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The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-05-30

An Act of God.
This paper firmly believes that the
United States should continue to oc-
cupy the Philippines, because she won
them IN war, and won them, not from
the natives, but from a rival power
with which she was at war, and now
for the United States to surrender the
Philippines simply because the ma
t1Ves, backed by few designing poll
ticians and adventurers, wish the is
lands to have their independence is rid
1culously absurd. While we religiously
believe in the above theory, we most
seriously differ from Bishop Thorburn
that the occupying of the Philippine
islands by the United States is ''an act
of God" 1t will be remembered that
bishops and divines of the Methodist
Episcopal Church tried to convince the
people of this country that it was an
act OF God for the Southern states to
own Negro slaves, and now this act of
God proposition is to play similar
part in the Philippine islands. The ma
tlves Of those islands are no worse
heathens than the natives of China
and the other countries of the far
East, even though their skins be a
shade darker, and The Republican is
of the opinion that if turned loose they
would make just as big a blunder at
government as all of the other
heathens of that section of the world.
Bishop Thorburn, his divinity to the
contrary notwithstanding, is mistaken
when he thinks it is the will of God
to have men shot to death, administer
ed the water cure and done every
other thing, mean low and contempt
BILE, in order to make Christians out
OF them. Better by far that those peo-
pie remain savages than to be shot
to death with Christianity, books and
Bibles.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-05-30

is legion. Each district in the county
has all the way from six to fourteen
candidates for the senatorial nomina-
tions, and the nearness of the county
convention, which will settle all of
their troubles, has not lessened or
cooled their ardor a single bit. Just
why so many men wish to go to the
state senate when there is so little in
it is a question that is not easily
answered. For one to stop at the
Olympic hotel in Olympia, where most
of the members always stop, he neces-
sarily has to pay out more for his
board and accommodations there than
he can make as state senator, and yet
this gives the aspirant no worry what
ever Evidently many of these aspir-
ants think that there is some way on
the side to pick up easy money or they
would not be so eager to get these
nominations.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-05-30
Another Negro Burned.

Another human being has been
burned at the stake in Texas, charged
with having committed that unmen-
tlonable crime, and as is customary of
the Texas savages who perform such
duties, the schools and churches of the
community were dismissed that the
women and little folks could enjoy the
niger burning picnic. Without any
intention whatever of discussing the
guilt or innocence OF the unfortunate
Greater who was burned at the stake
by Christian civilized men and women,
it was, to say the least, one of the most
horrifying scenes that has been wit
messed in the South for a good many
years. During the nineteenth century
it would perhaps have caused a small
revolution in this or any other coun-
try for any-of1thei citizens ~ haqe
been burned at the stake for alleged
crimes or even actual crimes, but the
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-05-30

The controversy over whether there
is to be three supreme judges to be
elected at the coming election is becom-
ing rather spirited one, and will
doubtless be settled by a. decision by
the supreme court itself before the time
of holding the next state convention. AL
ready papers have been drawn to n an
damus the proper officials to show
cause why three supreme judges in
stead of one should not be elected for
the state of Washington at the next
general election Hon. John c.. Muir
ply has already rendered two or three
opinions on the matter, and he firmly
believes that the state of Washington
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-05-30
AFRO AMERICANISM


Southern white folk of this country,
chafing under the loss of the slaves to
do service for them, have wed with
each other in manufacturing the most
excruciating tortures to subject their
former slaves when they are charged
with any kind of crime, whether petty
or public. Black men are burned in
the South at the stake for not only
committing that unmentiOnable crime,
but for doing anything else that is OBJ
jectionable to the whites of that Sec
tion, and yet such bowling hounds as
Ben Tillman will stand up in the
United States congress and declare
that the Southern white man is the
Negroes best friend.
Some Negro Artisans.
According to a circular recently is
sued by Prof w. E. Dubois, there are
F2,970 Negroes in the United States
engaged in the manufacturing and me-
chanical business, which number is
made up from both the skilled as well
as the unskilled laborers. Not includ-
ing BARRIERS and miners in the skilled
labor lists, the following is a detailed
report of the Negro artisans as was
made public in 1900:
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-05-30

will line up in his fight to capture this
cOuntys delegation for him for con-
gressman. 1t is easy enough to see a
natural alliance for him with the
Preston people, but SO far the
colonel has shown no disposition to
make it. Or, if he has been willing,
there must have come objections from
the Preston people, for it is said Mr..
Ridpatah is more disposed to make
terms with Mr. Ankeny than with Mr.
Preston. Many of Mr.. Preston's sup
porters are opposed to a congressman
coming either from King County or
from the Northwest for the very rea-
son stated above-a fear that the peo-
pie will never give Seattle the senator
| if the west side already has one SEN
ator and two congressman. There
fore the Preston people would have a
double reason for wishing to place a
Spokane congressional candidate on
the state ticket, for that would in
crease the disposition of the state to
give the second senator to the west
side, and would lessen Mr.. Wilson's S
chances of being the choice for SEN
ator. 1t is said Col. Ridpath is dis
posed to support Levi Ankeny for SEN
ator. 1t is not plain why he should
do so. Perhaps because Mr.. Ankeny
is making an effort to perfect an or
ganization in Spokane County and Mr..
Preston is not doing so. Or perhaps
the colonel is inclined to support Mr..
Ankeny from a fear that to support
Mr.. Preston would not be popular in
Spokane, on the ground that he is a
west side man, and because the people
of the east side are afraid to support
King County's candidate lest it give the
west side the lions share. This may
be the reason Mr.. Ridpath seeks an
alliance with Mr.. Ankeny But if it is
so he will find that Mr.. Ankeny is not
popular in Spokane County and never
has been. Personally Mr.. Preston is
much more the favorite here.
Col. Ridpath, however, is not the
only man who wishes to go to congress
from Spokane. Alonzo M. Murphy has
| long aspired to the position, and still
has the nomination in view and may
! contest with Spokane for the position.
If he should line up with the Preston
people and with Governor Mcbride, it
is quite possible he would make a bet
ter showing in the convention than
will Col Ridpath. In any event,
neither Col. Ridpath nor Alonzo M.
Murphy will have many delegates in
the next Spokane County convention
if one or the other of them does not
join hands with one of the senatorial
aspirants.
So the Republicans of Pierce County
are complaining that Governor Nc
Bride is not giving them any appoint
ments. Well, evidently there are
other counties in just the same fix. In
fact, about the only plums which have
fallen have been gathered by the gov.
ernOr's political friends of the North.
west, his own home Some people
might say that the honor of so good an
official as Governor Mcbride might be
sufficient for his own people, and that
some other portions Of the state could
in justice be given some of the minor
places.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-05-30

Speaking about a congressman, the
Pie-maker, after having carefully gone
over the ground is of the opinion
that Will E. Humphrey is by odds
the strongest candidate that King
County has put forward for one of
the three nominations for congress.
The Pie-maker is further Of the opin-
ion that the coming county conven-
ton will enthusiastically indorse Mr..
Humphreys candidacy and will go to
Tacoma as unit for his nomination
If this is done, and it is not doubted,
the Pie-maker further believes that he
will be nominated without opposition
King County must have a congress
man, and regardless of the unfavorable
comment that papers of the state are
making to the contrary, she is deter
mined to have one, and it is much bet
ter for the Republicans to look this
matter straight in the face and make
efforts to get what King County wants,
a Republican congressman, than to
force her to take Democratic one
King County, of course, wants a SEN
ator and will work to that end, but if
she gets a congressman she will be
certain of that much, and yet it will
not injure her chances in getting a SEN
atOr as well.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-05-30

While public sentiment in Seattle
and King County is quite favorable to
the railroads, yet those having charge
Of the anti-McBride campaign in this
state and county should not lose sight
of the fact that it is dangerous for
them to take too much advan-
tage of McBride's mistakes and
endeavor to make the coming Re
publican convention completely anti
farmer. The farmers of Eastern
Washington must be considered at
the coming convention, or they
may make you consider them at the
coming election, and it would be much
better to concede point in the state
convention than to be forced to con-
cede every point at the polls and again
turn the state over to POpulistic dema-
gOgues. There is no need of neither
the railroad folk nor the anti-railroad
folk acting hastily in the matter
Each should be conservative and only
ask for fair and impartial considera-
ton at the hands of the Republicans.
The Pie-maker is of the opinion that
the railroads do not want any undue
advantage, nor do the farmers in order
to cripple the railroads, hence it would
be better for all concerned to agree on
a conservative compromise for the
whole affair.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-05-30

humiliation of it's defeat was not
enough punishment for the paper, Mr..
Leghorn brought suit for $4,000 dam
ages for malicious defamation of char
acter. The case was heard last week,
and in spite of the fact that the Judge
ruled out most of the complaint of
Leghorn the jury found enough left
upon which to grant $1,000 damages.
The paper then published portions of
the testimony and proceedings in the
case, and it is reported that Mr.. Leg
horn contemplates bringing another
suit.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-05-30

Is first to announce his candidacy for state senator
in the Thrtysecond Legislative District No has
come forward as yet to measure political arms with
DR.. Smith for this nomination and it is not likely
there will be any. After serving term a
Der of the lower house of the Washington legislature
he was elected to fill out the unexpired term of John
Wooding, who had resigned the state senatorship
of the district In each branch of the legislature
Smith has been splendid success, and his constitu-
ents are well pleased with his record there. That
perhaps more fully explains why he is without opposi-
ton and the senatorial district which he aspires to
represent is politically dubbed the Smith district
Dr. Smith is absolutely certain of nomination and
election this year.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-05-30

and for that reason is not inclined to
yield in a single instance. AS has been
previously said in these columns, the
number of statesmen" who think
themselves especially fitted to repre-
sent King County in the state senate
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-05-30
Lord Pauncefote's Death.

EOFU FdunCSIOI6 5 DGGEns
A notable death occurred in Wash
ington City last week when Lord
Pauncefote, the minister from Eng
land to this country, almost suddenly
passed away. Lord Pauncefote has
represented his country at the United
States courts for the past thirteen
years, and, perhaps, was more gener-
ally liked than any other representa-
tive England ever sent hither. So
highly respected was he that there
will be held public funeral over his
remains May 29th, prior to them
being shipped to England, where they
will be permanently inferred. The
English representative to our national
capitol who preceded Lord Pauncefote
was summarily given his passports by
President Cleveland for interfering in
the political affairs of this country,
and quite bit of bitter feelings were
entertained against the British repre-
sentative at that time by the citizens
of this country on account of the mat
ter. Hence Lord Pauncefote for a
while had a difficult field to fill, but
he succeeded, and succeeded so well
that at the time of his death he was
considered the favorite of all the for
eign diplomats at Washington City.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-05-30

The management of The Seattle Re
publican are under many obligations
to the Roslynites for the many favors
they showed to the papers agent, Mr..
j. H. Ryan, during a recent visit there.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-05-30
PASSING EVENTS


143, ,299,OO0 pounds Of candy. Of this,
Sc, $4,000 pounds are classed as bon
bons and 77,161,00 as chocolates
Notwithstanding the fact that a great
deal of candy is sold in this country
under French label, yet, it is learned
from the same source, that not to ex-
ceed ten per cent. of the candy manu-
factured in France is exported It is
claimed that in the months Of Decem-
ber 1901, and January, 1902, $19,3O0,-
600 worth of candy was sold and con-
sumed in the French republic
Great Britain also is quite a candy
producer, and it is claimed that that
country annually produces 100000, 900
pounds Of candy. Unlike the French
republic, however, it exports the
greater part Of it. Evidently the Brit
ish women are not so fond of sweets
as their French sisters, and the robust
forms Of the former and the more deli
cate forms of the latter would seem
to verify the hypothesis. Germany, it
is claimed, produces 100000
pounds OF candy annually, and, like
the English, sends most of it abroad.
The United States likewise produces
a great many pounds of candy annu-
ally, and the largest candy factories
are to be found in Chicago, where
! some OF them use as high as 100000
barrels of sugar every year. Not less
than 100000 worth of candy is sold
in the United States each year, which
is her own product. Like France, she
consumes the greater part of the candy
she makes. 1t is further stated that
Chicago manufactures annually one
half as much candy as all France.
The mine horror at Fernie, British
Columbia, in which $50 miners were
instantly killed, brings some of the
great horrors and catastrophes that
have occurred in the world within the
past thirty days almost within our very
gates. The state of Washington has
had a good many mine accidents, but
none of them has been so fatal as to
numbers as the one in British Colum-
bla which occurred last week. 1t
seems that the accident was one of
those unforeseen things that no ex-
plainable cause or reason for it can
be given. The operators of the mine
seem to have used every precaution
known to mining operators in order tC
prevent such an accident as did occur
Regardless of what may have been the
cause, and regardless of whatever pre-
caution may have been taken to pre-
vent this accident, nevertheless il
does not remove the sting of death
and the sadness that it brings.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-05-30
He Gave 1t AWAY.


Lord Pauncefote, during the thir-
teen years that he was at Washington
City, never lost an opportunity to do
the United States government a good
turn. Much has been said in the pa
pers here of late as to him wanting the
European powers to prevent the
United States from taking Cuba, but
no great amount of credence was or is
attached to the charge. While it is
not generally known, nevertheless it is
fact that Lord Pauncefote gave the
United States government the tip
when Cervera's fleet reached Santiago
harbor, by very automatically saying
to the secretary of war, And Ger
Vera's fleet is now in Santiago Not
another word was passed on the sub
ject. 1t was too grave a matter to
even be discussed under the existing
circumstances, and after a short inter
view the English representative re-
tired, and the secretary of state at
once notified the proper authorities,
and Admiral Sampson was ordered by
wire to surround the Santiago harbor
as the Spanish feet was supposed to
be resting in that port at the time. II
was mere speculation, but it proved
to be true, and gave the United States
a decided advantage, which it made
the best of, and when the opportunity
arrived succeeded in destroying the
entire fleet.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-05-30

The ideas advanced by the Pie
maker in last weeks issue of The Sc
attic Republican have met public ap-
proval in Seattle such as no other
ideas advanced by him for good long
time. They met the approval of Seat
ties business men. They met the ap-
proval of Seattle's foremost public
men. They met the approval of Seat
ties voters, because they were in SYM
pathy and accord with Seattle's COM
mercial enterprise, pluck and energy.
Everybody admits that Governor Nc
Bride is no political coward and that
he has crossed the river and burned
his bridges behind him, but has he not
committed fearful blunder in doing
what he has done, is the question of
the hour, and the voters of King Coun-
ty believe as does The Seattle Repub-
lican that he has, and they will not
follow him to defeat, as he seems now
to be headed for.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-05-30

Notwithstanding the fact that the
county convention has been set for
some day in June and that there
will not be over thirty days for
active campaigning on the part
of the various candidates for nom
ination, nevertheless the number
of aspirants has not grown any fewer
than month ago. Everybody and his
brother believe that he is dead sure
winner for this or that nomination,
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-05-30

Manufacture of Candy
From recent statistics it is learned
that France manufactures annually
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-05-30

Continued on page 2.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-05-30

If the governor wishes to name
good man for lieutenant governor, or
any other position, he might look
about bit in Spokane, and it is possi-
Bile someone could be found to sacri-
fee himself.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-05-30

In the city hall politics have been
decidedly quiet. To be sure, one or
two officials have lost their heads and
new men have taken their places, and
the mayor and few others have been
dragged into court to explain why"
etc., but nothing serious or exciting
has occurred for an entire week. Are
our Democratic friends merely getting
their wind for another round?
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-05-30

At the present time it is not known
in Spokane whom Col. w. M. Ridpath
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-11-13
NORRIS X. JESCP.

Wilhelm and Count Raoul ChandOn de
Brialles by President Loubet of France.
Other delegates 10 the dedication We're
sent by the lesser powers.
President Jesup made the opening
address. reviewing with justifiable
pride the great progress made 10y the
United States in its commerce and the
part played by the chamber since its
inception in 116S.
President Roosevelt followed. speak
ing for the nation. His euloCist!c ad-
dress was loudly cheered People stood
on chairs and waved handkerchiefs,
ending with three cheers and tiger.
Mayor Low then spoke for the city.
The principal grafton Of the day was
that of ex-PresideSt Cleveland. He re-
called the commercial, mar time, finan-
cial and industrial development of the
city, state and nation through the ef-
forts OF the chamber Of commerce and
closed with q glowing tribute to the
members of the chamber of the past
and present.
4 ceremonial luncheon lasting an
hour followed, in which more than
1000 guests participated. The exer-
cises were then adjourned until even
ing, when there was a magnificent
banquet at the Waldorf Astoria.
The new building on Liberty street
is the first real home of the chamber
Of commerce, al it is the first one the
chamber has ever owned. From
fraunce's tavern. in 1T6S, the organiza-
ton has been housed in cramped and
inadequate quarters in many different
places in the business section. From
its first meeting place in the old tavern.
where the merchants paid "a shilling
apiece" for rent, 10 the fine edifice on
Liberty street seems no far cry. and
the institution reached nearly its
sesquicentennialb before completing the
journey.
The cornerstone of the new Chamber
of Commerce was laid a year ago last
Saturday. The site and building cost
more than 81 100000.
Morris X. Jesup was the largest in
dividual subscriber. giving S51. 900. ].
Pierpont Morgan and John d. Rookie
feller each gave $4,000. Cornelius
Vanderbilt, D. Willis James. Kuhn,
Loeb & Co, John s Kennedy. William
f. Dodge, s. d. Babcock and Andrew
Carnegie contributed $4,000 apiece.
Mayor Low gave 5000 and Bird S.
Coler 81 900
The building is of white Vermont
marble, with a white granite base.
The design is classical, and, consider
ing the limitations of the site, archi.
tects pronounce 1t superb piece OF
work.