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PUBLISHED EiTERy KFBpOON. EXCEPT . SUNDAY. TOL.V.--N0.147. KLNSTON, N. C, FEIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1002. PRICE TWO GENTS C3 ru'- or t a w cov. 1 c 1 -1 OLD 110RTE STAT?.; HEWS A11D GOSSIP ODD AID IITLRESTIRG HiPPEIIKGS. ; , , , A Deputy Bald "Cp . . Trouble with brandy distillers in Tad kin county last Saturday, had a rather abortive ending Deputy A. S. Patter eon, brother til revenue agent A. C Pat terson; wu keeping a close watch on the distillery owned by . F. Shore, when he saw acouple of men atari to ward a wagon with some of the spirits. The officer had an idea there was something irregular In the proceeding and running forward, leaned Into the waaon. ' The owner Of the .distillery, a powerfully buUt man, wrenched the officer's revolver from-his hand, and In the scuffle the men fell from the wagon. 8hore told thecolored driver k to clear out with the team. Mr. Fatter son had to stand quietly and sea the order to the driver obeyed, for b M not only disarmed, but a' half-down friends of the distiller covered him with ; Winchesters. ; il was stated that it might cost Shore; something like $3,000 to get out ol the trouble, but "that thti sum would not greatly inconvenience the avenure Yadkin oountv distiller, who! is usually aU,todo, 7;,. 5 A Awful Mistake. ' :: Wadesborp special to Charlotte Obser ver j A most singular and horrible acci dent occurred in the upper part of this county arly-im6rotng'.''.t Messrs. Charlie and TnQinaj Curies, sons of David Cnrlee, Egg., went out to Richardson's Creek turkey hunting before It was" light Thpmfi went npjh) ti oj rf V tree p'p yelp np the birds, while his brother was out on the skirts of the forest." 'ftot knowing where his brother was, ' ChaWls followed the sound of the yelping," think ing it was a turkey; and spying an ' ob ject in the top of a tree) fired at It. ' To ( bis utter amaxemettt and horror 'to $ad shot his brother; who fell to the ground and died almost instantly The sur viving brother Is prostrated with grief..; ' Independent BoonaerSnar. 1 1 i ' t Roxboro.' Sect. 1ft Tbi Independent candidacy of Mr. J. Undsay Patterson J : ; i " K . '-& 1 cms county. uner u' uwa - aurosg auninafc Hnn . w. w. Kirrnin loriJonirrMa iS'.t."! r-r t " n j 1 .is wourw turn -taue nni-.nHlrtVlnst Jndiri 1 InLlIl sentiment here against Judge" Clark and MIafS Annie and Lin a Franks of Rich Mr.' Kltchin had many strong tjrfends lands were in tUa neighborhood Satur- among this element whaarenowiacllned ' DO support wuage war oecauee 01 we in dependent effort being made to defeat Mr. KItchln. v . f ' ' . . Fantlvof tcatilers. ; Winston Republican: L. C Crouch who runs a refreshment stand on Fourth street, opposite the market house, i re- . oelved a pair of rattlesnakes from Mt - Airy, N. C, one day the past week and that night the female gave birth toeeven little rattlers about ons foot in length. The mother has eight rattles and a but ton and her mate seven rattles and button, which denote their age as nine and eight years respectively. , . . ' An Indian Pensioner. . .Kaleifih foets. Tne stats auditor on yesterday a ided tothe list of Confederate veteran pensioners the name ' of, an In dian who has . the destiuction 'of being the first and only Indian ever on the North Carbnna Confederate pension roil. Ills name is Devlr Cannos-Kees-KIt. He Is areeidentof CberokeecountyandlsnOw , f)9 years old. lie enlisted in Company B, 69th regiment, In April, .1862, and served throughout the war. .' Wilmington Wsnte Tobacco. The Merchants' association Is the first of the trades bodies of the city to take np the matter of the establishment of a tobacco warehouse in Wilmington and the encouragement of tobacco growing in this section a question which has been very much agitated lately in the public prints and which promises tangi ble results next season, if, ' Indeed, not sooner. . Women and Jewell. Jewels, caniiy, Cov r-s f r -1 ' ' T ' - the or t ol a vro- 1 a Jew- i larm a L- t f 1 r to ( i averp u 1 i. 7 r i ; - 1 ttf a.l 1 : 1 v .1 I , 1 1 ihr t 1 t I t ) - ! , 8a mater Hotel Bornd. , j , How i.TthiNk. the popular summer resort, located six miles from Winston, on the Brushby mountain1, was burned to the ground Wednesday nig V '.'Tbe Ire was, discovered about 10 o'clock. The roof was ablase and In a short while the building was In ashes. The loss is quite heavy, the building and furniture was worth over S5 000, with f 3,000 in' surance. This hotel was owned by' J. E Flnley. W. A. Sydnor, who ran the ho tel, lost about $500. Some of the guests had r tired for the night and made narrow escapes -All the .trunks were saved, but : much clothing and jewelry were lest.- J'vH ' ' nattfnhntro'IlnrniHl.' fae& jtf on'at,,Sppt,'l.xTiij town of Battle bo ro was almost destroyed by fire last night, the buaioesa portion of the town being Swept entirely away. -The lire originated m F. M. Rowling's store by an overheated lamp setting Are to the oBllin.l' Thi i ioUa loss Is placed Mahout $2Q,bQ0,; nBpranM7,6ptf.:-w''fito' buUding of fi M, Bawilnge, M. C. Bras well, J. P. Stewart & Co., Calhoun and several: vacant buildings and the resi dence of Ed. Williams were destroyed.;' stte Normal's Bl Openlnstl ' Greensboro, Sept.- Ip-r-Out pf 460 young women enrolled as students of the State Normal and Industrial college, 450 Were present this morning at the formal opening1 exercises; This 'shows ' retnarlr- able business-like management in the president, or "business inten tion id' iftl students', or both. Another ' stjrlkinB; straw is that of the ten absent, all had written by last night that tbeycould not lie present, either from personal or family akinesia '-'- ' " '" ' ! -ffit.- . vf f--." ii.') September 17,,.., Tbera was a Sunday , school picnic at Tuckafeos. Saturday )at. I 8everal, pf thp, netgh,bprhood people attended and je port fine time, even if j aln did sppi) thedlnner. I?,,.. ' ",W ilrl Walter Davis of Wke cnontv. via. Sunday.. v -. . v j Mies May Hardy ' returned' 'Thursday troM Lenoir njonhly", accompanied by bur uncle and Hunt, lit. tephen and Miss Notfl. Tfnii ' i I , ,', 1,1- Hi 1 'Mrs. G. R. Jonrs srnt a "'few.' days In Goldsboro with br f isterlast week; ! Mr. and Mrs. ' hard Kobaoe iand ebil- - r vec ls a uulk vuu iv ; wiwi jus orotners sea ewcer. , . -x "f ani? bmiaay. - , , ; Interests g Eefvioea A meeting ot days will be begun at the Baptist church on Sunday sight, October 6th. The publie generally is invited to attehd. The ! morning services of the same day will consist mainly of toe an-! sual" reunion 'and rolksall, with. other matters of pleasiog Interest. Every mem ber tf the church Is specially and ear nestly requested to be present., Richard H. Ltwis, Church Cietlt. , Peary FatU to Find the Pole. . North Sydney, C, B-, 8ept. 18.Lieu- tenant Robert . Peary arrived here to day on the steamer Windward from the frosen north. He did not discover the North Pole during his trip of four years, but he says that in his last daeb with that object in view he made important dlfcoveriee. Ue says ha feels certain sthat the pole can be reached, and furthermore that , if he was a man of independent means he would persevere until he suc ceeded. ' - the v;eelittles 1 s . - - . a t .w 1 j 1 w t m i v m -w i if. -i- ' j I s ( ICAUPAIGII PWS ; : POLITICAL TALK !. ; ' . ' mmmi sgi mmmmmm , , .' ff- DULY PROGRESS OF THE CAMPAIGH What Is Being Sail and Done For and ' ; Against Democracy. Every day' developments give further proof that tie so-called ''Independent? movement is a cold bfunY Wbereyer any "conveptlon"' or meeting ofthecq polit ical guerrillas is held it Is made up n cluslvely of republicans and popullet. No democrat no matter what his' grlev ance against his party may be-real or imaginary can afford to get mixed up with this "roovemenl." It Is a Craftily devised plan of the republTcihrmaneTgers to create the' impreesldn that there Is widespread dissension In the democratic rmr(T In.tht hnna thut It wfll tnlalaad Hume miucoiiiieuM vuu arc uvvvr huw nea unjees tainas aii ko tneir war anu li is probable some would not be aatls- fled with that. Ail true democratl will fight shy of republicanism and populism under th" gniee pf democracy. If'tbey must fight let them flglit in the operiae dembcrata and 'a. m.' UI 'mi 3 IMr t fCref-s; bf the; .WUmlpgton Messenger splint laet night In Einstpn, and on being questioned' iave $ as his oplniou ihat ' the "independent' move ment was on the wane in North Caro fRff !? ut a good, deal and ,1s in- position to know what he is talkink Abbut;- ; ' -x Charlolts, 6ept: lS.-Gedrge B.; lIUw,' pottoi ,1U . gwne-jand repnb,llcn canr 4ldat3 for Congress in this district, will open hi; rampglgp In Nftwtop next week, lie will be awompanled by X. II. GurgeV, who JkCJ aisietld We 'perloriaaiice' and kaa thut Mr Tliaa maku n linaVa . n- jjere iiuatu. 1 . rearrou wm oe nominarea by the "independents" of Durham county on Saturday as the candidate for the Legislature, in opposHJoji to Jpjs, Full er, the democrratie npalje. Qrf Pear son says that be is not a candidate, but It looks af$ tbiy s;illnbn3nate htm any- j republicans are pinning their lath to this .movement, ana wiu mase xne jignt Be hind It; it tofceiieved. j? '-t Hon. George ItbuntreS'Of Wilmington writes The Free Press concerning the Cralg-Prttchard political debate hers next Monday: "I do hope you will make a special effort to get np a big crowd of sturdy, unterrifled democrats, enthusiastic fellows. Ton can be sure all (he disgruntled will ' be out in force. Craig is a magnificent speaker and will do him up.! Mr. Bountree can rest as sured that there will be a good and plenty "sturdy, unterrifled democrats" out thousands of them, and as to the " dlserruntled " there are so precious fe w of them in this locality they will be tost In the ihufflle, and not a squawk will be beard from them. The lines are clear cut In Lenoir. There are only .iletuocrais and republicans. . '; ; ! TB Free Press roomsaretooerowded with vaetquantities of allklndsof papers and envelopes. Wearedeeirousof redoc intc stock and will make especially low prices on very big lots of printing. If vou need any printing in 10,000, 25,00 50.O0Q or.. 100,000 lots give us an op portunltv to figure with you. , j . m Austria, ( , , . . f ; C "" j" 1 ',M"Mtfllltf!ll""',,J' IU 'I! o"'wdRCE8TEB'a MoEL ART MUSEUM. , , . - 'WTSartir, MaM., 'boa m saw art imaMtkra of which many a larger place than the Aesdeniic Cjty might well be prond. Tha Stenhaa baliaburv. " Thi tita tout $100,000, Oiaasea ana tor tae axtuaition ol warka ol art. Mhstott Moving f Pictures of ; Pally R Events k. There will be no services at tha Free Will Baptist church during the comjng Sabbath, as the pastor it , engaged lp a eerie ol meetings ' near1 lit Olive,' and the, Interest is so great that the meetings can not be closed vet.' 1 i '' -1 f T ' a v 'Thp mpprja; Amusement, comptmy wlH have a meryy-go-rqund - in Klnstpn nett week, and the young folks will have a V.3 time; riding tha .galloping horses and listening to f he; pppuluar alrs-ffon im the organ Mr. Alfred Seagle will a charge of it. 4 j lpjernpr Aycockjhas offered $300 reward for the apprehension of. Cyprus Dixon, .whjo was fony&ted.joj h , mjir. der of W, A. Webber in Jones county and who broke jail there a 'few days ago. Dlxoa Is 23 years old, five feet and seven inches falgh, with promineat cheek bones and bloated full red face and, wears number t even shoe. . Se has thick hair and dark eyes, i . Governor Aycock appointed the .mem bers ol the boad of directors of, the Atlantic 4 North Carolina : Railroad company for the comiag year, beginning September 24. They are Messrs. G. M Busbee, Raleigh; W.H.8mith,Goldsboro L. Harvey, Kinston; eJames' A. Bryan Xew Bern; J. C. Parker, Olivers; T. W, Dewey, New Bern; R. W.. Taylor, More- bead City; Daniel B. Booker, Bayboro: J. W. Grainger, Klnston, state's proxy. . The Kineton steam laundry had strike On a small scale a day or two ago. Borne of the hands thinking that they could; makebetter wages at the etemuierfcs mad a demand for ' high, wages, and were refue?d, whereupon they quit work and the laundry has been running with short help since. But all work has been turned out promptly on time, "and rill be, - Mr. Vlck says, as he has made ar rangements temporarily with outer laundries to help him out Capt. T. D. Smith of Washington, D C, who had been In Klnston for several days, renewing his old acquaintances of years ago, left this morning for Golde- boro, where - his daughter hves and where he will be until about the first of October, when he will return to his work In the government printing office at W aenlnffton. The Captain expressed klmse J as having enjoyed his visit to hie old home very much, and his great surprise at the wonderful growth ofl Klnston. C's reminiscences of the hap penings in . Klnston -1 wenty to thirty years ago are very Interesting and amus ing to the old eitlzensC " f - I'r. Anbrey Young of Elehmond is tbe gaest of the Tev. J, IL GrilEtb, jr. Mr. Young Is acr; inlet of no little eij- rienee, tavir.? served two of the largest cburcbts 1j ;Lhinond, and the lar9ct ctnrch la Ja--.Isonvllle, Fla. Daring his it-y. la I itr'ton, vLkh wO be for a I r " 'j x ore, he will take 1 e cr.a and eLolr In 'i'tlTJ. Tloes ho k-,Vj 1 it t 9 V7e iy ever.fn -at i '. c i of tl e ! ' o 1. ive 1 .. 1 L.a jliy f Zt. I' -ys coo- i 1 '.- r t-- are 11 a b rv' s. r f y !- ro w ! a- j 1 1 '.'.r to te rj ,' - 'rt)t r. Ycr rr! r' C-' . 1 bniidwf and ita Sit ara Ui fitt of tha Uod. 1, . tThe aioMam hsa amjile aooommodationg for that there will be choir practice Saturday night promptly at 9 p'clockv," , ., A man by the tame of McCormack was arrested in Goldsboro this 4fteraln at the instance ot Mr. L. G. Jones; ian insur ance agent,' who is stopping in Klnston and whd charges McCormack with steal ing i pistol from hhvc(sterday. Me Cdrmack and Jonei were roo'mlhg at the Central hotel and Jones had a pWl which McCormack expressed a desire to own, but whlcfi lones; refused to part highly 'as not wish to tell' ft on 'that account. Jofasi claimed that the last seen of the pistol was in MoCormack's hands and ha tried to get it from bim, but did not, and McCormack left oh the 1012 train ft'i Goldsboro'. Jones received a' message that McCormack: bad beea arrested In Goldsboro this affcernoon:' MeCorniack cams from Petersburg and was- at work on tha Imperial warehouse as ; ia ' tinner". It is rumored that he is Wanted at .that place for murder, but this report has hot been verified."1 ,',v if' ' irurely Zrersonai Items About People Who Come and Go Mr. F. C. Dunn went to New Bern this rooming. " '-'"V : T Prof. 'A. J. Barwlck went to Goldsboro lastnlghC " ' - Mr. W. G. Jones . went to Greenville this morning. : Mrs. Winnie Suggs went to Grifton this morning.. , . Miss Kate Prltcbett left this morning for Littleton. - ' - Mr. Lovlt nines returned from New Bern this morning. Mrs. Maud Hadley of Falling 'Creek spent today in Kioston. Mrs. : Martha Stanley - returned from Boston, Maa, yesterday afternoua. Mr. J, C Qulnerly left this morning for Norfolk,' and will probably go from there to Chicago. ' '' Miss Ruth Howard of near Coahoma, spent last night with her' friend, Miss Htsaie Randolph. Mrs. Jas.' Cheatham of Raleigh who had been visiting at Mr. G. W. Knott's, returned home this morning. ' r. and Mrs. 8. P. Johnson and child ren returned yesterday afternoon from an ext jaded visit to v irginia. Mrs. Lillian Foreman of Roxboro, came yesterday afternoon and will visit her uncle, Mr. J. P. Haskett tor awhile. Brain-Food Xanaense, ' Another ridiculous food fad has been branded by the most competent authori ties, l ney nave a:iT'Ui tne eUIy notion tost one mna ol lood is needed for brain. another for muscles, and still another for bones. A eoriect diet will not os!v nou.nsa s rsrrnuiar part of tne body, nut w;.i eubr4in every ottier rart. let. however rood your food may be, its n- trkueLt a o'stroyel cy lDu.goetion or djer' rt'a. You must, prepare for their ej '' '""neeor prevent t!ir coming by fas r ".' ir dofn of Green's A ngat i'l.irr t fjvoiiie nieJicine ofthe h-t';:.y c :.:;..ns. A few doses at-Js 61 jr m . f ' mx, ' t-1" t b liver to heal thy ae t !. t -t'blood, and makes yoa '-I! -i v ' t e " 1 v'orons. Tou cn rt FRESH FACTS m A FEW LIKES Items of' Interest to Kale tod Female ' Panlahmeata la Morocco, 4 The notion' of suiting the punishment to the crime, however it may have found favor with the it rest mediaeval sultans of Cordova, does not occur tv" the Maroqulne officials of today. ' . i ! A Moorish law court is a parody of all that Europeans mean toy justice.' Extortloa Is the main object of the judges, and the contempt for suffering Is absolute.' The rich may escape with whole skins, but those without "palm oU"; tave' scant mercy. ' For Instance; the mere accusation of a paltry theft, if made from some fa vored, quarter, will bring on the accused the ordinary punishment for - such conduct This consists in breaking the ankle bones and pitching the sufferer Into the near est lane or ditch, whence his relatives uiajr vr LUO J nub icjjjvtt tuuu. K a mtcio are no surgeons and no rnedlcill appli ances, the bones cannot be set and re unite so as to leave the toes turned in ward directly facing ' each ' other: ' At Tangier I have several times' seen one of these poor' creatures, possibly quite Innocent of tbe offense attributed , to him, hobbling over, the cobbled, alleys, while the passersby nudged each other and mnrtored "Thief ' ''J 1'' ' In the1 prisons men and Fomeq chain-1 1 tmrothnr ntcrtit and (lav nndir evprr ! r An mctfln ra tt IniYMrlhahlA 'rllth and horror wait ' until' their ' friends, who' bring them all. the food ties get. are' able or willing to: offer a bribe suffi cient for their releake. i f. i V, f ,t U Baas Cliana' a 'the Froaekaana. The late U Iluhg tang Ived to constant fear of .being poisoned, and dnrlnir a visit to Paris, it is related, he turned howi lavtaTtiijnt'tovlta'fJoJ. to banquets and der'h. l'yf10 when he did consent to leave his; hotel apart ments and dine at the Chinese em bassy he took tne precaution ot naving his cook go along. and. prepare the meal. , As Li wore a jery precious but ton on his . cap; the Fren'cti chief . of police deemed. W'jplwf fy 'have him 'shadowed,"" andlaccordipgly i landau of detectives "invariably . followed the ojd CelestlaJ wherever he went Of course Li, "who saw' feyemiiliig over his glasses, 'noticed 'this.. He stood it two days, but the Jfhlifd when driving to the Elysee ' In company ' Vlth , the French 'minister d foreign affcail-s, 'his curiosity got the fetter of tximl ' Look-; ing intently jat the minister; be .bluntly Inquired who thes4 "followers Were. ' But the minister was; preparea tor blm. Without moving a muscle he re plied: "Your excellency,1 they are mem bers of the French iacademy. They are as full of wisdom as of science. Did they but live in the mighty empire in which you are so glorious they ' would .wear: the crystal button. It la for your honor that they "haye1 been at tached to your suit r ' ' Bait i CqhW voi Her T1U. Countess Marguerite Casslni, the ac complished niece ; of the . well known Russian, Count Casslni, Is a countess, in her own right, not by heredity, but by. special grace of the czar,; and a curious story is told of the manner in which sne won ner uue. u was wueu Count Casslni had his fateful confer ence with Ll Hung Chang at Peking,, long before the BoXer troubles. ' Tbe BJ iUtCVVIi ' UO Bfaatyf ava call , was unexpected, and as the Chlr Ian and Jhe Russian, diplomat did not understand t Chinese.;, the .conference canie to a dea'diock.;:'The count's niece who hail picked up souiethliig of -tbtj kinguage. stepped into the breach.' -'and the affair was ufrniiged to the satisfac- , tlon of both pnrtioH. . The Chinese nv- press loaded h.r with presents. The caar's government ..'umdo a uote of th service performed, and when there was a question a couple of years ago of the young lady's precedence ut Washing ton, where the count was then em bassador, the czar himself confounded .her rivals by making her a countess. This was something like rapid promo- UOn lor tne ladv.rindnn TntW Uckl Xakcla. It is well known that Dckino- Lihel ' la a harmful process, and a of inquiry found that in one thread factory In Lancashire there were. m. ' ployed "some twelve full timers, who AAaK 1 1 I S . . . . . iu, ij iu uny gross labels per day. a aM thlrtvlT hair timers, who accomplished from twenty to, twenty-five gross per,, day.".. ; One woman informed the committpe tht when busy she could five gross Of bobbins a dav r allnir.- ing a ticket for each end of the bobbin, ninety gross of labels a dav! Tn Tro. land the labeling of mineral water 1 bottles ils mostly done hv horal lick with ihelr toncues labl wh,vn are already gu'ramei. Thev nut opPri labels in their mouth at once anil It i raid, "take thora out and stick them o;i with amaziii rapidity and deftness." us Witness I.-ifomied tbe Cum'"; t.,at "Le tad libeled Cf'v e a ! .:t'.:r.Vi r a ?ts cs to if t: cvrr f -rty i :i."-Li ' , ! r r.i.e--1y at J. h. Ji'V 1 s C r L t C M'l ll fc.al . , t--y la t:.;s mnriner. He h;