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E -DAILY- FREE PRE PUBLISHEd EUERY BMENInG-VEXCEPT. SUNDRY, -r r Vol. m-No.. 40. KINSTON, N. O., WEDNESDAY. MAY 23, 1000. Price Two Cents. TH STATE HEWS. terestiEtfOrthttfOlIna Items . In Condensed . Form. Mr." Jamea H. Ennia, publiaher - of ' Turner's Almanac, died at Raleigh Tues day, aged 77 years. - There are 77 applicants for license as doctors before the medical convention, which met at Tarboro Tuesday. ? ..' The house of Daniel Persons, colored, four miles from iuttreii, was ourneaeany Tuesday morning, consuming fire of his ' children,. f , --y--'; j.j , ? i v. - ' y -; - ' ''; ' The secretary of state has had the , Third North Carolina supreme court re ' . ports . reprinted. , .The original had be come very rare. " Dr. W. ft Tyree, pastor 1st Baptist ' church of Durham, has been offered the iresidency of the Baptist Female Un versity at Raleigh. It is thought he , will probably accept.. - ; -' 4 Stanly Enterprise: Farmers of our " comity Bay that the present "stand" of cotton is not very encouraging. Ex ' cessively dry weather and cold mornings and nights retard its growth. -,f " It is said that while the penitentiary will make much money this year in its farms on the Roanoke river, it is sure to lose $1,000 on what is known as the Anson farm, near "Wadesboro. , A charter has' been granted the Sum merfield Gun club, which has as members about thirty rich New Yorkers. It will have a lodge, stables, kennells, etc., on a large scale at Summerfleld, near Greens ,boro. " . In a letter to Chairman Butler Chair man Holton opposes a : joint discussion between Republicans and Populists, be cause of the complete harmony- between Republicans and Populists as to the ' State issues of this campaign. A special from Asheville says: A caveat has been held against the will of the. late John M. Worth, who left an estate worth over half a million, and who was a large Cotton mill owner. Robert W.Bingham, head of the Bingham School, has Joined issue with other legatees to contest the will. ... v; . .. V . Work is progressing on the hospital at the Soldiers' Home, in Raleigh. M of an excellent design 80 Jby 104 feet, and one story high. -There are four wards, a sun-parlor and an operating room. There is a continuous veranda, " The building will have ample accommodation for 100 . persons. - - -'News-Observer: We are beginning nrnnri nf North Carolina's form ol government, seeing that our neighbors think of imitating North Carolina. The . Virginians praise our economy, and now we see that Hon. Washington Dessau, of Macon, wants Georgia to rotate its judges on the North Carolina plan. . The State supreme ' court has decided that Theo. White, shell ' fish commis sioner, is entitled to draw $400 per an num. He holds office under '97 act and draws Balary under '99 act, according r annrama nnnrt .- decisions. Judffes Clark and Montgomery dissent. Judge tribution. , ue intimates strongly mat Rfat. Tronanrw Worth mfl.v have to an swer to the legislature at its next meet- Ing u b6 ODeys tne oraer oi uie court. , - WaViAfor'a Weeklv: There can be no question as to Judge Adams' attitude toward tne negroes wnue ne uvea in Caswell. He was their recognized leader fonirht drilled And nro-anlpd them. sothat they were able to elect one of their own rac to represent tne proud county of Graves and Yancey, in the legislature. He waxed very fat by teach ing the negroes that the neighbors were their political enemies. He taught them that the white people, who furnished - them work and provided them schools, could not be trusted in political matters. Wilminirton Messenger, May 22d: The nearo S. Shiver, one of the followers of 'Percy of Dominica, who has been last ing for the past twenty-six days in the county jail, was carried to the city hos pital yesterday afternoon where it is in tended to'make an attempt some time this morning to force him to take some kind of nourishment. Dr. Lane said last night that be thinks it , will be possible to in;ct food into the negro whether he is willing to take it or not. Shiver has made the request tliat when he berins to take Eourifhment a mixture of mi.k and Lanana be furnished, li e report of tie State labor commia- Doea it Tay to EuyChesp? " A !..'2? remedy for cotr-Ls ar..i coMa is .'! r :ht, tut you want eonetMrj that v. , 1 r!.cve an J cure tie more fvere t - 1 c' -.rmv.s rf"lti of thro(?tE"-i l'JTT t V.hat yoadD? l.otia -r r. 1 mere r'"'a.r cllr.:.".:? 1 , . : ' ; if r--t r-r.ll? foryci, t':. i in - c t -' a f cm XT :r t!.at ' 1 . : - 1 .I in rJA elf.. 1 ceun i v , t- ii f;v.-e tl" .tr.rl . ( 1 .: stoner was issued Monday. Great satis faction is expressed at the great decrease in child labor 1a the factories.: It says sentiment for compulsory education .is growing. -The report says the fact that North Carolina has more illiterate whites than any other state than New Mexico is sufficient argument to guarantee a compulsory school law' ! Average farm wages per month are: : Men $8.91, wo men $5.27, children $3.58 The cost of production ' of croba is! : A 500-Dound bale of cotton $24.56, a bushel of wheat 61 cents, of corn 41 cents, , of. oats '4o cents, 100 pounds.of tobacco $6.91. The number of tobacco factories has largely decreased during the past few years v Raleigh Cor. Messenger: Republican State Chairman Holton, as expected, de clines the Democratic challenge for a joint canvass of the State candidates on the Republican and Democratic tickets. The challenge gave the Republican chairman no little concern. Above all things the Republicans fear a discussion of the Iran chise amendment. They are working that matter very , adroitly from tneir point of view.;: They talk altnostentirely with the rural white voters and do not Bay anything to these abont the disfran chisement of the negroes. : ' What they do say is only that the amendment will dis franchise the uneducated whites. They know this is entirely untrue, but what does that matterT They are very careful not to mention the negro, but to keep mm in the back-ground. ' AN INSANE MAN'S PRISONER. Found on Squatter's Island, With Two Nude Children. Abducted Tears Ago. ' ' Raleigh, N. C, May 21.--Anderson Col lins, white, a ' squatter, who for years has held possession of Mountain Island, in French Broad River, near Asheville. against all comers, and who has been generally regarded as of unsound mind, is a prisoner at Marshall, His peculiar conduct was tolerated until, recently. when a fisherman reported having seen a woman on the island, the Bides of which are steep and rocky, though the interior is covered with a dense growth of trees, It was surmised that the woman was a Tirisonnr. :' ' Collins was decoved to Hot Sorinzs village by a ruse, whilethe," feland was Bearched. The woman was" found, as were also two children, one of three years, the other as many months, botU stark naked. They were living in a hut as rude as that of a savage. The woman appeared dated. She gave her name as Alice Gunter, and saidJer home "waft in Tennessee." It is believed that Collins abducted her, and has kept her prisoner for years. She and the children were re moved. - Collins will be sent to the hospital for the insane. . . ' , ' Base Ball. " . Tuesday. .. Brooklyn 4, Pittsburg 1. - St. Louis 7, Boston 0.- . Philadelphia 8, Chicago 5. Cincinnati 8, New York,5. : " , f STANDING OP THB CLUBS. ' ' Won. Loit. PerCt. .708 .696 .522 .520 .520 Philadelphla..............17 Brooklyn. ................16 7-, 7 11 12 St. Louis.. 12 Chicago-... 18 Pittsburg...H Cincinnati.'..... .18 12 10 12 454 New York..........l.....ll 15 20 :423 Boston.. 1.200 Tht Best Prescrlptloi for Chills nd fTr ts 4ottl f Gbovc Tatmbi Chill Tonic - It u cunply iroa and qniouM la k Uitlil form. No cur py. Pnc, $it. 'U'hlle coming, from Chicago last week," said a prominent business man to a Man and Express reporter, "1 no 'tlced a peculiar railroad custom which Interested me considerably. I hap pened to be la tXe last car of the lim ited when the train stopped in a deso late spot between stations. ,The rear brakeman, of course, dropped off and went down the track with a Cag to warn any train that might be following us. In a moment or two we started up again, but minus the brakeman. I wondered at this, but was still more surprised later on to see the same thing repeated w,hen we were obliged to stop on account of a threatened hot box. Upon Inquiry I found that this wns V'O custom on fast trains. 'Some times. If we have lots of time,' said the conductor, we whistle for the men tc conid In. but la mo?e ca?es we leave theia to be picked tip by the next train or to walk to the nearest station.' "Tut Isn't that rather Lard ca the r.-.rnr I asked. 'Oh, it's all i .rt cf the tu.s'.r.e?,' he rcrilo-l. 1 Live known cf cr. s wLrre men Crerrel o2 la this way were fr07.cn to death or wajla!! j trr.r--". I' t the rs I Ires-is Lave to r--,'..e the t': ' r.n-1 that's why It ! I Lire s-e :i trains running with r r.:- ara t::cra i.i r -t c f the crew La I Lecn 1. --.. I I 1 1 In t tl.'.i way: CLOSING EXERCISES " ' ' - : L-uLi - Kins ton's White, Oraded SohooL Great Crowd Present. Flnt Ad dress by Dr. -Winston. Children Performed Their Parts Splen- . didly. Grand Work of the Grad edSohools. The crowd began pouring in early last night to see the whits graded school commencement, and before time for the exercises to commence the, opera 'house was crowded to its full Capacity and hundreds turned away unable to get even standing room. The marshals were: Mess. Oscar La Boque, Dan Parrott, JBrto Bell,, John Dawson, Neil Wallace and, Mike M. Mew borne, v '" :( -s '. Idt v 1 :t ' r: The exercises opened with, a song by the chorus class, composed of about 80 young girls, which was prettily rendered. This was followed with a doll drill by little misses of about 6 and ' 7 years, of the primary grade. Each little girl was dressed as an old woman -find carried a doll in her hands. They drilled and sang in a charming manner. It reflects much credit on the teacher, Miss ' Smith, that such little ' misses were so excellently taught to perform such a lengthy exer cise, j . The next thing on the program was a declamation by Mr. J. F. Wooten, Jr., his subject being "Life and (Character of Vance." Mr. Wooten was chosen to de liver, this , declamation by a committee from three representative speakers that had been elected by the eighth grade of the school, and ne gave evidence last night that the- election was the proper one. His delivery was exceedingly fine, and he promises to make an orator of exceptional ability." . f v Prof. Brogden next announced that an annual prize medal was offered by Dr. T. H. Faulkner, to be given to the member of the graduating class who, composes the beet essay. , All of the class : had worked hard for the prize. The essays had been sent to Dr. Hume, professor of Emrlish at the State Univereitv. and he bad given the decision that tLe essay of miss jmeoe enaw was tne nest and that of Mr. Ralph Harper second best, the race being close between all contestants. Miss Phebe then read her essay, the .subject of which was "Seeking the Holy Grail." . The next on the program was the read ing of prophecies of the graduating class, by Misses Alice Tull and Phebe Shaw. Miss Tull and Mr. Ralph Harper had been elected as prophets, but owing to the sickness of Mr. Harper, Miss Shaw took his place. ,; .- - Mr. Plato Collins next made the pre sentation of the Faulkner medal for the best essay to Miss Phoebe Shaw, in a very masterly style, and giving ad vice that will no doubt be a great in centive to the young lady. ' The medal is of gold and is very handsome. Dr. Faulkner deserves commendation for giving so .elegant a prize to incite the pupils to greater efforts to excel, i Mr. N. J. Bouse next presented diplo mas to the graduating -class Misses Phebe Washington Shaw, Delia Hyatt, Gladys Mitchell, Alice Kennedy Tull, Beatrice Kayner and Mr, Ralph Moore Harper. Mr. Rouse told of the efforts in organizating the graded schools and what a great success they have been in educating and fitting for life the hundreds of white children in and around Kineton. He said that to observe the beaming and intelligent faces of the children around him he found ample reward for all efforts he had put . forth as chairman of the board of trustees. - . ' Prof. Brogden next announced that the president of the A- A M.- College, had kindly consented to deliver an address for the school and that he would not keep the audience waiting for the treat in store for them, but Vfould introduce Dr. Geo. T. Winston. Dr. Winston held the closest attention of the audience from beginning to end. We wish we had space to publish his ad dress in full. Dr. Winston said that he noticed that the graduating class was composed in a preponderating degreeof young ladies, the ratio being 5 to 1. . He said that this was just about the ratio over the whole State of the graduating classes in the high schools. He said that there was a reason for this, that the boys in North Carolina bad been so poor they had felt that Itfore thy conla rwi through the schools they should begin to make "their liTinpr, and that girls continued at school, lie Fail this was a wrong state cf afTairs and should cot exist; that every boy in the State now bad the orportunirv of an education and should avail hirr.w if of it. Dr. Winston said that bt.'ore the civil war the corth pave to the f outh the i!I- jctioa cf ijrL.L:r.'r the eta! -'r.en r,rli rro:. f-.o-al nn, find Uat r -anv, h.'.e he we? e ! eons i.i tha in- dustrial nr. i tr. Vf"t F.T. 1 c- ' : 1 nJ" x,cr.t c;- r.iral li"r!, how to in t rc.v 1 ::: rj, t 1 etc., t - 1 xx .t wh. n "rt'i 1 - ! V o eot:th I n 1 ' - r '? a : i I lie f it' 1 1 - tovf cr. 1 1 r -. ' r 1 I V a t 100 years was not in the professional line, but in the industrial line, that the demand for young men is to be as cap tains of great industrial movements. Dr. Winston's address was highly en tertaining, instructive and convincing. Prof. Brogden next announced that two scholarships bad been offered one from the University of North Carolina and I one from the A. Sc. M. College --for the two boys in the graduating class making the best . average. Mr. Ralph Harper received the scholarship from the University. As there was but one ybung man in this year's graduating class, and as Mr. Geo. Hodges lacked but one study, Latin, of graduating, and had made the best average in other studies, Dr. Winston had decided to give him the scholarship. Prof. Brogden announced that ail ice cream supper would be given next Friday night )Q Mr. B. W. Canady's new building, for the benefit of the library of the public school. " Prof. Brogden then made a strong plea for the furnishing of a library for all the children of the school, but especially the poor children. This closed the exercises, and each one of the audience Went away impressed with the great work that has been ac complished , by those in charge of the graded school in' Kineton. Toq much 5 raise cannot be bestowed upon them, 'hey deserve the heartfelt thanks of every parent and the support of every citizen. i . .. . GBAINGEKS ITEMS, v i ; May 21, 1900. are raging around this 1 Potato section. bugs Mr. D. Q. Wiggins returned Saturday from Pikeyille. ,Mr. Louis Taylor left Saturday to join the U. 8. army. , -. Mr. and Mrs. John Rhodes, of Kinston, spent Sunday here. . Miss Julia Barwick went to Kinston to day and will return Thursday. ; Mr. W; E. Mewborn came from Kins ton this morning to, spend a few days fishing, - . ' - ' We were blessed with a good rain a few days ago and crops have Improved won. derfullj.; . w . Some thief pulled and carried off lots of tobacco plants for some of our neighbors last week. - , Dr. William Cobb Whitfield and little daughter, of Quinerly, made us a pleas ant call today. - : JLSON ITEMS. . -t : May 22, 1900. '' Farmers are about through setting out tobacco. , - Mr. Hugh Bryan, of Institute, visited here Sunday. Mr. Add Phelps spent Sunday with Mr. Walter Arthur, near Snow Hill. ; Mrs. Ella Smith and sons, Masters Lee and Willie, visited her daughter, Mrs, B J. Baker, last week. -, .; : - Mr. Z. V. Parker, on returning home from school at Lawndale, N. C, stopped over to spend a few days with relatives and friends here. . Mr. Hedrir Hardy and sister, Miss Car rie, of Strabane, and ' Miss Sophia Mew borne, of LaGrange, spent Saturday night, and Sunday with Miss Lena Phelps. . Mr. Good, the supposed Confederate soldier, who was here a few years ago, is here again. Some of our young men offer ed to take up a collection for him, but he did not thank them for anything less than a quarter, "Beggars should not be choosers." It. County Democratic Convention. At a meeting of the Democratic execu tive committee, held in Kinston on May 19th, the committee requested the white electors of Lenoir county to assemble themselves at their usual place of meet ing on Saturday, June 2d, to nominate town constable and elect delegates to represent them in the county Democratic convention which meets in Kinston on Saturday, June 9th, at 1 o'clock for the purpose of nominating candidates for the house of representatives, sheriff, reg ister of deeds, treasurer and othercounty officers. - In the county convention each pre cinct is entitled to the following number of votes: Kinston No. 1, 10, No. 2, 4; No.' 3, 3; Falling Creek. 4; Moseley Hall, west, 3, east, 4; Institute, 4; Vance, 3; Neck, 6; Band Hill, 3; South West, 3; Nense, 3; Woodicgton, 3; Trent, 6; Tir k Hill, 4. J. Vi'. URAINGEB, Kinston, May ,21, 1900. Chairman. Did iristt Work Too. : Qurtottc Obstrrer. - The Cuban cnrret-l.nra probably frared they could not hoid tha jobs ail tU'ir live, so th-y rr,..l bay while the s"n ehcn-C: -p.ro llord. Ve, an 1 proi-sUy did a little c'.rht work to I oc.t, arid f::;-e The lloeord La lrc" 1 t rp t! e r:' -'t. it tnay 1 i: i r- ' ; lit;.- r cc-rth cf .''afDa sr. IMxon'e i in t" . a r i GENERAL HEWS. Matters of Interest Condensed Into Brief Paragraphs. One boy was killed and three boys and a girl injured in a strike riot at St. Louis Monday. ... W. D. Oldham, of Nebraska, will make the speech at Kansas City nominating Mr. Bryan for president. . British cavalry are within 40 miles of Johannesburg. Many women and chil dren are leaving Pretoria. The Methodist general conference at Chicago on Tuesday elected tne bishops on the 70th ballot. They were Rev. Dr. D. H. Moore and Rev. Dr. J. W. Hamil ton. , , . . . ; . . At Newport News, Ta., Monday, Prof. H, J. Frawley was found guilty of big amy and sentenced to eight years in the nonitAnt.iA.rv Ha ia nlan tn hi riul Ia forgery. ' Former Senator Quay, of Pensylvania, has made formal announcement that he is a candidate before the next legislature to succeed himself as United States sena tor. He says he is in the fight to the finish. Charles Finley, ex-secretary of state of Kentucky, was arrested in Indiana for complicity in the Goebel murder con spiracy, but was released, Gov. Mount refusing to honor Gov. Beckham's requi sition. . ,.-. Nineteen dwellings in the suburbs of Portsmouth, Va., were burned late Sun day night. The inadequate water supply made it necessary for the firemen to tear down a house to stop the rapidly spread ing flames. John Powers, brother of Secretary of State Caleb Powers, was arrested in the mountains of Knox county, near Bar bourville, late Monday night on the charge of complicity in the murder of Gov. Goebel. , . Some New Zealand people have been playing the-' gold brick game - on Gen. White, the defender of Ladysmith. They sent him a gold brick, on one side of which was the legend; "Tbi i a brick," ' ' 1 .L. .! . . V a.1 II aim uu ue ubiier, iuu re cuivuier, . The United States supreme court has granted leave to the United States to bring original actions against the states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Louis iana and Florida in the proceedings to procure settlements with those states. . The attempt to establish municipal governments in the towns of southern Luzon has been stopped on account of the activity of the insurgents. Our gar risons in several towns are besieged by Filipinos. There have been several skir mishes. George Arents, who is a large stock bacco, company, and whose name had been associated with the formation of the International company, states that he bad no connection with and no knowl edge of any new company. . i The Democratic caucus at Baton Rouge, La., Monday afternoon decided on Sena tor S. D. McEnery and Gov. Murphey J. Foster as candidates for the United States senate. They were formally and unani mously elected Tuesday by the legisla ture, which is solidly Democratic. ' A dispatch from Manila says "Gen. Wbeaton reports that two companies of insurgents, comprising a commandant, one captain, two first lieutenants, four second lieutenants, 163 men, with 168 guns in good condition, and a small quantity of ammunition, surrendered at Tarlac at 2 a. m, May 22. ' The Boers express determination to defend Johannesburg and other Trans vaal towns to the last extremity, and some very heavy fighting is expected. Gen. Duller will be vigorously opposed i4 making any further progress. Gen. Be thune's detachment of Gen. Bailer's army is reported to have suffered a severe- re verse near Yrybeid, one of his squadrons of mounted men being badly cut up, 66 men being killed or wounded. America Will Not Interfere. ' Washington, May 21. The state de partment hns met the issue raised by the coming to Washington of the Boer dele gation by declining to interfere in behalf of South African republics In the present struggle. In view of this announced de cision all questions as to the character of the recognition to be extended to the deW egates, and the sufficiency of their cre dentiali dropped at once into the back ground. It was, after all. of little mo ment whether or not the Boers were re ceived as diplomatic agents or ministers, so long as they were powerless to pro mote the prime object of their mission, viz, to caufe the United States govern ment to intervene to bring about peace. S-retary Hay pave the Doer delegates an uno'l.rial audience this afternoon. They will t received by President Mc KlrJey rnociah'y tomorrow morrJrg. Wash'r-ton. May 22. The three T-oer envoys were received -by the pnidect thi ctorr.irr. Mr. Mckir.ley indlcst! to th"ra that the United ?!' co-jld do r t1 -r t bferven, a" 1 tft-r a rj-:':'- r I . a ! t c f t: , ' r' t - f - t 3" y- -r-x ' h C ' - a t' work U t' .-3 II: i yea; 6t : r : ii
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