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TCi E -DAILY REE; PRE ;"T ' PUBLISHED EyERY EZEINC EXCEPT SUNDRY. Vol. m No. 168. - KINSTON, N. 0., FRIDAY.. OCTOBER 19, 1900. Price Two Cents. GE11EMOEWS. Hatters of Interest Condensed Into 't , Brief Paragraphs. . The Chinese minister at London says peace negotiations have actually begu at 1'ekln. . The -census : returns for the state of ' Arizona show a population of 122,212 an increase since lttyu 01 ivi per cent. - Mr. Kruger has postponed bis de parture from. South - Africa for Europe until October 20th. Be will land at Marseilles. , . Bryan's tour of New York Wednesday extended to Albany via Hudson.' Ue bad large and enthusiastic audiences everywhere. .Pittsburg beat Brooklyn playing bal, . "Wednesday, 10 to . O. This makes two games for Brooklyn to one for Pittsburg for the world's championship,' ' It is now -.stated that the alleged Imperial edict ordering the punishment of - the Chinese high officials was forged to delay military activity of the allies. The fall demands of the Anthracite "coal miners have been granted by the . mine operators, and the miners are ex pected to return to work by next Mon day. - . M. M. Dolphin, of Kansas City, has been elected president of the Order of Kail way Telrgraphers, vice w. v. row ell removed. Dolphin formerly was first vice president of the order. A dispatch from Lord Roberts under - date of Pretoria, Oct, 16, reports a num . ber of minor affairs, but says that the only incident or importance was the surrender of Tbeunis Botha, a brother of Gen. Botha, at Yalksrust, Oct. lath. The bazar for the benefit of the home less Galveston orphans, which began Monday Burnt in the Waldort Astoria, ' New York, was closed Wednesday night by Mark Twain.; The management estimates the net receipts for the three nights at between f 25,000 and f 30,000. The New York "Yacht club has accepted Sir Thomas Upton's challenge for the America' cup. r At a special meeting oi the club, Wednesday, night resolutions were adopted by the terms of which the commodore of the club is authorized to appoint a committee to formally accept the challenge. - , The Mystery of Radium. , The substance called radium emits radiations resembling the X rays with' out the. application of work or energy from external sources and without ap preciable loss of weight. This seems to be Inconsistent with the" law of the conservation of "energy, but the mys tery Is explained by the calculations , of M. BecquereL. which show that a loss of weight so Infinitesimal that in a thousand million years It would amount to no more than a milligram .would suffice., to account for the ob served effects. According to this ex planatlon the emanations from radium consist of material particles. But bow Infinitely minute must those particles bef " . ' I f sarsaparilh and the other vegetable ingredients that go into the best are good as a medicine, then Aver's Sarsa- anlla is good, it not, wc are lumburs. lour doctor will td you which, because he can have the formula of Avcr's Sarsaparilla - ny time for the asking. If you r.rc; tired, half sick, r-T v. if or.c daj-'s v.-ork c: d';z z:z .::, ret a ! :t:h cf Aver i. . vZ ....... . ....-. :.r.l :::::ctcn Aycr3 ' C , - . T. C. A via Co ; Hew York's Slaresfclp. , When New York city owned a slave- ship Is told In an article in Pearson's Magazine. The greatest Impetus was given to the ulave trade by the act of parliament of .1084. ' which legalized slavery in the North American, colo nies. This does not mean that slavery was unknown In what Is now4 the. United States before that time, be cause as early as 1620 a Dutch man-of-war landed and , sold 20 African ne groes at Jamestown, Va. . ,i In 1620 the West India company im ported slaves from the West Indies to. New York city, then New Amsterdam. The city itself owned shares in a slave ship,' advanced money for its fitting out and shared in the profits of its voyages. This recognition and encour agement may account for the astound ing fact that in 1750 slaves formed onewBixtb of , the entire population of New York.;' The general prevalence of slavery Is 'shown by the fact that at this time there 'were 67 slaves In New Tork's small suburb of Brooklyn, and that in London Itself there were rest dent 20,000 slaves. ;? Slaves were, at that time publicly dealt la on the London exchange. No wonder the traffic in human flesh was a recognized commerce, and- that In 1771 the. English alone sent to Africa 192 ships equipped for the trade and with a , carrying capacity, of 47,148 slaves per trip. , ' - A Trleliy Dog. ,' Not long ago a very fat spaniel was Introduced into the house where a fox terrier had always been the master. The latter was told, however, to be have well to the newcomer and not to bully .him. So the two seemed fairly friendly and In the end got in the habit of taking short ranibles together.. However, the fox terrier was evident ly of a thoughtful disposition and on one occasion came across a bank, or wall, which was easy enough" to leap off, but there was greater difficulty In returning. ! i The fox terrier sprang down the bank'nad enticed nla heavy companion to folldw, with the result that the latter could not get back, while the former, by reason of his greater ac tivity, was easily able to do. : Now the terrier saw his opportunity, returned home and cruelly, left his com panion lamenting, r Never did the for mer seem happier or gayer than on that day when he had once more the sole run of the house and be sulked when later on the spaniel had been found, assisted up the wall and brought home. : v';- -v'- 'i Since then the fox terrier has repeat edly got the spaniel down, he same place, with the usual result, and seems to glory In his mischievous act Wheth er, the 'fat dog"-will learn to avoid temptation to such a ramble remains to be seen. Buffalo News. , Uovr "David narnm1 ' Came to Be Written. .- . .' .- An Interesting little anecdote is told about bow "David Harum" came to be written. It is rather pathetic. It seems that Mr1. Wescott, the author, was the kind of man who could do pretty much anything paint a picture, plan a house or compose a sonata but he had never made much money, so when he became ill and realized that be might not live long and would leave his family with little or no money he was desperate. "Write a book," suggested a friend and neighbor to him one day " when they were talking over the situation. ' '1 did make an attempt at It once,1 answered Mr, Wescott "I tried a love story, but I couldn't make It go." "Add a little local color to It said the first speaker. "Take one of the people about here that you know and work him up old , for Instance," mentioning a character familiar -to them both. "Ile'd be first rate." . "That's a good Idea!" exclaimed Mr. Wescott, and the result of this" conver sation was "David Ilarum, and yet David" was never in the story at all as It was first conceived. Anna Wer.t- worth In Woiuan's Home Companion. Belarl'K nia Jam, Shark stories, w ith eorce reason, are commonly received with Incredulity. A well authenticated aneed te, however. U told cf Dr. Frederic Ilia, on English :rooa of distinction. A vz&rx Ml overboard la tl.c InilisT. octtn and slrno t Into a shark's mouth. ill. wto was ttar.Jir. d-e to V. - r i. rrs: t-ej a i-c:ayig p:n snj w:i t hesitation j::r.T'd to fate tht -t t ! rjte S j .: t t. ni i:. : ' ( ' 1 ! r t c i TOM Oil THE LIGHT Who Can Best Represent the Peo pie of North Carolina in the Sen ate. ".:vr'V'-;'-yf Editor Webster's Weekly: - In yourpaper of Seufc 20th, you under took to show that Mr. Simmons was not in favor of silver and that he was in part responsible for the adoption or amend ments by the last legislature to the anti trust bill, which destroed its effective ness. Iu my reply I think I proved that your allegations as to silver were - based entirely upon the ipor 'of a debate be tween Mr, Simmons and Butler, copied by you from . The Caucasian, and that this report was false and at variance with the utterances of : Mr. Simmons favor of silver in the State convention of 183.6, which you at J.hft. time editorially I also showed that Mr. Simmons had no connection with th$ anti-trust bill one way or the other,' In your paper of Oct. 4th, you reply to my communication and not only insist' upjjn' the original charges, but jntrodoce new ones. Sup pose we see how It stands upon the ong mal charges and then discuss the new ones. " j' How does Simmons stand on silver? You say, upon authority of ThaCaucas ian, and from the fact that you do not find any public utterance from him in favor of silver in 1894, that he was not sound in 1894. : You also say The Cau casian ought to be believed and that you have never seen, its report contradicted bv anv Democratic DaDerj Will vou pub lish the editorial from the Goldaboro Ar gus of Oct. 1st, 1900, which I mailed you last week, and let your readers ' see that a Democratic paper does deny it? V - My communication has, however, had the good effect of having you admit that in 1896 Mr. Simmons was. to nse your words, "pronounced lor silver," but you complain that you cannot find anything he said for silver before that time. ' You auote from ; the " Fayetteville Ob nerver, an able paper, edited by a gentle man of honor and ability, an article con , demning Mr, Sunmonalor .Agreeing to the platform, as chairman- of the plat form committee oi the congressional con vention of the 3rd district in 1892. Do you not think it would have been fair to show what Mr. Simmons had done that was condemned? He was condemned not because he did not favor free silver but because he was more' pronounced in its favor than the national , Democratic platform of that year. If you will torn to the Fayetteville Ob server of Aug. 18th, 1892, you will find an editorial criticising the platform adopted at Clinton, and showing how it differed from the natioual platform of 1892, in which the editor says of the Clinton platform: "In the next place the Clinton platform demands the immediate passage of a bill for the frea and unlim ited coinage of silver (meaning at the old ratio qf 16 parts of silver to one of gold.)" The words in parenthesis are the words ol the editor of The Observer, not mine. - - -' . v. - : - The editor then proceeds to show that the Clinton platform is a stronger decla ration fur silver than our national plat form of 1892. This shows the record of Mr. Simmons all right on silver in 1892. Indeed, H was in advance of his party, for in 1892 he advocated in the congressional con vention held at Clinton, the plank on sil ver that was practically incorporated In the national platform of 1896, and is now the law of the party. Democrats all over, the State of North Carolina, wherever bespoke in 1894, know that he then favored free silver. You say be was "pronounced for silver" in 1896, and he says be stands squarely upon the na tional platform today. ' Against this you have the declaration of butler in The Caucasian, which is de nied by a Democratic paper. Do you not think I have convicted you of bringing a charge against Mr. bimmons which you cannot sustain? But if you cannot support Mr. Sim mons on account of bis record for silver not being up to our standard, how can you support Gen. Carr? l'lease read carefully, and give your renders an op portunity to read, the following letter from Gen. J. S. Carr to- Mr. Geo. It De Saupsure, secretary of. the Southern Bankers' association, and. I call yuur particular attention to ihe following parpsrraph in the letter: "TLe south, leing an asrricuUnral sec tion, requires better Lackirg accommo dations tLan we enjoy. The truth is, we must tare better facilities or we are "It is i t f.T ' tl .t ic M f. r t lr fact." ay rrof. r-y t rarei a ia hU r 'irts i f t 1 8 v, o i .t ten jr: I, .vir? c-- i I r.-- (iron's I ; u r t!. ..3 BI J OV 1 l.r. r f -.. u i; r rfr.ie.lv t - ts - 1 virtually ruined. The provisions of the national bank act, as at present con stituted, do no not afford the accomino dation we nee t and must have. The Fowler bill, in my iudirment. does, and at the same time furnishes the country a gooa, sound, sare banking, circulation, elastic in its operation and firmly fixed upon a gold basis." MR. 6 ABB ENDORSES FOWLER SCHEME. The Well Known North Carolinian Approves Caucasian's Currency Atlanta Constitution, Die it, 1897. : Mr, George DeSaussure,' secretary of the Bankers' association, and the most active promoter of the Bankers' contention re cently held in Atlanta to discuss the cur rency problem, is in receipt of the follow ing letter from Mr. J. S. rarr, the promi nent North Carolinian who participated in the proceedings of the convention. Mr. Carr writes: '. - Durham, NrC., Dec. 18, 1897. Mr. ; George 11. DeSaussure, ' Secretary -i Southern Bankers'' Association, At lanta, Ga. My Dear Sir:I am of theopinlon that the olan of currency reform outlined bv the lion. Charles N. Fowler, member of congress for New Jersey, and submitted to the Southern Bankers' association of Atlanta, at its last session, is a wise so lution of the present vexinsr currency questtfon..'s..y , Air. bowler's plan funds all the obliga tions of the government ina2Der cent. I goia oona. 4nese oonas ne.wouia mass the basis of bank circulation, and require the banks to redeem all their notes in t i 1 s ; mi . t a ' gold coin. . By funding the entire debt into 3, per cent, gold bonds, which would be impossible but for the fact that the banks are required to carry them in con sideration of the favors . they receive, the people or the government, indeed, ac cording to the people by the Fowler bill, will save more than f 15,000,000 per annum In interest on the. bonded debt. ' - - ' ' . , Again, we must recognize the fact that the parity of ourdifferent kindsof money. silver, paper, and gold,, has been main tamed at an enormous expense to the people, or the government. Indeed. ac cording to the flu urea of . the actuary of the treasury department, at an average cost ol f 21,000,000 per annum. orS339,- 000,000 for the seventeen yearn from 1879, the date of specie resumption, to This cost to the people, or the govern ment. by Mr. Fowler's bill is transferred to the banking institutions of the, coun try, which must maintain the standard by the currency redemption of their notes in gold coin. - This will, it must be ob served, result in a net saving to the peo ple, or government, of more than I25, 000,000 per annum. Mr. Fowler's bill also provides for a guarantee fund, paid into the treasury of the United States government for the protection of note holders, so that there could not be abank note panic. Ihe bill provides for such a supply of a sound circulating medium, equally dis tributed over the country, as the needs of the country require, and for lack of which most of our troubles are charge able. The operation of the Fowler bill is the only remedy I have seen presented that carries with it merit worthy of suc cess. :. . , . .- And lastly, what is to my mind of still greater importance to the people of the country, all depositors of national banks are to be insured against loss in case of bank failure through a tax upon deposits paid into the United (States treasury for their protection. . The statistics on page 78 of Mr. Fow ler's speech (and the statistics were fur nished by the actuary of the treasury, and are therefore to be relied upon) show that since the inauguration of the na tional system in 18C3, if all the assets of the failed banks had been, absolutely nil. a tax of less than onVtbird of one per cent, would hare been sufficient to recoup the depositors, dollar Tor dollar. But as it was, the assets of the failed banks, where the accounts have been closed paid oper cent, or the depositors, so that the tax of only one-twelfth of one per cent, would have been required to meet the deficit, which is practically nothing. I he south being an agricultural section. requires better banking accommodations than we enjoy. The truth is, that we must have better facilities, or we are vir tually ruined. The provisions of the national bank act, as at present coneti tut J, do not afford the accommodations we need, and must nave. The Fowler bill, In my judgment, does, and at the same time furnishes the coontry a good, sound, safe banV.rg circulation, elastic in its operation and firmly fixed npon a goU basis. Ite t-oGluern Lackers association wu I do well not only to advocate it tutoress ts p a n z? by co r ,rr . 1 1 wo-:, i l ave r . to advocate .Mow. r s measure t : ore our con Ten on at At:.;r.t-, 1 a J I tl a la faxi'iir with it r roti-.,. rs. 1 live r.:,c stnd.e.l :.e t;. bzi ccr... -9 to n:y a-Jniiratioa cf Very trt J. s. CAES. " -w i" h r.t t f . - r , r If,' STATE HEWS; Interesting North Carolina Items In Condensed Form. Gov. .Russell opens the Raleigh fair next Monday, Mr. T. A. Clark, a prominent citizen ot Weldon, died Wednesday, aged 70 years. The State has chartered the Tyson Hos iery company, of Lynn, Folk county, capital $30,000, L. N. Wilcox and oth ers stockholders. The Tarboro bank has won its case against the Security company on the bond of its defaulting cashier, in the -superior court at Tarboro. ' M ri Brenizer, of Charlotte, lost his Bait for 120,000 against llenkel, Craig & Co., for injuries sustained by his , wife by a rouaway near Blowing Rock. . ' Representatives Of furniture factories will go before the corporation commis- sion with petition for reduction and equalization ot their freight rates. . The city authorities of Gieensboro offer $75,000 for the water works in that city.,, The water plant is in the bands of a receiver, If the offer is not accepted the city will install a new-system. ' The congregation of the . Second Bar . tist church of Atlauta.'Ga., has decided to call Rev. John E. White, secretary of y the Baptist mission board of North Car o'ina, to till the pulpit of that church. Tarboro Southerner: l Emma Brooks, a colored woman on 4he farm of Lam Lawrence, locked her 1-year-old child in the house and went off. The house caught tire and the little one was burned to death. ' ' , ' - - , An 8,000 gallon benzine tank on a rail road car at High Point exploded Wed nesday night. There was but little fluid in the tank but the detonation shook High I'oint from center to circumference, , The damage done was slight. By new rules adopted by the national meetiug of lire stock sanitary boards of the United States, all cattle from North Carolina may, between Nov. 1st and Dec. 31st, be admitted into northern mar- . kecs without restriction if shipped by rail. Greenville Reflector: At a quarter to 10 o'clock Wednesday night, at his home on Third street, Mr. Joseph J. Dancy passed away, after an illness of some weeks. Ue had passed his 78th year.aad . was the oldest native born citizen in Greenville, His wife died afew years ago and he leaves no immediate family. Raleigh Cor. Messenger: It will be remembered that Mr. Shepherd, of Green- -ville, has sued Bernard, United States district attorney, for damages for seduc- . tion of his wife. The supreme court has decided with the court below that- the husband must give the dates of - such " criminal intimacy and thus make the allegation Bpecific. , t ;. Salisbury Truth-Index: : Frank Gil . bona, of Davidson county, who was cut by Early Goode at a corn shucking in Davidson county last week, died Sunday afternoon from the effects of his wounds. Early Goode and his father, Henry Goode, were both caught and placed in the Lex ington jail immediately after the cutting, but vhe latter has since been released. A special from Shelby to the Charlotte Observer says that burglars entered the store of S. S. Mauney, at Cherry ville, by prizing the door open with a pick Tues day night, blew open the safe, took out 400 in cash and all the land notes and mortgages belonging to Mr. Mauney. There is no definite clue to the parties, though a man named Moore was arrested on suspicion. The Democrats arrested in Johnston county by federal officers on charges by uassy demanded an immediate bearing, but the commisioner put 'the hearing off until the 29tb, the day Simmons speaks there. It is suggested that fusion is ts probably thought there wonld be some disturbance there that day owing to the great crowd, and that they would get some xcuse for attacking the valid ity of the election. The citizens arrested are prominent some of the beet men in Johnston county. The last legislature abolished the office of chief shell hsh inspector, held by The ophilus White, f unionist, and created seven oyster commissioners, at f 400 a a year each. White sued to retain his otlice and also to get the entire f 2,600. The supreme court said he could not be ousted during Lis term and also that he was entitled only to f 100. The auditor and treasurer declined to pay this, say ing the act ol the legislature named the seven commisMoners. On Thursday the supreme court by mandamus forced them to pay the 1 100 to White. nrrura an auiehip niarrr. CLTa the Helm TVrf Actlir. Cin Iz Ttro-h Various Manoeuvres. rneitrit.Vj, O t. 17. 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