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if ::A . ' ' "' : ' ' '- ,' :. 1 ' ' ' ' . . ' t f ' , A. fitJiMi rfyj DLtion tz: uv col y CaA tr IN 1 174vj ; t fcr r" I o W 1I LJ A t Vol. II-Noi 313. KINSTON, N. C, FRIDAY, !&?EIL 6, 1900. Price Two Cents : STATEEWS. - Interesting North Carolina Items In Condensed Form. Miss Surah Hooker, of Greenville, a young lady 20 years of aue.died suddenly Wednesday. ' - , , It is thought that Gov. Russell will ap point T H. Sutton judge of the eastern criminal court circuit, ; ,; ;; v The plant of the Apex Canning Co., at Apex, Wake county, was burned Thurs day. Loss f 3,800; insurance $2,000. The Music Teachers' association of the State will meet in June with the North Carolina Teachers' assembly atMorehead City. ; . -. - ' , s' Mr. Herbert Rountree, of Wilson, has filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy, liabilities ?G7,364; assets $1,000 in real estate.'. "vv:.;; ; , The $5,000 slander suit against State . Treasurer Worth, growing out of the oyster land entry matter, is postponed until next term. , The two cases between the Be1! Tele phone Co. and the corporation commis sion nave been settled, the former making the required reductions. ;:" - Gen. Ransom will depart from his usual . custom during the past few years of de . clining to make speeches, and will deliver tne Confederate memorial day address at waanington, IN. U. . Jfayettevme UDserver: Tnere . are , several well developed cases of smallpox at Sanford. among its victims is a well , known young lady of that place. It was brougnt there, it is said by a man named Prince, from Jonesboro. '.'-.,.,. Dr. J. M. Worth died at Asheboro Thursday morning, aged about 86years. ' He was largely interested in many manu facturing enterprise, lie served the State an State treasurer and many times in legislative and other capacities. Plans have been accepted for the new $50,000 building of the Presbyterian Col i lege for Women at Charlotte. The struc ture will be 300 feet long, three stories high, of brick stucco. It will be one of the handsomest of its kind in the south. - Two large frame factories filled with - leaf tobacco and .four dwellings in Eat Winston were burned Weduenday night. Loss $30,000; insured. Fire started in the leaf house of D. C. Edwards. I he ' other factory burped was owned by Capt H. L. Iliggins. ... Adjutant General Royster says it is not ' yet positively settled where the State guard will encamp, or whether there will be an encampment. The amount of funds available is notyetknown. He hopes to get a large quota for the guard from the government, and sayx at soon as the militia bill is taken up by congress it will be pawned without trouble. Durbam: Herald, April 5: A - black - brute, whose name is unknown, entered the home of Mr. William E. Copley, seven miles west of Durham, yesterday morn ing and attempted a criminal assault upon Mrs. Copley, who' was alone at the time. Only the pluck'of Mrs. Copley drove the scoundrel from her home be fore he bad accomplished the infamous crime Drl K. A. Alderman, president of the N. C. University, has been elected presi dent of Tulane University at New Or leaus, La. Dr. Alderman says the high honor comes unsought and unexpected and deserves and will receive his earnent eounideration. It would be a seriom Iohm for the State to lone the services of Dr. Alderman, who is giving entire satis faction. At a meeting of the directors of the in sane asylum Wednesday at Raleigh, the following resident officers were elected: Dr. C L, Jenkins, flrat ansistant physi cian, re-elected; Dr. E. B. Ferreliee, of Camden county, second asHitant physi-j ciau, to succeed Dr. Geo. Davis, of lieau- i fort, resigned; Mr. W, R. Crawford, Jr., ! stewara, re-eiectea; uihh Minnie W ni taker, matron, re-elected. James K. Kenan, of ; Duplin county, was chown a director to till the vacancy on the board made by the resignation of Dr. R. H. Speight, of Edge combe, vi ; Raleigh cor. Messenger: The Republi cans are beginning to talk about Dr. Cy Thompson (Populist) becoming the fu sion nominee for governor. Tour corre spondent asked Dr. Thompson the direct question whether he was- a candidate. He replied, "I am not a candidate. I have no idea that I will be. 1 have not consid ered the matter seriously enough to an swer your question whether I would ac cept the nomination if tendered me.' A Populist committeeman of Republican Erotlivities, 6ays Dr. Thompson is in a umor now to take the nomination. -Lincoln ton Journal: That was a pe culiar piece of . business done by the Gastonla authorities one day last week as related in the Gaston News in this is sue. A negro who escaped from the Paw Creek pest bouse, where there are some twelveorjuore coses ol smallpox, was arrested inGastonia. Instead . of being put in a house of detention and guarded, "be was escorted," says the Gazette, "to the edge of town and and warned not to come back." In other words- was turned loose and t allowed to ' wander around at will, ' probably scattering smallpox all over the county.. , . Greenville Reflector: Wednesday night about half past 12 o'clock, the stables of Mr. Alfred Forbes were found to be on fire. The alarm was given, but the stables burned down before the fire com- any could get a stream of water on the mildiug. Fortunately the wind was blowing from the other buildings nearby and a few buckets of water kept them from burning. Both of Mr. Forbes' horses were in the stables at the time o the fire and were burned 'to death. No positive idea can be given as to the orittin of the fire, as the building was burning all over when it was first seen. BOERS BECOMING BOLDER. Indications of Intention to Invest ; Bloexnfontein. a " London, April 5, 5 a. m It looks to day as if the Boers bad conceived, the audacious plan of attempting to invest Lord Roberts at Bloemfoutein, or at least to endeavor to delay his northward advance by harassing the British lines of communication. On bis side, Lord Roberts is concentrating his forces and preparing to take every advantage of the bold, but risky, tactics of the enemy. He is not likely to strike at any qt their forces until he is certain of deliveringacrushingblow. The situation, in the absence of any offi cial dispatch from Lord Roberts, is both mystifying and interesting. There is little . . 1 . - 3 Tl A - 1 1 1 aouoc mai ijora i.u)oerw is aampereu uy the necessity for re-mounts and transport, and the loss of the convoy guns and allot Colonel Broad wood's baggage was : a serious matter. , The Boers are now trusting to what tbey believe to be their superior mobility. The special correspondents at the front are now denouncing Lord Roberts' policy of leniency toward the Free Staters and are calling for an abandonment o! that policy. A special dispatch announces that Mafekiug was still besieged but sale on March 27th. liuv.' Helena Woa. "Let un tell you something funny about the capital of Montana." chats Victor Smith. "In JS02 the competition rested ' between Helena, Anaconda, Butte. City, Bozeuian, Great Falls, Deer Lodge and Boulder, without a decision. In 18D4 it was (educed to a match be tween Helena and Anaconda. W. A. ClarU was for Helena. Marcus Daly was for Anaconda. Anaconda seemed to have the best of It. when the genius of Clark, prevailed. He made no' at tempt at bribery. He Just said to every voter be could lay hands on: ; " 'If you , want a dead cinch, I'll give It to you. Go and bet ,$5,000 at even money or any odds you please that Helena will be the capital. If you lose, I'll make good the $5,000. If you win. you return my $5,000 and keep, the winnings.' , ; "Needless to' say, Helena was chosen. And the arrangement did not cost Clark a cent." Kansas City Journal A Double Kick. The late R. I). Blackmore could nev er endure to have advertisements print ed on his books, and when a cheap edi tion of "Lorna Doone" appeared with a flamboyant assertion on the back cover that "Blank's cocoa Is the best" he eent a peppery letter to the publish er and ended with the quaint anticli tnax. 'And, besides. I have bad to drink chocolate for some time, and I know Blank's cocoa Is the worst, ,1 . .. Labor Saving. ' " , -. Ton say be went to the legislature through your Influence?" "Yes." answered Senator Sorghum. "Did he introduce any bills?"; "No. He never could have handled an that money in bills. I gave him a book of signed checks." Washington Ctar. . The man who can fall down on a slippery sidewalk and get tip without looking around to see whether anybody tas seen him can Justly pride himself ta his savior falre sad telf control. Coaervllle Journal PLUHER DEFEATED. Left 20 Dead on the Field. Mafe- king Garrison Makes & Sortie, But is Repulsed. Gatacre About To Attak Boers, British Secret Papers Captured. - London, KApril 5 A special dispatch from Lourenco Marques says sharp fight ing occurred April 2d in the neighbor hood of Mafeking. The gnrrison made a sortie, while Col. Plumer's cavalry at tacked the Boers at Ramathlabama, Both attacks were repulsed.' enty or Col. rlumer's men were found dead on the field and six others were made prisoners. The federal losses were small. ; ? Gatacre About to Attack' Boers. London, April 5. Detached bodies of Boer horse, numbering from 500 to 1,000 each have appeared at several places to the southward and eastward of Bloem fontein, threatening the,, railroad, but communication by rail and wire is not in the least affected. One of these forces is near Springfontein, on the East Bloem fontein railroad, and Gen. 'i Gatacre's forces are reported to be about to en gage it. : , ' ..' BRITISH SECRET PAPERS CAP TURED. . Plans for Invasion of Transvaal Fall Into the Boer Hands. Brandfort, Orange Free State, April 2. Burghers who are returning here from the scene or the oanas-jp ost ambuscade (also referred to as . Karee . and Korn Spruit), furnish interesting details of the occurrence It appears that when the first retreating British wago4 entered the drift the ambuscaders shouted "Hands upl" removed the officers and let the cart through; : This process i was repeated several times till the wagons arrived in a bunch, when the ruse was discovered and a disorderly flight followed. In one cart were two officers to whom Commandant Dewet shouted "Hands upl"? One of them obeyed, whereupon the other shot his comrade dead, refuse! to surrender and was immediately shot. The burghers lost three men killed and ten men wounded, including a field cor net. Among the wounded was the Dutch military attache w ix, y w no received a bullet in the chest. . Altogether the Boers captured 389 prisoners throughout the day. The significance of the battle must not be underrated. It was fought by a force of Free Staters on the flat plains, without shelter. V The Free Staters are now desir ous of marching on Bloemfontein and the Transvaaters are anxious to emulate the late success of their allies. All the southern - Boer forces have now formed junctures rwith the Boer army and form a large force of veterans. Jrerbaps or greater importance even than the victory was the capture of some British secret papers, including maps and plans of 1897, 1898 and 1900. outlining elaborate schemes for the invasion of the Orange Free State and .the Transvaal, and giving a plan for reaching Johannes burg from Mafeking along Dr. Jameson s route, but amended so as to avoid bis mistakes. Another gives a. plan for a march from Bloemfontein to Kroonstadt, via brandfort. . POINTED OUT AS MURDERER. Polioe Hold Negro Said to Be Wanted ; for North Carolina Crime. Washington Pot, April . ' a negro claiming 10 oe wuuam MCfar and, but who was pointed out to Police man Lake, of the Fourth Precinct, in South Washington, yesterday, as Ixaiah Yelverton, who is wanted in North Caro- mafora murder committed five years ngo, is being held at No. 1 station for dentincation by officers from the south. The police were informed that Yelverton killed a white man near Got 'sboro. N. C. but the prisoner denies all knowledge of the alleged crime. The North Carolina authorities were no tified by Maj. Sylvester. A telegram was received last night from Sheriff Scott, of Goldsboro, saying be would come here to ook at vxie prisoner. - Ths Brst Prrscrlntloi far Chills cd fwU bottl of Gonf Ttmuit Chill Tome It u timply iron and quinine in a tasteless torn. , 4 curt no pay. rnce, Jsc It is worth more than 10 cents a week to run over every day to your neighbor's bouse ana borrow his paper. Take The Fees. Pbess and stop bothering your neighbor. It's a sight cheaper. Dr. Miller's Millinery Opening. Reported for The Fbm Prsss. ThemillineryopeningatDr. A.R. Miller's is a feature of tne week. Yesterday the store was thronged and today the ladles ars studying the styles with profit. The decorations and surroundings were of a character to impress one with a freshness and novelty, w'hile the stylish hats had a summery look, which sug gested a sudden change of season. Artis tic taste is not only displayed in garni ture, but in the display of the stock. . A pretty conceit is a ribbon plaque, as a center-piece. It is made of ribbon, colors red, white and blue. - Agolden-baireddoM is peeping forth from the central opening, in one outstretched hand she waves a small lace handkerchief; the other band holds a rose; underneath is the word "Welcome " etched in flowers. The millinery display is up-to-date in every sense. Miss Albaugh. the trimmer. has been engaged for some time in the pattern room of Dowell, Helm & Co., Baltimore consequently she is familiar with the fads in colors and shapes. She is prepared to make suggestions of value as to what is new and stylish. The ladies of Kinston can confidently trust in her judgment and good taste. Today is the last of the opening, but there will always be found a profusion of taking hats and bonnets throughout the season. . Constitution In a Bad Way. Charlotte Observer. We hear a heap of chat these days about whether or not "the constitution follows the flag." It used to. Of course it went slower, but It went. When the flair flew over the Mississippi into Texas and the great western territories, tbeconstitution sat down on the levee on the east bank of the Mississippi, took off her shoes and stockings, and then like Cousin Sally Dil- lard, b'isted her skirts and waded over into the new empires But tbeconstitution is unwell. She isn't as pretty as she was when she was younger and Is not as much thought of. She's sick. too. and even such good doctors as Dr. Bailey, of Texas, and Dr. LittIefield, of Maine, can't cure ber. "Does the constitution follow the flag ?" An impaired constitution can't follow anything. MoDntani tvuii in Colorado. II. P. Ufiord. writing In The Century of "Out of Doors In Colorado." de scribes the mountain rat as the only plague worse than the Canadian Jay. popularly known as the "camp robber." Of .the wit he ways: This fieivt rodent is nearly twice the size of the; ..Norway species and is al ways ready for a fight. Besides his bellicose propensities be Is mi arrant thief. The miners have a saying-, that he win steal anything but' a redliot stove. He does not steal to satisfy hunger alone. He appears to be a klep tomaniac. Provoked by the depreda tions' of one old graybeard who haunt ed bur cabin, 1 one day assisted in har rying his castle, where I found the fol lowing articles: Four, candles. 1 partly burned, 3 intact; 2 spoons, 1 knife, 2 forks, 27 nails, all sizes; 1 box of pills, 1 coffeepot lid, 1 tin cupi 2 pairs of socks, 3 handkerchiefs, 1 bottle of Ink, 3 empty phials, 1 stick of giant pow der with 10 feet of fuse, beans, rice and dried apples galore. ' Bis spirit of mischief Is as strong as his passion for stealing, and the honest miner solemnly avers that if you leave open a bag of beans and one of rice he will not rest till be has made a clean transfer of all the beans to the rice bag and vice versa. I know that more than once he has, during the night, fill ed one or both of my boots with the cones of the spruce tree. -1 have heard also of a veracious pros pector who, returning from a trip with out coffeepot, frying pan and bake yen, accounted for their absence by declaring that the mountain rats bad carried them off and emphasized bis assertion by shooting through the leg a skeptic who was so injudicious as to doubt the fact. : ,r.::; V A Iflce Girl. ' Mabel Why do you always buy two kinds of note paper? Maud Well, you see, when I write to Tom, I use red paper that means love and when I write to Jack I use blue paper which means faithful and true. Chicago News. . ; ; A college education spoils a fool, but St shows an intelligent young man bow io acquire knowledge that may be use ful to him. Iew. Orleans Picayune, v GENERAL NEWSi Matters of Interest Condensed Into Brief Paragraphs. Americus. Ga , has a mad dog scare of large proportions. Charleston has put in motion prepara tions for her South Caroliua inter-state and West Indian exposition for 1901. , Three new cotton mills, each with a capital of 00,000, all home money, were incorpoiuted Wednesday at Annis ton, Ala. -: . , ' , - " Tortugal has granted England's re quest to transport troop across her South African territory, this conceHsion being a stipulation of a treaty heretofore made. . if , James W. Tolbert, of Phoenix, S.C., re turned to that place after having broken his promises to the people. A mob wen to his house Tuesday night, but he has escaped, owing to timely warning from a Democrat. A sharp colloquy between Representa tives Wheeler, Democrat, and I'ugh, Re publican, both of Kentucky, occurred in the house of representatives Wednesday. It was the first time the Kentucky situa tion had been brought up in congress. The repartee was shap and quick, and it appears that Wheeler got decidedly the best pf it. " , . , The federal cou' t at Atlanta has ap pointed receivers to wind up the affairs of the Southern Home Building and Loan association. It is estimated that the ea st ts .will amount to $1,000,000. The officers hope that by a Judicious adminis tration of affairs that the receivers can return to the stockholders every dollar that has been paid in by them. , Cecil Rhodes is said 'to be regarded bv the most eminent officers of the British army in South Africa as a pretentions irauovwho nasaone immeasurable Ipjury to his country. A reliable correspondent, writing from London, says that "when Sir George White, the chivalrous soldier, . found that Rhodes was coming to Eng land on the steamer in which be bad also taken a berth, he , held back and took passage on the following one." BEVENTJEBS IN BERTIE. Republicans and Populists Bold Conventions. The Federal Office Holders Busy. - Windsor, N. C, April 4. The Populist and Republican conventions met here to day. They appointed delegates and ad journed. . , , , AU L, W ood, deputy collector, was m charge of the Populist meeting. 'W.T. King, storekeeper, and ganger, arranged the Republican program. either party was m seHion longer than half an hour.; The leaders ' of ' both parties were frequently seen in close con sultation, and all appearances indicated a close Understanding. No speeches were made and the cut mid . dried programs went through without a hitch. The Republican delegates, with one or two exceptions, are federal office holders. Duncan's revenue force did a full day's work today. Peculiar Accident to an Engineer. Atlanta Journal, 3d. r A dove, winging its flight over, the tracks of the Southern railway, near Juliet; Monroe county, collided with a passenger tram going in the opposite direction at a high rate of epetd yester day afternoon. The bird's body plunged through the glass wiudow ' of the cab. Its beak, sharp as a t eedle's point, pierced the right eye of Engineer Chas. Wallace, and . the surgeons ay it de stroyed the engineer's sight temporarily and possibly permanently. Question Answered, 7 Yes. Ausrust Flower still has the largest sale of any medicine in the civilized world. Your mothers and grandmothers never thought of using any thing elm for, Indi gestion or BiliouHtiew. Doctors were scarce, and they seldom heard of Appen dicitis. Vervou Prostration, of Heart failure, etc. They ued. 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 t-ad with headaches and other aches. You only need a few doses of Green's Augunt Flower, in liquid form, to make you satisfied there is nothing serious the matter with you. For sale by Temple-Marston Drug Co. . j-j.
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