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. THE KENTupKY CONTEST.
Aotlon Taken -for a Consolidation
ofSuita InrolVlnff the Governor
ship. 'GoebeTs Alleged Murderers,
Louisville. K.. Feb. 24. The suit o
"J. C. W. Beckham, governor of Ken
tucky " against W, S. Taylor, wu filed
in the circuit court here today. This
action was originally brought at George
town. The filing of toe suit here was in
accordance with the "agreement made
by both aides for a consolidation, of suits
involving tne irovernorsum oi Jientuctty,
The action is for an; injunction. Taylor
is the plaintiff in a similar -suit against
Beckham-and others.. By the agreement
Judge Field will try tne ' consolidated
BUitS. . . b I i..'v- V : vV
4 (Tbelanswer and counter,; claim of
Beckham,' Castleinan and Carter, in the
injunction suits by W, &, Taylor,. John
Marshall and Darnel Collier.' were, filed.
The answer denies ah" xf ; the allegations
of plaintiffs' petition and 1 sets up as
counter claim, that the office of gov
ernor, lieutenant rovernor and adjutant
general have been usurped by plaintiffs,
and defendants 'prey, that they be ad
judged the holders of said offices. v
Goebel's Suspected Assassins.
Frankfort; I KyS Feb. ,24. The ' at
torneys for the, prosecution , and defense
held a conference tnis afternoon ana ar
ranged for an examining trial for Harlan
Whitaker on March 6th. Whittaker' is
one' of the men "charged ; with complicity
in the murder Of Goebel, Lee JbnW the
Whiteley. county " suspect, , will, also be
arraigned lor trial .the .same doy.
FALLINCr CREEK ITEMS.
i February 26; 1900.
Mrs. Jos, Lasslter, of Richmond, Va.,
spent Tuesday at Mry Dempsey Wood's.
Farmers are gettlntf behind . with their
work, on account of tne continued bad
weather. ,, . . , fi
Mr. and Mrs. Thad. Askew, of Lousin
Swamp, spent one j3cj last-week, afr 4ir?
. KVrarrott's, . . .
Mess. Becton Herring. Claud and George
Whitfield' visited friends in Kinston last
Saturday and Sunday. --
Misses Beatrice and Jennie Bayner. of
Kinston, spent Saturday and (Sunday
with Mrs; Lottie wood. , .
," AnA ftt ' nmnrt TTwaII t9 Catron
Springs, visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. 1. Herring, Saturday and Sunday.
The first quarterly meeting of the La-
Grange circuit will be held, at Trinity on
the second Saturday ; and Sunday in
March. Rev. S. Bone will preside.
Revenue Machine Being Worked
. Against the Amendment.
Wilkesboro Chronicle.
The internal revenue business in .this
section is-fun, it appears, as a campaign
organization against the amendment
and in favor Of negro rule. . It is notice
able that the distillers in this section who
are not, outspoken against, the amend
ment are being chastised with the lash.
Their distilleries i are being seized. . The
negrd-' rule, distillers can run any way
they please, make false entries or any
thing else, but : they are not molested,.
The whole revenue system, has degener
ated into a political machine as hot with
corruption as hades itself. But despite
that the white people will carry the
amendment and rule their affairs. "
She Smoked. - '
A patient of one of the leading spe
cialists who tivat polypi in the nosi
and throat is a woman well known for
her work In Sunday schools In this
city. She ban n rwom ha the organizer
Of 'a . number of . umidgarette leagues
among tbe ,whooHoyH. , She came O
ber doctor, the other day., fie cheered
her greatly by telling her he could cure
ber quickly ami without the use of the
knife.;
; 'But you liiitst promise to follow my
direction.', said the doctor, with the
suspicion of a (winkle In his eye. -
Oh. I promise.'. said the lady. .
"Without, quslifleationV": asked the
physician. ... ;
"Absolutely without . qualification."
answered the ladyj : 1 i -,
."Well. then.' yoti must smoke ciga-
rettesr - ' . :,.
The lady gasped.' ; Visions of what
might happen If she were seen with a
cigarette between her teeth by any of
ber pupils floated before her. and .she
almost fainted.. But the. doctor was
inexorable. " The lady followed his di
rections, and in a week the foreign
growth in , her nose had disappeared.
But that doesn't mean that the lady Is
now a confirmed cigarette smoker.
United States Tobacco Journal.
GENERAL HEWS.
' Matters of Interest CondensedTnto!
Brief Paragraphs.
Two men, nephews of Mr. Boberts,nave
. been arrested on the charge of murder-
Ing the Koberts family near Jacksonville,
'The Plattsville (Wis.) powder mills
' were "wrecked by an explosion Saturday,
- ximng tnree men ana oaaiy injuring an
.other, , ...,,,, ' j a ; . :
It was demonstrated Friday by a test
oTPta that uuay, will be seated in the u.
senate on the certificate of the governor
oi Pennsylvania, . ..w;-;,
Joe Walcott, ;. the Barbadots negro);
whipped Joe Choynski, in seven rounds
. , atttew xork, Friday night. Choynsk
went to the floor fire times in the first
round. -V
The steamship Gate City, stranded at
mast Moriches, JL. 1., J? eb. 8tb, has been
" driven harder on the beach by the storm
- The prospects bf floating the vessel seems
to lessen., ,p ; v;,v ?
The Pennsylvania Democrats are tret
. ting ready to boom National Committee-
man J. M. Gufieyto succeed J. K.J ones as
chairman of the Democratic 1 national
Committee.' ,;L; .v
. Representative Bichardson, of Tennes
see; baa introduced a bill in the bouse to
prevent the interstate transportation ol
the products of trusts making silver
piaiea ware." ,
, One woman was killed, several persons
; ihiurert and 500,000 worth of property
destroyed by a fire in Philadelphia Fn
- day. It occurred in the wholesale milli
nery district. . ' , - , r -
. . r If the reports be true the French officers
' 'r who are serving in the Boer army get
rnretty good pay They get a )bonus'of
. 600 before starting, 600 when they ar!
rive, and from f 300 to 1600 a month for
: - the time, they serve,,; Kt:m&3. r
At BiminghamAla; Friday," the ex
.... piOBion ot a gasoline stove in the Metro
, poiitan hotel caused a fire which destroy
. , ed the hotel and the HawW, hlonk tA.
, joining. Lioss, f ieu,uuo; insurance about
tnree-iourtns the loss. ' f W i
a railroad being built In Preston countv.
', ; WVaV, Wednesday evenirJas. Smith
lataiiy snot t-haries and;' inomas Smith
and seriously in lured John Moore, i The
f , trooranv Aomirrorl rao r Ifonhnlm
At Philadelphia. Michael Sullivan. Jr..
r . aged 35 years, who robbed his father of
his savings of many years about a month
ago and then disappeared, returned home
nutty aiuiu8c penniless aoa committed
suicide by blowing out his brains.
' The general assembly ; bf Virginia has
: passed a joint reedlutlon making June 8,
. the birthday of Hon. Jefferson Davis, a
legal Holiday in Virginia. This action
was due to the efforts bf the Richmond
chapter Daughters of the Confederacy.
At Covington, Ky.; Saturday night, the
Democratic executive committee, which
constituted the senatorial district represented-
by the -late William Goebel, met
and "nominated for that office Matthew
Harbison, ,. the late - Gov, Goebel's law
partner.
It was officially announced Saturday
- tutiii iwur yi ituwnvv memoera or, itne new
rhilippmecommission have been selected.
They lite Judge Taft, of Oh:p;. Luke B.
Wright; of Tennessee; H. C. Ide, of Ver
mont, and Dean Worceeter of Michigan.
. The fifth member; it is generally believed,
will be Bernard Moses, of California. . ' ?
, - ThW iTnfted1 8 tates army transport Mc-
, x uvrvuu, vummanaer ; iiutcnins. : was
towed, into Hampton Roads Saturday
mOrnjng by the Jamaica fruit steamer
Admiral Sampabn, which found the big
transport drifting helplessly about at sea
several hundred miles on Char eeton.S.G
The McTherson broke her"propeller Mon-
aay ana naa a severe experience m the
storm last Wednesday night, ; . ; : s h
It is suspected at Washington that Germany-
is behind Spain in its claim that
the islands of Sibutu and Cayagan-Sulu,
Which were not included in the bounds of
the Philippine territory described in the
Pariij treaty, were not transferred to the
United States. The statement that the
.Lnited - States .would withdraw its au
thority over the islands was an error.'
On the contrary, the government adheres
to its contention that both the islands
were transferred to the United States by
the Paris treaty. , - 1
Jo, Cere a Cold la Cne Diy ; i -
Take Laxative Buomo Quinine Tablets. AH
druggists refund the nooey if it fails to core. K. W.
-Cbovb's signature i on ac Uoz. sjc.
Artistic job work is the lino you'get at
THE FREE FEESS OFFICE. -
MINERS AND MORPHINE.
A Heeeaaarr Custom Wktch la i Rot
Pleaaaat to Contemplate..
"When 1 was In the northwest,' said.
agentjenianwitb some; money Invested
in mines. "I employed a prospector to
go out Into the mountains looking for
properties which had been recommend
ed to me. One- day , be was to bare
gone from our camp over Into a very
rough; and rocky district, but when
evening came be "1 report ed tbat "bf
naont maoe ine trip. ,
'Why not I inquired.
" 'Because , I s didn't.; have my mot
phine with me be; responded In a very
matter of fact manner. ' - X.'-"'-
'Morphlnef said X in astonishment
Wbat has thatgof Wto with ;t T Yon
are not a morpaine nena. are -you .
"Not as much of. a one as: you are a
tenderfoot. he laughed, and proceeded
to Inform melthat,; every prospectqc
who knew his business always, carried
with him enough morphInentq,.kiu a
man easily and ;that be, did so in ordtf
to end himself .nulcklv in case ofian at-
cldent whlcb ,wpuld .disable him ra
a rra f"Am " A aoTef fi viAa J 'lTNfiora iraM
a J II VIM UOOSOMAMX. : UV M. i - 1 S V
many Instances of -prospectors falling
over cllfTsrand erlppHng themselves or
breaking fa. leg- in a hbl. arnqng the
rocks or, renderlneT tbefrisVf es helpless
In some other way, and dpatlr was nure"
to follow by starvation or freezing b
in some sections oy peing devoured uy
wolves, or other, wild animals, In order
to prevent mien a norrrote deatn ns any
of these the prosiM-etpr slmjil'fijMl, mat
ters by always carrying a littbi packet
of i uiorpbUie,. which not. onlyuIetiHl
the pain of the hurt he had suHtalnfHi.
but put hlm to sleep f pleasantly ",to
wske no more on earth. It struck me
at first as uncanny, not to saf wicked.
but f got over that -feeling after a oar-
roAv escape or rwo.and. I rfarilsilny
ttt.. r.r hut ty-m MikMll nM
- ashington tstar. ; i . ,
A facetious anfwbi Jpfee in; the
name of Bird eonceIvel the idea ' Of
calling a -con venttdiS -At all the?: people
In Philadelphia who belong td ,. bis
tribe. . Of course It ma Joke, but a
glance through. the : pages of the di
rectory convinced him I that such fa
gathering would be a big one. tie dis
covered that there 'were lust an even
100 plain ' Birds. but 'the variety, p?
those who specified their klnda. was
appalling. , The list, as ,far as; he went.
was as follow; Doves, "irtf Kaglesi pi
Finches. 21; Fowls. 3: Hawks. 30:;Jdys
0; LarksT G;' JeaeockH.' 20: Pigeons J:
Parrots. 40; Partridges. 30; Sparrow-
hawks. 7: Sparrows. 7; Wrens. 10;
Robins. 15; Nightingales. ' D; Flickers.
; Thrushes. 4: Canaries. 3; tjeese, 2.
and Turkey. 1. There wer, two. fillip
peys. and Philip Ducks upheld the'
dignity of his branch of the family.
Philadelphia Record.
. "Dntr Great Cbtmaey. 5 '
The tall chimney of the Grant smelt
er la an, object of interesL to every vis
itor of Denver, ft Is by far. the tallest
smokestack'; In, he UnTtefd States and
baa , but two H vaK; in 'the. world. The
following facts ywiU tgive the reader
an adequate idea bfUtbC Immensity of
this chimney! tt U 3.i feet 4 Inches In
belght; There; are- li)43.0pq bricks In
this immense shaft. .It!a weight' above
the foundation -lsv; 12.270,500 pounds.
ts presspre at. the base; Is lGO pounds
to the square .Inch,' and the total wind
pressure, apa Inst It in a gale Would be.
SOCOO pounds. "The diameter, at the
base Is S3 feet and at the fop 20 feet.
rtniivar.Pni:(.'L'
.-Ivgettlnic a neighbor RlsfBt. , , ' ;,
"Was that your dog that was bowi
ng all night r
1 guess It was." -' t . ' v
"Why in thunder 1 don't - you sfeed
hlmr .
II parens, man. It's Indigestion that
makes him howl V Cleveland Plain
Dealer. ' ' . '
It has been calculated that the loss
from Illness averages 20.000,000 weeks
ft work In the year, or 2Vi per cent of
the work done by the whole population
between 15 and C5 years of age.
At a ronzh estimate there are 15.000.-
C00 pairs of cloves Imported Into this
country each year.
MOST SUBLIME HEROISM.
Oronjft's Followera SaorifloirnT
Their Lives to Save Their Coun
try. ,
London, Feb. 24. All accounts agree
in stating that tronje's army is suffering
martyrdom under , the i-, most , frightful
bombardment the ingenuity of man ever
inflicted. Englishmen utterly fail to ap
preciate thus Tar the splendid heroism of
these dylntr patriots and their leader.
Their surrender, demanded by Kitchener
at the moment when the British hosts
had completed their fatal chain around
them, would probably have meant a
death-blow to the Boer cause. ' The road
to Bloemfontein would have been left
open and the whole of Orange Free State
would have been at the mer jy of the in
vaders. Two or three days' delay might
enable part of Uen. Joubert's army and
other federal forces to assemble for effec
tive resistance to the British advance by
establishing a second line of ; defense,
which had long been Planned.
Cronie's brave men simply decided to
throw themselves beneath the wheels, of
the British Juggernaut. In order to pur
chase this brief delay at the expense of
their lives, wot this or any other age can
show a subilmer deed, which has awaken
ed the admiration of the Boers' enemies.
The whole world will pay tribute to this
exhibition of valor, which fa ono of the
grandest that the country has ever wit
nessed, ,
CRONJB STILL TJNOONQUEREP.
Rumor of His Escape, But Not Con-
firmed.? The Situation Probably
Unchanged. , '
London. Feb. 25.-4:85 a. m. Since 2
o'clock yesterday afternoon nothing has
been received from the scene of what the
London papers call Gen. Cronie's death
struggle, the war officials announcing at
midnight that they had nothing to give
out. .They stated that they believed it
impossible for uronje to escape from the
rip oi jiprxiwoerni,.. ; mm
The ! report circulated . in Berlin that
Cronje had escaped, came from the Boer
headquarters in Brussels, Where it was
stated that detaus were lacking. ; i
The only news from other parts of the
seat of war durincr the nkbt was a spe
cial dispatch from Colenso, under date of
t eo. zi. stating tnat toe Bntisn, in spite
of stronsr opposition, were advancina:
slowly, but surely and driving the Boers
from the kopjes between Grebler's kloopf
ana Hanger ang. ';v f f ,
Ladysmitn reported by heliograph on
Friday .; that the Eoers were retiring
northward in large numbers. Meanwhile
the certainty of relief is so strong at Dur
ban that the authorities are actively pre
paring train loads of provisions. luxuries
and medical comforts for dispatch to the
beleagured town as soon as communica
tions are reopened.
, Keely a Great Benefactor.
RliebPost.
In the death of Mr. Leslie Keeley. the
founder of the Keeley Institute and treat
ment, the World has loBt one of its great
est benefactors. Whatever scientists or
experts may say, or have said, and many
of them have been virulent in their con
demnation of Mr. Keeley and the work
he engaged in, the practical results of
that work stand out today in thousands
upon thousands of living, active, useful
and uplifting testimonials to the good
effects and efficacy of his labors. And it
may be that still other thousands would
today be the bappy : and useful beneflci-
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anes oi tois Berviee uub lur iu ueriBiou
and opposition of so-called scientific ex
perts. and others as s thoughtless or sel
flsh. If Mr. Keeley made money out of
bis methods, it is no more than all others
strive to do by the methods they .use or
mvkfat s iiaa TKnT. f hA ninnoT invn von non
piClvt t, uovi vuv jtwsvy u w v vuu-
not be weigned with the restored man
hood which the Keeley Cure has accom
Dlirthed. for which the very name Keeley
will be and is blessed by thousands to
day. Mr. Keeley's work will go on, bless
ing humanity and raising up thousands
to revere and bless his memory.
Does it Pay to Buy Cheap?
A cheap remedy for coughs and colds is
all right, but you want something that
will relieve and , cure : the more severe
and dangerous results of throatand lung
troubles. ; What shall you do? , Go to a
warmer and more regular climate? Yes,
if possible; if not possible for you; then in
either case take the oklt remedy that
has been introduced in all civilized coun
tries with success in severe throat and
ung troubles, "Boschee's German Syrup."
It not only heals and stimulates the tis
sues to destroy the germ disease,' but
allays inflammation; causes easy expec
toration, gives a good night's rest, and
cures the patient. Try one bottle. Recom
mended many years by all druggiHtsin the
world. For sale by the Temple-Marston
Drug Co. ' ' i
STATE HEWS.
Interesting North Carolina Items
Xh Condensed Form,
..President Alderman's report shows 512
students present at the University, or 29
more than ever before, : i v .
Frank B. Davis, of North Carolina; has
been appointed second lieutenant in the
army, to rank from Feb, 1st, 1900, ,4
h Logo Harris says he is confident .tbat
far more blicans ' will vote for the
amendment than the general public baa
any idea of. . t . . 1 , :
Col. William C. Elam, editor in-chief of
the Norfolk iVirginian-riiot. diwl at bis
home in Louisa county, Va., Saturday,
Mr. Elan; was a native of Fayetteville.
The' papewi have been signed for the
purchase by New Yorkers of 51,000 acres
of land In the piedmont section for; a
sheep ranch. It will be the only ranch
of the kind in the Stated ( ,
Rocky Mount Motor:. Some years ago
a gentleman in Mash : county, .took ' 80
acres of land for debt and would gladly
have sold it then at 3 per acre.i rile
recently; sold - the-timber alone on it for
900, or $30 an acre. ' , ; ,
t Mr, Joe Hodges, about 20 years
pressman In The Dispatch newspaper
oflSce at Wilmington; met death iri a hor
rible manner! Friday, He crawled under
the press to fix it and It started iq some
unaccountable manner and crushed his
head, causing him to die. . 1 .
Greenville Reflector: 'Friday afternoon
Pr, ' JLaughlnghouse ' received a telegram
from a detective saying that the parties
who robbed bis father, Mr. J. J, Latgh
ingbouse,, had been located in Roanoke,
Va. and that they, were dead sure, No
further', information has come since the
telegram? was received. . , 'if$
Mr. Buck ' di, - of Pitt counfV ."jwas
killed by his borse running away Friday
afternoon. He was returning , from
Grimeeland with a barrel of flout in bis
cart. His neck was broken nnd his bead
terribly mangled, indicating that iu fall
ing from the cart his head caught in the
wheel, "Mr. Cox, leaves a wife nnd tljree
children,, -,. t; ,
On Friday Rev. T.- J., Guttls of the
M. E. church;, filed "a voluntary' petition
in bankruptcy at Charlotte. His liabili
ties are f 8.000 and his asuets are about
$1,500, Mr; Gattis SHid that his bank
ruptcy was, the . culroinatiou of a rapid
loss of trade through a period of 18
months : and was due directly to the
influence of Dr. J, C. Kilgo, the president
of Trinity College. '
Greensboro Telegram:' The only, mill
of its kind in the south for the manufac
ture of cotton flannel no w being built
near North Buffalo Creek and known as
the Revolution Mills, is hearing comple
tion. Mr. Stern berger, one of the owners,
who is superintending the erection and
equipment of the mill, with seen by a
Telegram man -and says work, is pro
gressing very satisfactorily am! he hopes
soon to have the wheels ready, to turn.
The editor of The Proutenfive Farmer
says he has not as yet decided positively
as to when he will make on announce
ment of the policy of that pH j wr regard
ing the constitutional amendment.. He
said, he - was. surprised to find so many
farmers opposing the amendment:'' that
these may cbange and that in Wake
especially the farmers are oi)oed to it.
As has been etatt d, there U little doubt
tbat the paper will advocate the amend
ment. .
:' The North Carolina Methodic Episco
pal conference has subfcrilied $4,067 for
the ."twentieth century fund''., for. the
prosecution of Christian education.. Sub
scribers have a right to direc t the use of
the fund they contribute. ' It. ;s directed
that Trinity College Khali bwre $3,232
for its loan fund, Vanderbilt University
475, Littleton Female CoUge-f50,
education in Cuba Jf 30 and . $2C0 the
trustees will apply,' us there in no direc
tion as to its use. -,'
The Western Union Teleginph company
has lost its appeal to the Federal court
from the order of the corporation com
mission increasing it acsment to
$1,000,000. It contends that the com
mission had no power to so act. Judze
Simonton decided that the commission
has power, and refers the ease to Stand
ing Master Shepherd, to take evidence as
to whether other property In the State
is assessed as high as telegraph and
railway property.
; Don't- depend' on town gossip. Pay
the small sum of 10 cents n week and get
Tec Fexjs Press six times a week. Ti
costs but little and you get it at your
door.