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The Seattle Republican., 1900-12-07
NEGROES WANT PLACES.

Quite a number of Negro politi-
clans are expecting to receive ap-
pointments at the hands of the sew
enth legislature Of this state, which
conyenes January IA, 1901. They
expect this more this year than ever
before from the very fact that dur
ing the four years the Populists
have had control Of the legislature,
quite a number of colored men were
given places as helpers during the
sessions. Already applications have
been received by the respective
members Of the coming seventh
legislature from colored men at SpO-
kane, Roslyn, Tacoma and Seattle,
with others to hear from. From a
partisan standpoint The Republican
believes that it would be wise and
consistent for some one or two places
to be set apart or decided upon by
the members of the legislature to
give to some colored applicant from
Spokane, and from Roslyn, as well
as from Tacoma and Seattle Four
of them could be very nicely cared
for, and still no friction would be
caused or should be caused by other
persons in like positions. Just what
places they want is more than this
paper is prepared to state just now,
but evidently they want something
and they ought to have it.
The Seattle Republican., 1900-12-07

Grose-Jones.-United in the holy
bonds Of matrimony last Wednesday
night were Mr.. George H. Grose and
Miss Aurora E. Jones. The happy
contracting parties are among Seat
ties leading and most highly es-
teemed Afro-Americans, and each Of
them is a prominent member of the
A. NJ. E. church, on Jones street.
Mr.. Grose is a pioneer Of this city,
having come here with his parents
when a mere child. He has more
than once been a prominent busi-
ness man of Seattle, and is at present
devoting himself to real estate deal
ings, and no man in the city stands
better than he. Miss Jones is a re-
cent graduate Of the Sacramento,
Cal, high school, and although she
has only been a resident of the city
for the past two years she has taken
an active as well as prominent part
in church and literary work and has
won for herself a host of friends
among those with whom she has
been associated. The ceremony was
a quiet affair, only relatives of the
high contracting parties being pres
ent.
The Seattle Republican., 1900-12-07

Dave K. Larimer, the late politi-
cal editor of the Daily Liar of this
city, has resigned, and it to repre-
sent the Oregonian at Olympia dur
ing the coming session of the sew
enth legislature Mr. Larimer re-
ceived this appointment at the hands
Of Teddy Piper, who was formerly
connected with the Post-Intelhgen-
Ger, and who gave employment at
that time to Mr.. Larimer. In all
the political deals in which the Pi-
pers and their followers attempted
turns in this city and county Dave
Larimer was always faithful lieu
tenant, and Mr. Piper has designated
him for this position simply as re
ward for the favors he showed him
when politician in King county.
The Seattle Republican., 1900-12-07

men of economical experience, who
have been able to utilize everything
that has been raised on a farm, to
make their farms a paying industry
instead of a something on which to
exc out a mere existence for Their
owners. The whites at first were
loath to attend institutions or con-
ferences that were set apart and con-
trolled by Negroes, and for while
one or two Onl y attended, more for
: curiosity's sake than for the real
good that they expected to gain
therefrom, but this, too, has been
overcome, and now on the appointed
day hundreds of them from the
farms of Alabama are seen making
their way to Tuskegee to be present
at the sessions of the conference.
While the institution is for the most
part self-sustaining, yet it has to
purchase a great many things from
the farmers, as well as sell a great
many things to them, hence the
white farmers as well as the colored
farmers about Tuskegee sell every
thing that is raised on their farms
to that institution, which has an at
tendance of something upwards of
1000 students. The following ex-
tract from the circular sent out by
Booker 7. Washington concerning
this conference is herewith quoted:
Extract from Circular
"Ten years have passed since the
first conference was held and there
are many evidences that show the
good influence Of the movement on
the masses of the people. THE
NEGRO CONFERENCE is
WORKING ALONG SPECIFIC
AND WE'LL DEFINED LINES:
it is seeking to make the Negro
himself improve his own condition,
materially, morally and intellectual
ly. The ways in which the Negro
can do this are: first, to raise his
food supplies at home; second, to
get out of debt and make no more
mortgages; third, to stop loafng
around town ON SATURDAY in
idleness and drunkenness; fourth,
to oppose at all times the excursion
habit; fifth, to have at least two
rooms to his house; sixth, to pro-
long the school term by having a
private supplement fund; seventh,
TO BUY HOMES AND FARMS.
These are the primary objects and
aims of the Negro conference and
they can be accomplished without
the aid Of any political party, with
out forever complaining about pref
udice and without leaving the coun-
try"
The Seattle Republican., 1900-12-07
TENTH TUSKEGEE CONFERENCE.

Already circulars are being sent
out from Tuskegee, the Booker t.
Washington Normal school in Ala
bama, for the holding of the tenth
Tuskegee Negro conference, which
will convene Wednesday, February
20, 1901. These conferences have
become rather remarkable in that
section Of the country among not
only the colored folk, but the white
folk as well, and hundreds Of them
attend the meetings every year. The
Tuskegee conference was first estab-
lished ten years ago, and it at first
attracted but few visitors. The eff
fciency Of the work, however, caus-
ed them to be widely discussed in
the various newspapers of Alabama
and the adjoining states, which at
tracted large numbers of farmers,
and they soon assumed state import
ance. The colored farmers, who
have been pegging away since their
emancipation raising three or four
bales of cotton year and twenty
five or thirty bushels of grain, after
attending one session of that confer
ence began a systematic evolution in
farming, as well as farm products,
and marked improvement was OBJ
served the first year thereafter. Now
old cOlored men, who had learned
nothing of either the art of farming
or the science of farm manipulation,
are reporting each year at those con-
ferences Of the improved conditions
Of their farms, the convertiOn of this
or that worthless article into pay
ing industry, and how he has grown
in finances since he first received in
structions from the Tuskegee con-
ference.
Prof. Washington, who is at the
head of the institution, has wisely
employed some. of the best agricul-
turists of the country to lecture on
these occasions, and he has also had
The Seattle Republican., 1900-12-07
HOLMES AND CIVIL RIGHTS,

1t has been learned at this office
that E. H. Holmes, Of Spokane,
Wash, has lost his civil rights case,
which he caused to be instituted
some months ago. 1t seems that
Mr.. Holmes and his wife were re-
fused accommodations at a certain
restaurant in that city and believing
that such was a violation of the laws
Of this state, he instituted both civil
and criminal proceedings against
the keeper for the insult. His attor-
neys believed that it was best to push
the criminal case first, so it first went
to trial, before a local justice of the
peace, and after a whole weeks pro-
ceedings Of the affair the Justice
held the restaurant keeper to the
superior court in heavy bonds. A
civil suit was then filed against the
restaurant keeper, asking $4,000
damages on the part of Mr.. Holmes
for being refused accommodations
at public inn. This case went to
trial last week and consumed an en-
tire week. The jury retired late last
Friday, and after a deliberation
which lasted through the entire
night, returned verdict the next
day for the defendant, denying Mr..
Holmes the right to claim any dam
age for being refused accommoda-
ton by restaurant keeper.
Whether or not the case will go to
the supreme court will depend sole
ly upon the financial condition Of
Mr.. Holmes and his friends. A great
many persons in this state, both
white and black, would be glad to
see the matter taken to the supreme
court and have ruling on it. If
the law is unconstitutional they
would like to know that fact, and it
would thereby prevent a great deaf
Of unpleaSantness and embarrass-
ment on the part of proprietors and
patrons Of restaurants and other
places of public accommodation. If
it is generally known that this or
that place will not accommodate
persons of color, or persons of dis
tinct nationality, and if it is general
ly known that there is no law to
compel the proprietor to do so, then
there will be no unpleasant Difficult
ties or humiliations occurring in
those places, for the Objectionable
colored patrons would have sense
enough for the most part at least,
to stay out.
The Seattle Republican., 1900-12-07
BROTHER
IN BLACK
Under Critical Observation in
the United States.
No More Negroes in Congress -Tus
kegee's Tenth Conference.-The
coma's Turner-Civil Rights Case
in SpOkane-New York Race Riot.

When the ffty-sixth congress
shall have become thing Of the past
and its membership retired to pri-
vate life, it will mark an epoch in
the political history of this country
such as has not been witnessed since
1870.
There will retire from that con-
gress the Hon. George H. White, of
North Carolina, who for the past
six years has been a member Of that
body, and who might be said to some
extent to represent the Negroes of
the United States in the chief law
making body Of the country, and
with him every vestige of Afro
Americanism retires from the Uni
ted States congress.
Since 1870, when Dr. Hiram r.
Revels was elected to the United
States senate from the state Of Mis-
sissippi to succeed jefferson Davis,
the late president of the Confeder-
ate states, there has always been a
Negro in one branch or the other Of
the United States congress, but the
fifty-seventh congres will be uhered
into existence without there being
single Negro as member thereof.
After the overthrow of the Radical
party in the South in 1875, here and
there congressional districts in
which large numbers of colored vot-
ers lived have managed to at least
elect one Negro to congress, but
even that has now passed into in
nocuous desuetude.
There are at present about ten
million Negroes in the United
States, and it is rather remarkable
that there are not one, two, three,
and even more, persons who belong
10 that race members, not only Of
the house Of representatives, but
eren members of the United States
senate Is we'll There mas never been
but two eolored United States sena-
tors, both hailing from Mississippi,
DR. Hiram r. Reyels, and Hon. B.
X Bruce Owing to the number Of
colored voters that have been dis
franchised in the various Southern
States, where they are found in the
greatest numbers, it will be utterly
impossible for any one Of them to be
elected to congres OF to any other Of
flee so far as that is concerned for
the next two or three decades, per-
haps half a century. The Negroes,
however, are becoming strong politi-
cal factors in many of the Northern
states and it is more than likely that
some black Moses will rise up in
Kansas, Iowa, Illinois or Ohio, and
receive the nomination for congress
and be elected despite the opposi
ton Of the Southern whites, and
Democracy in general.
The Seattle Republican., 1900-12-07
the future Of the party which vii

the future of the party which will
take skillful engineers to scatter.
Threats Of retribution for past Of
fenses are freely INDUCED in, and
many active workers have openly
declared that they would revenge
the wrong done their favorites. If
the great party which has met and
conquered the enemy SO often is to
split into fragments, then indeed
will the future be dark. If the whole
matter could be dropped there would
be some chance for the party here
after, but the rank and file Of the
followers of each faction are deter
mined to fight it out, and we will be
very lucky if there are not three fac
tions to deal with instead of the two
now existing. CITIZEN.
The Seattle Republican., 1900-12-07

The Associated Press dispatches
Iannounce that L. S. j. Hunt, a for
mer newspaper wonder Of this city
and at one time the leading fnancier
Of the Northwest, has decided to put
in a morning paper in the Seattle
field within the next few months. 1T
is reported that Mr.. Hunt is now in
New York, purchasing the materials
preparatory for the establishment of
such a paper. Since Mr.. Hunt left
this country it is claimed that he has
amassed fortune running into mil
lions in COrea, and that he is anxi-
Gus to return to Seattle and to once
more become a political leader and
manipulation in its Republican poll
tics. Much speculation has been in
dulged in by the street politicians
since the report was first printed,
and, owing to a slight misunder-
standing which seems to have arisen
within the past few days between
some Of the leading politicians of
the state, it looks as if the Republi-
can party is doomed to have three
instead Of two factions, for certain
it is that the Post-Intelligencer will
find some bitter political enemies
among the former worshipers Of L.
IS. j. Hunt, who have been worship
ing at the shrine Of the Post-Intelli-
gencer and its present owner for no
other reason than that they had no
other place to worship.
The Seattle Republican., 1900-12-07
TOW N TOPICS
Culled and Collected From the
World of Science.
Who Puts In Few Pointed
Punches AS to the Way Things
Are Going, Political and Other
wise personal and Local Para
graphs.

A ballot box isn't hard to fill in
Kentucky.
Jimmie Ham is talking for publ
To the Editor:
The ID and Blethen have taken
hold Of the Democratic party.
Time has seemed to set the seal Of
its approval on one-dollar gas.
The new chief of police is thin
Ipretension trotting along behind
sloppy distress"
Aguinaldo Blethen should cover
the past with planks-so far as his
banking record is concerned.
Ronald didn't cut the congress
Isional stick He might find relief by
occasionally writing 'Krug-ged"
stories for the Court News.
The Socialists never miss a meal
or salute a saw-buck. Their form Of
exercise largely depends on the con-
ditiOn of the wind.
Spokane Robinson's wit & won't
be an appreciative quality in the
next congress The Republican cy-
clone stood him in a patch Of dog
fennel.
Rev. (?) Clark Davis should not
be permitted to remain in his posi-
ton of semi-obscurity. What's the
matter with the voice of his coun-
trymen?
The Evening Bladder's editorials
cation. Standing in front Of a look
ng-glass twisting his beautiful sas-
satras whiskers Is more becoming.
1t is hoped that the ''kurneP' will
bother us no noah.
Hundreds ofsuckers are acquiring
education at the hands Of quack
doctors The Republican believes
that some of these "scayengers" are
good penitentiary timber. Justice is
slowly approaching.
Little Jay Allen, Of Floridah, sab!
is becoming ambitious to blossom as
a candidate. The Republican will
scratch his head with the corrugated
elbow of a stOvepipe if he runs for
office at the next election. This is
not a draft of cold air, Mr.. Josephus.
The mayor-the biggest disap-
pointment in the community-has
degenerated into a cold chill with a
hollow cough. Slowly the old man
IS sinking out of sight. Killing
game out Of season may be forgotten,
out political treachery lives in the
minds of succeeding generations.
The Republican makes a motion
that the gamblers be put on the
chain gang. A stiff on the rascals
and they would never set foot on
this soil again. The duty must be
performed.
The Seattle Republican., 1900-12-07

The A. NJ. E. churcht loses an
other bishop in NJ NJ. Moore, whose
death is reported in another column.
He was one of the five elevated to
the bishopric at the last general con-
ference, which met in Columbus last
July. He was an eloquent speaker,
and was counted tireless worker
Outlook.
The Seattle Republican., 1900-12-07

This office has received number
Of letters Of inquiry concerning an
assurance association for Negroes
only. It is investigating it slowly,
but surely, and will answer those let
ters through the columns Of this
paper in the very near future. Dr.
Burdett seems to be at the head Of it.
The Seattle Republican., 1900-12-07

Mr.. Charles S. Jones, who former
ly lived in this city and was steward
of the Washington Club, who went
East some two years ago, has return
ed and will again try the Queen
City.
The Seattle Republican., 1900-12-07

Hon. E. B. Palmer has returned
from two weeks hunting trip in
Idaho and Eastern Washington.
The Seattle Republican., 1900-12-07

Al Cincinnati school board clerk
who has been considered one Of the
most honest and upright of men and
who has been working on the board
for a number of years, has succeed
ed il stealing 100000 and was not
detected until he had resigned and
abseonded for parts unknown.
The Seattle Republican., 1900-12-07

Telephone Main 3O5 for desk
room. Steam heat.
The Seattle Republican., 1900-12-07

Desk room for rent, ia 3rd Ave
The Seattle Republican., 1900-12-07

In Persia human tears are said to
be aremedy for chronic diseases,
and at every funeral the bottling Of
tears. is one of the chief ceremonial
rites The mourners are presented
with sponges on which to wipe their
eyes, and the fluid is extracted from
theni, bottled and sold for medicin-
al purposes.
The Seattle Republican., 1900-12-07

A ballot box isn't hard to fill in
Kentucky.
The Seattle Republican., 1900-12-07

Queen Victoria has private rail
way station at Osborne, her country
home, and no one, not even mem
bers of the family, are allowed to use
the station but her. The royal yacht
is connected with the station, and
from this she can either enter her
yacht or her railway coach.
The Seattle Republican., 1900-12-07

Aguinaldo Blethen should cove
the past with planks-so far as hi
banking record is concerned.
The Seattle Republican., 1900-12-07

Little Jay Allen, Of Floridah, sab!
is becoming ambitious to blossom as
a candidate. The Republican will
scratch his head with the corrugated
elbow of stovepipe if he runs for
office at the next election. This is
not draft of cold air, Mr.. Josephus.
The Marshall republican., 1900-05-18
Had Chickens Marked

VIM. Washington. cOlorcd. not.
withstanding his illustriOus mime. was
arranged before the court ~ Justice
jenkins lust Friday afternoon. His
prosecutor was no less q person than
Rev. u. Is. Johnson. pastor ri the &.
=. church Of this city. who made com.
plant to the city marshal. about the
mysterious disappearance al ten ri his
tine chickens. The marshal lsgan un
investigation which resulted In mud.
Ing ,hat Washington had been mark
citing chickens aud had disposed 81
several To Mr.. Webb. the restaurant
Keeper on Wall street. Then followed
the arrest aud Rev. Johnson produced
evidence Ia identify his chickens that
made the cold chills chase each other
mp and down washington'- spinal
column. II appears that each of the
chickens had been marked when quite
young. the mark being q hole In the
webb 81 the foot between the toes.
When the feet of the chickens were ex-
amined the hole was there. Wash.
ingtOn could not cOun,eract such tes-
timOny and consequentially will In
confined In the county JUL for u days.
-Slator Hustler.
The Marshall republican., 1900-05-18
Five Hundred an Hour.

DEAR FRiEND:-The half has not
lsen told. Our courage has failed US
Ia present all the shocking details.
Every time the clOck strikes the hour
Il tolls the death knell III ut least five
hundred victims In India who died for
want Of food. Your contribution to-
day may ave scores, hundreds, yes
thousands Of lives Tomorrow. Twenty
dollars will support u thousand lives
for one day. A thousand dollars will
save H. many for two months. Two
dollars will ave q life until the next
harvest. and that practically means
that II will saw II for good. W. cable
free Of expense oil you contribute.
What will you give? What thou dOest
do quickly, for the Masters business
requires haste. Send your cOntribu-
tiOns to INDIA FAMINE RELIEF Work
Under direction Christian Herald J,
ONCE: Bible House, n. y. City.
The Marshall republican., 1900-05-18

From Columbia Herald.


Some months Y The Herald sug-
ges,cd that the republicans of Mis-
souri, could NOT do better for u candi.
date for supreme Judge than to nom
mate n. r. Gentry. Of Columbia.
Several newspapers took the matter
up and gave the suggestion their cor
dial endorsement. Now Mr.. Gentry's
friends have worked up o large sized
boom for him. not Tor supreme Judge,
but for Judge Of the Kansas City court
~ appeals. quite u number ~ oun
ties have instructed their delegates
for him and the chances are that the
republican convention at Jefferson
city In September will nominate him.
Next sunday morning q commission
appointed by the Presbytery Of Mis-
souri, will install Rev. w. w. Elwany
a. pastor of the Presbyterian church.
Rev. a. a. Mrt;eachy. ~ Fulton. will
preach the ~ and Rev. &. T..
lIickok. ~ Deer Park. will deliver
the charge ,opas,or and people. Elder
Nathan King will assist. Every mem.
her ~ the church II expected to is'
present aud III. public l. cordially
invited.
The Marshall republican., 1900-05-18
Ex.Prrsid.u cleveland gu Coli 20 Traiulug

Ex-President Cleveland, In the forth
coming College Mans Number Of The
Saturday Evening Post, discusses the
oit-asked question: Does q college
Education rayy and makes out Il strong
case In favor ~ giving u young man
the advantages Of . university train
ing.
Other contributors to this special
double number are:, President Patton.
~ Princeton: President Jordon, ~
Leland stanford; President Butler. of
Colby; President ANGEL, ~ Michigan.
and President Mcclure. of Lake For.
est. The fiction features are 10y Ian
Maclaren. Jesse Lynch Williams.
Charles NJ. Flapdrau. stanley Water.
loo and W. l.. Alden.
The College Mans Number III The
Saturday Evening Post will l1 "n all
news.s,ands May ~.
The Marshall republican., 1900-05-18
KING HEROD 1888

OH, Owned by Fr E re, Live Stock Co. i.sce record SiyrSSd.. sI"'' trial
2lIs. Cunredrd BY oil hOrsemen % b the Greatest Sire in MtssOmrt.
Sire 81 King Lnd sl3i; Lady rerod, 2iaa; Prince Charlie. s-year"ih.
2l'l; Nellie Herod, ?:J?: HerOdius. trial. 22h
King Herod l4Io3. sired by FAyErTE CHIEF sSs, ~ OF Mnmhrino
King l:n.
la dam. SLOAN. by Capt brooks. mi Hiram Woodruff i,l2'.
md dam by TROJAN J. by Trojan ~.
fAyEl.rf CHIEFS 1T dam by Ericsson lah by Mambrino Chief u. T..
FAYETTE CHIEFS I'd dam by Harper Mamtrino. b! Mamirino thief
CAPT. BROOKS LIST dam by Flying Duke. by Iron Duke. by t'assius N.
clay +. -. ,u., 49,,
winner Al 3 D. and J years old. Troued ~ races aud ~ ~ monies. Has
to his credit ~ winning heats below 2:W and j below 2aL
King Hsrod l4te3 Z. u chestnut stallion, u. hand. high, 81 good size
and magnificent style aud action. II Is nO experiment In breeding Ia King
herod l.k3. rs an his colts mr. like their sire. Of great stamina, large 10
America. Nobody ever u II poor colt by King ter0d. II you don know
him. ask any horscman. " YOU don't get q race horse YOU nres ure Ia yet u
large. rangy. hgh.ntig roadster md nllpmrINse horse. His colts are 81
fine cOlors, bays. blacks and chestnut. II was only by great expense that
King HerOd rs secured and We hope hOrsrmsn will show their appreciation
by their patronage.
King hevod l403 will stand the season III lAO Mt our training stable.
one dUf west III &, e. Gauldin's Feed and sale stable. NJ $slOO ~ insure
mare In foal. Cash or note without interest ut time ~ service Ia he returned
II u mare is lot In fOsl. No responsibility fOr accidents. Good pasture at
reasonable price. This h . great opportunity, and our hook will soon Nv
full u smsrvsn re coming from different parts Of The state II him. Make ar
rangements early.
Il. B. RUFF.
A. NJ. HOL MES. Manager.