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Y .J5A'i".i,N. f f L PUBLISHED EERY EVENING EXCEPT SUNDRY. t PricoTwo Cento. ybl, II&-N6, 4. KINSTON, tt; 0., WEtDNESDAY APBIL 11, -1900. GENERAL HEWS. Matters of Interest Condensed Into t '- Brief Paragraphs. " There ia said to be no doubt about Aguinaldo being in biding in Manila. ' The navy department still has difficulty In securing: enough sailors to man the new warships. . , " , Ex-Congressman Charles A. Towne,of Minnesota, is a candidate for second place on the Democratic national ticket. The Boers are in force near ' Bloemf on. , tein. The British have erected fortifica tions and troops steep In the trenches. . VAt Baltimore, Charles Rv French, alias Harry M. Herth, was conyicted of re ceiying$65Q worth Of postage stamps, knowing them to nave been stolen.' ',; A large cigar .'munufacturing company has been organized at Key West end will a i i . mi' ! - once Degin opera nonn. i nenmin omce pt the company will be in New York city. ; -The tsoer aw commissioners nays arrived at Naples. ' They say that Roberts will never teach Pretoria, as he wonia naye to pass throtigh ammpracu ble desert. ?: rr, v ' a-..-; I The French 'authorities have decided . that all exhibits at the Paris exnosition - - are to be open to the public on Sundays nq poe univeo otaien exuiuiis are nauir Uy within this regulation. ! ?The senate committee onpHvileges and v flections on Tuesday decided by a unani ntous vote to recommend the adoption ol a resolution declaring that W, A. Clark, 6f Montana, is notentit led to occupy his " feat as a senator from Montana.. ' Thwi ar aebordfoff ''to ih llailrbad Gazette, Russia haw expended 1258,000, 000 on the Trans-Siberian railroad, will spend 65,000:00,0i more this year, and between !75,G00.OflQ 'and "190.000,000 . more to complete he Job, the biggest one ' 'in railways eyrt'ndertalj!nyv.i. Banker a;;rirh a4 charge : of the Livermore (Cal.) Bahkln the capa city of ; man 8 ger and cashier, blew-' his brains out at his Iivermorehome Monday. Pitcher was. a trustee of the estate of the late Thomas Varneyj valued at f 600,000. His trusteeship w&s. being investigated in court. , -''..-, t ' The New York World says: Negotia tions are in progress for acombination of the gigantic new Carnegie company and the Crami ship-building Concern. If the conference now.going on 'in' Atlantic City results in a Tsatinfactofy arrangement, the coalition between these two great in ' terests wlll iopn be announced. - Fire at Green port. N. Y., Monday threw between 1,200 and 1,50 men out of em ployment and destroyed several factories. The damnge isVstimat4Ml at from f 500,- N 000 to 1600,000. The factories destroyed were: Edward C. Smith, box manu facturer: North Carolina dumber Co ; A, . 3. & J, J. McCullom, coal dealers; George W. Diper," wood and paint works, and 1 Post & McCord, iron founders and pattern makers The cause of the fire is nnknown. ; Key. W. F4 Junkin.of Mont Oair,' N. J., died Monday, after a week's illness of pneumonia.- He was 60 years Old. His first pastorate was over the Presbyterian church at Falling Springs, Va. He en tered as a private in the Confederate army and subsequently received a commission, which he resigned to become aifhaplaln. He was a brother-in-law of Gen. f homas ,1. (Stonewall) Jackson and was with him when the general fell at the battle of Chancellorsyilje. , Ignatius 'Donnelly, the Well-known 1 'Populist, isfn Atlanta to attend a meet ing of the executive committee of the middle-of-the-roaders. When questioned concerning Admiral Dewey as a presi dential candidate, he said: "We cannot jtell, as yet, bow much there is behind the I)ewey movement. There will be held, . oon ' monster Dewey meetings in the (jreat cities of the country, and if itshobld turn out that the gir at bnsiness-moneyed element' of the 'country; 'tired f politi Xians of the UcKinley and Bryan ilk; will tack Dewey's candidacy up. ft is possible that the Populist convention may nomi nate Dewey." Tewbern Fair ITotes. ' The iftewbern ' fair will be 'hel next week. ' ' ' " i- r. 5 r .'?.'-;. ( ' The f atries for the race 'meet' 'Will "be ' 2sed next Saturday at 11 pm. The fine band of Elizabeth City has I ;cn e-T-Cri to play during fair week. Ilutclirsca, tLi 1 - !Iooa canUi on Lis ytof' tI J ?TTi'i give exhibits . : TM r?-t rr frrCi:"!" - id fer-rU i C a Tasteisi CHtu. Ionic. It is : iica nd q'unin in tuulcu farm. N c.s rjr. , I nct, Jjc.J ACl RUSHTNO BLOW Inflioted on the British by DeWet. 600 Killed and OOO . Captured, London, April 11. A dispatch to. the Daily Mall from israndiorc dated Sunday says: V""':: :-v Yesterday Gen. De Wet jnflicted the third defeat on the British within a week at Meerkatafontein, killing and wound tng 600 men. He ca ptured 900, with 12 wagons; losing five Boers killed and nine wounded.' v ''' A Second Report. . ' London, April 11. The Daily Mail publiMhes the following, dated April 10th, Irom ixureuzo Marques: : "The Netherlands Rail way Co. professes to have received a telegram reporting, a boer victory near Krooustad, the Boers capturing D00 British." Commenting upon this the Daily Mail remarks: "There la a Meerkatsfonttin about eiffht and a half miles southeast of Kroonstad, but, il the report be trye, this can hardly be the place." Boers Bna ::!HJto ,L&' Day in a . -Plefoe Battle,-- :,; , - London, April 10.-?-Gen. Brabant and bis 2.600 colonial troops at Wepener on the Basutoland frontier, are In tierce bat tle; with three cuiutuaados nd! 1 Boers to day. The "fiirfatiDir !began Yesterday morning, continued all day aticf Was re sumed this 'vioriiiUg." The fosses : have been heavy on uotnides. According po Bittish dispayhestbQ Boer were re pulsed ;iu yeMtef-day's attackj but the Lurchers itaii 1 rlmibed ' "IreinfOrcements from all directions and ave renewed the assault-; epenertsiiy miiearsoutheaat oi uioem f onteiht,sThe :'Boers ltae; "within the last few dayssdrrounded Gen. Brabant's force and demanded, tia surrender. The Withdrawal of the liisn nilw to Aliwal North left Brabant cut off from commu nication with all the Other British forces; His colonlaiKare well, posted for defense and he has large, guus placed in , com manding positions. '- The Boers began yesterday's battle Wi tii desperate courage, and brought rapid fire guns as well as Heavy artillery into play t They were met by the British and Gen. Brabant's guns 'played havoc in the ranks of the burghers.' They were not daunted uy their losses, However, but kept up the tightmg , until nightfall. . "At the beginniug ol the action 'the Boers opened with a Yickei s-Maxim gun that did cousiderabie execution at first. lhe British artillery tKHn got the range of the Boer pOeitiou and vent a telnug fire iuto the ranks of the. attacking burghers. , lhe Koer commando that occupied RoUxVille after the retirement of the British from that place, was rushed to Wepener to help iu the aBsault. From De Wet's Dorp another iarge force of Boers was hurried forward; This com mando is estimated to number "2,000 men, and has lour guns The three com mandos forul a force that greatly out numbers Gen. Brauaut s 2,oOU colonials. Heavy lists of dead and wounded are looked for as soon as full details . of the result are sent through. i English . correspondents at Aliwal North aud Bloemionteiu ; -profess to - be couhdent that Gen. -Brabant an -hoid Weueuer tutaiust any force the Joero can seud aguinat him, as the place is well adapted for defence and the British coui thauder has his' guns Well placed. The town is fully provisioned : to : withstand a long siege. 'But the Boers are evidently determined to capture the place and are bringing an overwhelming- force mp lor the purpose. - ; :.'.. :;. '";-- PyC-X- The Free Staters in the vicinity of Aliwal North, who took the oath of aJ legtance to Great1 Britain: prescribed by Lord Roberts, are now rejuiniugthe Boer domm'ahdos. ! tiiutilar reports ai-e coming in from Philippolis and i'auresmith. - Does it Pay to Buy Cheap? ; : i A cheap remedy for coughs and Colds is all right, but you want something that will 'relieve' and 'cure the Ciore- uetei-e and dangerous results' of throat and lui: troubles. What shall you do? Go tu a warmer. "ahd'inore regular cilnjate? tea, it pebble; if not possible for you, theu la either cae take tne only retdedy t!: a,t has been introduced iu ali civilized co. i tries with succetts in severe tliroatt-d lung troubles, ,Boschees German iJyrup." It not only heals and stimulate the ; : sQes to destroy the germ disease, I l allays inflammation, ex; toration, gives a T0u J ot, t i cures the patient. Try 05K bottle, llecc l v vled many years lyr'ldii" ' "iiatte world. For sale fcy iLdTe.-Mttci3 Drca; Co. STATE -COllYEttTIOlI. Oreat Gathering of Democrats at Raleigh, f Grainger Vice-Presi dent of Convention. AyeockFor Oovernor. L. 'Harvey i Delegate to National Convention. B. B. Lewis One of the Beading Clerks. Simmons Makes Oreat Speech. Mebane's Name Will Not Be Pre sented. f Raleiirh: N. C Anril ll.-Such a orather ing of Democrats as is in the city to attend the Democratic State convention todav is nnorecedented. The hotels are taxed to their utmdst and citizens are entertaining delegates who have failed to secure accommodations. ... ; t - -JV: The meaninirof thepresencent so many representatives of the great Democratic hosts was rightly interpreted last night by Hon. Charles B. Aycock, ijbeman of the hour, who will todayy be nominated to head the Democratic ticket. .''The constitutional amendment is responsible for the large attendance of Democrats here so early in advance of the con ven tion." Mr. Aycock said: "From one end of the State, to the other the people are aroused to the importance of adopting the amendment, and this is the meaning of the people's interest in the Convention here tomorrow." . - . The discussion yesterday developed the fact that the nomination of only one candidate is conceded. That Hon. Charles B. Avcock. of Wavne. will be enthusiasti cally named for governor is not disputed. As to the other nominations there is strontr but srood-natured rivalry between the candidates, and no nominations are being made. , . J? - , Raleigh. April 11 12 m. Delegates from the 2d district, met today Y. A. Dunn, presiding; EJlTBrftto secretary. Lemuel Harvey, of Lenoir, and JEL H. Speight, of Edgecombe, were elected dele gates to the national Democratic con vention, and R. . H. Stancill and H. G. Williams were elected alternates. .o T. W. Mason, L. V. Morril, W. J. Hawkins and Nathan O'Berry were elected State committeemen j and 3. "W, Grainger vice-pnVudenf of the State convention. The crowd here is immense. All records are broken, 1 Theodore P. Davidson wlthdrawBfrom the race fcr goyernor and Aycock will be nominated by acclamation. M. H. Justice will present his name. . Cyrus B. "Watson will be permanent chairmaniof the convention. - ' The weather is cold and rainy. Raleigh, April 112:20 p.( m.Chair- man Simmons called the convention to order three' minutes to noon. i , There Were 2,000 people in the ball. - Rev.' Dr. Ivey.editor of The Christian Advocate, of fered a prayer. ' , ? All the counties are represented, v ith no Contests. v C. Dowd and John C. Lamb were elected secretaries, and 8. B. Mclntyre and E. B. Lewis reading clerks. . Chairman Simmons made agreat speech on the amendment. , tie saia ne wouia now positively anndunce that it would be ratified, and that a Democratic legisla ture and all the State officers would be elected. - - E. If. Webb was called to the chair as temporary chairman. It is said Charles H. Mebane's name will pot be 'presented to the convention for superintendent pnblic instruction. ; Raleigh, April 11-3.40, p. m.i Lee S. Overman Was made 'permanent ciair- man of the convention. iTotice.. ; ;r I; By Order of tie president Col. 'ft. U. VhitSeld.Y! tbe Farmers' MutusJ lv.?zr- enceasot ? j.tioa, of Lenoir cocrity, c-ia ,d every r : . ait. r of theassoaation is f ar 3t!y rt " .stei to meet tt the cc-jrt criii 3tc3,'oa. Friday, -fA .13, 10 o'c! . k, a. m. ' Business cl inpor- :9 to La attended to. - Fraternally, Secretary and Treasurer. DOVER ITEMS. April 9, 1800. Miss Sue Y. Wilson left for Klnston Saturday.-- ' Prof. E. A. Simkins went to Newborn this moraimr. - " ' ' "' Mr. Zeb T. Murphy, of Newbern, came Sunday to attend the marriage of Mr. w. M. Tyndal, and returned this morning. The Goldsboro Lumber Co. has opened up business in their elegant store building on east corner of Dover and Railroad streets. ' Mr. Seth West Is crowded with business both at bis basket and crate factory here and at his saw mill about four miles in .the country.",;-; ' ;.; y;- Tw fKaa TP tTrT Yanfaf. nvanliA? here Sunday moniiug. and night in Tyn dal's hall. . He announced that he would preach here monthly on second Sundays. t Mrs. Z. Tbomnson and daughter. Miss Bettie, of Goldsboro, came last Wednes day to attend the burial of Mr. A. If. Thompson's baby, and returned Thurs day. " Yr -A -X':' The Goldsboro Lumber Co. will soon have in operation amuch larger saw thill located nearer to their dry kilns, the building for which is now well under way. Their capacities for sawing and handling lumber will thereby be very largely Increased. We ate truly glad to note the pros perity of our excellent school under the management ox f roi. ta. a. sirnxms. as sisted by that amiable lady, Miss Estelle Hardee, of LaG range. There are 108 white 'children entitled to . attend the public school in this district, and of that number 102 are enrolled at Dover High School, where a four months term of the free school is being taught. Prof. Sim- kins is not only a line scholar but seem ingly a born teacher as well. ' : On last Wednesday, April 4th, the sweet little wlrit of Margaret Inex, two- year-old babe of Mr. and Mrs. A.' P. Thompson, made its exit from earth to heaven. Thus wod natn piuciced another Precious bud at Dover aud transplanted it it into blw, there to adorn immortal bowers. toud parents, ietfua not mourn for our little Margaret as dead, for 1 "Thert l bc death, the tun go down '16 rtM upon (Ome fairer (bore, ' , And bright he ven't jeweled crovfn t They thin forever more." ' J kHlMMSMlSBBriBeSBBaSBriMeHdk SECOND ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE. James Euffln Makes Another, , and This Time Probably Suocessful, llftortto Take Hls Life. - ' ' . MorgntonLetri 6th, to Raleigh Pott 1 Mr. James Ruffln, who. it will be re membered, attempted euhide in New Or leans about six months ago ' and was brought to the Western Hospital here for treatment, has again tried: to ' take his life. Ever since his conanement in the hospital he has kept close within its walls, refusing to go out for exercise or recreation, though often encouraged to do so by his physicians. But yesterday afternoon he was induced to take a drive towards the South Mountains, with an attendant with him. I be attendant re ports that they had gone about five miles, when, on coming to a stream, Mr. Ruffln asked him to get out Of the buggy and let down the rein that the horse might drink;' He had no sooner gotten out of the buggy than Rufiiu struck the horse with the whip and dashed Op the mountain in a gallop, in a few moments disappearing from view. ' -::y. The attendant followed for several miles, but gave up the phase and came back to report to Dr. Murphy. He did not reach the hospital until late last niirbt. This morning Drs. Taylor and Campbell, with guard, went in pursuit. About ten miles irom here, in a moun tain cabin, they found Ruffln, almost bled to death, with both wrists cut and two horrible gashes across his breast. He had ourcbased a knife from a moun taineer as he drove along the road.koing some distance after doing so, then liter- all v he cut the harness off the norse, care fully tied him to a tree and set about his own destruction.' rrom me last report beard he was too weak to be moved to the hospital at any time, and the an nouncement of his death is expected any time.- -:--,v: v ,v.n0 Mr. Ruffln is the grandson of Judge Ruffln. the distinguished Chief Justice whose epitaph is written in the North Carolina reports. !' He comes from one of the oldest and best families in the State. Before his r mind irave way under the f)ress of business be owned and controlled arge 'manufacturing interests ' in the State. Nothing can be sadder than to think ol the bright future that lay be fore tim a short time ago and ; his pres ent deplorable condition. . Te Cars a Cold ia Gas Day , TaVe LutA-mri Bomo Qumikv Tamjto. Atl Arotfiu refund the mooey tf it tsal to cor. JC V. Oitov'l BgnaWre on each box. sc. STATE MEWS. Interesting North Carolina Items In Condensed Form. Horner School beat Trinity ' College playing ball at Durham Tuesday, 0 to & Otho Wilson denies that he has mads friends with Senator Butler and says bs will bolt the ticket if Butler la nominated on it, ; v.s ",v- ' - ' ' Tarboro Southerner, April 10: The dwelling bon of James Mayo, at Coak ley's, was tu. ..ed ,; yesterday . afternoon. There was no insurance on the' property. The damages are estimated at ' about ' 500. V ; :: ? w ! - ' A special from Elkin says: Heavy : forest fires have been raging in the mountains for the past two days. Hun- -dreds of acres of land hare been burned -over and large quantities of timber, rails, fodder, etc., destroyed. ' A special from Washington , City says , . that Judge Ewart will nut be confirmed . by the senate because, "his nomination will not bs reported "from 'the Judiciary , committee; and at the close of the ses sioa he will not be appointed by the president. Green ville Reflector: The Osceola band has elosed a contract with the secretary and will go down and make music for ' the Newbern fair next week. The peo ple who attend the fair this year wO nave the pleasure of hearing some very fine music. --''-- Goldsboro Argus: ; A telegram received ' by the Argus this morning from Sherd , Scott, in AVashington, D. C., says ths negro man arrested there for Isaiah Yelverton, the murderer of John Davis, -is not Yelverton at all, . consequently his trip was in vain. - , , Salisbury Truth-Index: Hnry. Wat son, colored, who claims to bail from Concord, faid his prayers, took a drink and cut bii throat Tuesday night all in -the short time of five minutes. Watson has tardeTcperateiF Sal.Benne,ot,Tin Cup Alley fame. Walter H.eal, chairman of the Stats '"J'' electOD board, says; ; 'l want to . mal a -X ' the prediction that within 60 days irccj this time the amendment fight will, be settled and that the opponents of that measure will virtually withdraw . from the field." He added that the people were determined to settle the , question. . Washington ; Gazette: The oyster factory is wtill in full blast at Swan Quarter and has given employment to . hundreds' of laborers whow crops were totally destroyed by the Augi St storm. A colored preacher, is t in-ulsting a petition, praying the government for aid in the way of food, the scarcity of which ' is owing to the general cut off in ths crops by the storm Of last year. ' Wilmington Messenger: Capt. Robert- eon, , who arrived yesterday on the . schooner Chas. CL Lister, reports that - while anchored at Hampton Roads on the 5th instant, be saw a large three masted schooner sink at sea, but be was too far away to render any assistance. He says he was anchored juet inside -and, in the afternoon of that day, one Of his sailors called his attention to. the sinking schooner and he looked at her through his glasses just in time to see her dinaDDear. The schooner foundered Just off Cape Henry. ! 1 ' . Raleigh Post: Gov. Rufell has an- pointed Mr. Auirustus M. Moore, of Pitt county, to be judge of the eastern crim inal circuit to succeed the late Jndge.Dos sey Battle. W hil we concede to M r. M oore the qualifications to make an an-eptable A judge, we must expreSM wurprise that ' Gov. Russell should go oufeide the, circuit to get a successor of Judiee Battia His excellency may place a very proper sti- mate upon the unfitness of men of his own party within the circuit for the - position, but be could have shown this ' -and at tne same time observed the pro prieties by. selecting a suitable : Dem ocratic resident, and there are plenty 1 of these from whom be could have chosen. State Superintendent Mebane on Mon day made known the following state ment: "1 have decided to be a candidate before the Democratic convention, 'and this of course means that 1 will abiJe by the decision of said convention. Jf I am not nominated by the Democratic convention 1 shall 1 not be a candidate . before either of the other political ' con ventions, but nhall retire to private llTa, with the full assurance of an honest con science that I have done what 1 could to promote the great cause of public ed-jr-v tion in ' North' Carolina, and fcLJl c . tend my - best wishes and hearty - port to the man who shall be thd 1 r of the cause of the grand army of i Ix hundred and forty thousand children lor the next four years."
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