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The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-10
Kaiser as an Art Critic.

Even in art the kaiser is a autocrat
Leoncavallo, whose new opera, "Ro-
land of Berlin, has been composed
upon a commission from him. is now
in Berlin collaborating with his Ger
man translator, Herr Book, and he has
submitted for the kaisers selection
two endings-one tragic and one, in
the hackneyed phrase, happy" The
latter is that of the real German
legend, which bestows upon the pie
beian hero. Henning. noble maid to
wife Leoncavallo bestows upon him
the golden spurs of knighthood and
makes him fall in the service of the
great elector. The composer hopes to
win the kaiser to this ending IS the
more artistic.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-10
Relative of Bismarck in America.

JeScO Won Puttkamer, the l4-year-
old grandnephew Of Prince Bismarck.
is press feeder in job printing es-
tablishment in Wilkesbarre, Pa. His
aunt, Mrs. Mary Roger, with whom he
lives, is a scrubwoman. The boys
father, Francis Won Puttkamer, was
an officer in the German cavalry.
About twenty-five years ago. the boy
says. he quarreled with Prince Bis
marck and fed from Germany, giving
up home. position and money. In
New York he was at one time a dish
washer. He married and two children
were eborn-Marguerite, aged 16. who
is now a mill worker in Philadelphia.
and Jesco.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-10
Locations Of Decade Of Lynchings.
RockefelIer's Close Supervision.

In former years John D. Rockefel-
ler's supervision CT Standard Oil Com
pany affairs took in even the smallest
detail. On one occasion, commenting
on monthly statement. he called a
refners attention to discrepancy in
regard to bungs, articles worth about
as much in refinery as pins are in
household. Last month";" he said
to the subordinate official concerned,
you reported on hand 1,119 bungs.
Ten thousand were sent you at the
beginning of this month. You have
used 9,527 this month. You report L.
012 on hand. What has become of the
other 5S0?" Apparently Mr.. Rockefel-
ler's idea was Take care of the
bungs and the. barrels will take care
of themselves.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-10

The lynchings of the negroes At
Wilmington, Del, and Belleville. ILL.,,
the efforts of mobs to mete punish
ment on negro criminals at East st.
Louis and Peoria, and the widespread
discussion at this time of the race
problem, have turned the attention
of the public again to the prevalence
Of lynching and the causes therefor.
Statistics of the last ten years show
that l.4s3 lynchings have occurred in
the United States in that time. The
following table gives an exhibit OF
the extent OF mob law for each OF the
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-10
Waterspout in Pennsylvania.

Greensburg, Pa. July GA water
spout OF immense proportions. striking
in the vicinity of Oakwood Park yes
terday afternoon, created a flood that
caused great loss of life and prop
erty.
A telephone message from jeanette
at midnight says from fifty to seven
ty-five men, women and children per-
ished. The majority were drowned or
had their lives beaten out against the
rocks on Brush creek, but quite a
number were electrocuted.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-10
Dowaser czarina's Kind Heart.

The dowager cZarina Is a great fav-
orite in Russia. Among other stories
illustrating her character is this: She
saw on her husbands table a docu-
ment regarding a political prisoner.
On the margin Alexander III. had writ
ten: Pardon impossible; to be sent
to Siberia" The cZarina took up the
pen and, striking out the semicolon
after impossible" put it before the
word. Then the Endorsement read:
Pardon; impossible to be sent to
Siberia" The czar let 1t stand.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-10

Last year shows the best record for
twenty years. January, February.
March and April of this year indicat-
ed that 1903 was to be even more
free Of the outbreaks, but June con-
tributed fourteen lynchings to the rec
ord, and eleven men and one woman,
all negroes but one. were victims of
the wrath of mobs in May. The roll
by states during the last ten years is
as follows.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-10
Death of Alfred c. Cass.

Denver, July 6-Alfred Curtis Cass
first vice president and traffic manager
of the Colorado Fuel and Iron COM
pany, who was one of the strong fac
tors in the upbuilding of that great
industry. died at Redstone. Colorado
on Saturday night at 1890 O'Clock
Owing to imperfect telegraph service
news of his death did not reach Den
yer until yesterday.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-10
liver the keys to the cell in which the

liver the keys to the cell in which the
negro was confined.
One of the masked men summoned
a doctor, who responded promptly and
dressed the wounds of the sheriff.
which are not dangerous. The negro
made a confession to the brother Of
the young woman and others who WIS.,
tied the Jail after his capture.
A special from Stevenson says Gov
Jelks has been notified of the Scots
boro lynching and asked to order an
investigation. Five of the leaders of
the mob we're recognized and it Is
thought their arrest will soon be
made.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-10
LYNCHINGS IN THE UNITED STATES
DURING THE DECADE JUST PASSED

threat was met with volley and the
sheriff emptied his revolver in reply.
One shot took effect in the sherih's
right leg and the other in his pistol
arm. The daughter of the sheriff ran
to her father and was at once COW
cred by a pistol in the hands Of q
member of the mob and made to de-
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-10
Sheriff Defends His Prisoner.

Andrew Diggs, a negro, was taken
from the Jail at Scottsboro, Ala, and
hanged by mob. The negro was ar
rested for an attack on Miss Alma,
the 19-year-old daughter of DR.. B. B.
Smith. The sheriff seized two pistols
when the mob arrived and, mounting
the stairs, said he would kill anyone
who attempted to come up. The
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-10
Sheep.
GRAIN.

Wheat, choice milling, per 100 lbs.
s1.25; rye, Colorado, bulk. per 100
lbs, $1.0O; oats, bulk, Nebraska, new,
white. $1.29; mixed. $1.27; in sack.
Colorado. white, s1.40; corn in bulk,
S3c; corn chop, sacked. $1.0O; Colo
rado corn and oat chops. sacked,
$1.25; bran, Colorado, per 100 lbs, S5c.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-10
Hay.

Upland. per ton, $1s.OO@20OO; sec
ond bottom. choice to fancy. $4,000
1900: good to choice, $11.O0@12.0O:
timothy, $1,000; timothy and clover,
sl2oO; alfalfa. prime. $10.0O@11OO;
straw, $500; South Park wire grass,
$23.00.
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bama, Texas, Tennessee, Arkansas
and Kentucky following in the order
named.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-10

Georgia heads the list with 161
lynchings in ten years. Mississippi
is close second, with Louisiana Ala
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-10
THIRTY FOURTH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT
BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN.
FTRsT AssEMRLY DISTRICT.

The Election District bounded by and within
BATTERY place Washington Morris street Broad
Whitehall Hudson North TiNeE
and Governors Ellis and Bedloe's Islands
The Second Election District IS bounded by and within
Rector street BOadW Mors street Washington street
Battery place. and Hudson North river.
The Third Election District is bounded ny and within
hanv Greenwich Cedar Broadway
Rector street. and Hudson North river.
The Fourth Election uisricf is bounded by and within
Fulton Wall and Broadway.
The Fifth Election Disrct is bounded by and within
Fulton Broadway. cedar Greenwich street
Albany and Hudson North river.
Sixth Election District bounded by and within
feade street broadway Fulton street and Hudson or
North
The Seventh Election by within
broadway White street. Broadway. street and
Hudson North river
The Eighth Election District s by within
1atEht street, Broadway.
White street West BrosdVsy. North Moore and
liuds0n street.
The Ninth Election District bounded by within
laiEht Greenwich Hudson
street Franklin street and Hudson North river.
The Tenth Election District bounded by within
Canal Hudson Hubert Greenwich
street. laight Hudson
Lhe Eleventh Election District bounded within
Watts street. sullivan
1.aiEhr street and Hudson street
The Twelfth Election District by within
1Domnick street Nsrick Brooe street. sullivan
street. Watts street and Hudson street.
ne Ihlfteenth Electon District is bounded by and
Broadway Canal street ana sullivan street
The Fourteenth Election District bounded by ana
within Spring Broadway
Broone street. and Sullivan
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-10
EIGHTEENTH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT.

Nineteenth street Thrd avenue. East Fourteenth
The second Election District bounded by and within
Eighteenth second avenue East Fourteenth
s' S S 4q 10" IIoor district is bounded ~ an, i,,
East seventeenth street livingston place Easf Sixteenth
FIRST avenue East Fourteenth street. and Second
The Fourth Election District bounded by and within
East Fifteenth East River East Fourteenth street
The sixth Election District is bounded BY and within
East Sixteenth street avenue q East Seventeenth street
The Seventh Election pisJro; is 9ounde5 BY AMI within
The Eighth Election District bounded BY ana within
East sixteenth Avenue East Fifteenth street
The Ninh Election District Is bounded bv and within
East Seventeenth street Avenue T. East Sixteenth street
The Tenth Election District Is bounded BY within
East Seventeenth street Avenue r. East sixteenth street
East Eishteenth street East River East Seventeenth
street Avenue - East sixteenth street AMI Avenue h
East Eighteenth street. Avenue B. East Seventeenth
The Thirteenth Election District Is bounded by and
tenth street livingston place. street
The Fourteenth Election District Is bounded by and
within East Twenty hTst street Second avenue East
The Fifteenth Election District bounded by and
Nineteenth street Avenue A. East Eighteenth
the sixteenth EleSto" District Is bounded BY
Avenue A. East Nineteenth street First
rhs Seventeenth Election District s Is bounded and
teenth street ard Second avenue
The Eighteenth Election District bounded hy and
within East Twentythrd street. Second avenue East
Twenty first street. and Third avenue
The Nineteenth Election District Ia bounded and
within north south sides OF East Twenty
street from First Second side OF
First avenue. from East Twenty nrst street East
TWENTY second street. north side Of Twentynrsf
street frND, First avenue to Second avenue ana me .
from East Twenty nrs street To
East Twenty third street
The Twentieth Election District Is bounded by and
witt OF third
ond svenue 70 East River: River. wentyarst
street. from East Twenty-nrst
Twenty-sAi.a and the
First avenue East Twenty-second 20 Easf
Twenty-third street.
The Twenty-hrst Election District Is bounded BY and
within East Twenty-tOurth street. First
Twenty-third street. and Second avenue
The Twentysoeond Election District is bounded ana
within East Twenty-nfth street. First avenue Easr
Twenty-foGrth street. and Second avenue.
The Iwenty-thlrd Election District BY
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-10
FIFTH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT.

w d6b E Street. Bsesf IS qnd efoF Sy s Pe an
The second Election District is bounded by and within
eT street West Tenth street and Hudson street
Bank street. street Eleventh street. West
bs Fan5 Faon 5' 9sr ePd H bands 5 and within
Eighth avenue West Fourth street West Eleventh street.
The FIN Election District bounded by and within
West Twelfth West Fourth street. and Eighth
The sixth Election District is bounded BY and within
street. and West Fourth street.
,ib SenE B,sGio1 district Is rGfq s 1y ,s ana
The Eighth Election District is bounded by and within
Waverley place Christopher street and West Fourth
Ths Ninth Election District is bounded by and within
The Tenth Election District bounded bv within
Christopher street West Fourth street east ana west
Blocker north side OF Blocker street. from
The Eleventh Election District IS bounded by and
avenue corneis street Blocker north and south
FoT,b -e zones ana West Fourth street -
The Twelfth Election District is bounded by and within
and West Fourth street.
within West ' e2eh5S street Sixth ave6Oe chrsyopher
waverley place West Tenth street and Green
The Fourteenth Election District bounded by and
enth street. and seventh avenue.
within West Fif,eenih street Sixth avenue West -Four
''1e s ss aad En bct +. bounded by and
within West Fourteenth street University place. East
Tenth street Fifth avenue West Twelfth street and
Sixth
The Seventeenth Election District IS bounded by and
within West Twelfth street Fifth avenue. West Ninth
and Sixth
The Eighteenth Election District bounded by and
within West Ninth street, Fifth avenue East Tenth
street. University place. Clinton place and Sixth
The Nineteenth Election District IS bounded by and
University place. Naverey place.
Msodougal street. West Washington place and Sixth
District bounded by and
within West Washington place. Mac1ougal street Waiver
place University place. West Fourth West
broadway. West Third and Sixth
The Twentv-frst Election District Is bounded by and
within East Fourteenth street Fourth avenue, Bowery
East Broadway West Third street
West Broadway Washington square South. Washington
square and University place.
The TWenty-sec0nd Election District Is bounded by
East Fourteenth street. Third avenue. and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-10
Election Notice.

within Leroy street Bedford street Csrmins street,
Varick street, Houston street anG Hudson
The seventeenth Election District is bounded by
,s,br Ierov street Hudson West Houston street
p,sson OF
IT, f-trhteer,h Election District bounded and within
HUDSON street Leroy street and Hudson
or river.
The Nineteenth Election District Il bounded by and
within Morton Blocker street. Leroy street
Hudson
The twentieth Election District s bounded by and
within BARROW street Bedford street Commerce street
r}isecker street Morton street and HUDSON street
The Twenty-hrst Election District is bounded by and
vfhn street Blocker street Commerce street
bedford street Barrow street. and Hudson street
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-10
Election Notice.

Sixteenth Seventh west Fiji
teenth street. and Eighth avenue.
The Fourteenth Election District Is bounded by and
Sixteenth street. Eighth West Four
street Ninth
Election District bounded by and
within West Seventeenth street Tenth east and
west sides of Tenth Sixteenth street.
avenue West Fourteenth street Hudson or
North river.
The sixteenth Election District = bounded by and
within West Eighteenth street, west side Of Nlnth
avenue from West Sixteenth street TO West Eighteenth
street north and south sides 81 West Seventeenth
street from Ninth avenue TO Tenth avenue West Seven
street. the Hudson North river
The Seventeenth Election District is bounded by and
within Seventeenth street. Eighth avenue. west
Sixteenth street. Ninth
The Eighteenth Election District Is bounced ny ana
within West Eighteenth street. Eighth avenue West
Seventeenth street. and Ninth avenue.
The Nineteenth Election District s bounded by ana
Sixteenth street and Eighth avenue.
The Twentieth Election District is bounded oy ana
within West Nineteenth street Seventh avenue west
Eighteenth street. and Eighth avenue
The Twenty-hrst Election District Is bounded py anu
within the north south sides Of West Nlneteenth
street. from Eighth avenue to Ninth avenue me
side OF Eighth from West Eighteenth street 70
West Twentieth street West Eighteenth street ana
Ninth
The Twenty-second Election District IL bounded by ana
within side Twentieth street from fdshtn
Tenth the east and west sides OF
Ninth from West Nineteenth street 10 W esq
Twentieth street. Nineteenth street. ana Tenth
Twenty-third Election District is bounded BY and
within Twentieth Tenth avenue Nesl vine
street West Eighteenth street ana
Hudson North river.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-10
FOURTH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT.

The Fist Election District is bounded and within
and south sides OF Cherry street from Catharine
clip side Of Cathsrine street
The second Election District is bounded by
Monroe street Mechanic alley Cherry street the north
70 Market street. Catharine street
Henry street Pike street Monroe stPeet Market street.
The Fourth Election District Is bounded by and within
E%s Ms5 es s sns Na Hsnry street birmingham
The fih Eieeon District is bounded by and within
The Sixth Election District is bounded nv within
East broadway Rutgers street Madon street, and Pike
The Seventh Election District is bounded by within
SCUM soc OF Maalson street from PIKE street TO Jee
Madison street to Monroe Monroe and Pike
The Eighth Election District bounded and within
M9nESe STR rutgers street RUTGERS slip East river
he Ninth Election District is bounded by and within
Madison street to Monroe street Monroe Street
clntor stree, East river Rutgers slip. and Rutgers
The Tenth Election District liz bounded by and within
oe OF eTy street from jefferson street to Mont
The Eeyenth Election is bounded by with
The Telfth Fec,i s ana kqtgeTs stree e and within
s0n street Montgomery street Henry street Jener-
The Thirteenth Election District bounded by and
Dslsion street Grand street. Henry street. and
, The fourteenth Election bounded by and
Mogoery street Monroe street Clinton street north
montgomery street. and and sides Of Mont
h'rIN St.e@t from Henry Madison street
Ihe ftfteenth Election District IS bounded by and
yum Monroe street Montgomery street Cherry street.
ssafl't street Water street, GouVerneur slip East
rlEer and Clinton street.
me Sixteenth Election District Is bounded by and
lihln Madison street Scanned street, Monroe street.
street. Cherry Montgomery street
me seventeenth Election District Is bounded by and
thin Henry street. Jackson Madison street and
Scanned
The Eighteenth Election District bounded by and
%;thn Madison street jackson street Cherry street
GouNerneur street Monroe and Scanned street
ne Nineteenth Election District bounded by and
within Cherry Jackson street slip. East
fNe SouFerneur slp Water and Scanned street
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-10
EIGHTH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT.

The First Election bounded by and within
Canal Street. Eldridge street Division street ana
Chry5tie I'll.
the Second Election is bounded by and within
Grand street Forsyth street Hester street. Edrldse
street Canal street and Chrystie street. .
The Third Eection District is bounded by ana Wltln
street, Orchard Division street. and Ed
ridge 80.
The Election District bounded by and within
Hester Norfolk street Division street. ana VI
cherd $500
The Election bounded by and within
Broome street Norfolk Hester street ana Ludo"
The Election bounded by and within
Grand street Ludlow street. Hester street. ana Forsy
The Seventh Election bounded by and within
Broome Allen Grand street and Chryste
street
The Eighth Election District is bounded by and within
Delaney street. Ludlow Grand street. Alien
street Broome street. and Orchard street.
The Ninth Election District is bounded by ana Wltlin
Delaney street. Orchard street Broome street. ana
Eldridge $500
The Tenth Election District bounded by and within
Delaney street. Eldrdge street Broome street. ana
Chrystie street.
The Eleventh Election District is bounded by and
within Stanton street Forsyth street Delaney street.
and Chrvstie
The Twelfth Election bounded by and within
stanton street Allen street Delaney street ana for-
The Thirteenth Election District is bounded by and
within Stanton street. Ludlow street. Delaney street
and Allen
The Fourteenth Election District is bounded by ana
within East Houston street, Ludlow street. stanton
street EldrfdRe
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-10
Election Notice.

west For,y-s1th Ninth avenue wsss ror'y-h''
Te sixth Election District bounded D. and Titsln
West Forty-sixth street. Eighth avenue y ss' F''S
n,1 D.ts, SGSn s w end r r5isn
WeS, street and Sinth svcnus,
west Fotyse1enth street Ninth west Forty
be Ninth Fiecton District bounded by ard within
West Forty seventh street Isntn AVENUE 7'
The Tenth Election District bounded by and wiIan
sixth street and Hudson or North river i,dd nv and
within south side Of west Forty ninth street from
Esyen ... aS o Eleventh 70 Avenue from west
street to West street s6Isn 81 Hudson or
North river, and Hudson or N9rth river h.Aa nv and
within West FoyeeIshth Street Tenth West
The Thirtssnth Election District bounded BY ard
within south side Of West 5g f side of Tenth
nue. West Fortyeigh;h street to West
The Fourteenth Election bounded i'd. By 1 and
ninth street and Tenth avenue -. - a..
The i Fsenth s y eSe s Forvnn stTset from Ninth
avenue to Tenth avsnge and east sac F o. street
The Sixteenth Election District IS BOUNCED DE -,
eshth street and north SIDE Re
The Seventeenth Election District Is bounded by and
Forty-seventh street and Tenth avenue ,.. 49, and
within Vest FeTty eighth street Eighth avenue West
Nns;sah Gsst9 D,tJe t is S2nafa By rst
Eighth Ninth west SIDE OF Eza,h
avenue. West Fortyeighth street 70 W est
q West Forty-eighth street IIol
Eighth Ninth and the east sics o.
Ninth from West Forty-eighth street 70 west
Forty-nnth street.
within the south Of West Fifyfrst street IIYi
Eighth Ninth west side OF r-igll.
avenue from Fiftieth street to West Eitty-rIs
street south sides Of West Fiftieth
Eighth Ninth avenue. and east soc ot
avenue. from West Forty-ninth street % EST
Fifty-frst
The Twenty-f Election District IS bounded oy ara
within FIfty-seCond street Eightn avenue "e9@
Ffftv-frst and Ninth avenue
The Tventv-seccnd Election District is bounded by
and within Fifythird street Eighth avenue vest
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-10
SEVENTEENTH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT.

F: Ees2n District BOUNDED F %. By sn4 ihn
West For,ynnth street from Tenth avenue to Eleventh
Tho Second Election Psri: is BOUNCED BY and T,hn
from west Fiftieh street to West Fiftyrst street
south side Of West Ffteth street from Tenth avenue
street Hudson North river.
The Third Election District is bounded Ry and within
The Fourth Election District Is bounded by ard within
West Fifty-hrst street Ninth avenue. West Fftieth
me Fifth Election District bounded by and within
West Fifty-second street. Ninth o"enue West Fifty
The sixth Election District bounded By within
frs: street and Hudson or North river
The seventh Election District is bounded BY and With
fourth street Eleventh West Fftysecont street.
The Eighth Election District is bounded by and within
West Fifty-thrd street Tenth avenue West FHtysee-
The Ninth Election District Is bounded BY and within
ond street. and Tenth avenue ,-, ,..,-
West Fiftv-f6nrtb street MIN avenue west Fifty
third street and Eleventh avenue ,,, -,
in West Fiftyhfth Eighth avenue West Fifty
The Twelfth Election District by and with
in West Fifty-hfth street Ninth avenue. West Fifty
me Thirteenth Election District IS bounded by and
Fifty-hfth street and Hudson North river.
Win E v Ee.J45 sTic' IS I'unas1 Sy aa
Fifty-hfth street and Ninth avenue .-,
within West Ffy-sevsnth street. Ninth avenue West
TTs Sixtse1t5 F,le,tfor pisfriS. is b,-4e5 bv All
within West Fifty-eighth street. Tenth avenue. West
The Seventeenth Election District is bounded by and
Ehn Me5 tt d r stree Ms'n avenue West
The Eighteenth Election District is bounded BY and
Fifty-seyenth street. and Ninth avenue
he H3se sntisib tst lsGI = oogned 0y am
avenue. West Fifty-eghth street and Hudson
Tne Twentieth Election District IS bounded by and
within West Sixty -nrst sJreef 'sntral Park. West.
Fifty-ninJh street and Columbus