The Washington bee., 1908-06-27

y i@iS HuiiiOeI OF private PEN
sions, to the number of 1894, was
pat through by Congress at this ses-
sion.
The Court of Appeals upheld the
right OF the Civil Service Commis-
sioners to hold examinations to Sc
cure a list OF eligible to positions
under the District government.
The largest clock in the world.
which faces the Hudson from the
top OF the Jersey City factory Of
Colgate & Co., was started last Tues
day. The next is located at Lon
don, England Philadelphia, and Chi
cago.
Col. w. F. Stewards UNITED
States Army case, to determine if
the President can disregard the re-
quirement of the Articles of War,
that an officer, before punishment,
shall be entitled to a hearing be-
fore 4 court of inquiry: He will
carry the matter into the courts.
A great struggle is going on
among the European powers for the
possession of Africa, which is be-
ing sought after because of its tim
Der. mineral wealth, rubber, and ag-
ricultural capabilities. There are
$4,000 Afro-Americans in Africa,
who are doing much good.
The Holy Rollers raised quite a
hieeze recently at BrOmide, Okla.
Six of the sisters went through the
bathing ceremonies by disrobing in
the streets. 1t took the City Marshal
and ten deputies three hours to clear
the town. (All white.)
Read The Bee.
The Grand Master of the New
levi-Dervishes, known as the Buyuk
Tchelebi, is about to be removed
from Office for using too much cam
els milk. This dignitary invests the
Sutton, upon accession to the throne,
with the Sword of the Prophet. In
the mosque of Eyoub, on the Golden
Horn. (Alertum es salamu.)
The Sun Worshipers have resum-
ed operations in New York city.
Among other ideas, they expose tksir
naked bodies (both sexes) to the
sun. Also that marriage should be
discouraged or abolished; modern
conventionalities governing the re-
latiOns of the sexes be cast aside:
love to be treated by the doctor, etc.
A large number of wealthy women
are connected with this free love
affair. (All white.)
Hefin of Alabama, Member of
Congress had his speech struck out
by the House last Wednesday. The
Speaker ordered the clerk not to take
down his remarks. (This is an
other law-maker who breaks the law
in order to carry his point
One time a book appeared under
the title of What Would Happen If
Christ Came to Congress? We won
der what the white people of the
United States, this day and time,
would do if Moses appeared upon
the scene of action with his black
wife. The Holy Writ tells how God
turned his brother Aaron and sister
Miriam white with leprosy for max
ing remarks about their sisters-in-
laws color. This goes to show that
white is not the correct color in the
eyes of the Almighty.
The proper terms for the colored
man of the United States should be
Afro-American, colored Aemrican,or
citizen, or colored man; but not Ne
gro, as designed by the white press.
At the closing exercises of the
Manassas Industrial School the prin-
cipal address was made by the Rev.
]. NJ. Waldron, of Washington, D. c.
Among the Washington people pres
ent were Mrs. E. S. Mussey, Miss
]. E. Thompson. Rev. w. J. How
Baker, and Maj. Charles A. Doug
lass. Number of pupils, no; more
than $4,000 has been collected dur
ing the year; $4,000 has been prom
ised toward freproof building, not
to exceed 100000.
Governor P. B. s. Pinchback spent
the early portion of the week in the
city. The Governor made a great
speech at the Taft meeting at Cooper
Union, New York city and rejoiced
that he is now a full-hedged citizen
OF the State of New York and could
| v,c,.y caef n vote that would be count