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17 TT it"; PUBLISHED EyERYrEiZENING EXCEPT SUNDRY ;,;i:V? Vol. Hi-No. 42. KINSTON, N. 0.. FRIDAYMAY 25, 1900. Price Two Cents. . "I 1 , 4" PA GENERAL HEWS. Matters of Interest Condensed Into r 1 Brief Paragraphs." The mayor and board of aldermen of Parkersburg, W. Va., nave been roaicteq by the grand jury for receiving bribes. ; , - little Rock,' Ark. has been chosen as the meeting place of the southern general assembly of the Presbyterian church in 1901i , - A larareaDartment house was destroyed Wednesday in less than an hour in Chi- cago. J Every person in the building es caped. ) There was more serious rioting in St. Louis Wednesday, resulting in the death of a policeman and several persons being The army bill, as reported to the senate contains a provision for headstones for the Confederate dead at Arlington and the National Soldiers' Home. At a wild west show held in Terre Haute, Ind., Wednesday nine .persons were painfully shot by an accidental dis charge of a Winchester shot gun. All grades of refined sugar was ad vanced ; 10 points Wednesday by the ' American Sugar Refining Co. The inde pendent -refineries ' later followed the advance. At Savannah, da,., the president of the street car company and the conductor of the carj on which the , negro killed Alex Whitney, have been indicted for violating " the Jim Crow car law. , ; 4 . ' ' The entire plant of the Sonthern Biscuit Works, at Richmond. Va.. ' established there last January, was destroyed by flrel early Wednesday morning,--The, loss oi ' $ 25,000 is covered by insurance - , The company will rebuild at once. " . The Peninsula bank, of Williamsburg, Ya., was blown up Thursday morning by .expert cracksmen , with three charges of dynamite. The interior of the bank was demolished. The robbers secured $5,000 cash and destroyed valuable documents . possibly worth as much more,":;.,- Gov. Beckham, of Kentucky, Thursday decided not tq send the militia to the mountains to capture Powers and Howard, wanted for jcomplicity vin the Goebel mnrder-Ifr--wa presented to him that the appearance of the militia in Eastern Kentucky- would cause a bloody . battle as the feeling is high against the Goebelites in the mountains, j. v'f An engineer and fireman were killed Wednesday on the C & W. C. railroad near Laurens, S. C. The engine turned over, throwing the engineer and flit man ; against the furnace and covering them with coals. They were roasted to death. An engineer and fireman were also killed in a wreck on the Lake Shore railroad at Westfield, N. T. ..The train carried no passengers. , ' CUBAN POSTAL FRAUDS. Neely, the Defaulting 'Employe, Is Charged With Embezzling About $400,000. . ; ' . v ' i New York, May 23. Papers are today ."en route from Washington'to New York which will result in the preferring of other charges against Chas. F. W. Neely, now confined in Ludlow street Jail. .. It is ascertained that these papers were sent from Cuba to the department at Washington, and charge the alleged de faulting postal employe with the embez zlement of a sum approximating $100, 000. This alleged embezzlement consists In the conversion into cash of the $400,- 000 worth of "surcharged" Cuban post age stamps which were ordered to be destroyed, and which were certified as having been destroyed by the committee appointed for that purpose, of which Neely was the head. 'ADVISED TO SURRENDER. Reported That Delegate Flsoher lias Told Kruger to Seek Cessa tion of Hostilities. Cape Town, May 23. It is reported that President Kruger has received a communication from Abraham Fischer, one of the Boer delegates now in the United States, advising him to surrender on the best terms obtainable from Lord Roberts. ' It is also understood that when Lord Roberts crosses the Vaal river be will i -sue a proclamation announcing that if the burghers return to their farms, their property and stock will be respected. To Pay For a Horse Her Father Etola. ; - Charleston, S. C, May 23. A North C rolinian etota a horse fire wf-lcs r o ' iia R J ward IVan, of 'rirtaslur-.S.C. 1 n went to Marsha'.:, the coty seat '. " v'on eountr, f ':?. 1 1.' h.T-? and ! Ue thi-f. lis f un 1 n. t n f- ::i 'rov. Sr.$tt-e-'r-y, whluh Gov. .1 wc:M cot bor.or. h? d 1- : v r of the man w ho f-1 t -.JWr: rnfitfMlr ' i f. ' ,) 1 wo-. 1 t :r) f I ' r I i . r r t t' t.i: if he wo ...J a t ':: V ' re v To i' FORGED MONEY ORDER. The Action of an A. Sc M. College Student at Raleigh. ' Raleigh, N. C.', May 24. Nicholas Fit patrick. of Tillery, Halifax county, until a few davs since a student at the A. & M. Collect, is under a $500 bond for opening the letter of a fellow student and forging a money ' order for $15, which was cashed by a firm of this city. 4 The letter, which contained the money order for $15, was addressed to J. W. Barbour, an A. &, M. student. Fitzpat rick is charged with taking the letter from the postofflce some ten days . ago. He is. also charged with forging the money order for $15,? Fitzpatrick left the college soon after the incident occurred.- t,' ; ' " ;l :. Fitzpatrick was arrested at . Tillery May 21st.' He was given a hearing be fore United States Commissioner Rob ertson May 22nd, and was held for the grand jury at the next term of federal court under a $500 bond. Young Fitzpatrick acknowledges the forgery and he is very penitent. The young man comes of a good family. His father is a prominent farmer of Halifax. Young Mr. Barbour, who is the victim of Fitzpatrick's forgery, has not pushed the case and is willing to let it drop. , Repeal of Goebel Law. Frankfort, Ky.V May 24. Senator J. C. S. Blackburn at Frankfort today caused a panic in the ranks of -the Goe belites by demanding an extra session of the Kentucky legislature in order to re peal the election law. . v A Friend la Keed It happened In the early days of Aus .txallair history when bushranging was Common. ' A gcntlemdn was riding along a lone ly track through the bush when he heard loud cries for- help proceeding from a neighboring grove.". Arriving al the 6pot wtence proceeded the cries, he was surprised and shocked to find a man' securely tied to a tree. : . "What is the matter here?" he asked. "Oh. sir." replied the ypoor fellow, "I'm so glad you tfiave- come! A : few hours ago I was stuck up by bushran gers, who rifled my pockets, and, after stealing everything 1 baa except a bun dle of notes in my inside breast pocket, which they fortunately overlooked, bound me to this tree and decamped." "The scoundrels!" ejaculated the newcomer, "Took everything you had except a bundle of notes in your' inside 'pocket, eh?" V ;, : - 'I . - "Yes. sir." , . f ; "The villains! And then they tied you 80 lightly that you cannot escape?". "Yes. sir."' ' : "Then I'll take the notes the other fellows left:"; And he did. London Answers.' ' ' . . v ' ffeuro Eloquence. v Negroes - sometimes express them selves as felicitously as do the Irish. Here Is a-case copied from a Texas paper. Some time ago one of 'Texas' widely known statesmen, who is now dead,' was passing along a street la Dallas, when an old colored man, who had once belonged to him. approached, took off his hat and passed a hand over bis white, wool as he asked: ; . "Marster, gin de old man 60 cents." "Dan, you are a robber." "How?" asked the astonished darky, opening his eyes, around which rough shod age had walked. V "Dldn'tsyou see me put my hand in my pocket? . ' ' ' "Yes, sah." : ' "Well, you old rascal, you rob me of the pleasure of giving you money withi out being asked." '. The old man received a dollar. Bow ing almost to the ground, while tears came' out and coursed through the aged prints around his eyes, he replied: : . , ' "Marstcr, wid. wid such a heart as you hab and wid Abraham and Isaac and de-Lord on your side. I don't see whaf can keep you out of heaven.", ; 1 . Tl Hog.' No other animal has been more modi fled by civilization and none reverts more quickly to the original, wild type than the hog. Three generations of running wild suffice to turn the smooth, rouud, short 6nouted razorback or hazel fplitter, thin. Lank, legrjy, lop cared, sharp snouted an Isbmael-ia bristles, running like a deer. If ruun!rj be rosslhle, CbtlDj as only a wCJ hes can fsht wLen tattle la imperative. The tcsks," which hare been La'.tohllt c:at! 1 in the process cf cMh.-atlon, pet lac; fhze an J stren-th. At a j-car oil they ere forLjMahle. fit 2, r.:r.rC-r-ous; Et 3 or 5. more ucaI!y than a swcr.L I r.ey a"ora a cen...n cf r.:n to C years, tut are crr-irK-a- ly Lrchcn la Chts t-r.j before that t.e. V.';hl tr.r are very 111 t o 1 r- L wl'-n worti J la f rcTi-r.-r? tl !v.. ? 1 " r'r; : ; tho IT'S CLAUDE RITCHII1 After an all Night fSesaloW Kitchln "Wins Out on the . 120th Ballot . Grainger Reoelved a 'Handsome Vote. T. O. Wooten Nominated For Presidential Elector. -. Most Notable Convention Ever Held : inthe3tate. ' f - ' The Democratic convention of the 2d congressional district met in the Messen- Sr opera house at G'oldsboro, at 4 p. m., ay 24tb. It was the largest and most warmly contested convention ever held in the district. py':- :- . Mr. W, T. Dortch, of Goldsboro,' was elected as chairman, and' Mr. John D. Gold, of Wilson, secretary. ...;' v The following committee, on creden tials was appointed, one from - each county: Bertie, A. T, Eaaon Edgecombe, J. E. Cobb; Greene, T. E. Borrow; ' Hali fax, John O. Burton; Lenoir, H . W. Da vis; Northampton, B. M. Pgh; Warren, D. M. Collins; Wayne. J. T; Hooks; Wil Bon, John It. Dildy. Committee on plat form and resolutions: Bertie, C. ;,W, Mitchell; Edgecombe. D. E. Cobb: Greene. (Swift Galloway; Halifax, David Bell; ijenoir, v v. fonocs; Northampton, C. G. Peebles; Warren, Dr. ' L.. J, s Picot; Wayne, W. R. Allen; Wilson, Dennis Worthington. The names of F A. Woodard, of Wil son, Claude Kitchin, of Halifax, Donnell Gilliam, of Edgecombe, and It. B. Peebles, of Northampton, were placed before the convention. . - i The first ballot was taken at 6:50 o'clock. The first ballot reetilted, leaving off fractions: Peebles 94, Kitchin 74, Gilliam 62, Woodard 58. t ' . The ballbts varied but little for 87 bal lots, no candidate receiving so many as 100 votes. The name of Mr. J. W, Grain ger was then put before - the convention by Mr. H. E. Shaw, there seeming to be no probability of a selection from among the names in nomination.; .The nomina tion of Mr. Grainger was seconded by Mess. T, C. Wooten and Theo. Edwards. ; The name of Mr. Grainger was before the convention for 13 ballots. Mr. Grain ger received the following--rote:,, Lenoir 82, Greene 20, Warren 855. it . f Woodard withdrew after over 100 bat lots had been taken. After the 114th ballot the name, of Mr. Grainger was withdrawn. On the 120th ballot the name of Peebles was withdrawn ' and Kitchin was nominated, the vote' being as follows: ' : e GILLIAM. KITCHIN. Northampton ................. 83 Edgecombe 36 ' ' , Bertie..-. 7 20 Greene-,.....-.;....., 8 11 Halifax ........................... " 40 Warren.............. ...... . 18 Wayne 13 41 Wilson . . 31' ' 08X 192Ji The last ballot was taken at 18 min utes to 5 o'clock this morning, the 'con vention having been in continuous ses sion all night, only adjourning an hour for supper. - 5 :, , -'. Mr. Kitchin was escorted to the ros trum and made a short but splendid speech of acceptance. , Mr. Plato Collins placed . the name of Mr. T. C Wooten, of Lenoir, before the eonvention for elector. The name of Mr. Jno. C. Carr, of Warren, was also placed in nomination. Mr. Wooten was elected, receiving 175 votes to 11 6 for Mr. Carr. We are glad Mr. Wooten is nominated. He is a fine speaker and will make an active campaign. The report of the platform committee was read by Capt. Swift Galloway and was adopted, as follows: ".Resolved, That we pledge our allf giance and devotion to the principles enunciated in the platform adopted by the Democratic national convention at Chicago in 1896, and in the platform ad op tea oy trie Lemocratic state convene tionat Raleigh, on the 11th day of ApriL 1900." The following were elected members of the executive committee: Bertie, A. S. Roscoe; Edgecombe, II. A. G illiam ; G reene, Geo. W. Sneg; Halifax, E. L. Travis; Lenoir, J. W Grainger; Northampton, W. H. Joyner; Warren. L. J. Picot; Wayne, J. E. Robinson; Wilson, Geo. W. Connor. The executive committer held a brief meeting Efter the convention ad journed, and elected Jos. E. Robinson, of UoIJeboro, as chairman and E. E. Brit ton, as secretary. Soendel the most-notable congres pional convention ever held in iorth Carohaa, on that will be long remem ber! an i talked about. The convention cniioubteJly raadewise comir.ationH. llr. Kitchin U a youc? ci"-!, tut i. a hie and brilliant and wi.l r.isar. -t thororh canv-. of the d.etrict. 1! i- r in'nftio an i elevnent fjf filer aaj will aroae- grtat euthui- B-l. I'.r. T.V...U a w 111 r.Vo make probes all ovr the dStrict fir J will t.-'p nro!3e en t! ". ' .'m fjr. ve :; r. .uy, the " r.iir.i. r.t ar. 1 1 r Dryan f-..r rtiuoau K- 7 cp tvita th town tews. Trx Ti ": i'li i :i;,ts the town tew s. O'j 10 c -r.ts a wt-tk. BIG COTTON FAILURE. Prioe, MoCormlok & Co. Forced to the Wall. Losses in the Millions. May Broke 78 Points, August 122. . New York. May 24. Price, McCormick & Co., one of the largest brokerage firms in the city, failed today, with liabilities estimated at f 13,000,000. The firm is a member of the Stock, Cotton and Produce exchanges, and of the Chicago Stock ex change, and has branch offices in about 80 cities throughout the United States. The failure is ascribed to the fact that the firm was long of cotton in the ace of a fast falling market. : A notice on the doors of the offices of the company referred all inquirers toW, J. Curtis and W. N. Cromwell, assignees. Mr. Cromwell said late this afternoon that it was impossible to make any state ment at this hour concerning the condi tion of the firm ; that its business is very ex tended and covers several branch agencies. The total liabilities, he said, are about $13,000,000, nearly all of which was se cured. He added that a statement would be submitted to creditors at the earliest possible date. . ' . Early in, the day rumors were current that a prominent firm was in trouble, and shortly before the official announce ment of the suspension was made, it was generally understood that Price. McCor mick & Co. was the house referred to. v ' Prior to the formal announcement the cotton market bad broken over 20 points under the terrific selling for accounts from all directions. 1 ' The firm has long been regarded as the leading supporter of the market, and at one time it was said they were going to put August cotton up to 10 cents. The decline of the past month, however, was against them, and "despite their efforts they could not hold the market up. Con sequently today's developments did not eome as a total surprise, though they had sufficient force to temporarily de moralize the trade. '. ; The firm's bullish attitude was sur mised in the cotton market, and it is thought to ' have stimulated the recent activities of cotton bears. Following the announcement of ' the failure the cotton market became panic stricken and broke 10 to 13 points. The extent of the decline from the highest E rice when the bull movement culminated as been 122 points. 1 .Later in the session the market became more quiet and recovered from the treme depression. . TOBACCO GROWERS. ex Encouraging Reports to a Meeting of the Executive Committee. 3 The committee of the North Carolina Tobacco Growers' association met in Raleigh Thursday under call of President J. Bryan Grimes. . v - Secretary T. B. Parker had reports from the various county organizations showing very gratifying progress of the association in this State. ; He also had letters from adjoining states showing great interest in the movement. Reports from the counties in the State show great activity and that most of the tobacco growing coun ties are being satisfactorily organised, : The committee thinks best to push or ganization until it shall cover each and every township in the tobacco belt.1 From information in the hands of the committee they are - satisfied that 1 by thorough organization they have the key to the situation and can accomplish the purposes of the association. Upon the whole, the outlook is most encouraging. .. -A. v , ' !'' FEDERAL PRISONERS. ' Investigation of Charges of Cruel Treatment at Rale.'gh Peniten tiary. ' Washington, May 23. The U.S. attor ney general has received a report from Raleigh, N. C , of the investigations into the charges that the warden of the State prison there had shot and killed a federal prisoner without cause. The attorney general will soon pass upon the report which, will show, it is said, that the pris oner attempted to attack the warden with a stick. The warden fired on him, wounding him in the leg. The wound developed blood poisoning and caused death. . , ' , . The remaining federal prisoners in the penitentiary charge wanton and cruel treatment of prisoners in general. For more than a year no prisoners have been sent there, and it is now probable that all those in prison will be withdrawn and placed elsewhere. - Does it Pay to EuyCiieap? A cheap remedy for eoogbs and colds is all right, but you want something that will relieve and cure the more severe and dangrroTig results of throatand lung troubles. .What shall you do? Go to a warmer and more repmlar climate? Yes, if pow;h!e; if not poMe for you, tLen In either cae take the cxlt remedy that ha been introduced ia all civilized coun tries with fj.-vg ia severe throatand lur;xtruuh!.,"r.0Pche' Gerroaal-'vrup." It not or.ly heals and stimulates the tis-rn-s to 3.troy the gerta disease, tut allays iaSasraation, cacjws eay expec toration, gives a food nsrht's ret, and cn ! the j.ativnt. Try one bott! li-com-v " r 1 -d r wTtf t v r.U irr' the v.:! I. 1 on I j uTt z:; .:iirstoa I ' r:; Co. . STATE 'HEWS. Interesting North Carolina Items - - . -In Condensed Form.' W. J. Harriss, a prominent citizen of Wilson, died suddenly Tuesday morning. John Bradley, colored, of Enfield, has . been arrested, charged with burglarizing the postoffloe at Enfield March 20th. The salary of Weldon's postmarter has 7 been increased from 1 1,100 to f 1,400, owing to the largo increase in receipts at " the office. - ' ' 1 . . - Ernest Britt, fourteen years old, of Tar boro, was drowned in Tar river Wednes day. He was subject to fits and was at tacked While in swimming. . t Maryland Hockaday .' colored, who lived near Weldonate a piece of hemlock for eel root, and died almost instantly. The twq plant are very much alike. -., -Jacksonville - Herald: Mn Furman Guthrie's son, 'Hubert, Was. bitten by a rattlesnake a few days ago while plow ing and died in a few minutes, after being " bit. ' r r A special from Washington says there is no other move in the Dockey-Bellamy contest, and there will be none at this session. ' It is probable that the matter will be dropped altogether. . The arboro Southerner reports a shot gun duel on the public road near that town Wedne8day.The participants were J. W. SattertUwaite and J. H. White burst. Neither was hurt seriously. The Southern Golr Publishing Co., of Asheville, has been incorporated. The company proposes to publish a maga zine called "Southern Golf," and to edit . and publish books and periodicals. . A State Optical association was of. Sanized at Charlotte Wednesday. Dr. S. Peck, of Charlotte, was elected presi dent. . The purpose of the' association is to bind the opticians closer together. Snow Hill Standard: A movement is on foot to establish a red shirt brigade in Greene county this year. The move ment will be discussed at the meeting of the White Supremacy clubs next Satur day, The Charlotte .Observer says a negro fake pension agent has been doing the negro women of Mecklenburg out - of -1.05 each claiming , to organize - a "lodge" by which the widows of old , negro soldiers would get pensions from the United States. It is supposed he has gotten f 500 or -more from the negro wo men of Mecklenburg. . A monument to the. Confederate dead l from North Carolina who' are buried in Stonewall cemetery at Winchester, Va., will be unveiled on June 6. Capt. C. B. . Denson, of Raleigh, will be the orator of the occasion. Various Confederate or ganizations from North Carolina and " Virginia will be present on the oc casion. The monument was erected by the North Carolina people, assisted by Mr. Charles B. Rouse, of New York .who , subscribed one-half of the cost of the monument. ' . ... jl' The Washington Progress says a peti-1 tion was circulated In Hyde during court week asking for the pardon of Dave Credle. Credle turned State's evidence in the Bonner murder case, and but for his testimony there would have been so con victions. All the others, three in number, W. H. Brantley, Uriah and Sherrill Bell, are out of prison. Sherrill Bell is dead and Uriah Bell and Brantley, who were serving 80 year terms, made their escape. Credle was sentenced to ten years and ' over half of that time has been served. ' We learn that all of the Bonner family -have signed the petition and that the judge and solicitor will sign it. . A Logioal Result. NewvObMnrer. . McKinley cannot escape responsibility for the Cuban steal. He put Rathbone in charge, with authority greater than any other American officer was given. What washis qualification? He had been Hanna's right-hand man in . buying his election to the senate, and was charged by the Republican committee of the Ohio legislature with an attempt to bribe a member and bny his vote for Hanna. The president knew of this charge. Rath bone made the Cubans pay even for his underwear and he put down to public expense the cost of his swell entertain ments. Neeley was appointed because he was Fairbanks' man Friday" in Indiana. It is because Hanna's. man and Fairbanks' man are the thieves that the senate will be in no hurry to pass Baton's resolution of investigation The Cuban steal is another result 'of the Hanna idea in government. It is logical, oujrht to have been expected and and is only a beginning. Prohibition State Ticket Salisbury, N. C May 23. The Probi bitioniits at their State convention here vesterdiy put a full ticket in the field, llenry Stmts, of Leiirrton, was nomi nated for governor; J. V. Locsr, of Salis bury, lieutenant governor; E. I. Tarker, of I'unn, secretary of stat; N. W.NVwby, cf Wadeville, trt ascrer; D. W. a IVnbow, cf 'Greoneboro, auditor; 11. C ft out, of Purlirston, superintendent of rnhlic in struction; Edwin I'haTer, of f.ai;.-buryt 8 ad J. W. Holt, of Rurlir.gton, thxtors-at-iarge. i:
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