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Vol II No. 27.
KINSTON. N. ., FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 6. 1899.
Price Two Cents.
II.
Filipino Enyoys Admit They Came
From Aguinaldo.
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The Filipino Dictator Knows
Defeat Is Certain, Bit Will
Ultimate
Continue
Tbe Float If Not Given What Argnelles
Calla Peace With Dignity. Assaulting
San Tonus. N .
Manila, May 3. The Filipino envois
Mni. Manuel Arguelles and Lieut. Jose
; Bernel, hare abandoned tbe pretense no
- der which they , came to Gen. Otis that
they represented Gen. Antonio Luna, and
today they announced that they came as
representatives of Aguinaldo himself.
i The two emissaries lined all their wiles
to secure a reply from Gen. Otis to tbe
prime minister, and minister of foreign
affairs in the dictator's cabinet,' which
they presented to Gen. Otis yesterday
but Gen. Otis refused to make any reply
; on the ground that to do so would be
; equivalent to a recognition of the eo-call
ed government of tbe Filipinos.
- Maj. Arguelles said tbat Aguinaldo
knew be would be overpowered, in time,
but that be would be able to continue the
fight for months, and that be would do
' so unless be " were given what Arguelles
termed peace With dignity,
. Mr. Schurman, president of the United
States Philippine commission, expresses
by Gen, Otis to the Filipino envoys will
have a good moral tffect, as tending to
convince Aguinaldo's representatives that
the American authorities mean to give
Filipinos a good government, and not
one of the Spanish sort. Certainly it has
had a civilizing influence in inducing them
to abserve tbe amenities of war and con
gent to the Americana furnlsning food for
American prisoners.
ay niiing in tne roaas wbere it was
required putting canoea on the rivers
and plowing fields south of Malolos, tbe
American army is in fine position for tbe
' expected decisi ve bio w.
Gen. Mcirtbur has moved his head'
quarters ' to! Ban Vicente across the Bio
trrande. Gen. Wheaton's' brigade has
advanced beyond Apalit. Gen. Hale has
' returned to co-operate with Lawton.
A Spanish prisoner who escaped into
the American lines, reports that after
Gen. Hale's advance ; on Quingan, 200
Filipinos were buried, 85 iu one trench,
and 27 in another. This is tbe largest
number Of rebels that have been killed in
any ergagement for several months.
Assaulting San Tomas. .
Manila, May 4,Noon.--Gen.McArtbur
Is now assaulting thetown of San Tomas,
about five miles northwest of Calumpit,
The Americans are, fighting for the
bridge, ' and the rebels are burning the
town.
The Supreme Court to Adjourn Saturday.
Raleigh, May 8. There was much dis
appointmentyesterday when the supreme
court failed to hand down decisions in
any of tbe office contest cases. The court
will meet in consultation .again Friday.
One of the justices tells me that either on
Friday or Saturday morning all the
opinions to be delivered this term will be
4ianded dewBr -Tbs-eourfe-expectato
adjourn Saturday.
Crib's E:-?r:i!j Cr-'-rti Fcrf;!l:J.
a 7eir-tc'nJ May 3. The District of
CoJut'a cornacJary cf the Loyal Le-
pon tccf.-.t dec!zrc3 forfeited tbe mem
l:rshipcf Gen. Chirks r. -E:i3, com
r 'esary grneral of g-atoLtcsce, wbo was
c:":t-r"t;",M, t:t rv.ci eer trace cf
cL: ':-l vu3 coL.-.r-l;Jtous; :'.-:cx
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MARRIAGES IN LAGRANGE.
Two Beautiful Marriages. : Murchlson
Dillon. Davls-lsler.
Thk Fiubb Press Bviosav,
LaGbahgk, N. C, May 4, 1899.
HKCHISON DILLON.
Perhaps at do future time in the history
of our little town will two more beauti
ful marriages be celebrated than those on
Wed need ay of this week.
iii re tne appointed Hour, iu:la a. m
arrived, . tne JPresbvterian cburcn was
filled with people assembled to witues
tbe marriage of fc iss Celess Dillon to Mr.
John Malcolm Murchison. Artisticbands
for several days had been arranging and
blending beautiful flowers and evergreens
until it seemed that no touch was lacking
to make the scene one of raoe perfect
loVlitlf8. .
Miss Almeta Kennedy, whose touch to
the keys brought Mendelssohn's march
ont in beautiful strains, wasvtbe signal,
and in came Tan. and Reginald, little
brothers of tbe bride, then the bride and
Miss Blanche Murchison, the bride carry
ing Marechal Neil roses; at tbe same time
the groom, ou tbe arm of Mr, Geo, Stan
ton, entered by the chancel door and met
the bride at the altar, where, stood Bey.
James Thomas, of Wilson, wbo at once
proceeded in a soft sweet voice to make
them one. "
The ceremony over , the bridal party
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bade loved ones good bye and took tbe
morning train for Washington, D. C.
Of the groom it is a. pleasure to say
tbat he is one of our beBt young men;
energetic, polite, possessed with splendid
business qualities, he has a bright future.
Thejbrlde is a beautiful blonde, modest, re
fined, a graduate of Peace Institute, and
of good disposition. She was beautifully
attired. At tbe train (showers
were thrown' upon her.5-
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From the Presbyterian church some of
the flowers were taken to the Baptist
church to complete the already elaborate
and beautiful decorations, and at 4:30
p. m., the church was packed to witness
iu uiornaKv ui mien .name isier iu mr.
Herbert W, Davis,
at 5 o'clock Mrs. Hunter, accompanied
by Rev. Mr..,Davi came in and Mrs.
Hunter began at once the rendition of
Mendelssohn's wedding march, and the
bridal party came in in the following or
der: Mr. Ed. Darden and Miss Mabel
Wooten, Mr. Sim. Wobtcn and Miss Ora
Bizzell, Mr. Fred Isler and Miss Eflle
Davis, Mr. Sim. Isler and MissCarr. Tbe
groom, escorted by his brother, Mr. John
Davis, came up the the right aisle; while
the bride, accompanied by bereister, Miss
Katie, entered by the left aisle. " When all
had reached the altar, " a circle was
formed encircling the preacher, Rev. Mr.
Davis, who m a pleasant and impressive
manner united the destinies of the con
tracting parties. ; The scene was beauti-
lui ana inaae one regret tnat tne cere
mony was not longer that the vision
might feast on its lovliness. i
The bridal party, accompanied by the
Fin de Seichrliterary club (of which Miss
Hattie was a member), repaired to the
elegant sew home of the groom In Trent
township', where a'host of friends and
relatives welcomed them. Supper was
served about 0 o'clock and the substan
tial and delicate viands were enjoyed in a
manner that reflected credit on the cul
inary art. Until a late hour music, par-
or games, side glances and little looks
and expressions wereendulged in. while
Mr. and Mrs. Davis looked on contented
ly, seeming to wish God-epeed to those of
the company who still bad to battle with
ove's caprices.
Mr. Davis is noble, generous, courage
ous and kind, and of good judgment, as
exempted by tbe selection of Miss Hat-
tis, wboiaacor2t!nat!cnof beautyt o-
comr!:;liments and practical Hity. '.3
s a graduate of Salem, that old 3 C3-
tatllobed educatioaal , irst;t-tion.
was married ia a beaztf ul gray cc -'
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Interesting North Carolina Items In
' Condensed Term.
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Of Items That Will Interest North Caro
llolans. Some News, Some Politics-
All of Some Interest to True "Tar Heels."
N'jwbern elected nine white Democrats
and three negro Republican aldermen.
Mrs. Pattie D. B. Arriqgton sues V; H
Arriugton, once her busbaud, for $7,836
alimony. y
Tbe Roanoke News is 33 years old
Rut few papers live to that age. And tb
Roanoke News is a good weekly paper-
one of the best In the State. Vs - -
Raleigh is now engaged in the pleasant
(?)task of enforcing compulsory vaccina
tioo. Two new cases of smallpox were
reported there Wednesday morning. .
At Lexington, Monday, the dispensary
failed for lack of a majority of qualified
voters. There was no Interest taken : in
the vote,' only 24 voting for it and 2
against; , ; - ',1
The Davidson Dispatch has begun
new volume, being IT years old, an old
age for a newspaper. We congratulate
Brother Varner on bisl successful man
agement. , , . ..
Newberu Journal: - No little damage
was done to peas, corn and other grO w
i eac jreriecuontUA tAU jwaa wpeciauy
heavy and damaging. , v i
The GreeneCouaty Standard has begun
volume fourth,, being three years old.
Editor Jordon publishes a good countr.v
weekly, and the wonder is that he can
give as good a paper as be does with tbe
Lm,inntnfnttf rrtnofra.van lf
-Raleigh Cor. Messenger: Rev. John E
White, secretary of the Baptist fatate
mission board, today received a telegram
announcing that the debt of theSouthern
Baptist mission board 'had been entirely
cancelled. This news is gratifying to all
Baptists.
'The trustees of the BaptistFemale Dui
versity met at Raleigh Wednesday night
and selected the following additional
members of the faculty: Psychology and
Pedagogy-rPresident Blassingame; Eng
lih Mrs. H.E.Stone,of Kentucky; Mod
ern Languages Miss S.E.Young. of Ten
neeeee; Mathematics -L. D. Waton, Uni
versity; Greek Miss Evalina Kl Pat ten,
of Nova Scotia; Musical Director (not .vet
chosen); Assistant in Music Miss Julia
Brewer, of Wake Forest; Principal Uni
versity Academy Miss Lillian Eckloff, of
Roanoke, Yai Tbe selection of remaining
officers and teachers is left to tbe presi
dent aud executive committee.
SEVEN SPRINGS ITEMS.
May 4, 1899.
Mr. J. P. McCullen, of Goldsboro, spent
this week here.
Several of our people attended church
at Holy Innocence Sunday. .
Miss Livla Cox returned Friday from a
pleasant visit to relatives in Pitt county.
Mr. Oscar Sutton spent Monday night
at Mr. O: W. Sutton's; in Duplin. -
Miss Essie Ezzell's school at Pink Hill
closed last . week and she Is at home
again. .
Rev. J. W.Rose will beia a series of
meetings in the Baptist church Monday
At the home of the brida's father Mr. J.
r Hurvia end l!i:3 Ida DIl wera quietly
c:arri:i Sunday afternoon. -
Al'ce Ivej'a coratriecment will
t3 liy :th. Dr. Sw!r.' '!, cf Cc!d
tcro, will deliver tlaci-'r: 3.
V H00KERTON ITEUS.
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t . May 4, 1899.
: Several from
Monday.
here went to Snow Hill
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Mr. J. J. Edwards went to Klnston
Wednesday. " i , .".'"
Mrs. F. A. Simpson, of Baltimore, spent
Wednesday night here.'
Mr. 0. H. Taylor went to LaG range
Tuesday and returned Wednesday.
Dr. H. D. Harper will fill his regular
appointment in the Christian church here
Sunday. , . - . -
Miss Alice Moseley, of Lenoir county,
returned home Sunday, after spending
several days with friends here. :
Mr, and Mrs. Nannie Friizell, of Or
mondsville, came Sunday to visit friends
and relatives here for several dajs.
Miss Ola Patrick, of Institute, returned
home Friday, after sending several days
here with her sister,' Mrs. D. H. Dixon.
Mesdames Fannie Benton' and Julia
Braxton, of near Graingers, came Friday
to visit friends and relatives here and re
turnedSuuday. .
Mrs. D. T. Dixon and children, of Kins-
ton, came Friday to visit friends and
relatives . in and around here. They re
turned Monday.
Official Call for State Convention.
Again the beautiful moutb of June
draws near, and with it the associations
of W. C, T. U. convention work.
This year, by tbe invitation of thogood
people of Greensboro, theeerenteenth con
vention is called to meet In thatcity June
2 5 for a resume of the year's work, for
new inspiration and to plan for better
and more extended service, '
The basis of representation to this con
ventiou is as follows: , .Tha general offi
cere of the State Woman's Christian Tem
perance Union, State Y. secretary and L.
T. L. secretary, State superintendents of
departments, editor of North Carolina
White Ribbon, presidents of districts and
presidents of local unions are. ex-officio
memuers oi iub coavuuiiua. jlu auuibiua
to this there may be one delegate at large
from each local union, one delegate for
each 20 paid up members and one dele
gate for each L. T. L. that has paid $2.00
into the State treasury. Each union is
requested to urge the attendance of at
least one honorary member as a frater
nal delegate.-; We need the strong arm of
our brothers in this battle for tbefreedom
of the home. Other christian organiza
tions are invited to. send fraternal dele
gates to encourage us by their presence
and to help us by their counsel. , :
Reduced railroad rates will be secured.
Signed on behalf of tbe State W. C. T.
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, Mahy E. Cabtland, Prest.
. Maby E. M. Davis, Rec. Sec.
. Raleigh at Wilmington.
NewDern Journal, May 6th,
Editor Stevens telegraphs from Wil
mington that the cruiser Raleigh arrived
and anchored in the harbor there at 6:50
p. m. yesterday afternoon. The splendid
war vessel and her gallant, officers were
met off the bar near Southport, by the
steamers Hornet,4 Wilmington, Marion
and Compton which were crowded with
invited guests and passengers. These
steamers with other innumerable craft
escorted the Raleigh up ; the Cape Fear
river to the city.' The people of Wilming
ton are treating the distinguished visit
ors royally, which means that the recep
tion accorded tbe cruiser named in honor
of our capital city, will reflect credit upon
the whole State as well as Wilmington.
6se cultured clUzcua anr already H
amous for generous hospitality.
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Philadelphia 7, Kcw York 3. -Baltimore
3, Boston 4.
Washington 1, Brooklyn 2.
Pittsbnrg 6, Loc:3vil!a 0.
aevt:cad4,d:c:33 7. ;
Cincinnati 1, St. Lou;3 9.
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Matters of Interest Condensed Into
Brief ParaGraph?,
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The Pitb.'of the World's News That Might
'. Interest Our Resders. Seme of It Is -Fresh.
Some May Be "Sjdty," Bat
Not Spoilt . ; ,
Advices from Apia state that Mataafa
has agreed to an afmistice pending the ;
arrival of the commission now on its ,
way to Samoa.
A dispatch, May 3. f roin Parin says v
slowly but steadily the n?t is closing
around tbe Frencn general staff in the
Dreyfus revision inquiry. The evidence is
conclusive of Dreyfus' innoceiice. ;
Tbe Philadelphia Ledger bakes an an '
thoritative denial of the widely published '
statrmeut that a marriage was contem- '
plated ' bet weeen Mrs. George W. Childa
and Gen. Joseph Wheeler, .The denial Of
tbe truth of the renort is madebv MreJ1
Cbiids to Maj. J. M.Carson, the Washing
ton correspondent of The Ledger.
Riotous miners are leaving Wallace'
Idaho, on every train. That locality baa
been. placed under military control. A
di-patcb from there, May 3d, says: Con
stables are making arrests under'proteo-
tion ji troops. Many miners have fled
to the hills, . The town is wild with ex
citement So far 60 arrests have been
made. . ' v
Th San Francisvo postoffice officials .
Wednesday seize J 'some of tbe ptfmphlets -s-nt
out by Edward Atkinson, vice prest-d-nt
of tbe Anti-imperialistic League of
Bostoi, Mass. The pamphlet' re ad
dressed to Admiral Dewey, Gen, H. G.
Otis, Gen., Miller and Profs. Schurman
aud Worcester, the latter two gentlemen J ,
being members of .the Phillpme. commis
sion. .
At New York Wednesday Jas. M. Plumb
killed Alexander! Masterson, a retired
broker. . t'lumb accused the dead man of
separating him froai his children and i'o
during bis daughter to sue him for an
accounting of her motherV estate, which v
result d in endless litigation and conspir
ing in other ways to ruin bitn. Master
sou was a prominent Republican, and '
ones a close friend of Presldeot Arthur! -
The A. & M. College.
Raleigh, May 8. Tb legislative com
mittee to reorganize the Agricultural and
Mechanical college had a long session to
day, W. S. Primrose presiding; R. L."
Smith secretary. A. Q. llollidav, presW'
deiit of thjB college, having advised the
committee that he would uot be a 'candi
date for re-election at the-lun meeting of
the trustees, tbe committee re commended
that he be elected professor emeritus of
political economy with one year's leave
of absence, as he propoWg to. visit
Europe. If the recommendations of the ,
committee are adopted, the following
positions will be opened to be filled at
the June meeting of the board; President
and director (one office); instructor of
textile science and arts, salary $1,200;
assistant professor of biob.gy, salary
1,200 to $1,500; instructor in experi
meutal field crops, salary $1,000; clerk
ot experiment station department, sal
ary f 900; stenographer and clerk at the
tatiou department, salary i
$720; instructor in mathematics and
English, salary $720. Textile work wiU
be connected with the department of me
chanical engineering, of which Prcf. C.
W. Scribner is now in charge. The com
mittee will be called tos ther by the
chairman if there ia any need for eu:h a
meeting before the full board meets, oa
June 7tb, wtkh is tis date cf tls c-"
coaiaencement.
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