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'1 DAILY . ..... , ,, . V , - , ... . . . . . . . ... . . . , PUBLISHED EERY EVENING EXCEPT SUNDRY, Vol IIL--No. 23. ' . KINSTON, &0., THURSDAY. MAY 3, 1900. Price Two Cents. -. . ; ; : ' i : i 1 - i 1 GENERAL NEWS. . Matters of Interest Condensed Into Brief Paragraphs. Old bonds to the amount of $260,000,- 000 have been exchanged for the new 3 per dents. la the Indiana town elections the re sults were generally favorable to the Democrats. : . ; Mr. R. F. Bass, a prominent citizen of . Danville, Ta., was killed, by an electric . car in Norfolk Wednesday. At Chicago, Tuesday, Mrs. M. J. Neveu was drugged and fobbed of $70,000 by her son Thomas, aged 17, who left with a woman 28 years of age. John W. Gates, chairman of the board directors of the American Steel and, Wire Co., has been serred with a summons in a criminal proceeding for alleged wrong ful action as an official of the company. The joint resolution continuing the pres ent administrative officials in Porto Bico in office until the appointments are made under the civil government law,' was signed by the president Tuesday after noon..':' ' - V- The president has issued a proclama tion extending for six months, from April 11th, the time allowed Spanish subjects 1 In the Philippines to designate their alle giance, in accordance with the treaty of Paris. " - . . - Capt. Oberlin M. Carter has the unen viable notoriety of being the biggest thief the United States army has ever had. He got half a million dollars for his share, " and the Gaynorg and Green obtained $1,500,000. The V. S. supreme court resumed its bearing Tuesday of the Kentucky gov ernorship case. W. O. Bradley, former governor of the state, was the only speaker, lie appeared for .Taylor. ,The court took a recess until the 14th inet. 1 The house on Wednesday passed the Nicaragua canal bill, 225 to 35. The words "defense provisions" were substi tuted for "fortifications.'! During the discussion Hepburn and Cannon almost came to blows, the, "lie" having been , passed....;. . . : Cl" V5.;,'U.': -.' At Huiitiag.W.Va.; Tuesday, while returning home from school, Minnie, aged 10, andOliie Allingworth, aged 12, quar reled with Mayme Merritt, aged 10. The Merritt child was knocked down by her schoolmates and trampled upon. She is still unconscious. Physicians, believe her fatally injured. . ,' v. At Webb, Miss., Tuesday night, Egbert and William Chambers, prominent young men, were etfot and killed by T. B. Abbey, a reputable eitizen. The Chambers went to Abbey' plantation and, instituted a snatch for some negroes. Later they met Abbey, and, in an altercation, the latter shot and killed them both. , ;'A state -conference; of gold standard . leaders will soon be held at Indianapolis, shjS. Great interest has been: added to tJt proposed gathering hy the" fact that It baay start a boom for Admiral Dewey for the presidency by appointing a com- wittee to wait upon him and solicit his acceptance of a nomination at the hands Of the national .gold Democratic organi- ., Ration...)' y y, :-i4- ,';7: At Frankfort, Ky., Tuesday afternoon, Judge CantriU granted a change of venue from Franklin county, Un -the cases- of Harlan Whi taker, John 'Davis, Caleb Pdwers, W. H.Culton and '.'Tallow Dick" Combs, charged with conspiracy with the murder of William Goebcl. The place to wmm 1 iS i v I l Vlffv'V Yk TWt S 13 JAV nr. )ir Xh J yryour If you have it you know it. roa Know an cbc-ut the heavy feeling in the stomach, the nausCa, sick head a ch 9, rand general weakness. , You can't vr it a week without your blocd being impure, ur nerves exhausted, and liver sluggisn. m p makes th'e-blood pure, strength ens the digestion, and tones up the nerves. And Ayers Pills will arouse the sluggish liver and cure your constipation. ft - $1.M a bottle. All tosbt. .' " After infferin trrit)lT with dys- rfnpia. I tried vour Sarsaparllla. I took v-threo bottles, and now feel like new man. 1 would nvte su my ieuow crea tures to try Uus Blui',inp.' . X, 1. CiOOT, Jan.80,lSC3. Erowntowa,T. wiii ryiT the hctt n"i "-m.1 iiitrio f-o. AduxeM, Da. J. C. AVE-ii. loweU, Unit. which the change will be granted has not been determined on. . An effort will be made to remove the cases tot-astern Ken tucky counties, outside of this judicial district, but this cannot be done, and the cases will go to either Scott or Bourbon counties. - The anniversary of the battle of Manila bay was eelebrated with great pomp and ceremony in Chicago on May 1st. - Fully 600,000 people were along the line of march of the parade, and for four hours the admiral was busy bowing acknowl edgements of the cheers that met him from all sides. , When the parade entered the thickly crowded streets down town, the admiral met with his real reception, and it was most enthusiastic; The cheers made practically a continuous roar. The sidewalks were packed from curb to wall and windows along the line were crowd ed. No other guest of the city of Chicago has ever been given such a welcome. FEARFUL LOSS OF LIFE. Two Hundred and Fifty Men Killed By a Mine Explosion. Eighty Five Bodies Recovered. Bait Lake, Utah, May 1. A terrific explosion occurred today in the winter quarters of the Pleasant Valley com pany's coal mine at Scboefield, on the iiio Grande Western railroad, near Col ton, Utah, by .wbjch, according to re ports, over 100 people were killed and many injured. It is reported that 10 bodies have already been recovered. The cause of the explosion is attributed to the blowing up oi a number of kegs of blasting powder. , The work of rescue is going on and everything possible is being done to relieve the suffering and ascertain the number of dead. Superintendent Sharp, of the coal company, and Superintend ent Wei by, of the railroad company, have gone to the .scene on a special train. Of the dead nine men already have been identified and six of the severely injured have been identified, t - A special from Schoefled states posi tively that there have been eighty-five dead bodies taken out of mine No. 4. There -were ,250 , men at work in the two mines, Nos. .1 and A The balance of the miners are .dead.' The explosion is supposed to have occurred in No. 4 and extended by. a connection to'No. ..l. Salt Lake, May 2.A special from Scboefield says: "At this hour 201 bodies have been recovered : from mine No. 4. It is now known that between 800 and 400 men entered the mines, and it is also known that a great majority of them have been killed in the powder explosion of yesterday, ,., ,; ',:..:;-' "Among the 4ead : are twenty young boys who acted as couplers and trap boys, In the Hunter family alone seven are missing. A large number of the dead are married men.-Just how the catas trophe occurred it is not known, i ; "At Pravo a mass meeting has been held for the relief of the families of the victims and $3,000 subscribed. South Platte Higher Than in Years. ' Fort Mdrgafl. CoL, May 2. The South Platte is the highest ineix years and is three-quarters of a mile wide.; The long dike connecting ' bridges over the tws channels is under water and washed away, to a depth cf ten feet in set era! places. The Platte and Beaver canal is washed out just below the bridge, and the Morgan canal washed out at the head-gate, as is also the Bijou canal. The bridges at Orchard and Snyder are im. passable. There is no way to cross, and travel is tied up. Higher water still id feared Y'':h:''-i::' . I " ' .' .y7v ;v',:': Angora Goata. ' Raising . Angora goats.' will without doubt soon" become an important in dustry In sections wherein the clear ing' of land must precede agricultural operations,' says , the Portland Orcgc nian.i Cheapness is a. ptlme requisite In making' lands that are In a state of nature ready for the plow or for seed ing to pasture grasses. Experiment has proved that a flock of goata com bine for land clearing purposes cheap ness and thoroughness and, further more, that, they pay. their way and more during the. process. According to estimates presented at the .Indus trial convention held at Dallas recent ly, the practically waste lands of east ern Oregon are capable of supporting 1,000.000 Angoras without infringing upon any other industry, wherens there are at present not more than 33,000 of these animate In all this wide range. The creatures increase - rapidly, 1 are sturdy and healthy,' produce a profita ble fleece and require a 'minimum of care. Certainly these qualities should commend tbe Angora to the favorabls consideration of land owners who have suitable ranges for them. . . Tie ST5ce llaclilor. It Is not often the savage bachelor descends to the use of a pun. It is be neath' his dlfulty. But the sweet young thing, the other half of the sketch, asked him this morning what was his objection to woman in politick. "Every Finale one of 'em Is a ris candidate r!sbt now," said the savaze , tadr-lnr. lE-litaaroils Trers. ADAMS NOMINATED. The Republican ptate Convention Names a Ticket of Pritbhard's Seleotion. James F. Parrott, of Kinston, Nominated for Secretary of State. I Pritohard Endorsed for Vioe-Preeident ' The Convention Composed Mostly , of Federal Of&oe Holdera ' Raleigh, May 3. The Republican State convention adjourned yesterday after noon at 2 o'clock for an hour, but did not meet, again until 8:80, when speech making was again indulged in, J. J.Britt, of Mitchell, and Spencer Blackburn and J. R. McCrary being the ranters. Spencer Blackburn ranted at an awful rate, claiming that his fighting the Dem crats the past ten years was better work than nine-tenths of the preachers have done, saying "the prt&cher preaches sal vation to all; I preach human liberty to all." y V. . ... Havinfr thus tagged and priced himself ' he likened the Democratic party to the giant Goljath and the Republican party to uavia, tne snepnera noy, with a sling and a stone. :.-. ? "We are going to clean 'em ud and give their carcass to the birds of the air," he announced violently, his head, arms and feet flying through thi air Jike a wind mill. "Mr. Aycock and his crowd of can didates have been np' ltt our mountain couDtry. They've got no business there. Let them stay down jn Halifax and tne other negro counties Jvhere they belong.'. . Mr. Z. V. Walser was elected permanent chairman. s , Senator Pntchard dominated the" con vention absolutely, though federal office holders did the physical part of the job, the senator manipulating the. strings from' the rear. The program ' was cut and dried Tuesday pight and everything went tnrougn Dy acclamation. The following : ticket .was nominated mostly by acclamation: Governor Spencer B Adams, of Guil ford county. ' , Lieutenant Governor-KJlaudius Dock- ery, of Richmond. secretary of State James F. Parrott. of Lenoir. . State TreasurerL. L. Jenkins, of Gas ton. . V ' State Auditor Thomas S. Rollins, of Madison. . Attorney General Z. V. Walser. of Da vidson. 1 ' Superintendent of Public Instruction N. C. Englishj-of Randolph. . Chairman Corporation Commission C'A; Reynolds, of Forsyth. Uorporatlon .. . Uommissioner J. A. Francks, of Swain. , -. Commissioner of Agriculture Abner Alexander, of Tyrrell. Uommisioner of Labor Thos.' S. Mal- loy; of Rockingham. 1 . Electors A. H. Price, of Rowan, and J. C. McCrary, of Davidson. . Delegates to the national convention are Jeter C. Pritchard; James E. Boyd, Et C. Duncan and Chas, McNamee.' 'Mr. James i. Parrott. of Kiuston, was p'aced in nomination by Mr. J. E. Cam The platform adopted reaffirms the national platform of 1896,'endorses the administrations . of President McKinley and Gov. Russell and denounces the pro posed amendment to . the constitution of the" State, - whereby it is proposed to eliminate the ignorant negro vote; ' Fol lowing is the plank in regard to trusts: "We are oppose to combinations of capital when they become destructive to the rights of individual citizens, and such combinations should be suppressed by adequate ttatates enacted by the legisla tures of the several states, or by congress if t the , resulting . evils are beyond the power and jurisdiction of the states." , The convention endorsed "without con dition and with enthusiasm" the admin istration of President McKinley, and instructed its delegates to vote for his re-nomination. Also the delegates are instructed to vote for . Senator Pritchard for vice-president. .. -- ; :v , ; .-. j All nominations weremade. by accla mation, there being no contest lor any places except electors and delegates to the national convention,, all of which show that they have little faith in elect ing their State ticket, but do believe that McKinley will be elected an want to be in when the federal patronage is dished out. ..',.. The convention was composed almost ; . .Question Answered. :; Yes, August Flo wer still has the largest sale of any medicine in the civilised world. Your mothers and grandmothers never thought of usirt'g anything else for Indi gestion or Biliousness. - Doctors were scarce, and they seldom heard of Appen didtis.' Nervous , Prostration, of Heart failure, etc 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 rvs- tem, and that is all they took when feel irg dull and bad with headaches and other aches. You only need a few doses of Green's August Flower, in liquid form. to make yon eatfefied there is nothing perious the matter with you.- for sale by Temple-ilarstoa Drus Co. exclusively of federal ofHce-holdcrs and poHimtiHters. The negro was excluded almost entirely, tbere being only about 25 colored delegates on the floor of the convention. The negro was recognited in no way whatever. Only one of them made a speech. , .Though t! very man present had an office to seek or a personal interest to serve there was a woeful lack of enthusiasm in the body, which rested ail day like a pall upon its proceedings and not even a speech by Senator Pritchard or Jim Boyd could dispel it. But there was nothing to jar the placidity of the meeting; no rude voice was raised for liberty and no dissenter from boss-rule disturbed the harmony of the moment. The nominee for superintendent of pub lic instruction, N. C. English, is the Popn list nominee, and was nominated ,so it was stated, "to show the Democrats there is no politics in education." The foul-mouthed Pritchard slandered the good people of Wilmington for pro tecting themselves fom negro rioter. But to the credit of the convection, this slander met no applause. TWENTY SOLDIERS SLAIN. Small Foroe of Americans Quar tered in a Church Resisted Fieroe Assaults for Five Days. Manila, May 2. The American gar rison at Catubig, Island of Samar, con sisting of ao men, belonging to the Forty-third regiment has been attacked by reb'elrt. Twenty of the Americans were killed. The remainder were rescued. Details of the Struggle. Washington, May 2. Gen. Otis has so far not reported to the war department the casualties sustained by the American garrison at Catubig. The officials believe that ,the general is holding back the news with the object of supplying with it the names of the victims of the siege. The loss reported in killed is - the most severe suffered by the forces since the beginning of the insurrection, but even so, the officials at the War depart ment could not but express their admi ration for the endurance and courage displayed by the little garrison. The de partment is not informed as to the ., com position of this particular tearrison. hav- ing onli a rough statement from the commanding general : of the disposition of each regiment among certain islands, without particulars of the location of each company. . , , . The officials at the department who have seen service in the Philippines are not surprised at the fact that an officer with eight soldiers wub able to raise the seige. J hey say tbattf he Filipinos were probably, dismayed at the extent of the punishment inflicted upon them by the garrison before tbejrelteving party, came near, and then they supposed it was but the advance guard of a formidable force and ran off. :-r""-::f- ':. a'- The Americans were quartered in the Catubig church, Which the "enemy, num bering several hundred men, , 'surrounded and fiercely . attacked. The .Americans fought for two days and then the rebels managed to ignite the roof of the - church and it burned away and finally, fell upon .those inside thediflce The walls re mained intact, however", and. were, used as a shelter by .the besieged Americans for three davs longer, the enemv attack ing the building on all sides at once v c: ' The. Americans continued Bring from the windows and doors of thechurch and did great execution among the Filipinos. It is estimated that over 200 of the lat ter were killed, many dead bodies being removed from the scene of the fighting. After five days resistance by the Amer icans a lieutenant and eight men arrived from Laoan and engaged the besiegers who thereupon retired. , . . j The fortunate arritaL of these rein forcements prevented the annihilation of the Anierican forces entrenched in the church, who had repeatedly -declined to surrender when ordered to do so by the Jnlipinos. . 1 The ten survivors were without food, bad little ammunition and were pbvsi cally exhaused when relieved. This fight has encouraged the Filipi nos, who are now. acting in an aggres sive manner and threatening that sec tion of the coast,-particulary the town of Catarma, whence the garrison prob ably will be withdrawn to Laoan. - - For A Non-Partisan Benoh.. - . .; Baltimore Sum. j - V-' -, '.,' , i The movement which has been in augurated in West Virginia for the eleoJ tion oi a strictly son-partisan supreme court will be watched with interest In other states. The Republicans and Dem ocrats of West Virginia have come to gether in this matter and are determined to carry out the purpose which - they have in view. -They will bold conven tions, nominate the best men for judges, no matter to what party they belong, and then go to the polls and vote fori them. . The movement meets with the hearty approval of right-thinking peo ple, irrespective of party. It is a plan that has been in contemplation for some time, but no definite steps havt been taken until now. The desirability cf a non- E artisan judiciary is evident to all who ave given the matter any consideration. West Virginia is getting ia touch with the best cpiuion of the time on the sub ject, and it is gratifying to note that the peorile are so heartily agreed npon the catter. . ... STATE HEWS. Interesting North Carolina Items In Condensed Form. The summer session of the Penhnriv Normal College, of Nashville, Tenn , will oe ueiu in asnevuie. The attendance at the RnMlAra' Hnmo at Raleigh is now greater than ever be fore. The home Ts in fact full to the limit. The senate committee on Tuesday fa vorably reported Senator Butler's bill appropriating $ 80,000 for a public build ing at Durham. The floods in the State last week were greater in the Deep river than elsewhere and destroyed much property. That river rose 85 feet. The rise occurred within five hour. At Charlotte Wednesday an extra pas senger train ran into a shifting engine and some cars, killing Chns. Mickle, a fireman. A. R. Syfan, engineer, had his ankle sprained, and G. W. Isaacs, bag gage master, had his leg injured and an kle hurt. Shelby Star: Columbus Wilson, a middle-aged white mun. was killed last Thursday on the Southern Railway near Grover. The man was sitting on the crossties, apparently asleep, and the en gineer did not see him in time to stop the train. The engineer made every effort to get the man off, but to no avail, and the engine struck him, killing him in stantly. Greenville Reflector: Mr. L. D. Mew born, a prominent farmer of Swift Creek township, lost his dwelling by fire Tues day morning. It originated from a de fective flue between the ceiling and roof of the kitchen. ' Most of thefurniturewas ; sated except that in the kitchen ; The I fire would probably hare been extin- -gnished had not the water in the well given out so soon. The Southern Cotton Spinners' asso ciation has invited the Chinese minister at Washington to be a guest of the asso ciation at its annual banquet in Char lotte May 11th, He is snd to speak r. English perfectly, to be a pleasant after dinner speaker, to possess knowledge of trade, coming from a race of merchants, and it is probable the association may gain some knowledge of the kinds of cotton goods euitaUa to the Chinese . trade, etc. i. - " - " . Monroe Enquirer: We like the way . the Democrats are starting nut in this 1 campaign. ' There is preaching of good old Democratic doctrine, not one syllable of compromise on a single principle nor of fusion with any party for any office. There is a spirit of independence, a ripg-' . ing declaration of uncompromising, open battle to the opposition.- Thar -is? the kind of campaign we like. It has the right ring to it, and in the language of Shakespeare or somebody else who knew what he was talking about, "It is the . proper stuff.' . : y V ' ; . Charlotte "Observer: The Mitchell Mir ror tells us that Pat Holtman.-of the , county aforesaid, wns snapping bis pis tol "at the different children in the yard where he was."Tuesday ; of last week, and Dock Guge.'iiged 18, was, amongst others, an object of his sport. As be pulled down on young Gage the pistol fired and the boy received the ball in the side of his bead, making a wound an inch -and a half long and causing concussion of the brain. We are informed that his recovery "is not impossible," and it is to hoped the little fellow will get well, but we.haye to confess that right now we are less interested in his fate than we are with what they are going to do with Mr, Holtman. .If that gentleman is not permitted to do time on the public roads of Mitchell county tbeentire criminal law-' . of the State had as well be repealed. r;j . ',:' . '-, ,-- r.'' - ' "': 1 ...;"; .' ,'-' :. 4- ,' ,-J."V ' FILIPINOS' LATEST SCHEME. Small Bands of Horsemen Organize v. to Harasa the Americans. Washington, May 2.--Recent mail ad vices to ' the war department from the Philippines indicate that the latest plan " of the insurgents is to organize into mounted, bands of . 100 and harass the r American forces wherever possible. These ' bands will be scattered throughout the ; islands and will be in doily commuoica-i ' tion with each other as far as possible by means of scouts, who will carry orders to govern the Concerted movements and all information concerning retreats, rein forcements, etc ; - According to The Liberal, the organ of the Filipinos, a complete plan of military strategy will be drawn up "as a result of which the Americans will soon suffer.".' : That paper declared that the present war, far from being over, is really more vigorous than ever, - . . It is reported that a strong inBHrgent camp is being organized in the Zambales mountains by a prominent general, and that nearly all the towns of the provinces,, whether occupied by Americans or not, continue to pay taxes for the f-ustenance of the Filipinos in arms and the prosecu tion of the struggle. . ; ; Try the'new remedy for costivetfess, Cliamberlaln's Stomach and Liver Tal lets. Every box guaranteed. Price 25 cents. For sale by J . E. 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