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THE' IDA! pPpp 4 7 PUBLISHED EJZERY EVENING EXCEPT SUNDRY. Vol II No. 26. KINSTON, N.-O.. THURSDAY; EVENING, MAY 4, 1899. Price Two Cents, WIS III Sflft " TTT- . . They Are Kqw lathe Hands of the Insurgents.. II Terminates Without Definite Results In Securlna Cessation of Hostl Itlei. 6en Uwton Capturing Towns and Killing Insurgents.' Apulnaldo Repudiates At - Peace Overtures. . Manila, May 2. Mij. ArgUeIles,of Gen tuna's stan, dm sent information re- l warding Lieut. Gilmore and his party oi men from the, United States gunboat York town, who were captured by the Filipinos on April 12 ih. ; It is Id the form of a list of the the missing men and is signed by Lieut. Gil- more. The lieutenant reports that be aud his party hare been brought across the mountain from Baler where they were captured. . - , Uwton Is Capturing Towns and Killing Insnrgents. " Washington, May 2. The following cablegram was received by the war de- partrneqc shortly before midnight: ' " Manila, May 3. "Adjutant General, Washington: "On. . Lawton's colnmn, in pawing westward from Norzgary, captnnd Bali nig and villages in the vicinity yesterday, scattering aud pursuing 1,600 iusnrgeut troops. His only casualties were two wounded. The Insurgents lost - several killed and a large number wounded and ' captured; Numbers are not stated. Cbm 1 munication with Lawtou is via Malolos by means of Bale's troops and detach ments from the city. ' . Otis." Manila, May 2. 6:05 p.m. Lieut. Ar- - gnelles and Lieut. Brnal, of the staff of Gen. Luna, returned here today to Voder and press the request of Gen. Luna for a cessation of hostilities. They have fonnd the field of labor a most uncongenial oue. The officers were received In conference , by Major General E. S. Otis.- The pro posals which they bad to submit differed '. but slightly from those which they : brought from the tflipinacommander in the first place. v They desired a little time In which, to- summon the congress, and expressed themselves as being confident that congress will decree peace, because the people desire It. They represent that t Aguinaldo is without power to surrender the arms, and that congress roust decide the question. Incidentally the Filipino envoys asserted that Aguinaldo had not made a fair test of his strength against the American forces, because t only one- tnird or Ms army had . been assembled together. The envoys presented a letterfrom Sen or Mabini, president and minister of for eign affairs in the cabinet of Aguinaldo, and who is the backbone of the Filipino organization. The communication is personal and unofficial, and seconds Maj. ArguclW arguments. Repudiated ly Aguinaldo. London, May 2. Representatives of the Philippine Jttnta say they have re ceived a telegram from Aguinaldo, dated April 30, In which be states that his gov ernment has nothing to do with the pres ent peace negotiations, which he asserts are being conducted by a group of half castes and Creoles who are anxious for peace in the expectation of getting high cees under the new government. Sev eral of these inen, Aguicaldo says, are monitors of tieniljlso ccrret3, where they are endeavor!- to Cut-vote him. Acinaldo added that he tad had no di rect negotiations .with t!;e Americans einco the fall of JIa!c!os, when certain ij ..J lci-.-.-::a .'Ir.D. C. T7cr- 8 1 cester, of the American Pbilipptne com mission, and a representative of Agui naldo, looking to peace based upon iude peudfnce with an Aaieriean alliance. ' Agniualdo disavows the present nego tiations, and adds that under no cirvum stauee will he accept an American pro tectorate. The dispatch concludes with a contemptuous reference to Arguelles,aa a Spanish officer, who has no more au thority to act on behalf of Agniualdo tbau has Luua himself. The Second Conference Abortive. ' Lauila. May 3, noon. The secoud con ference, held ibis morning between lit. Gen. Otia and the Filipino emissaries, Col. Manuel . Argulles and Lieut. JWe Bernal, terminated without any definite results. . ' " - Ask for a Three Months' Truce. No Terms Reached. - Manila, May 3. A conference, lasting Jfwo hours, was held today between Gu. Otis and the envoys of Geu. Luna, bear ing on the proposal for a cessation of hostilities. 11 Gn. Otis adhered to his re fusal td recognize the so-called govern ment of the, insurgents. r The Filipinos now ask for a truce for three months to enabeAguinaldb to summon congress and consult the insurgent leaders on the other islands. The envoys admitted the contention of Gen. Otis that Aguinaldo had little control over affairs outside the island of Luzon. i A Dispatch From Otis Suppressed Washington, May 3.3 p. m. The wnr department has advices from Gen. Otis, hut refuses to publish the dispatch. It is significant that Adjatant 'General Corbin said after reading the dispatch that he bad no reason to chargx bid -previous opinion that there would be a great deal of backing down ' by the insurgents. which would end in their surrender. ' , v ... . Seven of the Yorktown's Crew Mlsslno. W ashington, May 8. Admiral B wey cables the following today: "Lieut. Gil- more aud the crew from the Yorktown are prisoners at the insurgntquarters at SanMdor, as follows: Lieut. Gilmore: chief quartermaster Wm. Walton Salin, sailmaker's mate Paul Vundoit, coxs wain John Ellisworth, apprentice Albert Peterson and laudsman Fred Anderson uen. una enc tnem provisions. 1 am continuing inqairies as to the fate of the other seven." An Address. , Prof. Elisha B. Lewis will make an ad- drees at the book reception next Tuesday evening. Prof. Lewis possesses a wealth of ideas, a happy manner of expressing them and a most graceful delivery, so inose wno lan to near mm will mios a rare treat It is supposed that everyone who goes will be sufficiently interested In the library to carry a book to be given to it. Take the book that you value and dace it whfre your frieuds may use it. Refreshments will be served, for which there will be no vsharge. This reception is not given with the view of increasing the amount In the treasury of the asso ciation, but with the hope of interesting a larger number of our people in the edu cational project.'; - . Those who have espoused the cause of ' . 1 . " . ... puuuu uurary wibo to snow tneir riends what they have done in three years by patient and persistent effort, and to invite their aid in this great cause. The Washington Post says that stra wi berries from Kewbern, Kinston and Goldsboro will be exhibited at the fruit air and festival to be held in Washington City, on the evening of the i9th day of May, under the au?pices of tht Iforth Carolina Eociety.. redmecs tsill be tea from the biictl i1 '.-fed ti dsy before and will be noted for their excel- ence ia elze, Cavor and tl.'. -;zlzz t!03. Anyeort of rnall-t! -p ctTr: IIIKAII. Interesting KcrUi &r"N.atc:na In , Condensed Fern. Of Items That Will fnterest North Cars llnlans. Some News, Soias Politics- All of Some Interest to TrusTar Heels." In Italeigh the Democrats elected 14 of the 16 aldermen, and the Republicans elfCfr d two negroes as aldermen., If the fusionirita gain tb agricultural board cane they will try toehold on to the deaf-mute and blind institutions. By omhwion In the revenuiiaw,'the 84 DniMinir ana loan associations in i ne State excAoe taxation. Labt year this tax yielded about 1,000. L Wilmington voted down fth proposi. tion to i-teue 50,000 in bonds for the improvement of roads in the county out side the city of Wilmington.; Guilford county will have five eeks 6? court The special term will couvene on the 22d Inst, andcontiuuefor three weeks The June terra will be of two weeks' du ration, thus giving five solid ; weeks of court. Two negro boys by the names of -"Bill and Lonuie Trice, were arrested In Est Durham Monday night upon the charge of committing an outrage upon a colored ghrll They were committed to jail in de fault of bail. . ' . . . U The supreme court Tuesday j heard; .ar gument in tbie ogriculturttl ooard cav T. Mi Argo and J. 0. L. Harris apiearijig for the (unionists, and F.M, Simmons and Richard II. Battle for the Democrats. The arguments - occupied three hours' time. v .. The legislative committee to examine afad make changes as to the Agricultural and Mechanical -college will establish a textile institution by the use of text books and .local cotton mills until ma chinery can be installed, Mr. D. A. Tomp kins is the leader in the movement. ' Greenville Reflector: Mr. A. D. Hill, of Farmville, sends The Reflector word that on Tuesday a canvass was'made to raie a fund to offer as a reward for the ap prehension of the Dongola murderers and lucenaiaries. At tne time ne toia us tne fund bad already reached 750 aud it was expected to be increased to J1.0(t0 today. .The best detective that can b employed will be put on the case. Greenville Reflector:' A colored womau living near Iiloun t's Creek, Beaufortcouu ty, one day last week started across the creek and seeing the water was alive with herrugs decided she would try and catch some of them. She took off her under skirt, tied it together at the top with the drawstring and took a piece of grape vine and made a hoop in the bottom of the skirt and waded in to try her hand with this improvised net. She succeeded in catching 500 of the fish. Raleigh News-Observer, May 3: Only one new case of smallpox was reported yesterday. That is J. H. Williams, who lives on North East street. Having been vaccinated he only has varioloid. He and his family are quarantined in their home. There was one death yesterday. John Hood, a colored man living in Adam's alley, diod either from smallpox or from vaccine disease. About two weeks ago t? was vfi.rinatcdani beraraequifeick". Daring this time he was carht in a rain and wet to the skin. As a result his vae clated arm became worse, broke out in Ear:3 wLich spread to the body, and yes- t-rJy he died it was cr.19 eolid r icirawCDsa. i.ceDOjy was treated t,.:ii. :.t cl&ersalipoxpalic-1 r .J, wr: pfed ia ilccU eaturatod with f:r:; alia, Lilore t irjt-ricjia lit. He; 3 c : :tery. - VPIS HI HH8 Auditor Ayer Is Puzzled About Greene County. , Italeigh, May 3l Auditor Ayer is pus sled, and will have to refer a case to the attorney general. It is the Greene county cat, where there are fusion and Demo cratic boards of commissioners aiid two sets of officers. The law require the as sessment blanks vo be sent to the register of dewls. jNow,'; who is the register? Jndge Robinson said C. A. LansitT, Dem ocrat, in; but Judge Timberlake eayt W. E. Murphrey, Populist. The revenue law in rather mixed. Section 110 sn.s the blunksmunt be sent to the county com missioners. There is this year a blank Cutainiiig both the assessment and ab tract of taxables. The fusionist register demands the blanks, and the auditor mm get them to the county by May 15. The Democraticchpirman of county com misslcners demands them alua , - Nelson ana tne Spaniard. There is an amusing anecdote about that gruff sea dog, Nelson. ' Two Span, iab captains came on board, with a re quest to be allowed to sea "the greatest seaman in the world."; Nelson grum bled, but gave : in and went on deck,' forgetting that ' 'at that moment his legs were bound ; up at , the knees and ankles with pieces of brown paper soak ed in vinegar and tied cn with red tape." . , r This had been done to allay the irri tation arising., from mosquito bites. Quite forgetting his attire and tho ex traordinary appearance which it pre sented. Lord Nelson went on deck and conducted the interview with the Span ish captains with such perfect courtesy that his singular appearance was quite obliterated by the charm of his manner, and the Spaniards left the ship with their high opinion of him thoroughly confirmed. , , , ' Tho Obaerrlna ronnaters. . Mildmay has never been in the habit of .punishing his children, leaving that disagreeable duty to his wife, but the other day one of his numerous progeny became very unruly, and ne was obiigea to say: . "Flora, if you don't keep, quiet I shall have to whip you. r "Poohl" retorted the little 3-year-ld, with a contemptuous toss of her iainty head, "you isn't the mother. ' H Deal In Snow. ' The' Prince of Palermo is said to owe his wealth chiefly to the trade in snow. of which he has a monopoly. The snow is brought at night in baskets cn mule back from the mountains to the coast and shipped to the Italian cities., where It is sold at 2 and 3 cents a pound. A Maidenly Device. Evelyn-rSo you've broken off with Jack again? ",' ' Etta- Oh. yes! I'm tired of the old ring, and he always gives me a new one when we make up. Jewelers Weekly. Poor clothes cannot make yon look old. Even pale cheeks woirt do it. One thin? does it, and never fails. It is impossible to look young with the color of seventy years u your hair. ::- f n pennaiM'ntly ro-nrs' t-s t3-tato st-msofsr. ittiirt.T t:color of youth. At f r yoi rl r as it did at flu -a. It t hair also, sU ' i it f 3 rii cleanses tu 1 k tl.O0abuie. Atfe.. w... . If ynu i r t'-'i f 1 t l-f! ts y.o nird from toetissct u. eo'"-uir. i;t it. u.JMJ,l..I.V.Al. , (J sV.,V Tlook the root, -..UroJ. j 3. ! r 1 1 IIIB Matters of Interest Condensed Is!) Drtef Paragraphs. : f 3 The Plth.'of lbs World's News That Might ' Interest Our Readers. Sens of It Is Fresh. Some May Be "Salty," But 'Not Spoilt " fc ' ' r Democrats carried Baltimore Tuesday by 9,000 majority. " ni B. Hyde, preid nt Eqnitttle Insur ance Co., died at New York Tuday.' . r resident McKinley han promoted the : gallantCol. Frederic Punstoii to brigadier general of volunteers. , t Gu Rublin and Pter Ma her fought a twenty-round draw at NwJTork Tues-. day night. They fought fl-rcely. The clothing store of S. J. BfiM harach", at Philadelphia, was burmd Wednesday morning. The flumes en-, d the street and sixteen other buildings t?ere destroy e). The los Is probably f 200.000. , Troops have been sent to Wardner, Idaho, to prevent further depn-dations by the miners. There was talk of minefs attacking thn troop but that danger ia lessened by Increasing the force of troops. Before sailing for Europe Senator Jones : addressed a letter to Mr. J O. Johnson ' national committeeman . frnn Kansas, , designating him to act for the Dvinooratie national committee during the absence of the chairman.' ' " -i "The Junta of Cuban general hns decided"' to organize a Cuban nalimnl guard of 12,000, despite fieri. Brook' statement to Gomez .that such a force , wno on-' necessary and the country . was uniible to bear the expense. w " The bomeof Gen; Wade Hampton, in the suburbs of Colnmbia, S. C., was burned Tuesday morning. H lt u t&J uable library and man.V interesting curios. There isno doubt that the bou.se was set on fire by a discharged woman servant.. There was no ineu ranee." "jTn attempting to sav a pet dog the general was scorched about the face. '' ' A dispatch, May 21, from St. Louie Mo ., says: Trusts received a blow In the court of appeals today, which it likely to d -ive them out of bu ine in this state. The Judges unanimously decided that trusts cunnotcollet-t for goods sold with-; in the borders of the State. Tin Missouri anti-truat law was fUMtained nd it was further declared that all poo's to fix. a limit of price for any commodity are ' Illegal. The decision today was particu larly against the National L-ad Trust, which had sold goods to a St. Louis firm and was endeavoring to collect therefor. t Uorehead City Election. Hewbern Journal. The Democratic nominee of Morehead City were elected by a big majority at the election held last Tuesday. Mr. C. S. -Wallace was. elected mayor. The local -option question was decid-d in the affirm- . mative by a majority of 151 votes.' ' 1 National League 6ames. TUESDAY. : Philadelphia 3, New York 4. Baltimore 2, Boeton 0. ' -, Washington 0, Brookljn 7, Pittsburg 4, St. Louis 3. Clevelaud 2, Louisville 3; 2d game, Cleveland 9, Louisville 5. ' " ' i..Mi3 if lib. jC;.;";.1 Last winter carinir an efidorij cf whooping coch my children contr" ;i the crease, caving eevere co Ptella. We had used Chad::. i's' 9 Coch Remedy very esccosriulljfcrcr: and naturally tcrneil to it nt tLt t and found It relieved thacov ;br I ed a coraplet care. Joax 11 i t ; Proprietor orwood House, rci r. 1.' Eiin
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