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PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING EXCEPT SUNDRY,
VoL III No. 136,
KINSTON, N. 0.K WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12. 1900.
Price Two Cents.
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GENERAL NEWS.
Matters of Interest Condensed Int
Brief Paragraphs.
It ia announced that the Empress
Dowager of China has been captured by
Russian forces at JohoL
A formal order was issued by the war
department Monday retiring General
Wheeler, who has reached the age limit
of 61 years.
Gen. Boiler on Sept. 8th captured the
Boer position at Spitzkop. The Boers
retreated, - losing heavily. The British
; had 13 men killed and 25 wounded. .
Robert E. Lee, Jr., Is to take the etump
In Virginia for Bryan. He is the son of
Gen. William H. F. Lee and grandson of
the Immortal, peerless Robert E. Lee
It is reported that cannibals killed and
ate the members of a party of explorers
sent by Mr. Wells from Mexico to explore
the Tortugas Islands, Gulf of California
Consul General Goodnow reports the
number of Americans and British missing
and probably . killed during the Chinese
uprising was $3, while 170 others in
Chi Lt and Shan Li provinces are unac
counted for. v; A ; ;. ,
1 A horrible tragedy occurred at West
Station, Miss., Monday morning. George
W. Moore, a prominent merchant of the
place, who has been suffering' with
Eriods of insanity for some time, admin
iered strychnine to his wife and two
little children, telling them it was quinine
to keep off chills. Within a few minutes
all three were dead. ' Moore then took a
pistol and fired two bullets through bis
own heart, falling to the floor across the
; rinol hnAv nf nno nf hia little phildran ' t
A dispatch from Houston. Texas. Bent.
10, says: There is no doubt that the
cotton crop has been seriously injured
throughout southern and central Texas.
Owing to the excessive rains this year,
the cotton has grown to weed more than
ever known, and in some fields it ranges
irom six so ten leet nign, ana is very rank
with leaf. The wind has whipped and
twisted the stalks; beating the open cot
ton out of the boll rand - the rain has
beaten lt into the ground, so that lt is
mined.
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v Lemons and tne Voleeji .'
A singer in grand opera contradicts
(the statement frequently . made that
jlemon juice Is excellent to relieve a
Blight hoarseness. It may clear the
Ivolce at first, but only for a short time,
land the strong acid Is extremely injuri
ous to the vocal chords. To soothe and
relieve the congestion that produces
(the hoarseness this singer says that
toothing Is better than the white of ir.
tSB whipped to a stiff froth.
'.'. Tfcenaht of Him.
Papa Are . you sure that you . and
mamma thought of me while you were
away?
Grace Yes. We heard a man kick
ing up a profit row about his breakfast
at the hotel, and lunmma said, "Tbat'c
. Just like pnnn
. Ve put cettalii tKemicals
together, chemicals which have
a known result. We make no
immoderate claims for them,
and wc confidently-expect them
to do what we say they will do.
Ayer's Hair Vigor will make
hair crow. .
Miss Moore, who is the post
master at Welchburg, Ky., cut
this letter in her mail the other
day:-
Last summer my hair was thin and
hcrt and at falling oot profusely. I then
bejan csir? Ayer's Hair Vigor, and two
bottle cf it pave me beautiful and glossy
hair. Mr r.air is now over a yard lone;,
andmTfrienJ til nonder v.hat ha made
it so tLick and beary."
Nos- that; the secret's out
we suppose her friends will
stop Yor.Jcnrr;. -
J. C. Ayir. Ccmpan-v,
boto by Ye oe Studio, Providence. , .
i: - JUDITH HATHAWAY.
. Miss Judith Hathaway is a charming young actress, who is said to be a
coming star. She will play Jessica Falconer In "The holr Invisible."
too CUmI fM .Tboa
" A resident in a small suburban town
quite a long distance froi-i Boston bad
a visit from a German friend who knew
very little English bnt played the vio
lin well. One of this resident's neigh
bors gave a "musical evening, " and of
course he and his visitor were invited
The Uermau took bis violin, and wneo
bis tnrn came be played one of his berf
pieces, from one of the great masters -
. When be bad finished, there wad au
awkward silence and no applause. The
people were still looking expectantly at
the Germau. who looked disappointed
and flustered The silence grew painful
Finally the hostess, quite red in the
face, edged over to the side of the Ger
man's friend. r
"Can t you get him to?" she whis
pered. ;: ' V " "...
"What do yon mean?" '. ; ;
"Why. now that he's got tuned op
isn't be going to play something?"
Youth 's Ccmranlon.
" Bcr Opinion In Foil. .
S The car turned sharply around a
curve and the tall man who was hold
ing on to a strap somewhat loosely was
suddenly thrown from his upright po
sition with a force that landed him in
the lap of a dignified dowager sitting
near him. while hia high silk hat flew
from bis head knd rolled down the aisle
of the car.
. "Sir, " she eaid as he rose to his feet
again with profuse apologies. "I am
compelled to say that in my judgment
you were lacking in that complete
grasp of the strap which was essential
to the highest efficiency in maintaining
an upright attitude when turning a
curve." ; .
That Was alL But it crushed him.
Chicago Tribnne.
Why rrlneetoa Appealed to the CleTeUndt
"Shortly after the removal of the
Cleveland family to Princeton an un
married lady, a close friend of Mrs.
Cleveland, was visiting her," writes a
close friend of the former mistress nf
tlx White House in The Ladies' Home
Journal VOne day while the two wo
men were in the nursery with the three
little Cleveland pirls, the friend said
jokingly to lira Cleveland:
V 'Mercy me, rrances, how are you
ever goiisg to get all your daughters
married cZt You see from ma Cat nam
ma could not do it in New Ycik.
"'Exactly,' replied lira. ClaveLmi
Tut what better place could there te
than a college town like rrincxtca, I
should lite to fcnowr "
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-WTTHDIIAWAL OF TROOPS.
Chaffee and Hia Men to be Located
Pleasantly In the Philippines, but
Within Easy Reach of China, if
They Are Needed There Again.
"Waehinarton, Sept. 10. The develop
ments of the day in the Chinese situation
still point to a speedy withdrawal of the
United States troops from China. Gen.
Chaffee has added the weight of his opin
ion) to that already entertained by many
officials here, It is probably significant
that the general's statement on this point
was given publicity by the administra
tion. , i- ; 3'V". :: T
r No confirmation is at hand of the re-
Eort that Great Britain and Germany
ave joined in an agreement to remain
together in Fekin, regardless of the atti
tude of the other powers. Should this
be true, the fact doubtless, would hasten
the rearward movement of the American
troops, for there is a firm determination
to avoid becoming involved in any clash
between the powers, such as might rea
sonably be expected to follow the execu
tion of thh reported Anglo-German pro
gramme. It does not follow. that because
the United States troops are to be with
drawn this autumn, from China, that
our interests will be left completely at
the mercy of the other powers. On
the contrary, such disposition will be
made of these troops that they, with
others, if necessary, can be returned to
China. To this end, the entire army of
Gen. Chaffee will b quartered in some of
the pleasant portions of the Philippines.
It they are wanted again in China they
can be transported inside of a week, thor
oughly refreshed and fitted for effective
action. .
The Whole Thing' Turned Over to
Li Hunff Chang.
Washington, Sept. 10. The Chinese
minister has received an imperial edict
conferring on Li Hung Chang extraordi
nary power for the complete settlement
of the Chinese trouble. It gives him au
thority to make any terms according to
bis own discretion, without referring
them to the emperor. ' -
Germany and England WI3 Not
Evacuate.
London, Sept. 10. A special dispatch
from Berlin says that Great Britain and
Germany have agreed not to evacuate
Pekin until full satisfaction for the recent
outrages has been obtained.
Frea cf Chares.
. Any adult suffering from a cold settled
on the breast, bronchitis, throat or lung
trouble" of and nature, who will call at
Temp'e-L'argton Dreg Co., wi:l be pre
wnted with a sample bottle of rocbees
German Pjrup, free of cbarg. Only one
bottle piren to one person, and none to
cMldrea without order from parents.
No throat cr lncjr remedy ever Lad each
a sri!e as Bn.hee's German FTjp in all
part? cf V. civil'r1! world. Twenty
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GALVESTON'S DEAD.
The List Will Exceed 1,600. Half
; if Of the City is Destroyed. Awful
ff Scenes of Wreok and Ruin.
t Houston, Texas. Sept. 10. Richard
Spillane, a well known Galveston news
paper man, and day correspondent of
the Associated Press in that city, reached
Houston today; after a terrible expe
rience.' He gives the following account
of the disaster at Galveston: ,
v Oa9 pi the most awful tragedies of
modern times has visitea Galveston.
Th city ia in ruins and the dead will
number 1,500. I am iust from the city.
having been commissioned by the mayor
and cititens' committee to get in touch
with the outside world and appeal tor
help. Houston was the nearest point
at which working telegrapn instruments
could . be found, the wires as well as
nearly all the buildings between here and
the Gulf of Mexico being wrecked.' When I
left Galveston shortly before noon yester
day, the people were organizing for the
prompt burial of the dead, distribution
of food and all necessary work after a
period 01 disaster. The wreck of Galves
ton was brought about by a tempest so
terrible tnat no words can adequately
describe its intensity, and by a .flood
which turned the city into a ragtag sea.
The weather bureau records show that
the wind attained a velocity of 84 miles
an hour, when the measuring instrument
blew away, so it is impossible to tell
wnac was tne maximum.
The storm began at 2 o'clock Saturday
morning. Previous - to-, that a great
storm bad been raging in the gulf and
the tide was . very ' high. : The wind at
first came from the north, and was in di
rect opposition to the force from the gulf.
While the storm, in the gulf piled the wa
ter unon the beach side of the city, the
north wind piled the water from the bay
into the bay part of the city, About
noon it became evident that the city was
going to be visited with disaster. , Hun
dreds of residences along the beach front
were hurriedly abandoned, the families
fleeing to dwellings in higher portions of
tne city, Every home was opened to tne
refugees, black or whiter The winds were
rising constantly and it rained in tor
rents. The wind was so fierce that the
rain cut like a knife. : v
"By 8 o'clock the waters of the gulf
and bay met, and by dark the entire city
was submerged. The flooding of the
electric plant and the gas plants left the
city in darkness. To go upon the streets
was to court death. The wind was
then at cyclonic velocity, roofs, cisterns,
portions of buildings, telegraph poles and
walls were falling, and the noise of the
wind and the crashing of the buildings
were terrifying in the extreme. The wind
and waters rose steadily from dark un
til 1:45 o'clock. Sunday morning. Dur
ing all this time the people of Galveston
were lue rais in traps, me uiguran pur
tion of the city was four to five feet un
der water, while in the great majority of
cases the streets were submerged to a
depth of ten feet. To leave a bouse , was
to drown. To remain was to court
death in the wreckage.
"Such a night of agony, has seldom
been eanalled. Without apparent rea
son the waters suddenly began to sub
side at 1:45 a. m, Withiq 20 minutes
they had gone down two feet and before
daylight the streets were practically free
of the flood waters. In the meantime
the wind had veered to the southeast."
Horrible Aftermath. Burying the
Dead at Sea.
nnlnxtin via. Ttnnatnn Rpnt. 1 1 .- Th
dead are being buried at the point of
WinMinaf-AF Armor) o-rmrrta rtRtrnl the
streets. A force of the burial squad takes
up tne dead, load tnem on orays v oe
hauled to barges on which they are towed
-i Tit Intst the mlf hr tnra And rinmrted
into the sea. This manner of burial is
imperative. Mayor Jones gave tne or-
protected from pestilence. Famine and
pestilence are tne appauing aiiermatn.
Thirty-five thousand persons are exposed
tn thin new and crave dantrer. There is
not a drop of water in Galveston, except
wnat is Drought irom tne mainiana vj
boat. There is neither meat, bread or
retA.Vloa The ritr anhaiata on canned
goods that escaped spoiling by the flood.
The government nas sent oo.wu ra
tinna tn he dmtrihntpd amonsr the needy.
The war department sends 10,000 tents
for immediate use lor the sunerers.
Papered With Bonia.
Wall DaDer bavinz an apparent value
sf $i00v000, but In reality worth noth
ing, decorates the study of a New York
business man. It Is composed of thou
sands of 6 rcr cent bonds, engraved
and printed at a cost of 2dW0 for a
company which, falling to attract In
vestors, died before It could be Coated.
Chicago Chronicle.
Ketklaar Ia m Kaaae.
"Where have you been until this
ahaaefully unseasonable tour?"
Teen s'tt'ns In a 'quick repair sLop.
my dear, waiting for my cnly rlr cf
shoea." ClevclicJ Plain Dealer.
Gccvi c hr.' rs are the rzcsl dialed!
r !.- ff c'l furlf-re to fal Tley
STATE HEWS..:
Interesting North Carolina Items
In Condensed Form.
Republicans of the fouth district hare
nominated J. A. Giles, of Chath&m ennntvj
for congress. The white and negro
factions buried the hatchet.
A nefl-ro arlrl wm hnrnnd tn'riaeth
Newton Thursday. She attempted to
start a fire in a stove by pouring kero
sene from a can, which exploded.
B. S. Pittroan, the, man who shot
Magistrate Charles F,; Kirby in Selma
township Thursday, escaped from the
officers Friday and is still at large. : .
The first Pre9ihvterifl.nrfinn.hnf Ra1otW .
will be dedicated on Sunday, Sept. 16th.
iwev. v. yv. aioore, oi itictimond. Va..
ni prewcu vue uouicaLory sermon.
W. A. Guthria nnnnnla tn t.ha mn.nl.
court of appeals from Judge Simonton's
order that the Black well Durham To
bacco com Dan v be sold Nnvomhan fi
not less than f 4,000,000.
i The LHurinburir Hotfon $uf nil ifiii
, . w. Mill
was destroyed bv fira at fi nYWir sn
dav afternoon. ftanlt.ln in a. i.- .
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tween f 20,000 and $25,000, with f 9,000
insurance. The fire originated in the
cotton gin from a match in a lot of cotton, J
and ranidlv limited all ntho hniMi. '
v VUUUJUKO
of the plant. In addition to' the three '
uuuaings oi toe oil mill, two private
warehouses that ware nartW filial n.ui.
seed and merchandise were burned. ' .
Georire Butler. Rnatnr Marlnn
brother, and fourteen other Populists
were bound over to Duplin county court
Mrtndnv on the herra mtlmin.l 1:1 t .
Butler was charged with writing and
bueubuere wuu enaorsing an article in '
the CancasiAn. the Prmnlio i-
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North Carolina. analn xr Dom n 1aa 4-m
the last election of openly and boldly
stealing votes. A hearing was had be
fore justice J. f. woodward at Warsaw.
He fixed ball.ln the aggregate at $1,000,
and It was given. ...
Whiteville News Itama- A
murder was DnrnetrAtfd near hm nt.
in Lee's township, on the 27th of August!
iu nuuuiw ubwwu nuius xtegister and
O. M. Lewis grew out of a dispute about
some land. Itecister sHrinor 7i ).
d n lie and striking him with bis fist '
and also witn a paling on the neck and
shoulder stunning him. Lewis procured
bis knife and as Register undertook to
hit him again he caught the lick with '
his hand and stabbed Register in the
shoulder. D. J. Register, father of Rufus
Register. Who Woe atenrlino- . n,..k.
struck Lewis with a pole four or fire
leei long on tne ngnt side of his head;
which blow caused almost Instant death.
The coroner's inrv. held the fnllnwnfo
rendered a verdict that the deceased came
to nis ueatn at the bands of v. J. Regis
ter. A.
SallsburY Trath.TndeT- Will
an employe of the Union Copper mine,
fell from an ore bucket, a distance of 70
feet and when picked up at the bottom
of the shaft was a mano-led maaa nf Knn
and flesh. Myers bad been on duty un
der ground and was coming up to the
surface in the bucket. He thought that
the landing had been reached and the
doors closed and stepped out of the
nucket. nis mistake was apparent in,
an instant. Down, down he went until
he had fallen seventy feet to the bottom
of the shaft, falling upon the stony sur
face. When he was brought to the top
and given medical attention it was found
that one leg was broken above the knee,
a ioint shattered, law bone hmkan n'K. .
crushed and a fracture of the temple.
T7 a. f .a
livery siwouoo was given tne unlortu
nate man but the attending physician
holds out no hope for his recovery.
Myers is a married man and has several
children.
CALL TO TOBACCO GROWERS.
An Important Meeting to be Held
, In Raleigh Oct 24.
l'o the Tobacco Growers of North Caro
lina: It has been determined to have a
meeting of the North Carolina Tobasco
Growers' association in Raleigh, N. C,
Oct. 24, 1900. at 11 a. m. (fair week).
This meeting will be addressed by promi
nent speakers upon following subjects:
Local Co-operation Factories, the Jordan
Plan, other plans to be submitted. The
Farmer and the Trutt and Anti-Trust
Legislation. County Tobacco Growers'
associations are orjrVd to send delegates
to this meeting. Individual growers an4
all pereona interested in advancing the.
price of leaf tobacco are Invited to be
preeentand participate in this meeting,,
Planters ia Virginia and South Cartx
line are aeked to co-operate with us.
The Intereet befDj? manifested in this,
move for better prices promises to male
this one of the moet important agriaJ
tural meetirr ever lb) 1 in this ttate.
For information and literature, write
T. B. Packer, state Svcmiry, II..borov ,
N. C Fenced rates will be giTea on all, '
railroads.
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