The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-11-04
WASHINGTON
The City of Magnificent Dis
tanCeS
AColl ection CT Events Occurring Among
the People Of The Capital Of This Great
and Glorious Nation and Conden sed for
the Ha sty Perusal of our Many Readers

Special Correspondence THE APPEAL.
Washington, Nov l. Amid the noisy
blooming of guns and strains of mar
tial music, President Roosevelt alight-
ed from the Dolphin at the Washing
ton Navy Yard, Tuesday morning,
after an absence OF thirteen days, and
during which he travelled several
thousand miles by land and water.
AS the President set his foot on
shore the Marine Band played THE
Star Spangled Banner" AS soon as
the first strains of the national anthem
reached the Presidents ears he stop
ped and stood with barred head until
the music stopped. Then he came for
ward and greeted the sixteen naval Of
ficers. who, in full dress uniform, We're
drawn up to receive him.
After he had shaken hands with
them and bowed to the crowd that was
gathered to meet him, the President
got into an open carriage with Mrs.
Roosevelt, who had driven down to
| meet him, and went Immediately to
! the White House.
The President appeared to be in the
| best of health and spirits and showed
! no signs of fatigue after his long and
trying trips.
What do you think? "The amalga.
| nation of all the races is Gods solu-
| ton of the race problem" declared
Bishop John William Hamilton of
San Francisco at a mass! meeting of
| Methodists at the Metropolitan Me-
mortal church addressed by several
| bishops now holding their semi-annual
conference in this city.
| Over in Maryland" said the bishop,
some cheap politicians are trying to
solve the race problem, so-called, by
thrusting' its difficulties out of their
Path. They are trying to deprive men
Of their God-given rights T.
| What does God care for the color
of a mans face? I want to say that
the typical American is to be born OF
the an1algamation of all the races that
now inhabit this continent
/ Many of you who are very proud
no doubt, of what you are pleased to
call your 'Anglo-Saxon BLOOD will be
the grandparents, or, at any rate. the
great-grandparents, of men and women
partly Chinese and Japanese and Rus
sian Jew and southern European and
dnsky African
| The Grand United Order of Odd
! Fellows will celebrate on Friday No,
vember II at Convention hall the
ltWenty-fifth anniversary of the institu
ton OF the Grand Lodge in the District
of Columbia.
! LII the District Of Columbia jurisdic
| ton there are twenty-nine subordinate
lodges, twenty-three Households OF
Ruth, two patriarchies, two past grand
masters councils, one Odd Fellows
Veteran Association, six Juvenile So
/ cieties and one Odd Fellows Union
relief Association. These various
branches have a total membership Of
over 5000.
| One hundred members of the Ken.
lucky Republican Club left Washington
Saturday night for their homes in Ken.
tucky TO take part in the election
/ Niagara Falls is to be preserved as
one OF the seven wonders of the world
under formal agreement between the
! "A
hand of industry, which has been di-
vertlng the waters from this stupen.
dous cataract, is to be stayed In &C.
cordance with Instructions given by
! the president, Secretary Root will in.
ltlate negotiations with Sir Mortimer
Durand. British ambassador, for the
4 purpose OF limiting the use Of the
waters OF Niagara river for industrial
purposes.
Senator Cullom, chairman of the
Senate committee on foreign relations
sald IN recent interview that he be
lleved the treaty made with Santo Do
mingo for financing the affairs of that
republic would receive the approval OF
the Senate at the coming session. He
contended that such action would be g
long step toward ending the troubles
OF santo Domingo.
/ At the Second Baptist Lyceum, Mr.
Shelby J. Davidson read paper or
Lincoln to Roosevelt" to an enthusi
astic audience
4 Acting Public Printer Ricketts, has
AAiCA Llle
Isaving OF money to the government ii
It's public printing. He thinks wage:
in some departments were 20 per cen
4 higher than in commercial Offices.
/ The make up man OF the Bee mus
have been little mixed last week fol
4 he inserted an excellent portrait 0
the late President Mckinley with tn,
Inscription. "Whitow Reed
4 The pupils of Mrs. Pelham's piano
forte school gave musical at tn,
). Bethel Literary Society Tuesday even
ing. The performances were very cred
liable Next Tuesday evening Novem
II Der Z, Hon. George w. Ellis, Charge
1 de-Affaires and Secretary Of the Unit
led States Legation at the Republic O
Liberia, will lecture on, The Languag'
and Culture Of the Val speaking Ne
lgroes of West Africa
2!
After many delays and several post
ponements, the board of education
Monday night, in special meeting
passed upon the charges against Mrs
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