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The Washington bee., 1910-05-14

army and in politics. Soulouque
made him Governor Of La Plaine du
Nord and later of Aienle du Nord. In
1865 when Sylvan Salnave started
an uprising against President Geff-
rard he had Alexis as an ally and the
two made things very warm for the
powers that were until the British
gunbOat Bulldog arrived and bom-
barded Cape Haytien, the stronghold
Of the revolutionists. incidentally
that gunboat blew itself out of the
water. After the bombardment Sal
nave and Alexis escaped on United
States gunboat to Santo Domingo.
There the two plotted a triumphant
return. They went back to Hayti
in 1867 and Salnave had himself pro-
claimed Protector of the republic.
The Congress, however, promptly
adopted a constitution cutting down
his term to four years. In 1869 he
made, himself Dictator, but the peo-
pie arose and overthrow him. He
was tried and shot. Alexis was made
Minister of War in the provisional
Government which followed. Five
years later Alexis was exiled by one
President and returned within a
year, Just in time to be exiled by an
other. In 1879 he went back to the
island during President SalomOn'S
regime and was arrested twice in
1880 and 1888.
The night of September %, 1888,
was unusually exciting for Alexis,
who at that time was fighting under
Seide Thelemaque, an aspirant for
the position of President left vacant
by the hasty departure of Solomon.
Thelemaque was defeated and killed,
with the white members. and all are
but Alexis rallied his soldiers and
succeeded in gaining a temporary vic
tory over the Solomon faction headed
by President Legtime.
Then came President Hippolyte,
and for fourteen years under him
and Simon Sam Nord Alexis served
as Governor of the north and north
west parishes of the republic. In
May, 1902, Sam resigned and provi-
sional Government was formed.
Three candidates for the Presidency
The Washington bee., 1910-05-14
The TWant Dead

NORD ALENIS OF HAYTI DEAD
Cruel RULER Dies in ExiIe-Ninety
Years Old.
Had Been Fighting and Conspiring
in the Negro Republic Since 1899
Chosen President in 1902. He
Was Overthrow by the People
and Driven Out.
Kingston, Jamiaca, May Gen.
Nord Alexis, President of Hayti
from 1902 to 1908, died here this
morning of senile decay. He is said
by some to have been over a hundred
years old. More likely he was about
90.
He was exiled in 1908 after his
downfall as President and came here
to live. He was ammo stied by Presi-
dent Simon a few months ago and
was preparing to return to Hayti.
The body will be sent to Hayti for
burial beside that of his wife, who
died last year.
Gen. Alexis is reputed to have died
enormously rich.
Nord Alexis was born, according to
the best authorities, at Cape Haytien
on August ?, 1920 He was a son
of Baronet de Nord Alexis, a men,
Der of the court of Henri Christophe
who in 1871 called himself King
Henry l. of Hayti His mother was
a daughter of Baron Pavic and god
daughter of Christophe himself. The
late President inherited some Of the
ideals of the mild hammered Chris
tOphe, who at once time ordered his
chief Of police to prove his loyalty
by bringing on plate to the palace
the heads of his (the police chief's)
wife and daughters, and saw to it that
MS order was observed.
Brought up in the tradition of this
reign young Nord Alexis became
soldier at the age of 70. He became
an aide-de camp of President Pier
rot, another erratic ruler of unfortu-
nate Hayti. He married the Presi-
dents daughter in I845 and became
quite an important parsonage in the
The Washington bee., 1910-05-14
MRS. PORTIA WASHINGTON
PITTMAN-
The Accomplished Pianist

Mrs Portia Washington Pittman,
Of Fairmount Heights, D. c., an
nounces that on after the goth day of
April, 1910, she will devote much of
her time in giving piano lessons to
all persons desirous of becoming &C
complished in the musical art
Lessons will given only in her
private conservatory in the Pittman
residence ("Little Whitetops") out
at Paramount Heights.
Each and every pupil will be
charged the small uniform fee of
three ($3.oo) dollars per month in
advance, irrespective of their previ-
Gus experience in the work. This fee
will cover one engagement each
week, to suit the pupils convenience.
The Washington bee., 1910-05-14
COLE AND Johnson

The Bees assurance that no smoking
would be permitted during the two
weeks engagement of Cole and Johnson
at the Lyceum Theater was an incen-
tive for the Washington society turn
out in full force.
It cannot be denied that these two
artists are the most refined and cultured
on the American stage to-day. The
management can have no cause to com
plain The two weeks engagement of
this company demonstrated the appre-
citation the people have of the RED
Moon" company. Wednesday, and, in
fact, even the appearance of the circus,
didn't lessen the theatergoers. Those
who failed to witness these perform
ances missed a treat
The Washington bee., 1910-05-14

Madam Pittman has spent over
fifteen years at the piano, having had
her earliest foundation in many of
the best New England conservator-
les. After graduating at the Brad
ford Academy in the summer of
1905, she went abroad, visiting many
of the foreign Conservatives and at
tending many of the performances Of
the worlds greatest pianists. After
wards she spent two years in special
and post graduate work in Berlin,
Germany, under one of the pupils of
Listz, one of the worlds greatest
pianists.
The Washington bee., 1910-05-14
May 9, 1910.
MISSIONARY SERVICES

Missionary services were held az
Asbury NJ. E. Church on last Sun
day morning at ten O'Clock. The pro-
gram was under the direction of Mr..
L. @. Logan, the president.
The programme was rendered by
students of Howard University as
follows:
Address. F. Dagler.
,otHaead( S m lose icalu osr,-t
Vocal Solo-Miss Sadie Davis.
Address-H. H. Summers.
Piano Solo-Miss Carrie Burton.
Cornet Solo-W. Calvin Chase, Jr.
Messrs. Leo English, F. Butler and
C. G. Wilson also assisted in the
music.
The Washington bee., 1910-05-14
COMMENCEMENT.

The Washington Conservatory Of
Music and School of Expression, the
first and only incorporated negro school
of music in the United States. after a
successful career of six years, will hold
its first commencement on the evening
of June 3, 1917, in the Metropolitan A.
NJ. E Church. The graduates will rep
resent four departments, as follows !:
The Artists Course, the Teachers
Course, Piano Tuning, and the School
of Expression.
The Washington bee., 1910-05-14
School Reporter
REPORT OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS
To he Editor of The Bee:


To he Editor of The Bee:
l have before me, what purports
to be a copy of the Report of the
Board of Education to the Commits
sionerS of the District of Columbia
for the school year I9O7-I9o8," and
| crave the indulgence of The Bee
to the extent of giving me space to
show its many readers the great in
Justice done the public schools for
colored children in said report. The
report is replete with school Statls-
tics and reports from the various
departments of the white schools in
Guiding supervisor of undergraded
schools; director of primary instruc-
ton; director of night schools; direc-
tor of music; director of drawing
supervisor of manual training; di-
rector of domestic science; director
of domestic art; director of phySi-
cal training; director of kindergar-
ten; principals of normal school No.
I; Central High School; Eastern
High School; Western High School /;
Business High School and Mckinley
Manual Training School. As the re
port is intended for general circula-
ton especially among educators and
BIZ them. consulted for comparative
information it should treat all parts
of the school system with equal fair
ness-let us see if it does. Out of a
total enrolment, as shown by the re-
port, the cOlOred pupils number ~
379 out Of 53,385-a fraction less than
one-third of the whole number en-
rolled, vet not one official report from
any of the above enumerated bodies
can be found in the report between
the Introductory by the president of
the Board of Education, and the map
CT the District of Columbia pasted on
the last page. In so far as the report
shows there is absolutely nothing to
convey to Educators, etc, that the
pupils in the colored schools are
taught any of the higher branches
taught in the white schools.
Assistant superintendent BRUCE
covers twenty-five pages of the report
with reminiscence of ancient history
and beautiful word painting of high
ideals and long deferred hope Of see
ing an improved future for schools,
but IS essentially lacking in infor
nation as to what has been accom-
plished by the magnificent teaching
force, who makes it possible for him
to devote one line to them out of his
twenty-five pages.
If the reports referred to are of
any value they should embrace all of
the schools and not discriminate. If
they are of no value why cucumber
the annual report with them? There
are, out of nine, three colored mem
bers of the Board-also a colored as
sistant superintendent; under the law
the colored members are coequal
Several Blue Lodges were kept
to work together for the in
terest of all the schools why then this
Henry Johnson.
MAY Q, 1910.
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photographic NEVIS
By Miss G. B. Maxfeld


sor of semitic, and curator of the Sc
mite museum of Howard University,
we are now living in 1914 A. D., in
stead of 1910. From archaeological
researches he claims Herod lived in
80 and not 753.
The State Department will within
the next few days begin preparations
for memorial service in memory OF
King Edward. At which time Presi-
dent Taft will attend.
The main building of the Indus
trial Home for colored boys and girls
at Tuxedo, Md, of which Rev. Geriah
Samkins is head, will be dedicated
Sunday, May 20.
The largest oil gusher in the world
has been struck in California. 1t is
the Lake wien, and according to sta
tistics it is flowing daily at the rate
10000 barrels.
Joseph G. Cannon, Speaker of the
House, celebrated his seyenty-fourth
birthday.
According to the Liberia and West
Africa, a paper published in Mon
rovia, Africa, at a public lecture de-
1ivered by Bishop Alexander Wal
ters, he was surprised when he was
knighted by the Liberian Govern
ment with the order of African Re
demption.
Mrs. Desmond Humphreys, better
known in the literary world as Rita,
who is visiting this country thinks
Washington the most beautiful city
IN the world.
The National Museum has just re-
ceived from DR.. Thos. Norris Vim
cient, blue glaze gold vase, which
was presented to Julius E. Hilzard by
the French Government for recogni-
ton of his services on the Paris Com
mission in 1872.
The Board of Trustees and Facul-
ty of the Tuskegee Normal and In
dustrial Institute has issued invita-
tions to the Twenty-ninth Anniver-
sary Exercises of said school, May
Goth, 1910.
While excavations were being
made for a new 100000 High
School building at Lynchburg, Va.
65 cannon balls were found. They
were turned over to a local confed
crate camp.
An English weekly newspaper re-
proaches Americans with not taking
a proper interest in the early history
of Washington.
Thirty-two awards of medals for
acts of heroism were made by the
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission at
its spring meeting. Seven silver and
twenty-five bronze.
Milwaukee has the honor of be-
ing the first city in the United States
to have colored girl usherS at one of
their leading theatres there, The Ma
jestic.
1t is said after twelve years the i'll
fated battleship Maine is to be remov-
ed from Havana harbor and the bod
les which went down with the vessel
to be inferred at Arlington.
Mrs. Eleanor G. Howells, wife of
William Dean Howells, the author,
died at her home in New York last
week.
The world mourns with England
today over the death of King Edward,
whose great desire for peace among
the nations, will last as a living mon
ument forever. Blessed are the
peace makers"
Jack Johnson, the colored puglist,
was refused accommodation in Los
Angeles hotels. He was told at two
that the hotels was filled to its ca
pacity. He is stopping at the home
of a colored editor.
Il
The Washington bee., 1910-05-14

Atlantic City is a nice cool place
to spend thirty, fourteen, or seven
days without any expense whatever.
Get busy
The Washington bee., 1910-05-14

Ask you friends ito vote for you
in the contest now going on among
the teachers.
The Washington bee., 1910-05-14

Notice how the list for the teach
ers contest is growing, send in your
vote for your favorite teacher.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-25
CUBAN WHITE SLAYER
MOURNED AS PATRIOT

Havana. Nov. 24.--Not since the fun
eral of Maxine Gomez in 1905 has
Havana seen such tremendous dem
onatration of popular sympathy ana
respect as that which today attended
the funeral of Alberto Yarini. leader
OF the Cuban white slave traders. who
was slain Tuesday in Il fight between
rival gangs of Cuban and French sla1e
traders.
The funeral procession was led by
police escort in command of Gen. Rlvn,
the chief of police, and band. Fol-
lowing them came the hearse, drawn
by eight horses. Then came wagon
loads of flowers In the procession
were many thousands of persons, In
Guiding hundreds of gaudly attired
women of the town, committees Of nc
gro voodoo societies. all the elements of
the "red light" quarter and delegations
from various political and commercial
bodies.
There were also 100 carriages contain
ing the representatives of the best So
ciety in Havana, high government ana
army and navy officers.
Despite Yarinis notorious disrepute
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-25
DISASTROUS FLOOD IN
BERlNG RIVER VALLEY

Cordova, ALASKA, NOV. ga disas-
trous flood, caused by the looscnins of
the waters OF an Internal lake in Ber-
ing glacier, swept the Boring river val
ley today, devastating u large section
OF the country southwest Of the great
Ice field. Many miners cabins were
swept away and grave fears are enter
tanned for the lives of the occupants.
fcebergs of gigantic size We're torn
loose from the glacier and dumped into
the river. swept before the huge rush
of waters which caused the Bcrng
river to rise 10 feet In four hours. the
great masses Office carried everything
before them. Cabins near the river
hoatcd out in the water and were then
ground TO pieces by the ice.
The roar of the flood and the grinding
and crashing of the icebergs coold be
heard six miles away.
There Is much anxiety over the fate
of x. Smith and Fl. S. Wise. prospec-
tors who We're last seen in the Hooded
region.
Relief parties have been sent from
Katalia to take aid to the stricken
miners to ascertain IL there has been
much loss of life.
Reports Of the flood We're received
here by telephone from katalla. the
nearest town to the ice swept district.
Boring glacier is east of Katalla and
Is about 80 miles inland from Control-
Ter bay. Gulf of Alaska. It is the source
of the Boring river.whch flows through
the famous coal field of that name.
This Is the second peculiar glacial
action of this nature to occur In this
part of Alaska within recent years.
Great damage was done two years ago..
when similar internal lake broke out
from Miles glacier. in the Copper river
valley, sweeping away several miles OF
newly laid track of the Copper River
railroad.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-25
MADERO FALLS
FROM HIS HORSE
Mexican Revolutionary Leader
And Claimant of Presidency
Severely Wounded.
------
FOLLOWERS THEN FELL. BACK
FOLLOWERS THEN FELL BACK
Reyes Denies lie VIII Return to Mex
leo TO Take u Hand in tic
Revolution.

Eagle Pass. Tex, Nov 24.-The
.iexican commardcr III Ciudad Porfro
,.:az, tonight informed Customs Col
lcctor r. w. Dove thar francisco l.
Madero, claimant of the presidency Of
Mexico, was severely wounded In n
fight today at Guerrero between ha
forces ana 900 ruralcs and cavalry
commanded by Col. r'uentcs and Lieut..
Nicanor Valdez.
The Mexican commander said that
ibis advices came directly from trust
worthy citizen OF Guerrero. who came
in during the duy. According to the
report, Madcro led his force when
federal troops engaged them. The en-
gagement was fierce for time.
Madero was seer to fall from his
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-25

Reyes q Mexican soldier and statesman
who came to Paris some time ago on
Il military mission for the Mexican
government, today denied that ne M
tends 10 return to Mexico to take
hand In the revolution.
Gen. Reyes expressed the opinion
that President Dlaz. whom he describ-
ed as II great patriot. would restore
order and afterward ABORT ctecuFe
measures for allaying the present
popular discomfort in Mexico.
OF Francisco I. Madcro. leader of
the rcvolutloniSts, in Mexico. Gen.
Reyes said:
.Madcro lacks in experience. He has
had no public career that would make
him formidable. Should some man
with greater prestige and popular ioi-
lowing. especially a man of influence
with the army. appear behind MN the
situation might possibly become
grave
General Reyes said he left Mexico
a year ago for the express purpose OF
preventing the use of his name as
slogan for revolution,
Jose Limantour, Mexican minister OF
finance, is also in Paris, having ar
rived several months ago with IL
wife, who Is under medical treatment.
DR.. Liamantour today declared that
sense serious. Local agitation. he said.
had been magnifed By Texas frontier
reports. as to a general revolutionary
movement
He said Gen. Madero. who IS .
wealthy son OF a former governor OF
Coahuila was well-mcaning, but de-
-ludcd socialistic doctrinairc, who I'M
aglned that he was inspired by tn.
spirit OF Benito Juarez to regenerate
the Mexican democracy.
"Madero spent his fortune laHtshly ia
a socinlistic propaganda In Industrial
centers'' said DR.. L!mantour. Hence
tho present agitation in Puehla ana
Oriznba where many refugee an
archists from Barcelona, Spain, are
living"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-25
1eYlNGro OVERTHROW DAvIn1A

Washington. Nov. 24.-Through resi-
dent Hontlurans in Washington intina-
tions have reached the state depart
ment of Il renewal of the efforts made
last summer to ovcrturn the existing
government of President Dayilla In
Honduras and to install Gen. Manuel
Bonila as president. Without commit
ting itself In amy way to the mnintc-
nance of President Dayila, or in favor
of the Bonilla factions, the state de-
partment has confined itself to an at
titude of strict adherence to the exist
ing neutrality laws. which would pro-
hib;t the organization on United States
soil of any hostile expeditions directed
against the titular government of Hon
lllras.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-25
ENDS MISERY FROM INDIGESTION
OR 4 SICK, SOUR, Classy STOMACH.

no feeling like lump of lead In the
stomach. no heartburn. Sour rlsinss,
Gas on Stomach or BelchinC OF undi-
sested food Headaches, Dizziness or
Sick Stomach. and. besides. what YOU
eat Will not Torment and poison your
breath With nauseous odors, All these
resulting from n sour. out
of-order stomach and dyspepsia are
relieved in five minutes aft
or taking a little Diapepsin.
Go to Your druggist and get So
cent case of Pape's Diapepsin now. and
you will always 20 to the table with n
hearty appetite, and what you eat will
taste good. because your stomach and
intestines will be clean and fresh. and
YOU will know there are not going to
be any more bad nights and miserable
days for you. They freshen you and
make you feel like life is worth living.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-25
MURDERED HIS WIFE.

Portland. Or. Nov. 24.-J. G. William
Hassing. an electrical worker, fired two
shots into his wifes head here tonight
and then turned the weapon upon him
self Mrs Hassing died at the hospital
half an hour afterward. Tho physl-
clans state that Hassing has a fighting
chance for his life. According to n
wedding announcement found in their
home, the woman's maiden namc was
Edith Hedgman. The marriage oc-
CURED at 422 Knox court, Denver,
Colorado.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-25
A little Diapepsin Makes you
out-ot-order Stomach feel
fine in five minutes.

The question rs to how long you are
going to continue a sufferer from Indi.
Gestion. Dyspepsia or out-of-ordei
Stomach IS merely matter of how
soon you begin taking some Diapepsir
If your Stomach is lacking in diEes
tive power. why not help the stomach
to do It's work. not with drastic drugs
but re-erforcem OF digestiv,
agents. such as are naturally at worl
in the stomach.
People with weak Stomachs shoult
take n little Diapepsin occasionally
and there will be no more Indigestion
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-25
DEsERET EVENING NEWS FRIDAY NovEAIBER- Is 1910-

and his undispnted leadership In the
white slave tratric In Cuba, he had
held the position of popular idol as
Havana,s exponent or anti-American-
ism since his assault on j. Cornell Tar.
Ter, charge d'nnaires OF the United
States legation In 1906.
Tho newspapers, without exception,
lnud Yarini as an illustrious Cuban
patriot.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-25

Many school children suffer from
constipation, which is often the cause
of seeming stupidity at lessons. Cham
berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets
are an ideal medicine to give n child,
for they are mild and gentle In their
effect. and will cure even chronic
constipation. Sold By all dealers.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-25
DR.. Martel's Female Pills
II Years The Standard.

Prescribed and recommended for won.
ems ailments, scientifically prepar-
ed remedy of proven worth. Tho result
from their use Is quick and permanent
For sale at all drug stores. ......-iA-.-.,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-25

horse. He was carried to the rear and
Ills force fell back The federal troops
arc reported TO have followed up their
advantage. scattering tho rebels to the
hills. The nature of Madero's wounds
IS unknown. Collector Dove tonight
said that he would wait for absolute
confirmation before making any re-
port.
REYES DENIES lie WILL
RETURN TO MEXICO
Paris, Nov. 2f.-Gen Bernardo
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