North Carolina Newspapers

: t PUBLISHED EERY:sEyfeNlNC : '.''" Vol. IIL-No. 95. ' KINSTON. N. C, THURSDAY, JULY 26, 1900. Price Two Cents. .H M I II I I II I'll " ;'"' ' I ' " "' "'" "' "' " 1 Ml Will I I I llll "I' I I III! W IIWHWII III Ml'- . .. ! I I II I I I I 1 1 , . J ' ' - '""'" ' " '" II I I I I I GENERAL HEWS. Matters of Interest Condensed Into Brief Paragraphs The Russians are hard pressed by the Chinese in Manchuria. The Texas cotton crop is reported to be in good shape and larger than last year. The Eastern elevator at Buffalo, N. Y;, owned by the American Linseed Oil com can, was burned- Tuesday night. ' Loss 1750,000.: Through the explosion of a steam-tube connecting witn me Doner in tne bwmiu j act Trilby at Syracuse, N. Y., Tuesday, four children were, scalded to deatb. . An organization of leading business men of Philadelphia has been formed with the object of workingfor an open alliance between the United (States ana jbngiana. The first bale of cotton of the new crop of 1900 was sold at the New York cotton exchange Tuesday at 16J4 cents, lor a charitable .institution. The cotton was from Texas. A former postmaster at Huntsville, Ala., sends to the treasurer of the United States f l,2o, representing ine amount of his salary for Sundays. His conscience troubled him. ; y Secretary Boot said Tuesday that he suDoosed the ourteentn lnianury naa arrived at Taku. By the end of this month the United States will have 5,000 troops in China. - The caDtain and one member of the New Orleans police force were killed while attempting to arrest a negro Tuesday: Another policeman was wounded. The negro shot them with a Winchester. II caught he will be lynched. . . Peter Kelly, of Steubenville, Ohio, and ionn uouner, ui rjne, xu.., wio w uu. wj a passenger train on the Ohio Biver rail road Tuesday morning at Ceredo, W.Va., and instantly killed. The men were rid inor in a carriage and were hurled more than 80 feet.. " yj Miss Burney Pitts was struck by light ning and instantly killed at 2 o'clock Sun day morning while asleep in bed. at her home near Sbumansville, Va'. A little brother oflthe young lady sleeping at ber side was Shocked, but not injured. He was quickly revived by the application of cold water. -S . At Chester,, fa, Frank Dungworth, a machinist, shot and killed himself Tues day wtSfe standing in .the presence of a dozen peP'y flng three shots, one of which entered his body, another the right cheek, and the third pierced the forehead and entered the brain. He fell from the effect of the first wound, and while lying E rostrate sent the two bullets into bis These Questions and Suggestions . Are Addressed to the White Men : Only. iv )-:-', Stat Democratic Committee. Do you want the negro to vote? : " "- If you are in doubt about what you want in this matter, ask your wife and daughter whether they will not feel safer with the negro out of politics and under the control of the white people. . Who is asking you to vote to " let the negro keep the ballot? , f Is it not the white men who are in po litical association with the negro? Do you think be wants you to cast this vote to help you or to help the negro, or to help him keep the office he got or hopes to get through the negro vote, and which he knows he and his Tike could never get U U it,. a. n -.VUa rftAnl Does not all this hue and cry about the disfranchisement of white men come from those who are the political associates of the negro, and who spend theirjtknirduT ing the campaign organizlng-fiim against the white people? Did it ever occur to'you that they are simply trying to fool you into casting a vote for the negro? . A BLACK HEOBO LIE. I The statement being made by the un principled demagogues, who hold office given them by negro votes, that the amendment will or may disfranchise un educated white men is a lie and they know it is a lie. White men, are you going to let these negro lovers scare you into voting to keep the ballot in tbe bands of the negro for their benefit? The negro understands the game and is nsum, but, if it succeeds, he will laugh you to scorn. Will you vote for the. negro or for your State, race and family? The states south of us have amended their constitutions so as to disfranchise the negro. Virginia, north of n, has called a contention for the same pur pose. ' If the amendment Is defeated, North Carolina will leomethedainpinggronnd f.r the r-:Toes of th states, who will f It h re. I- ?r; thev will etjoy the rrh - c t.-1 t! n there of equal par t; :rat..-.a with w Lite rncu ia ail the af-l- '-' if f-'iT, -r - -t. V.'e are rw in e v n ; r:'r 6til tar pow i r t j r-" V. v i "T rr' t ' - t r v- e t'. '''' c ; n . - ; -Mi : ' t tl f-.;l i 1 r . th i ' v,', v e . ... f. n in a ' . f 1 ' ' ; r " ' ' i r " " ' "1 t '.. K. tf i ; ' : . , it V ... I t ' ORMONDSVIULE ITEMS. July 24, 1900. Mr. David Dail went to Morehead City Sunday. Mr. H. S. Hardy, of Ayden, spent Sun day here. , Mr. and Mrs. W. . Lewis went to Ayden yesterday. Mr. Marion Tucker, of Farmville, spent tbe past week here. Miss Ada Tyson, of Farmville, is visit ing Miss i8tner ilardy. Miss Abbie Carr is spending sometime with Miss Becca Dixon. Master JoeO.bb and brother visited at Mr. J. T. Frizwlle's Sunday. Mess. J. C. Dail and J. K. Turnage vis. ited at Mr. Ed Brooks' Sunday. Miss Bruce Sutton, of Kinston, came Sunday to visit Miss Esther Hardy. Miss Myrtle Pope, of fJewbern, is spend ing some time witn Mrs. W, W, urmond Mr. J. W. Dixon, of Kinston, was here a snort while Monday, on Lis, way back home. i'. ';;V. -:v. "' " ; Mrs. W. W. Orraond sand Mies Myrtle Pope went to Hugo today to visit their friends. Miss Nannie Taylor, of Grifton, spent a few days last week visiting at Mr. J.T. Frizzelle's. ,; ' - : Miss Lena Carr gave an "at home" Fri day evening, complimentary to her visit ing friends. ' ,n The neighborhood was blessed Sunday with a delightful rain. ,. It was needed very badly. -. - . The registration books of our township show that Democracy is considerably on the increase. .Misses Bessie and Sudie Harding, of Greenville, spent last week1 with Mrs. Irene Onnond. : - Mrs. W. M. Edwards, of Ayden, spent the past week visiting her mother, Mrs. Elias Turnage. 1 , . Mr. Hardy Yause and Miss Ethel 13d wards, of Hookerton, visited at Mr. M. E. Dail's Sunday. Misses Jennie Williams, of Mt. Airy, aid Aggie Massey, of Smithfleld. are spending some time with Miss Lena Carr. . ; Miss Gunsie HarreU-of Tarboro, who had been visiting Miss Esther Hardy, re turned home yesterday morning. - Misses Bettie Edwards, Lucy Turnage and Margaret Ormond are spending the week with 'Miss May Brooks, of Grifton. Ormondsville had some of North Caro lina's most charming 'fair" last week, hence it was a week, of great social en joyment. '. ' X'- V. irV - Mess. E. L. Hardy, J. M. Ormond and J. B. Turnage gave a hay-ride Tuesday night, complimentary to the young ladies visiting in tbe neighborhood. Three wag ons, prepared for the occasion, left Or mondsville at 9:45 with tbe following party: Misses Bessie and Sudie Harding, of Greenville; Mies Gussie Harrell, of Tai boro; Miss Ada Tyson, of Farmville; Miss Aggie Massey, of Smithfleld; Miss Jennio Williams, of MtAiry; Uies Nannie Tay lor, of Grifton; Misses Lena and Abbie Carr, of Willow Green; Miss Esther Hardy, Miss Bettie Coward, Miss Fannie Hardy, Miss Margaret Ormond, Miss Lucy Tur nage, of Ormondsville; and Mr. Marion Tucker, of Greenvill; Mr. Alfred Tucker, of Willow Green; Mess. Alfred and Kit Warren, of Snow Hill; Mess. M- T. and J. P. P. Frizzelle, C. L. Hardy, B.CL Coward, W. J. Hardy, B. P. Taylor, Johnnie Syli vant, Billie Ormond, J. C. Dail, J. M. Or mond and J. B. Turnage. It was a very enjoyable occasion. At 1:30 tbe party arrived at Ormondsville singing "Home Sweet Home." Each went to dream tbe rest of the night as pleasantly as he had realized tbe earlier part. "A NICE TEA PARTY.' Holton and Russell Kiss and Make Up. And the Tobacco Octopus . And . the Endless . Chain From Hunnlcutts Lie Down Together. . Nnr-Oberr, 15th. - . Politics make strange bed-fellows. -Here's what bedded down together In the capital yesterday: Gov. Russell, the roan without a party. Marion Butler, tbe Populist chairman, State and national. Ben Duke, of the American Tobacco company. . Blueiean llolton, the republican State chairman with the jaybird head. , They were in conference. They con ferred long and secretly. What dil they do? -In the langnejre of Mr. Kipling that Is another story that we'll tell at another time. Tbe fat-frying process must not be cranbed in its infancy. SuSeeit now to say: Butler and th octopus have lain down toether; Russell ani llolton haTe buried the Latchet. Where do tbe der people come ia? Th Cut PrfCriptioa farCM!! ' i "rr m Sottl erf Gxorr't TTTm.i Chili I ewerc. It ii utc 7 troa d quir.int m Mrij f on frr p. Ptm:. TeK I i rs I'F.tFS n yrr parol to do f.') Vin-'. of artifticor rla'.n job rrintir -, ar-1 oa hort cct:-ercr;pra:y. Alwnj f! k a r ; F.--Ttrr-"".t cf ftitio: r. 1 " Ii " ' i- t r i t! ; BIG WHITE RALLY. Great Rally in Kinston Today. E. W. Fou Made a Grand Speech. Much Enthusiasm Aroused. Big Day for the Cause of White Supremacy. i v The Democratic rally of White Suprem acy clubs of Lenoir county was a grand success. r ' Early this morning people from all tbe surroundiug country begai to pour in and each train brousrht large crowds. The early train from Goldboro brought a brass band from Wilson and a cannon from Goldsboro. From then on, amid the booming of cannon and the playing of music, tne people began to nave tbeir enthusiasm rise. . The grand street parade formed at 10:30, the brass band heading the pro cession. Next in line came -.ladies on white horses, then IS banners, one each marked with the voting precincts in Le noir county. t " This was followed with three floats. The first float having 13 beautiful young ladies representing the 13 original states and one each being sponser. for the 18 precincts of the county, that they would roll off their share of the Democratic ma jority August 2d. " . The second float was filled With 20 of the fairest of the fair. The .third float was tilled with more of ie leauty of Lenoir and had the- word "Whjte Su premacy on each side of the floafT. Each float was decorated in bunting. "- ' Next came the horsemen, about 75 being inline. Tbe procession was brought up in the rear, by carriages and other vehicles. '"' The parade started from i Hotel Tull, marching up Queen1' street to Pey ton, thence to Independence street, thence up Independence street to Caswell street, thence up Caswell street to East street, thence down East street to King street, thence down King street to speakers' stand at the court house. After the parade arrived at the speak ers' stand the choir, in ad up of young ladies, under the management of Mrs. Henry Archbell, sang a song, written for the occasion, which was original with a Kinstonian. We publish it as follows: We r waiting today in the Old North State, an- i iou, ashamed and tad, We are waiting for true men to break our bonds, restore the pride we had, Many are the heart that are waiting today, waiting . for the time to come, Waiting for the cloud to be voted away that darkens our dear home. v :.- , ,i :" : .', - 'V Chorus, -i .' s ; Many are the hearts, many are the hearts, trusting in our men today, -Many are the hearts, many are the hearts, trusting .; in our men today. ; . :"-..' We are trusting the men, for we know them true always in times of need, They are faithful to mother, sweetheart and wife, honest in word and deed. - Many are the eyes that are watching today, watch ing for the men to stand, ; And light till dishonor is driven away from our dear native land. , ' More patriotic songs were sung, after which prayer was offered by . C. W. Howard. .- ;- r .. Then a very .striking tableaux, was presented illustrating how all the original thirteen states are now and ever have been controlled by white men, and relat ing the great deeds performed by tbe white men of those states. Then, last, North Carolina, represented by Miss Annie Archbell, narrated the heroisms of her past, but that now she was dis honored because while in the past ber destinies were controlled by white men, now she had to acknowledge that Geo. H. White and Isaac Smith, and other negroes, aided by white menjn part, controlled her government. The speaker of tbe occasion, Hon. E. W. Pou, was then introduced in a few appropriate remarks by Mr. Plato Col lins. Mr. Pou began his speech at 11:40 and closed at 1:50. It is not bestowing any undeserved praise to say that Mr. Pou delivered the greatest speech that has been bwtrd during this campaign in Kins ton. We regret that we have not room to publish it in full. lie held tbe closest attention of his audience for over two hours. ' - s The speaker briefly, in the w-ginning of his speech, controverted tbe assertion of the fosionista that there was no whit or black supremacy issue in North Carolina. He showed where the negroes after the fusion triumph held 974 oihees ia tbe State; that in Craven county there were more county offlcers negroes than white men. v He said that the copstitutional amend ment would not only eliminate the negro from politics, but that it-wiil do away with the power of the vicious white men who take advantage to ride into office with the vote of the nesrro, attheexpenise of thetxt intfrwita of the community, lie paid that UutW and Tbomron' bad said they were w illing to vote for a con-r stitutiona! amendment that would pre vent rc-roe from holding t12ee. Obi Ve.-l Tt "7 are wi ling to kep tifgrroes out of cr.h-e, tut they want? thein to cr.r.t'nue to vot for Ruth-r ac 1 Cy. The I'-rnts Ihlr.k that th fzro U cot K m-J T.oc;h to io'4 c:. :e or to vote t . r 1 . r. T!r :l.rf-:it,,n I' TL or p- n, 1 . n r.: 1 tl.d c-r t f r- ;: - -.l-n i ' it r r ! -. -,t i.i t vht t -t f.r !-",( .) w h,;? r i t. J negroes and that the white men are not afraid of the negroes, lie snowed bow easily the negroes could control North Carolina if they could get 46,000 white men to turn renegades to tbelr country and race. Suppose, he said, your town ship is proportioned 50 negro and 100 white voters. Jty 20 white men deserting their race the negroes control. ; 1 bis pos sibility ought not to exist. He said with tbe negro vote it was impossible to get into effect any reform for the betterment of a community as a State. Tbat if a reform was proposed in the State there was always 125,000 nearo votes to kill with good whits votes and then a majority of the other white votes must be (rotten. When the speaker came to the 1008 clause he thought that this was the ?:reateet merit of tbe whole amendment. Jvery white child not 12 years old must learn to read and write before they could vote. He showed what an incentive it would be for all children to learn to read and write. He showed that ample pro-' vision would be made to give them the opportunity of an education. . He said he might be letting out a party iwcret but tbat he was going .to tell the trutb, that after this amendment is parsed an other would lie offered and would read as follows: "That the money paid by white people go to the education of white chil dren, and that paid by negroes go the education of negro childreH'." ; When the speaker reached his perora tion it was truly a grand climax to a great speech. After Mr. Pou finished, a nice speech was made by Chairman J. W. Grainger, who predicted that Lenoir county would be carried by five to seven hundred ma jority. ; This was followed by . songs by the choir, after which all repaired to the magnificent spread of eatables, ' -.This has been a grand occasion and much credit is due many gentlemen and ladies, the whole of which has been under the management of Mr. Plato Collins. The crowd was estimated at 2,500, be sides town people. 1 . The crowd was not quite as large as expected, but the rally was a big success, and much good has been done the cause of White Supremacy. ' . . v wiiijAMa ooEsrkBB. Nothing Proved Against the Dup lin Registrar. Wilmington, N. C, July 24. Tho peo- Ele of this section of Eastern Carolina ave been in a state of intenseexcitement today In anticipation of a political and race clash at Rose Hill, the trouble being occasioned by the arrest (on affidavit of negroes) of Registrar A. D. Williams for Island Creek township, Duplin county, and his trial on a charge of refusing .to register negroes, this morning before United States Commissioner Mallard. The arrest created very general indigna tion, and hundreds of Democrats and white men generally flocked to Hose Hill last njgbt and this morning, bent on see ing to it that the registrar bad fair play. Large numbers of tbe men wore the fa mous red shirts and came from several neighboring counties. : At Rose Hill a clash was narrowly averted early in tbe trial by tbe proposal of Commissioner Mallard to have the trial behind closed doors. The red shirts and Democrats generally raised a storm of "noes.' The indignation was so strong that the court appealed to the Democrats for protection. Quiet was restored and the trial proceeded. The testimony of the negroes showed that Registrar Williams only declined to register them until tbey could prove that tbey were 21 years of age, and Williams swore that he bad an honest doubt of the ages of tbe negroes. Tbe principal witness, Asbury Wells, on re-examination, said J. IJ. Fussell and D. II. Um ply gave him blank affidavits to fill out against Williams, and told him to go before a magistrate and fix it up, which witness did ; that tbey told him to send it to Dutler and it would count for a vote, and he did not know be was making an affida vit for the arrest of Mr. Williams Argument on the case and evidence was made by J. O. Carr, Esq., District Attor ney Bernard and Col. Hinsdale. Bernard insisted that Williams should be bound over, but the court dismissed the defend ant and closed the trial. There was great cheering and excitement. - Asbury Wells was arrested after the trial and taken back to Kenansville, where he will be tried for interfering with a registrar in the discharge of his official duty. - - It is reported that a plot has been dis covered and frustrated to massacre tbe Chinese minister in Paris. - Does it Pay to Buy Cheap? A cbear Jremedy for coughs and colds is all right, but you want something tbat will relieve and cure the more severe and dangerous results of throat and lung troubles. What shall you do? Go to a warmer and more regular climate? l es, if possible; if not possible for you, then in either case take the oxlt remedy that has been introduced in all civilized coun tries with sucrens in severe throat and lung troublos,"Boschpe's German Syrup." It not only heals and stimulates tbe tis-u-s to destroy tbe germ disease, but alla.vg inflammation, causes eay eipeo-torath-Ti, riv a pood nizrbfs rt, and csre the j .-it..-i:t. Try one bottle, r-vom-rr-'i- h-d r any years Ly all drrrr;t.ia tke wr rli. l'orfa.!J ty the Tec:; .e-llarston I IT X Co. STATE HEWS. Xnterestin.T North Carolina Item In Condensed Form. Lightning struck and instantly killed a negro named Silas Weaver, who ran a Sovernment still six miles from Durham, londay night. ' a At Concord Tuesday Ernest Glover, colored, was sentenced to 15 years in tbe penitentiary for attempting t rap near Mt. Pleasant. -' The council ef Stat net at Raleigh Tuesday and adopted resolutions eu logistic of Gov. Carr and ordered that the flags on the capitol be kept at half mast for 30 days. One of Gen. Ransom's barns, containing 400 barrels of corn, was burned Satur day night. It is thought to have been set on fire by negroes, who were incensed at Gen. Ransom's speech in favor of the amendment. , , , ' ( ; Wilmington Messenger: - The many friends of Dr. and Mrs. George Worth will.be delighted to knoV tbat they sail ed from Yokohama Japan, for America and will be in Wiliuiugton probably within thirty days. Charlotte Observer: Prof. F. H. No ble, a member of the faculty of Living stone college, died ttxlay of kidney trou ble. :' He was a good typo of theeducated negro and was generally esteemed. Some years ago he secured license to practice law, but never availed himself of it. - It is said that at Louisburg the negro cooks are boycotting the families of those persons who are working for White Supremacy. One of ) the latter says he and his family have had to live three weeks at a hotel. Two years ago at Rockingham the negro cooks tried this game. The white men met and decided to discharge every negro man they em ployed. This brought the women to their senses. v ': : The registration books in Uunnicutta township, Sampson county, were taken from the registrar Saturday night by armed Populists, who were masked. It is a Democratic township. It Is thought that imilar plot was laid for Cypress Creek' township, Duplin county, , last Saturday, and.it was thwarted by tbe Democrats driving off a crowd of Pop ulists and negroes who had registered, but were congregating around tbe reg istrar, i -: . Halifax county's Republ'e in convm tlon was held Monday. There were 250 negroes and one white man present, the latter, R. J. Lewis, a deputy revenuo collector. A telegram from State Chair man Holton told the convention to make no noninations at present; to wait until be said make them. A committee was raised and given authority to make nominations in case he wished them made. Nine Populists were present when tbe Halifax Populist convention was held. It made no nominations. It develops that the registration books , of South Williams .township, Columbus, county, Were not stolen as was reported. Registrar Brown writes the Wilmington Messenger it will take a sharper rogue than Marion Butler to steal his books. He says: Ws are white men in South Williams. No negro on our books, and but oue anti-amendment white man. I am at a loss to know how to organize the polls as we have but one Republican on our books and it is likely he cannot attend on the day of election on account of sickness. . ., r . v . Zachary Bell, of Davidson county, one of the men going through this State organizing cotton mill laborers' unions, in accordance with the plan devised at Lowell, Mass., to get control of Southern cotton mill labor, was escorted out of Albemarle, Stanley county, a few hours after arrival there. He was, in fact, taken beyond tbe county line and told never to return. Tbe reason of this, ia that Bell, under the guise of labor or- ganizer, was working against the fran chise amendment, on which the people are to vote August 2d. Republican Party Responsible for Negro Hucrage. . Fitetteville Observer. The Republican party put negro suf frage on us. In the elettion to decide this question of negro suffrage every ne-' gro was allowed to vote to determine whether he should become a voter, while 80,000 of our leet white men, (every man who bad held an office civil or military, nnder the Confederacy) was disfranchised and not allowed to vote. This election lasted for three days. Every election officer was a Republican. They were guarded while holding tbe election by Federal soldier; and tbe bal lots, when cast, were taken to South Carolina and counted by a federal gen eral. ' , Yet when wevisht this great wrong against our race and civilization, the party that thrust the negro upon us as a voter by thee infamous methods" dares talk about violence, frand, or unfair elec tion laws. This party that diffrnr.chifed thebrave men who fonjrht at hiloh and Gettys burg, in order to enfranchise tb nojro, . hypocritically profile- solii itude for the old veterans and nuhuio'i'ly rharr that the sons ar-i comra i-s of th -e old heroes want to ihr-'niiK Li- tNra. In wLoe icten-f t ni the Ipuir.ear." rr.ak'rx V ' chrjr"? la the ir.tTet ct th oil nMr or the r -ro?