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I JjMJMHf iM L. -WIWMIMMiMBBBawIWiBMWBMaBIMMMWIMM i IW l?7?e5,r" ap: -j jptfr-yyy y Effi WASBffiGTON BBS ' . - -j i L-M 'ublirfied every Saturday at 1109 Northwest; Washington, D. C. 1 Strve Entered i. tn- Hum Office hi W.Hsnington ec ojU clans rami matter. I W. CALVIN CHASE, Editor. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. One copy per year 2.00 Sixmonths i-oo Three months 6 Citv subscribers, monthly 20 POLICE COUET CHANGES & SPECIAL NOTICE. J& There are regular Authorized Col lectors in the employ of THE BEE Printing Co.. and when they call to see delinquent subscribers they are re quested to pay theis. and not give the excuse that "they will seethe Editor." The Editor has no time to see the sub scribers, and it is oped that his friends and the patrons of THE BEE will pay the Colle hen he calls. DEM AS' BLACK BRIGADE. While we have no doubt as to the republicanism of Judges Scot' and Kimball, of the Police' Court, we as well as the colored people in this city, arc of the opinion that, at leaBt one, or two colored appoint ments should be made in the lower and upper branches of the" Police Court. We are entitled to recog nition and believe that these judges are reasonable enough to give us some comineration or recognition in the appointment of colored men. GARY AND SHERMAN. I THE G. A. R. AND THE COLOR' LINE. LOYALTY OP THE NEGRO. In another column of this paper will be Been a report from the New Orleans Picayune, concerning the Hon. Henry Demas. Mr. Demas did not make an ass of himself by coming to this city and pledging the loyal black soldiers of his State to the American governmeut or by telling the President or the people, that he culd raise in Louisiana black soldiers to fight the Span iards., like a few lily white black republicans from tli3 State have done, in our Sunday afternoon lit erary societies Mr. Demas went n.-ht to work to raise a regiment of black soldiers, in his State, as the report shows and in a few days he will have a sufficient number to meet any Spanish invasion. Jim Lewis, who has been looking for an office since the fourth day of March can now return to Louisiana and be high private in Demas' black brigrade, instead of visiting our Sunday afternoon literary societies telling the people what he can do. Jim you cannot do a thing, not even talk sensibly. Return home Jimmie and show, to the President that you are really in earnest. Don't let your patriotism all be on paperwith a string tied to it. You are needed at home. The boys want you. Demas' black brigade is wait ing for you. NEGRO GENERALS. It is all unnecessary for any ne gro self-constiiuted committee, or any other committee, to go to the Executive Mansion and inform the President that 9.000,000 of negroes in the United States are loyal to this government and are willing o fight for Cuban indep ndence when the record of past genera tions and past wars will show that the negro has always been loyal and true to the flag th t has given him his liberty and freedom President KcKinley has aiways found the negro billing and ready to obey his country's call to arms. We have a class of colored men in this country who must be taught a lesson., and be informed that the co.istituisou of the Unite.i States provides for the punishment of traitors and the mora law for the extermination of cowards. As an evidence of the negro's loyalty, we call the attention of our readers to the spontaneous action of Ex-Senator Henry Demas and the colored citizens of Louisiana, lound 111 another column of ' this paper. We also call attention enthusiasm of the colored of Washington City, as elsewhere in the United Statts. Secretary John Sherman and Postmaster-General Gary have re signed the Cabinet. One on ac count of old age and the other on account of sickness. Mr. Sherman has been a most bnllliat statesman and a good republican leader. While Mr. Gary is know for his business li methods and other qualities. was The special commii tee that investigating trustee Brown will report unanimously him. to vindicate There is a great deal of com plaint against the management of Howard Universiry. There will be quite a number of patriots who will i.ot be given an opportunity to show their sham patriotism. The retirement of Secretary Sher man from th'i State Department is no surprise to the American people. Mr. Sherman has been a faithful pub. io officer. The public and the patrons of The BKii are notified to beware of investors. IS HE LOOSING HIS MIND? to the citizens well as The New York Age says such" men as Bishop Daniel A Payne, J.C. Price, Prof. Williams J. Simmons, Frederick Douglass, Bishop J. C. Embry, John M. Langston, Norris Wright Cuney and B. K. Bruce, cannot fall bv the wayside without seriously crip'pling the leadership of the race to which they belonged and that thev have no successcrs among the- young men of the race. The editor of the New York Age, !1S either lOSino- his miiwl nr his head is a little demented. He never cuild be made to recognize the leadership of Bruce till The Bhe made Irm, and thj reason of that was he imagined that he had the dements of leadership. THE LATE ROBERT PURVIS. President McKinley has an excel lent opportunity of doing what no other Presideni has ever done He has an opportunity of distinguish icg and endearing himself in the hearts of the American negro There are to be several disting uished major-generals and other military officers anpointed. The negro is to do his share of fighting in the coming confflict with Spain. All indications point to the negro's valor and patriotism, and his willingness to shoulder his gun for Cuban liberty and to uphold the honor and integrity of our American republic. There are negroes in this country "who are capable of commanding an army and would do themselves credit if appointed. Generals need not be graduates from West Point or any other military academy. Let Pres ident McKinley appoint such a man as Henry Demas, Col. M. M. Hol land, or Major Fleetwood. The last named were voted medals of honor for bravery. The negroes don't intend to be dirt workers and scul lions in the fight. Let black gen erals command black troops and Spain will be thrashed in a week. The death of the late Robert Purvis, of Philadelphia, removes from the category of emineut per sonages a man of nerve and honor. His love and works were for the race with which he was identified. He was a christian gentleman, whose eloquence and logic have of ten awtkened the sleepless preju dices of the oppressors of the ne gro. Robert Purvis was a bold man and fearless in his advocacy of the true and fundamental prin ciples of a pure government. His life's work was for the upbuilding of the negro race, and he is on- of the few men who should have a monument erected to nis memory. VICTORY FOR DEMAS. from He most From the Atlanta, Ga., Appeal. The country has been heard and Hon. Henry Demas is safe will win the fight. One of the powerful men in the South is the man. scholar, christian and soldier, Hon. Uenry Demas. We congratulate him on his magnificent record. He has always stood by Mr. Hanna and Mr. McKinley. We do not belive they will I The President says "it must stop, and the only way to it out is by going ahead. desert him. Mr. Demas not only shows the possibilities but probabil ities of the negro race in this country. No Caucassian reinforcement about him. He looks every inch a black king. All our bishops, preachers, lawyers, doctors, editors and business men are for him. If any colored man is found opposing him, it is some poor, miserable, worn-out black hulk who desires the place for himself. As for the charge that Mr Demas has con nection with some corporation now under ban in Louisiana is concerned if found true, should make him votes. Any negro who can so conduct him self under present conditions as to have the respect of his white neigh bors ought for that reason be confirm carry ea- l ne stars declare lor Hon. Henry Demas. The prophecy of Abraham Linc oln to the effect that the colored man may yet be instrumental in keeping in its place the diadem of the republic may receive an early verification in the near future. The colored man is not hilarious for war; he is naturally peaceable, out when aroused no soldiers ever fought more nobly. IN NEED OF EDITORS. The little trick of Polo did not work. McKinley blocked the game and Polo has gone to Canada to figure out how it all happened. If all the colored patriots could be mr.de commissioned officers they would not be so slow to enlist. From the Omaha, Neb., Progress. No amount of abuse and vituperation can wipe out of existence a single fact. Editor Chase's severe strictures upon the negro press have not been met by proofs of their falsity. Chase has been called some pretty hard names, and had many very uncomplimentary things saiod of him, which if true, do not disprove the truth of his criticism. Abuse is not logic and is resorted to as a rule when we have no facts at hand with which to controvert an un pleasant statement of facts. Even if Chase be proven bad it does not nec essarily follow that his statement is false and the negro press is all that could be desired. The more intimate ly we become acquainted with our ex changes the more we become inclined to the belief that Chase came close to telling the truth. On the 16th inst,, there appeared in a local paper, brief mention that the authorities of the Masonic Fair, in ex tending an invitation to the Union Veteran's Union, had distinctlv stated therein that it was intended only for the white organizations. The para graph further stated that it was al- leged a similar invitation had been extended the u. A. K. uepartment u the Potomac, that the U. V. U., had declined, and the G. A. R., accepted the distinction, though it questioned whether the fact was generally known among the G. A. R., men, and if so, whether they would attend. Pursuing an investigation into the matter, we succeeded last week pre senting to our reading a verbatim copy of the invitation sent to, and the reply sent from the U. V. U., repre sented by Col. H. L. Street, commander-in-chief. We have not yet quite got to the botttom of the mat ter, but from among a variety of state ments more or less contradictory the conditions appear to have been some what as follows: That on the 4th of March last, invitations from the Fair, were sent to each Post of the G. A. R. from the City Directory as a guide, which of course shows no "color." Not being well advised as to the U. V. U,, a misaddressed and misdirect ed invitation finally reached the hands of the adjutant of one of the com mands, and another member took it back to the chairman of the Fair com mittee in order to advise him how properly to address it. In the ensuing conversation between the chairman and the veteran, it was brought our that one command of the U. V U. was composed of colored men. The chairman stated that they would have to be left out The veteran caled at tention to the fact that two Posts of the G. A. R., were colored and had already been invited. The chairman said he would at once notify the G. A. R., commander not to bring the color ed men and sent a new "invitation to the proper head of the U. V R , with the restriction as published bv us last week. Commander Hendricks professed much indignation and refers to his record of thirty-five years past to wit ness that he did not connive at the restriction, and yet eveything appears to bear out the original charge. It is clearly established that on the iSth inst., a marked copy of the paper ex posing the case was delivered at the headquarters of each and every Post of the G. A. R., in the District show ing how their comrades-were to be ostracised. Yet on the 22nd, four dajs later, they fell in and visited the Fair as an organization Commander Hendricks says the Posts were all in vited long before he received official notice of the affair, but does not say or state the nature of the notice when it was receiued. It is claimed that the first official notice received by him was the notiee refered to by Chairman Morgan, not to bring the colored men and in this event he had two notices, and the allegations all appeared in that case to be fully proven. We would be pleased to publish copies of all communications reaching Com mander Hendricks, provided he with holds none, in the event of further de nial. The right oftesmony and the omissions in his denial are at present against him. We have no desire to stir up ill-feel ing or strife, but a fuller statement, if it can be made, iscertainly due by Com mander Hendricks. The colored members of the U. V. U. of the G. A. k.. and in part the colored citizens of the District owe to Commander H. L. Street, hearty thanks for his prompt and manly re ply. If there are any colored veterans in the District free to do so, they owe it to themselves to get into the U. V. U., by the shortest road and honor its true-hearted commander by loyal service. m- VJCK - a 7- -t - Be. a c- re - c i-f - r - ""3 a E. 33 re i re - Er.IL W - o ir: Ef '- - - z vo r t re r -. r- '4 Jl S'c 7 - r Pi II m o' "t re re re o o re re sj t a. M w re Z ? n o re - M O -3 in re S3 V) o c c o c. o 2. c re II J j 1 14 The GilUavpenb. Company i3lljoi,lt5r,, ization charercd , i' lws of V,,., '""! suitable nmn,, .P4rcW r 'r1 v ani n,i a general hotel Buckroe Beach On the Chesapeake tL-dU(!)HE hltp 'I.- . the electric cirfr nuni,5r U18 .omlort. Va There is no' finer mure attract ot.tfh Off HANNA AND THE NEGRO The Spaniards were wont to call Americans "pigs" and "snakes." UnlesB all signs fail, these very "hogs" will root around in a very lively manner in the Spanish gar den, while the "snake,, will crawl up the Spanish flag pole and haul dotvn the Spanish flag for Ameri can "hogs" to wallow in. The district miliria will no doubt have an opportunity to go to war. Are you ready to save money, if so, call at Adler's Shoe Store, who keeps the larges Shoe Store in the South west, his place is on the corner of 4 and E streets Southwest. From the Omaha, Neb., Enterprise. These are days in which Marcus A. Hanna is being treated to a number of endearing epithets that are usually ab breviated in pnnt. He is accused of wielding undue influence with the present administration. Hanna may be the Aaron of the money power, he may be the agent of the bondholders, but one thing sure, he has shown a disposition to be fair to the negro po litically. This administration has made some forty colored appointments many of which are good, clean, digni fied and with a decent salary attached. While he did not intercede personally for all these applicants, it is almost certain that some of them would not have been appointed if he had been opposed to them. And then there are a few instances in kvhich ne interceded personally for the applicant. ludson W. Lyons had his support in the fight ior tne Augusta postmastership. He did not land the plum, but staid with him and placed him in the vacant reg istership of the treasury, 'flie negro must stand by his friends. No matter what Hanna's faults may be other wise, "he certainly is not guiltv of po litical forgetfulness of the negro. If there were more Hannas we would doubtless be much better off. by the colored people of this country. While this so-call committee was at the Executive Mansion, ex-Senator Henry lJemas and other colored men were holding meetings organizing the ne groes and making regiments. The Daily Picayune, of New Oneans, La., funishs the following report: In answer to the call issued by Naval Officer Henry Demas and other colored citizens and ex-Union soldiers inviting the men of the race to assem ble at Grand Army Hall, corner of Common and Rampart streets, to dis cuss the war situation and arrive at some plan for the purpose of volun teering their services to the national government as American citizens, ready and eager to go to the front and uphold the flag of the United States. an immense number of colored 'men 1 were present at 8 o clock last night. Not only thelaree hall, on the second floor, packed to suffocation, but on the wide galleries almost encircling the building, the men stood in serried masses, while in the sreets below several hundreds were unable to gain admittance. The crowd in the hall hemmed in the platform, at the end of the big room and some of the men, hard pressed for room, lined the edge of rostrum. The American flag, high borne, oc cupied a coign of vantage in the mid dle of the speaker's stand. Next to "Old Glory" floated the colors of the Cuban government. The uttermost enthusiasm, temper ed, however the m.mentousness and seriousness of the hour, prevailed. There was a band of music, which burst out at intervals with national airs, much to the gratfication of the citizens, who applauded most vocifer ously when "Hail Columbia," or "America," was played. Strudy men carried banners and transparencies, bearing inscriptions as follows: "The wars of 1775-1812, 1861-65, at test the valor of tne coloi ed soldiery." "We will rally around the flag." "To uphold the nation's honor, we stand ready." "The Union, one and inseparable." The meeting ,was addressed bv Henry Demas, Alexandria Paul, Dr. J. P. Newman, T. B. Stamps, J. Madi son Vance, M. G. Bobe and Colonel C. W. Keeting-. Atlantic Coast uri ('n to join this romnnn,. . scribmg to its Va pti Shares onlv im l . each. Payable 'T per month on V, M liberal discount JOT stock. ThererJ."upi'd9 land-Water front W mc park covered Ch ' . edan auditorium r.. e'eF' hafh.hn.,c "V '"asaj rooms. containing tiltv Just think of it There is no Resort fur culortjl ,ft""c " tuc -ucu states OFFICERS: Rev. A. L. Garnet A M., B. D., Pastor ImmdnuelAil p. cnurcn, rortmouth, Yd. Pkj. laent; ueorge L. Pryor, Atfr Mitchell, D. D.,-Pastor H Street Baptist church. w; Va., Treasurer; Wm.M.Rai TEscl Attorney for the compaar. DIRECTORS: Matt. N. ' ewis, Editor, Recorder. Xorf.,:t.U Samuel L. Tucker, Esq. of Kb? mosiey cc uo. aortulk, l Clarke, Attorney at Law, .Vex port News. Ino. H. I ooner .Em Foreman, School Press, Xoiiml institute Hampton. Va. You can set o information or sun scribe for stock from the following well known gentlemen. Several of th colored members of the first separate battalion, who resigned their places to go in camp on last Monday, are now pressing) bricks for walker' The colored patriots are slow volunteering. ROUND BAY. The That Key West policeman has been taught the difference between a colored soldier and a colored coward, and is now wondering how acoiorea man coma aare to resist and frighten "a southern gentle man policeman, sah." There are other fools outside of Florida who movement set on foot bv the friends of Col. Holland to or ganize a battalion of solders for the war, consisting officers and all col- uieu uicuis icueiviug some impu- tus by the action of ihe Governor I of Ohio. Round Bay will be quite a fash ionable resort this season. The grounds have been wonderfully T 1 T-. neea clearing up on some questions, improved since last year. The attention of the citizens Wash ington, societies, churches and other organizations, is called to the opening of Round Bay, the Palasades nf thf ! ment of Chesapeake Bay. In another column . celebratin ui ima yapci win uc been tne aaver tisement of this popular summer re sort. This beautiful place, will be un der a new management this year. Rev. S. R. Hughes, of Baltimore, Md., will have full charge of arranging for picnics and excursions. The citizens of this city are requested to apply at the office of The Bee for any information tney desire tor the renting of these The attempt to lionize the Regis ter of the Treasury on the bases of cheap notoriety seems not to work out according to calculation. Mr. Lyons possesses the acumen to see ahead. He knew that to have taken the part of orator of th day would have been an indorse- a Very imnrnnpr wav nf g so important an event. NEGRO PATRIOTS. The SELF-CONSTITUTED kot in it. The COMMITTEE BLACK PRINCE OF Henry Demas next spoke. He laud ed the loyalty and patriotism of the colored people in resDond-np- in u,rh large numbers to the call of duty, and he evinced then hope that the same spirit ana ieenngs which actuated others in their zeal to preserve and defend the flag of th s country found a place in the colored men. The pur pose of this meeting is to express the status of the colored people of Louisi ana in the hour of danger. The hero ism and valor of the colored soldiery in three wars in America has been at tested by history and in the chronicles of these wars by those who partici pated. Christian A. Fleetwood says of the negro solders: "In all the event of the war, from Bunker Hill to York" ton, they bore an honorable part! The history of the doimrof the armiM is their history, and in everything they took part and did their share. Their total enlistment was about 3000 men." e Demas gave several instances of the intrepidity of the neero troon; in u war of the vevolution, and next spoke ot the aid given by the free colored truops in tne war ot 1812-1814. The negro soldiers also played no incon sepuent part in the civil war of i86i-6s Demas concluded as follows: "Col ored Americans The people of this yiuuu win ieei proud to learn of your interest and enthusiasm here tonight lor the success of our armies in war with a foreign power, and I can assure you I cannot find language adequate, first, for the honor of bein?r ct as your chairman, and, secondly to congratulate you on the numbers you -.vuuiujj.iuui 10 tnis demonstra E. V. Davis, Att'y, 609 Fst.. n. . L. M. Hershaw, 146. T st.n. John D. Hymanr at Bureau of Fu sion. Rev. I. L Thomas, W street, n. w. N. J. Booker, 1::: 19th st n w. Win. i alvm ( tse, 1109 I street n. w., or to D. B.p Cary, 609 F street, n.w..at the re pository of the Capital Sav.: Bank, where they will a!'-' re" ceive payments for stockj This resort being at Old Point, Va., HI the best location for 1 America. The ?p1f-mrief;,.i. j erounds. Rev. HujrhMien0ftfn,a waitH :ru" "tc" committee that best known divines in Rnltirr.r0 a , hL L-f r5.siaent last week to will do all in his oower to maL.X th countrv wl t.,ne ne.grpes of this when they go to ready to fight, should h I 1! -. - - .w uk-iuyuoutl- THE SOUTH ORGANIZES A REGJMEOT. "TTT'll. ' "V mQ" be .. ivi JiiuciV.dlJb. As the buitdfags are alread erected and1 place secu.- by the company, you r"n " risk in taking stock and jn officers of the compam pre-' a splendid financial sucre-. Subscribe for all the ck can conveniently carry, 1 t ' pay big dividends. npnnlp caf-icfiH I Round Bay. rnuntrv rar i i "Xfe4 rTriv Yn TZZJLV.'. Photic and .i .ul. :i. 5 ". 3Uuia nave waited ui uicy nao oeen asked or requested on the-other foot. Rev. Sterling: M. Brown is r were after Mr. Will Cook. The shoe is Por fnrther information cbII address 0. B. Towmenn, I Financial Agent, Norfotf, tiJii,; asina aiS'ilMliiillii