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Vol. H-No, 312.
KINSTON, N.O.. THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 1900.
Price Two Cents.
GENERAL HEWS.
, Matters of Interest Condensed Into
.......
Brief Paragraphs.
A Cape Town dispatch, April 3. says:
Gen. Cronja, Col. Schiel and 1,000 Boor
" prisoners sailed for St. Helena last night.
At Keyser, W, Va., Tuesday, James L.
, Dorris, aged 25, a West Virginia Central
& Pittsburg railway brakeman, was cut
in two by falling from his train while it
was in motion.
Bob Fitzsimmcns and Gus Ruhlin were
matched Tuesday to fight 25 rounds on
a date to be selected later. Both men de
posited f 1,000 as forfeit, and a stake
holder and referee were selected. '
In the municipal elections in Chicago
Tuesday the Republicans gained several
aldermen. Citi elections were held id
several other western states. The Demo
crats were generally victorious in Wis
consin towns;
Th Democrats of TC Annua Citv. Mo.:
Tuesday elected James A. Reed mayor.
by a majority of at least 1,900. The en-
. tire Democratic ticket, except a few mem
bers of the lower house of the city council
was successful The present city govern
ment is Republican. . .
V The belief of Democrats that they will
defeat McKinley and the trusts is grow
ing. The claims for Bryan now include
the solid south, Nebraska, Kansas, the
mining states, New York, Illinois, In
diana and others. The question of plat-
. zorra is an ail-important one, so lar as
the convention is concerned.
The lynching of Brant O'Grady and
Walter Cotton at Emporia, Va.. will re
main unpunished. The grand jury, after
spending two days in examining tne
witnesses, on Tuesday reported that no
indictments could be found. It is known
that positive testimony incriminating
certain citizens was given, but. the senti
ment in the county was too strongly
favorable to the lynchers for indictments,
to be found; , ' , V. 1
Now that the Paris exposition build
ings are practically completed, it is found
that the tower of the Turkish pavilion
Will so obstruct the view of the adjoining
American national pavilion that Commis
sioner Peck has deemed it imperative to
make another strong effort to secure its
removal. . He has, therefore, written a
rigorously worded protest to the direc
tor general of the exposition, in which he
says the Turkish pavilion will seriously
impair "not only our own building, in
which we take great pride, but the effect
of the whole embankment of the Seine, on
which are erected the pavilions of other
nations." Mr, Peck added: "I am satis
fied you have been led by pressure of mat
ters upon you to hastily sign an agree
ment which permits so comparatively an
unimportant nation to seriously injure
the building of sueh a great nation as
the United States."
CONVENTION HALL BURNED.
The National Democratic Conven
tion Hall In Kansas City In Ashes.
To Be Rebuilt. '.. ..
Kansas City, Mo., April 4. Convention
Hall, where the Democratic National con
vention was to have been held on Jnly
4th, was laid in ruins in less than thirty
minutes this afternoon, ' by fire. The
DEWEY AND THE PRESIDENCY,
He Announces a Change pf Mind
Sinoe His Return Hame,t in Re
sponse "to the Earnest Entreaties
, From All Parts of the Country."
New York, April 4. A special to The
World from Washington says: '..,
"Admiral Dewey authorizes The world
WAVE OF STRIKES.
aiiernoon. dv nre. iu c . : pcuui
' . ui Hiiuiiuin'M ui Liirniiirurnu iihiiii miiiinL. , ...
structure was doomed from the start ana .P miLtnra -Ahm-nA r'.non i l.neir PPV-oi coal wui
-t-V a fl iuimn ao1v frimnl thnii kffrftti Tj 1
buo iiirujniTOiu uui mv" V1' tn rha oarnoat ont.iwnt aa frnm
TJbr7 have
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Vfour
PjryQur liver
I
lave it you know1
iou Know ii;
jut the heavy ,
eeung in tne
itomach, the
nausea, sick nead-
:he, and general J
mess. .You can't,
It a week without
od being impure.
nerves exnaustea, ana
sluggish.
saving adjoining property. A stiff bm-ze
was blowing and before the fire was sub
dued the Second Presbyterian church, one
of the finest edifices in the city, the church
parsonage, the Lathrop Public School,
a two-story, 10-room building, all sit
uated across the way on Central street,
and a half block of three-story flat build
ings on Twelfth street, were totally de
stroyed. ' - - - '
The aggregate loss is f 400,000, appor
tioned as follows: ...
Convention Hall, $235,000: insurance,
1155.000. ' -
Churcn, 50.mjo; insured.
Parsonage, f 15,000; insured.
School. 835.000: insurance f 20,400,
Williamson Block. Twelfth street, f 60,-
000: insurance. 45.0CX.
Plans are on foot to rebuild Convention
Hall immediately and have 1t ready for
the Democratic convention in July. -Prince
of Wales Shot at Twice.
Brussels, Belgium, April 4. A' sensa
tional attempt to assassinate the Prince
of Wales was made at a railroad station
here today by Sipido, a young anarchist,
who fired two shots, but the prince es
caped unharmed. The would be assassin
was immediately arrested. Tne tram
bearing the prince was just pulling out
. i t i -r a a o nr
oi cne norcopra j&auway Brauon a o:o
when Sipido jumped upon the footboard
of the prince's saloon car. aimed nis re
volver at his , royal highness and fired
twice. Hearing the shots the station
master rushed to the scene and knocked
down Sipido a : arm as tne latter pre
pared to fire a third shot, while bystand
ers rushed up and threw themselves on
the prince s assailant in the confusion,
another man, who was innocent, was
seized," roughly handled and beaten.
Intense excitement prevailed tor tne
moment, as it was feared the prince had
been hit, the shots having been . fired al
most point blank. The railway carriage
door, was nastily thrown open, and
great relief was felt when the prince him
self appeared at the window unhurt. .
When examined by the station out
cials. Sipido declared he intended to kill
the Prince of v ales, that he did not re
gret his action, and tha t he was ready to
do it again if given a chance to ; do so.
Subsequently, he declared he wanted to
Kill the prince ''because he caused thous
ands of men to be slaughtered in boutn
Africa."
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"After suffering: terribly with dys
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London Irritated.
London, April 4. Gens; Colville and
French have given ' op the movement
against the- Boers east Of Bloemfontein
and have rejoined the main army. Lord
Koberts doubtless Jeemed it vain to send
from ten to twelve thousand of bis best
troops into the wilderness with a field
transport in thedirectionat a right angle
with his chosen line of advance. .
The Boers have moved elsewhere and if
to the southwest, Gen. Colville could as
easily strike them from Bloemfontein as
by following them up across the plains.
- These inferences still leave the situation
bewildering for the time being. Theenor-
mouslysatierior British forces appear in
active in every part of the war field, wait
ing yet probably for the accumulation of
material for a swift advance for the
Transvaal frontier. ; .. " -
The local military commentators and
the public to some extent are irritated
aud confused by the situation. .'
' r Roberta Line Threatened,
Springfontein. Orange Free State, Tues
day, April 3 Owing to information that
the Boers' are hovering in the neighbor
hood of the railroad running from this
place to - Bloemfontein, Gen. Gatacre is
preparing to take vigorous measures to
rope with any attempt to cut off Lord
Koberts line of communication at that
point. m ,
Policeman Captured by Bobbers.
: Cleveland, Ohio, April 3. While shad
owing a suspected robber late last night,
Patrolman Fitzgerald was taken captive
by seven men in a honse in an alley near
the corner of Ontario and Summit streets.
Fitzgerald had followed the suspect into
the house. He was immediately over
powered and bound and gagged. After
taking his money, watch, revolver and a
pair of handcuffs, the men left the officer
to get free the best he could. Fitzgerald
succeeded in severing his. bonds with his
teeth and went to the central police
station.
all parts
of the country, his former decision not
under any circumstances to run for the
presidency is rescinded;
"A World correspondent saw the Ad
miral at his home at 6 o'clock last evening.-
; '
"Admiral Dewey said: "I realize that
the time has. arrived when I muBt . defi
nitely define my position.! . .
"When I arrived in this country, last
September, I said then that nothing
would induce me to be a candidate for
the presidency.' Since then, however, I
have had the leisure and j inclination to
study the matter, . and have , reached a
different conclusion, inasmuch as so
many assurances have, come, to me from
my countrymen that I would be accepts,
able as. a candidate for this great office. If
the American people want me- for this
high office, I shall be only, too willing to
serve them. '
" 'It is the highest honor in the gift of
this nation; what citizen Would refuse it?
Since studying this subject I am con
vinced that the office of president is not
such a very difficult one to fill, his duties ;
being mainly to execute the laws of con
gress. ji:ik;V'i'i'-;;'' i
. " 'Should I be chosen for this exalted'
position I would execute the laws of con
gress as faithfully as I have always ex
ecuted the orders of my superiors.' " v
HAVEMEYER1 MAY RESIGN.
Standard Oil Cknnpany Said to
Have Acquired Larsre Interests
in American Sugar. ' '
New York, 'April 8 The Sun torn or-
I- J'fhere is .some, reasoa for saying that
there will be a great change in the sugar
trade within 80 days. H.O. Havemever.
president of thu American Sugar Refining
company, commonly known as the sugar
trust, is most autocratic in his manage
meut of the affairs of thecompany. There
are indications that the control of the
trust has changed and that Havetneyer
will te asked to resign.
"The Standard Oil interests are said to
have at this time a majority of the stock.
The annual meeting does not occur until
January, but if Havemeyer is confronted
with proof of a large change in holdings,
be will probably be willing to step down
and out. This scheme has been workiug
about two weeks.
"In the sugar trade the notion i that
the Arbuckles will take the coffee business
of the American Sugar Refining Co., and
will be allowed to continue their own in
dividual sugar business,"
State Board of Elections. .
Raleigh N.' C, .April 3. The State
board of elections ' had only a few
minutes session today and then ad
journed until the 12th instant. ,. It ' was
not tully prepared to elect the county
boards. Hot all the lists of recommen
dations from Democratic county chair
men had been received. Time is wanted
to investigate all lists and particularly
the one submitted by ' Franks, the Re
publican, - and Johnson, the Populist,
members of the. board. These are , co
operating and handed in one name for
each couuty. " These lists will be care
fully scrutinized. The policy may be to
have only Democrats on the boards.
Johnson and Franks bad conferences
with the Populist State chairman, who
is recently becoming more active, after a
long period .of quiescet.ee. The board
will have complete . lists on the IZtn for
county boards. The law says the latter
must be composed of "three discreet per
sons." ' - ,
Question Answered.
Yes, August Flower still has the largest
sale of any medicine intbecivilized world.
Your mothers and grandmothers never
thought of using anything else for Indi
gestion or Biliousness. Doctors were
scarce, and they seldom heard of Appen
dicitis, Nervou ' Prostration, of Heart
failure, ft c. They used August 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 bad with headaches and
other aches. You only need a few doses
of Green's August Flower, in liquid form,
to make you satished there is nothing
serious the matter with you. For sale
by Temple-Marston Drug Co. .
Many Thousand Goal Miners Are
Now Out In Three States. Build
ing Trades Affected,
Pittsburg, Pa.. April 8. Few mines are
In operation and fully 20.000 miners are
! Idle. If the strike continues a week it is
likely that every mill in the district de
pending on the two coal combinations for
bare to shut
down
Grove City, Pa., April 3. Four thou
sand coal miners in tbeMercerdiBtrictare
on' a strike for an increase of 0 cents per
ton in the mining rate.
Henderson, Ky., April 8. -fore than
2,000 coal miners are now out in the
Western Kentucky fields over the wage
scale.
Indianapolis, Ind., April 3. -Nearly al
the. building trades in Indianapolis are
now affected by strikes. Carpenters,
plumbers, hod carriers and bricklayers
Were out to-day. Their total numbercan-
not be estimated. The trouble was pre
ei pita ted by the going into effect of the
,1000 wage scale. An early settlement is
expected.
' Linton. Ind., April 3. -All the coal mines
here have been closed and, 1,100 miners
are idle. The failure of the Operators and
miners to reach an agreement on the
weekly pay and powder questions caused
the tie up.
Cleveland, Ohio, April 8. Fully 8,000
men, including the machinists, are now
idle in this city as a result of the various
strike in progress;
St. Louis, Mo., April 8. An understand
Ing for higher vages has been reached
between some of the bosses and journey
men, by which about one-third of the car
penters and about one-sixth of the paint
ers returned to worit to-day,
Work on all buildings in Bast St. Louis
has been suspended. ; About $00 men are
out for higher wages.
TEE END IN SIGHT.
Ex-Cfov. Bradley Sighs for a Close
of the Kentucky Contest
jnrankfort, Ky., April 4. It seems a
settled fact tonight that the court of ap
peals will render its decision tomorrow
in the governorship contest and the case
will be at an end so far as the state court
is concerned. Former Gov. Bradley evi
dently anticipates an affirmance of the
lower court in holding that the court
has not the right to review the action of
the legislature in passing on the contest.
As he said today:
"I will move for a writ of error to the
supreme court when the case has been
passed upon by the Kentucky court of ap
peals and there the case Will come to an
end. I shall be glad to see the end of the
wearisome and loug drawn out fight."
The action of Gov. Mount has been the
subject of considerable speculation iu
connection with the absent Republican
officials, ana t here is belief among some
that the officials are remaining absent
from Frankfort with a view of going to
Indiana in the event that indictments
are returned against them charging com
plicity in the Goebel murder.
mere seems no proDabiuty that an
effort to take possession of the buildings
will be made when the decision of the
court of appeals has been rendered. The
militia under Taylor and Collier have
prepared as if they expected an attack
to be made. , " -
TOO SHARP TO BE CAUGHT.
Governor of Indiana Declines to
, Make Promises to Beokham.
Indianapolis, Ind., April 3. Several
day ago Gov. Mount issued a requisi
tion for the arrest of a man who is about
to be released from the Kentucky peni
tentiary, and, knowing the complica
tions in that state, -he addressed the
papers."To the Governor of Kentucky."
Today he received a dispatch from J. C.
Beckham saving that be would gladly
honor the requisition if Gov. Mount
would honor requisitions issued by him.
The governor replied that he would not
make any promises, "as this would be
an unwarranted departure from execu
tive practice and the law," and he would
reserve , the right to. decide each case
upon its merits, v The governor has been
expecting a requisition from Beckham
for ex-tsecretary of btate t inley, who
has sought refuge here, and be regards
Beckham as seeking to secure a pledge
in order to get bold of Finley.
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STATE NEWS.
Interesting North Carolina Items
In Condensed Form.
The water company at Greensboro has ,
been placed in the hands of a receiver. '
Alexander S. McCaskill has been com
missioned postmaster at Fayetteville. --
George Thompson, colored, was killed
Tuesday by an explosion of -dynamite
at the Alamance rock quarry, near
Graham.
, Caswell county Democratic convention
met Wednes ay and instructed for Ay
cock and Cuningham for governor and
lieutenant governor.
Greenville Reflector: There is now
living in this township, near House sta
tion, a woman who is known to be lfXK ,
or more vears of aire. She is Mrs. Martha
Teel, widow of Mr. George 1VI, V
The coroner's jury in the case of J. lb.
Farriot for the killing of A. J. Hunt last
Friday night at Wilson brought in a
verdict of manslaughter, and Mr. Farrtor . .
was bound over to the criminal court la
a 2,500 bond. ?
The Charlotte Observer has enlarged! '
from a 48-column to u 50 column news
paper. This enlargement was made
necessary by the iucreast-d 'advertising
amuuogc, tie mcinuui iiir vusvrver
success. It deserves all it gets.
Tarboro Southerner: Efforts are be
ing made to secure f 100,000 stock in a
cotton factory at Greenville. The es
teemed and excellent Reflector has bees
laboring zealously to briug this about
and is to be congratulated upon the
bright prospects for success.
The Monroe Enquirer reports that'O
number of former PopuhVts took part
in the recent Union county Democratic
convention. 'I he Rockingham Angh
Saxon reports that numbers oi Populfats-
In Ritlims'hn1 en1 L;ifr1nitrl e V n a - - !
already allied themselves with tbe Dem
ocrats. s m m t ' , : ; , , .s
runerai uirectors oi norm yaroiina4wairv
held in Raleigh this week. The officers-
elected for the ensuing year are: J. M.
Harry, of Charlotte, , president: H.' W.
eimpson, oi xMewDern. isc vice-president;
W. Ij. lieu, of uoncord, mwtary; ii O,
Flannagan, of Greenville, treasurer. .
Greensbdro Record: Phillip Kivett.
living four miles from Ramsenr, was
killed at that place the other day very
suddenly. He was In a buggy aud had
started homo. In his buggy was a shot
mm A a Via atartA ti out in thu Knm
the gun was knocked out and in falling
tbetiammer hit a wheel, when it was
discharged, tbe shot taking tffect in Ids
heart, killing him almost instantly.
Charlotte News: " The negro conirrefiB-
man from this State, George 11. White,
who attempted to eat at the same table
wiin wuiw peouie in a resiauranc at
Pittsburg, and thtn sued the proprietor
because be was put out, has been award
ed a verdict of 6 cents damages. He
sued for 5.000. That is about th dif
ference between White's estimate of him
self and other people's estimate of him.
""Hot Springs, N, C.,J special to Asheville '
Uitizen: , iJurt cuielzer, the man .who
was shot in the bead while attempting
to arrest Guy Turue', died here this
morning a few minutes after 11. ' The
coroners verdict is as follows: "The iurv '
found that the deceased, C. 11. Smelzer,
came to his death by a pistol shot wound
from the hands of Guy Turner on the
27th day of March,' 1000. being aided
and assisted at the time by J. W. Floyd
and Duke Lamb." - '
Warfenton Record: The ' strancre.
ridiculous sight of a town man selling
home raised forage to farmers was
witnessed on our atreets this week. Mr. '
H.T.Macon has a small pu-cv. of land
near town, and this week he sold to
farmers some 5,000 lbs. of bay that he
raised. Why -in the name of common
sense don't these farmers raise their own -
orage. If Mr. Macon can do it, they can
tun : fin rtrruiru.nt.ir pan n inin. r
armers who.farm that way.
Goldsbord Argus, 4th: In Januarv. -
1895, Isaiah Yelverton, a negro workict
at the mill of Mr. F. M. Mucgrave at
Sauls' X Roads,, deliberately killed the
miller, a white man named John Davis.
and immediately fled the country The
State offered f 100 reward for hfe
capture. Sheriff Scott has been quietly
at work on the case, and today received
a telegram from Washington, D.
notifying him of Yelverton's arrest. The
sheriff will leave for Washington tonight
and Will bring ielvertou hero for trial.
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t looks nice and business-like. You can't
get it cheaper, quality considered.