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,.. . .j-.n.. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING EXCEPT SUNDHY, VoL II No. 139. KINSTON, N. O., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13a 1899. Price Two Cents. DA LY Interesting North Carolina Items In Condensed Form." ifiro IULI Of Items Thit Will Interest North Carolln lane. Some NeweSome Politics All Of Soma Interest to True "Tar Heels. James F. Davenport has been appoint ed postmaster at Paciolus, Pitt county. The body of " an unknown negro was found in the river at Wilmington Mon day. John Sutton, charged with killing a Tennessee sheriff, has been captured, and is in jail at Waynes vllle. . The rate of oue cent per mile has been granted by the railroads to the State fair at Raleigh, in October. Gov. Russell expects to attend the "Dewey day" celebration at New York, and baa invited several State officers to accompany him. " J. P. Caldwell, editor of the Charlotte Observer, sailed from New York last week for Europe, to take a short vaca tion of rest and recreation. , . ., The first shipment of cotton from the Atlantic coast this season was made on Monday from Wilmington. The South Africa sailed with a cargo of 12,628 bales, weighing 6,334,262 pounds, and valued . at 1414,976. - . Twins girls were born to a colored Inmate of the penitentiary Sunday morn ing. "The woman has been in the pen for many years, and gave birth to a son in the prison several years ago. ' While the investigatingcommltteearelnvestigating - they might make inquiries into this inci dent. , .,- Walter K. Debnum, of Durham, has brought suit against the Southern Bell Telephone Co. for $20,000 damages. Last May he was struck on the head by a pair , of large pliers, dropped by a lineman up on a pole. Mr. Debnam was rendered ur. conscious from the blow and remained so for some time. Goodman D, Brinkley, of Yadkin coun ty, was found by a policeman , Tuesday " near the Norfolk and Western track, east - of Winston. Hebadbeen shot, the ball en tering the edge of his left eyeatid coming out near the temple. He was so intox icated that he could not tell who did It. He is not expected to live. The State crop, report for September, from 1,200 correspondents, ( shows a heavy decline in the condition of cotton. This crop fell off 15 points in August, as compared with July, and now it declines ' 20 points from its August condition. Its present condition is only 75 per cent, of an average crop. Tobacco is 87, corn 85, peanuts 85. 1 ' 1; c ' Capt. B. G. Fisher,' owner of 'the Ben bow House at Greensboro which was burned recently, has sued the Greensboro Water Supply Co. for $30,000. lie al leges that the loss of the Benbow House by fire was due to insufficiency of water pressure, and that during the first half hour or three-quarters of an hour of the fire the water could, not be thrown higher than 10 feet - ' ' v : - Vest-Pocket Receipt Books-A nice little receipt book, just the size to go In your vest pocket Very, convenient for business men or for any one who ever has to give a receipt away from his office. Put up in books of 50, at only Cc a book; a dozen books for 50 cents. At The Fees Pkess office, Kinston, N.C. Sent post paid to any address for 6 cents each, or 64 cents a dozen. no mm i rvniini no rtiudi cAunni LENOIR COUNTY'S WEALTH. Grand Totals of the Taxable Property ; Returned la June, 1899. 230,661 acres land, value...f 895,835.00 985Xtown lots.... 518,519.00 1,505 horses 58,941.00 1,374 mules...... 54,805.00 3 jacks and jennets 841 goats... 830.00 488.00 3,458 cattle 21,688.00 18,122 hogs... 15,521.00 1,015 sheep..... Farming utensils 13,192.00 Mechanical tools..... 3,302.00 Household and kitchen fur niture........ Provisions!., ,.. 76,267.00 70,712.00 Firearms... 3,799.50 Libraries... 3,818.00 Scientific instruments.!......... 1,275.00 Cash on hand.... 117,399.75 Solvent credits 141,445.00 Shares In corporations 34,970.00 Cotton , 3,510.00 Tobacco 49!00 Turpentine and rosin............ 180.00 Dogs. ... 185.00 Brandy and whiskey. 1,340.00 Musical instruments, 11,561.00 169 bicycles 2,156.00 Plated and silverware 986.00 Watches and jewelry 5,888.00 Other personal property 225,001.00 Lincoln' Hlatory of Hlmaelf, "In the papers of the late Charles Lanman," pays the Washington corre spondent of the Chicago Record, "there Is an autobiography of Mr. Lincoln written in his own hand. Mr. Lan man was editor of The Congressional Directory at the time Mr. Lincoln was elected to congress and, according to the regular custom, forwarded to him as well as to all other members elect a blank to be filled out with facta and dates which might be made the basis for a biographical sketch in The Di rectory. Mr. Lincoln's blank was re turned promptly, filled up In his own handwriting with the following infor mation: '"" " 'Born Feb. 12, 1809, In Hardin county, Ky. " 'Education defective. "'Profession, lawyer. , ; "Military service, captain of volun teers in the Black Hawk war. . 'Offices held: Postmaster at a very small office, four times a member of the , Illinois legislature and elected; to the 5 lower house of the next con gress.V . Ho Needed a Shave. He had been out so late the night before that he did not know at what hour lie had come" home. ; When he awoke, he . was curious to learn just how "rocky" he, looked. He accord ingly reached but for the silver backed hand niirror that lay on the table be side his bed. v : '" ';' L - - Instead of the niirror he got hold of the silver backed hairbrush. Not rec ognizing: his mistake, he took the brush upt and gazed at the bristles for , a moment; : 'men . ne. wit or. .tne silver back and then sta red back at the bris tles. , : : ," ':! Good heavens,"; he murmured at last, "but I need a shave T' San Fran cisco Argonant . r i South American Revolutions. ' Whenever the South Americans de sire a change of administration they hoist a flag on a pole and march into the" r" street of the city. If the crowd becomes too formidable .to be overcome by a military demonstration, the administration capitulates, and the outs' take the place of the ins. - It Is often the - only way of changing the administration, because the ins have the military and can carry -elections to suit themselves. Baltimore American. ' The Old Man's Retort. "You don't have any ruins in tMs blawsted country, said the British Scion to his future father-in-law. fNo," said the old man, "we don't. And you "won't have any left in Eng land if your fcoble army of titled pau pers can marry enough rich Yanlta girls to put new roofs on your old cza- lies. eievej22dI32aJDaIer. OUR INDUSTRIAL ISSUE. Some of the Nice Things The PresssfTfce State Hit Said. Littleton News-Reporter: We ars in receipt of Industrial Issue of The Kws- ton Pbsb Press of September 2nd. II is a handsomely gotten up 86 page pa per; and does credit to its able managers as well as those who have contributed to its success. , E. City News: The current commercial edition of Tub Kinston Fbee Pkess is before us. It is neatly gotten op, pro fusely illustrated, and truthfully points out the many advantages for Investment in this thriving little city.KInston is in the midst of the tobacco belt, is doing a large manufacturing and mercantile bus iness, and The Free Press, in the hands of such an enterprising publisher as W.S. Herbert, with his corps of assistants, lets the world know it. , : ' Raleigh Post: It seemingly a little late we are none the less sincere in congratu lating our friends of The, Kinston Free Press upon the truly admirable piece of work recently issued by them as an In dustrial Edition of their paper. The pre paration of the matter which filled its pages descriptive' of. the town, business enterprises and' business men, social, religious, educationally and county pub lic buildings and institutions, was excel len tly done as the mechanical work was admirable, all displaying ability, goo dtaste and skill. On the whole the publication was a revelation to those of us who have had no opportunity of per sonally witnessing the rapid development of that town and section. And too much credit cannot be given the public-spirited editor and publishers of ' The Free Press, whose daily , edition i would do credit to much larger communities. - The Post sends greeting, with best wishes for Free Press, its editor, its progressive town and Bection. , Candidates For Office. Wilmington Messenger. 1 ' From a recent publication we learn that the number of senatorial self-sacrificing patriots who are willing to sit in Marian Butler's seat, is unusually large. But considering alt things it may be a matter for surprise that 'the' number is not greater To be a U. S. senator with $5,000 a year is not "to be grinned at," especially as ' the effort to make end's meet each year is becoming more difficult wi th the . passing , years, j And then, let it be borne in mind .Americans naturally take to office as a child to its mother's milk, and like the titles and the court paid by snobs and , office hunters. The list is not yet complete perhaps but at present the following names appear among candidates : -, Chairman F.M, Simmons, Gen. Julian Sv Carr, ex Thomas J. Jar vis, Josephus Daniels, Col, A; M.; Waddell, Frankf I .Osborne, R. B. Glenn, Locke; Craig, and, possibly others. . The self-racrificers who may be persauded to be a candidate foru Qover; nor, if solicited by the State Convention, are said also to be numerou. They are given up-to-date as Charles' B. Ay cock; H.M. Justice. Lock Craig; Robert D. Gilmer, E.tW4; Pofl. Franlc; I. , Osborne, Charles M. Busbee, ex-Chairman Smith, ex-Chairman Manly, and bur townsman, Col. Waddell, is named also for the place. He will hardly be a candidate for both places. , . There will be probably other aspirants in the field in the course of the next six months. - You know as a gener al rule that wherever there: is a Barkis he "Is willing." - : National Leaans Barnes. TCESDAT. Philadelphia, 13; Cleveland, 0. Second game Philadelphia, 8; Cleveland, 4. - Washington, 7; Cincinnati, 8. Second game Washington, 5; Cincinnati, -4 . irooKijn, ii, ruiBuurg, o. Baltimore, 3; Louisville, 5. New York, 5; Chicago, 12. Second game New York, 6; Chicago. 5. . I The roiver ot the Whale. , If the whale knew its own power, It could easily destroy all the maenmery which the art of man could devise for catching blin. It would only be neccs sarv for him to swim on the surface In a straleht Hue In hrder to break the thickest rope, but Instead, oh being struck, by the harpoon, he obeys a nat ural Instinct, which, in this instance betrars him to his death. Not having an air bladder, he can sink to the lowest depths of the ocean, and, mistaking the harpoon for the teeth of a swordfish, or a snarK, ne in stantlv descends, this being his man ner of freeing himself from these ene mies, who cannot bear the pressure of a deep ocean, and from descending and ascending in small space ne tnus puts himself in the power of the whaler. If we include the pressure of the atmosDhere. a body at the depth of 100 feet would sustain that of 00 pounds on the square Inch, while one at 4,uw feet, a depth by no means consider able, would be exposed to a pressure of 1,830 pounds. We need not, therefore. feel surprised that on the foundering of a ship at sea, though Its timbers Dart, not a snar floats to the surface. for if the hull has' sunk to a great depth all that Is porous is penetratea with water or is greatly compressed. Omaha World-Heralds - , The Tide Baa Away. The humorist had been tied hand and foot and lashed to a pile that pro jected a dozen or more feet above the water at low tide. He had dared to perpetrate an orig inal joke, and the Paragraphers' Amal gamated union had decreed his death. In vain ha wriggled. : the cruel waters were rising beneath nun. The tide) was coming in. 'Tm afraid, he murmured as he looked dotfn and noticed that the little .wares were lapping at bis shoe 'Tm afraid that one tied will not affect the other." And t he laughed harshly. "Anyway," he added a moment later, 'I'll stick to my post." , . : ). The tide rose faster. It -was at his knee, his waist, his elbow, his neck I Just a.9 it reached his chin he gave one final glance ncross the sparkling waves and muttered: "Well. It seems to be up to me now." Whereupon the tide turned and ran OUt. v . : .. . lie was ' saved. Cleveland , Plain Dealer. Flower tinder Artlflclnl Light, -h Nearly all flowers In which there is a notable proportion of blue are unat tractive when seen under artificial light. Hence purple and lilac flowers do not " usually look well at night. though there are exceptions owing to the Intensity of '- the red In some pur ples, which comes out well at night and (Causes them to appear "as crim sons. X f Yellows, In. variably ' , lose hril. liancy, and pale yellows become bad whites under gaslights, but reds . and crimsons and all shades of pink and white-retain their 'beauty, and, as a rule; green lea ves aid "pleasing under any light-f'a --f t V Their Appreciation. ...The barnstorming crew had not eat en for two days and, two nights. Sud denly jthe ' eldest soubrette i appears with a quantity of eggs " " - A, "Where did youget them?" breath lessly inquired the heavy man. i , "I got. them for a mere song" she replied. And it was even so. I She fur nished the song and the audience, fur nished the eggs.-k3hicago News. Ji H.iS. ParaowxlcaU' . ' - "Doctor," said the patient who runs to useless philosophical contempla tions, "ague, it appears to me, is one of nature's contradictions. " -now sor, "It gives you the shake and yet it stays right with you." Detroit Free Press. -7 ' ' ' ' - ' . : ' : -,- f,V Ovt of HI Slsht.' - .";': "Get outr commanded her father. Don't let me ever see you here again. "Very well," replied the confident young man. "Tour daughter can tell you the nights I am to call, and you can arrange to be out until I leave.' Philadelphia North American. , 0 Matters of Interest Condensed Into Brief Paragraphs. III III A LITTLE ABOUT MAIIY TNIHOS Tne Pith of the World's Mews Thst Might Interest Onr Readers. Some Is Fresh, SomeJMay Be "Salty," Bnt Not Spoilt McQovern whipped Palmer yesterday at New York for the light-weight cham pionship of the world, and a f 10,000 purse. An insane man caused a panic in a church in Huron, Ind. As the minister began praying be began shooting out the lights. A syndicate In Chicago has offered Dreyfus 4,000 a night for fifty nights, or 200,000 to come to. America and lecture, in case be is released. , , ' ,. . 1 A dispatch from Manila says the may or Of Imus has disappeared, and it is supposed he joined the rebels on the v promise of receiving a generalship. He was a colonel in the insurrection of 1897. While 20 men were unloading a car of Bteel rails on the Cumberland Valley rail- . road, near Newville, Pa., Tuesday, a bolt broke underneath the car, upsetting it on the men. One was killed and five Injured, j some of the latter fatally. The judgeBof the Dreyfus court martial have, by mutual agreement, expressed to the president of the republic, through Gen. Lucas, the, commander of the army corps at Rennes, their sincere desire that Drey fus would not be submitted to a fr-sh degradation. . t Abraham Stringley died recently in Missouri, aged 93. He never gave a note, never took a dose of , medicine from a physician, and never voted anything but a Democratic ticket. He voted for every Domocrat candidate for the presidency' from Jackson to Bryan. i . ! A crowd of whites, full of whiskey, went to a negro camp-meeting in Lancaster county, S.C., Monday night, and fired in to a crowded church. The negroes re turned the fire and the whites scattered. Two whites and a number of negroes were seriously wounded. BLACKBURN AND 60EBEL SPLIT,' Brysn, Altgetd and Stone Agree Not ts Speak for the Regular Ticket. Louisville, Sept. 12. Senator Black burn has withdrawn from active particl pation in the Qoebef campaign, and the breach between Goebel and Blackburn is pronounced. Blackburn spoke today, but confined himself to national issues. - A bombshell was exploded among the Goebelites tonight whenit was announced that Altgeld, Bryan and Stone had reach ed an amicable understanding and had agreed not to speak for Goebel In Ken tucky. All will champion Blackburn's election to the senate, Altgeld agrees not to come to Kentucky to support Brown if this pledge is kept. . Bryan is, said to be open in his belief that Goebel is in the McLean conspiracy to defeat him, and Blackburn has proof that Goebel has made a compact with Carlisle to defeat him. . ' Rubber Stamps, Seals, Eto. . The Fbek Peess has 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 quovi low prices on rubber stamps of all kinds, check perforators, corporation and iov ry public seals, steel stamps, stencils, etc. TIprrflTit. tnh nrintinir is turned out at The Fiuub Peess office, at lo w prices.
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