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The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-12-21
ELISHA FRANCIS A MURDERER.

Elisha Francis, young colored
man we'll known in most of the
Sound cities and the mining camps
OF Eastern Washington, now occu-
pies a murderer's cell in the court
house of King county. In a rage,
brought on by overdoses of bad
whisky, he shot and instantly killed
Miss Lola Jones, a young lady Of
his own race, who lived at Frank
lin, where Francis has lived for
the past year or more. From what
can be learned Of the case, it seems
Francis had been paying his atten-
tiOns to Miss Jones for some time,
which were not reciprocated, and en-
ragged over his failure to win the
young girls heart, he murdered her
that no one else should do so. Miss
Jones bears an enviable reputation
IN the community, and according to
the miners not one word condemna-
tory Of her character has ever been
said. She has lived in Franklin and
Newcastle with her parents for the
past twelve years Or more. He1
father died about a year ago, since
which time she has been living with
her mother at Newcastle. After
Francis was arrested the following
letter was taken from his person
which clearly demonstrates that ht
had willfully planned to murder the
young woman. The letter is. to
friend in Vancouver: II am goins
on a drunk today and no telling
what will happen before I ge
through. | am getting so now tha
do not care what happens to me
When people begin to tell lies now
what will they do after while? S,
today l am going to have day o
reckoning, and / do not know wha
will happen before ] get through
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-12-21

certain little paper trying to black
mail the gas company into paying il
a large sum of hush money. In my
.neighborhood we are perfectly will
ing to pay So for gas if we can only
get it. 1t is not the So we are kick
ing about, but it is that we have no
kind of dollar gas, and from the
present prospects we will not
have it for the next five years to
come, though we are within a stones
throw of it. Seattle needs gas in
every part of the city, and when this
has been done and the town thickly
settled up, as in Eastern towns, then
the dollar gas will have some reason
and justification in it; but as Seattle
is today, it is very apparent to any
business man with a grain of sense
that the gas company is losing in
stead Of making money. This is not
said to boom the gas company in any
shape, form or manner, but it is said
by citizen who needs gas in his
home, and in behalf of other citi-
zens who need gas just as this indi-
yidual citizen does. The legal COM
plications that the gas company has
been involved in should be raised,
and raised at once, that this company
may cover this entire city with its
pipes and light"
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-12-21

The suns heat raises from the
earth every minute thirty-seven bill
lion tons of water, or say a weight
equal to six times that of the Great
Pyramid. Such heat could only be
produced on earth by burning eight
million cubic miles of coal per second
that is to say, a nice little block
two hundred miles long, two hun
dred miles high and two hundred
miles broad, weighing twelve thou
sand millions of tons.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-12-21

men, who earn $40 a month for the
most part, are also building fine
houses, buying properties and have
been doing rushing real estate busi-
ness ever since the wide open policy
has been in operation. Just how any
man or any set Of men could do 50
much on so little is a secret that a
great many citizens of this city
would like to discover, and, if the
police have not accepted money
wrongfully, but have accumulated
all they have from an economical
handling Of their $40 salary, they
could double their present posses
sions by informing the general pub
lie of their secret Of success. Many
of us make $40 per month, yea, $170,
and still find it hard to maintain our
families and pay the natural ex-
penses that come to a household in
the city of Seattle and save dollar.
for rainy day. In view of that fact,
it would be quite a financial stroke
for them to sell their peculiar way of
stretching $40 out so as to cover.
more territory that the average man
who is not policeman, with $17O.
can do.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-12-21

IN BLACK
Throughout the Evergreen
State and the Northwest
The Sunnyside Colony in Flourish
ing Condition = Lisha Francis
Murders Miss Lola Jones-Edi-
tor Griffin Has Breezy Time
Other Local Notes.

En- route to Eastern Washington
last Saturday, a representative of
this paper ran on to r. r. Denny of
the Denny-Blaine Land Co., who
was headed for Sunnyside, the IA
nous irrigated valley on the North
ern Pacific. In speaking of that
valley, Mr.. Denny had this to say:
'Sunnyside is rapidly developing
into one Of the most famous farming
communities in the Evergreen state.
The company in which l am inter-
ested IS known as the Sunnyside
Company and by next spring it will
have about $4,000 acres of fertile
lands under water, and these lands
are being rapidly sold to persons
from the East and from other Sec
tiOns of the country who are flock
ing to Washington at present.
Twenty and forty-acre tracts are the
minimum and maximum sizes of
each of the farms, and to get these
irrigated it costs the farmers ST. per
acre per year.
There are many different kinds of
colonies settled in this section of the
state, and among the most energetic
are the Dunkards and small color
ed colony that own homes near the
town of Sunnyside. It gives me
pleasure to say to you that the col
ored colony seems to be the most
prosperous of them all, and I am free
to confess that it appears to me that
they are making much more money
than any of the others down there.
After having once gone over their
farms and seen how well they are
doing it occurred to me that it would
be much better for the colored folk
who are now in the South, and who
are having considerable trouble
there, and even those living in the
West who are looking for jobs in
the city, to 60 to such localities and
get similar homes and make good
Evings as do the colored men who
are now in Sunnyside. There are
sufficient lands there to accommo-
date not only a few hundred, but
thousands Of them, and certainly
they can get homes no cheaper in
any other part of the United States
than in Washington and in those dis
tricts that are irrigated.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-12-21

persons in the state of Washington
employing help to give the Negroes
a reasonable, if not a fair show. at
honest labor. But few years ago it
was almost impossible for a black
person to get a job Of any kind which
carried with it position of trust or
honesty, though the same was me-
NAL, in any locality of this state
But this has all given way, and now
in every city of any size in the state
large numbers of colored men or as
many as can be found, are being en-
ployed and given whatever kind of
work they can do. This is especially
notable in the city Of Seattle, for in
a large number Of the business
houses at present colored porters,
janitors and laborers are to be found
employed, and more would be en-
ployed if they could only be had.
Both Tacoma and Spokane have al
ways been very liberal on this point,
as the business men in those cities
have always given the colored people
a splendid show at the work they had
to do, and it is noteworthy that they
have not only held their own in that
respect, but the colored men seeking
employment have made steady gains
and the same is true in most of the
cities, and the Negroes are doing
extremely well from a financial
standpoint. Among the many camps
that employ colored miners no class
Of miners is doing better than they.
They are not only earning quite
handsome sums of money, but they
are likewise saving the same, and, if |
they are not banking it, they are
building and furnishing for them
selves nice homes, in which their
families can comfortably live, and
ceasing to be nomads, rushing from
camp to camp in quest of something
they could not expect to find. While
in Roslyn few days ago represen-
tative of this paper was plased to
note that a number Of new homes
had been erected by the colored folk
Of that mining camp and that the
same were well furnished and that
the men and their families seemed
perfectly contented with their lot.
The most of the miners earn from So
to S. day, and while they may live
a little bit extravagantly in some in
they nevertheless have
money enough to amply provide for
their families, and they are doing so.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-12-21
EDITOR GRIFFIN's EsCAPADE.

D. W. Griffin, who is pretty well
known in the political circles of
King county and to some extent in
state, was charged one day this week
by Rev. E. NJ. Mathews, pastor in
charge of the colored Baptist church
at Newcastle with assaulting his
sister, Mrs. Cora HI. Jones, with re-
volver with intent to do her great
bodily harm. He was arrested by
Constable Johnson and brought to
Seattle last Monday afternoon and
placed in the county jail for safe
keeping. He had his preliminary
hearing last Tuesday afternoon and
was held to the superior court III
$500 bonds. Some one has said that
it is a long road that has no turn,
and that can be aptly applied to D.
W. Griffin, who is now in the tolls of
the law. Since he has been in King
county he has been more or less in
trouble, and has been accused a num-
Der Of times of using his gun on per-
sons at whom he took exceptions on
account of some trivial misunder-
standing. A couple Of years ago he
left Franklin because he attempted
to shoot man by the name of Mar.
tin. 1t is reported that he fired two
shots at Martin, one Of which passed
through his clothes and narrowly
missed his body. He then came to
Seattle and became interested in the
fake newspaper business, and posed
as editor of various weekly papers,
which sprung up and died like
mushrooms. He has cut something
of a figure in political circles, owing
to his tricking and trading around.
Last spring after the city election, it
is said, owing to difference of opin-
ion which arose between himself and
Attorney j. E. Hawkins, he walked
into Hawkins office and drew a re-
volver on him, demanding that he
write him a 5000 check. Mr.. Haw-
klns made no talk of the matter, but
simply allowed him to 90 his way,
feeling certain he would soon run
his race. He was arrested on First
avenue, near Cherry street, last sum-
mer, for abusing a policeman and
threatening to use his gun. At po-
lice headquarters a gigantic gun was
taken from him, but one or two of
the boys" went on his bail for his
appearance at court on Monday. The
case, however, was dismissed by
Judge Cam, owing, it is said, to GER
tain political influence brought to
bear on him. He has been mixed up,
IN many other squabbles and fuses
IN the city, Of which the public has
never heard, and at the mines, while
living there, and since he has left
there, he has been considered dan
gerous character, always creating
disturbances wherever he went.
There are but few persons in Seattle
and King county who sympathize
with him, and this is why it was so
hard for him to give bail. His case
Is not an aggravated one, but a ma
Jorlty Of the persons who know him
think the county Jail for a month or
so would do him no harm. Tom
Scatter went his bail.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-12-21

The French government is pre-
pairing to tunnel the straits Of Glib
ralter and run railroad between
Tangiers and Morocco to meet the
Algerian at Tlemeen. M. Biers, the
engineer, estimates that the entire
cost of building the tunnel will be
$43, 900 and $17, 100000 for the
railway. He thinks that the total
traffic would be 800 persons and 700
tons of freight daily, which at cur
rent freight rates would give an an,
nual income of $2,547,OOO, or nearly
6 per cent. on the money invested.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-12-21
PRICE FIVE CENTS

You know when I get my head full
Of fighting whisky and my Portu-
gese blood up [ have not got any
sense" Francis has lived in Seattle
for many years and has many
friends and acquaintance here.
When a mere STRIPPING of lad he
was employed on the P.-I. in vari-
GUS capacities and at one time it was
hoped by the head men on the P.-I.,
so well did they like young Francis,
to make a stereotyper of him; but
he got to indulging in bad whisky,
so goes the report, and he was let
out. He then went to Tacoma and
found work in various capacities for
year or more. He returned to Seat
tie and was employed by Pound
Master Walter Washington as dep
uty in his department. He was with
Mr., Washington for some time and
did his work well. However, he Of
ten had unnecessary fuses and dis
putes with persons he had dealings
with. From there he went to New
castle, where he was employed as
one of the miners, and in that place
he has resided for the past year OF
more. Since he has been engaged
in the mines nothing has transpired
that would prompt any one to place
him among professional peace dis
turbers. 1t was given out a few
months ago that the and the young
lady whom he murdered would be
some time during the pres
ent winter.
Since Francis incarceration, he
has refused to talk on the subject,
1nder the instruction of his attorney
ne will keep the secret or his reason
Tor killing the young lady until
placed on the witness stand for trial.
The Franklin people claim it to be
l cold-blooded and foul murder and
nothing short of hanging is de-
erving him as a punishment.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-12-21

Honey dew has been subject Of
recent Investigations, which show it
to be a sugary substance obtained
from the juice of the trees-such as
a sycamore, ash and lime-on which
it is found. The statement that
honey dew is sometimes produced by
other insects than aphides seems to
be i'll founded, as reports indicate
that the insects noticed are prisoners
that have been caught by the sticky
honey dew.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-12-21

1t cost the United States in the
Clark bribery case $25,83O. About
200 witnesses were taken to Wash
ington from Montana, and Of that
number ninety-one gave testimony
before the committee on privileges
and elections. Each Of those wit
nesses was paid So per day for the
time he was in Washington, his ex-
penses and mileage to and from
Washington. 1t was rather heavy
bill for Uncle Sam to pay, but it
ended in Clark being kicked out of
the senate.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-12-21
AT THE THIRD AVENUE THEATER.

AT THE THIRD AVENUE THEATER.
"a Stranger in Strange Land''
is from the pens of Walter Vincent
and Sidney Wilmer. 1t is the story
OF a young Englishman, who, being
sent to America in the hope that a
trip abroad might settle him, re-
turns home and launches into an
ocean of lying, with view to deceiv-
ing his relatives as to his conduct
abroad. The authors have seized
upon this pretext to illustrate the
fashion of English people, as well as
of other foreigners, of getting our
geography mixed up, often locating
Omaha just back of Harlem. The
situations are said to be very funny,
the climaxes unctuous in their hu-
NOR and happy in tableaux. It comes
to the Third Avenue, opening next
Sunday with a matinee. A special
matinee will be given on Tuesday
(Christmas).
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-12-21

Important as is our coal, its for
nation is not yet clearly understood.
Considering the evidence furnished
by long study, Mr.. A. c, Seward, f.
R. S., states that the microscope
shows ordinary coal to contain
spores, fragments of tissues, bacte-
ris, and the ground substance Of
coal. The seems also include bould-
ers and coal balls. From this he in
fers that the seams are not the result
of growth in one place, nor of drift
ing, but of the accumulation Of vege-
table debris derived chify from
plants growing on the surface near
the edges of large lakes and pools.
The dead plants were carried out
ward by gentle currents, sinking
over the entire water area.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-12-21

The United States built vessels
from June 80, 1900, to November
80, 1900, to the number Of 1876, with
a carrying capacity of 149,963 gross
tons. There were seven steel ships
on the Great Lakes, with a carrying
capacity Of 34,933 gross tons and
four small steamships, with carry
ing capacity of 1916 gross tons. The
balance Of the vessels built in the
United States are scattered all ovel
the country.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-12-21

The steel works of Krupp, at Es-
sen, Germany, consumed in 1899
1e,000,000 cubic meters Of water,
which was equal to the consumption
of the city of Frankfort, having 23,-
900 inhabitants. The works also
consumed 1855, 500 tons Of coal and
18,S00,000 cubic meters Of gas.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-12-21

The Santa Fe system, on which
there is a general strike at present,
has 1880 miles of main track, on
which there are 975 stations, and on
which there are $50 passenger trains
and as many freight trains daily.
There we're before the strike, 10000
employees, and of that number I, 200
were telegraph operators, of which
number 500 are out on the present
strike.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-12-21

Mr.. George G. Bright, who has
been conspicuous in political circles
in this city for the past year or more,
and who is a prominent attorney at
the bar of this county and practi-
toner before the state supreme
court, is now connected with the
German American Investment Com
pany, located at 513 Third avenue.
In his new office and as assistant at
torney for that company he promises
to become one Of Seattle's leading
and most influential legal lights.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-12-21

The exports from Galveston, Tex,
during the eleven months of this
year have been $74,333,797, while
the imports have been ST, ,360,343.
The largest increase was in bales Of
cotton. which was an increase OF
33 1-3 per cent. over last year, and
cotton seed meal, which was a gain
of Sc 2-3 per cent. over the previous
wear.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-12-21

Mr.. J. W. McConnaughey, county
treasurer elect, has just returned
from an extended trip to his old
home in New York. He left with a
view of resting from the campaign,
and succeeded right well, but on his
return he found a thousand and one
applicants for Office waiting to work
him just as bad as the campaign
CRATER,
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-12-21

The 18th census shows that there
are now only 339 Seminole Indians,
who are divided into three tribes and
are now located near jacksonville.
Fla. They are rapidly dying out
from disease and exposure. The men
outnumber the women two to one
Several years ago the Indians were
interested in farming operation;
and grew most of the produce thai
they used, but this they have stopped
and are now charges on the genera
government.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-12-21

Juries give pretty strange verdicts
some times, but a jury at Aurora,
H., rendered a verdict the other day
which seems to cap the climax. It
was as follows: '"The deceased came
TO her death from bowel troubles
and complication of doctors.'
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-12-21

In Columbus, Ga, at present there
are 10000 bales of cotton stored in
the warehouses, being held by the
owners on account of the low price,
and yet cotton is higher this year
than it has been for a number OF
years.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-12-21
London beer drinkers have expe1

London beer drinkers have expert
enced an epidemic of arsenic poison
ing, which, it is claimed, came from
the beer. The local govern
ment board is making inquiries into
the presence Of arsenic in beer, and
it is more. than likely that some SEN
sational exposures will follow their
reports
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-12-21

During a campaign in Canada,
campaign buttons cannot be worn, as
the Dominion franchise act says no
person shall exhibit any sign of his
political faith; after the election
notifications are made.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-12-21

The Grand Opera House has a
magnificent holiday attraction in
Richard Golden, heading a splendid
company in "0ld Jed Prouty.'
Those who saw it on its first visit
here are united in the opinion that
it is one of the purest and best plays
ever written. "Old Jed Prouty' is a
play depicting life in country vii
lsge in Maine. The mere statement
as matter of publication carries as
much interest as any other play. But
to become a witness to a genuine re-
production Of life history, embody-
ing the lights and shades of sorrow
and mirth, and always conscious that
it is there, we have before us a his
tory, and the actors are simply re-
production of men and women who
really exist. There will be no ad-
vance in the regular house prices for
this engagement.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-12-21

In the United States there are $50
rubber manufactures, employing
$4,000 operators, who produce $780,
900 tons of goods annually, valued
at $25O,0O0,O0O.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-12-21

Your 50 subscription would make
a very nice little Christmas gift or
New Years present for the editor of
this papr~ We call your attention
to this because we believe you have
overlooked it.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-12-21

In the United States the piano
manufactures reach the total sum of
$85,OOO,OOO, The output in Chica-
go ranked second in the United
States.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-12-21

The first woman law graduate of
the world was Mrs. Ada Kepley, of
Illinois, who received a diploma
from the Northwestern University
in 1890.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-12-21
Boys handsome Suits,
So, 81, $5.
KLINE & ROSENBERG.
625 First Avenue
PER SONAL.

Mr.. Allen Dean, well known in
this city, but who is now doing bust
ness at Everett, was visiting with
friends here last Tuesday.
Mrs. Dora R. Leonard and daugh-
ter, Lille B., left for their home in
Holly Springs, Miss, last Saturday,
at which they arrived last Thursday
evening.
There will be Santa Claus enter
tainment at the A. NJ. E. church on
Fourteenth avenue, Next Monday
evening, at which Santa Claus will
appear well loaded with Christmas
presents for the babies and distrib-
ute the same.
Mr.. George Fl. Grose has been en-
ployed as travelling salesman for a
cereal company and his headquarters
will be in Portland, Or. No man in
the state is better known than Mr..
Grose, and he will make a splendid
salesman for the company he now
represents.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-12-21

There are at present employed on
British railroads 100000 men, at
wages aggregating more than $685.
100000 annually.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-12-21

II you do not pay your subscrip-
ton during the coming week, you
cannot do so until the next century.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-12-21

NEGROES CONDITION BETTER.
The Republican is pleased to note
a marked improvement among those
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-12-21

Useful Xmas presents for father
brother or friend
KLINE & ROSENBERG.
625 First Avenue.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-12-21

Magic lantern or printing press pre-
sented with Boys Suit or Overcoat,
KLINE e. ROSENBERG,
e2S First Avenue.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-12-21

HOLIDAY GOODS, Denny Cory
ell Co., ZIG First avenue.