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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-08
SWEETHEART'S DEATH CAUSED
BALDRlDGE TO KILL HIMSELF.
Kansas Youth Was Found Lyfn. in
the Road. Shot Through the
Head.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Galena, Kas. March 7.-Wilbert better
known as Webb. Baldridge. % years old.
who lived I'm Empire City, committed sui
eide about / o'clock this morning by shoot
Hard when the shot was fred and the body
lay out in the rain until o'clock this
morning.
that his love for Miss Ellen Riley, who
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-08
CITY ITEMS.

Seas" has arrived, witness her on an
other page. in full sail. entering the harbor
of New York.!
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-08

Furniture Opposition; Their Benefits to the
Ma Ma, e the Buyer and to the CITY,
of Chicago at the meeting Of the St Louis Fur
niture Board Of Trade tomorrow night.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-08

County Board. Ancient Order Of Hibernians.
will n3eet In special -seGsfon At o'clock to.
night It no. ~ Warrington avenue.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-08

MBRR1CK. WALSH 4 PHELPS JEWEL
RY CO.'SOFFICE AT
Mermod & Jaccard's. Broadway and Locust
Mr.. Edtsh triit BE- pisassd to see you
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-08
The GroIock Vehicle Co.,

9i5-11 North broadway. invite you to inspect
their lire OF \stndebaker carriages and We
htcie novelties. Everything new. novel and
attractive. Special inducements to early
purchasers
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-08

Absence Alarms Her Relatives.
The police are searching for Annie Wachowslxi
81 years old. OF No. 2o23 Division street. who
has been missing from her home since Thurs
DAY Relatives info.med the police that when
che departed she had 1910 They unable to
explain her sudden disappearance
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-08

Fine SILK Umbrellas, E1.76 to $40.
Most artistic handles-nost reliable makes.
See our special S umbrella.
MERMOD & JACCARD'S,
Broadway and Locust
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-06

Omaha, Neb--Frank T.. Moores, re-
publican. was yesterday elected mayor
of Omaha for the third time. He
was opposed by a faction of his own
party and the campaign was most
bitterly fought.
Chicago.--Chinese are being sent
here by Hip Lung, king of San Fran
dryworkers' strike. St. Louis laun-
dries have refused to handle Chicago
work, increasing the difficulty.
Lexington, Ky.-No arrests have
followed the murder of Marcum at
Jackson yesterday This murder has
reopened the -Hargis feud
and Jackson is in a state of terror.
No correspondent dares send a line
about conditions there.
La Grande Ore-The Federation of
Labor of this city has started a fight
against the Lewis and Clark fair to
be held in Portland. Labor. they
claim is being Disseminated against
and the matter is called to the atten-
ton of the American Federation of
Labor
Victoria. B. CIV. j. Taylor. law
partner of Attorney General Eberts,
who, Land Commissioner Wells
states, tried to bride him to deliver
the crown land grants to c. p. r. Of
ficials in Montreal, denied Wells
statements before the legislative
committee yesterday
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-06
SOCIETY INCREASES ITS PACE.

Society
The show be
York
a
wit
a
lengths which society
fast
plunge
for society," New York has made its code of morals
These things
penalty
full
society willing the bill public
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-06
PEOPLE PAY TRUST FINES.

recently
promptly
pounds
present
fu oppressed public.
opportunity
notp pay.
is plenty of laws of thing
only question courts that will enforce the
case
supposed be operative in
trade may. be
a
be public
very many
be
clearly
in
point to the Missouri incident
CONTROL
PROSECUTION
EFFECTIVE
Jail remedy
t
The administering
the Ia
merely their plumber
and property
safe
1t is the Jail and
The to judicial
consideration
situation
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-06
Dissension in Ranks
of Modern U00dmen.

CHICAGO, May 6.-Today the Mod
ern Woodmen of America meet in
state convention In So states of the
Union to elect delegates to the head
camp meeting at Indianapolis next
month, and which is expected to mark
turning point in the history of the
order. The order is fraternal benev-
client organization first organized in
Iowa in 1883, and which in the score
of years 1t has existed has spread it's
ramifications throughout the country
until it's total membership now ex-
ceeds 10000.
Like numerous other orders of it's
kind the Modern Woodmen has found
in recent years that some readjust-
ment of it's financial plan Is necessary
In order that both ends may meet.
When the order was young and the
disbursements in the way Of death
benefits few in number the initiation
fees and assessments were ample to
cover the outlay and leave a good
balance on hand. But now that the
early members are being claimed by
death at a more rapid rate It has be-
come necessary that something should
be done to make the accounts bal
ance Those intrusted with the man.
agement of the orders affairs. includ-
ing William A. Northcott of Illinois,
who has been head consul for many
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-06
Gilbert Attacks
the Labor Journal.

The meeting of the trades council
last night was enlivened by an at
tack upon the Freemen's Labor Jour
nal and it's editor, e. w. Harbaugh, by
]. Gilbert. a warm supporter of
Hughes. socialist candidate for may
or Gilbert took exception to the
Labor Journals course in supporting
Byrne and Boyd during the recent
campaign.
He stated that the Labor Journal,
as the official organ of the council,
had no right to support Boyd. Edi-
tor Harbaugh responded warmly to
Gilbert's criticisms. A committee
was appointed by the council to in
vestigate the course of the paper dur
ing the campaign.
The matter will be dropped in all
probability, as labor leaders in gen
eral are not disposed to criticize the
Labor Journal for it's course during
the campaign.
Reports were made at the meeting
upon the signing OF the stablemen's
and brewery workers scales. No re-
port was presented to the council
upon any of the existing labor
troubles.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-06

years, insist that an increased assess
ment is the only remedy.
The plan fathered by the head Of
ficers and on which they have spent
large sums trying to educate the
members Is what is known as the
step-rate plan. The chief feature of
this plan is that it provides that for
every five years additional age on a
member the rate Is to be increased
The plan was proposed at the biennial
convention of the head camp at St.
Paul two years ago and was referred
for action to the various local and
state camps.
At the meetings Of the state camps
today the delegates will be instructed
how to vote on the propositions when
1t comes up for consideration and
action at the coming head camp con-
vention at indianapolis. From re-
ports received from Iowa, Illinois,
Kansas, Nebraska. Minnesota, Indiana
and other states where the order is
strongest 1t appears that vast ma
jority of the rank and file of the
membership is opposed to the read
1ustment scheme.
With the strong opposition that is
developing to the present administra-
ton of the order there is a bright
prospect for lively times at the COM
ing Indianapolis gathering.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-06
Brief Bits Of News.

The April tax collections were fin
ished yesterday and the accounts
made up. A total or ySS,53264 was
collected from all sources. Expenses
Of collection and rebates amount to
$11.37S.9S. leaving S77.15466 to be
distributed among the various funds.
Pietro Biotti, an italian bartender,
while hunting IL miles east of the
city, was fatally shot yesterday by
the accidental discharge of his shot
gun. He was sitting with the gun
between his knees. according to the
mans dying statement, when his foot
caught in the trigger and the charge
went through his left lung. He died
three hours later while being brought
to town in an ambulance.
A number of farmers from near
Rockford were before the county COM
missioners yesterday protesting
against the new survey of the Elder
road. The engineers have changed
the location of quarter section stake
and a general row is the result. The
new corner Is 200 yards from the old
one. The matter was postponed by
the commissioners and the farmers
will probably go to court.
The $1100 necessary to be raised
by the women's auxiliaries of the st.
Luke's hospital corps in order to Sc
cure DR.. William Bulls offer of $4,000
has been secured. The fund in total
now amounts to a little over $4,000
and ground will be broken at once for
the new hospital building. Several
social affairs ending with a charity
ball will be given in the near future
for the benefit of the fund.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-06
ATNUls@1lM@UNGs



"Are You Mason" the comedy
kane Friday and Saturday evenings
and Saturday matinee, with John c.
Rice and Thomas A. Wise as co-stars,
is an adaptation from the German
Of Laifs and Kratz The piece. which
had its original production at Wal
lacks theater, New York, is credited
with being the funniest of it's class
since THE Private Secretary and
"Charley's Aunt"
The story of the comedy turns upon
the adventures Of a young man, who
has been having a good time in New
York while his wife has been away
for the summer months. during which
he has been under the surveillance
of sharp maid furnished by his
mother in-law.
His wife's sudden return forces him
to explain his late evenings by the
declaration that he has become a Ma
son and has been attending his lodge.
This idea is suggested by the sup
posed fact that his father-in-law is
a grand master of Masons and that
his mother-in-law has urged him to
join the order.
The deception serves for a time,
but it appears that the father-in-l W
is not really a Mason. He has pre-
tended to be so for 20 years in order
to get off weekly to quiet game Of
poker. This is the basis of the play
revealed by the first act; all the re-
mainder arises from the comical sit
uations that result from an attempt
to maintain the double deception.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-06
IncorrIgIbIe Boy
Again In Trouble.

Jesse Lewis, Is years old. was ar
rested yesterday by Detective Me-
Dermott on warrant charging him
with larceny The record of the
three Lewis boys. two Of whom are
younger than Jesse, is we'll known
to the police.
Jesse has been arrested several
times on petty larceny charges and
only last Sunday stole a bicycle con-
fessed the crime and was released be-
cause the complaining party declined
to testify against him.
1t was only two weeks ago that
two younger brothers We're sent to
the state reform school at Chehalis
for larceny and window smashing.
The boys have been living with their
stepfather, a man named King, who
keeps a place on First avenue.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-06
THE ELECTION.


the siren
question a
I,
in
o o n variou ward
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-06
CITY NOTICE.

S41 NSIxVGs
Bids VIII be received by the board
1903. for tho construction OF tho
south approach of the Monroe street
bridge. In accordance with the plans
and specifications approved by the
council February II, 1908. and on file
in this office.
Proposals to be made in duplicate,
one copy addressed to the mayor the
other. with II certified check. FOR nee
less than 10 per cent OF the\amoune
OF the bid, to the secretaryNof tho
board The successful bidder will be
required to furnish II guarantee COM
pany's bond of an amount equal to
the amount of tho contract. also stict
other bonds as the laws of the stat
of Washington requires.
Separate bids VIII be received. az
OF piers and abuttment walls Fnde.
street bridge. In accordance with tho
plans and specifications adopted bS
the city council on February n. 1903.
and on file In this office. These bids
to be made In duplicate. one addresse
to the mayor and the other. with Ger
titled check for not less than 10 per
cent of the amount of the bid to tho
secretary of the board. Bonds will
be required for this work under tho
same conditions as specified for the
bridge approach The attention Of
bidders Is called to Ordinance No.
A1031, passed February 10. 1901. re-
lating to contracts. The board re-
serves the right to reject any and
all bids Proposals publicly opened
at 2 o'clock same date.
/ II IL
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-06
Kansas College to
Teach Socialism.

WICHITA. Kan, May 6. - The
American Socialist college, the only
institution of it's kind in the United
States, opened it's doors for students
in this city today. The college is
organized to teach socialist doctrine
and spread socialist literature
throughout the country and 1t Is the
intention of the promoters to make
Wichita the principal distributing
point for the spread of socialist
teachings throughout America.
The head of the institution Is
Thomas f. viii, formerly president
of the Kansas State Agricultural col
lege and dean of Ruskin college, the
socialist institution at Trenton, Mo.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-06
THE BARLOW MINsTRELs.

Lovers of real good old-fa shioned
minstrelsy will be pleased to learn of
the announcement of the appearance
of the Barlow minstrels, who come
to the Auditorium Saturday afternoon
and night.
This is the oldest organization of
it's kind on the road To-Day and bears
the distinction of being the best in
it's particular line. nut does not lay
claim to the greatest number of peo-
pie carried.
Their past reputation, which has
been fully demonstrated. has proved
them a first class company. composed
of the leading BLACK face" comedians
This season Manager Coburn has
taken great pains to even surpass all
previous efforts. and patrons of this
attraction may feel assured of first
class performance in every respect
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-06
Personal.

Editor w. II. Brownlow of the
Prosser Record is in the city. return
ing home from visit to mining in
terests in Stevens county.
The West Hillside chapter of the
First Presbyterian church will be en-
tertained Thursday afternoon by Mrs.
Borleski at her home, 1918 Fifth
avenue. Mrs. Borleski will be assisted
! by Mrs. Booth and Mrs. Burns
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-06

What a wholesome custom it is to
open a savings bank account for a
little child; add to it Systematically.
and it will grow as the child grows
The savings grow even after the child
has attained it's full growth and even
as he or she passes the meridian of
life and grows older and smaller and
weaker the savings grow larger and
stronger and having been the friend
in need through life is the staff for
the little child in the second child
hood. The Spokane & Eastern Trust
company has the only savings bank
in this city. January, April. July and
Octoh@r are the interest periods.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-06
IT Is UP TO you.

If your clothes are neat and In
good shape your appearance is ac-
ceptable and makes a good impress
ion among business men and this you
can not afford to be without. Espe-
cially when you can have all this by
paying us $3.50 per month for the
care of your clothes. The Unique
Tailoring company. 112 Washington
street. Phone Main 735.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-06
Girl Sleeps With
One Eye Always Open

SOUTH MANCHESTER, May g.
Bessie Koran. Is years old, daughter
of James Koran, is unable to close
her left eye, whether asleep or awake,
although her sight has not been af-
fected. This condition was caused by
the accidental soalding of her face.
Two doctors have taken the girl to
New York for an operation, which
promises to be successful.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-06
To Elect Teachers
for Coming Year.

There will be meeting of the
board of education tonight at which
will take place the election of school
teachers for the coming year. Presi-
dent Daggett states that at tonight's
meeting the names of those on the
present roll will be taken up and
that at subsequent meeting other
eligibles will be considered.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-06
Seeking Location
for Lumber Mill.

r. Flanagan, president of the Sa-
COLA Lumber company of Sagola,
Mich. has been In the city for several
days looking for suitable location
for lumber mill
Mr.. Flanagan is planning to erect
. 100000 mill In or near Spokane.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-06
Shrubbery at School.

The board Of education has award
ed the contract for grading and seed.
ing the lawn and putting in shrub
berry at the Edison school to ]. t
Little for $685. Work has already
commenced on the improvement.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-06
MosIems Massacre
5000 Christians.

BERLIN. May 6.-The Frankfurter
Zeitung today states 1t is .rumored
that Moslems have massacred all the
Christian Inhabitants of Novi Bazaar
Bosnia. Those killed. the paper states
number 1000.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-06
NOTICE OF sToUKHoLDERs'
MEETING.

Notice Is hereby given that a meet
ing of the stockholders of the Poetz
Automatic Faucet company will q
held at the office of the company. 500
Empire State building. Spokane.
Wash, on Tuesday. the 18th day of
May, at the hour of p. M. for the
purpose of considering the adoption
OF changes in the bylaws of said
company. BY order OF the president
]. c. POETZ,
Attested: II. T.. OWEN, Secretary
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-06

You can get anything you want for
sewing machine at J. p. Eastman
e. Co, $50 Riverside. Phone Main
TAG. Machines rented or sold on easy
terms. Expert repairing.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-06
WALL PAPER

to be the best that money can buy
and our workman can not be beaten
for superior workmanship.
We also have a fine line of paints
and other HOUSE FREsHENERs.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-06
Will YOU

give us the same chance to please
you that your neighbors have done
We guarantee our
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-06
Have You

noticed that your friends have been
universally satisfied with our GOODS
and our WORKMANSHIP
The colored American., 1903-11-21

serves OF the comforts of life that they
might send few pennies to the mis-
slonary workers in the Southland.
Many of them have cut off the luxuries
from their tables to contribute to Ne
gro education. Here is an example
for us. The white missionaries are
leaving the field. There must be 9th
ers to take their places. The South
does not object to Negro education
by Negroes. The harvest is ripe, the
field is white; let US go in and gather
gather for time, gather for eternity!
The colored American., 1903-11-21

OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUNG MEN.
The demands in all parts of this
country, and in several foreign coun-
tries, for well trained men of our race
IN the direction Of scientific and prac-
tical agriculture are so great that this
institution is willing to offer excep-
tional advantages to young men who
wish to come here and take either a
regular or post graduate course in
agriculture. We cannot begin to SUD-
ply the demands that come to us for
trained men in the direction of agri-
culture. The positions for which
these trained men are wanted are
those in most every case which pay
high salaries.
hold of men who have received as far
as possible, a good education before
coming here, and are ready to enter
upon thorough course of agricultural
training.
For further information address.
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON.
Prin- Tuskegee Institute.
Tuskegee. Alabama.
The colored American., 1903-11-21
HOWAEo UNIVERSITY.

THE MARYLAND AGRICULTURAL AND
INDUSTRIAL INSTITUTE, LAUREL, How
ARD Co., MD.
Situation beautiful: climate unsur-
passed; work thorough and efficient.
Courses: English, Normal, AgricuI-
ture Practical and Scientific, Stock
raising, Dairying, Sewing, Cooking,
Laundering, Domestic Scieuce, Carpen
try, Mechanical Drawing, Dressmaking
and Millinery. $500 per month COW
ers tuition, furnished room, heating,
lighting, washing and board Fall
term opens October 1, 1903. Winter
term opens December 2S, 1903 Furth
er information, address NJ. ]. NAYLoR,
A. B., Acting President, Box 100 Bal
timore, Md.
The colored American., 1903-11-21
THE SOUTHERN PROBLEM.
Continued from page 14.)

10
), inst what other people have done
I'D can do, but all Greek scholars
rsre not born saying 'erkomi,' and
either does history show that all rae
&C we're born at the top of the ladder.
The American settlers were here over
ooo years before they became free.
They we're here nearly 400 years before
tbov had a railroad. The Negro has
buiIt railroad in thirty years. The
white people were here nearly 500
wears before they crossed Pixies Peak
and PLANTED their civilization beyond
the Rockies. The Negro has gone over
there in % years and recently we hear
of Negro competitors winning first
prizes from one of the leading institu-
tions of learning on the Pacific coast.
Of rs not be discouraged on the one
hand, nor become rash on the other.
Haste in the economics of nations may
make waste, as we'll as with individ-
uals
There are duties which confront us
as imperative and binding in their OBJ
legations as rights in considering this
great question. When man cries ont
for his rights, he should neUer forget
his duties. Wellington said to his sol
diers on one occasion on the eve of bat
Soldiers, England expects every
man to do his duty" SO say I tonight,
that in this crucial period of our his
tory every Negro is expected to do his
duty! There are fifty thousand log
cabins in the Southland, in every one
of which there are barefoot boys and
girls; not only bare of feet, but bare
of training Booker Washingtons. J. C.
Prices, Fred. Douglasses and Phillis
Wheatleys in embryo waiting for the
school master! Full many a gen.
etc. Their condition appeals to us for
action. Twenty years hence they will
be men and women. What kind of
citizens will they make? Shall they
grow up into manhood and womanheod
with beclOuded minds and narrowed
souls, or shall they be lifted up into
The purer atmosphere of American free
men?
Looking back to 1893. when Las
CaSSaS landed the first Negro slaves
ii HIspanOlia, we behold great and
marvellous progress made in the con-
uiIlon OF the race since that time. We
STE II Ieaping from African barbar-
Ism TO American Christianity; we see
the slave trade abolished; we see the
gradual transformation from the At
Hcan jungle to the sublime PRIVILEGES
Of American citizenship-but in snita
OF all this the zenith of ali our homes
can not be realized; the proud capstone
OF the citadel of our liberty can not
De set, until these boys and girls in
Ihe log cabins of the Southland are
touched with the magic wand of the
vanguard of our Twentieth Century
'lFlllzation. There has been much