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The Seattle Republican., 1902-05-02

Speaking about colored men using
tobacco prompted the writer to make
some observations of the colored men
in the Northwest as to his use of to-
bacco in comparison with the other
races to be found in this section.
Remarkable as it may seem, SO per
cent of the colored folk, and especially
the men, never appear on the streets
without a cigar or a cigarette in their
mouths. Stand on a. street corner, if
you will, and note the colored men
that pass, and every one, with but
very few exceptions, has cigar either
in his mouth or between his fingers.
So prone is he to puff away at a cigar
that even when he is at work, if he
has an extra nickel about him, he
will go to some stand and buy cigar,
The Seattle Republican., 1902-05-02

thought he had seen enough and tried
to climb to heaven, thinking he was
ascending Jacobs ladder He was
taken to an asylum and on his person
was found $4,000.
A. G. Becker is the name of a Chi
cago business man who for the past five
years has been paying up what he is
pleased to term honor money" Mr..
Becker's firm failed some years ago,
and while he was not responsible for
it, he was a member of the firm, and
he has ever since been paying off the
Indebtedness, and has succeeded in
liquidating $250,O0O of it. He still has
that amount to pay
Omaha's mayor wants to establish
matrimonial bureau whereby he can
bring young women from the East to
the West in order to marry off some of
the single men in the West. He had
better first exhaust the supply of young
women who are already in the West
who are ready and willing to marry
any good man that comes along. The
average man spends so much money
at high-rolling that he has nothing left
to take care of wife on, and this is
why there are so many single women
| as well as single men in the Western
states.
The Seattle Republican., 1902-05-02

The Democracy of the state showed
its hand at the recent banquet which
was given in this city. They will
make their fight on the old platform
OF 1896. The leaders and especially
the Turner men, declared against any
reorganization of the party and pro-
pose to ignore the Eastern Democracy
this fall and to run a little campaign
OF their own. Of course their OBJ
Ject is to hold as much as possible
OF the fusion forces. Further it
would leave Senator Turner in rather
a bad position if the party should
abandon the only principle which
could induce him to join it. Therefore
the party orators will advocate free
silver with such enthusiasm as they
can muster. They also will have the
Philippine policy of the government
to talk about and upon these two
points they must make their fight.
The one is dead issue and the other
an issue on which the people of Wash
lngton OF all states never agreed with
the Democracy. They certainly will
add little to their cause by any at
tacks which they make on the Republi
can state administration. All these
The Seattle Republican., 1902-05-02

1t can be safely said that no race
of people in the world are more
strongly attached to the habit of using
tobacco than the colored folk. They
not only smoke, but they likewise
chew the weed almost incessantly, and
in many of the Southern states the
tobacco bill of the colored family is
larger than their sugar and coffee bill.
They perhaps acquire the habit of
using tobacco so extensively owing to
the fact that throughout the states
of Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee and
West Virginia, where the Negro is to
be found in large numbers, tobacco is
very extensively grown, and it's cul-
tivation, care and preparation for the
market is done solely by colored folk.
Whether this explains why the colored
men all over the country are so ad-
dicted to the habit Of smoking and
using tobacco in general is a ques-
ton, but it is offered as a theory and
certainly has some bearing on the SUBJ
ject.
The Seattle Republican., 1902-05-02

One would hardly have thought that
Northern man could have been
guilty of such proceedings, and yet
the tale coming from Manila-for which
General Smith and others have been
on trial before a court-martial-is
equally as horrifying as Forests Fort
Pillow order General Smith gave the
order that his soldiers proceed to the
various towns and hamlets of the vari-
Gus districts and there burn and kill
everything in the shape of a human
being from the cradle to the grave,
and this order he himself does not
The Seattle Republican., 1902-05-02


The other applicants for federal po-
sitions appointed by the president at
the same time as was Mr.. Andrews
and Mr.. Smith were as follows: Re
ceivers Of public monies-Miles Can
non, North Yakima; Alex J. Cook, Van
couVer; register of land offices-Fred
w. Stocking, Olympia; Matthew B.
MalOy, Waterville. There are still two
other important land Office appoint
ments to be made in this state over
which bitter political fight is being
waged, and these are in Spokane, ref
erence to which will be found in an
other column hereof from Spokane.
The Seattle Republican., 1902-05-02

the three HIS (Messrs. Hopkins, Hyde
and HartsOn) this fall will take off
their coats for John L. Wilson he
will nominate his men for the legisla-
ture and will elect most of them in
this county. On the other hand, if
the big three go in to prevent Mr..
Wilson from securing the delegation
they will come near doing it, for there
is no question about it, they know
how
The Seattle Republican., 1902-05-02

Good political information can al
ways be had from The Seattle Repub-
lican, and if you are interested in
politics you should have this paper
sent to your address at once Kindly
let us hear from you.
The Seattle Republican., 1902-05-02

Commenting on the political situa
tion in Seattle, the Everett Times is OF
the opinion that King county has de.
cided that a congressman will do
which is very sensible decision from
a political standpoint 1t would have
been pretty tough to have gone into
the senatorial fight and then kicked
out and fare-ye-well." The Pie-make1
wishes to serve notice on the Everett
The Seattle Republican., 1902-05-02

But, as a matter of fact, these men
will do neither the one thing nor the
other. They may be anxious to see
Mr.. Wilson buried forever or they
may hope that he will win out and be
again returned to the United States
senate, but they will not be found to
be active partisans on either side. A
gentleman back in Washington City
has said federal appointees must not
become active partisans, and there is
a belief that President Roosevelt
meant what he said. This will be
very hard on such men as Hopkins.
Hyde and Harrison, but they propose
to observe the rule and keep hands
off
The Seattle Republican., 1902-05-02

But there are other affairs which
help to keep the boys awake One of
the bitterest fights in the history of
the city was made over the position
of postmaster. This has now been
settled, but it is to be followed by a
fight for the position Of register and
receiver of the land Office. 1t is gen
orally believed that Mr.. Eugene B.
Hyde will be given the latter place,
which is now held by Mr.. S. A. Wells,
whose term expired this week. Mr..
Hal J. Cole hopes to receive the ap-
pointment of register, but he is any
thing but sure Of it. Mr.. w. H. Lud-
den, the present incumbent, wishes a
reappointment, and is making a sur
prisingly good fight for it. Mr. Lud-
den, like Mr.. Ide, makes no bones of
his allegiance to Senator John L. Will
son, and the success of either of them
will be credited as a Wilson victory.
Many claim that Senator Foster will
pay his debt of gratitude to Mr. Wilson
for the votes which Wilson gave the
senator, and which elected him, by CIV
ing Mr.. Ludden the position.
Locally the Republicans have their
affairs well in hand, while the Dem
ocrats of the city are in about as dirty
fight as they can fix up. Many a
time in the past few months have the
friends of Senator Turner wished that
DR.. P. S. Byrne had never been elected
mayor of this city, for nothing which
has occurred in years has so divided
the Democracy as the administration
of Mr.. Byrne. Ever since he went into
office there has been a squabble at
the city hall. Senator Turner and his
friends in the city council and else
where have attempted to dictate ap-
pointments to DR.. Byrne. The result
has not been success. The doctor
proved stubborn opponent. For
months he has been attempting to Sc
cure the appointment of Mr.. John Cof-
feen for chief of police. Mr. Coffeen
is Populist, as is the mayor, both
being in the Democratic party only
as result of the fusion of 1896. Mr..
Fred Baldwin, member of the council
from the Second ward, and a staunch
Turner man, has prevented the confir-
nation of Mr.. Coffeen every time the
mayor has sent in the latter's name.
DR., Byrne refuses to name anyone
else, and so Chief Witherspoon, a Re
publican, has remained in Office for
nearly year after the Democrats went
into power in the city hall. The
breach between the two factions of
the Democracy has grown wider as
time passed, and neither side could
win. The trouble became so alarming
The Seattle Republican., 1902-05-02

that Senator Turner hastened to Spo-
kane, bringing with him his private
secretary, Mr.. Frederick Marvin. and
the two attempted to fix UP the trou-
bic. The public supposed they were
succeeding, but after several days of
hard work both the senator and Mr..
Marvin returned to Washington City
in disgust. Since them the row at
the city hall has grown in bitterness.
DR.. Byrne and many of his friends
were so angry with the attempt which
the senator made to whip them into
line that they refused to attend the
big Democratic banquet which was re-
Gently given in the city ,and which was
a Turner affair, and in spite of the
delegations which were sent to them
and begged them to be good, they re-
mained away.
The Seattle Republican., 1902-05-02

delegations which were sent to them
and begged them to be good, they re-
mained away.
And now the mayor and Mr.. Coffeen
see a chance to be revenged. On the
sixteenth of this month the city coun-
Gil changes from Republican body
to Democratic body, five members
going out on that day and five coming
in. Of the ten members of the new
council six will be Democratic three
Republican and one contest, which
apparently will go to the Republicans.
Mr.. Baldwin wishes to be president of
the new council. He is acknowledged
to be well fitted for the position, hay
ing had considerable experience as a
member of that body in years past
as well as for the past twelve months.
If that was all he wanted it would be
we'll and good. But Mr.. Baldwin also
wishes to be state senator from the
Sixth district, and Senator Turner has
been very anxious that he should be.
But Mayor Byrne now steps into the
arena and throws down the gauntlet
to both Mr.. Baldwin and Senator
Turner. He has had his plans fus-
trated long enough by Mr. Baldwin
and now he sends him an ultimatum.
Either he must give up the idea of
being president Of the city council or
he must promise not to accept the
nomination for state senator; and as
it happens DR.. Byrne and Mr.. Coffeen
seem to be in position to make good,
1t is very much of a question if they
are not able to prevent the election of
Mr.. Baldwin to the presidency of the
council and there is little doubt but
they will be able to either prevent
Mr.. Baldwin's nomination for the state
senate or to prevent his election if
nominated. Mr. Baldwin and Senator
Turner therefore seem to be up against
it. What the result will be remains
to be seen. Either dilfTa is unwel-
come to Mr.. Baldwin. A rival has
appeared for the position of president
of the council in Mr. E. w. Hand,
Democratic member from the First
ward, and at least one other member is
with him. If they and the Republi-
cans stand out against Mr. Baldwin he
cannot be elected president The Re
publicans therefore will have the key
to the situation, and they propose to
make the most of it. They will stand
together and either of the factions
which gets their votes must make some
concessions, one of which will be that
Col. l.. F. Boyd be permitted to retain
his seat from the Third ward without
a contest. 1t therefore looks as though
Mr.. Baldwin will be compelled at last
to come to terms and give up either
the position of president of the coun-
Gil or the nomination for state sena-
tor. The Republicans have enough
votes to elect either Mr.. Baldwin or
Mr.. Hand Both Democratic factions
therefore are dickering for these votes.
But even if Mr.. Baldwin secures them
he does so at the expense of almost
certain defeat for state senator this
fall.
Newport daily independent., 1902-11-08
PLEASANT POSTER PARTY.

A novel and at the same time a most enjoyable party was rendered about twenty matron friends upon Friday afternoon by Mrs. o. D. Wat son at her cozy and attractive home at the corner of Second and Elm Streets.
 The hostess is genuinely Southern as is ever evidenced in the open heart ed and gracious hospitality with which a guest is received and enter tained in her home, whose floral ornaments upon this occasion were vases of chrysanthemums and roses. To each of those present was given a poster, upon the back of which was g type written love song, with blanks to be filled out in rhyme by the names of flowers. This feature was the source of much pleasure to all.
 Very dainty refreshments were nicely served consisting of sand wiches, deviled crabs, chicken salad, crackers, pickles, coffee and salted almonds.
 Those present were Mesdames Sam Taggart, L. Hirsch, J. w. Smith, E. D. Bracy, Wm, Bailey, Ike Stephens, L. H. Richardson, R. T. Robertson, O. w. Scarborough, 0. E. Crook, T. T. Ward, J. s. Wilmans, J. O. Taylor, S, M Beattie, Chas. Wilmans, J. Van Dyke of Marshall, Mo, J. E. Brown of Memphis, Sue Cole of Riverton, Iowa.
Newport daily independent., 1902-11-08
TRAIN SERVICE EXTENDED.
Expensive Nature of Railroad Build ing on White River Extension of Which Another Twenty Miles has been Completed
 Change in Branch Time
 Schedule.

The construction force of the White River extension has an additional twenty miles. of track ready for the operating department, and the train service will be extended from Penter's Bluff to Mount Olive Sunday.
 The passenger train will now leave Newport at ZOO in the morning, but the run to Penter's Bluff will be short ened fifty minutes. Mount Olive is forty five miles west of Batesvil' ' e, and seventy y-fve miles west of New port Returning in the afternoon, the train will leave Batesville some where about 4:30 o'clock.
 The contractors are pushing the work beyond Mount Olive with very large forces. Soldiers Rock, the hardest proposition on the line, will be out of the way by the 18th. It has required more than six months work to blast room for track from the face of this towering cliff.
 The amount of powder and dynamite consumed in this blasting on the White River railroad is simply enor- nous, and the layman in matters per taining to railroad building may well feel astonished when the figures are given him. Though only a fraction of the road has thus far been built, nearly $10O,000 has already been expended in Indiana black blasting powder and dynamite, and before the road is com pleted the record for the United States, held hitherto by the recently opened line from Bonneville to Jeff erson City, of $85,000 blown up in ex plosives for Al miles of road, will doubtless be smashed.
 The contract has been given to J. H. Reynolds for an additional forty eight miles of road from Buffalo City to Keener, or Oregon Flats.
 The final location of the White River railway beyond the river through Marion county will take it about two miles from Yellviile along what is called the Fallen Ash route. Near the crossing of White river at Lake's Ferry, mile below McBee's, a tunnel of a thousand feet in length will be necessary to get through the mountain on the west side of the river.
Newport daily independent., 1902-11-08
HOT SPRINGS TRAIN.

The Missouri Pacific will put on new Hot Springs train Sunday It will leave St. Louis at p. m., arrive at Newport at 4:05 a. m., and reach Hot Springs at a. m, a twelve haur run. This will be No. 2, in addition to all the present service. It will be solid vestibule train, lighted throughout with electricity. Return ing, it will leave Hot Springs at 7:30 p. m, reach Newport at l0:5O p. m. and St. Louis at 7:35 a. m. the follow ing day. There will be only fiv stops between St Louis and He Springs, at DeSoto, Bismack, Poplar Bluff, Little Rock and Benton going south, but Newport, Bald Knob and Hoxie are scheduled for stops going north. All the cars are new and were built especially for this train, being up-to- date in all particulars
Newport daily independent., 1902-11-08
ARRESTED IN INDEPENDENCE.

The preliminary hearing of Doctor J. F. Ingram has been set for NovsJn Der 14th before Justice Lucien HarINf. Meanwhile the defendant remains ifA jail, charged with having sold' mortgaged property, felony under the laws of Arkansas. The prosecut- ing witness o. A Tucker was in New port Friday.
 The prisoner was arrested Thursday in the hills of Independence county about twenty miles from here by Sheriff Randy and Deputy R. l.. Randy, under bench warrant from White county as well as upon information sworn out here. Ingram was found at the home of some relatives and on the arrival of the officers hid him self beneath the hay in the barn., where he was found however.
Newport daily independent., 1902-11-08
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 We, the makers, know our garments best. Know that they are worthy of your dollars the day you slip lem on-know that they'll endure every pos sible vicissitude of service.
 We give you an Insur- ance Policy made to you direct. It is in equivalent a string tied to the dollars you pay for the suit.
 In the few words of that Insurance Poliey-y o u read our history of cloth ing betterment.
 Garry this policy with you wherever you travel. You can buy High Insur- ed Garments of a elothier in Maine and return the suit to us from California, if you happen to be there.
 The garments pictured here could well grace the racks of a custom tailor.
Newport daily independent., 1902-11-08

At the Methodist church Sunday school at 9:3O a. m. and Junior Ep- worth League at 2:8o p. m. J. W. Smith, the pastor, will fill his pulpit at II a. m. and 7:3O P. m. Our Dead is his morning subject, and he will speak on "Uplooking" at the evening hour. If you have lost loved ones hear the morning sermon; if you hope for heavenly home att tend the evening service.
Newport daily independent., 1902-11-08

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 A garment nor one more pecali- arly becoming on the average mans figure. Your highest charging GUS tom tailor might we'll hold forth such a garment as an example of his best craft. High Art" Insured Belt Over coats are made loose and hang in easy folds that declare the best character of tailoring. You can have lem with either slash or flap pockets, with or without cuffs. New Oxfords, exclus- i've grays, fancy cheviots, coverts and the "Coronation" Cloth.
Newport daily independent., 1902-11-08
NEW LINES FOR NEWPORT.
little Rock Gazette's Information From Taylor Burns That Newport Will Soon Have Two Addi
 tional Railroads.

A new railroad, running from New port, the county seat of Jackson coun- ty, to Pocahontas, the county seat of Randolph county, distance of sew enty five miles, and another from Newport to Jonesboro, the county seat of Craighead county, will be started in the course of the next six months.
 The confirmed report to that effect comes through c. T, Burns, a we'll known lawyer, and Dr. J. H. Myers of Black Rock, who have been in the city several days for the purpose of look ing up the railroad maps in the office of the secretary of state. They left Friday on their return home.
 MT. Burns, who will act as attorney for the first of the new roads, and possibly for the second, says that the roads will undoubtedly be built. The survey is expected to begin shortly, and it is stated that the ultimate pur pose of the promoters of the enter prise is to bring the line from New port to Heber, Cleburne county, thence to Little Rock This latter would open up and make tributary to the road an immense territory of the richest agricultural and mineral coun- try i'll the state.
 The capital stock of the Newport l T Io . erably upwards of million dollars, says Mr. Burns, while the other pro- posed road from Newport to Jones' boro will be almost as much Further developments are expected in few weeks.
 Part of the capital ot both roads is foreign, though MT. Burns says that he is not at liberty to give the names of the promoters. There is also a large amount of Arkansas capital to be put in the lines.
 The route to be taken from Newport may be to follow the route of the Iron Mountain, on the Batesville branch, until Ellers, the first station across aho Black river, ie reached. Then the road will proceed northward on the west side of the Black river by way of Charlotte, Independence county, then Strawberry, Lynn and Powhatan; thence across the Kansas City and Memphis to Noland and Pocahontas, Randolph county.
 The road between Newport and Jonesboro will probably go by way of Grubbs, Jackson county, Cache and Dryden, Craigheod d county, to Jones boro.
 The future extension of the first road southward will cross the White river west of Newport, proceed by way of Adler, Pleasant Plains and Tyler, to Heber; thence by way of Darcy, Rose Bud, Mount Vernon, Bristol, Cascade, Vilonia, Otto and Oldstead to Little Rock, by way of Barring Cross. This plan, however, is one for the distant future.
 The road from Newport to Poca- hontas will be built on the west side of the Black river for the reason that there are no railroad facilities on that side of the river for forty miles on either side. The nearest road to the new one will be the Iron Mountain, on the east side of the river, distance of ten or twenty miles away.
 MT. Burns and Dr. Myers were here looking over the maps of the railroads in the office of the secretary of state, and for the purpose of laying off their prospective route on another chart for the use of the surveyors, who are expected to be in the field in a short while.
 RECOMMENDS HILLHOUSE.
Newport daily independent., 1902-11-08

THE accompanying picture was
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Newport daily independent., 1902-11-08
RECOMMENDS HILLHoUsE.

Girard, Illinois. Newport Relief Society;
 It will be utterly impossible for me to be with you Nov. 11th. I am in q sanitarium resting my hands and face, sprained my mouth at Peoria and am in bad way, get Geo. Hill house in my place. Ia ta,
 Billy Kersands
Newport daily independent., 1902-11-08
ANOTHER STAR ACCEPTS.
Squahara N N

Newport Relief Society:
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Newport daily independent., 1902-11-08

Fresh bulk ysters at Huffman's.
Newport daily independent., 1902-11-08
SUNDAY SERVICES.

At the Christian church Rev 0. C.. Cline's subjects for Sunday at Il o'clock "The Church and the Lodge, :" and at ' p. m. "The Two Women of Rev. 18th and 17th Chapters"