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mm E DAILY FR PUBLISHED EMERY EVENING EXCEPT, SUNDRY. Vol. Ill No. 120. KINSTON, N. O., FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 1900. Price Two Cents. TH RESS. 3 6EHERALJIESS. Matters of Interest Condensed Into 1 ' Brief Paragraphs. ' Sixteen negroes claiming to be English v subjects have complained to the English : consul at New York of injuries received n the recent rioting in that city. , "Joe Patchen" Wednesday lowered the track record of 2:06 made by "John R. Gentry" over the half-mile track at Goshen two years ago. ' Patcben's time The wholesale and retail hardware es tablishment of the Henry. Walke Co. Norfolk, Va., was damaged $ 50,000 by fire and water Wednesday morning, They were fully insured. Got. Shaw, of Iowa, has appointed Congressman J. P. Dolliver of Fort Dodare. to be United States senator to fill the vacancy caused by , the death of Senator John H. Greer. At Baltimore Wednesday morning the extensive plant of the-Maryland Tele phone Construction Co. was destroyed by fire, the origin of which is unknown The loss is estimated at f lia.uuu. - Harry Welsh, machinist, at Newport News. Va.. stood before a mirror Wed nesday and shot himself through the head, dying almost instantly. A pro tracted spree was the cause ,of the sui- While descending a heavy grade on the B. & O. railroad, a hand car jumped the track near Brooks Run. W. Va., and with seven men fell into a creek bed 40 feet below. Two of thomenwereinstant- . ly killed. -.w-A- Comptroller Tracewell, of the treasury has rendered a decision in which he holds that the Hawaiian Islands, under the act of May 25tb, 15)00, constitute an inte gral part of the United States, and there- lore officers oi tne navy tnerem are serv ing within the realm or dominion of the United States. - , Miss Mary Kincord, of Dudley town ' ship, Kansas, the Only township in the United States wnicn gave raimer ana Buckner a majority in 1896, has put J, Bridlev Republican, and W. Williamson Democrat, to hustling. Both are in love v with her and want to marry her.: To set rid of their importunities she prom ised to marry-the one who carried his township for his party at the coming election. And now there will be at least ' two bustiers in tnat townsmp. ; A fireman on a southern passenger train, bound to Charleston, became vio lently insane at Reidville, S. C, Wednes day. He took possession of the engine, and for nearly an hour held ' the cab against the entire train crew, and was only subdued finally by means of a sbot- cnn. iust as he set tne train in motion The engineer dismounted at- the station to examine he machinery, and when be attemped to mount , the cab found the fireman, crazed it is supposed from heat, armed with a big hammer, with which he tried to smash the engineer's skull The train crew was quickly summoned, and for three-quarters of an hour they - endeavored to disable the maniac fire man with bricks and Stones, and at the same time keep, him from starting the train. The express messenger finally got hid shotgun, and crawling up on the rear of the tender, just as the lunatic got one hand on the lever and started the engine, fired a load of shot into the fireman's legs, disabling him. At tbo ' same ' mo ment the engineer scrambled into the cab, and overpowering the fireman, shut off the steam. . . FIGHTING IN TBANSVAAL. British Losses Near Ventersburg. Boers Massing Their Forces and Artillery at Machadodorp. Twyfelaar, Aug. 0. Through secret intelligence agents, the .British authori ties learn that Gen. Louis Botha, the , commander-in-chief of the Boer forces, Gen. Lucas Meyer, the commander of the Orange Free State forces, and Gen. Schal- burger, vice president of the Transvaal republic, with 8,000 Boers have assem bled at Machadodorp (generally under stood to be the Headquarters oi President Kruger on the Pretoria-Delagoa Bay railroad), with the whole Boer artillery, including the heavy piece at Pretoria. London, August 22. The war office has received the following dispatch from Lord Roberts, dated August 21: "Lieut. Col. 'JSitwell, reconnoitering rar Ventersburg, engaged the Boers. Two British were wounded. Liouts. fpedding, Davenport. Surtees and Wat Fon, and a medical o3cer and 24 men are mining. "Hamilton has crossed the Crocodile rirer. 'Tepetand raden-Fowe'J enframed the r.-immaodoee protecting DeWet, Angu?t ""wh. Lieut, llowers aDd od man were led. Lioat. Kirby And six men were vnundJ." Ir. I -o. Arr-t 23. rresiJ, nt Kru r. accorJir; to a dr-atrb from Lorrn- y.srir.r t Tie h&,r Vx;r-, 1 as :' i a r rcK-!a al'on cov.r.ur t tbe 't r 'n-.-iti-n i---l fy Jyrl r..-.V -. 'i 1 TrH.'rsrJ r :--.' I i ,.-: "t ' ! ' - t'i r"',!.'"Tt 3! d)i i t -r - . i 1- ,iv j :r ( r . - 1 .T'T&ri t..- A f". ; ' . . i ' ' - 1 " A UTTLE MAN WHO WOULD RATHER SHOOT THAN EAT. Odds Didn't Figure With Jack Wat wa When lie Concluded to G Into Helee, tnd HI Kerve Onco Saved u Innocent Man.. "The gamest man and the best fight er that I ever knew and I've known aulte a number in my day was little Jack Watson of California," remarked Senator William M. Stewart of Nevada one day in Washington when be was In a story telling mood to a party of Interested listeners..: ;': "Watson had been a member of Jack Hayes' famous company, and, though he didn't weigh over 120 pounds and In height measured but 5 feet 6 inches, he would fight at the drop of a hat the biggest man .that ever j breathed. I don't know what state gave him birth, but he was a native of the south, and all the pioneers of Texas knew him welL -"V; v: "The little chap didn't provoke difH cultles, but I verily believe he enjoyed flghtlngJor its own sake, and odds didn't , nsure with him once he con cluded to go into a melee. His long suit was shooting, and a deadlier shot never fingered a revolver. "I shall never forget the first time that Jack Watson and I met, for the circumstance was of the sort . that burns itself upon a man's memory was riding into a mining camp in Ne vada county and stopped at a watering trough to let my beast drink. About the same time a stranger of very diminutive stature rode up, and while our animals refreshed themselves we encaged in some casual conversation, The stranger was Watson. "Before we exchanged half a dozen sentences our attention was attracted by a great noise, and, looking around, we saw at least zoo men coming our way with a prisoner. The prisoner was a remarkably fine looking man, but his captors had stripped him to the waist, and the evident intention was to flogjiim' : ..;;"-v-.,' r. . . "Before 1 could hardly realize what was happening Watson spoke up, 'Dare you go in with me and stop these men?' It seemed bravado, but there was ring . In the small one's voice - that sounded like, business, and I, being young and foolish, answered, T dare.' , "We rushed after the mob at racing speed, and when I got close enough to the leaders I yelled at the top of my lungs: Hold on, boys: you've got-the wrong man!' ; "This was an Inspiration, for I real ly knew nothing of the case, but 1 hated to see such a magnificent looking fellow undergo the humiliation of public beating. But my cry caused halt, and with Watson beside me 1 repeated that they had the wrong man and. still using my highest notes, call ed for the appointment of a committee. It is curious how easily a mob Is sometimes swayed. In less than ten minutes this one, previously so impas sioned, had calmed down and was lis tening quietly to the Investigations of the committee, of which I had been made chairman. 1 , ; , "It seems that the prisoner was, as 1 apprehended, a respectable and worthy man. ana ne cad letters upon aim tnat Touched for his integrity. He hud been accused of stealing $200 in gold by a miner, but we not only established his innocence, but started an examlna tlon that led to the discovery of the real thief. ' ' After this I saw Jack no more till one day in San Francisco, when I found him in a most wretched condi tion. He had gone to s political meet ing where he was persona non grata. and there was immediate trouble. Jack killed two men. but was himself al most riddled with bullets. An old ne gro took me to blm, and I found him In an apparently dying condition. If he had one bullet hole in bim, he bad 20. He had no doctor, no nurse, no food, no friend but the old darky. I got him a room in a good hotel and the best physician money could hire. The doctor thought he had a bare chance to live, but was very du bious of his pulling through. His nerve saved him, and la a few weeks he was going around as game as ever. "The next news of Jack came from Pasadena. He had gone to a ball and. ! ap!r!ag to the favor cf the belle of the town, roused the enmity of a dozen young gallants. The shooting bejan while the function was still tn rrc---rrss, but It was a tad day for Jack Watscn's assailants, for when the Cr ies ceased there were fire cf tbei.n corpse. ''L:;e De e?csr?J unaurt. "Jack tzzllj became a member cf l---'slatrre izX itrar?" t3 say. d'.ci j-3.-f-l c!.-ath. rfpectf J c-1 love-l t'.l t'i t: :V V."::i:ron AMERICANS ATTACK PALACE. The Empress Is tne Heart and Soul Of China, and Must Be Subdued. London, August 23, 4 a. m. "Today 1,500 Americans attacked the imperial palace," says a dispatch to The Morning Post from Pekin, dated : August 15th, "and captured four of the courts. The American flag is flying over the imperial frranary, and the imperial bank has been ooted.y . The Daily Chronicle publishes an inter view with the Japanese minister in Lon don, Kato Takaaki, which represents him as having said: "The empress is the heart and soul of China. So long as she lives, so long as she remains in China, whether the supreme power is taken from her or not, she will always be the great est force, the one above all others to be reckoned with. The difficulty will be to get any one who can speak for her. I fear that the influence oi 14 Hung Chang is now of extreme little weight. "The powers must come to an under. standing quickly. Riots, anarchy, blood shed and misery throughout China will be the inevitable result o.fa policy that does not immediately' disclot itself. The government must be re-established." r The Japanese envoy expressed bis ap proval of the reported American sugges tion'regarding a conference of the dow- era and said he believed that satisfactory pecuniary compensation could be secured if the resources of China were iproperly developed, despite the fact that her pres ent revenues are pledged. : 'mm mmmm iiwup I mm t Dispatch From Conger. Washington. August 22. The most important development of the day as to the actual conditions in Pekin. came late in the afternoon, when the state depart ment made public a dispatch from Min ister Conger, dated at Pekin only three days ago. It was given out with the following statement: -m The state department authorizes the announcement of the receipt early this (Wednesday) morning through the con sul at Che Foo, of a telegram' from Mr. Conger, in the department cipher, to the following effect: . s- "Pekin, August 19. The 'entire city, witn tne exception of the imperial palace, is now occupied by Japanese, Russians, British, Americans and French. :lt is be ing apportioned into districts' for notice supervision. The Chinese army fled. The imperial family and the court have gone westward, probably to Si An Fu in the province of Shen Si. No represen tatives oi tne uninese government are in eigne in reKin ana tne conditions are chaotic. The palace is expected to be taken immediately. Many missionaries have started for home, while others re main, in charge of the Christian refugees, numbering about 1,000." ;. Minister Conger makes no mention of his desire to come home, and it is stated officially that this government has made no suggestions that be return to this country. 'V. . Troops Will Remain in China. Washington, August 22. It was honed in official circles that when Gen. Chaffee should be heard from, he would report tnat tne woikoi tne American expedi tionary force had been accomplished by the rescue of, the ministers and that the blow struck at the Boxer insurgents' by tne loreign column naa dissipated tneee revolutionists and left China with hands ree to make peace with the civilized world. Instead of this, , however. Gen Chaffee had to report an utterly chaotic condition of affairs, and the capture of a capital whence all the heads of govern ment had fled. There was nothing for toe victors to do one to prevent anarchy by administering on a derelict empire, which had fallen into their bands. There fore, the prospect opened up by Chaffee's dispatch is that the American contingent, of necessity, will be detained in China for some time to come, probably for the whole winter. This will necessitate the hurried completion of preparations that already have been begun comfort ably to subsist our army through the severe winter weather which will soon close in on Northern China. , , Fears for the Allies. - . London, August 23 The foreign - con suls at Shanghai, not having received anything from Pekin other than on Au gust 17th, fear that the Chinese troops are operating along their rear, tuttiDg on communications. The country residence of B. F. Sprinkle, near Keidsvule. was burned Tuesday morning about 7 o'clock. The fire was caused by a defective terra-cotta chimney Hue. Tbe loss is estimated at with $2,600 insurance. Does It Pay to Buy Cheap? A cheap remedy for coughs and colds fs all right, but you want something that wUl relieve and curt the more fTere and dar.jremus results of throat and lurg trouble. Lat shall you do? Go to a warmer and more rejrular climate? J'es, pot.sil.ie: if not pottle for you, then in ei;Lprcre tak the C5LT remedy that has bei IntrckJ-jmi in ail rivi-red coun-trii-s with e-js la severe tiroataod birgtruct !,' I 'ofttbee's German fyn p.M It not or j L.tJs and stimulates ihe tis-fi-9 t (' ''troy the gna d.-a, Lut a.aTS - :-.rr.ti -3. cic-s e vt eir- t-'-rv ' c: r- t r ' ! ciTF a r "ol t:'bt" f -t, r - 1 i' rro s tott' .-s I Tallin- 1 J tL Ten-.; . 1-T AN OHIO MOB Want to Lynch a Negro. ' The Mob Attaoka City Prison. Two Per sons are Killed and Many Hurt. Prisoner Spirited Away. Akron. Ohio, August 22. Between one ouu n w u uut& vuto uiui uiu( uuivci w uuu Duney arrested a colored man who, dur- lag tne day confessed to : Prison ILeepei Washer of having attempted to assault Christiana, the six-year-old daughter Mr, and Mrs. Theodore Maas, Industri ous and respectable people who live on Perkins' Hill. The prisoner gave bis name as Louis Peck. He is about 40 years old, married and recently moved nere. . The story of his confession spread like wild fire through the city and officers learned that an attempt would be made tonight to lynch him. In police court to day Peck pleaded guilty and was bound over to the common pleas court. His bail was placed at $5,000. ' Several thousand people gathered about the city prison, searched it with out finding the prisoner. Thev repaired to jail, failing to find the man, they went to tne court nouse wnicn tnev ransack ed. The mob then returned to the citv prison wnicn was again surrounded and hundreds of people forced their wav into the prison for the second time, insisting that Peck was there. Mayor W. E. Young at this time, appeared at one of the windows in the upper part of the building. He addressed the mob as best be could, saying , that Peck bad been taken out of the orison at 4 o'clock by ouenn iveiiy, ana anven out oi tne city in a closed carriage. The people in the mob would not believe the mayor, and continued to yell and demand that Peck be surrendered. At 10 o clock the mob began for the third time to attack the city prison Some one in the crowd began Bhooting acme ouiiaing. xnis was followed by several more shots. The officers in the building appeared at the windows and began Co shoot over the heads of tbe people. A man with a shotgun then area at tne omcers. - , CASUALTIES ON BOTH SIDES,. v It is said several officers were' wounded The crowd then began to smash in the windows 01 tbe city buildimr and thi firing became general. Hundreds of shots were exchanged, and one boy. name un known, was carried dead from tbe street. is ia reniua mat aozens 01 men were wounded. A report has . been received from the city building that one of the city officers had both of his legs broke, and that another was badly wounded. m . x wo persons were Kiuea and many were nun. Shortly after midnight the mob broke into a hardware store and stole all the firearms and ammunition thevconld find including guns, rifles, and revolvers, and prooteded to the city building and opened fire on toe defenders, and finally set fire to tbe Columbia Hall, which adjoins the city oniiding. They will no doubt set fire to the city winding before morning, as the flames are spreading rapidly. PBI80NEH AND VICTIM IN CLEVELAND. , Cleveland, Ohio, August 22. This af ternoon Sheriff Kelly, and Prosecutor Wanamaker, of Summit county, arrived in Cleveland from Akron with two colored prisoners, Louis Peck, accused of assault ing the little Maas girl, and William How . 1 1 . ara anotner coiorea man, accused 01 a minor offense, whom the Akron authori ties thought it best to remove from with in reach of the mob. Both were locked up in the county jail. Peck tells contra dictory stories, but admits that he took the little Maas girl out riding last Mon day. MILITARY AT AKRON. Five Persons Killed, Two Million Dollars Damage. Akron, August 23. The Fourth regi ment arrived nere tnis morning and marched through the streets with fixed bayonets. The mob fled before the sol diers. The city hall is in ruins The loss of that alone is one million. The mob started for the borne of chief of police. tne troops nun-ring to disperse the crowd Five were killed and two are dying. Two buildings were burned and one partially wrecked. Property worth two millions was destroyed. Two of the dead are babes, one was shot dead in its mother's arms. The mayor and city officials were besieged In the city hall two hours before they escaped through the rear window. Chief of Police Harrison bar ame de- ran red bv last nizht'e work and another chief has been appointed. Youtsey's Case Continued, Georgetown. Ky August 23. Judire Cantrill today being satisfied that Henry loutxey. u cot ia rroper rhrsxal condi tion f tand trial for alleged complicity in tL tooebel murder, continued the case until tbe next term of court. Owing to illness in the family of one of tbe attorneys for Combs, Whittaler and Paris, tboe erven aIo were poetronM to tbe October term. The accused will be Bv lilted to tiwl ia the sum of 1 3,000 each. It Czn a Ct'i ii Cm Cry STATE-HEWS; Interesting North Carolina Items In Condensed Form. Tarboro has Just put In electric lights. The Seaboard Air Line is about to erect a fine passenger station at Hender son; also a targe brick freight depot.' The new depots will cost f 20,000 or more. Mr. Wesley Whitaker, for 20 years justice of the peace in Raleigh and one of its best and oldest citizens, died Tues day night, aged 79 years. He was mayor of Raleigh for two terms. The dwelling of Mr. Thomas Abernethy. of Mecklenburg county, was burned Wednesday morning. A defective stove flue was the cause of the fire. The loss is about fl,000, with $500 insurance. While working in a tunnel near Don naha ontheWilkesboro railroad Wednes day a white man named Reynaldman was killed instantly by a cave-in. It re quired an hour to set bis bodr out. A colored workmen was also caught under tne ain, dui ne was rescued without serious injuries. ; The Wilmington Messene-er savsa now. der house near Wilmington has become infested with bumble bees so that the powder stored in the house cannot be removed. Owing to the presence of the owder smoke can not be used to dis odge them, and as there is no water near by the hose cannot be used. It is a perplexing problem. Wednesday night durinsr aheavv storm lightning struck the cow sheds of the Charlotte Oil and Fertiliser Co. at Char lotte. They were ignited at once and were burned up. Inside the sheds was a large quantity of hay and straw. The sheds were of unusal dimensions, having' been built to stall several thousand cows. Tbe total loss was several thousand dol lars. 1 The State Confederate ' Veterans' as sociation ; met Wednesday night in Raleigh. Gen. Julian S. Carr was unan imously elected major general of the North Carolina division of United Con federate Veterans. Tbe following were also re-elected brigadier generals of the various brigades of the association: Gen. J. G. Hall, W. A. London. V. M. Parker and J. M. Ray. A resolution was passed petitioning the next legislature to make sufficient appropriation for the soldiers' home. This resolution caused consid erable discussion. Charlotte Observer. 23d: Mr. W. R. Chapman was assaulted last night at his residence by three strange white men, one of whom cut him in the back with a knife. He said that the men came to his house about 11:30 and knocked at the door. He had retired, but got up and opened the door and asked what was wanted. One of the men said: "I want to see Annie." Mr. Chapman replied that no one by the name of Annie lived at the house. The men Insisted that the woman was in the room and tried to enter the door, when Mr. Chapman struck bim in the face, whereupon one of the men cut him with a knife, and all fled. FOUNTAIN HILL ITEMS. August 23, 1900. Mr. John Watford went to Kinston Sunday. Mr. Heber Phillips visited Mr. Sherman Oldham Sunday. Miss Mamie Phillips visited Miss Sallie Freeman Sunday. Miss Mamie Barker visited friends near Ridge Spring Sanday. The rain that fell last Wednesday evening did lots of good. Miss May Brooks and Mr. Allen Bar- wick went to Ormondsville last Satur day. We had quite a hard wind storm last Monday evening, bruising tobacco very much. Mr. John Bald ree, of near Newbern. is visiting his sister, Mrs. T. G. Watford, this week. Mr. Luther Barker had a barn of to bacco to get burned last Saturday even ing that he had just finished curing that morning. , Misses Myrtle Oldham, Emma and Mary Brooks, Bessie H 00 ten and Mess. Mack Oldham, Joel Brooks, T. G. Wat ford, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Phillips visited at Mr. Ld Jackson's Sunday. Methodist'.Orphanage In Lack. RAkiga Kevt-Obfcnrcr. To the Editor From a letter just re ceived from that live pastor, Rev. D. II. Tuttle, 1 learn that toe Kinston 11. IX. Church has just raised J7G0 on the 20th century educational thank-offering, to be arpued to our Orpnanage. Kinston steps to the Iront. uhatother church will follow? A thousand thanks to that noble church and her consecrated pastor. ery repst:uUy, J. W. J EXX35S, Agent. Amendment Carried by 3,032- LaJe'h, August 21. The State board canTOJiaers met Vkjay ao-l canT&ea . vet on tbe Co:.'t-toral Amend- r-f-.t. Tbe vote wrs for tbe Amer. :-n 217.eri.!at tbe Accadr.'-t 123.. Maijritv for tts Ar.---r.ii.eat -r ' t-a4 i- iRn" k 11 (. to car. C V i 'ill, ' r i S. t S, 1 Co.
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