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KINSTON, N. 0., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1900.
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. STATE NEWS.
Interesting' North Carolina Item
In Condensed Form.
Mr. Manuel Alsena, a native of Ponce,
Porto Kico, baa entered Trinity College,
The man whosuedthetownofThomae-
ville for 11,000 damages for being de
tained ma cold calaboose all mgbt as
a smallpox suspect last winter got f 25
Mr, Hal Sugg, formerly of Green ville,
recently an employe of the Alpha Cotton
Mill at Charlotte, died Monday from
taking poison. He was a son of Col.
I. A. Sugg.
Great fires are now ranging in the pine
timDer on tne Carolina central, between
Hamlet and Wilmington, and also on
, the Atlantic Coast Line near the South
Carolina border.
In the town election held Tuesday at
Fremont on the proposition to subscribe
five thousand dollars , to the Great
Eastern railroad the vote stood fifty
seven for subscription and one against.
In forty-eight hours, beginning with
last Friday sight, the bouse of Bettie
Tamer, near Durham, was set on fire
five times. Each time the flames were
extinguished. The incendiary has not
been caught.
Mr. John B. Mewborn has been ap
pointed postmaster at Bullhead, Greene
county, vice 0. C' Pope, resigned. Clau-"
dins Aman was appointed as postmaster
at Lake Landing, Hyde county, vice L.
L. Gibbs, dead.
'Franklin Sherman, of Virginia, has ar
rived at Raleigh to take the position . of
botanist and entomologist to the State
crop pest commission. He was elected
by a committee which was appointed
to make a selection, and succeeds Gerald
McCarthy. ; ' r:
Greenville Reflector: Monday night a
horse belonging to Mr. B. F. Tyson was
drowned in a well on his livery stables
lot: The well had a high box curb over
it through which a wood pump was used.
The horse pushed both the box . and
pump off the well and fell .in backwards.
Henderson Cooper, near' Hamilton,1 is
laid up with a wound inflicted by a burst
fog gun. He attempted to shoot a turtle,
when the barrel burst and knocked him
over, senseless. ,The accident, it is said
was caused by a dirt dauber building its
nest in the barrel, completely closing it
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Scotland Neck Common wealth: Officer
C. W. Dunn a few days ago arrested here
a colored woman named Linsey Hootsey
charged with whipping her child to death
with plow lines in Northampton County
a year ago. The child was 14 years old.
. Mr. Dunn carried her to Northampton
, where she awaits trial.' '
J. J. Jenkins, of Chatham, was nomi
nated by the Populists at Raleigh Tues
day as their candidate for congress for
the fourth district. It is predicted that
Republican candidate Giles will be taken
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down with the understanding that the
Populists are expected to vote for the
Mckinley elector. Jenkins was the
fusion candidate defeated by Atwater
two years ago. The convention passed
resolutions approving of the Republican
pian oi imperialism auu uie guiu swiuu
ard system.
Winston Sentinel: Wash Edwards,
of Surry county, shot and killed himself
instantly a few days ago. It seems that
Edwards was in the act of getting into
his wagon when he struck his gun against
something, causing it to fire. The load
struck him in the chin and ranged up
ward, probably lodging in1 the brain,
He sank down and was dead before any
body could reach him. He leaves a wife
and two or three children. Edwards, it
is said, was starting after a load of
liquor when he met his death. -,
News Observer: , At the old soldiers'
meeting at Tipton, Ohio, on the 15th
day of August last, a fine, large eagle
that had been in captivity for a long
time was cnristenea "Marie nanna," ana
after a silver tag had been attached to
his leg be was given bis liberty from the
top of the court bouse, tie soared around
for a while, then sailed away. 'Nothing
more was seen or beard of tne bird by
Tipton people until last week '6 when
Postmaster James Johns, of Tipton, re
ceived a letter from Montezuma, N. C.
saying the bird had been wounded and
captured there.
On Tuesday Judge Purnell refused the
motion to remand from the United States
district court to Durham superior court
the case of the town of Durham and the
Durham & Northern railroad (the latter
betas: a cart of the Seaboard Air Line)
against the Southern Railway. The
motion was on the ground that the
federal court bad no jurisdiction. Judge
Purnell holds the Craig law to be null
and void, in that notwithstanding the
declaration of its face, it Is well known
that its purpose is to affect the jurisdic
tion of the federal court, and in so far
its power is beyond that of the State
legislature. . '
Greenville cor. News-Observer: A Mrs,
W. H. Mizelle died in the northern por
tion of this county, a few days ago, un
der Deculiar circumstances. When she
was aDDarentlv not sick her husband
called in a physician to ask if his wife
had consumption. The ' physician, after
careful examination, declared that she
had no trace of the disease, but the hus
band insisted that she Was so affected
and that he feared she would drop dead
anv time. Next day Mrs. Mizzelle- had a
chill. , Her husband gave her some med
icine which he had previously procured
and immediately left home. When he re
turned that evening she was dead. Early
next morning he buried her and left
again on a pleasure trip. The neigh
bors hearing of the occurrence notified
the coroner, who exhumed the body and
held a post mortem. The verdict of the
tury was that they believed the woman
tad been poisoned and recommend that
her stomach and liver be sent to the
State chemist for examination. The af
fair is being much discussed in the neigh
borhood.
FACQUHAR.
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THE HORROR GROWS
Conservative Estimate Plaoesthe
Number of Dead at Three Thous
and, But the Mayor Puts It at
Five Thousand.
Memphis, Tenn., Sept. 11. Authentic
information from the storm swept city
of Galveston reached the Memphis office
of the Associated Press shortly after 9
o'clock tonight. The intelligence came
in the shape of a telegram addressed to
to the Associated Press from Mayor Jones
and five of the most prominent citizens
of Galveston. The telegram bears date
of Sept 11th and states that a conserva
tive estimate of the loss of life in Galves
ton is that it is not over 8,000. ' Five
thousand families are reported destitute
and the destruction to property is great.
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Estimate of Mayor Jones.
Houston, Texas, Sept. 11. The Post
correspondent was instructed to forward
the following address to the people of
the United States: '
"Galveston, Texas, Sept. lL4t is my
opinion, based on personal information,
that 5,000 people have lost their lives
here. Approximately one-third , of the
residence portion of the city has been
swept away. There are several thous-
and people wno are Homeless and desti
tute, How many there is noway of find
ing out. Arrangements are now being
made to nave the women and children
sent to Houston and other places, but
tne means oi transportation are limited
Thousands are still to be cared for here.
We appeal to you for immediate aid.
(Signed.) , " Walter C. Jones."
Mr. Jones is the mayor of Galveston.
4,500 Dead Latest Estimate.
Houston, Texas. Sept. 12. The num
ber of bodies already carried to sea in
barges and sunk is 2,350.
Two hundred bodies recovered at Vir
ginia City, across from Galveston, have
oeen Durnea. Hundreds nave also been
burned at other points along the coast,
Scores of bodies are-still coming ashore
at Viigtoia Points, -. ,
The dead still encumber some of the
streets of Galveston and the ruins are
being burned to prevent a pestilence. A
heavy cloud of smoke bangs over the
city.
A conservative estimate of the dead is
now 4,500, four-fifths of whom are wo
men and children.
Rioting has been going ou at Galves
ton among unruly negroes. Fifty of
them have been shot, nearly all of them
ior robbing tne dead, uangs of negroes
in many cases nave driven tne rescue ear-
ties from their work. A vigilance com
mittee is forming. ...
: Try Holding- Vonr Vraatbu .
The modern quick moving elevator,
when it sinks suddenly, gives man)
persons an unpleasant, qualmish feeling.
Into a well filled elevator in a big shop
ping store the other day stepped from
one of the floors two women.
"Do you know." said one of them to
the other, "that if you hold your breath
going down in an elevator . you don't
bavo that unpleasant feeling; yon don't
feci it nt alL"
Of course nobody in the elevator lis
tened intentionally, but nobody conic
help hearing what she said. - Conversa
tion instantly ceased, and everybody
drew n long breath. The elevator shot
downward in silence.
"Ground floor 1" said the elevator
nan as be throw back tho door, and the
women streamed out from the car upec
the floor, talking now gayly, and there
was one at least who said that the pis.
was effective. New York Sua.
Ill Wmf at Finding It. .
Tourist It wears me out completely
to travcL ' :
Chance Acquaintance Your business
compels you to do it, I presume.
Tourist No, I am traveling for my
health.- Chicago Tribune.
To be clear-headed, sweet-
tempered, and up-headed, one
Ayer's Pill every night.
J. C Ayir. Company,
Practical Chemks. LowxZ. Mm.
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; FALLING- CREEK ITEMS.
! September 12, 1900.
Mr Virgil Darden returned from
Raleigh Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Parrot t left Tuesday
tor Washington City.
Itev. T. H. Sutton filled his regular ap
pointment at Trinity Sunday.
Mess. W. D. and C. E. Rayner, of Kins-
ton, visited at Mr. Jesse wood's Sunday,
. Mess. J. II. Darden and A. D. Parrott,
of Kinston, visited their parents Sunday
Mr. W. T. Kennedy left Monday to en
ter the Debnam and Kinsey School at
Latfrange. . , ;
Mr. and Mrs. John Loftin, of Coahoma,
vi-ited at Mr. W. I. Herring's Saturday
and (Sunday. .
Misses Garnet Thornton and Jennie
Rayner, of Kinston, are visiting at Mr,
u. a. Parrott s.
Mess. Cberry, Archie Wooten and Hugh
Jordan, of Kinston, visited in our vicinity
l uesday evening.
Misses Helen Newbold, of LaG range,
and Daisy Gray, of Institute, are visit
ing Miss Eunice Wood.
. Mess. Archie Taylor, Hugh Jordan and
lieorge Tucker, oi Kinston, uugn liryan
and Adolph G ray, of Institute, visited
at Mr. Dempsey Wood's Sunday.
Why Drummers Favor Bryan
News-Observer. 1
No wonder the drummers are against
McKinley. The trusts have cut off . 60,-
000 commercial travelers. Mr. Quim, in
a recent speech in New York, gave this
estimate and added:
"According to a conservative estimate
the taking from the road of so many com
mercial travelers means an annual loss
to the country of 1114,000,000, which
has been withdrawn from the annual
distribution of money In legitimate chan
nels of trade."
The hotel men and the livery men have
been directly most injuriously anected.
but business men have also felt it. Prices
have gone up and in no case has the fail
ure to employ traveling salesmen helped
the consumers yr the merchants.
- "One most obtrusive unpleasanttiw
In the conversation of the blcr cle fiend.
observed a nonbioyclist, "is his habit of
personally appropriating every part find
particle of his machine. It is apparently
not enough that he should possess the
bicycle iu its entirety, but also in do-
tail. 'My wheel, when nttcred two oi
three times to every sentence, is bad
enough, but wbon it comes to 'my sad
die,' 'my tires,! my valves,', 'my bun
die bar' and so forth, tho effect la both
irritating and irrational, I cnoe heard
man discourse for hours upon 'my in
oer tube' Being - tben not to erudite
upon the thing as I am now, I had the
greatest difflcoltj in determining what
be meant. From the viewpoint of, him
who does uot riria, the possessive cafio i
uotvbero so overworked as in the con
versation of the bicjclft fiend." Nw
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Hera Is a glimpse of the seamy side
it lifo in Cornwall from The Cornish
Magazine: ' ;
"I'm afraid, Jenny, you irritate your
husband with your long tongue.
"Aw, no. my dear Miss Vivian, I'd
sever say nawtheu to en To'thr daj
i was 'omu wsitin' tor'n to come 'ome
to cupper. Eight o'clock come, an uc
Jan; 9 o'clock come, an no Jan; 10
o'clock come, sn no Jan 1 put up me
bonnet an shoal an went to every kiddly
wink in town, tbout Dyke Winsor's
When I come there, there wot Jan
Says I. Yon ugly murderen veilan.
theect killed tbee fust wife an now
tbeestwantto kill me. too, an he up aa
knacked me down. '
rffer'a Pot-toe.
Senator Peffer ia fond of telling ho'
he once duped the managers of a Kansas
county fair. "On. examination of the
tweet potatoes exhibited," he says, "1
saw that the size of the specimens was
nothing to brag of. and I cent out to
grocery store and purchased a bushel of
fine ones ; took the small ones out for
borne use, carried the rest to the fair
grounds, entered them in my own came
and drew the premium for the best
specimen 'of sweet potatoes grown ia
Wilson county."
Frt af Chars.
Any adult suffering from a cold settled
on tbe breast, bronchitis, throat or lung
troubles of and nature, who will call at
Temple-Marston Drug Co., will be pre
sented with a sample bottle of Boocbee's
German Syrup, free of charge. Only one
bottle riven to one person, and none to
cbildren without order from parent.
No throat or Ion ar remedy ever had such
a sale as Bowcbee's German F.rrnp in all
parts of tbe civiliz world. Twenty
years asro millions of bottles were riven
away, an J rozr crrrr"s wu UA tou
its t -j.-fv- artless. It I reallr
l cJj Threat ar. I Lcr ? T'.j
era. r f, , - l ty jLys. :ass. Ore to
c-t t -t"- cur? cr rrove its va!a.
GENERAL NEWS.
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Alatters of Interest Condensed Into
Brief Paragraphs.
It is now announced that Prince Ching
has been given the power to arrange
terms for peace in Chiua.
The Democratic state convention of
Delaware has nominated Peter J. Ford,
of Wilmington, for governor.
Later reports from tbe election in Maine
show a Republican lnaa nf 11 m. .
rvi VVU,i
and a Democratic gain of 22 per cent.
liooters and ghouls put in their work
In Galveston. The city is patrolled by
federal and state troops as policemen.
The population of Jacksonville, Fla.,
has increased 11.228 ainnulAQfl an A
of Tiexington, Ky., shows an increase of
4,802.
The shah of Persia is the owner of a
uniaue clock, made for him. whfeh .hnm'
the time in his own pnnit.nl nnH in t.i..
other capitals of tbe principal countries.
A disnatch from Mrornnnl Pnn-Unj
says the reports from Lancashire Sept'
11 showed that 20.000 lonma ha1
ped and that 24,000 operatives were idle
A rood advertisement fnrTeiB. Ann
is the statement that the exhibit made
bv the Farmers' Al!ianp mill nt, n.nfn
too- the first prize at the Paris exposi
tion, competing wnn tne mills of the
world.:: . . :
Commissioners of the District nf rvin.
bia have appealed to the people for
money and clothinir to alleviate the Hia.
tress of the storm stricken neonlA nf
Texas. The Red Cros
ganizations of women have tendered
their services to assist in this effort.
One man killed And nnnth.. mM..nii.
. IUUI Will I
wounded in Fairfield cnnntv. H n la tv.-
record for TneadAv'a nrimn olt(n
The murder occurred at Feasterville, in
wnac is generally called tne "Dark Cor
ner" of the county. Johnson fin rnn
shot and killed H. A. Stevenson in nn
election row. Tbe other shootinor affrar
was in the sandhills, where Ed Urazwell
was snot in the leg by an unknown per-
son.- Tbe leer was am nutated and Rmi.
well's condition is critical. , , -,.
France and UiIMbIa haro nrdarad tn
retirement from Pekin of their ministers
and troops. It is thought in London
that tbe United States and Japan will
follow suit and that berman will ATAnt.
ually do likewise. A special dispatch
from Rome says tbe Italian cabinet has
decided to initiate immediately Deace
negotiations with China. TtAlv vUl tn
mulate demands for an Indemnity and if
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toey are avcepiea iiaiian intervention
will ho COnaidored tarmino.t4 mrA
proposals tending to further warfare in
rii.f . - s,i i ! . . .
uuiuu win ue cunBtuerea.
AfDecial. SeDt. 11. from Mnnrhtr
Enir.. savs: At no timn in 20 pam Iiav
rates been so high. A topic of continual
discussion on the exchange is tbe possi-
Diuiy oi adopting eome common line of
action for thewholn tradn hnt t.hn f
no feasible policy has been suggested.
It is beginning to be feared that many
spinners will be unable to start again
before November. Dnlr half n. A ntan
firms have stocks large enough to keep
tnem going until tne arrival 01 the new .
crop. Three spinners, however, have '
quite a large stock, -one being in a posi
tion to realize a profit of 4 sterling per
bale, if willing to sell.
Te Car a Ctld la Om Day
laka Laxatitb Baokto Q nins Tablbt. All
drar gists rafand tha aiooy if it fail to cor. B. W
Qimomt Mgnanra m ea aac bom aar.
Twelve Cent Cotton.
Nw-Obnrer.
4 All estimates airree that the nreapnt
"visible supply" of cotton is lower than
at any vme lor jv years, oeing only
about one-third of what it was one year
ago. - The highest estimate of raw cotton
on hand nOw is 1,200,000 bales, and Sit
is probably under that number. The
highest estimate of the maturing crop is
10.000.000 bale, whfoh hna hn trr ott
reduced by the disastrous storms. Dur
ing the past three years the consumption
of cotton hda averaged 11,500,000 bales.
' TheM facta ahow that t ha farmor. fart
get a fair price for their cotton if they
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11 centa bv the middle nf Ortnhor and 1 1
cent by November. Tbe short ctod. the
small "visible supply," and the large
consumption necessary for the mills al-
j i. ? i t ..
reaoy runnmg mass it ciear mat cotton
will hrinor eleven or twelva mnta f iha
farmers will not rush it to market. Cot
ton is really worth twelve cents and will
bring that before tbe year is out unless
the farmers crees down the nrirw hv mah.
ing their crop to market.
Tbe recent storm has cut off the crop
materially, not so much probably as the
7G0.0OO bataeetimated.buttheda a r
is very great. Tbe weather condition
before had been so un:avoral,l that th
southern commissioners of a gri culture.
estimate.! the crop at only 9,500,000
pales. Mnce tne date of that estimate,
tbe eeas.)ta have ten eo crfaTnr.'I
that it need sarr rie no nra ff tha rrr
not more than 0.000,000 baJ-. s.
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