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Vol. HI No. 47.
KINSTON.N. O.. THURSDAY, MAY 31, 1000.
Price Two Cents.
GENERAL HEWS.
Matters of Interest Condensed Into
Brief Paragraphs.
The town of Shabomire, HI., vu wiped
4. . - t i. . t M A 11 1
ouc oi existence oya ooim uunm.nuu'
nesday. . v.-
. ' The total extra allowances by the war
department to officers .on doty in Cuba
amounts to f 37,ouu a year. , . , -
-A family of twelre mountaineers in West
Virginia died from eating poisoned meat
and flour which they bad stolen.
Director of Cuban Posts Bathbone had
three of his household servants on the of-
' flcial pay roll drawing a total of f 1,500
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- CoL C. P. Atmora general passenger
agent, oi the ixniisviiie Mashvuie rail'
road, died suddenly Tuesday afternoon
ol apoplexy.
- Julius Schroeter has been sentenced at
' New York to 12 years in Sing Sing for
passing forged bonds of Virginia state on
a JNew i one arm
David Ward died at Pontrac, Mich.,
.Tuesday. He left a fortuneof at least
125.000,000, which he-imvde mostly ift
lumber and timber land speculation.
Amour the nominations sent by the
president to the senate Tuesday was that
or Tnos. v. tmler, of North uaroima, to
be associate justice of the court of land
claims. ',' r '
, Tuesday was the
most turbulent day
: of the St. JLouis strike. There were se
; era! pitched battles and a dozen or more
persons were injured, three- or them
fatally. -
- Mrs. Mamie Caddell was shot and In
. stantly killed by Mrs. Lilly ; Gardner At
- Blocton, Ala., Tuesday. The murderess
had been living with Caddell, her victim's
husband. ?'-.v (-t
A dispatch from Caracas, ' Venezuela,
' says Gen. Jose M. Hernandez, the revohi
tlonary leader, has 'been captured by
. " government troops. -The revolution is
now considered ended. . ,
Bev. J. E. It, Biddick. who in March
last shot and killed Dr. W. K. Temple, is
on trial lor ' bis lire at iawrence, , v a.
There was no difficulty in securing a jury.
It developed Tuesday that the defense
would plead insanity.
In the i bill of expenditures' by Ma.
Bathbone, superintendent of the Cuban
postal service, amounting to $612,000,
$50,000 comes under the head of "mis
cellaneous,"" little matters that he didn't
- have time to dot down.
On account of bubonic plague the San
' Francisco board of health has quaran
tined Chinatown, and that section of the
city is now surrounded by a cordon of
police, who refuse to allow any one to
pass in or out of the district unless he is
provided with a proper permit.
A few days ago John Boyd, a farmer in
"Darlington county. S. C, bad a quarrel
'with a negro on his' place - and tied him
up and whipped him. Tuesday night
Boyd was at supper when: he was shot
dead, the . bullet piercing the window
glass. A crowd of men with, blood
hounds are on the track of the murderer,
and a lynching is expected if he is caught.
The negrp who was whipped is supposed
to have done the killing.
.- A Venus Very Near. t
New York, May 81. Venus, which has
been nearing the earth for some time, will
reach its greatest brilliancy tomorrow,
; when it can be seen by the naked eye. It
is now about 42,000,000 miles from the
earth. -
Look tt your tongue. Is it coated?
Then you have a bad taste in your
mouth every moraine. Your appe
tite is poor, and food distresses you.
You have frequent headaches and
are often dizry. Your stomach is
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WAIL.
The Bollise Not up to His Sclen
1 'tiflo Expectation.
Wadesboro, N. C. May 29. What the
eclipse will reveal of the mysteries of the
sun, what the observations here taken
will add to the sum total a meagre sura
total at best of ,the , world's scientific
knowledge on the subject are secrets . as
yet locked up in the undeveloped . photo
graphic plates which were made in the
vi seconds when the moon shut off all
the direct solar rays. So far as the vis
ual observations were concerned the gen
eral consensus of opinion' among the
scientists here is that the , most remark
able feature of them is their barrenness.
Prof, Young, of Princeton, was disap
pointed and frankly confessed bimsell to
be. .v '.-.'i' ".- ,;"'
"I feel like getting into a well and stay
ing there," he remarked to one of the
other observers who was speaking : with
him on the subject. "The corona was
faint and the white prominences which
have been one of the interesting features
of otber eclipses,, were faint or entirely
wanting. " The coronet was Dale and
dimmer than on other occasions. The
corona streamers which shoot out thous
ands of miles from the sun's surface were
les active than they have been at , other
ellipses which have occurred at periods
where the solar spots were nearer the
maxim. So all things considered, it was
entirely a Central and non-resultant
eclipse so far as the Observers with tele
scopes f were ?' considered. Fortunately,
however, this does not tell all the story.
The photographic plates have, yet to
relate the history of the eclipse of 1900.
The preparations for vbis feature of the
observations were never before equalled
in the oistory of eclipse observations.
Witnout an exception the photographic
macmnes worked almost to ' perfection.
Of course the plates have not been- devel
oped as yet and will not be for several
days to come. So the attitude of the
scientists is that they are disappointed
as to tneir visual observations sad hope
ful as to the records made by their pbo-
tograpnic appliances." .
Marines of AU Nations Hastening
' 1 toPeldn.
Pekin. May SO. Four hundred Ameri
can marines from tbe cruiser , jNewaric
have landed and reached Tien Tsing.
They4 were, reported hastening at all
speed to protect tbe American Embassy
here. Detachment from French, liussian
and Japanese marines which were land
ed at Tafcu, and one bubdred i5ntisn
marines are today following suit. The
Imperial troops, sent to disperse the
Boxers, found themselves bopelessiy out
numbered, and several hundred were
killed. Two guns and many rifles were
captured, after which a greater part of
tbe remainder went over to tbe rebels.
The Landing of. American, Troops.
Tien Tsing,-May 80.One hundred and
eight American marines with machine
guns and a held gun ; landed last mgnt
amid great enthusiasm of tbe' residents.
It is believed the Boxers will disperse be
fore tbe foreign soldiers without a' fight.
This plaes is no longer in danger. -: -
. Reform in Havana. '
'Havana. May 81. Cock-flghting.which
has for s centuries been one of tbe chief
sports of the island, is to be prohibited
after tomorrow, many professional
sporting men made their living by breed
ing, and fighting the birds. ; ", '
Bow Mara Reld Woa Itla Brid.
It was through his novel '"The Scalp
Hunters," bat Captain Mayne Iteld
won a bride.-. He was 30 years old
when he met a damsel of 13, with
whom he at once fell in love. The
child took no notice of him, but be
gave her the story to read, as effective
a manner of courting in this nineteenth
century as ever was Othello's in an
earlier one.iTwo years later . the young
lady was at public meeting where
Captain Reld spoke on behalf of the
rollsh refugees., "Vn electric thrill
seemed to pass through me as he en
tered the room," she said afterward,
and when the meeting was over she
went up to him. MI leave for London
on the next train," he said hurriedly.
Please send me your address."
"I do not know where,", she replied
with some embarrassment. He In-
gtantly handed out his card and was
gone. A formfll little note followed:
"Dear Captain Held As yon asked me
to send you my address. I do so. By
return of post came the answer: "Only
say tbat you love me and I will be
with you at once," and then the reply.
"I itlzk 1 do love you."
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HEARI11G PBETORIA.
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Part Of Roberts' OaValry Within
20 Miles of Pretoria. End of War
Near. '' . 'M-!;?' t,:A':-
London, May 29. Lord Robert' cav
alry have flowed out beyond Johannes
burg, r A portion is understood to be at
Zuurfontein, seven miles north of Johan
nesburg, and within 20 miles of Pretoria,
Lord Boberts, although with a broken;
bridge at Vereeniging and a wrecked rail
way behind him, has somehow managed
to get forward sufficient supplies for bis
large force. ";--;--Vi (V,..;!:.
As he has been able to do so - much, it
is considered possible that he will be out
side Of Pretoria Friday. The rapidity of
bis advance is thought an extraordinary
achievement, even by grudgina continen
tal critics. , , C: ;- ,-'.'
The Boers, who were expected to fight
along the line of hills, known as Khp
riversberg, abandoned tbe eastern end of
the range, near Lord Boberta1 advance
line but they stood tbelr ground on tbe
extreme ngnc, near .van vycK's nmz,
where they met ueri. ; French's .turning
movement. The fight continued all day;
and the result is as yet mere conjecture.
Probably the Boer rear truard succeeded
in keeping Gen. French off. and is Sow in
tbe bills northwest of Johannesburg...,
The Standard has -tbe following ad
vices from Pretoria, under Monday's
date: "Tbe Transvaal government, has
opened, or is about to open, peace 1 nego
tiations, it has carted a final inquiry to
its agents abroad, asking whether any
bope exists of aid. s 'f- r .
Dispatches from Lorento Marques yes
terday described President Kruger as
wavering, but demanding a guaran
tee that he shall not be exiled to St.
Helena." '
The fighting bunrbers stQl continue to
desert, and the total collapse of the Boer
military organication is not far off. Ben
net Burleigh, wiring from Lord Boberts'
headquarters at Vereeniging, on Sunday,
says: I doubt, if President Kruger can
muster 15,000 men, as many of the
burghers have gone to their homes."
French taContaot Wilh Boers. :,
Roodek-, Keep Statiooj-juok outside7 of
. uvuuuui 4ucaj wvr. -x jl . ain,u 11 uui
Johannesburg, says that Tuesday night
reneb'e cavalry was reported at Zuur
fontein, just northeast of Johannesburg.
in contact with a strong body of Boers
and that a battle was expected any mo
ment. , .
ROBERTS AT JOHANNESBURG.
Gen. Boberts. who was bivouacked
with his army in the suburbs of Johan
nesburg last night, wUl enter the town
at noon today. He is expected to reach
Pretoria Friday. Boberts' rush saved
the mines, as positive orders for their de
struction had been issued. Boberts says
they are intact. ,
, ' Roberts' obeat march.
Roberts' men marched 21 -miles Mon
day, although on half rations, and cap
tured juasiontem - or Germlston. This
prevents the Boers facing Duller and from
retreating toward Pretoria. Boberts'
position should also hamper the move
ment of the Boers' big guns from Pog
wani Hill and Laninirsnek.' . Tbe news of
Boberts' practical occupation of Johan
nesburg caused an upward movement in
stocks today. v fcf v
White Supremaoy Speakings.
There will be speakings in favor of
White Supremacy at the following times
and places: "
At Woodington school bouse, Thursday
night, May 81st, by J. T. Askew and W.
W, Uarraway. - "
ship, Thursday night, May 8.1st, by N. J.
Bouse. , , .
At Parrott's school house, Neuse town
ship, Friday night, June 1st, by J. Q.
Jackson and Plato Collins. .
At Airy Grove school house. Vance
township, Friday night, June 1st, by W.
w.uarraway. , . -
At Boose's school house. Neck town
ship, Tuesday night, June 5th, by H. E.
Shaw. .. ' . , ,
AtLaGranpe, Saturday, June 2d, at 1
m., by L. V. Morrill and T. D. Warren.
At Tyndal'e store, Pink Hill township.
Saturday, June 2d, at 2 p. m., by Dr. J.
M. Parrott and J. C. Wooten.
At Daugbety's voting plAce. Sand Hill
township, Saturday night, June 2d, by
1. 1. Urmond.
At Institute, Saturday, Jane 2d, at 2
m., by N. J. Bouse and T. C Wooten.
The chairman of each township execu
tive comrr itts is requested to interest
timw 11 ia g?ttirzout all tr.e white people
Ut henr tbe dlncunsion of tLe arnf ndraeut,
end til who faror white scpremaoy are
earr.e't'y requested to beftir tberr:.-lres
eh i s; i ia very wny popltie to prt ont
a fj'.l attendance of all tbe whits r)r!e
ia ca:b corr,n:ar.;tv.
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, OONFEDERATIB VETERANS.
The Tenth Reunion in Louisville,
Louisville, Ky.i May 29. The tenth
annual reunion of" the United Confederate
Veterans will begin tomorrow at' 12
o'clock ia the splendid new hall erected
for this occasion by the people of Louis
ville. , ' ...
Tbe ex-Confederates and the other vis
itors have found Louisville swathed with
bunting, the stars and bars of the Con
federacy : predominating. Tomorrow's
proceedings will be merely opening exer
ciaesv ; :?i:r
-Gen John B. Gordon, the commander
in-cbief of the United Confederate Vet
erans, arrived today from Bhelbyville.
ben. Gordon wnt at once to tbe head
quarters of 'Adjutant General George
Moorman, v-zs ' -a :--x-: ;:.;
Tbe hour for the great parade of Fri
day, which had waited on Gen. Gordon's
coming, was fixed for 2 o clock p. m.
The social features of these reunions,
made so interesting by the large number
of spoasers and maids of honor that are
present, promises to be especially promi
nent at this meeting.' In alt about 8,000
young women bave been appointed soon-
sers and maids of honor and between
2,000 and 2,500 of them are expected to
be present, a large number having ai
ready arrived.
The Census Taking.
- Washington, May 81. The principal
work of taking the general census begins
in earnest tomorrow, and will be com
pleted witbin a month. Tbe census rec
ords of this country are considered the
most complete of any nation. The first
census was taken in 1790, and was very
unsatisfactory. Tbe census is taken un
der a special provision of the constitu
tion. There : was a national outcry of
disapproval in 1790, but in 1810, bow-
ever, tbe census was satisfactory,) and
there has been little dissatisfaction since.
You are required to give your name, age,
nationality, wealth, occupation, and tell
if you are married or singkv or whether
you have any chronic - disease, whether
your property Is mortgaged, and to
whom, and other apparently impertinent
questions, tne answers oi wnicn are,
however, not to go beyond tbe "census
doctor," Cotton and live stock and other
statistics will be collected by experts. In
Alaska , the enumerators will use dog
teams-,:- and tne- woJt-wu. not be eom.
pleted until October, notwithstanding it
was commenced some time ago. , :
nearly ao.uuu men are employed as
enumerators.
Tbe count of the population will be
hurried through so as to complete it by
the time congress convenes, in order that
a proper apportionment bill may be pro
vided for at the next session of the na
tional legislature. The work of compila
tion, tabulation and printing will follow,
and this albhe wili.be a work of great
magnitude. It is hoped to finish the prin
cipal part of tbe cencus work within the
next two years. That done, the special
subjects connected with the Industrial
and sociological inquiries will be taken
up and disposed of as fast as possible. A
much more thorough supervision and
enumeration will be undertaken than
ever attempted heretofore, involving, ol
course, an extraordinary , expenditure,
with a view of a more thorough count of
the population in the larger cities. ' It is
not unlikely that tbe cost of the census
when completed - will be between f 15,
000.000 and 116,000,000. '
The Country Printer's Report.
The Latrobe, Pa., Advance accom
plishes a very neat presentation of city
competition with country job printing
offices. It calls attention to the fact
that the city offices have been canvass
ing Latrobe for job work, and offering
prices that the local offices cannot meet;
and says that it is easy to say to the
local printer that his prices are higher
than city offices demand. The Advance
goes on to remark:
"The furniture man in the city adver
tises goods away down, and we go to
tbe local dealer and ask him about it'
, "And be truly says: 'Inferior articles.'
"The city dentist says he will make
teeth at half the price charged here. .
"The local dentist truly says: 'Inferior
work and material.'
- "The city tailor says he will make a
suit for a whole lot less than the local
man.
"The local tailor truly says: . 'Not well
made.' . , ?
"Tbe city grocer, dry goods man and
Others quote prices tbe local men don't
touch; but tbe local truly remarks: 'Sot
the same goods.' . x
"Tbe city doctor advertises to cure you
for a small price, but tbe local physician
impy and trutiifuily says:
"'taack.'
"Y ith a daily paper before usjustnow,
we Foe all tr. thic s advertised, so we
know that printing ia cot tLeotly com
moJity o"emi away down, Ob, no; cot
by a lot.
"The moral "Tie local printer is 'not
tbe only pt-tble on the Leach' who
didn't corrrfte with the cst-throat
fi'.ir."
"I'.r. I :-:: ' ."V,n, you don't compte
nwfjI'Tfi'.Vr; why do you expert
your E' j b 1 cr i n t!. f r.zt ?ry to do so?"
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STATE HEWS.
Interesting North Carolina Items
In Condensed Form.
The State has chartered tbe Greenville
Cotton Mill company,
Washington Messenger: News has
just been received here of the burning of
Mr. Credle, the proprietor, only saved a
few beds. We nave been unable to as
certain the origin at this writing. The
sympatny oi our community goes out ,
to Mr. Credle in his heavy loss. .
It is no w but a little time to the meet
ing of the legislature. June 12th ia the
date.' That will be a busy week. The
work to be done is well mapped out. -There
will be a correction of an error in :
the franchise amendment striking out a
declaration as to the "registered vote,''
so as to make ratification by a majority "
of the voters, and there will be an in
sertion of a sectiou providing that it
shall stand or fall as a whole.
The supreme court has declined to
grant another trial to Tom Smith, the
negro who killed one white man near
Selma during Christmas of 1898 and
came near killing . another. This is
Smith's second appeal, and second eon-'
viction of murder In tbe first degree. On
first appeal he got a new trial. Though
this is refused tbU time the court makes
its opinion a basis for petition for com- :
mutation, wnicn win probably be asked
and granted by the governor.
The supreme court has decided in the
torn of tbe board of education vs. the
town of Henderson that all fines col
lected by towns and cities upon prosecu
tions for. violation of criminal laws of.
the State must" go into the common
school fund and not into the treasury of
thetdwn or city. This has not been done
heretofore in many towns and cities, and '
the decision means almost a revolution
in tbe financial management of . Buch
operations. - They , will not only lose
from their treasury these fines in future.
out many oi tnein win nave to refund to
the school fund such' money thus col
lected in the past and turned into the
town treasury,
' Charlotte News: "Enormous crowds."
consisting of more than a hundred peo-
Jple, are attending the tour of Mr. Spencer
dates through the State. One of the
large crowds was at Kutherfordton. Of
this meeting the Vindicator says: "One '
hundred and sixty colored men without
counting them twice (they will do that
later), forty white Republicans ; and
. nnHf. i: t
wbo went in tbrougn courtesy, made up
tbe audience which greeted the candidate
for governor, giving bis utterances wild
and tumultuous applause according t
the 'rare and tare of his address,"
Tbe Asheville Gazette continues to pub-
tisu accouat ui bu tuuusanus mas greet
tbe candidates.
Embalmers Must Have Certlfloate.
Macon, Ga., . May 81. The Georgia
state board of embalmers meet here to
morrow. The board is the result of the en
actment of the last legislature making it
unlawful to practice embalming within
tbe state without having first passed
tbe state examination before tbe board,
authorized and appointed by tbe state
authorities. The first examinations are
being made here today, and will be con
cluded tomorrow. Practitioners prac
ticing the art of embalming and sanita
tion without having a certificate will be
persecuted.
Naval War College rfpena.
Newport, B, I., May 81. The course at
the Naval War College begins tomorrow.
A large class of tbe ablest men in tbe ser
vice will devote themselves for tbe next '
few months to the conditions which
would arise in case of war a stains t the
United States on the Pacific Coast, Ha
waii, Guam, and the Philippines. ' '
WhilA other diRCDMinna una mhnirtmrr
questions will have attention, : all the
work of tbe experts will be directed to
ays j v iuiu csj vai uuj wudiuci vu
campaign in tbe west as proved of great
v&ju at uie outorea oi uw war wua
Spain, when the War college had just
completed its studUs of the West Indies.
Underground Railway Ready.
Paris. May 81. All the stations have
been completed and it is expected that a
good portion of the underground railway
wul De pot into operation today.
Question Answered.
Yes, August Flower still hasthelarcest
naleof any medicine in tbeciviiired world.
Tour mothers and grandmothers never
thOBjhtcf using any thin j else for Indi
gestion or lluiousness. Doctors were
scarce, and they seldom heard of Appen
dicitis. Nervous Prostration, of Heart
lailare, etc. They ued uxu8t Flower
to clean out tbe system aud stop fer
rnentation of und:irvted food, rer-ate
action of tbe hver, stimulate the
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