DAILY PR
PRE
PUBLISHED EVERY EVEISINC EXCEPT SUNDRY.
Vol. Ill No. 107.
, .KINSTON, N. O.i THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1900.
Price Two Cents.
THE
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SAFE Oil AUGUST 2D.
Another Message Direct From
' Ooner;AUWeU,utBition
Precarious. Pro visions and Am-
munition Short. LI Hung Chang's
. DictumAllies Must Flffht to
Enter PekJn.
Washington, August 7. Another tele
gram came to the state department late
this afternoon from Minister Conger at
Pekin, the second that has been received
direct from mm since Jane lutn. 16
the first which has come direct from the
minister since the above date, the ' other
having been received through the inter
mediary of the Chinese minister here, Mr.
Wo. Today's telegram shows that the
situation in the Chinese capital is still of
a very serious character; that the minis
ters aro still in danger from the troops
and that their supplies or ammunition
and provisions have been reduced to
verj considerable extent. So important
-were the statements contained in the
dispatch that a conference was held by
wire between several of the officials here
and the president at Canton, lasting for
several hours. . At : its conclusion the
' cablegram from Mr. Conger was- made
public, as follows:
"Tsin Nan, Vaeman, August
; ."Secretary of State, Washington.
- "Still besieged. Situation more pre-
' carious. Chinese government insisting
upon leaving Pekin, which would be cer
. tain death. Rifle firing upon us daily by
imperial troops. ..Have abundant cour
age, but little ammunition or provisions
Two progressive Yamen ministers be
headed. All connected with legation of
- the United States well at present mo
ment.
- "Conger."
The cablegram came in the official ci
Jher of the department. It is undated,
ike Mr. Conger's previous cablegrams,
but from the internal evidence furnished
; by his reference to the beheading of two
members ol the isung la xamen and to
the, insistence of the Chinese government
on the removal of the ministers from
Pekin, Btate department officials say it
may be assigned a date not earlier than
July 80th. and perhaps not later than
August 2d. It is checked by the tele
graph company as having been put on
the wires at Tsin Nan,a large city about
80 mites southeast of Pekin. on August
7th. The dispatch reached . the depart
ment at 4:20 o'clock p. m.. but was not
made public until late in the evening.
; V TO PRESS ONTO PEKIN. , )
v bat the result or toe conference was
the officials declined to say. That it will
stimulate the energies of the government
to its utmost endeavor to press forward
the advance movement towards Fekin is
certain, for Mr. Conger's message makes
it clear that for the ministers to. leave
Pekin would result in their death.
Secretary Boot did not care to make
any statement when asked about the sit
uation tonight. The officials bad been
led to believe from the more recent dis-
Jiatches which had purported to emanate
rora Chinese sources as well as from im
perial edicts that the condition Qf the
legations was much improved, but to
day s advices show a very different as
pect of affairs.
British Report of the Battle.
London, August 7. A special dispatch
(rem Shanghai today says:
"It is reported that heavy fighting took
place last Sunday ast of Peit Sang. tbs
allies losing 400, of whom G5 were Brit
ish. The Japanese artillery did splendid
service in the face of a galling Chinese
cross fire, under which they lost heavily.
The Chinese force saved their guns. Their
rear guard was attacked and severe pun
ishment inflicted."
Chinese to be Held as Hostages.
London, August 7. The parliamentary
secretary of the foreign office, Mr. Brod
rick, in the house of commons today, an
swering a question, said her majesty's
government had informed the Chinese
government that its members will be
held personally responsible if the mem
bers of t-ae foreign legations or other for
eigners at Pekin suffer injnry.
LI HTJNCr CHANG'S DICTUM.
Allies Must Fight to Enter Pekin.
Mr. Morgan Makes a Proposition
To Earl LI Which Is Promptly
Turned Down.
London, Aug. 8, 3:43 a. m. "In case
the troops advance the Chinese must
fight. Tne supjrestion that the allies
should be allowed to enter Pekiq in order
to escort the ministers to Tien Tsin is
absolutely impossible."
This i the dictum of L4 Hung Chan?,
It was transmitted last evening to llr.
William Pritcbard Morgan, member of
parliament for Mertbyr Tyrdril. by bi
gent at Shargoai. The egnt had
carried to Karl Li a inw'ije from
llr. Morgan, crgr? that the alld
troops hon! j 1 nl'.owel to er.tT the
cap'tol and stat;--- tbnt a s-ttl-ment
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Mr. Morgan's agent his declaration that
the ministers bad left Pekin, fixing the
date of their departure as August 2. The
agent makes this comment: "Tne con
suls are without confirmation."
. These messages have been sent to Lord
Salisbury accompanied by a statement
by Mr.? Morgan, urging that the allies
should take no step to endanger the lives
or the ministers.
A messaire from the Belgian minister,
dated Pekin, August 2, seems effectually
to dispose of the rumors that the mis
isters have either left or are intending to
leave Pekin. The Chinese minister in
London says be has received a telegram
from China announcing that a long lm
perial edict was issued on August 2, an
thorizing the immediate and safe convey
ance of all Europeans in Pekin to , Tien
Tsin.: m .M. y, y'::yrk,-
. 5 j 1 1 '." A QMliSed DeeUlosi. .
'iln the early days of Coeur d'Alene,"
said an old miner, "I -was working
with my partners on a claim when we
were suddenly startled by pistol shots
and, looking up, discovered a man ly
ing prostrate on an adjoining claim.
jrhile bis assailant was trying to es
cape by legging it to the best of his
ability. Without stopping to pick up
the Injured man we gave hot chase to
the one . trying . to . escape, whom we
finally overhauled, captured and haled
before a Justice of the peace at Mis
slon, -Ida., the nearby town. Zt ;
"There, as X remember it. It develop
ed that it was an attempt at ciaim
Jumping and that the! man who bad
done, the shooting was the would be
jumper The evidence was all against
him, and word came that the man who
bad been shot lay all but within the
portals of death, the physician giving
It as bis opinion that be could last only
a few hours longer, and thereupon the
famed Justice of the peace rendered bis
decision. ;,vV;v Z'-'Zy' f" '.'" "'".i
'"I find you guilty of murder In the
first degree,' . said he - severely as he
turned toward the prisoner at the bar
'that Is, provided the victim dies,
and so that decision stands to this
,yV,'.vJ,.-"- A, Xtiripsper Woidtr,
Z When you open up your newspaper,
it may cause you to feel some wonder
if you know that in all probability
yours are the first bands that have
ever touched its Inside pages. , The
reason for this is that the paper is
made from wood pulp. The woodman
cuts down a spruce tree. -' It la hauled
to the mill. There machinery strips off
the bark, reduces the wood to pulp and
makes It Into paper. r
At every ,' turn cranes, derricks,
chains, cogs, rollers, steel teeth and
other mechanical contrivances keep the
material out of human bands. The
Immense rolls are wound by machines.
loaded Into car and wagon by. ma
cblnery, put Into pressroom and on
presses by other machinery and finally
printed and folded without having been
directly touched by any human band.
This Is a mechanical marvel of to
day which Is no doubt duplicated In
other branches of Industry. It Is very
striking in the newspaper Industry,
which stands In the very front rank of
mechanical perfection. St Louis Post-Dispatch.'-
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The Katart of Ether.
If any reader Is disposed to object to
the assumption of a medium behaving
In such very different ways with re
gard to motions of different speeds. It
may assist In convincing him that the
objection Is not a valid one to direct
bis attention to the similar behavior
of such a familiar substance as pitch.
In moderately cold weather this ma
terlal has all the appearance of a solid
and will resist a blow or momentary
heavy pressure. If, however, a denser
body than the pitch, such as a bullet.
for example, be laid upon its surface.
It will gradually sink until It rests up
on wnatever is supporting me pucu.
If, on the other hand, the pitch Is plac
ed unon a less dense body, such as
cork, the latter will float up through it
In the course of time. The pitch, there
fore, exposes great resistance to rapid
motion, but the smallest pressure
causes It to give way If sufficient time
is allowed. Knowledge.
Does it Pay to Buy Cheap?
A cheap remedy for conghs and colds is
all right, but you want something that
l.l 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? 1 es,
if possible; if not pos.t!e for you, then in
either case take the oxlt remedv that
ha been introduced in all civilized coud
tris with snwvsa in severe throat and
tu r, g true Men, ' Iksc h oe'i G erm an f? vru p. "
It not or 'r tea;s and it:mu;ats the Us-
iu-n to r!-troy the prra d..- tut
a..arg lLl.a:r.mat.on. cans ear exrev
torr.tini, pireBr?0i t:-ht's T"'t, aJ
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GE11ERAL HEWS.
Matters of Interest Condensed Into
T5rief Parskgraphs. , '
.
Ex-G6v. W. J.tone, of Missouri, is to
have charge of the Democratic campaign
in New York tor the national ticket, ..
Lord Robertscables that Harrismith has
surrendered. The Boers attacked and
caused to retire the garrison at Elands
river. 'ii?ZZiZ'V7tv"''-
ITbacbers to th amount of f 25,000 by
x- Director of Posts itatbbone have been
disallowed. His trial will be held in
September, ft "i'i :" --''il
There is a Chinese reDort. that a colli
ion has occurred between Russian and
Japanese troops outside of T,aku, but
Is not believed. t . .
it
There is a great deal of sickness among
American troops in Uhlna. , ln the JNinth
infantry, 257 are. sick: 140 , were lost in
battle. Total;400 unfit for duty.
Mrs. William Palmer, of Richmond
Va.i was thrown, from . a carriage near
Lbristiansburg, a,, Tuesday and so se
riously injured tbo,t no hopes are enter-
tainea ior ner.. recovery.
Advices fross Washington say that the
president and secretary of navy bare de:
cided to locate at the Pensacola yard the
immense noating aoct oougnt.at Ha
vana irom tne epanisn government.
At Norfolk, Va., Tuesday, after suffer-
ing intense agony for months from an
incurable-disease, crazed by which she
twice attempted her own life. Miss Ed'
monia Strange, of New York, suicided by
rating a mixture ci drugs.
Fifty cases of yellow fever " are under
treatment in Havana and the disease is
on the increase in Pihar del Rio. These
conditions are said to be largely due to
the advent of non-immune Spanish im
migrants, bow amountintrto some twen
tytnousana, ,
A fearful liehtninar storm is reDorted
from Westminster, ' 8. C. Lightning
struck the Baptist parsonage. Henry 11.
csimpson and T. ti. Hall were killed, and
Kev. H. A. Temll probably fatally shock
ed. About the fame time George Meach
am and Samuel White were killed while
walking home from church near Rock
Hill. v.-....::-;-- ; - .
Bryan was given ovations all alone
the route on Ibis way to Indianapolis
where he and Stevenson were officially
no tinea Wednesday ol their nominations.
Fifteen thousand visitors were at Military
Park, in Indianapolis, Wednesday after
noon and witnessed the impressive cere
monies attending the nomination of Bry
an and Stevenson, v- s. a i t.
Bishop Charles B. Galloway reports
tnat tne Aletnodist churches In the south
have raised nearly $1,000,000 of the
$ 1,500,000 they proposed co contribute
oeiore January l, 1UUU,. to tne Metbo
dists' twentieth century1 educational
fund, and he has no doubt the whole
amount will be secured before the dawn
of the new century.
Johnny Dew, aeronaut, of Grand Rap
ids, made a balloon ascension at Ottawa
Beach, Mich., Tuesday. Nearly half a
mile up the performer began his descent
His parachute did not work properly,
and hi was dashed. to death in the lake
below. There was but one foot of water
where Dew lauded, and every bone in his
Doay was tiroten ny tbe fall.
The Saco cotton mills at Biddeford,
Me., are ordered to close August 18th
until Sept. 4. The mills employ nearly
Z.OUU bands. A dispatch says the store
houses are full of goods and the shut
down is attributed to underconsumption
A w Vs UUU AEWU1C b VKJIM AXJ llir
which employ about 8,000 bands, will
close for two weeks at the time, owing
to tne trouble in China.
A Good Point.
Charlott Observer. ''
In a private letter received last night
tne point was made tnat it is not tbe ne
groes, who have voted with automatic
exactness for the . Republican party all
these years, who wiil be sufferers from
the adoption of the constitutional
amendment, but tbe white men who hare
voted with automatic exactness with the
negroes, i be point Is a new and a good
one. Tbe negroes have never profited
roro their alliance with the white Re
publicans; it is tbe whites who have
reaped all tbe benefits of alliance with
the negroes.
Aycock Too Busy in North Caro
lina.
Richmond, Va., Aug. 7. Governor-
elect Charles B. Aycock, of North , Caro
lina, has written a Iriend here that he is
afraid he will be unable to make any
speeches in Virginia this fall. Us has
spent several months in his own canvass.
and will also have to go on the stump in
North Carolina this fail. Tbe Democrat
ic managers will, however, urge him to
come.
The government crop and- weather
bulletin for this State for the week end
ing last c'glt, was i.a'?ed Tuesday and
its the reports of correerondents ia-
d.catfl that favorable conJitiODs rre-
va:ltl and that crops rrsa' g-ooi fro-
gre. f.nce the rains ci tha rreeeuirg
w e- k.
Te C:r a Cs'3 In C-t Ciy
, . BASEBALL YESTERDAY.
Another Fine Game at "River
Park.' ' Soore 4 to O. Good Game
. Expeoted Today.
The second of the series of games be
tween Halifax and Kinstonwas played
on the home grounds yesterday, and in
the estimation of all who saw it, it was
a better game than that of the day be
fore. The errors were more evenly distrib
uted and the hits squared up even, while
the "strike outs" stood as in the previous
game.'"-- v -:-y
Neither one - of Kinston's runs was
earned, and, as one of the spectators re
marked, tbe game was won by good luck
as well as eood playing
Then, as a matter of course, Halifax
lost by bad luck in failing to hit the bal
safe wben they bad men on bases.
' In the fifth inning Fenner gave the first
man up his .base on balls. This was the
only base he gave on balls In tbe game,
The next man got first by being hit by a
pitched ball. The third man got first
base on an error of the third baseman
These three scored, one on a long fly to
centre, one on a wild throw to third and
the other on a passed ball.
Three double plays were made in the
game: In the third Lewis caught Out U.
Gregory on three strikes and threw out
F. Gregory to C. Oettinger at 2d. In the
seventh Fenner threw out C. Oettinger
to Hoffman at 2d, who threw out Sugg
to Dunn at 1st. Then in tbe eighth Her
bert caught out Bagley on a hot linor
and threw out Fitzhugh to Jones at Sd.
: Too much cannot be said in praise of
tbe magnificent game put up by botn
clubs, and we venture tA say that the
State league bas not given any finer
exhibition of the game than we have had
in these two games
On all sides we hear warm words of
commendation of the Halifax boys for
the splendid ball they play and because
tbey are such nice gentlemanly fellows,
The girls are greatly interested and we
are sure that many 01 them wtu oe very
impatient of the coming of next season
to have them with us again;
But in tbe meantime they are with us
for one more game, that of today, and
we hope for a very large attendance,
The visitors shonld have a good send
off, and,- incidentally, the Kiuston clnb
needs your 35c to defray expenses.
Clarence Oettinger left this morning for
the north and bis place will be filled uy
Wooten. Itw'illbe well filled too, have
no fear of that
- In this, the last game of the series, we
confidently expect to see the very best
work of all. It is scarcely possible for us
to win, making it three straight, irom
such a fine team, but yel we may do it,
quies sabe?
The full summary follows: .
HALIFAX.
Name AB R, BH SH PO
A
6
I
o
o
o
3
t
Gregory, Q.,3b,.,.., 4
Cheshire, cf, 4
Fitzhugh, c, 4
Dunn, ib, . .... 3
Bagley, If,.. 4
Hoffman, ab,
o -o
o
o
o
o
0
o
o
a
a
. 1
o
o
o
"O
I
- e . . o
o 6
o 4
O il
o o
o
o o
o o
o o
Fenner, E., rf, 3
,? 1 ' .
rcmicr, .,Vt , 4
Gregory, F.,t, 4
Total,.
,.... ....3a w
60 a3 13
Morton hit by batted ball.
K1NST0N,
Name ' " AB R BH
SH PO A :
1 . .; a o
o ' a ;
Wooten, If, 4
Oettinger, C, ....... 4
e
o
o
o
0
I
I
t
I
o
"
a
o
t .
a
t
o
o
onea, 30, 4
(orton. rf...,. ..... 4
0 . 3 ,
o o 0- 0
o 61 o
. ' 1 b o
ft 01 o
la a o
0 0 a
Herbert, ib, ......... 3
Stevenaoa, cf, 3
Oettinger, L., ,;... a
Lewis, c,.. r a
Sugg, p... . ..... ". '3
Total, .V.. 89 4 6
J. Fenner hit by batted ball.
Score by innings: .
a6 8
Halifax, 0 0 0 0 0
0-0
Kinston 0 10 0 8
X-4
Bases stolen: lltzbugn (Z), Lunn (31,
Herbert, Stevenson. ,
Double plays: J. Fenner to Hoffman
to Dunn; Lewis to C. Oettinger; Herbert
to Jones.
Bases on balls: Off Fenner 1; off Sugg
8.
Hit by pitched bails: "E. Fenner,
Law is.
Struck out, by Fenner 3; by Sugg 12.
Passed balls: Fitzhugh 5; Lewis 1.
Umpire, W. 8. Herbert. Scorer, Dr. T.
EL Faulkner. Attendance 200.
The Fellte Prefeaeor.
The palm for absent mlndedness
should be accorded to a learned Ger
man professor. One day be noticed bis
wife placing a bunch of flowers on his
desk. "What do they mean V he
asked.
"Why." she exclaimed, "don't you
know that this Is the anniversary or
your marriage?
"Ah. indeed. Is Itr said the professor
politely. "Kindly let me know when
yours comes around, and I will return
your attention In kind. CoUJeri
Weekly. j
resettle ArltBjeetlealiTreeMtiesu
Jack How did you come out on that
bulldog pup you bought? i
Dick Lost over 100 per cent on the
transaction. !
Jack Oh. 1 guess not! A hundred
per cent Is ell you can possibly lose.
Dick Think to. do you? Well, 1
paid 110 for the pup, and then I tad
to g!te a boy 1 to take Lira cct en3
Irown Lira. If that i?a't 113 per cent
tss, I'd like to know what you call It
:'cw Tcrk Ezn.
STATE HEWS.
Interesting North Carolina Items
In Condensed Form.
Cleve Donaldson, a white boy of 17, la
in jail at Charlotte on the charge of rob
bing tbe Catholic church there of a valu able
communion cup.
Raleigh News-Observer, 8th: Senator
Butler, accompanied by near half a dozen
of his trusted lieutenants, left yesterday
for hi home in Sampson county.
It is stated that on of the strong
Republican leaders of Union county had
a negro physician to wait on bis grown
daughter, who was sick, taking the ne
gro in preference to a white physician.
The residence of Capt. W, H. Pleasants
at Louisburg was completely destroyed
by fire Tuesday night. The cause of the
fire is unknown. The dwelling was fully
insured. . Much of the furniture was saved.
Mr. Geo. B. Hughes died at Chase City,
Va., Tuesday evening. He was in the
tobacco warehouse business with Mr. O.
L. Joyner at Greenville two years ago
and had many friends in that town and
section. . ,
, Silas Seagraves, a white man, is in jail
at Durham upon the charge of trying to
poison bis wife. According to the evi
dence he made three at temps to poison
his wife. He was bound over tu court
in a 1500 bond.
Democratic State Chairman Simmons
says that Charles B. Aycock's campaign
was "the most wonderful ever made In
this State." He added: ''There never
was a campaign In which the press
rendered such magnificent and efficient
service." .i-:;:-.:,:-.,-'fiiZyh
'. Judge Purnell on Tuesday granted an
order changing case of the Southern
Railway from Durham superior court to
federal court at Raleigh. The suit re
lated to condemning a - right of way
through. The grounds upon which tbe
change was made are that the defend
ant cannot obtain justice in the court
from which it was removed.
Wilson News: A report from Elm City
tells of tbe robbery of a bouse this morn
ing by two negroes, who managed to
get to the depot as the early train pulled
out, one of them escaping by keeping off
the crowd with a gun and the other be
ing caught. The police here caught the
negro who escaped and he is held, pend
ing a trial on this and other charges. '
The special rate of one fare to the Vance
monument unveiling at Raleigh on August
22nd is made by the railways, and a
rate of one cent per mile for organiza
tions in uniform. The committees are
hard at work. A great deal is to be
done. Tbe statue was photographed
last week and tbe photographs will be
sold for the benefit of tbe Vance monu
ment association.
Greensboro Record: A colored man
named Jud Grant, living near Brown
Summit, bas solved tbe race problem so
far as he is concerned. He is a farmer,
and in addition to raising his supply of
meat and bread, he sold his last year's
crop of tobacco ib this city a few days
ago for the neat sum of f 500 in round
numbers. The constitutional amend
ment need have no particular fears in it '
for a negro like that.
Wilmington Dispatch: The mullet sea
son will open in Wilmington next week.
The business will reach a larger volume
this year than heretcfare, jo a responsi
ble dealer told a reporter today. Fales
& Nixon and Brooks & Taylor have or
dered a quantity of new nets and several
new sharpies for a new fishery to be
opened at tbe Rocks. The fish business
is growing every year in Wilmington
and there is room for rejoicing over the
fact. . '
Fayetteville Observer: Mr. Evander
Koonce deserves special mention as one
of the very beet Democrats in tbe State.
He is a resident of Flea Hill, with his
veting place at Lock's Creek Academy,
and since be registered, has been working
thirty milee away in Robeson county.
Being a man of a large family, and too
poor to afford to hire a vehicle, bewalked
tne entire aistance to record nis vote.
and immediately began the long journey
back on foot.
A special, Aug. 7, from Greensboro
says: Over twenty Greensboro people
are sick from eating poisoned ice cream
Sunday. The cieam was served at a
popular boarding house, and during the
afternoon and night several of tbe board
ers became sick. Last night others were
attacked, and today every person who
ate the cream is sick. Tbe victims are
all very ill, some of them being delirious.
t is tnougut tnat tbe cream was poison
ed by tbe custard.
Charlotte Observer: We copv today
with great pleasure, from The Pro
gressive Farmer, an editorial on the re
sult of last week's election. It declares
that the constitutional amendment was
honestly adopted and pays ahigh tribute
to tbe personnel of tbe t?tte ticket elect
ed. A few years ago The ProrreiTe
armer was tbe narrowest and mot
vicious paper in the State; now it is ere
of the broa2et and mcFt ccriBPrratiTe.
It is at lat a farmer's instead cf a vi-u
lpot!y partisan pfirr, an 1 we
plai to a--e th I'nrr-'-rs A"
habilitated la North Cf.rc"r.
dotsisatJly tie l.lral i: '! -control
its orj-an.