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witty Lord HercsfnrS

EumCr that Lord Charles Rer.sfcrt has an
pied 10 eo to China recalls one OF the many
good stories told ri that gallant sailor. ono OF
the ttSt servants II ever his az q have
a: a certain ChiEamin named Tom Fat Tn
f. rtunat -ly. Tom Fat did net always devote hfs
uncousted intellect 10 worthy objects. he learned
to initiate his masters handwriting - cieVeliy
that he forged checks amounting eve, $1,000
In two years. And on occasion when Is,ri
Charles Was protesting n spirit Of bread -olefa-
ton toward the heather of all denominations,
ore "f his friends Venturef to inquire what h.
thought would lee the ultimate fate Of HE Chi
nCse servant. whereupoH Lord Charles Instantly
REPLIED: That Fat viii certainly be In the hrc -
SCriousiy. Lord Charles BsresfOrd IL Of the
fey OF English public men who have made a
study Of China and the Chinese. HE spent some
tine at Pekin AMI came hume with definite
views concerning tho ChinegN puzzle and IL Is
only fair to say that his prophecies have, in a
4ICat measure. come tue.
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HERE, EN- ROUTE TO CHINA.
Correspondent +. F. Willard Goes
10 Represent London Mail.

Thomas +. Millard. formerly -. Louis
newspaper man, arrived in the city Last
nlEAi- "a route from Sunth Africa To China
If" has been engaged as the chief of stan Of
correspondents ui the LONDON Daily Mail in
Inc orient ard viii 20 direct from san fran
Csc" to ShanSh.!. His exact destination
VIII not b. determined until he reaches the
latter Citv.
MIR: Willard began his newspaper career In
- Louis. having been connected. at uV,
time, with the local stan uf III. Republic
N lNN b. became Il correspondent of the
New YORK Herald and The RrLublic IN
tup;l. serving with distinction in the Span
ISL War. soon after the conflict IN South
AFRICA gan h" went to Pretoria a. the cor
htSpoEdt mt OF the Herald and The Republic
II" remained there six months ami in this
time contributed several articles TO tie mag
dzlu"S IN addition To his work for the news
papers which H. represented.
Mr. Willard = STAYING ~ the Planters U0-
tel. lie probably Will be here unit! Sunday
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SPLENDID FORTITUDE.
Workman Crushed by Machinery
Directed Efforts TO Release Him.
PEPTBLIC SPECIAL.

fEPtBlsI SfENlAls-
Chicago July 25.-Crushed and bleeding
Louis GohrbraEdt hung in midair two
hours to-day. firmly wedsed in some ma
chinery. and directed the efforts of work.
men TO release him. In a dark engine-room
fin the rear Of the Ludington building the
man suffered.
Fire added to the horror of the situation,
some waste around the base of the fly
wheel below the unfortunate man becom-
ing ignited from a torch held by one Of
the workmen. Before IL had been extin-
guished Gohrhrandts face and arms had
been severely scorched.
He resisted for two hours the efforts of
doctors and friends to give him a drug
which would render him unconscious. He
was determined TO gee and direct the work
of release. But nature gave out long before
the rescue was completed and he tainted.
Physicians kept him unconscious until he
was taken down.
Gohrbrandt oilinC the machinery,
when his coat caught in fywheeI
and he was whirled into the air. A half
revolution turned him feet upward and
threw him between the cable drum Of the
elevator and a steel frame work 80 forcibly
that he seemed to have become part of
the machinery.
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MAY NAME STEVENSON.
P0pulist National Committee Can
Nominate Him.

Lincoln. Neb.. July 2s.-Secretary EGgey-
ton OF the POpulist National Committee
made statement to-day correcting a mis-
apprehension On the action taken by the
Sioux Falls convention.
There seems 20 be an impression h,
said that a resolution was adopted at
Sioux Fails instructilg the National Com
mirtee. in case of a vacancy ON the ticket
To tin the place with a PopUIist. That is a
mistake. The resolution adopted as shown
By the notes in my posse S-ion give the
committee plenaTy power. Ii need not
lect another PopUliSt vice presidential can
didate IL Mr. TOwne withdrawn
Then If Mr.. TOwne does withdraw, can
the committee put Mr.. Stevenson on the
tiCFHt2' Mr. EdgertOn was asked
If il wants to" was the reply.
Mr.. Edgerton declined To discuss t.o
chances of the withdrawal OF MIR. Towne.
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Et NTF;R FOR CIRCUIT yvDGE
Republicans of Fourtccuth Judicial
District Make a Nomination

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
jefferson CITY. Mo. July c5.-The Reruh-
hcans Of the Fourteenth Judicial District
met here this afternoon and nominated Jn-
serh w. Hunter of MOniteau County "a
their candidate for Circuit Judge This
nomination was predicted in dispatches 10
me Republic Monday night. The nominal
uon was made by reclamation. To othe.
name being presented to the convention
city Attorney King of this city was chair
man Of the convention, and a W R,rns
OF Morgan county was secretary. Captain
G. NJ. Gordon Of Monit,au County named
Mr.. Hunter as the candidate of the party
ne domination was seconded by ex-senator
J. VI. Williams of Noni;eau. and w n
Martin Of Cooper.
The nominee is lawyer Of considerable
ability. He has served several terms In the
office Of Prosecuting Attorney of Monitsau
County and one term In the Legislature
Mares county sent no delegates and vas
hot represented In the convention. J. ".
hcnier resigned as member Of the conn
mittee from Mcniteau County and its chair
man. captain q. VI. Gordon was elected
TO I'LL both an-isS
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Shortly before Il O'Clock last night a de-
tachrnent of police under Sergeant quinn
iivan of the Fourth District raided the
apartments on the second floor at No. 6i3
North Seventh street a poker game In full
blast was found and nine men We're ar
rested, The men were taken 10 the Carr
street station, where they gave their names
rs Harry Oxby. George Gaskin, Joseph
Reese. James Wolf, Henry Lewis. Edward
McGrath. Simon Bass. Chick Brown and
Henry Strecker. Two poker tables and
several boxes of chips were seized by the
.aiioe Tha -psn all gave honda
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THE WEATHER.


Washington. july Forecast for Thursday
and Friday.
Oklahoma and Indian Territory Generally fair
II uTsdaY ana FRIDAY. cd-turiy winds
A.kaUsl-- air anu warmer THURSDAY: Friday
fair. suuthrrit winds.
iI!ino!s-Cen.raLv fair Thursday and Friday
EEht to fresh rUTtheTiy winds.
luCisna-- Generally fair ami warmer Thursday
Friday fair. nsrJheTly WINS.
Iowa and Missouri tiel.aTai|y fair ThUTs.l A.
anJ Friday. warmer Friday. noltngr.y winis
Sitting to soutnea @tcr!y.
NttEaskH-'ieHcT fair and warmer Thus
Gav. Friday faI.. cooler in WESTERN portions
southeastern winds
KsusHs-Fair and warmer ThuFsday. Friday
fair. sVuth.Ely winds.
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SIOUX BREAK LOOSE.
Wyoming Posse Chasing Band of
Pine Ridge Agency Indians.

Denver. Colo. July 2J.-A special to the
Republican from Newcastle. Wy. says:
Sheriff Long and deputies are In chase
after party of Sioux Indians from the
Pine Ridge Agency. who passed through
here lew days ago Ia company with a
band of Crows. en- route to the Crow ReScy-
Walton lit Montana. and who are reported 10
have Killed n number of antelope. L over
taken. the Indians will be- rounded un and
hrylIuuf hack
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Wood rne ms LOgrOiling.

REFI BI-It SF!.tIAI-
Kingston. Mo-, July e5.-The first annual
logrolina of Northwest Missouri Woodrpen
of the World was held at Mirable. in this
county. to-day. There was "A large attend
ance. J. &. Root, founder of the order. and
other prominent speakers were present The
various lodges meet tonight to effect per-
manent organization. when the time and
uisrs CO She next logrolling Will he fixed.
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DEMOCRATIC LANDSLIDE.
Reports From Another Illinois Coun-
~ on Political Outlook.

EFI'j BLIE SPECIAT.
Percy. H.. July 25--The Republican Coun-
ty Central Committee met here to-day 70
make arrangements for the campaign The
attendance was small, only about ten OF
the forty members being present The Re-
publicans throughout the county do NOT
Seem to be in high spirits over the pros
poets OF ihe success OF their ticket
on the other hand, the Democrats are
the Republicans They are iubilant over
the prospects of big landslide in Illinois
TO bryan and the whole ticket. The cam
gust l.
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HON0RED, BUT A SUICIDE.
Kansas Man With European Deco
rations Charged With Crime.

Wichita, kas, July 25-Herbert p.
Simpson, lawyer and prominent Grim
this morning. He shot himself In the head.
He had just been arrested, charged with
embezziing $S25 given him by client to
quit title TO real estate.
He had been decorated by King Humbert
of Italy for scientific works. He won the
Cross OF the Legion of Honor by blowing
VI; the gates of Dahomey.
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TANDEM RECORD BROkEN.
Duer and Sinclair Made a New Five
Mile Mark.

Buffalo. y. Y. July 25.-Before very
large crowd at the National cycling Asso-
citation : meet Tonight. Ray Duer and Fred
Sinclair. both of this city. broke the worlds
record professional. on motor tandem for
five miles. the time being 7.ns Is. against
the former record of 1uS held by Crooks
and Scheere.
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Weather al s.59 u. m cloudy. al $50 =. III
clear Maximum temperature. -. minimum tom
p-TatgTe. - River stage. ~ feet
X. J. HYATT
Local Forecast Official.
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GOyernmf Report.

Department OF Agriculture. Weather bureau
Meteorological observations received at st LOUIS
July - 1904, at 6:5s =. IN. local time. and p
sey.uty-fifth meridian time. Observations taken
a; the same moment Of time at ali stations.
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Rest reached by the Illinois Central;
Direct connections at Chicago with Will
liams Line Boats. Through Tourist tick
cts on sale ar lou rates
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Dnker Game Raidcd.

sintiicates precipitation inappreriable.
r. J. HYATT
Local Forecast Official
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..,,r,1,.l.r,rI-n rI-ks IIERE-A par;y "a

di.finrriahed citizens were in the city Yes
t.rI,y They Were. Postmaster J. Fshtoa,
E,ts4nnrcver. a leading miller; w T.
S,r,t,,.,1. cf The Frisco and Charles BROOKS.
merchant They composed a COMMITTEES
from m. F.lks' organization - SHgihshe.d'
r.bi.b has a street fair project under way
Sn-,,efeId proppscs to Guido herself THIS
vaar With her first event Of this kind The
fair will be held September TO y 10"
rItes on all roads entering the city nave
boon ohtaiued and on each day some
spsrial attraction will be billed The com
nir,ee perfected arrangements mere yestcr-
day closing contracts WIN MIDWAY man
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WARRANT FOR MOToRMAN-Assls'-
am prosac,itinr Attorney Johnson issued a
warrant charging nanSlauShtrr IL. tHe
fourth decr,e yesterday against tharies
Ringer. "A mOtOrman for the 81 l"u's
transit Cornpany. Ringer had charge OF
the car when Crashed into Gerhardt Jan
sens wagon on Old Manchester read De-
tween Wood street and watson fcac oh
June Is throwing Jansen 10 the street "ith
such force as To inttlCt niEfirS from winch
ha died the next day. Jansen was y yeafs
old ard lived with his family al 80. "1o'
Watson road.
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COLONEL Ff.ETCHER'S FUNERAL
The funeral of Colonel Frank N. Fletcher,
who died suddenly Monday morning, TOOK
place from his late residence. No 1910
GoOdfeilow avenue, at =. m. NeSterdd! &.
The Reverend Henry Willard Of Chica 90, a
cousin of the dead man. read the burial
service It the house and at Belleiontaine
Cemetery Colonel Fletcher was prominent
IL identified with the G. 4 X anu was
the first commander of the Frank i. btalr
Post. A widow and Two children survive
him.
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SWALLOWED cAEROLGc Arlp-Myr-
q. Schultz ui No. u, Washington atei't
last night swallowed a small quantity Of
c4rbOlia acid with suicidal intent NJ the
t1ty DiSU-Isdry Ih- stomach pump N"H
used iy Doctor Webster AMI the patient
was forwarded to the city Hospital h'r
condition is considered not SERIOUS
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RECORDER DEFE.fS REMOVABLE
cor,ier ~ Deeds Hahn has decided To deer
the removal Of HIS office to the new IllE
Han until the Supreme Court has passed
on Jhe application for an injunction 70 re
strain the Recorder from moving Attor-
rey q. Z. Webster. who IA piled Tor the N
from Judge klrin's decision denying TIE
Injunction.
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LAWN PARTY-The Young Mems InSti-
tUte will entertain its members and ih.lt
friends AT an Open-air euChre party. on the
grounds of The clubhouse. No. Is Tag"
boulevard. next Tuesday evening. The
grounds will be- illuminated with arc lights
and Chinese lanterns.
The Seattle Republican., 1900-12-07
Desk room for rent, 714 3rd Ave.
CONGRESS IN SESSION.

Last Monday marked the opening
Of the last session of the ffty-sixth
congress, and for the most part, all
Of the members were present. The
opening last Monday was said to be
the most brilliant in the history Of
our country. The first bill Of the
term was introduced by Representa-
tive Crumpacker, Republican, from
Indiana, and it provided for the re-
apportionment Of the ffty-eighth
congress. Instead Of the ffty-eighth
congress containing 357 members as
does the present and the next con-
gress, this bill provides a member
ship Of 365. The twelfth census will
show an increase in population in
some Of the states and decrease in
others, and the apportionment is
based on that report. The following
states will gain by the new appor-
tionment: Arkansas, 1; Colorado,
l; California, 1; Connecticut, i;
Florida, l; Illinois, 2; Massachu-
setts, 1; Maine, 2; North Dakota, /;
Pennsylvania, 2; Texas, 2; Wash
ington, 1; West Virginia, l.
The following states will lose by
the new apportionment: Kansas, /;
Louisiana, 2; Mississippi, 8; Ne
braska, 1; North Carolina, 4; South
Carolina, 3; Virginia, 1. Should
this bill become a law, it will cut
down the representation from those
Southern states that have legally
disfranchised a large number of
their voters, a measure which has
been advocated by the leading poll
ticians of the North for a good many
years. Perhaps the measure never
would have been passed had not the
Southern states gone into the dis
franchisement business on such a
wholesale extent. 1t is to be hoped
that the Republican members will
stand by the bill and make it law
before the present congress expires.
The Seattle Republican., 1900-12-07
TURNER TAKES TACOMA.

The reelection Of County Asses
sor Hill, Of Pierce county, means
the continuance of Mr.. Will Turner
as chief deputy in the assessors Of
flee of that county. Mr.. Turner is
said to be one Of the most thorough
men that has ever been in the coun-
ty assessors office in Pierce county
or any other county in this state.
1t is also said that he knows every
tract of land in the county, and can
almost tell everything that the own
ers would want to know about it
without even turning to the books.
This will make Mr.. Turner'S tenth
year in that office, and at the eXpir-
alton Of Mr.. Hills term there is no
doubt but that he will be the next
assessor of that county. He could
have been the nominee Of the party
in 1896, but he desired another posi-
ton, hence he refused the nomina-
ton. Mr.. Turner is a graduate of
of the Gaines high school of Gin
cinnati, and has the reputation of
being one of the most accurate ac-
countants in the state of Washing
ton, and this, too, despite the fact
that he is an Afro-American, the al
legged inferior race.
The Seattle Republican., 1900-12-07
THE CAUSE OF HIS DEFEAT

The Spokesman-Review copies
what purports> to be an interview
with a Washington Star reporter
and the Hon. John L. Wilson, Of
this state. The article has caused a
decided sensation in political circles,
and further developments are ex-
pected. 1t seems that Mr.. Wilson
accounted for the defeat Of Senator
Frink by the assertion that it was
caused by the unpopularity of Gov.
J. H. McGraw. Now, we have no
desire to enlarge on the above state
ment or vouch for its truth or falls
ity, but simply use it as base for
some reflections on the existing con-
ditions Of the victorious party of
this state in the late election. Every
well informed man in this county is
perfectly satisfied in his own mind
that Mr.. Fink was defeated by fac
ton of the Republican party, not
because they had any grievance
against him personally, but because
they supposed they were playing
even with some Of his most promi-
nent supporters. That they made a
egregious mistake we are sure they
will readily admit when they become
fully aware of the relations existing
between the parties to the contro-
yersy. Mr.. Frink is an independent,
upright man, who would despise
himself if he supposed that he was
weak enough to allow any man or
set of men to control or influence his
official actions, and this fact is well
known to those who are on intimate
terms with the ex-senator. But the
past is an Improbable subject for
comment, especially at present.
There are dark clouds hanging over
The Seattle Republican., 1900-12-07
NEW YORK's RACE RIOTS.


Early in October there occurred
a race riot in New York, in which
number Of colored folks were badly
beaten by the police and the citizens.
This riot, it seems, started among
the slums of both the Negroes and
whites in New York City, and the
police were called in to quell the
same, but instead Of dealing with
the rioters as they should have done,
they became distinct allies of the
whites, and many hundreds of the
colored folks were dubbed almost to
insensibility in the streets, and in
many instances persons wholly inno-
cent Of being connected with the
riot in any manner, shape or form
were badly beaten by the police. 1t
is also said that many colored per-
sons were hunted down at their
homes, dragged out by the police
and handed over to the infuriated
mob, and were beaten numerically
and were driven from place to place
by the rioters. An investigation
was ordered by the mayor of New
York, apparently for nothing else
than election purposes, for no sooner
was the election over than the in
vestigation was abruptly discontin-
ued. Now, the cOlored folks do not
believe that the police acted accord
ing to law in that affair and have ap-
piled to Gov. Roosevelt to continue
the investigation from a gubernator-
ial standpoint, and their appeal has
been favorably looked upon by the
governor, and it is said that he will
order a thorough investigation of
the whole affair. It was but short
time ago that Mayor Van Wyck was
threatened with removal by the
governor for the part he played in
the great New York ice trust, and
it is given out now that if it be true
that he has refused to continue the
investigation, and that the police
are guilty Of the crime that they are
reported to be guilty of, the COVER
nor may take steps toward the re-
moval of Mayor Van Wyck from
the mayoralty Of Greater New York.
The Seattle Republican., 1900-12-07
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

President McKinley's message was
read to congress last Monday, and it
was one Of the longest and most vol
luminous documents that has been
sent to congress for a good many
years. The president dwelt exhaus-
lively with all the subjects and
questions of public Importance that
are now agitating the minds of this
republic. The Chinese troubles, he
declared, have given this country
much concern, but he looks forward
to an early settlement thereof. His
reference to the growth Of the for
eign trade of this country during
the past four years shows very con-
clusively that he is Of the opinion
that general prosperity has reigned
supreme throughout the country
during his term. Much favorable
political comment has been heard on
the streets concerning the message
since its appearance in the daily
papers, and the concensus Of opinion
IS that the president is showing that
he is statesman and a patriotic
American citizen instead Of being a
pothouse politician, which he was
so generally accused Of being by the
demagogues in the late campaign.
The Seattle Republican., 1900-12-07
PRICE FIVE CENTS
A COMMERCIAL INCREASE.

The last year Of the century has
been to the United States the most
wonderful in its commercial history.
Our total exports for the ten months
ended with October were $1,194,-
175,2O5, or double the total exports
for the ten months ended with Oc-
tOber, 1894 In the ten months
of 1900, our exports exceeded I'M
ports by $499,667,936. The year
will for the first time in the history
Of our commerce, show exports of
more than $100,00O,OOO in every
month of the year. The exports of
last October amounted to $163,O93,-
597, the largest expectation for one
month on record. Exports of cotton
in the single month of October
amounted to over $60,0OO,0OO,
against $28,0OO,OOO in October,
1899, $3O,OOO,OOO in October, 1898,
and $32, 100000 in October, 1897.
The report of the commissioner
Of navigation shows that for the first
time since the civil war the recorded
tonnage of the United States ex-
ceeds 100000 tons. On June 80,
1900, the American documentary
tonnage included 1888 vessels of
5,164,839 gross tons, or an increase
OF 100000 tons over the previous
fiscal year. The maximum tonnage
in 1861 was 5,539,S13 tons. Our
then was larger than Great
Britain's. Now British shipping
amounts to 14,261,OOO gross tons.
A century ago American shipping
registered for foreign trade was
669,921 tons. Last year our ton
mage in the foreign trade was only
816,795 tons, while there were en-
ployed in our coastwise trade 1885,
145 tons, or more than the total ton
mage of Germany and France. Our
shipping has increased during the
last decade 740, ,342 tons, 5O2,52
tons of this standing to the credit of
the Great Lakes, and 1852 tons to
the Pacific coast.
The Seattle Republican., 1900-12-07

According to the census Of 1890,
there were in the United States
about $4,000 taxed and taxable In
dians having the right of suffrage as
citizens of the different states.
Ninety-eight per cent. of these were
living upon the reservations and
and were practically indistinguish-
able from the white citizens Of their
community. The breaking up Of
more reservations will increase the
number of taxable Indians in the
present census, and it is possible
that nearly every red man in the
country will be enfranchised before
the presidential election Of 1904.
England pays $20,00O,00O a year
in subsidies to fast mail steamships
and in the last sixty years, during
which period she has gained and
maintained her supremacy of the
seas, she has paid in subsidies $780,
100000 This is an object lesson
for us in how to increase our ship
Iping.-Exchange.