The Washington bee., 1911-04-15
PARAGRAPHIC NEWS
BY Miss G. B. MaxheId.l


ord in both Mexican and civil wars,
died last week at the age Of los years.
FOrty-siX years ago last Sunday,
General Robert E. Lee, commanding
the armies of the Confederacy, for
mally surrendered to General Ulysses
S. Grant, in command of the North
ern forces. AppomattOx will be ever
remembered.
According to statistics 100000 for
eign workmen are employed in this
country, 100000 of whom are holding
industrial positions, and 100000 are
agriculturiSts.
1t is reported from Peking that DR..
WI Ting-fang, the former Chinese
Minister 10 the United States, IS eth
er to return to this country or to be
come president of the Wal Wu Piu,
the Chinese foreign board.
1t IS announced by Maiden Lane.
center of the wholesale JewelTy trade
in the United States, that recent sue
cessful experiments of chemists have
succeeded IN producing an artificial
coral which has the same pink color,
same weight and temperature as the
original
There was introduced into Congress
| by Senator James, of Washington, a
bill permitting employees III the civil
service of the government to present
| grievances to Congress.
DR.. Edward Palmer, more than
eighty years of age, and one of the
distinguished botanists OF America,
died in this city last week
| Theodore Roosevelt made his first
Ipublic declaration last Saturday as to
his candidacy for the Presidency. He
said Il am not an aspirant for any
Ithing because l have had everything"
! 1t is said Madison Square Garden,
in New York, which was sold, was
bought by Henry Corn, a New York
realty operator. 1t was erected by
group of New York capitalists, and
controlled by corporation capitalized
at $2,oOOo 900.
| Gross receipts OF the Washington
Ipostoffice during the month of March
amounted to $I39,8I4.77, or a decrease
of IA per cent as compared with
March, 1910.
/ Unless there are standing instruc-
tions to the contrary, local letter car
riers have been forbidden, under any
circumstances, to leave packages or
, parcels in Railways, vestibles, or on
; top of letter boxes when delivering
. mali al apartment lsOuSeS
, Henry AdolDh, who was for time
] a personal escort to former Empress
: Eugene, also once lieutenant-colOnel
in the French Army, and a member OF
the Legion of Honor, died in Provl-
Idence, r. l., last week.
The death of former Superintendent
Wilson was a shock to the city OF
Washington. Many expressions OF re-
, gret for his death were gwen by the
officers and teachers.
t The colored high and normal
D lschOols have decided to hold separate
r graduation this year, If the board OF
q education will permit. 1t IS thought
h that separate exercises will greatly
n ] diminish the expense of graduation.
j Secretary Nagle, of the Department
L!of Commerce and Labor, has ISSUED
ntorders requiring all vessels, whethei
dfof American or foreign registration
h Ito be equipped with wireless outh
It if they have to pass one of our ports
The discovery of enormously valua
Ible coal deposits in an unclaimed sec
ton of Northwestern New Mexico
ihas been announced by the Interio
$1,000 acres, near the Colorado Dor
der line.
e After long illness, John Trower
said TO be the wealthiest Negro II
It the United States, died last week II
ia Germantown, Pa. His fortune IS SAT-
e to amount to SI,5OO,OOO.
Ie The Summer School and Chautau
} qua, at the National Religious Train
2t ing School, at Durham, n. C., 0
IS which DR.. J. Z. Shepard is president
le opens July :.
,e 1t is said the Legislature of tn
State of Kansas has passed bill ap
propriating $Io5,698 for the industrla
department of the Western Universlt
at OuindarO, Kans.
k Hoppners portrait of Mrs. Beridg
L. has been sold for S32,55o This Is tn
m highest price thus far this season
j. Christie'S for a single painting
h, Massachusetts Is making extenslv
* preparations for the celebration OF IN
De (fftieth anniversary of the marc
is Through Baltimore OF the 9th Reg
at ment. Massachusetts was the mrs
n State to strike for the Union ftt
he years ago.
S 1t is said Miss Louise Trott ha
We been elected clerk of the C1rcu
IN Court by the judges in St. Paul, Mini
e Miss Trott has been deputy clerk
ge the court for more than p years. an
us is the third woman in this countr
to be elected clerk of United State
Court
After a hot contest, Mrs. Ella Wi
son will occupy the Mayors chair an
he will preside over the Common CounSe
lid lin Hunniwell, Kans. o. II. Akers, VII
H. lis town clerk, was her opponent.
.atl The largest enrolment IN the hi
lal tory of Tuskegee Institute has bee
nd reached, it IS announced, this yea
les IzI2 students, an increase OF 50 ov'
m the enrolment last year.
OnI
cht Colored Democrats.
ch The colored Democrats, who ha'
4 rafg