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The age-herald., 1900-10-30
BESSEMER
Daily Budget From the Busy Little
 City

Bessemer, October 29.-(Special.) )-George Thomas, one of the negroes who escaped from Officers Lee Mattingly and Bob Till man some weeks ago, at which time the two officers received a wound in the head, was arrested yesterday in Twenty-first street by Chief of Police T. B. Wallace.
 Eugene Hicks negro wanted for several offenses in Perry County, was arrested to- day by Officer Mims
 Shelbey Martin, the 3-year-old son of Mrs. Martin, residing in Thompsontown died Saturday of membraneous croup, and was buried yesterday afternoon, the Rev. George w. Read officiating at the funeral services.
 MT. F. Tighe of Pittsburg, representing President T. J. Schafer of the Amaga- mated Association of Iron and Steel Work CTS, in town Saturday night conferring with the employees of the rolling mill There has been no settlement of the strike, and the men state that the present outlook Is not encouraging.
The age-herald., 1900-10-30
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Invigorating and refreshing -Moerlein Beer.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-06-07
Three Families Ma..arreed.

PEKIs, Tuesday, May 2s.-From all
parts OF the surrounding country new,
Is constantly arriving Of fresh sfroci-
ties committed by the Boxers. Three
Christian families were massscreed NJ
shan Lai Wing, sixty miles from Pc
kin, Friday, May Is. Only two escaped.
A representative Of the Associated
Press visited Fang Tai this morning
and found the place occupied by bat
TALON OF troops. rne whole railroad
station, work shops and sheds were
Quilted and mucb rolling stock Vas de-
stroyed, including the imperial Palace
car. The damage done 10 estimated st
half q million taeIs tabout $3.50. .Ooo
The neighboring villages seem 20 have
Joined IN the attack, showing that the
movement is not confined 10 the BOZ
ers" Eight rioters who were captured
will be decapitated. Riding throug h
the South gate OF Pekin the oorrespon
dent found the road inside the walls
lined with troops, who greeted the
traveller and bis party with . fusilads
Of stones. The whole country !, much
excited
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-06-07
METHODIST CONFERENCE AoIouans

Many Radical Chsnre. M.ds in the Laws
and Policy Of the Church.
The Conference OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church at Chicago came
to an end on May 29th, after q ses-
sion OF four weeks. The Conference
has resulted in many radical changes
in the laws and policy Of the Church.
II was the largest in the HISTORY OF
the Church, and its sessions we're At
tended by thousands.
Principal among the Important &C.
tions Of the Conference were the alb
olition of the time limit on pasto-
rates; the ratification OF the equal
representation amendment ss pro-
posed by the Rocky River Confer
ence, together with the seating of
the provisional lay delegates; the
adoption Of new constitution, sub
ject to approval OF the various An
nual Conferences, including the sub
stitution OF the words Of "lay mem
bers" for the term "laymeu." thus
permitting the seating Of women in
the General Conferences. and the
election Of two additional missionary
bishops. 0ne thing the Conferences
refused to do was to modify para
graph 24S Of the Discipline, which,
among other things, forbids attend
ance upon theatres, circuses, and
dancing.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-06-07
Sigmon DeceiYes himself.
The Negro Has Been Eliminated In Most Southern States Where
is the Strong Republican Party in Them?

Occasionally some Republican
writes letter, or p perhaps Popul1st,
in some way, intimates that he is
for the amendment, because it will
"eliminat the negro from politics."
and when that is done, it will help
to build up the Republican and
Populist parties in the State and
we would have three great white
parties, etc.
The News and Observer and 9TH
er Democratic papers greedily pub
lish and republish these 'delusions',
and pat the poor fellows On the
back, in as much as to say, you are
a scholar and a gentleman we are
with you we want to kill the %
Democratic party and build up
your parties And a few have had
little enough sense to believe the
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-06-07

buys it, and the wrong in one case is
as great as in the other Mr.. Cope
land proceeded to make an able pre-
sentation of the reasons against the
passage of the measure, and was once
interrupted by loud applause.
"Mr. Harrison, of Quitman, declared
the proposed measure harsher in every
respect than any reform bill ever
enacted into law in any of the South
ern States except Louisiana. He said {:
In Missis sippi some educational quail
ificatiou is imposed by recent enact
ment, but the qualification is nothing
compared to the harshnes of this
me aSure.
The objection I raise to the bill here
and the objectson with which / fought
the measure in the committee room is
that it is legislating purposely, posi-
lively, and conclusively in favor of an
other race. Is it judiciOus to work
this change in the law? 1 speak from
an experience of fifty years as a citi-
zen, in which time / have had occasion
to observe the prevailing condition in
my State, and iell you that the provis-
ions are first of all unnecessary
"Mr. Howard, Of Challapoochee, op-
posed the bill. He said: "In my Sec
tion of the State the negro who has
never spent one day in school is the
best citizen of his class and the most
Intelligent voter of his race. 1t has
been my observation that education is
not test of citizenship. We are hedg-
ed in by the Federal Constitution,
which prohibits Us from barring any
| man from citizenship by reason of
race, color, or previous condition of
servitude, and / cannot see how the
bill before the House can be consider
| ed in any light but as violation of the
| provisions of that Constitution. If we
are to limit the franchise, it is a limit
| that should work alike in both races.
"Mr. Overstreet, of Screven, began
| with q statement that he would feel
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-06-07
he DISCUSSION OF THE CONSTITU
TI0NAL AMENDMENT IN THE
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.

The Atlanta (Ga.) Constitution of
November 20, 1899, giving report of
the legislative proceedings the day the
disfranchisin9 constitutional amend
ment was discussed and voted dow n,
said:
"The only voice raised in defense of
the measure was that of it's author,
who made an able, though ineffective,
argument, while half dozen leading
mem bers Of the House took the floor
in protest against the passage of the
bill which they pronounced an open
and admitted discrimination against
one class of citizens in the State. AZ
ter the previous question had been
called, shutting off debate on the is
sue. an effort was made to lay the bill
on the table, partly out of Difference to
its author and in view of the stubborn
opposition with which it met, as we'll
as the certainty that it would meet
defeat if put on its passage. The main
line of opposition to the Hardwick bill
| brought out in the debate was against
the grandfather clause.
"Mr. Copeland, of Walker, addressed
the chair. He said: "If l properly
understand this measure, it is radical d,
unjust and unfair. 7 am in favor of
no amendment to the constitution or
change in the law that does not meet
with the approval o: the qualified
voters of the State, and l am satisfied
that the people of Georgia would not
and never have given their approval
to so radical a change as this. No one
appreciates more than l the deplOra-
BILE condition of the ballot in our
State today, but I submit that this
measure is not the proper one to work
the change so much needed. I wish to
remind the house that for everyone
who sells his vote there is one who
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-06-07
A GOLDRUG IHREAI.

Speaking of MIR. Towne as a vice.
presidential candidate, the States
Vile Landmark says:
"The question is, do Democrats
want to vote for that sert of man
for Vice-Presidentf We know some
of them don't and some of them are
not going to, no matter what sort of
an arrangement is made"
The Landmark expresses the senti-
meuts of Palmer and Buckner Demo-
Gratis. This element in the Demo-
cratic party will work hard to de-
feat Mr.. Towne's nomination at
Kansas City, knowing that by such
action they can accomplish the de-
feat of Bryan in November. Will
the yellow tail be able to wag the
white dog7-TTimes. Mercury.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-06-07

that he was doing the people of his
section and State an injustice and fall
ing far short of his duty to his cOnstlt-
uents II he did not raise his voice in
opposition to the pending measure. He
said: From the time when the If
teenth amendment to the Constitution
was enacted up to the present day tn
best part of the negro race in Georgia
has voted and stood by the party to
which have the honor to belong. /
would take pleasure IN going on rec
ord as favoring the elimination of the
ignorant and purchasable voter of all
classes of this State, but I am not in
favor of the discrimination which is
proposed in this BILL
ION the call of the ayes and nayes,
which were demanded, only three
members. Mr.. Hardwick, of Washing.
ton, Mr.. Bell of Forsyth, and Mr.. FL
lis of Bibb, voted for the bill.
"Mr. Hall. of Bibb, was against the
bill, because it might be the means, he
claimed, of interfering with the white
voter.
Invoking against the Hardwick bill
Mr.. Holder, of Jackson, had the fol-
lowing to say: 81 oppose the bill be-
cause believe it to be in violation of
the constitution of the Republic. But
were it constitutional, it is not right
to deprive any man of his ballot on
account of his color. 1 believe in
| every man in this State being allowed
to vote regardless of his color, so long
as he complies with the requirements
| OF the State in paying taxes, working
roads, responding to his country's call
| to 20 to arms when his service is need
ed, and as long as he is obedient 10
law. oppose the measure because it
will also disfranchise hundreds of hon.
est white men who cannot read and
write and give q reasonable interpre-
tatlon of the Constitution. / oppose il
J because it is unnecessary"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-06-07
NEWS IrEHS

Clipped ] From Oar E,sA.ss..
All grades % reesed .ux.r uer, "A.
ranesd 10. csnts per loo Poands lass
week.
Tle Russian fninis;er 40 Pehiu be.
f.legrsphed asking that all tie avaiia-
bic gun boats be sent 20 Taku.
Governor Taylor. OF kentaoky, viii
be . candidate for re-sleetion on %.
issue OF the Goebel election Law.
II 10 reported that the Be~r var I.
close 90 an end. The Boers will resist
no longer. bat win sue for peace.
The Confederate veterans had o big
time st Louisville. ny. They we're
there BY the Thousands and met with =
hearty welcome.
Russia is sending troop. 20 China.
The Chinese are also gathering troop.
The chances are that the two power.
may hook horns.
On May s0,h tb. House devoted
much Of the days session 70 the con-
sid~rstion Of pension bills. One hun
dred and eighty nine were passed.
It 10 .emi-o ffi-isilv snnou need that
Rev. Henry Mo.ll.r, OF Cincinnati.
has been appointed bishop Of Colum.
bus 20 succeed Bishop wattsr.on. de-
ceased.
A motion In Congress 10 .trik. out
the enActiGg claus. In the Chimes.
immigration bill va. lost, los 20 las.
and the bill was cent back 20 the CAL
epdsr.
Caracas. Ven-zu-ia. Msy 30 -Th.
country IL rejoicing over the oapturs
Of Hernandez. some French b.ntess
have offer 10 advance $4,000. 600 TO
the government.
Mr.. Aycock. Democratic candidate
for Governor, who some weeks aro
cauyassed the Western part OF the
State and captured (PD all the people,
is canyassing IL again.
The farmers OF Georgia are organi-
ring SO as to have the cotton market
open all through the year. Then
speoulators will not know how to oor-
ner on il.
Dr. Sam Small delivered the alumni
address at Wake Forest College last
week. lie made n speech In line with
North Carolina politics. But for the
negro, literary orators would have a
hard time TO get up subjects.
A despatch from Panama says: The
Panama Canal company's director ha.
received ofiiSial instruction. from
Paris ordering an extension OF the
work on the Culebra and Emprendor
sections, and directing that all avail
able laborers be engaged for that pur-
pose.
Tuesday night OF last week q band Of
insurgents rushed on the town OF San
Miguel Dc Mayomn. garrisoned by
three companies Of the Thirty-ffth
infantry They traver.ed the town.
killing five Americans and wounding
seven. They captured Captain Rob-
srts and two enlisted men. Their loss
Is unknown. On Monday q number OF
guerillas ambushad the band of the
Forty-sixth infartry. who were en-
route from Sclan TO Tndant and Killed
three Of the musicians.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-06-07
THE BROKEN PLEDGE.

The democrats will never submit to
any proposition to the people to take
from man his right to vote. = =
There is not a Democratic conven-
ton that would not SPIT UPON A
MAN WHO MIGHT MAKE SUCH
A PROPOSITION. There is not q
Democratic candidate for Office WHO
WOULD NOT PLEDGE HIMSELF
MOST SOLEMNLY AGAINST IT.
Supplement to Democratic Hand.
book, published by the North Caro-
lima Democratic Executive Com.
mittee, October l, 1898.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-06-07

LONDON, May 3l--The Daily EK-
press has the following from Bonn
bay, dated yesterday: An unprece-
dentedly severe epidemic Of cholers
has broken out in the northern dis
trict Of Bombay presidency, especi-
ally in the famine camps. The deaths
have increased 40 per cent. within
three days. In the Kaira district
there have been l, $50 deaths in seven
days. The government has made .
special grant Of fl,oO0 ($5, ,00O to
cremate the dead Immediately.
In Paanpur State, on the frst day,
there was one death, on the second
there were "a, and on the thrrd there
were upward Of 400. The swiftness
Of the infection was due to the fac,
that the first death was near the only
available water supply. The germ,
were thus carried all over the camp
In the City Of Bombay there have
been 67 deaths in elast seven days
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-06-07

Democrats were sincere.
But when Senator Sigmon, Of Ca
tawba, in 1898, was writing articles
on the same line, and was trying
to show that If the negro was elm
mated from politics it would help
the Republican party, the Demo
cratic party through it's political
fossilite, Josephus Daniels, with q
satanic smile, said:
Mr.. SIGMON DEcEIvEs HIMSELF
BY THINKING THAT THE ELIA1NA'
TIoN OF THE NEGRO WOULD BUILD CI
A STRONG REPUBLICAN PARTY II
NoRTH CAROLINA. THE NEGRO
HAS BEEN ELIMINATED IN MOs1
SOUTHERN STATES. WHERE Is TIL
"sTRoNG REPUBLICAN PARTY" II
ANY OF THEM?
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-06-07

Veterans of Three Wars and Thous.na. si
Citizens Gather at AiisKton and othsr
Cemst>rie. to Pay rribut. To Oar asrois
Dead.
A dispatch from Hagerstown, Nd,
on May 3oth says:
Another link in the chain which
binds together the once warrins fac
tions Of the North and South, va,
forged today by the dedication OF q
monument erected 20 the memory OF
the men who wore the gray, as well a'
those who wore the blue and who died
in mortal combat on the bloody field
Of Antietam. This event, which is
probably without . parallel in the bis
tory OF the world was graced by the
presence of the President Of the Uni
ted States, accompanied by many MEM
bers Of his Cabinet; q score or more OF
United States Senators, thrice n many
members Of Congress, the Governor OF
Mary land and prominent men from all
parts OF the country. There were also
present hundreds OF veterans who
fought for the Lost Cause" and thou
sands who fought for the side that
proved victorious. Side by side they
stood with uncovered heads through
out the ceremony conveying the mon
ument from the State to the National
Government.
The dedicatory ceremonies were
opened by Colonel Benjamine +. Tay-
lor, who introduced General Henry
Kid Douglas, director Of ceremonies.
Prayer was offered by the Rev. b. y.
Clarkson, who was followed by Gov
ernor John Walter Smith, in an ad-
dress Of welcome. Colonel Taylor a.
President OF the Antietam Battlefield
commission OF Maryland. then presen-
ted the monument to the National
Government, and the Hon. Elihu Root,
Secretary Of War, in a brief address,
accepted it on behalf of the United
States. Then followed short addresses
mainly Of q reminicent character by
Generals John b. Brooks, James Long
street, Orlando B. Wilcox, j. Z. Dur
year, Senators Foraker, Burrows, Dan-
MEL and others who were prominent
on the opposing sides in the great
struggle. These were followed in turn
by Representative George B. McClel.
an, of New York. and other members
of both Houses of Congress.
Then the band played "Hail to the
Chief" and General Douglas intro
duced President Mckinley who deliv-
cred the address OF the day, and In the
course of which he said:
ain this presence and on the memor-
able field am glad to meet the follow
ers OF Lee and Jackson and Longstreet
and johnson with the followers Of Nc
Clelan and Grant and Sherman and
Sheridan, greeting each other not with
arms in their hands or malice in their
souls, but with affection and respect
for each other in their hearts. ZAP
plause.) Standing here to-day enc re-
Election only has crowned my mind =
the difference between this scene and
that Of 3S years ago. Then the men who
wore the blue and the men who wore
the gray greeted each other with shot
and shell and visited death upon their
respective ranks. We meet after all
these intervening years, with but one
sentiment-thst Of 10y atty to the Gov
ernment Of the United States love for
our flag and our free institutions and
determined men Of the North and men
Of the South, to make any sacriflce for
the honor and perpetuity Of the Amer
lean nation" (Applause).
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-06-07

statement during his address that
there is a clause in the constitutional
amendment that says the poor white
man can go TO the county commission
ers and be exempted from poll tax and
"vote anyway" He said that the
"race riot" in Wilmington came very
near being the worst thing that ever
befell country, and said: "If this
thing occurs in Eastern North Caro-
lima again there is no telling where it
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-06-07
EDITORIALS.
LET Us FOLLOW GEoRGIA's EXAM
PIE.

PIE.
on this page Of this Issue will be
found the cartoon taken from the
Atlanta Journal. 1t will be remem-
bored that n member OF the Geor-
gi9 ngISlature named Hardwicke
copied the proposed North Carolina
di-'rgnChIsing amendment and in
trudUccd il i'm the Georgia Legisla-
turo ard tried TO pass It. The vote
was taken on November 29th, and
the amendment was defeated bv
the Overwhelming vote OF l37 TO 3.
The Atlanta Journal the next
morning published the cut which
appears on this page OF this issue OF
TuECAUCAsGAN, with the statement
underneath the cut which we also
copy from the Journal.
We ,lsO publish synopsis OF the
discussion Of the amendment AS ta-
ken from the Atlanta Constitution,
which will be found on this front
page underneath the cut. If GeOr-
gia acted with wisdom, justice and
moderation in voting down this
amendment why would not the vO-
tcrs Or North Carolina also exercise
wisdom, Justice, ard moderation by
voting it down. Wa believe they
will dp so. They will not only show
the same moderation for the old
cX slave, which the people Of Geo
gia showed, but they will also de-
cline t1 take any chances OF dis
franchisIng fifty or sixty thousand
illiterato white voters OF ;he State,
at the same time. Let us follow
Go0rgia's example.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-06-07

A special dispatch from Shanghai,
Iated May 30th says: yesterday the
Chinese government issued an edlct
prohibiting the Boxers organization
under penalty of death. The edict,
which was signed by the Emperor, was
couched in equivalent terms and pro-
muIgated really more as an excuse
than, in condemnation Of the move
ment."
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-06-07

The cartoon in Sundays News and
Observer represented Senator Butler
holding q little red button man in mid
air by the coat collar and spanking
him severely. III the little red-button
fellow represented Simmons and his
machine, the picture WAS apt and time
ly. Senator Butler, in his speech on
the smendment in the Senate so com
pletely whipped the little simmons
red-shirt gang that none Of them have
dared to meet him since.-Ex.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-06-07

will end. Instead Of few dead ne
groes, there may be hundreds. We
are going to require all men who reg.
lister after 1908 to be educated" said
Mr.. Dixon, and added, "I regard this
as the finest feature of the amend
ment."
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-06-07
That Cartoon Business

IICkUTy lHe1CUfJ.
From now on till the election is
over, the good Christian men can
have some beautiful cartoons to carry
home on Sunday TO show their wives
and babies. It's hoped they will no,
cause any freaks Of nature, and this,
their admirers, like Cain for his crime
will not receive . mayk Of Gods dis.
pleasure. A half white and black
child. or . monkey with white child,
face on. would beat red-headed mu.
latto all to pieces.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-06-07

The British warships Orlando and
Algerine are landing 100 men at Taku
where the French, Russian and Japa-
nese guards have already disembarhe ed.
The Boxers are apparently without
arms except those they have obtained
from the soldiery, many Of whom are
openly joining the rebels
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-06-07
The OK In Fly Time. .

The eagle has condescended to fog
q sparrow.
No one has right to use the word
"white man" unless he goes through
the Simmons machine and blooms .
red button.
The little paper, "The White Man."
must be tickling the Ox's horn, from
the way the poor old thing filings bis
"tale" around.
This little paper. 1.-THE White Man"
must be Simmons machine baby
bastard, since the News and Observer
says it is full of lies.
II it is not, then the Simm mons' Ma
chine should adopt it at once, and tafe
the little thing under the machines
fatherly care and keeping; for they
will need it in their business some day.
Perhaps the Observer is afraid ii
might become its most formidable FL
val for the Annanias prize.
But the Observer need not be unea.
sy; for it News and Observer) is 50
far spent that 1t could not recognize
the truth il it should meet il in ths
road.-Hickory Mercury.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-06-07

Republicans Thre.tened with . G.tiing
Gun
Kentucky is now enjoying for .
short time the sinRle-barreled style Of
governmeRt.-Baltim News.
IL viii, however necessarily resolve
itself into Gatling gun style Of gov
ernment by the time Of the next cleo
tion il the Republicans persist in their
force tactics. s.-Charlotte Observer.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-06-07

one F ID. Winston, who urged his
follow members Of the last legisla-
turo to sink their consciences and
adopt the amendment is now out
before the people trying to get
them to also sink their consciences
and endorse the same piece of
treachorous infamy.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-06-07

Mr.. Tom Triplett, OF Maple
Springs, has q peach tree, which Ii
perhaps the largest in the whole
country. 1t is three feet 3 inches in
circumference and the top spreads
ont 80 feet. 1t is 20 years old and
bears fruit every year. This year il
is literally laden with little peaches.
Near this tree staads another that ID
over 40 years old and it is also full
Of peaches this year. This explodea
the ide. that peach trees will moi
live but few years.-Union Re
publican.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-06-07
Total

All Men Must be Educated to Register
After 1905.
A correspondent reporting the
Democratic speaking at Brevard, says
DR.. Dixon, Democratic candidate for
State Auditor, made the astonishing