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DAILY JIT IK "if - - PRESS.. " I '"i ,' ' f ". . I i t I , 'i i n M . i i.' i, J A PUBLISHED EERY EVENING '-.'CEPT SUN DHY, 'i''y:L" ' 1 1 v" ' ' j ' 11 ' ' ' ' 1 "'" '' ' ; "' ' ' ' 1 ' '' " '" " ' 11 i ''" " ii ' ''i' V'" mil f " "ii m' " ' ii".';' ' . J V ' " "" i ,:' ';'' I ;"- i" ' ';..' r-., .. : ' . ,,. . ' " . --------- """"""""""7r :.,:,!. ,:,,- .."-..,-.,.?, )1. IL-No. 255. KINSTON, N. 0., MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 1000. Price Two Cents. J- ' " """" 1 11 1 ----LSI 11 I ... Jill II I I II . II ...IIUII.I. 1. ' '"' "' ' ' . " ' ' " . ... ' . "' " "L' "' I" " ' : ' . . ' "" """r"n"" " STATE HEWS. itettijoa ' North Carolina Item z In Condensed Form. $100,000 cotton mill company has i chartered for Lexington. afield business men are moving to iblish a $75,000 cotton rnOl. Ij&l Hales,: general merchant at Glen w, Halifax county,-has filed a volun y petition In bankruptcy. v Joseph Ramsey. of Tennessee, a well I wn lecturer, will make a month's tour ?ols State, lecturing ' before Ep worth wet. ( charter has been granted the S. B. lander, Jr., company,' of Charlotte, iclf will make and sell electrical ma- aery and appliances. - The capital Jcfc is $25,000. T Tll rl-!U - I m last year at tbe Agricultural and fchamcal Colleire. has been aDDointed iistantchemist of the Virginia-Carolina mical Co., at iticnmond. - pne hundred natural history specimens Ve been sent from the State museum to xis. These represent 21 species of pka and five of geese, besides a carefully .jcted lot of game birds, including a no bly fine bey of qmail feeding, j ; ; . . V little boy of Mrs. Mattie Brown, re 'ing at Hope Mills, while playing with ,ier children around a ore in tne yard, mrsday.had his clothing ignited by the iob, rvceiviUK bucu usuries vuubueiiu e to his refief only after great suffer The trial of Thomas Smith for killing 'arlea cawtnorne, in Johnston county, yt concluded in Goldsboro Saturday Vht. : The jury, after being out nearly to hours, returned a verdict of murder the first degree, Judge Hoke sentenced a prisoner to be banged Friday, March Lexington Dispatch: On account of the fuse heaped upon Hon. F. M. Simmons r men who are not fit to clean his boots, V people of North Carolina love him. is great efforts for decent government I wis orate nave maae tor mm a warm ace in the hearts of all true North Car inians, . The State auditor was asked for some Tures snowing property values in this ;ate at the beginning of the civil war, at s end and at present, v ue; says that in sol real estate was valued at 125, 0.000: in 1863 at $131,000,000. and aves at $162,000,000; in 1867 real es 'ite at $97,000,000; in 1899 $269,000, "JO. In 1862 the State debt was $14, 12,000; in 1866 it was $18,262,000; it now 26.570.000. Greensboro Record: The town of Ham 't has a novel smallpox pest house, in tie shape of a railway car, on a track Wo miles from tbe town. The railway fuilt a track so the car could be placed yhere it is how In it are 15 negroes yho have the disease. A railway man ays that deBpite tbe guard, a negro es capes nearly every night. There is a shot ;un quarantine at Rockingham, near by, d every road is patrolled. Raleigh cor. Messenger: A Populist ex- nember of the legislature, who has al- vays been a Republican annex man, says this year the Populists will name the men Sn the fusion Stats ticket, and let the Re publicans vote for them. , This is a very hallow pretense.' The Republicans are -eally dominating the whole matter and Jirect all the Populist movements The so-called Populist leaders are such only in name.' They are merely Republican pup pets, r , - ; ) : ;: ?;-' Rocky Mount Argonaut: Mr. J. M. Sher rod, of the law Aim of fiunn & Sberrod, was bitten Friday by a dog, supposed to have been rabid. Mr, Sberrod ; left for Baltimore the same night and entered the Pasteur department of the city hospital for treatment. He carried the dog's bead rvith him for examination. Mr. ttherrod is one of our most prominent young bus iness men, the vice-president of the Plant ers' bank, and a large landed proprietor ind capitalist. . We sincerely trust that je will expenence no bad effects from this mfortunate occurrence. Wilson'News: Details Of the explosion f a boiler at the Bynum place of Mr. F. .7. Barnes, on the plank road five miles rom Wilson, were just obtained yester iay. The explosion took place Monday if ternoon. ' The engiiieer had stepped iway- some distance, and all the hands vers engaged in other work. Suddenly here came an explosion, and the boiler tnd engine were wrecked, pieces being brown a great distance, but no one ;eic? hurt. It is supposed there was too 2uch water in the boiler and that the team got too high, as the machinery ras in good order. Loss estimated at 1,000, with no insurance. hw Laeket Winlnsr Herre. When I was a racing fiend, said the old telegrapher, "I . one day got a tip by wire from an operator, a friend of mine in Philadelphia. It read: Ul lian K sure! Get In with both feet! I fancied Lillian K myself, so I pawned my watch, borrowed all I could and went to the poolroom. The race was due In about half an hour, and Lillian K was up in the entries all right, but there were no odds against her. "So I says to. the manat the desk, 'What's the ods on Lillian Kf lie looked at me like he was too tender hearted to rob a 'come on' and pitched me, over a blank ticket and says care lessllke: 'Make out your otfn odds. I'l take 'em any way you fix it' "That was too much of a Jolt for me, and I told him to hold on to the ticket for a minute while I went out to see man. I went out and took a drink and tried to figure whether tbe man was four flushing or whether I looked any greener than .1 felt Then I came back and tried to get my roll out of my pocket, but It wouldn't come, and final ly I sat around and watched the report come In. and put me on the blacklist If Lillian K didn't win at 200 to 1. and 4he only man on It was a little bump- backed shoe pirate with his box .under his arm and a dollar Jn dimes, nickels and coppers." Washington Star. Irish Trust and Distrust. .. The most trustful people in the world In money matters are the Irish. A stranger can go into any shop and get a check cashed without tbe least diffi culty, though the proprietor never saw him before and never beard of the drawer. Bank notes are very largely used, as almost every bank In tbe coun try issues notes worth 1. 2, 3. 5 and Upward. 'and they are all looked upon as being quite as good as gold. JJnt Bank ofEngland uoies even In the . large towns, are looked upon witn suspicion, v while In remote places peo ple won't take them at all. It is said that this suspicion of Encllsh notes Is hereditary. v From tne time or James ii up to to years ago the law' was such with re gard to currency that if an Irishman wanted to pay 100 In England he had to remit i;S Cs. 8d., while if he were being paid a debt by an Englishman he received only 83. , Naturally he thought rather badly of English money, and In the 100 years during which this state of things continued the Irish peo pie became so deeply convinced that John Bull was cheating them that they till regard the Bank of England as a corporation of robbers. The Jevrm In Frankfurt. Georce Biandes thus describes the position of the Jews In Frankfurt. Ger many, at the beginning of the nine teenth century: "All Jews were forced to live In the narrow, miserable, over crowded Judengasse (Jew street), their sole abode since the year 14G2., At the beginning of night all the Inhabitants of the ghetto were . locked In. They were not allowed, to use the sidewalk While walking In the street In the day time, but had to take the middle of the treet ;They had to remove their hats before every . passerby, who would call out 'Jew, make your bow F: ' ' "To prevent too large an Increase not more than 14 couples were permitted to marry' In any one year. Oh every fes tive occasion they were driven into the ghetto. On Sunday the gates , were locked regularly at " 4 o'clock, and no one was allowed, to pass by the guard at the gate except when on an errand with a prescription to the drug store or for the purpose of mailing a letter. One general rule was 'No Jew allowed on a green spot " Napoleon abolished this state of affairs in 1810, but It was restored after his downfall. The Asred Minister. If his work be In a city church. It Is a grave question whether any min ister can now discharge it with effi ciency who is much above 50 years of age. The multitude of details in a city parish, the excitement of the life, the severe demand upon' the mind and the heavy burden of responsibility call for a man in the prime of life, with an alert intellect and an unfailing body. Ian Maclaren in Ladles' Home Journal. CRITICAL POSITIOII. Indications of a Big Viotory for Tbe Boers. Reports ' of Buller'a Army Being in Full Retreat. n . .., ( - . . Buller Cables Situation Unohanij . . .y t'-,: is-r '''-?.". Loudon, Jan. 28, a. ra.) The only news issued by the war office dur ing the night is a dispatch from Lord Roberts dated yesterday Saturday) stating that the situation is - unchanged and tnat wen rencn reports a recon naisance ol the enemy's position-: on Thursday, when he found . tbe Boers strongly posted at Pietfontnn. The maps do not show any such place in the region of Gen. French's operations and it is probable that Reitfontein, ten miles north of Colesburg, is the place alluded to. - A special dinpatch from Colenso,' dated Wednesday, Jan 24th, says that Com nSandant Lucas Meyers' commando sur prised and surrounded a strong body b! Methuen's infantry, killing and wound ing twenty-three and capturing fifteen. London; Jan 27. The dffenae com raittee or tne cabinet met at the . war office this afternoon, Lord Salisbury presiding. There are reiterated ;rumdrs that the gravest kind of news from Natal is being concealed by the war office. It is even said that Gen. Buller's forces are in full retreat. ' ; It is impossible to confirm or to deny' tne reports of disaster to Buller s forces, as the officials maintain silence. : They say they have nothing for publication. It is evident, however, from the office'i announcements tnat tne casualties re Dorted b.v Gen. Buller occurred in Gen. Lyttleton'e brigade, which apparently was not engaged at SpioriKop. that there has been severe fighting not? yet reported. . There is no mention here of the reports circulated in the united - States that (ien4 The last heard,of Gen, Clery Was that ne was parcicipating in Gen. ;. Warren's movements. , 1 . . f -1 ' t Again Caught in a Trai?. Berlin, Jan. 27.-Soroe .of1 th naners here claim to have a telegram from Pre toria saying that Gen. Warren was en ticed into SpiOn Kop,. where the-Boers feu upon him; that seventeen of his can non were captured and that i Buller's hasty retreat over the Tugela river alone can save him. ? -nt: : ZM'Z? The alleged Pretoria telegram adds that the British losses were 800 men killed and 1,500 wounded. The dispatch came through Brussels and does not re ceive much credit in this city. V . Notbinff Prom British War Office. LotTdon, Jan," 27. The war office . has no news of the catastrophe to Gen. Bui ler's forcen reported from Berlin, and dis counts the story; Neither haft ! the fiWar office any explanation, at least for" pub is.. - a! . - 1. . . : ucauon, oi ine uuauuonmenc oi 'opion Kop and there are no advices' in this connection from independent sources, The disposition today is to regard the evacuation as not so serious as at first thought, and commentators are abusing the military authorities both at the front and at home, for t publishing hasty : ac counts of an incomplete, half understood operation, thus alternately thrilling and depressing the nation. : The war office has decided - to embody two additional militia battalions and another battery of artillery. Mafeking Believed. Lourenzo Marques, Delagoa Bay, Jan. 23. It is 'reported on good authority that Mafeking was relieved Tuesday, Jan. 23d. . 1 , -, An liiNpoketr Uint. ''Most .Insulting, man I ever knew. exclaimed the man . with the breezy personality. "I'm nevrr going t(' have- anything to do with him." ' "What has he been saying to you?" "Nothing." . ... "What bas he been saying behind your back?" "Nothing. Every time I start to tell him a funny story he looks up at the clock." Washington Star. : On the Rialto. First Actor (much .elated) Did you see what the critic of The Flanet said that such acting as mine has seldom been seen? 'v.-.;",,w- Second Ditto Essentially that is what The Daygleam says, only it does not go quite so far. The Daygleam man says It was the worst he ever saw. Boston Transcript n k; Ministerial Conference. . i.'-.v .i,. -., - ... . ? ; The session opened with religious ser vices conducted by P. E. Rev, W.B.Bone, vDr. Kllgo opened the discussion with a thirty minutes' address on "Methodism in Its Relation to the Civil Government o America." It was wonderfully interest ing, showing how the church had been a providential instrument in God's hand for tbe civil, social, intellectual andspir itual development ox our country. The special subject for the morning was "How Best to Promote uood Ke vivals in All Our Churches." On this subject the discussion was interesting, being engaged in by several kaimsters Rev. D. H. Tuttle. by request of tbe pre siding elder spoke on this subject. He said the preacher must himself be revived in his own religious life in order to begin such a work in his church. Two methods by which he may stir up his own expe rience. 1. Special prayer, with Bible study. 2. The reading of some good book on experimental religion, such as the life of Wm. Carvossa or Wm. Bram- well. He had found .visiting from house to house, and making inquiry as to num ber of Christians in each home, number of unconverted, as to family worship, and praying in the family a good starter for a revival, lie also urged the impor tance of fasting and prayer, settlement of difficulties in lamilies and between church members a very great if not the greatest help to a revival. - The conference adjourned sine die, pev. R. B. John pronouncing the benediction. A Victory for OoebeL Frankfort,' Ky.: Jan.27.--l'he first actual test of strength between the Republican and Democratic forces in the uoebei-Tayior contest came today nq by the - admission of the Republican leaders proved a victory forGoebel. The Democrats claim it decisive, while the Republicans still have strong hopes of retaining Gov. Taylor, : The vote was in the contest of Van ; Meter, of Fayette county, against Berry,' van Meter win ning 51 to 45. Every effort was made to get out the largest possible vote. ; ; ., Oae of Barrtsea Jokes. "Benjamin Harrison , once played a mean trick , on me at Miami uni vers! ty,M said William P. Fishback. "Wo boarded with a widow In Oxford, and there came to be a discontent among the boys about the food not being suffl clently generous In .supply. A meeting was held In Harrison's room to arrange a formal protest Lots were cast as to who should present the case at the breakfast table. Tbe ballot box was stuffed, and I was elected. -1 Bpoke at the breakfast table and stated that the boys objected to paying so much for, so scant a menu. 1 expected to be sup ported by the others. , . "Benjamin Harrison spoke and. to my dismay, said; We don't know bow Mr. Fishback has been living at home be may have been a pampered son of luxury but, as for the rest of us. we have no complaint to make.' "And that disposition of fun and hu mor never left Benjamin Harrison." Warmth of Birds' Blood. The blood of birds offers some data for thought not found In the blood of any. other class of animals. The- blood corpuscles are shaped , differently, be ing oval instead of round. But this Is not the difference to which 1 refer. Birds' blood Is several degrees warmer than that of other animals. To man such, a temperature of the bipod as birds possess would be a fever. This high temperature ; causes molecular changes In tbe tissues and brain to take place more rapidly, which would cause the consumption of more food, and brain activity. would be more Intense, so that forthe same amount of work a smaller brain would meet all the re quirements, which at a lower tempera ture would require one of greater size, Phrenological Journal. " , Where Gentna Comes In. Grimes Do you think It Indicates a high degree of Intellectuality to be able to write poetry? .-. Rawson Not at all. Almost anybody can write poetry. It requires brains to get It published. Boston Transcript . The Disappointed One. severe and elderly woman passed by with one of her kind. We caught only this fragment: "It seems to me come persons are born Just to get the first reading of new books at tbe Athe- uaeuia." Boston Journal. GENERAL HEWS. Matters of Interest Condensed Into Brief Paragraphs. ' Smallpox is reported to be prevalent in Mississippi. ' Philip D. Armour, Jr., died suddenly on Friday night at bis winter home at Bar bara, Cal. Tbe cause of his death was congestion of the lungs. - - ' . . At Macon, Ga., Saturday, Judge Speer, in the case if Pudy auainst the Georgia & Alabama luaroad, refused the injune tion sought to prevent the consolidation of the Seaboard Air Line system, f -, " ; . The senate committee on Puerto Rico has decided, so far as it can decide, that tbe island whose affairs it has under its Particular care shall be kno wn as "Porto ,ico'? and not "Puerto Rico," as fixed by a recent executive order. , At Princeton, Ky,, Thursday, on ac count of an old grudge, R. R. Pickering, , ex-sheriff, and Edward N. Daniel, a mer chant, emptied their weapons at each other. Daniel's wounds are not consid ered dangerous. , Pickering is dying. I At Russell, W. Va., Friday, Isaac J. -Crump shot and mortally wounded Geo. Hyden, Both were , railway engineers, and it is said were intoxicated. Crump ; drew a revolver from his pocket and told Hyden jokingly to "dance or die.". Hyden -refused to dance, and Crump fired, the bullet penetrating Hyden's rijrht breast The men had been life-long friends. Crump is under arrest' ? f - ";-. At Norfolk. Va.. Friday. Edward Pow ell met a horrible death. He was attend-"' ing to some machinery, when his clothing caught on a projection, V and he ' was whirled through the air at a frightful 1 speed. His horror-stricken companions rushed to stop the machinery, but before it could be done the crushed and mangltd vuuj woo uuneu ui menoorwiia aimoSD ' every bone fractured. AtPhiladebhia. Friday; tbe Ancrora ' Manufacturingtompany's plant was de- strayed by Hn and one employe, Lirrie Blackburn,' 17 years old, is1 missing. Her body is believed to be in tbe ruins. The factory employed 130 hands in ih man ufacture of cotton yarns. The tireirigi nated from an overheated machine bear ing in the "mule room." Many panic stricken persons were injured by jumping and others severely burned. The loss is $150,000. partly covered by insurance. , AMERICANS REPORTED SHOT. ' Mexican General Alleged to Have Exeouted Prospectors Friendly toTaquis. El Paso.' Tex.. Jan. 26. The mail to night from Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico, brings the news that a report is current there that six Americans. David Cusick. John Eldridge. Georee Lunt. Charles Burns, Lon Webster and Henry Williams, were shot durinsr last week near the foot of the Bacatete Mountains, east of Guay- - mas, by order of wen. Torres, who is in command of the Mexican troops now operating against the Yaqui Indians in the Bacatete range. . , ' It is further reported that the matter was brought to tbe attention of the American consul at Guaymas, but that the latter declined to act It is said the Mexican troops found tbe Americans in friendly intercourse with the Yaquis, -whom the troops have surrounded in the range. Some of the names are known here as those of prospectors. There is great variance in tax rates in the various counties, as the corporation commission shows. In ; Carteret and Transylvania the rate is $1 20 on the $100, valuation; while in Richmond it is 60Xc. In Wake it is 66Xo, New Hanover 92X, Mecklenburg $1.16. As to cities and towns it is $1.75 in Wilmington, Raleigh $1.23& CharlotU $1. , - AUGUST FLOWER. . N "It in . snrnrisino' fart. " nnva Vmf Houton. "that in mv travels in alf narti of tha wnrlrt. for t.ho Innt. ton von pa ' T have met more people having used Green's . Tl il . 1 , Augnsxi lower tnan any oiner remedy, for dyspepsia, deranged liver and stom ach, and for constipation. I find for tourists and salesmen, or for persons fihV inirnfflcA nnoitinna whct.hor hoolciiaa and general bad feelings from irregular habits exist, that Green's Ausust Flower iaacTand remAd-r. . Tt Ara nnt !ninrt the system by frequent use, and is excel i t i i j .. . . icuk lur ouur ibumouu ana waigRRuon. Sample bottles free at Temple Marston Drug Co. Sold by dealers in all civilized countries. Artistic job work is the kind yourst at TKB TSXX PEZSS OffO. -
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