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THE DAILY FREE PRE PUBLISHED EVERY EiZBlUNO EXCEPT SUNDKY, "Vol IIINo. 125. KINSTON, N. 0M THURSDAY. AUGUST 30, 1900. Price Two Cents. GENERAL HEWS. Matters of Interest Condensed Into ' ' JBrief Paragraphs. Hiram Bharpe, a white man who killed his wife in December, in DeKalb county, Ga., was banged Tuesday at Decatur. In Havana up to the 26th there had been 204 cases of yellow fever and 34 deaths. There were 11 new cases on the 27th, ' A dispatch from Borne says an anar chist bad been arrested at tarrara, on suspicion of having conspired to assas- slnate King Victor fcmanuei ui. The Daily Mail claims to have the best authority lor the assertion mat xora ' Roberts has already succeeded Lord Wolseley as commander-in-chief of the British army. , The heavy weight fight between Peter Maher and Joe Lhoynskl, which was to nave taken place at Broadway athletic club Tuesday nigbt, naa to oe aeciarea off on account of LboynsKis eicicness. The body of Alfred Bingen, a broker of New York, was fouud Tuesday in a vacant lot in Long Branch, N. J, There was a bullet bole in toe right temple ana a revolver was found lying beside the body, showing that the man probably ' J had shot himself. No Causa is known for the suicide. - I - 1 Seven claims for damages against the ' city of New York have been filed by col: ored men, who assert they were clubbed without cause by policemen in the recent race riots. eix claims are tor $J.o,uuu each, and the seventh for $25,000. The filing of them is the preliminary step to bringing action against the city in the supreme court. A dispatch from Hazeltop, Pa.. Aug. ; 28, says: If the anthracite coal opera tors refuse to grant the demands of the United Mine Workers, as embodied in the reports of the scale and the resolutions committees as presented and adopted at today's convention,- within ten days of date or by Sept. 8, a strike involving 140,000 miners, of whom 40,000 are , members ol toe mine workers' organiza tion, will be declared. ';-. i . ; r v ' Charles McCarthy Lathrop, aged 34 , years, committed suicide by shooting himself Monday at t Bryn Mawr, Pa. Lathrop, who was a man of means, came to Bryn Mawr in June ana uvea witn his brother-in-law. Several times Lathrop went on debauches. Last week be drank heavily, and when refused liquor at a hotel, be purchased a pistol. He talked with a store-keeper, and, stepping into the road with a farewell on his lips, sent a bullet into nisneaa. The Kentucky legislature convened in extra session Tuesday. Both bouses adjourned after hearing read Gov. Beck ham's brief message,, which stated that the only purpose for which the session was called was to amend the state elec tion law. The message stated that the law was a good one, bus that party and factional prejudice bad been engendered against it to such an extent that it was . thought best to make changes before another election was held. The United States is one of the first of the great powers td demonstrate its good faith in carrying out the provisions of the treaty of The Hague, looking to the universal arbitration of international dif ferences. Under this treaty each of the nations to it was authorized to appoint four members of an international board of arbitration. Under this authority President McKinley has requested former Presidents Harrison and Cleveland to accept appointments on this board. Responses are expected very soon, when the remaining two members may be selected. The South Carolina primaries Tuesday were attended by some surprises. The prohibition candidate for governor led dispensary candidate. Gov. McSweeney. by 10,000 votes. There were several candidates for governor, the dispensary people fallingout among themselves. As neither of the candidates secured a ma jority another primary will be held, and there seems to be little doubt that Mc Sweeney will get a majority next time. Several men were killed in election rows. At Dunkin precinct, Greenville countyj a general riot took place. Clubs, pistols and knives were used freely, and eight or ten people were sufferers. Pinck Jordan was killed, receiving three bullets in his body. Henry Owens was slashed across the abdomen and nearly disemboweled, lie will probably die. EJ Owen's right arm was nearly cut off at the wrist at Midway. In Bamberg, John Bassinger was shot and killed; NedCrider andCrum Parnate probably fatally injured, and l i. k and L'errian Srnoa.e tattered with clu'.a. Foth riots resulted from hts ftirt J daricg discussions over th elec t n wlich was la projrre. Every r -r in tha state was b-;cg voU-d ' f -ria the primary, and Tillman's par-; X'. ':' ''on in the etate f.ztt has caused I..-. ..t ill -: :. 'h'rlal v vrn Unil r ; k with the .V'.rr: V J. II. I' "-'-.of TY,::: ,f -. n. "V," m--:5 i:r :'. ', t-.) cure l..r.i v. ; i the il r'n r f 1 fja - - rt e tr! U . ' Va C ' ( ; " 1 I :, - 1 r ' 1 ( r f - V ? - - :ii;?:S Photo by Rockwood, New York. LI HUNG ' The- ruling mind of China, arl Li, is also China's richest man. Mcsc of his money Js invested in Japan. lie will probably piny a prominent part in the negotiations for peace. . Will he become emperor of the Middle Kingdom? "rrT "A"tfiiqae 'Inirbdnctfoa. One day when calling upon Gambet ta I found him vastly amused over a visit which he had received a few minutes previously f rem ibe late Gen eral Meredith Read, who for a number of years was United States envoy at Athens. 7r-;:':"; '" '--' Then' general, who until that time had been a perfect : stranger . to the great French statesman; bad entered the latter's presence, tairying In Lis hand a volume entitled "Men of tb? Time," or some work of the kind. This he opened, without sn ylug a word, and laid on Gambctta's desk before at tempting to greet him or tu explain tli? purpose of his calL' ' "' ' Then, 'pointing to a column vhlch contained n, vei-y euiogiKtic biograph ical notice of himself, he exclaimed. "Kindly rend that," and when Gaui betta. who read English with the ut most facility, had. In compliance with the request. ca6t his eye over the page in question, General Head rose from his chair, and with a bow to Gumbetta pointed to himself, exclaiming in $ones of pardonable pride. "C'est moi." , ; ' Then, and not until then, did be ex tend his band to the great tribune, 'who, having meanwhile risen from his chair, expressed his pleasure at mak ing the acquaintance of so distinguish ed an officer, who had rendered such valuable services to the United States. uamoeua iniormca me mat in uie whole of his long experience of public life he had never known a man to intro duce himself in' so delightfully original a manner.-rCritic. . : The Beit Prescription for Chills . uni farer b bottle of Giorz't Taitiusi Chil Tonic It U simply iron and quinin im a tatrlsf form. No cure oo pay. Prica, j . The tendency of people to make use of the advertising columns of newspapers is a result of the progress of civilization. Even the woman who wants a servant no longer bangs over the back fence to ask the housemaid next door to find one for her, but advertises her need. Th time is coming when a business establish ment of any kind that shall not consider the convenience of the public enough to use the advertising columns of newspa pers will be regarded as belonging to the old horse-car- period. Philadelphia Re cord. Question Answered. Yes, August Flower still has the largest sale of any medicine in the civilized world. Your mothers and grandmothers never thon-rht of using anything else for Indi gestion or Liiiousnpss. Doctors were srarce, and they seldom" beard of Ap?11- risnUs. rervons. rrostrat;on, ot Heart failure, etc. They used u.r'.:t Flower! to clean out the system and stop ier mentation of und ated food, ferula te the anion of the aver, stimulate the r.-Tvous ai 1 orranic action ct the fv. - i. r - 1 that is fill thv tck whrn f- !-Tt-I f.r.-i tad with f.r-a-! vies fin! r r. 1 -a. 1 i r-'Ti" la! ' Ir . r. ' s- ... i , ..,". . Mv ! k' UL - ' -V. r CHANG. ' -Ze Flavcnr Bel'cat." - At one of his famous little dinners a Drominent professional man of Wash lnston was greatly pleased - with the salad,-a -weiv alao Bis-gue9ts. Evi dently it was partly meat and partly vegetable; but the flavor was new, die tlnct and undeterminable.' This was so falnl; that one guest declared "'It's not a taste at all. only a smell." ' 4 .'At length H'j'..: oni', uagi'sted that the chef b -..';! for thi jwlp. upon which the, host remurliwl: ; "My mau greatly dislikes being asked for recipes. ; Ou this occasion, however. his vanity may overcome him If we tell how greatly we have enjoyed the dinner, and the aalad In particular. At any rate, we'll see." I i' The Frenchman sooa appeared, and was visibly affected, not to say elated, by the compliments. ; ; "Eet gif me gret plalsir," he said, no tell how I mak ze sal-lad. Eet ver secmple. I bnf e laltue 'range ready: an I baf 2a- meat chop rer" fine an dry; ze celerl 1 haf chop ver flue: an 1 baf ze pamme de terre, ze patate. an stan a leetle an dry; zen I mix zem up. Zen I mak' ze dresseeng mayon naise; madame. she know, I haf ail ver col' Yeady as ze feesh ees serf. Zen as ze sal-lad ees to serf. 1 tak une tete d'alL pardonncz mol. one leetle cloaf cf ze garleek an neeble him in ze mouth, so. an breathe gentle, ver gentle, on ze sal-lad. Zat glf eet ze flaveur del'cat"--Vhat to Eat Simple Qneatlona. The beginnings of a new primer have been made by one of our exchanges. The questions may be Indefinitely con tinued by teacher and pupil. "See the corn in the field. Can the corn walk? MXo, the corn stalks." ' "See the pretty cake. Does the cake stalk r . 1 . "Never. Cut you should see a cake walk." - "I hare a rope. Can the rope walk?" "Yes, if it Is taut" "The hen is in the garden. Does the hen rise?" ... "No, the hen 6ets." "The mercury 13 In the tube, 'vrill the mercury set?" "No, my child. Walt until July and see." A Variation. The two old friends, as has been car rated before, met again after many years of separation. "By the way. Crown." said Jones, "do you remember that snubnosed cross eyed little Tilbury girl with a face on her that would derail an express train? he used to live somewhere la your neighborhood. I think." "Oh, yes. I remember her perfectly," replied T-rown. "Whatever became cf her?" "I srj sorry to dlscolut you, Jcr.r?" here la where the varhit!.-3 -:::c3 i .)"..; t I l ive not the sh htrst I" a. I C.lSt irarry her." Lcn h:n SAME OLD PAIR. Macon (Ga.) Democrat. . ' " Same old Mack, Same old Mark; Same old dog with Same old bark; Same old frauds, Same old gush; Same old Hanna, with Same old slush; . . Same old combines, Same old trusts; - ' 1 Same old boss to s Say "yon must;" Same old fight As in ninety-six . But this time, Mark, We're onto your tricks. BLIGHT UPON HIS N A MW. Strange Bequest of a North Caro linian in a Letter to Gov. Tyler. Richmond, Va., Aug. 28. William A. Raines, at oresent a citizen of Stokes county, N. C., has applied to Gov. Tyler lor tne removal of bis political disabilities, His case is a peculiarly interesting onu Raines served with trallantry in a Con federate cavalry regiment during the war. In 1871, while living ia Prince Ueorge county, be was convicted ol as saultmg a federal soldier and sent to the penitentiary for seven years. f The attack was made upon the Union soldier, it is alleged, while tne latter was in the act of abducting a pretty sister of Haines. Tne man started to run, and the ex-Confederate shot at the federal, but missed him. lie killed the man's horse. Raines served his term in the Virginia penitentiary, and subsequently removed to Stokes county, N. C, where he is now a respected citizen. He appeals to Gov. Tyler to remove his political disabilities that he may die without this bliarhtupon his name. The executive will take the application under consideration. Waddell'a Announcement. Wilmington, N. C. Aug. 29. Thefol- lowing card was issued today to the Democratic voters ot JNorth Carolina: "I respectfully inform you that I am a candidate for the nomination to United States senate, which is to be made by the primaries on the Cth of November next, and as such I solicit, JQr vote. If either of the candidates for that position has served the Democratic party and the state oi XMortn uaroima longer . ana better, and has done more to establish white supremacy, and is otherwise bet ter fitted for the place than myself, I think that he . ought to be preferred to me. Whether that be the case or not is for the people to decide, and I shall bow to their decision. Alfred Mooke Waddell. May Have Fallen in With Hanna. Scottish Chief. . "; ' '' . ' We note that 'tis only papers and par ties who want to support McKinley, Mark Hanna combines and trusts, who are so everlastingly anxious that the race issue be let alone. They may call Daners who are tryinar to elect a straight Democratic ticket "fogies," but the whole trouble with such papers Is, their Lemoo racy is "rotten," yea, they have fallen in with Hanna and will help elect McKinley with his negro postmasters. , ; TberTpark reman. , The track foreman actually accounts for a greater 'proport ion of the call road's expenditure than any other em ployee, because the greatest .cost of railroading Is In the roadbed, and Its equipment nnd the expense of main taining It. The track foreman Is in fact an Important employee, but about the only tlme a passenger ever sees bis sunbnrned'face Is while he is being whisked by between stations at CO miles an hour. New York Sun. T Keateat Tmyru In th World. Eroek. In Holland. Is far famed as the "neatest tewn in the world." This town is so fastidious that until a few years ago horses were not allowed In Its streets for reasons of cleanliness. and the entire town is es scrupulously kept as a man-of-war. It is a village of 2,700 inhabitants, the main industry of which Is the making of Edam cheeses. Boston Transcript Li is your create tat itea your test fricnis turn their heads iside. A tad treath means a bad liver. Arer's Pills are liver pills. They cure const'pat'en, tihousr.es?, dyspepsia, sick headache. 23c. All &rcz'.$:$. D Li DUv J ( STATE HEWS. Interesting North Carolina Item v In Condensed Form. Seven murderers are confined in Mitchell county jail. Kate M. Fulford has been appointed postmaster at Currituck. Announcement is made at Raleigh that the Democratic national campaign in North Carolina will begin on Sept. 10th. Dr. Richard II. Lewis, secretary to the State board of health, says there is five times as much smallpox in the State now as there was a year ago; that ; is, five times as many foci of disease. Greensboro has some ingenious vandals. That town now, has an anti-spitting ordinance; and as they can no longer spit on the sidewalks, the rascals have begun to spit on the show-windows. ' A freight wreck - occurred Monday on the Mocks ville & Mooresville railroad, between Mooresrilleand Barber Junction. Eight cars were wrecked and the track was torn up for a distance of 100 yards. Raleigh NewsObserver: A. B. Stronach during the summer has been the proud possessor ot a fly-killing rat. Tuesday a lealons clerk, ignorant of the rat's fly killing propensities, killed it, much to Mr. Stronach's grief. , The president of the Negro State con ference has called a meeting in Raleigh Sept. 2G and 27. The objects to be con sidered will be the industrial and educa tional advancement of the race and to take such steps as in the wisdom of the conference will be to their material ad vancement along these lines. ' , . The national council of the Daughters ot Liberty convened in Charlotte Tues day. Thirteen states were represented.' This society, which is an auxiliary of the J. 0. U. A. M.r now has a. member ship of 48,832 in all parts of the United States and eleven of the councils were organized during the past year. ? , At High Point, Tuesday night a barn belonging to Alex Darker, several stacks of straw and other property was de-. stroyed by fire. The barn, just outside the factory district in the eastern part ot the town, wasjQneor the largest in the county. The loss will be several hundred dollars. There was no insurance. The fire is supposed to have been started by a spark from a passing engine. Greenville Reflector: Mrs. Mary Nobles, who lives about five imiles from Green. ville, lost two barns and about two thousands pounds of fodder by fire Tues day night. Mr. George Corbitt, a tenant on the place, had just finished bouttimr the crops and the entire contents of botk barns were lost. The onuin of the tire is unknown. The loss in estimated at about two hundred and fifty dollars. As a result ot the labor trouble a few weeks ago between cotton mill operatives and a mill in West Durham there is liable to be considerable destitution and suffer ing unless the people of Durham come to the help of the men and women who are ont of employment. TLey have now been i out of employment for some time and many of the number were not nreDared for the trouble and their funds were gone after the first week. A paper for their benefit is being circulated. Charlotte Observer: David Berrv. an old colored man living in Steele Creek township, was found dead Monday morn ing about 200 yards from the house of Milas McLane, colored. He had shot himself with a shot-gun, which he had placed between his legs, with the muz zle about eight inches from his face ana bad then fired. The load of shot blew his face and head to bits. It is said that Berry was 08 years old. He bad been suffering with bad health for a long time and it is presumed that sickness had un balanced his mind. Ihe coroners jury rendered the verdict that Berry came to his death by a gun shot fired by his owa hands. Mills Flack, ex-member of the State ' legislature, was shot to death Tuesday . morning near Rutherfurdton. by Avery Mills, a young negrov about 21 years of age. t lacs naa gone to amis' nouse to get some Iruit, at ills being bis tenant. Mills refused to allow the fruit to be taken. Flack, who had a shot gun in his hand, fired is off in order, it is thought, to frighten the negro. Mills then had - his wife to bring him a pistol, and open ed on Flack, shooting him dead. Mills was then arrested, and was bein&r taken to jail when a mob of about 100 men appeared, took the negro from the of ficers, and emptied several loads of buck- , shot into his body. Mills' wife has been arrested as an accessory to the crime. Parties from uutherfordton state that the mob went about its work in the most orderly manner. There seemed to be very Lttle excitement. Mills' wL'a says she does not know a single man who was in the mob, although no cognises were used. Alter siiang Muis the mob quietly dispersed and went to their homes. The laws of health reqoire that the towels move once rich dir ac: i cr-e cf he realties for vio!atir ? this lawia r iep ynur bowils rr-"-hir ty t-.l ?a cf Charr.rf rha'e -v ;o vli and Livfr 'fihUti when rf -iry ar, 1 yon will ver tare ti nt severe r '..-h:-:f t ia-t-1 rpn T j. Trl.-? ccr.t. I'cr -.'ty J.ll lic-y I, drr.-:t.
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