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The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-11-30
PRICE FIVE CENTS

proceeds from the sale Of all sorts of
salable things will be used to replen-
ish the national suffrage treasury.
In later years money at command
has not been equal to the opportuni-
ties for furthering the interests Of
equal suffrage, and hence the gigan-
tic scheme to raise several thousand
dollars to be devoted to this work.
Nearly every state wherein an
amendment has been recently lost,
could have been easily carried with
the judicious expenditure of more
money. Money with which to pros
ecute any campaign cannot be raised
in the heat Of the fight. The suf-
fragists are doing well to provide
themselves with money to enable
them to concentrate their strength
and conquer one state at time.
About the only effective opposi-
ton to equal suffrage that contests
its progress is the tendency Of the
times to restrict the ballot. The
wholesale deprivation Of the South
ern Negroes to the right Of suffrage
meets with scarcely no criticism
from the North. 1t is not even pro-
posed to cut down congressional rep
resentation as the constitution pro-
vides in contemplation Of just such
proceedings as are being carried out
in the South where an educational
qualification prohibits nearly all Ne
groes from voting and allows all
white men to vote An educational
qualification is already popular in
the North, and the next step will be
to lengthen the period of residence
required for naturalization Of for
eigners. With the prospect Of dis
franchising the Negroes in the
South and eliminating a large pro-
portion Of the foreign vote in the
North, it is not much worth while
for the women to ask for anything
but restricted ballot.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-11-30
Rev. d. E. Blaine Dead.

Seattle lost during the present
week one Of its best as well as mos
remarkable citizens, Rev. David Ed
wards Blaine, who, by the way, was
the founder Of Methodism in this
city. He came to Seattle in Novem-
Der, 1858, from the state of New
York, and has since that time MADE
his home in this city. Seattle was 2
mere village when Mr.. Blaine made
his first appearance here and the
hills and dales which are now cover
ed with fine mansions and stately
buildings were then but a wild will
derness of forest, in which the In
dians roamed at will. With a few
white settlers that then lived here
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-11-30
All THE GRAND

Walter Walker, who is starring in
the latest Broadway comedy sue
cess, "That Man." has a most ex-
pressive face. A critic recently had
this to say on the subject: "Three-
fourths of Walkers comedy is in his
face, but it is a face that can be
travelled on, and as long as he sets
himself out in a good vehicle for his
fun making, and surrounds himself
with a good company, he ought to
be able to keep going back and forth
between New York and San Fran
cisco in sleeping cars. He has one
of the most expressive faces that
has ever looked over the footlights.
and it is a face with the sort OF ex-
pressions that are best fitted for use
in farce comedy" The good We
hicle" referred to by the critic Mr.
Walker has found in ''That Man.
1t is as the New York Commercial
Advertiser says, Novelty, me-
touch in farce" and from all indi
cations Mr.. Walker will not need {
new vehicle for several seasons tC
come. This excellent comedy vii
be presented here at the Grand op
RI house all next week, under tt
direction of Mr.. Harry LillfOrd
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-11-30
Let Tmem Scatter.

Now that the race question has
again become the all-absorbing ques-
ton Of this country, the idea sug-
gests itself that it would be a
most wise and consistent move on
the part Of the Negroes Of the over
crowded Southern state to scatter
Themselves throughout tire entire
United States and thereby avoid
what has been termed '4black belts. ,
Owing to an increased demand for
domestic hel p hereabouts Washing
ton state alone could use quite a few
thousand such domestic help at
present, and they would be far more
desirable than the many japanese
and Cinnamon that are now filling
the places in the kitchens, dining
rooms and various domestic halls Of
this and other cities Of the North
west.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-11-30
SEATTLE
QUEEN CITY
Of the Northwest During the
Past Week.
Miss ingalls, Was Not Poisoned
Woman Suffrage Discussed King
County's Financial Affairs Other
Local Hits.

Speaking about the reign of
crime that now prevails in the city
Of Seattle, calls to mind that the
present mayor of Seattle was elected
under similar circumstances as was
the mayor Of Chicago and the pres
ent mayor Of Greater New York.
The Chicago Inter Ocean Of a
recent date remarked that "since
Carter Harrison became mayor Of
Chicago, that city has been given
over to the rule of the thug, the
fOOtpad and sneakthief. The city is
now Over-run with the criminal and
vicious classes, upon whom he has
always depended for political sup
port. Because these classes previous
to the present election were invited
by the present administration to
make themselves at home here. He
threw the town wide open, as he has
done previous to other elections held
here for the last three and a half
years How like the condition of
affairs that existed in Seattle prior to
Mr.. Humes' first and second election,
He was no sooner made mayor Of
the city of Seattle by the city coun-
ell than he threw open the doors Of
gambling and vices Of all kinds and
descriptions, and thereby invited to
the city every thug to be found in
the Northwest. His first election
was advocated by these men, and he
defeated his opponent by an over
whelming majority simply because
these men used their money.
their means and reputed deviltry to
make sure his election.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-11-30

Sunday However, Rev. Hartsfeld
makes occasional visits to that camp
and is holding the work with the
hope that it will soon have larger
membership. | leave tonight We'd
nesday) for Portland, where | will
preach my Thanksgiving sermon
Thursday"
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-11-30
PERSONAL.

Colored miners are wanted a
Newcastle, Washington, and, ac-
cording to those colored persons who
are already there, it is no trick al
all for them to earn SO per day fol
eight hours work. Why not &C
there and do well, instead of stay
ing where you are at and do bad?
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-11-30
Negroes in Cold Climates.

For the past century or more
when referring to the Negroes OF
this country, especially those living
in the South, they have always been
put down as being of such a warm
climatic nature as to not be able to
stand the cold climates, and whe
the idea has been advanced that ii
would be to the advantage Of both
the whites and blacks of the South
to have the blacks dispersed
throughout the country, this argu-
ment has been brought forward by
even friends of the Negro. and it
had It's discOuraging effects. How
ever, cold climates no longer have
any terrors for the Negroes, for in
the state Of Michigan there are at
present three colored colonies, COM
ing directly from the South, and
those composing them are reported
as beng among Mlchlgan's most sue
cessful farmers. Again, as soon as
the first Klondike excitement start
ed, Negroes in great numbers rush
ed North, until now they are to be
found in every point Of the Alaskan
territory. Dawson City has a large
colored colony. Nome has quite q
colony, and from reports that have
come to this office, Negroes are to
be seen as far north as any form Of
humanity is found, all mining and
pegging away for gold. 1t is conser-
vatively estimated that there are not
less than 5000 colored persons in
Alaska, and most of them are far
in the interior.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-11-30

The divorce case of Mrs. Georgi-
ana Alfred against Frank Alfred
her alleged husband, has been dis
missed by her, on the grounds Of
the couple having been mar
ried, and she has now filed a charge
Of bastardy against him, 6-year
old boy being the results of the il
legal union.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-11-30

Mr.. Walter Beale, who went
Alaska some two years ago, return
ed last week and expects to leave
within a few days for San Francisco
and Utah He says he did boil
good and bad while in the north.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-11-30

as are the Cubans and Porto Ricans.
and it would not now be necessary
to keep an army constantly on the
fighting line to prevent them from
plundering the island.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-11-30

The Franklin and Newcastle pay
car left for those places last We'd
nesray, and as a result "a number Of
the miners spent Thanksgiving i
Seattle, some taking in the ball.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-11-30

Constable Geo. L. Johnson, OF
Newcastle, was in the city on lega
business one day this week.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-11-30

Statisticians say that tea and su-
gar cost Russia $264,OOO,OOO an
nually, and spirits, beer and wine
are con9amed in the empire to the
value of $146,000,0OO.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-11-30
Council After Vice.

Our city council has made a move
toward bettering the condition OF
affairs in this city and to that end
1t introduced an ordinance a
few nights ago declaring that the
laws of the city regulating vice be
enforced by the mayor and police Of
icers. This, however, did not meet
the approval of the majority
of the members and it re-
ceived a decided setback. Believing
that the ordinances Of the city
should either be enforced or re-
pealed. Councilman Parry and a
few others moved that the midnight
closing law and the side door en-
frances to saloons should be re-
pealed, and an ordinance was intro
duced last Monday night to repeal
the same. Evidently this is a move
on the part of the good citizens to
give the present city administration
enough rope to break its own neck
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-11-30
BROTHER
IN BLACK
Under Critical Observation in
the United States.
Kansas Has Negro Prosecuting
Attorney - Negroes in Large
Numbers in Alaska Other Notes
and Comments.

An interesting incident has been
brought to the public notice in the
state of Kansas, arising from the
late election in that state. 1t oc-
CURED in Graham county, in the
northwest part of the state. AS rival
candidates for the Office Of prosecut-
ing attorney Of that county the Re
publican convention named Henry
J. Harwi and the Fusion conventio,
named W. L. Sayers The former is
of a well-known Jewish family an9
partakes, for the most part of all
their customs and habits, while the
latters is most decidedly an Ameri-
can Negro Both of these races are
most unfavorably looked upon by
the American people, and it is rather
remarkable that representatives from
these races should have been nomin
ated as opposing candidates, when
WIZ q COOlC VI IlOIG Ol OlnGF
lawyers in the county equally as
capable to conduct the business of
the office as either of them. Mr..
Sayers was successful in the fight.
however, and he now enjoys the dis
tinction Of being the only Negro
prosecuting attorney in any county
in-the United States. The county
IN which he is located has about
1,25l voters in it, and of all that
number not over 12O are coIored.
voters, which shows very conclusive
ly that Mr. Sayers' color cut no great
figure in the election, especially
helping his opponent, as might be
supposed
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-11-30
Auditor EvensOn's Report.

During the fiscal year from July
1st, 1900, Auditor E. H. Evenson
rendered an account to the county
commissioners of the affairs of this
county. At the time of making his
report there were outstanding $307,-
518.14. During 1878 the expense
of carrying on the courts in King
county was $30,747.77, and for 1899
it cost $41,286.2O. This increase
of 1899 over 1898 arose from the
fact that The criminal department
had more cases before it than the
year previous. During the fiscal
| year just closed the burial of Union
soldiers was quite an item to the
county, which amounted to $1,126,
while the year previous the same
only cost $3.50. The entire resources
Of the county, including the court
house, the land where it stands, the
county farm and all other real estate
houses, fixtures and cash, are valued
at $915,776.24. The liabilities are
totaled at $62O,518.74. The salary
list for the officers of King county
amounts to $12O,638.2O a year. The
expenses of maintaining the county
hospital during the past fiscal year
was $1,12045 per month, and there
have been an average Of 125 inmates
! there a month.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-11-30
Startling LynchinG Record.

1t is hardly possible that history
reports anything equal to the num-
Der of persons of African blood that
have been lynched in the South
since the emancipation, and that.
too, in times Of peace. If as many
individuals Of any other race had
been similarly dealt with as have
the Negroes of this country a revo-
luton would have been the result.
Statisticians of this country are now
declaring that since 1866, not yet
forty years, not less than 1000 col
ored persons have been violently
killed by enraged mobs. This spirit
has not only found vent in the
South, but it is slowly and surely
finding its way to the Northern
states and being there put in effect,
as was recently seen in Colorado.
SO horrible in its details is the lynch
ing spirit that is prevailing over the
country that the good people of Col
orado, fearing it would become per-
manently fixed among their citizens,
since the awful Porter catastrophe,
have met in many towns and locali-
ties in that state and denounced the
lynchers in Lincoln county in no
unmistakable language. Crime of
the kind for which many Of these
people have been lynched is certain
ly form of crime that deserves the
most severe punishment, in fact
death, but this should be done by a
due process of law, made and enact
ed by the citizens of this country,
after a most mature deliberation.
Is AguinaIdO Dead.
The Associated Press dispatches
declare that Aguinaldo, the great
Filipino leader, is now dead. In fact
it is claimed that he has been dead q
good many months, but this has
been kept concealed from the genera
public by the Filipinos, hoping that
the late election in the United
States would result favorably tC
their cause, viz: the election of VIM
}. Bryan to the presidency, and thai
they would gain the same results a:
if Aguinaldo still lived, so the,
kept it profound secret. 1t is unfor
tunate for the Filipinos in genera
that Aguinaldo was not either taker
a prisoner by the American govern
ment at an early stage of the war o.
actually shot, for should he have
been so the Filipinos would have
been now enjoying all the privilege
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-11-30

If you did not attend the ball
last night you were not in it.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-11-30
He Was Opposed.

He Was Opposed.
Humes was renominated by the
Republicans after a most bitter fight
made by the better classes Of citi-
zens against his denomination for no
7 Ather reason than because he. was the
mouthpiece and official go-between
for the vile and vicious cltsses that
had focked to the city during his
first administration. Though he
was nominated, he was still bitterly
opposed by the church folks and the
good citizens in general, but he had
invited, if not directly, indirectly, a
sufficient number of vicious men and
women to this city to offset any NOV
that the church folk might inaugur
ate against him, hence he was re-
elected, but running over 1000 bal
lots behind his ticket.
Ever since he began his second
term the city has been overrun with
footpads and thugs Vile houses Of
ill-fame are taxed and licensed to
maintain his political supremacy in
the city and he openly boasts Of fill
ing the treasury vaults Of this city
with the money extracted from these
people, who live by robbing, mur-
dering and holding up men passing
to and from their work, not only at
night, but even in the broad day
light.
Greater New York is being trou-
bled in a similar manner. Mayor
Van Wyck was elected on the wide
open policy, like unto that which
swept Carter Harrison and Tom
Humes into power, and since Mayor
Van Wycks election, greater New
York has been a hotbed Of robbery
anu lHuSuOIn.
Some efforts are being made by
the police at this time in Greater
New York to relieve the situation, as
all of the criminals Of the Atlantic
seaboard seem to have congregated
there; but it is like locking the barn
| door after the horse is stolen, for the
/ police seem powerless to cope with
crime and criminals Of that city.
Both Mayor Van Wyck and Mayor
| Carter Harrison are Democrats in
politics, and it is most remarkably
strange that Tom Humes, like them
| does not come out and show his true
colors, and ally himself with the
party that always wins by such tao
tics.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-11-30
Settled by Negroes.

Granam county was originally
ettled by W. R. Hill, a Caucasian.
And about 200 colored men hailing
from Kentucky. These were fol
%gwed by a number Of white settlers,
No soon occupied the entire coun-
AASTha two -IaeA4--s-.--4lA.4t-cnuntv
have gotten along most admirably
together and, for a number Of years
Ane Of the county offices has always
An conceded to<the colored voters.
That couFty is the former home of
Hon. E. P McCabe, who was twice
elected state auditor of Kansas. and
who is now auditor of Oklahoma It
is in this county that George W.
Jones has been prosecuting attorney
for the past four years and is to be
succeeded by Mr.. Sayers, a young
man who has grown up in the coun-
ty and pushed himself through
school by the labor of his own hands
Mr.. Sayers has twice been elected
county clerk, and steps from the
county clerks office to the prosecut-
ing attorneys office.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-11-30
Natives on Ton.

Recent reports from Hawaii de-
clare that Notwithstanding the fact
that the citizens there are divided on
the partisan questions of this cou-
try so far as the voters are concerned
nevertheless the natives have sue
ceeded in electing Hon. R. W. Will
cox, a native son, to congress, in
stead of either a Democrat or Re-
- 1t was thought for a
long WIN hat the island was over
whelmingly Republican, and this
belief was prof. pied by the fact that
the natives seemed more inclined to
favor the Republican administration
than the Democratic, but the results
Of the election show that the natives
are opposed to all kinds of American
partisanism Using the words of the
Chinese, they are willing at any
.{aomeE. to "drive the foreign devil:
out, if they but thought they could
only succeed in their effort. Dele
gate Wilcox, though born in Hawaii
was educated at the expense of the
Hawaiian government some years
ago at the capital of the Italian gov
ernment and has from time to time
been considered leader in all revo-
lutionary moves made to overthrow
American authority there. How
ever, from political standpoint, II
appears that Mr.. Wilcox is more in
clined to the Democratic than the
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-11-30
Chinese Are Satisfied.

Chinese civilization may be Who'll
ly wrong, when compared to eau
casian civilization, but it looks as
though it would take the entire Cau-
cdaian brotherhood with a standing
army stationed in China at their
back to convince the Chinese people
that their civilization is wrong
While European powers are parti
tioning China and each securing
large slice Of territory on which
they are erecting military posts
from recent reports from that coun-
try it seems that they would have tc
make their entire territory one vast
army post in order to hold what they
have taken in China to prevent in.
surrections and massacres of the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-08

The power given the census enumer-
ators, who are soon to begin work is
very great and will be Of interest to
the general public from the fact that
the work will now be commenced in
less than a month. The enumcratOrS
are advised that in the first place tact
may secure the desired Information. If
that fails then the person having the
desired information may take a differ
cnt view of the matter in the morning
If the enumeratOr then fails to get
what is wanted. he has the power to
resort to the extremes.
According to the law TIC enumeration
has the right to enter any house while
acting in his official capacity ana put
every question necessary in gaining
the desired information. ana receive
answers to the questions.
In case information is Withheld or
falsely given the fine is $1,000. to which
may be added the penalty Of year of
Imprisonment.
In the mOrtuary statistics especial
emphasis is laid on the manner in
which a person came to his death. In
many cases the death returns are made
up that 4 person died from heart fail
ure. This is especially true where the
physicians are at loss to account for
the exact cause Of the death. This re-
turn will not he accepted from the
enumerators ana for that reason some
little trouble may result. 4 glance over
the work that the enumerltors are t.
do leaves slight question that they
will earn their money.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-08
COUNTY BUILDINGS IMPROVEMENTS.
Annual Spring Cleaning Brings Many Marked
Changes.

If the number Of prisoners at the
county Jail does not increase from this
time on it will not be because they are
not aIlurcd by the jairs attractive APP
ucarancc. For over a week. Ethei
Jones. superintendent Of county build
ings has had crew Of men at work
frcshcning up the walls. 50 that it now
is almost a temptation t. take some
means FOR securing sentence there.
The whole of the interior If the jail
has been in the hands Of the decora-
Tors. The Gado is painted dark red
and from the point to where that leaves
off the walls are painted white. Each
color serves to set off tn" other ana
with the blackened bars Of the cell
eratings the effect is good.
This painting has been done in every
mart. from the apartment occupied by
the women who are doing time, to th'
MINER galleries ana even down to the
lavatories.
one change has recently been made
Il greatly appreciated by the prisoners,
FIR their comfort is considered. even
though they are guilty Of breaking me
laws. This is in the installation OF a
hot water plant. Formerly the water
was taken from the pipes and at times
ID much water was drawn ntf that the
room would not heat. With the new
arrangement all the water needed fof
the bath room is at hand.
Ii may be thought that the jail is a
most unattractive place. but II needS
only comparison to see that tn
quarters assigned to the women are
r,uch more neat. clean and cosy thar
tha homes Of not few people in man
ufacturing towns in Maine and the
cities in ether New England states
! Although the bedsteads are Of iron. YET
the white coverlet needs only the con
trast of brass knobs and white pain
~ the iron work to make them appeal
as attractive as those found in more
/ than one home.
The Jail has long had the name witt