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The Seattle Republican., 1902-05-16

Speaking of Mr. Preston and Gov.
Mcbride, who is pushing Preston for
the senate, and the attitude of the two
on the railroad question, there is much
uncertainty in the minds of the people
OF Eastern Washington who are so
anxious for freight rate legislation as
to the sincerity of the people of the
Sound country in their advocacy of
freight legislation. Governor Mcbride
and Mr.. Preston are enough in earnest
about it, but how is it with the busi-
ness interests of the Sound. To tell
the truth, the people of Spokane and
the COW counties sometimes wonder if
the people of the Coast will give them
any real help in their fight for a better
adjustment of freights. They not only
are pleased when a Western Wash.
lngton man gives them any assistance
IN this cause, which is so much to
them, but they also are surprised
The fact is, the commercial interests
OF Eastern Washington and of the
cities of the west side are anything
but the same. Eastern Washington
merchants want certain concessions
from the roads, but these very conces
s1ons are what tn emerchants of Sc
attic and Tacoma do not wish to see
granted. In fact, the merchants OF
Seattle can have only a secondary in
terest in the granting of a reduced
rate to the farmers Of Eastern Wash
ington. For this reason the people ot
the eastern part Of the state feel thai
when the members of the Legislature
OF the west side vote with them fol
reductions in freight rates, the vote i:
The Seattle Republican., 1902-05-16
Did Not Spell 1t.


How do you spell your name?" in
quired Judge Tallman of an ante
btellum old colored man one day last
week, who was a witness in a civil
case in Judge Tallman's court. "Sah?"
promptly came in reply. How do you
spell your name?" again was asked
him. Puzzled as for an answer, the
old man sat speechless for a second or
so, and then he deliberately drawled
out, We'll, sab, l don't spell it, Jest
call it" An amusing smile was seen
to play for a minute upon the faces
OF those present, and even the ac-
customed sterness of Judge Tallman
gave way for second to a smothered
smile. The old gentleman proved
after all to be quite a talkative wit
ness, and whether he knew anything
OF the case at court Or not he talked
right on and told everything that had
transpired since he had been in Seat
tie, especially if he thought it had
the least bearing on the case on which
he had been called as a witness. An
other smile soon began to play upon
the countenances of the spectators in
court, and this time Judge Tallman did
not by any means enjoy the new turn
The Seattle Republican., 1902-05-16
SPOKANE POLITICS.


SPOKANE, May 14.-To Republic
ans outside of King County there are
many reasons for believing that Seat
tie will be given one of the places on
the congressional ticket this fall. 1t
would not be good politics for the
party to refuse to do it. The Demo
Gratis undoubtedly will place a Seattle
man on their ticket, and if the Repub-
licans fail to do the same the people of
the city, and especially the business
men, will give the Democratic nomi-
nee a majority in King county which
will be very dangerous to all the Re
publican nominees for congress.
Therefore, if Seattle asks for the place
the rest of the state, with possibly the
Northwest excepted, will be inclined
to grant it in order not to weaken the
entire ticket. 1t is not material to the
rest of the state which man from Sc
attic gets the cOunty's support, for
neither OF those mentioned are espe-
cially we'll known outside of their
home county, and especially in East
ern Washington, though there is a
feeling that all Of the three now men
toned for the place are capable. Fur
ther, it is believed that the Preston
men will not dare to attempt to de-
prive King county of a congressional
candidate when it seems easier than
at any previous time since the admis-
sion of the state for that county to
secure a position on the Republican
ticket, which this year would almost
certainly send a Seattle man to the
halls OF congress. King county has too
often in the past been the butt of
ridicule, because in it's desire to secure
the best it has thrown away the oppor-
tunlty to secure something of a little
less value. Of course, the friends of
Mr.. Preston would not prefer to have
congressional position given to Seat
tie because OF the possibility of injur-
ing his chances for the senate. And
If they are in control in King county,
if there should be a long drawn-out
fight for the congressional nomination,
the Preston men might throw down
the Seattle man on some deal which
would strengthen their senatorial can
didate. But from present appearances
it would seem that the supporters of
Mr.. Preston would have no excuse to
betray the man who is given the in
dorsement Of the county for congress
man, for if the delegation asks for the
nomination it now looks as though it
would be granted by the rest of the
state without much ado.
The Seattle Republican., 1902-05-16
Forty Thousand Killed.


Martinique is a French possession
and belongs to that chain of the West
Indies islands that lie in the Caribbean
sea, and owing to it's fertility of soil
and salubrity of climate it is unques-
tiOnably the most beautiful island of
that entire group, and had reached a
state of civilization, culture and re-
f1nement that is enjoyed by no other
one of the West Indies Islands.
Though not to exceed fifteen miles in
width, it nevertheless, prior to the
terrible catastrophe which befeIl it last
week, had a population of 100000
souls, and as varied as to natiOnalities
as the cOlOrs of the rainbow itself
However, the wealth of the island was
mostly in the possession of the white
French planters, while perhaps ninety
per cent. Of the entire population were
persons having in their veins Negro
blood, and in the destruction of st.
Pierre and the surrounding country it
is estimated that out of the 10000
who perished fully $4,000 of them were
Negroes. Even nature itself seems to
The Seattle Republican., 1902-05-16
Is the Negro Doomed?


Was it the irony of fate or the heavy
hand of a frowning God that befell ST..
Pierre, Martinique, perhaps the most
beautiful island of the Atlantic ocean,
and by far the most cultured and re-
fined, when some 10000 of it's inhabi-
tants were swept away by volcanic
eruption in less time than it takes to
tell the tale. If it was the heavy hand
of chastening Father as a punish
ment for sins committed by those peo-
pie, it was an awful one, and one per-
haps that can only be compared with
the fate that befelll ancient Sodom and
Gomorrah. The almost instantaneous
death of 10000 souls by fire, smoke
and ashes is so awful in it's entirety
that one cannot conceive without be-
holding it the terrible destruction that
befell the inhabitants and the vegeta-
tion of that most beautiful island.
The Seattle Republican., 1902-05-16

the goody goody men. but now that he
has been elected, and, as he believes
for his last time, he wilfully and
evidently with malice aforethought
says to the business men, You are
not to be considered in shaping the
destinies of this city; and not only
you, but no one else, save and except
Tom Humes and the gamblers, will be
considered for single moment in say.
ing whether vice shall be public OF
private in Seattle" The assertion
on the part of the mayor that certain
gamblers were not being protected by
the chief of police and his men seems
to have been nothing more nor less
than an assertion, for he almost in the
same breath admitted that certain
gamblers had been denied the privi-
lege of running because there had to
be boss gambler to whom the other
gamblers were compelled to pay tri-
butte to. In other words, there must be
a boss gambler to whom the admins
tration can look to for money to keep
up its political machine, is what the
mayor would seem to indicate.
Perhaps the chief of police and his
men in this city are trying to enforce
the laws, but the facts would not seem
to bear out the hypothesis. There is
no doubt but that the police are well
aware of the fact that liquors are be-
ing sold at the lakes every day and
every night, yea, every hour in every
day OF the week. and yet no very
great efforts are being made to pre-
vent such. Occasionally a man is ar
rested, and at once puts up a fifty
dollar bail and forfeits it and returns
to his place of business, and begins to
openly sell liquors again, and runs on
until the police feel like ining him
again, and then he is arrested and for
feits another $50. Is it possible that
the chief of police and his men are
completely helpless and wholly unable
to cope with the law-breakers of this
city? Is it possible that the chief of
police cannot stop man from break
ing the law when he has men suf-
ficient standing about the very mans
doors to arrest him every five min
utes if need be? If the mayor and the
chief of police admit that, then they
are both unfit to hold an office, and
should be impeached by the city coun-
Gil at once. No man nor no class of
The Seattle Republican., 1902-05-16
POLITICAL POT PIE.

The Republican Central Committee
had it's meeting last Saturday, and
after a stormy session between the
representatives from the three larger
counties of the state-King, Spokane
and Pierce-and the representatives
from the smaller counties, in which
the larger counties came out second
best, the committee adjourned after
having fixed September 10th as the
day of holding the next state conven-
tion, and fixing the apportionment
one delegate for each one hundred
votes cast for j. NJ Frink for governor
in 1900, and adjourned sine die after
Issuing the following official call for
a state convention:
Official Call.
The Republican state convention for
Washington is hereby called to meet
at the city of Tacoma on Wednesday,
September 10, 1902, at the hour of 10
O'Clock a. m, for the purpose of plac-
ing in nomination three candidates for
congress and one candidate for the
state supreme court, and for the trans
action of such business as may proper
ly come before said convention The
basis of representation will be two
delegates at large for each county and
one delegate for each 100 votes or
fraction of so or over cast in each
county for J. M. Frink, Republican can
didate for governor, at the general
election of 1900 the apportionment for
each county being as follows:
The Seattle Republican., 1902-05-16

given from motives of justice rather
than because it is to their interest to
so vote. Hence the people of Spo-
kane and of the farming districts of
the east side feel deep debt of graft
tude to such men as Senator Preston
and Representative w. H. Lewis of
Seattle, who fought so warmly for
freight legislation at the last session
OF the legislature. But they also feel
that when the railroads commence
their fight against Senator Preston, as
it is presumed, of course, they will,
that 1t will be possible for these rail
road supporters to show to the busi-
ness men of the Sound that it is
against their interests to fight for the
cause Of the people of Eastern Wash
lngton. 1t is for this reason that the
people east of the mountains fear that
the man who worked hard for them in
the legislature of 1901 will find very
serious opposition from near at home.
Fixing the date of the state conven-
ton at the tenth of September came as
a surprise to the people of this Sec
ton. 1t was expected that the known
wish of Congressman Jones would be
needed and long campaign granted.
But the result is generally satisfac-
tory to Spokane Republicans. The evi-
dent result will be that the county
convention will not be called for per-
haps three months, and quite likely
not until the early part of September.
This will give only a two months cam
pa1gn in this county and less than that
IN the state, but this now looks good
to the candidates and would-be candi-
dates who are not anxious to put I'D ex-
pense money for long campaign. The
Republicans also are perfectly willing
that the Democrats get first into the
field this year, and the result of the
late Republican conventions probably
will be that the Democrats will first
name their tickets. This should be of
some advantage to the Republicans of
King county, for if the Democrats
place Seattle man on their congress
sional ticket it will enable the Repub-
licans to meet it.as they see fit.
The Seattle Republican., 1902-05-16

Mayor Byrnes gave his enemies a
body blow Monday of this week. 1t
was all over the new gas franchise
which the gas company has been ask
ing for. 1t was passed by the city
council, in spite of the opposition of
the Turner faction, led by Fred Bald
win. The Turner men were angry at
their defeat, and concluded to force
the mayor to veto it They laid their
plans with more enthusiasm than good
judgment In the first place, the
Spokesman-Review opened the fight
with big hue and cry about the man
ner in which it was passed Then the
Turner men announced that there
would be celled meeting of the Demo
cratic city central committee Monday
night to demand that the mayor veto
the ordinance. This was to be backed
up by monstrous mass meeting of
Democrats-real Democrats, not Byrne
Democrats or Coffeen Democrats
which was to have been held about
Wednesday evening. BY this time 1t
was expected that the mayor and his
supporters would be willing to sur
render unconditionally But these
followers of Mr.. Baldwin and Mr.
Turner did not take into consideration
the fact that Mr. Byrne and Mr.. Cot
teen also are capable Of action. The
outcome of the plans of the opponents
OF the mayor was that when they had
all their arrangements made for the
committee meeting of Monday night,
with their resolutions written and
their committees agreed upon, the
mayor without further fuss, quietly
signed the ordinance and left the
Turnerites to hold all the committee
meetings and mass meetings they
wished.
The Seattle Republican., 1902-05-16

Mayor Humes had quite a contro-
versy with committee from the
Chamber of Commerce one day this
week, at which the mayor lost his tenn
per and showed very plainly that he
wanted the members of the Chamber
of Commerce and everybody else in
Seattle to distinctly understand that
he was running Seattle, and that if it
wasn't being run to suit the members
Of the Chamber of Commerce and the
business men of this city it was being
run to suit Tom Humes, and that was
quite sufficient, especially for Tom
Humes. He gave them to further
understand that if they were not salts
fed with the way it was being run
they could do like the dog did with
the cold dumplings, lump them and go
ahead, as he intended to run it just as
he had been doing in the past, which,
God knows, is bad enough. This is a
strange lot of talk to come from Mayor
Humes, who made bold his boasts that
he was going to run the city of Seat
tie in accordance with the wishes of
the business men in Seattle, and not
The Seattle Republican., 1902-05-16

In last Sundays issue the Spokes-
man-Review favored Mr.. Preston for
two reasons. First, he is not a rich
man, and, second, he has no political
patronage with which he can assist
himself. The first reason perhaps is
a good one, although there are some
people who believe that money ought
not to bar man even from the United
States senate. The second reason
might amount to something if it was
true. But it is a well known fact
that Senator Preston in his candidacy
has behind him all the patronage of
the governor of the state. The gov
ernor is believed to be using this pat-
ronage in every possible way which
will assist the man from King. It is
seldom that bunch of patronage is
used more vigorously to promote the
political desires of a man than is the
state patronage of Washington.
The Seattle Republican., 1902-05-16

Fixing the state convention at Ia
coma is not disappointing to the peo-
pie of Spokane. There was no especial
effort made to bring it to this city,
though it would have been welcome.
But it gives Spokane a good excuse to
ask that the next state convention,
which will be of more Importance,
come east of the mountains, and Incl
-dentally to this &ity
The Seattle Republican., 1902-05-16
PASSING EVENTS


of events, and abruptly calling halt
to the talkative witness he remarked: :
'This story is highly interesting, I
must admit, but it is by no means i'm
portant, especially as to this case, and
if the witness does not know anything
about it he had better retire" Of
course this was not as the witness
wanted things to go, because he want
ed to testify for his friend, and so he
continued talking until the judge told
him he was excused and bade him go
in peace and talk no more.
| BIethen as PRESIDENT.
From Colonel Alden j. Blethens
paper it is learned that Colonel Blethen
is now president Of the board Of re-
gents of the State University, and
strange as it may seem, is making an
ideal official. Colonel Blethen's pa
per told of this in black letters, and
for once even good, sensible men in
this city agreed with the colonePs pa
per. Alden ]. Blethen is either wholly
wrong or wholly right; that is to say
he is either the best man in the world
or the worst one, and as president OF
the board of regents, and even as g
member of the board, he has taken {
particular interest in the State Univer
sity and has worked late and early fo
its success. The colonel may have
sinister motive in this, owing to tn,
fact that he has daughter attendin,
the university, and he seems to hav
done all he has done largely becaus
this young lady is a very bright am
interesting student at the university
and he is trying to make her fee
proud of her father when he come
The Seattle Republican., 1902-05-16

make states to rule the next county
convention. Of course, "the boys" are
talking among themselves, and per-
haps even pledging to support this or
that candidate, but such pledges will
count for nought when the fight actu-
ally begins. The Pie-maker suggests
that politics be given a rest in this
county until next July at least, and
then go at it for all it is worth. There
will be no need of but one county con-
vention being held in King county, and
that convention need not be set be-
fore some day near the middle or
latter part of August, and if this is
done there will be no need in the
world for anyone fixing up political
states for that convention this early in
the game, as they are liable to be
broken before the time of holding the
The Seattle Republican., 1902-05-16

1t is claimed in Spokane that Clar-
ence Ide is we'll out of the woods. Tn
fact, there never has been any good
The Seattle Republican., 1902-05-16

The SpOkesman-RevieW of this citv
has two political motives definitely de-
termlned upon. It is first, last and all
the time for Senator Turner's re-elec-
ton. But it is not so devoid of politi-
cal astuteness as to believe that he
has any good chance of winning. The
politicians of the paper have carefully
analyzed the situation in each county.
and have been forced to the unwel-
come truth that it will be next to i'm
possible for the Democrats to gain
in enough districts to overcome the
heavy majorities of more than. two to
one which existed against then in both
houses OF the last legislature. There
fore they were forced to look about
for place to land in case their fight
for Senator Turner failed to elect him
Senator Preston of King is their Sec
ond choice. He is acceptable to them
for several reasons. In the first place
he does not live in Spokane, which
makes him acceptable to the Spokes-
man-Review. In the second place he
is not resident of Eastern Washing.
ton, and knows but little about the
wishes Of the people east of the mount
aims. This makes him still more salts
factory to the Spokane daily combina-
ton. Thirdly, he is against the rail.
roads, and this, too, pleases the paper.
and, fourthly and finally, and chiefly
his name is not John L. Wilson. and
that alone is reason enough for the
Spokesman-Review and it's twin sister.
the Portland Oregonian. This choice
therefore, is quite satisfactory to the
morning daily of Spokane. It enables
it to be consistent in carrying water
on both shoulders. When it is posing
as Democratic sheet it will be for
Senator Turner. When it considers it
is to its interests to advocate Repub-
licanism it will be for Preston.
The Seattle Republican., 1902-05-16

reason for doubling his confirmation.
The charge that he was a briber is
serious enough, and of course should
be investigated, but when the evidence
IN support of it is so slim it ceases to
be of Importance. The other charges
against him are foolish. When Mr..
Ide is confirmed as collector of GUS
toms the friends of Mr.. Jesse Frye
may expect to see him confirmed, but
not before.
The Seattle Republican., 1902-05-16

1t is recommended that the several
county conventions, in electing dele
gates, also elect alternates.
1t is recommended that the basis of
apportionment for delegates to joint
senatorial districts be the same as
that for the state convention
The State Central Committee recon-
mends that all voters who are willing
to support the Republican congression-
al nominees at the November election
be invited to participate in the pri-
maries. ]. H. SCHIVELY,
Chairman.
Attest: ]. w. LYSONS,
Acting Secretary.
The Seattle Republican., 1902-05-16

But it may be the Preston support
ers will conclude it to be to their best
interest not to throw down the candi-
dates from their own city for the con-
The Seattle Republican., 1902-05-16

Some of the papers of the state are
trying to make political capital out of
the apportionment for first one sena.
torial aspirant and then another, as
they themselves happened to be in.
clined, but nothing of the kind seems
to have entered the minds of the mem
bers of the central committee in fix
ing this apportionment. The smaller
counties voted for Frink, and voted for
Frink with the hope that he would
win, while the larger counties voted
against Frink for sinister motives, and
the smaller counties saw an Oppor-
tunity to administer a rebuke to the
larger counties for their selfishness in
defeating Republican candidate for
governor, and they did so, and quite
deservedly at that There was no
excuse for the Republicans of the larg-
er counties defeating Senator Frink
for Governor, and that defeat will be a
blot on their political escutcheon for
many years yet to come.
The Seattle Republican., 1902-05-16

The fixing of the date for the con-
vention for September 10th has to
some extent cooled the ardor of the
would-be of1ce-seekers in King county,
and since last Saturday they have
been taking a good many sighs of re-
lief, as they realize it is altogether too
early for them to begin to line up or
The Seattle Republican., 1902-05-16
The Seattle Republican

3l3 Denny Blk. 14l4 Second Ave-
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-05-29
LIVE STOCK IN SPRING.

When the colt comes this spring a
little cows milk given to piece out that
of the mare will not be wasted.
It will be we'll to look after the colts
feet before putting them out to pas
ture. A little trimming may make a
better shaped foot.
Nebraska Interchangeable law
was declared valid the other day in
test case, Lincoln (Neb.) firm being
fined for coloring its product yellow.
Do YOU let the stable go week or
ten days with out cleaning out? If so,
is it any wonder you have an OCCASION
al case of thrush or scratches among
the horses?
If YOU have never used a card and
brush on your cattle, this is good
month to begin. See how the cattle
will enjoy it and watch the improve
ment in their looks.
All stock. especially dairy cows, will
do better if put gradually upon pas
ture when it comes time to turn them
out. Give them good feed of dry
roughage of some sort before turning
out, and at night small fork full OF
nice, bright hay will be eaten before
morning.-Farmers' Voice.