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Vol.I-No. 102.
KINSTON, N. C.t FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 29, 1898.
Price Two Cents.
THE . IMI
LY
PRESS.
Yet.; Answer Will Probably Bs
Delayed Till Saturday Or
Monday.
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Will Be Different From' What Is Evidently
Expected, v President Desires to Hear
From v Dewey and Merritt before : An
Answer Is Sent, and the Philippine
Situation Is Said to Depend on .Their
,.. bpinlon. President Expected to Demand
Of Spain Immediate Withdrawal 0
Troops From Cuba and Porto Rico And
- Public Acknowledgment of Relinquish
ment of All Her Territory In West Indies
- McKinley and His Cabinet In Session.
:' Washington, July 29. The official
answer to Spain 'as to pence- will proba
bly be delaved 'until Saturday or Mon
day, v .
The president desires to hear officially
from Admiral Dewey and Gen.: Merritt
: before an answer is sent to Madrid. The
Philippine situation is said to depend on
their opinion.
It is intimated this morning' that the
' reply of the United Stares will be totally
different from that evidently expected, as
a condition precedent to the appoint
ment of a peace commission.
The president fs expected to demand o
Spain the immediate .withdrawal of al
troops from Cnba and Porto Rico, and
make public acknowledgement of the
relinquishment of all her territory in the
West Indies, aIso"the ""resumption o
diplomatic relations, which were broken
off when Minister Woodford was so un
ceremoniously sent out of Madrid before
be was able to present the ultimatum of
the United States, alter which the peace
question, indemnity,-etc., will be con
sidered.
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.', Cabinet In Session.
Washington, July 29. -The cabiuet has
been . in session since, 11 o'clock this
morning, all the members being present,
. including Attorney General Griggs, who
hurried back from Canada." Indications
are that an answer will not be transmitted
today. " t . i ' ) t k i " t
Secretary Day was in conference with
the president early this morning. . , :
St. Paul Sails for Porto Rico.
Newport News, July 29. The St. Paul
sailed this morningfrom Hampton Roads
for Porto Rico. i '
LIGHTNING'S WORK.
Part of Houses Burned, Women and Chll
dren Stunned and Other Bad Results.
Lenoir, N. C, July 27. Between show
ers Saturday afternoon, an unusually
. loud report of thunder and a blinding
flash of lightning startled every citizen of
" the town. It was soon ascertained that
lightning had been carried into three
residences by the telephone wires diverg
ing from one pole which was hadly shat
tered. At fchena A. 11. iSoyd's residence
a hole about three feet in diameter was
made in the roof, the boxing and corner
boards badly damaged in places, the
weather-boarding at both ends and sides
of the house splintered in different places.
Mrs. Boyd and Mies Alice Boyd were
terribly stunned, the latter rendered in
sensible for an hour. Leaning against a
post on the back piazza, Philip Dula,
coloied, was prostrated, the lightning
passing oat at his foot, burning a hole in
his shoe four inches in length. He is still
living, but his recovery is donbtful.
At Mr. M. E. Schell's residence Mrs.
Sehell and two children were thrown to
the floor, but soon recovered. The house
was charred by the burning wire for ten
feet and the glass in the front door was
bhivered.
At Mr. L. P. Henkel's residence two
holes were maJe in the roof, scattering
the eLin'los about the yard, and his pic k
.! i:- :!.( r was r.iadt) very ill bythe shock.
The wirt were c M LiirnoJ from thirty to
tistr feet from tie ro M. ::eo.
, LaGRANGE NEWS.
Personal Mention. Meeting to Consider
- Building a Tobacco Stemmery. Com
mittee Appointed to Investigate the
Matter.
Fbee Press Bureau,
. LaGrangk, July 28, 1898.
1 Mis . Mamie . Dawson is visiting in
'Goldsboro. -
Mrs. H. E. Dillon returned from Dover
Wednesday. - - '
Miss Lenore Fields in visiting her sister
near Aydfii. . -
Mr.' and Mrs. F. R. Hodges have re
turned from Morehead City. .
Misses Helen Woo ten and Laura Grady
are visiting friends m Pitt county.
Mrs. Henry Duke returned today from
a visit to relatives in Jones county.
Mrs. Strother, of Eureka, is visitingher
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Abner Eason.
There will be preaching in the M. 'E,
church Sunday evening at 8 o'clock. . . ,
Miss Lizzie Lamb, of Fayetteville, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. T. II. Sutton.
' Mr. and Mrs. Hngginsaud little daugh
ter. returned Wednesday from Mt. Olive,
Misses Lela and Clyde Gardner, of near
Grit ton, are visiting at Mr. G. Sutton's.
Mr. Frank Barnes in painting Mr. M.
Pully's residence, on Washington street.
Mr. Geo. Stanton, of Wilson, scent a
few days with his uncle, Mr. H. E. Dillon.
A large crowd went to Goldsboro to
day to witness the firemen s tournament
Mrs. A. S. Wooten. of Kinston, is visit
ing her parents, Mr, and Mrs. H. E. Dillon.
Quarterly meeting of the M. E. church
will be held at Trinity Saturday and Sun
day.- i
Mrs. Richardson, of Goldsboro, is here
visiting her parents, .Mr. and Mre. V. M.
Stanton. ' ,
Mrs. Riddick and Mrs.
-, of Ports
mouth, Va.. are visiting their sister. Mrs.
J.M.Hadley. , .
Mess. Walter and Fred Dawson, of Tar-
boro, are visiting at Mr.. Jno. H. Daw
son's, of near here.
Mrs. Lucy Creech, after spending some
time with Mrs. Julia -A; Creechyreturned
to Raleigh Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Guyer. after spend
ing sometimo with Mr. G. L. Taylor,
have returned to Jefferson, S. C. -
Misses Lillie, Bessie and Eula Rouse are
at home for the first time this summer.
Miss Lillie Ldmundson.of Greene county.
is visiting them. , , i ' .
Mrs. Lucy J. Joyner and Miss Lizzie
Anderson Mt for Pitt county Monday-
Miss .Lizzie to return home and Mrs. Jov-
ner to visit Mr. and Mrs. I. J. Anderson.
A meeting of the citizens was held in
the city hall Wednesday night to con
sider the prospects of building a tobacco
stemmery. x Dr. J. M. Hodges was made
chairman and R. M. Harper secretary.
The chairman in a lew words explained
the object of the meeting. Mr. J. L. Ab
bott then addressed the meeting and ex
plained the many benefits of a stemmery
n our town. With all the natural ad
vantages, we lack only the push and
energy of our citizens, directed properly,
to compete with any market. A com
mittee composed of Mess. O. Taylor,
chairman, G. B. W. Hadley and R.' M.
Harper was appointed to ascertain the
cost of machinery, and obtain such other
nformationas is necessary.; The meet
ing adjourned to meet again next Wed
ne6day night.
A Gang of Outlaws Wiped Out.
Kansas City, Mo.', July 27. A special
to the Star from Eufalia, I. T., says: In
two distinct battles With deputy sheriffs.
a gang of cattle thieves and oulaws, who
have disturbed the Creek nations for a
ong time, have been destroyed. The
fight occurred six miles east of Checotah,
and resulted In oneoutlaw, a half-breed
Cherokee named Petit, being mortally
wounded; David Greathouse, an ex-member
of the French gang, slightly wounded
and captured, and one Ahorn captured.
Later the remainder of the gang were in
tercepted near Bragg's Cherokee nation, ;
by Deputy Marshals Leobeter and Piaz
and all of the outlaws killed. These lat
ter were Goldsby. brother of Cherokee
Mil; Mose Miller and the famous "Picka-
ow Bill."
V The Wreck Kear Columbia.
Columbia. S. C. Jnlv 27. It in W1-
oped today upon a close inspection by
the chairman of the state railroad com-
mission that the wreck on the Atlantic
Const Line near this city yesterday was
deliberately planned and executed. A
heavy iron bolt no placed as to lift the
flange of the engine guide wheels on the
csideol thecurvewas used. Ttusevemcg
the railroad authorities thoroughlv sat-
d of tlis rr:;red a reward of 250 for
the capture of the miscreant.
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Shaffer Says He Was Not Interfered
With by War Department
1 llSl FAILED
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The Fault Would Have Been Solely His
Own. Startling Information About the
Treatment of Our Wounded Troops at
Santiago. ; Officers Blame Gen. Shatter
j For Such a Condition of Affairs.
1 Santiago, July 29. Gen. Shafter says
that the war department has In no .way
interfered with his conduct of the cam
paign here, and adds thM he never was
hampered by the department; that if the
campaign had failed the fault would have
been solely his own. 4
, Shameful Treatment of Our Wounded.
' Washington, July 29.-The wardtfpart
ment coutinues to receive startling infor
mation about the management and care
of our wounded troops at Santiago It
is learned on the best authority that there
were only two ambulances in the entire
army for the transportation of the wound
ed to the hospitals, i - ; c
J It is reported, that when the wounded
arrived they were stretched on the bare
ground, some entirely nude, with no pro
tection from the tropical heats and re
mained so for hours awaiting attendance.
Various officials blame Gen. Shafter for
such a condition of affairs. , ,
SICK AND WOUNDED FROM SANTIAGO.
Red Cross Steamer Leaves After Medicine
w - and Supplies for Santiago. : '
New -York, July, 29ATb transport
Leoua arrived at quarantine this morn
ing with a number of pick and wounded
from Santiago. - , . ,
The Rd Cross steamer State of Texas
was lighted off Highlands this morning
and will reach here this afternoon, where
it will take on a load pf supplies and
medicine and return to Santiago.
HUGO ITEMS.
. . July 28, 1898. ;
Eggs 8 ceuts per dozen.
Tobacco graders are somewhat scarce
in this vicinity.
The farmers are very busy getting
tobacco ready for next Monday. . v
Mr. Joe Phillips and Miss Daisy Dail.of
Greene, visited Mr. uullen JFhillips Sun
day.' --' - "
We are sorry to announce the death of
Mr.' Henry : Brooks' little boy He died
ast Wednesday. .
Cyclists in rural France are well ca
tered for in delightful little countrified
cafes, with open air tables often set in
an arbor of evergreens. - A franc and a
half or two will get you a perfection of
an omelet, a plate of stewed wild rab
bit, soft cheese, wine and black coffee,
and for an extra 4 sous or so the wait
ress, if the wheelman is ungallant
enough to let her do it, will inflate his
tires, the merest "marcnand de vlns"
being nowadays the proud possessor of
a standard pump.- Caterer.
"You are a daisy, " is used by Dick
ens in "David Copperfield" in the-sense
of calling a person a daisy in the way
to exnress admiration and at the.eaine
time to laugh at one's credulity. Steer
forth savs to young Copperfield: "Da
vid, my daisy, yon are so innocent of
the world. Let me call yon my daisy, aa
it is so refreshing to find one in these
corrupt days so innocent and unsophis
ticated. My dear Copperfield, the daisies
of tho field are not fresher than you.".
. A Successful Preacher.
An English . bishop,, as he wa3 going
about his diocese, asked the porter of a
lunatic1 asylum how a chaplain whom,
he, the bishcp.'had lately appointed,
Was petting on. ' ' '
"Oh, my lord," said tho man, "hi3
preaching is most successful. The hid
iots hciijoys it cartickler. "
THE SPANISH MINISTRY ,
Resolved to Terminate the War Ten Days
'id t. lii i Ago. ;;.:-';: "
Paris, July 27. The following official
note was issued here today:
"At the request of the Spanish govern
ment, the French ambassador at Wash
ington has been authorized by the French
government to present a note from the
cabinet at Madrid to the president of the
United States. It is in the name of Spain
that M.Cambon,who is charged to watch
Spanish interests in the United States,
made this communication to President
McKinley at the white bouse yesterday
afternoon, in the presence of Secretary
Day.?
The government of France has notified
all the French embassies of the fact that
Spain has made proposals through M.
Canibon, the ' French ambassador at
Washington, for peace with the United
States.
The French government is ignorant of
the peace conditions which Spain is ready
tcoffer. . r : v - ' .' . ' i . '
The Temps this evening saya President
McKinley gave M. Cambon a reply which
the latter has transmitted to the French
minister of foreign affairs, M. Delcasse.
The Temps also outlines the prelimina
ries to Spain's request. It says the cabi
net ten days ago concluded to terminate
the war, which henceforth, in the opinion
of the ministers, will be purposeless. They
realized that the United States was sensi
tive of its. dignity and that foreign inter
vention would only irritate, and request
ed M. Delcasse, through M. Cambon, to
ascertain if the United States would con
sent to France tendering her good offices.
On M. Cambon responding in the affirma
tive, Spain's note was -immediately eu-j
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rusieu 10 mm.
SEVEN SPRINGS ITEMS. ,
-- . . July 28, 1898
Mr. Mack Parks spent Sunday at Mr
T. W. Uzzell's., .
Mr. W, R. Simmons is making improve
ments iu his store.
Miss Mattie Ivey is teaching y about
seven miles from here. (-.i , ,
' Dr. Johnson and wife, of Grif ton, visited
friends here this week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Bizzell, ot Golds
boro, spent Sunday near here. '
-Mr. Oscar Hardy and sister, Miss Leslie,
spent Sunday at Mr, J. J. Ives'. .
Miss Clyde Quinn, of Duplin, visited
friends here Saturday and Sunday.
Quite a number of Our people attended
the firemen's tournament at Goldsboro.
Rev. T. H. Sutton closed a meeting at
Piney Grove last week; Fourteen acces
sions.' Misses Glennie Moody and Sadie Wood,
of Newbern, are visiting at Mr. J. J
Ivey's. -
: Cancelling ' stamps, to cancel revenue
stamps on checks, etc., ordered at low
prices by The Fkkf- Press.
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Hunger Claiming Many Victims of
AH Classes.
II IIS lit Bl .
Two Bankers Killed. Since the Blockade
Wat Extended No Provisions Have En
' ' tered Havana, . and Blanco's Scanty
- Store Has Been Exhausted. Spanish
Troops Have Faith in the Rumors That
Camara's Fleet Has Sailed to Their As
sistance. Key West, July 29.Hungeriselaiming
many victims among all classes in Ha
vana. Since the blockade has been ex
tended no provisions have entered Ha
vana, and Gen. Blanco's scanty store has
been exhausted. Bread riots have al
ready begun. . Two bankers have been
killed.
The Spanish troops have faith in the
rumor that Camara's fleet has sailed to
their assistance.
I
ri Points to Consider, j
Cf There's only one kind of print- )
i ing we don.'t do. That's the poor J !
kind. That's the kind you don't ( V
(j want. But when you do want )
lf something that is neat, clean, j
f ' ) right-up-to-date, printed on good ( a
( paper, with fine.lnlc, from type )
) that is new and of latest face, set J J
i ) in an artistic and intelligent man- (
ner in short, when you want a )
fj strictly first-class job, ,
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THE KINSTON FREE PRESS. J
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Baains in Dorset's.'
Warner's Coraline fi, now 75c. '
''' t , Madam Strong's $i, now 75c.
The Celebrated C. B. $snow 75c. . . . .
' The Famous Featherbohe $i, now 75c.
, Hone Better in Fit or Elegance.
Hsing Corsets.
Warner's Coraline $1, now 75c. i r Featherbone $1, now 75c.
This sale will last two weeks. These prices are for cash only.
July 28,; 1898. A. R. MILLER.
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A New Shipment ofs
Trunks, Dress Suit Cases,
Valises,
Bags and Telescopes,
unpacked today. Come and see. You may
need one today or tomorrow.
0 ETTI S3 G E R BR 0 S .
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