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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-05-26
"NEGRO" IS THE
CORRECT NAME
BOOKER 7. WASHINGTON SETS
CONGRESSMAN RIGHT
SAYS IT'S "GOOD USAGE"
To Cast on the Word Now Would Be
To Separate the Colored Man
From His History

Washington. u. c.. May %. Rep
sentative rhrtu, W SIM, ot Temes-
,cr desired 10 know whether the black
man is prpcrk called Airo-Ameu-
can, colorcd. darkey or negro. Mr.
sim :, theory Was that "uegro' Is
the proper word To be- used and So De
wrote to Booker + Washington to
srt his view ot the matter.
Il was Mr. Sims who. when the
District OF Columbia bill came up IN
the house for discussion q day or twu
aSo, moved that the word "uegro
be- substituted Tor the word "col-
orrj' IN that par, of the measure
which provided that three members
ot the board OF education should be
members OF the black race. In sup
port of his contention that "uegro -
Wa, the proper wori he read the cor
lr>poudynce be had with Mr. Wash
ingtou Although Mr. Sims Is q
white man and representative il
congress, II must be said that the
rbirt interest IN the mater attaches
20 Mr Washington : views
The congressman letter follows:
Sims Asks Washington
Washington, u. c., Apr -, 90.
Professor Booker 7. Washington
ruSkegee, Ala Dear Sir: In biz
nov pending before the house Of
representatives relative 10 tS~Sschools
OF Washington, D. C., II : provided
that the boarj of education shall
consist ot nine persons, three ot
whom >hsl be- OF the "colotv-l race
| have insisted before the commit
tee on the District OF Coluuhi, be
ius q member ot tha, committee, that
n 10 = the intention OF the bill that
three uegroe, shall be appointed the
~oris "ot the colored race are not
properly and definitely descriptive
that the term "urgrp' or "negro
race should be- used or the position
can be hlled by the appointment ot
Indians. Chinese japanese. MalayS,
Sandwich Islanders or any person
not OF the white race
Some members of the committee,
claim that To use the term negro
or "uegru race d, offensive, and,
out of respect for the feelings ot
what they call the "colored race,
they wish To use the very words
"colored race 1t Is my conteu-
tlou that the word "uegro" Is the
accurate form of expression, definite
IN It's terms, aud is not and should
not be offensive To those OF our peo-
pie described by the term insist ou
using
will be glad to have letter
from You giving your views aS To the
proper word to be- used disclaim
all intention of being offensive, but
only insist that in legislation, es-
pecially by congress, that the word
"nrgro" Is mop accurate and sci,
cntinically correct than the word.
"colorrd person. | assure You that
| have nothing but the kindlie>t teel
Ing for the negroes of the south
north or elsewhere. aud do not wil
to do anything that is offensive OF
not IN cuod taste or that would be :,
regarded by your race. IL Is my IN
tcntion to Use your letter IN reply {,
this on the hoor vt the house wher
said bill Is up for discussion, anC
however. lengthy your reply may BE-
It Is my intention to place It in th'
| Congressional Record, with my "
m,rk>
Very respectfully,
T. W. SIMS
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-05-26

This correspondence Is now a par
# the records of congress.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-08-03
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

Judge Hebbard Of San Francisco, has
made an order admitting George D.
Collins to bail in the sum of $4,000.
Collins claims that he will !, be able to
secure securities. The order was grant
ed ON the strength of Collins appeal to
the United States supreme court on q
writ of error. Collins alleging that he
was not tried for the offense for which
he was eztradited from Canada.
The strike of union workmen engaged
in making repairs at Stanford univer-
sity, which occurred recently and was
temporarily adjusted, is on again in
full force.
J. II. McKuslck, formerly a New
York broker, is lost in the canyon of
the Feather river, California.
DIR. William T. Harris, ex-commis.-
sioner of education, has the honor Of
being the first American educator to
be selected by the Carnegie commission
for advancement of teaching to receive
the highest retiring allowance, an au-
nual income Of $4,000 for meritorious
service in the cause of education.
Joseph Hastings, 65 years old, was
fatally hurt recently at E. j. Sailing
place near Weston Station, Oregon. He
was employed in raking hay when his
team ran away, throwing him onto the
ground in front of the rake. One tooth
penetrated his skull and death ensued
in few hours.
While bathing in the Yakima river
near Yakima recently Moses Payette Of
Selah valley, was drowned.
The mine owners association of To.
nopah, New, has conceded the demand
of the miners union for an eight hour
work day, provided the union passes q
resolution not to interfere with the
scale for three years.
The buplic prosecutor Of st. Peters
burg has started proceedings against
the members of the lower houses Of
parliament who signed the Vibore
manifesto.
Ben Lohrey, sentenced to three years
from Spokane for burglary, died at the
penitentlary following an operation 70,
appendicitis. He was II years of age
James w. Sage, a nephew of Russell
Sage, declares that he will contest thu
will Of the deceased millionaire.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-08-03
RUSSIAN TROOPS
AGAIN MUTlNY

Helsingfors, July 31.--A serious mu-
tiny has broken out on the great island
fortress of Sveaborg which defends the
sea approaches to Helsingfors. Since
10 o'clock last night there has been a
heavy canAonade at the fortress, inter-
spersed with volleys of rifle shots.
The sound of cheering among the
soldiers was also distinctly audible
here. 1t all indicated that fighting was
going on during the whole night be-
tween mutineers and loyal troops.
= 1t is impossible to reach the fortress,
but it is said upon authority which is
not doubted that there are several hum
bred dead and wounded.
The socialistic workmen of Finland
are reported to have proclaimed gen
eral strike.
1t is said the mutineers were VICTOR
ious and are now in possession of the
fortress. Six hundred were killed dur
ing the fight.
Warships are now bombarding the
fortress. The inhabitants of Helsing-
fors are in state of panic.
Some of the infantry remained loyal
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-08-03
eAEkwAR is VERY CRITICAL
Says Some Americans Were Curious
to vulgarlty.

Just before leaving Americas kind
ly shores Maharajah Gaekwar of
Baroda delivered himself of a lengthy
disquisition upon Yankee land in
general and American women in
particular.
The maharajah said: "As in any
country as new as this society is
bound to be somewhat crude. What
you call the higher class, as well as
the middle class, we found exceeding
ly kind and hospitable. must
admit, however, very frequently we
met spirit of curiosity which, in my
poor opinion. merged almost2 upon
vulgarity.
81 found American women independ.
emit, self possessed and high spirited,
but must own they are not as beau.
tiful as had been led to expect
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-08-03
IDAHO NOTES.

The death of Arkansas" whose
badly decomposed remains were found
in her little shack on the outskirts
of Wallace recently, regardless of the
character of the woman, has brought
back to the memory of many of the
old pioneers incidents and scenes of
the primitive days of the district that
nothing but the passing Of a pioneer
can do.
Capitalists from the east, who are
furnishing capital for the Lewiston
& Grangeville electric road, which
must be completed by June z, 1907,
have finished trip along the line
overland, and letting contracts for
bridge, lumber and grading at differ
ent points.
Lewiston's $4,000 high school
building and about 20 residences in
the eastern end of the city were
threatened with destruction recently
by a grass fire started by man
dropping lighted match in a vacant
lot.
The Occur d'Alene district is now
universally looked upon as the lead
ing silver-lead mining district in the
world. is rapidly coming into the fore
ground as a copper camp and sensa-
tional strikes of gold have been made,
h'lt z remained for Frank Etzold. a
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-08-03
OREGON NOTES.

Judge Gantenbein in the circuit
court of Oregon, this morning SEN
fenced Charles Book, secretary of the
sailors union, to six years in the
penitentiary.
A fire broke out in the upper por-
ton of the north wing of the state
asylum for the insane near Salem
recently. There was no panic among
the inmates nor any loss of life. The
cause of the fire has not been ascer-
tanned. The loss amounts to $4,000.
Salvation Army headquarters for
the states Of Oregon, Washington,
Idaho and Montana, which have been
located in Portland until recently,
have been moved to Seattle.
The jury in the Hembree murder
case at Tillamook, Ore, after being
out all night, brought in verdict OF
manslaughter as a compromise YER
dict. Hembree was tried for the MUIR
der of his wife and daughter.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-08-03
KILLED U. $. OFFICER ON CHIP.
Lieut.. England of Cruiser Chattanooga
is Victim.

Cheefo-Lieutenant Clarence Eng
land, navigating officer of the United
States cruiser Chattanooga, was
wounded recently by rife bullet
fired by a member of the crew of the
French armored cruiser Du Petit
Thouars and died hours later. The
Chattanooga, with Lieutenant Eng
land on the bridge. was proceeding
from the harbor to the target range,
just outside, and was passing the
French squadron, which was anchored
near the American squadron and was
engaged in small arms practice. The
Chattanooga, after everal bullets had
struck the side of the ship, signalled
to the Frenchmen to cease firing, but
before this was done Lieutenant
England was struck in the back at
the base of the spine, probably by a
ricochet bullet, which left his body
under the arm. The crew of the Du
Petit Thouars later continued their
practice from the deck of the cruiser.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-08-03
MONTANA NEWS,

Zephaniah White, an employe of the
Gallatin Light and Power company,
at Bozeman, was crushed while pre-
pairing to unload some electric light
poles at the depot this afternoon, and
ries.
The funeral of r. P. Menefee, one
of Bozeman's pioneers, was held Sat
urday afternoon.
Owing to the large increase in the
revenues of the Lewistown postoff1ce,
Lewistown is now entitled to the free
delivery system, and 1t will be Install
ed within short time.
The county commissioners Of three
counties met in Bozeman recently to
adjust the boundary line in which JEFF
ferson, Madison and Gallatin counties
are interested. The conference achiev-
ed little.
Smoldering ruins and twisted mass
es of machinery mark the site Of the
old Alice mill at Walkerville, for near
ly two years the plant of the Montana
Zinc company.
Rockslides in the mines at Butte
recently claimed the lives of three
miners-Evan Evans, Winnifred J.
Holt and Ernest J. Keene. Evans met
his death on the 100 foot level of the
Gagon mine, large mass of rock
catching him while he was engaged
in repairing some pipes.
The state board of equalization has
received the assessment returns from
Valley county and CLERK Ryan has
completed the tabulation of the prop
erty for purposes of taxation, as re-
turned by the different counties.
The returns show that the total val
uation of all property, exclusive of the
railroads, is $1S6,8lS,7 1856. as against
$173, 1887, 729 in 1905.
The gain in the railroad assessment
is about s.. 0O0, 900, SO the whole gain
over last year Is close to SIS, 000, 900.
The county showing the largest gain is
Silver Bow, with over sc. 900, 900. The
largest decrease was in Cascade county.
The new county of Sanders has total
assessment of S., 581 ,O71.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-08-03
Prominent Man Shoots wife.

William D. Wright, a brother Of the
wife of Senator Charles Shortridge,
recently attempted to murder and
probably fatally injured his young
wife. Alice Wright. After the shoot
ing Wright turned the pistol upon him
SELF infiicting slight wound in the
head. At the city prison Wright said:
Il shot her Intentionally and l am
willing to hang am only sorry 1 did
not finish the Job"
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-08-03
Storm Killed Two.

Cleveland, Ohio. July 30.-During
severe rain and wind storm which
swept over this city two people we're
killed.
While the funeral of Mrs. j. Crump
was in progress and just as the min
lister was offering the final prayer, a
bolt of lightning struck John C. Cy-
lisky, a driver, killing him. In another
part of the city Frank Mum, also a
driver, was killed by his team. which
was frightened by the storm and ran
over him.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-08-03

that as fine fruit and vegetables can
be grown here as in any place In
America.
The fire which broke out recently
in camp No. 3 of the Potlatch Lumber
company, three miles from Harvard,
the end of the Washington, Idaho &
Montana, and 20 miles east OF Palouse.
has been brought under control.
One and one-half million feet of
skidded logs was burned, together with
considerable standing timber. Camp
No. 1. three miles from the place
where the fire started. was totally de-
stroyed and much of the track on the
branch logging road, which runs from
Harvard to camp 3 is total wreck.
The loss is estimated at from $4,000
to $4,000.
MOSCOW is now out for new court
house.
With the opening of the harvest
ing and threshing season there has
developed strong and growing agita-
ton among farmers to pool their
wheat and hold it for 70 cents a
bushel.
George F. Cotterill of Seattle was
reelected National Grand Chief Tenn
plar at the last session of the National
Grand Lodge of the United States In
dependent Order Of Good Templars.
Seattle was selected as the place for
holding the convention Of 1907.
While wading into the waters OF the
Snake river, Frank Cope, the z year
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Cope,
of Charleston, slipped into deep water
and was soon carried by the swift
current to his death.
Because they had allowed prisoner
to escape and yet had checked him
present time after time during the
night, four employees Of the state peni.
Tertiary have been notified that their
services would not longer be required
The four men, Turnkey John e. Rob
inson, and Guards Joseph Brill, w. A.
Dewitt and William H. Rogers, were
finally allowed to resign, their resig
nations being promptly accepted by
Warden Whitney when rendered. The
man who escaped is A. e. Love, alias
Portland Whitley" who burglarized q
postoffice in Shoshone county a few
months ago and was sentenced tc
serve Is years. q
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-08-03
THE WILL OF RUSSELL SAGE.
10000, 900 Is Latest Estimate Of
Fortune.

FORTUNE.
The will OF Russell Sage, which was
filed for probate recently bequeaths
all of his estate to his widow. Mar
garet Olivia Sage, after the payment Of
$4,000 to each of his nephews and
nieces and $4,000 to his sister. Mrs.
Fanny Chaplin OF Oneida. N. Y. Mrs.
Chaplin died since the will was made.
The will also provides that In case
OF any of Its beneficiaries contesting
the probate they shall be cut of from
any share in the estate.
There was nothing In the will to
show the value of the estate. The
will was dated February IL. 1901, and
was sworn to by Edward Townsend
and r.. w. Freedman as witnesses. 1t
consists OF about 800 words.
While there was nothing in the will
to show the value of Mr.. Sage's estate
attorneys for Br. Sage estimate 1t at
between ,$7u.000.000 and $50, 100000. OF
which amount 100000 is outstand.
ing In loans.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-08-03
Canada ExpeIs Trainmen.

General Counsel Frederick w. Ste
vens of the Pere Marquette railway
has received word from the Canadian
attorneys of the road that the privy
council of England has sustained the
ruling of the Canadian high court,
which ordered the deportation some
time ago, under the Canadian alien
labor act, of several American Off
cials of the road who were employed
at the division headquarters in st.
Thomas, Ont.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-08-03
news OF THE WORLD
SHORT TELEGRAPH ITEMS FROM
ALL PARTS OF TIE GLOBE.
A Review Of happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past WeeIs--National
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.

John D. Rockefeller has arrived on
the steamer Amerika. MIR. Rockefeller
was not to be seen on the arrival of
the Amerika at quarantine In his
party were Mrs. Rockefeller, Miss A.
E. Turner, Miss w. w. Benjamin, DR..
H. F, Biggar and Charles G. Heyde.
Robert 8. Mccormick, American am
bassador at Paris, and Mrs. McCor-
mick and Mr.. and Mrs. Reginald
Vanderbilt were also passengers on
the America.
Senator La Toilette has announced
that he will spend the month of Au-
gust campaigning in behalf of Speak
err I. l.. Lenroot's nomination as re-
publican candidate for governor of
Wisconsin.
Frank Hartwell, who is wanted at
Albany, Ore, to answer a charge of
embezzling $500 from Foshay & Ma
son, merchant, four months ago, and
also on charges of forgery and pass
ing bad checks in Seattle, has been
arrested in boarding house at Pasa-
dena, Cal.
Ex-Congressman J. A. Louttit, who
has been ill at Pacific Grove, CAL, for
some time, is dead. He was So years
old, and leaves wife, three sons and
two daughters all adults.
DR.. Frank Billings, who attended
Marshal Field in his last illness, has
presented claim against the estate
for $4,000 for services. There is nc
likelihood, it is said, of the claim be
ing collected
Swapping and snarling like dog
and rolling and writhing on the
ground while suffering from an acute
attack of hydrophobia, William Gar
rison bit three men recently al
Pittsburg before being gotten under
control. He was attacked last weel
by mad dog.
In a street car collision at LOT
Angeles recently one man was killed
and seven were injured, at least two
of whom are expected to die.
Fifty thousand dollars damage wa!
done recently by an electric storm
which swept over the country neal
GAINESVILLE, Wis, Churches, ware
houses, factories and large barns were
damaged or destroyed.
Unable to stop his machine or tt
steer it out of the course which Il
year old Earl Haskell was pursuing IL
a playful chase Of another automobile
]. H. Baxter, lumber dealer, raj
over the lad, crushing him to instan
death, and then struck and seriously
injured George r. Bluett, coloret
man.
President Nicholas Murray Butte
of Columbia university has been mad
an officer of the Legion of Honor.
Through the enforcement of thu
immigration laws against a Chimes
student who was one Of a party which
arrived In Seattle a short time age
a young Chinaman Of great promis
, was forced to return home, and tn
case may result in intensifying tn
criticism China offers against the i'm
migration laws this country impose
, on Chinese Of the favored classes
The student deported was membe
of party of 3S young Chinamel
whom Charles d. Tenny, a Harvar
man and a member of the faculty @
the Imperial Chinese university
brought to this country.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-08-03
DYNAMITE IN A eLAzlNa CAR.
Shunted to sidetrack and Crew Es-
cape the Explosion.

Salt Lake, Utah.-The crew of a
freight train on the Tintic branch Of
the Rio Grande Western road had a
narrow escape from awful desaster
recently. when 1t was found that a
car loaded with dynamite and in the
middle Of their train was on fire.
By heroic and quick work the burn
ing car was cut out of the train and
thrown on a sidetrack near Goshen
and the trainmen had barely with
drawn to a safe distance with the re-
mainder of their train when the dyna-
mite exploded. blowing the car to
atoms and tearing up the track for a
considerable distance. No one was
hurt.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-08-03
TWO YACHTS COLLIDE
EIGHT PERSONS DROWNED OFF
THE new JERSEY COAST.
Life Saving Crews at therefore, inlet
station Did Great Work in Reseur-
Ina Victims OF Accident-Rough Sea
Turned sIoop Yacht Nora Complete
~ over-s2 Persons Into Sea.

Anglesea, N. J., July 30.-TWo
yachts coming in from the fishing
banks capsied on therefore, inlet bar
Sunday and eight persons lost their
lives. There were 80 persons on one
yacht, of whom seven were lost, and
10 on the other. That there were not
more victims was due to Captain Hen
ny s. Ludlam Of the therefore, Inlet life
saving station and crew Of five men.
Bodies recovered:
FREDERICK FISCHER, ST., Phila-
delphia.
HERBERT HAMMEL, Lansdale, Pa
WALTER SNYDER, Philadelphia.
JOHN FOGARTY, Haverford, Pa.
J. STARKEY, Philadelphia.
JERRY DONOHUE, Philadelphia.
Unknown man.
Missing - Samuel Londer, Wood
bury, N. J.
Anglesea is one of the favorite fish
ing places along the New Jersey coast
and has seldom had buster day thar
today. Every excursion train from
Philadelphia and other nearby points
came crowded with visitors. most o.
them intending to spend the day II
fishing.
The two boats that got into trouble
were the sloop yacht Nora and the
sloop Alvin B. AS the Nora keelet
over she was hit by huge wave ant
turned completely over, throwing the
80 occupants into the sea.
A government life boat, commanded
] by Captain Ludlam of the Hereford
Inlet life saving station, hove in sight
and after some manoeuvering manag
ed to get close to the capsized vessel
Captain Ludlam's work Of rescue
was most propitious. as the rough ses
was constantly pounding the life boa
great tangle Of fishing lines and nets
and it was no doubt due to this tina
SO many were unable to reach the cap
sized boat.
When the Alvin B. was seen to cap
tie there were several boats in tn
vicinity, and all but one of its occu
pants were saved.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-08-03
SEND ARMS TO CHINA.
Declared to Have Been Shipped From
America.

The Chinese government has be-
come alarmed because of the growth
of the clandestine trade in arms and
ammunition, much Of which are sur
reptitiously sent from America. Large
quantities are known to have been
struggled from coast points to the
Interior of China. the nefarious trade
being carried on by numbers Of secret
societies existing at the treaty ports
of China.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-08-03
WILL MOVE LATE PoPE's BODY
Remains Of Leo Kill to be Taken
From Vatican.

Secret arrangements have been
made for the removal of the body of
Pope Leo XIII. from the Vatican to
Lateran. which, according to the win,
was decided to be the last resting
place. When the body of Plus TX
in 1881 was carried at midnight to
the Church San Lorenzo an attempt
was made to cast it into the Tiber.
Although repetition of the out
rage is not now expected, the Vatican
unofflcially saked for police assurance
of safe transit before the decision as
to removal was taken. The govern
ment is willing to give the funeral a
solemn character by having 1t take
place, in the night time. when it is be
lieved there will be no possibility OF
any unseemly interruption.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-08-03

Chancellor Won Buelow. it is learn
ed, viii not take up the subject of g
fresh trade agreement with the
United States until after the congress
siona1 elections.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-08-03
Watson Not a "Pop."

In a recent speech at. Thompson,
Ca, his home, Thomas e. Watson.
populist leader and candidate for
president in the last election, advised
the populists in Georgia to vote the
democratic state ticket on August 20,
and not to put up ticket OF their
own. q -
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-08-03
Have Leased San Francisco sIocl

IdNo Ieaseu OdH FTdncIsco BUCK
The old site of the st. Ingatius
church and college. comprising an
entire block in San Francisco, has
been leased to Wannamaker & Brown.
The transaction is one of the largest
made since the fire. The amount of
rental for five years will aggregate
1921, 900. Wannamaker & Brown will
erect building for a department
store.