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THE PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING EXCEPT SUNDKY, Vol. II No. 122. KINSTON, N. 0., MONDAY, (DECEMBER 18, 1899. Price Two Cents. GElHi (IPS. j Matters of Interest Condensed Into Brief Paragraphs. Gen. Leonard Wood, the new governor general of Cuba, sailed for Cuba Satur- day. 4 -."V The ; national Republican convention has been called to meet at Philadelphia on June 19, 1900. ' The distress in the famine-stricken dis tricts of India is becoming acute. About 2,250,000 persons have received relief. Fire at Laurel, Md., Friday, destroyed 12 buildings, causing a loss of , f 12,000 to $14,000, mostly covered by insurance, The truckers of eastern Virginia are deeply concerned over the threatened m vasion of the American markets by the products of our new tropical colonies. The central building of the public school system at Savannah, Ga., was burned Saturday. Loss, f 75,000; insur ance. 140.000. Fire said to be incen diary. At Eatonton. Ga., Friday, the 9-year- old son of Mr. Joe Robinson was badly torn by a mad dog. ' With his father be left for the Pasteur institute at Baltimore Saturday. : ' , " J ijy :f t i l Mr. Henry C. Landis, secretary bf the .Baltimore board of trade, and one bf the . 'most prominent insurance men of that "city, committed suicide Friday, in a fit of insanity, caused by Hi health.' " Charles E. Macrum, late United States consul at Pretoria, left for New York Sat urday. December loth. Mr. w; Stanley Hollis, the U. S. consul at Lourenzo Mar- . ques. will assume the duties oi ,jnr. Ma- cram's office until the arrival of the lat ter's successor. . . . Plans have been perfected for the erec tion in Tamoa. Fla.i of a big sugar mill and refinery. It is the intention of . the men behind the enterprise to make Tampa not only the. market for the sugarcane of Florida, but to bring the crude article from Cuba and refine it. ; ; - It is understood that the government intends appropriating a reservation one mile square at Cape Henry and erecting thereon one of the most powerful ions m the world. A corps oi engineers nas ai ready made the preliminary surveys. Thje channel runs close to Cape Henry and powerful guns will protect the harbors of Norfolk. Newport JNew, Washington Baltimore and Richmond. It is claimed that the navy yard at Norfolk and 'the . ship-building interests at Newport News and Richmond are in need of such protec tion. . :'-. ':' The investigation of the rights of for mer Senator Quay, of Pennsylvania, to a seat in the senate by appointment of the governor of Pennsylvania,; was Degun on Saturday by tbo senate committee cm privileges and elections. The hearing was purely a legal argument on the right of the governor in the circumstances which . arose in the case of Mr. Quay, i The only , question involved is as to the right of a governor to appoint when the legislature , has failed to elect If the Republicans seat Quay, they will do so contrary ta prece- uenis m similar cusos, Tlease don't go In there. That's the growlery, and It's occupied." It was a young West Philadelphia matron who made the remark as she was showing a friend through her new home. "The growlery!" repeated the other. "What's that? Not where you rush the growler, I hope?" This was said In a jocular spirit, and the visitor was rather staggered by the reply. "That's It exactly; where we rush the growler, although perhaps not In the way you fancy. You see, my husband Is an occasional sufferer from Indiges tlon, which doesn't Improve his temper, and there are also times when my own temper I tell you this In confidence Is not of the best. Well, when we moved out here and had more rooms la the house than we actually needed hit upon the, plan of setting aside one as a place of solitary retirement, where we could go and be alone when either of us felt our temper getting the best of us. I have called It the growlery because we can lock ourselves in there and growl to our hearts' content until we have quite recovered. We both avail ourselves Of it, and I think it's very good idea. George is In there now, and I wouldn't disturb him for the world." Philadelphia Record. France 'Willard' Emptr Pane. It , was characteristic of ; the late Frances Willard that she never had any money Miss Gordon attended to tier finances, and it was found on the whole best to leave Miss Willard's purse empty, because If she started out in the morning with a full pocket book she came back penniless in 'the evening. , One night she told In her in lmitable Way of .having gone to Cm cago and reached Rest Cottage again n the capital of a postage stamp. At the station She turned her pockets out, but not a bit of change was to be found. She had forgotten all about it. fWhat am ) to do about it r slie asked the agent perplexedly. "Anna is out, 1 think, and I haven't a cent of money.'' "I'll give you a ticket; Miss Willard," said the clerk. "When I got into the bus I remem bered again." she said, "and told the driver, "I think I'll have to walk, for haven't any money." "Oh, that's all right, Miss Willard," said the driver. And so all day, greatly to her amuse ment, she went on getting in debt to the railroads, cabmen and restaurants. Chicago Inter Ocean.. BIG- . FAILURE IN NEW ,YORK. ' Produce Exchange Trust Goi Closes . . Its Doors. DYer,$8C)0fr00p,Tpjia- bilities. New York, Dec. 18. The Produce Ex- change Trust company has closed its . doors, it is stated, for the purpose of an examination and 'adjustment pf claims. ; There are ample assets to meet all Jiabw- , ties." h V - ' t r;1 ! 4 -: 4 Assets: Cash on hand and in hanks, 11,145,000; city bonds and demand notes, $4,000,000; other bills receivable j and syndicate loans, $o.2o0,000. ? C Liabilities: Capital and surplus,? 5,000,- i 000; individual deposits, . $3,000,000; . trust funds, f 210,000. Free of Charge. ) ' ; i Any adult suffering from a cold settled I on the breast, bronchitis, throat or lung trouDies oi any nature, who will call at Temple-Marston Drug Co.,will be present ed with a sample bottle of Boschee's German Syrup, free of charge., Only one bottle given to one person, and none to children without ordertrom parents. No throat or lung remedy ever had such a sale as Boschee's German Syrup in all parts of the civilized world. Twenty years ago minions oi ootnes were given away, and your druggists will tell you its success was marvelous. It is really tne oniy unroaf ana JLung liemedy generally endorsed by physicians. One 75 cents bottle wiU cure or prove its value, bold by dealers in all civilized countries. " ' Re Did) a Cut. In a rural community In one of the middle states dwelt a man who made a vow in 1850 that he would wear his hair and beard untrlmmed until John O. Fremont should be elected president of the United States. He kept that vow for 40 years, at the end of which time he had nearly a half bushel of hair on his head and face. Then,; coming to the conclusion, to ward which his mind had been gradu ally working for a long time, that Gen eral Fremont's death In the interval had practically absolved him from his Vow, he decided to have his hair cut and his beard shaved off clean. v On his next visit to the county seat he went to a barber shop and was soon relieved of the, hirsute burden he had carried for four decades. "TTnw .trtnrh?" lift slrp1. ' Have J to charge you half a dollar for that Job,' said the barber, looking at the mass that lay on the floor. 'Half a dollar!" he gasped. "Don't J get anything for the hair?" Youth's Companion. , Confuting an Impossibility. 'I want to see Mrs. Smythe," Aie visitor. You can't," said the servant has the toothache." You must be mistaken," the replied.' "Iim her dentist, and I her teeth here In this package." Cath lie Standard and Times. -; said "She man have ' Spanish Courtesy. In the Spanish Bibles and ' prayer books the name of the Saviour and those of the saints are nlvayg printed with the title "senor" (mister) before them, as Mr. John the Baptist, Mr. Saint Paul, Mr. Saint Matthew, etc Chicago Record. fiULLER MREPDLSED Gen. Buller Abandons Eleven Guns ....... , , V i ; , At Tugela River to the Vlotorlous Boers. Perilous Position at Lady sznlth. Buller Lost 1,097 Men. London, Dec. 16.-12:47 a. m. The war office has received a dispatch an nouncing that Gen. Buller has met with a serious reverse, losing. 11 guns. Gen. Buller "was attempting to cross the Tugela river. Finding it impossible to effect his object, he ordered a retire ment in order to avoid greater losses. The news of Gen. Buller's reverse was received so late that morning newspaper comment today is confined to perfunctory expressions of extremo regret and disap pointment, and of the necessity for calm ness and redoubled efforts to retrieve the position. This latest -check Is regarded as the most serious event in Great Brit ain's military history since the Indian mutiny. It is expected that Ge. Buller will be able to renew the attack shortly, though it is somewhat doubtful. If he is not able to renew the attack the British gen erals will be compelled, for another fort- 1 . jT . j 1 1 mguh or more, w - remain pracwcany on the defensive. --v v. The latest dispatches indicate the con tinned bombardment of LadyBmith, whose position is now perilous. The war office, on receiptor the news oi Buller s reverses, decided to mobilize stil another division and to replace the losses of artillery. The necessary reinforcements will be hurried off as speedily as possible. Fifteen transports are due to arrive at tape Town between December 17th and January 18th, with about 15,000 troops of ail arms. LIST OF BRITISH PRISONERS. LATER NEWS. Buller Lost l,097Men. At Magers fontein the Loss Was 063. London, Dec. 16. Gen. Buller reports to the war office that his losses in yester day' engagement were: Killed, 82: wounded, 667; missing, 338; ar total o! 1,097. V;-.V--::' vji m The revised list of the British casual ties at the battle of Magersfonteiri shows the total to be 963, of .which number 70 were officers. " - Young Still Pursuing Filipinos. Washington, Dec. 15. The war de partment received a message today giv ing the latest developments in the situa tion in the Phillippines. The cablegram was as follows: 'Manila, Dec. 15, Batcheler, Twenty fourth infantry battalion, reports on 7th Instant, had an engagement at the iunc tion of Magat and Rio Grande Rivers, Isabella Province: enemy leaving four dead and five mortally wounded in trenches.: Our loss was one drowned and four wounded. ; Says he is in need of clothing, provisions and money. Will reach Tagnegaro, y uagayan I'rovmce shortly. Doubtless the navy relieved him yesterday. Four hundred and sev enty-five Spanish prisoners arrived this morning, among them .the sick at Vigan, numbering 120: Young at Banqui, northwestern Luzon, reports that his troops are still pursuing the. remnant of the insurgents,, who have twenty-three American prisoners in their possession. Country exceedingly rough. Our men without shoes still persistently pursuing. ew Spanish prisoners now m bands ' of insurgents, probably 1,000, mostly in south. Expect to effect their release in few ' days. Sergeant Alfred Roodwr Sixth infantry, ' twenty : soldiers and eighteen native police attacked 400 in surgents at Madrigal, Negros, this morn ing. No casualties.; Enemy's loss 28 killed and many wounded." ' Will Treat Them as Criminals. Washington, Dec. 15. Isolated bands bushwhacking insurgents who are caught by our forces in the Philippines are likely to be summarily dealt with. At. the cabinet meeting today the mat ter Was discussed at some length, and it was the general sentiment that the situ ation demanded vigorous treatment. As ong as the insurgents keep up a show of an army under a semblance of discipline, they will be treated as prisoners of war when captured, but when they degenerate into isolated bands of marauders, har rassing our forces by cold-blooded assas sinations, it is the judgment of the officers in command in the Philippines and of the president and members of the cabinet that the situation demands summary action. of The best iob printinsr. at lowest prices. is the only kind to be had at the Frek bess office. . Send us your work. v They .Will Be Furnished on Direo Application to Transvaal War Office. Washington, Dec. 16. Mr. Macrum United States consul at Pretoria, has ca bled the state department that the Trans vaal government has informed him that full reports will be given through the war office of the republic of the name and con dition of British prisoners when applied for by the British authorities. , Mr. Macrum preferred a request for in formation on this point some time ago. and was at first refused. Now, however, that the assent of the Boer government is given, it is noted that their response is not complete. They will not furnish Mr, Macrum himself with the information but oblige the British to make applica tion to the Boer war office. This is a small matter, but it is said may be indicative of an intention on the part of the Boers to force formal recogni tion of their independence in every official communication by the British govern ment. Belligerent Rights to the Boers. Washington, Dec. 16. Representative Biiizer, of New Yorfe, has introduced joint resolution declaring that a state o war exists in South Africa and according belligerent jrigbts to the Transvaal gov ernment. It closes with the .following paragraph: ; "The congress of the United States protest ana remonstrate against ; the barbarous manner in which the war , has been conducted by Great Britain, and the president is hereby authorized to take such steps as may be expedient, in his judgment, to secure an observance of the laws of war recognized by all . civ ilized nations, and bring about an hon orable peace." - ; Cotton Holding Up Well. New York; Dec. 16. Considering news of British reverses In the Transvaal and the financial situation in New York, th cotton market has acted extremely well, and with the slightest improvement in conditions named, will advance' sharply. The receipts are below the smallest esti mates,, andjthe crop, looks shorter than . .;. Hard on the Bnrfflar. " . "There Is a family io my town," said a Baltimore man, ' where - the children are all boys. ' TbejP are very rich? and each of the three, sons is m receipt or a liberal "allowance? but the 'inannei in which , theyVixpend it; and certain fof meir cuuraciensuus weiu p huuciuvc ly (and ; tersely described as possible the other day by Bob, the eldest one, in telling the story of a burglary that oc curred last summer at their country place. Bob is the oldest. Jack the sec ond and Albert the youngest son. . Bob. In telling the story, said: " He aldn't get very much, as some one of the servants thought he heard something about 3 and in going to In vestigate probably scared him off. but when we discovered the next morning that a burglar had visited us we natu rally took an account of stock. The only rooms in the house he had entered were those of. my two brothers and myself, and In each of them he had gone through' the clothes we had been wearing the ,day , before. Out of my clothes he got 10 cents, from Jack he got nothing, and In going through Bert's jeans he got In debt.' "New York Tribune. ' ' r An Old Timer. 1 A crowd of young men were seated In one of the steamboat offices in the city the other afternoon while an old steamboat veteran regaled them with stories about old times on the Missis sippi and reminiscences of old time cit izens. Ul -V:; y: .'-"'i -j "Did you know old Bill Jones ? ask ed one of the men, after the captain had ' finished relating how ! he ' ran ' a gantlet of Indians1 with his boat way back in the forties. .V. "'Member Bill Jones? Well, I guess did," replied the captain. "Let's see, he died Just after the war. Jle was a good old fellow too. I knew his father before he was married to Bill's moth er." - One of the boys thought the old man was doping" and by way of tripping him up on his dates asked, "Cap, how long have you been running on the riv er?" "v.: , .I'- "Who, me? Why, I started on the Mississippi when It was nuthln but a creek r'Atmnhls Scimitar, ' , STATE HEWS. Interesting North Carolina Itenm In Condensed Form. Mr. J. T. Couch, of Durham, has enter ed suit against the North Carolina R.' R. Co. for 120,000 damages for killing bis son, a brakemnn, killed while chaining a car whose drawheod had pulled out. ' The directors of the insano asylum at Goldeboro on Thurnday re-elected Dr, J. F. Miller superintendent for a term of six years. r-"V Daniel -Reid Was re elected stew. - and Mrs. B. .V. Smith was reelected matron. ' Goldfiboro cor. Messenger: Mr.' J. J. Street, of the building committee of the Pentecostal HolinePH church, has bought from Mess. If. Weil & Bros, the lot on the corner of William street and Park avenue, where at an early date the Holiness tab ernacle will bo erected. Greenville Reflector Dec. 10: This morning, while tinder the influence of ilquor. Paul Metrick cut a deep ' gash on his throat with a knife, lie was bleeding freely when he cam out on the street, and parties took him to Dr. Moye for his wound to be dressed. The wound is not a serious one- The secretary of the State board of health reports that the reason why the typhoid fever outbreak at the Normal and Industrial College, ,at Greensboro, - was confined ; entirely to the . boarding )Upils wan beeauHe water from an h ected well was used in the dining room, While water from a spring was used in other parts of the building. : Another noted ; convict has escaped from the penitentiary. Ilia ; name is , Wright and he belonged to a notorious band of safe-blowers and postoffice 'rob-: bers that were bagged in the southern states about two yearn ago. All of the gang, some dozen or fifteen in number, were sent to the penitentiary, and. all of them, with one exception, have escaped. ' Chatham county commissioners " haVe ordered compulsory vaccination in ' the western part of the county, where eight cases and one death of smallpox are re- r orted. It is the same old tale of a rov ng negro scattering this loathKomc lis- easej' a negro- having been aiiowi d to leave GreenHboro with a well devlopwl case going direct to hia homo in western Chatham. , In Wake county Friday the State treasurer got judgment for $ 3,864 and $ 1,000 penalty against Sheriff J. II. Pope, of Harriett, and his sureties for last year's taxes collected and not paid in the time prescribed. He also got judg ment for f 3,691 and $ 1,000 penalty against Sheriff Bryan Sturgill and sure ties, of Ahe, also for last year's taxes. -The treasurer nays he has had promise after promise to pay but only part has been paid.' ' LaptArthur Barnes, of JNorth Carolina, . was found dead in bin bed in Washington City Saturday morning. He seemed in his usual health the day before and ; his death is believed ' to have been due to heart disease. Capt. Barnes had been an assistant doorkeeper of the senate for ten years. He was a Democrat and had attended every Democratic national con vention since 18H0. He was a captain in the Confederate service during the civil war. He was about 65 years old. A sad affliction has invaded the home of Mr. John F. Leeper, of Gaston county. About four weeks ago Mr, Leeper's eldest son Alex Hoke, was bitten by a Collie dog, owned by Mr. W. C. Abernethy, of ' Mt. Holly. Nothing was thought of the occurrence until a lew days afterwards when the dog died with convulsions. Mr. Leeper brought his boy to Charlotte to the .niadstone and applied remedies' . that are usually resorted to in such caseh. The incident nad about passed out of the minds of the Leeper, family. Tuesday the boy was seized with con vulsions. ; Reason was immediately de throned and symptoms of the awful dis- . ease hydrophobia developed. Mr, Lee per at once sent for a physician who pronounced it a genuine case ' of hydro- -phobia. The child foamed at the mouth and the tongue was badly swollen. ' He could not bear the sight, of water. The boy was confined in a room and none of the family allowed to enter. " At times the unfortunate child barked like a dog and made other noiaea common to can ines. The boy died last weeK. COTTON MARKET. Big Drop in New York Future Mar ket Today. Spot cotton in Kinston today, 7 to At 1 o do?k today the report from New York showed a falling off of 30 Kointe January, 6.97: March, 7.10; ay, 7.18; June, 7.25, August 7.14.
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