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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-10-20

take some way of letting it
become known that he would
not consider Roosevelt's de-
feat an affront to himself or
his administration, although
~ essure is being brought to
keep his mouth shut.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-10-20

be the cause OF untold humil-
iation to the white people
east OF the Blue ridge, and
possibly a race war. i he
white men down there are ter
ribly in earnest, and will not
submit tamely to another
two years humiliation by the
nigger. Remember that the
republican party has no leSlt
innate existence in the South
outside OF tue black man. Re-
member, also, that the demo
cratic party is thewhite mans
party everywhere and al
though, through the scbem.
ing Of traitors to American
institutions, it has at times
been temporarily defeated,
the principles OF democracy
are all that will ever perpet-
uato this American Republic.
and viii live to the last min
ute of the last hour OF the
last day OF the December o.
eternity.
PHANTOM.
Dnnr,nr Elk Oct IL
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-10-20
A Timely Letter from Banner Elk.

Itt va III puifSh 10 va "'Sh
vim in the eastern and mid
ale portions of the State, and
we will soou haveit here. The
question for every white man
in Western North Carolina to
ask himself is: shall lvotefor
the white man this year, nord
shall | vote for the nigger?
About one filth OF the repub-
lican vote OF the State reside
in the mountain district, and
have voted the nigger ticket |
ever since the Confederate
war. The white women OF The
teastern and MIDDLE parts OF
the State are eappealing to the
men, Just for one time," toI
vote the white mans ticket.
will they do it? Will they as
sert their America nism, and
throw off the black mask?
Linnpy is the black champ
on in this district, and Capt,
Lovill the champion OF t b e
Anglo Saxon. | saw Linney
at the last court, and he look
ed IL perfect picture OF what
he is, acOnscipnce gnaWed reN
cgade; his very fea tnres and
gait gave oIt unm'staKahIe
evidcnre OF a prolonged de-
baurh. 1t has been said that
"there is no enemy so bitter
and relentless as the rene
gade." He was once highly
+, respected by all, now he lsut-
terly dispised by many OF ms
. former champions, and looks
more like the butt cut or orig.
innl sin than anything else
could compare him to. tul
s | am convinced that there are
men who wear white masks
~ who will vote for him, ynlgal
and detestuble rs ne is, anf
= they are the lineal descend
ants of the old tories wht
buslrwhacked Gen. Frame:
Marion during the REVOLUTION
~ ary war. They arc the meI
- who say by their votes tina
, the oigger is as good as the,
= are. In nv opinion the nigge
~, is their superior in at leas
i one respect; and that's, tha
ri the nigger vii, vote for hi
:, race, while these mountal
1o tories will not. They, no
IN their ancestors, hayeever b'
# fieyed lii Tree America. .- me
b served England during t b
-, war for independence OF II
-. colonies, but they have con
h down to a SCI vitudb OF II
TO African now, and iltheir Wis
No es are carried out, ana the
ob succeed in thiseIection, Mort
=, Carolina will be cOlonlZed t.
49, the nigpers OF Virginia al
,lo s;ou,h Carolina before the eI
~, ton in 1900. VIII you li2t'
to reason, You white-skinn'
No republicans; viii you listen
itp the appeals OF the white "
- nen OF the eastern Gnd mi
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-10-20

Committee. At the investl-
cation. Quay adopted bluff
ing methods; told the Conn
mittee that he speculated in
sugar or anything else, when-
ever he wished to, and in ef-
feet asked what the Commit
tee was going to do aboutlt.
No real pa triot will deny that
the country would he better
off ii all such men as Quay
were driven out OF the Senate
and kept ont.
Nothing could show move
encouragement for demo
crafts IN the Congressional
campaign than the Tact that
re ppublicnns acknowledges
their fear OF losing four ont
OF the eleven Iowa districts,
now all represented by repG5
liaane. A gain OF thirty sea Is
,, is all that is needed by tile
democrats to put the repub,
licaDs in d minority in the
next House, and the pros
poets OF getting them and
many more, is very brightot
this time. a.
Ex Senator blackburn, Of
KY, now in Wash iagtoD.
said: "The politlcalontIoOk
in Kentucky Is az satIsiac-
tory a. democrats could
wish. OF the eleven Congres.
sional Dis, ricts they will car
rv nine certainly. and of the
remaining two there is more
than an even chance OF car
rying one-the louisville dis
trict. 1t seems to me that
there is every reason to re
!, gard the condition of demOc
racy throughout the Nation
with complacency, and | be
, lieve that the gains made b.
the party in November, vii
be large in the majority o
the states -
Col. Phil Thompson, one
n u member OF the HOUSE iron
:. Ky, who spends much Of hi
>. time in New York, has bee
!. telling his Washington
friends about the Campaign
n He said: IL believe tina
q Judge Van Wyck will bea
= Col. Roosevelt, for Governo'
E. by a heavy majority. Thei
va is an element IN the republ
vi can party that doesn't liz
Roosevelt and will secretl
h. rejoice in his downfall, He
cordially hated by thesaloc
=, keepers and their friends, ft
- bis course while Police Cor
= - missioner, and they will wol
!, like beayers to roll up Il
=, ballots for b is Opp0nen
-, 80, Then, too, Judge Van wy
:. is an amiable and uprig
. man, with no hlemish in |
~, record, and conservative p
~ nle think he will make a /
~ better executive than t
y brilliant, but rather imprf
!, ticable rough rider. l
.nr strongest card, however, !
-, the democrats, is the bad
nn =, ord OF the republican sta
49,, administration. The tax p
~ pre are up in arms over
canal Improvement fral
h., and when they come to W
., - they are going to take a 81
r y way Of manlfestiu2 their {
ID pleasure with Gov. Blac
10 regime"
IN Mr.. Mckinley is SAID to
I'm. very much disgusted at
.of. position taken by Tee
Dz.o,oI1 +hn{ his nlncr
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-10-20
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.

From our Regular Correspondent.
Lawyers for the defense sell
dom bring out any testimony
against the accused. The
members Of the Mckinley
war investigation commls-
-"The .Algpr Relief Com
mission" is what local pa
per calls it--Nho have put the
4duestions to the witnesses
who have so far testified may |
not consider themselves Sec
retary Alger's lawyers, buh
if they we're, thelr questions
could not in the opinion OF
many unprrjndlcpd persons,
I have been more carefully pre-
Hpared oWeyenr the giving
4 of undesned evidence. One
Witness Col. Lee, who start
ed TO tell about some OF the
War Departments lDiamnn-
agement, in the matter OF
Y transportation, without be-
ing questioned upon the suo-
>jcct. was at once called down
and informed that the Com
mission was not ready to en-
ter that branch OF investiga- =
], ti,n. He took the hlnt and
4 thereafter only answered such
questions as were asked. Gen
4 ii. Y. Boynton reiterated his
4 theory that flies Wprerespon-
9st,le for 80 much sickness at
Camp Thomas, aud another
witness, "a brigade surgeon
+ endorsed it. Instead OF try
ling to find out, the Commits
sion appears to he trying
not to lind out anything de-
roga tory toSecretary Alger's
management of the War De
pnrtment. 1t appears to de
D sire only evidence that vii
be complimentary to the DE
partment.
There is mnch sympath,
expressed for Mrs. Mckinley
who left Washington Tor Ca1
>ton, Ohio, Saturday night
to attend the funeral OF he
% brother, who was killed, SUP
posedly pya jealous woman
Friday evening. She was t
have star ted to the Oman
Exposition today, with Nj
Mckinley and a party OF o
ficials ann their wives. Th
.party went and will eioine
ut Canton by Mr.. Mckinle,
hut Mrs, Mckinley will pro'
ably not 60.
The arrest OF Senator Qua,
for conspiracy in connHct'c
with the failure OF a Phlladt
phia hank, has been mu'
0talked about in WashinRtO
Opinion is not unanimous
to whether Senator Quay
innocent or guilty OF this p
ticulnr charge, but, ASH
from a few men VINO are u
der personal obliga tiops
him, the letters from Qu'
- to the Cashier of the Ban
who committed suicide ali
the bank closed its doc
have added to the oplnl
long held by most perso
who knows his business ha
It's that Quay is utterly u
fitted to bold a seat in
/. United States Senate. Qn
is, and has been for years,
regular stock gambler, a
has never hesitated to mi
use Of knowledge obtained
his official capacity to ga
BILE in stocks for his own pl
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Madison, n. G., Oct. IL, 49,

Goldshoro Argus: There are
fully five thousand white Repub
Leans in North Carolina who will
vote the Democratic ticket III The
coming November election.
WAYNE county will furnish hel
full per cent OF isuch voters. Mark
the prediction. The argus isnot
given to idle talk. The entire
Democratic ticket will lie elected
in Wayne rounty by mljorlties
ranging from 800 to 500.
Evening star., 1898-05-31
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued as
follows:
White-Wm. T. O'Brien of this city and
Julia B. Bullock Of st. Mary's county, Nd
G. B. Markla of Pennsylvania and Kather-
Inc Goodwin of this city; Ira A. Hendley
and Katie Taylor, both of Richmond, Va;
Richard H. Witt Of Staunton. Va, and
Laura w. jackson of this city; William NJ
Jones and Katherine Mooslow, both of
Richmond. Va; Frederick A. Beck and
Matte James. both of Richmond, Va; Ed
ward H. Garcin Of Trenton, N. j., and
Helen S. Spiers of Culpeper, Va; Joseph c.
Widman and Mary TroxelI. both of this
city; Fred. d. Tillman and Maud G. Field,
both Of this city; Patrick d. Sullivan and
Catherine u. RaGan, both of this city.
Colored-TnomaS Jackson and Katie John
son, both of this city; VIM. L. BurwelI and
Annie Mclean, both of Richmond, Va;
VIM. Burke and Nettie Lewis both of this
city; Robert S. Penn and Mamie B. Austin,
both of this city; Clarence Wood and Vallie
Kicks, both of Montgomery county, Nd.
Evening star., 1898-05-31
IMMUNES DISBANDED,
Revocation of Permit Issued to C.
tnfn PQttersOn

Revocation of Permit Issued to Cam
tain Patterson.
The company of United States volunteers
which was to have left for Macon, Ga,
last light to join the Sd Regiment of I'M
mUnes has been disbanded, and the re-
crGiting office at 11G3 Pennsylvania avenue
Is closed. Capt. John c. Patterson, who
was to have commanded the company of
Washngtonians, it seems, incurred the dis
favor of the army authorities, and after
permission had been given him to recruit.
MS company 1t was revoked, and he was
informed that his company would not be
mustered in. There was evidently some
grave misunderstanding in the entire mat
ter The volunteers, anxious to fight for
their country, were greatly disappointed
however, and there was quite lively time
atout u o'clock yesterday evening when 1t
was learned that the company was 10 be
disbanded.
Col. Petit and Col. Ray, the former or
ganizing the 4th United States Regiment of
Volunteers, and the latter the Sd Regiment
o. 1mmuneS, both secured permission to en- :
list companies in the District of Columbia.
IL was agreed that Capt. Patterson who
was designated recruiting officer for Col
Rays regiment, should not interfere with
the enlistments of Col. Pettits officers The
latter officers protested that Capt. Patter-
son was encroaching On their territory and
/! is believed that this led directly to the
reVocatory orders issued late yesterday ar
ternoon.
The Patterson company was already
made up. and it is said the full quota had
passed the physical examination and were
ready Tor muster. The men who enlist ed
In his command will now join one of the
companies OF the 4th Regiment.
Evening star., 1898-05-31

make a naturally strong woman stronger
and healthier they will make a naturally
weak, sickly woman weaker and more
sickly, and if indulged in to excess, may
result fatally.
A woman who suffers from weakness and
disease of the delicate and important or
gans distinctly feminine, cannot hope to
recover her general health through ath-
letics, so long as she remains locally weak.
A woman suffering in this way is unified
to bear the strain of athletics Just as much
as she is untitled to bear the duties and
burdens of wifehood and motherhood.
There is sure, safe, speedy and perma-
nent cure for all disorders of this descrip-
tion. 1t is DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip.
tion. 1t acts directly "a me ofs...s con-
cerned in WIFE -.ooo and maternity, making
tnem srrorg and healthy and vigorous It
soothes pain, allays Inflammation, heals
liberation and tones the nerves. II fits a
woman to indulge in, and be benefited by,
athletics. All good medicine stores sell it.
Your valuable Favorite Prescription cured
me OF female weakness and catarrhal dis
charge from the lining membrane Of the special
parts" writes Mrs. T. H. Parker, Of BROOKLYN
Jackson Co., Mich. Il am now perfectly we'll"
DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure consti-
patton. Constipation is the cause of many
diseases. Cure the cause and you cure the
disease. One Pellet" is a gentle laxa.
tive, and two mild cathartic Druggists
cell them, and nothing is just as good pa
Evening star., 1898-05-31
THE COURTS.
Equity Court No. 1-Justice Cox.

Equity court NO. l-JuStlCe COX.
In lie Sarah J. Clarvoe, Chas. D. Sydnor,
Jas. T. King, Robt. c. Bradshaw Albert
Smith and Henry Jackson; inquisitions in
lunacy confirmed. Ordway agt Hurst; mo-
tion to dismiss overruled. Morris agt. Long;
time to file testimony limited to twenty
days. Keleher agt Keleher; testimony be-
fore M. N. Richardson. examiner, ordered
taken. Rupert agt. Wolf; pro confesso
against Defendant Wolf granted. Hufty
ast. District Of Columbia; collection of GER
tain taxes enjoined. Ohio National Bank
agt. King; M. ]. Colbert allowed to inter-
vene.
Equity Court No. 2-Justice Hagner
Duhamel agt. Kendrick; order authoriZ-
ing trustee to accept offer of purchase.
richardson agt. Belt; order overruling mo-
tion TO vacate approval of bond and dis
miss appeal. Burwell agt. Burwell order
giving custody of children to John T. Bur-
wen, suspending proceedings and declaring
plaintiff In contempt. Brown agt. Brown;
On hearing.
Circuit Court No. 1-Chief Justice Bing-
ham.
Grant agt. Allen; Judgment by default.
Estate of Loughran; caveatee made plain
I'M and caveator made defendant; jury
sworn. .N,h
Circuit Court No. 9--Jnstice McComas.
Leach ct al. agt. Lucas: leave 10 plaintiff
RUSSELL do. in thirty days. and case con-
tinued for term. Colgrove agt Wilson:
juror withdrawn; suit dismissed. Edmond
son agt Carey; verdict for PLAINTIFF Cor
$500. -t.
Criminal Court No. 1-Justice Cole.
United States agt. Dennis ]. Canty muir
der; on trial. -t
Criminal Court No. 2-Justice Bradley.
United States agt. James Berry, house
breaking; verdict guilty on first count only.
United States agt. Henry Coleman assault
to kill On trial.
Evening star., 1898-05-31
From the Hawaiian I.lapa..

Frank H. Thomas, chairman of the COM
mittee on outside donations In aid of the
national Masonic Temple fund, has re-
ceived communication from Honolulu
Comma ndery, Knights Templar, stationed
at Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands, inclosing
draft Of generous proportions to assist
IN that enterprise. A roster of the Sir
knights Of Honolulu Commandery was also
inclosed. from which it is learned that
many OF the membership are prominent in
the affairs Of that republic. II. E. Cooner
the eminent commander. is minister of
foreign affairs, and w. Geo. Ashley. tine
recorder. is registrar of the Hawaiian
treasury.
Evening star., 1898-05-31
Decoration Day.

University Park Temple, corner Of 9th
and Trumbull streets northwest, held its
memorial services incident to Decoration
day. Sunday evenir g at 7:30 o'clock. The
main address was delivered by Mr.. Robert
n. Terrell, who took for his theme, Col,
Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Massa-
chusetts Regiment of Colored Volunteers"
The address was we'll received and loudly
app.auded. Speeches appropriate to the
occasion were also delivered by Rev. Sterl-
Green Of OHIO, Col. Milton M. Holland.
Major Charles r. Douglass and Mr.. Lewis
H. Douglass. The three last named were
soldiers in the civil war, and greatly dis
tinguished themselves on the field of bat
tie. TIE exercises closed with the singing
Of America" by the whole audience.
Evening star., 1898-05-31
Some Lawn Eetea.

A lawn fete is to be given by the ladies
of St. Michaels and All Angels Church
Thursday from to 10 pm. at 1918 F street
northwest. There will be music, abundance
of good things to eat and all the other
accomplishments of a festival.
Monarch Temple. No. 2, Ladies of the
Golden Eagle. will give an entertainment
and strawberry festival at Masonic Temple
corner 9th and F streets, tomorrow night
at o'clock for the benefit Of the relief
fund. An excellent program has been ar
ranged. composed Of well-known talent
One of the special features of the evening
will be the fancy dancing by Miss Clara
Stevens, Miss Marie Hodgson and Miss
Maggie Divers.
Evening star., 1898-05-31
William Harris Missing.

The police have been asked If they could
give any information concerning the where
abouts of William Harris, colored, about
fifty years old. He disappeared frcm his
home week ago last Saturday night and
his relatives have heard nothing of him
since, except that he was seen on some
bridge" The missing man lived at I'll
Draper's alley southwest. His description
answers that of the colored mans body
found in the river between Shepherds and
Alexandria Friday morning.
Evening star., 1898-05-31
Aged Wntchmnn Injured.

George Adams colored, a watchman sew
enty-fve years old. on duty in a new build
ing at Sth and A streets southeast last
night fell and severely injured his back. He
was removed to the Washington Asylum
Hospital.
Evening star., 1898-05-31
The athletic

The athletic
woman is the wo-
man of the day.
The past twenty
| years has seen
wonderful pro-
gress in this re-
spect. That this
tendency will re-
suit in a more TO-
bust womanhood,
better able to bear
the burdens and
duties and pleas
ures of life, there
can be no ques-
tion. But this
result will be ac-
comp1ish ed by,
the building up
of those women
Ire 4 ady in rea-
SO n a bly, robust
health, and the
killing off Of their
W eaker sisters.
Evening star., 1898-05-31

Capital Traction car 213 and one of the
Pabst Brewing Company's wagons collided
afternoon on Pennsylvania ave-
nue. northwest between Sd and Az streets
The wagon was slightly damaged
Evening star., 1898-05-31

James Berry, colored was found guilty of
housebreaking in Criminal Court No. 2 be-
fore Judge Bradley today.
Evening star., 1898-05-31
Significant of Frfendship.


Aside from the tariff changes made by
nificant in showing the good will existing
between the United States and France In
official circles there has never been any
question as to the continued cordiality be-
tween the two countries, but in unofficial
quarters there have been reports of fric-
ton. 1t Is the. belief among officials that
the aga cement will serve to dispel all mis-
apprehensions as to the satisfactory rela-
tons between the two governments and
that 1t will be quite as beneficial in increas-
ing the good will as Well as the commerce
between the two republics.
Inc benefit OF the French minimum tariff
Whlch Is granted to various products of the
soil and industry of the United States is
especially advantageous to western indus
lrles including the large meat-packing In
dustries of Chicago, Kansas City, Omaha
and st. Louis. AS a result of these conces-
SONS II is believed among officials that the
agreement Will have a beneficial influence
IN increasing the interest and co-operat tion
OF the west and the country In general in
the French exposition in 1850.
Agreement in Detail.
The agreement in detail grants the follow
ing concessions on American products:
Meats manufactured and prepared from
pork, 80 francs per 100 kilos, in lieu of
the regular rate of 100 francs; lard and its
compounds, % francs per 100 kilos, in
AiSu VI ~ iidncS. Inc trencn minimum
rate Is also continued on table fruit canned
meats, dried or pressed fruits, common
woods. paving blocks, slaves. hops and ap-
pies and pears, crushed, cut or dried. These
minimum rates were originally secured by
Ambassador Whitelaw Reid, but they were
about to be discontinued for the maximum
rates.
The concessions allowed to France are as
follows: Argols. 5 per cent ad valorem, in
lieu of to cents per pound; brandies and
other spirits. $1.75 per gallon, in lieu Of 81 %
per gallon. Still wine and vermouth, rs cents
per gallon, in lieu of 10 and so cents Der
gallon; paintings. statuary and works of
art, 10 per cent ad valorem, in lieu of 70 per
cent ad valoTem. The reciprocity reduction
from IS to $6 per dozen on champagne, per
dozen quarts, as contemplated by the law.
Is not included in the agreement
Evening star., 1898-05-31
RECIPROCITY WITH FRANCE
First Commercial Agreement Under the
Dingley Law.
Final Issue of Negotiations That
Have Been in Progress for the
Last Eight Months.

The United States and France have con-
cluded the first commercial agre eement en-
tered into under section III of the Dingley
tariff law. The negotiations have been in
progress for the last eight months. and
after many vicissitudes were concluded
on Saturday last when Ambassador Cam
bon, on behalf of France, and Gen. Kas-
son, reciprocity commissioner for the
United States. affixed their signatures to
the formal agreement. 1t makes important
changes in the tariff rates on the articles
constituting the chief trade between this
country and France. The particular ad-
vantages secured by the United States are
on meat products and lard compounds,
France reducing her rates olie-half on
meat products and about one-third on lard
compounds. The chief benefits to France
are in reduced rates on brandies. still wine,
vermouth and works of art. There Is no
although the Dingley law contemplates a
reciprocal reduction on champagnes in case
mutual concessions were given.
The Presidents Proclamation.
By the terms cf the agreement the new
rates 80 into effect June 1. or tomorrow
Yesterday afternoon the President issued a
proclamation granting the reciprocal re-
ductioas specified in the agreement.
The conclusion of the agreement is a
source of general congratulation among the
officials of the State Department and at the
French embassy. Several reciprocity nego-
tiations have been in progress, and 1t was
thought that those with Great Britain were
likely to be concluded first The French
negotiations began last October, when NJ.
Patenotre was French ambassador here.
1t soon developed. however that the United
States expected much larger concessions,
particularly on meat products, than Nj.
Patenotre was ready to yield. and the ne
gotiations came to a halt With a view to
renewing them and securing final results,
the French government dispatched to
Washington M. Cambon, formerly govern
or general of Algiers, regarded as one Of
the most capable diplomatic officials in the
French service. He resumed the work, anu,
acting under instructions from Paris, con-
cessions were made which allowed the two
governments to come together. 1t was a
matter of no little surprise that the ar
rangement was concluded at the present
time, when the war emergency compelled
this government to look for every possible
resource for revenue. This made it particu-
larly difficult to arrive at an agreement on
reductions of revenue. There was added
difficulty from the concentration Of Official
attention on measures relating directly to
the war.
Evening star., 1898-05-31

~ ONSULT Us about your foot troubles.
n We're expert foot specialists and skillfully
and relieve all manner Of foot all
ments. Corns removed 25c.
Prof. ]. J. GEORGES SON. Chiropodists
: 1115 Pa. ave. Hours. 8 to 9; Sundays. Q TO r..
my2S6d
Evening star., 1898-05-31

Practically half their
worth! Waists worth every
penny of s1.50 and S1.75.
Every up-to-dafe style is
shown. Fasilf the top-notch
shirt waist values.
Evening star., 1898-05-31

More variety and
more styles are in
clnded in this lot
at 5Sc.-thap were
shown even at our
former big sale Of
trade muslins, Not
one I'm the lot but
at other times
you'd c h q e rfully
pay q dollar and
be satisfied.