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The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-11-30
CHAPTER TX.

Moyra was the last or the decorating
party to return home, Tea was nearly at
an end when the Rector appeared. The
younger ones had gone of to finish the
house decorations, taking Angus and Ter
ry with them. Bride and Aileen had re-
fused to jpin them so soon. The Rector
was in high spirits.
sI'ye been to the big house." he an
nounced, not noticing Aileens start.
"They are delightful people. The house
is furnished in perfect taste. They, might
have lived there for years. saw Mr..
and Mrs. Fenton. She was the daughter
of the Earl of Beckenwith, but she has
dropped her title. He is quiet, gentle
manly fellow"
The Rector had evidently enjoyed his
visit and formed very favorable impress
sions of his new parishioners. The al
| terations in the house and gardens had
evidently taken his fancy, and he talked
about them until he had finished his tea
and risen to leave. Then he observed
| casually
sch, the Fentons have got daughter
about Delda's age, Moyra! They have
| only son and this child. / asked her
| to come across tomorrow evening after
| dinner and make friends with our young
4 sters. We may expect her about eight
| o'clock for an hour or so, her mother said
BY the way, Aileen, the son is up al
Trinity. Do you know anything about
himN The father seemed to imply that be
was rather we'll known there"
II suppose he is," Aileen said care.
lessly. The rowed In the varsity eight
and Is captain OF the Rugby team. Hell
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-11-30

Hides, Pcits and Wool.-To get full
value, ship TO the old reliable N. w.
Hide and Fur Co., Minneapolis, MINI.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-11-30

The herring catch off the shores Of
England represents $15,000,000 annually.
The Washington bee., 1907-11-02
PARAGRAPHIC NEWS.
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Continued from Page I)
speaking on the streets.
A remarkable criminal case has been
closed in Arkansas by the death of Co.
van Beard, convicted some time ago for
assault on Annie Hartley. After accus-
ing the. man the woman declared she
had lied, but the man was held until re-
leased by death.
The Electrical Testing Laboratories
of New York will make phomesric tests
of the electric. gas and naphtha street
lighting systems in the District for the
purpose of seeing whether candle power
and gas consumption are in accordance
with the requirements of the act of Con-
gress.
1t is stated that an effort will be made
during the coming session of Congress
to secure the enactment of law prohib-
iting the sale of beer or liquor of any
kind in this city, in any unsealed vessel
unless consumed on the premises where
purchased.
The Washington bee., 1907-11-02

a child such a sum for a night
school?
Let the committee and Dr.. Chan
cellor 10 their duty, which society
demands. 1t will be remembered
that when the first publications. of
this affair was made, the Editor
of The Bee stated then that he had
never been given an appointment in
the schools, under Chancellor'S ad-
ministratiOn that he has defended
several by virtue of charges against
fthem which the law provides, he
will not deny. Those persons were
we'll known to the Superintendent,
and that no appointment in the
schools can be made without the
sanction or approval of the Super
intendent OF public instruction, as
he wells knows, and he asserted,
in the presence of witnesses that
none had been made for the Editor
of The Bee. Then why should he
have made the broad and unWar-
ranted charge that he and his as
/ sistanC intend to stop the sale OF
teacherships by certain Negro law
yers, whom hhe knew had made
none? 1t is. plain. He had been
charged with having delivered a
lSpeech before the Mt. Pleasant Git
liens Association against the col
Ored schools, which was CONDEMNED
in public interview by the Editor
of The Bee and in his paper. Ii
was an effort to divert the atlen-
ton of the people from the main
issue which the Editor of The Bee
asserted. If DR.. Chancellor knew
las he previously stated, that Ger
tain Negro lawyers were bartering
places, why would he invite one OF
those to call and consult with him
Why would he make promises tc
him? Why would he make sug-
gestions to him? And why would
he ask one of them to do a thing
that he would not do himself? II
the Negro lawyers are so bad as
he would have the world to believe
that they address them Dear" anC
subscribe himself" Cordially yours"
Zone tale is good until another i.
told"
The Washington bee., 1907-11-02

common white man wants to at
tract attention to himself he de-
clares that his neXt-door neighbOr
is too common for him to associate
with. So it it with a common Ne
gro. The common white man and
the common Negro are just alike.
There are lots of common white
men in this country and occasionally
they creep into the army. By some
oversight a few common white men
crept into the Spanish War Vet
Grams, and the moment they were
admitted they imagined that they
were superior to the well-bred and
well-reared persons of their own
race 1t is only the poor white
trash that give trouble in any Ca
pacity. There is no color prejudice
in the army. The colored Ameri-
cans will be called upon soon
enough to defend this republic.
They will be needed sooner than
these prejudiced whites expect.
While many think and believe
that Japan does not intend to fight
TINS country, but just wait. The
Japanese are different from colored
Americans or any other national
ity. There is to be war between
America and Japan, and before it
is concluded the Negro will be
greatly in evidence and these tin
soldiers connected with the Spanish
War Veteran Association will be
weighed in the balance and found
wanting
The Washington bee., 1907-11-02
BRUCE ON THE RUN!!

The anilnus Of the letter libelling
the Editor of The Bee, the truth
of whose accusation was inquired
into by a special committee of the
Board OF Education. IS beginning
10 come to light. Roscoe Conkling
Bruce has become frightened over
the vile charge contained in his let
ter. and is trying to stand from I'M
der the crash which he knows is 10
follow.
1t is learned that Bruce has told
Capt James F. Oyster that he did
not write the letter Of his own ac-
cord, but at the request and dicta-
ton of Superintendent Chancellor
This shows Bruce up in his true
light. If what he says is true, he
is not man of independent judg-
ment and action, but the servile and
plant tool of DIR. Chancellor. In
other words, the Assistant Super,
intendent of Colored Schools is not
an educator, but an errand body
and slave of DR.. Chancellor.
Whether Bruce wrote the letter
of his own motion or at the die
tation of DR.. Chancellor is of little
consequence, except as it seems tc
show that DR.. Chancellor has &
motive to serve which he dares not
explain to the public.
The Washington bee., 1907-11-02
LATIN AND GERMAN.

1t is now proposed to introduce
Latin and Gerpan in the seventh
and eighth grades in the public
schools. What has become of the
Committee on Textbooks These
are two unnecessary studies in our
public schOols,especially when Eng
glish is absolutely necessary.
The Bee is of the opinion that
pupils in our schools are very much
in need of good English. They
need practical education. What
benefit is Latin and German to the
seventh and eighth grade pupils
\ good English education is what
our children need. The Board of
Education should see to it that
these two studies in our school p1U-
gram be eliminated, Pupils have
no time to be bothered with Latin
and German. Some of our best
and most learned men never knew
the meaning of Latin and German
when they went to school.
The Washington bee., 1907-11-02

Halloween was observed in an or
derly manner in this city. The throw
ing OF flour and other indignities" were
not permitted.
Bulguera, a Spaniard, on a recent ar
rival from Manila to Madrid, said that
there are more than four thousand pris-
oners in the Bulacan Province, but the
Bureau Of Insular Affairs at the War
Department doubts the story OF Bull
guerra.
The venerable" old depot at New
Jersey avenue and c street was deserted
last Sunday morning after more than
seventy-one years Of service, to take up
new quarters at the Union Station.
J. {. Mellish, of Cottage Grove, Mad
ison, Wis, a farm boy. has discovered
two comets this year, which have made
him very prominent in the astronomical
world
After having been pastor Of Meth
odist churches for eight years, Rev.
Richardson Gray, of East Orange, n.
J., preached his final sermon as a mem
Der of that denomination last Sunday,
and will now be Presbyterian minis
ter
It is said that the Independence Water
and Light plant II Missouri will use oil
instead of coal.
The few colored pers4ns who went to
see the "Clansman" last week in Aus
tin, Texas, out of curiosity. were con-
vinced that the play was disgraceful
one.
Mr.. Charles Furlong, who died not
very long ago, left $1,000 to the Alcon
University for the education of the Ne
gro' in Mississippi.
The Washington bee., 1907-11-02
OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT

OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Just why the citizens of Wash
ingtOn should be deprived of the
right of the elective franchise The
Bee does not know. 1t is claimed
that the District of Columbia is the
beSt-gOverned city in the world. 1t
may be from the standpoint of the
aristocracy and those who prejudic-
ed certain class of people
The people are taxed against
their will, and they have no oppor-
tunity of saying who shall repre-
sent them. Taxation without rep
resentation is against the COnsti-
tuition of the United States. Every
citizen should be permitted to vote,
no matter what his color may be or
his condition.
Tn some branches of our local
government the acts of the govern
ing power are arbitrary and unrea-
sonable. Some of our local courts
are tyrannical, and the rights OF
the citizen are disregarded. We
have a government that caters lc
the whims OF the aristOcracy; a
government that denies to certain
individuals those rights that are
guaranteed by the Constitution OF
the United States. We have a
government that permits lin
Crow cars to enter the capital OF
the nation, in which all national
laws are made. and the seat of the
national government. We have Z
government that is admired for its
imaginary enforcement of laws, ,anC
where justice is a mockery. We
have a government in which tyr
rany reigns supreme and official:
appointed by the people permitted
to abuse thin without restraint
We live under government il
which one class is fed upon the sub
stance of the earth and another clas:
! purues only the shadow. What we
need in the District of Columbia
! is "a government of, for AMI by
the people"
When that kind of government is
established we may hope for bet
ter times.
The Washington bee., 1907-11-02
THE LATE n. w. CUNEY.

he attempt OF DIR. Mckinley
of Chicago, to prove that the late
N. w. Cuney was not a Negro
failed. Mrs. Maud c. Hare. the
daughter of Mr.. Cuney, deserves
credit for her victory over her di-
vorced husband in securing the Gus
tody of her child.
The late N.W.Cuney always rep
resented himself as a colored man,
and it is to the credit of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Hare, to let the world
know that she made no effort to
lose her identity with her people.
The Bee congratulates you, Mrs.
Hare, and her two Chicago law
yers, Messrs. Edward E. Wilson
and S. Laing Williams, who rep
The Washington bee., 1907-11-02
DR.. DREW DECLINED A FIVE
THOUSAND-DOLLAR SAL

DR.. Drew declined a salary Of fy.
thousand dollars a year at the regular
church meeting of the COSMOPOLITAN
Temple Baptist Church. worshipipg
temporarily on o street between Sev.
enth and Eighth street northwest held
last Thursday Rev. Simon P. w. Drew
DID, pastor, read a statement giving
a sketch of the wonderful progress Of
the church from its organization 10
until the present time, at the meeting
and extends his hearty thanks for III.
cooperation of both ocfiers and mem-
bers during his administration: also
thanking them for their thoughtfuIness
in raising his salary; but, after PRAYER
full consideration of same, he felt if
both as a conviction and duty to de-
cline the yearly salary of FIVE thousand
dollars for the present. DR.. Drew stat
ed further that as the constitution pro-
vides that when the membership shall
have reached FIVE thousand the pastor
shall receive salary Of three thousand
dollars per annum. and that II would
suffice.
DIR. Drew is very busy man and his
services are in great demand through
out the country
He will preach special sermons nsxt
Sunday at his own church at II am.
and 8 pm, with the covenant meeting
at seven o'clock pm. and communion
at nine O'Clock pm.
Rev. ]. Anderson Taylor will also ap-
pear On the programme during the week
at GaIbraith Church.
Mrs. James H. Thomas and Miss
Madge Thomas, Of 4o5 Seventh avenue,
New York city are the guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. James. H. Winslcw, 1904 R
street northwet They leave for James
town next week.
The Washington bee., 1907-11-02

zens who have the best interests Of =.
schools at heart.
However the case may be decided
the incident is to be deplored, for .o-,'
ing at the beginning of the career >.
Mr.. Bruce in a position Of so much il.
fiuence and responsibility to which b.
has been followed by the good wish,
Of people all over the country, it NAV
be expected to have something Of a sin.
ister influence upon the further admin.
istration of his Office.
John H. Paynter.
The Washington bee., 1907-11-02
ESTABLISHED 1889.
THE BRUCE INVESTIGA-
TION.

TION.
Those who were present at the
investigation last Thursday, Octo-
Der 24th, and saw the attitude of
Roscoe COnkling Bruce, when he
was being tried for that libelous
letter he penned to the Superin-
tendent of Schools, saw a detected
and pitiful spectacle. Not once,
when he was confronted by the &C
cused, did he raise his eyes from the
floor and look his accused in the
face.
The testimony of Mrs, May
Syphax Gibson was dramatic, and
when she pointed her finger in his
face and cried out, You know you
told malicious falsehood.' it al
most brought tears from the eyes
of the spectators.
She said that she was a widow ;
that she had a baby child to sup
port; that she had trouble with
Bruce at Tuskegee, which was the
motive of his attack upon her, and
that she had never uttered such a
thing in her life. She emphasized
the fact that she had never i'll her
life applied for night school, AMI
this was corroborated by DIR. w.
Bruce Evans, supervising principal
of night schools, who testified that
the lady never applied for a night
school; but he OR. Evans) ap-
pointed her upon the recommends
ton of her friends, and that he
knew her and knew her worth as
a teacher when he appointed her
that Mr.. Chase was not one of the
presons who recommended her.
Who is safe in our schools if this
man is permitted to remain at the
head of our colored schools
Bruce showed his malice after
the lady hal made a sworn affidavit
by declaring that Negro lawyers
were selling places in the schools,
and the stand taken by the Super
intendent in stopping the sale OF
places was correct. The interview
of both Superintendents in the daily
press to the effect that they would
stand pat, Notwithstanding the de
mails made by Mrs. Gibson anc
Mr.. Chase, was evidence of malice
for which they shall be held re
sponsible.
The Superintendent, DR.. Chan
cellor, would have everybody to be
lieve. Notwithstanding his denial o.
his speech against the colOreC
schools, that he never uttered th'
words attributed to him. The evi
dence showed that the lady neve,
asked for a night school; hence sh,
would have no motive in saying tha
she paid fifty dollars for a place
that she never asked for, and t
which she was appointed wlthou
her knowledge, and at the time O.
her appointment her name wa:
printed wrong; hence she did no
know that she was the person re.
ferred to in the printed list of night
school appointees.
Arguing the question from Mr.
Bruce's standpoint, was his excuse
sufficient to have dropped her
name? Is it a crime for a person
to pay a lawyer for services rem
dered in an honorable way? The
very fact that the charge is mali
cious, the lady would only receive
SI.5o per night, or S4.5o per week
which would average $500 per
month. What heartless person
would have charged a widow with
The Washington bee., 1907-11-02
OPPOSED TO THE CONSTITU-
TTON,


The National Capital was honored last
week by the presence of a dignlhed,
substantial and prosperous looking del
egation of colored men from the Indian
erritory, who came on TO lay before
the President and the Atorney-GereRal
the protest of their fellow-citizens
against the approval of the constitution
of the new State of Oklahoma alleging
that it sanctioned discrimination in the
franchise and in the enjoyment Of civil
rights on common carriers and in publicc
entertainment based on color, and was
in violation of the enabling act They
petitioned the President to withhold his
signature and to refuse to proclaim Ok
lahoma State until the Objectionable
clauses should be eliminated. The body
was composed of Messrs. A. g. w.
Sango, merchant; Archie V. Jones and
w H. Twine, attorneys at law, the lat
ter editor Of the Muscogee Cimeter; }.
A. Roper, real estate dealer; J. w Sim
mons, William Bradford and s. A. Bell,
merchants and cotton planters.
The President received them cordially
and it was evident that their earnest and
eloquent presentation of their cause
made a deep impression upon him. He
reserved his decision at the time, but
later reports indicate that he will sign
the constitution, because Of the parl.
mount importance of Statehood. i is
an open secret nevertheless, that he
does not endorse the disfranchising pro-
visions, and may make his attitude clear
er before proclaiming Statehood on the
10Th of November. The delegation was
introduced by Register Vernon.
While in the city the Indian Territory
delegation was the recipient Of nuneF-
Gus social courtesies, conspicuous aJsohs
them the dinner on Thursday evening
by Register and Mrs. w T. Vernon IT
their T street residence, lie Droit Park,
and the luncheon and reception by Arch
itect and Mrs. J. A. Lankford at their
residence, 1910 V street, Friday evening.
Among those present at the latter fune-
ton were Mr. Fred R. Moore, editor oi
the New York Age and COlOred Amer
ican Magazine; Mr.. and Mrs. W. L.
Houston, Mr.. and Mrs H. P. Slaugh-
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. R. w Thompson
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Neill. Mrs. NJ, l.
Scott, Mrs. Ada Matthews, Mr.. W J..
Pollard, Mr.. A. f Landlord; Mrs Il.
Davis, of Detroit Mrs. Carrie W CLii-
ford. of Cleveland, Ohio, Ohio; William
Stewart of Philadelphia; Miss Rosa
Young, Of Memphis, Tenn. Mrs. Lucy
Nooks, of Wilberforce,. Ohio; w, H. I.
Brown. of Newport News Va.
The visitors were highly pleased "ii'
Washington and its people, and are sal
isfed that their rip has been success
even though the Statehood OF Ok.s-
homa under it present constitution could
not be prevented.
The Washington bee., 1907-11-02
SPANISH WAR VETERANS.

You can always tell when a coilr-
mon white man is around. He is
different from the high-toned white
gentleman. A thoroughbred white
man is too much of gentleman to
stoop to small things. Whenever a
The Washington bee., 1907-11-02
resented her, should be congratu-
lated.
RACE DISCRIMINATION.

The Bee in this weeks issue re-
produces the special correspond
ence OF Mr.. John H. Paynter that
appeared in the Denver (Colorado)
Statesman OF October 10. 1t is an
interesting correspondence that
should be read by all lovers Of fair
play. 1t is true, as Mr.. Paynter
has pictured, that colored men in
the several departments of the gov
ernment are Disseminated against
and badly treated, simply on ac-
count OF their color. Instead OF
getting better, conditions are get
ting worse. and this prejudice and
discrimination seem to emanate
from so-called white Republican
chiefs and understrappers.
The Washington bee., 1907-11-02

Mr.. w. P. Stewart, of Philadelphia
who has been visiting our city Tor uls
past two weeks. has returned nome
While here he was entertained by Dr.
Harris and wife, Of South Washington.
The Washington bee., 1907-11-02

Roscoe Conkling Bruce should
relieve the Superintendent by hand
ing in his resignation, The ST.
perintendent should hand in his res
ignation and relieve the Board of
Education.
The Washington bee., 1907-11-02

Since the Board of Education
does not seem to know anything of
The bribery charges of DR.. Chan
cellor, let the courts take the mat
ter in charge.
The Washington bee., 1907-11-02
SENATOR CLAY ATTACKS NOR
TON.
From the Progressive Era.

From the Progressive Era.
Senator Clay, in an address before
the second and third-class postElasters
associations, recently held in Atlanta,
aid some things about NJ. B. Morton.
former postmaster at Athens, which We
resent and deny.
The Senator, of course, stands for
reelection to the job, we believe; a
majority of the people of this State feel
he ought never to have had in the first
place; therefore, to curry favor with
the voters, he claimed all the credit for
the removal of the Negro postmaster"
by convincing the President that the
Negro was without the necessary char
acter
Now, no one knows so we'll as SEN
ator Clay that character had little or
nothing TO do with the removal of NJ.
B. Morton, from the postmastership at
Athens, Ga
Had Mr.. Morton been a white man.
with the same character and standing
he now enjoys in the community, he
would be postmaster today. Every fair
minded man knows that Morton was re-
moved because of his color, and the fur
ther and greater reason because white
man wanted the job.
That the President was imposed upon
by Mr.. Clay and his friends we have
no doubt; but they were not deceived
they wanted the jobs, and they got them
That's why a Democratic Senator, un-
der a Republican administration, can
abuse and slarder a man endorsed by
the Republican party before a conven-
ton of Democratic Federal office hold
ers.
There may come change some OF
these days, and the Senator may not
be in a position to convince the Presi-
dent that all Negroes are without the
necessary character for political prefer
ment
President Roosevelt has always
catered to the rebel sentiment in
the South, with hope of gaining
popular applause. This Democratic
Senator seems to boast because he
persuaded the President to remove
a cOlored postmaster in the person
of Mr.. Martin.
Any cOiOred man who votes for
President Roosevelt is a traitor to
! his race.
The Washington bee., 1907-11-02
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Certain appointments in the High
School are to be Investigated, and
YOU will see who has been selling
places.
The Washington bee., 1907-11-02
w. CALVIN CHASE, EDITOR

Entered at the Post Office at Washing
ton, D. c., as second-class
mail matter.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-04

King, c, F., Jr. A Boys Vacation; 914 K.
 The Life of a Bear, (Anonymous) j 59O Al.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-04

rails that the third year of perfect de- velopment may be unmarred and that they may acquire that seemliness and those dimensions which now command the biggest prices at the West End frGiterers.
 Now at this moment the workers throng the lily field gathering the un- opened lilies, and the crisp stalks are being laid in the wicker basket for con veyance to the safe shelter and even warm temperature of the glass houses, When fully open they are made up in bundles of a dozen and laid neatly side by side in the regulation boxes And in cart or in boat they have been brought down to one of the little steamers which ply to Penzance, and ,ethn their 40 mile journey over are taken possession of by the Great West ern Railway, which conveys them more Tor elss swiftly to Paddington, and early morning sees the Covent Garden sales man proclaiming their merits to a matter of fact throng of buyers. One morning they are in their Cassiteridean home, innocent of the ways of cities, the next sees them in the heart of "the busy hum of men. London Tribune.