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7 <ruv- 'Sunt t-l. THE DAILY FR t PRESS. EE PUBLISHED EERY EVENING EXCEPT SUNDRY, Vol. III-No. 18 KINSTON, N. 0., F&IDAYj APRIL 27, 1900.' PricoTwo Cents; , )geherai:hewsj ' -b'-f'V'--' .vv't-"" v . v.- Matters of Interest Condensed Into ' Brief Paragraphs. , r ; ;The Democrats of Alabama hare nomi . Bated J, MSamford forpyernor., ; T ' 'The Atlanta Federation of Trades en . dorses the Southern telegraphers' strike and aska the merchants, to. boycott that ' road. - ' v - Former Capt. O. M. Carter left ' New ' York for.Ft. Leavenworth, Kas., Wednes ' . day night, to serve his term in the United States prison there. 1 , ; , . , . (i 'In a labor r riot in Chicago "Wednesday " night one man was instantly killed, ope severely , 4 wounded : and six others, sus taiued slight injuries. ( ( . vA. S. Hardie, inventor of the first cable car system in the United States, died at San Francisco Thursday aged 73, He was a native of Scotland. 'There was a triple banging at McMim ville, Tenn., Wednesday. John Watson 1 and Bill Brown, white, and SonnteCraig, colored, were executed for murder. ; A German steamer which has arrived at LaGuayra reports that tbeCblombian ; revolutionists are masters of Carthagena, a the most important Colombian harbor. The steamer Australia from Honolulu, brings advices to the Associated Press, dated April 17th, announcing that the bubonic plague seems to have entirely dis , - appeared. -' ' f The industrial commiesfpn in its report recommends the employment of convict labor on public works and roads and in producing articles for support of .state Institutions.' ;,'"' , ' . -' ; Burglars secured $5,000 from the ' vaults of the Bank of Coulterville, III., a 8" rivate institution owned by J. L. A. iebett, during the early bours Thursday . ' morning and made their escape..' vj I The- Nicarauguan governmenthas ean ' "celled the concession to , the Maritime Canal Co. to construct a-shlp canal across, -i: ' Nicaraugua, the time having expired by : ' limitation and anextentlon of time being . refused. . , ; j; - The Grammatan Inn, at Bronxville, N". ; 'I T was destroyed by Are Thursday. . The : guests got out in safety and saved many of their personal effects The loss ia esti mated at $150,000, and ,is covered par tially by insurance. ; . ' , 1 1 ( Thomas J. Hunter, formerly anditor,of the Atlanta & West Point It.. B. Co., was found guilty of embetzlement and'sen i tenced to the penitentiary for five years. It was charged against Hunter that he : , ' y had misappropriated $20,000. f f : ; . . The southern fast mail item of $171, 238 for special mail ' facilities from Nw York to Atlanta and New Orleans was . i retained in the postofflce appropriation, bill Thursday bvhe decisive vote in the : house of "92 to 41. i This appropriation ; . has been attacked annually. - ' The Constantinople y correspondent of the London Daily Telegraph saysi, "sThe porte considers lliat its offer to rat . build the American structures: burned atj - v Kharputwlll close thd question: It bases this belief on news that ltussia has inti- . mated an intention to oppose any at tempt on the partnf the United States to t enforce payment." i The bouse of representatives at Wash ' ifigton on Wednesday defeated the ap propriation in the postal service bill for the use of pneumatic tubes in cities. Mi1. -. Moody, of Massachusetts,' stated that bribery had been attempted to secure the - passage of an increased appropriation. By a vote of 87 to 50, the entire appro priation for pneumatic tubes was stricken out: ' 1 ' J.F. Lafout, representative of Gairard & Son, of MarseillesTFrance, stave mer chants, has appealed to Gov. Foster and ths United States court for protection of the interests of his employers. He claims that on the night of April 18, a crowd of people of Little River, Winn Parish, La., attacked his laborers, who were working on a contract for staves, and 22 of' his jnen were killed. : :t v , N , 'jSecretary of War Root on "Wednesday sont to the senate his reply to the resolu ' ti6n of April 21, as to whether officers of the United States army in Cuba or Porto Xico have received any compensation for their services there other than the conv pensatiori to which they were entitled by law to receive as salary and allowances; fi Emitting that allowances amounting to 5 17,441 had been paid. ,-. .. ". , It is reported in naval drcles at Wash ington that Capt. French Chad wick, who commanded the flagship New York, and who was Rear Admiral Sampson's chief cf 8ta3 in the war with Spain, has been Cikei to explain whether he was cor ,r 'ct!y quoted ia an intoryicT? ia the J rooklyn Lasle of April 22, in which he i made to say, in t 'ct, that ,Rn.r Ai i tral Schley h.vf Ji.7::-"e 1 the tavy,r-J . her pevere tLinf5! about t-ecominanuer i f thefijingequa Jron. . ' . , To Curs a Cz'.l I s ' Laxativ taosno 1 Iahubts. 1 DC'irt. K. W. I'T 1 J-' - v TURKUT MAKES OLAIM3. ' Attempt of the Porte to Offset The ; v Armenian Indemnity. " Waihlngton.'April 20.' Turkey bas at tempted to turn the tables on the United States in the negotiation concerning the Armenian indemnity by making a request Jor the payment of claims of Turkish subjects against tnis government, tne exact nature of which cannot be ascer tained this evenings The United States have never- acknowledged the validity of these claims, and in that respect the ease is not identical with that of the Armenian indemnity," the Justice -of which the sul tan, admitted, coupled with a promise to pay the amount, demanded, :;, The claims of Turkey against the United States are about equal in amount to those of the Upited States' agajnst Turkey growing out of theArmenian outrages. Realizing that the revival of th Turkish claims is born of a desire, 'to confuse the principle for wbiclKtbe United States government is now contending, the state department will keep the Armenian indemnity dis tinct from he cqunter claims of Turkey and decline to consider them jointly. Meanwhile the American charge d'affairs at Constantinople will continue to press the porte for payment.' . ' r , ; MOTipN FOR REMOVAL. Alleged Murderers of Goebel Ask v for a Change of Venue. Frankfort, Ky.; April 25. In the cir cuit court today Attorney I. C. Cincaid, of Louisville, filed a motion and affidavit in the cases of Holland. Whittaker and TaltOw Dink. Combs, charged with the murder of Goebel, and John Davis and Republican : Secretary, v of State Caleb Powers, charged with : accessory ' before the fact of the 'murder, asking for a change of venue.'. .The usual grounds, al leging that a fair trial cannot be secured for. the suspects here, are set out in the affidavit, citing the existing political feeling and other reasons. The ' motion was set for hearing next Monday, when all of the parties will be arraigned.' : . Baailr Settled.' v They fell Into convemtlon on the, avenue street car, as men will to pas3 away the time, and ,wben one of, them happened to- mention he :was from Plttsbur'g the other turned to Mm. with: fPlttsburJf. eh? Dear me, ; but how singular!" " '" ; - "How do yon mean, sir? wis asked. ''?Whyi I was la .Pittsburg .21 years ago and lost 10 cents tn a street car. I was thinking of the Incident Just be fore you spoke to me. I suppose yon couldn't inform me -whether the, money was ever found, could you T j." Why, yes: J believe I can. Jl found a dime In a street car about 21 years ago and have been looking for the own er ever since. ' Here it Is. It mnst be long to yoo" i "Tfianks. ". Xou are an honest man. Here's 2 cents to reward you." - t . .vThe Pittsburg man pocketed theie? ward asliebtber pocketed, the dime; and then they; closed the Incident Wasjhfngton Posu . , ' . Swelled ike Collection, v A man came up to me one day after service 'In a frontier town and was pleased to address me In this manner? f?'gay, parson that there service and sermon was grand. I .wouldn't have mbsed 'em for ,$3." " When X suggested that he band m the difference between the amount he had' put In the collection basket and the figure be mentioned for my mis sionary work, be stopped suddenly, looked? at me with his mouth wide open and then slowly pulled from his pock et 14.90, which be handed to me with out a word. Rev; - Cyrus Townsend Brady In Ladles' Home Journal. ' BOERS HOT BEATEN. Retreating After. , Iolng - Oreat I Amount of Damage. 'Moving-' to : Next Ridges, s;OronJeReporte.d I Killed, 13 People Blown to Pleoes : at Pretoria. - "'': " " ' London, April 26, AH the interest; in the South African war is, now centered in the running fight in progress between the burghers retreating from the south ern portion of the Orange Free State and Gen. French's horsemen and the infantry of Gens. Pole-Carew, Chermstdeand Bun dle. - But the British hope of conclusive results is slim at present, the Boers es caping unbeaten and having accom plished an immense amount of damage. They clung to their positions as long . as it was safe to do so and they have now slipped off to hold the next; commanding ridges through a broken country admir ably suited for a rear guard defense.1: ' Dispatches from Aliwal 'North under date of Wednesday, April 25th, Bay - the Boers left Wepener. bo hurriedly that many of the dead were left in the trenches unburied. Commandant S. Cronje is reported to have been killed. k" 6,000 Boers Slip Through. N Dewetsdorp, .April v 25. Wednesday. Gen. French entered this town- today with two cavalry brigades. He left camp at daylight and found the Boers retreat ing. The cavalry pushed around the po sition of the Boers above the town where they were holding Gen. Bundle in check. It is reported that 6,000 Boers passed through the town last night in order - to avoid Oen. French's attack in the rear. 13 People Blown to Pieces.- j, , Pretoria, Wednesday, April 25. A se rious explosion occurred af the Barbie Works used by the government as an ar senal last night. The walls of the build ing were destroyed and the structures in the neighborhood are a mass of flames. - Further particulars front Johannesburg show the explosion occurred in a maga- sine containing smokeless powder.jan the opposite side of tjhe street from the .Bar bie Works used by the government as an arsenal. Thirteen of the occupants of the building . were blown to pieces and 50. were injured, 4 " t. : DRIVEN FROM TBRAELSPOORT. Ridley Carries OutaTurnlng Move ment Oonoeived by Him. London, April ' '20. Midnight. The war office publishes the following dis- atch from Lord Roberts dated Bloem ontein, April 26th: , "Gen. Hamilton yesterday drove the enemy off a strong , position at .Israel poort by a well conceived turning move ment which was admirably carried out by Gen. Ridley, commander of the Sees ond infantry brigade and Gen. Smith Dorrien, commanding the Eighteenth brigade. These troops are today ad vancing toward Thaba N'Chu. : , - f Our losses were slight, only one yet reported Ma, Marshall,). Grahnmtown Mounted ' Rifles, severe .wound in the shoulier.V . , . Afraid of the People. The New York papers say : that during his visit to New York, President McKin ley was guarded by an extra police force, a cordon surrounded the hotel, detectives went with ' him to the church, - and mounted policemen escorted him - to the ferry. ! That's right. The sacred, person of an emperor must be protected. It wasn't that way when Grant walked about New York city with a cigar stuck in his mouth. It is only those presidents who distrust the- people and surrender to those influences that cob them who need policemen and detectives when they go about among the people. :' ,4 A HUCKY' CROWD; ' r- - -.! RAILROAD IMPROVEMENTS. Carolina and Northwestern to Be come Standard Gauge and Be : Extended into Tennessee. v ' .v - Charlotte, N. C," April 25. A special to The Observer from Hickory says that at a meeting of the directors of the Carolina ft Northwestern Railroad company held in Chester, S. C, on the 23d, it was de cided to Increase the capital stock of the company from $360,000 to $2,000,000. Of the new issue $1,000,000 to be pre ferred and $1,000,000 common stock. It was further resolved to retire the present mortgage bond issue, amounting, to $400,000, and to execute a new mort gage providing for a bond issue of $12. 000 per mile of standard gauge track. It was further resolved to hurry with the work of converting 110 miles of the road now in operation from Chester to Lenoir Into a standard gauge and to push the road across the Blue Ridge into Ten nessee. A further bond issue, not to ex ceed $2,000 per mile, was arranged for to provide equipment for the road. At the stockholders meeting held in Chester yesterday. Which was largely at tended by new stockholders from the counties along the line, President Barber explained the plans agreed upon by the directors and they were unanimously ap proved. The new mortgage which was decided on at the stockholders meeting will be executed May 1st to the Trust Company of America, of New York, as trustee. It provides for the issue of $1,320,000 of 5 per cent, gold bonds, which will , bd used to retire the outstanding bonds and to convert the present r arrow gauge road into a standard gauge. 1 RURAL FREE DELIVERY. Success of tlje Experimental Shown In an Offloial Report. . .. .. .Washington, April 26. The practical value of rural free delivery is set forth in a report just made by . First Assistant Postmaster General Heath. It is a sum mary, in concise form, of the experiment the first one of its kind made in Car roll county, Maryland. It covers a pe riod of three . months, and shows con clusively the benefits of the service. In bis letter to the postmaster general; Mr." Heath Bays the results achieved are far beyond the expectations of the most en thusiastic advocates of raral free deliv ery, and the results will go ' far to allay the fear that a " general introduction " of the service rnight prove a tax upon the postal revenues too burdensome to be thought of, which was the reason as signed by two former beads of the post office department in declining to dis burse the appropriation provided for au experiment of, rural free delivery. It alfto confirms the opinion expressed by 'the officers - early in the present administration, that a judicious exten sion of rural free delivery, carrying with it all other' postal facilities,', would prove of incalculable benefit to the agri cultural classes without becoming a bur den upon the postal revenues. ,-t !a :.Tan: "I fccre t'.ey wen't try fa annex my fcasket, ? -at. Lou" r.c;-: ' , Imperialism Comes High. i. : Nw-ObserTer.1 " - The war . expenditures of the United States this year will aggregate. $299, 589,000, or $4.16 for each man,' woman and child in the United States. Not counting the expense of the: war in the Philippines, the war expense this year will be $135,297,653. Austria-Hungary with an army of 345,756 costs $56,000, 000; France, with 538,759 soldiers, spends $125,000,000; it costs Germany $136,000,000. to support ,an army - of 528,000; and it costs Italy $45,000,000 to care for its army -of 273,000. . These figures, obtained after much research by Representative McClellan, of New York, make an eloquent plea against milita rism. In the face of this expenditure for the war department, exceeding the cost of the immense standing army of France and within three quarters of a million of the .cost, to .Germany, the contention that ''there is no imperialism" or; "we have'entered no policy of militarism? has nothing to stand upon. " ' Think of Ttl The people of North Car olina have paid within the past twelve months over eight 'million ' dollars ($8,320,000) in Order Ito convert this republic into an empire, and the burden is In its infancy.. Every time a man pays one dollar to support his State govern ment he pays $3 for the English - policy of imperialism How long will the peo ple stand it? ; vi; 'j : v Does it Pay to Buy Cheap? ' A cheap remedy for coughs and eolds is all right, but you want something that will relieve and . cure the more severe and dargerous results of throatand lung troubles. What shall you do? Go to a wanner and more regular climate? Yes, if possible; if not possible for you, then in either case take the okly remedy that has been introduced ia all civilized coun tries with success in severe tLroat and hit ttoutles, "Boscliee's German yn:p.'! It not only heals find stimulate 9 the tis sues to destroy tla rcna i'.r v but aHays inflammation cc" f-jespce-tore'i'n, gives a fol z'-'.' t t, tnd cures the pailozi. TryoLctJa. 1- " -i-mer . .! r v?y y e.n rs t y ail drcrstsia tie wcri 1. 1'ct pn'e by-th? 'l .e-Uareton Dr:j Co. "STATE HEWS. : Intorestinff North Carolina Items , " In Oondenaed Form. - The State Christian Endeavor con ve v tlon is in session at Raleigh. ( Trinity College beat Bingham School, ! of Mebane, playing'9, ball at . Durham Thursday, 3 to 0. , - , : 3 . - Ulysses B.. Williams committed suicide Thursday at Charlotte by taking a drug. He had moved to Charlotte' from Wake county. - - Oliver Moore, a well-known arid re pec ted citiren, near Wilkesboro, com- mitted suicide by taking laudaum last week. He leaves a wife and several children. , Mrs. Maggie Jones has been awarded $250 damages against the city of Raleigh for injuria sustained from a fall by stumbling over an exposed gas pipe. She sued for $4,000. Salisbury Truth-Index.' Mr. George Fink has, he says, twenty acres in wheat, from which he expects to harvest twenty five ' bushels per acre. He brought in .. from the plot a bunch of eighteen stalks from one grain. . William Clinard, a young man, while at work on an electric light wire at Win ston Thursday afternoon, was struck by 1,200 volts and thrown from a 35-foot Eole to the ground. He was sent to the ospital ana his condition is critical. ; -Robbers broke into the postoffice at Mooresville Wednesday night, blew open the safe and' stole $1,000 in money and stamps, i This is the fifth postoffice rob bed in North Carolina during the past few weeks." the others being at Leaksville, Chapel Hill, Graham and Youngs ville. ! " Charlotte Observer: From the writh- -ings of the Ashville Gazette, the purchas-. ed organ of the aati-amedment crowd, as well as from other evidence, we infer that the Democratic candidates for the State offices have - made considerable im-. pression by their campaign in the west. Mr. B. F. Patrick states that he will build a 40-room hotel at Greenville, to be completed this summer. At a mass meet-' ing at. Greenville Thursday 'afternoon . $50,000 was subscribed towards a cot ton mill, 'and another meeting called for May 3d to organize and elect directors for the mill company. . . , - . The Forsyth county ' alumni of the University met in Winston Tuesday night and adopted a resolution asking , the board of trustees of the University to in crease the salary of the president to an amount that would compare favorably with that paid by other similar institu tions in the south. ... ,- Charlotte News: We are glad to see. the southern mills varying their product, It is announced that the Odell Manu facturing company, of Concord, is put- ting in machinery that will enable them to make eider-down, for lap-robes, bathr robes, etc, and that this goods will be turned out in : numerous attractive de-' signs.' . ' ' At Shelby 2,500 people heard the Dem ocratic State condidates ' ' Thursday tv Suspended across Mam , street was a large banner bearing the slogan of the campaign, '"White Supremacy." At tached to the banner was a wire cage containing a game' cock which crowed lustily throughout the- day from his elevated position for Aycock for gov- Raleigh cor. Charlotte Observer, April 25: . For many years, almost daily, Mat thew Austin, a venerable negro, has bad his post at the south entrance to the capital square, and thousands of people residents and visitors alike have -heard his quick ' spoken "Morn in',' gem men, thankee fur 5' cents." The old fellow came to be known as "Mornin', . gem men." Last night he died. His people . say he was 105 years old. , , v ; .. The Republican convention of Craven' county was held in Newbern Thursday. The number of delegates' was consider ably leu than at the convention of two years ago, but ; the same majority of negroes prevailed. In a bitter factional fight, headed by Robert Hancock on the one hand, and Richard Williams on the other, Hancock came out a winner by .a considerable majority. No action was taken in regard to the matter of a county ticket, and it -is -thought that cone 'will be brought out. Abe Mid dleton, the famous negro politician , who holds S fat government position in Washington, attended the convention and appeared much in evidence. c Frank Brown, U. S. deputy marehall, was also prent." It will take Senator Pritchard to explain why- these -'worthies were present "! M" ; 7 An Incendiary Threat.' ' Oxford, N. C. April 2GJ It is reliably reported that a certain mouthy negro of Granville county made this threat: "That there would be more ashes in Granville county before the election was over than there was in hell." ' A certain law-abiding, Christian citizen said, tpon hearing the same: "Find out the party who said it, and we will in crease the Republican majority in bell one vote sure." Keep cp with the town news. Tas Fees TrK j-r'r.N tha town rows. Or'v 'lOc.ztja wetk.
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