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PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING EXCEPT SUNDRY.
Vol; III No. 77:
KINSTON, N. 0., THUESDtAY. JULY 6, 1900.
Price Two Cents;
STATE- ilE?S;
Znterestizur North Carolina Items
In Condensed Form,
Congressman Kelly, of South Dakota,
i ia in Raleigh being "coached" for the Pop
ulist catnDaiam in this State. His ignor
ance of North Carolina politics is of the
ripnnpflt ltinn. T
At llaleigh on Monday afternoon
lightning struck the house of Mai. W. H
x " Martin, chief clerk of the State treasury
- department, and splintered tne porcn
His familY had left the porch but a few
A fusion candidate in Durham county
- wrote letters to grocery men saying he
would give them bis trade u tbey would
Tote for him. and matins the same kind
1 . of pro position to a tobacco warehouse
man. There is talk of prosecuting the
bribery. ,
Baleigh Cor. Charlotte Obsever: There
ought to be a lot ol plain tai now
the papers ' about smallpox and . the
- ' medical cranks who term the ? disease
cbickenpox. When these cranks are pro
. perly shown up there will te a general
" vaccination. . A doctor who will say
" ' that this dreadful disease is cbickenpox
' " ' richly deserves the censure pf his cora
mumty.
Winston Sentinel: The storm Saturday
' afternoon did much damage west, north
' and east of . Winston. Mr. K. B. Jones
savs his loss will be S150 or $200. One
tobacco barn on bis farm was blown
. down and the end of another building
- " crushed. Cora and oats were also dam
mred. Man v trees in the path of the storm
were either uprooted or broken.- In the
Mlckev mill section a number of trees,
- ' fruit and others, were destroyed. The
rain there was accompanied by hail.'
Iligh Point Enterprise: At an early
.' hour Sunday morning the home of Mr.
, John Etberidge, about 20 miles from
, Charlotte, was struck by lightning and
" - two of his daughters tinea instantly
, Theywere asleep in one of the front rooms
up stairs. When found they were clasped
, in each other's arms. The bolt of'Iight--
nine set fire to the bouse, and before as-
sistance could arrivo the dwelling was
- burned. Theother members of tbe family
psenned It is said that , the oldest eir
; . "' . killed dreamed some time ago thatr ner
.-. ' ' father's home was destroyed by lightning
, , and two of the family were killed, v
Greensboro Telegram : ; Greensboro
yesterday was the meeting place of quite
a body of politicians interested in light
ing the amendment. In the crowd were
. ' ' Senators Fritchard and Butler, Judge
Adams, Chairman llolton, J. U. IJoyd
1 of Tarboro. and Congressman Kelly, ol
, South Dakota. Mess. Kelly - and Lloyd
left this morning for the eastern part of
tha State: Senator Butler went to Tar
lorsvule and Judge Adams weut to
' Wilkesboro. , Senator Pritchard will
, , - - -
sneak in Randolph county tomorrow,
The Republicans expect to have with
them next week ''Cyclone Davis," of
Texas, who will make a nnmber ' of
ftrwAcliM in this State ntrainst the amend-
OARB FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
: . Carolina Delegation. Members
For" the Various Convention
Committees Selected. '
' - Kansas City, July 8. The orth Caro
lina delegation met at headquarters, at
theCoates House tonight, and made the
following selections: For member of
committee on credentials, A. D. Watts;
for member of committee on permanent
organization, Mr, H. II. ISpeigbt; lor mem
ber of committee on rules and order, W,
, C. Dowd; for member of committee on
platform, A. C. Avery; for member of na
tional committee, Josephus Daniels; for
honorary vice president, J. R. Blair; for
honorary secretary, E. ;N. Green; for
member of committee to notify president.
J. A. Brown, with 11. McD. Robinson al
ternate; for member or committee to no-
tify vice president, Lr Harvey, w ith T. M.
Arruigton alternate; for chairman of del
egation, E J. Hale- ...
i lie delegation arrived Here tins even
ing and is in fine shape. All of the dele
gation are here except Jndce A. W. Gra
ham, of Oxford, and R. 1. Walker, of
3 Ashevilie. It was decided to place Gen.
Julian S. Carr in nomination for vice
president. Mr. 8. M. Gattin, of Hillsboro,
will place Gen. Carr in nomination.
Does it Pay to Buy Cheap?
A clienp remedy for conLs ajid coLIi ia
rJl rsht, but you want sometLin tLat
i'.l relieve and enre tle more severe
i r.i ding-erons recu't of tLroat and long
trouJ.!.. Wbnt pba'l yoo o? (otoa
(inner and more ivg-iilar ciiniat?? Veu,
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Liquor Licenses Granted. A New
I Public Road in Trent. Jurors for
August Court. The Payments
t Ordered.
The board of county commissioners met
in Kinston Monday, July 2d. Present
S. H. Abbott, chairman; K. K. Noble and
A. T. Dawson.
A petition was received from Albert
Wbaley, stating that he had license to
ell liquor by the quart7 in Institute, he
being a distiller, and requesting that he
be granted license to sell whiskey by the
drink. It Tv as ordered to grant him li
cense upon the said Albert Whaley pay
ing to the sheriff of Lenoir county the
amount of tax imposed by law. '
A petition was received from the mavor
ana Doara oi commissioners oiijau range
recommending tnat license be granted to
Mess. J. K. Aldridge and T. W. Pace to
sell spirituous liquors in the town of La-
lirange tor six mpntbs. It was decided
to grant them license upon payment of
proper taxes.
A petition was received, signed by tbe
mayor pro tem. and board of aldermen of ing tbe foreigners failed,- and Gen. Tus
Kinston, that E. W. Sumrell. I. V. Wag- Big's trooos rushed into the British leo-a-
ner ana a., v.-aarnson pe gran tea license
j rr f tt i- . j is
iu w'u ttuirituuutj uuuuru iu jvinbou. xt
was decided to grant them all license up
on payment of taxes therefor, ;
The private road leading from Richard
Stroud's lane to Ira Sparrow's store, in
Trent township, was made a public road
by order of tbe commissioners. Mr. J.T,
Stroud was appointed overseer of this
road
JTROIIB FOR AUGUST TERM.
The following weredrawn as jurors for
August term of superior court:
Geo. K. Rouse,. William Jenkins, L.J.
Hill, R. A. Wooten. Joseph Stricklin, N.
D. Warters, Stephen Lassiter, J, W. Brax
ton, T. . Rouse, .. T. J . Emerson, G. J .
Parrott, P. H. Mewborne, M. Slaughter,
M. ll. imugbety, Charles McArthur, J. w.
Parker, Blaney Harper,! E. J. Brooks,
Emanuel Baugberty, C. B. Taylor J. u.
Warters, W. O. Wooten, Robert Casey,
B. K. Sutton, G. L. Moore, J. 11. Dawson,
L. P. Tyndal, W. A. West, J.T. Johnson,
L. B. Taylor, John Davis, W. P. Talley, J .
A. Croom, Geo. L. Capell and W. T. Wil
son.. I..!.;-.-:-? A:"; : r ..V
" PAYMENTS ORDERED.
The following amounts were ordered
paid out ol the general county fund :
R. T, Rouse, coffin for pauper, V $ 3.00
J. B. Temple, for aged and in-
Am . V i- OAO TK
J.D.Gardner, keeping iron bridge," 7.00
C. A. Dudlev. listing 2(58 names.
1 day and mileage, ' : 9.54
Daisy Davis, pauper, ; v '.. 3.00
J. F. Harper, listing 290 names, - -
1 day and mileage, " 11.00
George West, listing 1(12 names.
1 day and mileage, 7.30
W. A. Jones, listing 223 names.
1 day and mileage, 10.19
R. L. Wooten. listing 202 names.
1 day and mileage, , 7.80
A. J. Davis, listing 321 names.
1 day and mileage. 12.73
Isaac Brown, pauper, 1.50
Stephen McCoy, keeping ferry; 2.00
Henry Dunn, medicine for pau
per, , - 1.70
R. C. West, listing 1.3G6 names.
1 day and mileage. 42.48
Kins-ton Fhek Pbksb, acct. filed. 23.16
J. P. Nunn, listing 298 names, .
1 day and mileage, - 10.94
C. V ooten, serving 13 notices. 7.80
Asa Waller, jail account, . 48.30
J. W. Turner, pauper, 3.00
tid wards & li rough ton, account
filed, 12.85
B. W. Canady, account filed, 67.90
P. M. Hardy, listing 261 names.
1 day and mileage. 10.43
J. C. Wooten, tax refunded, 100j00
Dr. W. T. Parrott. attending
paupers, 6.40
.T. Uaskihs, listing 247 names.
1 day and mileage. 9 51
S. II. Abbott, one day as commis
sioner, 1.50
R. K. Noble, commissioner, and
30 miles travel, ' 3.00
A. T. Dawson, commissioner, and
22 miles travel. 2.60
George H. Sutton, lifting 600
names, 1 day and mileage.
20.90
W.D.Suggs.oneday aclci k and
10.201
The following amounts were ordered
paid out of the road tax fund:
brown imams, work on road.
12.60
6.20
Jesse Tyndal, "
. (. Laugh in chouse, lumber
for bridge at Grifton.-
7.71
Ben F. Herring, keeping Hardy
bridge. . 3.00
II. A Edwards, work on roads. 87.62
Y. Whitfield, " " ,7.10
A. F. Dae sherry, M " 14.23
W.P. Gi;trt, " - 5.15
F.lias Fnllivan, - u " 4.00
W. D. Sacs, ispuing 10 orders. . l.Od
On motion, the board aJ:ourned.
W. I). t-'CGGS,
Clerk to Board.
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HORROR OF HORRORS
Foreigners in Pekin Most Cruelly
Slaughtered. All Probably Per
ished, DIspatohes From China
Leave Little Room to Doubt That
Europeans .and Amerloans Have
Been Exterminated. Women and
Children Put to the Sword. The
Situation at Tien Tsini is Critical
And at Taku Uncomfortable.
London, July 4. Advices from China
are most alarming. The situation has
reacned a
crisis that is appalling, and
today's dispatches are filled with horriblo
details of tbe slaughter of foreigners.
A dispatch from Shanghai, via Hong
Kong, says that not a foreigner is .left
alive in tbe city of Pekin, according, to
Chinese reports. These declare
that the
ammunition of the foreicn marines cuard.
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won puildings, in Which all tbe foreigners
and the legation forces had sought refuge.
The foreign guards fought to the end and
fell battling desperately, to save those
entrusted to. their care.. Those in the
legation, already worn out with long
fatigue and hunger, could afford but
little resistance. Men, women and chil
dren, the Chinese reports say, were put
to tbe sword.
While these reports are indefinite in
source, there is good reason from what
is Known of the situation in Pekin seven
days ago to believe them. , ' - '
' A diepateh to Dalzell's news agency
from Shanghai, of yesterday's date, says
that harrowing stories are coming in of
the situatiou of the legations at Pekin.
The European guards originally num
bered 428 and were under command of
Capt. Hontalmar, of tbe Austrian Cruiser
Zenta. They lost heavily, and the killed
of all nationalities are lying or buried
in heaps. ' y- .-' '- y.y y--
ltis believed tnat many members of
the Tsung-Li-Yamen perished inside the
building when the maddened Germans
set fire to it after Baron Von Ketteler's
murder. : ., v.
Tnrmost discouraging advices come
from raku, the rendezvous of tbe fleets
of the allied powers, and they foreshadow
greater troubles in tbe Chinese empire.
The dispatch received today indicates
that Tien Twin is in a state of siege, if it
has not been retaken by tbe Chinese, and
infers that it is expected that difficulty
win oe experienced in holding even Taku
I he iaku dispatch says:
x "The British and Russian admirals
held a conference today and decided that
it would be impossible to attempt to re
lieve i'ekin without a much larger force,
They may possibly hold Tien Tsin. If
this should not be feasible tbev will en
deavor to hold Taku."
This dispatch was dated at Taku.
dune sotn, sent via Che t oo. July 3rd
'ibis collection of . dispatches from
Chinese cities has caused consternation
in London; in fact, throughout Europe.
and there is absolutely no hope enter
tained for the ministers and other for
eigners at Pekin.
" BASEBALL
' : Wednesday. '
Pittsburg 8, Boston 6: second game
nttsDurg a, Boston l
Cincinnati 8, New York 1; second game
Cincinnati a, new ior o
St. Louis 5, Brooklyn 9; second game
St. Jjouts U, liroo-lyn O.
Chicago 10. Philadelphia 4: second
game Chicago 5, Philadelphia 4,
8TANDINO OF THE CLUBS.
Won- Lost. PerCt
37 . 21 .638
33 2T. , .550
34 28 .548
81 80 .508
.. 29 31 .483
.27 31 .465
...........25 31 .446
20 37 ' . .351
Brooklyn ,
Philadelphia,.
Pittsburg.......
Chicago
Cincinnati....,
Boston...........
St. Louis........
New York
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Btate LeagTie Oames. . . ..
Durham 6, Wilmington 4. : ;
Kaleigh4 Tarboro 17.
Charlotte 6, etatesville 0; second game
cnanotte 'Z, fctateevllle 7.
BTAKDIXO OF STATR LEAGUE.
; Won. Lost
Per a.
Durham ..J...M..... 5
Tarboro.... .......... 4
2
2
3
4
3
4
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.667
.500
Charlotte................... 3
Raleigh. .M....,..... 3
.429
.400
.200
Stated ville 2
WUmiDjton . 1
Rot B Utieairac,
Polite society" Is often at Its wits
end to devise means of frcttl-j rla pf
people who are cot wanted as callers
or visitor, cot wed wm not use a
hiuL for' polite society cannot say !a
so many words, I Co not want yoa to
come ccnia. A I renen t ar rcpetui
this dialogue between two lailcs
'And fo you it"l receive tbat dread
ful Mire. C.v-.fzra
-In r- cs.l'e ta frt ter ta tate a t!tl
16 TO 1 ADOPTED.
No Nominations Yet. North Caro-
: Una Voted Against 10 to L The
Platform Makes Imperialism the
; Paramount Issue.
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Kansas City, July 5. The convention
met this morning but made no nomina
tiou.' At 12:45 a recess was .taken unti
3:30, when the platform committee will
report. 1
The platform committee met at 10
o'clock and adopted the whole platform
but will not report till the afternoon
session. . '- '
, The vote in the committee on tbe free
coinage ratio of 16 to 1 was 24 for and
22 against. North Carolina voted against
it.
The platform makes about 3,000 words
and makes imperialism the paramount
issue. ,
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BRYAN TO THE WORLD.
The Last Thing He Would Do Is to
Court Gold Bug Favor,
Kew York, July 4. The World this
morning prints the following letter from
Mr. tsryan, dated Lincoln. April 30: v
. w uenever you see in the newspapers
tbat I have ubandoned silver, or side
tracked, or tried in any way to evade it,
you cau set it down as false. While men
differ as to the relative importance of the
money question, the trust question and
imperialism, l regard all of them as lm
portant, and have not - attempted to
decide which is mdst important. It seems
to me that Tbe World ought to be able
to see the folly of my taking sides in the
dispute. , ' " . ', , j
Why should I discourage those who
oppose the gold standard and the trusts
merely, to gratify those who think the
question of imperialism tbe all-important
question? Why should I discourage the
imperialists by saying that tbe trust ques
tion is all important? Why should 1 dis
courage the opponents of trusts and im
perialism by saying tbe money question
is the only question to be considered?
Others may emphasize one question or
t.ha nt.hor hut. f eriall amn)tooid knm all
1 If we are to win in November. we must
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have the co-operation pf all who oppose
ivepuuucau policies, ana t nat co-operation
can only be secured by making a fight all
along the line. Tbe people .who oppose
tne gold standard also oppose tbe trusts
and imperialism, and there are nine who
oppose all three to one who favors the
gold standard, and yet opposes tbe trusts
A .-! l : nri . . s i
order to please one? - ;
The men who demand the abandon-
ment of the silverquestion did what they
could to make the party a gold-standard
E arty, and when theywere outvoted they
ft the party and did what they could to
defeat the ticket. Now they want to
dri ve away the Populists and silver Re
publicans who came to us when the gold
Democrats deserted.1 . Whatever influence
I may have will be exerted to holding
wnat we nave and gaining enough from
the
uupsiue to aeieat the xiepubiicans,
but I do
t want it to be a barren vic-
tory,
I want th party to accomplish the re
forms to whichljt is pledged. I want tbe
Filipinos to have a chance to celebrate
the Fourth of July, and I want every pri-
vaie monopoly destroyed; but 1 also
want silver restored at tbe ratio of 16 to
1, and I want national banks denrived
oi tne power to issue paper money.
I also want the constitution so amend
ed as to authorize an income tax, and the
election oi senators by tbe people. In
addition to these, I want to see the sys
tem known ' as "government by injunc
tion aoousneo, and arbitration between
labor and capital established.
Tbose who favor free silver favor all
those reforms. Those who favor the cold
standard favor a few of these reforms,
but are against most of them. I am not
willing to trades larger number of neOnle
who are all rightfor a small number whoJ
are part right. I am n6t anxious enomrhl
ror vue nomination to purchase It by sac
rificing what I believe to be right. If my
principles are as unpopular as gold Dem
- . . . . C
ocrats minx, wny not nominate a gold
When you look into the matter von
will find that my strength (if I have anvl
is not at all persona, but is due to thm
principles I advocate. The only part
tuab is pecsoufu is toe Deuel among onr
...3 t . m
people that I am honest and will Tulflll
every pledge I make. If I gave them
reason to doubt my willingness to go
down to defeat rather than abandon mv
convictions ther would turn against me
in a moment. Eat they shall never have
reason to lose faith.
I have written at lenzth. and frsntlr.
becarje if The World supports me I want
it to do so with a foil knowle!Pof what
toexrvct. I wocld mnch rather havs
Tbe Vorl j to Purport my r!atforrn than
urport me. if it catnot do both.
I don't ear to ko! 1 cfj tr.'-' it t a
rn to do sometMr? to aid tV peo--ia
t'.fsr f.;t t;.t or:-'.-:?!
i, e 3 1 to rake t.:-
trnt wcu:i n ' r
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GEHERAL MEWS.
Matters of Interest Condensed Into
Brief Paraaraphs.
The deficiency in the postal service for
the fiscal year ended June 30th was
15,469,240.
Fall River mills, representing 1,000,000
spindles, will shut down four weeks be
tween now and Sept. 1st.
Six masked burglars wounded the
engineer at the Cold Springs Brewery,
Lawrence, Mass., cracked the safe and
escaped with f 500.
John L. Kelly and John Luceekeir were
killed and 83 persons were injured in a
wreck on the Montana Central railroad,
near Butte, Montana. 4
To escape detectives of ten cities, who
had all but run him down,' Hermann
Kurth, accused of swindling, committed
suicide at St. Paul, Minn.
Tbe ceremonies connected with the nn
veiling' on Tuesday of the 1 equestrian
statue of Washington, in Paris, the gift
of "an association of American women
for the presentation of a statue of Wash
ington to France," passed off favorably.
All grades of refined sugars were ad
vanced 1-10 of a cent per pound Tuesday
by the American Sugar Iletining company.
Baw sugars have been advanced 1-16 of
a cent per pound.' All the independent
refiners have followed the advance made
by tbe American company, .
A dispatch from Friedrichsbafen, Ger
many, says that Count von Zeppelin's
airship trial Monday took place with tbe
wind at a velocity of 25 feet per second.
At the height of 1,260 feet the airship
traveled 5 miles in 17 minutes.: The
apparatus for ascending and steering ,
answered admirably until a rope became
twisted in tbe gear and, necessitated end
ing the trip. ,
' The British war office on Tuesday is
sued a return of the British casualties in
South Africa since the beginning of the
war. The total losses, exclusive of sick
and wounded, have been 29,706, of which
the killed in action were 254 officers
and 2,403 non-commissioned officers
and men; died of wounds 70 officers and
619 non-eommiesioned officers and men:
missing and prisoners. 65 officers and
2.62 non-commissioned officers and men:
died of disease 13.) officers and men; in
valided home 184 officers and 18,133 '
non-commissioned officers and men.
NO NOMINATION YESTERDAY.
Great Demonstration in Favor of
Hill, Such as is Seldom Seen in a
National Convention. . .
Kansas City,4 July 4. The Democratic
national convention was called to order
by Chairman Jones at 12 o'clock.
The proceedings were opened with
prayer by Bev. Mr. Diehl. of Kansas Citv.
during which the 17,000 people present
stood. "
Ex-Gov. Chas T. Thomas, of Colorado.
was announced as temporary chairman.
and C. A Walsh for secretary.
Chairman Thomas made a fine address.
in which he made many telling points
against Republican extravagance, frauds
and misrule. ' ' - . .
At 1:09 p. m. Mr. Thomas concluded
his speech, and Mr. Cam pau, oj Michigan,
moved that the Declaration of Indepen
dence be read. Before the motion was
put the band struck up tbe "Star Span-.
gled Banner," and the convention arose
and cheered. During the demonstration
a bust of Col. Bryan was unveiled amid
great cheering. .
At i:io p. m. the reading of tbe Decla
ration of Independence began. At the
conclusion of the reading there were loud
calls for a speech by Mr. Hill from all
parts of the hall. Then followed a most
remarkable demonstration The conven
tion went wild with enthusiasm. Hun
dreds of men stood on chairs, waving
their hats, canes and handkerchiefs, ana
shouting for the New York statesman.
Mr. Hill arose several times and. en- '
deavored to address thet-hair, bat . his .j
voice could not be heard above the din.
It was evident that Mr. Hill wanted to
decline to take the platform to make a
speech, bt tbe convention would tor,
apparently, - accept a declination. The
uproar lasted fully 15 minutes, although
the chairman several times tried to re
store order by directing tbe band to play.
in many respects it wa tbe most enthu
siastic demonstration ever witnessed in
a Democratic convention.
At 2:20 o'clock the convention was ad
journed until 4 o'clock this afternoon.
Kansas Citv. Jnlv 4. At the niirht mp-
sion Mr". Bichardson. of Tenneeoee. w&a
elected permanent chairman of the con
vention. He was escorted to tbe plat
form and addressed the convention at
length, and most ably.
Alter ilr. Kichardxon s address tbe con.
vention adjourned until 10 o'clock to
morrow. tTp to 4 o'clock today there was bo
dcw from the convection. Cpto rocn
t!iTCO nomination for rrpiJfT.t or
"f rmJJeut had bf ri tnn Je. '
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