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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-06-07
No White Man DIsfranchIscd.
Wilmington star.

NV Whit0 hah Dssih"uV"iSeu'
Wilmington Star.
With the hope Of building
up opposition to the consti-
tutional amendment. its op-
ponents, ! e d by Senators
Pritchard and Butler, are
trying to make illiterate
white voters believe that
they will be disfranchised if
the amendment is adopted,
They know that there is not
a particle of truth in this,
but they are asserting it and
playing this as one of their
big cards in the game. They
know that under this amend
ment every white man in the
State who is now entitled to
a vote will continue to be a
voter, and they know, too,
that every white hoy who
comes of age before 1908
and registers will become a
voter and continue to vote.
After 190Sit will be ncces-
sary for those coming OF age
to be able to read and write,
but this gives ample time Tor
every white Doy growing up
to learn to read and write.
What transparent folly It
would be for men who are
contending for white suprem,
acy to disfranchise their own
people and leave tho ballot
box opeE to the negroes. The
assertion carries it's absurd
ity with it.
But they say it will be de-
clared unconstitutional be-
cause it discriminates a.
galnst the negroes. This is
not true. 1t does not dis
criminate against the ne
groes, for any negro who was
entitled to vote in 1867, in
this or any other State, or
the lineal descendant of such
negro, will be entitled to vote,
so that there is no disrrimin
alton on that ground. There
may be very few OF these, but
the fact that they are not
debarred from voting knocks
out the discrimination OH
lection.
There is not the slightest
danger Uf that section being
declared unconstitutional by
the courts. without so de-
claring the other section, iol
they are so coupled that
they must stand or fall to-
gether. This is in accord
ance with the opinion y
courts on germane questions
and Is the opinion of the a
; blest lawyers who have stu
died this question.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-06-07

The easiest and most effective
method OF purifying the blood
and invieorating the system is
to take DeWitt's Little Early
Risers, the famous little pills for
cleansing the liver and bowels.
Coffty BROS. phillips 6 son.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-06-07
Wants Them to Vote But not to Hold
Office.

Wants Them to Vote But not TO Hold
office.
The Populist party propos
es to still allow the negroes
to vote, but to submit an A.
mendment to the State con-
stitution disqualifying them
from holding offire. This
would be a nice arrangement
for the Republican and Pop
ulist Office seekers. # h e VI
would still have 10000 me-
gro voters to elect them to
office and would not have to
divide the spoils with the ne
gro politicians. This is not
All honest settlement OF this
question, for no race or class
who are allowed t q vote
should be deprived of the
right to hold Offices, ii they
can he elected or appointed
to them. AS a settlement Of
the evils of negro suffrage it
does not "reach the spot"
for good government n
North Carolina suffers al
most as much from the white
men elected to Office by ne
groes HIS from negro officers
themselves. The white men
elected to office by negro
votes has to pander to the
negroes and make himself in
his personal and official con-
duct very offensive to white
men. 10 illustrate; t h a +
great man, t b 9 lamented
Judge Armfield, related in
his life time that he was hold
ing court in one Of the negro
counties which had a Repnb-
lican sheriff, whom we will
call Bill Smith, for we have
forgotten his true name.
Judge Armtield said the sher
iff was standing on the side
walk IN che county town one
afternoon after the adjourn
ment of court talking to a
group of gentlemen, when
one of the negro leaders OF
the county drove up in his
buggy. The negro stopped
his horse and called out to
the sheriff: "Blll Smith, d-n
you, come and hold my horse
while go into Tom Jones'
barroom and get me Il drink
OF liquor" With a flushed
face and Il sheep killing-dog
look the sheriff went and
stood in front OF the negro s
horse while the negro went
into the nalroom. TIE Dem
ocratic party don't want
white officers who owe their
; election to negro votes. 1t
proposes to not only dis
qualify t h e negroes from
holding Office but 20 prevent
) them from voting as we'll
1t wants white officers elect
: ed by white men, and good
government, law and order
: in North Carolina demands
nothing )ess.- II Elk.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-06-07

Rev. W. 7. Matthews, of
Clinton, S. G., has accepted a
cnIl to the pastorate of the
Pmhytpriall churches at H!ck
ory and Newton, made va
cant by the death OF Dr.. j. A.
Ramsay.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-06-07

y .Dtwi-t's Little Early RisarA
nra the finest pills | ever nseh =
u ] More, Millbrook, Ala.
They qairkly cure all liver AMI
ioael troubles. coFFEY BROS.
Phillips & son,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-06-07

-
ports read because they sit
here like dummies saying.
'Oh, they will reach my case
next That is what is the
matter. You want to do a
dozen wrongs to make one
right and you want to con
tinue to do wrong in order
that your case II ay be favor
ably acted upon. | want TO
see justice done by the old
soldiers and | will do itevery
time if | can, but | do not
want to give my soldier what
he does not deserve"
Senator Morgan jumped
on the opposition to the Mic
aragua Canal, which has ap-
parpntlv succeeded in hang
ing up the bill, in a speech in
which he did not mince words.
He began with the six syndi-
Gates, organized under New
Jersey laws for the purpose
of controlling Canal routes
on the lsthnus oil Darien Of
which he said: 81 think the
assumption. arrogance, and
brazen faced audacity O T
these people have reached a
climax" He charged That
this government was submit
ted TO the cutting and badger
ing of the new Panama Canal
Company, which in conjunc-
ton with the trans.continen-
tai railroad. inspired the OPP
position to the Canal bill, be-
cause a Presidential election
is pending and that it is IL
flaid TO tackle any corpora
ton that has or processes 70
have some great power, and
he asked: SIS it to be said
here that the President is q
party to this ambidexterous
and cross. eyed political ras-
cality?" MIR. Morgan CON
cluded with these plain words;
"The President who is a can
didat te tor reelection, is in the
hands of his friends, and biz
), friends are the enemies Of the
Nicaragua Canal. | hardly
know whether to say | hope
for the passage of the Canal
bill at this session or not
That depends upon two mer
upon this floor. If they are
controlled by a determina
!, ton that the revenues fol
Republican campaign p'lr
; poses shall not be cut OF
from the great railroad anC
canal syndicates then thf
bill cannot pass at this ses
sion. II he responsibility
, however, must rest on them
The Spooner bill, making
Mr.. Mckinley Gar OF th'
Philippines, is dead for thi'
8 session and probably for al
i, time, as in addition to SOM
Republican opposition TO it
the Democrats in the Senat
have served notice that tn
8 bill would not be allowed t.
:, pass at this session and the.
have the power to make tha
notice good by SIMPLY refus
= ing to allow the bill to reacI
1 a vote.
\ Mr.. Mckinley who witness
o ed the eclipse today from
o Fort Monroe, where it wa
n total, ought to have go
: therefrom a good advanc
idea of his own total eclips
e next November. OF cours
i he used a government vesst
}. to make the trip to and fror
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-06-07
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspo pondent

sented to a Congressional IN,
vestigation Of all Cuban ar
as proposed by SEN
ator Bncon's resolution, not
because tl.ey wanted an in
vestigation, but because they
feared TO defy a practically |
universal public demand for
one. They are now trying to
devise schemes that will en-
able them to keep the inves-
tigatinn in their own hands,
hut democratic Senator's are
wide. awake and intend to
participate in that invpsti-
CATION, and if possible, they
are going to have another
for Porto Rico. where there
has been great eXtravagance
in the payment of double and
in some eases triple salaries
TO postal employees, if no ac-
tual stealing. 1t il also gen
orally believed that affairs
are quite as bad, if not worse,
in the civil branch of ourgov
prnment in the Philippines,
and there are scandals even
in the Washington City Post
Office.
The anxiety of the Repuhli-
can leaders to hurry adjourn
ment is amusing. Although
they have good big major
ity in both branches, they
act as though they were a
fraid that Congress would do
something they didn't want
it to do, if adjournment
wasn't rushed. 1t is hardly
likely that adjournment will
take place June 9th. the date
set by the house resolution,
hut it will ss soon thereafter
az the Republican leaders in
the Senate can get the appro
priation bills out. of the way.
To appeal from Caesar Nc
Kinley to the American peop
le is now the programme OF
the Boerenvoys. They have
not abandoned their idea Of
making q tour ofthe country
and arousing public senti-
ment. They will begin this
week in Baltimore. and from
there will 90 to other cities
where they have accepted in
vitati0ns to attend public
meetings.
Representative Talbert. OF
8. e., has been making an
other warm speech on the
Pension question, his text be
ing the case OF the Michigan
man who dra ws$ $500 a year
as a clerk in the Interior De-
partment, end $1,000 a year
as private Secretary to Rep.
resentative s. W. Smith, o
Michigan, and who has beer
Evoted by Congress a pension
of $72n month for total dis
ability. Representative H
g. Smith, cited the ease o
Justice Long, Ol the Supreme
Court. of Michigan, W b {
draws n pension of $40 6
month as m excuse for thi'
case. and Mr.. Talberts saiC
, in reply: Two wrongs dc
not make one right. Th'
gentleman asks now becaus'
one man is roUbing and plul
dering the government un'
Justly and unmeritoriously
that another man may b,
placed on the pension rol
: and receive q high pension
: That is the trouble abou
!, this indiscriminate grabbing
/ OF pensions. One man get
r IN and another man want
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-02-20

SIC. set.
Al kinds Of Children's Books. Games,
ma Toys al u price.
! lot Of Children's Wooden Hose. only
100 a pair.
Latest style Linen Collars. only 5c.
'rHuluid Collars. only "a.
Dinner Pals. only 12c.
nly WI.
MD Kinds ~ Paints. Stains am
Channels. only ~ ~,
bonnifon's Imported crepe paper.
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Dress Suit Gases. from 81 oo upwards.
lit -5c. N-ckti,s. oniy n.
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90.
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MY \.
ounce Jar Of vaselinc. ac.
Ink ~
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lie.
Elegant Writing Sets. Consists Of
Paper Weight Blottcr. Ink well ana
stand, Paper Cutter EIch one Of
these articles have fine photographs
If III" Leading Poets ,n Back. me
Whole set Combined i'll Handsome
Leather Case, lined with Cr-tJn. only
lcft. Choi.s 1so.
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Lincoln County.

TIL. following are the real estate trans
r.rS iu Lincoln county fer one week.
I:onTIiIiAN- Richard u Emerson "
Inhabitants. lama ani buildings, 81. ric. ,
ard buildings. 81. etc.
IupTIlEAN HAHHOE-Jos. ". Wc.cA
ii. sarah W,f-n. lama. $lul-
MI n1v. llnd aud buildings. -.
NfWCASuLt-N athl l.. Dodge to Ada
n. Dud@. laui ANA buildings. ~. Ada \.
Dodge ID Edith &. Dodge. lana ana build
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. /. Woods II
Theron y. Reed. Land and buildings 81,
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WAGES WILL ADVANCE,
PROBABLE Increase for River Drivers of
Moosehead Section.
meeting Of Four Small Companies Held in Au.
gu'ta. M)nday.

lHc AUXILIARY cOmpaniac of ~, ,,
Nthhtbec Log Driving "a na+ !, i
a. K. hall. Monday. for the nn,nasl
1 tI'ctlh% officers ana for condu.tir,, =,
business previous to the ,vn,l, 1T j,
year when IS $" near at hand ~.
tendance was not large oyvir., - -,
great snow fall. which. it is sn,,,o..,,I
kept many Of the up river ana ~. III,
S"f Aroostook men from cop,in,,
''''thd TN" meeting. 1t was. hnva1..,
i buSlhtsSlike session that each b.1,
/ dld me several changes in thn In,,.l.
| ~ directors show chat there il = ,,o.oi
! pllltE OF new methods in the work
! II IS noted IN tn" reports of M, fou,
companies that thu balance has WIT,
gong in the most Of the eases ~ ~,
wrong sid" of the ledger and nearly MI
IN" four companies have jncrr,c.l
thcIr debts during the year.
'What is the direct cause If tbi.,
the journal asked one of the prominent
men Of the companies.
tit is due to improvements WI u.
piI'd. We have constantly in the few
years past. been improving upon uur
outfits and facilities for driving ana Il
" nothing uncommon tn s.c tn. dabt
increased. We look upon the work - .
it stands rather than upon the account.
themselves. The work Of tn. diractur.
in The past year has been j. .rfrctIy slt-
ISlactory. The drives We're large ana
were. with the eXcvpIion Of the 600 0po
f-et that was left behind In pr. River.
brought ont without any great expense.
Th"S" logs mentioned were caught hv
N" low water ana could not be brought
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-02-20

entertainment ana social at Golden
ross nail this evening; admission
ID cents. lee cream and cake for sal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-02-20

III hofSemen will break out a track
"h me river in few days if the cold
weather continues.
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Daily kennebec 3ournaI.
AUGUSTA LOCALS

ward politics are beginning 70 be
talked more or less.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-02-20

lhe shorthand club meeting. called
'"I lhlS evening. at Miss Smart's. Gage
street. VIII be postponed for one week.
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Dr RuITs. tou"h syrup viii posi-

IIvoIt one cr0up. MIny a h0mc has
been ma,i, d.snlatr Icy th- loss 81 dear
,uM which could EuTc been saved hy
this great remedy.
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Granite Bank Building, Augusta


Mothers! Mothers. Mothers:.!
MRS. WrNsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP has been used
for over FIFTY YEARS by MILLIoNSof MOTHERS
for their CHILDREN while TEETlIlNG. with PER
Feet SUCCESS 1t SOOTIIES the CHILD, SOFT
EMS the GUNS ALIAYS all PAIN, CURES WIND
collie, and is the best remedy for DIARRlltEA
sold By Druggists every part of the world. Be sure
ana ask for Mrs Winslows Soothing Syrup, and
take no Other kind Twenty-Five cents bottle.
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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-31
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
OGDEN FETHERS is ELECTED ST.
PREME CHANCELLOR.

DETROIT, Aug. 3O.-Ogden Fethers, Of
GAINESVILLE, Wis, was today elected SUI
preme chancellor of the knights of
Pythias Mr. Fethers had previously
served as supreme vice chancellor and
his promotion to be the head of the
order is in accordance with previous GUS
tom as regards the highest office m
Pythianism. His opponent was the pres
ent supreme chancellor, Thomas u. Sam
pie, of Allegheny, Pa.
Seventeen seconding speeches were
made for Fethers and the ballot resulted
88 to So in his favor.
The contest for the office of supreme
vice chancellor was extremely warm.
The candidates were Tracy r. Bangs, of
Grand Forks, N. D., and Charles E.
Shiveley, of Richmond, Ind. Mr. Bangs
won by a majority of one, the ballot re-
sulting "A to 73. R. L. c.. White of
Nashville, Tenn, was easily reelected
supreme keeper of records and seals. His
opponent was w. D. Clizbe, of Birming-
ham, Mich. Supreme Prelate James
Moulson, of St. Johns, N. B.. was can
didate for reelection, but was defeated
by G. E. Easley, Of Santa Fe, N M. The
successful candidate for supreme master
OF the ecXhequer was Thomas D. Mears,
of Wilmington, n. c. The others elect
ed are: Supreme master at arms, w. ST.
mons, Wilmington, Del; inner guard, J.
+. Bean, Portland, Me-, and outer guard,
John Thompson, of Washington, D. c.,
reelected. A president of the supreme
board is to be elected tomorrow, and tn.
supreme lodge will also vote on the con-
firmation of Supreme Chancellor Sample s
reappointment of Gen. James R. Carna-
han as major general commanding the
uniformed rank.
San Francisco was chosen for the next
biennial Knights of Pythias gathering by
a practically unanimous vote.
The time Of meeting was fixed at the
second week in August, three weeks
earlier than the present biennial
No important action was taken today
by the Rathbone Sisters, or the Pythian
Sisterhood. Elections will be held by
the supreme lodges of both tomorrow.
The prize drills of companies of the uni
formed rank proceeded today according
to schedule. The departure of many
of the commands not having entries for
prizes has begun and Camp Pingree is
thinning out.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-31
winona county,s delegates.

WINONA, Mimi, Aug. SO.-(SpectaL)-
A largely attended meeting of the county
Democracy to select delegates to the
state and congressional conventions to be
held in st. Paul and Rochester, respect
lively, was held at the Odd Fellows hall
this afternoon The delegates selected
were as follows:
st. Paul conyention-,L. 1. Brown, John
Ludwig, p Fitzpatrick, w ]. Smith, T.
J. Green, M. j. McGrath, ]. B. Condor,
A. Krall, w. ]. Whipple, e. Swenson,
August Strehlow, A. G. Kasper, G. F.
Buck, ,. Kalmes, H. Talbot, John Keen
an, John Dietz, H. M. Lamberton, William
Schelhas, M Bambeneck, Hugo Sontag,
Joseph McConnon, NJ Georgen, H Webel,
]. ]. Trippe, Nelson Breed, Max Ruczin-
ski and Joseph Leicht.
Rochester conventional. Fitzpatrick.
John. valentine, R. A. Bandall. D. B.
]. Green, J. l.. Mayer, D. Falkler, r.
Reuss, Ben Kalmes, John keenan,. John
Dietz, H. M. Lamberton. Joseph Wine
zewski, John Prodzinski, w. H. Miller, J.
J. Trippe, John Ludwig, M. Georgen, F.
c. Posi-, John Schermerhorn, John
Schmidt. M. J. McGrath. S. w. Gleason,
]. Roch. George Degnan, P H. Williams,
NJ. Donohue and August Strehlow.
The delegates to the state convention
were instructed to vote for Start for CHIEF
justice and Collins for associate justice
Of the supreme court.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-31
FOREIGN NEWS NOTES.

London-The Duke of Manchester to-
day was adjucated a bankrupt, entailing
his resignation from aIl his club3 The
petitions to the bankruptcy court In
clu6ed one from the young nobleman
himself.
Berlin-owing to the Filipino troubles,
Manila hemp has risen 80 per cent. Now
several large German companies have
been formed, one Of which has direct
connection, to start Manila hemp culture
In German East Africa where the ezps-
riments have proven very successful.
London-As a result OF the tension be-
tween Roumania and Bulgaria over the
latter's delay In complying with the de-
mand Of the former on suppression Of tho
revolutionary committee, the Bulgarian
diplomatic agent at Bucharest has been
recalled.
London-The British bark Primrose,
597 tons, which left London May 81, for
Cape Town, and was spoken June Is, was
burned Aug I, and only one boat landed
on Ascension island. Another boat with
four men is missing. Capt Semay Is
dead.
London-A group of American fnsn-
ciers, according to dispatch from Mos
! cow to the Daily Express, has acquired
| the Moscow-Archangel railway. A COM
pany has been formed. 1t Is supposed
that Manson, the Moscow millionaire.
will retain a large interest.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-31
FUSION IN MANY COUNTIES
DEMOCRATIC AND PEOPLES PARTY
CONVENTIONS GENERALLY
AGREED YESTERDAY
THE CONGRESSIONAL OUTLOOK
Baldwin Carried ST. Louis County,
but TruelsOn Seems to Have
the Rest of the
District.

Democratic and Peoples party county
conventions were held in various portions
of the state, and generally favored fusion,
although the chief fight was in the Sixth
district.
The congressional issue here between
Truelson and Baldwin, of Duluth, was a
live factor, and, while Baldwin carried
his own county, st. Louis, Truelson seems
to have gotten away with the rest of the
district.
Isant county ushered a congressional
candidate into the Fourth district fight
with strong Endorsement for Rev. Gus
tav Wahlund, of Spring Brook.
The First district Democrats had en-
thusiastic conventions, nominating
straight tickets in nearly every county.
They catered a little to the strong Re-
publican sentiment in the district, how
ever in indorsing Justices Start and Col
Inns, of the supreme bench, for re-elec-
ton.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-31
aTur pAMIrv FORUM"

Look in next Sundays Clio for tW1
pages of added matter, specially prepar-
ed, under the above title.
Particular attention is given to fea-
lures for boys and girls. Prizes will be
given for the solution of certain intel
lectual puzzles and answers to queries
in 1.-THE Question Box" The young folks
will also be interested in "a Son in His
tory and "a Daughter in History" and
the synopsis of two famous books, and
also a story or two.
There is also something for the wee
little ones-pretty rhymes.
Under the heading of the Deaf,
Dumb and Blind" is a sketch of Laura
| Bridgman, together with the single and
| double handed alphabets used by the
deaf. and a sample of printing for the
blind. Boys and girls who enjoy all
their faculties should read and examine
this department and be thankful that
they are blessed beyond many thousands
in this country who cannot hear, nor
speak, nor see.
| Under the heading of How to DO
Things there will be found a large va
riety of valuable hints to the house
wife.
Ladies will be interested, and the gen.
tlemen as well, in "Old Time Table Man
ners'' and the menu of Millionaires." 1t
may surprise some to learn that rich
men are usually plain livers.
Under the heading of Famous Men
will be sound short sketches of great
men, who rose to fame and usefulness
through dif5culties
This is departure, an increase, and
an event in the Sunday Globe, a
feature not equaled in any other paper
in the country for the space occupied.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-31
FAIR. BUILDINGS BURNED
continued From First Page.

probable cause of the confagration Mr.
Randall said he had no theory to offer,
but among the employees at the grounds
there is a very strong suspicion that 1t
was the work of incendiaries. Less than
fifteen minutes before Mead first saw a
blaze the night Waterman had made one
of his regular rounds, and at that time
there was no sign of any fire anywhere
The fire on the grounds about a month
ago took place at about the same hour
and that was also of most mysterious and
unexplained origin.
The two -workmen injured were hurt
by the collapse of a roof which they were
chopping down in the hope of saving
property beyond.
The fire was under control at 1880 a. m.