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-V ('A r-v i sa I i s v I'l'i'i'i'i'i'i'i'i'i i MILY- 1T.KEE FRESSo:il Jus Idiertlclrg If properly Worded Mt 'v people thinking about J , ..- Julybrf,an ' I ' I ' I I I ' 1 I I I I , ! 11,1 . n . I. I. I WW, .III I I IIIHW. ..III.- WI .1.11 II I.. ... I. I ... 1 I. I.IH I.I. 1. 1.. .1 I Ml - . . m ... ....R.I I N.....I ,. ...I. .1-11. 1.-. II- II il-lll....ail .11 ... llll.M. ....i,! .I,..-,. , -.. ,.,.. . l A..., 1 ' VOL. V. NO. 64. . t , KINSTON, N. C, THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 1002. , PRICE TWO CENTS. i 1 r 1 . 1 - 1 1 .' 1 " 1 " 1 ' ' ' " i" '" . ' " ' i i A OLD 1I0RTH STATE HEWS A1ID GOSSIP C?i) AID HTERESTIKG HAPPEKIKGS. Ted Toiiiifl Hegro Kurderers Lynched I Herbert, superintendent j. e. Debnam ci The Favorite of AIL It is natural for people Hying In this section of the state to prefer Tax Fata Pbess to any other paper on account of; to local news, ''bat we an pleased to 1 ii.i iri. ... -a 1, I. - I favorite among all other papere wlthh,' 'L."' i people who are not Interested In the local j YOUNG. LIFE ENDED WHILE AT PLAY new. - In a personal letter to Mr. W. 8. 1 . , , .'DROYHED III SIGHT OF HIS BROTHERS toy a Mob of 500. the famous Debnam-Klnaey school at La Grange, makes tbe following '. pleasing reference to the paper: "I am a warm friend of Thi Fan Pbebs and hair noted with pleasure tbe evidences of appreciation of and iuteret-t railed Out of Jail, One Strung- TJp, the Other Made to Climb a Tree and Jnmp Then Riddled with Balletshaatly I in you and your work that tbe people of Corpeea Wltaeeaed by 8,000 People I Ji'nston nave given yon ana take tms .h rlipIm. opportunity to express my appreciation Salisbury. N. C, June 11. At one o'clock this morning a mob of fifty masted men irom tne country tooe ine KPe&t mBi1ly realise We receiTeanumber .boys James and Harris Gillespie from of weekly and semi-weekly paper here the jail here and after having tied them and the favorite with all eeeme to be to a tree outside ths town limits riddled Ta Fm Pbebs, and this, too, when w a ""u"''u'w"u uuu"" uu u only about fifteen per cent, of those that their bodies with bullets. ' . have need the privileges of the reading The militia baa been called out by I room are from this county." authority of the governor about mtd- I of your efforts to give us a strong news paper in eastern uamlina. it means and will mean so much for the people from ao educational standpoint, more than night, but as everything was quiet they bad disbanded when the mob suddenly reappeared. The mayor made an appeal .to tbe mob but bis words were withonteffeet. They rushed into the jail and battered down the doors in their fierce quest for the young murderers. They found them, at last in I ":':. , .1 - ..J . I.I.I 1 j.1 1 J - xne sitiu lu iu uuuuiug wuer vwtj uhu been concealed by the officers. Roughly dragging them forth, the mob bore them from the jail and, as has been stated, banged both some distance outside ;.the town. - - Harrison Gillespie, , tbe elder, was i dragged up into the air with tbe rope About his neck. James Gillespie was forced to climb the tree and '. jump into i apace. ' The mob then fired a volley into the dangling, quivering bodies. : Over 5,000 people, consisting of men, women and children of all ages, condt- RECENT INVENTIONS. August Matitscn of Vienna has In vented a lacemaltlng machine which turns out work which cannot be told v A machine, for boring In corners; and especially useful to the men who do electric wiring in houses, baa been in vented recently and created a fine Im pression. - , 4 4 J 1 The inventor of tbe Gatllng gun has produced a plow operated by a gasoline motor. It is said this plow can be op erated at a cost of $2 a day and will do the work of thirty men and eighty horses. , - -: " f'-- ' -- 1 n - ; .. . .' ; ' CULINARY CAPERS. Steamed steak puddings are lighter and more digestible than boiled ones. Bub a bit of soda over meat or pool- try that seems overripe and wash in Hons, viewed tne lifeless bodies Hanging i cold water. from tbe limbs. Coroner Dorsett sum- A wheel beater. If held at an angle moned a jury today and held an inquest I In the bowl rather than straight up at 9:30 o'clock. The verdict of the Jury land down, will froth the eggs in much -ar.ua thut. the fcwii iniirdamrHnainatn their 1 lSS time.' ' death by hanging at tbe hands of un known parties. The remains were taken to tbe county home and buried, f he mob of last night consisted of about 500 . men, many of whom it is believed were from Salisbury. : " , "f ,.5 " Burned to Death In His Home. , Wilmington special to Charlotte Ob server: News reached the city this morn lng of the tragic death at Point Caswell, : of Mr. Joeeph McLaurin, aged 80 years ' and brother of Mr. John McLaurin, until , a few years ago editor of the North Car olina Presbyterian. Mr. McLaurin lived alone and during the night his house caught fire and burned to the ground, Neighbors got to the scene as the build ing fell in. Later., today the remains ol the old man, in a terribly charred court! tion, were taken from the ruins and brought to the city this evening for in torment tomorrow. The deceased was a native of Wilmington, well educated, cultured and was for many years teller In the local banks. Pardoned Man He Convicted. Governor Aycock pardoned Hoyt.C. Moore, of Pitt county, who was serving a twenty-year term for manslaughter. He bad served four years. Judge Hoke recom mended the pardon. The caee is of par ticular Interest because Governor Aycock, while a member of the bar appeared against Moore. A on of Moore killed a policeman at Bethel, Plttcounty. Another eon was in the fight. Moore was present and took a small part in the affair but was trying to g t hi" sons to leave. One son submitted to murder in the second degree, was sent to the penitentiary for life and died there. Mnore submitted to manslaughter. Mix some butter, made mustard and salt spread It on freshly made toast I and sprinkle ' thickly with grated cheese. , Put in tbe oven until hot, and you have fine cheese toast' Marion Oettinger Carried to Death by Swift Tide. ' BathiD With Two Brother and a Friend He Waded Oat Beyond III J-pU and in Spit or Their Fraatio KfTort Wat Carried Down Sreaai Body Recovered - Im Two aad a Half Hoar. - V - ' One of the sad Jest event tb.it ever happened in Klneton wai the dro nluir yesterday evening a tew minutes after" o'clock of If arlon, tbe 12-year-old on of Mr. and Mr. A, Oetttnger, in Nueriv off Parrott's seine beach. The little fellow was In bithtaiT with hi two old -r brothers, L-fm am Jk an1 Willie Ellison. He could imt in and was wading off the beach. . Laon was a fe w feet above him, . Jake below. vhi .a a a ana wune inrtner Deiow. Marlon was beard to exclaim be was over his bead, and the others looking, saw him making a desperate attempt to swim. They all immediately made for the place but be fore t bey could reach it saw bim sinl out of sight, He was nexi seen about 13 feet below the point where be first sank and tbe others made every possible effort to reach him, but before they could do so he again sank ont of tight, Tbe news was quickly spread and soon tbe river banks were lined, with people, t---J--r -'-"vt-U-rr-iT in i . P "V"m" ' I- I l ! . i i S I H " T I f.,: I' 111 t. I. iiLMI mm i Ul4. -'l t'j Eal ir'i !til ' I 1 WEST POfNT'S CENTENNIAL, HER SUPERINTENDENT 'AND '! i ' S PROPOSED ACADEMIC BUILDING. - wast rojnt M.a eentary old Uiu month and th celebration of th important event beginning Jifua 0 laats four d.Hys. Colonel Mill is now superintendent of the militunr A pieturo of the proposed aoaduiuio bmldinic at West f oint ia eiven abora. Two i admitted to West Point in May, 18U0, before it wns officially in operation, but aeudeniT. eadeta wan the aoademr waa not formallv ooewd nntil Jon 4. 1802. Tha first eadet admitted i m Joseph Gilbert Totten, aged 14, who passed a creditable exaiuimitioD ia "the elamenta t-f anuuneao, migar ana deoimal; in fjigllan grammar and in penmanihip and was duly ad mitted," at th records state. , DOVER HIGH SCHOOL. Interesting Closing Exercises and ' Intellectual Treat Thursday night at 8:30 as tU curtain roes it displayed a Htage beautiful to be hold in Its taaty and harmonious decora tions, altoa-ether ancrantlvft of tha ' blah 8cores of strong men went In the water order of exercises which wereso pleasantly and by diving and dragging with nets u.m fanltlealvr.rinta1. Th h..,i-. did all possible to find the little feUow. filled to 6verflowtng but the night was This could not be done in time to save perfect and the evening breese, which is a his Ufa, but about V:80 o'clock the search reirnlar thlnir at Dover wsi st tta h.t. resulted in ths finding of tbe body lodged I' After nraver the exercises or Darts n some lojrs. about a hundred I )oBi Kh. mu .mi. .. yards below tbe place where he sank. It anersed - with instrnmental and voeal was taken out and efforts were made toi'mnrtn' Tl ni not tlra.nma.nn. restore life, but it was too late. ment du'r'- MARTINIQUE.: How would Martinique do for m an- .ircblst reservation 1 Albany Journal. An enterprising real estate mun could probably get tbe whole Island of Mar tinique at a low figure now. New York World. . ,. . , It is not likely that there will be any international jealousy over the owner ship of Martinique for many years to come. Washington Star. MEREVMEN. Secretary of the Treasury Shaw Is to occupy the former home In Washing ton of Commissioner of Pensions Ev ans. - Harry P. Kreis of Baltimore has one of the finest collections of theatrical nd musical celebrities' autographs In this country. Colonel William F. Cody has given to Captain Charles. Christy, an old comrade In tbe early scouting days, a ranch of 160 acres on the Shoshone riv er, near the national park, in Wyo ming. ? - Russell B. Harrison, son of the late President Harrison, Intends to give the government the burial plot of Wil liam Henry Harrison at North Bend. O., where a statue to the old Indian flKhter will be erected., . Marlon was one of ths brightest boiel taiutueht 'Sj ery 'noticeable feature of in the community. He was full of lifv l'hich was the absence of the msjir llttla and entered all things natural to boy 11 Dg-song speeches, Weonlees dialogues, with unusual test and earnestness. Even j ''wgTOJ&imssASid. the like, these all as a boy he showed the foundations of a j Wlng'suputedTy ajseriea of-exerqlses noble and high minded character. Be I which were elevsflngt land ennobling In was tee baby and Idol of hit family, who the extreme. are prostrated at their laa. , Never did :, What is "potpourri?" was ; going bs the i mpathy of a whole community go rounds In the audience as different ones forth stronger than is felt in this comma- glanced down , their: programs. Ths nity for this saddened family. ' They question was delightfully answered wheo should remember though that the loss is I ths curtain rose on a dozen of the' pret- not we, but theirs. I tleet girls that ever graced the stage with ' The body will be interred In the cem-1 mcn modesty and youthful beauty, a etery hers this afternoon at 6 o'clock. I dozen young ladles perhaps, for they are Ths followrnn- will ap M niii 1 blooming into womanhood. And as ,. ' r " ww W ayXSNtO. WDHIDir, S i ers and possibilities. He presented loh y conceptions for our ideals and urged u to hold man up to tbe same high stand ard of nobility ot purpose and purity life that we naturally ascrihe t woman He emphatically condemns tbe Inconsis tencies of polite society and high life and declared cht man or woman is just as great as he is good. ' ' " Prof. Hargrave made a brief announce ment of the work of tbe school year jt completed, : showing what wonderfu progress the school is making and the bright: future that vis'; promised i' It, Through some zealous friends of our edu cattonal Interest three handsome medals will.be giveil the school next year, one entira evenln'aieutor.4 , the primary, ons for the Intermediate ana one ior ine niga scaooi graaes. Three medals will be given for scholar ship, deportment and attendance. But tbe bet thing for the Dover high school U the literary scholarship offered to the pupil who makes the best record during the next scholastic year. This scholar ship is offered by tbe Atlantic Christian college and was done through Its worthy president. Dr. J. C. Coggius. all about the age and having been plat mates of Marion:' Masters Geo. .'and Paul Meacham, Connor Allen, Will Allen, Richard Faulkner, Dunn Midyette, Jim Bines and Johnny Wagner ' How It I Done. The first object in life with the Ameri can people Is to "get rich;" the second, now to regain jrood health. The first can be obtained by energy, honesty and saving; tne second (ood Health) by os ing Green's Auguet Flower. Should you be a despondent sufferer from any of the "Beets oi Dyspepsia, Liver Complaint. Appendicitis, indigestion, etc., socb as a cit ueadatn, raipitation of tne Heart. our Stomach. Habitual Coetivenees. Dizziness of the Head, Nervous Prostra tion, Low Spirits, etc., you need not suffer another day. Two doses of tie they stood In graceful poise arrayed in Grecian Costume the beauty of the "Gre- ian Slave" was not wanting. Assnm. i- g a classical attitude with their taste fully; decorated , Frencb-bor-bells they rendered ; most charmingly - Lacome's two-part song Estadlantina. Then fol lowed in perfect cadence ot time a series of marches and drills, which could not have been surpassed on any stage. The motion song by thirty little boys and girls was rendered with ' military - exact ness, still with , such harmony as not only to gladden the heart of each mother but their bright faces, sprightly move ments and gleeful songs found a respon sive chord in the heart of each one pres ent . The exercises on Friday night fully came up to the high standard set the v. nnih AnAMafc VlnM.A will H " " ttM UDW J . ' 1 n (IJ IDllD. 1 . I . : rt . . . Goto J. E. Hood and get Pwwning.-- iacn ana every reat- Pgular aim, 75 1 ure ol tne program was a perlect succeee, ton at once. a waniple loitl free, cents. G 1 1 V Special Almana. SnOBT 8TATK HTORIES. Statesrille Landmark: ' Wheat harvest Is near at hand and according to all re ports the crop in this section will not average more than one-half. Ia a fei Colds, in some localities, there is a fair I prospect, but on the whole the proepect I ia very poor. AsbevlHe Citizen: Zio Parter, of T.'eave'-'vr'o, was killed, by fr.lllrjl from a rsovir et-r t car last t.',,.',fcn k - i . I f'-,:S. aCttwOQC e- c.rr 1 i r ('jo "Ae curve about 10 oV 'if 1 'i r ! at an p'1j 1 Tt''iX - ' . Mr. . Parkpr was a --ii t f .lit it ; ' I r l t'.s cr t. ,'.'- t ' '? r li -. " " r t ( eve.J he l,!-t IS t ol - -p i ;5' h , . ' U -;T . j : ebowing beyond question the wonderful talents and extraordinary abilities of the teachers in both tbe literary and muMc departments. The Dover cornet band rendered excellent service and was a po tent factor in helptng to perfect the com mencement exercises. - " "Our . Public Schools," the subject selected by Hon. S. M. Brlnson, was pre sented in a very charmlog manner. Mr. Brinson's address and dell very secured the clisest at' ntion and when he spoke upon the vital subject, "Our Public Schools," none could fail to listen, be aroused t o t '3 her conceptions of cltlzen- sL'p, 10:. r purposes In Hie anlabroatr serine of d :y to hie' fellow man besides bfirjfaw 1 ,edto deeper love for his te a" i ! 'oming prouder of the g!o a i : ? of beicg a North Carol'n- i. L. if eon cannot iaa to aecom- bn-. ' -Jlact.!;' rgoodln tL!s sc ntft' f J North 'lite. A 1 t:,r ic '! t zt tare b-en found try. "? f r ; ! 1 ''b c " e la cow Lo! '. , 1 1 . toir',:l..a I. ruction f.T t" '." ' ? co;;'7 cf Crawn. 7 ' .S 6 1 J I' 'i I 3 t' If 1 St. John's Day at the Oxford Asylum, . About thirty years ago ths Masons of North Carolina established at Oxford a home for Indigent orphan children. The establishment was opened with less than a dozen children, but It has continued to grow In numbers and increase In useful ness until the number is now over two hundred and fifty. The 24th day of June, as is known by all Masons, is one of the anniversary days celebrated by tne uraer, ana ior a number ol years past this celebration has been held at the asylum at Oxford. This year there will be a special meeting ot the grand lodge there on that day to consider matters of importance to the craft, among which will be the consideration of the question of a Masonic Temple. The exercises will be ot unnsal interest. Besides the meet ing of the grand lodge, an open air con cert will be given by the children of ths asylum, which is always highly entertaiif lng, and the annual address will be de livered by Hon. Matt. W. Hansom, one i of North Carolina s greatest orator. Reduced rates on all the railroads wi:l be given and a convenient schedule run.' The superintendent and other officers of the asylum extend a cordial invitation, not only to the Masons, but to the public generally to visit Oxford on the 24th of June. . . FRESH FACTS IN ... A FEW LINES Items of Interest for Kale and Female T v;' tfae'Saea Canal.; ' i Tbe Sues canal was begun la 1SS9 and completed In 18cd." '-'.v'; To': Aadea. -I.V :4;,V-' The highest mountain In the world next to the Himalayas are the Andes of South America. In Bolivia twelve peaks of the Cordilleras de la Pas rise to over 20,000 feet. Snrlndllnc Cblmeao Dead. - A curious Industry in China is the manufacture of mock money for offer ings to the dead. Tbe pieces are only half the size of the real coins, but the ' dead are supposed not to know tbe dif ference. The dummy coins ace made out of tin, hammered to the thinness of paper and stamped out to the size re quired. X A Grevreomo CoTTeetlon. ;'A French professor is the owner of a collection of 020 human heads, repre senting every known race of people on the globe, !. A Ltqaor Care.. .. In Russia and Sweden dipsomaniacs when put under restraint are fed al most entirely on bread steeped in wine. They come to loathe the look and smell of , liquor and geuerally become total abstainers. . A bag of salt upplled hot to the feet or any portion of the body is better for glvlng'aud keeping warmth than is the conventional brick or hot water bottle. - A Veleatial Phestonaeaosw -The record aurora borealls lasted for a week in August, 1850. The Cora Record. The United States boasts of the world's record of having grown 6,200 million pounds' worth of corn and 2,200 millions' wortbet 1 wheat during tbe nineteenth century. Smart Ad vert Ulnar Sehemo. A novel advertising scheme was In troduced by n merchant in Carthage. A series of prodigious boot tracks were painted lending from each side' of the square - to his ? establishment '; The scheme worked -to perfection, for every-i body seemed curious enough to follow. them to their dcHtiuatlon. ' A Raaatna Oil Well. At Baku, Russia, there is an immense oil well thnt "ebbs and flows" with the same regularity as do the ocean tides. It is believed to have some mysterious connection with tbe sea. The Ham.nn Ear. The human enr can perceive sounds between 10 vibrations and 42.000 vi brations per. second. ' , A Good Thlna; to Remember. , A wet silk handkerchief tied without folding over the face is a complete se curity against suffocation from smoke. It permits free breathing and at the same time excludes the smoke from the lungs. . ' The TartledOTo, ' - In Sweden the turtledove is looked upon as sacred. Tbe Swedes call it God's bird" and "Noah's bird." from notion that it is tbe same .species of bird that tbe commander of the ark seut out to bring back tidings of a re ceding flood. ' Kinetonlana in Durham. Durham Herald: The excursion from Klnston arrived here yesterday about noon and the train left on the return trip about 5:30 o'clock. , - It was a tremendous crowd that poured into Durham and so far as could be learned they all had a very fine time, The tra!n consisted of fifteen cars and about fourteen hundred people came up on the train. Many of the excursionists got oil at the Southern depot but the majority of them went direct to Trinity park the picnic grounds and had d inter. Ia tbe ,'.,:-nioon macy spent their tboct te city while I. .II c".u;e at tie t .re la look;.'; o.. 1 t xk la t e C o 9 I ron 1 erk. r-cre c ' -,'y crj' ?nt ci en t -jr .' 3 y t'l U'.iT. i t s I . t t 1 'i I t ; ( ' it.. 1" . I cf; 1 a C t' 1 ! ; :e tever . t town, u'l lavs tl r 1 r; 1 ' it Tk Chines Kin. - The kin. or scholar's lute, of China has seven silk strings fastened to the front of a lacquered wood board. Its length is four feet and its width eight inches. Iron Shine." The first iron vessels were boats for carrying grain on English canals. , ' Tho Kore Clarinet. ' The Koreans have a clarinet called , nallarL It ia made of wood, with, mouthpiece and base of brass. Its length is fifteen inches, and it Is ca pable of a considerable variety of tones. -. ."''-. " t Plpea at the American Indian. The North American Indian smoked the bark of the red willow, with or without a mixture of tobacco, and his Catlinite pipes remain at this day among the' roost agreeable of the al most Innumerable forms of smoking pipes.'-' r '. ' Combination. . - According to a statistician ten men can be arranged to march in single file In 3,G2S,S00 dirTerent ways. One .r mudm - i f r i
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