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The colored American., 1900-12-01

OF the methods by which they have by
their ciabolical actioh reduced the vot-
ing population of this county from
5000 to about 1 000 This reduction
leaves msjority of about 800, as the
white democrats all told number about
700.
The election law and methods are still
worse, and their conduct out Herods
Herod. The law provides that three
commissioners of election for State and
and county officers and the same mum.
Der for Presidential and Congressional
election for each county be appointed
by the Gov ernor and with but two ex
ceptions have republicans been ap'
pointed on the commission, one for
Beaufort and one for Georgetown. In
the last election the farce was enacted
IN the county by the recommendation
of the democratic county chairman OF
the appointment OF man claiming to
be q Northern republican-a Southern
democrat and member of the demo
cratic club OF this town.
On the day Of election, we had foi
the State and county 6 ballot boxes, for
the President and Congressman box
es: the voting places were apart az the
law provides. For the State and coun.
ty officers the boxes were at the court
house, the door wide open, but State
constable stationed there with bludg'
con in hand and a revolver in his belt.
The ballot boxes were placed at the ex-
treme end of the building about 60 feet
from the entrance, one man at time
allowed to enter-he marches up to the
The colored American., 1900-12-01

table " here tnroe de uJUfatic mauagers
and the clerk are sea.ed. "a seventh
bog was strung out as an Amendment
was to be voted for.) On these boxes
the democratic ballots were placed,
Notwithstanding the law provides for a
secret ballot; the application Of the re
publicans to place their ballots on the
boxes was refused. The law provides
that the ballot presented Unjust be
printed on plain white paper two and
a half inc hes wide by five inches long,
clear and even cut, without ornament,
designation, mutjlation, symbol or
mark Of any kind whatever except the
name or names of the person or persons
voted for and the Office to which such
person or persons are intended to be
chosen" The law also provides that
any ballot cast into the wrong box,
shall not be counted. By this method
no democratic vote, no matter how H.
literate, Is lost, as the arrangement Is so
plain, each candidates ballot being on
the box intended for that purpose, and
aIlthe voter has to do is to walk up, take
the ballot off each box, fold and put it
in, What becomes OF the secrecy Of
The colored American., 1900-12-01
TO THE DEAF.

A rich lady cured of her deafness and
Noises in the Head by DR.. N1cholsou's
Artificial Ear Drums, gave $40, 600 to
his Institute, SO that deaf people unable
to procure the Ear Drums may have
them free. Address No. 104e9 The
Nicholson Institute, 7sO, Eighth Ave
nue., New York, q. g. A,
The colored American., 1900-12-01

my State particularly; that the result
Of the last election is The legitlm ate
product, you as well as the people of
this country will doubtless concur with
me.
Permit me to call your attention to
the vag&ries Of our registration law
The governor of the State Is empowered
to appoint three registrars in each
county, and in no instance has any ex-
ecutive appointed a republican The
board meets the first Monday of every
month remaining Ia session from 8 a
m. to 8 o'clock. p. NJ, beginning On the
first Monday in January, until 30 days
prior to election, for the purpose of reg
istering those who have come OF age
since last election, and can read and
write any section of the Constitution
submitted to them by said board, or can
show that they own $500 in real prop
erty and have paid all taxes six months
prior to election. The board meets at
the county seat and anyone to register
or change his registration certificate (if
he has moved from one precinct to an
other) must travel by railroad or other
wise to the county seat sometimes 60
odd miles and in many cases after hav-
ing travelled that distance, losing deal
of time, they cannot accomplish any
thing, as aquorum purpesely cannot be
obtained. 1 have to my certain knowl-
edge known this to have happened to
fifteen or twenty persons on more than
one occasion, all colored republicans.
II by chance quorum be obtained,
they would take from two to three
hours to register a man, though msny
Of the applicants were better qualified
than some of the examiners. AS an IL
lustration: man was rejected for mis-
pronouncing the word "Agriculture."
He had served acce ptably as orderly
sergt. in the 23rd Regt. U. G. T. during
the late war of the Rebellion, or the
late 'unpleasantness" Qeast our South.
ern brethren be offended at the term).
l can give thousands Of such instances
The colored American., 1900-12-01

stitut:on CT the United States which
includes the Fourteenth and Fifteenth
Amendments.
The following Is the vote for Presi'
dental eleetors:
Democratic-R D. Lee, AZ, 233; B. Il.
Moss, Al, 1856; W. W.Simons, At 1913; G.
L. B!ease, Al, 233; w. McB. Sloan, A.
231; w. P. Pollock, Al, ,1s9; M. s. Can.
tey, Al, 19O D. 81. Behrs, 47,232.
Republican-W. D. Crum, 3,525; L.
W. G. Blalock, s,57s; George Holmes,
S.57s; T. A. Odom, 8 $40; n. J. FELTON,,
357s; R. P. Roberts, S.52s; M. F. Hol.
loway, $500; G. W. Murray, 1881. The
summary Is: Democratic, Al, 233; Re-
publican, 8 57s-a total of so SIG.
The following was the vote for State
officers: Mes Sweeney, "a, ,457; Tiilman,
46, ss2; Cooper, 46. 500; Bellinger, 4s 444;
Jennings, 46. 4a4; Derhsm, 46, 428; Mo
Mahon, 46 $40; Floyd, 46: 3a2; Wharton.
46, s57. There were eighteen scatter
ing votes cast for Governor in Aiken
county; twenty -four for Lieutenant
Governor, twenty'three of them being
in Aiken and one in NewberIy.
The vote for Congressmen was:
First Distriet-Wm. Elliott, 3,6se;
W. w. Beckett, 1887, a total Of 5,04O.
The vote of Charleston was 2,O86, Of
which Elliott received 1,sls and Beckett
ITO; Beaufort, total, 773, Elliott receiv'
ing 400 and Beckett 3s7; Berkely, total,
AZ, Elliott getting 43 and Beckett 4; Col.
Teton, total 2O2, Elliott getting 12s and
Beckett 73; Georgetown, total, 1,UO3,
Beckett receiving SIT and Elliott 4s5;
williamsburg, total, 934, of which II.
lott received 6s7 and Beckett 2A7.
Second District-The total vote was
6, $50, of which w. J. Talbert received
6,7l3, and J. B. Odom 1855. The re.
publican vote by counties were: Aiken
40, Bamberg 90, Bsrnwell 55, EdgefieId
1S, Hampton IL, Saluds o.
Third District-The total vote was
8 037 of which Latimer received 1884
and Merrick 2O3 The republican vote
was as follows: Abbeville 8. Anderson
AZ, Greenwood 2, Newberry 38, Oconee
Sd, Plckens g.
Fourth Dlistrlct-The total vote was
s, 440 Of which Joseph T. johnson re-
ceived $3.50 and 8. T. Pointer 251. The
republican vote was: Fairfield Is,
Greenville At, Laurens 26, Riohland A,
Spartanburg 63, Union So.
Fifth District-The total vote was
6,s7l, Of which D. q. Finley received
634, John F. Jones 1888, there being
two votes classed as 'scattering."@ The
republican vote was: Chester 9, Chester.
field So, Cherokee "a. Kershaw SO, Ian.
caster Is, York 81.
Sixth District-The total vote was
6,871, of which r. B. Scarborough re-.
ce1ved g, 476 and r. A. Stewart; s95. The
republican Svote was: Clarendon IS,
Darlington SO, Florence 66, Horny 81,
Marion III, Marlboro 20, Willisms'
burg "a.
Seventh District-The total vote was
S12, of which ]. VIM. Stokes received
6 1856, Alex. d. Dantzler 534, two votes
being scattering" The republican
vote wac: Berkeley ITO, Colleton 4s,
Dorchester Al, Lexington 2, Orange
burg 1853, Rchland 81, Sumter 14e.
lam Sir, yours respectfully,
The colored American., 1900-12-01

his property qualification, is just as ap
to place his ballot in the wrong box; Il
so, that vote Is not counted, simply or
the ground OF its being placed in the
wrong box.
Ry these highhanded methods 100.
600 colored men have been disfran
chised in the State and over 13, ,00C
white men whose illiteraey under the
same rule should be barred from voting,
are allowed to exercise that privilege.
Yet Ser ator, you state that there are
matters of greater Importance before
the coming Congress? I understand
among those important matters for con
sideration will be the status of our citi-
zens in our new possessions, Porto
Rico, the Philippines, etc. Does not
charity begin at home? Had not the
American Republic first be just to their
own citizens at home before they IooK
after the welfare of the strangers with
out the gate?
| The shouts of the victors on the 9th
| have not died out yet. contributed
my strength, feeble as 1t may be con-
sidered, to that triumph, hoping that
the conscience of the nation may be
awakened to the rights of which my
people are deprived, but I have not
yet despa1red.
While at Fort Scott, Kan, during
the recent campaign, the people were
greatly interested when I spoke of the
fraudulent methods OF election here,
and that the direct disfranchlsement
of that number of voters. would event
uslly disfranch1se them I have rea :
sons to believe that my work in Kan
sas had some effect from the congratu.
latory letters l received since the cleo :
tion. Now Senator, knowing you as 1
do. I appeal in all fairness to you to
use your good offices in championing
cause "worthy your STEEL" Either
let the representation be cut down, or
make these people give an honest elec'
ton law, by which every man who is
entitled to vote under the Constitu :
ton of the United States as we'll as
that Of the State can cast his vote un'
hampered aud have the same honestly
counted. We do not seek to have the
reduction FOR revenge, as we still claim
some state pride, but the present law
ss executed is disgraceful and men
ace to a republican form Of govern
ment. I trust the path may be made
clear to produce the desired result, aud
no one will do no more to aid the cause
than you will [ know, Notwithstanding
the presence in your honorable body of
a Tillman, whose sole stock in trade is
to mallgn and misrepresent the status
Of my people. To further emphasize
the statements made by me, I submit
for your consideration the vote as de-
clared by the State Board Of canvass
ers (all demosrats) some declaring their
own election.
You will observe that the vote for
Presidential EIector for W. J. Bryan is
AZ ,2s3. while that for cur victorious
President is 3.579 This is the vote as
counted, not as voted.
In conclusion, Sen tor, coming as you
do from q great State, State which
gave to this country (the greatest
county on earth) in 1860, the immor'
tai Lincoln, do not forget, nor allow
your associates IN the Senate to forget,
The colored American., 1900-12-01

AZ 2s3, while that for cur victorious
President is 3.579 This is the vote as
counted, not as voted.
In conclusion, Sen tor, coming as you
do from a great State, State which
gave to this country (the greatest
county on earth) in 1860, the immor'
tai Lincoln, do not forget, nor allow
your associates IN the Senate to forget,
the amount of money-tbe number Of
precious lives, that this country has
given and is still giving for the free
dom and uplifting of the people of
Cuba, Porto Rico, and the Philippines,
and last but not least, the protection
of our own citizens in china.
In country founded on the princi
pie Of "for the people and by the peo'
ple," do not neglect the rights and in :
terests of the ten millions or more Of
Its own citizens at home on account
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ARMY LEGISLATION.
How IL Is Likely 90 Affect Army
Posts aud Barracks.

New York. April PA special to the
Tribune from Washington SAYS:
IL Is officially announced that no
legislation Will be enacted by this Con-
gress Tor the establishment Of addition
al army posts and barracks for the use
Of the regular army unless legislation
reorganizing and increasing the army Is
passed. Al this session OF Congress no
less than a dozen bills have been intro
ducod I'm the House and Senate prOVid-
ing for the establishment OF additional
army posts al various points through
out the country The South and West
have been particularly clamorous for
such legislation and have brought
strong influence 20 bear on the military
affairs committees Of the House and
Senate IN order 10 obtain favorable re-
ports on the various bills. AS "a result
they were referred 90 the war depart
ment for a report as TO the eXpcdiency
and desirabllIty OF such legislation.
Secretary Root az the solicitation Of
members OF the House. granted hear
ings 10 several delegations which came
10 Washington In advocacy OF certain
bills. Judging from this recommends
ton. sent 60 Chairman Hun Of the
House military committee. the only way
members can secure the location Of any
additional army posts in their respec-
tive sections a. 90 assist IN the enact
ment OF legislation for the reorganlza-
ton and Increase OF the regular army
Secretary Roots reply 20 the COM
mittee's request Tor a Recommendation
Is concise lie says:
1T Is the view OK this department
that no new army posts whatever
should be established unless the per-
manent strength % the regular army
Is 20 be largely increased or a large
number OF the present posts are 10 be
discontinued. We have no sufficient
men properly 70 garrison the posts we
already have"
This recommendation VIII probably
dlspel most OF the opposition OF the
Southern members 20 the reorganiza-
ton and lncrense - regular army.
Since the establishment OF army camps
for the troops IN the recent war In the
Southern States the people Of that sec
ton have been particularly anxious for
the location Of regular posts, They
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nor USED no THE TRUTH.
but Wall street Had to See IL in the
Reduction OF Prices.

New York, April 2l.--Referring to the
action taken by the directors Of the
American Wire and Steel company at
the special meeting Mr. John W, Gates,
according TO the Herald, said: well,
you see / was right The directors
saw %, too, and every one OF them voted
that ] was right, The vote Of the d.
reCturs was unanimous-a Yindic8tion
] am proud or What the directors adj
nit now by their action In authorizing
the reduction in prices, Others viii also
admit within q fortnight. ] told the
truth IN Wall street and they thought /
was lying | said the steel business
had reached It's height and was going
back, and Wall street attacked me IN
every way. Wall street Is not used 10
hearing the truth. That's what fooled
them but you viii see the other steel
people falling In line, and mark my
word II won't be long either before
everything / have said will be corro-
borated by actual developments
with this cut In the price Of prod
ucts the mills closed down the other
day viii be reopened soon, VIII they
not?' asked the interviewer.
NO, replied Mr.. Gates. This viii
have no immediate effect on the mills.
] cannot say when they Will open up.
but not in the immediate future any
way"
What does the opening Of the Brad
dock mill at Pittsburg mean, them"
"Oh, that's a speciality mill and was
started 20 get out some stuff Tor ex-
port orders The other mills win not
be started up an these lower prices get
some OF the finished products out Of the
way"
President Lambert OF Chicago. who
had been reported as sending out bull
ish bulletins In the face of Mr.. Gates
predictions Of lower prices and less
business Mr. Gates declared had been
misquoted. President Lambert. Mr.
Gates said, was IN full accord with the
policy Of the company as voiced by
its chairman.
A friend who has been close To- Mr..
Gates said afterward that he doubted
II the steel wire mills would start up
before September An attempt was
made again 90 have Mr.. Gates commit
himself on this point. but he positively
refused.
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terest IN the theatrical world 10 Ameri-
cans. as two plays were submitted TO
the London public on which America
had long since pronounced favorable
Judgment" Haza' and 'CNranu de
Bereerac." IN both cases he American
verdict was reversed Zaza' Is re-
sponsible for an outbreak In London
similar. though ON "a smaller scale, TO
the New York "Saph0' agitation. Here
10 has taken the form Of general dis
satisfaction az the attempts 20 trans
late French plays rather than as at
tempts TO suppress Mrs Carriers role,
the afternoon newspapers being par
ticularly hard on 'Zaza.' The Globe
declared that America has shown her
self iutoIeraut TO more than one play
we have sent there, 'but we declare
Zaza Is more crude. more sensual ana
more objectionable than any piece ot
home growth we can recall
The Westminster Gazette is still more
scathiug saying.
when a piece Is stupid and ill-writ-
ten throughout. coarse and animal,
when a mass " indicate detail utter
ly unnecessary Is introduced. il is our
duty 20 make some protest
Mr.. Wyndhams "Cyrano de Berber-
ac, produced az his London theater
Thursday, Is treated somewhat SINH
larry though In a kinder vein than
Para" The Times voices the general
impression by lamenting the Toss Of
force and art which ensues from the
translation OF French masterpieces. %
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usH FOR MAFEKING BOMBPROOF TO ESCAPE BOER SHELLS.

April 18Th: "The Investment OF British
position on the east and south has been
relaxed. A majority NJ the enemy are
supposed TO have left for the purpose OF
inlercCpung tbs relief column. leaving
one gun and about 1000 men ON the west
10 prevent our cooperation. our cas-
ualtes are about 100 No sound OF the
relief column has yet been heard
The BloemfonteIn correspondent Of
the Times. telegraph.ng Friday, says:
Mai Gen. Prettyman has been app
pointed militarye governor Of the whole
territory which hitherto belonged 10 the
Free state. This extension Of our au-
thorlty has become necessary 10 pre-
serve law and order The arrests Of
suspected Free Staters continues"
Adylces from Alwa. North dated
April goth, says. capt Little Of Bra
baurs horse Lieut. HOlbeCk and Mr..
Milne Reuter- correspondent, fell into
the hands OF the enemy while they
were trying 90 reach Wepener a week
ago. Everything was taken from the
prisoners, who were sent to Pretoria.
LOSSES OF Beers.
Their native servants, who escaped
from the Boer laager near Wepener,
say that there were four guns disabled
and that the Beers had lost 100 Ia killed
alone. II is also ascertained that the
Beers made a night attack on April
nth but were discovered while creep
ing along a deep ditch by Cape mounts
ed rifles with Mayims who fred into
them at a distance OF 200 yards. with
the result that the Beers lost five wa
Eon-loads Of killed and wounded. A
simultaneous attack ln other quarters
was repulsed by the British, who used
their bayonets. The Beers still sur
round Wepener, but there has been it,
tie firing lately"
a dispatch from Elandslaagte, dated
Thursday, April 18th says: Yesterday
the British patrols discovered another
party OF Beers on the British left IN the
same position from which the enemy
recently fired on the South African
horse In this instance, however, there
was no firing. Native deserters con-
firm previous statements with respect
% the fortihcations and strength OF the
Beers along the B.ggdrsberg range.
The enemy have recently established
a large hospital, which is already filed
and similar hospitals are being estab-
lished by them al various railroad
towns.
The Beers are losing many horses
The rank and file are not allowed 20
forage for supplies Their sugar IS ex-
hausted and only bush tea Is available
The Beers are reported 10 wish TO leave
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CoNGREss ENDED Ar HoUsToN
Eleventh Session OF Trausmississippi
Meeting Is Through.

Houston. Tex. April 2O.-The eleventh
annual session of the Transmississlpp
Commercial congress adjourned this
afternoon 20 meet next year la Cripple
Creek Colo. The important business
today was the adoption OF plan for
the organization Of the congress on q
permanent basis the Endorsement OF
the 81. Louis exposition and the ap-
pOintment Of a committee TO represent
the congress in the hearing on the 81.
Louis fair bin. ln committee, next Sat
urday and the adoption Of a resolution
calling for the immediate passage OF
one OF the Nicaragua canal bills now
pending before the national congress.
The personnel Of the ST. Louis fair
committee was left to the executive
committee
a committee Of three was appointed
70 visit the Irrigation congress. which
meets 10 Chicago IN November, 10 I'M
vltc said Irrigation congress 10 become
member Of the Transmisslssippl
congress.
The executive committee reported a
plan for permanent organization
which was adopted Under this plan
the following officers IN addition TO
those already elected We're named
Chairman Of the executive commit
tee, y. r. Moses Of Great Bend, Kan.
vice chairman, A. s. Goetz OF Carls-
bad y. NJ. secretary Robert c. Nor
ris OF New Orleans treasurer, George
r. Harrison Jr, OF Glasgow No.
After the adoption of perfunctOry resO-
lutions, the congress adjourned sine die.
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ELECTRIC FLASHES.

Heavy lighting is reported IN progress
near Kumassie,
Gov. Taylor Of Kentucky has left
Washington, and viii meet any charge
made against him IN Kentucky
Diarlo, the official organ ~ the Near
aguan government says there Is no IN
tenton 90 sell the canal route 10 the
United States,
The Iowa Presbytery has adopted a
resolution overturnIng the general as
semhly 10 take up anew the subject Of
revising the confession Of faith
The woman who jumped from Brook.
Ign bridge Friday afternoon was Miss
Mary +. Dlnse. No bones were broken.
but she may be internally injured
Senator Hale today introduced a bin
authorizing the purchase ~ about 500
acres Of land IN the vicinity OF Pearl
harbor Hawaii, for naval purposes,
Two thousand japanese laborers who
arrived at Seattle from the Orient since
February have been shipped 10 various
points In the Northwest for work on
railroad construction.
The viii Of Rufus Wright. who was
mysteriously shot and killed To- the Lee
land hotel, Chicago. last Saturday was
filed for probate yesterday II disp0ses
OF an estate valued at $500 900.
The news regarding the friction be-
tween the United states and Turkey
has caused little comment IN Berlin.
The Tageblatt says. Owe do not be-
lleve the European powers would apply
the Monroe doctrine to Turkey"
Twelve sacks OF mail addressed 60
Francis Truth. the divine healer, who
was arrested recently. charged with
fraud, have been imDounded by the
United states government under the
usual fraud order"
In Hamilton. o.. Elmer Harris. aged
II years. fell dead last night al the
end OF a four-round friendly bout with
George James and Charles Grenback,
In a shed fitted mp for gymnasium be.
hind the Harris home
In Atlanta. Ca, the Southern Agri-
cultural works large farm implement
manufacturing company Of that city,
was placed IN the hands OF q receiver
yesterday. The liabilities are estimated
at 100000, which includes $4,000 In
bonds
II the objects Of an Organization
formed IN Houston, Tex, yesterday. are
fully attained, something like 500 00O-
900 worth OF property viii be divided
among the heirs OF Philip Francis Reln-
ault. The heirs are distributed all over
the country.
AZ the quarry at Croton dam, n. Y,
l22 men appeared for work yesterday.
This was hfty-two more than Thurs
day. In an Sl2 men were az work yes
terday morning, and al noon this num-
Der was increased 20 about $780, This
Is about half the number az work be-
fore the strike.
Electricity supplanted steam IN the
operation Of the big packing house OF
Armour a Co. az the Union stockyards,
Chicago. yesterday. The new plant.
which cost something more than $1,000
900 constitutes the largest individual
set Of electrical power.glying maehin-
cry ever put into service.