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room open Wednesday 2.5 p. m. Sub
ject, May 81. 1908, Ancient and
Modern Necromancy, or Mesmerism
and Hypnotism."
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"That he was q good politician and
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The Washington bee., 1908-05-02
What | Saw And Heard

= Why make admiration at a fellow
creature who happens to lose office
or money when today princes of the
royal blood work. Take, for instance.
Prince Paleologue of Greece, work
ing for FIVE dollars per week, lost his
job and now filling the position CT
escort to women shoppers If we
would learn to help more those who
are down we would help to a great
extent to solve the Negro problem
of the United States. United efforts
mutual benefits.
Mrs. James Wright of Memphis,
Tenn, white, shot and killed Leila
Gorden, colored, and started to shoot
Mary Davis, also colored, last week.
She was arrested.
A spiritualist mask has been adopt
The Washington bee., 1908-05-02

pher OF the A. N. E. Conference at
Norfolk next month. Mr.. Macbeth
is to embark in business at Norfolk.
a moving picture circuit in
connection with his studio work.
Mrs. Henry Lassiter, OF 1915 Sev-
enteenth street northwest, is rapidly
recovering from a serious illness, and
will soon be able to resume her place
in the social world.
Mrs Madge Dyer White is max
ing elaborate preparations for the
production OF the Moon Queen" on
next Friday evening al True Re
formers Hail.
ST. Mary's Protestant Episcopal
Church rendered Sir John Stainer's
oratorio THE CrUcihxion" in mag
nihcent style last Friday evening.
The augmented choir OF one hun
dred voices was directed by Mr.. Err
nest Amos, who also carried the bass
,xs III RIkIiSs dSl..
The Washington bee., 1908-05-02

THEIR WORK IN THE SOUTH.
II Handsome Gift to FeygiHoH's and
Williams School
December 9Th, 1882, Miss Ella Vir-
ginia Chase (familiarly called Jennie
Chase), one of the best teachers IN
the public schools of Washington
city, married the Rev E. w. Will
Jams and went to Abbeville, South
Carolina. They soon saw the needs
of their people from an industrial
and educational point of view, and
in January, 1888, founded the insti-
tuition which they have presided over
for about twenty-six years - Fergu-
son Williams College
At the very start they introduced
into their school industrial work,
which was regarded as an innova-
ton among those for whom they la
bored.
The enlargement of their work
has been hampered for want of funds
But, Notwithstanding this, they Op-
Grated the departments of domestic
science and art for the girls. and
gardening and farming for the boys,
as we'll as the academic courses.
Their present quarters are made
quate and the buildings too small to
accommodate the many students who
desire to attend the institution.
Hence the Rev. Mr.. Williams has Sc
cured a forty-acre tract OF land, to
which he contemplates moving the
present buildings and erecting 9th
ers, including a domestic science hall.
The first gift received for this pur-
pose was from the late Mrs. Fannie
Graves Lathorn, a Christian South
ern woman. \ noble character! She
was only known to the Rev. T. w
and Mrs. Williams through CORE
spOndence.
The following is Mrs. Fanny G.
Lathorn's bequest to various chari-
table objects:
/ give to Mr.. Snedecoe, secretary
OF the Southern Presbyterian BoarC
of Evangelizations the sum OF four
hundred dollars for the improvement
of and removing of Rev. Mr.. VIII
Jams college at Abbeville, South Ca
rolina.
The Washington bee., 1908-05-02

ed by mediums to allay skepticism in
receiving messages from the dead.
Henry Chadwick, aged eighty
three years. the father of baseball,
died last week of pneumonia at his
home in Brooklyn, n. y.
Judge Levine of Cleveland defines
kissing as assault and battery. He
fined Jacob Gideon SIS and costs, be
sides thirty days in the workhouse.
The Methodist preachers of Viii
mington. Del. have decided that wom-
en- shall not wear large hats in
church.
1t is with regret we announce the
departure to the Unseen Temple of
III. Noble ]. B. Montgomery Thir-
ty-third degree, of the Oasis Of Al
exandria, Va Deceased was a prom
inent craftsman of Virginia.
III. ]. H. Adams, Thirty-third de
gree. is connected with the House
Annex. Engineers Department.
Last Friday iron and double irons
were abolished from the Navy as
punishment of its crews in the fu-
ture.
Last Saturday Richard Baltimore,
son of Professor Baltimore, was
married at the home of the bride,
Third street southwest, at twelve
o'clock noon. Large number pres
ent.
Mrs. William G. Conrad, of Mon
tana, wife of the Copper King, is
booming her husband for the Vice
by her pink teas.
Goldfeld wants Packey McFar-
and, of Chicago, to fight Joe Cans,
July 4, for $4,000, and forty-hve
rounds.
Miss Lottie Johnson, Of I25 Dl
street southwest, is sick.
Mr.. A. L. Macbeth, of Charles
on, S. c., custodian OF exhibits in
he Negro Department OF the James
own Exposition, has been in the city
his week circulating among his old
'riends. He has been the recipient
# many social courtesies, and ad-
'ressed the student-body of Howard
University Tuesday. Mr. Macbeth
/; an experienced Photographic art
st, and will be the official photogra-
The Washington bee., 1908-05-02

solos and recitatives with excellent
effect The tenor roles were well
rendered by Mr. George Henry Muir
ray. Miss Emma J Murray presided
at the organ. The occasion was
made especially notable by the pres
ence of Miss Ethel Roosevelt daugh-
ter of President Roosevelt, who is a
/ teacher in StMary's Sabbath School.
Nicar-Rector 0. l. Mitchell was as
sisted during the evening by Rector
Roland Cotton Smith. of St. Johns,
of which stately church St. Mary's
is a mission.
The executive committee of the
National Medical Association is get
ting things in shape to make the
next meeting the best that has yet
been held One of the most promi-
nent features of the New York ses-
sion in August will be the report
OF the committee on education and
the adoption of plans looking to the
improvement of Negro medical
schools. The committee appointed to
report on this work is composed of
DR.. H. F. Gamble, of Charleston,
w Va, who is chairman of the ex-
ecutive board; DR.. John f. Hunter,
of Lexington, KY, and Dr. ]. O.
McDougall. of Philadelphia. The
success and magnitude of the Med
ical Association is due in large meas
ure to Dr. John A. Kenney, of Tus-
kegee Institute, the energetic secre-
tary, assisted by Drs. w. H. Wright,
the president, Drs. Fl. F. Gamble,
Charles Roberts, A. Wilberforce Viii
lliams, A. NJ Curtis, George c. Hall,
H. s. McCard, Amanda Y. Gray and
others. Dr.. P. A Johnson, of New
York, chairman of the local commit
tee on next meeting, is very promi-
nently mentioned in connection with |
the next presidency.
1t is pretty generally conceded that
those certain to win out at
the Norfolk General Conference is
Mr.. Ira T. Bryant, who aspires to be
secretary of the Sunday School IN
ion of the A. NJ. E. Church.
At the regular meeting of the Mu-
So-Lit musical, social and literary
for men, the following
The Washington bee., 1908-05-02

well-lnown persons were elected, to
membership: Messrs. H. Clifford,
of Ohio; R. w. Thompson, Indiana;
]. William Mayes, New Jersey; Wal
ter J. Singleton, Nebraska, and Ar
thur G. Newman, of the District of
Columbia.
DR.. E. D. WilIiston, the popular
physician, has been visiting his mo-
ther, in Fayetteville, n. c.
Miss Arsine Elizabeth Jones, of
New Haven, who served so capably
last year as secretary to Chairman
Galloway and as assistant to Special
Agent Thompson, of the Negro De
partment of the Jamestown Exposi-
ton, has located here as stenogra-
pher in chief of the National Bene-
fit Association, of which Mr.. S. w.
Rutherford is the official head. Miss
Jones is an expert in her line, and
will prove a valuable acquisition tc
this far-reaching institution. She i:
making her home with Mr.. and Mrs
R. w Thompson, of I348 Wallact
Place.
Mrs. Ruby Page Hughes has re
signed her position at the Bureau
of Engraving and Printing.
| Mr.. Emmett Jackson, of the Twen
ty-fourth Infantry, stationed at For
Madison, n. Y, was in the city las
week, visiting his parents, after al
absence of ten years. His brother
| Mr.. H. Oliver Jackson, of Philadel
| phia, came down also, and the meet
ing took on the aspect of famil,
reunion at the homestead, 1907 Eas
. Capitol street.
7 Mrs. Bessie DeLapsley Cartier, o
I346 Wallach Place, will visit he
old home at Greystone Manor, Phil
adelphia, next month, in compan,
with her sister, Mrs. Josephine I
Henderson card, of Morris Brow
College, Atlanta, Ga.
Congressman P. P. Campbell, o
Kansas, the peerless orator, who di
so much to defeat the infamous Het
lin Jim Crow" car amendment, de
signed to provide separate cars 70
Negroes in Washington, will b
greeted by a big crowd next Frida
evening at Metropolitan a. NJ. +
Church. Mr. Henry Lassiter, VII
so successfully managed the rccer
Booker T. Washington demonstra
ton, is again in charge of the al
rangements and as he never doc
things by halves a perfect program
may be expected
The Washington bee., 1908-05-02

Also the sum of one hundred dol
lars to the Rev. Mr.. Williams and
his wife, of said college, to use as
they please. Also the sum of eighty
dollars to Mr.. Williams for the use
OF a certain poor, sick missionary
colored boy who is now in the care
of the same Rev. Mr.. Williams. All
the rest and residue of my etsate I
give, devise and bequeath to the Am
erican Tract Society, mentioned in
Item TX of this will, and to the Rev.
Mr.. Snedecoe in trust for the use
of the school at Abbeville, South Ca
rolina. and to the Rev. Mr.. Williams.
mentioned in Item WI, who is the
president The portions shall be,one
half to the american Tract Society
and of the other half the school shall
have four-6fths and the Rev. Mr.
Williams and his wife one-hfth.
Who next will assist this great
work? From the institution have
gone many men and women who are
doing useful work in all walks of
life, as uplifters of their race. The
immediate neeo is more money for
the erection of new buildings.
The Washington bee., 1908-05-02

sons are Political) He is qualified
in every way for the position both
by experience and education. He
has been Librarian of the House of
Delegates, corporation clerk of the
Secretary of States Office, clerk OF
the Finance Committee of the city
of Charleston, chief clerk of Finance
Committee of State Senate and of
Finance Committee of House of Del
egates, two sessions, and has held
many other positions all tending to
fit him for the Office. Apart from
this is his wide acquaintance among
the leading lawyers of the State, and
his personality has won him many
friends. He is polite and affable,
and competent
If a colored man is to have the
position Democrats would pick him
and Republicans would not object.
But political reasons will probably
crush him.
The Washington bee., 1908-05-02
S. LANG WILLIAMS APPOINT
MENT.
Gi0eS Widespread Satisfaction to
the Rank and File of Negro Re
PHbHcGHS Of the Country
The administration Scores
a Tremendous Hit.


The appointment of Mr.. S. Laing
Williams, of Chicvago, as Assistant
United States Attorney, in charge of
naturalization, has given unqualified
satisfaction to the colored people at
his home and throughout the country
and has placed the Administration in
favor in many camps heretofore dis
posed to be hostile or suspicious Of
its attitude toward the race. So po-
tent, it seems, was the appointment in
bringing order out of chaos in the
Chicago political atmosphere that the
convention of the First Congression-
al District, represented by Mr.. Mar
tin B. Madden, in which reside nearly
twelve thousand Negro voters, the
two delegates selected were instructed
for Taft, taking this husky slice of
strength from Cannon, with a score
Messrs. Oscar DePriest, the County
Commissioner, and Edgar II.
Wright, are coolred leaders of ac-
knowledged influence and standing.
They and their thousands of sup
portes are honorable and upright cit
liens, patriotic and race-loving to the
last degree, and no one with an ounce
of gumption will pretend to say they
would risk their future by throwing
their influence to the Secretay of
War, as against Cannon and the rest, |
did they not conscientiously believe |
that his nomination and election hold
out the promise of the greatest good
to their people. The result in this ]
district is said to have /.
put a quietus upon the silly talk that !,
the Negroes of Illinois are unaletra-
bly, opposed to Taft, and would sup
port Democrat in preference to
him.
Of colored delegates sitting in the
and cooperating heartily
il the rather surprising program.
The two alternate delegates chosen,
The Washington bee., 1908-05-02
THE ELECTION.
Chairman Bieber Knocks Ont a
Trick.

Trick.
The election for delegates to the
National Republican Convention was
held last Tuesday, which resulted in
the election Of Henry F. Flathers and
R. r. Horner as delegates, and Dan
iel Murray and DR.. William Tindall
as alternates.
The withdrawal Of the Burt-Pat-
terson ticket caused no little CON
sternation among those who had an
ticipated large rake-down The
supposed friends of Chairman Bieber
inauguf ed a scheme tc defeat his
election for National Committeeman
by the defeat of his ticket Char
man Bieber was made wise, and the
political traitors were defeated. They
received a just rebuke
One man struck Chairman Bieber
for three hundred dollars for his
church. It was quite evident in
Chairman Bieber's mind that the
church would never see it, so he kept
Ia string to it.
The judges did up the business in
a systematic and scientific manner
Previous to the day of the election
there were fully two hundred hun
gry-looking politicians in and around
the headquarters, 600 F street north
west, Candidate Horner left his of
fee about 6.3o pm; boarded a Sew
enth-Street car, and left for his home.
He ducked the blow. Chairman Bic
Der wore a smile that would not
come off. That smile will remain
until after he is named National
Committeeman by the delegation.
The fight for National Committee
man was begun as far back as De
cember, 1907, and Chairman Bieber
never lost an opportunity to impress
that fact on the minds of the voters.
In the Fourteenth District Mr..
Douglass P. Syphax polled large
complimentary vote, and had he been
i'll the fight there is no doubt that he
would have been elected.
Mr. Gaskins was sold out, body and
soul; but he made a game fight. At
torney Gaskins was impressed with
the idea that politics was as fair and
just as the law. Between now and
1911 he will have been convinced
that there is a difference, and he
will act accordingly.
Mr.. Horner declared some time
ago that he would never vote for Mr.
Taft. The prediction of The Bee
is that both delegates will be founC |
in the Taft column, either on the |
first or the second ballot. All i.
quiet and serene and the medicine
that was dosed out for Mr.. Biebei
was given to his foes.
The Washington bee., 1908-05-02

There is much rejoicing at tho
City postofhce over the appointment
of Mr.. Hayeock. One friend prayed
for the change for over SIX months
Rev. F. A. Walker, pastor of the
Divinity Baptist Church, is one O.
our rising young divines.
The Washington bee., 1908-05-02
COL. PHIL WATERS.
From the Charleston (W. Va.) Ga

zette.
Among the many colored appli-
cants for the position of State Ii
brarian, made vacant by the death of
the late Sam Starks, the one that
looms biggest to those who are not
politically interested in the appoint
ment is that of Phil Waters. There
is not much hope that Waters can
ever be appointed (but these rea-
The Washington bee., 1908-05-02
THE DEMOSTHENES.
- - A---fA - - 4 4 4 A<AF A-sJs
From Charleston (W.Va.) Mail.

IloiiI Niidi lCStOil W. d. Mali
Recently Phil Waters, the Demos
themes of the colored race, was hon
ored again by the Republicans of the
Fifth Congressional District, who
elected him, for the fifth time, a
member at large of the Congression-
al Committee of the District. At
present Waters is an efficient assist
ant in the clerks Office of the SUI
preme Court OF Appeals. He is one
of the brightest young men of his
race and has been of valuable as
sistance in making majoritieS in the
Third District.
The Washington bee., 1908-05-02

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-28
IN RIFLE MATCH
American and English Experts to Com
pete This Winter With Small
CaIiber Arms.
FIFTY MEN ON EACH SIDE
Made Be Made Three-Cornered Affair
if Australia Enters-Size of Guns
Limited to %.

An international rife match of I'M
usual interest will be shot this winter
under the auspices of the Society of
Miniature Rifle Clubs of Great Britain
and the National Rife Association of
America. Each country will be rep
resented by fifty men, who will shoot
ten shots each at twenty-five yards
with miniature rifles. The Americans
will doubtless use the % caliber, as
under the terms of the challenge the
caliber of the rifles is limited to %,
which is comparatively unknown in
the United States.
The ten shots are to be fired on what
is known as double decimal target
which is really two targets together
each with an inch sighting bull and an
inner half inch bull counting ten. Ter
concentric circles one-quarter of al
inch apart divide the count from one tt
ten. Five shots are to be fired on eacf
target, the ten shots constituting the
string allowed each competitor. One
| hundred targets will be sent to the Ma
| tional Rife association by the Society
| of Miniature Rifle Clubs, bearing tn,
! signature of the latter. The indorse
ment of the American association will
be added and fifty of the targets re
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-28
WILL NOT PLAY in THE SOUTH
Game Between Moline High School
and Louisville Off.

Moline high school will not play a
post season game with the Pont Man
ual Training school at Louisville, one
of the strongest prep teams in the
south. Coach Mckinley in a CONVEX
sation with the authorities of the
Louisville institution learned that the
team had teen forbidden by the
faculty from playing any games after
Nov. %.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-28
CHINA's CRISIS.
Why Manchus and Chinese May Fight
For the Empire.

Why Manchus and Chinese May Fight
For the Empire.
An Englishman who has a most
complete knowledge of China and Chi
nese conditions recently expressed the
opinion when interviewed at London,
England, that the chances of trouble
resulting from the change of regime
at Pekin were far more serious than
was generally thought. He said:
Few people outside of China appre-
ciate the relative position of the
Manchus and the Chinese. While the
present dynasty is Manchu and the
Manchus hold about half the high
offices everywhere, half the smaller
positions in the central government,
as well as vast preponderance Of
the posts depending upon statesman
ship and scholarship. the population OF
the country is Chinese. The desire of
the Chinese for share in the gov
eminent proportionate to their num-
bers is today the strongest motive be-
hind the revolutionary movement. AS
soon as the period Of mourning is over
the new regime undoubtedly will make
many changes among the high Off
Gals, who. In their turn, will make
changes among their subOrdinates.
This redistribution of offices will have
| vital bearing ON the peace of the
empire, and unless the Chinese are
| given greater representation In the
| government than they have at present
serious trouble may be expected
1.-THE Chinese revolutionists are well
organized and have plenty Of arms
and ammunition. The attitude of for
eign powers will exert strong in
'fiuence on their actions. If the Man
| chu dynasty commands the support OF
the powers. and particularly armed
support. a revolution is hardly prob
| able. but If the Chinese are assured
| that the powers would remain neutra
they might make short work of tn,
Manchu dynasty.
"Of the really efficient men In higl
governmental positions less than hal
a dozen are Manchus; the great ma
jority are Chinese. Almost all the eff
fective work of the government. sucl
as diplomacy, the organization of rail
roads and the development of mines
the reorganization of Manchuria an,
the establishment of a system of mod
ern education, is being done by Yual
Shi Kai with the assistance Of Amer
can educated Cantonese
"This change Of regime marks
critical stage in the history of Chins
The Chinese have long demande
more power, and unless they get
now there will be trouble. trouble tina
may take the form Of revolution"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-28
1909 RACES TO SAVANNAH
Light Car Event Set for Spring
Grand Prize to Be Run in Fall.

Savannah, Ga, Nov. 2S.-Officials of
the Automobile Club of America, eiated
over the success of the light car and
grand prize races of Wednesday and
Thursday have practically decided to
conduct the same events in 1909, al
though at different seasons of the
year The light car race will prob
ably be held in the spring with the
grand prize scheduled for decision on
Thanksgiving day.
| The Savannah course has developed
/ into one of the best in the world, as
! plenty of good places can be found for
camps, while the fact that Wagner,
winner of the contest, drove his Fiat
I to a new worlds record of 655 miles
an hour in 1928 miles proves conclu-
sively the fitness of the roads for the
maintenance of terrific speed.
The exodus of visiting motoring
class started yesterday, thousands head
ing for their homes in various parts
of the United States, travelling by boat
and train for the north, while others
started in their motor cars for south
ern tours. The racing teams broke
camp yesterday afternoon and the
foreign pilots and mechanicians who