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V. L. STEPHENS, Cashier.
E S. SMITH,
Attorney-at-Law,
DUNN, - - - N. C.
Practice in all the courts of ihe Slate.
Prompt attention to nil business
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Attorney-at-law
DUNN, : : : N. C.
OHice over J. W. Gregory's
Store.
Reference : Ex-Judge Coinor,
Wil>on, .C.
Congressman. Pou, Smitblield, N. C.
HIE mi (if m.
We offer unsurpassed advan
tages, aud loan money on easy
terms. We will extend every
accommodation consistent with
conservative banking.
L. J. BEST, President.
J. W. PURDIE, Cashier.
PHOTOGRAPHS
REST WORK GUARANTEED,
j
1 make a specialty of nice work.
Parties visiting Dunn can call
at my residence and have their
work made in the latest and
most pleasing style. Call and
=ee samples, and iet prices.
J. D. KEEN.
DUNN, N. C.
Ja-2-3«n-pd.
D. J. STOWE'S
MHARNESS SHOP.
o o
I have opened up a good har
ness shop on East side of Kail
road next door to Will Surles.
I will make and repair all kinds
of Harness at
PRICES TO SUIT;
the times. Mr. C. H. Strick
land the best harness maker in
the country is with me and will
do you right when in Dunn.
Don't fail to visit my shop and
see my work and get my prices.
Respect.
D. J. STONE.
WANTED!
Five hundred (500) Rafts
Timber. Five hundred (500)
Rafts Logs for sale. lam now
selling timber and logs on the
Wilmington market and any
business you may entrust to me
shall receive
SPECIAL. * ATTENTION
Quick sales and prompt re
turns is my motto. Liberal ad
vances made on all consign
ments.
II McL. GREEN.
Wilmington, N. C.
DO YOU WANT
A
OR A HORSE? If so see
EDGERIOH, HOLLOWELL k CO.
At the Tripp Stables on
Broad Street,
Who have a nice line of broke
stock on hand and will sell you
what you want cheap for casli
or on time. We will have a
good load to arrive about Sat
urday Dec. Ist. See them.
Yours for business,
J. K.OSANNIS, Mgr.
Vol. 10.
STATE NEWS.
is* .">'«!•!li Carolina,
Monroe Enquirer: Mr. R. P.
Tarleton, an aged citizen of
New "Salem township, was
found dead in bed at the home
of his son, Mr. Wm. Tarleton,
last Saturday morning. The
deceased had been in failing
health for a long while.
Raleigh News and Observer :
The Winston citizens who were
indicted in the Federal court at
Charlotte on the charge of in
terfering with the voters at the
November election, will be re
quired to give ono good dollar
bond each. Warrants were
served on several of the defend
ants Wednesday. They will
have no trouble in giving bond
on Saturday when the cases
came up before the United
States Commissioner.
Phillip Lybook, postmaster of
Winston Salem, died Wednes
day in a hospital at Philadel
phia. He was carried to the
hospital the latter part of Oc
tober.
Raleigh News and Observer:
The Cumberland County Dis
pensary paid to the county
school fund and to the city of
Fayetteville, on Tuesday, the
sum of $4,000 making a total
of $0,300 paid to these funds
within the past twrlve months
—as against $3,G00 received by
the State, county and under the
old licensed bar system
Alice Smith (col.) while trying
to extinguish a lamp Monday
night at Tryon, blew the blaze
down in the lamp which bur*t,
throwing oil all over her and
fire to her clothing. After
much sugering she died to-day
at 3 p. m. from the effect.
Clinton Democrat: Th e
Democrat regrets to learn of a
painful injury that befell Mr.
J. A. Matt his, of Magnolia,
recently. He was driving in a
buck board when the horse ran
and he was thrown out and had
one of his legs mangled bv be
ing caught in the spokes of a
wheel, necessitating the anipu
putation of the limb just below
the knee. A man named
\Vatkins from Wayne county
was recently a patron of Mr.
Joe Nolly's rcsturant. He en
quiried of the proprietor what
he would charge him for as
much cofiee as he could drink.
Joe politely replied "5 cents,
"All right, said Wat
kins and a pot was soon emp
tied. Another pot full was set
u}) and Wat kins finished it up
drinking in all forty-five cups
of coffee at one sitting. This is
vouched for by a number of
spectators.
Lynching In Alabama.
Birmingham, Ala., January
2.—A special to the Age-Her
ald, from Wilson ville, Ala.,
says :
Louis McAdams, a negro,
who cut and seriously injured
J. M. Raj r at this place, Christ
mas evening, and who was ar
rested in Childersburg yester
day, was taken from officers by
a mob of one hundred men this
[afternoon and hanged, fo u r
miles from this place. 1 lie
mob quietly dispersed and as
every man wore a mask there
is no clue as to the identity of
any of the lynchers.
When word was received that
the negro had been arrested, in
Childersburg the mayor and
two deputies went for him last
night. The town was quiet and
orderly when the deputies left
aud it seemed that no prepara
tions were being made tor
lynching the negro. About
four miles from town on their
return the deputies were sur
prised by about one hundred
armed men, who stopped the
team, disarmed the deputies
and demanded the prisoner. A
rope was placed around the ne
gro's neck. He was forced to
mount a fence, while the end
of the rope was 'fastened to a |
tree limb. The fence was knock
ed from under him and while
he swung in the air the con
tents of about fifty guns were
emptied into his body.
Blown to Atoms-
The old idea that the body
sometimes needs a powerful,
drastic, purgative pill has been
, exploded; for Dr. King's New
Life-Pills, which are perfectly
harmless, gently stimulate liver
[ and bowels to expel poisonous
matter, cleanse the system and
absolutely cure Constipation
and Sick Headache. Only 25c
at Wilson fc Skinner's drug
store.
Gold and Silver Product.
WASHINGTON, -Tan. 3. —Geo.
E. Huberts, the director of the
mint, to-day made public his
preliminary estimate of the pro
duction of gold and silver in the
United Stales during the calen
dar year 1900. The aggregate
g>l! is given as 3,837,213 fine
ounces, valued at $77,322,231
and of silver 59,610,543 fine
ounces, which at the approxi
mate average price of sixty-one
cents for the year makes the
value $36,362,431. During the
calendar year 1899 the gold
production was $71,053,000 and
the silver production 54,764,500
fine ounces. The Nome gold
and silver production for 1900
is given as $5,100,000 and that
of the Klondike, which includes
both the American and Canadi
an ' fields $22,287,566. The
product of the Canadian mines
is not included in the 'figures
given, but as the gold and sil
ver comes to the American
mints tho value is given sepa
rately. Following is the pro
duction of Southern States :
Georgia, gold, value $120.165;
silv*-r, -i7S fine ounces. North
Carolina, gold, value $51~018;
siiver, 13,092 fine ounces.
South Carolina, gold, value
$122,625; silver, :>95 fine
ounces. Virginia, gold, value
$:5,534 ; silver, 285 line ounces.
Boys, Read This m
Idleness is the devil's own
workshop, and especially is this
true of boys. We never feel
sorry for tlift boy who has to
work, even if it be to help make
a living for himself and family ;
but we do pity the boy who has
nothing to do, and whose, par
ents are able to keep him from
laving to labor. The boy who
may work and get a stipend
of a dollar or even less per
week, is learning a trade, and,
what is more, is learning habits
uf industry. It is from the
| boys who begin early the life of
industry that become the sue-
cessful men of the nation. The b
hoy who waits till he is grown, o
or until he acquires an educa- L
tion, before he bigins to labor j>
or-learn a profession, is apt to 7
start in life handicapped and fi
outstrippped by his seemingly
less fortunate competitor who j
started in ahead of him. It n
pays a boy better in the long jo
run to work for twenty-live cents ii
a week and learn a trade, with j
habits of application to busi- I
ness, than to do nothing and bo i v
supported at the expense of his:
parents. Boys, do something,
be something.—The Gazette. 0
It Dazzles the World-
No Discovery in medicine has!
ever created one quarter of the |
excitement that has been caused ,
by Dr. King,s New Discovery!.,
for Consumption, It'sseverestj
tests have been on hopeless vie- t
tims of Consumption, Pnemo- ,
i nia, 11«inorrhage, Pleurisy and L
Bronchitis, thousands of whom i t
it has restored to perfect health. |
! For Coughs, Colds, Asthma, ! c
Croup, Hay Fever, Hoarseness
and Whooping Cough it is the t
j quickest, surest cure in the j
1 world: It is sold by Wilson &
Skinner who guarantee satisfac- \
tion or refund money. Large T
bottles 50c and $l.OO. Trial
|bottles free.. I
Great Lucomotiye Buiiders. j.
(
The Baldwin Locomotive i
Works in Philadelphia are the 1
greatest in the world. The out- i
put hist year was 1,217 loco
motives, against 946 in 1890, ;
the largest number ever built in
one year up to that time. Of *
these 1,217, 363 were shipped
to other countries, every civi
lized or semi-civilized country
in the world getting some of
4 them. In speaking of this the
Philadelphia Times, which is
. I justly proud of the success of
■ this establishment, says the
■ locomotives built last year were
■ nearly 50 per cent more power
ful than those built ten years
ago, and that it would require
1,800 such locomotives as those
constructed in 1890 to have the
drawing capacity of the 1,217
built last year.
The proprietors of these
' works do not ask and would not
give a snap for a protective tar
iff, for they sell their locomo
lives on their merits and have
by the progress they have made
in selling them in other coun
n tries demonstrated tlieir ability
to? Successfully compete with
„ the locomotive builders of the
& j worlds—Wilmington Star.
- . * f ■" ■ _ - -/S5,
"Prove all things; hold fast that which is good."
DUIMrj, rj. C. vJAIVY. 9, 1901.
A Gift of $20,000.
Judge Faircloth Remembers
the Baptise University.
Goldsboro, N. C Jan. 1, —
It was given out privately to
day, but upon trustworthy au
thority, that the will of the late
Chief Justice W. T. Faircloth
contains a clause giving twenty
thousand dollars to the Baptist
Female University in Raleigh.
It was not stated whether the
gift is to be applied to some
special purpose or to go into
the general fund of the institu
tion.
Assuming, in the' absence of
information to the contrary,
tliat Judge Faircloth's bequest
is an unconditional gift to the
college, it is understood that it
will be available for extinguish
ment of the college debt. It
was stated at the Baptist
Tabernacle watch-night service
Monday night that there was a
debt oi $45,000 hanging over
the cohego. If Judge Faircloth's
benefaction may be used for re
ducing this incumbrence it will
lift nearly one-half of the incu
bus at once and make the task
iof completing the good work
' one of comparative ease to the
Baptist people of the State, who
will feel encouraged to make a
i supreme effort to clear the col
lege of debt before the meeting
of the State convention next
December. Indeed it would
not be surprising should the en
tire debt be wiped out before
I commencement. The Baptists
i are determined to get rid of the
iifeumbrence, and they know no
such word as fail when they
make up their minds to do any
thing.
The Guessing Contest,
The list of prize winners in
the contest over the population
of the United States has just
been published bj T the Press
Publishing Company, of Detroit
Michigan, and includes a num
ber of North Carolinians, one
of whom —A. F. Newton, of
Lawndale, N. C.—gets the fifth
prize of $3OO, with a guess of
76,060,976. The winner of the
first prize of $15,000 was George
Molin. Jr., of Pittsburg, Pa.,
with a guess of 76,061,126,
missing the actual figures by
only two, the official figures be
ing 76,061,128.
A North Carolinian —J. W.
Dorsev, of Rutherford—also
won the seventh prize, $lOO.
All the successful estimates
guessed within the figures 76,-
036,735 to 76,085 533.
The Shoe on the Other Foot.
A man walked into a country
printing office the other day,
and said to the editor :
"Say, if you want something
to fill up your paper with, you
might say in your next issue
that I have-just started a shop
to make and repair wagons and
would like to have everybody to
call and see me."
"All right," replied the edi
tor, l, do you want an advertise
ment in the paper, too?"
"No," said tho man ; "just an
item of news in the local col-
"Do you want to subscribe
for the paper?" asked the edi
tor.
"Well, no," said the man.
"I take two or three papers
and some storv papers from
Chicago ; I haven't got, time to
read any more. Maybe I'll
take your paper when some of
the others run out."
"All right," said the editor;
and he smiled to himself.
Next day the editor sent his
carriage around to the shop. He
wanted two spokes put in the
wheel, and told him he had a
little job for him, just to fill up
his time and keep him busy.
The man looked it over, and
said :
"Well, the spokes will he
worth 50 cents each, and the
dashboard one dollar; that will
be just two dollars."
"Oh," said tne editor, "I
didn't mean to pay for it. I
just brought it around, same as
you brought that item yester
day, it's only an item you
know."
Then the wagon repairer saw
the point, and the editor went
back to his office, and deftly
pitched the item into the waste
basket.—Newspaperdom.
OA.STOB.IA.
Boa™ the /> Tl® Kind You Haw Alw?-s BoagM
KIDNAPPERS CARRIED
OFF BOTE CLERK.
SEIZED HIM AS HE WAS WALK-
ING TO His HOME
Corry, Pa., Jan. 4.—At War
ren late last night" occurred a
daring kidnapping that rivals j
the recent Omaha rase. John
F, Masterson, the clerk at the
Carver House, the leading hotel
was the victim.
Masterson after finishing his
duties, left the hotel for his
home, as usual. On a corner
n.-ar his home he saw a bobsled
in which were seated two men,
muffled ap so that but little of
their features were discernable.
One of the men asked to be di r
rected to the nearest road to
.Jamestown, N. Y. i
BOUND ANI) GAGGED HIM.
Masterson pointed out the |
mad, and, saying "Hood night,"
started oil his way homeward,
hut no sooner had he turned
his back than both men were
i upon him, and, throwing him
to the ground, quickly tied his
hands and .feet and pushed a
Strong gag between his lips.
Masterson was then thrown,
none too gently, into the sled
and hastily covered with robes,
.straw, etc. The men whipped
Up the horse and soon left the
city far behind.
When they had gone several
iriles they stopped the horse,
and pulling the covers from th~ |
clerk, who was nearly smother
ed, they cut the ropes which
held him prisoner and stood
him up. Masterson thought i
the men were after his money, :
and he told them that they were
mistaken, as he carried none!
with him.
FRIGHTENED 15Y A LIGHT.
At that moment he glanced
lup the road and saw a light.)
i The men also saw it; they i
j knocked him down, jumped in
■' to the rig and lashed the horses, j
disappearing in the darkness.
! Masterson, dazed from his;
confinement and stiff from the:
! ropes, tried to get iiis bearings, j
j but in the inky blackness the j
light which had done such ser- j
vice having vanished, it was;
impossible. The young man j
wandered around in the cold all j
the night, and finally found his i
way home early this morning.;
He is suffering from the cold.!
| both feet being badly frozen.:
but no serious results are look
ed for.—Philadelphia Record.!
American Newspapers in the
Lead.
In an article in the January
number of The North Ameri
ican Review, Editor Alfred j
Harms worth, of the London
Daily Mail, pays a high tribute;
to the press of the United States
as being in one respect, far in
advance A the press of its coun
try. "The question," he says
'•what to put before the public,
and in what manner to place it"
: before them is one that calls for
j the keenest acumen and best
judgment on the part of
the newspaper direct or. j
Here undoubtedly the press of
the United States is in advance
of that of Great Britain. Such
newspaper leaders as Pulitzer,
Dana, Hearst, Raymond, Jones,
Chiids, Medill, Lawson, Russell,
Ctnnmings, Bennett, Taylor,
Hay stead, Patterson, DeYouug.
Siugerly, Godkin, Greeley, Me- ;
' Kelway., Watterson and Wilbur
{ Storey have had but few coun
terparts with us. The instinct
I that tells us what is news, and
[• how the public will best take it,
is not given to every writer.
. There is a great art in feeling
' the pulse of the people." The
London editor is doubtless right
as' far as he goes, but he does
not pursue the subject far
enough. Not only are the
newspapers of the United States
ahead of all others in knowing
what is news, but getting hold
of the stuff while it is-fresh is
alone one of their special attain
ments. This fact is forcibly il
lustrated in the statement that
an American news-gathering
concern furnishes to leading
British newspapers their prin
cipal war dispatches from South
Africa. Then, too, itisrecalled
that the first newspaper dis
patch of any consequence which j
found its way out of Pekin dur
ing the seige of the legations
last summer was sent, to an
American journal and cabled
broadcast over the world. —
Charlotte Observer.
* r
OASTOHIA.
n ,> The Kind Yon Haw Atwajrs BaagM
Higher Cotton.
Since the United Statos gov
ernment issued its cotton report
a week ago last Monday, esti
mating the crop at 10.100,000
bales the market has remained
comparatively steady. The spec
ulative bulls had hoped to see
the crop fall below ten millions,
but a crop running only a hun
dred thousand bales over ten is
still a short crop not enough to
clothe the world. Every bait*
will be used up before a new
crop comes in sight and this in
spite of the fact that we must
count seven or eight hundred
thousand bales out of this year's
consumption on account of the
trouble in China. Had China
been taking cotton goods as usu
al an 11,000,000 crop would
have brought as high a price as
ten cents.
As it is, it does not take much
of a bull to predict a higher lev
el of prices early in the new
year. Cotton is almost sure to
sell for ten cents or more before
February, and farmers who
have cotton unsold and who are
not pressed for ready cash wiil
do well to hold on and get the
full benefit of the situation.
The bureau's improved meth
od of estimating the crop is
greatly commended. This was
the first time that it had obtain
ed its data direct from the gins.
It discarded the untrustwor
thy system of correspondents
"in the field" and replied en
tirely for its December report
upon the only accurate source
of information —the gins. Look
ing .back over a long series of
years it was found that by the
first of November of each year
one-half of the crop had come to
the gin. The variation from
this'rule was slight indeed. And
when the bureau ascertained
that a given amount had been
received at the gins up to tin
first of last November, it had
but to double the figures to ar
rive at a correct estimate for
the entire crop of 1900.
The government, in organiz
ing this new system has done
a valuable work, and the plant
ing and milling interests alike
appreciate it .-Goldsboro Argus.
The Cuban Convention.
HAVANA, January 2.—The
Cuban Constitutional Conven
tion is considering two promul
gations of the future relation
between Cuba and the United
States. One of these affirms.
in the first place, an acceptance
of the Monroe doctrine and the
establishment of friendly rela- ,
tions with all nations, together
with a resolution to proceed in ;
all cases in complete accord:
with the United States. In the
second place, it proposes to put j
at the disposal of the United;
States a portion of the shore of
any bay on the north coast and
of two bays on the south coast, '
for naval stations, together j
with consessions sufficient in
extent for the purposes of de
fence and sanitation. In the
third place it declares that Cu
ba will place herself on a war
footing to help the United States,
incase such assistance should
be needed ; while a fourth pro
viso in an amplification of this
first, second and third.
The other promulgation con
templates :
First. That
is vested with authority only to
convene.
Second. Not having been
granted legislative functions,
the convention cannot arrange
the basis of future relations.
Third. Nevertheless should
Washington prefer such a dis
cussion, the convention is will
ing to discuss and agree upoi:
an arrangement of mutual rela
tions.
Fourth. The aspirations of I
the convention are merely to
consolidate the country for re
construction. Its energies are
directed toward supporting the
avowed policy of the United
States, to which Cuba is bound
by indestructible ties of grati
tude ; said policy being based
upou the unequivocal preserva
tion of liberty and independence
throughout the American conti
nent.
The former promulgation em
bodies the desire of delegates
friendly to the United States.
The latter is a counter check to
the extremists. It is consid
ered that the former.is likely to
carry.
CASTOR IA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind Yog Han Always Bought
!" "■ r .IHWI ■ i i i t I fi ■! '"I
RUN ON SAVINGS BANKS.
* '
A SCARE AMONG TIMID 'BANK 1»E-
I'OSITOUS IN BALTIMORE
Causes a Great if unit on Kcorly nil the
Ravinga Institution* in the City—
The Doors Opened Before he ?«tnal
Hoar to Accommodate tlieCrowd—
The Claims Promptly Paid In
Every Case.
. Baltimore, Hd., December 27.—A
scare among timid depositors of the
several savings banks of the city re
sulted to-day fnyii the failure on Wed
nesday of->ths Old To"wn Bank. Runs
occurred on nearly *sfll the savings in
stitutions, but the pnofi noticeable were
upon the Savings' Bfihk of v ßaltimore,
the City Savings Bank &iid*£he HopkUjs
Place Savings Bank. Crowns of pereons
were assembled upon the sidevvalfij *ihi
the vicinity of these banks, long tfeforef
"bank hours" this morning, and in eacti
case the doors were opened before the
usual hour, in order to accommodate
_those who wished to withdraw their
deposits. In every case the claims were
promptly satisfied.
President Conklin, of the Savings
Bank of Baltimore, said to-night that
617 payments had been made during the
day; 330 accounts closed, and the bank
paid out $141,521. Deposits amounted to
about >.
One hundred and thirty accounts,
amounting to $44,855.40, were closed' at
the City Savings' Bank.
At the Hopkins, which remained open
for business until nearly night-fall,
$50,000 in round numbers were paid to
depositors. In no case were the doovs
closed until all had been accommo
dated. It is possible that the excite
ment among the smaller depositors will
be continued to-morrow, but bank offi
cials asserluthat they are prepared for
a continued draft upon kheir treas
uries.
Judge Stockbridge to-day appointed
J. B. Ramsay co-receiver, to represent
the Court, of the Old Town Bank.
A third receiver will be named on
Monday. Neither the American nor Old
Town Bank receivers have completed
a statement of the condition of the
property they represent.
MADE AN ASSIGNMENT.
New York, December 27. —Currier &
Bunker, who did business as stock
brokers at 21 Park Row, made an as
signment to-day for the benefit of cred
itors to William H. Bonynge. Currier
was a member of the Consolidated Ex
change.
F. B. Bard, attorney for the assignees,
said that the assignment was primarily
due to a disagreement between the
partners. Mr. Bard would give no idea
of the assets or liabilities, but a repre
sentative or the firm said the liabilities
•would be within $15,000.
THE CHINESE SITUATION.
The Chinese Court Objects to Re,tne>
injr the ForlH—Troopn Ordered to
be on the Alert.
Pekin, December 27.—Li Hung Chang
and Prince Ching, the Chinese peace
commissioners, have heard from the
Emperor, Kwang Su. Prince Ching
called on the former for consultation,
remaining for over an hour. The court
objects strenuously to reducing the
forts, and also 'to allowing permanent
legation guards, which. It seems to
think, could be made sufficiently large
nt any time it was desired to menace
the court Itself. After the conference it
was decided to hold further communi
cation with the court before seeing the
Ministers.
The British have increased their gar
risons ajt Yang Xsun by 100 men, with
horses and Chree guns.
A flying column of 1600 ca.valry will
scour the country between Tien Tsin
and Yang Tsun, in obedience to Mar
shal von Waldersee's orders to be on
the alert*, in view of the French report
of an engagement with 2500 Chinese
troops.
Colonel Tullock's regiment will return
to destroy the towns he recently held.
This action is owing to the fact that it
had been discovered that a number
of Btoxers uifquestior.ab'.y made them
their headquarters. The British author
ities say they do not expect serious
trouble from the Boxers, mainly be
cause they lack arms. Fortunately, the
Chinese Government feared to trust
them with arms, lest a rebellion against
the dynasty be undertaken. Otherwise
the danger might "have been serious.
British soldiers have been found dead
outside the Temple of Heaven with
bullets in their heads. The murders
are believed to have been committed by
Chinese.
A detachment of the Sixth United
States Cavalry, Eighth Infantry and
Fifth Artillery will leave to-morrow to
investigate the reported burning of na
tive Christians by Boxers, as reported
by the Rev. Mr. Kelly, the Presbyterian
missionary. The expedition will be
commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel
Theodore Wint, of the Sixth Cav
alry.
ANXIOUS TO FIND CROKER.
London, December 27.—Richard Cro
ker, who has been rusticating for sev
eral weeka in Carlsbad and Nice, re
turned to Wantage two days befort
Christmas, where he received a sum
mons to appear January 2d to reply tc
Inquiries respecting his income in con
nection with the income tax. He lefl
Wantage yesterday, presumably for th
Continent. His house to-day was abso
lutely closed and there is no expecta
tion of his return before next week.
STEAMER HOMERICK STRANDED.
Miami, Fla., December 27.—The steame
reported ashore south of Miami _ln las
night's dispatches, is the Homerlck, o
Baltimore, laden with coal for Mexlcc
The heavy seas have prevented th
wreckers from approaching her until thi
afternoon. They now have her in charge
and the entife cargo is being . umped int
the sea. They hope to float the vessel b
to-morrow noon. The wreckers contracte
to float the Homerick for $7OOO. She is o
the reefs, near Caesar's Creek, twent
miles south of Miami.
THE COLOMBIAN REVOLUTION.
"Washington, D. C., December J7.—Unit#
States Charge Beaupre, at Bogota has ei
bled the Stale Department that he ha
been Informed by the Colombian Govern
ment that the invading' troops were ovei
taken by the government forces at Rosa
rlo; also that th«t leader, Geijet&i Ur
bide, v.-as defeated a* Corfesel. in tH
province ot. He was retreat!n
with a few remaining followers thro&E
the department of Magdal«oa toward tl
I" "Venezuelan line. The war is said \o t
j progressing favotably for the Colombia
Government.
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THE HOLD-UP OF TRAIN NO. 40
MONDAY NIGHT. - ,
The Messenger yesterday
morning mentioned that ;
of masked men, two miles north
of Mt. Olive, on Monday night .
held up train No. 40, north- .
hound, on the Atlantic Coast
Line and from an officer a
prisoner who was being
i o Goldsboro.
Captain H. 0. Mac Arthur
was conductor of the train, and
one who was eye witness of the
affair gave a Messenger report
er a thrilling account of it. At
Mt. Olive on Monday, Dick
Simmons, a negro of very bad
reputation, was given a hearing
before Trial Justice Hatch on
the charge .of stealing a hog
I'rom Mrs. Vernon and was
hound over to court. A deputy
-heriff boarded the train at Mt.
Olive shortly after 9 o'clock
that night to take the prisoner
0 Goldsboro for the purpose of
committing him to jail. At the
-ame time a party of twenty
three masked men got on the
train and to all appearances it
was a Christmas masquerad
ing party. They wore black
•loth over their faces, and it
•uiild not be distinguished
vhether they were white or
olack except from the Caucasian
-kin revealed where the cloth
liJed to cover the backs of their
iecks. ' i
When the train got two and I
1 half miles beyond Mt. Olive |
i man who had on a mask and
vas on the platform of the bag
gage car, suddenly ]>ulled -the
oeil cord. The signal caused
he engineer to shut off steam,
lie air-brakes whistled and the
,-ain came to a stand still in
he woods. Th« masked nu>n
>t. the same time rushed into'
he coach for negroes, where
he deputy sheriff had the pris
oner, and they unceremoniously
took him away from the offic r,
They hustled the negro from the
i rain, shouted to the conductor
to go ahead and the train pull'd
out, leaving them in pesession
>f the negro. At the point,
vhere the train stopped a lot of
men on horseback were in wuh
ng and with the negro bound
n ropes the party escorted him
0 a lonely spot in the woods
uid thrashed him unmercifully,
filing him to depart and never
•e seen in that community
again. The negro was fright
ed out of his wits and vlun
urned loose he "burnt ihe
vii.d." Parties who visited
he'spot found it trampled by
he horses' for some disiar.ee
iround and as nothing had b w
card of the negro yesterday
aorning it was supposed th;.t
Me crowd had lynched tho prk*
; ner. One of the masked crov. d
■ id, however, that they did n t
; ill him but that their pur put*
t was to whip him, make him :
! r'jvve, so aa to rid the contmu
1i ty of him, and save the cc. utiii*
.e cost of keeping him in j;>K ;
wtd giving him a trial. Afu r .
t . hipping the negro, the masked
t nen went back to Mt. O'lvti*
J nd gave a severe thrashii j •>
« ,he negro's brother ; Isaac
jj :nops, and. also whipped hi
-0 nother. They ordered litem -
1 aad the whole family, coi. -i-1 -
o gof others, to leave the Suite
9 in twenty-four hours.
Dick Simmons is an, invett r
ite thief and a very
d haracter in-the csmmumu tiiutt||
a . tis not only known
(- ias- bioken iijto and conrmiMed
i- various rohberies, but it
l " lieved almost to a certainty that
g he is responsible for the numfr-
J ous iucendiary fires with which
w vlt. Olive has been afflicted for
n -everal years. The whole
ily was regarded as a bad • ,-st
>f eggs and it was
j$ forever. All of them were • >ld,
J .o leave and rer'«;|