The Seattle Republican., 1901-09-27
CHINESE JEWISH COLONY.

CHINESE JEWISH COLONY.
Minister WI Ting Fang, the Chi
nese minister to the United States,
in an address recently delivered be-
fore the Jewish Chautauqua, claims
that 1,100 years ago there was a
Jewish colony Of 5000 persons es-
tablished in China, and that the Chi
nese and Jews lived peaceably to-
gether. The Jews built a syna-
gogue in an ancient Chinese city
known as Kung Chan, which they
called Pinlan. This colony has re-
manned in China since that tinre,
but unfortunately it has recently
grown fewer in number until at the
present time it does not number over
200. Strange to say that the Jews
were not prosecuted in any respect
by the Chinese, though they differed
in every respect in their religious
views and differed even more radi-
cally than do the Chinese and Prot
estants, if such a thing could be,
which prompted Minister WI to ask
the question why all of this trouble
between the missionaries now in
China and the Chinese. The Jews
were not only the exact opposite to
the Chinese in religion, but were
the same shrewd traders and dealers
as they are now, and settled in that
country for the purpose of dealing
with the Chinese, which they did,
and yet they lived peaceably togeth-
er and did not raise riots, as did the
Protestants, which prompted the re-
cent Boxer uprisings.
OF the twenty rulers slain in the
last century eleven were presidents
Of republics.
Emperor Paul, Russia, choked. 1901
Sultan Selim, Turkey stabbed. 1903
Pres. d'Istria, Greece, sabre 1881
Duke Of Parma, Italy ... 1854
President Of Hayti, stabbed. +. 1859
President Lincoln, U. S., shot. 1865
President Balta, Peru, shot 1872
Pres. Moreno, Ecuador, shot. 1872
Pres. Guthrie, Ecuador, shot. 1873
Sultan Abdul Aziz, Tur., stab. 1874
President of Paraguay, shot. 1877
President Garfield, U. S., shot. 1880
Gar Alexander II, Rus, bomb. 1871
Pres. Barrios, Guatemala, shot 1885
Queen Of Corea, poisoned -. 1890
Pres. CarnOt, France, stabbed. 1894
Shah Of Persia, stabbed 49,. 1896
Pres. Barrios, Guatemala, shot. 1898
Empress Of Austria, stabbed. +. 1899
King Humbert, Italy, shot e. .. 1900
President Mckinley, shot. >. 1901
FORAKER is FRIENDLY.
This paper learns with much sat-
faction from the Washington Bee,
that Senator J. B. Foraker, Of Ohio,
is classed as one of the staunchest
and truest friends of the Negro Of
this country in the United States
senate. Mr.. Foraker never loses an
opportunity to champion and defend
the rights Of the Negro when such
rights are placed in questionable
lights by INSCRIPTIONS persons
prompted by race prejudice for their
stand rather than from the real
facts. This calls to mind the gu
bernatorial campaign of 1880, when
j. B. Foraker was first nominated
by the Republicans for governor Of
the state, but was defeated by Judge
Hoadly, the Democratic nominee.
The cause Of Judge Foraker's defeat
lay in the fact that every colored vot-
er, or practically every one, in the
state voted againest him, they hav-
ing miscOnstrued some decision that
he had handed down while presiding
judge in a civil rights case, as mean
ing a personal stab at the progress of
the colOred people of this country.
The matter was talked over by
Judge Foraker and the leading col
Ored men Of Ohio, and as a result
he was renominated for governor
and defeated Governor Hoadly by
an overwhelming majority at a sub
sequent election, as every colored
man in the state voted for him.
! Since that time Governor Foraker's
political star has been in the ascen-
dancy and on all occasions he has
proven himself to- be a true and
trusted friends Of the Negro race.
hence this compliment paid him
from the leading Negro journalist in
Washington city.
The state Of Colorado has foul
parks whose elevations are from
> 1000 to 5000 feet above the sea
level. North park has an area Of
$500 square miles, South park 1,OOt
, Middle park 5000 and San Lui:
! 9,400. Colorado has $50 rivers and
1000 inland lakes, all Of which arc
fed from the melting SHOWS Of the
mountains.
The growth Of sugar cane was not
! ed in Iidia B. G. 1926 by one Of the
| generals of Alexander the Great,