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The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-03-30
THE NEGROALWAY 1T
Georgia Wants Her Negro Labor
ers -Kentucky's Killing of
Goebe1 Done By a Negro
White Lynchers VS.. Black
Lynchers in Maryland Items
of Interest About the Race.

A letter from Mrs. Con A. Ride
out, who is now in Capetown.
Africa, has reached this office and
is printed, in part, below. The
letter was written Feb. II.
IL shall tell you few things
about my life in Africa. The first
thing is this war business, it makes
life burdensome. You see moth
ing but soldiers and hear nothing
but kilograms of war news: it is
the first thing in the morning and
the last thing at night and yet the
British have not yet made much
progress. Capetown is located
very much like Seattle, the people
having to cross a bay here as they
do there to get to the city proper.
On the West side all of the hospi-
tails and the insane asylums are to
be found and it is also the place
where the lepers are kept, who can
never be cured Of that dreadful
disease. Of kinds Of people, we
find here every nationality the
world affords of whites and nine
teen different tribes Of the native
Negro. Some are as black as coal
and have red lips while there are
others who are almost white and
have long straight black hair.
There are more half white people
here than [ ever saw in any place
before. The records show 10
blacks to one white person and yet
they are reared in complete ignor-
ance. The greater part of them
can not read nor write their names,
still many of them own their
homes, while some are quite
wealthy. They are engaged in all
kinds of business enterprises as
are the white men. L can not see
why those who have been living
here all of their lives should be SO
far behind the times from an
intellectual stand point. 1t was
very hard for US when we first
came here to understand them,
the only directions one can get of
any place by inquiring Of the
natives is the time it takes to 90 to
it: ''ten minutes or 5 minutes
walk, or half an hours walk, or a
days ride" they will tell you.
Ii you ask how many miles or
blocks it is, they will reply, "can't
tell" This is our last Summer
month here. However, there is
not much difference in the wealth Ell
at any time of the year. Vege-
tables, fruits and flowers are plen-
tiful. | had a letter from Mr.
Rideout today. He is in Pondo-
Ian, which is, I should Judge
about 1900 or 1000 miles from
here. He expects to be home by
the last of March if he gets his
business arranged by that time.
Sergeant J. G. Mcpherson has
entered suit against ten of the
jurymen, who were responsible fol
him being dismissed from the jury
on account of his color, for $1,000
each and similar suit will be flee
against the Utah commonwealth.
The colored folk of Atlanta
have resolved on plan, by which
to break the move on the part o.
the operators Of street car com
panies to make them ride at speci
fed places, by refusing to patro
nize the street cars, which il
proving loss Of some $1,000 pc.
week to the company, that stree
car prescription at that rate viii
not last very much longer.
Retaliation seems to have beel
very effectively put in operation
down in Virginia last week. /
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-03-30

S. Thorne, son of Mrs. E..
Thorne who for quite a while con-
Quoted a restaurant in this city,
has returned to the city. He was
accompanied by Mr.. Scott also
from indianapolis, and he too
expects to permanently reside in
the city.
Norris Bennett has been com
mitted to the state reform school.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-03-30
UNIVERSITY OF washington
Discusses the Immigration Cues
tion-Law Students Show
Their Talent.

The Gandeamus gave its last
party of the season at the Queen
Ann Club House on last Friday
evening. About twenty five
couples were in attendance and all
had very enjoyable time.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-03-30

Smith family to Col. Bryan, still
Mckinley would be elected and
that is saying a good deal. The
North is expecting nothing for
Mckinley from North Carolina or
any other Southern state, Mr..
Smith.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-03-30

According to the Northwest Re-
publican Blaine promises to be
one of the liveliest towns in. the
Northwest this coming season as
it is the headquarters for six diff
ferent caneries and several smaller
fishing Institutions and then too
the shingle business in that city
promises to be better than ever
before, Any city with such
bright prospects should feel very
hopeful and should be excused
,'hen it crows just as is Blaine at
present.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-03-30

Montesano has taken the innitia-
tive in forming an expansion
club" 1t is but natural that the
citizens of this state take to the
expansion idea and encourage it all
they possibly can, as expansion
means much for them. Let the
other cities follow the example of
Montesano and organize "expan-
sion clubs and see that the ex-
pansion idea expands as no other
idea has ever before expanded in
this country.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-03-30

State Superintendent Frank J.
Brown addressed the students on
last Thursday. His address was
very instructive and all those
present were greatly pleased with
it, and it is hoped that Mr.. Brown
may be able to come more often.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-03-30

Darlington is the name of new
mining town that is being doomed
by the Arlington Times. For the
next few years more money will
probably be thrown into mining
town site ''rat holes" by "tender
feet" than in mining properties.
1t would be well to see how the
mining properties about those
boom towns turn out before in
vestlng in their town lots. Legiti-
mate investments always help any
city or community, but wild cat
sales and investments always work
IN the long run to It's detriment.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-03-30
EDITORIAL COMMENT
Culled and Collected
From Exchanges.
MUCH MONEY, MANY MEN
From the East En- Route to the
Evergreen State.
MUCH MONEY, MANY MEN
LATEST STATE NEWS

Pacific Coast Cable - Enigrants
Still Coming In-That "De1in-
quent SubScriber''-Fak Min
ing Towns-Montesan Ex-
pansion C1ub-Timber Lands
Still on the Market-Nu merous
Business Changes.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-03-30

The H. ]. Miller Lumber Com
pany has recently received large
contract from the Burlington rail
road for large number of ties,
and, if that order.is satisfactorily
filled, it will mean many other
such orders from that and other
railroads even more extensive than
that one. This is the way the
money comes into this state. The
lumber industry is immense from
a financial stand.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-03-30

Realizing that William Jennings
Bryan makes a pretty good show
even the Whatcom Reveille, a
dyed in the wool Republican
paper, is willing to put up some
cash to get the great silver cham
pion there to speak. Barnum
held a like position in the hearts
OF the people of this country once
upon a time.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-03-30

The Argus could name the next
governor of this state, but will
defer making the announcement
until the proper time arrives.
Auburn Argus.
And the proper time will come
for you to do SO after the next
November election. There is no
doubt but that if the Argus could
name the next governor it would
make fortune out Of it's political
wisdom as it would save some fell
low much unnecessary expense.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-03-30

Everett, SO says the Times Of that
city, has entirely too many saloons
for the good of the city. On every
corner and in every block in the
business portion Of the city the
saloon is to be found fiourishing
like green bay tree. Everett
is determined that the army of
Iaboring men that are employed in
the city at present shall never get
out of it with single cent of the
money paid over to them for
their tolls on the tunnel, and what
she fails to get by charging them
two prices for everything they get,
the damnable saloons rake in the
balance. However, Seattle is also
seriously troubled with the 'too
much saloon disease" and it would
be well for each Of them to call
halt in that line.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-03-30

'dThe candidacy Of Judge Moore
of Spokane for the Republican
nomination for governor is meet
ing with much encouragement
from the county press. Although
it is yet to early to make predic-
tions, it is evident that Moore is
obtaining a considerable follow
ing that must be taken into con-
sideration by the slate-makers-
there be such thing as a slate.
Cheney Sentinel. Not SO sure
Of that since the late primary
election held in Spokane, are you!
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-03-30

The Wyerhauser Timber Land
Company gives it out their entire
lands are for sale to mill men at
reasonable prices. After the great
purchase on the part of that COM
pany had been made mill men
were considerably worked up less
all of its timber lands would be
withdrawn from the markets and
thus work a hardship on them, but
not so, the lands are for sale the
same as were they when in the
possession of the Northern Pacific.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-03-30

"Get you a school marin" ought
to have been an easy matter for
the Seattle business man this week,
since school marms have been as
thick as old maids in harvest times
on the streets during the entire
week. The occasion for the as
sembling of these school house
beauties was the holding of the
annual county institute and they
were here to exchange ideas how
best to systamise young Ameri-
ca" for his own benefit and to the
Nations good. It is reported as
being highly successful institute
and productive of much school
house" good.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-03-30

In Chicago Twentieth Century
Authors Association Of North
America has been formed among
the leading literary Afro-Ameri-
cans with John G. Jones as presi-
dent. Its object is to collect race
publications to place them on ex-
hibit in the various expositions
and public libraries of the world.
1t is likeunto the present Negro
Academy.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-03-30

The Junior Law class held
warm meeting on last Monday
afternoon. In fact it looked for
time that the meeting would end
in blows. The matter in dispute
was as to whether or not the presi-
dent had right to relinquish the
chair to the vice president and
still remain present himself. Mr..
Latimier warmed up in the course
Of the very heated debate which
followed. For a while every body
and nobody seemed to have the
floor and the whole affair seemed
for a time as though the great
political squabblers Of Kentucky
would pale into insignifcance In
comparison. It was the culmina-
ton of factional fight which has
been brewing in the class during
the entire year Messrs. Beals,
Hartman and French were the
leaders Of one faction, while
Messrs. Latimier and Carkeek
were the leaders Of the other. At
one time one faction would have
the upper hand and at another
time the other would be in control
of affairs. During the last month
however, the French, Hartman,
Beals & Co. party has shown
signs Of weakness in its organiza-
ton and on last Monday it met its
real waterloo. Then the affair of
Mr.. Beals nominating Mr.. Steine
for the presidency was too humor-
Gus for anything since the Latimier
and Carkeek faction had decided
in caucus that he should be the
next class president. Mr.. Brim-
ker was elected vice president and
Miss Bella Weretkove as secre-
tary.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-03-30

One of the most interesting
events of the year took place in
Denny Hall Friday evening, the
event being the Freshman "blow
out, which was a debate between
the Freshman of the Badger De
batting club. The subject discuss
ed was: "Resolved, That immi-
grafton into the United States
should be restricted to those who
can read and write the United
States constitution in some Ian
guage, providing that proper pro-
vision be made for those persons
dependent upon the qualified i'm
migrants The question was
ably handled by both sides and
great deal Of statistical matter was
introduced both pro and con.
The three best debaters at the
close Of the set-to were then chosen
to meet a Freshman team from
the Stevens Debating club the fol-
lowing Saturday. The judges in
this last event were Drs. j. Allen
Smith, E. A. Colgrove and G. E.
Bechdolt. The decision rendered
was on the merits of the respect
i've debaters and was much to the
credit of the Stevens club, for,
Notwithstanding that it has but
three freshmen in its membership,
it will be represented by two out
Of team Of three freshmen, who
will debate with team from the
Portland High School on the 18th
of April at Seattle.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-03-30

OOdSb CLUES Will the Ofl0QU SuCn
cities will at once become the
United States governments gate
ways of commerce.
It is declared by the railroad
authorities at st. Paul that not less
than 10000 settlers are now head
ing for the state Of Washington
and other states Of the Northwest
in search Of new homes. This
number is said to be actually on
the road and twice that number
getting their little alls and ends
together in various points in the
East preparatory to leaving for the
Northwest within the coming
spring and summer. No state in
the Union at present has more
land to accommodate persons look
ing for cheap homes than the state
of Washington and neither 10000
nor 100000 prospective home
seekers would discomode the state
authorities in single instance, as
there are homes a plenty for that
number and twice as many more.
The roasting that that "delin-
quent subscriber" got at the edi-
torial hands of the News of Ritz
vile last week ought to make that
sweet scented sponger burn for the
next three months to come. Gen
orally speaking, however, the
delinquent subscriber animal is
not quite so numerous in this state
as at as other places in this Union,
but even here it is numerous
enough, and, the sooner it be killed
off the better for all. The
preterse for a human being, who
will not pay for a paper after he or
she has read it for a whole year, is
too mean and miserable to live on
earth and neither God or the devil
would have him, hence there is
nothing else for him to do but
ego down on the river, walk
about and eat grass like an ass.
The sheriff of Pierce county has
offered a reward Of $500. for the
capture and convection of the man
who shot and killed Hans Moe,
the saloon man at Buck
lev some few days ago. To date
no trace Of the guilty man has
been found. To kill is very
wrong, but when the killed is in
the criminal business himself, it,
to some extent, lessons the degree
of the crime of the killing.
The Seattle foot pads have begun
to branch out in business, and it
looks as though they have estab-
lished a branch Office in Sumner,
a small town between here and
Tacoma, as holdups have been
rather frequent there within the
past two weeks. The citizens
would do well to prepare them
selves and instead Of trying to
arrest those easy fingered gentry
let them have the contents Of a
we'll directed revolver. Street car
holdingup here became unpopular
assoon as one or two Of the men in
that business got shot down in
their attempt to hold up Ballard
car. This will prove to be splen-
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-03-30

eral and it should be put in opera
ton at once throughout the entire
Northwest.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-03-30

The Pacific Coast in general and
the state of Washington in parti-
cular will be greatly benefited if
the Honolulu and Philippine cable
line is ever built, which seems
quite probable at present. With
a cable connecting the Pacific
Coast cities with the Orient such
cities will at once become the
United States governments gate
ways of commerce.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-03-30

The bright sun shine Of the past
two weeks which has extended to
Index, the noted mining camp of
nohomish county, has begun to
put things on the move there, and
the owners of mining properties,
who have been idle all the winter,
are now bestirring themselves and
will soon have large gangs of men
at work. Index as a mining CEN
ter seems to be a fixture, and it
promises to boom this year as no
mining camp in the state ever has
done before. The Mining Index
Of that camp is not leaving stone
unturned to let the outside world
know what the community has in
the shape of mineral wealth.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-03-30

Most people who have heard
"Annie Laurie probably supposed
the author was dead long ago.
1t is an excusable mistake because
Lady John Scott Spottiwoode was
ninety-one when she died a few
days ago.-White River Journal.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-03-30

At last Thursdays primaries
none of the excitement which at
tended the primaries few weeks
prior to elect delegates to the city
convention, was to be found, and
this all came about through an
agreement-reached by the leaders
Of the two political factions in this
county. The convention will be
held next Monday at Armory hall
''To my personal knowledge, u
said large lumber dealer one day
this week." there are now six new
large six story blocks under con
temptation for early construction
in Seattle. The combined cost OF
those blocks will not fall short of
two million dollars. The lumber
mills in the city are all running al
their full capacities both day and
night and still they can not turn
out building lumber fast enough to
fill the orders from the building
contractors. No city in the Union
can show such a building record
at present as this city and other
businesses are proportionately
good.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-03-30

Retaliation seems to have been
very effectively put in operation
down in Virginia last week. A
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-03-30

East Washingtonian printed at
Pomeroy announces that, Hon. G.
G. Gose will not be a candidate for
superior Judge this coming sum-
mer, which fact it very much
regrets. Mr.. Gose made a 81 len
did record at Olympia as a mem
Der Of the legislature and most
persons who formed his acquaint-
ance while there verify believed
that he would make an ideal
superior judge, should he be sue
cessful in securing the nomination
and election.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-03-30

Isaac Ell. Smith, the North Caro-
lima Negro fnancier, who claims
to be the ''only original Mckinley
man." predicts that President Nc
Kinley will be defeated next
November Mr.. Smith was turned
down for an appointment by Presi-
dent Mckinley, which doubtless
prompts the prediction. Though
he may be able to turn the entire
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-03-30

From telegraph operator to an
editorial chair is what G. w. Nc
Coy, who recently purchased the
Waitsburg Gazet, in now boasting
OF. In your new role, Mr.. Editor,
you will hear a good many taps to
which you will not be able to re-
spond, however anxious and will
ling you might be to do so. All is
not sunshine In the newspaper
business as many already in it
will verify testify to.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-03-30

Ell. A. Rucker, Fl. L. johnson
and Judson W. Lyons are the
prominent Georgia Negroes that
were recently elected to the next
Republican National convention
from the state at large. All of
them are well known political
characters Of the South.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-03-30

Some Of the citizens of Arling-
ton have asked the local justice,
what would it cost to give the
editor of the Enterprise an up-to-
date fogging. The editor, how
ever, takes another view Of the
situation and invites those desir-
ing to do so to call and attempt
the performance and then inquire
of their family physician what is
his bill, and that will be what it
will cost to try to fog the editor.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-03-30

Sergeant J. G. Mcpherson has
entered suit against ten of the
jurymen, who were responsible for
him being dismissed from the jury
on account of his color, for $4,000
each and similar suit will be filed
against the Utah commonwealth.
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Sl00 REWARD 500.

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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-03-03
R.m.rkabI. Acc, ., mama,

III has long been a popular belief
that the earliest inhabitants of the
world possessed incredible strength.
were CT large size and lived to a great
age. And since those days there have
been quite marvellous stories of In.
stances Of longevity that have been
more or less credited and perpetuated
from year to year. Charles Darwin
obtained all possible records on lon
gevity, but after submitting them TO
investigation had to set aside most os
the remarkable cases and had left only
& few that could be accepted. He
found that nearly all rested on ira
dition, and that the evidence of them
was OF no scientific value whatever.
he found remarkably strong tend
sncy to make "a good story" on the
part of those who thought that they
were relating facts. Prof. Huxley at.
tempted the same line of investigation
with the same result-N. Y. Herald
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-03-03
CHAPTER X.
I Hear the Truth.

That was the saddest Christmas Day
OF my life. Very early in the morning.
when Vera had at length been per-
suaded to go to her room and try TO
take some rest, Gwynne came to me,
with q look in his eyes such as told me
he at length knew all. held out my
hand to him. and, when he laid his
own within it, wrung 1t hard in ST.
lence. 1t was the only way / could
think of Of showing my sympathy. For
the life of me, could not have spoken
a word just then.
Jack" he said. presently, "I know
all. L suppose you guessed that, and Ii
is only right that you should know II,
too There are some things that need
to be explained"
at don't want to increase your grief
dear old fellow" said, very earnestly.
Don't tell me just now. at any rate
Wait little, and you will be able TO
bear II better then"
81 wound rather tell you now, Jack.
Nothing can increase my pain--nothinR
--or, so fear. can decrease it. Besides
It is only right that you should know.
In the first place Vera was not-was
mother daughter"