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The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-06-29

In Twelve Years Time il
Figures up to an Enormous
Sum-Exceeds the Combined
Wealth of the Negroes of Cali.
fornia, Oregon, Washington
and Idaho-More than All Of
the Negroes in the West.
Lit is reported by a man that can
speak authoritatively that, the
colored citizens of Roslyn, this
state, spend the snug sum of $4,000
every month in the saloons of that
camp for drink and at cards, which.
IT true, demonstrates the assertion
that has been frequently made in
times past by persons, who have
made a careful observation of the
race that, "the colored folk are
liberal spenders. " What proper
ton this amount is Of the whole
amount that they draw each month
IN that camp the writer hereof is
not prepared to say, but be it a
large or a small proportion of it,
there is no doubt but that it is an
enormous sum to be squandered
for articles from which no good in
the world can be derived. That
means IN the course of a year an
aggregate sum Of $4,000 to say
nothing OF the interest that the
amount would bring to any one
having that much to invest one
year with another.
If no mistake is made the color
ed folk have been in Roslyn for
twelve years, and at one time there
sHntfhf HI tffep 'Bjffesanf-tlGiaia and of course
they must have spent more with
the saloon keepers than they do
now, but suppose they have only
spent on an average $1,000 per
year, then in twelve years the
saloons of Roslyn have gotten
from them in round numbers
S432, 900. What vast sum of
money to be. pail out for drink and
fun, both of which are exceedingly
degrading to humanity. What an
amount Of business can be done on
a capital of $4,000. With a
capital Of that much cash in hand,
business enterprises worth almost
four million dollars could be
put under headway. That much
money with the labor that those
men could put behind it would be
equal to almost ten million dollars
In bonded transactions. With the
labor that it took to make it In
twelve years, if properly handled
it would prove power sufficient
to all but clog the wheels Of this
government if it so desired.
Should $4,000 in actual cash be
withdrawn from the Northern
Pacific Railway system it would
come pretty near bankrupting il
and again putting it in the hands
Of receiver. That sum in hand
would buy the whole Sunnyside
irrigated territory and its improve
ments. To suddenly take thai
much from the Jim Hill railroad
interest would cause the estate tC
tremble and quake less it go tc
pieces. That is more money thar
all Of the colored citizens in Cali
fornia, Oregon, Washington and
Idaho have in property. It ii
more money than all of the color
ed citizens West Of the Missouri
river have invested In business
enterprises. lf the amount was
invested in land it would buy
every colored man in the state 6
nice twenty acre home, and still
have small bank account to lay
up for a rainy day.
It will thus be seen that i
behooves- the human family tx
look after the little things ever
more carefully than the big Things
There are hundreds Of communi
ties in the South where equally a
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-06-29

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HE REPUBLICAN,,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-12
 Wireless Telep homes.

London Correspondence New York World: For some weeks experiments of great interest in wireless telephony es distinguished from wireless teleg- raphy have been carried on near Car navon by Sir William Pierce. Four high poles have been erected at the south end of Menal straits on sand bank across the Gwyrfal river. Half a mile off four similar poles were erected. Half a mile still farther is a high pole supporting coil of wire, with one end anchored in deep water. Between these points Sir William has succeeded, without any intermediary other than cher, in transmitting the sound of a succession of taps. The taps were made with a view to sending messages by the Morse code. They were distinctly heard at the receiving station by placing a newly invented ethereal telephone to the ear. Mes sages were sent without interruption tor several days. Further experiments are contemplated. So far the system yields much more rapid results than Marconi's, although the sounds are not cutie SO distinct
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What i. False Report Did.

J. NJ. Sinclair. high sheriff of Done gal, Ireland, committed suicide by shooting himself Aug. 2s..on receipt of the announcement that his daughter. IS years old, had been drowned in another part of the county The lat ter story now turns out to be false, and has caused an immense sensation in the county, where the family is most prominent. The author of the false hood, which caused the father to com mtt suicide. is unknown.
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 History In Knotted Cords

Tying knots in the handkefehiel v fog ones memory had its orlgln II china thousands of years ago. De- fore writing was invented in that eoan, no try. which did not happen until o,Voo B. C., memorable and important esenss were recorded by long knotted cords The most ancient history of China IS still preserved as told by these knots. When Emperor Tschang Xxi invented writing, the entire system of knotting was abandoned. And today the mem orv knots made by us in handker- chiefs are the only surviving descend- ants of that ancient and curious GUS. tom,
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QUEER LOCKET.
And the Peculiar History That Made "A
 a Keepsake.


 New Orleans Timts-Democrat: "Yes, this is rather q peculiar locket and l got it in rather a peculiar manner, said cotton buyer of this city when somebody remarked the quaint little trinket attached to his watch chain. The locket was of gold, and an ordi- nary fYe-eent piece was set in the lid, surrounded by a circle of colored stones. The effect was odd and not inartistic. The story is briefly this, " continued the speaker. About three years ago I was OH street car in Chicago, when one of the passengers
 very nice looking young lady, discoy.
 cred that She had no money in her purse. The conductor was disposed to be ugly about it, andi of course, in= sisted on paying the fare, giving the girl one of my cards at her very ear- nest request Over a year elapsed. and the incident had entirely faded from my mind, when one day was walking along St. Charles street and was hailed by lady from a cab. She proved to be the same one whose car fare I had paid in Chicago. and had recognized me immediately, although I had hard work recalling the original encounter. She told me excitedly that she had been on the lookout for me ever since. and also that she was in the city with some relatives en route for home after a trip to California. While she was talking she was searching her purse for nickel, but had no change. laughed, told her not to bother about 1t, and gave her another card. A few weeks later I received this locket with a very charming letter, which I prize highly. I have had remarkably good luck ever since I have worn the little gift, and am superstitious enough to regard it as sort of mascot By a queer coincidence the coin chances to bear the date of the gear of my birth. "
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Had Many e-,~-. --~-A- Dea LII.

General Sir Arthur Cotton, whose death at the age of 95 was recently an- nounced. was so i'll in Persia sixty-four years ago that his grave was dug in readiness for his death At the age of IS he went through the Burmese war, caught the jungle fever many times. and was, as the old man him. self expressed it, obliged to quit lndla three times under sentence of death, bv the doctors. Twice he had sunstroke and once the skin of half his body was torn off by a boiler explosion. After forty-fiVe years of battling with saw ages and microbes the old man gave in and returned to England to die-ae- eording to the doctors. It was the aged generals firm conviction that by ab- stinence from drink and tobacco he had placed his lifelong enemy, death. un=. der a tremendous disadvantage.
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Bright's Disease is more dreaded


 Bright's Disease is more dreaded by physicians than any Of the ser ons disorders with which they have to deal, because of its insidious and malignant character. II prompt action were taken when headaches. urinary disorders, digestive troub- serrow would be avertea. Pfiekly
 i''3r@ will quickly stop the af ne disease, quiet the in- fiau latioa, heal the kidneys and bladar. strengthen and regulate the iiycr and drive poisons and i'm. purities out of the system by cleans ing the bowels. Sold by Walker Drug Co.
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MORE GLACIERS THAN GOLD.
Scientists Found Many Natural Wonders
 Up in Alaska.

GP HI <Atfh5Aas
 Two members of E. H. Harriman's scientific party that has been explor- ing the Alaskan coast for some months past have returned to Vancouver and bring accounts of their cruise on the steamer Elder, which indicate that MT. Hartman and the scientists will return laden with many laurels. They seem to have developed a mania for glaciers, having visited and explored more than thirty, some of which were unknown except to natives. In one bay, not shown on the maps or charts they discovered an immense glacier, not as large as the giant Muir. but much more grand and picturesque. The bay extends inland more than twenty miles and at point near tbe glacier a sounding line of forty fathoms did not touch bottom. This inlet they named Unknown bay. It was here that the Elder maneuvering among the eakes of ice broke from the glacier, broke 3 propeller blade, making it necessary to return to Orca, where repairs were
  bay they found four glaciers which had never been seen before by white men. In Icy bay, twenty miles across. op- posite Carrolls glacier. the party dis covered new glacier with front of three-fonrths of mile. This was named T7arTiman's glacier obserya- tions taken in the vicinity of Grand Pacific glacier showed that it's Ice wall had receded three miles during the 20 years that have elapsed since Muir and Reed visited the place and established their survey. The different scientists are having gratifying success in all lines. The botanists have found sev- eral new plant species and a collection Of marine species made by the party, it is said, will be superior to any other in existence. Ornithologists have had phenomenal success and are able to show new bird specimens.
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A DIVING BELL CRUSHED.
The Tremendous Pressure of water at
 Great Depth.

a Great Depth.
 A crushed mass of iron in Pitts burg scrap yard demonstrates the tre- mendcus pressure of water at a great depth. says the Pittsburg Chronicle. It was constructed for diving bell for use in Lake Michigan. As originally constructed it was about six feet square, and tapered slightly at both ends. The material was phosphor bronze, more than half an inch thick. Each plate was cast with a flange and they were bolted together, the bolts being placed as closely as was consist ent with strength. The side plates were further strengthened by iron ribs an inch thick and two inches wide. h fact, the entire structure was strong ly braced. The windows to be used as outlooks by the divers were three inches square, fortified with iron bars and set with glass plates an inch thick. The weight of the bell was 23, 600 pounds. When completed 1t was sent to Milwaukee and lowed out into tLe lake about twelve miles, where there was over 200 feet Of water, and was sent down for test. The manu- facturer was so confident of the strength of the bell that he wanted to go down in it. He is glad now that he didn't. When the be4i reached the depth of about 100 feet strong timbers attached to it came to the surface in 2 splintered condition. Suspecting ar accident, the bell was hauled up and found to be crushed into shapeless mass. The inch-thick plate-glass bulPs-eyes were shattered. The pres sure that crushed this seemingly in- vulnerable structure amounted to to' tai of 1,723,548 pounds. or 1882 tons
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PRESERVING AFRICAN BIG CAME
British Government VIII Protect ths
 Fauna of Africa.

Fauna of Africa
 With reference to the international action which the government has in view for the preservation of the big fauna of Africa, 1 have had the oppor- tunity of hearing the opinion Of one of the greatest living authorities on the subject. This individual Las passed the greater part of his life in the dis triets of Africa affected by the legisla- ton in force and prospective for pro- hibitfng the killing of big game. He as- sures me that all the laws in operation fall to achieve the purpose in view in the localities where the natives are al- lowed to carry guns. Tn British East Africa, where the whites are strictly forbidden to shoot big game without authority. the natives are allowed to kill indiscriminately and without check everything they come across. In Mashonaland and Matabeleland, on the other hand, since the disarmament of the natives there has been a percep- tible increase in cert-in species, and this increase is likely to gradually be- NOlnS 1ilOIC Audi hSQ cAo llIuG GOSS Ou GnQ the regulations are enforced. Antelope of different kinds have lately been seen in the neighborhood of Buluwayo, which it had been thought had con- pletely disappeared from the country, and there is reason to believe that in Rhodesia the danger of extinction of many of the species, which at one time was real, had been checked if not alto gether averied.-Birmingh Post.
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Rahld| Dogs of fndIa.

So rabid are the dogs of India that from July, 1898, to March, 1899, thirty three British soldiers have been sent to Europe from that country for Pas teur treatment. The recent departure of Capts Tighe and Archer for Paris impels the Civil and Military Gazette of Lahore to suggest the establish ment of Pastenr institute in India.
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Advertising tn Frisco.

A new system of advertising is in vogue in San Francisco A poultry dealer has an intelligent rooster which parades up and down the street before the market with his owners business card displayed in his bill and com mands attention by frequent growing.
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4 Costly Drought.

The drought of the last few years has cost New South Wales an enorm- ous sum of money. The focks of the colony have shrunk from 66.000,o00 to 4s,000, 900, representing loss of 20.- 00o000 sheep, If to this is added the loss of the natural increase, the shrink age amounts to 50,o00.000 sheep; enough, that is, to equip consider. able-sized colony. h addition there has been loss of nearly 300,o00 horses and 15o000 cattle. That the colony has been able to survive these terrific losses is striking proof of energy and resource. Translated into money the colony has suffered loss due to mad. equate rainfall of from 0,000000 to s10Q 0o0, 900.
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e "A. S T G0 R 4 IA. Bears the s Ina Kind You Have Always Bought signature of ezHZAlz@x

6oo,ooo Women at Work In Factories.
 T he total number of women over 18 years old employed in the factories and workshops of the British Islands is about 50o,0Oo, of whom II per cent belong to trade unions.
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Aching Bones.

For driving out dull bilious feeling strengthening the appetite and in creasing the capacity of the body for work Priek1y Ash Bitter is a go1 den remedy. Sold by Walker Drug Go.
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All Scarce with Hira.

"They all say that the silver dollar of 1895 is very scarce" remarked Souil- dig. Tt is no seareer with me than the silver dollar of other vintages." re- piled Pittsburg Chron. icle-relegraph.
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TELEcRAPHlc BRIEFS.

DE SURE that your blood is rich D and pure. The best blood purifier, enricher and vitalizer is Hoods Sarsa- parilla. Be sure to GET HOODS.
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Up In Grammar.

Teacher-What is a fort? Pupil-A place for soldiers to live in. Teacher And fortress? Pupil-A place fog soldiers wives to live in.
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A. g TT o R x A. .
Austria Has No Colonies.

Austria is the only empire in the world which has never had colonies, or even trans-marine possessions, in any quarter of the earth. Her ambi. tion has hitherto been purely continen- sal.
 The man who was "born tiIed 2 should use Prickly Ash Bitters. It makes work necessity to give vent to the energy and exhubera nee of spirits generated by functional activity in the system. Sold by Walker Drug Go.
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$ UnIqne rrlKes

New York Tribune: At tho treat competition at Cassel of the n choral societies, the imperia 4e, consisting of large golden necklace filled with jewels. was awarded to the Cologne Male Choral society. The German empress herself hung the chain about the neck of the conductor of the society.
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Churches wnere Incense Ia Usea.

list has been made of churches in England where incense is used and which will therefore be affected by the recent decision of the archbishops. There are 2s9 in England and perhaps more-the diocese where the use is most common being London, with for py-six churches. The northwest of England is comparatively free from the practice.
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CASTORIA
 For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought s'sas,sss ssass 'es of ENAZzz@
4 Case of Sea-Saw.

Lady-Here! You promised to saw some wood if I gave you something tc eat. Tramp (from Boston Your in- discriminate use of the English lan> guage is positively painful, madam. have fulfilled my obligation to the let- ter, inasmuch as saw the wood imme- diataly after finishing my dessert while gazing in the direction of the wood pile. Bon jour, madam.-Chicago News.
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IS pulv, xlesi all,, uv.- places serve Jesse
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-03
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

land.
Bets are being made on the balloon as
cens1on for tomorrow
A party of Germans will go to Alma to-
morrow to spend the Fourth.
Dr.: r. E. McVey is attending the con-
vention in Kansas City.
Judge Martin and S. B. Isenhart sneak
at Silver Lake tomorrow.
The police department. collected fines
last month amounting to SI6S. 25.
E. j. Buckingham, a well-known cattle
man of Alma, was in the city yesterday.
John W. White and wife have returned
from trip to Philadelphia and the east
Chief of Police Ramsey was unable to
be in his office yesterday on account of
sickness.
Walter Bible, of the passenger depart
ment OF the Rock Island, returned from
a trip to Chicago.
The city railway has received a supply
of new car wheels to take the place of
few of the fiat ones.
Prof. kirkpatrick, the temperance ora
TOR, addressed meeting at the Oakland
M E. church last evening.
Special Agent Rising went to Kilrner
Yesterday to inspect the locality with a
view of establishing a free rural delivery
route.
Superintendent w. M. Davidson, of the
city schools, leaves tomorrow to attend
the TEACHERS convention at Charleston,
South Carolina
w. H. Firth, general agent of the pas
senger department of the Rock Island in
Denver, was a caller at the offices in this
city yesterday.
Sergeant Donovan and Officer Pavey
went to Kansas City last night. Tney
were sent at the request of Chief McFar-
land and will remain during the conven-
ton.
Mayor Drew has received a letter from
Middleton, Pa, asking If anything is
known of the lost brother of Mrs. w. c.
Dennison, of that place. He has not been
heard from for thirty years and he was
supposed to be in Topeka
The bid of F. E. Ringer on the building
of the detention hospital, which was ac-
C6Dtp0 council Mi thp
bid that was filed too late to be consid-
cred at the meeting last week.
w H. Davis, of the Parkhurst-Davis
company, will entertain about $50 friends
and relatives on his place about five
miles north of the city limits, tomorrow
A game of ball and football will be the
features of the athletic sports of the day
dinner will be served at noon. The par
ty will return to the city in the early
part of the evening.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-03
ST. LOUIS STRIKE OFF.
Mutual Agreement Signed by
Transit Company and
Employees.

st. Louis. July 3.-An agreement be-
tween St Louis Transit company and its
former employees was signed today by rep
resentatives of transit company and by
executive committee of union.
The agreement follows:
1.-The provisions of agreement of
March 10, 1900 as to rates of pay and
by company.
Livery employee of company to be
free to join or not to join any organiza-
ton, and no discrimination to be made
for or against him because of manner in
which he exercises his freedom.
IlI.-Any attempt on the part of any
intimidation or threats to join or not to
join any union shall be cause for immed-
late discharge OF person guilty of such at
tempt.
IV.-Any attempt to influence any en-
ploye by an official OF company to join
or not to join any union shall be cause for
V.-The company will meet any employe
or committee of employees representing
them or employees or an association of en-
ployes regarding any matter of mutual
interest.
vI.-For the purpose of filling vacancies
which may now exist or hereafter may
arise; committee of former employees, Of
which I. B. Edwards Is chairman, shall
prepare a list of men VINO were in the
company's service May z, last, and as the
company now hereafter needs addi-
tional men, it will select them exclusively
from this list until it is exhausted, not
interfering with men now IN service. No
person shall be liable to this list who has
been guilty of acts of lawlessness or vio-
lence.
Scale of July 5. 1900:
(Signedl ST. LOUIS TRANSIT co.
By EDWARD S. WHITAKER, Pres.
(Signed) T. 3. EDWARDS,
Chairman of Committee.
The strike is hereby declared off
II. B. EDWARDS.
Chairman of Committee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-03
MUST BE 16 TO l.
Senator Teller Says Any Other Course
Would Be Cowardly.

Kansas City, July 3.-Senator Teller,
Colorado, was among Mondays arrivals
He comes to attend silver Republican
convention, and will probably preside
over it's proceedings. Asked if he
thought Democratic convention should
make specific declaration for coinage of
silver at ratio 16 to l. he replied: Most
emphatically reply that such declara-
ton should be made. The demand for
simple reaffirmation Chicago platform
without other reference to financial
question comes from gold Democrats
who did not support Bryan in 1896 and
it is somewhat doubtful whether some
who insist upon pursuance OF this
course will support him in 1900 In many
of the states west of Alleghanies there
are thousands of voters who will sup
port Bryan and the Democratic party
on account of their position on financial
question. These people believe in free
coinage of silver at ratio of 16 to and
they will regard simple reaffirmatioI. of
Chicago declaration as an attempt to
minimize silver question as presented in
Chicago platform. They will not believe
that such an omission is insisted on by
gold standard Democrats for any other
purpose than to make it appear thar
contention for free silver coinage at 16
to 1 has been abandoned by Democrat
ic party Such is undoubtedly purpose
of the gold advocates.
If Democratic party is in favor of free
coinage at historic ratio, which cannot
be questioned. their representatives in