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Y THE DAILY lv J llq X JUL JUL 1 1 Wfi f.trmS. O PUBLISHED.-EiZBRY EVENING EXCEPT SUNDRY. IT No. 246; KINSXON; N. 0M THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1,900. Price Two Gents. TT STATE -NESr j testing North Carolina Items In Condensed Form. ht, has filed a voluntary bankruptcy' riSn - -n.r- - ,(0. Shearin ia to succeed Lewis Sum 1 as supervisor bt the) Northampton rantiary xarm. lvowiana, a prominent mer- t of Rocky Mount, died Monday ft of injuries received last week while hg to stop a runaway team le first shipment of North Carolina pits for Paris was made Tuesday to imore, where , the United States sport Prairie will receive them. wbern Journal, 18th: The first of shad were on the streets yester and were offered for sale at 50 cents .e for bucks and 75 cents for roe, . JV.-Davis.-ari engineer on the South ailway. was killed between Green- , js. u.,and roccoa, wa., Wednesday railroad accident, lie formerly lived aleigh. , R. H. Lewis, the secretary f the te board oi health, , declares that tlpox is much "more' prevalent in Tin tv than last. Toar and Unless prompt and vigorous meaS i are taken to enforce compulsory jination in the towns , and counties disease will spread to much greater Sortions. A; e Graham Gleaner says that an aged ired woman named - Louisa . Bowden j lived alone about 'Mve miles froth apahaw, Alamance county, was ned in her house two weeks, ago last it. The light wasseen by neighbors; upon examination the next 'day the ise (or cabin) was found consumed a her charred bones in the vunonlder I embers.;- "a; --v.:.,.. . Ireenville Reflector: - Mr. E; B. Ficklen Jnt out bunting with a party of friends esday, vljybile the'crowfl;v weresepari' id and could wfr ee each-other Mr. It. Moye shot: at a hird. Mr; Ficklen ppened to be in range of the gun and p oi the shot struck him, in . the corner the left eye,' hurting him ; fight "pain- y. niHW ue uoijeu me raiary tviu t seriously, affect his eye. ewis Jbuchanan, while working in a lea mine about eight miles from TOBACCO GROWERS Organize at Raleigh to Fight The Trust They Plan to Fight .The Devil With Fire! An Enthusiastic Convention. Raleigh, Jan. 18. Over 100 of North Carolina's leading tobacco growers, rep resenting the entire tobacco raising in dustry of the State, met last night in Metropolitan Hall and effected a per manent organization for their protection against the evils worked by the tobacco trust. , The plan of Mr. J. F. Jordan, of Greensboro, was adopted, and the farm era of North Carolina have taken the first step toward independence and prosperity. The meeting was largely attended and very enthusiastic. On motion, Mr. J. B. Phillips, chairman of the committee on organization, read the report of that committee. The report was to the effect that, owing to the ruinous effect on prices brought about by the trusts, it had been thought essential for: the Jarmers of North Carolina to organize for mutual protection. The organization shall be called the Tobacco Growers association of North Carolina The following officers were elected: President J. Bryan Grimes, of Pitt. Vice president Capt. John B. Phillips. oi Mash. r " SecretaryT. B. Parker, of Orange. ' Treasurer B. W. Upchurch, of Wake. .The following permanent committees were announced by the chair: Plans R. H. Ricks, of Nash: G. W Ford, of Franklin; W. J. Gfoome, of Guilford: W. B. Upchurch, of Wake: E. J Ragsdale, of Franklin; . R. A. P. Cooley, oi wash: A. w. Hoiden, or Urange. Resolutions R R. Cotton. F. W. Barnes, Di1. Freeman, W. E. Kennedy. James O.Pierce, C. W. Glide well, B. E, Marshall. Mr.' Jordan cave an outline of his nlan. He stated that he had recently attended a meeting of capitalists in New York city, and that Jhe could secure all the money necessary to carry but the plan. me pian embodies tne lormation oi a stock company with twenty-five direc tors, thirteen of which should be larmevs and representatives of the tobacco erow. inglntereste :'ef,''East ,Tennegef,'' North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. I The shares were to be placed atSlOeach, wj ue wKeu uy iue tanners, -wno wouia elect their own oflBcers. price1, their own tobacco, and, if the trust wanted' the weed, make it pay those prices. k Park, after loading a hole and wait-i Mid-Winter Festival of the Oolds br the time usually allowed for it to boro Choral SoeieW . Je, went hack and allowed for. it to was leaning over e charge, cleaning it out," when .it ex- pded and blew him to piece, ' half of b head being blown from bis -shoulders. pother man who ! was 3 working' - with nn was injured out not seriously, r i A special from Newbern sayB that negro ipremacy made an effort to manuest itK If once more in thafccity Wednesday.- A gro magistrate on Tuesday summoned gentleman to appear before him at 10 clock Wednesday morning to 'answer parges Drought by two other negroes. he news epi-pad like wild Ire, and by 0 'clo-.k itwas practically known byevery ne. Promptly at U:30 a committee aited on the negro magistrate, whose ame is Chapman, and informed him that j .would te unhealthy lor him to1 proceed hrther in the matter.' The negrp.,magi(t- rate saw tne point and maoe naste to ransier the case to a white magistrate. Another Fraud.W Greenville Reflector. ' Martin County, N. C, Jan. 17. Editob Reflectok: Look out in vokr own for more fraud J. irherd are "two nen.going tbrpugh fche co'uhtr- claiming a b.platingV!Biyerware,brf brazing; as ney sometimes ; caiuc. They taka block n ana melt it and dip the article in the elted metal and unit over, calling it ilver.i It will iiold about, a month or ta onrl .fovn ' nim Kin a1 A 11 owfinlAa frhey .get that have been silvert plated they dip in some kind of liqpiid that takes off every particle of , the , silver plating which they save and ship to New!York to sell. They have been known to ship f 25 worth at a time.. The men expert to reach ,your town today ort0tnorrpw; ' ; . Yours truly, J. II. Makes. I want to let the, people who suffer from rhemnatism and sciaticakhow tbat Char;berlain's Pain Balm ' relieved v me after 4 number of other medicines and a doctor, had failed. It 'is the best lini ment :I have ever , known of. J. A. Dodgex, .Alpharetta, Ga. v Thousands have been cured of rheumatidm by this remedy. One application relieves the pain. For sale by J. E. Hood. boro Choral Society. The 24th of this month Is the date of the Wid-Winter Festival of the Golds borb Choral Society. ?The programme is a very elaborate One and . this entertain ment will indeed be a very rare treat to all those who attend. The ' choruses have betftthaerthe','taretul: training1 of Mrs. GeoMRpyal, whose restitution' as a - condujtdrid-tv:iiiclr is widely knwh-and.insurea"fljii8hed wtrk. The society has been very fortunate ini :securing - Miss Emma Leinback, 'of Salem; as their vocal soloist, and Miss Gertrude Marion Potwin, of Raleigh, as violin soloist. " These are the5 best profes sional talent to be obtained in the State and probably Jn the south. Miss Lein back needs no introduction to the music I6ving people 61 the State for those so fortunate as to attend the May Festival given by this Society last May,' will remember her with much pleasure. Miss LPotwinyajmpil of the celebrated "Joa I chin'' is fa violinist of rare talent and exceptional ability. There will be reduced rates and a special train will be run from Netvbern to Goldaboro the afternoon of the f 24th, returriipgf the 'same evening' afte -the perfortnance. h ' 'r:- . fei An AttBied womaa.' H& woman who had an Arabic glass cup of the fourteenth century and did not know Its value took It to the Brit ish museum. After due consideration the, .expert, -to .her surprise. said that, thchigu'thd museum did not want It, It palht j be , worth $2,000. The woman shudderebecause she had been car rying In a. crowded London omnibus a bit of glass .worth so much iHoney and -It had miraculously escaped smashing. 'Finally, wanting money more than Arabian glass, she-cent, the Object to an auctioneer's, Fancy her amazement wnen, starting at $2,500, the Arabic' cup went by leaps and bounds and wasr finally knocked down for the nice sum' of $8,500. ! Actually the Arabic cup was worth: very. much . less, -but It so. happened tLat there were two rivals at the auc t'en. who bid against eacfiT other. FROM SOUTH AFRICA One of Gen. Methuen's Divisions Engages the Boers. The Boers at Rensburg Pound Away at the British With a Captured Gun, Which British Finally Silenced Reinforcements for French. Glass and Lamps. Modder River, Cape Colony,, Jan. 17. There was a demonstration in force, un der Gen. Methuen, yesterday; a division being engaged with the object of ascer taining the strength and disposition Of the Hoer force, and also in order to try to draw the Boers from Kimberly, where lately they have been active. The British discovered the Boers in great force and being reinforced' from the direction-of Jacobsdal. At 4:30 the artillery opened fire, the shells dropping in the Boer entrench ments with great precision. The attack was directed against the Boer left. . The firing continued until sunset, mostly with artil lery, although the guards oil the tigh t fired some long range volleys. The Boers reserved their fire until the British; were returning to camp in the darkness, when six shells followed them. There were no casualties among the British troops. A Battle With Cannon. : ; Rensburg, Cape Colony, Jan. lC.Tbe Boers opened an artillery duel this; morn ing, using a captured British lo-pounder, which the British gunners ultimately Silenced. The British kept up a search ing lire all day long on the Boer kbpies. and also dragged up another gun to the summit of Uole s kop. To Reixutoroe Fjench! ; London, 'Jaiu'lJ.The'"iws,r office has recei ved Jthe follotig jaispatch.,from iiora Jbert4,i?ati icape'owa,,an. 16th, eventegV.4-Ml.i.'.,)Vi'- JH "On the lth the Boers made a- deter; miuedtackfiiponen pofrt held by the New &alalidi'noutted riftesaiide) i-i!:detachmti6ithe,First ydrkshires;? At iykrhVT :'::The;tf3oers were repulsod,JiavJDg twenty killed. Their wounded estimated not les$ than fifty."., The attack ;was pra- cedea Dy a long range nre irora one !gun. ' "OtJierwisetnesituatioh is unchanged.? Gen. French's success, consoling to lthe British, is recognized as being. only:' a side issue;. The country ..is 'grateful to leamthat;the British losses in tbis en gagement were only it men killed . and five wounded. . ': -1 i The news that two transports with troops J have Nbeen '-ordered from (Jape Town to' Port'Elizabeth'ipdtcates that substantiatreiafbrcfements'ttre onv their way to Gen. French.' .-. ..-m.. LOOKS LIKE GOEBEL. i ; Court of Appeals Upholds Demo ; cratio Board and Downs Taylor. i Frankfort, Kyi", Jan. 16. The court of appeals, with a full bench sitting this morning, rendered a decision reinstating the injunction in the election contests case,!. The court, in a lengthy opinion1 by Judge Hazelrigg, upholds the old Dem ocratic board and'makes permanent the injunction against the board appointed by Gdf. Taylor. The court holds that the board composed of Poyntz, Fulton and Yonts is the legal board. Queer Carda of Slirevrd Lavryera. Nof all menfof the ltgal profession are content with1 the severe Inscrr tlon on their cards to which etiquette and .custom usually confine them. An Ohio Jawyer who makes a specialty 'of collections calls attention to this fact by a. novel device printed on bis cards and letter heads. On a great red splotch Intended to' represent a drop of blood are,f the wordfs. ."Claims collected In cold blood.- 'the ; capital ; "C. for the three Erst letter of' those words being of 'finfficlpnt size 6 encircle the. other words. - .; : ; . . " ' i ln.XIaryvIlle. Mo., a lawyer presents his portrait on his card, with the sug gestive imotto: "He that Is not wltb you'is agalnst yoiii' - fee me early." t1- A Scotch Scheme. Thp followliig'appeai's In a Glasgow j?4per. It would' be interesting to know. whether It has led to business.'" If so. the' supply of grand , pianos In Ecbtiana must be considerably' to' 'exeefes' of 'the demand. ' - , 'Lady baring -targe drawing ; room would gradly'st6re grantf piano In' re turn for use: references given." Lon don Troth. - . SPEED PROGRA1I Of the Ndwbern Fair, April 16th To 3 I Tuesday, April 17, 1000. 1.! Trotting to harness 3 class purso 1200; Alile heats. Best three m Ave. 2.J Running race purse 100 mile. Be6t twp in three. . ' Wednesday, April 18. .' 3. Trotting or pacing to harness 20 class purse . 1200. Mile beats. Best three in five. 4j Running race purse f 150 X mile. Best two in three. 5; Trotting1 ' to harness 8 class for horses owned 'in Craven county purse f 10V. Mile Heats. 1 Best three in five. - Thursday,' April 10. '6. Trottihgtti harness 2:18 class- purse 200. Mile heats, liest three in five; 7. Trotting "to harness 2:50 class- purse $20,; Mile heats. Best three in five'. v f'i'- 8; Running race purse $150- mile, Best two in three. 9i .Trotting or pacing to harness 2:80 class purse .$200. ' Mile' heats. Best three in five. 1 ' ! Friday, April 20. 10. Trotting to harness 2:40 class- purse. S200. .Mile heats. Best three m five1 ' ' ' 11. Running race purse 100 X mile. Best two in -three. . ; v - 12. Trdttihg to harness 2:24 class purse '8200.' Muemeats: Best three in live. ."'Vinv . CONDITIONS 1. Entrance fee, o per cent, oi purse and 5 per cent, additional from money winners. 2.. At, least five horses to enter and three to start. ; " "T" " ' '"" " 3. In trottine iacetjnoney;wiUie divided 50 per cetttf to first horsej Sf5 per cent, to second, l&uerwnt. to third and 10 Der cent, to fourth. In running racer5b per 'cent' to' flrkt hbrse, 80 per cent; to seCoqd, 20 per cent' to third'. 4. Entries tfa'r all races Idoseat 11 o'clock p. m.. April 7th. 1900.V No con ditlonal entries-, will be received, and 11 sent will be' treaty as.' Straight entries' 5. in entering horses;, xne nameage sex and color, oi the animal must e given, with name of sire and dam, if knbwnj laisd uams Jand residence of the Owner. ;-.ir.,- ,.,;...:;.,,, .. : 6. Records made after Jan. 1st. 1900, are rio4arto theseraees e 7, ' The "eKKiew1 reserves the nght to change the order of any, day's program. 8. . The National Trotting. association rules will govern all trotting trials, ex cept that no ; horse shall' be-- entitled to more 'Of the purse: than is offered by tbo' society for the place be obtains. f . v r-:, ,.. 9. No premiums paid to distanced or ruled out horses. Premiums will.be paid on Saturday of l&vt veek? j secretary; on certificate of the s judgesf and counter-; signed by,, the directors of the depart ment in trials of speeds . : Georoe Green, oec'y, , Ne wbern. N. C. . FIIilPDJOS -STORMING. Non-CJombatanta-in a Bad Way., Levied on by Aguinaldo And Blocked by:AjaaferioanB; ' Manila. Jan" 17. Col' Kbbbe. with the Fortv-eichth Infantry, Wled ion thoard the transport Hancock today with gun- . . i . rr . l Doats escorting, xue ouject ui me iorce is nrobablv the important islands' of Samar and Lejte, Mrhich the insurgents hold." - ' 1 !.- The American blockade and the levies of ! the .Tagal jarmy have: caused great suffering among the people and hundreds of persons are' in an almost starving con dition. y ifi.r.My.p- 'The Tagal general Manncio . recently, anded at Negros from the Island of Panay and requested a conference with Col. Byrne. He proposed that the insur gents be let alone and permitted to wear side arms and uniforms in the towns until the war in Luzon was ended, when they would surrender. Col. Byrne refused to agree to this, however, and said they would be considered as bandits and shot if they were found armed, k. Col. 'Byrne surprised the insurgent camp the same night and scattered the Filipinos, killing -1 V . . . . . 1 J 1 luirij oi vueiu, uiciuuiii u geuenu.: - J. E. Hood guarantees every bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and, will refund the money to any one who is -not satisfied after using two-thirds of the contents. This is the besViremedy- in the world for la grippe, coughs, colds, and whooping cough and is pleasant and safe to toiei ; It prevents any tendency of a cold to result in pneumonia Artistic job work is the kind you get at THE TREE FKE8S OTrKX GENERAL HEWS. 1 ' Matters of Interest Condensed Into Brief Paragraphs, Gen. Joe Wheeler has resigned his poai tion in the Philippines and is returning , to the United States. ' " At Rio J aneiro, Brazil, on Tuesday, 20, 000 drivers of vehicles went on a strike. Troops had to be ordered out to keep order. ' . o.. 7-1 vr to ai.: i n.l.Ol. x ., tjvtrijr ,uiug $uua AJ show that iiai wrecked steamer is tke t 1 Jt. .. -v J ' xieigoiauu, bii pruperijr ui mo iJUU.il- American Petroleum company ; gyf The senate has agreed to voie on the gold standard bill February lGta. ' Two days intervening will be devoted to ten minutes' debate on amendments to the bill.' . . ' The senate has adopted Hoar's resolu- ij"hn r1 inrtitifv tntV tries nrtnrlnik. - r1 . ilia . , Philippine war. The resolution leaves ,v it within the discretion of - the - nreftident - to send or not to send any. of the jnfor- . nation requested. , " ? By a track Blide on the Yazoo and Mis sissippi Valley railroad, hear Yazoo City, . Miss., Tuesday, John Peoples, a negro, waa.killed nd. Lawrence Avasmer. Henry .,, Jones, Ike Travis. Freeman Ilatcliff and J. Cooper were injured. . The board of rapid transit commission-: era of New York has' awarded tbeicon -' tract for building the underground rail-' u wav in New York City to J. B. McDonalds of 100 Broad wayV one of the two bid- : , denn His price" was i f 35.000,000. ( The 'Pone is contemolatinir an order' peraritting Jthe priests of tha Catholic '.-. church to marry The first step nas been iiken in the encyclical to the bishops oi , South' America, In which permission is themselveev Ji.'rJ '" - .s . A'hnrro earned Anderson. Gause was. v found hanging tx tha limb of a tree .-near , mAininiv dpp0se,d be was lynched for aiding in the escape'-' W the Giaerty brothers, colored, ." wliidtecentlyiiwrdetrti two officers near, s Ripley, Tenn, jj., ' " , ,. . v A dynamite factory at Avilgiano. 1 rwl exploded Tuesday, with the result Mi at five buildings were reduced to, mi u, the ' whole surrounding district . was Aha ken. and many houses badly damaged. Ten i bodies have been, recovered from beneath. , , the ruins-,. Several others were injured una taken to the hospital. Capt. J. W. .Muiphey, cashier of the Third National bank of Columbus.'Ga., fnatnTillir l.-illt.fi tlm tollnr P T Rhnrro Tuesdayatid then.coitunitted suicide. ,The.,r bank was filled, with , customers and the , full corps of clerks when the tragedy oc curred. Capt. Murphey was a prominent businessman,: but recently has been in ill , healtband it is .believed Vthat he was temporarily insane, as he andShutzehad, ', long been the closest of friends. h -L: Z.Xassfter, a switchman employed by the Norfolk & Carolina railroad, met a horrible death, at Pinner's Point, -Ya.. , Tde8day. Contrary to the order of the . . conductor, Lassiter tried to. couple two cars on a moving train. ; He stepped ber tween the cars to do so, and his foot got caught. The train moved over him and ' his body was terribly mangled. The un- , fortunate man was not married and .had Only ibeen at work for the railroad com-.''.". Pahy three days. His remains were ship ped to his father's borne at Conway, N. C., for interment, m Drew Fatal Number in Suicide . Club. ' Muncie, Ind., Jan. 16. W. H. Strayer, an engineer , on the Midland liauroad,; , ; was reported - missing JUonday. John Simpson, a fellow-workman, said Strayer ; told him he belonged to a suicide club in : Chicago.'4 Strayer. said ( the "annual ' death draw" was made last month, he Strayer talked cheerfully of his firm reso-' lution to abide by bis oath, , and it . is believed he has killed himself. " j -i AUGUST FLOWER. - . Tt K a surprising fact," says Prof. Houton. "that in my travels in all parts of the world, for the last ten years, I hate met more people having used Green's August Flower than any other remedy, l for dyspepsia, deranged liver, and- stom och, and for constipation. I find for tourists and salesmen, or for persons fill ing office positions, whether headaches and general bad feelings from irregular habits exist; iftat Green's Ausust Flower is 'a grand, remedy, v It 'does not injure the system iy frequent use, and is eicel lent fer'sour stomachs and indict! ;a,' ' Sample bottles free at 'Temple..,. ...ten Drug Co. . : ' ' ' Sold by dealers in all civuiied countries.
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