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if. 'it. - 'A - Thi9 AEGTJS o'er the people's rights, No soothing strains of Maia's son, . - Doth an eternal vigil keep , . v Can lull its hundred eyes to sleep" VOL. XVI. GOLPSBORO. X. C, THURSDAY, AUGUST 16. 19O0. NO 7 - ' " " . 1 . , i BUY AN AND STEVENSON. THE WAR IN AFRICA. DISASTROUS STORM. MILLS CLOSE DOWN A GREAT ARMY, .'3 ": '.i 1 J I 1 i ' -1 . $ CUINJ&E BUTCHERED. Women Children Slain in Cold Bod at Ti m Tsin Vitj Looted by the Al lied Troops. San Francisco, August 7. A story of Russsian brutality in China is told by Mrs. E.B.Drew, wife of the British Commissioner of Customs at Tien Tsin, who arrived from the Orient on the transport Logan. She says: "During the bombardment we lived most of the time in the cel lar of our house. Our house was partially wrecked by the big shells. Sleep was out of the ques tion most of the time, and so un strung were we that but little food satisfied us. There was ever present the haunting fear of the Chinese triumphing and slaughta ering every foreigner and con vert. "Some, probably all, of the women were prepared to act in case the Chinese infected an en trance. But aside from the un pleasant recollection, it appears the allied officers were prepared to act. I did not know it at the time, but I learned later that ten or twenty men had been detailed to kill all the fooreigu women in case the Chinese were the vic tors." Mrs. Drew with much indigna tion then spoke of atrocities com mitted by the Russian troops, saying: "They pillaged, looted, tortured and murdered right and left.There were many infants and children killed by bayonet thrust. And many were tossed from bay onets time and time again. There is ample evidence of these un speakable occurrences. "Out from Tien Tsin, along the 1 Pei Ho and Yellow rivers, are numerous little villages. The Russians swept through the vil lages, destroying life and prop erty. The Russians also drove women aud children into the Pei Ho and Yellow rivers, where they were drowned. "There was no attemp at con cealing any of the remarkably barbarious conduct. I do not pre tend to say how many women and children were butchered by the Russians. I never heard the num ber estimated, save that a great many had been bayoneted and some shot " Professor O. D. Clifford and his wife also came Tiome. They bring with them a baby girl who was born in T.en Tsin. Dr. Clif f erd, who was one of the last "o leave the besieged city says: "Looting by the allied forces began as soon as they got the upper hand. The Russians led in this and went to extremes. They are naturally cruel and, ex . pecting no mercy they allowed none. I was . an eyewitness to eight cold blooded murders by them. The victims were old and infirm Chinese. The Russians stole everything in sight, looting the houses in the settlement as the Chinese would have done. A gentleman recently cured of dys Deosia crave the following appropriate rendering1 of Burns' famous blessing: '-Some have meat and cannot eat. and some have Done that want it: hut we have meat and we can eat Kodol Dyspepsia Cure he thanked." This preparation will digest what you eat. It instantly relieves and radically cures Indigestion and all stomach dl Borders. J H Hill & Son. Are Nominated The Ceremony Witnessed by a Throng at the Military Park. Indianapolis lad, August 8. "William Jennings Bryan and Adlai E, Stevenson were to day ia this city, rffisially and form ally notified of their nominations to the offices respectively of President and Vice President of the Uoited States. Trie notification occurred in the military park, a beautifully shaded tract cf ground in the centre of the city. The park con tains probably thirty acres of ground and it was well covered with people. A committee of citizens who met the incoming party at Chi cago was headed by Mayor Car ter Harrison, National Commit teeman Garhan, Robert E. Burke and Frank Wen ter, the latter ap pearing as representative of the German-American clubs of the city. These with other leaders were admitted inside the station gates Their followers sent up a lusty cheer as the national leader came into sight, but notwithstand ing the presence of probably a thousand people at the station thore was scant ceremony at that point. After a few hearty hand shakes Mr. Bryan and his party were escorted to waiting carriages and driven to the Sherman House. Tlie party made its way through the throng at the depot with some difficulty, and Mr, Bryan was frequently compelled during the short walk to stop and shake hands with an especially insistent admirer. Tbe ceremony was preceded by a parade through the principal streets cf tbe city which was par ticipated in by a number of visit ing and local Democratic clubs. These acted a5? an escort to the notification party and tbe caval cade was an imposing one. The meeting began a few minutes after three o'clock and concluded at 5:40 p. m. Five speeches were male. Mayor Taggarr, of Jadian apolis, adding a welcoming ad dress to the notification speeches of Representative Richardson and ijrovernor lnomas and responses made by Mr. Bryan and Mr. btevensoD. Tbe weather was bot, but to-; ward the close or the ceremonies a slight breeze alleviated to some extent the suffering occasioned by me nign temperature. At one time it appeared as if actual suf focation might be the result o the terrible crowding in front of the stand where the ceremonies occurred, but beyond a few faint ing attacks and much personal discomfort, no evil resulted. The platform on which the speeches were made was elevated about six feet above the park lawn and upon it sat the candidates and their families and the members of the National Committee and of the two notification committees as well as b few invited guests. Mr. Bryan sat near the . center of the stake just to the left of Chair man Jones who presided. Mrs. Bryan and William, Jr., occupied adjoining chairs . Mr. and Mrs . Stevenson also Bat in the same group as did Mrs. Senator Jones, Congressman Richardson " and i Governor and Mrs Thomas. The alarming conditions in Chi na have diverted the attention of the world very greatly from the South African war. Even before the outbreak of the Boxers the public in that struggle had de creased greatly as it was very generally recogn'zd that after the capture of Johannesburg and Pretoria and the flight of Kruger the Boers could ketp up only a desultory warfare. - General Dawe, however, with a strorg and well-armed force continued to be very active and succeeded several times in inflict ing severe blows upon the Brit ish army. But now Dewh's well organ- iZ3d and well-armed legion nas t ' i been compelled to capitulate. It surrendered unconditionally a few days ago under General Prinsloo and thus the last consid erable armed force cf tbe Boers disappears. Dawet managed to escape and will probably continue for some time to harass the Brit ish but it is impossible for him to accomplish much. The Boers who scattered into small and dis connected bancjs after the invas ion of the Transvaal are rapidly taking advantage of the oppor tunity offered by Lord Roberts to lay down their arms and return to thoir farms. The war is prac tically ended. As announced already, by the British government the Trans vaal and the Orange Free State will be independent no more. Just what sort of governmentJEngland will establish over them is not yet known. It will be good policy to give these late republics a form of government in which their people of all classes, will be allowed to participate largely. In this way, may they be made con tented and loyal to the power which has overcome them. The war in South Africa demonstrated the fact that England by wise and liberal government has enlisted j not only tbe loyalty but she ens j thusiastic devolim cf her colo-' nies. JLney sent large numoern oi voluateers to. the Biiisb army and not even the British regulars did better fih'ing. It may be possible by a wise and kindly course to bring the Boers find Free -Staters to a similar f ueling toward England, but it will re quire years to accomplish euch a result. STILL. IN THE RING. Fi1zimm :ns Knocks On;. Gu Kuhlia in the Sixih Round at Madison Square Gar " den. Quite a com motion was created among local sports Saturday morning by the announcement on a bill board in front of the news stand of Mr. C. b Griffi a that "Ruhlin knocks Fitz out in 5th round." A great many of those who had backed their judgment with their money on tbe Aus tralian pugilist had a f jrlorn look on their countenance. The tide turned, however, when the daily papers reached here at 12 o'clock. Through some means Mr.Griffin had been misinformed. He had the names reversed. It was Fitz who had knocked out Ruhlin in the 6 th round. The fight took place in New York, at Madison Square Garden. "Yielding to the persuasion of my dealer. I changed chill tonic and tried Roberts Y and found it the hest I ever used, and shall in future continue its use." W H. Gorprew, Jamesville, N. C to The Roberta Drug Co., Suffolk, Va., August 14, 1899. 25c per bottle. Look for the red cross. A lonng Tornado Sweeps the Southern Part of New Jersey. Pitman Grove, August 9. For de.truetiveness the storm that ceatred in this vicinity lastnight has not been equalled for many years. Ccmmanciog about 9 o'clock, what .at first seemed tc be only an ordinary thunder storm rapidly attained the di mensions of a tornado, with a rain and hail accompaniment, When Rev, Charles Yatman.in the morning sermon, declared what was needed in revival ser vices was more, of the thunder and ligntning of M. Sinai, he probably spoke figuratively, but what transpired later was decid edly too literal for the pious cot tagers. Rev. Dr. W. A. Spencer, of Pmiadelphia, was addressing a good-sized congregation in the auditorium when the storm broke and suddenly, without a moments warning, the electric light sysr tern stopped doing business and the place was left in Egyptian darkness. The rain then began to fall in torrents, and the thunder became so loud that Dr. Spencer had to raise his voice to be heard. But he concluded his sermon, the lightning illuming the awestruck faces of his congregation. Then, as the wind increased in violence, the rain swept from one end of the opensided auditorium to the other, and the 500 people in the place huddled together about the altar and started a song service. Tbey continued until the storm slackened, when they waded home through a fljod of water that poured along every avenue. Nearly every cottage was the scene of an impromptu uraver meeting, and the sound of falling irees could be heard anovethe noise of the storm. Three cottages on Holly av enue. near the x! ourth avenue gate, belonging to Howard Mich ener, Walter Warner, and Wil liam Griffin, were blown from their foundations by the wind, and wrecked and twisted out of shape. - -- - Tnere were fourteen persons gathered in the Michener cottage but none were injured. The wind nrst blew down the doors and the rain poured in, deluging car pets and furniture. A moment later the house swayed, and then was lifted bodily and hurled a distance of ten feet. The occu pants of the cottage joined hands and waited for the storm to sub side. The adjoining cottage of Mr. Warner was prevented from overturning by a big tree, while the .cottage of S.Rowan was blown a number of feet. Mrs. Cunning ham, an aged relative of Mrs. Rowan, was slightly injured. Two barns belonging to Har man Newkirk, at Clayton, were struck by lightning and burned together with five horses and a lot of freshly gathered hay y and wheat. : Keep your blood rich and red hy taking Roberts' Tasteless Chill Tonic 25c. Pleasant to take. Cures chills by purifying the blood, and producing ap petite, health and vigor. Try it, and get the genuine, with red cross on label. Behind every woman's success lies a man's heart. i DeWitt's Little Earlv Risers are fa moua little piUs - for liver and bowel troubles. , Never Grips. J. H. Bill & boo. . .. Workm n are Unab'e to Endure Intensity cf Heat- Philadelphia Times. Mills and factories in the man ufacturing districts were com pelled to close down owing to the heat. Cramps shipyard was shut down at noon, and tbe work men were thoroughly exhaus'ed, The Pencoyd Iron Works closed its furnaces. Several pros trations resulted among the stok ers and others who were forced to endure the na'ural heat and that from the furnaces as well. Oiher mills "which were closed owing to the heat are the John & James Dobson and the Maha- yunk Paper Mills, the Rock Hill Chemical works, the Electric Automobile Company and the factories of Joseph Adams and William Spink. From all sections of the city came tales of suffering from the extreme heat yesterday. Picture the thickly populated tenement district down town, with thous ands of half-clothed and naked children lvmg around on pave ments acd steps panting like dumb brutes. Smell the nauseating odors which arise from the filthy area ways and sewers. Think of the poverty, the squalor in which these boys and girls are reared and then recall your own suffer ings from the heat, and you will have in some manner an idea of the misery which ia endured. Tbe most pathetic sight is in the public squares on a hot day, These ere the only places where the poverty-born, misery-suffering boys and girls of the slums can get a bit of freedom from tbe ma'oderous conditions in which they ordinarily exist. Children of the better class have -Fairmont Park with its thausands of acres of cool woodlands, Willow Grove and Washington Parke, with their shady groves, but these children have notlrng except endurance. Chicago, August 10. All past records for long continued hot weather in Chicago have been equalled during the present week. Tfce city has not suffered from such a long continued tpgll of ex tremely hot weather since tbe summer cf 1892. In July of that year the thermometer for five con secutive days registered temper atures above 90 degieea. The ' . . . i ' i maximum temperature at " mat time, however, was 93 degrees, while last Sunday the 94 mark was reached. 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Robin son& Bio;, flrugffttts, Goldstooro N.O A Berlin Paper Says That Within " Six Wftf-ks 230,000 Soldiers " and 117 Vessels Will ba in Chir a. , Berlin, Aug. 10. The semi official Militair Wochanblatt this evening says: ''According to present ordcrj, from the powers, the middle of August will see. al together 40,500 available troops. with 162 guns in the province of Pe Chi Li. By the end of Septem ber there will ba 78,000 with 280 guns, not including the troops"afe Shanghai, Cbanton and Nankin. Russia now has .37,000 and 104 guns concentrating in Mnahuri& and 105,000 more with 138 guns now forming for invaSioa. REPUBLICANS SURPRISED By Bryan's Speech and Seek to Emphasize the Free Silver Issue New York, Augu-t 9. Nota withstand the absence of Chair man Hanna from Republican national headquarters there were many callers to-day and a large' amout of business was tr an acted. Mr. Bryan's si'enca on 16 to 1 in his speech of acceptance at Indianapolis yesterday was the the chief topic of discussion, Sen ator Scott and J. H, Minley em phasized, in their talks with visitors, the great danger of let- tine: tne snyer men get a majori ty in the Senat in 1901 a con dition that would follow the suc cess of Bryan and Stevenson this year. Tbit this danger is real the managers at the Repub lican headquarters bavo pointed out in their cimpun text book, soon to be pub'.iihed. Said Mr. Man ley : "Some pecp'e think the only bodv we have 10 watch is the House. t Thai's a raistak , for there is also a possibility of at once changing the politics of the Senate. Although the terms of the members expire only once in six years, there are birty of them who go out in 1901, and the poesibiii g of changing enough Republicans f ir Demo crats among that number is too great for us to take any chances. CURKS BLOOD POISON. Bottle ot Rtmedy Free. 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