Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-10-05
DISFRANCHISED.
The Negro Practically Disqualified
from Voting in South Carolina.
POSSIBLE TO REACH THE POLE.
Views OF Prof. Dyche, of the Peary Arctic
ExpeditIon-The Texas Legislature
Convenes to Tackle the Prize
Fight Question.

COLUMBIA, S. c., Oct. 2.-The report
of the suffrage committee of the con-
stitutional convention was made last
night 1t provides forSthe registra ton
of qualified voters. The qualifications
of electors given in the following sec
ton are regarded as practically dis
qualifying the majority of the negroes
on account of the education and
property requirements:
The person applying for registration must be
able to read and write any section in this con-
Etitution or must show that he owns and pays
taxes on $500 worth of property in this state:
provided that at the first registration under
this constitution and up to January l, 1898, all
male persons of voting age who can read a
clause in the constitution or understand and
explain it when read to them by the registra-
ton officer shall be eligible to register and be-
come electors.
separate record of every illiterate person
thus registered sworn to by the registration
officer shall be filed, one copy with the clerk OF
the court and one in the Office of the secretary
of state, on or before January /. 1898, and such
person shall remain during his lifetime a quail
flied elector, unless convicted of some disqual-
flying crime. The certificate of the clerk OF
the secretary Of state shall be sufficient evil
dence to establish the right of said class of
citizens to register and the franchise.
The constitutional convention after
a hard fight by a vote of SO TO 40,
adopted section of the constitution
forbidding the granting of divorces for
any cause whatever and not allowing
recognition Of divorces granted in
other states.
POSSIBLE TO REACH THE POLE.
BROOKLYN, Oct. 2.-Prof. L. L. Dyche,
of the Kansas university, who repre-
scented the Museum of Natural History
in the Greenland scientific exhibition
last summer, and Mart Henson, the
servant and associate of Lieut.. Peary,
the Arctic explorer, arrived as passen-
gers on the steamer Silvia from Hall
fax yesterday. Prof Dyche will re-
main for two weeks in New York,
mounting specimens and curiosities
for the Museum of Natural History.
and will then report for duty at the
Kansas university.
Henson has in his charge Arctic
specimens and trophies, including a
number of dogs, which will be taken
to the Central park zoo for temporary
care. Prof Dyche secured two meteor
ties, one weighing 5000 and the other
500 pounds. He says he left behind
one weighing forty tons. In addition,
he has secured about 400 skins
of fur-bearing animals, twenty
walrus hides, a monster whale and
several thousand birds and eggs.
The specimens will be divided
between the Museum of Natural His.
tory, Central park and the Kansas uni
versity. The professor declares that
the last expedition was a failure, but
says he would like to take part in an.
other and believes that It is possible
to reach the pole. Henson said that
he had been instructed by Lieut.. Peary
not to talk for publication.
THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE MEETS.
AUSTIN, Tex, Oct. 2.-In compliance
with the proclamation of Gov. Culber-
son, converting the legislature in this
city October l, to take action on the
prize fight question, which has been
agitated by the Fitzsim N ous
mill at Dallas October 81, quorum
of both houses responded to the cal
yesterday at high noon, and were
in working shape within thirty min
utes, and at 1890 promptly received {
message from Gov. Culberson. The
governor confined himself solely tc
the prize fight question, and reviewed
at length the situation which has
made the call necessary. He saiG
that he regretted that he had tc
call the solons together, but as the
question was being wrangled over il
the courts he deemed it advisa bic tc
stop further disc ussion by having the
legislature enact law that would be
clear and specific on this su Dject, which
he desires to go into immediate effect