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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-03-01
CONSTITUTION FINISHED.
Cuh,u. Adopt. ue-aIution, 90 Relation
go the Uuitrd states


Havana. Feb 2s.-The constitutional
convention romaiued Boo Session until
ocIogk Wednesday morning. completing
the work of drawing up thr clause, in
the constitution referring 90 the rela-
t0us between Cun aud the United
States. 4 public session win he held 20
sign the following resolutions which
have baen adopted.
J.. The government Of Cnha viii not
make % treaty or agreement with any
foreign power which may compromise
or limit the independence Of Cuba or
which may permit or authorize any
power 20 obtain by means Of colouin.
tion or Tor military OF naval purposes or
I'm any other manner any fooihold. an.
thority or right over any portion Of
Cuba
O. The government will not permit rs
territory to b' used %, base OF opera.
tions Tor war against the United States
or any other foreign nation.
/ 3. The government Of Cuba acceptsin
its entirety the treaty Of Paris, in which
are affirmed the rights Of Cuba 70 the
extent of obligations which are ox.
/ pictly indicated IN those. aud especi.
ally those which the International law
imposes Tor the protection NJ life and
property. and substitutes itself for the
United State, iu the pledge which they
assumed in that seuse according 90 ar.
ucls, l2 and l6} Of the treaty Of Paris.
/ g. Cuba recognize. MS legally valid all
acts uf the military governor during the
period Of occupation ho rights arising
ont of tham. 300 conformity with the
Joint rosolutl0unud tho Foraker amend.
mont and the existing law. OF tho coun.
try
b Tho governments of The United
Smto aud Cuba ought 20 regulate their
. commercial relations bv meaus OF q
treaty based on reciprocity aud with
trudpuciC. toward trae ud. 800 natural
and manufactured products. mutually
assuring ample spocNal advantages iu
their respective markets
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-03-01

the timber thereon, or the mining rights
therein. shall be- made; and providing
that nofranchise shall b. granted which
is not approved by the president OF the
United States j. not in his Judgment
clearly necessary for the immediate
government of the islands and indispen-
sible for the interest of the people there
Of and which cannot, without great
public mischief, b. postponed until the
establishment Of permanent civil gov
eminent; and all such franchises shall
terminate one year after ths establish.
ment of such permanent civil govern
ment."
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-03-01

the session was .on4t.onallv f.rre. ana
he declared that the only possible object
of such action was chat tle rluul.rars
and vultura. might have an opp1rtuni
o. Co prey upon tuo PROSTATE land OF
the IiIpino-
Senators Turner of Washington. Till
man Of South Carolina. pctugrew Of
south Dakota. Hoar ~ Massachusetts,.
Teller of Colorado. Mallory Of Florida.
Lindayof Kentucky. Culber,on of Texas.
Joue. Of Arkansas. Money of Mississippi,
Allcn of Nebraska. and other, addressed
/ the senate. nll of whom denounced the
proposed legislation
Early IN u the evening the voting bo-
/ gan on the minor amendments 90 the
measure. An Of them were offered by
. Domltmtr senators and AN Df thCm
were voted down by heavy majorites.
The Philippine amendment as agreed
20 iu the senate Is as follows.
"All military. civil aud Judicial
/ powers necessary 90 govern tho Philip
pine islands. acquired from Spain by the
ircaiios concluded 40 Paris ou the tenth
dov of December. lSq>. and ot Wash.
inrton ON the seventh day OF November,
/ 1000. shah until otherwise provided by
! congress. b. vested in -nch matter %.
tho president % the United State.
shall direct far the establishment oi
/ civil government uud for the maintain.
ing md protecting the inhabitants 90.
said island in the free enjoyment %.
choir hhutv. property and r0lgi0l
Provided. that 900 franchise, granted
under thc authority hereof shall contain
u reservation of tho right 90 a...
amend or ronolI fhe lmn.
"Unul o. permanent government shall
hlyr be.u established BOO sand gcHUeI
ago. fuu REPORTS shall he made u com
gross ou or before tho FIRST day Ui each
regular Session of all Deg. huyeucfs uu.
procppdiug. uf thr temporary govern
mcnt instituted under the provision
hereof and iull reports OF thc acts, do
ings Of said government and as to th
condition of thc archipelago and of %
people shall be made 20 the president
including an information which may b.
useful 20 congress in providing mon
permanent government
Provided. that no snle or lease %
J. bthor disposition 0i tao pu1lg lands u
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-03-01

deprecates any action that viii tend 10
delay or check the presost negotiations
there and especially that be is desirous
there shall be uo fu-ther unnecessary
bloodshed It is confidently believed
our commissioner win be able o. secura
support and cooperation Of a sufficient
number ~ other ministers % insure ces-
aton Of punitive demands which are
believed by officials here are not only
unworthy Of civilized nations. hur
threatens 20 drive the Chinese % des-
peut.ou and thereby cause areuewal ui
rrmed resistance ou their part.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-03-01

san Francisco. Feb. 2S-Tho army
transport Meade with the Eleventh cave
airy and the transport Pennsylvania
with the Thirty sixth volunteer reg.-
meut are expected into this port at any
moment Hereafter for q period nt .ev-
eral weeks transports are scheduled to
arrive every few days with returning
volunteers.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-03-01

Washington. Feb .S-The house vos.
terlay morning upon motion of Mr.
Tayne. the majority leader, a-red that
iar me remainder of the session tho
house would m.pt at 10 o'clock instead
of nn0nu heretofore.
SIR lluu oi Iowa then called mp the
conference report on the miiuaryncade-
m7 appropriation hl 70 wus tho same
report Urov'.I - agreed t0, but reject
ED hr the -uuson account of the proc
visions against mHn- which hd heen
modified Tut report va, adopted with
cut division
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-03-01
RocKHlLL INSTRUCTED.

Urged 20 Work Against Further Hood
she'd aud stop Punitive Demands.
Washington. Feb 2s Special COM
missioner Rockhill 90 pekiu has been
instructed TO mako known 10 foreign
min, '.Is that the president strongly
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-06-07
SOUTH CAROLINA POLITICS.

Perhaps the most unique political
battle that has ever been Waged IN
the United States is now going on
between Senators McLaurin and
PItchfork I1llman of South Caro-
Ina. The former represents the old
line Democracy, while the latter is a
protege Of the more recent Populo-
DryanItic doctrines of 1896 tame.
Zach believing that the voters OF
South Carolina, and especially the
Democratic voters, are in full accord
with his ideas, has rendered his
resignation to the governor of the
state and proposes to 60 before the
people with the two distinct issues
ana abide the verdict rendered at
the polls at the next general elect
ton tor his return to the senate. To
c0mpllcate matters even more, the
governor has refused to accept their
designations, but the senators insist
that they be accepted and that men
be appointed to fill their places.
While both of these men stand for a
kind of Democracy and are bitterly
opposed to Republicanism, yet the
Republican party is not averse to
seeing this Democratic strife being
carried to the bitter end, as it may
result in a split in the dominant
party in South Carolina, which may
finally send to Washington City
quasi-Republican congressman. It's
a fight that will be watched with in
tense interest both by the Republi-
cans and the Democrats all over the
country.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-06-07
HILL STILL HAS 1T.

Everything in railroad circles At
present, especially in the Northwest,
seem to indicate that James J. Hill,
the Great Northern railroad mag
nate, and his friends are now in COM
plete control Of the Northern Pa
cifc railway. After the smoke of
the battle between the bulls and the
bears of Wall Street a few days ago,
when Northern Pacific stocks went
up thousand points, had complete
ly cleared up, it was found that the
Morgan-Hill combine was victorious,
and though they had lost many Of
their followers in that awful strug-
gle for supremacy, yet they were in
possession and they have continued
to hold the fort since that time.
Now just what disposition Mr.. Hill
intends to make Of the Northern Pa
cifc, it lying parallel to his own
road, the Great Northern, the entire
spanse of the continent, is a rather
difficult question for any save Mr..
Hill to answer, and it is more than
likely that he himself would find
trouble in satisfactorily answering
the question. If, however, he has
absolute control Of the road, it will
doubtless center for the most part in
Seattle rather than in Tacoma, as it
has in the past.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-06-07
AFRO-AMERICAN BANK.

The American Herald of Philadel-
phia is the name Of a new weekly
paper, which is being published in
the interests of an Afro-American
banking concern Of that city, that
has very recently thrown open its
doors for business. The head of this
banking concern is John Clinton,
Jr., and from what can be learned
from the columns of the Herald,
it is in splendid financial condition,
and promises to cut quite figure in
the business world of that locality.
There is no doubt but that in any
community where there are from
fifty to one hundred thousand col
ored people that the same business
turn might successfully be made,
and a bank started and successfully
operated among them Such bank
need not advertise itself as only tax
ing deposits from colored folk, but
it is opened for business to any and
all classes Of people, regardless of
their color or nationality, and it is
here averred such institutions would
be splendid successes wherever they
might be started.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-06-07
CALIFORNIA LYNCHERS.

The state of California has had a
genuine up-to-date lynching party,
and as result five men accused OF
petty crime dangled at the lower end
OF as many ropes one day last week.
The crime for which Calvin Hall,
his three sons and the young man
living with them were Unexpectedly
snatcned into eternity did not merit
such summary justice as was meted
out to them, and those who took
part in that brutal outrage against
humanity and public decency should
be tried and convicted of murder in
the first degree and sentenced ac-
cordingly. Just because those men
were Objectionable to the commun-
ity in which they lived it was no
just cause for them being lynched,
even though they did commit some
petty offense against the laws Of the
land and the community. The spirit
to lynch men, who for some reason
become Objectionable to majority
Of the citizens living about them, IS
spreading throughout the United
States to an alarming extent, and as
has been repeatedly said in these col
umns, if something is not done to
nip it in the bud in the very near
future the United States will be
overrun with outlaws and murderers.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-06-07
AN EXTRA SESSION.

The kaleidoscope conditions of
Cuba have caused so much public
comment as well as national uneasl-
ness in the United States as we'll as
in Cuba herself, that it is now being
given out at Washington City that
there are strong probabilities of the
president calling congress together
in extra session within the coming
summer. The Cuban convention
accepted the Platt amendment only
with a proviso. This did not meet
the appreciation of the president and
his cabinet nor the leading mem
bers of the senate, and an ultimatun
was at once dispatched to the Cuban
convention to the effect that the
amendment must be accepted with
out frocks or frills, full and COM
plete, or it must be rejected in the
same way. Now, if the amendment
should be rejected, it would practi-
cally mean the beginning of open
hostilities at once between the
United States and Cuba, and in or
der to- prevent such a catastrophe
congress is to be called to consider
the question to the best advantage Of
all concerned, and, if possible,
bridge over the more dangerous
points. While an extra session may
not come, and the president may not
find any urgent need for it, it is
very apparent that the conditions
existing between the United States
and Cuba are giving the Washington
City officials considerable worry and
work.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-06-07
THE KING SMILED.

The New York Chamber Of Com
merce has been entertained by the
king of England, and this is being
heralded all over the land as a mark
OF condescension the king Of Eng
land has shown to the humble ~
business men Of New York City
Just why the business men of New
York CITY, who represent more
money, wealth and commercial pros
perity than all the kings Of England
nave possessed since the Norman
conquerors crossed the channel,
should consider it a mark of any
especial favor to be entertained by
KING Edward ismore than the aver
age American can explain. The
king vacillated between Il will'' and
Il will not See the New York
Chamber of Commerce, until it was
really embarrassing to the visitors,
but he finally agreed to see them at
Windsor Castle, and according to the
Associated Press dispatches, the
members were all but tickled to
death at having received a favorable
notice that they would be enter
tanned in the presence of his majesty,
the king of England. Humanity,
for some reason or other, will fall
down and worship at the feet of roy
atty, whether the one representing it
be good or bad, just so he or she be
in a position to bestow favors
upon it.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-06-07
MIR. GIBBS RETURNS.

1t is noted that Hon. NJ. W. Gibbs,
United States consul at Tamatave,
Madagascar, has two months leave
of absence from his post of duty and
is now visiting the United States
with his family. In an interview in
the Colored American, Mr.. Gibbs
declares that "there are 4O,000,00O
persons in that country, the whole
being divided into various tribes, Of
which the Hovas is the strongest and
most powerful. These tribes in the
past have been in perpetual war with
each other, but since the country has
become a part of the French gov
ernment there is less international
warfare among them, and much
more progress is exhibited on the
part Of all the tribes. These people
are dark-skinned and greatly resem-
bic the American Negro in their di-
versions of color" Mr.. Gibbs be-
lieves that there are great opportuni-
ties for the pushy business man on
the Island Of Madagascar, and fur
ther, thinks it would not be a bad
idea for some Of the many colored
men of this country, who are crying
for opportunities to do something,
to emigrate to that land and push
out into some kind of business enter
prise. The people of the Northwest,
both in this country and British Co.
lumbia, learn with much satisfaction
of the success that Mr.. Gibbs has
had as foreign consul and diplo-
mat, as he at one time was one of the
best known men in this whole Sec
ton Of North America. He was con-
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-06-07
OLD PIONEERS HERE.

Seattle has entertained a number
of visitors during the past week who
were doubly deserving Of all the hos
pitalities that the Seattle spirit in all
Of its hberalness could bestow upon
them. The pioneers of the North
west held their annual reunion in
this city during the past week, and
$50 Of them came together and
talked over the old days, when Sc
attic was a wild wilderness and the
state Of Washington hotbed Of hos
tile Indians. These old pioneers,
who were the forerunners of the
grand civilization that the state now
boasts of, were the center Of attrac-
ton as they tottered up and down
the streets, looking at the sights and
admiring the changed conditions
of the community from what it
was when they first landed on the
shores Of Puget sound. That the
changes are most remarkable even
those who are not pioneers of the
Northwest are able to give strong
cOrroborative testimony to, and
there is no doubt but that the men
and women who were inhabitants of
this community in 1850 see some
very marked changes in the country
in comparing its appearance now
with then. No class of citizens are
more deserving of the profound re-
spect, praise and admiration of the
latter day civilization of this state
than those men and women, who
braved the terrors Of Puget sound
forests and jungles, which were in
tested with vicious Indians and wild
beasts, to lay the foundation for so
splendid a city and civilization as the
citizens of this state now enjoy. Let
their memories ever be revered and
their praises ever sung by the young
of generations yet unborn.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-06-07

Alabama is at present in the
throes of a constitutional conven-
ton, the prime object of which is to
disfranchise the colored voters of
that state. From recent reports from
the constitutional convention it is
learned that some of the delegates
have another hobby up their sleeves,
which is to divide the educational
funds of the state in proportion to
the taxes paid by the white and the
colored folk. Should this be done
it would be even a worse blow to the
colored people than the disfranchise-
ment blow, for they would not only
be diSfranchised for the time being,
but all hope of ever being other than
disfranchised would be cut off, as
the Negroes of the state Of Alabama
do not directly pay taxes enough to
run the schools Of any one county as
they should be properly run and as
the public schools in the North are
run. The expense of conducting a
constitutional convention, the chief
object of which being to disfranchise
the Negro voter, is complete waste
of money on the part of the state 50
conducting it. So far as the Negro
is concerned in all Of the Southern
states, he is as completely disfran-
chised before a constitutional con-
vention is held as he is after it has
been held and its deliberations
ratified at the polls But this con-
vention shows the "spirit Of justice"
that the South is always harping
about that it has for the Negro. It
is that kind of justice that just
little bit of it goes long ways.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-06-07
From Her Rapidly Revolving
Wheel of Fortune.
CENTRE OF ATTRACTION
Throughout Civiliz ed World =
Thousands Leave for Nome
Pioneers Do the City-Treas-
urer's Books Being Exported
Auditor Lamping Making
Friends = Building Boom
Bubbles - Many New Houses
Going Up-Brief Personal Men
ton.
LEAVING FOR NOME.

The past week has seen Seattle
undergo a immature klondlke rush
IN tour steamers sailing for Cape
Nome, carrying all told within the
nelghDornood OF 5000 passengers.
Wine the rush to cape Nome and
other Alaskan points during the
coming season will not be as great
as last year or any subsequent year
TO 1890, yet from present appear
ances 1t begins to look as though
quite few persons Will go to Nome
before the present season closes. 1t
Is no more the rltfratf that is going
north, but the men and women who
are making preparations today to
sail for Nome not only know where
they are going but know what they
are gong for, and are prepared to
stay until they get it. WnlIe on pre-
vlOuS occasions persons without
1uOuCy Vi u0d1S 1u6I1GO HULL uuUGA
hypnotic spell that they could pick
up gold by the basketfuls along the
beacneS and streams of Alaska and
return home multi-milhonaires, and
in their failure to find thing in this
condition, they were compelled TO
return to the states poorer Dut wiser
persons. 1t is estimated that not
less than $2O,OOO,OOO will come
from Nome this summer, and that
this will be repeated next year and
perhaps even doubled, as develop
ment work will be begun in dead
earnest during the present season.
Hundreds of persons that are now
in the far East are making daily
preparations to sail for Nome within
the months of June and July, and
will 60 there prepared to stay not
only during the open season, but
during the entire year if need be to
accomplish their ends.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-06-07
MRS. McKINLEY'S CONDITION.

This entire nation laments with
the president over the alarming con-
dition of Mrs. Mckinley, whose life
was despaired of in San Francisco
some days ago, but who rallied and
made the return trip home appar-
emily without giving her any great
amount of distress, but who since
arriving at the White House has
steadily declined until at the pres
ent time her life seems but hanging
on brittle thread. Though the real
condition Of Mrs. Mckinley is to
some extent kept from the public,
yet there seems to be no doubt but
that death will soon relieve her of
[Continued on Page Fourl
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-06-07
EXPERTING THE BOOKS.

The experts that have been work
ing on ex-Treasurer Whittlesey's
books have found the entire system
in such rotten condition, which
system seems to cover over a number
of the ex-treasurer's books, that it
has been decided by the county COM
missioners to have the books expert
ed from start to finish, and if there
be any defalcation, which seems to
be absolutely certain at present, it
will be located in its proper place
and the county treasurer under
whom the defalcation occurred held
responsible for the same. Since the
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-06-07
A NEGRO ROASTED.

One day during the past week
another most revolving crime against
human nature was perpetrated by
the white citizens of Florida barn
ing at the stake a colored man
charged with having murdered and
robbed a white woman. But a few
years ago such monstrosity in the
shape of just retribution for crime
would have been so revolving to the
citizens of this country that its en-
actment would have almost caused a
riot, but now men are burned at the
stake for the most trivial offense and
the incident is but given only pass
ing consideration and no more than
would the shooting of a person
caught in the act of committing a
horse theft Whether or not such a
form of punishment is best serving
the ends of justice, and likewise
making better citizens out of the
black men Of this country, is a very
debatable question To the student
Of nature it would seem to be max
ing good deal worse citizens out of
men guilty Of such acts Of cruelty,
than it is making better citizens out
of the men from whose ranks the
rapists come. However, burning
a human being at the stake at pres
ent arouses no indignation on the
part Of the American people, and
certainly does not call for as much
sympathy from them as would the
burning Of an OK or a horse which
had gored its keeper, thrown its
rider or otherwise injured him.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-06-07

sldered one of the most trustworthy,
reliable and pleasant gentlemen that
ever did business in. British Colum-
bia, Oregon or California, and it is a
noteworthy fact that the name Of M.
W. Gibbs, the present consul to
Madagascar, was attached to the first
weekly paper that was ever pub
lished on the Pacific coast by an
Afro-American, which was started
in San Francisco some thirty-fve
years ago, which paper only ceased
to be published within the past two
or three years, seemingly having
died Of senile decay.