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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-01-04

Mr. F. T.. Mistrot. formerly Of this
city, but now Of Galveston, has PUT
chA.ed the Zig retail dry goods busi
nes, Of Mistrot Bros, 4 Co. In that
city and will hereafter conduct itas an
individual enterprise. Under the per
,oual management Of Mr.. Mistiot, ~ a
member Of the firm, this business has
grown 10 mammoth proportions and Is
a striking index Of his genius IN mod.
efn business methods.
Cole Bros. are fitting up their new
hardware store, formerly used for dry
goods, 10 handsome and convenient
style and getting their stock Of goods In
shape at the new stand. which Is one Of
the hest In the city. They now have
their hardware and grocery stocks in
al dining buildings aud are in excellent
shape Tor busnes, ia 1899.
The Eagle learns that Mr.. j. X. Bit.
'ain wa recently happily married at
jackson, Tenn, and will arrive Ia Bp-
an February !, aud make his home
here. MIR. Britain Is a travelling repre-.
sentative OF the Geo. W. Nelms snuff
company.
J. W. SkaIns and VT. Thurman
were here from the Macy community
YESTERDAY Mr.. Skains reported a
quiet Christmas an new year.
Prepared as they always are TO cater
TO the best trade, Taylor & Coz an.
nounce Il. II. Mumm's Extra Dry cham.
payne. liti
Mrs'J. W. Sanders and Mrs. Lucy
Evan, returned TO Gatesyille yestcr.
day after pleasant visit to relatives
here.
Mr.. amt Mrs. Richard Bailey have re-.
turned from visit 10 Mrs. Bailey's
mother, Mrs. Snowwhite, In Calvert,
Mr.. Tom Garrett returned to Calvert
yestezdoy after visit to General II Il.
Stoddard and Major Tabor.
Mrs. ID. Giles returned fIom Kosse
Yesterday, accompanied by Mrs. 4. +.
Bryant.
s. T. Tooke and W. 4. Harris left
with their samples Yesterday.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-01-04

Cap l.. a Sanders and family have
moved 10 san Angelo whore thoI aiIl
make their future home. and where
Capt, Sanders has +, position with the
San Angelo grocery company. The
Eagle sincerely rygiets their departure,
and hopes health and prosperity may
attend them boo tneir new home.
Minkert Bros. have rented W. J.
Christians blacksmith shop, adjoining
The electric light plant. aud are pre-.
pared 10 do all kinds Of repair work on
wagons, buggies. carriages and ploWa
kepAlnting vehicles and sign writing
-pcciaIties d37 W.
The young people enjoyed a dance
Monday night at the residence OF Mr.
and Mrs. J.. b. Kern, given by Mr. Al.
gu.t and Misses Calhe aud Ola Kern,
IN honor Of Miss Laduska aud M.
Bernie Brogden Of Houston.
LOST-a pocket book containing SOS
in currency, three 2O's aud "a o, and a
note Tor si2.4g. somewhere in the city
Friday night Liberal reward for re-
turn % this office. %
W. W. sangstef returned % Nayasota
yesterday, having closed the business
Of X. u. Templeinan q Son here. lie
was accompanied by /. l.. Brooks.
For accident and life Insurance either
10 lodge, u straight life companies see
Joe b. Reed. Also sells -four, rice and
coffee. #
Miss Matte Watkins returned 10 the
state university 81 Austin yesterday
after spending the holidays with home
folks.
Miss Kate Ella Calhoun Of Palestine,
after a witt 10 MadirOnyillc, 10 now the
guest Of Prof. aud Mis-. j. a. Connell At
College.
Bernie Brogien and Miss Laduska
Brogden have returned 10 Houston
Alters pleasant visit TO bryan friends.
Lon johnson has the cheapest aud
finest samples OF wall paper and room
moulding ever seen Ia bryan. 10
Mr.. r. VI. Nall began his work asses
ing taxes Tor lso9 yesterday.
| II. l.. and Mat shepard were In tow
ye.tefday from kuften
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-01-04

81. Thomas, d. W. l., Jan. s. The
Spanish steamer Ida, Captain Genig,
from Liverpool, Dec. 10. via Santander.
Spain, Dec 10, for Porto Rico, with a
general cargo, ran on a reef near the
Island Of Ancagada, the most northern
OF the Virgin islands, British West In.
dies, Dec. 81, and will probably turn out
TO be total loss The crew, with the
exception OF the storekeeper, who was
drnwned. has arrived hero.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-01-04
They Fought the Duel.

Buda Pest. Jan. "A duel between
NJ Huranzky. a member Of the lower
house Of the Hungarian diet and Baron
Banffy, the premier. took place this
morning Pistols were the weapons
used. The duel was bloodless NJ. Ho.
ranzky in a recent debate In the lower
house of the Hungarian diet character.
ized Baron Banify A. 'cheat ana a
traitor Thereupon the premier chat.
lenged him. hut the duel did not come
on at the time expected, owing 10 tho
inability Of their seconds 20 agree upon
conditions Their seconds quarreled and
a series OF duels between them followed
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ANOTHER POISONING
The Death Of Henry q. BaFnss L. R.ih
sr Suspicious

New York. Jan. g. There IL strong
likelihood that the fact may BE- soon %.
tablished that Henry q. Barnet who
died at the Knickerbocker Athletic club
on Nov. 10 ostensioly from faucial dipn-
iberia, according TO the death certificate
made out by his physician. was murder.
I'd by poison as was Mrs. Adams, and
that the same poison was used 10 take
his life as was utilized in the case Of ths
woman Cyanide Of mercury was ad.
ministered in each tAss The body OF
Barnet has been exhumsd ana IL j. said
that sufficient evidence has been obtain.
ID 10 prove that the body contains
traces Of the poison named. There u
said 20 be- little doubt that the person
who caused the death Of Mrs. Adams IS
also responsible for the death OF Barnet,
with this difference, that while be did
not intend 20 Kill Mrs. Adams, but Cor.
nish, the death Of Barnet was dehoer.
T At'Al NAAhANA
Barnet's death was surrounded with
several very suspicious cireumstaucs-
lie had not been feeling well for several
DAYS previous % oct 30, wing 20 a ais-
ordered condition OF the stomach ana
cold. On the date mentioned there
came into hiF possession a bottle Of pro.
prietary powder which j. usually usei
20 remedy headache.
/ Whether the bottle was blugh, W
Barnet or whether 10 came 10 him at the
knickerb lcker Athletic club. through
the mail Is not known az this time. but
IL has bee stated here that b. received
it through the mail lie took a uose Oi
tho powder ana at once became exceed.
ingly H. DR. Phillips, who has an Office
Immediately across the street from the
club where Barnet roomad. was called
in hastily ana prescr bfi for the SICK
man. Later m the day mis- regular phy-
acian called 20 see MIN and attended
him from that time until his death ON
Nov. 10. the death certificate stated
that hi. death wa. due 90 di1h'ho
During the 10 days Of Blruet's illness
tho greatest precautions were taken 70
keep the clrcum stances surrounding his
case quiet When his brother Edmund
called 10 see him Henry said that b. nal
taken a houdache powder, and ADDED
that IL had made him violently Ill. lie
attributed this 10 having taken on over.
dose.
H. seemed 10 recover from the effects
OF the powder In day or two, and no
suspicious we're aroused IN the mind Of
Edmund that his brothers death was
not the result Of fAucial suicide
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-01-04

Washington, Jan. "A cablegrAm
from General OTIS, AZ Manila was read
nj the cabinet meeting IL is said 20
have stated that news from noilo was
rcassuring, but the details were nor
made public.
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roash wllh n.r.,.rsa r.sL.r.. s.ol.a.

New York, Jan. IA pouch contain.
ing ia registered packages OF mail dis.
appeared IN transit from the general
postoilice 10 branch Office A, az l4s
Prince street The presumption is strong
that Il was stolen, and John II. Kiloy,
driver Of the mail wagon, was neld I'M
der 5000 bail by Commissioner Shields
on the charge OF stealing IT, The value
Of the lost packages cannot be deter.
mined until the senders put in their
claims against the government and ais.
close the contents of the packages. Il
Is fairly certain, however, IN the opin.
ion OF those familiar with such letters,
that IL will amount TO several thousand
dollars
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10. Arrives tttfsss
80. 3 arrives. ....... LEWIS.
LOCAL sI'y Yesterday

- lsraAy for san
lib. Steele Was in
Hugo Jahns left ye |efe on MILF
Antonio.
Andrew Holiday was II hon Dial.
can yesterday.
Miss Ellie liggs rctur p was IN the
las yesterday.
Joe johnson Of Millic fstufned to
city yesterday.
Miss Ethel henderson, ~ Station.
Austin Yesterday.
4 d. d. McCorquoiale Of '''u'"e'
vas here yesterday.
Col. and Mrs. A. VI. Rho uyed from
from Houston yesterday.
Mrs. W. P. wooten a businesf
Mexia yesterday afternoon.
I'd Sims left yesterday on F'oso we're
trip to Paris and Clarksyir
Billy Morgan and j. p. y VISIT
here from Reliance yesterda
Mrs. Ida Dunn Of Frank 'auFn'e'
ing Mrs. ChAs. y. williamsod r'efoAy
W. 7. Rhodes and little
Bessie, returned 10 Denison
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THREE ASPECTS VIEWED
Az ~ RELATES 10 WHITE VO-
TIERS. NEGRO VOTERS AND
THE STATES INTERESTS.
IT WILL PROMOTE pU5llc EDUCATION
There Is uol White Boy IN the State Who Can.
mol Learn 10 Read and Write by
1903. A BLESSING 10
Good Negroes.

In this discussion I shall assume that
the proposed amendment is not in conflict
with the Constitution Of the United
States II is similar to the provisions
Of the Constitution Of Louisiana which
has been passed upon and pronounced
constitutional by some Of tine ableat law
yers in the United States. II was passed
by the a legislature composed Of many
OF the aDlest lawyers Of this State. The
American system Of government leaves
the question Of suffrage very largely with
the State, and the Supreme court Of the
United States has recently affirmed aud
upheld this doctrine in passing upon the
new constitution Of Mississippi, which
contained provisions restricting and reg
ulating suffrage. So notwithstanding the
condemnation Of the amendment by few
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1861. The white man and the negro
who are excluded from voting are eX.
clded for the same reason, because they
could neither read and write, nor dld
they or their ancestors vote III tins
country before 1867. | suppose no one
will contend that the foreigner, who -
excluded from the suffrage under his
amendment is denied the right to vote
~ reason of race. color or previous
condition of servitude. Then upon what
principle Of law or common sense Wii
the courts hold that the negro, VINO IS
excluded with him is denied his right t.
vote ION account of race, color or pre-
yious condition of serviIude?
But it is suggested that the courts
will not construe this amendment by itS
terms. but that it viii look beyond
ara outside Of the amendment, and con.
s:der any historical facts connected with
its initiation and adoption, and inquire
into the motive and intent of the paeas-
ure.
We'll. for the sake of the argument.
LEI MS admit it, although it must be
confessed that this would be a novel
method Of interpreting written consti-
tuition. Tt IS contended that the court
concerning orr population and the facts
connected with the emancipation Of the
negro TO see that only very few ne
groes could qualify themselves for SUI.
frage under the so-called grandfather
cause. while all the white people ex-
cent a few foreigners could qualify
themselves under it and therefore the
court. predicating its action upon those
~ .stslf 1e1t1f
held that the object Of this claflse was
to deny and abridge" the suffrage o.
I Q negro ION account Of race, color OF
previous condition Of seryitude. But
North Carolina is not the whole Of The
iDited States.
HOW WOULD IT BE IN NEW
YORK?
Let MS suppose that an amendment
identical with ours should be submitted
10 the people OF New York and ratified
by them, and case to test It's constitH-
tionality should be taken to the Supreme
Court. and that court should apply the
r.ile Of construction contended for. as
ABOVE stated; what would be the re-
sElt?
New York has an enormous population
there are some negroes, but not many
probably twenty-five or thirty thousand
negro voters in the State. A large part
Of its white population are foreigners
Who have moved into that State since
1867. A large proportion OF this foreign
element are utterly ignorant and Otter
aaprayed There are probably more than
z 1900 such voters in that State today
Does any one suppose that the court
looking 1T these well known facts con
corning the population Of New York
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telligent white men. Neither the negro
nor his corrupt white allies
can again dominate our local govern
ments and re-enact the scenes Of strife
and riot and ruin of 1868 and 1869
Good government is am absolute essential
to the peace and prosperity Of a State
Ihis is too plain to need argument. We
have seen it in in our own State. To es-
tablish and maintain it in Cuba, in Porto
Rico and Philippine Islands the Presi-
dent and Congress have called Ip on the
American people to pay taxes to carry
ON wars and to mourn over their sons
slain in battle. The negro has demon
strated the fact that he cannot govern.
1T is likewise true that the white man
who is dependent upon the negro for his
place and who is dominated and controll
ed by him is equally unfit to govern. The
adoption of this amendment eliminates
that class of white men as well as the
negro from prominence in political mat
ters in the State and insures to the IN
telligent, worthy white men the manage
ment of public affairs Page after page
might he written along these lines of
thought but ! must abandon this inviting
field for the present and hasten on to
consider our second general head, lest |
make this paper too long. This then,
bring Us to a brief discussion OF
THE - tEC1NS or THE AMEN
MENT UPON THE COLORED
POPULATION.
Its first effect upon this race will be
to greatly reduce the number Of col
ored voters in this state, ana consequent
~ to practically eliminate the colored
man from politics. VIII this be a bless
ing or curse to his race?
After thirty years of earnest endeavor
to advance the negro race in all that per-
tains to their best interests, i give it rs
my opinion that it will be a blessing to
them to eliminate the great body Of them
from politics. They were suddenly chang
cd from slaves to soyereigns. Without
any preparation for proper discharge Of
the important duties of American citizen
ship, they Were by military edcts cloth
cd with all its prerogatiyeS. powers and
privileges. 1t is but natural that they
should have priced these newborn rights
above everything else, and should have
revelled in them For thirty years they
have devoted themselves to politics only
to find that it does not bring to them that
Whlcn tney most need. Inc negro race,
above all things else, need homes for
their families and mental, moral and
industrial training for their children.
They cannot get these out of politics
WILL MAKE THRIFTLESS NE
GROES THRIFTY.
The colored race may be divided into
two classes-those who are trying to
40 something, to acquire something and
to make something out of themselves
and their children, and those who have
no concern for anything beyond one days
Continued ON page 1879.
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in any legal sense either deny or
abridge' the right Of the black man To
Court of the United States, not only
vote; il simply establishes a qualitica-
ton Of suffrage. This qualification is
that the voter shall have DUE
UNDERSTAN DING OF THE MA
IGRE OF HIS ACT, and THE Ell
it.CT TIiEREOF upon HIMSELF
and HIS FELLOW MAN, and it pre-
scribes TWO WAYS in which the voter
may SHOW that he POSSESSES this
REQUIRED DEGREE OF UNDER
STANDING.
First. Ii he can read and write, it is
eonclusiyely presumed from that fact
that he possesses the required degree
Of understanding.
Second. If he or his ancestors began
to exercise the right of suffrage prior
to 1867. it is conclusiyely presumed from
THAT fact that he possesses the required
degree of understanding.
The reasoning in the latter case being
that The voter having been thus long
accustomed TO exercise the function Of
suffrage, and to participate III the af-
fairs of government, or having been in
parental relationship and association
with those who have thus participated,
has come both to understand and appre-
ciate the full significance and import
III the suffiage, and that it is as safe To
presume the possession by the voter Of
the. required degree Of understanding
from the knowledge and training thus
acquired as it is TO presume it from a
knowledge by him of the art Of reading
and writing. OF course, all qEalifica-
tions predicted ON the intelligence OF
the voter must necessarily be based upon
presumption there being no scales in
Elnicn son may weigh mind and under
standing.
Tile STATES RIGHT OVER SUE
RAGE.
This is the qualification and tle man
ner of proving the possession Of il by tic
voter, and every negro who can show
either in the ONE or the OTHER of
these TWO WAYS that lie POSSESS
ES it, is entitled to VOTE under the
AMENDMENT.
Certainly, there can be no successful
denial OF the right of the State to base
re right of suffrage upon the voter s
ability to understand the nature and ef-
feet Of the exercise of the suffrage.
This right of the State is equally Us
clear rs is its right TO impose what Is
commonly known as an educational
qualification by requiring the voter To
be able to read and write, for this il
itself in effect nothing but an under
standing qualification. The object Of re.
curing the voter TO show that he can
read and write is solely to prove his 81
pacity to understand, and certainly this
NAY be proved just rs well and just rs
satisfactorily in other ways.
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The Mississippi constitution, which
has recently been upheld by the supreme
imposes an understanding qualification,
but even goes 40 the extent of permits
ting the registrar of elections TO decide
arbitrarily whether the voter sufficient.
IN understands.
IL the negro, when he comes TO vote
cannot qualify himself under the amend
ment bv showing that he Is anie to
read and write, certainly no one will
contend for d moment that the amend
ment. in refusing his ballot for that rea-
son either Denies or a9ridges" his right
NJ suffrage within the meaning of the
tiffeenth Amendment. III failing 10
come M to his test treadlng and writ.
ine) he cannot qualify himself under the
other test prescribed by the amendment,
to-wit.: The test OF presumed under.
standing from long participation IN gov
eminent. or descent from and intimate
association with those who have been
long accustomed to such participation,
no wrong is done him, nor IS his right
TO vote, denied or, abridged because
somebody else is able TO qualify himself
under the test.
-ne master said that the Lord of the
gan to labor ut the third, and the sixth
and ninth hour, when he gave TO those
who only began at the eleventh hour
likewise penny" Take that which Is
thine and go thy way.
A PRACTICAL ILLUSTRATIONS.
Let us make practical application or
the amendment Take four citizens OF
the State, neither of whom can read and
write, let two of them be white men,
one a native North Carolinian, who has
lived here all his life. one a Pole or
German. who has only been 20 years IN
this country; let the other two be ne
groes one of whom has lived in the
State all his life, and the other one who
has recently moved TO the State, let rs
say. from Massachusetts, where he yot-
e.. before 1867, or whose ancestors were
free negroes and could vote before
1867. Now, under the constitutional
amendment one of these white men can
vote and one of these negroes can vote;
while the other white man (the foreign
erl and the other negro cannot vote.
The white man and the negro Who
are permitted to vote are both allowed
to vote for the same reason, because
they or their ancestors could vote befor"
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Some Practical Illustrations Showing How the
Amendment Would Work and Wherein
it's Not in Conflict With the
Fifteenth Am endment.

To the Editor: 1t has been suggested
that the Constitutional Amendment dis
eliminates against the negro, and IS
therefore violative of the Fifteenth
Amendment Now, the Fifteenth
Amendment nowhere uses the word dis.
criminate;" it simply provides that no
State shall deny or abridge the right OF
Il citizen to vote, ON account Of race, col
or or previous condition of seryitude. :
Subject 10 this limitation, it is well set
tied and admitted by every one that the
State can prescribe any condition or
qualification, however discriminatiye,
TO the suffrage it may see fit to impose.
The constitutional amendment upon
which the people are TO vote does not
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Republican lights, who have been drag
ged from obscurity by the negro vote, |
shall assume the amendment to be consti-
tutional, and that it is within the pro-
vince OF the people of North Carolina TO
ratify it and make it a part of their con-
stitution if they see proper to do so.
THE PEOPLE TO DETERMINE.
The Legislature has performed its part
in preparing and passing the proposed
amendment to be voted on. 1t now re-
mains for the people to say whether it
shall be ratified or not. II a majority
of the votes cast shall be against it that
ends it. If a majority shall be for It
then ii will become Il part OF our constl-
tuition. So the whole question and Ie-
sponsibility is now with the people. Ii
IL for Them to say what shall be done
with it. And in making up their minds
ana arriving ut their conclusions they
have ample time to consider this great
question in all its bearings upon the fu-
ture policies and interests Of their State.
Mich will probably be written and sp0k-
en- for and against the amendment be-
fore the day Of voting comes. 1t will be
vel for the conservative, thoughtful
people to take these arguments and rea-
sons. consider them and then vote as
they be convinced is for the best interest
Of themselves. their homes and their
States. If anything | may say in this
article shall aid any one i'll his considera
ton Of this great question then it will
not have been written in vain.
In order to treat this question as plain
Nv and at the same time as comprehen-
sivcly as possible in brief article,
shall discuss it under the three follow
ing general propositions.
First. It's effect upon the States
white population.
Second. It's effect upon the States
coolred population.
Third. It's effect urpn the States
general policies and industries.
EFFECT on WHITE MEN.
/ now ask the read to consider the
effect of this amendment, if adopted upon
TIE white people Of the State. And first
OF all | assert it does not disfranchise 4
single white voter whose name goes on
the registration books prior to january
fst, 1908. Not one. Every white man
who is a qualified voter now will continue
to be so as long as he lives, SO far as this
amendment affects his right to vote. Ey-
cry young man arriving at full age be-
fore January LIST, 1908, can register and
vote if he puts his name on the regis
tration books before that date, and he
will continue to be a voter as long as
he lives. Then what class Of white
men can it affect? / answer only those
who become u years old after January
LIST. 1908, and who will not learn TO
read and white. l say will not because
there is not white boy in the State who
cannot learn to read and write il he
will. Every boy viii understand that to
be voter he must be able to read and