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THE DAILY FR EE PRE PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING EXCEPT SUN DRY, Vol. II-No. 186. KINSTON, ST. 0., MONDAT, NOVEMBER 6, 1899. Price Two Cento. STATE NEWS. Interesting North Carolina Items In Condensed Form. The quarantine officer reports that cattle are dying of splenic fever in the western part or Cherokee county. At lAimberton last week Reuben Ross colored, was convicted or ; rape ana sentenced to be hung December 7th. T - ' In the divorce case of Mrs. Julia Buf- , faloe against Dr. A. J. Buffaloe last week at Raleigh the jury decided every issue In her favor. Neither party can marry . again, 4. ne pose was uiguiy Beiuiauuatv , State Treasurer Worth rules that the Eerson operating a cigar wheel, a music ox or any other slot machines in which ' J 1 A -1 .J. mere is any sore ui eieiueui ui uuceruuu ty as to return, must pay license tax . $100. s The Commonwealth says Scotland Neck is the largest Spanish peanut market in the world. ew peepie out ' : side of that section know of, the extent of the peanut raising industry m North , vitruiuiu. ' - . ' The Lexington Dispatch has reliable information that the postmasters Davidson county, who make a salary o! 1 from $10 to $25, have been called upon : to contribute to the Ohio Republican - campaign fund. Charges have been preferred " against Prof. Chas. L. Coon, superintendent o: Salisbury graded schools. The principal charge is that Prof. Coon ridiculed such m .- j i . . rfAi m r 1 DOOK8 oi xne uia Testament; as uaniei . and Jonah before the pupils of his school The steamer Catherine Whiting, bound for New York, laden with lumber, went ashore near Frying Pan Shoals Monday - afternoon of last week ; She is a total loss and was valued at 120,000. The crew of 19 men drifted ashore on the pilot house and were all saved. Raleigh, cor Charlotte Observer: ; The state treasurer was sent a few days ago a bottle of "Plantation Bitters." with request that it be analyzed to see whether it was not reauy a strong intoxicant The state chemist finds that 28 per cent. of it is alcohol;; whiskey containing only 50 per cent. The bitters will therefore be barred from sale in North Carolina, Arrests of sellers are likely to result. ' Durham Herald: The colored fair held in Raleigh last week is spoken of in very complimentary terms by the press o: that city. . The displays in all depart ments are said to have been i highly creditable and showed the progress that is being made by the race in this State. In their fair, as in all other worthy pro jects, the colored people have received , all the assistance asked for or desired from the whites. Tarboro Southerner: The mill at Shi loh was stopped by eels, . They were making their way from the mill pond to the river and were caught in the turbine wheel. The small ones passed through without difficulty. Some of the larger ones were cut in pieces in the attempt and finally so many large ones found their way into the wheel at the same time that ' it stopped turning. Some were as large as a man's wrist. . . y Canlw hy n Clever Doctor. A ccrtaiu Dr. Stephen Peabody of Cambridge Center had , a fine melon yard, -so' tin story goes, and onp morn ing be found that his melons had all been - stolen and the : vines piled up near the middle of the yard. But near the heap of vines tie picked up a gold watch key and a seal. These he laid - away, anil at the hotel, some three miles distant, he posted a little paper, which read: . ' - NOTICE. Found, on Tiursilay last, a little above Cambridge borough, a gold watch key anfl seal, I he owner can fceve It by proving prop erty and pajing charges. J , Stephen Peabodt. e In a few weeks a stout young man applied for the watch key, reporting i himself the unlucky loser. The key and ! seal were ught. forward, and the doctor said: "Is this your; property 1 Will you take your oath that these are your key and seal?" "Yes, yes; I will do that," . -Well," said the doctor, "that is all right, and now I want my pay for my melons." . Five dollars were handed over, and the young man begged for secrecy, but the doctor, with the money la his hand, declared that the incident was too good to keep to himself. Yenaczt HUtarlcal ll'-ilzs. Wbem Llaeola Died. And so the hours passed without per ceptible change In the president con dition and with only slight shifting of the scene around him. The testimony of those who had witnessed the mur der began to be taken In an adjoining room. Occasionally the figures at the bedside changed. Mrs. Lincoln came In at intervals, sobbing out her grief, and then was, led away. , This man went, another took, his place.. It was not until daylight that there came a perceptible change. Then the breath ing grew quieter, the face became more calm. - - ' . -. - The doctors at Lincoln's side knew that dissolution was near. Their bul letin o'f 0 o'clock read, "Pulse falling;" that of half past 0, "Still failing;" that of 7, "Symptoms of Immediate dissolu tion" and then at 22 minutes past 7, In the presence of his son. Secretaries Stanton, Welles and Usher, Attorney General Speed, Senator Sumner, Pri vate , Secretary HayijDr.iGurley,. his pastor, ! and several I physicians and friends, 'Abraham Lincoln dled,'-;,?;) There was a prayer, and then the solemn voice of Stanton broke the still ness, "Now he belongs to the ages." McClure's Magazine. Kins of Ethiopia and tbo Tx Formerly very little sufficed to enter tain Menelek, and ft Is even related that the first: sugar loaf which was presented to him caused him ecstasies of pleasure and that he and his con sort were discovered with that blessed product of civilization between them, licking It vigorously. But those good tlmesare past Europeans have brought him so many toys that he has become critical. When a new traveler Is an nounced, he awaits with Impatience the customary present, trying to find out beforehand whether It Is some thing new. In which case the audience Is speedily granted. lie Is much inter ested in: all machtaeryr which, Includ lng watches, .he Invariably takes to pieces. Sometimes he deigns to be pres ent at the unpacking of the traveler'f boxes and to appropriate any little ob ject ihat pleases him. Such Informal examinations amuse him vastly. "If I had not been a king," he remarks at times, "I chould like to have been a custom house officer." Vicomte de Ponclns In Nineteenth Century. Only Jar of It Kind. Horace Walpole tells a lively story of n old porcelain, vender, who had an exceedingly rare' and valuable jar on which lie set an almost fabulous price. Ot-.e hot summer ay slight volcanic shock, sjueb astue British isles occa sionally experience, jogged his house about his ears and split his porcelain vase. To an ordinary mind the accident would have been calamitous, ' but the china seller, rose superior to fortune. He douwod the price of. the article Im mediately and advertised It as "the only jar ln 'the world which had been cracked by an earthquake." Nothing very slow about that. Whether he got his money la not added, but he certain ly deserved It, ';',:: , ' v- Had Left For Part Unknown. w In a murder trial in Dallas the coun sel for, the defense was examining a venireman regarding his qualifications to serve. J The candidate admitted that he had once been 2 member of a Jury which tried a ceg for murder. It Is cot permissible m such cases to ask tha result of the tiial. t" the counsel said; v.; ; "Where la that negro now?" ; "I don't' knew.":5 was the reply. "The Hlirr!!? hangeI him' at the appointed tlie. ?4iw Notes. ,.c-t!-t Aitpoal. 4. ''. The uner.non uf ,-:L:ngIIsb speaking visitors ro the Milan cathedral is read ily attracted by the following notice which appears over an alms box: "Appele to Cliari tables. The Broth ers, so called, of Mercy ask slender arms for the nospitak They harbor all kinds of diseases and have no re spect to religion." If the Prussian conscription were sp iled In India. England would have 2,500,000 regular soUiers actually la tarracks, with 800, COO recru!t3 coniir. tp every year. BRITISH 111 A!f BOX: The Boers Completely Invest Lady smith, and it Is Difficult to Afford The British Any Belief. ' The Ar tillery Duel at Ladysmith Still in Progress. Lionaon, jnov. 4. me evacuation o! Uolenso is undoubtedly, a most serious matter for the British in Natal, as it not only testifies to the complete investment of Ladysmith by the Boers, . but makes the relief of Gen. Sir George Stewart White an extremely difficult operation. Colenso is the point where the railway from Jbadysmitn crosses the Tugelariver, which is now in flood. : The t6wn itself is of small importance. It is dominated by the hills on the north side ot the river. and so was untenable if the Boers have advanced, as they seem to have done: moreover, only a small naval -and colo nial force was stationed at Colenso. The serion8nessottheevacuation,however,lies in the fact that. Commandant Gen. . Jou bert, while completely investing , Sir George White - at iiadysmitb can seize this Tugela bridge and, if he has sufficient troops, can detach a force' and send . it southward on Pietermantsburg, and, in any case, by destroying the bridge and railway, can prevent any relief expedi tion reaching Sir George White for some time. , . i Military men optimistically predict that wen. Joubert will withdraw from Natai immediately on the entrance of Sir Red vers Buller's force into the Orange Free State, but the latter cannot be far on bis way for at least three or four weeks, and even then Gen. Joubert :; may not decide to intercept the British , on the Free State's open veldt, which would suit the British admirably, but be may wait un til the last moment and then to proceed by train back to Pretoria and take up strong defensive positions on the range of hills lying in front of Johannesburg ana Pretori. i, a-v -Thus Wen. j oubert mightTemain in iN a tal several weeks longer, endeavoring to force Sir George White into capitulation the destruction of the Tugela river bridge helping him by cutting off British reiiel. c; . ,: , x -.;U ; -t .;e. , ?. fp-x Moreover, another - iJoer lorce is re ported to have marched through Zulu land in the direction of - Durban, and already to have reached the Natal fron tier. Thus it will be seen the position in Natal, taking into consideration a pos sible uprising of the disaffected Dutch is most disquieting, and, in fact, moy be described as critical. British reinforce ments in any number cannot reach Dur- ban before the end of next week. A special from Ladysmith, dated No vember '2d, morning, says: : , "During : the 5 night the Boers moved closer to the British positions: and mounted guns - in fresh places. Mean while the jiaval guns have been moved to more favorable positions near" the town and commanding some of the Boer bat teries. "At 0 o'clock this morning Gen. White ordered the bombardment of the enemy and the blue jackets opened the ball. The Boers replied vigorously. : They fired straight and some oi the iintieh were hit. A terrible artillery duel has been pro ceeding for over three hours. So far "the naval guns are the only ones that have engaged the enemy. V London, Nov. 4. Another special dis patch from Ladysmith, bearing date of JNovember 2nd says: ; "The artillery duel is proceeding splen didly. The British guns are firing three " A special dispatch from Cape Town. dated November 2nd, says the Boers oc cupied Colesburg, Cape Colony, on Wed nesday, meeting with no resistance from the local police, who yielded to superior IOree. ' -.-'..:- The sailing of transports for- South Africa, loaded with troops, is now an event of daily occurrence, but the depart ure ox the steamer Kildonon Castle from Southampton last evening merits notice. She is the largest troopship in the world and has more than 3,000 souls onboard, with their kits and weapons, balloons, bridge pontoons, machine guns, ammu nition, wagons and hundreds of thous ands of other artillery necessaries. Murder in Green County. - Saturday night Charlie Bond 6hot and instantly killed Hymbrick SuSS near Mr. Henry FrizzpU's home, about six miles from Enow Hill. The men are crrrrocs, and were pain- tlir.T. They bad a dispute wbn Bond shot F:'sm the left trap!; with a pis tol, kil... 'Lira instantly. Bond-has es- carei. TAXING TOBACCO BUYERS. Mr. C. D. Ray Writes a Communi : cation In Which He Says the Town Authorities are Ungrateful and the Tax Unjust The Tobac co Section Should Have Fire Pro tection. The writer makes it his business to try to attend to his own affairs and let oth ers do the same, but when disturbed in this peaceful privilege which he has ever before enjoyed, he feels that it is his priv ilege to protest. He .is not opposed to taxation when the burdens are justly dis tributed. He is not opposed to being taxed to carry on his business, if by so being taxed, commensurate advantage to his business is promulgated. He is noteo much opposed to being unjustly taxed as he is to the principle of such taxation He happens to be a tobacco buyer, the thing which in time past, was so severely hated by a number of the citizens of this town, which hatred still seems to linger, judging from the action of the city alder men who are supposed to voice the senti ments of their constituency, but who, we are warranted in saying, have not done so, lacking the endorsement of the ma jor ity of the good citizens of this town; not all of then) outside of this board in the matter particularly referred to in this article. The writer can see the advantage of privilege taxation to the man who runs a public dray or who holds the position of public crier excluding all others, or who in any business is protected against competitors in the same business. Were I in such a business I would, from a per sonal standpoint, - favor such tax ation; but i as a s tobacco buyer, I can not see wherein advantage comes to me as return for this tax of $10 I am expected to pay in addition to the gov ernment tax of $24 per annum imposed upon leaf 'tobacco dealers, and the dues I have to pay to maintain our Board of Trade. No, !"City Dads," your loyalty to us in this matter is not solicited. We are sat isfied if you will only let us, who are resi dents of your town, pay bur proportion of the taxes as you and others do. The writer has been loyal to you. and you should be even so to him. Though he was not living in your town, on one oc casion, in anticipation of casting his lot with you, he sent an abstract list of the bit of property of which be was possessed for taxation to the authorities in your town by mail. He has had the interest of the town at heart, and while he is not personally benefitted, he was in favor of the prided graded schools which have been established in part by his vote. He also has the interest of the tobacco mar. ket at heart, which is now conceded to be a mighty impetus to the progress of the town, as since its advent the ham mer, I whose voice had been forgotten, is heard in every direction, and new build, in era are sDrinirinflr ud here and there al over the town as evidence of benefits for which you seem ungrateful, and which vou do not seem to recognize. Invite other tobacco buyers to this market, who would really be additional strength to the present corps of buyers, and he will raise no objections, but will rather join you in the invitation, and he feels that this is an expression of the feelings of his fellow buyers. So 'your action in this matter is no protection to us we will inform you, if this be your primary object in taxing us. we have only to be con vinced that this is just, and we will pay the tax with a good grace, though some of us do not, make this amount above our living. At the same time it is a fact that you are also doing business in this town, and you enouia measure to your selves the cup you hand to us. , But some of you -who are engaged in the liquor traffic will say".' ''We are taxed." Vou are clever men personally, but your busi ness is a menace to the town, and if the authorities , would see to it that your business were taxed out of existence, and you permitted to engage in other pur suits whereby you would not be the in struments of wrecking the good homes of our community, they would do better than to pounce upon us who are engaged in a more respectable business. a In this connection. I cannot forbear to refer to the absence of protection to the tobacco section in case oi fire lor which we have so long been pleading, and to the fact that the electric light service does not extend to this section; besides the writer himself has had occasion more than once to complain to the authorities for neglect about his own premises. Thins-s that are legal are not always just or right. CD. Ray. Take Roberts Tastlelees 25cChill Tonic Cvery bottle guaranteed .No cur, no fhv. t or pa'H WDoiaie anu reiau vj J. K. Hood. THnpl-Maiton Dreg Co., and Henry Dunn. j GENERAL HEWS. Matters of Interest Condensed Into Brief Paragraphs. Sharkey had two ribs broken In his fight with Jeffries Friday nighf . Kansas City, Mo'., hud a $200,000 fire in a dry goods house early Sunday morn ing. ' . . A twenty-four pound meteor which re cently fell in Indiana, is said by experts to be compos) of 00 per cent, of nickel and iron with a trace of silver. It is asserted in Washington that the United States has demanded of France Germany and Russia written assurances of the maintenance of an "open door" in China.' 1 , ; There have been killing fronts through out Louisana and Texas during the past few days. Yellow fever is -aid to be prac tically extinct and all quarantines have been raised. The landing stage of a ferry boat at Antwerp, Belgium, broke in two Friday. The stage was crowded and many people fell into the water, 85 of whom were drowned, and 50 in jured. - Judge Reagan, of Texas, the only sur viving member of the Confederate cabinet, has accepted the invitatiou to unveil the monument to Jefferson Djivis in Rich mond Thursday, Nov. 0. ; Nearly $400,000 aud posmibly several lijes represent the cont of tire that nearly consumed the AmericHU Steel and Wire Co. ' plant at Waukegaii, 111., Sat urday. Unconfirmed reports place the number of men who peritditd at from two to eleven. A. A. Powell, an oil uierchantof Macon, Ga., was found Friday dead in his tied with his head crushed to u jflly. Mr. Powell lived by himself . in a room over his store and had been murdered appar ently while he slept. Th cause of the killing is shrouded in myt ry, The fact that a considerable aiuouu t o! : money" was found in his pockets tends ; to dis credit the theory of robbery. The. police up to this time appear to be completely baffled. . Powell went to Georgia m veral years ago from North Carolina. RAILROADS WIN. . - Judge Sixnonton Bays the Corpora : tion Commission Hag No Right to Tax Them. Raleigh, Nov. 4.United States Judge Simonton today filed his decision in the office of Circuit Clerk N. J. Riddick, here in the petition of the various railroad companies in the State for an injunction against Mess, v McNeil, Rogers and Bcddingfield, constituting the ' North Carolina' corporation commission, ; and the State officials. Nine railroads in the State filed petitions with JudgeSimonton asking for ah injunction to prevent the corporation from ; certifying the 1899 assessment of railroad property , to the State auditor and State treasurer and prevent the auditor and treasurer from collecting taxes on the 1899 awepsment and cpuiuianding that the railroad as sessment of 1897 stand, and that the companies petitioning pay taxes on the 1897 assessment. JudgeSimonton, it will be seen, de cided the nine cases in favor of the rail roads. ! It will be remembered: that the : 1899 assessment of , railroad property . exceeded the assessment of 1897 by over $10,000,000. This was one of the most important cases ever heard in North Carolina: It was argued in Asheville last Septempter. " . The following were the railroads which' prayed forthis injunction, granted today, making the assessment of 1897 stand: Southern railway, Carolina Central,1 Raleigh & Augusta Air Line, Raleigh & Gaston, Seaboard & Roanoke, Roanoke & Tar River, Wilmington & Weldon, Norfolk & Carolina, Atlantic & North Carolina. . V . Judge Simonton decided one point only. He held that the legislature failed to confer the taxing power ontho corpo ration commission. He did not pass upon the merita of the controversy whether railroad property is relatively assessed too high -at all. - Roberts' Is the c&lll Tonic vou wart brans it Cures. 2,'o a bottle. No cure, do pay. Pleasant Tea Florida orauee. Wholesale and retail tr ampU-lIar8ton Drug Co., J. E. Ileod ana Henry Dana. The Feeb Press carries a lanre stock of papers and envelopes cf all forts, suij ableforall kinds of pristir.-r. TLeare purposed ia Iar,9 quantities, at lowest casa prices, enaoiins us to do joa pnet ing at low prices.
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