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Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-04-05
PROVO POSTMASTER REMOVED.
Bondsmen Have Charge of once Until Sue
cessar is Appointed.

eessor IS Appointed.
Postmaster John G. Graham of Provo
has been removed from Office by tele-
graphic orders from the postofiice de-
partment at Washington to Inspector
Waters of Salt Lake. The telegram
was dated Saturday, and simply di-
rected the inspector to come To this
city and make the removal
Mr.. Graham's accounts are reported
perfectly straight, and the transfer of
the Office is being made temporarily to
Reed Smoot, one of the bondsmen,
pending the appointment of Mr.. Gra-
hams successor.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-04-05
Trusts Pay salaries of state omoers.

The incorporation at Trenton, N. J.,
of the American Sheet Steel company
completes, it is said the "sheet Steel
trust" The incorporation fee was
$40, 400 This fee and that of S32 600
paid by the Carnegie company make
sum sufficient to pay the annual sala-
ries of the governor, secretary of state,
state treasurer, state comptroller,
clerk in chancery, clerk of the supreme
court and state librarian of New Jer-
sey. leaving balance over them in
favor of the public exchequer.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-04-05
British Flag Must Waive over All South
Africa.

Herbert Gladstone, son of the late
William E. Gladstone and member of
parliament for West Leeds, declares
that nearly all the Liberals have
agreed in regard to the settlement of
the South African question, that it
was the duty of the government to
make recurrence of the war impossi
BILE and show the world that British
power in South Africa was predomi-
nant and that the British flag must
,yaixe over the whole Of South Africa.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-04-05
UTAH DEMOCRATIC.
KING ELECTED TO CONGRESS BY
1000 MAJORITY.
ohomciai Returns Give King "A Majority
OF $3.50 over Hammond-5I 900
Votes Were Cast

The special election for congressman
In Utah resulted in the election of w.
IL. King, Democratic candidate, by a
majority close to 1900, or about 2 1000
less than the majority of Roberts over
Eldredge in 1898. Democratic major
ities oil two years ago in Weber, Utah
ana SAT- Lake counties We're reduced
Hammond's home county, Cache, in
creased the Democratic majority from
297 in 1898 to about 500. The sote by
counties is as follows:
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-04-05

The secretary of state for home AZ
fairs, Sir Matthew White Ridgley, re-
plying to a delegation intimated that
a adissolution OF parliament was improb-
able during the present year.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-04-05
Beers Getting Ready FOR right.

It is reported that the Beers are
massing in their entrenched positions
at Biggarsberg and it is added that
their transport trains are packed at
New Castle. in readiness to facilitate
their retreat in case necessity requires
such step.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-04-05
Washington shlngle Minis shut Down.

sixty-nine shingle manufacturing
firms in the state of Washington have
signed an agreement to cease work
during the first week In April. The
shutdown Is said to be necessary on
nccount of the great overproduetion.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-04-05
Democratic Gains in Michigan.

The Democrats made several striking
gains in the municipal and township
elections held in all Michigan cities,
except Detroit and Port Huron At
Lansing, j. L. Hemmell was elected by
3l6 majority, the first Democratic
mayor in ten years.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-04-05
WEBSTER DAVIS RESIGNS.
Assistant Secretary of the Interior Davis
Resigns to speak Tor the Roers.

Webster Davis. assistant secretary
of the interior, has resigned. He will
go on the lecture platform in the in
terest of the Beers. In an authorized
statement, Mr.. Davis says that as re-
suit of his visit to the Transvaal, he
feels inpelled to tender his resigna ton
a. assistant secretary of the interior,
lie will. at an early date, deliver a
lecture In this city IN the interests of
the South African republics.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-04-05
Beers May Not Destroy rranssaai nrlae
Indiana Coal Miners Idle.

All the coal mines in Indiana sus-
pended operations ut the close of work
March 81. THIS aetiou was due to the
failure of the operators to sign q wage
con tract for the scale year beginning
April |. About o o,0O0 men are idle
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-04-05

Admiral Sampson who watched the
recent test of the double tnrret on the
battleship kearsarge, feature of naval
architecture peculiar To the United
States navy, says the test proved the
practicability of this idea
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-04-05
Refused 10 P.yand WAS Killed

Albert johnson of Port Townsend,
Wash, fireman on the steasaer An.
geles. was killed in row in Seattle
with Harry b. Linde, proprietor of the
Standard Oyster house, over paying for
a meal
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-04-05

Russia and Japan May Clash.

A Kobe dispatch to London says:
Renewed trouble between Russia and
Japan in Korea is imminent. The
movements of the Russian fleet indicate
the probability of the seizure of a
Korean port. The war Office officials
at Toxic are holding conferences and
there has been considerable military
and naval activity in Japan this mouth.
Beers May Not Destroy rranssaai Mines.
London n.-The Pretoria eorrespon-
dent of the Daily Mail, says: AL
though 1t is true that the state mining
engineer has made borings in the
mines. l am officially informed that
this is without the governments
sanction, and that the question of
the destruction OF the mines as a last
resort has still to be discussed by the
executive"
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-04-05
Kansas corn for india.

Governor Stanley of Kansas has
given his personal Endorsement to the
Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon's proposal to
SEND 300, 900 bushels Of Kansas corn
to the starving people of India.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-04-05
Indln.s Lnss by nrouth.

The loss To the India wheat crop,
caused by the drouth during the
present year,i is IS, ,ooo 900 to eIo ,ooo,o
the loss to the cotton crop, f7,ooo, 900.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-04-05
April 2.

House-The Fort Hall observation
bill, ratifying the treaty with the Ban
mock indians, was amended aud passed.
Senate bill appropriating 500, soo.faa
the establishment of military post, II
Sheridan, Wyo.. was passed. sissasss - $
senate-several speeches on ths.
Porto Rican tariff bill were delivered
In the Senate.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-04-05

The testimony will bear cut the as
sertion that every member of this pros
ecuting committee was either one of
the conspirators in the attempt to de-
feat Mr.. Clark's election, or an em-
ployee of Mr.. DAILY, or an adherent OF
his faction in the state.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-04-05

The agent of the state OF Washing
ton, having in charge John Collins,
the alleged Seattle bank robber, was
arrested at Sacramento on the arrival
of the Oregon train on charge of kid
mapping, a preliminary step to habeas
corpus proceedings
Fred Reynolds, wood-ehopper at
Red Beach. Me-, became insane and
killed his wife and one son with an ak
injured another son seriously, and
burned the house to the ground. Rey-
nolds then ran up the street flourish
ing the AK. He was arrested.
A disastrous explosion occurred at
Five-Mile Point, b O., where the dyna.
mite factory of the Ontario powder
works is situated. William Way and
Harry Gervan were killed and the
building wiped off the face of the
earth.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-04-05

House-The house passed the senate
Dill to approve revision and adjust
ment of sale of Indian land Ia Ne
oraska aud Kansas. Settlers, to de-
feat spectators, had bid wildly on the
land, and were unable to meet their
obligations Consideration of the army
appropriation bill was then resumed.
Senate-Agreement was reached to
vote on Porto Rican bill April 3. Sew
eral amendments were made to Alas
kan bill.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-10
It HASELIMINA1ED THE NEGRO
But the Amendment in Louisiana Guarantees
to Every White Man the Right
to Vote.
IT HASPURIF]ED THE POLITICS OF THE STATE
Elections Are Now Absolutely Fair and the
Choice of the People at the Polls is
Declared Elected.
EVEN REPUBLICANS SAY IT IS A GOOD THING
1t Took Two Years to Convince the People of Louisiana That
the Amendment Would Not Deprive Them of the
Right to Vote Views of the State
Registrar.
BY JOSEPHUS DANIELS.

New ORLEANS, La, May 8-In this city the adoption of
the constitutional amendment similar to the pending in
North Carolina, resulted in reducing the negro vote from
ing from the books in the office of Mr. Jere Nj Gleason State
Registrar Of voters for the parish OF Orleans.
This fully answers the question as to whether the amend
negro from politics. reduction from 14l77 to l495 in the
city where the negro better educated and possesses
property than anywhere else in the State is fact that
body get around The negroes Said to be better
educated in this city than in any other portion of the United
States The public schools here in high state of eff
clency and have been open to the coored youth for
than twenty-five years The number negroes smaller
here than in most Southern cities being the proportion of
about four whites to negro Here the negroes get better
wages than in any other parish Gall counties here called
parises and of higher grade of intelligence than in
the farming sections of the State. in this city where the
negro is superior to his brother the sugar and cotton plan
taon the negro vote has SWunk from 14177 to 405 the
proportion of shnkage said to be even larger in the rural
districts will go to some of the country precincts later
and give the official figures.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-10

One of the best posted men | have
met in this State is Hon. Jere NJ
Gleason, State Registrar of voters for
the Parish of New Orleans. l inter
viewed him today about the practical
operations of the amendment and
found that it had been ii perfect sue
cess in doing three things:
/. Eliminating the negro.
.. Guaranteeing the right to vote
to every white, whether educated or
not ,ys&tH "a
3. Purifying politics.
Mr.. Gleason said:
I'm 1896 full registration was
brought out by reason of the hot
fight made by the Democrats against
the fusion of all the element opposed
to the Democratic party, and by a
bitter factional fight in this city for
control of the city offices, owing to Il
very unsatisfactory municipal admin
istration for the preceding four years.
The registration in the city in that
year GS96) exceeded 10000 of which
number 14,177 were negroes, as this
table shows:
Registered voters, April 18th, 1896,
Parish of Orleans.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-10
DISCUSSION OF ARMOR PLATE.
Debate on Whether the Government Should
Erect al Ar.ncr Plant
CBv the Ass0ciated Press !

Washington, May 9.-Practically the en-
tire session CT the Senate today was
devoted to a discussion Of armor plate,
the section Of the Naval Appropriation
Bill relating to armor and armament be-
ing under consideration. The debate
largely hinged CIR the proposition that the
Government should erect an armcr plant
of it's own Senator Tillman presented an
amendment limiting the price tc be paiG
for armor to $500 per ton and providing
also that the Government should cree,
Il plant of its own Senator's Tnlman
Money and Chandler advocated the erec-
tiCu of plant, while Mr. Hale sun
ported the committee amendment. pro-
viding for plant in the contingency
that ar"mor could not be procured for
$445 per ton No action was taken on the
proposition, the bill going over until to-
morrow.
The Naval Bill was called up at the
conclusion of routine business, and at
f2:20 p. n. the Senate's doors were closed.
the bill being considered in secret ses-
sion.
After some brief discussion behind
closed doors. it was decided inasmuch
as the salient facts had been published.
that the armor plate matter might as
well be considered in open session.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-10
MAsTERLY ARGUMENT BY KITCHIN
He Speaks For Crawford in the Contest Elec-
tion Case.

The Pearson Crawford contested cleo
tion case was called up in the House to-
day by Representative Roberts, CT MaSsa-
chCsetts. An effort was made to reach
an agreement for taking vote but with
out success. The debate was opened by
Mr.. Roberts. He spoke fer nearly two
hours. During his argument Senator
Pritchard came over from the Senate and
took seat behind the speaker Mr..
Pearson sat next to Mr.. Roberts and fire.
quently made suggestions.
Crawford s side Of the case was pre-
sented by Mr.. Micrs. of Indiana, Of the
Elections Committee, and Mr. Kitchin.
They completely rcfuted the statements
made by Mr. Roberts, and showed to the
House that there was absolutely no
merit in the contest They made an ex-
cellent impression. Mr.. Kitchins argu-
ment was mastery effort. He spoke a
little over an hour. and during that time
he held the closest attention of the
HCuse. He was frequently applauded
when making a strong point in defence of
the North Carolina election law. Repre-
sentative Small will speak tomorrow in
behalf CT Crawford. The vote promises
10 be close.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-10
Leads all North Carolina Daiesm News and Circulation

front seats Kansas, Idaho and the Dis
trict of Columbia also sent lady delegates
The Nebraskan delegation today decided
to vote against the nomination by the
POpulst Convention of any one for the
Vice Presidency, favorinS a conference
committee. Other delegations taking this
position are those of Colorado, Iowa, In
diana. Wisconsin, Idaho, New YORK, and
West Virginia. Beth the Minnesota and
South Dakota delegations have voted 10
stand by Towne.
The Committee on Platform of the
Populist convention at mi might had
agreed upon the planks on imperialism,
militarism. trusts and the finances.
The first deplCres the conduct of the
Administration lin changing the war OF
humanity into the war Of conquest CO.
nounces the Filipino policy and he Porto
Rican policy and the increase Of the
standing army. sympathy is extended TO
the Beers and our mediation demanded.
Trusts are denounced as lha greatest
evil of the age.
The financial plank closes as follows
we reaffirm the demand fer The ie-
opening of the mints of the United states
to the free and unlimited coinage Of sill
yer and gold at the present legal ratio
of sixteen to one: the immediate increase
in the volume of silver coins and cCrti-
fcates thus created to be substituted.
dollar for dollar for the bank notes is
sued by private corporations under special
privilege granted by law of March l4th,
1900 and prior national banking laws the
remaining portion Cf the bank notes TO
be replaced with Government paper
money. and it's volume to be so controlled
as to maintain at all times a stable
money market and a stable price level"
The abuse of the injunction pOwe' IS
also denounced and remedial legislation
demanded.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-10
REPUBLICANS OF MARYLAND.
Convention Endorses McKinley's Adminietra-
ton and Instructs For Him.
(By the Associated Press.)

Nby tHe Associated PfoS$.)
Baltimore, Md. May 9.-The Republican
State Convention met today at the AcaGe-
my of Music.
Delegates at large elected to the Re
publican Conventicn--eX- United States
Senator McComas; Congressman Sydney
E. Mudd; cX-Mayor William r. Master.
Baltimore City; and ex-Comptroller
Phillips Lee Goldsborough, Dorchester
county. Delegates we're instructed 10
vote fer President McKinicy's re-romina-
tiCn.
The electors at large selected are %
James z. Hooper, Baltimore; Henry NJ
Mccullough. Cecil county
The platform warmly endorses the Ad-
ministraticn Of President Mckinley, both
at home and abroad, and condemns trusts.
THE CONNECTICUT REPUBLICANs
Hartford, Ccnn.. May at today :
Republican State Convention the delegates
elected were uninstructed. The platform
adopted reahirms the st. Louis platform
all Of which promises. it states. lave
been strictly kept. The platform declares
that the nations sacred duty is to secure
to the Philippine and Porto Rican people
the blessings of liberty. peace and hap
piness.
The Mckinley administration was eE-
dOTsed It declares for whatever le2isiG- =
tion is necessary to protect stockholders
in great corporations against fraud. la
bcrers against injustice and consumers
against eytortiOn.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-10

In November 1899 the first election
was held under the new constitutional
amendment. The total registration
was 3S,964, of which number, 1,36S
were negroes, reduction of the ne
gro vote from the 1896 registra ton,
which was the fullest known. of 49,
700. This city election showed to the
whole State the value of the amend
ment. and opened the way for the
result seen in the State election held
last month. The State election was
held on the nth of April. Registra-
ton closed on the 18th of March. as
the law requires it to close thirty
days before the election. The regis
tration in the parish (it embraces
only the II wards in New Orleans)
for the State election was 3S.S94, of
which number 1.493 were negroes.
''In the election only about $1,000
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-10
EVER-HANE BEEN DISFRANClllS-
ED"

What has been the result of the
adoption of your new constitution on
the elections | asked Mr.. Gleason.
Here is his answer:
'EIections are now absolutely fair.
The most bitter enemy has been un-
able to Substantiate a charge of the
least unfairness. The opposition, af-
ter election were forced to say. We
havn't word to say There is not
n suspicion of unfairness about our
elections. ] believe that the registra-
ton in this city is the cleanest of any
city on the continent.
| was anxious also to ascertain
from Mr.. Gleason whether the amend
ment had had any effect on the party
primaries, and he said:
1t had a splendid effect upon the
primaries of the dominant (the Demo-
cratic) party, men who hadn't gone
into Il primary since the days of Re
construction went into our last city
primaries. They recognized that fair
play would be had and that cleaner
politics had followed the adoption of
the amendment. We had some bitter
and close fights in some of the wards.
and those who heretofore held aloof
from them participated with good re-
suits.
AS to the cOnstitutionalitv of the
amendment, Mr.. Gleason said: "There
has never been any serious suggestion
of testing it's constitutionality. The
lily white Republican party claim
they are satisfied with it. Privately
the Republicans say that the amend
ment is good thing. but publicly
they can't afford to say it,
when the amendment was first
proposed, were some of the uneducat-
ed while people afraid it would dis
franchise them?" was my next ques-
ton. Mr.. Gleason said:
1T took two years to educate the
people OF Louisiana up to the point
that it would not result in the disfran-
chisement of any white people. Now
they all see it and like it and wouldn't +
go back to old conditions under any
circumstances. This is as true of the
uneducated portion as Of the educat-
ed portion of our population
| remember that in 1894 there were
many Populists in this State. and [
asked Mr.. Gleason what was THEN.
attitude as to the constitutional
amendment. He said: at has
brought the Populists back into the
Democratic party. In the State elec-
1lon OF April the Democrats carried
every Populist parish in the State
In 1896 the PopuIists had carried sew
eral parishes ana in ,hose parishes
the Populists had the machinery. The
Democrats carried every one of these
parishes because the Populists have
come back INTO the Democratic party.
J suppose the election in April in this
State saw result without a precedent
Continued On Third PaCe)
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-10

votes were cast, and all We're for the
Democratic ticket except about 1880
which were cast for the combination
opposition ticket. The vote was
small for two reasons: /. 1t was APP
parent that it would be a landslide
for the Democrats, and .. 1t was
almost impossible to get to the polls,
the entire city being under water,
and almost the entire State as well.
The railroads were under water and
some of them have not been able to
run trains until two or three DAYS
ago. never saw anything before like
that flood. 1t began the light before
the election and such a pour down
was something new for us. | left
home at o'clock, and voted on my
way up. The voting precinct is two
squares from my residence. 1t was
1880 O'Clock that morning before /
could. get to my office so great was
the food. Men had to go to the cleo
ton in skiffs and crafts. and of course,
knowing that the voting was all one
way many did not care to go to the
trouble to vote"
/ asked Mr.. Greason as to the pro-
portion of illiteracy among the whites
in this city and he said:
1--WE have not many illiterate white
people, of the total registration for
the city election in November there
were 36,113 white voters who signed
their names-made out their own APP
plication-and SS3 who made their
marks. That is to say, only SS3 voters
in this city registered under the
grandfathers clause! OF the 1868 ne
groes registering, all except twelve
registered by having the educational
qualification, five under the property
qualifications, and seven under the
grandfather clause. These seven ne
groes came forward and made aff-
davit that their fathers or grandfath-
ers could vote in 1867 and no questions
were asked 1t may be that they
swore falsely, but this seven were
permitted to register rather than raise
the issue"
| next asked Mr.. Gleason this oues-
ton: Have any illiterate white men
in New Orleans been denied the privi-
lege of voting because they could not
read and write?" He understood the
question, and made this answer:
None whatever. Every white man
who wants to vote is permitted to
vote. Public sentiment is such that
no man in politics would attempt to
throw obstacles in the way of an il
lterate white mans voting. Practi-
cally all who couldn't read and write
registered under the grandfather
clause in the time prescribed by law
and is on permanent roll of qualified
voters, and is guaranteed the right to
vote all his life.
mo WHITE MAN-NONE WHAT
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-10

An agent cf the st. Lcuis Street Car
Company, now tied up by the strike. has
opened an office at Cleveland, Ohio, 10
hire motormen to go to that city. II is
said that three hundred men have "a
ready been engaged.