 1903-01-31
ington are peculiar. They are
earning some sense.
The Previous Question.
From the Pine Bluff Herald.

From the Pine Bluff Herald.
Ihe Boston, (Mass.,) Guardian
seconds the motion If the Washington,
D. L (BSEl for a Suffrage Convention,
ana Suggests the adYisability of &C n
inning II to the north" and gives divers
reasons therefor. Not being allowed.
IRON the above, to amend tue motion,
We move the previous question
N Brother Duke, let US have
9 suffrage Convention, We want
no Office-holders.
The Washington bee., 1903-01-31

There was not dissenting voice
at the conclusion of MIR. Hayes
speech on last Monday evening.
The Washington bee., 1903-01-31
The Posts misrepresentation.

One reason Why the negroes |
cause is almost always misju dyed
is on account Of prejudiced and
untruthful white press, which seeks
either 10 ridicule or perYert the
words aud sentiment of almost all
gatherings of our people. The case
in point is the meeting held at the
Lincoln Memorial Church on last
Monday night under the auspices
Of tie AfrO-American Council and
addressed by Jas. II, Hayes, Esq,
who is leading the fight against the
new constitution of Virginia by
which more than one hundred
thousand Negroes have been made
slaves.
Mr.. Hayes subject was obs
tranChisement in Virginia and what
the Negro is doing to resist it. -
The church was packed with the
very best people Of Washington,
and his speech was one of the beat
ever delivered in Washington. 1t
told of Virginia's conditions that
ought to be told with 8 trumpet
from the highest mountain top so
that all the world may know how
the Negro is robbed and dsfrauded
Of his rights guaranteed under the
Constitution Of the United States.
It told Of how teachers, preachers
dOctOls, business men, Taxpayers.
Negro men in every rank aud
condition had BEEN deprived of
citizenship by ignorant white men,
called q Registration BOard-Rhile
not white man had been refused
registration. He told how the
Governor Of the State, and mem
Aers Of the Constitutional Conven-
tloh, had c0nVassed the State from
the mountains to the sea, publicly
prOolaiming that not ONESINGLE
WHITE man would lose his vote.
while every Negro that could, would
be refused registration. He told
Of the four months school system.
He told of the tax on the Indrus-
trial Schools, which only crippled
the Negro Industrial Schools,
Hampton, LawrenceVille and Ma
Hassas. This was revelation
the audience. He told of how
The Negroes had rallied with
their mites, employed counsel.
that the fight was on, and wOLld
never cease until the Supreme
Court had announced that under
the constitution the Negro had
NO rights, which Virginia could
not annul by her gnew cOnstitu-
tiOn. la speaking Of the hard
conditions by which the Negro
was surrounded, he said, 81 am
not an anarchist, l do not believe
in killing any body, but stand up
for your rights and let some one
Kill you; but sooner or later the
Jlm-crJwlng, disfranchising, sell
ing, shooting, butcherIng, lynching
and numbering of the Negro in the
South will make a race of Nat
Turner's which will cause the sword
and torch to desOiate the South" "
This stntance has besn the basis
of the most malicious misrepresen-
tatiOn and the Post and many
other papers have distorted it into
threat ana as advising tue Negroes
to resist the new constitution with |
sword and torch in hand.
This was diametricallv opposite
to the position taken by the speak
er as he d plOred the condition of
the Southern Negro. But why tAis
perTersi0n of facts What reason
has the Post for attempting to make!
the world be ieVe, that Mr. Hayes
vas insane enough to advise the
Negro tOrise up againstthe whites 7
rhs reason is perfectly plain. The
The Washington bee., 1903-01-31

The Afro-Americau Council has
at last concluded that it i best to
have men connected with it.
The Washington bee., 1903-01-31
Annther Lie NniIeh-

Jaggsby-I understand, air, that
you said drank like a fish.
WaggSby-It'S a lie. never knew
you to take drink of water in your
Gfe.-Chicago Daily News.
The Washington bee., 1903-01-31

Register j. W, Lyons has q level
head and at the proper time you will
see him exercise good judgment,
The Washington bee., 1903-01-31

Senator Morgan is of the OpiDion
that the deportation Of the negro is
a solution Oftbe race question.
The Washington bee., 1903-01-31

For president in 1904 no mau
would suit better than Senator Ma
Gus A. Hanna.
The Washington bee., 1903-01-31
In a Rnh MAJ

why, how do you do, Mr.. Brown.
HoW's all the folks?"
They're all well except Bill. Hes
married."-N Y. Journal.
The Washington bee., 1903-01-31
Nh LII Nans .Insto.

''It is never 700 .ate 10 mend Sal1
tAe man who was 100 lazy 10 begin
chicago Daily News.
The Washington bee., 1903-01-31

Col. Vim. Pledger of Ca, makes
a good presiding officer. The Col.
knows how to carry out a program.
The Washington bee., 1903-01-31

The great question now is, wbal
will become of the negro.
The Washington bee., 1903-01-31

Judge James Pugh would be a
good successor to Judge Kimbal.
The Washington bee., 1903-01-31
Then Wa. nn.nh.a

Willie-She said that she loved ma
more than I knew.
Wilhelmina-That's ynothinK.-N, z,
The Washington bee., 1903-01-31

Cowards run when they hear a
gun GO of.
The Washington bee., 1903-01-31

Tue white mans leader, Mr.. Book
er 7. Washington must retire.
The Washington bee., 1903-01-31

The old cOwardly school of negro
politicians is dying out.
The Washington bee., 1903-01-31

For President in 1904, Marcus
AlOnzO Hanna of Ohio.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-06-17

WIFE MURDERER BARTLETT
wlLL sE TRIED ocTosER
ft-AAYaEf

n thai - uirbasi BartIeti fer fhs
n,srst@r q his wffs. tass fsit was go
finuea ~ sifpsriax IesiNe fisfi this
meFHlns fFpsa g0na 2 e. octaassr ~.
H IL frrrs asf. iasiaa af fas attorneys
fst M aefsuss that the death ~
Iaha y uass. wha MNs Ieenina Fa,in.
81 fsr the aernsrds masie ls I'm pssazi biz
fsr them . b. reafy fsx tFist aatn
sext fsIi The state fsslst-si fhs mo
npu Ter caHtiaaanas. rrfssecrfina ~
torney aeaft eesfsudinE that Hhiu3ey
Page sess rsfssnsa ~ Bartlett al
a. fias x hIs arrest ar8 thag Il waa
sut4 rscen d thar Mr. uufs became
tsaesistsd 4ifh them II sha sass.
~ sh'HisF saf Asfernef Wit -
Massi4 2As has as-en saszssias.sa b.
aarrieits FriEnda q TN faa niaea f~ff
ftEaut - NJ flfYea Death szafed
as mernfas fhag Nhsn ar pafe %
tsresf in.a TIE ca2e. IN vinw q his
usas sgeEsaa IN al fFicinai tfifia fht
pfepAratian ~ TIE Hafsusa hsl beet.
ssacea sinast ensirsiY IN bis hands
karfiegt $50 hna hesn Be- faiI since
h<k Nc'uasf - impatient ~ fha psrat-
fane1-rf ~ his ease sol said Ehi-
nsr1lnE ihAt he fully expects 10 b.
fsana nat guilty
He h vefr popular smenz TIE nris
easfA ~ ard faka Reynolds. Wba b.
ssatsrcsd a. fsafa Tor the &IluaE %
Wisam MeNai'g. are the lsadins
tpesifs IN iaH politics
EeTrcifa and nartiaft frhumnaasl
tasssner Years axa lu Nfantsn9 but
haa nfit seen or hfarT ~ earH nfHrf
sses thas tine aHfii fh~T met r. jan
- eefeisea ~ mnfdaf In The frst
ftgFsc
tithnsxh thfre are said a. b. eye
Efaefssa . Hartieifs shooting - bic
*ta. Ne stl1rnaFs say thsy sFe h.
@eess'Yn ~ evidence collected ~ Nf
DIRE uhieH viii lad 20 his acaMttai
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-06-17
MARINE NEWS

japanese liner iyo Mhru reached
seattle last nlsht from Yokohama
completing fast trip of IL days
tlet uafEo comprised 1880 packages
1T miaeali hneuuH freight, Including
40 bales 90 raw Hiia She brought
800 passengers FOR Seattle aud Vie
tarih, 10 Of whom We're Europeans
Steam schooner NewHhoY vii
leave San Francisco fnf THE port Ia
a few days she comes "a Tow the
Hehoouer Afiila. recently purchased
by Stmeuy A Co. to Kayak
Steamer Rainier ~ due tn reach this
purt to-day from san Pedro. via hau
Francisco.
Steamer Santa Barbara ia scheduled
e. arrive to-day from Han Francisco
aud California ports Hho sill briua
a large cargo u redwaud lumber which
will hn shipped 60 Yokohama GA the
Nippon Nascn kaisha llnsr tNa Maru
This is the Second consignment al
lumber Tor shIameug 10 thc orient G.
arrive this week Ia this port from Cal.
ifHfnia
steamer CiU - Seattle arrived lazl
nisht aud the steamers Dolphin and
fprallan this morning from SOUTH.
eastern Alaska with a total of 80 pass.
uuaers.