The Washington bee., 1908-01-18
PARAGRAPHIC NEWS
By Mass BeGtris L. Cha5r.


very successful revival in Charleston,
w. Va.
The ably Metropolitan, of Dallas,
Teaxs, speaks of an evangelist as "rais-
ing hell" The sinners will not be
troubled TO go to that place if pro-
mulgator of the gospel raises" it.
The rainbow in the northeastern heav-
ems presented a peculiar aspect last Sun
day afternoon about three o'clock. The
atmospheric conditions and the varied
kinds of weather were unexpected.
Mr.. George Dixon, of pugilistic fame,
who died week or 50 ago, was thirty
ty-seven years old at the time of his
demise.
1t is reported that Shelby Barnes,
better known as Pike" Barnes, died
without any money. notwithstanding he
Won 100000 as a jockey.
Colonel Golthals chief engineer of the
Panama Canal says the work of build
ing the canal IS progressing more sat-
isfactorily than he had expected
The Public Library was closed last
Tuesday, a case of smallpox having
been found among the employees of
the institution
Gen. William c. Duyall, of the gen
eraI army staff, asks Congress for an
appropriation of 100000 for the pur-
pose of getting a reserve supply of
clothing for the army, in case a great
demand for a larger number of soldiers
is made.
All fear that Washington would be
visited by a food caused by the rising
Of the Upper Potomac has passed.
The Baptist leader. an eight- page
weekly paper published in Birmingham.
Ala, and which is also the organ Of
the Colored State Convention, was plac-
ed on our exchange list this week.
a large crowd attended the dedica-
tory ceremonies which were held last
Sunday in the Cosmopolitan Temple
Baptist Church, n street between Ninth
and Tenth.
DR.. w P. Thirkield, DID,, president
of Howard University, addressed a
large audience last week at Centenary
Methodist Episcopal Church, Charles
ton. s. C.
At one of the sessions of the Wom-
ems Interdenominational Union in this
city it was agreed upon that the union
should send an official letter to c. w.
Martin. superintendent of the Washing
ton Terminal Company, protesting very
strongly against the establishment of a
liquor saloon" in the Union Station.
We see by the Southern Reporter, Of
Charleston, S. C., that Hon. A P. Pri-
eau, of Eutawville, is out of trouble
and is on top again.
The Nashville Clarion, a leading pa
per published in Nashville. Tenn, has
moved into a more comfortable place
o. business.
1t is said that the white Civil Ser
vice employees at Muskogee, Okla, are
threatening to resign because w. D.
Nicholson, colored, received an appoint
ment in the Indian Agency.
The Muskogee Weekly Republican
says "the Negro is an American citi-
zen, made so by the Constitution"
DR.. l J. Mitchell, one of Howard's
graduates has located in New York city
for the present
Beginning with February I, the of
cfiials and Office employees Of the South
ern Railway will have a reduction in
their salaries of ten percent.
-Four cases of smallpox were discoy-
eIed in the southwest section of the
city last Sunday afternoon.
DR.. A. NJ. Curtis i, expected to be
present on the 18th instant at Athens,
Ga, when a number Of surgical opera
ions will be performed.
Mr.. and Mrs Samuel Bryson Paul,
Of Baltimore, died Of pneumonia with
in two hours Of each other last Mon
Gay night
Mr.. w. Lee Russell, chief warrant
engineer of the United States Navy,
says that the United States will never
finish the Panama Canal because there
IS too much politics mixed up in the
work.
As result of being hazed two years
ago by students of the Rose Polytechnic
Institute at Terra Haute Ind, by being
tied to a tombstone and kept in a grave
yard all night, William Keifer, Jr., of
Louisville, KY, died this week Of tu-
berculosis.
Damascus Academy, at Alliance. o.,
has been closed because 4 student who
was attending the academy was stricken
with smallpox.