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PUBLISHED EERY EVENING EXCEPT SUNDRY,
K1K&T0N, N. C, WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 5, 1900.
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PRESS.
STATE HEWS.
Interesting North Carolina Item
In Condensed Form.
An electric light plant baa been put in
the State penitentiary. -
All the street railway systems in Ashe-
vine are to be consolidated.
High iromt aldermen ' nave called an
election to be held October 9th to vote
bonds to the amount of f 50,000 lor
waterworks.
A negro named Henry Revels shot three
colored people near Winston Monday,
One man s eyes were shot out and
woman is dangerously wounded.
At a meeting of the Republican State
committee at ureensboro Monday Chair
man Hoi ton resigned and senator J. U
Fritchard was elected to fill the vacancy,
Labor Day was celebrated in Charlotte
Monday for the first time in its history,
There was a parade of 500 working men
in - white caps, white- shirts and white
overalls.
Monday night at Wrightsville, Morgan
Spencer accidentally killed .Tim Moore
with a pistol while in a friendly scuffle.
Both are negroes. : Spencer became
' alarmed and ran off.
il The Goldsboro Argus announces the
marriage of Mr. Walter Bonitz, of Ponce,
Porto Kico, to Miss Taylor, of Virginia.
Mr. tionitz is tne son ol tne late Julius A
Bonitz, founder of the Goldsboro Messen
ger.
- Morganton has been excited by the
strange rambling about town of a man
dressed in woman's - clothes. He has
visited many homes frightening women
and children, but has not yet been appre-
nenaeu. ,
Winston Sentinel: The lightning struck
the water in Belo's pond during the elec
tric-storm on Thursday, the 30th, and
threw water as high as the tree tops.
Hundreds of dead fish are rising to the
surface of the pond, supposed to have
& i 1 1 i ...
ueen Kiuea oj mc concussion.
The Wake county register of deeds re
fused to issue license to a negro because
he lacked 15 cents of having the neces
sary three "bocks."- The applicant knew
not a soul in Kaleigh and bad to Journey
ten miles to get the necessary, 15 cents.
Somebody should have taken up collec
tion.
The dead body of Lizzie Crockett.
negro woman, was found in a vacant lot
in Greensboro Monday morning. There
were no signs of violence, and an inquest
was deemed unnecessary. Death is sup
posed to have resulted from a spree, as
the woman was addicted to the use of
both whiskey and morphine.
Archie Kinsauis, tne white man con
victed of the murder of a man named Her
ring in Sampson county, was taken to
Clinton from Wilmington Monday. Got.
Russell refuses to interfere with the sen
tence, and the condemned man will be
hanged next t nday unless the pardon
ing power saves him at the last moment,
Raleigh News-Observer: The body of
Tom Jones, the negro murderer hung in
Raleigh last nday. now at Mr. J. w
Brown's undertaking establishment, has
been viewed by hundreds of people since
it has been embalmed. Mr. Brown Is
confident that more than 3,000 people
have been there to see the negro. The
body will be dissected by Shaw Univer
sity students in October.
Greensboro Cor. Raleigh Post: Rev.
R. 8. Webb, pastor of Guilford circuit,
had to stop preaching Sunday at Mt.
Pleasant church and engage in a fight
with bumblebees. -The bees had taken
up their abode in the pulpit and the in
trusion of the preacher was resented in a
fierce manner. Mr. Webb had not pro
ceeded far with his sermon before they
J began to sting him, and with apologies
, to the-congregation the preacher began
to fight. When be had finally either
killed or routed the enemy he resumed
his sermon.
There was a legal execution Monday at
Salisbury, the victim of the gallows be
ing William Edwards, a negro who as
sassinated Policeman Kearns at Concord
ODemgbt last year. Kearns bad gone
to bis home about midnight, for a few
minutes and as he was leaving, Ed wards,
n ambush, shot him down, Tery near
his gate. The case went to the supreme
onrt. Edwards was for a long time
;ept in jail at Lexington to prevent a
vuehing, and last Saturday was taken
uj Salisbury. Though the crime, as
tated, was at Concord, the trial was
.ad at Salisbury.
Raleigh Timea-YUitor: Inquiries are
Hng made hers as to tbe whereabouts
f Robert Leeson Porter, and this brings
0 mind a romance in real life. Twenty
ouryears ego a white farmer, Scott I'ar
in, murdered Lis wife and baby, cut tbe
odit-s to pieces and buried tht-m in a
:ar?hneara epring. Partin was out--wed
and even now his crime is talked
f. About ten years asro a man was
w!cd here, whose resemblance to Partin
is so great that people were ready to
r ,ir be wa Partin. Tbe man eiJ he
" l'.olert Lemin Porter; that te was
f In-h tirtb and that be had prvel in
LLitl State army. Doth tl-e
, "ifT.ts were tree, re J it ws a
r f t tLat le wbs a rir-t-er c f a
rrMfry Lrrh rart. I': r-'iivV
1 : .. t r ie artc-a'.ir Iz r j-.r !-
ing him through the department of state.
iis mind was not bright.
A special from Newton. August SOth,
says : For several months burglars have
been doing a thriving business in Newton.
Dwelling houses have been entered and
eatables, clothing and money taken. No
house h'as been safe. Some nights ago
while patrolling tbe town, la. K. U
Plyer, night policeman, arrested Will
Frailer, an ex-convict, for loafimr.
Frazier was bound over and placed in
jail. Since being thrown in prison be has
told a story, which, u true, and there is
no reason for doubt, all the towns in this
section of the State should be interested
in. He claims to be a sort of general or-
ganizer for an association of burglars at
work between Spencer, Jtowan county,
and Asheville, Buncombe county. Each
town, no matter how small, has its band
of local talent. Frazier went from town
to town and aided in the robberies. He
claims further that this organized force
of law-breakers is the outcome of tbe re
cent campaign and election. As the
negro could not vote, Frazier and bis
associates would burglarize and steal, .
GRATNGERS ITEMS. -
September 4, 1900. -Mr.
E. C. Dupree went to Everetts to
day.
Mr. R. F. Hill, of Kins ton, called into
see us this afternoon.
Tom Moore is keeping our market well
supplied with fresh fish now.
Mrs. W. E. Hamilton and son, Clarence,
are visiting at Winterville.
MiBs Lemmie Taylor went to Winter
ville today to enter school.
Mpsh. R F. Jones and R. T. Lancston
begun ginning cotton today. : , v
Mr. Rodolph Taylor left-Monday for
Raleigh to enter the A. & M. College.
Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Hamilton and Mas.
ter Roy epent Sunday in Pitt county.
Mrs. J; E. Cameron and mother, Mrs.
B. F. Wiggins, spent today in Kinston. !
Rev. J. T. Grubbs returned home Mon
day from Greenville, -where he preached
Sunday. -
Mr. C.-H. Barwick lost a fine milk cow
last week; that died from eating too
much green corn.
The - cotton -crop of this section - is
shorter than for many years. Some say
half, while others say two-thirds of a crop,
URGING CZAR TO YIELD.
European Powers Want Russia to
Reoall Ber Note. , Suppressed
Cable From Conger.
Washington, Sept. 4. A dispatch
from United States Minister Conger was
received by the state department yester
day. It was chiefly interesting as being
the first word from him since his dispatch
of about August 27, referring to the pro
nosed parade of troops through the im
perial palace in Pekin. Like that dis
patch this is dateless as to Pekin. The
contents were not made public but it
was slated that it contained nothing
materially changing the situation. The
lack of date has led to a determination
to take energetic steps by which all dis
patches hereafter coming to the state
department from China will have the
date clearly stated. .
Two other dispatches received yester
day from China referred to the state of
health of the troopt wmcn generally
a satisfactory. '
Itcannotbe learned that there has been
anv marked advancement of tbe negoti
ations between the powers touching the
withdrawal of the international forces
from Pekin. The plain indication Is that
the powers are acting upon a hint con
veyed in the late note of the state depart
ment, and are bringing all their influence
to bear noon Russia to induce her to
change her mind as to withdrawing her
troops. For some reason tne authorities
here appear to feel a growing confidence
that this effort will be successful. It is
noted as a fact of great significance that
the proposition is being advanced to
have Prince Ching return to Pekin as the
acting head of the Chinese government.
The eoinreetion is made that tbe progress
of this wave of reorganization, while the
international troops are still in rain,
promising, as it does, to speedily provide
an actual de lac to . jbinee government
with which the nations may treat with
out further doubt as to its strength, may
solve the present problem, and put the
Chinese question in a fair way to final
and satisfactory settlement. Much may
depend upon the attitude of Russia in
this matter, and the manner in which
she treats this appeal from tbe Chinese
notables may prove to be a test of tbe
ineerity of Ler expressed desire to Oeal
with tbe Chinese government as soon as
possible.
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so many people uuuied LsaAC Ronsh that
to avoid confusion they are thus desig
nated:
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Virginia Ike, Hartford Ho, Dam It r3,
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. BALL.T0ILET0Fi.WHITE.. LIBERTY, SATIN. . .
The satin is designed with hand painted bortenslas. The form of the robe
la princess; the fastening at tbe back Is laced up. The small Ixilero of cream
Luxeull guipure has short fitted sleeves ending in n volant. The bolero passes
beneath a drapery of hortensla silk muslin fixed by chonx and c6ntiuued in n
scarf gracefully attached to the side. Luxe'.iil lace Iwrdoi-H squares of ribbon
velvet and surmounts a volant of tucked and plaited white silk muslin.
MR-PORTEE'S APPEAL
VICE PRESIDENT FOR THE STATE AD
1 DRESSES THE PEOPLE.
He Sosirests Plan - to- Hecnr ' For
Aortb Carolina an Adequate Ilepr
entatlon at the Paa-Antcrloaa Ex
position. ' , -
The following is the address of the
Hon. W. F. Torter to the people of
North Carolina:
Having been appointed a vice prcsl
dent for the state of North Carolina to
tbe Pan-American Exposition to be
held at Buffalo from May 1 to Xov. 1,
1901, I take the liberty of addressing
you as my fellow citizens and present
ing to you Borne facts which I conceive
to be of vast Importance to any good
citizen of our beloved state. '
I desire to call your attention to the
fact that this Exposition will naturally
bring together a vast crowd of people
from different portions of the world.
Inasmuch as our state legislature has
not bad the opportunity thus far to
make the necessary appropriation for
& display of our products at this Ex
position, and unfortunately for us the
regular session of our legislature does
not meet until January, 1001. we ere
fearful that it cannot make a suitable
appropriation In time to erect a state
building so that we might be enabled
to make a proper and creditable exhibit
for our state.
A first class exhibit can be made by
her people if the proper efforts are put
forth. It is proposed that we transfer
the North Carolina exhibit at Paris to
Buffalo, which will probably be done.
but that exhibit will not be suQcIect
We want to bring before the people of
the north and all the western hemi
sphere an exhibit that will speak vol
umes for our state. A suitable display
of the products and resources of North
Carolina no doubt will be a revelation
to tbe people and will be cf grent lcn
e2t to tbe OKI North State.
There are millions of people without
any knowledge or our prtMiiirn and
the advantages that we possess. It Is
not generally known thnt th tobnero
of North Carolina took the first pre
mium at the WorlJ's Fair at Vienna,
but snch Is the case. It is not n'Of-ml-ly
known tLr.t U.e minerals of N.irth
Carc;::?i ere t!,e finest In the wi.rl.I.
We I. Me riino:r.'.3 ocl pnt-im-.s
stcoes la err state tr.at are net fc.im.l
in any other country on the globe.
We have an untold wealth In mica
mines, and we believe we can furnish
sufficient mica for tbe markets of the
world for years to come. v '
Our millions of acres of nearly all
kinds of . timber are virtually in the
virgin forests and untouched. The
texture of . our cotton can compote
with the production of any other south
ern -state.
Our corn, wheat, rye and other pro
ductions are as fine, and of as good
quality as any in the United States.
We desire a good class of Immigra
tion, and It la 4 he duty of every good
citizen of our state to use every vfTort
In his power to bring about a plan to
encourage such Immigration, tunt our
state may be developed and Improved
to such an extent that she may stand
at the- bend of the column of the south
ern states.
To bring about the results thus set
forth. It will be necessary for the po
ple them selves to take hold of the
matter. , Instead of waiting to see
what the legislature may do for the
state I. as your vice president and rep
resentative, have appealed to the good
people of our state to come to the res
cue. I propose In the first place that the
citizens of eorh county In the state call
A metting of her people at the county
scat or Home other accessible point and
organize Pan-American clubs and take
subscriptions. We believe at least
$20,000 or $i".000 could be raised In
this way. We could then erect a build
ing for our state and could have suffi
cient means to make a creditable 'dis
play of tbe products and Industries of
tbe state, which would no doubt be
the nu-ans of bringing millions of capi
tal into our commonwealth.
it Is believed that the state legisla
ture would take a broad view of this
effort to promote the public welfare
and without delay reimburse those
who subscribe to this fund.
W. F. PonTEs.
Hay ilecdow. N. C
Aerosa tW Dlvlataa Paae.
First Lady Fd lick ye In a mlnuU
inly I wouldn't dirty me hands on yel
Second Lady Course ye wouldn't
Te'd clean 'eta.
The liot call tu test la aboct tare
ciactes lattr. Iz llzzzz z'i Jozrzzl.
Te C:r a C:'.l la C:i Cty
ltka Uuttti Fiona Q irm Tuim. AH
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GENERAL NEWS.
Matters of Interest Condensed Into
Brief Paragraphs.
For the week ending August 23th there
were 7,969 deaths from cholera in India.
The bubonic plague continues to spread
in Glasgow. A cane of the plague has
been officially reported at Beunos Ayres.
Arthur Bewail, Democratic candidate
for vice-president in 1896, was seized
with an attack of apoplexy at Small
Point, Me. His death is expected at any
moment.
The board of governors of tbe Southern
Cotton Spinners' association approves of
the plans for reduction of production for
60 days and of placing all the business in
the hands of a few commission houses.
In Columbia, S. C, there were several
conflicts between whites and negroes
Monday, but nothing serious, i here
were also several race riots in New York,
in which the negro fared badly, but none
were killed,
Boer commanders are investing the.
British garrison at Ladybrand. It is
reported that the troops have already
burned their stores and it is feared that
they will be compelled to surrender. Gen.
Hunter is hastening to their relief.
The platform on which Mr. Bryan was
speaking at Electric Park, Chicago, Mon
day, gave way, causing a panic and
stampede among the crowd of people on
it. "This can't be a Democratic plat
form. There are no bad planks in that,"
jokingly said Mr. Bryan. Ilis coolness
arrested the panic.
"Topeka Joe," alios Joseph B. Evans.
alias Harry Miller, alias Joe Kapley, who
is suspected of being the leader of the
gang that broke into the Williamsburg
bank some months ago, and who was
beintr held in iail at Richmond. Va.. for
safe-keeping, made his escape Monday
mArninrv at ft r'lnrV
Twenty miles south of Jackson, Miss..
Friday, the Kennedy and Hoton factions
met on the public highway and a fight
occurred, during which T. W.' Hackley
and John strong received probably tatai
wounds. The feud was caused by the
elopement of a daughter of James Ken
nedy with John Strong.
Dispatches from all parts of the coun
try show that there was a general ob
servance of Labor Day. The especially
noteworthy feature was tbe general cele-
ttma f law In tViA asrifK tnlinaa
hitherto it has not teen observed'to any '
considerable extent. In New York and -Washington,
while tbe day was observed
strictly as a holiday, and public and pri
rate business was generally suspended.
there were no parades. In et. .Louis
more than 25,000 men of all trades,
marched in a monster parade. In Pitts
burg the day was more generally ob
served than for years.' Tbe day was also
celebrated in several other large cities. 1 ,
OEOKER WAGERS $20,000.
Tammany's Chief Unable to With
standi Tempting Odds Offered on
MoKinley.
Nw York Herald, Sept. Mt.
Bxhard Croker took the Bryan end of
the heaviest election bet that has been
recorded so far in this campaign when
be wagered f 20,000 yesterday against
-.fl nnn with T-rmia W Wnrmwr that
the Democrntic national ticket would be
elected.
As Mr. Croker is not in the habit of
making wagers unless he thinks there is
a good chance of winning them, tbe news
of his plunge on Bryan caused a sensation
among tbe few who were in the secret.
It is known that Mr. Croker has pre
dicted a plurality of 80,000 for Bryan in
Greater New York, but it was supposed
that he had given this figure merely for
campaign effect. That he was willing to
back bis conndenos in oryan s strengtn
with cash was a surprise to many per
sons who have regarded McKinley a elec
tion as practically a foregone conclusion.
Mr. Croker made several large wagers
in the llooeerelt campaign, and the defeat
of Van Wyck for governor cost him, it
was said, not leas than $50,000. Should
Bryan win Mr. Croker will have recouped
Lis loss of 1898 at a single stroke.
In the opinion of tome of tbe Demo
cratic leaders, the election betting odds
will be shorter toward tbe end ol the
campaign, so that it will be possible to
hedge out bets made now, and leave a
comfortable margin of profit should
Bryan win, without the possibility of
oes in tbe event of his deieat.
AC'GUST FLOWER.
It is a surprising fact." says Prof.
ITouten, "that io my travels in all parts
of the world for tb last en years, I have
met more people having used Green's
August Flower than any other remedy
for dyspepsia, deranged liver and stomach
and for constipation. I find for tourists
and salesmen, or for persons Eing cll.ee
positions, where headaches and general
ad feelings from irrefriar batita exist,
bat Green's Acgnst 1 "lower is a grand
remedy. It does not injure tie f jstem
ty Ireqent us. and is exce.ent lor sour
to math ana tni on. barer .a l-ct-
e fr at TerrplMrstnn drn-j store.
Sol J ty dealers iaa!l civiMred countries