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1 i'. i . i J . IE WCAT i i ' i ' i i i ' i 1 1 i i The Daily . e Press; i tijaap'r sat 1 Don't be EasMal ' . ' "What do yea wanti t Make it known through , , The Fkbk Pbksb and the want will be supplied. , THE WtATHER: Continued ' fair and slightly warmer Sunday. I 1 1 I I I I 1 1 I I 11 i I . i i . . PUBLISHED EVERY KFTERNQON EXCEPT SUNDAY, vol: v.-no. 18. . . kinston, n. a, Saturday, april 19. 1902. price two cents. 1 .- .... : : ".".':- 1 "" T : ... .". .'..., ." " i - .. , . : " TT - ' : ' "." "' : ; 1 v 1 OLD NORTH STATE . HEWS AND GOSSIP ODD AID ISTERESTI5G HAPPEHIHGS. DIED AFTER ASSAULT. Fatal Quarrel Between White Farm Hands. ::;. A. telephone message to The Fiii Pbbrb from Snow Hill girea. Information of a homicide that occurred near Hull Road church' about 8 miles from that Dlace and 14 miles from Kinston, yester! I - - Ifrninlui DttBl Witt I DeSDente MlO day.Hhe man killed being Luby Webber. I iue laUU anaemia kh ivuiuiitwu ujr THE NEWSPAPER :,, j AND THE TOWN FREE PRESS POLICY: TO BUILD DP Thief. Shoots His Ceotor and Fleeat Trying to Get More Deliberate Aim ia Shot Im the Mouth Cowardly Assaaaination at Trin ityProbable Murder Victim Plowed News and Observer: Jones county is to hare a hanging at Trenton on May 21, unless something Intervenes to prevent. ' Cyrus Dixon, who is to be hanged, declares the members of the jury -which convicted him will all go to hell. Lawson Parker, who lived near Trin ity, was shot through the throat by Ed Sawyer and died later, rarker was on Ids way home alter accompanying a young lady from a party, and Sawyer waylaid and shot him, the ball entering the right side of the throat and coming out at the back of the neck. H'gu romt special: It is now only a matter of form before High Point has Herman Stocks. Both were white and single, Webber being 21 years of age and Stocks 25. :.. , The two were in a field plowing, Web ber being in the employ of Stocks. The latter said something to Webber about his not running the rows straight and a dispute arose, which resulted in 8tocks assaulting Webber, knocking him down with his fist and then stamping him with his foot. This occurred about 10 o'clock in tie morning. Webber, after his terrible beating, walked to Snow Hill and that afternoon died, shortly after his arrival. Stocks went to a magistrate and had a warrant sworn out against himself. It is not learned whether omot he knew of the deith of Webber at the time of giving himself up. A coroner's Inquest is being held toda J At 3 o'clock this afternoon It was still in session, and it couldn't be learned what was the direct cause of Webber's death, thoueh It is presumed that he died by free delivery oi maii matter, xhe re quired annual receipts of $10,000 has I blood clotting on the brain as a result of Been paeeea ana every aay Keeps grow- the wounds on his head, the skull prob- lng. The Inspector, who was recently bare, says the High Point postofBce is making enormous gains and that every time he comes he is pleasantly surprised at some part of the service, While plowing In a field on his farm in Montgomery county, Hack Morris un earthed the skeleton of a man, which, from all appearances, had not been burled very many years. In fact, It is reported that some flesh still adhered to . the bones and there was also . some clothing on the body. As there was no burying ground anywhere near where the find was made foul play is suspected, ' but It has been so long burled that no -le&wl is. Some six or eight years ago a" man named Burgess mysteriously disap. peared from the neighborhood, all. traces of him being lost, and it Is now thought by some that be was foully dealt with and that this is perhaps his remains. . An ugly tragedy was enacted Tuesday In No. .3 township, Cabarrus county. , Mr. O. O. Orercash, a county merchant, and ' Deputy Johnson went to arrest John Host, a negro, on a warrant for obtaining goods under false pretenses. Boat shot Mr. Overcash In the right breast and dashed out of the house, the officers opening fire on him and he run ning and firing back. Boat stopped to take shelter of a little fruit tree to aim a deadly, shot at Mr. Overcash who, . . though pale and sick from his terrible wound, was pressing blm undauntedly. Qvercash however sent a bullet crashing into Cost's mouth and ; lodging about the throat. Bost fell to the ground and was secured and lodged in Jail Tuesday alght. ably being fractured. Stocks is held in custody awaiting the verdict of the coroner's jury. THE HORSES. Grace Hastings has been bred to Metallas, 2:11. Boyal Victor. 2X8. will be tried again this season. vv Tbe pacer Little Joker, 2:124, by Forest Hal, la now used on tbe road In Buffalo. Chase, tbe fast green son of Keeler, 2:1314. owned by J. BY Drulen, la being entered by Scott Hudson. Master What do you mean, Jones, by this impudent caricature? Jones Please, sir, it Isn't a carica ture; It's a portrait A Mum of Happlaeas.. ' jr A young girl 6 feet 2 inches In height; weighing 114 pounds, can waits three hours straight without stopping, while a young man r reet 9 inches, weighing 190 pounds, can waits only 82 minutes. How many partners,, averaging 170 pounds and 5 feet 8 inches In height, will the young girl exhaust Is an even ing of 11 hours, allowing 20 minutes for refreshments? Life. . Leaka la Gaa Plpea. A leak In- a gas pipe may be located without the use of a light by painting the pipe with soap and water. Bubbles .will Indicate where the leak la. Its Motto: Good Will Toward Malice Toward lone. Strong Evidence that the Good Will la ; Reciprocated The Quick Formation of r a Stock Company, Although Easy ITere, , Was Really Marreloue and Could ITare Been Equalled la Few Other Towns. Several subscriptions have been se cured for Frkb Pkkss stock since the an. nouneement of the assured success' of ' the plan. In the hurry of getting up thts f company nothing like a thorough, and ' systematic canvass was practicable. We don't wish any of our friends J,q feel f that we slighted them, as anything so j seeming is in seeming only, and not, ia tentlonaL Tbe $6,000 of preferred stock ' has been placed in amounts of f 100 to $200, nearly all in Kinston. In fact with more work soliciting stock a larger sum'; could have been placed had it been deemed safe and wise to do so, but the policy of tbe present proprietor henceforth shall be to go ahead not only along progres sive but very conservative lines, as far as posflble a happy combination of safe progress, just as has been the progress of Kinston. It Is the Intention of the present pro prietor and of those who are associated vr ith him in the ownershtp of the com mon stock and tbe control of the enter prise, to pursue a policy that they con sider best for Kinston and this entire section. We expect to make mistakes as do all human beings, but our mis takes shall be of the head, not of the heart. The policy of the paper will b to treat everybody right and to at least deserve the good will of every man, wo-l man and cnild of this section: to do little barm and all tbe good we ean fori this section and Its people We shall be In 7 the publishing and printing business to make' money out of It as well as benefit the people, and fthall endeavor, in our line, to serve this 'sec tion well better than can be done by anybody else. It is our Intention, as heretofore, to steer clear- of politics, so far as we personally are concerned. Many publishers go to wreck In boosting themselves Into office through their papers. We have avoided this error heretofore and Intend to continue avoid lng it. We figure it will pay us and the community to attend to our business and let tbe other fellow fill political offices. Vt '0t P K l.4 f rr mi TIMELY TOPICS TERSELY TREATED. FIND TUB SHEIK, I If troubled bv a weak digestion, loss of appetite, or constipation, try a few dnsea of Chamberlain's Stomach and liver Tablets,. Every bottle warranted. For sale by J. E. Hood. We know that we have made many mistakes In the past, but we truthfully say that so far as the paper Is concerned we have always tried to conduct it In such manner as would best serve the community Interest, and we have en deavored to act fair and square to wards everybody, and we shall strive harder than ever hereafter to do so. . ' , Beelprocit7 Bill Paaaed. , YftT V. I a. t r - ma nnwungton, iec.. inere was a light fn congress over an amendment to semove tbe differential from refined sugar dutug the existence of the reciprocity agreement. Tbe amendment was adopted In committee, 164-111, and later in the bouse by a still larger majority, 199-105 on tms occasion 6 Bepubllcans voted with the Democrats for the amendment. The bill was then passed by an over whelming majority, 247-52. ooooooooo-rooooooooooooo I The Bargaio Counteit.? ...... . : ooooooooooooo-rooopooooooooo We have no envy or malice in our shall complete this canvass now very hearts toward anyone. We know, how- shortly, and our friends can aid us In completing it by volunteering subscrip tions of f 100 each. If the subscriptions exceed the $6,000 preferred stock we will make a list of those who volun .ter subscriptions and Issue them stock whenever any of the origins 1 stockholders tender their stock to us for redemption.. As announced heretofore, our purpose will be to pay the guaran teed dividends of 7 per cent. (3Jpr cent semi-annually) promptly on i, the . day named every time; to purchase the stock of any who become weary of their In vest ment or need their mony more than the stock upon 80 da? s notice to the com pttny. " ''' . It is our purpose to prevent 'his stock being worth less than par, and we think the plan outlined will accvmplfob our purpore, "p. We would esteem it a personal favor for our business and profeelonal friends who have not been seen (it w a impo sible to see all xrhrn we were -o hnrrt.il) to volunteer euliscriptlons fr $100 stock: even : though w might be unable now to issue U t i them. We w ll Issue the stock eventually to the first 60 subscribers, If so many are obtained, and If there are more subscriptions than that number obtained we will issue such as may be brought in for redemption to tnoee wnose 1 ames may appear on our record, and, of course, our policy will be 8PRINO HAS OOMB We mean, of course, our line of Bed Spri' gs. You should inspect them. You will find them all banralns. We bav a complete stork of Furaltnra and can supnlv any of your needs In that line. forum us a trial. ' QUINN k MILLER ' Good for Rhenmatiam. V . . 11 -r x uasciaiii was caxen witn a veiy were aiutvK ui muscmar rneumatisui which caused me great pain and annoy asnoe. After trying several prescriptions and rheumatic cures, I decided to ue lnamberlain s Pain Balm, which I a ad een advertised In the South Jersevman. After two applications of this Remedy I wnamuca oener, aua alter usmir one Dottle, was completely cured. Saluk xt arhib, Salem, N. J. For sale by J. E. Mood. WE WANT TO SEE YOU at our store where we keen eonstantlv ou hand a choice line of Fancy Grot rife. H are striving to pleaee. PromDt deliv. ery to any part of town. i J. H. ALEXANDER. ' . vaamaaa.! fkltWak North Street. I WB UO TO BAT. So does every healthy person, es pe el 'illy when they have something nice. If you buy your groceries from us you win nave 11 ana it won't cost you more than it's worth either. Just stop our waou or -pnone your order, it will nave prompt attention. LaROQUE & BOUNTREE, The Dp-to-Date Grocers Hew Tjp HANDSOME BICYCLES, $15.00 Think of itf Only $15 for a handsome wheel "bran new." Corns and 1 tbem. . Wheels of all kinds. Repairing a specialty. 'V.., KINSTON CYCLE CO. and Machinery, large variet j and stock of Papers and com petent workmen, 'JSk. "Tia BARGAINS IN PRINTINQ- We have some mora of thnaa Tft ueaas, aote Heads. Hill Heads aiul State menu In fine quality colored bond papers, pink and blue. Tbey are good value for price charged. If In seed of some stationery examine these goods before' making yonr selection. Letter Heads 500 for $L75, 1,000 for 3.00. Note IleMj 500 for $1.35, 1,000 for t2J2o. l ine Old Hampshire Bond pink prepared to all of your 1 2. 63. line bine or r'nk. Dill Heads, b Prlntin? in neat and iA? 11A0, 1,000 for " cwtments,ei. ant(jTiaLtybond tic Style. repers In bine. rink, kmnn J 600 for $1.50. 1,000 for ?2.50. THE FREE PRESS WANTED I WANTED f We want to number you amour onr a. -. wwr a a a . . cuBfiiuere. w xeep on naa a rail line 01 r ancy uroceries. uet vour "tahla eomi jrtsv Irom us. Prompt deliverv. W. M. CARROLL'S, 8taDls and Fancr Omwr North Street. i , , . . ..- oome tjp. ' -. Yes, If you buy your Seed Oats from us they, will beyond a doubt. We also havsa large stock of Hay, Grain and Feed.. We are head garters for every thing In our line. Corns to see us. NETJSE lilLLINQ CO. . W. A. LaBoque's late stand. ARB YOU ONE who Is going to build or anticipates building? U so we wish to let it be known that we can furnish on recelDt of order Framing and Box Boards, cut from LoDr Leaf Pines, also all kinds of Dressed Lumber. Come and examine our stock and sret our rj rices before tnr. chasing. Thanking our customers for past patronap and hOD'njr to renew same, we remain. Yours truly, TEE GAY LUMBER CO. Prompt Delivery. , ever, we have a few enemies among peo ple who ought to be our best friends. Ws think they are wrong. Hut we are willing to let by-gones be by-gones, to rub out old scores, and turn over a new leaf, make fresh start and have peace and harmony and charity and co-opera tion prevail between the paper and every citiien of this section who la Inspired with proper motives. . Thb FBKKFBB8snverbasbeen,norwill asking as fhe present proprietor lives be, the tool for any' man or set of men to accomplish an Improper purpose. It will be Democratic In politics, but liberal and charitable toward Individuals of other parties. It will give its patrons ss good service as possible at reasonable prices., It will ever be ready to lend helping hand toward all the individual or co-operative enterprises of ' Kinston and this section. Will be ever ready to give its utmost aid to every reputable business or proft-ssional Interest. Its policy will be constructive rather than destructive. We believe It better to build up thai! to tear down. There ia no person in Eastern Carolina, Kinston In particular, we would not rather help than knock. , Hereafter, Thi Fekb Fbeps does any "knocking," It will be either fn self-defence or for tbe community's interest. For the com munlty we shall be,' from our point of view, at least, wisely offensive in some instances perhaps, if nothing else will prevail. For the paper and its pro prietor's interests our policy will be strictly defensive. We wish to be on good terms and friendly with everybody and, as already stated, to do as much good and as little harm as possible. We believe, this to be good business sense, more satisfactory to our conscience, and best for all we believe it to be a winning policy, because we believe most firmly in the old maxim , ; ' Honesty is the best policy." We have digressed rather from onr starting point, and will return thereto. Articles of agreement for Incorporation have already been received from the secretary of state, and a meeting will be held next Wednesday afternoon to perfect organisation of the company. - . , The plan of organization was changed somewhat at tbe last moment, the change being to capitalise at $9,000 common and $6,000 preferred stock, the common stock, being held in three equal shares by W. 8. and J. H. Herbert and F. M. Har rington. In the hurry of getting off the article of agreement It was impractica ble to obtain tbe signatures of all who had subscribed, some not being fn town or at their places of business,' and to ex pedite matters the remainder of the pre ferred stock was entered to W. 8. Her bert. As the papers stand, the signa tures of some thirty of bur progressive business and professional men appear for preferred stock aggregating 40 shares. and 20 shares preferred to W. 8. Herbert makeup the total of preferred stock The ownership of the common stock has already been explained. Additional sub scriptions have been since obtained for preferred stock aggregating fn all 65 shares, and there are quite a number of our business and professional man yet to be seen until we ean issue this stock fn amounts of not to exceed $100. W fair and proper, "first come, first served." OVER THE OCEAN. j There are only a hundred public tele phones In au Belgium. Co-operative stores of all kinds are rapidly multiplying In Italy. - Only 80.331 of the 700,000 British subjects who died last year bad any thing to leave by will. Tbe sea borne traffic carried by the Manchester ship canal has increased in the past eight years from 686,000 .tons per annum to 2,635,000 tons. Australia, with a population under 4,000.000, is governed by fourteen houses of parliament, two in each state and two for the commonwealth, and seven ministers. v The Red sea coast of Arabia from Jeddah south to near the strait of Bab- el-Mandeb is infested with pirates, who nave lately shown great activity and nave captured many native trading reasela ; There is to be erected to a dog a mag nificent monument in the very middle of the Alpine glaciers. This noble preserver of life waa a magnificent St Bernard and had saved during his life time no fewer than forty people. Assemblages of all kinds are being prohibited in Turkey, the authorities regarding them as dangerous. A ball .which waa to have been given by a high Christian official was interdicted after some of the guests bad arrived. Short!LociJ Stories, Editorial Kotes. ' Well, Its just this way, Mr. Advertiser, if you are not well represented In Tub Fbkb Phess today you are mbsing a good thintr, for It go- s to nearly every house and will be read by everybody in tiwn who can read. . Once mere, have yon jaid that poll tx? The days are slipping by and the first of May Is near at band. If not paid by that date it will be all over with you so far as voting this year is concerned. It is y,our fau t if you fail to pay your poll tax; you can't pfrad Ignorance. Yon might plead republican "prosper ity" but that won't let you vote unless you drop yonr poll In the sheriff's safe for the benefit of the school children of the county. When Gov. Aycock facetiously remarked ia h's speech at LaGrange that if Kins ton isn't the biggest town in the State now it will be next year, he did not know how near to the truth he hit. It is not probable that Kinston will be the biggest town in the 8tate next year, but if it grows during the next five years in the same proportion as it has since the tak ing of the census In 1900 it will then be among the biggest, towns of the State, and as it looks now it would be tubs Urges t, as only one town of its present class is keeping pace with it In growth, and that la High Point, at the other end of the State. 'Che statiotics dug up by the canvassers for the new directory wil not only surprise Gov, AynocV and others throughout the State, but Klnstoniang themselves. We have all kown that the town was Increasing tbe evidence is on every hand, not a single street but has one or more buildings in course of , con struction, and still there are none to rent yet ho one Imagined that the Increase, of total population has been over 25 per cent, each year. Yet such ia the fact. The 1900 census credits Kinston with 4.1 Oft total population, bite 2,578; colored 1,528. The directory canvass reveals by actual count that the total popula tion is now 6,868, of which 4,457 are white and 1,911 colored. This shows a white gain of 1,875 and a colored gain of 8 13 total gain 2,262. , Mr. Griffith, who has conducted similar canvasses throughout the State, and of course Is wholly disinterested, says Kins-' ton s ratio of increase is squalled by but one place in the State, High Point, the next being Durham and Concord with ratios about one half that of Kinston, while Kluston's increase is about ten times greater than ; that of Goldsboro. The family average here is about 5. Mr. Griffith gives some further local statistics which are interesting. Kinston has 32 milf s of streets, 124 stores and 1,296 dwelling bouses. ' ; These facts and : figures are inspiring and prophetic. Let us keep on building up and climbing, steadily, steadily, stead ily, without any spurts or plunging, sticking to the methods which have brought the town to Its present point, and the growth will continue to be steady, normal and permanent. It la hAttnr to n-rnw risim .Invlr O- " -v.w D.wmj VUSV way than to grow like a mushroom and fall of our own weight. - Be progressive, yet conservative, and we will eventually lead the procession. These facts and reflections have In- ' spired tbe Timely Topics' muse to de scribe the effect and explain the cause thus: .....;.. . Kinston was a hamlet town A dosen years airo. When, without apparent reason, 11 negan sieaauy 10 grow. . It grew to east, It grew to west,' Ia cither wet or drouth; It grew to north, also likewise ' It spread out to the south. ' "What makes that tow's so swiftly grow? Its rivals wildly cried ; We've beard of its great increase, cut we tnougnt tne records lied. : "It hasn't good location, it s on a sandy plain Beside a sluggish river Sixty miles from ocean s main." , a , - 1 - The reason's plain. Its great Increase in every kind 01 weather Is solely due now mark thts p'ese ' 10UJSlAfll'riUi TOGETHER. "A neighbor ran la with a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Dla rhoea Remedy when my son waa suffer ing with severe cramps and was given up as beyond hops by my regular physi cian, who stands high In his profession. After administering three doses of It my son regained consciousness and recovered entirely within twenty-four hours," says Mrs. HaDer, of lit. Crawford, Ya. This Remedy la for sale by J. E. Hood. The Beat Blood Purifier. The blood Is eonstantlv beta? on rifled by the lungs, liver and kidneys. Keep these organs in a healthy condition ana the bowels regular and will have no need of a blood purifier. For this pur pose there Is nothing equal to Chamber lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets, one doss of tbem will do you more good ban a dollar bottle of the beat' blood purifier. Price, 25 cents.' Samples tree at J. E. Hood's drug store.
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