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PUBLISHED 02ZBRV KFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDRY,
VOL. V. NO. 71.
KINSTON, N. O, FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 1002.
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THB PROPOSED HOSPITAL.
The KInston Lodge Knights of Py-
thlaa Adopter Resolutions.
The hospital , question la being verj
favorable diacuseed-by the people 61
Kineton and this section and money for
that purpose la being subscribed. ""The
proepects for a hospital are bright.
i Tha Kinatnn Tswtcra Kn RR Knight's nf
A LwSa UOIIof lOUCIl raClOrjf 10 CD Pythias, at their .meeting, last night
CD 1XD I2TEKESTKG EAPPE5K3S.
Erected it Greensboro. .
J3aakere Aaaoeiattoa Adjoarna A Mnr
darona Attack Felt Shock of Eraptloo
' Attempts Saicida Wlta Piatol and Potaoa
' , W. Jm Hamphrer, Freight Asant for
A. A 27. C. B. B. at Gold.boro Ileal.
Moses and Cesar Cone, of Greensboro,
large mill and real estate owners, an
nounce their purchase of sixteen hundred
acres of land adjoining Greensboro, for
adopted the following resolutions:
Whereas, the establsbment of a hospi
tal is neing agitated iur tne town ot
Kiif-ton. ' ., , ,.
Whereas, the need of such a building
thoroughly equipped la to apparent to
all: . .- . ,s W'A .y-x A,.
And whereas, the members of the order
fcnights of Pythias by their well known
practice of the principles of fratarolty
are always ready to help the suffering
to allerlate the distressed and to do aH
in their power for the benefit of human
ity:! . , - ;
Resolved, that the members of Kins ton
Lodge No. 66 do hereby unanimously
the erection of another cotton -factory
' avnd mill Tillage within a year. The mill I endorse the project and pledge themselves
will make blue denims and will be the w gie it t&eir moral, and so lar as may
lartplant.ofth.kh,donearth;wi
1 thirty thousand spindles, three thousand oe furnished the "Kiakton Fbbs PjtEie"
looms, and employing three thousand I with a request to publish same.
SENATE VOTES FOR'
PAHAIIA CAI1AL
ISTHIIAH CAHAL ALKOST ASSURED
Ksirer to Construction Kow Than it
Has Eier Been; '
, operatives. Power will be supplied by a
twenty-five hundred hotrse power engine.
The Cones are the priaclpal stockholders
and the company has figured out that
- . the building and equipment of the plant
will cpseone and a quarter million dol
lars. , t v" ' .
Pistol and PoUoB.K,::;.-;i..
In a tit- of blues j Wednesday night, a
prominent young man of Charlotte,
Thomas Marvin Brookehlre, took lauda
num and shot himself in the right breast
- He sail he was tired ot life." He bad Jast
phoned good bye to hie mother before
lie shot himself. v tHe is a book-keeper for
JjOng Brothers, and was shut up In the
office about ll O'clock when he ; at
tempted suicide. ' He Is partner In a com
mission firm and had lost some business
lately, bat the cause" ot his7 action is a
mystery. - He shot too high and will re
cover, but told the physicians It wa no
nse to save him as he would t try again
People outside heard the muffled shot
And rushed In.. . . , ,
Mr. Humphrey Bcwigoa.
Mr. L. Humphrey, whoforten years
bas been actively associated with toe
. freight office of the A. and N. C railroad
' In Goldsboro, and for the past six years
has been "freight -agent for that road
there, has resigned his position to - tube
effect July 1, and will engage in the geu
ral V commlseion , brokerage business.
Mr. Humphrey has made a splendid agent.
He will be succeeded by Mr. J. J. Broad
hurst, who has filled the position of a-
aistant agaut with the above road for
several years; and in whom the public
aud the road officials wil find a worthy
successor to Mr. Humphrey.
A Mvrderona Attack.
Charlotte News: : Game well , Carson,
colored, was arraigned Monday for a
murderous attack on John Zigler, a
, white carpenter of this city, who lives at
. 805 North Tyron street. Mr. Zigler was
plng home Saturday night about 9:30
and was near the railroad overhead
Bridge on North Tyron street when some
body euddenly sprang out from thp dark
ness and began e' l.hing away at Mr.
Zigler. The assauant. Inflicted a gash
about six inches inches long in the breast
of Mr. Z:!er and a terrible cut jn-t
above the wrist of the left arm. r tit
latter cat severed the flsh almos en
tirely about the bone.
Felt the Shock of the Eruption.
The schooner Cora arrfved In Wash
ington Wednesday evening from the
"WeBt Indies. Wd were four hundred
If
And sixty miles from Martinique whb
the hardest eruption took place." mid
Capt. Tuomaa, "but there was a heavy
shock on board ehip aud a noticeable
rising of 'the water for miles around." "
8. John Day at Oxford.
Et John's day this year June 21th
et Oxford, will be the most notable, cele
bration for nanny Tius. I he oration
tL!a year will bo delivered by "the grand
t'.i mm," Ceneral il. W. Kanpom. Tlie
coe:::.,!'.'. 9 wUl &Uo meet to determine
t'-e locsilon of the 1!asol!o torn i Is.
. Bespectfully submitted,
H. H. Wilson.
v E. D. Bbowm. v
i L. J. Mswborvs.
Thm Oayx atnd Hlahtmarea. . '
The onyx,' so named on account of Its
resemblance to the finger nails, could
scarcely ' bare been a nice . stone to
wear, for, according to mediaeval super
atltlon, It rendered one particularly sus
ceptible to annoyance from nightmares
and demons.-' C t-
It Bad Been Evident &r Several Daw
that Rpooner 8bUtt Would Com
maod the Votes of a Majority . of tie
Swiata-Ooiy Quoatioa Opea is the Tltia
to Property. : . i '-.v-.';
Washington, June 19. Kn Isthmian
nanal while not yet a' sobitely Hss t'ed,
Is nearer to ponstruct'on than It ever hi s
It has been evident for serral d irx
tbat the Spooner substitute would c.im..
inand the votes of a, majorltv of th
8enate. The Panama route was "n.
sidered more desirable by tbe Senate.' ban
the Nicaragua roues. The only question
Ut pen is the title to the property and
tbat tbe president will determine, if the
Hue shall adopt tbe Senate amend
ments to the bilL. --f. ;,::,!. :
Mr. Morgan ot Alabama closed today's
debate with an earnest appeal for tbe
adoption of the Nicaragua route. He
bad been preceded by Mr, Clark of Mon
tana in support, 'of - tbe Nicaragua routej
and Mr. Allison of Iowa In support oft tie
Spooner proposition.; Only minor
nieudinente,: except thos- indicated,
Puh . Prince sfWafcs Maquis
HEW AUD OLD
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Items of Interest for Kale tii hzih
CBOWNS AND CORONETS TO BE WORN AT ENOLAlfDS
v n - V1. isvmaa titers U littla sigiiifioanea la tha variations of the crowns and coronets of
, , Z trained era avary crook and twuiti and bauble means something.
J. ",B"w " iionoia. ua "aiafre manager" oi tne coronation, baa tnautwd that ry
ntul ol averr mi:ty tradition that it baa been poaaible to rake op aball be rigidly adhered to,
UustiVioni ahoviiiff jiut what this worthy conudeis the'sorraet things in oronets shouU brt
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II' Tobacco Printing;
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Z j of Paper Stock, We do only the best grades of work aid
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everywhere.',
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does It is Not So Good . .
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Tobacco men who make their money iii Kinston should
; spend it in Kinston unless they can make a large saving bf
sending U elsewere, and we guarantee that cannot bed ne
Quality considered, no printing house in
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.!M.jB.tfoii, (Ha.) inrtrwitotwis
substitute the amendment providi x fr
the appointment f an Isthmian eaual
commission to direct the construction of
the canal and providing that seven mem
bers of the eomtntsolon shall receive such
compensation as tbe president shall pre
scribe until it Is otherwise (tied - by ; the
Congress. x
. Mri SprtoneV accepted the amendment
a It was agreed to 52 to 22.
Mr, Mallery, ( Fla ) offered an aneud
ment tbtbe Spooner amendment, pro
viding that If the president could no
within nix. months see a clear title to tbe
Panama comp.inr'e rights and conces
sions he nhnuld pMC-d with tbe Nicara
gua cn ;-.L
' Mr. 8poner moved to lay the amend
ment on tne table ana tne motion was
agredto41to8t.' ' ' ' , .
A like amendment offered by Mr. Mai
lory limiting the time ot the president'
Ihj sion as to the Pan tma route to 12
moaths was rejActe, 35 to 39.'
Mr. Mitchell offered an amendment to
ths8pooner substitute providing that
even though, the president la satisfied he
can obtain a clear, title to the Panama
Canal company's property, If he shall be
convinced for any reason that it is sot
for the best interests of the Doited Stat-
co purchase the Panama property or If
he shall think the cnal ought to be cop
tructed by tbe Nicaragua route he shall
proceed to the construction of the canal
by the Nicaragua route.
; Mr. Bpooner's motion to lay the amend
ment on the table was agreed to, 43 to
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BASEBAIli,
Chariot t 3, Raleigh 1;' New Bern 5,
G eensboro3; Durham 7, Wilmington 8
Relative standing of the clubs today:
vv;V:Vv;' flaarar la Enaland.
V. By tbe way, brown sugar In England
Is considered tb only respectable sugar
to 6erve with coffee. Cut loaf su;,'m
goes with tea, while our granulated 1
found only in the . cheaper eatlnj
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PLAYS AND PLAYERS.
, William T. Keogb la writing a new
lay to be called "The , Kentucky
Feud."
Augustas Thomas' Tbe Love of a
Milliner" has' been secured by Klrke
La Shelle. -
Sadie Connolly has been re-engaged
to play Mrs. Crowley In "Qulncy
Adama Sawyer."
John McVeigh, comedian, will play
the part of Rube Roy in "Foxy Grand
pa" next season.
John Drew will pass his vacation at
Easlhampton. N. Y. The other Drews,
ig and little, will be with him.
The Klaw A Erlanger Amusement
ompany has been incorporated at Al
bany with a capital of 1150,000.
: The new musical comedy In which
lerome Sytes is to appear next sea
son la entitled "The Money Burner."
.The gross receipts of "The Sleeping
'Beauty and the Beast," which has just
concluded Its phenomenal season, were
f 501,000.
'If present negotiation! go through,
"King Dodo" will be presented in Lon-
i tern seat fall . A separate company
I 9th he selected.
Kellie Lynch has beea re-cngaged to
lay the principal soubrette In tlx
English musical comedy, "San Toy,"
managed by Edwin Trice.
A Teaaaaaa Trea. . : , t.
A Tennessee' paper announces that
out of a single tree In Dyer county a
citizen got four cords of firewood, three
gallons of honey and five raccoons. :
Waits Veaatablaa.
Not until Henry VII.'s time were
ospberries or cherries grown in Eng
land, and we do not read of tulips, cau
liflowers or ' quinces being cultivated
before tbe sixteenth century or the cur-
rot before the seventeenth. '
Philippine Vorrata.
The forestry of the FUllipplijes Is al
most the richest in variety ii rue woi u
The hardwoods are unexcelled.
Uma Jrlly. 4
Lemon Jelly is the basis tct uuiny i
delicious sweet, though lu iuelf It 1:
rather insipid. Oranges ami banu !-:.
sliced together and set In it, are dl Cer
ent from the same thln without the
added flavor.
Potatora and Tnrnlpa.
Two pounds of potatoes are equal on
food to fourteen pounds weight of tur
nips.
- Poar Meals m Dar..
Washington hotels pre said to be tbe
only ones In this country flint serve
four regular meals every rwenty-four
hours breakfast, luncheon, dinner and
supper the latter being served in some
cases aa late as midnight v
' SHORT STORIES.
J
Routt county, Oolo., Is 130 miles long
and T5 miles wide, as empire in it sol f.
More than half a million visitors
passed through the gates at New
York's soological park In 1001. . ,
In many parts of South America tbe
natives catch and kill butterflies for
entomologists by means of the blow
pipe. ,
Butte, Mont, Is famed through the
northwest from tbe fact that It has
tut a single tree. More are to be set
at and cultivated ,
Comparatively few. persons will see
1be head of Martha Washington on the
postage stamps. It goes on the eight
eent 'denomination.
Mount Etna is found by Professor
Rlcco to bare been lowered sixty-five
feet on tbe south since 1SGS and twice
at much on tbe north. The top is sup
posed to have been slowly blown away
by the wind. 1
One of the "Peculiar reople" In Hoi-
bind recently broke bis arm. He de- '
elined to call in a doctor, and wrapped
a lecf out ct a Bible round the small
to of his left foot Ue declares that
this gave him Instant relief.- lie still
walks about with a broken arm. "
.-" Caeasa. ' -
Cheese will not go moldy If It Is
wrapped In a cloth wrung out of vine
gar and then In one of paper. Store
It in a cool place.
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Durham....; .
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New Bern at Greensbor ; Wilmington
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A RAMBLE IN RUSSIA.
No Russian officer may marry until
I; Is twenty-three.
In Russia factories are usually near
foreKts. wood being still the chief fueL
Ninety per cent of the 128.000.000
xo;p of the Russian empire are farmers.
Vladivostok possesses the only crem-
e.tdrium that has been erected in the :'
V-'Uoie Itcssian empire. r ,
fi'JJiit Russi.'in government has ordered
private maritime companies to dls-
rhr.rt e all foreigners who refuse to be-
jganie Russian subjects.
IVo classes bt. the ponulation of St
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A Glaaa CrmeU.
A simple yet strong cement may be
made to use in mending glass and
earthenware by diluting the white of
an egg In Its bulk of water. Beat up
thoroughly, then bring to the consist
ency of thin paste with powdered
quicklime. It must be used immediate
ly or it will lose Its virtue.
' Paleatlna.
Palestine Is a small country, not mo
than 150 miles in length from Dan, to
Beersheba and an average breadth cf
not more than fifty mile. Ube mrTT' to
f " f'.'r nf?A 'i0?! t!nff horse meat, the Tartars because
ftj laivumirvi a K vo.vw DllillAir (UJUws.(
and tbe population Is between 3.0uO.OOhi
and 3.500.000. . , : , ri-i.'ln
1 Germany' Wood.
With the single exception of Norway.
there Is no land In Europe whose area
is so taken up by forests as Germuuy.
more than a quarter of its surface be
lug devoted to them. -
Cricket Bowling-.
A fast cricket bowler ordinarily de
livers a ball at ? pace of a little over
eighty feet a Scond. or about sixty
miles an hour. .
Fat For Frying:. r
If, v hen yon are frying fish or cro-qiu-tti
the fat logins to froth, the
tenir rature Is too low. Finish cor.k-
! w!.;-.t you -L:' in tbe ran, but bo
f t '.iiig .,re rs;.(-t V i ft
i .1 a I '.ie si.)' Ue i.' ? fr..i i U.
Lroaa Avenne of Tteea.
Japan has an avenue of trees fifty
miles in length. The trces are
cryptomera, and every one Is a perfo
specimen, quite straight, from 12J
loO feet in height and frm 12 to 15
feet In di-cumfereuce. The avenue
extends from the town of Namada tc
Kikko. - . . ' . '
jrJ like It the students because It Is
iJSRt Moscow a money lender, the own-
"m :;ib I'fTfjf f-evernl houses and stables, was
sentenced recently to four months' im
prisonment for lending money at the
enormous rate of 182 per cent ; '
To attract patrons and induce them
to stay fate a restaurant keeper in War
raw keeps a motor tar in which his
customers ure driven home free of
charge between the hours of 10 p. m.
and 2 a.m.
Rnsatan Working; Women.
Women in Russian spinning mills
earn about f 3 a month. Weavers .get
about fS.50. . '
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In :.;?anre t'.e moon U 240,000 miles
ETtny froi.i our e.irtU, around which
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FLY CATCHES.
A "homing pigeon" Is the title Sheck
ard received in St Louis.
De Wolf nopper, the comedian, has
become a great Pirate rooter. . ;
Pitcher Eustace Newton Is a full
Hedged M. D. and a fine fellow.
George Smith has played twenty
three straight games without an error.
Tat Carney and DeMoctreville are
toing the best bass running for the
Boston Nationals.
Neither Roy Clark nor Christy J.Iath
ewson of tie New York contirent
plays Euniay tall.
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