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Jatters of Interest Oondenaed Into
v Brief Parafirrapns. ?
A newcotton mill company baa been
Organized in Abbeyiue county, tsu.,witn
1100,000 capital. ;i r -.rr.p: ,v,-;
r(The"pubIieihIng firm of D.Appleton&
bo., of New York, baa been placed In the
lands oi a receirer. .uaDiuties aoon
n.lO0.O00..!rv"'M-';T;''?-:.
( The Dolo toarnament between Camden
t Aiken, 8. t, Thureday, with a victory
The Loud bill, aimd at cheap portage
l periodicals, was killed in the boose
rnnrsday by tne-adoption oi a motion
id recommit it. , t-.- -: , 1
r The controversies in the Carnegie Steel
pompany have been settled. Frick gettisa
xbout all be demanded, and the company
is to be reorganized , , ?w t f
I - There is a strike of 1,500 machinists at
Cleveland, 0.,' for. nine hours work, In-
tead oi ten. The strike anects oo ma-
bine shops and factories.
At Philadelphia, Thursday, one person
ras killed, two seriously -injured and
ibout a dozen others slightly hurt , by a
terrific explosion of collodium in thephoto-
Traphic supply establishment oi I nomas
ju Mcuomn yet; " f ' ,
j The great tunnel through the iDoun
iains that surround the city of Mexico, as
:he outlet for the sewage of the city, on
;vhich work had been progressing lor a
lumber, of years, -has been completed.
This was a stupendous undertaking, as
.he tunnel bad to be cut through solid
rock at a cost of 410.000,000. Mexico
Is now said to be one of the best drained
'cities In the world, k - - -iff
j A bitter" -f ht , is being waged - by
the ladies of tntonsville,- Va.. against
the barrooms of f that town. A petition
signed by" almost every woman of the
community, protesting against granting
:iquor licenses, will be presented to Judge
(took at the April term of Warren county
:ourt,a:he idnaignauon or tne women
reached a climax a few days aero when a
drunken rowdy under arrest fori insult
ing a young lady, was liberated xy his
comrades. kf ' , s
,The trial of Republican Secretary of
State rowers, for complicity in the mur
der of Goebel, began at Frankfort, Ky
Friday. Seventy-five extra police guard
the entrance? to the court house, while
soldiers iruaraea taeaoora ana passea on
credentials of persons entering. The Lex
ington and Winchester companies, armed
with Winchesters, were stationed through
various rooms. Three witnesses were ex
amined, and gave strong circumstantial
evidence against the accused.
r During a drill of the Naval Reserves rft
Phoebus, Va.,. Wednesday night, - there
was a free fight which a short time prom
ised most serious results. An altercation
between Private Smith and Sergt. Nein
bauser arose, and in a few minutes the
two Reserves werepummeling each other:
The private's two brothers took a hand,
and the row quickly became a free-for-all
affair, perhaps more than a dozen of the
volunteer jaekies being mixed up in it.
One of the Smith boys was Seriously stab
bed with a bayonet and Sergt. Nein
bauser had bis face beaten to a jelly. "An
investigation of the affair will probably
follow. . t . . .
John W Saunders and J. N. Walton,
well known citizens and officers of Greene
county,4 Va-r were killed .Thursday five
miles from Emporia by un-known
men, supposed to be the burglars who
robbed the house of Mr. John Griz
zar( in Emporia early Wednesday morn
ing, holding - up ' Mr. Grizzard in his Own
chamber, taking bis watch and pistol, bis
wife's jewelry and f 15 in money. When
the burglars left Emporia they fired in
discriminately along the streets to pre
vent molestation. The county has been
aroused over the burglary and oncers
have been searching in every direction for
them. Saunders and Walton went to a
house where it was suspected the parties
were in hiding to arrest them," The mur
derers opened fire as they npproaehed and
killed both the oScers. One of the men
who shot them was white, and the other
a negro. The white man has been cap
tured and a posse is in pursuit of the
r. ,xro. Later news is that the npro,
r araed Walter Cotton, was captured and
lod?4in jail at Emporia. Great-exci te
nant prevailed tLcre, with a rapidly
f athrrb mob cf rr.rrsd cit:zec3, and a
Ijnctiri: cf thewhita nan rr.J roro was
expected. Gov. Tj!;r and troops were
! -.rryk to the peer.?, tut it was feared
t ey would rc-rh t! -t-i I -.t?.
V.Lite's i;: k l: :
l ottla for lCe. Itcu.
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3. E. Uood.
f c I OOUNTY CONVENTION,
Delegates to Congressional Gon-
irentlon' In Favor of J. W; Grain
t ffrvT' "J'iJL TiryeJil PtesldentI As
tions Endoralnff Ayoobk for Opv
; ernor.' Q. XV Parrott for Oommls
5 sioner 6t gulture Jl
Aboqt 12:20 o'clock this afternoon the
Democratic convention of Lenoir county
was called to order by Jt; J. W. Grain
ger, chairman of the county executive
committee. ' ; '. ' , :
f Mr. Grainger stated that the object of
the convention was to select delegates to
the several conventions, made a few re
marks as to the great importance of the
present campaign to settle forever, be
nopea, uie quesuon oi wane supremacy,
and was heartily applauded by the large
gathering of earnest, eatbusiastic, hope
ful and intelligent Democratic represent
atives irom every pare oi tne county.
VV. . Ueroert was requested to act as
secretare.-''-! KhKy-.,
UJvery precinct was found represented.
Mr. H.'E. Sbaw spoke, and asked the
appointment pi delegates to the congres
sibnal convention favorable to J. W.
Grainger for congress. Hs referred to the
modesty of Lenoir county, and. stated
that we have a man well known as capa
ble and competent. v Vociferous applause
greeted the naming of J, W; Grainger for
- Mr. Bhaw named f the following ; dele
gates to the yd congressional convention
to manage the campaign for Lenoir's
favorite son -
DELEGATES TO 2ND CONGRESSIONAL CON-
! W, A. LaRooue. Dr. H.Tull. Geo. Sum
roll. G. B. Webb, J. G Cox. . Herbert
Davis, W. B.Nnnn.E, J. Brooks, W. O.
Moseleyf Jacob E. Moore, A.T, Dawson,
George West, J. Q. Jackson, J. B. Tern-
Je,' o.; 'Lewis, Tbos.-;Wetherington,
. C. Wooten. W. S.irJzzlei rU P.vTaoD.
Plato Collins. L' Harver. H. E. Shaw.
E. Sutton, Y. T. Ormohd, R. M Har-
Bsr, T; C. Wooten.'J." M.-'Parrott, C." W
oward, W. P. Gilbert, R, F. Churchill,
WiJJenry Sutton, .George Tomer. J. J.
Bryan, U. V. Dixon and James K, Tur-
nage. - , , -
Capt. W. w . Carraway made a speech
avoring-J. W. Grainger for congress and
endorsing the motion.
Mr. ehaw put the motion, which was
adopted by acclamation. - -
Mr. (iramger expressed bis gratification
and deep appreciation of the action of
the convention.' Said be left the matter
in the hands of his friends but was not
an open candidate, though if his friends
see fit at the proper time to put his name
heiore the congressional convention be
would do all in bis power to achieve suc
cess. . t
Mr. Geo; P, Parrott moved that each
delegation appoint one on a committee to
select delegates to senatorial and State
conventions.' 'Adopted. . . ? - -( . '
, The committee was as follows:' Insti
tute, Elias Sullivanjl Sand Hill, Geo.
west; nnic- uiivw; V W. ninnnj
Trent, Windal -UarperJ ' East tf Mose-
ey H all,- W A. Thorn peon ; .West'Moseley
Hall. J. M. Hadleyj KinstonNo. If E. B.
Lewis; No. 2, J. II. Rouse; No. 3, S. II.
Rountree; Falling Creek, G. F. Parrott;
Woo4ington, Brown WilliamH-Neuse, L.
B. Taylor: South West. E. P. Loftin:
Neck, R. W. Pope; Vance, Capt. W. Wj
Catraway.
Dr. J. M. rarrott offered the following
resolution which was seconded by. Col.
W. A. Bobbitt, and was adopted. , , .
BESOLUTION ENDOKSINO J. A. BETAN.
This convention of the Democratic party
of , Lenoir county: having1 learned of the
great improvements made and now be-
ingmadein our A, & N. C Railroad in
which we feel a deep interest in its -road
bed, its rolling stock, its "depot and
workshop accommodations and its
greatly increased facilities for the trans
portation of both freight and travel and
its general prosperous, condition, under
its present . intelligent management;
! 'Question Answered, r : i
Yes, August Flower still hasthelarjrest
sale of any medicine in the civilized world.
lour mothers and jrrandmotaers never
thoeght of using anything else for Indi
gestion or Biliousness. Doctors were
scarce, end they seldom heard of Arrca
dicitis, Nervous Prostration, of Heart
ailure, etc. lhey used .ucru8t Flower
to clean out the system and stop for
Ecstatic of End:-?ted food, rc,TU'"te
the action of the liver, stimulate tie
nervous ctid or-'i'- 'c action cf the r -
tea, end that ia r.il t! toc!c when f . I-
r-cullcud tad v.. .a L c l
othrr c.chc?i. You o-Jy coed a Uv? t! - 3
cf Cr::u'3 ArrsrS I'lowcr. in liquid fr-rj.
to make yoa eutf.ncJ tLcre is not! " - r
ferioa.3 tie ratter wil'j vou. For t .-j
tyTcr-:!i: - rstca Dn.-.; Co. ,
therefore resolve," that this convention
and the citizens of Leuojr county highly
aDDreciate and ADDrovs of the wise and
indefatigable energy of its president, the
uon; James A.Uryan, in his efforts to
make its service the most convenient and
useful for the business interests and pleas
ure Di the public travel.- :
1 ' " . ' J " ENDOBSINO AVCOCK.
' Mr. Y. T. Ormbnd offered the following
resolution, which was adopted: V-'.
Whereas, we, the Democrats of - Lenoir
county in convention assembled,' do re-
cognize mat our Deiovea otate is now
EasNing through a crisis iri her political
istory ; , ? , 1 i. v; : i : -:;:
And whereas, we believe her future
peace and prosperity depends upon it the
success of the Democratic party at the
poiism the coming election; ;f ; v
And whereas, we believe that splendid
leader, patriotand idol it the people.
Charles B. Avcock is the one best fitted
to lead the hosts " of Democracy in , the
coming conflict. 4 Therefore be it v ;v,
i Resolved That our delegates to the
State Democratic convention, to be held
In the city of Raleigh on the 11th day of
Apni, iuuu, be and are hereby instructed
to vote as a unit for. and to use an bon
orable means to secure the : nomination
of Hon, Charles B. Aycock. ait our candi
date for governor of North Carolina.. 4
FOB PKIMAhY TO SELECT; U. S. SENATORS.
Mr. Ormond offered the folio winsr reso
lution, which was adopted: 'tOA
Resolved. By the Democrats of Lenoir
county; ' in 'Convention assembled, that
the delegates sent by this convention to
the State convention bef and they are
hereby instructed, to vote and do all in
their power to secure an instruction to
the state executive committee to order a
primary election whereby the Democratic
voters of North Carolina may express
ineir cuoice xor umiea oraies senator 101
the term beginning in 1901; that the said
primary be held at the time of the next
national election, and all who vote the
Democratic ticket- be entitled to vote in
Bald primary, k h: . '
SENATOR 3. Q. JACKSON SPEAKS.
Mr. J. O. Jackson was' called for and
made a soeech on the! constitutional
amendment If it is carried, be said,.' We.
loos for a glorious future;tf r defeated wtf
look forward ,to a bad condition of
affairs. The negro was given the ballot
as a result of the war. The north put
us under military rule, disfranchised 40,
000 whites and enfranchised 100,000 ig
norant negro slaves. ' He referred td the
vote being canvassed in Charleston. He
told of the bad rule of the M-alawags aud
carpetbaggers. He picture! the security
given to liberty and property when " the
white people trained conti in 1876. and
then how in 1892 the , fusumists srot in
control and put bad whites and hun
dreds of negroes in office and caused bad
government in' most sectjonxof the State.
After the victory of the last campaign
the Democrats determined' to give the
people an .opportunity to rid themselves
of the ' constant struggle ; to maintain
good white government, and therefore
the constitutional amendment was of-
ered the people.
He bad the amendment read by sections
and explained that no white man ' was
disqualified or will be disqualified by rea
son of; educational' -qnaUflcations; only
white persons coming of age after 1DU0
will have to come under the educational
qualification. . ' -
lie said and proved that, the disfran
chising of the negro would be the best
thing for him. 1 , ' " ''-:
The speech was strong and forceful and
the hearers listened clonely. -.
' The report of the committee to recom
mend delegates was adopted as follows:
DELEGATES TO STATE CONVENTION.
Plato Collins. Dr. Henry TnllwTTT.
Pollock, Jno. C. Wooten, H E. Shaw,
Dr. J. M. Parrott. J. G, Cox, S. B. Clay-
tor. Jno. C. Wooten, Col. W. A. Bobbitt,
J. T. Midyette, J. a Wagner, J. Q. Jack
son, W; W.! Carraway, j., W. Grainger,
E. B. Lewis, W. O. Moseley, Lemuel Tay
lor, Geo. B.; Kilpatrick, ' D. G Taylor,
Col. N. B. Whitfield, Hub Davis, ' Elder
Henry Cunningham. RobT Davis, Kob't
Harper, R. I. Sutton, James Parker,-D.
W. L.' Wilkins, Jesse .'Jackson, Geo.
Turner, R. K Noble, W, A. Jonew, Barnet
Howard. Geo. K. West, E. R.. West,
Frank Rhem, E. Dau?hety, Elias Sulli
van, F. Ii. Hodpres, J. E. TurnHge,-Henry
Warters, E. L. Uazelton, W. P. Gilbert,
Hosea Spivey, llev. J. T.: Grubbs, E. P.
Wooten, Ki E. Satton, S.;L Wooten, D.
A. R. De Flnent, editor of The Journal,
Dojlestown, Ohio, euLvred for a number
of years from rheumatism in his r!"rht
e hcu! ier cud file, lie sayp; "ily riht
arra at times was entirely csa. I tried
Chamberlain's Pain Balm, and w&3 sur
f:i -nf to rrc-Ive r-'.Ui almost immcdiate
1. The r..:.i I'-.'-n tas ten arortant
cernpaui'n cf mine ever since and it never
faila." Fcr e-!j by J. E. Hood.
W. Wood. Fred Fields! Br" lG.: titt Had
lev. W. A Thompson. S. I.. Sutton.' W.
If. Sutton. W. L. Kennedy! E. E'.Rouse,
LTr Haskins, Elias Elmow, D. F!j'Woo-
ten. J. P. Nunn, E, H. ' Wailerr Jt" J.
Smith. C. W.v Howard. ' N.' B. WooteU.
A. J. Sutton, E. P. Loftin, A. W. Whit-
field, T. C. Wooten, T. T. Ormond., Df. R.
DELEGATES TO SENATORIAL CONVENTION.
' Y. T. Ormond, T. C. Wooten,'' Geo; B
Webb; George Knotty J. M, Parrott, w;.
H. Taylor, C"J. Mewbornei X. V,Dixon,
W. B. Uarpeiv Lewis KiipatricK, .
Phillips, R. W. Wooten, VV. F. Moseley,
John Taylor, A. W. Whitley, J.E. Moore,
1L P. Lioitin, 1, t. wasKins, h. u. Ken
nedy, E. RouseG. L. Smith, C. Howard,
L. P. Tvndal. W.E. Sutton. Giles Parker,
W. G. Taylor. T. M. Aldridge Si P. Har
dy, Elias Sullivan, F.Dupree, W.P.Jones,
FT. R. Tall, S. H. Humphrey Philip
Btroud, R. w; McOowan, H. y. Williams,
Shade Wooten, Sr., J; M. Hadley, T. R.
Rouse,' Joe Sutton, J. W. P. Bmithwick,
Henry Cuningham, Chris Turnef,' Leon
Whitfield, T. O. Sutton, T, o. crawiprd.
J.H. Sutton. W. W. Carraway. -E. B.
Lewis, R. F. Churchill, J. W. Grainger,
W. S. Herbert. - - - -'
Any Democrat present at any of the
above conventions shall oe considered ; a
delegate. M ,5' v J "
g. r. Parrott fob .commibsioneb agri
'V ' ! ccwcbb; :,,-;,;,
The followinar resolution, entroduced
by Capt. W, W. Carraway, was unani
mouslv adopted, -''-v; L., it f .
Whereas, we recognize ine sterling
worth and patriotic Democracy of ' a
, tii - ..a j
pronuuenuciuzeu ui uur uwuwuuijr,ouu
feeling that We deserve a position on the
State ticket and whereas we know bis
eminent - qualification for the position
therefore, .,".$',
": Be it resolved, that the delegates from
this county present to the State conven
tion for the nomination of commissioner
of agriculture, the Hon. George F. ' Par
rott, of Falling Creek township. ,
' Cant. Wj W Carraway sung the praises
of both J. Bryan. Grimes and D.- Hugh
Mclean for secretary of state: v:r 1
Capt. Carraway also spoke in favor of
the constitutional amendment.. - -
SITUATION AT MAFEKINCr.
Persiatent Rumors That the Siege
Has Been Raised. Reported That
' Pretoria Is Prepared, to Stand a
Two Years' Seige.
London, March 23, 4 a m. Again
there is a persistent rumor : that Mafe
king has been relieved. ' The war , office,
however, declares that there- is no con
firmation of the rumor and that no fur
ther news on the subject is at hand. ;
It seems certain that Marking's only
chances lie in relief by the ."columns sup
posed to be advancing from the south,
or in the , possibility that i CoL' Baden
Powell is still strong enough to attempt
a sortie, with a view ' of capturing the
Boer guns, at a time when Commandant
Snyman has withdrawn his men - to op
pose Col. Plumer's advance. '
All the reports regarding the .. British
operations in the j Free State continue
satisfactory.- ,
It is reported from LoUrenzo Marques
that Pretoria is prepared .to stand a
seige of two years , and that, the Boer
women, frantic at the reverses to the
Boer arras, are entreating to be allowed
to shoot the British officers imprisoned
at Pretoria. '. 1
It is announced from the Transvaal
capital that the Italian government has
declined to intervene. ;
Bitter Feeling Between Transvaal
and Free State. , r
London, March - 23. A special corre-
spondentoftheTimesat Bloemfontein tel
egraphing Thursday : says: "Yesterday
Mr. Kruger issued 8 proclamation annex
ing the Free State to the Transvaal.
Mr. Steyn immediately issued a counter
proclamation declaring the Free State
intact."
The Daily News has the following from
Bloemfontrin dated Wednesday: ,
"It is rumored that Mr. Kruger and
Mr. Steyn will meet at Kroonstadt in
the Orange Free State on April 4th to
discuss the future program. The . feeling
between the Transvaal and the Free
State is very bitter. ; .
LEFT TO 1T3 FATE.
tlafeJdns Further Off From Relief
. Than Ever. .. : '
Tendon. March 23. Col. Plnmer ap
parently has retired to Crocodile Fools,
and Mafekicg seems further o5 than ever
rom rehef. This news was collected ia a
dispatch from Bnluwayo, dated f!cndry.
JIareh 1U, and rublisned m tne S!?cona
edition of the Times. ,
STATE- HEWS,
t M 1 iii . u- u 'K 'ivniu-Ai'i : u!.
Interesting North Carolina Items
' ; v- in Condensed BVjain;:'?:' t$
; At Durham Friday Horner School de- -feated
Trinity College in a game of base , .
ball, score 8 to 0. ?.4;';:jt;.r;j.,t:;f';.;-1
' 1 Charlotte has decided to lay itself out " ' " '
this year and have a big 20th of .May
celebration to last a week. K . ; 1'
The. Dem'or w tic Press association . Js
called to mtv in Raleigh on Thursday
morning, April 12, at 10 o'clock. i '
'' James B; Lloyd, of Tarboro, who' ,waa
appointed a - doorkeeper of the senate ' by -Senator'
Butler, - has ; received notice
of bis retirement to take effect April. 1st
Tbe later part . of last , week an olj -demented
negro by the name of Ander .
son escaped from the Durham county . ,
home for the aged, and during the severe
Weather that followed died of exposure
and cold. r ' ' - 'l
r On . Thursday directors , representing "
each of the various , branches of 1 the -
Farmers Mutural Fire Insurance com- ,
pany met in Raleigh and organized B
State association, electing N. B. Brough-.
ton, of EaJfigh-piwWeaws'?.V'$ '
Mr. Malcom Robinson, a carpenter, ot ,
Charlotte,: fell dead Wednesday afternpon
near that city while on a hunting expedj. '
tlon with a friend.-He stumbled ove'r .
a log and fell and - when ' his friend went
tohimhe found bjm dead. Mr. Robi?- .
son was affected with heart disease. . .
Georsre Rountree. !Esa ..was nominated
for the legislature in the New' Hanover . ..
Democratic primaries. Another primary
wuihaveto be held to elect the other
nominee for the legiHlature, ;Capt. Geo.
L. Morttm was nominated for the senate, '
by a majority of 3U over Iredell MeareB,
' Nexi ? Monday Gfov.fRdi'seU will 'hear
argument in regard to the granting of
the requisition oi the governor of Ten
neseeefor Baxter Shem well, a merchant
oi AsheTille, on a charge of embezzling
$4,000.:' Shemwell 1 loruxerly; iived,. t'Mi..k .
Lexington afad there killed ; Dr. Payne. ) V
His trial Was1, one of tbe most sensa-
tional on record in this State.
r JNews'jand Observer: At Mt.' Vernon
Springs, a few days ago, a man; came
near ending his exibU-m e in a pecnliaLr
manner.' He was cleaning out a spring, ' '
wbichis walled with granite, : and after
dipping the water out, he crawled in to
secure a razor and pucket knife, which .
had been dropped into the spring by a
kuest (The opehiug was bareh .large
enough to admit bis body, and when he ' ,
attempted to back out he found himself
imprisoned, . head downward. The , ,
water began to rie, and realizing ms .
danger be called loudly for help. ' Several
persons came to bis ta nee, out were
unable to extricate himiuntil after he
had become unconscious. After working
with him for some time, be was resusci-
tated.-'. . r -
1 . . Pain b5ci of your eyes? ' Heavy
pressure in your ncaaf Ana are,
1 yoU sometimes faint and dizzy?;
Is your tongue coated? Bad tasts
in. your mouth? And docs, your;
i f od distress you ? Are you ncn ou3
: and irritable? Do you often have,
ithe blues? And are you troubled
about sleeping? Then yourliver is
all wrong. Butthereisacure. 'Tis-,
They act ciirectly on the liver.
They cure constipation, bilious
ness, sick headache, nausea, and
dyspepsia. For 60 years they fcaye
teen the Standard Family Pills. , ,
Price 25 cents. ATI Dro'ils.
I h&Y takpn Ayer'g Tills recilarly tor
tlx mouths. They bav cured cf a
f arere headache, and I can nnwU iron
t " Pi four miles without rPttir t t .re X cr
c 1 1 of breath, something I bavo not t n,
to do for many yai ."
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