4"
UN
This AEGXTS o'er the people's rights,
Doth an eternal vigil keep
No soothing strains of Maia'sson,
Can lull its hundred eyes to sleep
II.
GO UDSBORO. N. C. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14. 1899.
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BAPTIST CONVENTION. I
M x 0 nv n ion Will be He d
in Kal igb,and Revjrend W.
M. V nes, ot Ashyil e.
Will Preach the Se mon.
Asheville, N. C, Dec. 9. -The ! At 9:45 this morning the election
business before the convention certificate of William S. Taylor
to day may be summoned up as was signed by the election corn
follows: : missioners and he was declared
The Ministerial Relief Board to be Governor elect of Kentucky,
reported fifteen old ministers The official figures of the vote
aided, and pastors were urged to filed with Secretary of State Fin
take up collections Christmas for ley, are: Taylor, 193,714; Geobel,
this cause. President Taylor's 191,331. Taylor's plurality, 2,
resolutions relating to the nine ; 383.
teenth century offering were with
drawn. Members of the yarious boards
"were elected.
An encouraging report on Sun
day Schools was made. Missionary
Spillman during the year con
ducted fifty-eight institutes and
visited ten others. Messrs. Jno.
E. Ray and Rev. C. W. Blanchard
urged attendance of these insti
tutes. President Hobgood and Rev.
C. TV. Scarboro spoke on Female
Colleges at Oxford and Mur
freesboro. J. W. Bailey spoke
commending women's educational
unions for the aid of the Female j
University, and resolutions were :
passed by the convention approv-
ing Miss Fannie Heck's earnest j
labors in organizing them.
Dr. Hufham and T. M. Pitt
man were elected statistical sec
retaries. The State Mission
Board announced that it would
meet in Raleich Dec. 21. Keso-
lutions were passed against the
seating of Roberts in Congress,
The Ministerial Education Board
reported no debt, with 36 benefi-
ciaries.
Dr. Hume spoke urging the
support of the Baptist Historical
Pa.. "Resolutions were nassed
thanking the Citizens of Asheville
for hospitality shown the dele-
gates. The leading pulpits will
be supplied bv visitors to-morrow,
The next convention meets in
"RalAiVh. Rev. W. M. Vines, of
Asheville, will preach the con
vention sermon. Will adjourn
to-morrow night. No more busi
ness ahead.
Geceral Pilar Killad.
Manila, Dec 9 General Gre
gori Del Pilar, commanding Agui-
naldo's hodv guard, was killed
by Major Peyton C. March's bat-
talion of the Thirty-third Infan
trv. in a tight eighteen mules
northwest of Cervantes, Decem
ber 3rd.
According to reports, which
General Young obtained from es-
caped Spanish prisoners at Vigan
several days ago, JViaj or march
left the coast, where he was pur-
suing Agumaldo and encountered
General Del Pilar and the forti-
tied trail. They fought for four
hours, during which time seventy
TT-l 1 - - 1 ? 1 1 Jl J 3
F ilipinos were nuieu or wuuuuou,
The Spaniards report that
Major March is still pursuing the
insurgents. Del Pilar was one
of the leaders of the present and
oi tne A.nu-opaisu revolutions,
He was a mere youth and was
reported to have graduated at an
European University.
Professor Schurman met him as
a member of the first Peace
Commission and rated him as re
markably clever.
KENTUCKY ELECTION CASE
Taylcv K ce Ted he Certificat
and Decla rd to b th
Gov rnor-Elt tt.
Frankfort, Ky., December 9.
Commissioner Poyntz declined
to sign the Republican certificates
of election, saying that he stood
by the opinion he had rendered
and could not consistently do so.
He consented to sign the certifi
cates of the railroad commis
sioners, however.
Former Senator Blackburn, as
chairman of the Goebel State
Campaign Committee, issued a
call to night for a meeting of the
committee here next Thursday,
December 14th.
Chairman Allie W. Young
also issued a call for a meeting
Gf tne state Central and State
Executive Committees here on
the same day. The call does not
state in either case what the ob-
ject of the conference is, but it is
known that the purpose is to give
official party endorsement to con
tests which shall be made by
Goebel and tne candidates on
the defeated Democratic tickets.
Goebel and Blackburn received
many telegrams from Democrats,
over the State, urging contests,
and it is said mass meetings will
be held in various counties next
week for the purpose of working
UP sentiment on the subject
Buried Treasure
Wilmington Star.
Mr. W. A. Whitened showed a
Star representative yesterday a
rare old British gold coin that
was ploughed up by a boy on
Mr. Jake Home's place, on Mas
sonboro Sound, seen miles from
the city. The coin is about the
siza of a Uaitad States five dols
lar gold piece, and is probably a
sovereign, although its denomin
ation is not on its face.
Oq tbe rim on one side of the
coin are the words, Georgus III,
with the Britiso coat of arms in
the centre. Oa the rim of the
other side is the date 1791, and
the letters: M.
B. F. et H. Ksx
D. S. R. I. A. T.
F. D. B. et Li
et E."
How did the coin happen to be
lying loose around on the Sound?
Probably it had been buried, and
perhaps there is more there.
The British consul. Sir Edward
Paschal, just after the Revolu-
tionary war, resided on the sound
and in all probability his home
was on the land now owned by
Mr. Home.
1
There is a tradition that the
hidden treasure of Captain Kidd,
a notorious pirate, is buried on
I this coast, and seekers after it
J have dug many holes at various
i times lor a hundred or more
J years along the Masonboro and
Wrightsville Sounds. A few
I years ago somebody came very
I nearly digging up the Ham
mocks. The British coin, how
eyer, came from the mint long
after Captain Kidd's day.
STATE CONVENTION
Called to Me t April 11th in
Raleiyh Campaign to Begin
at an Eearly Day.
Raleigh News and Observer.
The next Democratic Stat'3
convention will be bpld at Ra-i
leigh on April 11' b, 1900
This was decidnd last eight by
the State committee, which met
pursuant to call of Coairman
Simmons, at 7 o'clock in tbe
Senate chamber.
Following members of the
committee were present: C. L.
Abernethy, B. B Win bourne, T.
W. Mason, F. D. "Winston, N. O '
Berry, J. A. Murchisor, E. C.
Beddingfield, F. S. Spruii!, Wiley
Rush, J. S Minning, Walter H
Nea!, G. B. Patterson, Col. Pul
B. Means. W. H Williams. U. if
Msor, J. R. Young. M H. Ju s
tice, Walter E. Moorp, J. H. YY' d
dingtOD, Maj. E J. Hale, Col. T.
F. Davidson, R. V. Cotton,- Col.
Jno. S. Cunningham,; W. G.
Lamb, F. A. Woodard .George
Warburton, D. H McLean, Col.
Jno. T. Webster, R. D. Reid, C.
E. Foy, E. C. Smith.
And the following gentlemen
were represented by proxies: F.
G. James by Jno. A. Norman,
Jas. A. Bryan by P. M Pearsall,
W. A. Bobbittby J. W. Grainger,
W. W. Barber by H. G. Connor,
J. R. Lewellyn oy T. B. Womack,
W. C, Newland by R. D Gilmer,
Jas, H. Pou by E. W. Pou, Uol.
W. B. Rodman by H. W. Stubbs.
The resolution fixing time for
the meeting was introduced by
Mr, Neal, and was a follows:
'Resolved, that the next Demo
cratic State convention be and
the same is hereby called to meet
on the 11th day of April, 1900,
and that in tne meantime our
State chairman is directed to
open the campaign at such time
and places and in such manner
as in his good judgment will
bst serve the interest of the
party,"
This resolution being adopted,
the question of place came up,
and invitations were extended
from Raleigb and Greensboro.
Speeches were made for Raleigh
by Messrs. Beddingfield, Pear
sall, Spruill and others. The in
vitation irom ureensboro was
extended by Mayor Taylor and
Messrs. A M Scales. Clem G
Wright and Irvin Avery, and
speeches were made in favor of
that city as a meeting place by
Messrs. Patterson, Webster and
Manning.
On conclusion of the discussion
the vote was taken, resulting
Rileigb, 24; Greensboro, 17.
This matter disposed of , the
question of opening and conduct
ing the next cempaign.. After
some discussion the following
resolution, proposed by Mr. M H
Justice, was adopted:
"Resolved, That the chairman
of this committe be authorized
and requested to at once take
steps to open the campaign in
the State on such lines as he
deems proper."
Several resolutions were then
offered providing for a primary
election for Uuited States Sena
tor. After much discussion the
following was adopted as a sub
stitute for all other resolutions
"Resolved, That the question
off selection of a candidate for
United States Senator be referred
to the people in the call for the
next State Democratic Conven
tion for such action as that con
vention may deem best."
The following resolution offer
ed iy Mr. B L Travis, was also
adopted:
Resolved, That tbe commit tee
recommend to the various Con
gressional committees of the
State that the various Congress
ional conventions be not called
until after tbe August eleetion."
This completed the business
for which the committee was
called together and at 8:30 it adjourned.
TheDrit To Ci ies.
Atlanta Journal.
There is one disease with
which our whole country, every
section of it, is fc flic ted.
It is the drift of population
from the rural districts to the
cities.
This tendency began to show
itself many years ago and is
growing stronger and more dan
gerous as time passes In lboU
ully 50 per cent of the male pop
ulation engaged in painful occu
pation was employed in agricul
ture; in 1890 this proportion bad
alien to 44.28 per cent. Io 1840
something like 75 per cent of
the population of the United
otates was agricultural.
There is not a city in the Uni
ted States that does not boast of
any decided growth of its popu-
tion, and there is not a poorer
possible basis of muncipal pride.
Whether growth of this sort in
dicates au increase of the real
power and prosperity of a city
depends upon the character, ca
pacity and condition of the added
population.
A city which gains no more
thau its natural increase and in
which all classes of population
are at work, thrifty and prosper
ous is better off by far. is a strong
and more admirable city than
one into which people pour from
here and there in the feyer of an
expectation which cannot be
gratified, a city whose streets are
thick with stragglers and whose
hovels are dens of want and mis
ery.
The temptations which lead
young men to ieav larms and
go to cities should be resisted
and combatted by every influence
that can be brought to bear
against it. For one such youlh
who makes a hit iu town, who gets
a good grip on the skirts of hap
py fortune, many oftem discover
too late their fatal mistake and go
to wreck.
There is no substantial ens.
couragement to the country to be
drawn from the rapid growth of
its cities, but rather the reverse.
The average boy who is making
a good living in the country, who
is becoming a better farmer ever
year, and therefore a larger any
more economical producer, takes
big chances when he leaves the
old homestead and goes to town
to make a name and a fortune.
He is far more apt to make a fail
ure. A Gift to Give.
It is often difficult to decide what to
get your friends for holiday gifts. Here
is a suggestion :
''Good morning, Jennie, I have
brought you a nice present," said Ger
trude, as she handed her friend a neat
ly wrapped package .
The pale, weary looking girl, who
was slowly recovering from a severe
illness, opened the bundle and held up
a large bottle of clear, rich medicine.
"Hood's Sarsaparilla!" she exclaimed
"J have been reading about it to-day
and wished I had a bottle " ,
On New Year's Day Jennie was able
to be out on the street, and to her
friends who remarked how well she
vas looking, she simply said, "Hood's
Sarsaparilla," and every one of them
knew it was this great medicine that
had given her back her health,
GENhRAL NEWS.
John C Whittel returned home
from a revival service on Friday
night and began to read his Bible
Whie reading he was seized with a
choking sensation and died.
Dr. E. B. Andrews, superinten
dent of the Chicago public schools,
has declined to talk concerning the
report that he will be. offered tbe
position of Chancellor of the Ne
braska State University.
The Duke of Manchester, who is
now in New York, and who was re
cently informed that his favorite
sister was dying is ill and was not j
able to bail on Saturday as he had
expected His departure was post- j
poned
until Wednesday of this
week
A bill has ben introduced in the
French Chamber of Deputies to vote
50,000 francs a year for the main
tenance of French schools in South
America. '1 his is for the purpose of
fostering and developing I'rench in
fluence m the Southern continent.
which is threatened by "Teutonic
aggression.
It it reported that the hotel keep
ers of Paris have formed a trust and
agreed to charge their guests a min
imum of is? per day without meals
during the Exposition. This is an
other illustration of the rapid adop -tion
of American institutions by
foreign countries.
The notion of Aguinaldo's mother
that he would not be such a general
nuisance if he were educated enough
to resist the bad counsels of his
Ministers, shows what the maternal
limitations sometimes are, and con
tain a hint lor a new field of useful
ness for the Mothers' Congress
movement.
The Baptists of Brooklyn are go
ing to build a 150,000 church which
will have a roof garden where ser -vices
may be held during the sum
mer evenings. There will be four
elevators to carry people up and
down. The pastor, the Rev. A. C.
Dixon, says no drinks of any kind
will be sold.
Two trolley car motormen of Bos
ton have been suspended from the
congregation of the Broadway Tab -ernacle
church, of that city, for run
ning their cars on Sunday. When
the young men got their jobs they
were warned by their pastor not to
work on Sunday. They applied for
that day off and were refused. Both
men have families.
It is perhaps as a concession to
public opinion and a precaution
against further uproar that Admiral
Dewey has taken a pew in St. Paul's
Roman Catholic Church, Washing -ton,
and anothor in St. John's Lpis
copal church in the same city. But
this leaves the Presbyterians, Bap
tists, Methodists and several other
denominations still to make objec
tion. A South African correspondent of
the New York World says that some
British troopers, trying to emulate
Funston during the battle of Mod
der River, swam the stream under
fire, but finding things too warm
when they were nearly across, they
were forced to retire and "joining
hands, swam back." General Funs-
ton will have to try again if he wants
to keep the record.
Prof- David Wolfe Marks, of Lon
don, who has just entered his eighty
ninth year, is still in possession of
his faculties, but he seldom officiates
in the Reformed Congregation (Jew
ish) in London, which he founded.
About a year ago,had the professor
ship of Hebrew m University Col
lege, London. Many years ago Dr.
Adler, then chief Rabbi of the Eng
lish and German Jews, ex-communi
cated him for his liberalism.
If a bill to be presented to Con
gress goes tnrougn, wnicn seems
likely, the Bureaus of Steam Engi
neering and of Equipment, as inde
pendent raval bureaus, will be prac
tically abolished, and the matters
handled by them will be turned ov -erto
a new Bureau of Construction
and Repair, of which Rear- Admiral
Hichbornwill have exclusive con
trol. The bill, it is expected, will be
fought with some energy, but since
Secretary Long favors it, will prob
ably go through.
General Buller shows the charac
teristics of a soldier in his rebuke of
the civilians who persistently accuse
the Boers of dishonorable conduct.
"It is not contrary to civilized war
fare," he writes in reference to some
recent charges, "to shoot horses.but
it is contrary to honorable conduct
to abuse a brave enemy." This is
said in the right spirit. It is not the
military men who malign the Boers
or have at any time despised their
heroic qualities.
Only a few days ago the British
Cabinet held a special meeting to
decide that President Kruger s ould
go to St. Helena, presuniaby to oc
cupy Napoleon's old quarters. That
was all very well. Now, the Boer
Cabinet, not to be outdone, serves
notice on Downing Street that Cecil
Rhodes, the cause of all their trou
ble, will be exhibited to the people
of the Transvaal in a steel cage,
along the road from Kimberly to
Pretoria. What is necessary to ren-
der these threats interesting is the
capture of the men who ae to be
i the central figures in the play.
The Pope takeg as livel an inter
-at. in fho Smith Afrir, ot- aa
everybody else, and his enthusiasm
for news, despite the obstructions
of the censorship, continues keen It
is generally believed that his sym
pathies are with the Uoers, and it
is said that to the question address
ed to him by Dr. Leydes, as to
whether, in event of an attempt on
the part of Great Britian to suppress
the South African republics, the
Holy See would raise its voice in
protest, the answer was in the af
firmative. Pending the time when Aguinaldo
reaches Hong Kong to give himself
up to t 'onsul Wildman. the scoop
editors throughout the country are
doomed to sleeplessness. Already
the wily Filipino has been arrested
in Vancouver through the kindness
of the British police and their will
ingness to do anything to oblige the
American Consul, but this does not
give the aforesaid editors a mo
ment's respite, since the prisoner
was soon found to be harmless Hin
doo traveler able to prove an alibi,
and he is now free to wander and
to be arrested over again in every
city of the country.
A Three Hours' Battle.
London, Dec. 10. A British
force under Major General Sir
William Forbes Gatacre met a
severe defeat yesterday at Storm-
berg, Northern Cape Colony.
General Gatacre's partial re
port of his losses, received here,
are 2 killed, 26 wounded and 605
missing. The missing men are
probably prisoners.
The Boer loss is not known,
and the size of the Boer force
engaged is also unknown as yet.
General Gatacre had a little over
4,000 men with him. His total
army is estimated at 8,000.
The fight lasted about three
hours. The Boer position was
found to be impregnable to in
fantry attack and the British
were finally forced to retire, los
ing one gun.
News of General Buller's main
advance from Frere, Natal, to the
relief of Ladysmith is expected
at any time. A Pretoria dispatch
states that a strong Boer force
has crossed the Tujjela river at
Colenso with the object of attack
ing General Buller's column.
General Methuen is still at
M odder river. The Boers are
said to have 20,000 men between
him and his objective point, Kim-
berley. A thousand of them
made an attack on his line of
communication at Enslin, but
were driven off.
The Free Staters, it is report
ed, have decided not to defend
Bloemfontein, as it is not forti
fied, but to make a stand at Bain
sviel, southwest of Bloemfontein.
An editor prints his paper to give his
patrons the news of tr e day and for
the money there is in it. He is pre
sumed to know of what he writes, and
he generally does. When he writes as
he does in the Leader Courier, Osceola
Mills, Pa. , without fee or hope of re
ward, that "Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy acts magically, and we have
found none better in our household. I
you have a cough, try it," it may be
accepted as an honest expression,
worthy of credence. For sale by
j M. E. Robinson & Bro., and
I Goldsboro Drug Co. in Goldsboro, and
J.R. Smith Mk Olive N. C.