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EMIfcY PUBLISHED, EVERY EVENING EXCEPT ,SUNDHY. Vol. HI-No. 151. EJNSTON, N. CL SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1900. Price Two Cents. GEIIERAt lIE7Si Matters of Interest Condensed Into Brief Paragraphs. A motion for a new trial was .made 'Wednesday in the case ol James Howard, found guilty of being a principal in the snooting oi nor. troebei. 'Uncle Sam is still a great land owner One-third ot the vast area is still un appropriated. 60 sajs a Washington special to the New York Tribune. There are 929,308,068 acres of this kind. The total area is 2,270,557,440 acres. - Advices from Colon, Colombia; , say the rebel forces again advanced to within fourteen miles of. Panama, but were checked there by the government troops The latest news was that fighting is still proceeding between the opposing armies. : . ' '. Gen.' MacArthur reports that Capt. Shields of the Twenty-ninth intan try and nftv-two enlisted men were captured by Filipinos while making an overland marcn ana many were Kiiieu Cant. Shields, was wounded. A rescue column has been sent out. - The Paris Journal says that an Amer ican lady. Miss Addie Selves, was robbed of a hand-bag containing jewels and a letter 01 credit lor 5,uou wnne in hotel. The thief returned the " letter of credit through the postofflce, explaining that he was unable to use it. . v The Census Bureau announces the copulation of Memphis. Tenn., as 102, 820, as against 64,495 in ,1890. This is an increase of ,87,825, or 58.65 per cent. The population of Houston, Texas, Is 44,633, as against 27,557 In 1890. This is an increase of 17,076, or 61.97 per cent. ; ' Wolf Bros Bank at Centreville, Mich., was robbed Thursday niffht of $10,000. Thieves gained entrance to the building by prying open the double door with- a safe was dynamited. 'The bank was insured with the Bankers' Mutual ; Casu alty company for f 10,000. , , The Jury of final appeal In the Paris Exposition awards has finished its work. The statement prepared for the United States commission shows that America received the highest number of awards of any nation save France, and that she also received more awaras in eacn class ification, except errand prizes, in which Germany secured a greater number. A dispatch, Sept, 28,' from Hamburg, Germany, says: A great Are Is in progress here. It has already burned several hours. - Two warehouses and a number of lumber yards have already been con sumed. The buildings opposite are burning fiercely. , The firemen are direct ing their efforts to saving the Busch circus and other buildings near the scene. Men seldom, or rather, never, tor a length of time and 'deliberately, rebel r gainst anything that does not deserve rebelling against . There are 4,200 species of plants used tor commercial purposes.' Of these 420 ere used for perfumes. "Well, I say that the very lest of men don't know the JifTerence between their souls : nd their stomachs, and they fmcy that they are a-wrestling .ith their doubts when really it is their dinners they're a-, restlin with. "Take my old man. A kinder ' u stand never drev breath; t so sure as he touches a lit rcrk he tr": ,to rxrr' t t ci till I "I'd I: to -0 tr. " v, ;ta nv dcults v. .:c:i ; vcu:is;tt!.rri ( ? . - u 1 L- ; FIVE NEW COMMANDMENTS. kwt4--'' IfAlp :- MOSES arKINLET AND MADE HER FORTUNE, ,i t ' r' " ntrdlm Hewa Steaks ,TIuiS Teaar VMtr sv u Ton Hi "Speaking of luck," said a rcmiaia- cent man, "reminds me of how ftoitono came to a boafding Jiouser keeper te a mill town where . I once lived, i There came to the house when ha flsst struck the town a new mlllhand. Tbia baad- er seemed at first just like any ether young man with a good appcttt out of whom the profit to. be made .was likely to be small, but It waa speedily (Uscotered that he was a man of abil ity and promise, who was likely ta set on at the mill. He made great prog ress at the works. It wasn't lose be fore he was at the head of the section f the forge department there, tbebess. In fact, of the four ton hammers "As far as he was concerned the only thing that marred his happiness was the toughness of the steaks they had at the boarding house, and that they were tough nobody could deny. But he was equal to the occasion there as he had proved himself to be at the mill. 't f-. '-'::;'-:!:-.'-V':'-'ok r' ' '('- 44 'Madam,' he said. one. day to the landlady, 'if yon will, let me take the steaks you buy before yon cook them I will make them just as tender as can be without any cost to yon whatso ever.' ;: '':.. V-.1 'Now, he had paid his board regular ly, and he was at that moment virtual ly the star boarder. The landlady handed him the next morning without hesitation the bundle of steaks ost as It came from the butcher, and the tam- mer boss just took 'em over to the mSH, this being before the regular Berlin; time in the morning, and, aduing one of the four ton hammers to about the right gauge, Btarted It up and ran the steaks a couple of times under the hammer. "Good? "Why, they were Just simply beautiful, and every morning after that the genial hammer boss used to run across to the mill before breakfast and quietly, without the knowledge of any one, run the landlady's steaks back and forth once under the four ton ham mer. The fame of the landlady's ten der steaks grew rapidly, as did also, naturally, the number of her boarders. And so she accumulated wealth. New Tork Sun. Th Carlr Bird. Ethel Do you Hie 3Ir. Eamcs, znam- ma7 21am ma (a young wiJow) Why,y--s, darling. Etbcl-And Mr. Welstcr? Mamma Yes, dear. Eticl-And Mr. FL!i csd Mr. Plica and Mr. ELclJon? Mamma I i:ie then ill, r't ' Ull' ",VL'.ch or. 9 aro yc 1 : '. J t3 1 -.rry.-tl-.a? I'.il.zii TLe o via rrrrc-- ::t. .-Iltrlcn L'f-2. HIS TABLET OF STONE. New Tork World. THE ANTI-LYNOH LAW. , A South Carolina Jury Brings in a Verdiot for the County. Charleston, S. C, Sept. 437,--The anti- lynching law 01 this state,, making the county responsible for damage ' to -the victim, has received anotner Diact eye, 0a January , 4rx18t)7;" liaffls 'Brown,- a neffroi'wasrtoundi hanjeinrf ta the tail- road ;.crossiflg jRtrtj5tilltoni Orangeburg county, bis neck broken and his body riddled ; with ? bullets. ; BrQwn'S -;-father brodght ' Buit against - tfee county , for damagres lastvear, buttherary promptly brought in a verdict for the county.? .The verdict was set aside by Judge Gage, and another trial of the same case has been bad this week and another verdict ren dered for the county of Orangeburg. The defense offered no testimony, re lying upon the failure to prove a lynch ing, which they contended required the concurrence of a mob or a multitude of persons. Buchanan, the presiding Judge charged the Jury that a lynching might be committed by a mob or by any per son or persons, out we cnarge appears to have had no effect on the inrr A motion for a new trial will be made. - Glad He Sad IT Rf oltw. : "No," said the man, talking of trav eling, "you will never find me travel ing or going anywhere, for that mat ter, with a revolver. I gave mme away a number of years ago with a ckmrat feeling of thankfulness that ft had not been the cause of endless reproach to me. I had been up the Hudson with my wife, and on the return trip I had in my mind the stories that I had re cently heard of sneak thieves who had been robbing passengers on the boat I did not know that I had paid spe cial attention to them, but In the mid dle of the night, when a little noise at the window awakened me I knew 'at once that those sneak thieves were In the room, and with one bound X couldn't have done It If I had tried at another time I landed on the floor from the upper berth with my hands on the throat of the thief at the win dow. I held on so tightly that my vic tim couldn't make a sound, and yon can Imagine how horrified I was to find that I had nearly strangled my wife.' If I had had a pistol, I would certainly have shot her, and the first opportunity I had after that I gave mine away. They are dangerous things to carry." New York Times. Pisa and Smilg TU nl . It Is rather a surprising fact; consld- ' erlng how enormously they have grown, tLat at the beginning of the nineteenth century there was not a saTir:3 tank la tLe world. The Eev. Henry Duneaa, rector cf a very poor E;s!lsh parish, cotlccvl that when the pecile wlsLcJ to lay ty a little money they wcnll ti:y 1 1 !j or a co-sv with It, having eo ctlcr t. zj to tzl i.:;ve:tiaent for Email r ;r -. II? f r 3 tto f rrt real eaTirj tr:i la i::x Two cr three which Lil cx I ' 1 I ...'.re th;t t!3 were r-::t'..--'.Ij . H vTAddresa io Democrats Communication. . : ' To the Democrats ot Kinaton Township: We have just passed through a great campaign.ana won a great victory, x nia victory was' won because our teoDle real ized the importance Of the issue and went to work' The result was LenOir county gave ine oiggestf Democratic ; majority she has given for years. I Now, gentlemen, we are.- in , the midst of another, campaign and. though the issues presented dq not come so , near home, yet they are noue the less impor tant, in tact toe result oi this campaign win decide wnetoer or not we are to eu joy the fun fruits of our victory f in ' Au gust. Bo far as our State politics Is con cerned we have settled for years, to come toat white men Will govern worth .Caro lina.:' But what avails all this if the post. omces au over the state are to be filled with negro postmasters? This has been Mr. McKinley's policy in the oast.' who doubts it will coutioue in the future if he is elected? , Kally, gentlemen, and see that We hav uo lot or parcel In Buch policy? k -;." ;,i ' Again, fellow Democrats, the mult o! this campaign will determine whether we are to pursue the Date and time honored policy or the founders of our republic, "tne right ot the governea to govern,' "a government T of Y the people, for the people and ; by the ' people" or whether we are to venture out into the quicksands of imprialism and enter into a scrimmage with the European powers for the possession of foreign territory a policy that must be supported by a large standing army to be supported from the bard earnings oi the, people and which will ever be a menace to the individual liberties of the people. Another issue. gentlemen, ls-rnaii mere oe iree compe tition in trade and manufacturing enter- irises, or shall trusts and monopolies be ostered and protected until the individ ual is lost sight of and all our products, ootn oi tne sou ana lactory, are con Trouea py cnese giganuo trusts tnat are binding our people both hand and foot and sapping their very, life's blood? ijentlemen; these issues are worthy of your most earnest consideration, for if this policy of the Republican party, which is now only in its infancy, is fostered In the ne?t fourxears aaJtha beea-Ja. past four, who can predict its disastrous results? v-r'.'-yrw-' -..r--' jsow, gentlemen, let's tnrow off our lethargy and get to work. All over the country the good news is coming that men are nocking to the Democratic standard-bearer Wm. J. Bryan, and the cause of Democracy is brightening every day. What are we doing to help on the good work? " : . . the greatest factor In our success in August was our clubs. Kinston - White Supremacy Club did a good work. It bad a large membership. We have now organized in its stead a Bryan-Stevenson and Kitchin Club that meets every Fri day night. Gentlemen of the- White Su premacy Club, we need you and all oth ers who,, are opposed to McKinleyism and in favor of electing that eloquent and matchless statesman and patriot wm. J. Bryan. Come out next D riday night and help us. v X. T. UltUOXD, Fres. of Club Te Crk a fsld In Oas Oay lak LaxA-nrB BaoMO Qorawt Tablbt. - All droggim refund th mooay if it fall to cor. K. W Oiovb'i ncDBtor ia on ' box $ . PRACTICALLY SETTLED. The Miners Have Won Without Recognition of Their Organiza tion. . f Philadelphia. Sent. 27. A railroad of. ficial in this city whose word can be taken as authoritative, but who would not consent to have his name used in connection with the statement, said to day that the miners' strike had been practically settled. The terms, he added, would be made known in all likelihood within the next 24 hours. "The miners may be said to have won their demands," he continued, "with the exception of that, which refers to the recognition oi their union. This point the operators will not concede, but the strike leaders will agree to a compromise along the lines I have indicated." Coal Operators in Conference. , New York, Sept. 23. An important meeting of anthracite coal operators will be held ia this city today to discuss terms for settlement of the miners' strike. John Markle arrived here on a special train to attend the conference. Vt'ilfceeboro, Sept. 23. Miners and operators here were waiting eap-prly this morning for news from rew lork re- girdingthe proposed settlement of the e, tut n ;i..t?r had any d.rect in formation. Operators paid they taI no .forrr..it:-"n from the bad men of the rrpr' ia New York tut ei; t-1 it t r.ny t.:..e. t; . -"i" 'o-ih, Ft. 23. Not a coi'.iery ort.i ci ir;-l is work;.-? The e-; h'jta cf 1'otts co!lrr, '-'f " 1 1 r-r- -t t his more i r -r. tod ir. 1 : -1 e i 1 1 : 1 ,i . . . r : t STATE NEWS. Interestinar North Carolina Items " ' " In Condensed Form ' ' There are now 40 pupils In the Odd Fellows' Orphanage at Goldsboro. Th9 orphanage is flourishing. The new ma tron has taken charge. The State board of education on Thurs day sold 10,000 acres of swamp lands in Jones and Onslow counties, part of Whi,te Oak swamp, for 126,500. , Greensboro Telegram: L Recruiting at Capt, Vance's Greensboro offlcecontinues very good, scarcely a ; week passing that several new soldiers are not nn off to the army. Four left today. ' w mv u WJUtlJI that Mies Jennie Moore, the young lady who was shot in Williamstore Saturt night by Joseph Bennett, a discarded lover, is still living, but her condition is . critical. She can only be kept resting quietly by means of opiates. Bennett is yet at large ahd there is no tidings of his whereabouts. A reward of 100 ha been offered for his arrest. Archie Kinsauls was hAnow! t ninf. Friday afternoon at 1 o'elnofc Tfiar;mn the murder of a man named HerrW hi! capture, his escape from jail, his recap, ture, trial and conviction, and attempt ed suicide the night before the date set for his execution, Sept. 7th, are matters of which the public, is 'well acquainted and which combine to. make up one of the most wonderful murder sases and executions in the history of the State. ' Baleigh Cor. Charlotte ObiwrrAP- n Cy Thompson has returned from the county of Onslow, like a bee. loaded with v ' . f' U'KU onie to tne chivalry of the men of thatcounty, saying that during alt this long drought they have saved all the drinking water fn th exclusive use of the women and children. - vv nai . oo tne men ' drink, doctnr?" Whiskey.'' replied be in a dan tnna nt voice, accompanied oy marked feeling. liaieign fost: It is learned that, tha to-thr T.Jackwell isuiuaut luumxu comDanv. Whn n.ra represented by Major W. A. Guthrie, of Durham, will appeal from Judge Simon ton's decision, in which he ordered a sale of the plant of the Blackwell The date set for sale Is November 6th, and it is claimed that the minority stock holders will take action in time to stop the sale. The appeal will be taken on the ground that Judge Simohton did not have jurisdiction. A true bill has been found in Wake county against State Senator J. A. Franks, Republican, of Swain county, charging him with perjury. During the legislature of X899 a young lawyer from thewest, George Justice, was arrested lnBaleighforstealinsrlawbookafrom t.h clerk of the court, lie was bound nvnr in a bond of 50. Franks stood his bond, swearing that be was worth rtn over and above his homestead liabilities and exemption. Justice ran away and an attempt was made to collect the amount cf khe bond from Franks, when it was found that be had no property, lie has never made anv attamnt satisfy the claim. - , , Wilmington Messemrer: A ffnntW.A.n told us yesterday that he talked with a Populist who was a delegate at the opulist congressional convention xrhirh met at Clinton Tuesday and nominated Populist Ex-Congressman John E. Fowler to make the race for congress fa the Third district against the Democratic nominee, present Congressman Chtm. It. Thomas, of Newbern. 'Our informant says he asked if tbeconvention nominated a presidential elector or whether it en dorsed the Bryan and Stevenson elector (Democrat) In the Third district. The 'opulist informed him that no elector was nominated nor was the Bryan and Stevenson elector endorsed. lie stated that for his part he will vote for Mc Kinley and that it was the understand ing in the Populist party that they are free to vote for Bryan or McKinley. ' Newborn Fair Notes. Ncwbeni JonrnaL . . The lion. F. M. Simmons, has been in-' vited by the Fair association to formally open tbe Newbern fair on Tuesday, Nov, 13tb, and be has accepted the invitation. Secretary Oreen says a number of fine idephows have already been booked. and the fair management expects to give visitors ail they want in this line, shows ovel and attractive. Fret cf Cbarje. Any aJult rcfTericr from a co d settled on ti a breast, bronchitis, throat or lang troutlos cf and nnture, who wiil call at lrftca VrviT Co., will be rre- 1 wi;li a simr'e tottie cf. I' n F.rrrp, free of char. O- i iv. n"to c-.e i--r"n, a:. 1 c i v, ;tho::t cr it r ire : r -r- -i t'.r " '. cr I-;-Tr- ;j n. r!.- r.ee s 7 cne ze to Ifuch ia R.11 v. - - ty r .rr a "i T ' -i r . r V.l"t r. .Ir.'.rj r t Ij r: t 'it 1:t: t v. : : a tr v -r -. t:? r ' - : r. !-'.".! i r:n U I ? vt:. - : i a f ::' ! : r t' ) . 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