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The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-04-11
A Queer motto.

A Queer motto.
Justice, mercy, truth aud liberty"
is the motto of weekly paper, which
has just begun publication in Wash
ingtOn, D. G. Such a motto is deserv-
ing Of having eminated from a saint
instead of newspaper sinner, and if
that paper sticks to it's text you can
rest assured that it will not be pub
Hshed very many weeks. A more ap-
propriate motto would have been "get
there" The newspaper man who will
adopt such motto and stick to his
text will eventually be crowned with
success. Publish a paper that will
compel all manner of men to read it
and conduct the business Office on a
similar principle and you will get your
justice, your mercy and your liberty
and the truth you yourself can to some
extent furnish.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-04-11
Coming West.

Coming West.
If the persons coming from the East
cannot do as we'll in this state as in
the states and places from whence
they came there would seem to be no
excuse for them coming West, and
when the Walla Walla Argus reasons
to the contrary, then it is destroying
the motive that prompts thousands of
persons in the East to come West.
They come West with the hope of bet
tering their condition, and unless they
do they will become dissatisfied and
will sooner or later return to the East.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-04-11

The state press is much exercised
over the report sent out from Wash
ington that Senator Foster had re-
commended Hon. Henry l.. Wilson,
who is now a minister to Chill, for a
more important position at some Of
the larger European courts and some
of them go so far as to intimate that
Senator Foster and ex-senator Will
son have at last come around to their
original agreement and in the future
they will work in political harmony
with each other. AS to this the Pie
maker has no knowledge one way or
the other, but he does not entertain
the belief in a single instance that
Senator Foster and John l.. Wilson
have reached any political agreement
whereby Senator Foster IS to aid John
L. Wilson in being elected to the
United States senate next January,
nor that John L. Wilson will aid Sena-
tor Foster in being reelected January
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-04-11
Jim HILLS Monopoly.

The Union Record Of this city labOrs
under the wrong impression, Jim Hill
has no idea Of either trying to get a
monopoly on the aerial transportation
to Seattle, the terrestrial transporta-
ton to Seattle, nor likewise the ac-
Quatic transportation to Seattle, but if
the getting of all these means that he
is to build up Seattle in the same pro-
portion as he has done since he got
the Great Northern transportation
route to Seattle then Seattle is per-
fectly willing to give him a monopoly
on all of them.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-04-11
Corbett and Easson.

EmbOldened by the success of De
tective Sam COrbett being able to con-
vince the superior court Judge that
the civil service commission wrongful
ly removed him from the detective
force of this city, Walter Easson, who
was removed some months ago for
horsewhipping a son Of a prominent
citizen of this city, has petitioned the
court to restore him to duty. If the
superior court Of this county takes up
all the removals that the civil service
board makes it will have a peck of
trouble on its hands. The court may
have justly, from legal standpoint,
ordered the reinstatement of Sam
Corbett, and it may likewise order
the reinstatement Of Walter Easson,
nevertheless the general public is
thoroughly convinced that both
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-04-11

It is a mistake that the cOlOred
voters Of this city do not know what
they politically want, but because they
did not want one man for park com
missioner was no reason for the other
one being turned down. No fight was
made against Richard Davis for park
commissioner, and while he may not
have received the endorsement Of
certain cOIOred men in town, those
men did not fight his confirmation,
and the cOlOred voters Of this city
were not lOggerheading over his ap-
pOintment for park commissioner be-
cause they were rent in factions, and
the one faction did not want the 9th
er faction to get advantage of the 9th
er but they did not think one Of the
men proper person to represent them
for we'll known reasons, which was
set out and placed before the coun-
ell committee on parks and bOule-
wards, hence they fought his cOnfrma-
ZION. Inc members Oh JndU commit
tee were thoroughly convinced that
one of the men was morally unfit to
hold the position and they unanimous
Iy agreed to turn him down. Just
why the committee or council should
turn the other man down the Pie
maker is unable to say, but SO far as
the cOlOred voters were concerned
they preferred to see both Of the men
turned down rather than to see the
one confirmed, not for either personal
or political reasons, but from moral
reasons. The vicious attack made on
the colored candidates by the Daily
Times after it found that it was utter
ly impossible for it to brOw-beat the
city council into confirming the edi-
tors valet was quite uncalled for,
and plainly showed the editor of the
Times is by no means the friend Of
the cOlOred folk that he has in the
past pretended to be.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-04-11
Did You Earn 1t?

If the Labor Journal of Spokane will
stick to the proposition that mo man
shall get what he does not earn" the
editor thereof had better sell out his
property interest in that city and go
into poverty at once, because the pa
latial home that he owns, we have rea-
sons to believe, he obtained not by
the sweat of his brow, but by his po-
litical pull as ward politician and
journalist.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-04-11
Knew Too Much.

If fewer persons were not so wise
there would be fewer accidents re
ported by the daily press in not only
this city but all over the country. Last
Sunday evening a man lost his life be-
cause he persisted in trying to handle
a live electric light wire when he
knew no more about electricity than
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-04-11

AS has been previously said in
these columns, Will E. HUMPHREYS is
likewise making the fight of his life
to secure this nomination. He has
been a conspicuous figure in politics
in this city for a good many years.
Has twice been elected corporation
counsel and has been a delegate to
pretty nearly every county and state
convention for the past decade or
more. He has campaigned the coun-
ty and the state and has made bril-
liant speeches wherever he has ap-
peared on either the stump or the
rOstrum. Unfortunately, however, for
Mr.. HUMPHREYS he has allied himself
with the Humes faction and perhaps
that may be the cause of his defeat
owing to the fact that the opposite
faction would not feel inclined to
support him because he has made
such relentless war on them. If
Mr.. HUMPHREYS can control the Humes
faction in King county he may yet
be able to land right side up with
care, as he would also get some
strength from all of the other fac
tons in the county. Another draw
back to Will E. HUMPHREYS lies in the
fact that most people are Of the opin-
ion that he is brother tO John r
Humphrey, who is also a candidate for
supreme judge and has been for the
past six years. If Mr. Humphrey was
eliminated from the supreme judge
contest Will HUMPHREYS would stand
a much better show Of being nominal
ed for congress.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-04-11
Continued on I'd page.
COUNTRY PRESS OPINIONS


the rules of the churches when you
join it it is hardly the proper thing
to break them even if you should be
of the opinion that it is no harm to
attend the theater which many of
us do so.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-04-11
POLITICAL POT PIE.

two years from that date. While the
Pie-maker is we'll aware Of the fact
that at the time Addison G. Foster
was elected he made certain pledges
to John L. Wilson and the same were
signed. sealed and delivered, never
theless Mr.. Foster has broken them
that in the opinion Of the Pie-maker
Mr.. Wilson would rather not be elect
ed to the United States senate next
January than to be assisted by Sena-
tor Foster, and yet do not under
stand this to be official, for the Pie
maker has not seen nor heard from
Mr.. Wilson for the past two months,
and the ideas here advanced are
speculation, pure and simple
Seattle and Seattle citizens have
about made up their minds that they
will have one Of the nominees Of the
next three congressman that will be
elected from this state and they have
made up their minds to accomplish
this regardless Of what the results
may be as to the United States sena-
tor. Seattle has a number Of young
men who would make ideal members
of congress, and if she can get that
nomination for some one of those
young men she will do so and take
her chances in capturing the United
States senator a few months later
Already Bobby AlbertsOn has entered
the journalistic advertisement bust
ness for the purpose of getting that
nomination, and he is supporting him
self in the various weekly papers with
vengeance trying to convince the
voters Of King county that he is one
of the very few men in King county
that can fill the congressional bill as
it should be, all Of which may be true,
but if you happen to have heard the
speech made by Bobby AlbertsOn at
the ArmOry hall the night before the
last municipal election, the Pie-maker
believes that you know Mr. Albertson
has been weighed in a balance and
found wanting.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-04-11
AFRO AMERICANISM
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Of the desperate man, who had decided
to sell out his life as dearly as pos
sible. If there were more such Rey-
nOlds in the South there would be
fewer lynchings and burnings at the
stake for trivial offenses. To advo-
cate an eye for an eye and a tooth for
a tooth in this age and generation is
very distasteful to the good citizens of
this country, but it seems that that
will be the only way for the black man
to get justice in the South, and it is
therefore in these columns advocated.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-04-11
Mourned for Him.

Mourned for Him.
There must be quite a demand for
criminal lawyers among the Afro
Americans of Kansas City, Missouri,
as one of the weekly papers published
IN that city in their interest mOurns
almost without comfort the death of
Attorney B. l.. WOOdsOn, who was one
OF the most noted criminal LAWYERS in
that section Of the country. 1t is hard
to lose an able and efficient man
whether he be lawyer, doctor or Indian
chief, but it is suggested that the col
Ored folk had better give up those
things that leads them into the
criminal courts, even if the criminal
lawyer does not get as much practice
and make as much money as his talent
would seem to merit. There is no
denying the fact that the colored folk
are mixed up altogether in too many
criminal escapades for their own good,
and the sooner they give up some of
those habits the better for the pro-
gress of the race to which they be-
long. There are few spots in the
United States in which there is a
greater aggregation of colored Grim
inals than in Kansas City, and this
perhaps accounts for Mr.. Woodson's
great tact and talent as a criminal law
year, having been so we'll developed
during his lifetime, and by being able
to get them out of a good many of
their scrapes probably explains why
they so sorely regret his death.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-05-22
FATAL ACCIDENT.
Wesley Alexander, Aged IS Years, Killed
by the Show Train.

Wesley Alexander, Aged IS Years, Killed
by the Show Train.
Wesley Alexander aged ID years son
Of William j. Alexander of No 412
East Seventh street, met a terrible
death about Gao o'clock yesterday
on the tracks of the p, w. d Il. rail-
road between King and French streets.
The lad was DESTROYS of seeing the
arrival of Buffalo Bills show and that
accounts for his being along the rail
road at that hour. From the state
ments of the persons who saw the
train pass through to the southbound
tracks at the place where the trains
were switched, near French street, it
would appear that the boy had gone to
the southerly side of the tracks and
attempted to board one of the cars to
go to the West yard in order to see the
unloading Of the train.
He evidently sprang upon the side of
the car, resting one foot upon the
frame and swinging about, attempted
to place bis foot upon the deadwood of
the car, but there was no deadwood,
only the coupling bars protruding, and
the impetus caused him to lose his
hold and fall under the car.
From the appearance of the body it
is shown that he attempted to save
himself, as he had thrown his hands
to his head and the head was severed
from the body while the arms were
badly crushed. The body was cared fol
and taken to the morgue. Hundreds Of
people visited the scene of the accident.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-05-22
ANOTHER CATASTROPHE
SAID TO BE IMPENDING

Paris, France, May 81. Gov. L'Huerre
of the Island of Martinique, in cable
dispatch from Fort dc France, dated
Tuesday, May Goth, confirms The Asso-
ciated Press dispatches of yesterday,
saying that at 5. ID o'clock yesterday
morning the same phenomena appeared
as on the morning Of May sth, rain
of stones, flashes of light and sounds
of explosions in the direction of Mount
Pelee. The population of Fort de
France was panic-stricken.
The last dispatches, under yesterday IS
date, say that fire was falling at LIE
Carbct, and that the inhabitants and
troops had evacuated the place. No
further fatalities had occurred.
The dispatches received here also
refer to the departure of Gov, L. Huerre,
accompanied by Senator Knight, Presi-
dent Of the Legislature of Martinique,
yesterday morning, on the French
cruiser Suchet, to reconnoitre in the
direction of the volcano.
The officials of the Ministry of the
Colonies were much disturbed by this
mornings dispatches from Fort de
France. They thought the worst was
over, but the cable messages seem to
indicate that another catastrophe is
impending.
No confirmation has been received
here of the dispatches reporting that
Fort do France is being evacuated.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-05-22
CONFERENCE ACADEMY.

Special Correspondence of Gazette and Journal.
Dover, May 21.-The following pro-
gramme has been arranged for COM
menoement week at the Wilmington
Conference Academy:
Saturday, June 7th-T.30 p. m, de-
bate by middle class, on do the signs
of tho times indicate the decline of
our government affirmative, II. q.
Cochran and w. S. Handy; negative,
U. S. q. Welsh and J. w. Clifton.
Sunday, June 9Th in Wesley Church
10. 30 a. M, sermon to the graduating
class, by the Rev. J. S. Willis OF Mil
ford T.30 p M, sermon to the school,
by the Rev. E. P. Roberts of Chester
town, Md.
Monday, June 9th--7.30 p. M,
lecture to the Scott Literary Society,
by the II '. William Writ King, d. d.
of Wilmington
Tuesday, June 10th-2.3 30 p. m. class
day exercises; p. m. reception.
Wednesday, June l1th-9.30 a. m.
meeting of the board of trustees; .. &c
p. m., reunion of classes; s p. M,
graduating exercises.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-05-22
HARRY RODMAN'S BODY FOUND.
Taken From the Delaware River Nea
Now CASTLE Yesterday Morning.

Taken From the Delaware River Near
New Castle Yesterday Morning.
The body of Harry Rodman, aged 20
years. of 400 South Claymont street,
this city, was found in the Delaware
River near New Castle, about $50
o'clock yesterday by Joseph Smith,
shad fisherman. The body showed
an ugly scar across the forehead and
was in bad shape. From the opinions
of experts the blow was not made after
the death of the young man, but was
made before he touched the water at
the time the steel yacht Mariette ran
down the boat containing the boy and
his father in the Delaware River about
2 o'clock last Thursday afternoon.
The body was brought to this city
and placed in the care of Funeral Di.
rector Palmer and will be prepared fol
burial.
The coroner's Jury has been selected
and viewed the body and will hear wit
neS5eH.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-05-22
KENT COUNTY LEVY COURT.

Dover. May 21.-The Kent County
Levy Court Yesterday discussed the
question of repairing the Bombay Hook
lighthouse road, and it was decided to
consult a representative of the Pusey
4 Jones Co. of Wilmington concerning
the proposed repairs
The court again laid on the table the
bill of James Lord, recorder of deeds,
for making new mortgage induces, not
withstanding the work had been
authorized by the General Assembly
and tho bill had been approved by the
judges of the Superior Court Recorder
Lord will institute mandamus proceed
ings.
Messrs. Baggs, Benson and Maybrey
we're appointed committee to ascer.
tain the genuineness of a bill amount.
ing to Sl,600, which the New Castle
County Levy Court alleges is Kent
county's share of the claim for repair.
ing bridge in Duck Creek hundred.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-05-22
A MuRDEROUS ASSAULT.
Harvey Mclaughlin Shot Twice at Police
man John Donohoe, but the Officer
Escaped Injury.

Harvey Mclaughlin Shot Twice at Police
man John Donohoe, but the Oficer
Escaped Injury.
About l o'clock yesterday morning
Harvey Mclaughlin, q brother OF
Policeman Mclaughlin, fired twice
with % 32-calibre revolver at Policeman
John Donohoe, at Eighth and Church
streets, hut, fortunately, the revolver
contained only blank cartridges and
the officer was not injured, although
the fire from tho Weapon burned his
coat. Mclaughlin had grudge against
the officer, the latter having required
him to move of the corner at Eighth
and Church sire ts, about three months
ago, and has mad tnr"at3 against him
several times since. Alter the shooting
Officer DanohoN arr o Mclaughlin
ana he was arraigne3 in the City Court
before Judge CGclran yesterday and
held in s;i,a0 bail f1r the Court of
General Ges ions on tie charge OF
assault, with int MT t. commit murder.
At the hfarinG Policeman William
Ward testified that McLlughlin told
him last Saturday week tdat he was
going to kill Donohoe and he intended
to do it at once, rs he was going to
| Charleston, s. u, the following week.
| James Biggans also testified that he
had heard Mclaughlin make threats
against the officer. Mclaughlin is a
| sailmaker.
The revolver used by Mclaughlin
was the property of Park Guard William
| Weldin OF lhirkwood Park Mclaughlin
had borrowed the weapon several times
to shoot frogs and at 8 o'clock Tuesday
night he borrowed it for the same pur
pose. Guard Weldin did not tell him
it contained blank cartridges and he
evidently thought it was loaded with
slugs, as he undoubtedly intended to
kill the officer, although Guard
Weldin knew nothing of this intention
| when he loaned the revolver.
While Officer Donohoe was at the
police booth at Eighth and Church
streets sending in his report to head
quarters about l o'clock yesterday
Mclaughlin approached and wanted to
talk. The officer told Mclaughlin to
go home, whereupon the latter turned,
as if to go across the street and draw
ing the revolver fired at the officer,
aiming at his face. The officer caught
hold of him just as the second shot
was fired. The officer was too much
for the prisoner and the latter was
overpowered. Policeman Gilling, who
was short distance away, was soon
on the scene and the prisoner was sent
to the police station in the patrol
wagon. He did not appear to regret
what he had done and at the time he
evidently thought he had fatally
wounded the officer.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-05-22

1eaths.

BAKER-In this city on May 17th 1902, Casper
Baker, aged 81 years.
BURKR-In this city. on May 18th, 1902, Willard
n. SON OF William T. ard Elmira Burke, aged
years.
BuRKE-In this city, on May 14th, 1902, Michael
Burke, aged Sc wears.
CoLLINS-At New Castle. Del, on Nav 1ith 1909,
Annie Collins wife Of Henry collins.
DENIo-In this city. OH May 10th, 1902, William
A. DEMO In his 44th year.
EWING on sunday. May 18TH 1902, NJ. Emma
beloved wife OF William H. Ewing.
FRITTs-In this city, on May 18th, 1902, DR., $. A.
Fritts, aged 80 years,
NEITHER NGTON- denly, In this city, on
MAY 18th, 1902 Mary W. Hetherngton, in hei
7Oth year.
JEMIsoN--At New Castle, Del, on MAY 10th.
1902, Amelia r.. wife OF the late Gardner L.
Jemison, iii her 6sth year.
KIRKPATRICR-At Strickersville. Pa, on May
nth, 1907, Andrew II. Kirkpatrick,
KNoX-In this city, on May l7tn. 1907, Leone ~,
wife OF Watson b. Knox. in her Both year.
MERRALIr-ln this city. on May 10th, 1902, Iii c
wife OF Michael II. Neral.
MEY ERs-At New Castle, Del, on May 18Th,
1902, Rachael f.. daughter OF jeremiah and
Mary Meyers. in her lSth yenr.
RoBISsoN-on May l4th, 1902, Elvira p, wife o.
William II. Robinson, aged I'd years.
ROSS-At ogletown, Del, on May 10th. 1902,
Annie L, Ross aged ~ years wife OF Edward
Funeral at White Clay Greek Church Thursday
May 22i, at p m interment ut cemetery ad
joining.
suTToN-In Wilmington, on May 10th, Thoma
Edward sutton, aged ~ years
WALKER-At her home, near Midway, SUSSEX
county Del, Mrs, Ellen NJ. Walker widow OF
Thomas Walker and daughter OF the late Jacob
II. Nandeyer, in the 75lh yenr OF her age.
Funeral services will be held in The Presbyterian
Church at Lewes Del, on THURSDAY, the I'D inst,
at 3 p. IN. Relatives and friends are invited to
attend.
woRTH-In London Grove Pa, on May 10th.
1902, Anna Mary, wife OF John r. Worth IN the
18th year of her age,
Friends and relatives Of the family are respects
fully invited to attend tho funeral without lur-
ther notice from her late residence at London
Grove, on Friday, May nd Meet NJ the house at
! p, M. lnterment At lnionville cemetery. Car
tiages Will meet all trains at AyondaIe.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-05-22
TRAGEDY IN A WORKHOUSE.
A Former Guard Killed, and Guard
Seriously Wounded.

A Former Guard Killed, and Guard
Seriously Wounded.
Associated Press Dispatch by special Wires.
Canton. o., May q. In a mutiny
at the Starke County Workhouse, this
morning, former Guard George Jacobs
was killed and Guard Homer Stone
dangerously shot.
Later it developed that there was no
general mutiny among the prisoners,
but that one of them had secured
revolver and opened fire on the guards.
The prisoner with the revolver was
Charles Gigantic, a young man recently
sent up from Canton for driving a
horse to death. He pulled revolver
out of the pocket of new guard, who
was passing through the workshop. He
shot George Jacobs, former guard,
but at the time foreman for the COM
pany having the contract for prison
labor. Jacobs died instantly. Gigantic
next fired at Homer Stone, guard,
struck him twice, and inflicted wounds
from WHICH he will likely die. Guards
fired at'Gigante, and there is not much
chance of his recovery.
There was much excitement among
the prisoners, but, with the aid of the
local police, order was restored and
none escaped.