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Vol. I-No. 144.
KINSTON, N. O., THUBSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 16, 1898.
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. Appalling Loss of Life and Heavy
Loss of Property..
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Winds, Rains, Tidal Waves and Landslides
Totally Devastated Islands of Windward
Group. 300 Killed and 20,000 Made
Homeless at Kingston.
Tndnn ?Anf i k AiivW tM mnm.
the destruction of itfe and property b.v the
hurricane which swept the Barbadoes,
St. Vincent, St. Lucia and other islands
of the Windward group were not exag-
gerated. 3'
Indeed, appalling as the details 'are,
mey iau no represent an adequate iaea oi
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the terrible havoc wrought by the storm.
The estimated loss of life is believed to
be tar short of the actual number killed,
while the number rendered homeless is
greater than first stated.
The aggregate damage to property
cannot be estimated even approximately,
as the winds, 'rainfall; tidal waves and
landslides completely "' devastated the
...country." ; s" ; - ,
It is believed that the dead at Kings
ton, the capital of the island, which was
totally destroyed, number 800, and the
homeless 20,000. T J. i aA $
' The British man-of-war Alert went to
sea to , escape the storm. There was I
heavy loss of shipping.
. Guadaloupe suffered heavily.
ACTIVITY OF VESUVIUS.
Violent Outburst Nearly. Reaches Bar
- racks..' Part of Railroad Destroyed.
Naples, Sept, 15.A violent outburst
has taken place in the activity of Vesu
vius volcano, and has now nearly reached j
thd barracks of the Carabineers ; and has
destroyed part of the Finicular railroad.
Insurgents Evacuate Suburbs of Manila.
f Manila, Sept. 14. The insurgents evac
uated the suburbs today, with colors fly
ing and shouting "Viva Americans, viva
Philippines libre."
J,A better feeling exists between the in
surgents and Americans, Their leaving
was ; at the request of the "American
author! ties,' t
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, .an all
Washington, Sept' 15. Gen. Miles has
finally succumbed to the effects of his ex-
-. periences in Cuba and Porto Bico. Today
, be is sick in bed and is unable to do
further work. He hasbeen desperately
trying to wara on tne disease. Jo ap
prehension is felt for his life.
Existence of Strained Relations Denied.
Havana," Sept. 15. Rumors 'to the
effect that strained relations exist be
t tween the Spanish and United States
members' of the Cuban commission are
: absolutely unfounded. There have been
' several little incidents, but no real hitch.
I More Talk of Japan-China Alliance.
- Pekin, Sept. 15. Marquis Ito, rthe
Japanese statesman who has arrived for
the purpose of arranging an offensive and
defensive alliance,' was received by . the
' notables specially ordered for that pur
pose by the emperor. . ...
Last Day at Camp Black.
" Camp Black, Sept 15. This is the last
day of Camp Black as a military post, for
the three battallions now herd are under
, orders to leave this afternoon. Two go
mint mm
; to armories in New York and one to
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Senator Kyle Recovering. ' ;
Cleveland, Sept 15.-Senator Kyle con
tinues to improve, and tnere is every
chance for his recovery from the stroke
of appoplexy.
Cancelling stamps, to cancel revenue;
stamps on checks, etc., ordered at low
prices by Tee Fueic Press. '
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Interesting North Carolina
Condensed Form.
'The sword and personal effects of Lieut.
Shipp, who was killed at Santiago, hare
been eeut to his wne at lancolnton.
v Mr. Ernest W. Cobb, of Mt. Olive, who
enlisted at Fortress Monroe, died at Mon
tauk Point of typhoid fever. He served
and suffered at Santiago.
Capt Clark, who commanded the Ore
gon in tne naval engagement witn uer
vera's fleet, is in Ashevifle for his health.
He arrived there last week with his
family. . . . , ... ;
Sam Leeper. 22 years old, wno was
temporarily in charge of an elevator in
the Debnmor block Jn Asnevuie, was
tne Dennmor block in Asnevuie,
m.w.iaati. .....
Robert P. Dick, XL. D., of the.
I U. a. district court, died at Ureensboro
A 'riL "JJZ,'";ZZTZ
h R72 when h wi annnintwl n. S. dia.
1872, when he was appointed U. S. dis-
trict judge by President Grant, which
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i posiuoa ub resigueu ium Bpnug uwttuw
of poor health. A good man has gone.
Fire at Eeidsville Tuesday before day
destroyed a lot of wooden buildings. A
body charred beyond identification, sup-
)osed to be a negro -woman, was found
n the ruins. The origin of the fire is con
sidered incendiary, and foul play is sus
pected. A crowd of drunken nearo ex
cursionists from Winston was in town
till late that night, and it is thought this
woman was one of the number, who was
murdered and. the building fired to con
ceal the crime. ,
NO MORE TO BE MUSTERED OUT.
The Government's Final and Emphatic
Declaration on the Question.
Washington, Sept ' 13.-Tremendous
pressure is still being brought to bear on
t he war department to have more troops
mustered out or the service. Efforts in
this direction, however, are of no avail.
It was announced today with emphasis,
that there will be no more troops mus
tered out The situation does not admit
of anv further reduction in the arm v. and
efforts are being made to put those vol-1
uuiscib nuw ni. ivuuucu m lun oci iicvh i
near as possible to the footing of the regu
lars in the matter of drill and discipline. ,
a little over yo,ouu nave already been
mustered out, and it is announced posi
tively that there will be no more mus
tered out, no matter what influence is
brought to bear.
Negro Preachers Putting on War Paint.
Wilmington Messenger.
The Methodist negro preachers of the
Wilmington district conference are neither
peace-makers, nor wise men. Their very
warm and pugnacious indorsement Of the
Daily Katttesnak?, paper thai maligned
the white woman of North Carolina and
the south, shows their belligerent pro-1
clivities and their willingness to brinir on
a fight in this part' of the State if it be
necessary to do so to uphold the said Rat
tlesnake. , Listen to these fellows who do
not know the first pnnciplein the religion
tneyproieae:
We assure you that you have our . ap
proval and endorsement and pledge our
selves to ever stand by youtothenarard
ing of ourselves. We think you a grand
man, we tmnk your paper is tne paper
that every negro should support as long
as she stands forth in the. protection of
our ladies or our race."
That reads like an inspiration of oid
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Satan nimselL i tns conference of negroes resignation, at tms time, is utterly jm
is indeed warlike and meddlesome, and probable. ; Others, however, say Gomez
they issue a pronunciamento not in be- resents the putting of the Cuban army
half of decency and truth and law. and under the authority of the American gen
order, but seek evidently to widen the erals and claims the Cubans should resist
crowing antagonism between the two I
races, and to-even orecioitate a bloodvl
conflict VThey are public disturbers and
are a great iniury to their deluded and
isruorant followers. Preachers of oeace
laising about "Hazarding tneir lives'' to
protect b lying, slanderous fellow! in5 his
wud, infernal slander of the white women
of all southland. If there shall most for
tunately be no war between whites and
negroes it will not be because of these
negro preachers influence. They ought
to d as named or tneir want of sense and
propriety. They are no better than the
foul slanderer they indorse. '
If the white ministers in this section
were to lend themselves to the tmrnoseof
lawlessness ana 6ianderers and liars, and
in con venton assembled were to nana
irritating, ioonsn, devilish resolutions
the purpose and intent of which was to
intensify public passion, and arouse their
race to war, they would be repudiated
and denounced by every white man of
decency and sense. It is discrustinir and
disgraceful for men calling themselves
ministers of Christ to be trying to blow
into a. dreadful flame a spark of anger
and indignation. - -
The Whole Business Portion of Tha
? Place Burned.
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William James Hammond Pays the Death
Penalty for Murderlnn His Wife j To
Secure $1,200 Insurance.' Troopa Re
turning From Porto Rico.
Toledo, O., Sept, 15. A special from
uubwww iwi uuu wi mai (a. ag u-
Woye1 DJ nre tDlB morDlpg
a Hanaing at Bracebrldge.
Bracebridge, Oot. Sept. 15.-William
Bracebridge, Ont.j Sept.
James Hammond was hanged here this
James Hammond was hanged
morriing for the murder of v his wife.
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i murdered h?r to secure f 1,200 insurance
i on her life,
Troops Returning From Porto Rico.
New York, Sept. lo.The transport
Concha, with Gen. Wilson and biH staff
of the sixth coi'ps of Gen. Miles' army, ar
rived today from Porto Bico. It sailed
September 8th. - The troops aboard in
elude a detachment of company C engi
neers, an unattached battery of artillery,
battery A of the twenty-seirenth Indiana
volunteer artillery and battery B of the
Pennsylvania volunteer artillery " - 9
' Senator Gray to Washington.
Philadelphia, Sept. 15. Senator Gray,
a member of the commisHion, went to
Washington this afternoon. He has been
attending court here. ,
Roosevelt to Entertain. '
CampWikoff , Sept. l5.-Co, Roosevelt
left today for his home at Oyster Bay
where he will entertain company and bis
O 111 Ctrl O.
Shatter Commands at Montauk. :
NewYork, Sept. 15, Gen. Shafter
started for Montauk Point todiy to take
command, j .-t, t ,.,
GENERAL GOMEZ RESIGNS.
Asa Protest Against American
Military
.- Domination In Cuba.
Santiago de Cuba. Sept 18. An uncOn-
tradicted report ws received by General
L-awton last nignt tnat lieneral liaximo
Gomez, the insurgent commander-in-chief,
has tendered his resignation of the com-
mand of the Cuban array to t he Cuban
government at Camaguay, and that it
has been accepted, uomez. it aDnears.
has been protesting against the Cuban
srovernment yielding tne control of the af
fairs of the island to the Americans and
the explanation for resigning was his dis
approval of "nnpassive submifsiott ? to
conditions tending to the practical .dis
crediting and retirement of the Cuban re
public, as such, and the establishinir of
tne absolute . dominion oi he United
States." ,-,;:: . , : i
The Cubans at Santiatro were ninch ex
cited by the report. It was disbelieved
by many who say that General Gomez's
even by force of arms if necessary.
Generals 'Cobreco, Castillo. Pedro.
Perez and other insurgent leaders have
turned over their commands to General
Lawton,
: Object Lesson of Negro Elevation.
The Wilson News says that while Mr.
Larry Moore, Democratic candidate for
solicitor, was speaking at JElm City, "a
negra mounted the platform and insisted
upon having his say, raising qui te a distur
bance before he was put down. After
quiet had been restored, the speaker
pointed to him with the remark that
'this is a living exampleof negro rule.' "
The man who votes against the white
man s party votes lor just such impu
dence and riot-breeding conduct
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DOVER ITEMS.
September 14,1898. 1
Mr. William Evans lost his only horse
last night' He died of lung fever, we
learn. , ...
The weather, bere is flue for hay-saving
and cotton picking, which Is the order of
the day now among our farmers. , :
: Mr. Braswell Ferrell, an old ad highly
respected citizen, died Monday night at
his home, about five miles from here, .
k Miss Maggie Kornegay returned last
week from a Visit of several weeks at
Goldsboro, Mt, Olive and Seven Springs.
Miss Meta Outlaw left today for Wood
ington. , She will preside at the organ
during the session of the Universalist
conference, which begins there on Friday.
Chickens, eggs, fresh meats and most all
things palatable to a dainty appetite are
scarce in the market here. We nave bread
and meat for breakfast, meat and bread
for dinner, and for a change at supper we
have some ditto. -r" " v.. i ; v : ' ;v
We understand that the marriage bell
will jingle at Ft Barnwell next Wednes
day night, and that one of Dover's sweet
belles has been selected to preside at the
organ as it peals forth t the sweet strains
of the wedding march. ', ,; y 'W
Rev. II, 0. Judd, of Macon Ga., came
last week and joined . his wife on a visit
to their daughter, Mrs. Duguid, who has
been critically ill. with typhoid fever; but
we are glad to know that she is con
valescing. 'r',;-'V ."V:.:.'".
.We are" bleased to 'welcome amontr
Dover's circle of charming young ladies,
Miss Catherine unffln, of JNewbern, 1 who
came last week to teach school for Mess.
Z. T. Brown and Seth West. Though we
as yet have only had a casual glance at
her, we feel warranted in pronouncing
her an accomplished lady and efficient
teacher. . .
We are clad -to see the name of that
sterling gentleman, Mr. John C. Wooten,
placed at the bead of the Democratic
ticket in our good old mother county,
Lenolr. in her many gallant sons, we
believe that none would mora certainly
lead to victory, and after victory be more
generous to foe as well as friend than he.
Nothing more commendatory can be said
of a man than that be is a genuine gen
tleman, and such we believe is the unani
mous verdict given Mr. Wooten by all
who know him- .. ',' .
On last Wednesday night as the stock
holders' train, returning from Morehead,
was moving off from here, some boy
squirted ammonia, from what we learn
is called an ammonia pistol, into the eye
of Mr. Geo. M. Street, causing him most
Intense pain for several days, and serious
lyperhaps permanently in jurinc: his
sigh t We learo ; that it has been found
out who did it, but we are not informed
as to what will be the consequence to
him of this seriously mischievous act It
has caused Mr. Street much financial loss,
as well as much suffering.
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la October to Again Take Up the Fight la
- Behalf of Dreyfut. :":
Paris, Sept. 15. The Matin says that
the ministers have definite proof that the
secret documents which figured in the
original Dreyfus trial were not shown to
the accused officer or his council. Gen.
Mercier, then minister of war, is held re
sponsible for this.
The Echo says Zola will return to Paris
in October, when he will issue another
manifesto regarding the Dreyfus case.
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