ssiiili? FIRlESSo
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, Vol, IlI-No,2l7. . - . KINSTON, N. 0., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1900. . PrioeT Qente V
. udhmal mm.
Uattora qf Interest Oondensed Into
Brief Parafrrapha.
f
Michael Z. MultwUr, bt noted" Enffliah
r ! Muouojr r"(T
f. Terry McGqwrn knoiked Joe Gane oa
tu iu hn:odu rouua oi toe nght at Chi
cagn Thurttaay uiirht.
An Illiuois Central train was held un
j iuuwm in now vreans, out tne rob-
nevureu itf utile.
rrwldent McKinley has nominated
John V . lerkes, of Kentucky, to be con
Our extradition treaty with England
ua uTOu aiumueu so as vo include per
bvub cum ajvu hd oDtaining money un
der fale pretensee..
Maj 'A. C. Keinhart, postmaster of Lan
,r; inongasln.iiis office. Financial diffl-
. vuiues were tne cause.
V; -. Four masked men robbed the private
bank of John Doerschuck at Shoesville,
U, rhorsday and got away with be-
A888t ant AttOmV Parroii Vam un
. ppstofflce department, has ruled certala
du-uuwv uu in veeiment ectie mes to: be
v , .v,iCO wiu luiiumtM to tne postal laws.
TThe- senate on Thursday voted to
amend tlM Hay-rauucefote treaty so as
w auKuunw me unitea ecates to defend
iw interests m the isthmian canal when
cuuetructea. v ; m, i
The rorDoratinn nt T.i
, on Thursday conferred the freedom of dm
city upon Mr; Kruger. The tvfro tffiem-
yv wuo.opppaea t&e , proposal were
k : mTTi "PSoeanearly Wiled Postal
voim uuu in. jueuuis ana roooed nis car
"' "uue?"onei railway, at Bassetts,
Texas, Thursday, The amount secured
V by.them is not known. i i t vv"
IteDresentativa Tfo ArmnnA nf.'.nl..-i'
Has introduced a resolution- requeetiDg of
Whiter 'Black t liniment. It cures
Sciatica, 'Rheumatism and Nenralirift
. A'Mc bottle for 15c . -J. E. Hoo
r rr: r- r
tne secretary of war, Information as to
the reported incident between . Gen. Chaf
fee and Count von Waldereee.
On the announcement in the house of
commons that during the war 182,460
horses and mules bad been . sent to the
Transvaal MrNHpn.lv wanfoH s VnAn
bow many asses, bad been sent. . ?
The CapeTow'iicorrespondent of The
Daily Mail renortff th AriW. it Wmmu.
ter, Cape Colony,4 of Harold ' Darriogale,
alleged to be an American, on a charge
of fomenting an Afrikander rebellion. -
I llfl-.'VHlsinn nnrnnriil(tnn Kiflaannm
Dieted bv. thft - hitllHO ntunmmiti nn
appropriation carries about 1 14? 250,-
"VVl nuiuu nuuui f WU,OUU 18 IOT
peaeions'andthe balancafor administra
tion." , - -; . - . s -, . .
Thfl fallim nt ii tnun Imm
a paHSVnger boat oo the West j-iver, near
Ho Kau. China, led t(vn. nmh nf-
jIAA .i i. iL.' 'j ..1 . J .
Kiwoeinwro to vne siae oi tne vessel,
which caused her to sink, over 200 per
sons bing drowned. '
1 A Great Falls. Montana. anT.inl sura'
TheUreat Northern passenger train, No.
8, west bound, was wrecked bv a broken
truck nearBrbckton,81mileseatofGla8.
gow. Four passengers were killed and
many slightly injured. ,''
The tVnildintr. fnnndrv Ami mnnhi
- ' W uuuaua j
cinnati, were burnM Thursday night, the
Buwu toss oemg rrom SUU.UOO to 250.-
000: Dart rr insured. Thr worn I area
manufacturers of saw mills, engines, etc.,
ana aoouc zuv uen wilt be tnrown out
Of work. -
The Baena Vista Are 1.v hrlolr nlont
at. Lexington, Va.r was destroyed by fire
Tbhrsday:"l A r6of was being pu on a
new kiln And atirht fl
SDreaa to the an lira nlnnt. ' Tha mmhin.
ery works,' the, valuable part of tbe plant,
Was a tdtAMnaa ( Thn )raa to !lO ifn.
insurance 15,000. . . ' '
Airs. Jerome Jordan.' nf Ttnt.tla r.raV
Mich., waited for two vaara tn
her husband' who went to the . Klondike
ana tnen ootalned a divorce .on 'the
grounq of desertion.- .Now the husband
has returned with $100,000, It became
kno wn that each had written letters that
never reached their destination. A , re-,
concination followed and - they- we
re-married. Vk. .ftS-,"'
t As a result of tha O verwhpl miner ndtn.
tiofi 1 of the amendment ito ti .Hav.
ENGLAND READY TO SIGN.
No Obataole to Closure of Negoti
ationfii Oonoerninff Prelimlnarv
. . , r
agreement, r'-y. . w. . ,
Washington, DeolS. The latest ad
Vice Irom IVkin frnm 'nfflMul nhn
--- , ....... niuiiAO, in
that England bas signified a . willingness-
wnp toe agreement readied by the
foreign ministers with a slight amend
ment which is said to be rather in the
nature of a mere change of form. It was
the understanding that England was the
wiujr wr wut wtKi floimug oacK, and
aworuiug to tnese aq vices tnere seems to
be no substantial obstacle to au almost
immediate closure of the negotiations
concerning tne preliminary agreement
Conditions 8ho VfiU Aooept.
London. Df(' 14 X.'lriifnrmui-n hoa
reached the Wu Chafig viceroy," says the
Shanghai corresDondt'nti of Thn Kt.,d.
ard, "that the empress- dowager has
agreed to accept the fallowing peace con
ditions: . ' .
"Th AArlv rof.llrtl rwfr PmiUIU.a Vn.an
Su to Pekin; indemnitj to the amount
of 40,opo,000 pounds Sterling; the right
of each legation to maintain a guard of
2,000 troops and th appointment of
foreign adviser to each province of the
empire. S "
Twenty Chinese to Be Executed
ivongjong, iiec. 14. Twenty anti
foreigners, Chinese, who were couvictnd
of posting placards inciting Chiuamen to
new against tne foreigners, nave been
condemned to death. A French gunboat
nas started up tbe river to "witness the
executions..
THE CHURCHES.
Boxers Defeated With Heavy Loss
London, Dec. 14. A Pekin dispatch
says that Boxers attacked the allies'
couriers near the Hotiwo road from Pe
kittto Tien Tsin last Monday. The allies
sent reinforcements against the Boxers,
who were in overwhelming numbers.
Fighting resulted on Tuesday, when the
Boxers were defeated .with heavy loss.
Services will be held at the chirches In
Kinston tomorrow as follows, to wjiioli
eyeryuoay is invitea:
Methodist Church.
Services at 11 a. m. and 7 p. in., by the
unpior. i ne presence oi tne eutire mem-
nersnio is desired, as matters of numr
tance concerning the work nf tha r-hnr. h
for the new conference year w ill be men-
tionea.
Sunday school at 9:15 a. m.
Epworth League Monday at 8 p. m.
Christian Church.
Services both morning and evening.
Morning: Preaching by the pastor.
Ereninur: Iter. I). W. Dnvia oditnr
Watch-Tower, will preach.
ounaay scnool at 8 p. m.
Baptist Churoh.
At morninir service Rev. J. K. Faulk
who was once castor nf thn k'in-tj.n
BaDtist church. will oreach.
The eveninor servim will hn a rallv r.
Vice. It is hormd tliat n.11 tha i nam ltur
and many friends will be present.
nunaay scnool at :3U a. m.
B. Y. P. D. meets' Monday evening.
Presbyterian Church.
No services tomorrow.
Sunday school at 9:15 a. m.
Episcopal Church. '
Services both morning and evening.
Sunday school at 3 p. m.
Prayer meeting Wednesday evening.
Services held in the grand jury room.
Thef Chapel.
Preaching tomorrow afternoon at 8
o clock.
Sunday school at 9:15 a. m. .
Prayer meeting every Friday night.
Christian Science.
RarvKAa arfl-tf Rnnln-ir mnminnr a 11
o ciock m tne opera house.
3TATE NEWS.
ntereating North CaroUna Item
In Ooudenpod Form.
' Ait flJI jjsJ:
Pauncefote treaty 5 the 'f president may
withdraw the treaty from thesenato. - It
la he Hatred tha. Rmat Urt rain, 'wrill
accept the treaty . as 'amended,' to - say
nothing of further -drastic amendments
bronosed. and 'not -rot; antA An Tli
effect of these were to abrogate tbe Clay
ton Bui wer treaty-arid - provide for an
all-Ainerican ftanal with the right to det
fenii Itnmiinat all ilnnun on1 Vtin In.
ther rignt.of tbe Americans to . keep out
other nations irom the ude of the - canal
in time ej war. - t". -.... '
ail '!
CHRISTOAS
DAIWTIES. ...
4
"'-ft A RE MANY
AT
, ' Why John Lansrfaed.
"I. don't know what is coming tn n "
slched. Mrs. J nn pa m'thu imi .
paper over to her husband." To sure
thing arc bad enough already." t
!hy,T what's the' mnttor now : m
dear?" murmured John, with a moutb-.
luiormurnn. '
"Matter,, Indeed' snorted Mrs. Jones.
"Just like you men. . Haven't th iwr
rate, water nnd other rates all been In
creased, and now th . nil nra .in -' ttA
birth rate is going up. t They ought to-
NOW. John! what nro rnn InnnMnn w
London Standard. .' ? - -r
The Deadliest . rJons. '
h The discoverer of --proasic acid was
instantly killed by inhaling one whift
01 nis own nandiwork.
jrure prussic acid is never sold or
handled. The smell of it is always
taiai. it Kius not in . three minutes or
half an hour, but the instant it enters
tne lunsrs as a ess The mfxtnre nr.
dlna'rUy sold as prussic add is 93 parts
water to two parts of the drug. Even
in this form it is very deadly. - A 20
per cent mixture of tbe acid . would kill
nearly, as quickly cs If pure.
Atropine 'tbousrh It has no Imrmfiil
odor, is so deadly that aa mnch of it as
wouia adnere to tbe, end ofo moistened
forefinger would instantly cause death,
Cyanide of potassium- has a pleasant
smeu, which ; is not injurious, but a
small quantity swallowed kills at once.
" Purel ammonia. If I tnhatMl-rantl
cause death almost as jquickly as prus
sic acia.
When a carboy of nitric acid is bro-
sen. some one has to suffer. tt will
burn wood, cat through iron plates and
aestroy whatever It touches. ' Snrh nn
accident once happened in an. acid fac-
At the Opera House.
"The Castawavs waa ' rinmarttA laof
r - V VUVUVW N0V
night to a good house.
In the opinion of many this was a bet-
wr way jnan - woman Agams WOttiftn,'
presented Thursday night. ? i '
Harry Lindley, as Tony, the land lob
her. was irreat. and . vu ' rnwiud nr.k
laughter and applause every time he ap-
fearva ou tne stagey t
: ineOtner memnnra Of tha nnmnan
gYBguuu Bupport., ,
Mr. Lawrence, as the "parson," made
a aeciaea nit. ; ; - ,
, The scenic effects were good.
The COm nan V Crnvn tn cmnA nwlnm
ances in Kinston, and should they come
again will receive a hearty welcome, a
They went to Greenville today where
tney play tonight
's"
Diag Stove I
- 1 &
SANTA ci AUS has been in J
Have you ? ' Better come in if you
j n-m v. n c uavB a une line OI
1 i '' Christmas Cards. ' '
' " . Brass and Ebony Mirrors,
; ; Manicure Sets, , ,
1 . ' Shaving Sets,
- Cigar Cases, . V'
; Glove and Handkerchief Cases,
f .; Military Brushes,
j ..-Aluminium and Ebony Goods
A- Fine Candlesticks,
, "xquisite Perfumery and hand.
. soms (Jases,- - - y
, ' . Atomizers,' Cut Glass'
e- Mirrors nd Pictures, and
The Finest Basket Candy
j You caQ pd anything you want
1 13 -.ur stock. .;'.' , m; - ,'
Come to see us before it is picked
x. Coinc today I v We will
'4 ' .ve you ! " 7 '
i : ' '
It Mayt Be Pnihor It Slav tt Ili:
; Polftlefan-r-Mv bov. fhe (lonr fv ororv
ouL-ui-Khuu uiisines? isinDeled ?'iush."
-Thouglltful Youtb-isn't,your busi
ness a successful one. sir? ' --v
Politician Well, ves: 1 flatter mr.if
mat it is very successful, why do yon
ask that?. t '
ThouKutful : Youths tiro air . t
see your door t$ labeled -Pull.'r-De
troit Free Press. : 1 ,
Beautiful Calendar Free. ,
. Wfl have ItlSt rnoci vod a imnv nl EVi-
bank's Fairy Calendar for 1901, which is
one of the most beautiful and artistic cal
endars we have ever seen.. It consists of
five designs, one on a sheet, size 10il2Ji
inches, elegantly lithographed in beauti
ful colors and gold, on extra heavy plate
stock. The designs, by the celebrated
artist. W. Mi MnKntm i.t.i
somely decorated Dresden china plaques,
on rich Dlush bacbtfrnunda:
The first sheet is the Calendar proper, as
it contains the entire 12 months' calen
dar dates grouped within the olaane.
tory. Every one ran away, leaving " UMC5",una 01 yai purple. Tbe
the acid to amuse Itself by setting i-TmSm ,r.,lgnr(i' HTC
,. , : , iuouuj uiuajrepresentea, ana emoossed
. hundreds of , people, thrown out of on relief plaques, set against rich p!uh
work, and four men volunteered to put mats of suveryhue,..bright.apple .green.
v"' w,ure iu me aciu room., xneyi : : vine anas aeep , enmeou.
succeeded and came out all rio-ht. irir These four plaoues : have no ? letu.Hn
hours later all were dead.- ' " whatever to mar their artistic; beauty,
ana are aesigned expressly for. decorative
-v Patient-Then you think It'a' all nn Pparata" aner. hic be retained
n, , . , - . rwia do nseu gmgiy, or together.
Pnctor-Im afraid so. .,...,...'- framed or unframed. to deeorat vtni
- well, we must all die once, and I borne in an almost endless varletv of
as nru gu uow oi Biterwurfl. wjwDicojonr mienn tvftnrt Art t !.
Six more case of small
discovered near Tamyviile
Watson &. inm nf vitw,m
- JEVWVIU1V)
failed IhDrsda.v. Liabilities and asst
each about J,oK).
The saw and nhinu-lc millj il Traawnn
- 'UVU
ftlyson, near Carthage, were burned
Ihureday. Ioss flOOO.
More inoiifv is n(lnd tnr tha
aHVlum-at Moruranton. V A.I1V nnnlinania
for aawiHHQu cunuot be provided with
room and meaim to care for them.
Mrs. Morgan Inman va .hnt ni-
killed at AnllDOlrt Thlirtiddr ufrnnA.
. -' " WM.
J here i a duffennce of ooinion as to
whether it waa by b-r own hand or not. '
me oaii ff netral(l tneeje.
Mr. Chas. T. Holt, president of the Vot
ton niitls at Haw lliver, died Thursday,
He was the onlv living nun of the late
Gov. T. M. Holt. He was one of the
niot pmiflloent cotton manufacturers
of the Htate and a good man.
Gretimboro Telfirrani! Tha Vn.k
State-Bobbin company was chartered,
oy vue oraie Monday. Hie Incorpora
tor!, are Tvre (4ltnn. Dr. fiarluu I. a- -
, ' m' aaa v Vi
Charles F. Hurton and others. - Tha
capital stock in tl).10. Mr. (ilenn says .
he coald easily hHve gtittou up twice the'
amount of wtoek- hud ik huaA .
This 1 GiwftKboro's third bobbin factory.
Attorney hen ral Uougla is sending
to the attorney general of each state a
request for information : as to reforma- '
tork-S for vouiiir i-rimlnalit tfa id aion ;
in communication on the same subject '.
with the swretarie of the great religious '
todies and bnuevolent societies in this1
Htate. He is devoted
tit curinir tha ,Pf,n.Mihh
- - 1 -m tba VU V . ws cat
formatory.
The white nnil in this Rtntj, n.ti
puWie sdtjool tax . thi year $570,577, '
and the neirroea naid 7K 77-3 Th ,. "
sensed value f the property of whites
is $246,723,769, and of negroes 9,492,.
663. The value of ngro property is
about S500.0OO u-lvatur than fe ta...
laatyear. There ia a grat reduction in
the number of Insolvent polls. Last year
it wau'20,076 white aud 17,233 colored;
this year it is 17.592 whitM. and 1ona
eolored. . ' v--
The Wilati ve com m i
Its examination of the State treasurer'. - -
books. The enmmittou'a Mnn. ni
approve of the payment of thwTheophilus
n ui s viniiu, uu wiu go iuijy into tne mat , -ter.eettinir
forth thn nnrtii tilam n kW' .
the payment of the claim was illegal and '
iu nuv uiaiiuauiua uy tne court ordering'
it in violation of thw constitution. It '
will nrobablv b on thin
matter of Impeachment will come before "
me legislature, it It comes up at all.
SOUTHEKN COTTON SPINNERS
Have Arranged to Onnn TtiaIx
Own Selling Houses in the East-
era Markets. . "
Charlorti. fW. 11 Tim hnt nf ; .
miorsof the Southern Cotton Bpinners .
HBBocianuu , met lir secret session here
lat niuht to rwiv tlw nnPt nc
spial committee appointed i to seenre
priuuK BjKnum. m ine. eastern markets. "
After the meeting was held, it was said '
that the ahn-iMt.irn had nr. nil. '
cured all the mony needed but had secured -
reliable men to ta ke charge of the selling
agencies.-The-member mv thw win ' -
neittier srive nor mvlra nnw n.1
c - ... .,.vi,,iii ,uo .
eastern com minion house decided not t
to Diake anv (finnMHitna -Tha snnlk-
- - 7 - - Buuvunu .
spinners have arranged to open their
selling bouses in Philadelphia, New York,
Boston. Chicao-o and Kt. rniu
v
:i Circet, .- KK75T027, N.' C.j
Some women. In tills' world have a
new gown tvtr? oth-r - week. . While
mere are otner woiimii who esteem
themsclvi' -IuMj.v If1 oiuf In three
months ! thev cot a- Tlianr-i ta tmxir
through a fashion utagazine.-Somer- j
vine (Alass.) Journal . -, - "
Wo Mean You
Aycr's Hair Vi?or nulcs
even tody zhas crow fistcr:
; :t makes Bor-c r-crscLS fcoirYrow
j't.7.'-vcry fp.:;It stops fall
; -W3 c tBQ'!;a:r,too ; tni rc:tc:3
j Color to yp-wT fjrsy c,trj
tisic.' til lie c-k. nca co!cr cf J
I eirlyXlV Yea sio-JJ :ni for f
: or L.c!:. cnlt:c t;:r; it tcltj
p:t v.'-:t yo-3 vi-t to lor; J
m
very
yonr
You're sure I'm coins?"
' "Then let me have your bill.' .
"My. bill! My dear slr.; this fs
unusual. ' You should glre -.
thoughts to most serious matters.
: aiy motto bas aJwaya been "pay as
you go.' and now, that I am going I
want to pay.
So be paid -and weh' . ' , .'
. ( . : " -
" Both Eitrm :
1 Editor In Chief I nnlfrstint-rAnn.
Cluegore. the millionaire's sen, ha
gone In for Journalism.' ' . . - - r
City Editor-Tes. lie's
Editor In ChiefAnd wbnt.do you
think ,of him? - . .
City Editor-WelL he's'n unique flg
nre in jonrnallsm. v .
Editor la Chief Ton itan't ri
City Editor Yes, He's at onco tiit-
rlchpst aad.hoorpst rennrtr In th oin-
-Catholic Standard aud Times.
I taste Will surcest. It fa 1m
aesenbe ; the rich coloring, exquWte
I uroiy mu supem oecorauve effect at-
wiiupu jD i.airoanra Dairy Calendar for
Jon't fail to obtain a copy. Superior to
.ta . ..J . a -
uidur twtfuuari DTTrn . in tha art utoa
Chicago, D1M will send this elegant calen
dar free on receipt of your name, address
I uu vea two-cent stamps to cover siin-
vij uf yostage ana mailing.
.' T Best PrewrlDtlci farClin
Vfla of G"w Trttst tftti
BhJ'V',-.'.-' '
Coffrc Adultvmtton. .
An rxaicluatloa of. a 'saiKfile cf rosst
cd co.Toe trrrlos sr;?.-,l in Pnii i,nrr-.
If Ton do r'"f rl-'i t- V--r--Pt T.-ra -;
f-- i i-e rf i r, r.- tp l-
' -i t u. J.j. - ! t- I ti 1"t r
fd thern to f entirfTy art
tr!n. Ftc. sm-1 t'.f nilcrcw
rrnlns rf r.l.mt. s-r.ircL
c:.:!.: rr.'.-:A !.-irs.
were I rr.i:t','..:;r f .KJed.
i. '! T
5.?.
Hear This, Will You?
Reidivilla WVTJ. , . - '
The Ashevilie Citizen thinks it know.
thimror two about tha nid.tan
. w viuiwuivur
corn-.hucktng and mentions as one of its
aiure iue nuntior tne red ear, which
entttleo the finder to kiss a pretty girl.
it C1V be thftt WftT flTcr tha mnnnolnn
but around bore the red "t ar of corn umi
toDnngto the finder, whether married
or finale, 0 2ly or good lookiD?, an extra
..K a ...... a . t. .. 1.. ...
Ifyoa woaltl hare an erpetir like a
Uar Kin! a ri:.-U for your niffll- take
t liHUt!rlnm ttoin;i( h n.n,i l.iror Tl
Ints. TUy cor.Kt diordeis of the Horn-
h( n fin 1 n -svelte t a livFr and t.nvlJ'
i I n i cvnt. Lamrdes free., at J. E.
I iioou Crcg store.
H Severe Defeat of the British
London. Dec. 14..
other defeat of the British arms in South '
Atrica. a ltoer lori-e of a.800 men under ; .
(fen. Delarv rmtd tha Hrtri.v.T.r,- n . .
Clements. .The Britihh retreatd to TTatl '
poort with tha Boers in pursuits' Tha
British loot neavilv and it la holuvaii rn.
companies were captured.-" t '
' London, Drc 14 Lord Kitchener ele
orranhti tha wr.r t,m
format NootfffvWht vrn' attach a
dawn on Tbunday by G-n. Delary'scom
mand. cooslotinar of 2.5t O
the first attack waa rxnnlwd tha t?
reached the topof Aiagalleberg hill, which
was held by four companies of Northum- -i
berlandc and thus comnjandKl Clements
camp. He retired to Hek poort and toot i
op position on a hill in the centre of a
valley. Tbe Bjibtinjr was severe. Four
ofhr, iDtluding Col. LergeVwere killed. 1
RiDfon-enents have left Pretoria tnm
Ufkpoorc . ; " r - v
' All available monntml infants n
dr-bot, Slalta and otlr military centres .
ban bt-n oid-red to South Africa. '
A Die of flannel datnnnpd with Phami -.'
herlain'a I'aiu Halm and hound tn tha
afT-ttt-d part i tajH-rior to any piaster.
H ht-u trouf lfd with lame back or pains "
inthet-idforrler., gie it a trial and -.:
?u are t-t-rtaia to i mon than rVn'-i
: . 1 .i . ... ... . 1
w j curie prompt rviirt wfjutj It ailords.
I'ain Balm al- t-nrva rhenmatism Dna
application glr relief. For t&li by J.
L.. liood, dn.4 pi,