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The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-07-05
REV. TEMPLES VERSION.

Rev. Temple, after discussing at
length the great historical events as
well as the great historical characters
that the month Of June has given to
the world, closed his sermon, which
was noteworthy for its historical
richness, with a peroration on Seat
tie to the effect, that the month Of
June had given Seattle her great
fire, out Of which the Seattle spirit,
phoenix-like, rose and quickly re-
built a grander and far more impos-
ing city on the ruins Of the old city
than even the most enthusiastic Sc
Athlete had ever dreamed of. 1t is
the wonder Of the West and the adj
miration of the entire East. Lastly,
the month Of June had given Seat
tie her late tragedy, which was shock
ing enough to move her citizens to
take some most decided steps toward
freeing it from the pernicious inhu-
ences that had made it possible for
such a tragedy to be committed.
When ex-Chief Meredith fell and his
hearts blood stained the floor Of
Guys drug store some of the drops
spattered the Mayors chair, and will
serve as gruesome ghost
of the policy that has
brought such disgrace upon the
citizenship of this city. What do the
citizens propose to do? Certainly
not sit idly by and permit it to go on
and on undisturbed. Call a public
meeting, arouse Indignation, awake
men and women to their sense of
duty and make them besiege
the stronghold of the Mayor with
such force that he will find it no
longer pleasant or profitable to con-
tinue such a state Of affairs, and, if
necessary, take legal steps to- drive
him from his official position. 1t can
be done and it will be done, if you
and each of you will but put your
shoulders to the wheel and work in
that direction with a united pur-
pose.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-07-05
ROSLYN.

Do not overlook the fact that The
Republican is much in need Of your
subscription money.
Work is still plentiful in this camp
and all who come can get work as
soon as they arrive here.
Mrs. R. NJ. Gibson has removed to
her large and commodious boarding
house.
Deacon L. L. Smith has returned
from Spokane after a few months
visit in that city.
AT the installation Of the Masonic
lodge, mention Of which was. made
last week, the following new officers
were installed for the ensuing year:
J. L. Chilsm, W. NJ; J. W. Shavers,
S. W; Frank King, J. W; R. H
Taylor, Sec; Chas. Edmond, Treas,
Julius Johnson, Tyler.
The ladies Of the Home Foreign
Mission Circle held their regular
monthly meeting last Sunday at
o'clock. The meeting was addressed
by Mrs. Matte Woodson. Scripture
reading, Rev. Diggs; select reading
Mrs. Sophia Morrison. A mission
airy paper by Mrs Fannie Anderson
and paper by Mrs Donaldson OF
the good care Of children.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-07-05
CONSIDTNE NOT RESPONSIBLE.

It is an erroneous idea said one of
the members Of the Law and Order
League, in speaking about the Con-
sidine case, which has gone abroad
to the effect that John Considine's
testimony was instrumental in turn
ing the tide against the police de-
partment. While Mr.. Considine gave
the committee some valuable testi-
mony, nevertheless it was not taken
by them without duly considering
the source from which it came and
the spirit which prompted it. There
was other evidence equally as dam
aging as that given by Mr. Consi-
dine, which was given by reputable
citizens, and by men Of high stand
ing in the community who had been
eye witnesses to some of the crooked
work that had been going on from
time to time in this city under the
present administration. 1t was on
the evidence Of these men that the
committee and the Mayor acted after
the committee had made its re-
port, which caused the removal of
two police officers. The Law and
Order League under no considera-
ton would have depended solely on
John Considine or any other gam
bier for evidence to remove an off
Ger of the law, but as said above, on
the evidence Of good and reputable
men, who told what they knew and
not what they had heard, the com
mittee reached its conclusions.
The preliminary trial Of the Con
sidines has been put off until next
Monday bu mutual consent Of botI
the prosecution and the defense.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-07-05
COLORED GIRL WON.

At the industrial training school
in Denver, Colorado, one Miss Ii
porah Josephs the daughter of a
Negro brick layer, won the highest
honors and Of course was the vale
dictorian of the graduating class.
When it was learned that she had
stood at the head Of her class it
caused a commotiOn among the more
aristocratic white students, and they
refused for while to take any part
in the graduating exercises, but the
school board would not hear to such
proceedings, and gave the young
ladies their choice Of either not grad
uating at all or to take their places at
the commencement exercises, which
they did. Miss Joseph is said to be
one of the brightest pupils that has
ever graduated from that school,
and the Denver papers have sung
her praise in the highest. This
young lady was formerly from New
Orleans, where four other sisters
took the highest premiums in the
Southern University, which is con-
Quoted for the benefit of colored stu
dents.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-07-05

turned the same to the gamblers
when the property was supposed to
be in the custody Of the courts.
That the recent tragedy was a
most shocking one, every one will
admit, but it was no worse nor no
more revolving than a large number
of others that have been committed
from time to time since the present
wide open policy has been in opera
ton in Seattle. A long list of muir
ders and suicides blacken the rec
ords of Seattle, covering the past
five years, and they are all the fruits
of the wide open policy that has been
persued in Seattle.
1t has happened that one or two
law breakers have been punished by
the municipal authorities for COM
hitting crime in this city, but this
was done more in the spirit of spite
work than for the purifying Of the
moral atmosphere. 1t is true that
the low places Of vice kept by the
Considines was closed up by the po-
lice, but other places equally as vic
ious and the haunts of criminals of
the same kind and class as visited the
Considines ran wide open and I'M
That it is high time that
the citizens themselves devise some
plan for action in this matter, goes
without saying, and unless they do
our city will be branded by and large
as the most wicked city in the West.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-07-05
JESSIE MORRISON GUILTY.

JESSIE MORRISON GUILTY.
Miss Jessie Morrison, the Kansas
young woman, who took her girl riv-
ais life, has been found guilty Of
manslaughter in the second degree
by jury. The first trial proved
failure, as the jury could not agree,
but the second trial found her guilty
as said above. 1t is very question
able whether Miss Morrison was
guilty Of any crime at all; it is also
very questionable if she is not guilty
of murder in the first degree, but as
no one save Morrison and the woman
whom she killed were eye witnesses
to the terrible tragedy, it will be
hard to ever get at the real facts in
the case. Miss Morrison on the wit
ness stand and by a long chain Of
circumstantial evidence convinced
the jury that she had been invited
into the home of the lady whom she
slew, and was no sooner in the house
than she was attacker by the woman
with razor, and in order to save
herself from being killed she
wrenched the nasty blade from the
hand Of her assailant and turned il
upon her. The jury must have had
some doubts in their minds as to- the
truthfulness of this statement OF
they would not have returned a YER
dict of manslaughter. Miss Morrison
is either guilty of murder in the frs
degree or she is absolutely innocent
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-07-05
BLACK BOYS BACK.

From the San Francisco Examin-
er it is learned that the Forty-eighth
regiment and the second and third
battalions Of the Forty-ninth regi-
ment, which have been fighting in
the Philippines, have just returned
and are now quartetred in that city.
Both of these regiments are made
up wholly of colored men with the
exception of the commissioned Of
fcers, and they have been doing SER
vice in the Philippines for the past
year or more. The Examiner is re-
sponsible for the assertion that these
troops returned in better condition
than any other troops have returned
from the Philippines, and Colonel
Duvall, who has charge Of them, is
responsible for the following: con
board Of the transport there were
2,108 persons, all of whom belonged
to the regiment above The Forty
eighth and Forty-ninth regiments
were stationed in Luzon in the coun-
try where Aguinaldo was captured.
While they had many skirmishes
with the enemy, few of their number
were killed. The forty-eighth lost
ONLY thirty-Siy MON in hattie and
from disease, the Forty-ninth, owing
to smallpox breaking out in its
camp, lost eighty-seven. In both OF
these regiments the line officers are
colored men, while the field officers
are white. Seven of the men of the
Forty-ninth deserted and joined the
ranks of the Philippines, and two Of
them were afterwards killed. These
troops, in my opinion, stand the eli
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-07-05

learn the diyines were unanimous in
charging the tragedy up to the
wide open policy" that has been in
vogue in this city ever since the
present chief executive has been at
the head Of affairs. Not only the
tragedy of last week, but a long
string Of crimes equally horrifying
in their details as this one can be
laid at the official door Of the pres
ent mayor of Seattle.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-07-05
TOM PLATT QUITS.

TOM PLATT QUITS.
Rumor has it that Thomas G..
Platt, the noted New York politician
and wire puller, is to retire from &C
tive politics and business in gen
eral after the expiration of his pres
ent term of office as United States
Senator from the State of New York.
If the rumor is well founded and Mr..
Plat retires one Of the shreWdest and
most sagacious political leaders that
the present age has seen will, using
common street yernacular, pass in
his political checks. Almost since
the mind Of man runneth-AOt to the
contrary, Tom Platt's name has been
prominent in political affairs Of the
Empire State. He at one time was
the junior Senator from New York
when the noted Roscoe Conklin held
the senior place, and was almost the
national dictator of the Republican
party. When Garfield turned Conk-
lin down by refusing to appoint his
recommendation for federal posi-
ton in New York he resigned his
seat in the Senate and his associate,
Mr.. Platt, followed. suit. Mr.. Conk-
lin made a desperate effort to re-
turn to the Senate, but fatty failed,
for some time Mr.. Platt re-
manned in political retirement, not
daring to leave his sulking tent, but
later on he got control Of the party
machinery and was reelected to the
senate, and for a time it looked as
though he would become as strong d
party leader as was Mr. Conklin in
his palmieSt days, who died after his
defeat, but the appearance Of Theo-
dore Roosevelt and Governor Odell
on the political horoscope of New
York as coming luminaries con
WINGED Mr. Plat early in the fight
that he had to play second fiddle to
those men or none at all, hence his
desire to retire from political life.
BIG ROWING MATCH.
Thousands Of excited as well as
enthusiastic persons watched the
inter-university rowing match which
was between Yale's varsity crew and
the Harvard team, which resulted in
a most decided victory for the Yale
team. Much interest is generally
taken in these rowing contests be-
tween Yale and Harvard, for the
reasons that the students from these
colleges represent the athletic art in
its completeness. Any inter-univer-
sity contest between Yale and Har-
ward, whether it be a rowing match,
football match, baseball match or a
running match, is always given the
greatest attention by the thousands
that have the pleasure of witnessing
it, and even by the thousands that
can do nothing more than read of
it. If there be anything in the man
ly art dogma that so much is heard
about, it is found in these universe
ties.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-07-05
SMITH TURNED DOWN.


Hon. Harrison Smith, who has
been member Of the Ohio legisla-
ture for number of years and taken
a most active part in it's delibera-
lions, was defeated for denomination
last week, and William Clifford was
nominated instead. Both Of these
gentlemen are men of color, but Mr..
Smith has gone out Of his way to
oppose the ambitions of Mark Han
ma and j. B. Foraker, and as a result
he was defeated at the primaries at
the last primary election held in
his district.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-07-05
BUSINESS LEAGUE.

The National Negro Business
League, which is headed by Booker
T, Washington as president, has
been called to meet in Chicago Au-
gust 21, 22 and %, inclusive, and as
in the past it is hoped that this meet
ing will prove a splendid success and
will do much toward harmonizing
the differences that exist between the
white and the black folk of this
country. The citizens of Chicago
are reported enthusiastic over the
prospects of the League holding its
next session there, and everything
possible will be done by them to
make the delegates comfortable
while attending its session. The call
says any person engaged in CONNER
cial enterprises or properly delegated
to represent any individual engaged
in commercial enterprises is entitled
to membership under such regula-
tons as may be adopted A striking
feature about the League is that
women as well as men are entitled to
seats in the League. So successful
was the session Of the League which
was held in Boston last year that the
proceedings have been published in
book form, and the same is finding
quite a circulation. The call is is
sued by Booker T. Washington,
President; L. Thomas Fortune,
chairman executive committee, and
E. E. Cooper, Secretary.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-07-05

For the past week the Times and
the . have had the CONSUMES on
trial for murder in the first degree
and a verdict of guilty as charged
may be returned at any time by the
jury that has been empaneled and
sent out by Judges Blethen and
Wells. 1t is too bad that these pa
pers do not allow the courts to try
the criminal cases in this county.
Quite a few threats nave been
heard on the streets to the effect if
the Considines are acquitted by the
courts they will be murdered as soon
as they leave the courthouse.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-07-05
SEATTLES
PREACHERS
Discus the Moral Condition
Of the City.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
The Responsibility Laid at the Poll
teal Door Of the Mayor and His
Wide Open Policy-Rev. Ran
dali and Temple are Very Pro-
nounced in Their Ideas of the
Situation-So Some After Thoughts
Concerning the Great Tragedy.

The Meredith-Considine tragedy
the week prior was the topic on
which most Of the preachers Of this
city based the sermons delivered
from their pulpits last Sunday, and
so far as this paper has been able to
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-07-05
BROTHER
IN BLACK
Under Critical Eye of OBJ
serving Men.
BORROWED THOUGHTS

Negro Business League to Meet IN
Chicago : Colored Girl Wins
Highest Honors in Denver Col
ored Soldiers Have Returned
From Philippines In Splendid
Condition Hon. II. G. Smith is
Defeated for denomination.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-07-05

and ought to have been acquitted on
the grounds Of self defense, and the
Supreme Court Of that State will
doubtless rule to that effect.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-07-05

The late tragedy has brought out
the fact that the little twinklin is
the most cheerful journalistic lying
turncoat that has ever blotted a page
in Seattle.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-07-05
PASSING
EVENTS
Of Men and Things in the
Public Mind.
THE WEEKLY REVIEW

Tom Pratt to Quit Public Life-Yale
and Harvard Fight for Cham
pionship-Jessie Morrison Con-
victed of Manslaughter in Sec
ond Degree = New York Bank
Goes to Pieces Ohio s off Year
Politically.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-07-05

1t was rather gruesome specta-
Gle, when the dead body Of human
being is put on exhibition by his so
called friends, having no other OBJ
ject in view than to manufacture
public sentiment for political pur-
poses and which might have some
bearing on the case against some
person IN the tolls of law. Some
men are mean, low and contemplate
enough to rob the grave in order to
carry their point.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-07-05

Ii the coroners jury was not the
work of the shrewd and sagacious
politician it would so appear on the
face Of the facts. Rather curious
that only men noted for their devo-
ton to the Humes administration
should have been selected to act on
that jury. 1t is also rather striking
that men, who were talking personal
violence the day before should sit in
Judgment, if judgment 1t may be
called, on the very man that they
were wanting to harm the day be-
fore. This may be square deal, but
The Republican don't see it that
way.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-07-05

Admitting that John and Tom
Considine have not been ideal citi-
zens, still, they are entitled to a fair
and impartial trial, and should be
placed on trial for the shooting Of
Meredith, and not for what they
may have done prior to that shoot
ing, is street comment.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-07-05

Mayor Humes has announced the
permanent appointment of Chief
Sullivan and he is already shaping
things in the department so as to
make the best of the situation. AL
ready many Of the vicious denizens
of the lower end have found it con-
venient and desirable to leave for
parts unknown. Many going to
Nome and other Alaska points.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-07-05
PRICE. FIVE CENTS

All that was mortal Of the late W.
L. Meredith was laid to rest last
Sunday in the Lake View cemetery.
Thousands Of people, perhaps more
out Of morbid curiosity than real
sympathy, attended the funeral. The
remains were followed through the
streets by a large concourse of
Woodmen and sympathizers.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-07-05

It is announced that Will III. Nor
ris, better known as Big Bill Nor
ris, is to take part in defending the
Considines.
Junction City bulletin. [volume] (Junction City, Or.) 189?-1901, 1901-03-14
COrresE EOndence
HARRISBURG.

HAhhiEDOR0s
--Lucien Buchanan has gone 70 Cali.
fornia for an extended trip.
WIN. Vanhooser wes at Cottage
Grove last week on business.
Mrs. DR.. w. II. Davis, Of Albany,
is visiting friends In this city.
Telephone messages are now being
transmitted 10 Rowland from this city.
-. q. Senders and vile went 10 Port.
land last week 10 visit with Mr. Mays
family.
MANY friends Of the late T.. y. Davis
from Albany attended bis funeral on
Sunday.
Assessor Anderson and family were
guests OF Pap" Thomas the latter part
Of last week.
Our pork packing establishment has
an order from Alaska for 1000 pounds OF
their product.
John r. Cartright and George NJ.
Afford are attending the Circuit Court
at Albany as Jurors.
Miss Lola Bargen, OF Spokane, Ia
here for short time. She lie now at
Aunt Mary Ann Smiths.
MIR. Campbell, Of Kansas, and rela-
tives OF the Buckmans, ~ here with his
family with the view Of making home
With ns. We welcome them.
Jesse Baker has been employed OF
late on the +. III. Couch property maxi
ing necessary repairs and improvements.
Electric lights is the incentive.
The Harrisburg Lumber Company
have purchased 2,000,0sD0 feet Of saw
logs from the Booth Kelly Co., and will
receive them in the near future.
--E. Il. Davis was buried In the Odd
Fellows cemetery on last Sunday. The
funeral sermon was delivered by Rev.
Zimmerman, In the Methodist church,
| 10 packed house, and the service at the
grave was by the w. O. w. One Of our
best men IL gone.
The closc relations 10 the interest oI
Harrisburg and Junction City at this
time make IL to their mutual advantage
IN cooperate in securing a plant by
which both cities can be lighted by elec.
tricity. So far as Harrisburg is con.
cerned, a large majority OF its business
people have signified in writing to the
city council that they are in favor oI
granting franchise TO any responsible
company who will enter into lair con,
tract for lighting the city, and, as oui
sister city has been heretofore the more
enterprising, we have, no doubt, that
she will readily fall in line 10 help ac
complish this needed improvement
OF course, as with as, we suppose juno
tion City has negative element TO con
tend with, and that, aa with us, thi,
element isy 70 a great extent, led by per
sons who are not In sympathy with tn.
high.keyed methods Of the tweutietl
century and caIl see nd excuse for q tar
TO be paid where the benefit and enjoy
ments are 10 inure to the public aftel
they have passed away. But, in th'
meantime, itds thonghttnat the conten
ton Of thig gelement wiz act as stimu
liant to the active workers for improve
ment, and that the Batehword will b
progress. ~ !f
Junction City bulletin. [volume] (Junction City, Or.) 189?-1901, 1901-03-14
RIyER YIEW.

Mr.. Femme made business trip to
Eugene today.
Mr. Loretz made business trip to
Eugene this week.
w. B. Wetzler made trip to Irving
the last of the week.
Don't forget the entertainment and
basket social Friday eve.
Mr.. I. n. Edwards purchased
blooded draft horse Tuesday.
James Hayes sat up with Mr.. Foster
Monday evening. He reports Mr.. Foster
failing very rapidly.
MIR. Wm. Johnston delivered some
baled hay in Eugene Wednesday. He
reports a good market.
Prof. Harwood. Principal of the
Harrisburg schools, and wife, made a
short visit Saturday and Sunday with
Mr.. Hayes.
Tuesday evening the boys erected
platform in the school-house, and now
all is in readiness for the BASKET social
Friday evening.
PREF. Hunter and w. B. Wetzler
went to Eugene Thursday night to as
sist the X. OF z administer the third
rank to Sheriff Withers. Both pro.
ncuncc the Eugene boys capital enter.
tanners.
Junction City bulletin. [volume] (Junction City, Or.) 189?-1901, 1901-03-14
FLAT CREEK ITEMS.

Mrs. Mary Richard visited at juno.
tion last week.
John fanver made trip to Corval-
lis last Friday.
John Wiltse and family were in
Junction Monday.
Oscar Dodge is working in his hop
yard on the Island.
---Alf Howard and family visited rela-
tives at Monroe Sunday.
A horse belonging to Mr.. Frank
Richard is sick with staggers.
--R. II. Hewitt and Green Ingram
were transacting business in Corvallis
last week.
John Carpenter and family, of Mon.
roe, were visiting in the neighborhood
last week,
--Messrs. Dallas Harpole, Ed Bundy
and Ralph Crow caught 125 catfish one
day last week in one OF the lakes near
Long Tom.
Garden making seems to be the
order of the day new, as every spins
ter and housewife is welding hoe dur.
ing good weather.
Rev. John Handsaker preached to a
good sized audience last Sabbath. We
commend him for his promptness in
filling his regular appointment.
School meeting passed off very
quietly. There We're only six voters
present. s, Dodge was reelected clerk,
A. Howard, director. The two unlueky
aspirauts failed to get an Office, as there
were no vacancies.
One day last week, while VIM. Hug
gins was driving down hill near Dusty,
the tongue of the buggy cams down, the
horses became unmanageable and ran
quite a distance, VIM. held to the
strings and got them stopped. There
was no damage done, only few straps
broken.