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LAtfGSTON DEAD.

Hon. John Mercer Langston hasbeen called to his last account.Perhaps there has not been a manof the race whose experience inpublic life has been more variedor honorable. From slavery toschool, thence through law prac-

tice, exalted diplomatic position,Congressional honor and responsi-

bility. Prof. Langston has evinced

the possibilities of the negro whose

charaoter is grounded in a love of

humanity, of race and country,when aided by strong intellectualpowers, moral courage and an un-

conquerable will. As a man, whether among young men, wise counsel-

lors, astute politicians or educatorshe ever remained .the same digni-

fied, manly and impressive charac-

ter. In his domestic relations hewas the bright orb, around whichrolled in sweet harmony the dearbut lesser lights, to brighten, tostrengthen and to foster filial loveand happiness. He was especiallyfond of the association of youngmen who loved him and emulatedhis example because of the unself-

ishness he always displayed andthe wise' course he administered.The race will miss him and forthose who for years have clusteredaround his magnificent personalityat the home circle, the loss will be

irrepairable. Who can fill hisplace is not now known, but liewho doeth all things well, will we

trust raise up a character for us atleast as good and great as that of

John Mercer Langston.

It is quite early in the senatorialcanvass for the enemies of SenatorHanna to be prophesying his de-

feat. Senator Hanna is not to bescared off by the wild and fiendishdemonstrations of the opposition.He has earned re-electi- on upon anunequivocal arrangement in whichthe party pledged its honor in openconvention and long before thesnow shall have melted on thedome of the Capitol at Columbus.Mark Hanna will be warming hisseat and taking a warm interestand active part in the legislationof the country. It will be a "hottime in old town" when the legis-

lature meets and Mark Hanna willbe strickly m it.

A FULL JAIL.

It is hardly necessary for thepeople to ask why a new judge inthe Police Court is necessary. All

they have to do is to visit the jailand workhouse and ask some of

the inmates who tent them there.

JUDGE SCOTT.

The remaks of Judge Scott atthe memorial meeting held in thePolice Court on last Monday, were

full of pathos, honesty and sincere-ty- .

They were the words of anhonest man, who has the manhoodto recognize merit. Judge Scotthas endeared himself to the peo-

ple since he has been on the bench.

Trustee Bruce wants it distinct-ly understood that he is no wise

connected with the committeehaving charge of the musical di-

rectorship. Superintendent Cook,Is also out of it. The musicalcommittee alone will have toi bearthe burden of this examination

LEFT-HANDE- B ECONOMY.

Extension and improvment areurgently needed in every depart-ment of oar school system. In theacademic as well aB in the industri-al departments we are in need ofnew teachers and more of the im-

proved appliances to facilitate Fn-struct-ion

and insure proper edu-

cation Every year an increasedappropriation is asked for; yet,while in the management of thewhite schools every available centis used up, those in charge of ourcolored schools can return to thetreasury every year a large sum inthe shape of unexpended balance.And this, too, while --we are askingfor more money. It seems to usthat the foolish practice of withholding moneys which should beapplied to needed reforms and im-

provements of the system, partakesmore of parsimony than of econo-

my. It is hoped that our trusteeswill find a place for all the moneywhich Congress appropriates andthat the Superintendent will makesuch suggestions in he line of ex-

tension and improvement as willmake the expenditure of the entireschool fund necessary. By thi8means we can consistently ask formore money.

That fearless and patriotic negrojournal, The Vindicator, publishedat Columbus, Ohio, and edited byRalph W. Tyler, one the most pun-

gent writers in the country, uttersa sim pie truth when it says thatthe colored people of the UnitedState ask and expect the appointment 01 Hon. u. n. uruce, asRegister of the Treasury. Recog-

nizing Mr. Bruce as the greatestliving negro, it feels that this ap-

pointment would be in an impor-

tant sense a recognition of thegrowth and advancement of therace. Editor Tyler enjoys anddeserves the confidence of the re-

publican party of the btate of Ohioand what he says is entitled togreat weight and consideration.The Bee fully shows the opinionof its distinguished contemporary.

The Leavenwortn Herald, whichis generally correct in its state-

ments relative to race matters is

slightly in error when it namesCol. Youngblood, third auditor ofthe treasury as a colored man. Col.Youngblood is an unadulteratedwhite man and a member of thenational committee from Alabama.

OUR NORMAL SCHOOL.

In an article published in thesecolumns two weeks ago we venturedto suggest a means of obviating un-

favorable comment upon the man-

agement of .the Normal School.The suggestion bearing upon theconstitution of a committee to se

lect questions and conduct the ex-

aminations we think practicableand highly necessary as a means of

stimulating competition and inspir-

ing confidence. We would alsosuggest that the pupils of the Nor-

mal School be required to practicein the various schools throughoutthe c ty, thus enabling them tomeet the various shades 01 intel-

lect and temperament aud thus to

adequately prepare them for duty.To coune their observation andtTaining to one school and one setof children is, in our opinion, mani--

'festly injudicious and hurtful.

The industrial departments of

the school syBtem need reforms,and that badly. It remains to beseen whether we are to squandermoney on a side show or to uniteto malce the various departmentsproductive of good result-- .

Col. S. A. Perhins, the genialand able assistant secretary of theNational Committee, deserves well

of the party. Through his influ-

ence and untiring energy manyvoters in the various states were

induced to go home to help swell

the republican majorities. Thepart he played in the recent cam"paign indicates that he is an astutepolitician, who promises to reachan exalted position in the counselsof the parry leaders. The state ofWashington may yet call into requ-sitio- n

the splendid capabilities ofthe young secretary, by honoringhim with their votes for a repre-

sentative office. At least wo hopeso.

THE PROPER MAN.

Hon. James E. Boyd, of NorthCarolinia, assistant attorney gen-

eral, is favorably mentioned as asuccessor to Attorney General Mc-Kenu- a,

who is slated to go on theSupreme bench, vice Justice Field,who is to be retired in D cember.Hon. J. E. Boyd is well equippedto fill the position as attorney gen-

eral, and the southern republicansare a unit for him.

President McKinley would giveadditional recognition and encour-agement to the national republi-can party in the south by accede-in-g

to the wiehes and just claimsof the party in the south, which issolidly in favor of Mr. Boyd's ap-

pointment as attorney general.

Some of our contemporaries seema little confused as to the reasonswhich moved Dr Elbert to declinea consulship tendered him by theadministration. It is all vervsimple, Dr. Elbert, unfortui ately,tilI

failed to pass the examination re- -

quired of applicants for consulship.

MRS. TERRELL SUED.

The suit brought against Mrs. .

MaryChureh -Terrellistoberegret -

ted. The Bee is more inclined to11; ue ,i, ln fM10ffl uucucvc iiiuu buc iiujr 01 nouct unabeen imposed upon, and mislead todo things that wid cause her greatembarrassment.

The charge she made agnstMr Cook was unnecessary. IfMrs. Terrell had a candidate formusical director she could havesupported him without a brassband procession. There is but onething fbr the Commissioners to do,and that is retire Mrs. Terell fromthe board of school trustees.

A lady, who was admitted by all,at one time, has by her own actscaused herself to become unpopularamong the masses. The Bebwould advise the lady, if she willaccept The Bee's advice, to com--Tirnmisp. Mils Rinr,.. lr .

THE EXAMINATION NOTPRACTICAL.

From what The Bee couldascertain about the recent examina-tion for musical director it was notat all a practical one, Notwith-standing it is presumed that Prof.Lay ton stor.d a higher examinationthan Mrs. Alice Strange-Davi- s

and, if what is reported be true,some one will be called upon to ex-

plain.There was too much interest

manifested by some one in authority in one of the candidates. Ikwas also prevalent that suggestionsmade to others were not in goodfaith.

It is quile evident that explana --

tions will be in order, and thehas

cause explanations

NOT SATISFIED.

There seems to be a great dealof dissatisfaction as to thethat were adopted in the recent ex--

amination musical director.Morsell one of the committee

knows nothing about school musicand while Mr. Xander is a finegentleman, it is the opinion ofmany that some of his questionsmight have been left unasked. Asto Miss Wilson, The Bee will notsay this time, all knows asto her interest in one of the candi-

dates. There will undoubtedly bea big howl after the committee re- -

ports. The examination was farfrom being practical.

DEMANDING KIM-BALL'S KKMOVAL.

There is a popular demand forthe of Judgo ofthe Police Court. The Bee stillmaintains that the removal of

Judge Kimball from the PoliceCourt is an necessity froma judicial standpoint and it is

hoped that the President willthe importance it.

The District democrats are beingwell cared for the Districtgovernment.

LANGSTON IS DEAD.

THE .AMERICAN DIPLOMAT AND STATES-

MAN PASSES AWAYJUSTICES BING-

HAM AND SCOTT MAKE EULO-

GISTIC SPEECHES THE COURT

ADJOURNS IN HIS HONOR

THE MEMBERS OF THE

BAR PAY HIM TRIBUTE.

an John Langs-ton, the Statesman and lawyer, died athis residence, 2225 Fourth Street

at 8:30 o'clock Mondaynight. He was surrounded by his en-

tire family in his last hours," his fourchildren having been summoned tohis bedside. -

Mr. Langston came home from aprofessional visit to Maryland lastweek, where he had beenupon some lawsuits. He was brokendown physically and in great need ofrest, which he expected to obtain athis home. He was also slightly affect-ed with malaria, and while in that con-

dition was seized last Thursday withan attack of acute indigestion. Hiscondition at once became alarming.He grew unconscious, and the attend-n- g

physician could offer noassurances to his family, and it wasthen that telegrams were sent to thetwo sons and daughter. On Saturday,when his two sons, Arthur D. Langs-ton. principal of the Dumas coloredschool of St. Louis, and Ralph Langston, .

a resident of New York, arrivedld h th found their

father greatly Improved and were given nopes uy uic uucnuiug jjiijaiuiau,who regarded his recovery as a matteronly of such time as would beto again build up his broken downsystem. On Sunday, Mrs. Nettie Na-

pier, the daughter, arrived, from Nash-ville, Tenn., finding her father in aboutthe same condition as he was on Satur- -

-

boutIo 0,dock Monday morninghe suddenly took a turn for the worse,and his condition was at once regardedas dangerous, The attending physicians announced a few hours later that1.U l4- - ..1. ...... 1,1 ....A..Ut-A1,- .

" IciBL audits. WUUIU UUUUUUICUIVprove fatal and aI1 the hopts of hrecovery were abandoned He sankgradually, and at 8:30 o'clock Mon-eveni- ng

breathed his last.

BEGAN LIFE A SLAVE.

Mr. Langston was one of the fore-most men in the country, having beenoften honored with high positions lo-

cally and nationally. He was born aslave in 1S29 in Louisa County, Virginia. When about six years of agehe was emancipated, and his owner,who died about that time, providedquite for him as well. Hewas later sent to Ohio, where his education was entrusted to W. D. Gooch,a neighbor of Mr. Langston's owner,who had also liberated liis --slaves andgone to Qnj0 t0 ylVQ

When Mr. Langston was aboutof age Mr. Gooch started for

iiisS0uri, taking with him,but suit was brought against Gooch,

to '?Allen G. Ihurman, then a rising::young lawyer, prosecuting. The trialresulted in prohibiting the removal ofyoung Langston from the State, --hewas sent to school in Cincinnatti. andin 1848 entered Oberlin College, pass-ing through the preparatory, collegi-ate, and theological departments,graduating from the last named in1852. He had no intention of enteringthe clerical profession , but studiedtheoloev to increase his ranee ofknowledge and better prepare himseiffor the bar. Not being able to gainadmission to a regular law school, hepursued his studies in the office of Mr.Philemon Bliss, of Elyria, in which

Mr. Langston had tht: honor of beinethehrstothis race to be adnrtted tothe bar in the West, and the first tobe elected to office on a popular votein this country, the office being that ofclerk of the towships of Brownhelmand Russia, wnich he held from 1S52to 1855. He practiced law successfullyfor twelve years in Ohio and was loreleven years a member of the Board of

1 Education of Oberlin.

PhOMIKENT AS AN EDUCATOR.

He left Oberlin and went to Wash-ington to accept the office of General

i lrmnertnr of kducation under the Bu- -

large assemuues ui wiiuc cinu wiuicupeople. In 186S, he accepted the professorshio ot the law department ofHoward University, was afterwardelected Vice President and acting

I President, and had conferred upon him; the degr4e of Doctor Las He1 served for nearly seven years as amember of and attorney for the Boardof HeaIth ftf the Distr;ct of Columbia.V - - - -W. .V. - w- - J

and from 1877 to 1885 was Minister andConsul General to Haiti. On his re-

turn to this country in 1885, he becamePresident of the Virginia Normal andCollegiate Institute at Petersburg, Va ,where he remained for three years,when he was elected to the Fifty-fir- st

Congress.Since his career in Congress, Mr.

Langston had been engaged in thepractice of law in this city. He wasforemost in the advocacy of the rightsof his race and was ever ready to pro-tect the helpless against injustice andoppression. He was a stanch republi- -can, an.i wielded a powerful influence

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SaSl anISe politics' and was anand forceful speaker

IN COURT.i The death of the late John M. Langston was formally called to the atten-tion of Judge Scott Tuesday morningin the Police Court, by W. CalvinChase. A few days ago, said Mr.Chase, the members of the bar werecalled upon to take action on the deathof Judge Miller. Today the speakerhad to call attention to the demise ofa friend and benefactor, and a mostdistinguished American citizen.

The deceased was a friend of youngmen, Mr. Chase went on to say. Hewas a humanitarian, loved, and respect-ed by all. In his death, said he, afriend and a distinguished member ofthe bar had passed away.

Mr. Campbell Carrington next ad-dressed the court. "A few days ago,"he said, colored members of thisbar to pay a tribute of res-pect to a man of my race and their

charge that young Cook made , reau of Refugees, Freedmen andwill greater if, Abandoned Lands, in which capacity'he served for over three years, visitingwhat is attempted, is carried inio all the principal points in the South,nonf ! addressing, wherever he stopped,

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friend, Judge Miller. I now desire topay a tribute of respect to a man oftheir race and their friend.- - I hadknown Mr. Langston from childhood,and he was a true friend; brave, chival-rous and true. He was regarded as agreat man, not only here, but through-out the country at large. And, with-al, he was a christian."

RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.

The resolutions set forth that in thedeath of Mr. Langston the country haslost an able and useful representative,the community a respected citizen, thebar an able and brilliant advocate,and his family a good and loving hus-band and father.

Condolence and heartfelt sympathyto the bereaved family were extendedin the resolutions.

John A. Moss.

Attorney John Moss said he hadknown Mr. Langston since 1S66. "Hewas the embodiment of all that wasgood," said Mr. Moss. "No man canbe great unless he is good." His ad-dress was sympathetic and eloquent.

Assistant District Attorney, JamesL. Pugh, JK, speaking- - as a represen-tative of the District government andin his individual capacity, said thatthe deceased was indeed a represen-tative man and faithful to every trustconfided in him.

After ttnrnpv T M. Rirkd hnrl undressed the court, briefly, speaking ofiir. Langston as the mend ot all men,Attorney Thomas L. Jones, the lawpartner and intimate friend of the de-ceased, arose.

"John Mercer Langston, the greatestliving colored American, has fallen,"he began. "He was a father to me"At this point Mr. Jones was so af-fected by emotion that he was unableto proceed. This was a sad and effec-tive scence. It was fully ten minutesbefore Lawyer Jones regained himself.His remarks caused tears to flowfrom the eyes of many who filled thecourt room!

JUDGE SCOTT'S TRIBUTE.

From the bench Judge. Scott said heconsidered it an honor to indorse theresolutions that had been offered.

"I was born and reared in Virginia,"said Judge Scott,, "and have been ac-quainted with Mr. Langston's peoplesince infancy. I rejoice in the positiontaken in this country by the coloredpeople. Mr Langston had been myfriend for thirty years, and I esteemhim very highly.. We have lost a Igreat friend and a distinguished lawyer. His fame girdles the universe.His is a name recorded as a friend ofhumanitv wherever civilization hasspread. His exemplary life was an in-spiration to all men. His name willlive in the hearts of the young men ofthe country as an everlasting inspira-tion." Judge Scott arose from hisseat when he spoke and his remarkswere clear and eloquent. He spoke ofMr. Langston as a man,scholarand anAmerican citizen.

The court room was crowded withspectrtors of all classes and national-ities, and not an eye was dry in thecourt room.

In the Criminal Court No. 1 thedeath of Mr. Langston was announcedby Mr. R. S. Smith, who moved thatwhen the court adjourned it do so inrespect to the memory of the deceased.That action was taken.

The executive committee of VirginiaRepublican Association decided Tues-day to call a meeting for that eveningtit men iieauquaners, ior tne purposeof taking suitable action relative to thedeath of Mr--. Langston.

The funeral services were held inthe Metropolitan church, Thursdayafternoon.

Rev. Sterling N. Brown officiated,assisted by Rev. J. Anderson Taylor,of Shiloh Baptist church; Rev. F. J.Grimkie, of the Fifteenth Street Pres-byterian church; Rev. Johnson, of theMetropolitan church; and Dr. J. E.Rankins, of Howard University. Ex-Senat- or

H. VV. Blair was introducedand spoke feelingly and eloquently ofthe deceased.

Prof. J. T. Layton, of the Metropoli-tan choir, furnished the music andsang a very pretty solo, also did Mr.Sumner Wormley. The choir render-ed some very impressive music.

Col. M. M. Holland and Lawyer T.L. Jones managed the funeral. Thecasket was furnished by funeral direc-tor Wright, which was a handsomeblack.

The church was packed with manydistinguished citizens, and even thelitlle school children came to thehouse and church to pay honor to thedistinguished dead.

After the services at the church thebody was taken to Harmony cemeteryand placed in the receiving vault. Itis likely t hat Mrs. Langston, the widowwill remove to Nashville, where shewill live with her daughter, Mrs Na-pier, and in that event it is understoodher husband's body will be buried atNashville.

The following served as pallbearersMessrs. W. Calvin Chase, R. H.Ter'rell, J. M. Ricks, T. B. Warrick, R. SSmith and Dr. H. W. Haskins.

The honarary pallbearers selectedwere: B. K. Bruce, John F. Cook, Re-corder H. P. Cheatham, Charles RDouglas, P. B. S. Pinchback, W. H.A. Wormley, Dr. Charles B. Purvisand John P. Green.

The public schools in the citv wereclosed half day to enable the childrento attend the funeral. Mr. Langstonwas respected by the entire Americanpeople.

The next judge of the PoliceCourt will be Justice Q'Donnell,

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