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PUBLISHED eMRV BiZMBN I NG EXCEPT SUNDRY,
KINfeTON, N. 0., WEDNESDAY; DECEMBER 19, 1900.
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Special Ordinances.
- Be it resolved and ordained by the
. Board of Aldermen o! the town of Kins-t-
ton, N. C:
, v C Seo. 1. That the provisions of Sec. 14
of Ord. IV of the town, in reference tc.dis
" (charging rockets, roman candles, flre-
: ' crackers and other fiie works, be and are
- hereby suspended from 6 o'clock p. m. of
, Monday, Dec, 24, 1900, to 6 o'clock a. m.
Of Wednesday; Dec. 26, 1900, provided,
. however, that lire works shall not "be
carelessly or uegligently tired, discharged
' or handled, so as to damage or endanger
person or property, aud provided farther
- that no person f hall lire or discharge tire
works purposely to frighten or annoy
any horse or other animal in nee on the
.streets of the town, nor hall engage in
any sham battle or contest of any char
acter with flre works, and provided far
ther that no person or persons shall so
use and employ lire works as to consti
tute a nuisance to the public.
. - Sec. 2. That the violation of either of
the provisions of the foregoing section
shall subject the offender to a tine off 5
or imprisonment for tire days.
. Sec. 3. That owing to the extra ex
pense incident to preserving good order
06 account of the sale of tire works, no
person shall offer for sale or sell in the
town of Kinstou from Dec. 20, 1900, to
Jan. 2, 1901, both iuclusive, rockets, ro
man candles, tire-crackers, cannon-crackers
or other fire works without) having
, first paid a tax of $2 and obtained a
license thereunto authorizing the same
from the town clerk, and that any person
. violating the provisions of. this section
shall be fined $5 or imprisoned fire days.
Hec. 4. That from and after 6 o'clock
a. m., Dec. 26, 1900, the provisions of
Sec. 14 of 0rd.IV hereby temporarily sus
pended, shall be and continue in force ac
cording to their tenor.
- ' G-. B. Webb, Mayor.
' E.B.l'iirvns.TownCl'k.
FOR SALE!
2,000 Split .Junipet - Fence Tost
, suitable for wire fence. Price, 6c each,
v at our nun. . -.. , , . , .
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DAINTIES...
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- , ; Christmas Cards, ,
Brass and Ebony Mirrors,' ,
Manicure Sets, ' :
' ' Shaving Sets, '
- ' Cigar Cases, '
fGlove and Handkerchief Cases,
Military Brushes, s- '.
Aluminium And Ebony Goods,
- Fine Candle Sticks,
" Exquisite Perfumery and hand-
some Cases, ,. ' ;. .
Atomizers, Cut Glass,
Fine Mirrors, and Pictures, and
- The Finest Basket Candy. .
'You caa find anything you want
in our stock.
Cone to see ns before it is picked
over. Come today ! We will
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GENERAL HEWS.
lattera of Interest Oondanaed Into
Brief Paraffraphs.
' The - Tenney House, one of the best
known hotels at Asbury fark, IN. J., was
burned Tuesday morning. '
On Dec.- 13, near Zastron, the Boers
captured 120, killed 4 and wouuded 16
of a party of Jjrauant s cavalry.
A new textile union is being organized
for the purpose of uniting the cotton
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miii operauves 01 iiue uui w auu noutu
According to late reports only 85 were
drowned by the wreck or the berman
cadet vessel near Malaga, but 100 of the
survivors were injured.
Gov. Pingree, of Michigan, on Tuesday
formally withdrew from the Republican
party on account of the defeat of his tax
bill by the senate on Monday.
Mayor J. d. Woodward, of Atlanta,
6a., was arrested Monday and locked in
the police barracks on the charge of bring
dru&K. ills resignation win oe accepted
Negotiations are on foot and declared
to be certain of successful conclusion, for
the formation of a pool by 14 of the larg
est steel plate manufacturing establish
ments in tue United folates.
Shows in France are1 not good places
to make collections for the poor. When
the exposition was opened boxes for con
tributions for the poor were put up and
the aggregate sum panned out was
f 11.7a.
Gus Buhlin Monday night, before 4,000
people at the Penn Art club, Philadel
hia, bested Peter Maherj in one of the
astest fights between heavy, weights
that baa been seen for some time. The
bout was limited to six rounds.
. The Kansas penitentiary has accumu
lated 40 persons convicted of murder,
who have not been hanged because one
sign death warrants and' all the other
governors nave wno wed sun. -
' A Pekftt dispatch ay that-the ' Eus-
sians nave parcnasea . uu,uuu worm
6f rice wbich i being given to ; destitute
Chinese. Gen. Chaffee, the American com
mander, is also having a targe amount
of rice issued and the other nations are
displaying uberality.
John Bolla.' the third of the colored
men implicated in the murder of Barber
Blmone, at hock port, was nnng 10 a wee
. . . - ii til
in tne court nouse yara a iwonevuie,
Ind., by a mob of 100 men from , Bock
port, Monday evening.Militiaarrived 15
minutes too late to prevent tne nanging.
' Owinur: to the recent ' disturbances
among the students of the University of
Alabama, caused Dy certain aiscipimary
restraint to t which they objected, uom
mfLndant West has teifdered his resiirna
tion and left for his horn, and President
James K. Powers has also sent . in bis
resignation. ' ' .." .'V '''. ": ':
" , Gens. Brooke, Claus and Bates, as. the
board of Inquiry, are investigating ? the
case of Oscar Boos, the West Poin t cadet
who died two weeks ago from injuries
which his parents allege were inflicted at
the WeetPoint military academy. They
began Monday taking testimony, at Bris
tol, the home 01 tne boos lamuy. -. ,
Yonnir Boor.' who died of the ; cruel
treatment , he received at - West Point
from the cadets, was a faithful Pmby
teriau who read and loved his Bible. The
Charlotte Standard says:. The Bible
seems to have been the cause of conten
tion, and because young Boos would not
give it up he was marked out loraiisorts
of brutality the last thing -being done
to him. from which be died, was tne play
ful pouring of Tobasco sauce down his
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A ThouBand Sick Soldiers. l. '
fion lPro nniarA IW 1 S Within l few
days more than a thousand sick soldiers
will be on their way home from th Phil
ippines. '. The transports Grant and Sher
man are now on the way with 650 men.
The Sheridan is scheduled to ' leave on
Dec. 22d, with 500 men. This rush will
tax the general hospital Presidio to the
ntmmt. fnitT Th rnn valpRPMltrWlll
ha mnutsniH nnt. ai annn j nfuutible after
arrival, anu u 001 Hvauaum uouv w
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hospital prove insufficient a tented an
nex will be built to accommodate the
overflow. ' . ' . -. ' :
Weak ' Lungs
Tts viail kaors your treat
fpot, ieven if yog tloa't. It
strilcs yoa little ia tie chest,
tnl ttea thit t!t feeling comes
cx Y03 begin to co'jgK and
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IN3TRPOTION3 TO SATOW.
They Ijbok to" Make the Terms
Harder for Ohlr a to Aooept.
London, Deo. 18, JMSreat Britain has
instructed 8ij? Ernest Satow, I under
stand?' says the Pekin correspondent of
Tne Daily Mail, wiring (Sunday, "to urge
the retention of the word 'irrevocable,'
and the inclusion in the preamble of the
declaration 'that until the Chinese gov
ernment has fulfilled th demands of the
powers, Pekin and th province of Chi Li
will not be e vacua r1 by the allied
troops.' , f ,
"It is rumored that Germany is warmly
supporting the BritisH proposal and I
huliuvft a mftinritv nf .ttiannwrerii And Tina.
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sibly all of them will eventually accept
the proposal, which 14 bailed here with
uelignt. . - y .
Conger to Agree With England
Washington. Dec. It, S-Secretary Hay
had a conference with the president this af
ternoon about the state of negotiations
at Pekin and on returning to the state
department sent instructions to Minister
Conger which it is "believed will remove
any cause of further delay in the signing
of the preliminary agreement containing
tne conditions wltn . wnicn. the I'ninese
government must comply. The confer
ence was based on a dispatch from Mr.
Conger received today! in which he ex
plained the nature of the amendments
suggested by Sir Ernest Satow, the Brit'
inh minister. It was shown by Mr. Con
ger's , message that- these suggested
changes are immaterial and that there is
no real ground 'or the reports that nego
tiations were severely jeopardized by
Great Britain. . ..
England With United States.
"Washington, Dec. 18 Secretary Hay
informed the cabinet at its meeting to
day that England is in accord with the
united States on " on policy in China.
This inteliiirence was received with con
siderable . satisfaction, S the members
feared that Derhans England won d in
ciine to the more radical, and they be
lieve,, uutenaoie stand taken oy uermany
regarding the .puniehraeaijC ths. Baser
cniels..
Mr. Harrison on Our Annexed Ter-
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Oiwlotta Observer. ' " -:
, Ex-President Beni. Harrison's address
to the students of the University of Michi
gaa on fThe Status of Annexed Territory
and Its Kutlre QvUized Inhabitants" is
one of the most notable and important
puniic utterances 01 tne closing; rear trod
it has been ay ear of much speech-making
He took the position that the constitu
tion followed the flg: and maintained it
with vigorous loaric. . It is little wonder
that' b'n utterance : has attracted the
widest publicity throughout the country.
The New York Sun, which is a rank
colonialist, is sadly disappointed and is
compelled to eliminate the. ex-president's
name Irom its .Individual, editorial Hall
of Fame. It saye: ' We regret to say
that the intellectnaV repntation of the
Hon. Benjamin Harrison,- which it. has
been The Bun s pleasure always to look
upon as among the - first in the land, has
been damaged by his address." On the
other, hand the Philadelphia Becord, a
conservative ana Uemocratic paper, is
delighted, and.? inspired 'with new bops.
remarks:; "Ex-President ' Harrison's ad
drsss. ; ': was the most significant
of the many recent proofs of the recovery
of the American passle from the intoxica
tion caused by tbtir easy victory over a
second-class military and naval power.'
Tne speaser said be did not agree with
those who held that thesoundof Drwev's
guns Heralded a new mission for this
con t) try but rather the same bid mission
sounded . by the Jruns of Washington.
His epitrram that the white man's bnr-
den is too often tbe black man's gold, if
if it is original, is likely tp become famous.
He argued that if congress could tto out
side the constitution to make unequal
tariff laws for. Ponfco Rico, it could 'go
outside to impose any kind of tyranny
upon the people of that island and others
under our flag. , If the constitution does
not extend to these inlands from its own
vigor, he said that coigress could make
laws for Porto Rico that would suspend
the right of habeas, corpus; declare, tbe
right of attainder against any one expos
ing the Spanish ' flag; declare an act of
treason disrespect ofcongreesby a Porto
Riesn; make the Presbyterian church the
established church; establish censors and
forbid public meetings; prohibit the car
rying of arms; put garrisons in private
houses: confer the riirht to search with
out warrant; try for life without indict
ment and twice on the same charge; try
in secret without witnesses Or jury; deny
the right to demand trial by jury, and
make tbe Federal taxes and tariffs 50 per
cent, higher at San Juan than at Ponce,
and 15 per cent, higher at Ponce than at
New York. .
It is a strong argument. Congress Is
not likely to do these thine: but it ought
not even to have the power to do them. i
Mr. Harrison lathe strongest man in
the republican party, with th possible
exception of ex-Speaker T. B. Reed, and i
his aMe anrnment will exert a wide-felt;
rflneocs. We wonder if the snpremei
court can poppil ly overrule him? j
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The prnopof-t i that the F-T.-ite finance
co" ':;;tt-' Brieini tbe. L"Ue war tax
re ' : t' 1 1,1 fo to proti ! -f.ralarirfr i
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WATER WORKS AND SEWER
' AGE.
Committee Appointed by Alder
men Should Have Bill Prepared
And Passed by Legislature.
At tbe last meeting of the board of
aldermen Mr. J. W. Lynch, Dr. U. Tull
and Mayor Geo. B. Webb wereappolnted
as a committee to prepare a bill to pre
sent before the next legislature, which
meets in January, making needed changes
in our town charter. We understand
they have under advisement the present
ing of a bill to allow a vote upon issuing
bonds to put in water works and sew
erage. We believe a big majority of our people
would vote for water works and sewer
age were the question put before them.
It is time now that Kinston had these
improvements. There are only 12 cities
or towns in the State that rank above
Kinston in population. There arenumer-
ous smaller towns that have water
worse and sewerage tnat pay a pront.
Rocky Mount, a town smaller than Kins
ton by a fourth, put in water worksover
a year ago and received revenue enough
to pay running expenses and interest on
the f -40,000 of bonds issued the first year
of operation, and is preparing to Issue
more bonds to enlarge the system. Kins
ton would do as well or better tban'thi.
We hope the gentlemen appointed by
tbe board of aldermen will not let this
opportunity pass. Unless a bill is passed
by this legislature, it will be two years
longer befpre .another opportunity can
be had.
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Married.
THiss Lucy Khodes was married tj Mr.
B. F. Hill this afternoon at 4 o'clock, at
the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Z.
Khodes. Bev. W. G. Johnston performed
the ceremony. There were only a few
friends of the contracting parties pres
ent. They left this evening, with a few
friends, for Mr- Everet Rouse's, near Kins-
ton where a reception will be given to
night. - They will make Jheir borne , near
here. , , .
Miss Annie Williams was married -last
flu-he to "Mr. C I). Meadows at the reel-'
ileiice of her sister, Mrs. J. F. Baker. Rev.
C. W, Blanchard officiated. A few rela
tives and friends of the couple were pres
ent. Mr. Meadows is employed at Dr.
A. R. Miller. The brile and groom
have a large circle of friends in Kinston,
lUtaa Vffla Rlinr A PiVnuilla i4anVi4
of Mr. and, Mrs. H. F. Blow, and Mr. D:
Q. Wiggins, of Graingers, were married
by Dr. H. D. Harper at 1:30 o'clock this
afternoon at the residence of the bride's
parents. . The groom with Miss Ueba
Grubbs and Mr. J. B. Langston, of Grain
gers, and Dr. H. D. Harper went to Pike
ville this morning. The bridal party
came to Kinston on the 4:82 train.. They
will live near Grainger's. .
The Free Prkbs wishes all the con-
tracting parties much happiness. May
they, find life all . sunshine without the
shadows. " t ' - '
' . The Newborn Fair.
A mass meeting Was held in Newbern
Tuesday ifight to consider continuing the
Newbern Fair.. Mr. O. H. Guion made
a speech telling of the numerous advan
ages of the Fair to Newbern and vicinity:
It was decided to issue 160 shares of
stock at t2reachi to be offered to - the
citizens for subscription, said stock being
secured by the Fair property. A large
use 01 sunscnptions was securea at tne
meeting, and President Wm Dunn was
instructed to appoint a committee to ean-
vass tbe city, a number 01 ladies to be
Included in this committee. .
Party at Woodington. ,
There will be a box party and rosette
supper at Woodington school bouse Fri
day PiKht, Dee. 21. 1900 Everybody-is
invited to come and bring : their pretty
girls and see who will get the prize quilt.
1 c win ne Tor tne Denerjt ol a eunqay
school Christmas tree. . - V ; ,.
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- : INVADE THE OAPE 1
Commando -Under Herzoar - At
tempts . to Create Pro-Boer Up
rising. . . v,V'; -
Cape Town, Dec. JS.Th Boers have
again invaded Cape Colony. A com
mando, reported under command of Her
sog, crossed the Orange river sear Aliwal
north Saturday, and started south. On
Sunday Brabant's horse and 'the Cape
police, whp are patroling northern Cape
Colony, encountered an Invading com
mando between ,Odendalstroom and Be
thulie. They headed the Boers off and
then persued them. Aa unconfirmed re
port later says the British were defeated.
Ileriosrs , commando is - 700 stronsr.
Tbe object of the invasion is to incite the
Cape Dutch to rebellion and to recruit
fighting men for the campaign in the
lioer country. AIL along the northern
border of Cape Colony much disaffection
exu-ts. and the Boers are assured of a
warm welcome. ; "
Tlie British suffered severely in the fight
on IW. 13tb, near Rouxville, 30 miles
north of Aliwal North. They lost It
killed,' lo wounded, and 43 taken pris
oners. -
Fob,ji!t' CV ill PiVsare ihe bert. Cot les than
ny oi c i I and fev-r remedy, nd Ihry are (mar-in---
hiure. ycr nouty back. Price jc per
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STATE MEWS.
nterestinff North Carolina Items
In Condensed Form.
State Superintendent Mebane recom
meuds State adoption of text books for
the public sjhoo.s.
Mi-s Maggie Keese, milliner, of Raleigh,
has made an atigunient, with liabilities
about 1 4,000 aud assets from a third
to halt that figure.
Columbus Ntms: Dr. N. A. Thompson,
druggist, dosed the doors of his drug
store at this place lant Tuesday for the
lemBt of his creditors. Assets, 800;
liabilities, $1,050.
Jos. J. Martin, postmaster of Tarboro,
died Tuesday morning, at bis home,
after a lingeribg ilJnetts, aged 67. He
leaves a wife, u daughier and (our sons.
He was the Kepubhran nominee against
Claude Kin-bill for congress in the last
campaign.
Violet Greenlee, a blind colored woman,
aged 80, was buruml to death in her
boni at Morgan ton Saturday night.
She was left lu the cut in hloue aud when
her children Vetumed sbe watt lying dead,
with li'-r head iu the tire, where she .had
evidently fallen.
Danbury Reporter: The Danbury
negroes are preparing to re-enfranchise
themselves with . reuiurkahle assiduity.
Schools are running night and day,
taught by two negro teachers, and some
01. tlie older ones ate applying themselves
to study during tenure hours. '
In the federal court at Charlotte Tues
day the vrand jury found a true bill
against W. F, Moody,' who is president
ol two leading Democratic clubs in Char-'
lotte, and han been recently appointed
pri ucipal clerk Jn ;the ;tate treasurer's
office. There are five or six counts In the
indictments, all of which allege ' that
Moody as registrar refused to allow ne-
troes to register for August and Novemb
er electious. ' ' v
M'ilson News:" The handsome diamond
ring which the late Cape tt. M. Bobbitt
wore ou bis nuger has-disappeared , com
pletely; .It was seeu ; iiy v a , number ot
parties the night before he died, and also
on Friday morning Just as he was dying.
It was midsed as the body was being pre
pared for burial and au immediatesearch
made, but the ring is still missing. Fri
day afu-ruoon a number of gentlemen
made close search of the room, but the
ring is not there. It was .lost or taken
from the dead .man's noger between 7
uu a v out; jt riuajr uiuruing, accorumg
to the best tetintony ."possibK - That it
was on bis finger when he dy, aud that
it was not there a short while; after are
the facta iu the case. It is quite probable
that Capt. Bobbin's admiuirtCrator tiay
take some active steps to I investigate
the mysterious matter. k If t he ring was
lott it ought to be known, and jf is was
stolen there should be puuishmeut meted
out- ' , .
In his report Secretary of State Thomp
son says there is found to be a very poor
Hvxrem as to the nreram)inn rf thn fia-ara
and journals. .There is now a copy of
tbe jamais for permanent filing and one
jor i.ne punuo pnoir. very irequently
there are di"crepanciest 3 Dr. Thompson "
suggests that a copy lie written in - copy
ing ink and given the secretary of . State,
the latter to make a copy by impression
and give the latter tov thei printer. He
Baya all bills engrossed ought to be type
written by an expert, and that all en
solled bills should be seen : bv a lawver
aud a practical proof rrader. He expects
a code commission to 14 created, hnt '
says if the side notes to the acts of the
legislature are so' arranged as to show
how previous acts are affected it w ill be
nearly equivalent to a Mrui-annually
revised code.1" tie says theofilwof county
surveyor is most ; ittHwfectly filled and
recommends its abolition. The receipts
for 18U9 wlien the secretary of state
was alfo in charge ot insurance matters
were $40,040; this year $8.04. Tbe
latter will iu future be about the annual -figure.,
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t To Vote on tbe Treaty. :-
'.Washington, Dec. '.17 r ' h senaielias
set Thursday as the time for voting on
the Hay-Pauneefote treaty. - -
President MeKinleyjiow knows beyond
qu- stion that- Great. Britain will sot
accept , the Hay-Pauncefote treaty- as
amtndi by the senate. ;'ir:(t,r; ,
Lord Pauncfote, - by his communica
tion to the secretary of state, nas made
it incumbent upon Mr. McKinley to act,
and act qnkkly. He .baa to decide '
whether he . will call the treaty back or
allow it to be ratifl and then present it
iu it mangled form to England, ostensi
bly for adoption, but in.' reality for rejeo-
.. Of course neither of these plans is ac
ceptable to tbe president, and he is cast
ing about for som other way out of the
dilemma that would not pnt tbe country
and hiroi-elf in sncb a humiliating posi
tion. He is endeavoring' la gt the Re
publican senators who opposed the pa-p-r
in it oriiuBl shape to agree to have
the treaty s-nt back t th foreign rela
tions committee, and that it le permitted
to remain therf undisturbed for a lorg
time to coni. . .
White's ' Black IJninient. It cam
Viatica . RheuuiAtism' and , Nenra''a,
l.V bottle for lDc. !. 1 Hccd