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.-. i . - ... THE DAD LY FREE PRESS. '.' PUBLISHED eeRV EENiNG EXCEPT SUNDRY. Vol III No. 122. T KltiSTON, N. 0., MONDAY, ktJQUST 27, 1900. . , Price Two Cento! , CT-1 " "r i ' . i ... i "" ', 111 , i". ' . 1 1 . 1 " iii """"""""TriSrS GENERAL NEWS. V.-.- t '. ., .-' Matters of Interest Condensed Into : . Brief Paragraphs. Fitzsinimons baa challenged Jeffries to fight August 31st and posted f 2,500 as . a forfeit. . Lightning splintered the Lutheran church steeple at St. Joseph, Mich., and destroyed ten barns. . ' Former Secretary of State Caleb Pow ers, convicted of complicity in the mur- derof Governor Goebei, was placed the Loni8vilie jail Friday. ; in A trolley car at Rochester,- N. Y., Sat urday morning,plunged down a 50 loot embankment. Toe car was crowded and twelve persons were injured, y The population of St. Louis, accord ing to the count of the twelfth census. just completed, is 575,238. In 1890 the population pf tit. Louis was 451,770. At the Coney Island club, New York, . Friday night, Fitzsimmons knocked , Sharkey out in two rounds. Sharkey was beaten into insensibility. About 9100,000 changed hands on the result. v An ante-bellum negro association, to ', comprise all the southern states, will be organized in Macon September 25th, The object is to discountenance the crimes of young negroes which lead to lynchings and to establish better race re lations. Booker Washington will attend - the convention. At Pretoria Lieut. Cordua, the Trans- yaal army officer who was tried upon the charge of being implicated in the plot to kill the British officers and abduct Lord Roberts, and who was convicted by a court presided over by Judge God frey, was shot in accordance with, the sentence Friday afternoon. Louis Peck, the colored man who last Monday ; evening assaulted 4-year-old Christina Maas, at Akron, whose crime is responsible for the fearful rioting that occurred at Akron Wednesday night and xnursaay morning, was J? rlday alter- noon taken from the iail at. nrlA.nf! "wltere he had been received for safety, rushed to Akron, taken - to the court- bouse and within five minutes after his arrival at Akron was convicted of the crime and sentenced to the peniten tiary for life at hard labor. , - 1 Two weeks ago George Murray, while working in a field, near Lancaster, Pa. was bitten on the leg by a copperhead snake. His cries for help brought to his side his brother Jacob. He saw at a glance that bis brother would die unless the poison was gotten from his system and he saved his life by sucking the venom from the wound. - George has en tlrely recovered, but the brother who saved his life is. in a critical condition. the snake poison having permeated his system, xnere is no nope lor ms necov ery. : '-;;;;,.,.., r:- Complaint comes from south Georgia oi scarcity oi cotton picxers. uotton is opening rapidly and few negroes can be found to pick it, even at 50 cents per 100 pounds. The cotton crop will be much shorter than reported unless labor can be found to pick it. As it is, the crop in south Georgia has been damaged ma terially recently. The' rust has spread over the big cotton fields and 'is causing many of the bolls to drop off. The ne groes have left the farms and gone to work for the railroads, lumber camps ana turpentine iarms. A special reached San Francisco Friday mat a terruic storm raged at Nome. August 7th. There was a heavy loss of Hie. xne water front is lined with wreck age and stranded vessels of all descrip tions. Out of 68 steam launches, . it is reported only fire remained afloat and of 72 - barges all but 7 drifted ashore. Twenty dead bodies were washed ashore and taken to the morgue for identified tion. Five dead bodies were washed ashore at Topukuk, three miles north of Nome, the mouth of Nome river and eight in front of Nome camp; three, 12 miles below Bluff City and two below Topukuk. r.of t Sorrnr IadOBlrr. Tfccro U no occasion, for dlacourage rncc: over tj !;trt suar proposition tcfiu;? l:r pou;ir factory In New Ycri'stat? If. fa!ll. Investigation niuv tT AuT.-rlcan Agriculturist shows lhr.t nt !:;? t tr.-o renditions served to prevent surrpsn with this factory. The plant vra too nczail In capacity for pre?.tnl !e elation, and the farmers were e-.-mcwIjat n'Wtbetlc In taking up the Tor!; f funiislilng an adequate rpp!y cf Lrpt.-. Meanwhile advices cciue to C3 frca a'J directions of con tlnueJ Jnrercst la this new money fro?- ... .....i ttmr or Otkrr. "I( inr. vvlj.it Vh my daughter?"' "IV'otv I answer Uiat question lei r.: n.k if yoti have rvasoa to think :.c ts a love' disappointment cf art k:j!:" "I know !n tnj not." "T!;rn. irnd.ni. jerr i!ic;ter t.n t' gr:p."-l'ii:-ar.j Trl! Te C r- n ia cn is : HOW - A GOVERNMENT CLERK SE CURED LEAVE OF ABSENCE. After Getting the 'Royal WorU" From the Secretary of Ills Depart meat lie Und Fan With tU DItI Ion Clilef. Who Hod Tamed Him - Down. , " "The Question of sick and annual leave." said a clerk In an up town de partment to a reporter, "is one of the utmost. ' importance to government clerks and Is oue of their most precious privileges. I 'will tell you of an oc currence In my department which will Interest fellow clerks especially "A clerk lu my division put In an aDDlicatlon for a few days leave In the usual form In writing, to be O. K. by the chief of division and sent on Its way to the chief clerk of the depart ment. Not hearing from It and the time approaching for his departure he went to his chief and said: " 'Mr. . how about my applica tion? " 'Here it la on my desk. I have not sent It up. It Is too early In the year to apply for that length of time, Im nortant business or not. You cannot be spared. , 'My friend. vvho Is a little fellow and a diplomat, grasped the situation at once. It happened that he had a per sonal acquaintance with the secretary, one of those rare Instances where cabinet officer has a personal acquaint ance with one of his own clerks. They hadmet outside of the department, for the little fellow la a member of an Infliien'tJal family In the secretary's own district. "lie bowed and withdrew, , but in steady of coins: back to his desk he made a short cut up the corridors to ward the secretary's room. Just as he was approaching the tatter's private office entrance the secretary. In com pany with a couple of gentlemen, came out Observing the clerk and his anx ious,, inquiring fw,-'toeTaTiseff; shook him cordially by the band and exclaim ed to bis companions: i ' M 'Senator, here Is a bright little fel low from my state who Is the father of the biggest, cherubic faced baby you ever saw and the husband of the hap piest of wife mothers. - Look at him blush. Well, what's the matter now?' ' 'Why. I want to go away on busi ness for a fortnight, and' : ' - u 'Well, you little rascal, why don't you go? i ll let you only De sure to come back and don't get lost on the cars.' :..':' ' ;.-:.'v; The secretary's , hearty . laugh, in which the others Joined, echoed In the marble tessellated corridors, and .they passed on. The 'royal word' bad been given. i That evening at quarter , to 4 b. left It until last minute purposely he went to his chief. It was bis turn to rub it in. Mr. ' be Bald quietly, "have you sent up my leave?. " 'I have not,' replied the chief short ly. ' T disposed of that question this morning.' " ' --' ' ' " 'I thought that the secretary grant ed leave in this department. I was not aware that chiefs of division pos sessed that authority.' It was war now. Both looked each other unflinch ingly in the eye. Then the chief began to smell a little official mouse and re sorted to browbeating, as is not un usual under similar circumstances. 'You are Impertinent' T beg your pardon,' quickly In terrupted the clerk, 'for a chief to say to a clerk that be Is Impertinent im putes a charge against him. I request that you withdraw that remark. It Is no impertinence for a clerk to state a rule of the department to his chief, more, especially when he appears to have forgotten It or Is unaware of Its existence. The secretary, and he alone. finally grants or disapproves applica tions for leave in all departments of the government. I have never before heard this authority questioned' "1 don't question It.' hastily inter ected the chief, to whose nose the offi cial mousy smell was each moment be coming more acute. "By not submitting my application to those whose province It Is to decIJi such questions you certainly do ques tion It and exceed your authority proved or disapproved by you. and not yon pass on !t finally, furtberinorv. jom know It.' "1 will send. It rn tomorrow Ap- tbry n1. ' Ka'.J the chief o Li vl!ruN-d down from l t!gh horse os gracf fully a the occa sion admitted. 'L4-f (. you w!-ti to jro "Tske ri-ur frit-e l J !t p.esctly ci I I 1VP t',0 fvTzr. ',! . n to I t r n I ' i r. tlnio. n-piMHi "It N r'r'n.lr pr w r- ry'n fH-rs. ror! l I (Vi r-t I t t , i : -!. ; my r-.il : I if LIBERTY BETMYED. Bryan , Talks to Republicans. "What Shall it Profit us," He Asks, "If We Gain the Whole World and Lose the Spirit Which ' Prizes Liberty as an Heritage To All Men, In All Lands, Every where?" Manhattan, Kansas, August 24. W. J. Bryan began the day with a speech here at 10:30 a. m. Thecomtnunity is re garded as strongly Republican, but there was a large audience. MrBryan said he preferred speaking to Republicans on the principle that it is always right to save ''brands from the burning.", He believed most Republicans would, leave their party when convinced that they could so serve their country better than by, re maining in it. In the first plaoi he said. the Republican party 'had been a silver party, now it had become a gold stand ard party. It had supported the green backs, now it proposes to substitute a bank currency for the greenbacks. It had, heretofore, denounced" trusts, now Its leaders were found generally defend ing the trusts, Speaking of trusts, he asKed wnat toe individual Republicans. especially the Republican farmers, were getting out of the trusts. "We do not object to tne nonest accumulation of wealth," he said, "I want a government that gives every poor man the hope of being ncn some day, a government that gives the rich man assurance that his children will be protected if they ever become poor, what I object to is a gov ernment that protects a few men in their robbery of the masses and then denounces everybody as an anarchist hat does not like to be robbed. I want yon Republi cans to see what change has been made in the Republican party. You Republi cans recognize that there has been a transformation in the purposes. i ; t "If you cannot see the change that has taken place in your party's : position on the economic questions, 4 aiogotng . to ask if you can see the change that has taken place in your party's position on these new questions that have come up since the Spanish war." (Applause). lie declared that a policy of imperial ism is impossible without a large army. "When the government comes from the people," he aaid, "the people will come from their homes to support it. but when you build on brute force you have got to nave an army to prevent the people making faces at you. , i "it we are to resort to imperialism in the Philippines in order to tret the trade from those islands is it not reasonable to suppose that the same policy ' will be brought into requisition to get the trade of other countries?" Then the speaker said: . v 7 "When an American bov dies for liber tv his mother thanks God that he crave her strength to bear and rear a son for such noble sacrifices, but what American mothers want to raise boys at so much per head? That is what imperialism means. I believe in the expansion of trade, I want this country to extend her trade, but I would not put 6ne American citizen on the auction block and sell- him for all the trade of the Orient, if I had to buy It by bis blood." (Ureat applause). Mr. Bryan asserted that the Republi cans are evaoing tne question oi expan sion and said tuat after having asserted over and over again that the silver ques tion was dead, they resurrected it far beyond the predictions of Democrats, Important as was that issue it could not be used to prevent adequate discussion of Issues of more pressing questions. in closing Mr. Bryan said: "The splendors of an empire have lured governments on to destruction in the past, n e do not want the splendors of an empire. We want a government of tne people, by the people, and for the people. That is glory enough for . u. (Applause). And when Republicans tell you what we are going to do and how we are going to reacn out and go into lands for their exploitation, you remem ber that Daseasre from the ecriDtnra And you can paraphrase it by an answer they cannot meet: 'What shall it profit uif we gain the whole world and lose the spirit which prizes libertv as an heritage to all men, in all lands, everywhere.' " The can tems of returns of the vote on the Atigust election shows that it was 37,000 left than in 1898. the falling off being in the negro vote. The white vote was very full. - - Question Answered. Yes, Angut Flower still haHlanreet ale of any medicine in theci viliiod world. Your mothers and grandmothers never thoufrht of nmg anything else for Indi rection or r.iliouoneBSj Doctor were K-anv, and they t-Mom fcear.1 of Arpen- ;r.t;a. ervo Trostration. of Heart fanre, ttc. TLpy usfd cgrnst Flower tockanout the pystem and Hop fer mentation of crt!vnted food, n tra'ate he Eft; on of the liver. Hirr,ulrvi the crvc v.s an-1 orrvr.ic action of tt) pjs teni, f - I t!. -,t is all t'.."V took w!;ca f.-l- Ir7(i nr. J t-vi with fcea.j,,. e ct: "T a. ?.'. You r-n!y r.ei a few ;- a cf Cr - -.'g At 1 'lower, la Vy:: ! rm, to r ".'-.. t; j fi'.' -! there i crt': - : f t . . r v. ; i too. I'cr , 1 1 - Teachers' Institute Opened. Prof. J. I. Foust, superintendent of the Goldsboro graded schools, came this morning to conduct the county teachers' Institute. He opened it at the court house this morniotr. The institute wi be held every day this week at the hours of 9 to 12 a. m., and 2:30 to 4:30 p. m. About 30 teachers from the different districts in the county were present at the opening exercises. There is a great preponderance of tne ladies to the men as teachers the ratio being about 16 to 1 in attendance All interested In education sheuld try to attend these meetings as ' much as possible. Prof. Foust eeems to be a fine teacher and a very pleasant man. His lesson, exhibited on the blackboard this morning on the subject of "Arithmetic' was very instructive. A larger number of teachers Is expected to oe present tomorrow. .; NEWS FROM CHINA. Russia Forbids Communication of Any Kind With the Chinese. Rumor That Russia, Japan and Germany Declare War and Invite England and United States Out. Franoe Jealous of German and Russian Friendship. Washington. Autr. 25. It Is reported that there is a disagreement between the commander of the Russian forces in Pekin and the other internationals, and that the Russian commander has forbidden communication with the Chinese on the ground that Russia was technically as well as practically at war with China. A Shanghai dispatch repeats the report that the Japanese troops pursued the dowager empress and the court and overtook them 80 miles southwest of Pekin. The emperor, it is added, threw himself on the protection of his captors The prisoners have not yet reached Pekin. In the engagement at Tien Tsin 1.000 American, British and Japanese routed 3,000 Chinese and killed 300 of them. ' DeclaresWOf bil China. jhe r oo, Aug. 24. it is rumored on good authority that Russia. Germany and Japan have declared war on China and invite England .and the United States to retire. A dispatch from Berlin says Germany's attitude towards the. Chinese question has not been changed by recent events, Dispatches from Paris say France has become jealous of Russia's leaning to ward uermany in tne Chinese matter, and thinks Russia is sacrificing her friendship in order to make closer friend ship with Germany. Also, that France is in accord with the position taken by toe United States. The powerful Chinese viceroys are dis posed to accept the new condition of affairs and assist to maintain peace. A telegram has been received from two of the most powerful central viceroys, stating that they Intend to give their best efforts to maintain quiet through out the central portions of China. , It Is now known that four of the Yamen ministers and one court officer were beheaded during the seige because of foreign sympathy. The Chinese court is now stationed at Preotisyoru. Rioting In southern China continues with burnings and other atrocities. A mob of Boxers has destroyed the Chris tian mission at Yatock on the Canton river and many native Christians were tortured to death. ' - It was Prince Turn aad not Prince Tuan who was captured by the Japanese. Hli Tehtaa; Appeal. TCan't I teach you to love me. Miss .Genevieve?" pleadingly asked the yonog man. . . T fear not, Mr. Bpoonamore, the answered.. 'Then won't you please teach me how to teach you to love met" be In sisted eagerly. This appealed to the essentially mas culine or pedagogic element more or less latent In every woman, and she promised to take It under considera tion. Chicago Tribune. Rot Enonh 1Mb Hoarr to Oo Raa4. ! Oatend-IM. I wsnt a dollar to buy a scfof t-.-.ijihM" . PaNVll. you Just don't get It! It's all I can iK to keejt your mother In plo money. ('Iilf-asro News. Tbs Best f ritcrl;tlo fer Cblllt ud Fever M SottU of CiorCi Tavtklbm Cm. Tome ll n maip7 iro and qainiM 1a UMcWat form cm o p. Pnc. as . With the nrproach of the fall season when buxineM in all branches is to take on new lif our merchants and other bns inew men honld not overlook the im portance of advertising. In tb strujrrla for the dollar, which is becoming harder and harder eneh year, the importance of a-ivertinirg as an aid to getting your share ihould not be limored. Siiccefiful men in all branches of bnines who havs tested erery known code of advertising a!niot rfinimnusly ere that tbe local l lT Is t v f ix ths best. Yen wi'.J rver f : r t. f. 1 o j 3 anv ctr.er r ,. o t a. DWitfs J. i;. Hood. STATE HEWS, Interestlnjr North Carolina Items In Condensed Form. Joe Bellamy, a colored steamboat hand, was drowned at Wilmington Friday. Gov. Russell has commissioned W. B. Council judge of the superior court of the 10th district. Gen. Julian 8. Carr in a signed article has announced his candidacy for the United States senatorship. Halifax has become the bauner county, having given a Democratic majority of 5,740 at the recent election. The Elizabeth City cotton mills, on- erating 8,600 spindles, is installing f40, 000 worth of additional machinery. Dr. CyThompon is Quoted as havincr decided not to vote for anybody for president or vice-president this year. The Nashville Graphic save there is talk of building a railroad to Castalia by Capt, T. H. Emrey's lumber company. One concern at Southern Pines has shipped over 2,000 crate of peaches this season. They also ship as much as two car loads of grapes per day. Chief of Police W.M. Brfcbt. of North Wilkesboro, while arresting a man Fri day afternoon, was stricken with heart disease and expired in a few moments. Robt. Ray Hunter, aged 8 vears. eon of Mr. ami Mrs. Clarence Hunter, was drowned in a pond near Graham Friday afternoon. The lad was flshinor and ac cidentally fell in the water. The State election board precribes the size of the ballots for ue at the November election as follows: For congressman, 3 by 1 Inches; for electors, 3 by 7 Inches. White paper will be used. No device U allowable. J. L. York, said to be a nut! v nf Randolph county, was arrested at Fayetteville Friday morning on the charge of using tbe U. S. mails for ob taining goods by fraud. He had been in Fayetteville several months, represent ing nimseii aa conaucung tne - ".National Mfg. Co." The new tents for the KtAta Gnnm). drawn from the war danartmont. ura drab-colored, a much better color than white. The new clothing Issued is of excellent quality. The next legislature will be urged to build an arsenal. The matter will be pressed to a successful conclusion this time. On account of the Henderson ville hotels not being able to give accommodations, tbe meeting of the State press conven tion was postponed from the original date set, and will be held at Asheville on Wednesday and Thursday, August 29th and 80th. The Niagara excursion will leave Wednesday, Sept. 20th. Bad Conditions of the Crops. Raleigh, Aug. 24. Today the State crop report was issued by tbe agricultur al department. It is one of the most in teresting and important ever issued and shows a very bud state of affairs. It Bays: , "The crop prospects are not en couraging. Little or no improvement can be expected. In early June all tbe crops were smiling. July showed a de crease, which was greatly augmented in August in many sections. Tbe summer has been a phenomenal one; excessive rains in some places, followed by drousrht. in other sections unbroken drought for two months, and in some small areas arorable seasons. It is under these un- . usual conditions very difficult to make a satisfactory estimate of the condition of crops. . Cotton Is estimated at 78 as to condition, the United States esti mate being 80. Corn is 75, government es timate 82. But the government report was on returns to August 1. while ours is on much later returns and during the interval there was a steady decline. All tbe crops are far from promising. It is surprising to note the difference in the eturns from different counties. Some show average crops, others a decrease to three-quarters or even one-balf an . average crop. Lots of private reports show an even worse condition in a few parched counties. As to. tobacco, the government issued no report for June. In July tbe figures of both the govern ment's report and ours was 90. For August the government's figures are 60, while ours are ol, and this, taken in con nection witb the decrease in acreage means that this geat crop is in yield and quality only 70 per cent, of last year's. But since most of the counties sent in their returns conferences held by letter and in person with leading growers in the sections most effected by the drought how that 63 per cent, more nearly rep resents a truecomparison. This includes arly damages to plant, decreased acre age and decline in quality. As stated. cotton is 70 per cent., and this shows a decline of 14 per cent, from the August report. As to tee other crops the per- ntages of condition are as follows: ieli peas 82. sweet potatoes 82. sor- pbnra 80, cabbage 70, apples 74, grapes The quicker you itonacocsh or coll be les darjrer there will be of f-ital lcr oslle. Une ll.nut Uu-b"X-re 13 ti.e ."y Larir.!. remevtbat five. - at? r'jl:s. You Lk it. J. LMIoe 1
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