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1 1 i 1 .. 1 1 1L -T "ii:.1 i - TTT NO EXCpBi:' SUN'DKV. Vol. II No: 308. t - KINSTON, N. O., SATURDAY. MARCH 31, 1000. ,w Price Two Cents. GEHERAL HEWS. Matters of Interest Condensed Into Brief Paragraphs. ' 4 The i Delagoa Bay Railroad company Ward rranireg Portugal to Dav England and the United States 15,314,000 francs. " Col." ' William- F. Wickhan. who in some way unknown shot himself several days ago, died at bis borne in Powhatan county, Va;., Thursday night. . , .; ' , . , The war department has established the military division of the Philippines, with Gea. Otis in command, and this is divided into four departments k ; ; !'At Baltimore, Md., Thursday night, Tom Sharkey knocked out "Stockings" Conroy. in the third round of what was to have been a (LO-round contest. . : - H. M. Flagler is to build a hotel at Havana to cost a half million. The site of the hotel will be on the beach across the entrance to ' the bar- from ; Morro Castle. . F. R. Lassiter has been nominated by the Democrats to fill the unexpired term ' In con&rress of the late S. P. Eppes. Mr. Lassiter also received the nomination for the full term. - - l The senate military affairs committee orders a favorable report on the Allen resolution calling on the secretary of war lor information as to our losses in ,the Philippine war. --,'-" Daniel Broughton, a merchant of 'Ly ons. Ga., is dead and John McEachern, his friend, is at the point of death from drinking wood alcohol by mistake. Both are prominent men in the community."' Three children were burned to death in a fire which destroyed the farm bouse of John Brassil at Providence, B, I., Wednes day night. The mother rescued an infant from its burning cradle, but the babe lived only a few hours.' , Dispensary constables have found that illicit whiskey dealers in Charleston, 8. have bees getting, their whiskey shipped through the custom housertftking it out In mall packages. This makes a custom house a store room for their contraband liquor." ' " -" ' ' y The last span of the Richmond, Peters burg & Carolina railroad bridge across James : river at Richmond, was finished Thursday. This, barring a ten mile gap under construction, gives tne seaboard system a completed line from Richmond to Tampa, ia. ' - - ' r ir-y : At Washington, D. C, Thursday, Free man Green, 85 years old,- formerly of Fort Wavne. Ind.: who had been em. ployed as a $1,400 clerk," in the miscella neous division 01 tne coast and geodetic survey for 12 years. Committed 1 suicide by shooting himself through the right -. temple. q.-': -Ari: fe'S An official account has been issued of the victory of the French troops over the Arab army in Uahr, which assembled with the object of attacking the French 'expedition which recently occupinl.the oasis of In8uiah, southwest of Akeria The French, learned of the scheme and de cided to storm the enemy's position, and it was successfully carried, March; 19, by a column led by Lieut. Col. Eu. The town was first' bombarded and then stormed. the Arab warriors ninking their last stand in the mosques.. They left 600 men killed and 100 wounded on the field, and, in addition, 450 prisoners were taken". The French losses were nine native sol diers killed, 88 privates wounded and two officers wounded. EVIDENCE TO HANG TAYLOR Said to Be in TOWN PRIMARIES. t- sey. Possession of Tout Dick Combs Arrested. i LexinsrtonVKy.; March 29. The Morn ing Herald, of this city, will print tomor- The Executive Committee Presen " a Plan For Nominating Candi dates For Aldermen and 5 Mayor - In the ward conventions last' year the executive committees oi tne . several wards were instructed to formulate plan for registered primaries to nominate candidates lor mayor and 'aldermen- in accordance with those instructions, we row the following special from Winches ter. KvS yry- .,;,,-- I "If Youtsey will tell what I think he knows, be can hang Taylor and destroy tha Ponnhlinnn ndrtT T fpl fliira that I can arrange for enough of the appropria-1 present the following pfan tlon lor xoutsey to maite mm ana nis wife comfortable for the restof theirlives. Conlton is croinflr to confess in the morn ing and Youtsey had better get in while he can. The money is going and he might as well have his snare " i? , ' - v Manchester. Ky.. March 29. "Tallow" Dick Combs, a negro, was arrested at Battery ville today on a technical charge. and tomorrow will be re-arrested cnargea with being an accessory to the Goebel murder,,- AGUINALDO .VISITS MANILA Said to nave Been in the City at a Ball and Several Times Since in ' Minneapolis, Minn.," March 29. A dis patch from Takoma, Wash., says: "Capt. Conradi, of the transport Ga ronne, which arrived last night from Ma nila, reports that Aguinaldo, according to reports current tbere, la able to visit Manila in dipjjuise almost as often .as he wishes. IIow thfa is accompliKihed no one seems to know, but it h known pos itively that he attended a grrand masque ball at Manila on 1,'jw Year's niht, and baa Lmi seen tbere t evercl times finee. lie U Lcird frcn occaMonaily as ttirj f r?t ia cz'i r!:.re cnJ tl.cn in asother. 'Cj ?t. Ce-r- -'i T"3l 'j by American c2cf3tl:-t wlljtlQ i -ribone cf tha rt tl.:c3j3 trrlcn, ii wi.l 1 3 a lor 3 t'-a r.::rr::ii tjlt:.-- c.:a te fly 6 1 f ri; ; L: It cur, 3 WARRANTS FOR FJYB MORE. Rumor Has it That Gov. Taylor Is To Be Arrested. Louisville. March 80. Five new war rants were issued in the Goebel case at 11 o'clock today by County Judge Moore The matter is beinir keDt auiet until the arrests aremadev Judge, Moore refuses to say whom the warrants are for or who swore them out. " Rumor is current that Taylor will be arrested unless he seeks protection nt tne executive building. One of the warrants is thought to be for Taylor and another for State Treasurer pay. Taylor is in Butler county, whither be went to At tend the funeral of his sister, Mrs. James Boach.,,;;;'--";:"".": ASKED TO POSTPONE! COURT. The Prevalence of Smallpox Near Winston! N. C, March SO. Judge W. S. Bobinson upon arriving here this afternoon from Alleghany county, was met by a committee and presented wit) a petition signed by members of the bar of Mockaville and county officers reauest tng him not to bold Davie" upericr court nest week on account 01 prevalence or smallpox in the county. It was reported to the judge that there were about 20 cases near Mocksville and that one negro man died with the disease this morning. J udge Bobinson will render a decision to morrow, lie may hold the court to dis pose of jail cases, , or other prisoners re leased on Dan. 1 ' . j ; . , Macrum's Bad Plight. Cbsriotte Observer. , . ' r Mr. Macrum, the United States official who deserted bis post at Pretoria and who. charged that his. mail had been openea oy tne crimen autnonties, was i given a beating before the house foreign j anairs coznnuiicee yesteraay, and in con epquence, he must appear still smaller in the eyes of the American people today than at any previous time. What little reputation he had as a man and an offi cer has vanished, His charges that hia ; letters were opened and that the British authorities had a opy' of.-, the United States; code amount to nothing more tnan supposition on His part. The rea sons which he Btates for his desire to come home, are no reasons at all. All the matters which be says be wanted to lay Deiore tne . state department in person could have . been cabled, but Instead of that. Macrum burdened the wires with frantic appeals to be allowed to come j home. He even imposed a fugitive from justice upon the, state department as a proper person to flu his office at Pretoria. The truth probably is that Macrum was ' QUAUFICATIOM. - 1. Every registered white voter of the town, of Kinston who pledges himsel to vote for the nominees of the Demo cratic party ; for the office of mayor and aldermen shall tife allowed to vote in tbe Democratic conventions as herein' after provided, ' . . ;' ' WARD CONVENTIONS. . 2. (a.) The ward ' conventions sbal be held the first Monday night of Apri of each year. (b.) A ballot' for a nominee lor tne office of mayor shall be taken and the result declared.,- . , - (c.) Nominees for the, office of alder men shall then be nominated by ballot. MANNEBOF VOTJtfG.,. S. At these conventions the regular registration ward, books shall be the means of determining the fright to vote in each ward, and nb One shall Vote whose' name does not Drooerl v annear on such book unless he cav establish the fact of removal. nroDer residence, and age before the ward executive committee which shall sit in the convention as a board of reference for this purpose, w . lUTOBALTY CONTENTION. 1 , - 4. The Democratic Executive ; com inittee of the town shall meet on the day following the holding ox the ward con ventions in the city hall and canvass the vote of the several wards for mayor and aldermen, and announce the result. Should no candidate lor mayor nave received a majority of the votes cast, the executive committee shall call a;mayoralty con vention to be held on the second Monday night in April; for the purpose of nomi nating a candidate Jor mayor; s ; ' .- JliQnb mBralty,conventioa'"no voter whose name Js not properly reg istered or who has not qualified before tbe proper ward convention snail be al lowed to vote, unless his name appears properly on the registration books of the year;, previous to .the election for mayor. ' - o. A two-thirds vote of the conven tion shall be necessary to adjournment of the mayoralty convention should a candidate not be named in a continuous tension; ' ' " - Geo. L. Kilpateick, " , W. A. LaBoqce, J. F. Hill, ' E, B.Lewis, '7 ' , , L. J. Mewbobne, , - H. E. Sbaw. Proad ot Ul Labels. '; A dlstangy looking young' man boar ed a Fourteenth street- ccr at Massa chusetts avenue the;, other night He was carrying a: leather.: suit 4 case. Pasted all over the suit case were la bels indicating much, foreign, travel steamer pasters slapped on at Dieppe, Havre, ; Ostcnd; Bremen, Cherbourg, Liverpool, Yarmouth, Naples, and rail road labels that bore the names of all lines all the way from Constantinople to St. Petersburg. The young man of dlstangy appearance put the suit case down between his legs, and all the peo ple In the seats opposite began a fas cinated 6ort of inspections the labels. a . a a. ,; i - m " uie fouuB mau seemeu 10 regaru me labels with particular - interest. He pose," or do almost any-1 tnmg eise to catch the ship that was "sailing soon.'! Mr. Howard, of Georiria. sixed up the case about right when he said it appeared to be "an effort to con coct a sensation out of nothing:." Mr. Macrum discredits the government. He I should be duly labeled and shelved. Does it Pay to Euy Cheap? A cheap remedy for cousrhs and colds is all right, but you want something that will relieve and cure the more severe and dacjerons results of throat and lung iruuuiwj. uai scan you cof uotoa warmer and more regular climate? Yes. i! possible; if not possible for you, tien in c.lLcrca.-9 take Ue ckly rer-.edy . that tas teenintrcdeced in all .ciTilircJ coun tries with u.cr. j ia Eavcra tLrr-.t and lcr.Ttru-t:.-s,"Cc:cl:c3'8CcrmaaCTTCD. ltrctcr.'y t:.:3 rzl ei:-z,.t:s t3 1; f" 3 10 i torat'on, prci a C"rf U' jr.:'.'-.t. J i v,-c:.-. icr,..j r: ' Co. . cy t9 :n, c; r. ..Lis 'x rj c -" z L c 1 1! rs I c..l drtr tytlaTir::.. Izt -jcr:;: 3iat'3 stooped over . and deciphered them carefully and elaborately, and then ht looked up at the owner of tlie suit case with a leer. , - ' -"Been around right emart, hain't you, podner?" be Inquired. The young man regarded him with a "Never been farther away from TTashington than . New York in my llTdt" he replied, without any hesita- tlca whatsoever. T got that whol tzzch cf labels for half a dollar at a L:-a money excbar!n Joint, : down r:ar the Dattery, la New .rcrk. Hol ccieae, ica't It?-' Tt9 fraakne3 cf the statcracst so C"":l E2veral cf the pasr::;:r3 vrLa : . .:l:-jrJ It tlt tlcy z:t at tLi ' -m j ' - - t t . i I A zi :.ck Lilmcst. czl I. .13 3 i- LottlaforlCc. It cures llooi. m DEMANDS A SLICE OP KOREA Russia Throws Off the Itask as to Her- Pretentions at Masampho. t Japan Actively Preparing to Re A sist Further Aggressions on the Part of Her , Great Rival. " Lord Salisbury Is Not Apprehensive. . London, March 80. The Yokohama correspondent of the Times, telegraphing yesterday, says; .v.' u: ' "Russia is pressing Korea for the lease or a piece of land outside the settlement at Masampho, thus setting an example which it is reared other powers will lol - The Evening News publishes a dispatch announcing that Russia has demanded leave to land ; troops near Masamnho. Korea, the dispatch says, wants outside M. Pavloff. Russian minister to Korea is pressing his demands at Seoul, and the Japanese minister to Korea, Hay asm Gonsouke, is discussing the subject with him. 'Vn--H'i" j.'-'J JtA,J.-:Arii m. aiip, waivu uv. j,u unuivin, iu au article discussing , the eventuality : of a Russo-Japanese conflict, says: . "It is not iiKeiy mat ureas uniara , W" mtenere, Demg too much occupied m the .Trans vaal and in watching her frontiers. Ja pan therefore will be left alone, no , other European power beinginterested in aidinjr her, and the United States, with whom Bbe sympathizes more than any other nation, having its attention occupied iu the Philippines." ?yv ;v ;Sv ; eeattie. wasn:. March ay. -The irov ernment transport Garonne, from Afa- nua, i eo. 17, has arrived rrom quaran tine with the., news or active prepara tions In military and naval departments of Japan for war with Russia. The Rus sian fleet at Nagasaki has disregarded the harbor authorities and anchored where it pleased. The war; spirit, it is said by Capt. Conrad, of the Garonne, is strong in Japan on account of the Czar's secret attempt to gain influence in Korea in violation or tbe treaty. A: grand : as sembling of the Japanese navy, to be followed by manceuvers from which for- eign newspaper correspondents t and Hb puDiie were to be excluded, was fixed for tne last oi inis month. THE BOERS ADVANCING- With a Concentrated Force To ward Bloemfonteinw Become Dar ingly Aggressive. j , . London,March 30.Tbe Bloemfontein correspondent of The Morning Post tele graphing Wednesday,' says: 'President Kruger boasts bis intention tto retake Bloemfontein within a week and it ap pears probable that the Boers are ad vancing in force southward." . - The Boers are concentrating; in force about fifteen miles north of Bloemfontein in the rear of Glen, and Lord Roberts is sending forward troops to engage them It does not seem probable that the Boers will give serious battle in the fairly open country north of Glen. . Still,' Jtbeir evi dent strength indicates more than a corps of observation. In small affairs, the Boers are daringly aggressive in all parts oi the neid oi war. ( Boers Driven From a Position. London, March 30 The following dis patch from Gen. Roberts has been re ceived at the war officer ; "Bloemfontein, March 80. Owing to the activity of the enemy in tour imme diate front and their, hostile ' action to wards the burghers who . have surren dered under the terms of my proclama tion, 1 round it necessary to . drive them rom some : topies they occupied near Karee Siding station, a few miles south of Bradford . The operation was sucress- ully carried out by the Seventh (Tuck er's division,) assisted by tbe first and Third cavalry brigades, . under Gen. rench, and Leeattv's mounted troops. fhe enemy retreated to Bradfort. Our troops bold the kopjes. Our casualties were one officer killed v and several wounded and about one hundred men killed or wounded." v ; -i' Salad Hint. 'J-;'':. Cream or Neufchatel cheese or the homemade cottage , cheese should be served with fruit salads and any kind of thin, crisp .crackers or bread cut n tbur tdk-p. tbe- crust removed, and then the slievH rolled and tied with baby ribbon to make" them attractive. Bear In mind that it is quite as im portant to bare the salads thoroughly chilled as to. bar soaps perfectly hot. Lukewarnint'ss Is not commendable la either of tl)e courses any more than It Is In friendship or reunion. LIU Morris Ilretsehruar In Woman's Home Companion. , STATE ; HEWS. Interesting North Carolina Item " In Condensed Form. i u:. i Mr. B. Frank Boykin, a. well known citisen of Wilmington, died Thursday. At Durham, Friday, LaFavette College defeated Trinity College playing baeeball. ' 10 to f;:--;-;;: , , ;! Miss Maggie , Cade, daughter of Rev. ' Baylua Cad,, f6V. Russell's private sec- f retary, died Thursday at her homt in Raleigh, 'i ffrX t h ;:' i-ZA - I H U .GeorgoLee, the 14-year-old ; mulatto . charged with poisoning the wife of Green ;i Hobby, colored, at Raleigh, was sentenced - to 10 yeare in the penitentiary Friday. Tom Jones, the negro who murdered a npgro woman and her li re children at l Garner, was found guilty Friday at Ral elgh, after the jury had been out 1 8 hours, and sentenced to be hanged on Friday, Moy.llth.. ' , ; . ' , The railroads will All give reduced rates I from all points coming to and returning from tha Democratic State convention at Raleigh, on April 14th. Thww tickets Will be on sale April 910 and 11. and will be good through April 14. " 1 ' ' Attorney General Walser has given his ! opinion that , the secretary of state has ' no authority, to restrict the powers . granted corporations applying for orti- ; cies "of agreement. Tbe : inquiry was prompted liy the applications of several 1 corporations,- which, pave recently made application for unusual powers, . Clerk Brown, of the corporation com-. - mission., finds that there are 218 towns in tbe State which report; also that tbere are railroads in 80 of the 97 counties: there are 87 banks,; 18 telegraph, 35 tele-' phone,. 0 street railroad,, (58 stambqatr companies, one sleeping can-ompany and r 84 building and loan associations.4 ' It Is learned from letters that tbere has been this session no movement of fertilisers into tbe interior of Caswell, Rocklnsham and Person outitlesr lt" br: also learned that there is much uncer- taintyr among, tobacco-growers' :there Great numbers' of negro laborers have . ; left and are leaving for the coh! and iron ""' mines.. - - ' - . v - Washington Gazette: Our townsman, ' D. M. Carter, has sent Hon. J II: Smau ' an egg on which the letters "Wi J. 15' ' i ii . . a- . - a a. .. r TT -' are lascnueu, to oe prewiixHi. 10 vif. j .s Bryan that, is' an objnet of . furiosity 'in V' Washington. r Mr. CartKr says in his let." ter to Mr. Small that t bis f gg was found - while warm in Mr.. W oolatfl s hen bouse, si with tbe initials on it, and Mr Woolard requests that it be sent to M r, Bryan, Fayetteville ObserverrMa.Vor Cook baa written a letter to Coiigfvstinah Chas. R. . Thomas, requesting him tattle his influ-' ence with the fish commissioner to have the Cape Fear restocked ; with shad this . i spring. r It ; has been a number of years since the government stocked this river, and the marked increase in the catch for ' several years following which resulted, : has been almost exhausted. , , , Mr. J.'D. Farrior. a promiiientbusiness ' 1 man of ' Wilson,' shot a m-gro named " Hunt Friday afternoon. "A dwtor says : he cannot live. ; Hunt assnultwl Farrior s in the streets and attempted to shoot ' ' him; but was prevented by a bystander -until Farrior got out bis. gun. Hunt, it is said, had recently threatened Farrior's life. ..The trouble dates back two years, ' whenHuntburnedastorf of Farrior's. He was tried for arson and Mi-quitted. The object was to obtain irinurance on hie stock and destroy the rifles of the mili tary company, ; whose armory, was in the same build ing. ' .r;: Look atyourtonsue ! Hit's costci, your stomach is bad, your liver out cf order. Ayeis P1II3 will clean ycrr tongue, cure your dyspepsia. ti;'.2 your liver rijht. Easy to taie, e::7 to cperate. tsc. All dru--.'-:: V- . ( your inn. si;., 1 or btjrj a itiii. t - f - ...i O biu V.. V
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