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KINSTON, N. O., TUESDAYAUGUST 14, 1900.
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GENERAL HEWS.
Matters . of Interest Oondensed Into
Brief Paragraphs.'
Got. Roosevelt has mapped out a tour
that will break all records in the annate
of presidential campaigning.
The (Treat Dakota elevator was burned
at Buffalo, N. Y., Monday morning. The
loss is estimated at $1,125,000.
. 'Nine persons were struck by the same
stroke ,bf lightning while standing under
a tree near New York city Sunday, and
-four killed.
The British soldiery made complaint
that on account of red tape many of
' them have been nearly starved in South
Africa, many dying from lack of food.4
.. The big book-makers at New York for
the races say the odds on McKinley have
, declined badly. Mr. Bryan's speech of
acceptance haB caused the change, it is
explained. , '-
- The money markets of England have
been taxed to their fall limit and if any
new bonds are issued by the British gov
eminent to carry on the war in 8outh
Africa they will have to be floated In for
eign money centers.
v Charles R. II. Ferrell, a former employe
of the Adams express company, was ar
rested at Columbus, Ohio, for the robbery
of the way safe of
the Ad am8 Express
train between St. Louis and Columbus
rtHiuniuT. huu luh milium ui tim viunns i
messenger Lane. He broke down and
made a full confession. - v
I . Frank II. Smith, of Bark Hill, commit-
tad suicide by shooting himself with a
Eistolat a campmeeting at Lin wood.
Id.,1. Sunday. He placed the barrel
against his head, pulled the trigger, and
fell over dead. He Was only eighteen
years old. It is said that Smith killed
himself rather than face some trouble in
which he was reported to be involved.
V The volume of appropriations, new
offices, etc., required by law to be pre
pared and published at the end of each
session of congress under the direction of
the committee on appropriations of the
senate and house has been completed for
the first session of the fifty-sixth congress
by Thomas P. Cleaves and James C
' Courts, thief clerks, respectively, of the
committees. A summary of the appro
priations show the grand total of $ i 10,
150,862,88. A. H. Stevenson, who as a delegate at
large from Colorado with Senator Teller
and others, walked out of the Republi
can national convention at St. Louis,
and who afterwards assisted in organiz
ing the silver Republican party, has re-
Question Answered. ..
Yes, August Flower still has the largest
sale of any medicine in thecivilizcd world.
Your mothers and grandmothers never
thought of using anything else for Indi
gestion or Biliousness. Doctors were
and they seldom heard of Appen
dicitis. Nervona Prostration, of Heart
failure, etc. They used August Flower
to clean out the, system and stop fer
mentation of undigested food, regulate
the action of the liver, stimulate the
nervous and organic action of the sys
tem, and that is all they took when feel
ing dull and had, with headaches and
other aches. You only need a few doses
of Green's August Flower, in liquid form,
to make you satisfied there is-nothing
serious the matter with you. For. sale
bv Temple-Marston Dinar Co.
THE REPUBLICAN
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signed the chairmanship of the party in
Colorado and announced his return to
the Republican party. He made pobli
a letter, in which be declares the silver
question is no longer a paramount issue,
and will not be for years to come.
Halifax. K. S.John T. Uudran was
murdered Saturday night in the wealth!
est Quarter of the city, and William Coax.
aired 22. is held for investigation. The
nolice say the crime is the outcome of
family feud. ; Cudran was 33 years of
age, and was struck two . blows on the
head while sitting in front of his residence
on Queen street. 'He fell unconscious,
and died later. Coax was arrested as he
was about to buy a ticket for Chicago,
where a brother-in-law, Peter Uallaban
resides. ,
, Michael Jacobini shot and severely,
probably fatally, wounded his sister-in
law. Minnie Feroni, in Richmond, Va.
Sunday morning. Jacobini was sitting
in the window of his room on the second
floor. Minnie and her sister, Mrs. Jacob
ini, were in the street beneath turn. Sua
denly Jacobini began firing his revolver.
He emptied all five chambers. One ball
took effect in his sister-in-law's shoulder.
One grazed his wife's chin. Jacobini
was put under arrest, and medical aid
was summoned for the woman. ; Her eon
dition is serious. Jacobini declarts be
does not know why he di J the shooting;
that the devil took possession of turn
He : was a witness in the police court
last week against Brese, the Italian ' an
archist." and assaulted in court by the
prisoner
KP"t Smith a negro, whs shot, it is
alleged, by John Matthews, Saturday
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afternoon at Annapolis. Mq. lie
thought to be fatally wounded. " Accord
ingto the story told by Frank Matthews,
he, while attending a tournament, made
a playful remark about Smith, who was
passing with a - young woman. This
angered Smith, who attacked .Matthews
with a base ball bat " Matthews drew a
revolver, but Smith knocked it out of bis
hand. - At this point Arthur and Jonn
Matthews came to their relative's assist
ance. Smith attacked John Matthews
who fired twice, the second shot hitting
Smith in the stomach. After the shot
was fired, a friend of Smith's cam&up be
hind Frank Matthews and dealt him
heavy blow on the head with a club, cut
ting him severely. - Frank and John Mat
thews gave themselves up.
Unless the long and unromantic arm xf
the law reaches forth and takes ' tne
weapons from their bands, Herman
Dames arid Charles Dux, citizens of Chi
cago, will fight a due to a bloody death
next Thursday at sunrise. They both
mean business, and aver they will punc
turn poi h other's skins in several Places
They are both experienced swordsmen,
bavins held commissions in the German
army. .Today tney selected tneir seconas,
and the place of meeting will be arranged
later. Dames is a saloon keeper. Dux
is a cornice manufactuer. During the
FrancorPrussian war Dames served as
first lieutenant in the first Uhlans of the
Guard, and Dux as a I'eutenant ' in the
Pioneers of the same corps. Dames criti
cised the Pioneers, saying they were noth
ing but porters, and trouble followed at
once. Wednesday Dames repeated his re
mark of 30 years ago,apd Dux coal
lenged him 'to a duel, and the challenge
was promptly accepted. V hen asked
about his approaching duel, Mr. Dames
said:. "We certainly intend to fight, both
of us are experienced swordsmen, and we
intend to make it a duel to the .death.
We do not anticipate Interference on the
part of the police, as the place where we
will meet ft as not yet men aeciuea upon
and will be kept secret." '
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BARBER SHOP.
THE EHYOYSUaST 60
Tsung Li Yamen
turn to Powers.
Sends
Ultima
France Deollnes
To Send the Desired Instructions
And Will Hold Chines Govern
xnent Besponslble for Safety of
M. Piohon. " s. ' ? ".
Paris, Aug. 12. TheTsung Li Yamen
forwarded through the Chinese minister
in Paris, Yu Keng, a message to the
French government complaining of the
"tardiness of the foreign ministers
Pekin in replying to the offer of the Chi
nese government to conduct them under
escort." The message proceeded to say
that the Tsung Li, Yamen declined to be
responsible for any casualties which
might follow tbese delays; bod insisted
that the European ' governments order
their representatives' to leave Peking To
this communication M. Delcasse, minister
of foreign affairs, sent the following re
ply: ' f
"No order to depart from,' Pekin will
be given our minister so long as the
route is unsafe. If a casualty occurs, the
respopsibility will be entirely with 'the
Chinese government. Its strict duty
to protect loreign ministers, even more
than its own. . .-sVa;
; "If it be true that the Chinese govern
ment bas great difficulty in defending
them and in defending itself against
rebels, it snould order its troops to stand
aside before the allied forces. This would
render free the road ' from Tien Tsin to
the capital, and would accomplish the
work of protection vbich is incumbered
"The Chinese government should under
stand that the only means of proving the
sincerity or its designs and ol limitinar Us
responsibilities is a cessation in the plac
ing of obstacles in the way of such an
arrangement.
Missionaries in Great Danger.
According to dispatches received today
from Vice Admiral Courrejoles, French
naval commander in Chinese waters, na
tive Christians and missionaries on the
line to Kankow, 500 kilometprsr from
Pekin, are in great danger, the point be
ing entirely outside ihe sphere of allied
operations. He has also received bad
news regarding New Chwang. captured
August 4, which, as he is advised, has
since been evacuated.
According to din. advices from the
French colony in Pekin, eight marines.
one cadet, and onecustomsemploye have
been Killed. He says a Danish company
nas iaia a came irom une d oo to Tabu
The Patrie publishes the following:
Theprocureur general of the conjrreira-
tion ol tue tnzarist missions. Mgr. Bet
tembourir. informs us that . be has iust
been advised by M. Delcasse that accord
ing to a dispatch from the French consul
general at Shanghai, received yesterday.
7,000 Christians have been massacred at
Paoting, east of Pekin. No other details
are at hand." ' : ,";
If such startling news has been received
py tne ioreign onice, it nas oeen Kept se
cret, as the usual news channels have not
been made acquainted with anything of
the kind.' V
Sir Robert Hart's Suggestion.
London, Aug. 13. "The sooner w$ enn
ge$ out of this the better, for it is incon
venient for the Chinese government and
unsafe for ourselves." This is a message
leceived last evening from Sir Robert
Hart, dated Pekin, August 5, and sent
in cipher to the Chinesemaritimecustomg
office in London..
Commenting upon it, The Morning Post
says: "It would seem to indicate that
the Chinese government is anxious for
the safety of the foreigners or, at any
rate, anxious to get them safely out of
Pekin, while Sir llobert Hart evidently
expects tnat tney will get out sooner or
ater."
Sheng, director general of railroads and
telegraphs, according to a Shanghai dis
patch to The Standard, expresses crave
fears for the safety of the members of the
legations when the defeated Chinese
troops return to the capital.
Ihe Austrian naval commander reports
to Vienna that the allies derided to rest
for three days after the taking of Yang
Tsnn. -
A dispatch to a news ejrency from Tien
Tsin, says: -
Junks and stones block the river be
yond the advance posts of the allies for
a considerable distance; but the dryness
continues, and the country is in good
marching order, subsidiary djkes hav-
Btz Bade the enemy s damming ineffec
tive. - -
'It is believed that some COO have
been added to tbe expedition by the in
crease in the members of Dritit-h naval
brigade."
Korea, according to a Seoul dipratch.
concpnts to Japan send irg troops there
to proTi.le for emergenrwi".
coirazr.TO ciiaffezl
tcr Confluent cf Atllity
to
IT;
:i Chit Until Allies Arrive.
i::zi-, Arr. 13. A!ldy rc-t.
and his own dispatch was dated four
days ago. The dispatch was as follows:
"Adjutant General, Washington:
"Tien Tsin, 8th, message received to
day.
"Pekin, Aug. 4. We Will hold on un
til your arrival. Hope it will be soon.
Send such information as you can. '
."Conger."
It is presumed at tbe war department
that tbe dispatch of lien Chaffee was
dated at lang Tsun, and that an error
waa made in transmission. While the
message of Minister Conger contains
nothing new, it was encouraging to the
officials to have renewed assurances of
his ability and determination to "hold
on" until relief reached him. That Gen.
Chaffee will communicate to the besieged
minister tidings of hope and good cheer-
if the opportunity be afforded bim offi
cials here are quite certain. Mr. Con
ger's expression of hope that the long
looked for relief may soon reach him
simply adds to the determination of the
government to press forward to Pekin
as rapidly as possible. ,
WILSON VS." KINSTON.
The Coming Event in Baseball.
Kinston Draws a Prize.
Wilson cast a brick into a hornet's
nest when she threw thoso telegrams
iuto us yesterday.
The old town is stir-ed up and every
body is talking baseball. : , ,
A number of people Say that Kins-
ton will get it in th neck 'this time, but
there is still a large number of. loyal fans
who strenuously assert that the borne
boys can hold their own ' against any
thing Wilson can put in -the field. Per
sonally we are to be classed with these
latter and yet we fully realize that to
take these two games will call for the
very beet article of ball we have ia the
shop.
The situation is lust this: Kinston bas
a mighty strong team this year and Wil
son knows it, Kinston bas not been de
feated in a single game this season and
vV ilson is determined to do tbe act.
Now we think that Wilson does not
know really how strong our team is.
The games we played with her in June
were our first and tbe boys were green
and bad bad only , one week's practice,
We-know, tnat tney are now mucn
stronger both in fielding and at the bat.
So all calculations based on those two
games will fall far short of the condition
as it is now. -:v . . ..
As stated in this column yesterday our
infield was weakened by the absence of
Clarence Oettinger, but a lucky "windfall
struck us yesterday when the sast-bound
tram passed through and dropped Ferdie
Johnson on our platform. He is a ball
player from 'way back. He is said to be
the very best third baseman tbe State
University ever ground out. lie played
that position on that team when she
won tbe southern chamnionshiD under
old Ben Stanley, and made such a bril
liant record among the colleges up north
Johnson came unexpected but not un
welcome, we do assure you.
It is rumored this morning that Crane
and another pitcher of the Tarboro league
team will come with Wilson and some of
our boys are so bold as.to say they don't
care if they do. '
Well ail we say is "tbe more the mer
rier and we will be up with the band
wagon if we can't lead the parade.
The team will work hard on practice this
evening and tomorrow and the public is
invited to come out to tne park and be
with them if they so desire. The ladies
especially are invited. " ,
Surrender of Filipino Command
Tbe war department received yesterday
the lollowinor dispatch from Uen. Mac
Arthur, at Manila: ; "
MANILA. P. I.. AOg. 12.
Adjutant General, Washington:
Col. Urassa, August 12, in vicinity of
Tayup, surrendered command to Col.
teeeman, Twenty-ioartQ United state
nfantry, consisting of one 1 major, 6
captains. 6 lieutenants, 169 men.. 101
rifles, and CO bolos. MacArtbtb.
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Many rolden opportsnitie hr been lost by thosa
ho suffer from rheumatism. By taking Rheamacid
now they will b permanently and positively cured
Sold by J. . Hood.
Excuse mo," said the shabby look:
log young man. "But would you be
so kind as to cash this check for me?"
"Why don't yew git somebody thet
knows yew to cash 1t?" asked the oil
countryman, picking up his carpet sack
from the curb.
"The people that know me won't do
It," bitterly exclaimed the yodns man.
turning away to bide a tear.
"roor fellow!" sympathetically an
swered the farmer as he took out his
wallet "How much Is it fcrr
And still they say money's bard to
fft Kansn City Independent
Rn'and Hawkins, the fourten-year-
:J pon of a we!l knows PI, a hua Lni-
nei nan. was crowD l bunday sv.nirg
at the point Lererr.i.J cm-k emptis ia
to Haff ton Iload, t ack cf Fort Mon
roe. TLe yocth was tatLir.g with a
arty cf boys and went out too far, the
STATE MEWS. -
Zntereetinft' North Carolina Item
In Condensed Form.
An effort is being made to secure the
pardon of tbe negro postmaster Hargett,
whom Judge lurnell sentenced to a
year's imprisonment. The federal court
officials, it Is said, have not endorsed the
petition.
There still exists trouble at Durham
between the managers and operatives of
tbe cotton mills. The operatives persist
in keeping their labor, organization in
tact and the mill owners are fighting the
organisation.
.- The drought in parts of Titt and Edge- '
combe counties was broken by a severe "
hail storm Saturday afternoon. The
path of the storm was from a half to a
mile wide, and the hail stones in many
E laces were unusually large. A farmer
ad sixteen half-grown turkeys killed. ,
Great damage was done corn and to- "
bacco." -'J-v v .:
The first annual exhibit of the Colored
Industrial association of Winston-Salem -will
open at Piedmont Park, Winston,
on August 29, and will last five days.
This fair will be opend by Dr. J. W. E. ,
Uowen, of Atlanta, Oa. Tbe programme '
includes a number of attractive features, '
and the premium list includes nearly
everything calculated to improve the
industrial conditions among the colored
people of the State. . - ;
Chairman Simmons says in reference .
to the "color line" in national politics , ,
ih North Carolina, in a casual way; "Jf
the Republicans attempt.' to - organize .
and vote the 80,000 ignorant negroes
whom tba constitutional amendment
disfranchises, but who will be entitled
to vote in the November election because
the amendment will not go into effect
until 1902, this conrse of conduct will
inject the race issue in its worst form in-,
to politics." . t
As a result of a newspaper controversy ,
in Salisbury some time ago. Rev. Dr. J. '
J. N. Stallings, editor of Tbe Daily Truth
Index, has brought suit against Mr. Tv ,
Johnson for $10,000 for libel. Dr. Stall
ings, in his paper, and Mr. Johnson, who
is an advocate of partisan prohibition,
through The Daily Sun, carried on a
controversy involving warm personali
ties and a discussion of the liquor ques
tion and terminating in the language ,
now complained of.
Mr. P. E. Causey, until a few weeks ago
engaged in the - grocery business at -Greensboro,
bas been arrested on a war
rant charging him with arson. Hewas ar
rested in Mt. Airy ond brought to Greens-
boro. Shortly after ,12 o'clock on Satur
day night, July 15th, tire was discovered
in Causey's store. The building and
stock of goods were, badly damaged. '
Tbe insurance adjusters were convinced
that something was wrong, and an in
vestigation was set on foot, resulting in
issuing a warrant for Causey's arrest.
About 15 weekly papers, and several
dailies have already expressed in decided
terms their desire that Chairman Sim
mons should succeed Butler as United '
States senator. Among these papers are
The Asbeville Citizen, Wayneeville Cou
rier, Brevard Hustler, Statesville Mascot,
Smithfleld Herald. Concord Tribune, Lex
ington Dispatch, Lonisburg Times, Car
thage Tribune, Aberdeen Courier, Albe
marle Herald and Rockingham Anglo
Saxon. Tbe opinion seems to be pretty
general that he will be the nominee of
the party.
Dense masses of smoke, rolling out to
sea from burning wood on ' tho North
Carolina coast, form at present an un
usual menace to navigation, and one
that has already cost tbe loss of one
ship. Owing to the impossibility of
locating the new lightship, other vessels
may get lost in tbe fog-like smoke, as did
the Paleetro last week. Thegovernment
coast survey steamer Blake, which left
Norfolk on Friday for the purpose of
locating the anchorage of lightship No. v
69, the new vetwl designed to warn the .
shipping from Diamond Shoals, has re- .
turned to port, obe reported that the
dense smoky bazo off Hatteras prevent- .
ed her working, and she therefore aban
doned the delicate mission until the fires
shall have abated.
Tarboro Southerner: Frank Mills, a .
one-armed Confederate soldier, started
home after night Saturday evening and
when about two mile from Greenville, -
two drunken negroes, Shade Adams and
Bob Johnson, overtook him and began
cursing ana abusing turn lor voting lor
the amendment and for bsing a Demo
crat and taking tbt negroes' right to vote
away from them. Mr. Mills told them
to go on, as be did tot care to have any
thing to say to them. After cursing lir.
Mi.ls awtiie they ran over m Lury,
broke down one v. te! and threw Air.
Mills oat in the road. Adams then be- ,
f?n cnrsirT cjrain, took a fcnee rail and
tcck at Lim. llr-!.!;!s tben took from .
Lis pocket a knife, opened it with his
tw th, and literally t arved both nejroos,
1 at last it ports Adams is cot ex-'
lfUi to live.
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