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Vol. I-No. 138.
KINSTON, N i ' C, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 8, 1898.
Price Two Cents.
THE DAILY F
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Miles-Alger Controversy Will Be
Closed by the President.
To Make No Further Public Utterances
Reflecting on the Administration. Evi
dently There Was Too Much Truth la
, : Miles' Charges to Stand an Investiga
tion. Washington, Sept. 8.It"is stated that
the Miles-Alger controversy will be closed
by the president simply" requesting. the
, former to make no further public utter
ances reflecting on the administration.
YELLOW FEVER SITUATION;
No Fear of General Epidemic. Quarantine
' Soon to Be Removed.
- Jackson, Miss., Sept. 8. Three new
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cases 01 yeiiow lever were reported rrom
Taylor last night.".: They aro seriously il
and show syraptons of black vomit. The
$ situation today shows no new reDorts o
conspicuous cases. The ca.se at Water
Valley are not yellow fever. No fear of a
general epidemic is felt by the board o
health. The quarantine acrainst Louis
iana will sqou be rerooved.
New Orleans, Sept. 8.--Th Missiseion
board of , health did not - remove the
quarantine, despite the official declara
tion of the state marine hospital and
Alabama authorities. The; suspicious
cases are reported by Di Dunn to be
- yellow, fever. The board has taken off
the quarantine against this city and the
m,u.iov iiviKUit tw aa IUUU1UCU
yesterday, to qonforrauwith the rules of
tne Atlanta convention.
Alabama promptly removed all-qoar-
antlnes.,
Gen. Shafter'atVaihlngton.
Cauip , Wikoff, Sept. a--Gen. Shafter,
accompanied by servants and two aides,
skirted Washington in a special car at
nine o'clock this morning, where he was
ordered for a consultation. Gen. Wheeler
will have command while Shafter
is
absent.
. Gen. Young this morning received or
ders to report to Major General Graham,
at tamp Meade, for . assignment Al
though he has been a cavalry officer since
he left West Point thirty years ago it is
; thought probable that he will assume
command of an infantrydivisionatCamp
: Meade and later go to Cuba. 1
Gen. Pando Departs. .
New York, Sept. 8. Gen. Pando, of the
Spanish army, boarded , the Augusta
Victoria, of the Hamburg American Jline,
secretly this morning, which sails for
Hamburg today; On Monday he board-
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Col. Turner Threatened to Seize Train
New York, Sept. 8. The first Illinois
regiment has started west. Three hnn
dred of the 1,100 are pretty sick. Their
commander, Colonel Turner; threatened
to seize the Long Islaud train if not fur
nished. ' ' . ' , . .!.
Leaving Camp Thomas.
Chickamauga, Sept. 8. Two more
regiments left Camp Thomas today, the
- first Arkansas and first Mississippi. The
.latter, goes to Lauderdale Springs to
muster out. Grigsby's ''Rough Riders"
were mustered out today. ' The work of
cleaning up the park is being pushed. -
Creely Says Southern Camps Are in Good
Condition. V -
Washington, Sept 8. Gen. Greely has
returned frqm an inspection tour of the
'southern camps- and reports them in
good condition. v :
Temperature In New York.
New York, Spt. 8. The temperature
shows a fall of twenty degrees today. ,
Will REQUEST II
A PRESIDENTIAL TICKET .
Nominated by The Mlddle-of-the-Road
, Populists to Prevent Butlers Scheme
ina In 1900.
Cincinnati, Sept. C.Te "middle of the
road PopnliHta nominated its nationa
ticket two years and two months in ad
valice of the day of election. The object
of this early action waa to nold on any
such fusion as that of 1896. While the
Radicals controlled the convention they
could not carry their plan without a bolt
from northern delegate. The. western
and the southern delegates nominated
Wharton Barker and Ignatius Donnelly
and declared the principles of the re-organ
ized party. The eastern states were not
represented.
It was the smallest national convention
on record and it adopted the longest plat
form on record, one of over 7S000 words
A resolution was adopted severely de
nouncing Marion butler.
The Butler-forees left the convention.
The disturbance of the small crowd was
so fierce that Mr. Hazebett, manager ol
the lyceum, appeared aud requested the
assemblage to vacate the nail as be was
apprehensive of the security of his prop
erty.; -
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NO USE FOR THEM.
A Republican Politician's Estimate of The
Republican and Populist Papers.
Correspondent of The Observer. V
; Greensboro, Sept. 3. -Your correspon
dent has a good one on the Republican
and Populist newspapers or this State,
Entering the office of a leading Republi
can poltici&n -the other day, he observed
copies of two prominent Democratic
dailien on his tables Thinking perhaps
he had borrowed them from some friends,
as i the custom of many (for he has hosts
Of friends here) to keep posted on affairs
both State and national, but observing
that they were labeled, prepaid io hisowu
name, I looked arcund for papers of his
own faith. I asked: ; "What Republican
paper do you take?" lie replied: "1 do
not take any. They are so full of liesand
misrepresentations that unless I know
that anything they say is so, I set' it
down that it is not ao.' "Well,"! he was
asked,' : "how about The Progressive
Farmer, The Caucasian and other, Butler
paperB?--T key ere by-frtr tirtTabTOrve
of the Democrats than the Republicans.
Oh, worse and worse. : They are all
tarred with the samn stick." "Well
then," I said, "the Democratic papers tell
no lies?'? "Ob, 1 allow them tbatprirelege;
I winnow what they say and choose
what 1 believe to be the truth,"
ABOUT ELECTmN REGISTRARS.
Fuslonlsts Talk of Indicting Democratlo
Officials In Mecklenburg . For Refusing
To Appoint Those Named by Rep.-Pop.
Chairmen.
. The Raleigh correspondent Charlotte
Observer says, Sept btb:
"Secretary Hyarns, o the Republican
State committee,; says , that Chairmen
Holton and Thompson, of the fusion
party, will have the clerk of the court,
the register ol deeds and the chairman
of the county commissioners of Mecklen
burg indicted tomorrow for an alleged
refusal to . appoint the 48 registrars of
election named by the Republican and
Populist state chairmen. 1 spoke to
Chairman Thompson about the matter,
and he said he was not a party to the
suit, as he bad as yet received no official
complaint He said if he did receive one
he would begin proceedings on bis own
nooic." . - . '
Trm ITmrv Pdvoo nranf a h-rrrwr if 4-Via
Democrats of Mecklenburg are liable to
indictment, are not Ross Bobby .Kinsey
and bis crew of Lenoir county commis
sioners equally liable for failing to ap
point the Democrats recommended by
the chairman of the Democratic execu
tive committee? -v
NEWBERN ITEMS.
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September 8, 1898.
Newbernis to have another furniture
house. The proprietors bail from Char
lotte. , . -- ;.
Two newspaper men from the western
part of the State have been in Newbern a
few days to get the true situation of af
fairs in the east. They report it even
worse than they had anticipated, and it
surely is sufficient to bring all white men
together in a white man's party. ':
Mr. Chas. Gordon arrived from the war
yesterday. He was preceded a few days
by-Mess. Hayard flowertonand Henry
Rhodes. The two former were on the
Manning the latter on the Morrill. It
was the Morrill that had such a close
shave when chasing a Spaniard too near
theguDS of Morro. Roth boats exper
rienced hot fire and did not fail to cap
ture prizes. The allotment to thevounjr
men is about 1 230 each.
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Several Foreign Warships Took
Part In Bombarding thoTurksi
cBiilffilfi
President ' Cretan Executive Committee
Notifies Foreign Admirals Impossible
To Continue Efforts to Organize an Ad
ministration Until TurVlsh Officers and
Troops Are Withdrawn.
London, Sept 8th. A . ditipHt b from
Caudia tays several foreign warships
took part in thebombardmenl.vesterday,
among them being the British battleship
Carnperdown. Two,hnndreq and fifty
British soldiers have sailed from Malta
forCaudia.. ' ': '
Christian Families Fleejng. ;
Canea, Sept. 8. Christian families flee
ing from Candia are arriving at Suda
bay,'- :-, - .- f:" ;.:' ,
Turks Must Withdraw.
Canea, Sept. 8. The president of. the
Cretan executive committee has notified
the. foreign admirals that in view of the
massacreH at Caudia it is impossible to
contiuue the efforts to organize an admin
istration until the Turkish' functionaries
and troop are withdrawn. Hedemands
a convocation of the Cretan assembly and
proposes to place the forces of Cretans at
the disposal of the international adminis
tration. , , , '
To Keep Cortes Proceedings Secret..
Madrid, Sept. 8. The Spaninb cabinet
held a meeting this morning; and agreed
to the most stringent measure to pre
vent the publication of tbeproeedipgs of
the cortes, and to provide for' censorship
of telegraphic dispatches. . "
The minister of foreign affairs informed
his colleagues that as a result of the ne
gotiationrt with Washington relative to
Spaniards in the Philippines, instructions
had been seutthe Spanish consnl at Hong
Kong in - accordance with ogreements
reHched. ' .
s j! i , iim $ ain 'i i n" ''''' " r':L;'
More Incompetence..
Camp Wikoff, Sept 8. The District of
Columbia regiment of volunteers,' who
expected to leave today, were detained
because to transportation was provided.
Trying to Swim the English Channel,
Dover, Eng., Sept. 8. Frank Holmes,
of Birmingham, left Dover at 9:40 this
morning in an attempt ,to swim the
Euglish channel. - ' . . " (
Gen. Wheeler Takes His Son Home For
Burial.
Camp Wikoff, Sept 8. Gen; Wheeler
will be relieved by Gen.; Bates for the pur
pose of taking his son borne for buriah
The next dietetic tad is going to be
banana flour. Manufacturers are experi
menting in this direction and ; promise
soon a meal that will keep as long as
wheat flour and make a much, more
nutritious bread. As already the craze
for whole wheat floor is passing, this
new albumen will undoubtedly meet a
quick welcome when it comes. The use
of the banana has developed its great
value as an article of food, and "the
great army of banana consumers are pre
pared to accept, eagerly its xurtner de
velopment. New Xorfc Post. v
The following is a remedy for pily
akin: Liquid refined honey, one ounce;
alcohol, two ounces; encumber emul
sion, one ounce; elder flower water,
four ounces; strained juice of two lem
ons. The mixture should be used night
and morning and applied with a soft
rag or sponge.
The Sheffield club is the oldest foot
ball organization in the United King
dom. It was started in 1855, and its
minute book for 1857 is still in exist
ence. " .
Interestlno North Carolina Items la
Condensed Form.
M. A. Moore,' a tobacco salesman of
Fayetteville, , dropped dead at Pilot
Mouutain Tuesday. : 1
Iu Rutherford county the Populists de
manded of Republicans thi member of
the legislature, which was refused.where.
upon the Populists naminated a straight
ticket with an anti-Pritchard nominee
for the legislature.
A young man at Mt. Pleasant, Cabar
rus county, being disappointed in a love
affair, attempted to commit suicidt by
banging himself with a grape vine.' He
allowed himself too much rope and when
he swung off he hit the ground; He was
then released.
.The Express says a colored girl at San
ford took an overdose of morphine, and
her friends, thinking she had shuffled off
this mortal coil, closed her eyes and were
getting ready to "lay her out," wbeu the
dead moved one foot The colored people
left the room in a hurry,
Raleigh corresponds Charlotte Ob
server: There is general pleasure at the
news that the war department has at
last settled the question as to the first
and second regiments, and that the first
is to stay in service. f he second is to
come here at once and ' be mustered out,
receiving two months furlough, with
Eay. At the end of that time it will not
ave to returu for a formal muster out.
This news comes in a special from Wash
ington, y .
A special from ; Halifax says:- Aa cer
tain an "straws indicate how the wind
blown" just so certain is Populism about
to pass out in Halifax county. W. E.
Bowers, count v chairman of the Populist
executive committee and treasurer of the
county, nominated yesterday; the first
Monday In September, pursuant to the
law, a list of registrars for the approach,
ing election;:? There were not enough
populists in the various precincts , to fill
the places so on this list,recommfendedby
Chairman Bowers, appears the names of
several negroes. ..' " .;:;
; Rumor has it that the Democrats will
name no candidate for congress n the
second, fourth and eighth districts and
thus concentrate on the county legisla
tive tickets. .. '
LOCKE Y WILL NOT BE LUCKY.
Prltchard and Ducnan Will See That He
Is Behind in Due Time.
Wilmington star. ' . s
The fate of Lockey. Republican can
didate for judge in this district, is in the
hands of one man. That man is Jeter C.
Pritchard, who waa elected to the United
States senate by the most shameful
bribery of seventeen Populist members
of the legislature. His faithful henchman
in North Carolina is Carl Duncan, whose
election to the legislature from - Carteret
county in 1800 cost either pritchard or
both, as the Star is informed, the snug
little sum of twenty-nve nunarea dollars.
Carl was an expensive luxury, but Pritchard-needed
him in the legislature, eo
enough votes were debauched to: elect
Duncan by small majority, i
, These r two men, Pritchard and Dun
can, are "running" the Republican party
in North Carolina. Their word is law.
They can "kill and make alive;" and The
Star considers it as good as settled that
they will "kill" Lockey and "maM alive"
Loftin. Never mind what' the members
of the Republican State committee have
told Lockey bis name will not be
on the judical tiokefc that will be "fixed
up" at Raleigh. Mark the prediction!
Robber Stamps, Seals, Eto.
The Fkek Pbebs ; baa taken the agency
for one of the largest rubber stamp and
seal factories in the country, and is pre
pared to show cuts of and quote low
prices on rubber stamps of all kinds,
check perforators, corporation and nota
ry public seals, steel stamps, stencils.
Shaking: Your
Witli ease and comfort if you will wear a pair of the
PATENT LEATHER PUMPS
that we provide for you for tonight at $1.75 per pair.
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New Clothing C
, Open Now. ffes
Regiment Reaches Cleveland With
230 Sick Men.
Is Largely Due to Indiscretion of Two -Men
Who Broke Through the Lines
Into Santiago, So. Says Col. Hard.
Cleveland, O., Sept 8.--Tbe eighth Ohio
regiment, known oh the president's own,
reached here in three sections this morn
ing." ' ' ' v' i;:::- '-'4;::7 '
' When the train arrived ;. the regiment
had 230 sick all told, but none ina seri
ous conditiou. The services : of twenty
nurses who met the regiment at the sta
tion were not required. Col. Hard de
clared that the trouble with his regiment
was largely due totliehidisoretion of two":
members of the company of Woorster,
who brofee through the line at Santiago
and there contracted fever which subse
quently spread throughout the entire
camp. The men of the regiment leave 1
today for their homes throughout north
ern Ohio.
' ' Kinston.
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'.The editor of The Pilot spent a few
hours very pleusaotl.v in Kmstou last
Wednesday, and enjoved the hospitality
of our geutul brother of the quill, Mr. W.
S. Herbert, editor of Th Free Press.: Mr. -II.
has a well equipped printing estab
lishment, and hi excellent uaner in its
ad vertisin g col u in ns gi ves u n mistakable
evidence that his energy and journalistic
ability is duly appreciated by the thrifty,
public-spirited business men of that com-.,
muuity. We wiwli our brother the meas
ure of success to which he is justly en-;
titled. ,v,,,.i"! "V '"""'
Kiuston is a live, progressive tobacco "
market, and theneat and tidy appearance -,
of its thoroughfare, the, magnificence of . '
Its stores and dwelling and the enter- .
prine and Democracy of its men and'
beauty of its women make it a city in
embryo, which in the no distant future
Willi rival in progress ' and prosperity
some of th older tobacco towns on the -line
of the Atlantic Coast Line. '
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