The Washington bee., 1907-07-20
ITEMS ON THE WING

the Supreme Court.
In the death of Mr. Speare. the un-
dertaker, it has been brought out that
the funeral OF Garfield has never been
paid The United States owes for the
funeral.
Senator Ben. Tillman at Jackson.
Mich, challenged Senator Dolliver OF
Iowa to fight a duel because the Senator
from Iowa disagreed with Tillman's
great howl about the race problem.
Friends interfered and the mill was de
clared off.
Gov Vardaman of Mississippi has en-
braced religion.
Jack Johnson, the colored heavy
weight, is training at Atlantic City for
his fight with Fitzsimmons which will
take place at Philadelphia July y. He
has sent a challenge to fight Burns, the
Canadian pugilist.
Former Representative John s. Wise
of Virginia, one time Republican candi-
date for governor of Virginia, in an
address before the Maryland Bar As
sociation. in touching upon the actions
of the present Executive, in part said
that many things he was doing have no
justification in the Constitution, and fur
ther, that the people would not uphold
party which advocated Federal or
State aggression, etc.
The colored people Of Richmond, Va,
last week Missed the picture of Roose-
welt at an entertainment given at the
True Reformers Hall.
Read The Bee
Secretary Cortelyou intends TO make
reforms in the working of the United
! States Terasury Department in the near
future.
Last Tuesday Sir Knight Julius War
ren, Of Gethsemane Commandery, No
/ 5, K T, was buried with Masonic hon
ors. The next day Brother S. G. Hun
ter of John F Cook Lodge. No. 10
F. A A. NJ, was buried. Both of these
members Of the Craft Virginia Avenue
Faction) were highly respected in the
Jurisdiction Requiescat in pace
We see by the Saturday night Stal
a picture showing the President giving
the japanese Yamamoto the razzle-d daz-
lie about his farm The Japs are fun,
my; they viii laugh; but what they
make up their minds to do they vii
put into operation as. soon as practical
Last Sunday the District militia lef
for camp at Harpers Ferry. We notice
as usual, the First Separate Battalion
has the same old billet, viz, looking
out for the horses. the officers servants
! etc, while the other part of the bri
gadc goes to the front in military ca
paciy.
, Lieut.. Governor L. Y. Sherman las
Friday at a banquet in Chicago scath
ingly and relentlessly paid his respect
to the President, Mr.. Roosevelt.
The clock in the Public Building il
Philadelphia Is the second largest il
the world.
The Public Printer has instituted fine
in the Government Printing Office 10
proofreaders for their costly oversights
The white people in New York ar
- having tough times with the Italians
They commit all manner of crimes, ant
! the authorities are powerless.
The NJ w Eureka Grand Lodge 0
Ancient York (Compack) for the Dis
trict of Columbia is moving up the line
Ill. Robert Norman, sgd degree, tn
Grand Master, is travelling night and da
+, for the Craft. So far as the other ele
: ments crying out that the Compacks ar
:. no good, our advice is forget not you
origin in the United States As "
J., have said before, people in glass house
should not throw stones.
, Comrade John Wells, former men
h ber of the Thirty-hfth Regiment, Con
plny l, United States colored troops
also member of Shaw Regiment, n,
4, Union Veterans, Union Division {
the Potomac for five years the adJl
n tant died July II, He was buried @
p Monday the 18th at Arlington with mi
. itary honors. Ill. James H Dabne
: 33d degree, funeral director, in charg
The military movements were uIfder Il
49, direction of Col H. c. Saunders ar
- r. D. Goodman. Lieut.. Colonel Actin
II Adjutant of the regiment Decease
m was employed at the Government Prin
ing Office for over ten years, He was
former member of o. P Morton Pos
No. 4, @. A R, Department OF the P'
tomac. He leaves a family. Rest
IN peace.
II Read The Bee The paper that IS n
- afraid to talk.
For the information Of the membe
+ of the Compack Masonic fraternity
IL the District of Columbia, Sunday scho
= every Sunday at the hall from to
pm. Visiting Compacks in the Distri
=, of Columbia are invited to attend.
The orincipal druggists IN our ci