The Washington bee., 1908-02-01
PARAGRAPHIC NEWS
By Miss Bratris L. Chas-.

III years gone ny NBlen neTe were
few conveniences. Il is predicted that
in the next FIVE years 10000 will be
killed and 625,ooo injured on the rail-
roads according. to the present rate.
The school affairs of the District of
Columbia have at last reached Con-
gress, alter all we have succeeded in
getting q representative in Congress, if
We cannot vote. Quite clear?
The many crimes committed here in
the pas few days make things look
hike Washington, the Capital of the
Nation, IS in need of missionaries and
policemen.
Last Wednesday was generally OBJ
served as Mckinley Day, and carna-
tions were in evidence in all directions.
The custom was established by the or
ganiaztion of the Carnation League of
America. The carnation being Mr..
McKinley's favorite flower.
Rev. Dickerson OF this city preached
at the Third Baptist Church, Philadel-
phia. few Sundays ago.
Bishop c. H. Phillips, of the c. Il.
L. Church, celebrated the fifth anni-
versary birthday aJnuary y.
The Kentucky Standard says: Bro
ther R. w Thompson took occasion to
Gratuitously state that the Standard IS
irrevocably in favor of certain candi-
The Right Worthy Grand Council. I.
o. Of ST. Luke, home office at Rich
.nond, Va, paid death claims for the
month of January over 5000, and more
than $500 of that amount was paid in
tie District of Columbia
The United States Supreme Court
holds that corporations engaged in IN
terstate commerce cannot be restrained
from discharging employees because they
are members OF labor unions nor from
disseminating again them for the same
reason
When George P. Wetmore took the
oath Of office as United States Senator
from Rhode Island the membership Of
the Senate was increased to niney-two.
whcih is the largest in the history of The
eeunuy
The Supreme Court will take nexs
Monday q recess of three weeks.
On account of the recent outbreak Of
smallpox in the District, the health Of
icer has Eeen obliged to swear in .
number of men to serve as watchmsa
to keep strict quarantine over the places
where cases of the disease have been 10
Gated
The Portuguese Premier, upon the ad-
vice cf the police, sleeps IN diferenI
house, carefully guarded, each night.
Mrs. Sarah Dean La Fetra, a member
+ the 4 committee Of the Women's III
terdenominaGrnal Unicr of the District
of Columbia, has made an appeal Tor
Greater Washington" s he has ad-
dressed 4 letter to the Commissioners,
in which she says that "she IS unhcs-
Ittingty n favor cf TIE entire aboL-
ton Of the saloon.
William T. Belt chief of the local
iire department, with an escort of sew
enty members Of his department. went
to Baltimore last Monday to attend the
iunerJ; Of Lieutenant Marmon and Pr
vate Pugh, of the Baltimore Fire De-
partment.
Al = dinucr Of Tie New York State
Bar Association at the Waldorf-Asto-
ria, last Saturday evening, Ambassador
Joseph NJ. Choate said: President
Roosevelt should either name eminent
malefactors whom he denounces, Or
stop denouncing them"
The funeral services of Edward Nc
Dowell took place from St. Georges
Church, New York, last week. Many
people OF prominence in the musical
and literary circle attended.
About 200 mechanics and helpers
have been dropped from the Navy Yard
roll, owing to the lack Of money.
The Chinese New Year began today
and the celebration IS to continue for
one week. 1t is said to be almost en-
tirely social in its nature
Ouida (Louise dc Ia Ramee) the nov
e1ist died last Saturday at Viareggio,
Italy, after a lingering illness. Il is
said she died in most distressing pow
erty.
A number Of the foreign laborers are
leaving the United States for their na-
tive countries on account of lack of
employment Many have been thrown
out OF work on the completion OF q.
large portion OF it.
It is stated that the right of the Sal
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