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THE ASHEVILLE GAZETTE. JUNE 30, 1900. lHI00d Pilio CLOSE OF BAR Are prepared from Na ture's mild laxatives, and while gentle are reliable and efficient. They ASSOCIATION SECOND ANNUAL, MEETING OF THE STATE ASSOCIATION ENTS ITS MEETING. Benjamin Burnette. Dr. Geo. H. Lambert. Residence 284. J 6RY fl FRAUD. Burnette & Lambert, Rouse She Lhrer Manufacturers of Carriages and Wagons Wheelwrights and Iron Workers. Cure Sick Headache, Bil iousness, Sour Stomach, and Constipation. Sold everywhere, 25c. per box. .Prepared by C. I.Hood & Co. XoweliMass. Only Intended to Accomplish Their Dis franchising Scheme. Veterinary, Horseshoeing. Dealers in Wheelwright Supplies. Drive Over Biltmore Estate During the Afternoon, 85, S7 and 89 South Mala Street, Asheville, N. C. u WHITE SUrR&MflGY The democratic leaders, Simmons, Jarvis, Pou, Glenn, Aycock & Co., are howling1 themselves hoarse for "white supremacy." A ldttle investigation shamefully exposes their hypocrisy and fraud. Chairman Simmons, in his celebrated interview, published in every demo ocratic daily of the state on September 25, 1898, said: "These leaders and their claquers know; as every intelligent man in the state knows, that the democratic plan to protect the white men of the east from the horrible negro rule under which that fair section of the state now languishes, is to take advantage of the recent decision of the supreme court to the effect that one section or county may have one system of county gov ernment and another section or county may have an entirely different sys tem of county government; and while according to the white counties the right to elect all their local officers, to restore the old system of democratic county government in the counties having negro majorities, thus lifting the ruthless heel of the negro from off the neck of the white men who live in the negro ridden counties of the east." James H. Pou said the same thing about the same time at Salisbury, and every other democratic speaker of any prominence gave the same assurance and further assured the people that no interference would be made with the. right of suffrage. Upon these pledges the democratic legislature was elected, and almost every county having a ne gro majority elected a democrat to the legislature. In carrying out these pledges the legislature provided for the election of justice of the peace by the legislature in the counties of Washing ton, Granville, Vance, Warren, For syth, Perquimans. Caswell, Pasquo tank, Harnett, Edgecombe. Bertie, Chowan and Montgomery, (see Chap. 392, LAWS of 1899,) leaving the coun ties of New Hanover, Halifax, North ampton and Craven, the largest negro counties in the state, to elect their jus tices of the peace by the people New Hanover with a voting population of 2,200 whites, 3,200 colored; Halifax, 2,200 whites, 4,100 colored; Northamp ton, 1,800 white, 2,300 colored; Craven, 1.800 white 3.000 colored while they take away from Forsyth, Perquimans, Harnett and Montgomery, where the whites are largely in the majority, the right to elect their justices of the peace. Yet in their speeches and ap peals for "white supremacy" they con stantly refer to the counties of New Hanover (composing Wilmington), Craven, Halifax and Northampton as being dominated by the negro, still no effort was made by the democratic leg islature to give the people of thes "ne gro ridden" counties the relief they say they so much need. By chapter 488, laws of 1899, under the DR. GEO. 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Apply to any of our wagons, or I 'Phone 68. i decision referred to by Mr. Simmons they provide for the election of county commissioners by the justices of the peace in the following counties: Washington, Granville, Caswell, Ber tie, Vance, Warren, Craven, Edge combe, Perquimans, Franklin, Mont gomery, Pasquotank ajid New Hano ver, leaving out- of this entirely the counties of Halifax, Northampton and several other counties with colored ma- joritiesi By comparing these two acts we find that Halifax, Northampton and other negro counties are left to elect their county commissioners and justices of the peace by the people while in the counties of Craven, New Hanover and Franklin, having negro majorities, they allow the people to elect their justices of the peace, and these same justices elect the county commissioners to con trol their finances. With this showing we find Jas. H. Pou, ex-democratic state chairman, the the day after the adjournment of the legislature of 1899, publicly proclaim ing to the people of North Carolina, in an interview pubished in the Char lotte Observer, March 10, 1889 (refer ring to the work of the legislature): "It has fulfilled its pledge for white supremacy by removing all possibility of negro domination from threatened counties, and this was done by bills for each county and not by general laws." He was referring to the acts of the legislature above quoted. If their pledges were fulfilled and "all possibility of negro domination from the threatened counties" was re moved, why submit the proposed suf frage amendment? The only answer can be to disfranchise the poor and illiter ate white people throughout the entire state. If Mr. Pou's statement was true it stamps as hypocritical the clamor they are now making for the adoption of the proposed amendment. Simmons, Aycock, Glenn, Bellamy, and all other democratic speakers pub licity announce that no colored man who can read and write will be dis franchised, and that all white boys who become of age after 1908 will be disfranchised unless they are able to read and write any section of our state constitution to the satisfaction of a partisan democratic registrar. These democratic schemers well know that three-fourths of the colored peo ple now live in the towns and cities of the state and are getting eight months schooling in the- year, while three fourths of the white people live in the country and work in the fastories, with but little opportunity for an education. Then what an object lesson we will have by the year 1908, with Congress man John D. Bellamy's brightest hope realized; with the poor white people disfranchised and his colored aristoc racy in the saddle, for he said in an in terview published in the Charlotte Ob server May 30, 1900: "Notwithstanding all the cry which is set up there is a large number of the better class of negroes who will vote for the amendment. They will do so knowing that the provision as to the suffrage does not disfranchise any ne gro who is able to read and write, and it makes them a colored aristocracy and separates them from the low and ignorant members of their race." What a wonderful proposition dis franchise the poor whites and make "a negro aristocracy!" Let the people reflect before they cast their votes to disfranchise themselves and build up a negro aristocracy, for after they are disfranchised they will have to appeal to this aristocracy for relief, with Bellamy, Aycock, Glenn, Jarvis, Simmons, Pou & Co. leading it and the cries of the people will be in vain. RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT. Local union No. 88, Amalgamated Sheet Metal Workers' association ap pointed a committee to draft resolu tions of respect to the memory of J. B. Lytle, who died several weeks ago. The resolutions are as follows: "To the officers and members of local union No. 88, Amalgamated Sheet and Iron Workers' association Brothers: "Whereas it has pleased Almighty God in His goodness and mercy to take from his labors Brother J. B. iytle, who was one of our members; therefore be it "Resolved, That in the death, of Rmthpr Lvtle our union has lost a skilled workman, a faithful member, and by his upright life and noble qual ltles during his residence among us he has endeared himself to us all. "Resolved, That Tinners' union No 88 has lost a worthy member, the first of our members whom it has pleased God to call from the labor of life and while we bow in humble submission to the divine will of God we cannot help but mourn his loss. "Resolved, That a loving son . and brother has been taken from his earthly home to a home beyond; and we deeply sympathize with the bereav ed ones in their 'great affliction and pray God in His mercy to give them strength to bear up in their great loss a hope to meet above. ."Resolved, That as a just tribute to nnr ripppflsed brother, we drape our charter for thirty days; that these res olutions be spread upon the minutes of our union and a copy be sent to the fa mil v rf thp deceased, and they be published, in the daily papers. Re spectfully submitted, "J. H. Lindsey, James Roberson, J. R Taylor." brin' utf re- FEANCHISE DENIED. Automobile Company Not Recognized Horse Cars for Charlotte St. At the meeting of the board of aUder- men last evening Judge Merrimon in troduced a petition asking: the board to give the Asheville & Craggrv Mountain Street railway the right to operate their own cars on their track on Charlotte treet from Chestnut to fche city limits. as they have been unable to enter into any contract with the Aeheville Street railroad for the use of their track, fcnd he also requested the iboard to estab lish a system of transfers between their ine and the Asheville Street railroad at Chestnut 6treet. They propose to operate horse cars from Chestnut street and give good service. It was referred to the city attorney. Mr. Gwvn stated that his company wou'l-d be ready with tine new rails when the grading is done. J. b. Adame, for the Inter-Montane Street railway, stated that his company would be ready with new rails to relay on Montford evenue before the paving on mat street. If satisfactory arrangements can be made with the Tennessee Brick Paving company for paving the contracts for Charlotte street and Montford avenue will be given at once. A petition was presented from the stall renters to close the central mar ket all day July 4, as is the usual cus tom, and it was adopted. The street committee reported that they recommanded that the franchise of the Asheville Automobile company be denied, and suggested that they be li censed as common carriers, which was adopted. The street committee! recommended that the two telephone companies be allo-wed two weeks to adjust. their dif ferences. The street and finance committees recommended that the contract for grading Charlotte street be awarded to Mr. Ramsey, work to begin upon no- lce. William H. Lord was granted permis sion to build a 6-room cottage on Cum berland avenue. The report of the jury on the Revel sewer reported that they found no damage or benefit to Revel, Wagrier & Crawford. The ordinance to prevent loitering on streets or in restaurants was Dlaced on. ts second reading, and is now a law. It was decided to give Mr. Nash $10 on account of being seriously disabled in working on one of ithe citv sewers. ST. LOUIS STRIKERS ESTABLISH BUS LINES Their Methods of Competing With the Street Cai Companies. St. Louis, June 29. The work of es tablishing bus lines by the striker to compete with the St. Louis Transit company in carrying passengers is pro gressing. The commitee that has the matter in charge reports that $3,000 has been raised for that purpose and that twenty-two vehicles are now reg ularly running. It is the intention to divide the city into districts and estab lish regular lines that will give the public ample service to any part of the city. An appeal will be made to the pub lic to assist in establishing these lines. There is considerable interest evinced in the decision of the 1,500 employes of the St. Louis Car company, who have been asked to ride on the cars of the Transit company. The request was made by President Charles Kobush, who explained that unless the men agreed to ride on the Transit cars, the chances were that the company would be compelled to shut down the plant, which secures its power from the Tran sit company. The matter will be left to a vote of the car builders' and fin ishers' union, to which the men be long. President Kobush said: "We have a contract with the Transit company in volving upwards of $700,000. The re quest was made by us to our employes because the Transit company is a cus tomer of ours, for whom we'do a great deal of work and of every dollar s worth of business that the Transit company pays us, 40 per cent is dis tributed among our employes. I feel that if the Transit company's money is good enough for them to earn here the Transit company s cars are gooa enough for them to ride in wnetner there be a boycott or no boyco.t. x oe request was not a compulsory one. e simply asked them to ride in the cars if they had the interest of the St. Louid Car company at heart. Mrs. Maggie Hyams and Mrs. Ruth Henry were convicted today of as saulting and partially disrobing Julia Ray ae she stepped from a Transit company car last Friday night. Each was fined $20 and costs. The cases will be appealed. Julia Ray is a negro do mestic. Members or tne car Djnueis union and the finishers' union will meet Saturday night to take action upon tne request of President Kobush that they ride on the cars of the Transit com pany. Shake Into Your Snoes -tnvn'o TTnrkt-"nsse. p. i owdei . It cures r,o fiii Trmrtin:. swollen feet and in rmwin? nails and istantly ', es the d bunions. It's the greatest comfort discovery of the oo-o Allan's Foot-J se makes tight or new shoes feel easy. It is a certain rfViT- sweating:, callous and hot. tired, achir- feet. Try it today. Sold K-r oil rtriiererists an shoe store3. By mail for 25c. in stamps. Trial package Allen S. Olmsted. Le 11 w - Roy, N. T. -gt. vmmfi. iniuries, piles and skin diseases use DeWitt's Witch Hazel s,hTa tjs he original. Counterfeits may "be offered. Dr. T. C. Smith. Gazette want adds reach. the people Banquet in the Evening Characterized by a Constant Flow of Wit and an Elegant Spread Toasts Responded To. A resolution was adopted at the meeting of the State Bar association yesterday morning to the effect that two years' study should be required for admission to the car, and a com mittee was appointed to present a me morial to the supreme court on the sub ject. The committee on memorials pre sented a memorial on Judge Dossey Battle, of Rocky Mount, an honorary member who died during the year. No active members have died. Judge Walter Clark, Charles Price and A. L. Brooks were appointed dele gates to the American Bar association. Resolutions of thanks were tendered to the Asheville bar, Swannanoa Coun try club and citizens and management of the Battery Park for courtesies ex tended. The following officers were elected: President Charles M. Stedman, of Greensboro. Vice presidents W. D. Pruden, of Edenton, Paul Jones, of Tarboro; W. E. Shaw, of Henderson: R. O. Burton, of Raleigh; S. M. Gattis, of Hillsboro; Junius Davis, of Wilmington; M. L. John, of Laurinburg; B. F. Long, of Statesville; E. B. Jones, of Winston; D. W. Robinson, of Lincolnton, and Thomas A. Jones, of Asheville. Secretary and treasurer J. Craw7ford Biggs, of Durham. Members of the executive committee Senator J. C. Pritch'ard, of Marshall, and Lee S. Overman, of Salisbury. The next place of meeting was left to the executive committee. The afternoon was spent in driving over the Biltmore estate as guests of the Asheville Bar association. - An elegant twelve-course dinner was served in the ball room of the Battery Park as a closing of the annual meet ing of the bar association. Clement Manly, of Winston, was the 'toastmaster and his introduction of the speakers was brilliant, and his wit particularly keen. The first toast was "Asheville, the Queen of the West," by Louis M. Bourne, of Asheville. He directed sev eral shafts at the toastmaster and made several clever hits on our beau tiful city. He invited the members of the association to return again in hie very pleasantly worded toast. W. D. Pruden, of Edenton, responded to the toast, "The Lawyer His Part in the Development of the Constitutional Government." His subject, he . said, wag one of which all lawyers are proud. History shows that lawyers and the de- development of constitutional govern ment have been simultaneous. Where the despotic government is the lawyer s unknown. F. H. Busbee, of Raleigh, responded to the toast of "The Justice of the Peace His Sphere of Influence." He said this branch of the judiciary had al ways been the branch nearest the peo ple and distinguished by intelligence and ingenuity, and said it was the one branch that deserved the thanks of the profession. His toast abounded in wit ticism and was full of bright anecdotes. J. E. Alexander, of Winston, spoke on "Tne ttencn ana tne .tsar ineir True Relations." He said this is a world of relations. The bench and the bar are in great accord on all occasions, except in certain instances. Our system of jurisprudence in North Carolina is grand, because the simplest things are the grandest. He concluded with an ad dress to the bench, "Gentlemen of the bench, you are invited to the bar." E. J. Justice, of Marion, spoke on "The State of North Carolina Its Mot to, 'Esse Quam Videri.' " North Caro lina has in its borders, he said, every thing that is good, and little that is bad; every variety of climate; rich in minerals, agriculture, and mining; fac tories and fisheries. If every source of income but one were shut off we could subsist upon that one, even if it were the climate of Ashevjlle. He closed with a fine eulogy of the old North State. W. B. Shaw, of Henderson, delivered a toast to me women. nis speecu was a splendid eulogy on the women of the state. Julian S. Carr, of Durham, made a short talk. Col. Thos. ;S. Kenan spoke on "The Bar of Asheville." He thanked the la dies for complimenting this occasionby their presence. He said it is always a great pleasure for the eastern people to come to Asheville. Judge Armistead Burwell, of Char lotte, said he thought there should be inscribed over the entrance to the county the legend inscribed over Col. Buncombe's hall, "Welcome, all to Bun combe hall," so hospitable was Ashe- ville's reception to them. Mr. Dean, of Rome, Ga., a visiting lawyer, spoke a few words proposing a toast to the supreme court. L. P. McLoud made hits at the mem bers of the local bar, and added more eulogy to the ladies. Judge Brown, of Florida, said he was a stranger here, if a southerner can ever be a stranger among southern men and women, in his response. Judge Fred Moore asked the entire assemblage to return to Asheville again. Judge Charles A. Moore added his invitation to them to return. Mr. Evans, of South Carolina; Mr. TTnrires nf Alabama: E. P. McKissick, J. C. McRae, of Chapel Hill; Charles F Warren, of Washington; Dr. Paquin of Asheville, and J. S. Manning, of Dur ham, also spoke. This closed the second annual meet ing of the bar association. The mem hprs sav thev never had a more enjoy able time and the local bar feel that they never entertained a more genue manly or a more appreciative "body. Gazette want ads bring quick return The most enterprising and su ceaeful mercha of AaheviKe advert loe in the Boston School of Expression. ASHEVILLE SUMMER COURSES AT ORANGE STREET SCHOOL BUILDING. TTTT All invited to opening exercises Saturday, June 30, at 4 p. m. Call to see teachers from 9 to 3. Training for MIND, BODY and VOICE. For particulars address the President, S. 5. CURRY, Ph. D. BOOMING TOWNE FOR BRYAN'S RUNNING MATE Silver Advocates Pushin? His Claims for Vice-Presidential Nomination. Kansas City, June 29. The greatest activity manifested in the vice presi dential canvass before the convention is shown by the managers of Mr. Cnar'es A. Towne. Gen. E. S. Corser, of Min nesota, who is now here, is making ar rangements for the silver republican convention and at the same tirre is do ing all he can to make Towne's nomi nation possible. It is the present in tention to have an early conference be tween the committees of th-i populist parties, the silver republican party and the democratic national committee, with a view of securing some kind o an agreement for furthering Mr. Towne's candidacy. It is quite probable, however, that the democratic national committee wilf refuse to take any responsibility in the matter on the ground that it is a sub ject for the convention, and not the committee consider. The desire of the populists and silver republicans o se cure the nomination recalls a similar proceeding at the populist convention in St. Louis in 1896. It wae known that Bryan was to be nominated by the populists, he having already been nam ed by the democrats, and there was a strong effort made to have Sewall, the vice presidential candidate, also nomi nated. Such leading democrats as Senator Jones and William J. Stone, members of the national committee for Missouri, were on hand using every ef fort to bring about the nomination of Sewall, but they were unsuccessful. Now the populists, aided by the silver republicans, are endeavoring to have their candidate for vice president nominated by the democrats. It is said that silver must be the prominent issue, because Towne's sep aration from the republican parLy was on the silver question. In trying to conciliate the eastern democrats on the money question, it has been suggested lected, even if Mr. Towne is being that some eae'tern man w-bose silver views are not so radical should be se lected, even if Mr. Towne is being pressed by the populists and silver re publicans, who are democratic allies. Mr. Towne will arrive tomorrow morn ing and will confer with the democratic leaders who are expected at the same time. It is argued that Towne's name on the ticket would serve the silver issue at the time when there is a disposition in some quarters to leave the indorse ment of silver to the reaffirmation of the Chicago pla'tform. Upon the other hand intending to conciliate the eastern democrats. Chairman Jones, of the national demo. cratic committee, ana ex-uovernur Stone arrived tonight. George Fred Williams, of Massachu setts, another arrival tonight, said New England would demand a plank in rhe platform, declaring openly for free and unlimited coinage of silver at 16 to 1. Some of the early arrivals declare that either Mayor Rose, of Milwaukee, or Governor Thomas, of Colorado, will be temporary chairman. One plan is to nominate Bryan immediately after reading the declaration of independence on Wednesday and adopt the platform and nominate for vice president Thurs day. Close friends of Bryan state tonisnt that Brvan will not insist on a specifl: declaration in the platform for free sil ver at 16 to 1, but will be very favorable to the money plank adopted by the Il linois democratic convention. A DESPATCH F!?0M SEYMOUR (Continued on fifth page.) classes from Shanghai continues at the rate of from ten thousand to niteen thousand a day. Russian prestige has been injured during the recent fighting, and an anti Rnsian risiner in the Liao Tnng penin sula, Russian Manchuria is brewing. LI HUNG CHANG ACTIVE. New York, June . 29. A despatch to the Herald from Canton says: "While the general situation here is unchanged an uneasy feeling prevails. An imperi al mandate from 'Pekin directs Vice roy L Hung Chang to remain in Can ton for the present. An uprising is feared in case of his departure. The numerous daily criminal executions by order of the viceroy show nis realiza tion of the serious condition of affairs and his firm intention to prevent trou ble. He is threatened by the mob with assassination if he should leave the city. Well-to-do residents have offered Li Hung Chang 5,000,000 taels ($3,500, 000) for the purpose of organizing mu nicipal guards in the city. The viceroy appreciates the confidence and grati tude of the people and promises to do his utmost to maintain order. The majority of the foreign women and children have left for Hong Kong on the British gunboat Ren Pole and the United States guaboat Don Juan de Austria is in the harbor. The French gunboat is expected. NOW IN TTEN TSIN. ( Washington, June 29. The navy de partment received this morning the following cablegram from Kempff: "Chef oo, June 29. The Pekin relief expedition now in Tien Tsin with 20O sick and wounded. Ministers and Pe kin party not with them. No news from them. Kempff." The department was al?o advised this morning that Remey, on the Brooklyn, had arrived at Hong Kong and sails for Taku tomorrow. Admiral Kempff today acknowledged an error he had made in reporting the presence of foreign ministers with Seymour's column eight miles out from Pekin. His cablegram this morning admits no knowledge of their where abouts and it is assumed the error in the first report arose from the admiral's acceptance of a rumor that was gener ally current at the time the cablegram was sent. Admiral Kempff's news added to the depression in official quarters. Rem ey is pushing the Brooklyn with all de spatch toward Taku, and cables he will sail from Hong Kong northward today. The main care will be to arrive at Taku with full coal bunkers, thus making sure the Brooklyn will be ready' for any service required when she reaches that port. Secretary Hay has been severely tax ed by the exhausting labors thrown up on him during the present heated spell. He was indisposed today and remained at home. Some members of the cabinet who were present at today's meeting could not see the least change for the better in the Chinese situation. When the meeting broke up there could be no doubt that the members shared the general depression at the lack of news from Conger. Vhile unwilling to ad mit that hopes for his safety were fast fading they felt that the gravest fears might be realized at any time. SURRENDERED TO GRANT. Manila, June 30. General Grant re ports the unconditional surrender of General Aquine at Angeles with 640 rifles. General Estrella was captured' by detectives at Manila yesterday. A non-sectarian college was opened at Manila today. Commissioner Taft de livered the address to the students. A MONSTER DEVIL FISH Destroying its victim is a type of constipation. The power of this mal ady is felt on organs, nerves, muscle and brain. But Dr. King's New Life Pills are a safe and .certain cure. Best in the world for stomach, 1. er, kid neys and bowels. 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