PU BLilShi JE D ; eke RY:;EJ(EN J N G ' eke Er PT ; SUN DRY
j76L II-No. 260.
iKINSTON, N. 0M SATUBDAY. FEBRUARY, 3, 1900.
Price TwbjCegta.
7AUTiOUTSIDE HELP
.The Republicans Want to Settle
M i n ' 4 I , i I i . i: L i ;i ,1' ' .
.The Kentucky Trouble InFedera!
Courts, Which Democrats Refuse
to Agree to. Refusals to Obey
Taylor. Assassin May Never Be
Known. No Federal Interference.
Frankfort, Ky.. Feb. l.---For- the first
time since the shooting of Gov. Goebel
a , . .
settlement. The signs nave disappeared
.but there is a chance that they - may "Hre
fappear. The original propoeition jook
Ang toward an amicable adjustment came
noon. When T. L.' Edelen, of Frankfort,
one of Got. Taylor's attorneys, appeared
at the Capitol Hotel to hold a conference
with Judge FryoiV Leww McOuown and
Col. William Scott, legal advisers of the
Democracy. Alter a snort talk ? Mr. jfid
elen declared that Got, Taylor and the
Republican party were anxious to avoid
anything that might . possibly lead" to
serious trouble, as the present conditions
might do, if nothing was done to prevent
He was assured by the Democratic at
torneys that they were as anxious to
save any clash between the ' parties as
the Republicans could be. ! Mr. ; Edelen,
then proposed to submit the case of the
rival governors to the Kentucky court of
appeals, which, he declared,: judging by
the action or Judge uazeingg, m swear-
mg in Gov. Goebel, would probably de
cide against Gov. Taylor. " He then
wanted the right to submit the matter
td the United States upreme' court' for
final settlement. .
The democrats declined to have any
federal court intervention, ,. stating that
inej ueeireu n seweu in inf state courts.
Mr. McQuown urged the tllepublicans
to concede the election and seating of
Gov Goebel, which Mr. Edelen declined
to entertain. The lawyers then separated
Mr. Edelen intimating that he might - be
able to submit another proposition at
some time later.' f He was (riven to under
stand that he will be met half way j and
the conference was at an end . : . ;
, . ""Refuse to Obey, Taylor.
Two direct slaps were given' Gov; Tay
lor today by public officers, who declined
to obey his orders. ,The first came from
President Rodman of the Farmers' Bank,
which is a state depository. "Some
vouchers 6n the bank 'were signed by
Gov. Taylor in favor of some of the mili
tia officers, who wanted money for their
companies. : When tbey were presented
. to the bank payment was refused. Pres
ident Rodman said that he did not see
how he could pay out the money on or
ders signed by ? Gov. Taylor until he
knew for certain who was the actual
governor of Kentucky, f J r J:
The second instance' promised for a
time to have seriona consinrifnrps. and
trniiVito ttiov trot: at-iua trm it: .
Gov. Taylor issued a pardon to Doug
las Hayes, a convict in the. Frankfort
penitentiary, who is serving a five year
form frr Tn.nnI4liO'hoi tin trinn knot o.n -
tenced in March, 1899. ! When 'the par
don was sent to Warden Lillard, he de
cided that he could not turn, the man
loose until he was satisfied regarding the
legal status of i the governorship. lie
made no reply to Gov. Taylor, but de
clined to honor the pardon, and inform
ed the penitentiary commissioners of his
action , . They agreed w i th the ; position
.taken by the warden, and the man was
held. V ' -. ' . "v;- -X;- : -,
There was some wild talk by ; llepubli-
cans of sending soldiers to 1 releasb Hayes
by force, but it didn't materialize. 1 . '
v, ' v 14 i. . iii' .4 ti.i ' t
'. , To Enjoin Taylor.
" .Tomorrow morning an Injunction' will
be asked from Judge Can trill, of the fiscal
court, restraining Gov. Taylor from in
terfering in any ways with i the proceed
ings of the legislature. - Gov. Taylor has
announced before this that he would pay
no attention to the orders , of ' the fiscal
court. The probabilities are that some
trouble will ensue. ,
; Assassin May Never Be Known.
Frankfort, Feb. ; 1. At " police head'
quarters here today it was' said that
nothing was being done to run down
Goebel's assailant. Officers - said they
were not in a position to do anything.
Admittance to all places where informa
tion could be secured "was denied them
Senator Goebel's closest friends declared
tber were powerless ; to do anything
looking to the capture of his assailant.
Some of them expressed a melancholy be
lief that the assassin would, never be
knowh.
The lefrislature was not ' allowed to
meet today In a body it firot as far
the door of the capitol where the mem
bers were turned back by soldiers.
NO FEDERAL INTERFSRENOIL
MoKlnleyDecidesThatLesrislature
of Kentucky Is the Sole Judge of
Which of the Two Contestants Is
Governor. - r
- Washington. Feb. 2. Nearly the entire
cabinet meeting today was devoted to
a discussion of the situation in Kentucky
and the rights and duties of the president
in connection uierewitn.
A decision was reached at once and
when Senator-elect Blackburn with" Rep
resentatives Knea, Allen, Gilbert, Smith
ana .Wheeler caned this morning to pro
test against Federal interference in the
contest in Kentucky, the ; president
promptly arave them to Understand that
he hsd already reached the conclusion on
the subject and that he had found that
the situation did not warrant the federal
authorities in interfering f r
Attorney Gen. Griggs, Secretary Iloot
and the other lawyers of the cabinet sus
tained the president's conclusions. The
aw which must govern in this case au
thorizes federal . action only when the
egislature is not in session and cannot
be convened. '
The president and the members of his
cabinet without exception recognize ; the
act that the legislature of the state of
Kentucky by a majority thereof is the
sole judge of which of the two contest
ants was elected governor of the state at
the recent election.
After the cabinet meeting the following
statement was made: :
The president nas decided that no
case has yet arisen to justify the inter
vention of the national government in
Kentucky ana nas eo miormed the gov
ernor." -
Some significance may attach to the
use of the word "governor" in this state
ment, inasmuch as the reply was directed
to Gov. Taylor. . ' -:
Senator Blackburn left this afternoon
or Kentucky and Representative Rhea
will follow him tonight. They will nee
their utmost endeavors 'to -prevent a
collision. At the same time they will
act as advisors of Goebel " in the legal
proceedings, that are to be instituted,
Ihey assert that Goebel is the lesral irov-
ernor, and that the courts will uphold
him.
Democrats Re-elect Goebel
Frankfort, Ky., Feb. 2 The Demo
cratic members of the legislature today
effected a regular organization forthe
first time since the swearing in of Gov,
Goebel. A secret session of the members
of both houses was held in one of -the
parlors of the Ctpitol Hotel, at which
the election of William Goebel as gov-
pernor was re-afflrmed, first in separate
sessions of the house and senate and
j afterward in u joint session
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Some action is expected at the session
Monday in regard to offering a reward of
$ 50,000 for the arrest and conviction of
the would-be assassin of Gov. Goebel.
The Democratic leaders, to a man, are in
favor of such action.
Notice Served on Taylor.
Frankfort, Feb. 2.Gov. Taylor was
today served with notice of suit for an
injunction to restrain him from interfer
ing with the action of the legislature, and
: to prevent him from holding a session of
the legislature at London.
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13 HOPS FOR GOISIIi.
Now Think
A Decided
lie Hay
Improve-
Phrsiciaii3
Recover.
tncnt.
-Frrifort. Feb. 2. The condition cf
William (lotbcl i3 tonuht consiw.red bet
ter than at any time since' he was shot.
The iron will and determination of the
wounded man that he will not die by an
assassm's pullet is, however, still consid
ered the main factor in sustaining him
but tonight the attending physicians, for
the first time; hold out some hope for his
ultimate recovery , ,v & ., ' j
' Gov. Goebel secured some sleep during
the day, which increased bis strength
perceptibly, and -though unfavorable
symptoms showed themselves at times,
the sick man always rallied well. f Com
pared with 24 hours ago. his condition
shows a decided improvement, his tern
peratnre being more' V nearly - normal
though, some fever still shows itself. His
pulse and respiration are still high, but
bis kidneys, the condition' pi which last
night was regarded as the most unfavor
able symptom, are performing their func
tions in a more normal manner, thus ob
viating in a degree the danger of anaemic
poisoning. . - . '
Gov. Goebel during the day complained
somewhat of bed-soreness and he was
turned partly on bis side to relieve the
strained muscles. . ;Tbis for a time had
an unfavorable effect, but he scon tallied
and shortly afterward fell into a light
sleep. Should the wounded man succeed
in passing through tonight well, his pby
sicians express the hope that his recovery
though necessarily slow, will be sure.
GENERAL
HEWS.
Matters of Interest Condensed Into
Brief Paragraphs. '
Indianapolis, Ind., had a $350,000 fire
Thursday. . , , . . , ; -
Terry McGovern, pugilist, defeated Ed
die Santry at Chicago Thursday night, in
the men round. , ,
Letters threatening assassination are
being received by prominent men of both
parties in Jtentucky .w.s - .
It is announced in the house'of com
mons that in two weeics England will
have 21000 soldiers in south Africa.-. ?
Adelbert S. Hay, the new United States
consul at Pretoria, has arrived at Lorenzo
Marques on bis way to the Transvaal.
The Virginia legislature has adopted a
resolution expressing indignation at the
attack on Gov. Goebel, and sympathy
with him in his sufferings. ;: ,
Julius Scbroter. oi?orrest, n, J., was
arrested Thursday in New York for sell'
Ing bogus bonds. He sold about f 100,
000 worth of the bogus bonds.,'
Fire at Dayton, 0.; Thursday, resulted
number of buildings were burned, includ
ing several ; warehouses of Wolf & Son
The heaviest losers were tobacco dealers
and the Globe Paper company. , ,
The Morgan Line steamer Excelsior, at
New Orleans from INew iork. reports,
Jan. 27th, 21 miles northeast of Cape
Hatteras licrht. , passinsr a. snbmenred
wreck with one mast about 10 feet out
of the water and small spars attached.
At Chicago Thursday, Nicholas Hotz
er stabbed and instantly Killed ; Mrs.
Louise Schaeffer, in the- dining-room of
her home at 435 Princeton avenue. He
then shot ' himself, dying immediately.
Hotzler had been very attentive to Mrs,
Schaeffer, and la believed kto have become
nsane because of her- refusal to marry
him. , . - - .
At New Tort, Thursday. Dora Knob-
auch, a vaudeville actress, '25 years of
age, known to the stage as Dollie Evans,
once a leading woman in burlesque com
panies, committed suicide by taking car
bolic acid, at the residence of her sister,
Miss Knoblauch. . It is said she had been
despondent for some time because she
had been unable to find a position.
A rear-end collision took place on the
Savannah, Florida & Western railroad at
Winston, Fla., Thursday, a passenger
train running -into a train of boxcars
oaded with phosphate rock. The pas
senger tram , and locomotive were com
pletely wrecked, and Lngmeer C. J. Ken
nedy.-who njfuped to leave his post, was
also killed and horribly mutilated. Ten
or more passengers were injured, but
none eeriounly. Mail Clerk Sam Herndon
was badly hurt, ateo his little son, who
was with him in the car. The boy died
of hia injuries.
To advertise continuously is to adver
tise well. As it is desirable to do business
every day, so it is necessary to use the
public prints daily. Ine merchant who
asks is the one who receives. In these
three sentences may be found the ser
mons which the aspiring business man
needs to guide him to his goal. Philadel
phia Record.
Vt'l.ita's Lllack Liniment. It cures
:irt;ca, r.l.famatism and Neuralgia.
23c bottle for 13c. J. T.. Hood.
: , 00,000 MORE BRITISH
V 1 MffPBM41BIW , "
Called for South Africa' by Gen,
. Roberts. Militia Ballot Act to be
'Enfbroed. ..Collapse 'of Boers
; Hinted 'Ai-'ii
Liondon, r eb. u.Uispaches from sev
eral points in South Africa merely tell
desultory shell firing and the movements
of patrols, though Cape Town mentions
a rumor that Gen. French has captured
800 Boers, I where and r when , not being
announced. ' -:
Sensational rumors are current that
the militia ballot act will be put in force
Feb. 14th, and that Gen. Lord liooerts
the commander-in-chief of the : British
forces in South Africa, has cabled f; for
90,000 additional men, which, it U ad
ded the , government has promised to
give him - sending 50,000 militia and
volunteers and ; 40,000 militia reserves.
It is also said that the volunteers Wil
be mobilized forthwith, it is even as
serted today, that the cabinet, has. es
pecially dealt with these matters.
The militia : ballot act makes every
unmarried man between 18 and 80 years
of age liable to serve for five years.
, Mafeklng Not Yet Relieved
Lorenzo Maraues.' Feb. 1.- A dispatch
from Gaberones, dated January 23o, de
scribing a reconnaissance of some pi
Col. Plnmer's forces around the Boer
laager, southward, seems to dispose o
the story that Mafekingkas been relieved
On that date the Bhodesians captured
two Transvaal flags and drove off the
Boer outpost before returning to Gaber
ones.
Collapse of Boers Hinted At.
London. Feb. 2. -A dispatch to The
Times from Cape Town, dated yesterday
says:
"It is not improbable that isoer re
sistance will collapse with unexpected
suddenness, ; and the troops ! now in
South Africa may prove more than
adequate. Widespread rising $ of the
Dutch or natives is very unlikely.'
VNeverless, no risks should be
Every volunteer that can H be
should be sent immediately, even
Lord Boberts asks for them, in order, to
make ready for an emergency. And they
should not- come in- driblets as stop-
gage when M mischiel is already done.
taken,
raised
before
BIO BOER LOSS.
Dispatch From Ladysmith Claims
Boers Lost 1,100 Killed' and 600
Wounded. ,
Ladysmitn claims that the Boers lost
1,100 killed and 600 wounded in last
week's fighting. Five field cornets were
nmonc the killed
- It is also claimed that this explains
why the Boers did not follow Gen. War
ren in his retreat from Spion Kop or
barrass Gen. Uuiier.
COAHOMA ITEMS.
January 29,1900.
vThe very cold wave has seriously re
tarded farming operations.
Invitations are being sent to a sociable
to be held at the home of. Mr. d Smith
on next Friday, the 9th inst.
We note th9 return home of Miss Eula
Smith, who has just finished her school
in Jones county. Miss Eula is highly
spoken of as a teacher. ';Vv;'
Mr. Thos. Wooten and" sister, Miss
Mary, of Cadez, were in bur neighborhood
a few days ago, ' visiting the family of
Mr. N. B. Wooten. They were accom
panied by Mins Koraegay, who is teach
ng at Mr, A: J. Button's. c ;
We regret to say that our young friend
Mr. Robinson, 'whom we ' reported as
convalescent a short : while since, has
just undergone a surgical operation
under the skillful hands of Dr. Parrott.
We bear that he is doing, well at this
writing. , ' , . '
,". Question Answered.
Yo: AnmiRt, Flower utill hasthelanreRt
sale of any medicine in the civilized world.
Your mothers and grandmothers never
thought of using anything else xor indi
gestion or Biliousness. Doctors were
scarce, and they seldom heard of Appen
, x . t- a. - f u4.
ileitis, nervous rrusirauuu, u. nean
failure, etc' They used ugust 'Flower
to clean out the system and stop fer
mentation of undigested food, regulate
the action of the liver, stimulate the
nervous and organic action of the sys
tem, and that is all they took when feel
ing dull and tad with headaches and
other aches. You only need a few doses
of Green's August Flower, in liquid form,
to make vou eatfsfled there is nothing
eerious the matter with you. For Sale
by Temple-Uareton Drug Co.
STATE NEWS.
Interesting North' Carolina Items
In Condensed Form.
i: Thursday night burglars blew open the
safe of Rodman J. Heath at : Waxhow
and got away with f 600.; It was evi
dently the work of profeswhinals. , ..
Reidsville Review: We have heard sev
eral white men' who have always voted
the Republican ticket say they intend vot
ing for the or4,titutioual amendment. 1
' Tarboro Southerner, Feb 2: Lat
night in the grove of the Baptist church
of Little Creek, near Couetoe, Orange
Best froze to death. In the afternoon ho
was at Conetoe, drinking to excess. '
J. E. Cox, of High Pointr operates 14
shuttle-block and bobbin factories in
various parti of the State. ' The product
is shipped all over the United States and
to England and the continent. Only,
dogwood and persimmon are used.
Mr. Geol White's flve-ear old daughter,
Mary, was burned to'death at Durham
Thursday. 'While standing near the fire
her clothes ignited. She died four hours
later. The child's mother tore Cff her
burning clothes and her hands were
severely. burned. '..'".
X Jane Green, colored, a cook at .St.
Peter's Hospital, Ch i lotte, was taken
sick a few days ago and removed to the
bouse of a friend. e Thursday the cose
was, pronounced , smallpox The case
cannot be traced. Fhysivians'regard it
asaserious matter. " V
The British steamer Marston Moor.
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wuiuu xrnueu ?an.y .xuonoay morning
near New. Inlet, N. 0.. 40 miles north t)f
Hatteras, was succesHfully floated Thufs-
day, night and is now lying at anchor
apparently in good condition and able
to use her own steam. - -
A :case of smallnnx was discovert!
Thursday at Mildred. Edgecombe eoantv-
The patient is colored and - writ to Hit
dred from Selma where he had been em
ployed in the oil mills He said that ho
had been sick about eight days. He i
isolated and nhder strict quarantine.
. A special from Scotland Neck. ,snvs:
The smallpox has bt-en stamped ; out.
The pest house has lieen cleared, fumi
gated and nailed up. There have lieen
77 cases in the hou-e. ' Of these 75 were
colored and two were white. Since the
disease, made ; its appearance here ; last
August there have been as many as 125
cases. Many had the disease and got
well without knowing what it was.
They thought it was chickenpox.
At Winston Thursday Mr.' A. Savery, a
business man, was tried for the second
time before the mavor for refusing to
comply with the compulsory vaccination
ordinance. He wan finn) f 15. Hia eoun-
17V 4 S,IIC A VsJ vi ! v - ucicuuouu
declined to furnish the f 200 bail bond
required I and -was - cominitted to jaih
There are several reports current, one
that Savery, has a certificate excusing;
him from vaccination. It is stated that
he will bring suit against the city.
News reached New birn Friday that
one week ago the kcIiooik r Mary C. Ward
was capsized in Pamlico : sound." The
schooner was loaded with oysters bound
for Swan Quarter. Th crew consisted
of nine men. Capt. R, E. Cox and others
were taken off after ten hours' exposure.
nearly exhausted, but alive. The follow-.
ing were drowned: H-nry Credle, white;
Ed Murphy, Squire Howard. Tom Collins
and Frank Mums, colored. The wreck
occurred four miles off Bluff Point.
ENGLAND'S BIO- ARMY.
Will Soon Have 213,000 Troops In
South Africa.
LondonFeb. 2, 4:30 a. m. Mr. Wynd-'
im's remarkable . declaration in' the
house ' of commons today that Great
Britain will have in h iortnight a total
of 213,000 troops in South Africa with
452 guns, is received sWith wonderment.
All are now there,, f'xct pt bouc 18,000
that are .afloat. Beyond comparison
this is the largest force Great Britain has
ever put into the 6eld.. 'At the end of the
Crimean war ehn shid K-raped together
80,000 men. Wellington at Waterloo
had 25,000. .. . '
The British forces m South Africa.
exclusive of the Eighth division and the
ourtb cavalry bntade, oinprise 142,-
000 foot and artillf ry, 3.700 cavalry, 38
seige guns, 38 naval gunn. 36 howitzers,
54 batteries of Iioimj artillery and 234
field guns, while the r-omUned force9
of the two republics wtre estimated in
803 at 59,000.
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