The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-07-29

the work with more enthusiasm than
did the silver-haired veteran, and
no. man talked to bigger or more ap-
preciative audiences. The only OBJ
lection to the appointment in ques-
ton is that 1t is not big cough for
the man; yet, if the Former Governor
is willing to accept it, the place
should be rendered him without ca vii,
After a faithful party service Of more
than forty years, surely no one will
begrudge Gov. Pinchback the salts
faction Of rounding out his long and
useful career in a snug federal berth
that Will relieve him Of any worry
ABOUT keeping the wolf from his
door
DR.. Henry w. Furniss,, Minister. to
Haiti, who has sailed for his post at
Porf-au-Prince, had an opportunity
to 'meet more Of his old-time friends
during his recent visit here than,
had been the case since his appoint
ment as consul at Bahia. Harry,
as We have always known him since
we attended the same school at In
dianapolis too long ago to recall the
exact year, is Immensely popular
here. and revived the fine Impression
created in the period when he served
Uncle Sam" in several Of the execu-'
tive departments and graduated from
the Howard Medical School. He,
was also an inferno at Freedmen's
Hospital. At the State Department
Minister Furniss stands in the high
est esteem. A prominent official
there, speaking to your correspon-
dent, referred to DR.. Furniss as "a
remarkably bright man-an honor to
his race" DR.. Furniss' treatise. on,
Haiti, published in a recent bulletin
OF the Bureau of the American Re-
publics is valuable contribution to
the historical literature Of the day.
Inc sketch was illustrated by half
tone engravings, made from photos
taken by the Minister himself. DR..
t'urnfss is to remain In his position
Indefinitely, az his record is gilt-edg-
ed and entirely satisfactorily to both
the State Department here and to the
Simon administration in Haiti.
chaplain w. T. Anderson, Of the
9th Cavalry, now stationed at Fort
Ethan Allen, Vermont, has been or
dered before the retiring board of
the United States Army. He has
been in poor health for some years,
owing to the rigors Of the climate
IN the Philippines. He was appointed
from Cleveland. Ohio, in 1897 by
President Mckinley, but is a native
OF Texas. He was raised to the rank
or Major about year ago. IL re-
tired from the army, it is proba bic
that Chaplain Anderson will again
engage in ministerial work of a con.
genial character.
) The bourbon newspapers are do
ing their worst in their endeavor t.
d,scredtt the Negroes everywhere II
the land. A few days ago cock
and~bull story was printed burport
ing TO emanate from Burlington
= w., about three miles from For
, hthan Allen, where a Negro garrin
e son IS being made up--to the ef7ec
!, lnat the people were up in arm
against the presence of the Negrl
y 7oIo1erS in the neigbborhood an,
:, were extremely apprehensive owe
ene coming Of many more, 1t wa
r !urther stated that demand ha
@ oeen made for Jim crow street car
8 ior the Negroes and that restaurant
d mat dared to accommodate the sol
olerS were being boycotted by tn
n cluZehs' The War Department, how
ever announces that 1t has receive
. no word of objection to the plan G
va pacing the Negro cayalyEnen n