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" t . r TOL V: NO. 203 IE, N. C., WEDNESDAY HORNING, OCTOBER 3, 1900. PRICE 5 CENTS J OESTREICHER&CO Special Attractions in Our LADIES' FURNISHING DEPARTMENT bX atftffaetlve prices. Out purchases for tMs department have 'been so exten sive that as the goods arrive we find w toave not tie room to make proper .display. To dispose of them quickly vre have decided to remark all goods already in stock and put reduced prices on those coming. TAILOR MADE SUITS lx light t - sell at 416.5 suits marked $12.50 420.00 suite marked $15.00 425.00 suits marked $18.50 $20.00 $30.00 and $35.00 s?uibs marked $25.00 438.00 and $40.00 suits marked' $28.00 $43.00 and $50.00 suits marked.. ..$35.00 fDhis curtailing1 of prices holds good in Jackets, Capes, Dress and Walking S-drts. Also a ;:-e of Silk PeDtdcoats roceive-d Saturday. jPricesS itrom ..$5.00 to $16.50 Values .......... $7.50 to $22.00 QESTREICHER&nn 51 Patton Ave. If we have it, it is the best. The Best Air Tight Heater COLE'S with bottom draft. Sold by HLS IIIED1E5 COMPANY ASHEVILLE, N. C. BOT7THB3AST COR. COURT SQUARE. PHONE S7. MASSAGE . . STEAM BATHL. Treatment for: Nervous, RheumaUo t- J other diseases. Special: Thur Brandt assage for Female Dieeaae; Also Face Massage. PROF. EDWIN GRUNER, 5 8. MAIN ST. TELEPHONE 206. (Graduate Chemnitz College, Germany. Formerly with Oakland Heights Sana torium.) Home or office Treatment. Office (hours, 11 a. in. to 1p. m., 2. to 4 p. m. A large nine of r-nlture of all ZAods Car trail trade ly ing received diaUy. Our Sine twill please you. -Tour patronage eou&tea. mks. l. a. JOHNSON. 43 Patton Avenue. Gazette J7 Q i i i JUDGE BOYD CHARGES JURY As to Indictment of Persons Committing Offenses Against the Franchise Bribery, Intimidation, Fraud or Other Lawlessness. Power of Federal Court Over Crimes at State Elections. The Bight to Vote Guaranteed to all Races Alike. CANDIDATE ENTITLED TO HAVE VOTES CAST FOR HIM PROPER LY COUNTED AND RETURNED DEPRIVATION OP THIS RIGHT, ALTHOUGH UNDER COLOR OP STATE LAW, INDICTABLE. Special to the Gazette. Greensboro, N. C, Oct. 2. 'Federal court lopened today. Judge Boyd's charge to the grand jury was able and learned. He went into detail on the revenue laws, coverimg every phase. He said it was commonly supposed that the court had no jurisdiction over crimes other than the revenue laws but this was a mistake. It had eight cases of offenses against the postal laws, operation iaf the department of justice for official misconduct; counterfeiting cases and offenses against the elective (franchise. The most interesting por tion of the charge regarding the fran chise elicited a great deal of comment and was the talk on the streets, in ho tel lobbies and elsewhere. The judge's words on this interesting subject were as (follows: The fourteenth article of the consti tution of the United (States provides that ".All persons born or naturalized fn tntfUnited States and subjects to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of Che state wfaerein they reside," and the first section of the fifteenth article of the constitution 5s as folows: 'The rights of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be de nied1 or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color or previous condition of servi tude.' The right to vote is one of the most sacred privileges accorded to the American citizen, and the very charac ter of our (government makes it of the highest importance that the citizen should be protected in this right. Un der our forma of government the people rule; they select their public ser vants and instruct them as to the pol icy to be pursued In administering our affairs. This is done through the bal lot, and a majority at the ballot box decl&res who are to be eritrusted with the management of the government and what paticular lines of action shall be taken. If, therefore, the source of power is corrupted, the citi zen is unlawfully deprived of his right to vote, or of the result of his vote: if elections are not free or are controlled by bribery, intimidation, fraud or other lawless methods, then the whole pur loose of our free Institutions Is thwart ed, the Tights guaranteed by the consti tution are ignored, and the liberties which (have come to us as our inheri tance from those who fought (for, plan ned and formed our government will be overwhelmed in anarchy and chaos The freedom and purity of the ballot is the foundation upon which the per petuation of our republican form of government must rest; and the de struction and impairment of this foundation will eventually result in the ruin of the structure. The constitution leave it to the several states of the union each to provide qualifications for voters, the restriction being that the laws of suffrage of a state shall not de ny or abridge the right of a citizen to vote 'because of 'hi race, color, or be cause he may have been a slave. The intent and purpose of tihis constitution al provision is at once apparent. In a number of the states of the union an terior- to 1S65 tihe Institution of human slavery -existed, and persons of the African or colored race were held as property. By the proclamation of the ON MONTFORD. House of 11 room and large lot. One block from Haywood street. $S,500. ON CUMBERLAND. - $2,800. House of 9 rooms, almost new, well built; aty modern convenience. I'JILKIE & LaB&RBE, Real Estate Brokers Flame 661. 23 Pattern avenue. president and by virtue of the thir teenth amendment to. the .constitution, slavery was abolished and the former bondman was eleva-.-J to citizenship. The purpose, there Jore, of the provi sion referred to was to place the freed man on the same plane with others in so far as his right and privileges of cit izenship were concerned. But the laws of the United States are not confined to the protection of any one class in secur ing the free exercise of these rights. They are ample, when properly obeyed and enforced, to protect every citizen no matter of what race, in the full en joyment of the rights, privileges and immunities guaranteed by the provf sions of our organic and statute lja As I stated before the state can PT sort be qualifications for the voter wthi$jb the citizen must possess before he fjit entitled to vote, but when the state has prescribed such qualifications (then every person having them is entitled to, inal laws of the United States for anjK person or persons to deprive such per- son of his legal right to vote at anyi general or special election held by law at which qualified voters are entitled to vote. There Is an impression among; some that the laws of the United States?! apply only to elections at which pres idential electors or candidates for con gress are voted for. This is erroneous? for the United States undertakes tS punish the invasion of the rights ana privileges guaranteed to the catizenL whether such invasion effects his ac tion In a state election or a federal elec tion, the object being to bring to tiHSt- aid of the citizen the power of the 'f edR eral government to shield him in ttie enjoyment of the privileges which the law has conferred, and to punish those who by force, fraud or other uhlawifiul means interfere with the exercise of 'Having called your attention generf ally to (the provisions and purposes' of the federal laws upon this subject, will now cite certain statutties enacted for the punishment of (those who wil fully infringe the rights of the cit- zen, or unjustly deprive him' of the opportunity to exercise such Tights Section 5507, Revised Sltiatu'tes of the United States, reads as follows: "Every person who prevents, hinders, cantrois or liatiml dates another iromi exercising or ha exercising tine rights of suffrage, to whom, the right is guaranteed by the fifteenth amendment to the consti tution of the United State, by means of bribery or 'threats of depriving such person of employment or occupation, or of eject Ln-g such person from a rtetrrted house, lands or other property, or by tihirleaJtis of refusing to Tenew leases or contracts for labor, or by threats of violence to himself or -family,, shall be punished as provided in the preceding section; that is, by fine or imprison ment or both. In accordance with wfaaJt have said before, you will see that the 'right to volje is guaranteed to all races and colors alike, and the- stattes are forbidden to make any discrimina tion whatever against any person on account of race or color. Under arti cle VI, section 1, of 'the constitution of Norith Carolina: 'Every male person born in the United States and every male person who has 'been naturalized, is twenty-one years old or upwards, who shall have resided in the state twelve motaths next preceding (the (elec tion, and ninety days in "the county in which he offers (to vote, shall be deemed an elector.' The exception extend on ly to persons who have been convietted of feloray or othler infamous crimes and have not been restored to citizenship. The constitution of the state (then makes it tlhe 'duty of the general as sembly to provide from time to time for the registration of electors as a pre requisite for volting. So then, every male person iitu this state, no matter of what color or race ,who posesses Ithe qualifications prescribed, is an elector and is entitled to register and vote in any election. whoever, itnerecore, bribes a voter, either to vote or not to vote, or threatens to discharge him from employment, or eject him from land . in order to control or influence his vote, or in any other unlawful man ner prevents, controls or in'timi dates a votter dn the exercise of his right, is guilty of j .crime. "It is a crime denounced Ibr section 5508 of tihfe Revised Statutes of the Uini'ted States for two or more persons (Continued on fifth page.) FEVER THERMOMETERS ocoo 'Fever Thermometers that are safe to buy at $1.00, $1,25, $1.50, etc. Certificate of correctness Tvith each one. CHANT'S NO. 24. Grant's No. 24 cures cold and CLa Grippe. 25c. a SEA SALT. For making sea water at home Sea Salt in 10 pound bags, 25c. 1 L GRANT'S S3 K PHARMACY, I I TELEPHONE 10. VERY PLAIN SPEAKING Kaiser William N Replies to Kwang-Su's Expressions of Regrets- Von Ketteler's Assassination an Abominable Crime. Responsible Officials and Councillors Must be Punished. Chinese Emperor Promised Protection if He Returns to Pekin. A GOVERN R DISMISSED AND MANY OTHER CHANGES ORDER EDINDICATIONS THAT THE EMPRESS WANTS NEW MEN IN THE HIGHER OFFICES. Special Cable to the Laffan Bureau. Shanghai, Oct. 2. An imperial edict dismisses Lu Qiien as governor of Shansi province and appoints Slh Liang as his successor. The edict or ders many other changes indicating that the empress wants new men in the higher offices. The edict urges vice roys to recommend good men for the offices without delay as a basis for erenera'l improvement. Lai Oh wan Ling, ex-governor of Lancho.w has been appointed a member of the grand council. He is a wily conservative and the appointment is not regarded as sig nificant. The recent edict denouncing Tuan had' a reassuring effedt. Trade is improving and customs receipts are increasing. THE KAISER REPLIES. Berlin, Oct. 2. The kaiser has re plied to the letter from the Chinese emperor in which Kwangsu expressed regret for the murder of Baron Von ,ietteleT. The kaiser referred tta .the minister's "death as" an abomlnalble crime, and instanced that and the tor ture of a great number of misslonarie as things which could not be atoned for by oblations. He said he would not hM TCwanesu answerable for the crimes but that the counsellors and of ficials responsible must be punished If Kwangsu punished them as they de served he twould regard it adequate ntrvnemeinit. He ureed the emperor to rptnm to Pekin. 'promising him ade- auate protection . FRANCE'S NOTE TO THE POWERS. Paris, Oc. 2. An official of French foreign office today formally confirmed the accuracy of the details of France's note to the powers on the Chinese ques tion as teleeraohed from Vienna last night. In speaking of the note this of ficial said: "There is no foundation for the state ment that an effort is making to secure continental accord to the detriment of England or the United States. We are unable to understand exactly the course the United States intends to pursue; whether she intends to act en tirely separate under all conditions or whether she will negotiate in concert with the other powers in case they reach an agreement satisfactory to her. "Germany's note as I understand it, presents two proposition's: one the pun ishment of the guilty, the other peace proceedings. While some people Inter pret it as meaning that the first is an absolute condition preliminary to the second ,we see no reason why the pow ers should not proceed with treaty preliminaries with those appointed emissaries of the Chinese government at Pekin fahile the powers seek out and punish elates . which e Tuan and his guilty asso ere is no incompatibility not permit the two actions .tram o rrins: simultaneously. Our hope is gotiat'io r an agreement to Degin ne FAN'S DEGRADA--ON. Washington, Oct. 2. The Chines minister has delivered to the state de partment confirmation of the degrada tion of Prince Tuan and many other Chinese leaders. The following state- -1 ment is made as to Minister Wu's de spatch. "A cablegram received from Director General Sheng at Shanghai states that CALL FOR vs wm ran It is imltfcJted, butt; not equalled . It is popular because it is pure. Buy it, because it Is the best. CARR & WARD, Agts. THE BOSTON SALOON 23 Sonth Main Street. Phone 268. P. O. Box 90. Prmc wiir y 6cii Vt nsV' TT by Imperial edict September 25; Prince Chwang, Prince Yin, Secondary Princes Tsai Lien and Tsai Ting are deprived of all .their respective ranks and offices; that Prince Tuan is de prived of office and handed over to the imperial clan court, which shah consult ana aeciae upon a severe penalty, ana his salary is to be stopped; that Duke Tsai Lien and the president of the cen sorate, Ting Nien, are handed over to the said board, -who shall Consult and decide upon, a severe penalty; and that Tang Tl, assistant grand secretary and president of the civil board, and Chao Shu Chiao, president of the board, of punishment, are handed .over to the board of censors, who shall consult and decide upon a penalty, The state department is In receipt of despatch from Minister Conger an nouncing the withdrawal and depart ure of the Russian legation (from Pe kin. REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE'S ESTIMATE McKinle? Expected to Win by Fifty- Seven Electoral Votes. New York, Oct. 2. The republican national commititee, after a thorough canvass of the political situation, today made public an estimate of how it ex pects the eledtions to go. Tihe follow ing states are conceded to Bryan: Ar- kansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Car olina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia. To- tal electoral votes 112. Following doubt- ful: Colorado, Idaho, Kentucky, Mis- i souri, Montana, Nevada, Nebraska, Utah. Total, 54. i Conceded to republicans: California, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachus etts, Michigan Minnesota, New Hamo shire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island; South Dakota, Vermont VTashington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming. Total, 266. Necessary to elect, 224. The estimate does not place Indiana, which the commititee says will be the closest fight of all, but expects its fif teen votes for McKimley, making the total 281. MASSACHUSETTS DEMOCRATS. Robert Treat Paine, Jr., Nominated for Governor. Boston- Oct. 2. The democratic state convention held today nominated Thom as Went: worth Higginson and Thomas J. Grogan for presidential electors and a full state ticket, headed by Robert Treat Paine jr., for governor. The platform was imi line with the Kansas City platform. BEST TRIPLE PLATED FRUIT KNIVES. A SPECIAL LOT AND A SPECIAL PRICE. 41.25 -PTm. RTJTP K WHILE THEY LAST.-sJ. H. LAW, 35 PATTON AVENUE. 2t IT'S POPULAR. 1500 boxes of Wheat-Hearta were con sumed' inn Ashevllle during August. Lemons 15 and 20o per dozen at Kro ger'e. "R0CXBR00K PARM t CREAMERY BUTTER." Everything on the Face of the Earth In high grade food stuffs in canned and bj&titled goods, choice teas and coffees of find blend and exquisite flavor. Our "Obelisk" Flour Is some thing we are oroud of as it is the best that can be made. iTou will find at all seasons in our select stock a full line of cereal goods. CURENCE SAWYER vlROCER. S NORTH COURT QUART. PARAMOUNT QUESTION With North Carolina Demo crats is Concerning the Primaries. Manipulation of the Vote in Eastern Counties. Merest Intimation Arouses the Ire of Anti-Simmons Men. Secretly and Openly Democrat! Cuss the Primary Plan. ONLY A ATTEMPT AT A NATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO BE MADE PARTNER POU TRYING TO FIND OUT HOW MUCH WEST ERN DEMOCRATS WILL ENDURE Special to the Gazette. Salisbury, Oct. 2. What Colonel Waddell said for publication here in reference tx the senatorial primary and what he whispered into 'the ears of a few democrats is quite another thing. . Colonel Waddell carries a cool head. He does not boast or blow his own horn. He expects a decently respecta ble vote. He is a statesman with more experience than income. He is not san guine about the outcome of the sena torial primary. The vote will be so small that, in his opinion a second pri mary will be necessary to determine the result. If it ds a clean vote it will not exceed 75,000. Of course it is un derstood that it might be swelled eas ily to any figure by Simmons' padding process in the eastern counties. And the manipulation of the vote in these counties is really "the paramount'" question dn the state campaign. The nearest intimation that Simmons will manipulate the eastern vote to the necessary proportions makes the aver age anti-Simmons mtainrimad. "I deayf" said one of that sort, "'that Simimiohs will attempt anything lotf the kind. He knows too well that the democrats op posed to his election will not submit to any such ifloolishness. Possibly the end justified the means In the arnendiment election, but it will not be repeated In the senatorial election. That's a flamily affair," etc., etc. Questioned as to how to prevent it, the answer was a little bit obscure. "We'll do it, or there will be a very, very hot time on the 6th day of No vember in the old state." The truth is the anti-machine fellows (for the senatorial primary only) don't know how to stop it. They "would ask Simmons to resign his chairmanship of the state committee but 'well they don't know what might happen if he did or iff he refused. Secretly and openly the democrats are cussing 'this primary business. No body hears a word about Bryan or 16 to 1, and but (for the occasional sten torian mention of "Imperialism" the presidential campaign is a dead and forgotten thing. A feeble attempt at a national cam paign is to be made. Simmons is to r make speeches, and it is solemnly end positively asserted that he will not once allude to the senatorial primary i This, of course, Is put out as a joker, and the antis enjoy It. If it is such a delicate matter, they say, why does not Simmons resign the chairmanship of the state committee? And not satisfied with this mild ex pression of their contempt they query: Upon what principle of ethics is Sim mons' law partner and co-lobbyist E. W. Pou nosing around in these parts? Pou is about and around. He is not nearly as smart as Simmons but car ries around a Johnston county affidavit face that counts for more among the unsuspecting people than Simmons' dexterity as a ballot box lightning cal culator. Pou can do more good for Simmons (Continued on fifth page.) The Real Estate Owner Has th)e whole earth; for a foundation to his ifortune. Ijeal estate Is the only permanent fortune. The Earrings, with millions in hand, failed. Lay, the basis of a permament fortune by in vesting your earnings In real estate. We have some choice holdings of Moth er 'Earth hatWe offered at a bargaii. J. B. Bostic Company 23 Patton Avenue. : 4 - r t 9 1 i r I 'J! 4 ' 4 s' - t. i : "Want" ads .best results. J. I ' v J X : .1 1 ' ' - - , 'l r.zr ?s'Y""' v t
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