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' V V THE Al PUBLISHED EERY EVENING EXCEPT SUNDRY. Vol. Ill No. 01. KINSTON, N. 0., SATURDAY. JULY 21, 1900. Price Two Cents. LY IFD1CO PRESS. GENERAL HEWS. Matters of Interest Condensed Into Brief Paragraphs. r. -nr a - i . j i ueu. ooa gives glowing awouui ui toe rapid recuperation of uuba. The president has issued a proclama tion patting in force the reciprocity treaty wirh Ir.olv . Russian government officials say they have positive evidence that the foreigners at Pekin were massacred July 6tb. Gov. Beckham was renominated by the Democrats of Kentucky .Friday morning. . rpu u n wi !.,;,.., law will be amended. . Frank Erne has deposited $1,000 to bind a match with Terry McGovern for the light-weight cbampionubip of the - world at 133 pounds. The president has appointed Brigadier Gen, A. R. Chaffee, U. 8. V., who is to com mand the American military lorces in China, a major general of volunteers, in - order that his rank should be commensu rate with his command. Mrs. Conirer. wife of the United States minister to I'ekin, is said to be a Christ ian Scientist. The other day the follow ers of the cult in Chicago resolved that they would "concentrate their thought upon Pekin, to the end of assisting their sister in trouble out of her difficulties." The Chicago Scientists are firm in the be lief that their concentration of ; thought has been effective, and that the news will soon come that Mrs. Conger, at least, is sale. Savannah News. ' Five thousand members cf the Grand Army of the Republic and the United Con federate Veterans lustily cheered the com manders of these two organizations, Gen. Alhert R. Shaw and Gen. John B. Gordon, as they sat together upon the stage of the Grand opera house at the kindling of the camp-fire of the blue and the gray reunion at Atlanta, Ua., Thurs day night. , The occasion was the formal beginning of the reunion of the surviving veterans of the Union and the Confeder ate armies who fought in the battles around Atlanta in July, 1864. The Cape Nome gold bubble seems to have exploded. A year ago there were reports of marvelous finds on that coast, and the newspapers were full of accounts of the "golden jiands" that skirted the shore. Thousands rushed madly to the pew Eldorado, and paid enormous sums for transportation and outfits. Latest reports say there is little gold there; and the paying claims have been taken Jong ago; thousands are on the verge of star vation; death and disease are rampant, and murder is an every day occurrence. This is the sad historyjof too many rushes fr gold. .... - r -' ; Louis Klopsch, who has been in India, visiting the famine-stricken districts and inspecting the work of relief, has return ed. He said, Thursday, the reports that have reached this country of the distress of millions of inhabitants of India, have not been -exaggerated, and that while large sums of money and quantities of .7 1 1 Jt i. I grain nave weu cuutnuuveu, vuery w much yet to be done to prevent many thousands more from starving. "One half of India," he said, ''is agreatcharnel bouse, in which countless thousands have already perished of cholera, plague, dys entery and starvation, and many more are doomed to a like fate. Twenty thou sand new cases of cholera weekly, with 75 per cent, mortality, representing 15, 000 deaths every seven days; plague on every hand, dysentery mowing down its victims right and left, and starvation staring millions in the face, reaping a harvest unprecedented, sums up the hor rible Btory." . . . . Perfidy and Dishonor. ; . WSmington S6ur. .-' In his1 indignation at the way in which the Republicans in the legislature turned down the Populists when the fusionists controlled the legislature. Marion Butler gave out the following In an interview: "The treacherous and despicable meth ods and conduct of the Republican party in breaking their co-operative contracts with the People's party and in corrupt ing a small fraction of onr party in the legislature, to secure Pritebard's election and to control and divide out the State fatronage to the unholy combine, makes tin the future tbe party of perfidy and dishonor in North Carolina." He spoke tbe truth when be character ized the Republican party as a party f Eerfidyand dishonor, but be knew when e dickered with its leaders and screed on fusion to get bis share of the spoils cf office and patronage. And yet with that knowledge, and with this denunciation from Lis own month on record, he is go rg around this State, chef k by jowl wi;!i Pritcbard, and doing bis ntmost to njraia e!l and deliver Lis Topn!;st fol lowers, if he bas any, to the republican partv wi.ii-h fc denoorrwj ssarirtyof p r :. i j -: 1 c' ; - h on or. 1 1 i? a pa rt y of per- y and d;0.'-..r.f -;t in V. it it I nrs r. o con pirirnn t I -. " r, t !. j U p, rt: !y ar,J hery I- '- : '.. row - 1 in t' i-.fAmont rrrk ( f 'r-T! - r I c--n j 'F.r. 1 f; - : , I r - to r : o . , : , ! : - v i UGLY NEGROES IN SUBRT. They Threaten An Aged White . Man If He Votes for the Amend . mont. Cor. Charlotte Observer. '. In this section of the State for the past few months it has been a matter of com ment that negroes have become quite in solent, and the cause of this change is to be found in the fact that they are being backed up by certain fellows who want office, and to get it do not care what means are used. , Proof positive that some renegade white men have been putting the devil in to tbe negroes is shown by a recent oc currence near Elkin. One day last week a crowd of negroes tanked up with mean whiskey, went to the house of an aged and respectable white man named Lyons, who lives near Rusk, Surry county, and demanded that be tell tbem how he was going to vote on the amendment. When told that he expected to vote for the amendment, the negroes got very mad, commensed to curse and abuse the old man, and kept it up for some time. They finally left, say ing be bad beet be careful bow be voted against them, as they intended to get even with every white man who vote to disfranchise them. ' , ; . : : This is the result of white men advising tbe negroes to protect their rights at all hazards, and if the white men of the State allow the amendment to be defeated, North Carolina will witness many scenes more shameful than this. ; . Anglo-Saxon Elkin, July 19, 1900 f THOMPSON HEADS TICKET. Fusion State Ticket at Last Fixed in Seoret Meeting of the Bosses. Raleigh, July 20. The fusion State ticket is now ready to be flung to tbe breeze, it was nxed by uutler and tlol- ton, at a meeting in Butler's room at the Yarborough, on Thursday night. The traders in politics have decided to let their followers vote for the following: , For Uovernor Uyrus Thompson, l'op, Lieut. Gov. Claudius Dockerv. Reo. - ' Secretary of State James F. Parrott, Itep., oi Lenoir. i State Treasurer W. II. Worth, Pop. State Auditor H. W. Ayer, Pop. , Attorney General Z. V. Walser, Rep, Supt. Pub. Instruction -N. C. English, Pop. - " '....,-, ,.. Corporation Commissioners C A. Rey nolds, Rep., and A. 8. Peace, Pop. Commissioner of Agriculture J. M. Mewboorne, Pop. y l Judge 10th Dist.- J. W. Bowman. Ren 12th dist. John A.Heud ricks, Rep.; judge western criminal circuit J. Alexander, Rep. .-. -vV-V - . ' :-, . Senator Butler will have the tickets printed at once. In fact work began on them yesterday. IT IS THEIR WAT. House of a Bed Shirt Democrat y:;; Burned. Troy, N. C, July 20. A Radical went to the house of a red shirt Democrat and burned it at 1 o'clock last night. Before applying the torch he poured a large Suantity of kerosene on tbe building, ine inmates of the bouse barely escaped with their lives, through the flames, in their night clothes. Every vestige of fur niture and clothing was burned. The Assault on Chairman Kerr. Reported far Simpton Democrat. - ' A cowardly and unprovoked assault was made on Mr. John D. Kerr.chairman of the Democratic executive committee of Sampson county, here on Wednesday, July 11, while Ex-Congressman Kelly, of South Dakota, was delivering bis ha rangue. It has since appeared that the attack had been planned and premedi tated. - . Mr. Kerr was sitting in a chair Quietly. listening to the speaking, when three young men came up behind his chair and made insulting remarks, too indecent to Erint, and in order to- avoid a difficulty It. Kerr moved bis seat to another part of the audience. . He was followed op, and again moved, declining to notice the young men. Ihey renewed their insults until Mr. Kerr toek bis chair and retired to the edge of the crowd, where Mr. W.E. Clum pier, father of one of the young men, tried to bring on a difficulty, and we learn it bad been peaceably settled when young Al Crumpler, followed by two or three other men, came up and told bis father to say whatever be pleased to Mr. Kerr. as be had to take i t, here calling M r. Kerr a vile name any man would resent. Mr. Kerr struck at him with his fist. and was immediately bit with a pair cf knucks on the side of tbe temtle, inSict- ins? n Dj;!y but not darirerous wound. This came near producing a serious riot, but cool connsel prevailed and a riot wa averted. We cannot brieve that tke t etter dement of the Popu'.Ist party vp to! Is or endorses this a-au!t. Tb po'tofT.oe department fces c?fal- 1'-' ' i rcrnl f.--e d ;rery fTTK-e at I'. -f:;h. N.C.. to Acst 1ft. TLr carri-rs will srve an ar?a cf 52 s"" r ' . T1' t Tr FROU LIR. CONGER. Message Saying Foreigners in Pe kin Safe July 18th. Admiral Bemey . Hears, From' Conger. March on Pekin Should Begin. Bad News From Shanghai. Washington, July 20. The state de- Imrtment this morning received the fol owing cablegram from Minister Conger at fekm. ; "In British legation. Under continued shot and shell from Chinese troops Quick relief only can prevent general massacre. . .. . The message is not dated, but it is un derstood was sent from Pekin on the 18th. r :, v-::,;;' ; n- The news was received with great joy in Washington. Secretary Hay believes it is genuine as it was received in tbe U S. cipher code, but some doubt it, think ing it was an old message written by Minister Conger and dated up by the Chinese. Bnt other messages strongly corroborate the genuineness of that-from Conger, and there is good reason to hope that the foreigners are still holding out at Pekin. 1 1 . ' Bemey to Assist Conger. Washington, July 20. Secretary Long has sent tbe following cablegram to Ad miral Remey. - "Conger telegraphs that he is under fire in British legation, I'ekin. Use and urge every means possible for immediate relief. (Signed.) , "Long." Bemey Hears From Conger. Washington, July 20. Secretary Long vnis oiieruuoa reuuveu lue luiiuwiug U1H" Jiatch from Admiral Remey, dated Cbe too, July 20th: v " . "Conger has wired me that he is in the British legation' under shot and shell, and unless relief is sent at once he will be massacred.' I urge immediate relief be sent. . , ; '' ' - (Signed.) "Remev." The words "quick relief can only pre vent massacre," have aroused depart ment officials, and it is believed that any further delay means the death of both Conger and those with him. It was inti mated at the ' state department today that word bad been received from some source that the imperial government had secretly been feeding the inmates of the British legation so they could hold out. This was done by throwing sacks of rii-e over the city , wall and into the legation enclosures. ; " , ; The contents of Mr. Conger's message were transmitted to every American am bassador and minister in Europe and the minister in Japan, with instructions to lay the dispatch before the governments to which they are accredited.) It is prob able that this government will, on the basis of Mr. Conger s advice, urge the powers to order their troops in China to advance on Pekin without further delay. Miles on Military Situation. Wnjihino-ton. Jnlv 20.r-flen. Miles had a conference with department officials this afternoon over the military situa tion in China with regard to the chances for the relief of the foreigners at Pekin at an early date. ' - 1 ' Tr. in ftpn. Miles' oninion that with a. sufficient force the allies should be ' able to reach Pekin by forced marches in two and a half days. . This, however, is on the supposition that there would be no considerable opposition; ". . Bad News From Shanghai. '--London, July 20. A dispatch from Shanghai received here this morning re ports that 60 missionaries and 100 na tive converts have been massacred by Boxers at Tai Yuan. Tai Yuan is a fortified and populous city in the pro vince of Shan See, on the Fuen Ho, 230 miles southwest of Pekin. RUSSIANS WHIP THE CHINESE. A Vigorous Cainpuign in Northern China. Germany, it is Said, Will Have to Co-operate With Russia, London, July 20, 4 a. m. The Rus sians, according to the latest news from St. Petersburg, have now completely de feated the Chinese and have occupied lilagovetchensK, capital oi the Amur gov ernment, with a large forye. Since Gen. Gnbskl, chief of stan at Port Arthur, has taken over the supreme command in Manchuria, re-enforcements have been rapidly pushed up and the general situa tion had been greatly in pro red. Tbe Russian minister of the interior has issued a notice that the Siberian railroad is closed for private traffic There is little doubt that tbe Eo.ian authorities were not prepared for euch an onraniied Chi ne?e rroreruectia ilancturiA, but they hare taken ' brisk measures, and tbey believe that China will soon be too much rre-ocTried with military operations sreun-i l'f kia to conduct serious cpera X:,'i in tV-? north. 1l Pa. 'T-5!i:! corref ponir.t shjs: MAivi--- !rc i Ylviivost-'" k tV tLst tie Li. . ---3 isTr.-'--'a cf -n 5 V-rii I .t ft'7-'l t' K;:'-:an n efrcui I'.' !i. V Itre I-- : t i t:u , . . - : ? . ' , v-ry i ' - r i. - . " KELLY IN WILSON. Waits Till He Gets Away to De nounce The Free Press' Report of His Speech. Makes a Rotten Speeoh in Wilson. The Wilson News says Mr. Kelly, of South Dakota, spoke m Wilson Wedties day and made such palpably untrue statements that be was interrupted many times byDemocratsintheaudience. as this was their only chance to correct bis false statements, a request for a di vision of time having been refused. The Wilson News fays: Mr, Kelly abused tbe Democrats of tbe State and said that their , purpose was not to get rid or tbe negro, but was to disfranchise the poor white man, whom they wanted to get rid of. Mr. C. C.Daniels interrupted the speaker to ask him if be did not k now that his expenses over North Carolina were being paid by money sent by Mark llanna to Marion butler and money contributed by negroes gathered in cburches -wbo were told that it was to be used to buy white men s votes. Kelly dodged thequestion. lbferrina t.n thn Hr,ntnminr, tnnHa hv lion. C. B. Aycock that the Democratic arty would see that every white boy tad a chance to learn to read aud . write Kelly said it could not be done, that suf ficient revenue could not be raised under the tax named in tbe State constitution even to run the ; public schools four months and that no other funds could be raised. This statement was challenged by Mr. Jlrkton, of The News, who told the speaker of tbe provision for local tax ation for schools and that in many coun ties the term was now beyond four months, reaching seven or eight months iu some cases. Kelly dodged this by saying the act was repealed, which was not true. Just here he protested against ques tions being asked bim, and was told by Mr. Britton that North, Carolinians felt competent to attend to their own domes tic affairs without tbe . aid of imported advice, . As he continued his abuse of the Demo cratic party, accusing them of trickery and fraud he was again called down by Mr. Daniels, and the audience began" to call tabim to repeat bis Kinston speech He said he was doing so, and when be was told that the editor of Tbe Kinston Free Pbess had reported him as making a violent speech calculated to stir up bad blood among the negroes, be denounced it as a lie. . The article from The Fbee Pbehs was read to him by Mr. Britton, and he said it was not the truth, then grew violent, saying that be was ready for a ngbt about tbe statements made about him, contenting himself, however, witb staying up on tbe stand and not attempting to put his threat of violence into effect. His further false statements about the amendment called Hon. John E. Wood urd to his feet again, who successfully refuted tbe errors Kelly was trying to pass off as the truth. In the course of his speech he claimed that there was no danger of black su premacy, that it was a false issue and that counties which were controlled by Democrats were tho only counties dom inated by negroes, that the fifth section of the amendment was clearly unconsti tutional and would be so declared. The speech was one calculated to stir up bad blood. It was filled witb lies as to the purpose of tbe amendment, and its whole tone bears out the report made or bis Kinston speech. On the front of tbe stand from which the speaking took place a large banner was bung. Un it were these words in big letters: - "$100 Reward For Any Native Born White Man Who Will Be Disfranchised by the Amendment." Signed, Democratic Executive Committee. The same prop osition was stated on thousands of hand bills scattered about the city and among the audience, but no reference was made to it, and no one claimed the reward, tbe offer of which is still open. Tbe speeches of Fowler and Kelly are of such a nature as to make stronger the friends of white supremacy and the im ported orator from South Dakota is winning votes for us by his false state ments. So Kelly got violent when the article from The Free Press was read - to him, and wanted to tight. The paper in which it appeared was published several hours before Kelly left here the same af ternoon be spoke, and he was seen read ing the report of his speech. Tbe editor was at bis office all of that afternoon, but received no call from Kelly. Our report of bis speech was true. The News publishes a longer list of his lies than we bad time or space tor. lbe re- Prt of The News fully bears out The see Press report of bis speech. Kelly is a bad man. In discussing local issues in North Carolina be is discussing some thing he doee not understand, and be lies like the devil. As Mr. Dank-It intimated, it looks very much as if Kelly is ia the pay of f llanna. . We!vlon News: We are Informed by sorr.e cf tie Halifax county farmers that there is l-ss corn planted tlis year than 11 .vn known for several years. Tte 1 , - -ecf cot tone Jr.zz tie erir ppnc i ! ;-r ti to try tie c!i way cf - r f 1 c t: n. t. : "t f t't 2"c STATE HEWS. Interesting North Carolina Items In Condensed Form. , On Wednesday night an attempt was -. made to burn the wholesale and retail grocery of McCrary ft Holmes at Lexing ton. The fire was discovered and put Gov. Russell says the constitutional amendment will be carried. He advises the negroes not to vote. He thinks the question will be carried to the federal courts. Durham Herald: The corporation commission could save both time and trouble by conlerring with Judge Simon ton aud fixing a tax valuation upon' thf property of corporations in this Stat that would meet his approval. ; Smithfield Herald: The insolent of negroes iu some sections is be-ximing un bearable. And why? Because a few un- . principled white men are standing by them and telling them to stand up for their rights. It is the mean Radical politicians who keep the negro from be- inga peaceable citizen. Smithfield Herald: White men through out the Statu are seeing more tban ever the importance of standing together in' this campaign. Everywhere the best whites of the Populist aud Republican parties are coming out for the amend ment. But the office-holders and "Rev enooers" are still fighting for the negro and office. Charlotte " Observer: The Durham Herald says that "while the amendment is the paramount issue in this cam-, paign, the workers should not forget that officers are also to be elected." And it should not be forgotten, either, that ' a legislature is to be elected ana that this legislature will elect a United States senator. Democrats, take care of your legislative candidates. Vance Talor was found dead near Red Springs Tuesday mortally wounded, " ' and lived just 29 hours afterwards. The body was taken to Fayetteville Friday - -for burial. The family of the young man think he committed suicide, but Revenue Officer W. J. Sutton thinks differently.1 Mr, Sutton appeared upon tbe scene shortly after the shooting, and seized an ' illicit distillery near where the young man was .lying ueltering in his own1 biood. Clinton Democrat: There seems to be ' , some difficulty in the matter of getting -registrars in some of the townships. On ' account of threats made some of tbem have resigned asd there is some confu sion over the matter. Letters have been written threatening registrars with per sonal violence. All this is calculated to ' intimidate men in the discharge of their duty. - These threat do not help the : situation and those who make tbem are subject to penalties of law. ' , . Raleigh Post: Tbe members of th corporation commission, the State audi tor and the State' treasurer were served . with papers by U. 8. marshals early , yesterday morning, notifying them that Judge bimonton, oi the IS. a. circuit court, had issu(d a temporary injunction restraining them from carrying into ef- feet the order assessing tbe property of tbe Westtera Uuion Telegraph company -in North Carolina at one million dollars. " . Tbe order of the court provides that the company shall pay taxes on its property upon an assessment oi f ouu.uou. Tbe bearing ot the injunction is set for July , 21, at Flat Rock before Judge Simonton, unless counsel agree on another date. Democratic speakers are interacted and insulted in the Republican townships of Buncombe county by Republican toughs. AtBiglvey they hurled vulgar and profane language at Locke Craig who was speaking, une fellow- started to attack Mr. Craig, but was restrained. 1 Mr. Craig took the matter very coolly. because he was determined that the Re- -publicans should go through the can- ' vase. It is only in Republican precincts that these disturbances take place. The exposure of Tbe Gazette was sprung on Col. Lusk. Tbe Citizen containing it was delivered to Mr. traig before tbe speaking began. Every one else was ' ignorant of it. Mr. Craig asked the col- onel if be bad any connection with .the vubsidizingot Tbe Gazette. The colonel promptly answered no; there was no such deal. Then Mr. Craig read the Scmerville affidavit. Tbe colonel became so excited that be could not keep his seat. . Mr. Craig then asked him u be knew of any deal with Tbe Gazette, and bewould not answer. - Question Answered. Yes, August Flower still has the largest sale of any medicine in tbe civilized world. Your mothers and grandmothers never thought of using anything else for Indi gestion or Biliousness. Doctors were scarce, and they seldom beard of Appen dicitis, Nervons Prostration, of Heart failure, etc They used , ngnst Flower to clean out the syetern and stop fer mentation ot undigtd food, mrulate the action of tbe liver, stimulate tie nervous and organic action cf Hi fj-. tern, end that is ail tbey took wV , t S isgcaUand bad with bei.vb.' t.i.1 cti.er aches. Yoti cr.'j re-1 a few ' cf Green's Arrt P.nwrr, in f to t-r.isyoat sit f ! t. : i r -c r tl t--.. r wth I -. r ';r It c
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