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7 f Siereopticon Concert of the
t ,, ,, school on June 2nd will be a
r.(-,, tair.
h. M. G. Lucas returned to the
( tlft r spending several weeks at
r
,., rents' home m :uaryiana. one
'.iiLompanied by her sister Miss
V , 1- Thomas.
Pr Wm. H. Hughes, formerly of 1521
v, 'son street, has removed his office
- "-sidence to 1207 T street north
esi, where he will be pleased to see
,s patients and friends.
Ms Irene O. McEwen of Mobile,
' is the guest of Miss Marie James,
s f-iValady of ability and refinement
! led the class of nurses this year
"le Freedmen's Hospital.
av. I. Anderson Taylor, pastor of
s lull Baptist church, will be tender
.. .1 reception by the young people of
l s church next Tuesday evening May
j'lt at 8 o'clock. Rev. Taylor has
u: the respect and confidence of all
f members of his church by his un
t.rni,' ellorts in their behalf This
rt-crption will be attended not only by
i t members of his church, but by
n..n hundred distinguished citizens
uN appreciate his great work in the
uuse orhis race and humanity.
1 -Congressman C. G. Conn of
rKhar.lt. lnd., and formerly proprie
101 i)i the Wasington Times, present
in Mir Hoffman Concert Band a fine
-'1 n-mount bass drum last week.
A A in Congress Mr. Conn took
gre d interest in the band under the
Lrtt lion of Mr. Elzie S. Hoffman.
THEAMPHIONS ELECT
OFFICERS.
I he annual meeting of the Amphion
(j t-r- Club was held Wednesday even
' l- 3r(J at tne residence of Mr.
1 Henr Lewis, 1619 Corcoran street,
a 1 the following persons were elected
' ' r:.t ensuing year: J. H. Washing
1 n president; Jacob B. Walker, vice-j-.
, lent; Wm. DeLong, secretary;
- :. A. Champ, treasurer; David
1-. ..tr. librarian; and J. Henry Lewis
r,inized the association more
ui iiht years ago, was reelected
" r il director and manager. These
". will be- installed the first
Wednesday in June and the club made
" .'laments for an excursion during
' - last week in June.
1 Ik- Amphions will give their last
mn-j of the season this evening the
1 .. .:nal Hotel (Wormlery's,) corner
-'iiindH streets for the entertain
' fiit tit the guests of the adjacent
Jte's These affairs are always
'"A (led.
( i'i 1 men are described in a ser-
-ii f Henry Ward Beecher, as
this who establish savings banks
ai'l life insurance companies, and
thus work for their race." The Capital
swings Hank, has been working for
' ' ia trior over eleven ears., and
s no limit to its ambition since the
il is free to all and work the price
'process. There is no doubt that the
"'M-d people of this city need a bank
'! ' tne colored men connected with
' r Capital Savings Bank Intend that
' i-. shall have one. For they see the
l effect of the bank on the com
' 'U. It tends to produce honesty
" punctuality in all financial en-mU-
ments, the thing we most need.
v siahlishment of a colored bank,
!i place immediately advances
"'' pecuniary value ol a good moral
i.r, irter Ther" are numerous in-
- Hues ol persons having n.sen from
-(t!nt to wealth through their
' "Ml character and the confidence
M" li that character produced in ihe
"'iinl ot the banker. It is not merely
a of loan or discount that a
nker serves such a person. He also
'" aks well of him to those persons
ni,i make inquiries respect
:V him aiid the bank's good opinion
v ! ie the means of procuring for him
!'Uher degree of credit with the
t"vkswith whom he trades. These
: ts are quickly noticeable. From
' -t'es of private interest, the' en-
M;e the ind jstnous, the prudent,
Punctual and the honest, while
; ; ''iscountenance the spend thrift
gambler, the liar and the knave.
hold out inducements to upright-
-". which are not disregarded bv
. I
u the most abandoned. There is
' -i man who is deterred from
s '''.' practice, if not from downright
,l,,,iU'si by the consciousness that
ot would demean him in the esti-
il"'i ol his banker. Then why not
' s m this great work of educating
people how to be industrious,
'. s.ix ,njr ancj ljuls soive lnat serious
a 1 OltthiP.mc 1h rnno niipctinn
U.
re going to continue this sreat
v"rx though re have to go it alone.
"" saxing money, is like saving time,
'mist he done with a purpose and
MVematicallv. Bank open from q a.
Ill
1,1 4:30 p. m.
SPEAKS WELL OF US.
"" lhv National Baptist Magazine.
e congratulate the Washington
"tt upon its high-toned and ably writ-
u ,ed!lorials- Everybody admits a
wonderful improvement in the me
"lanical make-up and editorial man
JRwnentofthe Bee. Go on Brother
CONGRESSIONAL LYCEUM.
When Mr. W. Board began reading
his scholarly paper, entitled "A Study
of Emerson," before the Congression
al Lyceum Sunday afternoon last,
there was present an appreciative
audience, among which was quite a
number of professors and other gen
tlemen holding college degrees.
The essayist referred to Emerson as
a great thinker, philospher and essay
ist, that his essav on Universal Com
pensation, was one of the best to be J
found in the English language, and if,
properly studied now, it would prove
of great benefit to the people of this
country as it would clearly show that
swift and certain punishment accord
ing to universal law follow injustice
whether done by an individual or the
nation, neither could escape. Mr.
Board is a graduate of Wilberfore
University, Ohio and has won two or
three medals as an orator, the last
I being the the beatiful gold medal pre-
jc., u: u.. u r : 1 i-
acuicu mm uy we vuiigrebbiunai lyce
um January last. His paper was a
literary treat.
Tomorrow afternoon Mr. W. L.
Houston will read a paper entiled,
"Religion vs. Science."
25 PER WEEK.
25 AUTHORS. Gen's. Miles, Shaf
ter, uerntt, Wood; Cuban Gen's.
Garua and Palma, Capts. "Bob"
Evans and Taylor; Secretaries Long
and Gage; Nelson Dingley; Senators
Daniel and Cullom; Hon Justin Mc
Carthy, M. P.; Gens. O. O. Howard
and Stewart L. Woodford and 9 other
war leaders have united to write " The
standard History of the American
Spanish War." The Official History.
Not a collection of magazine articles.
Each author writes a chapter especial
ly for this book, finely illustrated. Ex
clusive territory. Liberal terms.
Showing list of authors sells it.
Address Chas. C. Haskell & Son,
Norwich, C
Very Low Rates
National Peace Jubilee,
Washington, D, C.
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad.
For the National Peace Jubilee, to
be held at Washington, D. C, May
23, 24 and 25, the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad will sell excursion tickets at
One Fare for the Round Trip from
pomts on its line east of Pittsburg,
Parkersburg and Wheeling inclusive,
except from tne following points from
which round trip tickets will be sold
as named: New York, 8 00; Phila
delphia, $5,00; Chester, $4 50; Wil
mington, 4 00; Baltimore, $2 00
Tickets will be sold May 22 and 23,
and will be good to return 10 days in
cluding date of sale.
The program is as follows:
May 23 Parade of Military and Naval
organizations Salutes from gunboats
Ringing of chimes and band concerts.
May 24 Parade of school children.
Parade of civic organizations All
vehicles in the streets to be dec
orated with flowers.
May 25 Historical Pageant, illustra
ting U. S. Soldiers and Sailors of
each of the American conflicts.
Grand illuminations and fireworks
at night.
Dave Lewis' Broadway Burlesquers
are annuonced as next week's attrac
tion at the Lyceum Theatre and the
patron of this popular resort may pre
pare themselves to witness one of the
most enjoyable shows that has ever
struck the town. The bill is headed by
Dave Lewis who will be remembered
as having created quite a big hit last
season in one of Weber and Fields
companies and was induced this season
to bring liis own arrav of talent around
the country to try and please the pub
lic in the various cities, besides him
self Mr. Lewis is surrounded with one
of the most attractive aggregations
extant including such fine artists as
LeClairand Leslie Smith Cook, Bennet
Rich: Mitchell Sisters: Merritt and
Rozella; Cohen and Gardner; Marie
Richmond, and a host of others com
prising thirty-five in number. The
concluding burletta is a roaring farce
entitled Gay luonte Carlo, and the
curtain falls on a kaleidescope of color
and a whirlwind of songs.
DEER PARK HOTEL.
Deer Park, Maryland.
Most delightful summer resost of
the alleghenies.
CJvft-kt hr thf mountain hrpfv 9. Sin
feet above sea level. Absolutely free
from malaria, hay fever and mosquitos
On Main Line of Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad. Hotel and Cottages. Every
modern convenience. Rooms en suite
with bath. Electric Lights, Elevator
Turkish Baths, two large swimming
Pools, Golf Links, Tennis Courts,
Bowling Alleys, Magnificent Drives,
Complete Livery Service. Annapolis
Naval Band. Delightful Cottages, fur
nished for housekeeping if desired
read v for occupancy June ist. Hotel
open from June 24th to September
30th.
For rates and information address
D. C. Jones, Manager, B & O Building
Baltimore, Md., until June 10th. After
that time, Deer Park, Garrett Co. Md.
RExMEMBER THE DATE.
Academy of Music, Friday evening
June 9th 1S99. 2sew era in local musi
rial circles, Future Washington Per
manent Chorus and Hoffman's Con
cert Baud 55 musicians.
REAL ESTATE.
R. J. MARSHALL,
Real Estate & Loam Broker,
508 nth Street, N. W.
FOR SALE Near New York S venue
and North Capital street, new, buff
brick residence, 6 rooms, cellar and
bath, newly papered and decorated;
has all modern improvements and
conveniences: mirror mantels, speak
ing tubes, electric bells, etc.
This property is nicely located in an
improving section of the city. The
new electric cars will pass within a
half block. This property, $3,000, on
monthly payments about the same as
rent.
FOR SALE In the northwest, very
desirably located, a dwelling and store
together, brick, large store room,
dining room and kitchen on the first
floor, 4 bedrooms and bath on second
floor, all modern improvements. Shel
ving and counters complete. Price,
$3,500, on very easy terms. This is an
investment worthy of immediate atten
tion. Many other well located properties
in different sections of the city for
sale on easv terms. Stop paying rent
and own your own hom'e.
SUMMER RESORTS.
Furnished Rooms With or With
out Board at Moderate Prices.
CLINTON
COTTAGE
1820 Athuitic Avenue,
ATLANTIC CITY, A". J.
Emanuel Murray Pro,
Wholesale and' Retail Ice
Manufactory.
Cream
2;
Open May 1st 1899.
This is no Joke
"Save your pennies
on this and that."
By coming around o the
Stanton Flats
You will find a full line of
Groceries and
Provisions.
R. P. SOPER.
SJtantou IVXR.rkret.
No. 1 154 19th Street, Northwest.
H.3C. E XT Xj" 1? O 3ST
J LOAN OFFICE
WATCHES, DIAMONDS, JEW
ELRY, &c MOMEY LOANED ON
EASY PAYMENTS.
H. K. Fulton has removed
his Loan Office from his old
stand, 1 2 18 Pa., avenue to his
handsome new building, 314
9tll street, n. w., between Penn.
ave. and D st, n, w., where he
will be pleased to see his old
friends and customers.
CASH PAID FOR OLD GOLD AND
SILVER, UNREDEEMED PLEDES
FOR'SALE.
314 9th Street, Northwest.
Es-caTDlislxed. 1866
1RI1STIHE LOAH OFFI E,
3S1 Penn,. .ve. 32., -w.
Gold and silver watches, diamonds.
jewelry, pistols, guns, mechanicaj
tools, ladies and gentlemen s weann
apperal.
Old gold and silyer bought.
Unredeemed pledges for sale.
W It I WARE
J
Will conduct a Course of Lec
tures, in Domestic Science
and Practical Lessons in Cook
ing at,
2007 Vermont Ave., northwest.
The course will be given in 12 les
sons. First lecture Monday May ist,
from 7 to 9 p m.
Terms Reasonable For further in
formation address,
MISS WARE,
50 Paterson St. N. E.
BARGAINS
PIANOS
Upright and Spuare Pianos.
On Easy erms
Chas. M. Stieff,
Stieff Piano Warerooms,
521 Eleventh Street, Nortliwes
Frank Hume, the old reliable, 454
Pa. ave., northwest. Groceries by the
wholesale and retail. All goods pack
ed and delivered free. Call and see
SPECIAL EXCURSIONS TO
ROUND BAY.
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is
now ready to contract with organiza
tions, societies and Sunday Schools
forspecial excursions to Round Bay?
For full information and terms, apply
at B. & O. Ticket Office No. 619 Pa.
Avenue, between 2 and 5 p. m., week
days.
ATLANTIC51CITY NEWS.
Opening of the mvrray cottage
VISITORS COMING IN DAILY.
Guests have
Atlantic City
begun
to arrive in
The Bee is on sale at Murry's Cot
tage. The Murray Cottage, formerly
known as the Clinton Cottage was
opened by Mr. E. Vurray of Washing
ton and his brother. On Monday
night there was an opening and some
of the most distinguished people in
this city were present. The large
dining room which has been larger,
was beatiful 'y decorated for the oc
casion. There was dancing from S to
11 o'clock at which time supper
was served. The attendance wtis
large and all present enjoyed them
selves. It was the beginning of a
successful season for this well known
summer resorr. Among those present
were: Mrs. M. E. Adams of Wash..
Mrs. D. B Williams of Fiorida; Mr.
and Mrs. V. J. Swanson, Atlantic:
Miss Ethel Edwards Atlantic City;
Mr. W. H. Hutchinson, Philadelphia;
Mr and Mrs. Ceo. Lennn, Phila.; Miss
Rosa Bowman, Washington; Miss
Mary Whiting, Washington; Rev.
Thompson. Atlantic City; Mr H. .
I g
arris, Washington; Mr. Thomrs
rown, Phila.; Miss Mamie Molann.
Wash.; Miss Tillie Williams, Chester,
Mr. T. C. Murray, proprietor of Grand
Pacific, Atlantic City; Mr. Authur
Gandey, Wash. Mr. David Murray
and others.
DUVALLS
Summer
Garden
2027 L St. northwest.
Large airy Pavillion. Swings and
other amusements. Cigars, Ice
Cream, Soft Drinks, etc. Books
open for dates. Terms reasonable
Apply to J. J. Duvall at above
address.
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f FEATURES OF CEBU
This Is the 5?laco Where Magellan Landed
to Take Possession for Spain.
Cebu, on the eastern side of the Ion
narrow island of the same name, ir
the heart of the Visayas and of thf
whole archipelago, is a much more
attractive place than Iloilo, though il
has been commercially eclipsed by the
latter on account of advantages as 2
shipping place for sugar. Ceuu is th
place where Magellan landed in 1523
to take possession of evervtsiin"- with
in read, for Spain, and oppos UVth
little island of Mactan, where the nav
igator was killed, having iraprudentlj
interfered in a native quarc.1. Here
too, Legaspi, landed in 1505. and tirsl
made the Spanish possession effective
Until he discovered the advantages oi
Manila, a few years later, the colonia
government was established here, and
Cebu continued to be the capital oi
Visayas to the end of the Spanish do
minion. It also continued to I e a sea
port of some importance, though the
bulk of the sugar shipment had been
drawn to Iloilo by its more ronvenienl
location for the collection of the pro
duct, and it is still, next to Manila, the
chief point for the export of hemp.
Moreover, its situation is attractive,
and it is a well-built town.
The island of Mactan. in front, has
a picturesque aspect, while bohind the
city is a ridge of verdant nih It is
the seat of a bishopric, aud has a
cathedral and several other rlrarches.
including that of the Santo Nino, oi
Sacred Child, whose image is an objeel
of reverence, not to say adulation, tc
the whole island. The triangular fort
is of stone, painted red, and the gov
ernment buildings are solid looking,
while there are stone residences that
indicate comfort and taste as well as
comparative wealth. The whole isl
and of Cebu, which is a hunditd miles
long and somewhat mountainous, is
not only fertile and verdant: but it is
healthy and is occupied by a people of
peaceable disposition and civilized ten
dencies. It is doubtful if they know
Aguinaldo, or would be much enticed
by his emissaries. Several foreign
consuls and commercial aircnts have
long lived at Cebu. and when Ave get
ready to take possession it oughtto
be a favorable centre from which to
diffuse a better understanding of our
purposes and of the character of
American sovereignty
Glimpse at Manila.
Manila at night is very anil. After
10 o'clock the city is dead, aud only the
sentries are seen in the street.- There
is no theater there. The soldiers are
not allowed out of quarters after 10
o'clock unless on duty: the saloons are
closed and the night life of Manila is
behind closed doors. Tt is almost im
possible to imagine a grcir city of
300.000 being as quiet as Manila is at
night. The Spaniards' retize to their
homes and the Americans to their bar
racks. The few foreign residents who spend
their evenings at the clubs return home
long before the small hours. Most
people there go to bed early, because
nearly all the city's business is done
in the forenoon, and people get up
pretty early to do it. At noon all the
stores are closed for two howi. and in
the afternoon those who can d. so seek
refuge from the sun bepath the
spreading balconies of their homes and
do not appear in the escolta unless it
is necessary. And if it is necessary,
they put it off until to-morfew.
The Philippine girls are interesting,
but only a few are pretty. They are
extremely graceful, as straight as ar
rows and always picturesque A girl
becomes a young lady at 12 or i:j. a
mother about three years later and a
grandmother at &". but even at the ad
vanced age of HO she is still supple and
graceful and picturesque.
The skin is yellow or brown, the hair
straight and shiny black the eyes soft
and lustrous and the teeth white ex
cept where thu habit of chewing the
betelnut has left th"in red and repul
sive. The women are modest to the
last degree, do not know what flirting
is and are hospitable and womanly.
The practice of smoking is general,
and even little girls scarcely 8 years
old may frequently be seen smoking
enormous cigars. The children go
naked until they arc (I or T years old,
and then they graduate into a short
skirt, and a little while Inter into about
the same style of clothes as are worn
by the grown people. The motliers car
ry their children astride on their hips.
The I'roof of It.
war correspondent who had re-
'Hu
tu rued
from the scene of action in
Cuba, or who said he had. was giving
the crowd of listeners a lurid account
of a light he had witnessed on the skir
mish line in the vicinity of Sevilla.
Everybody in the crowd was taking the
story right down without the least
sign of a doubt as to its absolute ac
curacy, until a long, slim party, with
a smooth face and a milled shirt front,
became an interrogator after the facts:
"Did I understand you to say that
it was Kentucky battalion that had
gone right up the hill over the brush
and rocks in the very muzzles of the
enemy's guns?"
"That's -what," asserted the nar
rator. "And the threw away their knap
sacks on the first jump?"
"You ifet they did. They didn't
want any handicap in a race like
that."
"Then they threw awav their coats?"
"Indeed they did."
"And their hats?"
"They went into it bareheaded, like
the daredevils they were."
"And dropped their cartridge belts?"
"Every one of them, and went for
the foe with their cold bayonets."
"And their canteens?"
Everything. F.yKJeorge. they went
into the scrap stripped like prizefight
ers." The smooth-faced man coughed and
shu filed his chair.
"That's all right," he said firmly.
"They -were not Kentuckians. That's
their style of fighting, but you can bet
a farm that Kentuckians never would
have thrown their canteens away."
It has been decided by the United
States judge in Oklahoma that when
a man makes a round disk, not pretend
ing to be money, and beats a slot ma
chine with it, there has been no viola
tion of the law. The disks are not coun- (
terfeit and it is not swindling to rob
an illegal ga.me.
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Details of a TriD Bv
cum5 U1 d lTlP UJ
Sea
From Port Royal to
Havana.
HAREOR OF SANTIAGO'
- t? r -l. t ,t t- 1,
Features of the Beautiful Tropical!
Sunset and the Remarkably
Short Twilight.
Xlla da Pino Which Is Famous for Its
Piao Forests, Salubrious Climatw aud
Thermal 5prlngs Progreto Is Far From
Carrying Out the Idm Its Numt Implies
Whxrs Cleanliness Is Tabooed.
One who has not witnessed a sunset
in tropical waters may be sa5i to have
lived almost in vain. There is no use
trying to describe it the crimson and
gold, green, amethyst, purple aud sap
phire, reflected in varying tints on sea
and shore, on sails aud hills, in won
derful but brief pyrotechnics. I have
seen hard-headed business men, as
void of sentiment as the cattle and
crops, the ores and machines they
have come down here to invest their
money in,"gush" like school girls un
der the glamor of the Western skies
and drop into poetry with Wegg-like
facility anent the dying day and Twi
light letting her curtain down audi
pinning it with a star.
Our steamer left Port Royal at sun
set, and hardly had we time to note
the mossy roofs and towers of that
shabby town all gilded in the evening
light, before the picture faded and old
Ocean b came indeed a "gray and mel
ancholy waste." It is worth coming
far to watch the stars blaze out in the
tropical night. There seei.is to be
three times as many as are seen in the
skies at homo all larger and brighter,
not twinkling as in colder climates,
Init shedding a soft aud steady illum
ination. And then the mysterious,
far-reaching milky way: and the liter
ally "golden" moon, swinging nearer
to earth here than elsewhere!
The main course from Jamaica to
Havana lies in a northwesterly direc
tion across the Caribbean Sea, with
several ports of call en route. First,
almost due north to Santiago, at which
point I did not land this time, retain
ing too vivid recollections of the fever
recently encountered there. Through
the yellow haze of a tropic morning
rlt
.a,
W.
W.
WHOLESALE DISTRICT, SANTIAGO,
we saw again the apparently unbrokeni
wall of the Sierra Maestro; and at
length the historic gap whs disclosed
just wide enough to admit an ocean
liner. The wonder is that Cervera's
seven-thousand-ton cruisers ever man
aged to wiggle through the twisting
neck of that bottle! The shallow water
at the entrance of the sinuous channel
does not conceal a sandbar, but a liv
ing, growing barricade of coral rock,
requiring the most careful piloting to
pass in safety. Doubtless the day is
at hand when Yankee engineering will
render the broad, deep bay beyond as
atcfhsible as it is now one of the finest
harbors in the hemisphere.
Isla de Pinos .the only island of con
sequence among the hundreds that en
compass the Queen of the Vntilles. is
nearly si pin re in form, perhaps !0
miles long by ."() broad, and o. exceedi
ingly picturesque appearance. The
island is famous for its pine forest and
beautiful marbles, its salubrious cli
mate and wonderful thermal springs.
It is already a favorite sanitarium,,
and Cubans believe that a short resi
dence here is an unfailing panacea
for consumption.
To the north and east of Isla del
Pinos the sea is dotted with the archi
pelagoes of Los Canarios and Banco
de los .lardines: innumerable tiny isl
ands, such as "emerald gn in the
ring of the Avave." Traveling among
tl.cm is unalloyed delight. The boat
winds in and out the labyrinthine
channels, over waters blue and lumin
ous as the tropical skies, and so beau
tifully translucent that starfish lying
on the silvery bottom, or sea flowers
growing leagues below, look as though
aoin through glass. The air is indes
cril.fibly balmy, the same in summer
as in winter, and the eyes an continu
ally feasted upon the beauty of verdure-clad
shores and distant moun
tains, veiled in clouds
Frogreso. the Mexican port, is. far
from carrying out the idea its name
implies, having made no progress
worth mentioning in about 400 years
of Spanish occupancy. Groups of
dark-faced men lounge idly in the
doorways, and womeiTin garments of
spotless white are squatted along the
curbstones with bowls of cooked meat
for sale, or tamales made red-hot with
ahi and odorous of grease and garlic.
In this part of the world it is consid
ered a pernicious and unheaMiful hn!
it to wash one's face in the morning;
but for "outside barbarians," who'
sometimes take such fearful risks, a
big tin basin is provided, at which
each takes his turn, using the same
water that has served his predeces
sors, or replenishing the supply him
self from the well in the patio.
From ProgreHo to Havana the jour
ney is comparatively uninteresting,
made mostly in the dark of night and
far from shore. At day break, Havana
is sighted, and by sunrise thsteainer
Is anchored between the Morros and
uaoanas fortifications, whose "frown-
ing walls" no longer frown upon our
conntrrinen.
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