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The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-08-30
REFUSE TO MARRY.

''The decline Of marriage" which
subject has been attracting public
attention for some little time, is still
doing so and a great many persons
are becoming thoroughly interested
in the subject and are endeavoring
to solve the mystery. Just why men
and women who were created for
connubial relations should have a
desire to override the laws Of nature
and live single, is question that is
puzzling the most profound thinkers
Of this age, and, if persisted in, will
sooner or later destroy our latter
day civilization, and humanity must
lapse into a barbarous rather than
continue in a progressive state.
Neither the young men nor the
young women Of this age, especially
among the Americans, desire to get
married. They do not object to a
good time between the sexes, but
seriously object to tying up to each
other for life A noted divine re-
Gently remarked, after he had given
the subject a good deal of thought
and consideration, that ''down at the
bottom Of all this lies the general
tendency toward luxurious living.
Girls are not satisfied with the SIM
pier styles Of living Instead of that
they look forward to having homes
furnished extravagantly and ele-
gantly and the men know they are
unable to provide the luxuries that
are expected" There is more truth
than poetry in this view Of the mat
ter, and it is the duty of the moth
ers of this land to teach their girls
differently Luxury and elegance
in ones home do not always come to
a girl by marrying millionaire,
but the individual efforts Of the
woman who presides over the home.
On the other hand, the boys Of this
land should be taught that it is the
noblest act of man to take unto HIM
self a wife and afterwards struggle
to provide for her as best he can,
and then it is the duty of the wife to
be satisfied with his provisions,
whether they be luxurious and ele-
CANT or whether they be simple and
plain. Struggle yourself to make
home a paradise, and whether it be
in one room or one hundred rooms,
it will come pretty near being that.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-08-30

The Pullman car porters are talk
ing of forming a union. We hope
they will do so and act in harmony
with other railway unions. IL the
American Railway Union had taken
in the porters they would have won
the great strike five years ago.-Se-
attic Union Record.
That's true, and this paper took
this position at the time Of the great
American Railway Union strike,
but the union men could not see it
that way, though persons editing
union papers, as well as all consery-
atiYe union men, including Debs
himself, realized that a fatal mis-
take had ben made when labor
unions refused to accept laboring
men into their unions because their
skins were of different color from
theirs, and subsequent developments
have shown it. If labor unions in
the United States ever expect sue
cess, it will be when they have talk
en- in every man who labors, regard
less Of his color or nationality. The
cause Of uniOnism to be a success
must be a common cause among all
classes Of laboring men. In order
to successfully fight capital, labor
must be>so combined as to make it
impossible for sapital to have
any resource from which to
draw in order to fill the
places Of striking laborers
This paper is not arguing or dis
cussing the justafiableness in such
move, but it is simply stating the
plain, cold facts. So long as this
and that union argues for principle
and then endeayors to keep another
race down by not permitting them
to work, so long will their places be
redaily filled by members Of the 9TH
er race, whether at wages above or
below the price that they are con
tending for. Some work is always
better than no work, and the race
opposed will alweys be ready to do
work when an oportunity presents
itself and will take the work regard
less of the price or the time they
are required to do it in. The col
ored men of this country who work
for their daily bread, feel that the
white men who toll for their daily
bread are worse enemies to them
than the capitalists, and until they
are thoroughly convinced to the
contrary they will continue to take
the side Of the capitalists, and like
wise take the places Of the striking
white laborer, whether it be right or
wrong.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-08-30
RAILROAD CASUALTIES.

The casualties on the various rail
roads of this country for the fiscal
year ending June 3Oth, 1900, have
Just been made public by the inter
state commerce commission, and the
figures show rather alarming state
of affairs. During the period in
question there were 1866 persons
killed and 50,320 injured. For one
year this is a most alarming casualty
list to come from any one line of
business, and it is the duty of the
railroad authorities to take steps to
in some way reduce this deadly con-
dition, and if they fail so to do, the
government officials should take the
matter in hand at once Classifying
the deaths that occurred on the rail
roads, 1850 were employees, and of
the number injured, 1868 were
employees; of these 1896 trainmen
were killed and 1871 wounded;
switchmen, brakemen and watch
men, 272 were killed, 3,O6O injured;
other employees, 80 killed and 1902
injured. Of the above, 260 were
killed and 6,765 injured in coupling
and uncoupling the trains, while
529 were killed; there were 435 in
iured in falling from trains and en-
gines. And of the passengers, 249
were killed and 1928 injured, while
Of trespassers there were 5,066 kill
ed and 6,549 injured AS stated
above this is an unusually heavy
casualty list, and some steps should
be taken to lessen it either by the
railroad authorities or by the gov
ernment authorities.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-08-30
THE NEGRO INCREASING.

From the figures taken from the
census report it is learned that the
Negro population Of the United
States in 1890 was in round num-
bers 1O,000,00O, showing a rapid in
crease in the number of colored cit
liens since 1890.
The Garnd United Order of True
Reformers, fraternal organ
ization among the colored folk,
with headquarters at Richmond,
Virginia, is operating a number Of
banks and grocery concerns at pres
ent and is preparing to branch Out
in the colonization business in the
near future on an extensive scale.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-08-30
FIGHTING CATHOLICISM.

A religious revolution is immi-
nent in Mexico and the propmoters
thereof are the students of that
country, who have issued a mani
festo against the Roman Catholic
church Of Mexico, which manifesto
announces that congress compos-
ed of educated young men of the
country will soon assemble to take
action on church mataters of peril
nence to the country. One of the
chief things that will occupy their
attention will be a proposition TO
submit a resolution to the general
government to confscate all proper
ties held by Catholic churches, the
clergy or the agents Of that church
and apply the proceeds Of the same
to paying off the national debt.
Mexico is badly taxed as we'll as
priest ridden and all because it ca
ters o the Roman Catholic church
to such an extent as to permit it to
figure into the official acts of the
government. This has become OBJ
jectionable to a great number, if not
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-08-30

will do as much or more good than
the entire army of the United
States, which is now quartered in
the Philippine islands, especially
toward ciyilizing the natives there
on. 1t is impossible to convince the
native that you are his friend by
shooting hot lead into his body. You
may convince the one you kill Of the
fact, but you certainly will not con-
vince the one who escapes. When,
on the other hand, the school teach
ers who tenderly handle and instruct
the children, will not be long in es-
tablishing a social relationship be-
tween parent and school teacher
which will be brought about by
the careful handling of the child,
and then the opportunity will pre-
sent itself for the teacher to not only
teach the child, but to likewise g,t
in his good work on the parent.
Aguinaldo would not have had anv
great following on Luzon island
among the natives had they realized
from the very outset that they would
be fairly treated by the government
officials of the United States. Ag-
uinaldo has an evil heart and was
ambitious to have himself declared
king of that country, which prompt
ed him to head the rebellion to over
throw the power Of the government
that had gone to his rescue and saw
ed him and his people from being
further crushed by the Spanish au-
thorities. The subjects with
whom he had to deal were ig-
norant and superstitious as we'll as
priest ridden, and with the aid Of
the Spanish priests it did not re-
quire much encouraging to induce
them to poin the revolution,
which resulted in many hundreds of
them being killed. Now that the
efforts Of the rebellion have been
broken by the armies Of the United
States it becomes absolutely neces-
sary for the authorities Of the Unit
ed States to teach those people that
Uncle Sam is their friend instead
of their enemy, and that under his
control they will be treated as men
and brethren rather than serfs and
priest ridden paupers.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-08-30
JEWS TO RETURN.

The spirit Of Zionism is again in
the public eye. 1t was in 1898 that
the Jews organized the Colonial
trust with a capital stock Of $10,-
100000, which had for its object
the return of the Jews to their "a
therland, Jerusalem. One of the
prime objects of the trust company
was to encourage industries and fos-
ter manufacturers being established
in the Holy City, which would BE-
an inducement for the Jews to re-
turn to the land of their fathers.
Despite the fact that the Holy City
is now occupied by the heathen
Turks, it is given out that the sultan
Of Turkey is very friendly to the
Jewish nation, and Will do every
thing within his power to aid them
in their effort to return to Jerusa-
lem. The question has been put
squarely before the Jews Of the
United States, who are apparently
happy in their adopted land, as to
whether they will identify them
selves with the undertaking or
stand aloof and permit it to fall to
the ground. If they choose the lat
ter it is predicted that the sultan of
Turkey will become their mortal en-
emy and so favorable a prospect for
them to get control Of Palestine
will not again present itself for a
century or more. But the Jews Of
the United States are content, and
it is more than likely that they will
remain where they are and make ne
effort whatever to re-establish a
Jewish nation in Jerusalem.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-08-30
NEWS NOTES

Thirty thousand Knights Temp
lars paraded the streets of Louis
vile, Ky, last Tuesday.
The Elks' carnival at Salt Lake
City, Utah, has chosen. Miss May
belle Snow, daughter Of Lorenzo
Snow, as queen Of the carnival.
The tinplate company at Pitts
burg, Pa, has defed the union strik-
ers and publicly announces that in
future it will run its mills with non
union men.
The boilers on the steamboat
Trenton enroute to Philadelphia
exploded last Wednesday and nine
persons were killed and quite a
number injured.
Nathan Phillips, well known on
Puget Sound, committed suiide in
Nome and his body was brought
down by the Senator last Wednes-
day
No settlement of the great steel
strike has as yet been consummat-
ed, though negotiations pointing to
that end seem to be pending.
George Hazard Stevens, a son
of former Governor Stevens of this
state, is visiting Seattle and other
Washington points and reviewing
his boyhood haunts.
Frederick Prosche, a we'll known
Northwest journalist, died at his
home in Kitsap county last Sunday.
The Prosche family have been more
ORC less connected with every lead
ing newspaper in the Northwest.
The A. NJ. E. conference which is
in session at Tacoma was called to
order by Bishop Shatfer, with all
the charges of the conference repre-
sented. There is exepcted large
delegation at Tacoma from Seattle
next Sunday.
Diplomatic relations between
France and Turkey have been bro
ken. The French minister to Tur-
key left for home last Tuesday and
ordered the French flag hauled
down. Hostilities may break out
any day.
William Murphy "a tenderloin
character of this city, was kicked
in the stomach by one Hughes while
engaged in a saloon brawl, from
which he died last Monday. Hughes
is now held on a charge of murder
in the first degree.
The Nebraska Republicans held
their state convention last Wednes-
day and made their nominations
for the various state offices by accla-
nation. Samuel Sedgwick for the
supreme bench ,and Carl j. Ernest
and H. L. Gould for university re
gent, were all nominated.
The teamsters' war in San Fran
cisco is said to be paralyzing bust
ness in the Golden Gate City, and
no prospects of an early settlement.
Capt Forsythe of the United
States navy is quoted by the Kansas
City Times as speaking very damag-
ingly of Admiral Sampson.
A number Of the members of the
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-08-30
BIBLE USE INCREASING

The eighty-ffth annual report Of
the American Bible Society of this
country has recently been issued,
and it shows an increase in receipts
over the previous year. The total
issue for the year amounted to l.
554,128, which is an increase Of
147,37 over last year. Of this vast
number Of Bibles which was pub
lished by the society, 58O,513 were
distributed in the United States,
while 973,615 were distributed in
foreign lands. The years work in
China shows a loss Of 10000 vol
umes in comparison with the pre-
vi0us years record. This is account
ed for, however, owing to the Box
er riots which prevailed and the clos
ing up Of the various missionaries
homes that had ben established in
that country.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-08-30
FOUND LIFE MATES.

A most remarkable coincident in
connection with these teachers has
been reported by a returned vessel
from Honolulu, which was to the eff
feet that.seyenty couples began love
making as soon as the vessel had left
San Francisco, and on reaching
Honolulu abotu one-third of the
women en- route to Manila to school
teach had married their co-workers.
The report said that the love MAX
ing was still going on and that it
was estimated that before the Thorn
as reached Manila that the entire
100 women would have found per-
manent mates among the male CO.
workers destined for the same port.
Here is a case of love, duty and bus
mess all happily combined, and it is
a most commendable one; it was a
wise step on the part of all and it is
unfortunate that the other 800 men
did not likewise find mates before
they sailed, but perhaps they
thought that in some dusky dove
among the Filipinos they would not
only find a helpmate, but likewise
fortune. And again they might
have tired Of hearing of the color
question Of this country and pro-
pose to take strong steps towards
breaking it down by intermarrying
with the natives Of the island and
thus make their work doubly effect
i've.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-08-30
A UNIQUE ARMY.

On the transport Thomas, which
recently sailed for Manila from San
Francisco, a unique company of sol
diers were quartered to take part in
the conquering of the newly acquir-
ed possessions Of the United States.
That company was made up entirely
of school teachers, 400 in number,
and of that number 100 were fe-
males, all of whom sailed for our
new possessions to take charge of
the school rooms that the govern
ment proposes to open among the
native children. 1t is here predict
ed that those 400 school teachers
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-08-30
CEN SUS REPORTS.

The census bureau has made pub
lie its figures giving the population
by sex, nativity and color Of a group
of states, including Indiana, Iowa,
Kansas and Indian Territory, the
results being as follows: Indiana
Males, 1885, ,404; females, 1881 ;
O58; native, 1874, 341; foreign,
142,121; white, 2, 458, ,532; colored,
1860. OF the colored 2O7 are Chi
nese 5 japanese, 243 Indians and
the remainder Negroes. Indian
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-08-30


A. NJ. f. church of this city took
the home of the pastor by storm one
evening this week and presented
him with a number of useful as we'll
as valuable presents as an aprpecia-
tion of his services for the past six
months. Among those present and
presenting presents were: Mrs. d.
A. Johnson, Mrs. Gleason, Mrs. c..
H. Harvey, Mrs. f. J. Anderson,
Mrs. ". H. Henderson, Mrs. NJ.
RideOut, Mrs. B. Taylor, Mrs. s.
Richardson, Mrs. William Gross,
Mrs. l.. Fountain, Mrs. Woods and
others.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-08-30
PRICE FIVE CENTS

majority, Of the citizens Of that
country and religious revolution
to break the charm Of the Catholic
church, or, in other words, to sepa-
rate the church and state, promises
to soon come to focus.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-08-30
REALM OF
RELIGION
Among the Worlds Christians
and Quasi Christians.
PECULIAR CUSTOMS

Am merican Preachers Object to Ne
grOes in London HOteI-WiII the
Jews Return to Their FatherIand
Many Bibles Distributed by the
American Bible SOciety-Germans
Becoming Observation-Disclosures
COnsOIidating-Is DOwie IL Fake
or Is He the Prophet Elijah.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-08-30

Rev. NJ. Scott was surprised by
the morning choir Of his church,
which is composed Of a number Of
the younger set, and they presented
him with a handsome shaving out
fit as a part of their surprise.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-08-30
PASSING
EVENTS
Of Men and Things in the
Public Mind.
THE WEEKLY REVIEW

Sad Falling on i'm the Marriage Bus
Unconstitutional Casualties Unus-
ualIE Large school Teachers
Leave for Maniia-Many Marry on
the Way to Their WOrk-Death
Rate Decreasing-Life in this
Country Growing Longer.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-08-30
BROTHER
IN BLACK
Under Critical Eye of OBJ
serving Men.
BORROWED THOUGHTS

American Railway Unions Great
Great Mistake i'm Refusing the Ne
gro Admission - Mississippi the
Center of Negro POpuIatiOn-'The
black Man Rapidly Increasing in
the United States--FraternaI Or
der Operating Banks, stores and
COIOnies-Other Notes of Interest.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-08-30
Is DoWIE A FAKE:

John Alexadren Dowie's claim Of
being Prophet Elijah on his second
promised coming, as is predicted by
the Bible, has given rise to much
discussion both pro and con as to
the truth Of his allegation. While
the majority of the writer's on the
subject give no cerdence to his
claim, yet they do not dismiss the
subject without giving their read
ers to understand that Mr.. Dowie
is most remarkable man, and far
above the ordinary walks Of the av-
erage church layman. On the othe-
er hand, some Of the best writer's Of
the age are inclined to believe that
there is real merit in the man and
intimate that he is neither fool
nor liar, which is about the same
as admitting that he really is Pro-
phet Elijah on his second visit to
this world. Zionism in the
meantime is taking a firm hold in
Chicago and under the tutelage Of
Mr.. DOwie it gives evidence of be-
coming a very strong body, not only
in that state, but in other parts of
the country. Conservative writer's
give Mr.. Dowie credit for being
nothing more nor less than a very
strong minded man, who is able to
draw around himself many person.
al followers, and is no more a proph-
ct or super1human being than many
other men Of this country who have
been able to lead men as they de-
sire by their will power, in other
walks of life.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-08-30

Do not overlook the A. M. E. ex-
cursiOn to Tacoma next Sunday.
The Athlon leaves promptly at $50
a. M.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-08-30

Mrs, Rosie White was in the
Queen City last Wednesday, making
preparations to leave for Dawson
within the next two weeks.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-08-30
GERMANS ARE AROUSED.

Nhlle the missionary work among
the German students is compara-
lively speaking in its infancy, never
theless spirit Of enthusiasm pre-
walls among them that promises to
develop into a most excellent n,is-
sionary society for the good Of man
KIND. AT a recent convention of the
missionary alliance held at Halle
there were present more than
hundred students besides many pas
tors and laymen, and the intense in
terest shown III the meeting was
conclusive evidence that the Ger
man Missionary Alliance has deter
mined to cut quite a figure in the
missionary world in the future.
Notwithstanding this age Of ciciliz-
alton there is still plenty of mis-
sionary work to do by all civilized
Christian governments, and it is the
duty Of each one Of them to make
some effort to do theicr part. Ger
many has been slow in this matter,
but she has taken hold Of it in the
right spirit now and it is hoped that
orner nations that have Jagged be-
hind in this matter will follow suit.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-08-30
CONSOLIDATION.

An effort is being made by the
leading spirits in the Catholic
church to consolidate all the state
federatinOs of Catholic societies into
National Catholic Federation. A
conference will be held in Cincinna-
ii some time within the coming fall,
which will have for its object the
formation Of such a federation,
which will unite all the state feder-
ations that are now in existence
and likewise promote other fedora
tions in states where the member
ship is not strong enough to main
tain one or more. 1t is proposed by
the promoters Of this prospective
federation to admit all nationalities
on equal footings. Such move on
the part ofthe Catholic church has
evidently been designed with a view
to counteract In some way the grow
ing influence Of such large fedora
tions among the Protestant churches
as the Christian Endeavor and the
Epworth League, which have grown
50 rapidly within the last few years
as to give this specific branch of an
cient religion much worry lest they
overshadoW its influence and es-
pecially among the rising genera
tion, which does not take much
stock in the straight-laced theory
they have been taught by Catholi-
cism from time immemorial.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-08-30

The Geramn merchant marine at
present has $4,000 steamers in its
service.