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fV ' PUBLISHED EERY EVENING EXCEPT SUNDRY. Vol. IllNo. 62. E3NSTON, N. 0., MONDAY. JUNE 18, 1900. Price Two Cents. GENERAL NEWS. Matters of Interest Condensed Into ', Brief Paragraphs. Admiral Dewey has stated that he will not accept second place on either ticket if tendered him. The strikers and street railway.com pany of St. Louis have reached an agree ment for settlement. It has been decided that- Senator For- laker will nominate McKinley and that Senator Wolcott will be temporary chair man of the Republican . national' conven tion."-, " - The Democratic executive committee find untrue the report that exorbitant rates would be charged by the hotels at . Kansas City when the convention as sembled.- - ' . ; - ' v' ' Patrolman Irwin B." Cornelius of the . Brooklyn force shot and killed Patrick Farley Saturday. Farley had been Ar rested by the officer and was trying to escape when be met his death wound. The 115,000,000 oyster trust has col lapsed and the scheme of the syndicate that had hoped to control the oyster in dustry of New York, New J ersey, Rhode Island and Connecticut, turns out to be a complete failure. Earlin L. Brown,' twenty years old, employed by the Newport News Railway and Electric company as a lineman, was instantly killed Friday at the Soldiers' Home while at work at the top of an electric lightpole by a live wire. - Three furnaces of toe Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company at Bessemer, Ala., are banked as the result of a strike among the stockhouse employes, who de mand an increase in wages of 10 cents per day and a two-weeks pay day. The strike affects about 600 men. , v. The executive committee of the Bureau of American Republic have decided that the second international congress of American republics' shall assemble in the city of Mexico, next year, some time be tween April and July, when the climatic conditions pf Mexico are at their best. Yellow fever has broken out at Quern ados, eight miles from Havana, where United States r troops are stationed. Thus far there have been fourteen cases, three of which proved fatal. At present only six are under treatment and all are expected to recover.. Two soldiers who married Cuban women were attacked, but they recovered. i A big murder mystery presented itself in the washing ashore at Cape Charles Saturday of tbe body of a white man, whose head is missing. The clothing on the body indicate an apparently wealthy 'person, but there was nothing in the clothing or on the body by which it could be Identified. There is every reason to believe the man was, murdered and thrown overboard. ' The body had been in the water about two days. It decom posed so rapidly that it was buried on the beach. . .,.4 ..'o, 7.-H; t'- ; A Sprained Ankle Cured Quickly. -: ."At one time I suffered from a severe sprain of tbe ankle," says Geo,. E. Gary, editor of - The Guide, Washington, V" "After using several well recommended medicines without success, I tried Cham berlain's Pain Balm, and am pleased to say that relief came as soon ai I began its use and aeomplete cure speedily fol lowed." Sold by J. E. Hood. "AND tOME HAVE GREATNESS THRUST UPON THEM t,u:r. tzvdt. NEGOTIATIONS FOR TERMS OF SURRENDER Rumored in London That They Are IrrFroffress. Botha's Army to Be . At Middleburar. . London, June 16. A rumor is rife in the city that Lord Roberts is negotiating with President Kruger and Gen. Botha, through their wives; regarding terms of surrender. 1 BOTHA'S ARMY RETIRES. Baden-Powell Occupies Rusten burg. Over One Thousand Stands Of Arms Surrendered. London, June 16. The war office has received the following message from Lord Roberts: "Pretoria, June 16. Rnstenburg was occupied yesterday by Baden-Powell. A column starts from'this place tomorrow to meet Baden-Powell and repair the telegraph between Pretoria and Rusten burg. v "Hunter is mowing from Potiehefts room. His advance brigade expects to reach Johannesburg June 10th. "Buller, I hope, fry at Standerton. Heidelburg will be occupied from this place shortly and then the Orange River colony Will be completely cuts off from the Transvaal. "Baden-Powell reports that the dis trict through which he passed is settling down satisfactorily. Over one thousand stands of arms were surrendered, and Hans Eloff and Peit Kruger, son of the president, were to make submission yes terday, having been previously disarmed on their farms. " "Botha's army has retired and is be lieved to be at Middleburg. His rear guard was surprised and entirely routed by Ian Hamilton's mounted infantry." The war office has received tbe follow ing from Gen. Buller: Laing's Nek, June 15 Friday Now that Natal is clear of the enemy I wish to call attention to the disgraceful way in which private property was treated in the part ol tbe colony they occupied. Their wilful and needless damage is vis ible everywhere and houses, . when , not completely wrecked, nave been desecrated with filthy ingenuity, - That tnis has been done with the consent of the leaders is proved by the fact - while in Charles- town every house was wrecked; in Volks- rust. two miles off. but in the Transvaal every bouse was intact." - v.' A I li f l.lulitnls. - " Uchtnfn-' perforinri! 11 .strange feef nonr Osci-fl!.!- Pa., during -the - recent thi'mlcrston::. .sji.vh tln Oil City Der rick. Three Kue cows belonging to n farmer, list! been turned out to pasture in a field oa which, the new grass la al ready quite high, and when the shower came on they gathered together In one corner under some trees. There Is, a wire fence running close by the spot where they were standing, and a bolt of lightning was attracted to It and ran along the slender wires until tho cows were reached,; when It glanced off, striking the animals and ' killing all three Instantly. - .' : Kept on the Jimp. That tall man seems to be the busi est person around the establishment. What does be do?" ' ' "It Is. his duty-to see whether the others are- working or not" Chicago limes-Herald.; : , rcn in 3 tan c LEGATIONS BURNED And The" German Minister Killed, Says an TJnoonflrmed Report. The Report is Doubted at Wash ington. ' Nevertheless There is Muoh Disquiet and. Uneasiness In Official Circles. London Jnne 16. A special dispatch from Hone Kong Bays all the Pekin lega tions have been destroyed and that the uerman, minister, JJaron Von Kettler, has been killed. - NO OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION. Baron Von Kettler Well Known in Washington. Much Uneasiness, -Felt. - -Washington, June 16. Nothing has been heard from any official source to confirm the alarming report of the de struction of the embassies and legations in Pekin, and in view of the fact that the government mseii is not aoie to open communications with the scene of ' the troubles, the officials are inclined to doubt whether private enterprise could do more. In other words they do not believe the report. , Minister Wu, of the Chinese legation here, called at the state department today but he declared . that he was without any advices from his own government and said that bis visit to Secretary Hay had been in regard to a personal matter. : The unconfirmed ahd unofficial rumor that Baron Von Kettler. the German minister at Pekin, had been killed, soon spread to diplomatic circles ' and caused great uneasiness as tbe erroneous state ment got abroad that the state depart ment had received1 confirmation of -the report. As a matter of fact neither the state department nor the German 'em bassy knew anything of it. The rumor was none the less disquieting, for aside from the grave international aspect of such an act, Baron Ton Kettler is inti mately known here, baviag been first secretary of the German embassy up to a lew years ago-w.'i v iwf 1 rfc Not a word of news came to the state department, over night from Minister Conger who has now been cut off from communication since last Tuesday. Even the United States consuls in North China ports are silent. Admiral. Kempff has not been beard from since vesterdav. This absence of official reports has given rise to grave apprenension nere. it was ex Dec ted that there miirlit ho HpIav in bearing from Mr. Conger, but in the case of Admiral Kempff, au early report was looked for, and it is feared that the offi cers of the foreign w fleet at Taku have been prevented from reaching the cable station tnere eitner by tne open hostility of the Boxers or by the sinister orders from the Chinese government. ivausruaj Auiuirai jvempn was oft neq upon by direction of the president for an V A. 1 J ' 1 An explicit statement of tbe situation, and his needs. It was for him to say whether he required reinforcements and troops If he is cut off from reply, then . the gov ernment must act without waiting much longer. - Of course ia that case it . would have to proceed upon theory that addi tional ships . and troops, perhaps, are needed. . . TROOPS FROM MANILA To Be Sent Unless Telegraphic - Communication With Kempff Is Quickly Re-Established, v 1 Washington, June 16. Unless tele graphic communication with Admiral Kempff is restored speedily a fast vessel will be ordered to proceed from Manila to Taku for news. Secretaries Hay and Hoot held a conference today -with the president regarding the sendingol troops to China. t After the conference Secretaries Hay and Boot said they had received no offi cial confirmation of the burning of the legations in Pekin. Tbe conclusion reached at tbe confer ence was that "IfcommuBlcation-with Kempff Is. not re-eet&bliahed within a reasonable time forces will be dispatched from Manila to reinforce the American contingent. Preliminary inquiries are be ing made to see what can be done in the way of preparing an expedition. " An inquiry as to what constituted rea sonable time failed to secure a definite answer, but tbe im predion was conveyed that unless Kempff is heard from by Mon day troops or a naval contingent will be dispatched from Manila. Tbe following cablegram was received today at the Japanese legation here. from tbe Japanese government at Tokio: "J be situation In Aorth Chin Is daily growing more eerious. The imperial government has consequently, in addi tion to the feet already at Taku, decided to d;j'atrh a military forre of about 1.000 men to Tien Tn'n In order to strercthen tbe bans of the Japans minister in China. Tbe latter is acting in fuH comrri with tl e otliCr repreiH'C ta- tiTes cf Ih f rir.i ipal powers." To Cr ( Ccii l Cn Dy i-rr . 1. id lK momry n to ca. K. W. Art' : k h t" e Li- i jos fr at Err; A ROW AVERTED. Negroes Desire To Attaok Davis Lee, a White Man, But Were Held Off With a Pistol By Police man Brinson. Saturday night a row was very nar rowly averted near Ed. Sumrell's bar, a crowd of negroes desiring to at tack Davis Lee, a white man. The facts which led up to the attack seem to be about as follows: Monday, a week ago today, Mr. J. T, miayette, mayor pro tem, naa a pig stolen from him, and he received informa tion that Charley, Parker, colored, had tbe pig in his possession. Mr. Midyette issued a warrant for Parker, but Parker was on.the lookout, and when Policeman Bnnsqn approached him, Parker run and evaded" pursuit by crossing Parrott's bridge. Upon Policeman Brinson return ing and reporting failure to arrest Par ker, Mr. Emmett Lee, who works for Mr Miayette, remarked that he mignt see Parker when he went to , dinner. Mr. Midyette then deputized him to arrest Parker, if possible. As it happened, Emmett Lee and his brother, Davis, while coming out of their gate, Having just finished dinner, saw Parker and started for him. Parker again ran. His pursuers spread a gen era! alarm and many others joined in the pursuit, one of them firing a pistol, pre sumably in the air, to frighten Parker into stopping, and someone hit Parker in tne back with a hatchet. Parker ran with a butcher knife in his hand. He was finally run into a house and caught by Mr. J. Jj;. Uupree, Meanwhile. Charley Parker's brother. Jonn, beard the commotion of tbe pur- suit, and came up with part of the crowd wno had railed to continue tbe pursuit. He inquired about the affair and became involved in a controversy with some one present. He finally wound up by curs ing white people in general, and while ladies were passing. . This was Tuesday afternoon. Charley was tried on the charge of theft and lodged in jail.. John Parker 'was arrested next day and fined $5 aid-costs. Since, it is said John has been spreading the report that white people were trying to lynch him, and it seems that John and his compa triots very much , blamed Mebs. Davis and Emmett Lee for the part they took in arresting his brother Charley.' (Saturday night Mr. Davis Lee was walking down the street, and as he came in front of Sumell's bar he stumbled in a hole and remarked that that part of the sidewalk was holey. Ed. Graham, colored, it seems, without any: provoca tion, remarked that "You needn't get so G d d warm, I'm in town!" This brought on a controversy and in a few minutes a crowd of negroes . was as sert! bled with bricks, sticks and knives. But for. Policeman Brinson being near, thay no doubt would , have attacked Lee. ? . ' ' .,- Policeman Brinson held them off with drawn pistol until Policemen Dunn and Rouse arrived, when four of the crowd were arrested as follows: Ed Graham, Ed Barnes, and Lemon and Will Gilbert. Their trial has not come Off yet. 23 LIVE3 LOST IN A WRECK. Ship Sierra Nevado Dashed On Rocky Victorian Coast: Four ' Survivors. V ; : Vancouver, B. C, June 15. The steam erWarrimoo, from Sydney, New South Wales, today brings details of the disas trous wreck on the Victorian coast of the British ship Sierra Nevado. of 1.400 tons. Twenty-three lives were lost, including tbe skipper. Cant, bcott. Of the crew of twenty-eight, only five reached shore, and one 01 the number afterward died from exposure and in juries. The disaster occurred on a very dark night during a roaring gale. The ship dashed herself to pieces on a rock near Port Philip Heads. . Tbe vessel was crushed. Another Australian marine disaster was the wreck of tbe three-masted Nor wegian schooner Niels Kibe, which went ashore on Solo Reef and was a total los. The captain and crew were saved. Tbe bark Iklagnetwas-wreckedon-the Vic torian coast between Capes Patterson and Liprap. near the spot where tbebierra Nevado was lost. The officers and crew were saved. ' A Xfltar! laqalrr. "Papa." ld Tommy Tread way. "Now. Tommy." -replied -Mr. Tread way. -1 shall answer only one more question today. So be careful what you csk." "Yes. papa." "Well, go on. "Why don't tbey bury the Dead sear Household Words. If the average man knew half as much r.i his wife thinks he knows, be would know twice as much as there Is to know. New York rress. The teol'an harp was the Invention, It is believed, of Athanatias Klrcber, who I . -1 In the feveuteenUi ntnry. If tbe earth Is really rouDd. wty we taJk cf Its focT ccron? Ftlladel f Lta Tlz-es. "'. STATE NEWS. Interesting North Carolina Items In Condensed Form. War among ice dealers in Asheville has blessed the public with a rate of 30 cents per 100 pounds for ice. The congregation of Central Methodist church, Ashoville, has decided to build a new church, to cost $40,000. It is said that Senator Pritchard's name will be presented at the Republican convention for second place on the ticket. Captain John B. Eaves, ex-chairman of the Republican party of Nqrtb Carolina and ex-collector of internal revenue died at bis home near Rutherfordton Satur day. He was 60 years of age and was ft Wdinir nolitieian in the Stute. The buildings just erected by the Asbe boro Machine company were totally destroyed by fire Friday uight about midnight. A new shingle mill and several tools were destroyed. Total loss about fifteen hundred foliar.- with no in surance. The machinery for the shop had not been moved into tbe buildings. 1 Gov. Russell pardons George Thomp son, of Robeson county, who was con victed of rape and sentenced to be bang ed but whose sentence was commuted. Warden Grim, of the penijteutiary, says there were excellent reasons for the par don, as a negro woman who had sworn against Thompson, confessed to perjury. Republicans say they propose carrying to the federal courts tbe frauchis- amend ment put through by the special legisla tive session which adjourned last week. They claim jurisdiction rests with the United States courts in such coses, under tbe revised statutes. The legislature will meet again July 24 for the avowed pur pose of keeping an eye upon the Republi can judges of the supreme and superior courts up to the last moment before the August election, to forestall possible action upon the new law. Mr. and Mrs. Williams Wilson live at Cherry ville, Gaston county. Two weeks ago Mrs. Wilson and her mother. Mrs. Sarah Foushee, went to visit Mrs. Mary Strnun. aifitep nf th latter. - nnr Iron - Station, Lincoln county. The following -Sunday morning Mrs. Wilson was ter ribly slashed with a razor in tbe hands of a midnight assassin. The wounds were so serious that she is yet unable to turn over in her bed. Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. - Foushee and a child occupied one bed. The assassin climbed over Mrs. Foushee and tbe child to reach .Mrs. Wilson. He slashed her on the throat, almost to the hollow, on the cheeks, nearly cut her left breast off, cut her left arm to the bone and her left leg to the bottom and the top of the bone. That was all done s before the victim was aroused. The as- sassin turned from Mrs. Wilson to Mrs. Foushee and placing his hand on her brow threw her head back that he might cut her throat. It was here that the desperate brute was . foiled. Though a woman of advanced years, Mrs. Foushee la liifmk iitsnttrv Tniiumilnn anrloa an1 j iui o t D " vunt 111 u rr v. uiui f c.va v v UUU brave. She clinched tbe wrists of her assailant and wrenched the razor from his bloody band, screamed and began to rake at him with the weapon. By this time tne women across tne bail had heard tbe cries of their guests. They went to their aid. One, Mrs. Uamrick carried an old shot gun and was ready to use it, , but fearing that she might kill the child ' or one of the women in the 'room, she did not shoot. However the fight had ' become so violent xgainst the villain that he made a dash for liberty. Mrs. Foushee bad pressed him, screaming and : slashing at his face with the razor like a person mad, until he had lost his nerve. He ran out by Mrs. Uamrick and lost Lis way in the dark. Instead of going 00 1 the front door, the way he came in, he ran into the room where Mrs. Stroup and Mrs. Hamnck had been. Mrs. Uamrick pursued bim and snapped the gun at him twice. Crazy with fright, he plunged headforemost through a window carrying it to the ground with him. He Uiterally broke the window frame and glass into a thousand pieces. After he had -made-good- bis-escape-an" examination was made. Mrs. Wilson ' was found to be cut as described above and tbe baby gashed above the left eye , and on the right leg. If the assassin is - caugnt ne win oe lyncnea. 1 . I Ml 1 Does it Pay to Buy Cheap? . A cheap remedy for coughs and colds is all right, bnt you want something that will relieve and cure tbe more severe and dangerous results of throat and 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 C5LT remedy that has been introduced in all civilized coun tries with snores in severe throat and lung tru.ubls"IkhVe Germ anSyrup.". It not only beaU and stimulates the tis sues to octroy tne germ disease, but allays inflammation, causes easy expec toration, gives a good nights rest, and cure the patient. Tryoxx lottle. Recom mended many years by all druggist in tie world. For sale by the Tempie-Manton Drug Co. It is worth more than 10 cents a week to run over tTery day to your nihhor'a f-rTjM and borrow his par. Take Tee Fre Tsr and stop boterirg Ntw Trr' r-'-I yocr Eegibor. its a s gt eieapt-r.
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