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I I I I I 1 I 1 I 1 i i i i i i i i i n T7 THE WEATHER : Partly cloudy, sultry. V If propariy on4 arts Mil A ' paopla tunkmc about . JL M Julykargmiw. f . T Clear t r cay. I 1 I t I I I I I 0 L1L PlBLiSHED EiERY KFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDRY. V9L. V.--NO. 70. . '.' KINSTON,' N. 0., THURSDAY, JUNE 19. 1902. PRICE TWO CENTS. OLD HORTH . ...... HEWS MID GOSSIP t ... CDDUD UTERESTIXG HAPPEXESS. SnpreaM Coart Optatoae. . Tbe supreme court filed the following oppinlons: Moors vs.' Moore, from Alex- amder, no error; in re-Drewery from Bark, petitioned allowed, error la former pin ion: 8nrithva railroad, from Mecklenburg, rror; Tompkins vs. cottoa mills, from , ftfeclenbunr, new trial;" Frailer ;t. trail- road, from Guilford,; new trial; Pinnlx ts. city of Durham, ' from Durham, af firmed; Agricultural and Mechanical eol- Winston Republican: : A car load of chickens, weighing 10,000 pounds passed down the road June 15 from Wilkes boro, N. G.renronte to Baltimore. Md. , The shipment comprised every age and va rlety, from the downy spring chicken t 1 the veteran barn-yard rooster.. It is the largest exportation of fowls recorded in this section. Raleigh Cor. Wilmington lfessesengen Hon. John Nichols," of this city. Is the oldest editor yet In harness in North Car olina. ; He began .that work JanuaYy ,1. 1857, as editor of The Beaufort Journal and daring the interval of 45 years baa been on many papers. He is now1 the editor of The Oxford ' Orphans' ' Friend. He expects to become a ; member of tbe State Press association and attend its aonn&l meeting at HendersonTille. , Dhb ury Reporter: Some of tie far lea ts. State treasurer, from Guilford, fBrmed; Hooker vsTown of Greenville, mwar getting mighty , blue over the from Pitt, error; Rice vs railroad, from crop prospects, it nas not rained enough A WRECK Oil THE A.&H.O.R. AX EKGIKEER KNOCKED SENSELESS Rear End Collision Between' Tio Truck Trains," ; Bertie; affirmed: Balk ts. Harris, from , Beaufort, affirmed; Loan Association vs. Johnson, from Sampson, per curiam, af- firmed; State vs. Wiseman), from Mitchell, - do error.. Court adjourns, Thursday for the term. -' . W t . 8am Jones la a 81 ir Meeting. - Greensboro Ctor.'.News and Observer: TWv. Sam ' Jones, wbo recently Held a to do much good for ' many weeks. - A light shower, which barely settled tbe dust, temporarily refreshed Vegetation Sunday afternoon. The Irish potato and bean crops are likely to fail.,. Corn on low lands that easily retain moisture is looking well; but that ton the hills is suffering Very little ' tobacco nas yet been set out by a large class of farmers, soms of whom in despair are not waiting mde$ successful revival in the county of for m w &n WBter ihe ,ant WUkes. says: "I've just nad, the most ftg stick them In the dry ground, wonderful meeting I ve seen in ten years. , Something like 500 gave their bands for church membership. I 'think almost every prominent man In the county Joined the church. Among them were distillers, liquor dealers, lawyers,' doe- ' tors, politicians, publicans and sinners. I never preached to a! more attentive and respectful audience.' People camped and lept in their wagons and stayed by ths meeting. They were a hospitable and liberal people and they have a dozen vlr- ture to a single vice." , j Attempted Suicide at Carthage. . Mies Mon tie Mcintosh, who shot her self thronah the breast a day or two since at tbe horns 'of her ancle, David ; ponlap, in the country about ten "miles from Carthage, Is still In a precarious condition. Her uncle was absent when the deed was committed and no cause Is - assigned lor It. Miss Mcintosh had- re cently returned from St. Peter's hospital, In Charlotte, where she held a position as a trained nurse. Her uncle says she was apparently In good spirits just before the awiaiupa an auivius. . ,. . , ! ' ; A Mnch-Married Maa. Durham Herald: Elzie Riley,-aged 711 years, and Miss Fannie Ball, 23 years .of age, were united in marriage. Tuesdat morning about 11 o'clock in this city. When Els Riley ,as he is commonly knowr , purchased license ; it was tbe seventh time that he bad applied to the register of deeds for the privilege to marry.- Six times be has been a bride-groom- and 'on another xxjeasion his girl gave him tbe bake on the very day that thy were to bave been married and accepted the hand of a more favored suitor. ' Beformatorr for North Carolina. The King's daughters ih this state are securing information from tbe other states regarding public and private re formatories and will use the information In furthering their plan for a reformatory In North Carolina, which they have taken upon themselves to establish. The 8tatf will no doubt aidtbem. Drank Wood Alcohol and Died. Two citizens, Warren Whittytand J. R. Oakley, died at Mays ville Tuesday from the effects of drinking wood alcohol. All efforts of tbe doctor to relieve them ! were fruitless. Tbe Fbei Press ts prepared to supply elexant and beautiful calendars ' to ad vertisers. Don't place an order until you see our samples, iron s forget tnlsl A Caboose and Box Car Demoliebed-fAa , Engine Crippled The Damaga Coaatd. arable Tielda Sldlas, Near IrGrane, the Scene of the Wreck Track Cleared In Sevan Jloars. A rear-end collision between two truck trains occurred on the A. & S. Crallroal at Folds' siding, about two mile eat of LsGrange yesterday afteroon about 5 o'clock. 'The trains were bound for Goldsboro. The first train had stopped at tbe sldinir to load truck and those in charge eitfe r failed to send back a flagman or tbe flap man failed to do his duty Thb Fr k Pmss could not learn which, and th second train, going at good speed, ran into the first one, demolishing the ca boose and damaging" the rear box car. The engineer on the rear trtJn; Mr. San- ford, was knocked senseless. He carried t LaGrange and given medical attention. No bones were broken, but he sastalned a number of bruises. It is re- NEW AHD'OLD . FRESHLY TOLD Items of Interest for Eale and Ytzzli WESTMINSTER. ABBEY AND THE CORONATION CHAIR. - "'tone Weatioimter Abber'of eoniM is to be the somm of th coronation of Kin Ed- J J . I B m. .1 . .... ... a. . . . . win m unu aiiiuul, in. ma flnmuctna f n.i, m -vhtnii th. kma will at, hu ami. portM on mmiia- eeaarmar s gootf aiaav noaarohs whose aames are iuor or laat favorablj 999 see ev avfa. ve ' we mm - mm :. mm I jfe ' mm .mm mm r mm m mm mm ' mm -mm mm mm r mm fie mm. im mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mim mm mm mm mm mim-. The;Free'v Press1 Job P r i h t i n g D e p a r t in e n t HAS A BBTTER EQUIPMENT FOR " Tobatco Printing; than any Concern in the world and the most coniplete line of Paper Stock. We do only the best grides of work and charge fair prices. THE FREE PRESS made the Kins ton Tobacco Market ' and ' has . fostered it and been largely responsible for its growth., It is only a fair business proposition to ask the Kinston Tobacco Men to have their printing done at home'. GO D PRINTING 4 ' t is a i v - . GOOD INVESTMENT It attracts attention, commands respect and wins business.'' Don't be misled. A good article" costs everywhere, . " ' , Ing The fireman escape! unhurt. It Is a great wonder that thej both were not killed. It is fortunate fchat nq one , w la the wrecked caboose It vras occupied ortjd today that be is rapidly loiprov I a monllnt before the ac'dent by Mr, (iulon, the billing clerk. -Tin engae on thenar train was badly cr'ppled. so much so that 16 had to be hauled to New Bern for repairs. "l" f f ; A wrecking train as sent to the scene of the trouble and the track was cleared at 12 o'clock last night. . - ' mm mm . mm m m mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm a e If you get Cheaper Printing Than THE FREE PRESS does it is Not So Good . . . mm mm mm , mm 'mim i mm mm ! mm mm , mm - mm mm a: v mm mm mm ' mm .mm , mm mm mfm m'm mm eie : m ml mm mm m about the same 21 av'- ae P mm m9 mm m'm mm mm mm mm m'm mm mm mm mm mm mm V . BEXSATIOXAL 8TOBT. . Reported Discovery of a Plotto AauMal- nate Kins Edward. - - London, June 17. A sensational story ts Current in London ! tonight of a plot to assassinate King Edward. tThls story has created considerable discussion in newspaper and other circles, but it Is lacking of anything like o facial confirma tion. 'I - ' King Edward passed A good night and his progress to complete recovery is not Interrupted. . The precautionary meas ures ordered by his physicians are doe t the necessity for husbanding his strength In view of the fatlgueof coronation week. The king drove out from Windsor Castle In n close carriage this afternoon. He appeared to be in good health. ' , According to " current report , Klnsr Edward's sudden illness at AlderoboW was not due to a cold, but was 'merely an excuse for withdrawing his majesty from, public functions ; owing to ths discovery by Scotland Yard rf a plot against his life; Ths principals' to this plot have not yet been arrested. Stick to J oar frtind if y on would have them stick to yon. ? Tobacco men who make their , money in Kinston should spend it in Kinston unless they can make a large saving by. sending it elsewhere, and we guarantee that cannot be done - Quality ''considered, no pointing house in . the country can beat The Free Press on prices If you wajjt pHEAP work we can give it to you, but you will find good work pays best. a mm mm mm m.m . mm mm mm m'm mm mm eeeeeeeeeeeaeee . ' Doable Marder Th roach Jealoas. Norfolk, Va., Jnne 17.-In a fit of Jeal ous rage, brought about by the belief that his wife was unfaithful, B. 8. Harris shot her through- the head and then turning tbe Weapon upon himielf sent a bullet through his left breast above the heart, - following It with another in the head. Husband and wife died Jmmed'- ately. The scene of the crime was the dining room of the Harris residence at Lambert's Point, near the terminal of the Norfolk & Western railroad, where Harris was employsd as a carpenter In the repair shops. ' " Bra-Iaalaa o( American polo. James Gordon Bennett, tbe proprie tor of the New Jork Herald, was the lending spirit In Introducing polo into this country. It was he tuut dined In 1870 at his own residence,' which still Stands on the northenst corner of Fifth avenue and .Thirty-eighth street.' New york city, the following gentlemen: Messrs. William Jay, William B. Doug lass, Charles G. Francklyn, Winnie Thorn, Perry Belmont, John Mott Samuel Howland and Lord Mandeville. It was decided to bring from Texas a carload of cow-ponies, and, until with in a short time, there has bang In the Tne plants In Sew gardens are being poisoned by London smoke fog. . ' The amount of French capital Invest ed In China exceeds $100,000,000. Jamaica hopes to export over 12,000. 00 bunches of bananas this year. . In some New Zealand towns there are more women voters than men. For every 100 deaths in rural dis tricts in England there are 113 in town districts. , Agrarian crimes of violence are few er in Ireland now than at any time slnee.1879. Tha growth of girls Is greatest in their fifteenth year, of boys In their seventeenth. Orders have been issued in India for the return to store of an ammunition containing dumdum bullets. The Laplanders are the shortest people in Europe, men averaging 4 feet 11 Inches, women 4 feet 0 Inches. Golf has .been played for he first time on the historic battlefield of Bu saccv the players being some English visitors. - . The hlehpst of all nnvlrnhln rivpra Is the Tsangpo, which flows for nearly 1,000 miles at an elevation of from 11.000 to 14,000 feet. , There are altogether thirty miles of bridges on the Siberian railway. The longest Is that over the Yenisei, at Krasnoyarsk, Just half a mile. Since the introduction of penny In the slot meters tbe total consumption of gas In certain districts In Berlin has Increased by nearly TOO ppr cent In nearly every street in Japanese cities Is a public oven where for a small fee housewives may have their dinners and suppers cooked for them. Ahy one attending a spultullst seance Meadow Brook clubhouse, on Lone Is land, a list of these ponies,' distributed, I In Bohemia Is liable to a fine of $40, ac by lot among the diners at an average I cording to a decree which has been 1s- co8t of $20 each. The first game was played during that winter in the old frame Dlckel Riding academy.; where now stands the Cnlou League club, corner of .Fifth avenue and Thirty ninth ' street, and play was later con tinued at Jerome Park race course at Fordham in 1S77. - SHORT STATE 8 I'OKLES. I i ne state Doara oi aeatai examiners ) In session at Calelgh, Dr. Vines E.Turm r I of that city presiding. Warrenton Record: Harvest time, but the wheat crop Is about as sorry in War ren county as we ever sw. . r . . L , t ...... TTTI ... , . Uiwiouia uazotce: iietii . niirvesu' u is now in progrv and the crop in tli Stanley section is good. The stand ir not very tbkk but the wheat in the ha" is of excellent grade. The State charters the Pine Level Oil H'M company, of Johnson county, ertjii- tai flo.uuu, wita irare to increase to l:jr,C00. The company wUl male cot ton n'.l, f. rt'l'zers, etc. y v, jji'oi i o . rs i i.tv j rewtr.i I r CUR PICTORIAL PUZZLE DEPARTMENT. CAN , YOU FlfjD THE HIDDEN PICTURE? tbe Ijnt.. i: i t i ' if r . 1 ! JstLe tj-y i ; t -Ti(.f t! i : 1 t ': A t"0 I J ln')J, V ' LXt$. . , A L . . xne wavy Department has Issued a formal order placing Captain Samuel C Lemly, Judge advocate general of the navy, on tbe retired list. The annual convention of the Inter- State Bankers' Association met Tuesday In Savannah with 160 members present. The Association is composed of the three State Bankers' Associations of Virginia, .North Carolina and Georgia. : "Mary Jaae" la Loadoa. On Sunday afternoon .when Mary Jane goes out with her soldier yon see the streets fairly lighted up with the gayety of the colors she displays. Her hat ds a marvel of invention. Her wages, which have gone up in a dec ade from tlQ to 29. are spent upon dress and such dress! She will nbt come to you unless you keep a footman and a butler. Her duties, defined by herself, are to clean the ornaments and to look after one or two rooms. Clean windows? ; Never! " Wash a handker chief? No. That belongs to 'tbe laun dress' department, etc. Therefore it is found convenient to move into flats, and the rents' of Mayfair mansions go down and down until they in turn are finally turned into flathouses them selves. The small families wbo occupy them are readily adapting themselves to . household cares without a maid's assistance. Londoq Letter in Town and Country. t ' Coadeaeatlon. If science goes on discovering new means of condensing things for us. there seems to be every' reason to be lieve that the time is at hand when existence will mean nothing but tab loids from the cradlrto the grave, lae great French chemist Bertbeiot de clares it quite possible to exist without any of the focajls we now possess, even milk being dispensed with, but at pres ent the process is too costly to be of use, but he hopes some day this Cost may be overcome. And as another French chemist has invented a method of compressing sea air into tabloids it is obvious- that life will not be worth living at all in the coming by and by If the pilule system is adopted. We shall care nothing for early asparagus or strawberries; ducks and game, salm on and the spring chicken will cease to be and the flying machine means of ; locomotion will render us Indifferent to tlrs. Julia Ancrum Davidson, a direct; r'' descendant of the Washington famllv. ' - i died Tueday In Chicago, aged 87 years. 1 i I'.rn. Davidson's grandfather was Colonel Y. ::.:am Washington, an own cousin of C onre Washtoston. '( LO, Yi t A dippakh from rhiladelpLfa ' says: r r tbe. first t!aie la the Cclted tat- t' honorary d. reeof Doc tor of Jnr'a. knee wbi cor ' rrej To---Jay at tie -s-!a!an CoIIr -s cf Ct. Thoc:as, at r-ova. Tbe red:!, r.t was form 'ott CovtlurJ, wLo l-l f,Irea. fcO . W I'M. V. tUi-.i ?eton Utlver'-:ty. 7 ity tie Claaa-aw 014 Foylh. Glasgow is quite free from eorrup- 'I A I ' cr t") 0 tlon, but there is considerable bosh about the Ideal municipal government of the city," said Glasgow man now touring this country to an interviewer the other day. The public improve ments are far behind those of many cities In the United States. The elec tric lights are queer, old fashioned ttlcgs, and tbe city permitted the con struction cf overhead wires for the street railways. Commissions- were f't to various cities to look into elec ts :o lllt systems and electric railway fjsteass. I csa't i:;;:tae where they .wt-.t, for t'. y t :.t Lack a lot of vtry oil i..':V. I.l .'as. sued by the governor of the province. Arable Is the sacred language of 200,- 000,000 people who dwell in all quar ters of tne globe, and at least 2,000,000 are now under tht care of the United States In th I'bSllpiilne Islands. It Is reckoned that the United States government owns , enough arid land west of the Rocky mountains, if irri gated, to provide homes for the total present population of the country. : Excavations now being made In the Forum at Rome resulted In the discov- - cry of a tomb supiwsed to date from an epoch anterior to the time general ly assigned for the foundation of the city. . Tbe oldest steam engine at work Is believed to be a Newcomen winding en gine at Farme colliery. Rutherglen, near Glasgow. It was built in ISO!) and has worked continuously to the present time. It Is proposed to extend the basement galleries under the large courtyard nt the British museum and to transform the two. large wings now used for resi dential and official purposes Into exhi bition galleries. The steamer Mure recently made the trip from Singapore to London, 11,830 miles, using only petroleum for fuel. It required about eighteen tons per day. It would have taken twenty-four to twenty-five tons of the best coal. 1 Ashlngton, In the center of the North umberland (England) colliery district, has accommodation In Its clubs for one- sixth of Its inhabitants. It also boasts the largest public house bar, which will accommodate 3,000 thirsty miners at a time. .-'' ' -: - Many relics of pre-Hellenhr civiliza tion have Just been unearthed near Naples. Among other things discov ered were several articles of gold and sliver and u quantity of feminine Jew elry, all of the greatest archaeological The 2,500 inmates of the New York almshouse last year were fed at a per capita of about 10 cents a day. These persons lived on bread and coffee for breakfast, bread and stew for dinner and bread and tea for supper, without sugar, butter or vegetables. "No darkened bouse, no durable cof fin, no special mourning attire,1 no bricked grave, no unnecessary show, no avoidable expense and no unusual eat ing and drinking." Such are a few of the advantages offered to members of the British Funeral Reformers asso ciation. . . Within a few years the accuracy in the production of both flat and round surfaces has been so increased that the speed of engines has been multiplied by three. With the accurate beariEs cf the present the tripled speed fives less trouble from heating end cutta -3 than did the slow speed of former rears. . Cow an.l Kor VI 3 em. coWs I'"-; irclircs t:.-ty-ve "i ct 1 ' r r 1 V. t cf a horse Sixty Yeri of Popularity is the record of IVt 1"' r (V y F bat the ihoj are ! . it ti. to sell urou tlie ir-f;it r;"": i gnuine; be ea'it , t' " ' r-. v ' atk for a but' ! t " r - e t t yf; ; eenn're. An v.'-' '? r . ". ' n coIJi and troi tt;. .
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