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7" Daily Free .Press PUBLISHED . EMERY HFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDHV. TOIfc V. NO. 220. KINSTON, N: 0, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16. 1902. ' PRICE TWO CENTS. OLD llORTH STATE HEWS A1ID GOSSIP ODD AID IITERESTIIG HAPPEIUGS. The President has appointed Richmond Pearson, of North Carolina, Minister to Persia, vice Lloyd Grtsoonib, Jr. promo- ted to be Minister to Japan. Asheboro Conrler: Frank Leonard of Lexington, the largest man in Davidson county, weighing 360 pounds, died while sleeping In a wagon during a fox bant - ec week in the southern part of David' son county. . . The Troy correspondent of the Char lotte Observer says that Captain L. M, Jones, superintendent of Iola gold mine, near Candon, states that about $50,000 . wort a of gold has been taken from that mine In twelve months. "He said It had paid for itself, the machinery and some $20,000 in improvements, f Oxford ; Ledger: A new cor poration has recently boon organized In Oxford ol which will conduct and operate a general cannery for tomatoes and other vegetables. We learn that they have already the promise of orders sufficient to give them a good start. Tbs capital stock to begin ith Is $31,000. " " Asheville, N. C, Dec. 15. William L. - Creasman, wanted , for criminal assult ,. upon bis thirteen year old daughter, has been caught In Illinois and was brought to Asheville today. Other charges' of a similar nature have been preferred. Be declares he is Innocent. He has been a citizen in good standing In bis "corn mnnity. -,' ' . - Beldsvills special to Charlotte Obser ver. Mr. Jim Ware, the man who was carried to Wentwortb and placed in jail , on account of an alleged attempt to kill his wife In an Insane moment and who - was released In a few days because his mind seemed again sound, was arrested again two days ago.; Ware was at the Southern depot glvlngorders to the train- i men, feeling sura that the Southern Ball way was his own property. The con ductor called a policeman, who carried ' Ware to Wentworth at one. Littleto a Reporter. Mr. H. H. Cro wder Is reported to have committed sulcids near his home' at Ridgewaj a few days -., ago by drowning in a mill pond.' It wljl be remembered that he made an unsuc cessful attempt to take, his life while living here some months ago. Jlnv mie Knight, of near Terrapin, was In stactly killed by a runaway horse Satur day evening," Nov SOtb.Het and brother were Ont driving ' when the " horse became frightened and ran, the bit broke and pnt them at the mercy of the horse. Both jumped, with the re sult that Jimmie's neck was broken: Wilmington, Dec. U. Geo. W. Pickett, of the street cleaning department of the city, was stricken with paralvels on the struts here yesterday and died two hours later In the hospital. . Persons saw the man stagger and almost fall inthsstraet bnt thinking he was under the Influence of liquor, they paid no attention to him. A negro finally came to his rescue and assisted him to the city hall, whence he was sent to the hospital. Me was '57 years old and leaves two small children, t who have been motherless since the death , of his wife a few months ago. The fun eral was conducted this morning from , Market Street church and the remains were Interred In Bellevue Cemetery. ' Asheville, N.C., Dec. 15th. Notwith standing District Attorney Holtin's pos j Itlve statement to. the contrary,, bills were found at the recent term of the Fed eral court here against the registrars in Bancombe ; county C. ' B. Bamgardnsr and R. J. Farrar, both of Asheville. The bills were drawn fo violation of section 6510 .of the Revised" Statutes, but no pro cesses lor arrest have yet ' been issued. There are two Indictments against Bnm gardner and one against Farrar. Tbs feature In the matter is tie attitude of Mr. Eolton. After court tid met here, and I..U-T the Charlotte court bad Indict. d irstrars ia otLsr couU a, Mr. Hol- ton was e'.ei if eny e;a;" ;r In '"etments wou!j be found la tl'a eocatr. "lie dls . claimed any know!-:- t'.:,i eiy -rere propose 3. When V ' fine la fore t' e graci jury l.r. C.:. .a was r res ent t Jtackea tc'.'re r-.'t !:i V ? txt - fcsfi Klizc(-.:9, te Lai a r', It to do eo. p. r t' rr 1 i ? f WOr.lAN AND FASHION Houee gown 'of white silk veiling and whits moussellnede sole. The un derdress of the veiling Is drawn In at the waist oy a giraie or nine nonon. The yoke and the narrow front art of - FBOM FARIS. , - white taffeta, tucked crosswise, the front bordered with narrow ecru lace Insertion. 1 " VFftlllng over this Is the loose gown of plaited white moasseline de ' sole, beaded by. a trimming of white 'open work embroidered taffeta, which also finishes the flowing sleeves. The stand lng collar Is of this embroidered taf feta. Wiener Moe Album. . Th Bolero Still Uvea. The bolero Jacket has been condemn ed to death jso often that It should by this time be able to bear the seence without a shiver. The basques, that have Invaded tailor " gown " territory, and tbe Louis" XVI: coats, that are be coming Insistent, threaten the bolero, and once more It Is predicted that it Is doomed, but in some of the most fetch Inff and stunning' models It bobs up serenely. Moreover, It lends Itself so delightfully to the new cape effect that it has a new bold. So It Is Quite safe to say that the woman owning a bolero will not be out of style when she wears the little -garmentr for they are too bandy to die an easy death. Then, too, they are easily remodeled by add' ing a dash here or a dash there. Even the modish sleeve can be made to them, and thus give It appearance. quite .another i Camel's Hair Effects, ' . Camel's hair effects are very popular today for outer wear and particularly for dressy street costumes. Shown is a very pretty effect in a brown and white mixture, f The blouse front Jacket comes only' to the waist line. , It is trimmed with the new Idea of two wide cross stripes of braid over, the front. The same braid adorns the sleeve, two bands of this being placed close togeth er and separating where ' the sleeve opens over an under velvet effect made ratner rniL xne sKirt snows invertea box plaits on either side and a habit back with a suggestion of a train. 4t is adorned at the bottom with several binds of black Bilk braid. - ' After the Race. Friend How cleverly your ; horse went through that pocket! , , , . -v Owner Yes. Fact is, she Is named after my wife, yon know. Judge. r Might B. Forgiving: and forgetting- might . Be practiced ott In debt . Were lenders willing- to forgive An borrowers to forget , , .- , Smart Set. ' ' . ' ' ' - ,; A - Toash Leather. ' A sign on an east side shop window reads, "Fried Shoes." The merchant's name Is Fried, but he forgot to put a comma after it New York Times. . Real Thlaa-. : The tales that people tell us Oft cause our teara to flow. But it takes the wasp to get there With his little tall of woe. ' . ' Chicago News, i : Or Aaybodr'a. - She I didn't know Mrs. Gaddie was Interested in any business. ; He Oh, yes, she's interested In any t... :. .055. Philadelphia rress. The Melwrholy Seaaoa. . ! - fo : .K3 on' la-t yt- r'a trees. No 1 f o c i- ''1 hist year's r i i-i i t yoar's ham n I i !! jt r's t? a and A n ctr to iv.::i t ) C - . THE FORTRESS IS BOUBARDED CH1RTBDIS AKD YHETA OPEI FIRE. President Castro to tie Requested ' to ' V - i ; Resign. ' ' I ! tm. ' 'yV.., Puerto Cabello, Dec. 14. Ths British cruiser Charybdls and - ths German cruiser Vlneta bombarded the fortress here at 5 o'clock yesterday altern uu and quickly silenced it. The bombard ment lasted for forty-five minutes. The fortress Is composed of Fort Solano and ths Castle Liber tador. After the. finog ceased, the Chary bdis sent marines to oc cupy the castle. . The fortress was al most completely demolished. The cum mander of Castle Libertador has been taken prisoner. The cruisers are atill here: Caracas, Venezuela,, Dec. 15 Inaciion reigns In government circles here. The officials do n jt know what to do' and are depending entirely upon the United States to assist them. A movement it on foot here, beaded by prominent doctors and lawjers, to re quest President Castro to resign, and to ask Vice President Bamon Ayala to sums the presidency and form a cabinet without party tendencies. It Is also proposed ; to summon congress to ap point a temporary president and arrange the questions in dispute In a manner sat isfactory to all concerned. . The Venezuelan government announces that Great Britain has reopened theuavi gataonol the Orinoco river. Two war ships wlil patrol the mouths of the river and the river Itself. This measure ap plies only to foreign ships, v Vessels fi ring the Venezuelan flag are excluded. ; i The patriotic parade here yesterday passed off without any extraordinary in' cldents. Presidaut Castro, during the day, visited the tomb of Bolivar. . Ths government report that the Ger man cruiser Pa uher is gi.gto Maracal bo to destroy ths forts there. . ; ilinister Boweu. at the rwqnest of tbs Dutch minister. Dr. Van Leyden, who Is sick at Curacao, bs takeu charge of the uaccn interests nere, v ' - At 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon four loud explosions alrnied the city of Por to Cabello. ' Oa Investigation It was fonnd that British marines had blown up the subterranean prison .cells of Cas tle Libertador with dynamite. Thfj also burned all. the wooden buildings sur rounding the castle and carried away everything that conld'be transported. After the bombardment of the forts of Cabello, and the landing of marines on the Island where the castle Is situated, the forces of the powers acted just as though they were at home, causing great indignation among ; the Venezue lans. . When everything had been de stroyed the marines re-embarked. ' The Venezuelan war ship Miranda es caped the vigilance of the German cruisers Faulke and Panther, which were search ing for her, and arrived at Maracalbo yesterday. r , , ' . Washington, Dec. 15. The Argentine Republic and Chili, stand ready to de clare their sympathy for Venezuela, and become the latter's allies against Germa ny and England, and have instructed their ministers here to ascertain ths views of 'the United States, regarding such a step on their part. ' President Roosevelt had a Cabinet meeting today, i Ths United States will let the disput ants fight It out, unless there Is a very evident disposition by Great Britain and Germany, to seize, territory, and thus come in direct conflict with the Monroe doctrine. " ': C f .." V ? '.v.: -.' 'r" oLoss rrEna' ; ' i 5 - Dec. 15,1902. We regret very much to note the con tinued illness of Elder H. Cunningham. We have not had any ' preaching herein fonr months. We hope he will soon be able to fill his appointments. - -. 1 We are very proud to know that Bev. Mr. Townoeud will come back on this circuit. We are not Methodist, but we particularly like lit: Townsend. Talk of movlex is the order of the day at rrent, ' '.,,' . There will be a ChriBtmaa tree at Brit ish CuE-pr-I church Cur'.et.';.;, eve n!,ht Tot' trie benefit of the Free Will Daptfct Sun day School. , We have no serlons sickness in our '-.hborhood at rre"Tit, wea-e proni p-1 . j. f. r t Ft COVH, :' I 1 rr.-t t ) I t II r. i. U. t f I t J W8 T8 n'l 2 : we atafcaa Haas. . Bake4 nse. It is alleged, la still considered a good remedy for whoop ing cough fo soma parts of Yorkshire. if A Rar4 Driakar. : At an Inquest on a man at Bath, England, the; widow stated that de ceased had been tn the habit of drink lng a pint of wblsky per day for thirty years, besides wine. Jt Street la Ola Toledo. A. remarkable specimen of street naming In Toledo, the ancient capital of Spain, Is cited by a correspondent of the Pall Mall Gazette. It Is "Colic del Diablo Pertence al Ajuntuiuleuto, or in English "The Devil Belongs to the Municipal Council street" i t .'- Japanese Graves. Japanese are always ' burled wit! their beads to the north. Consequent ly no Japanese will sleep In a bed lyinj north and south. ? Woaderlnl Palace. The magnitude of the Escurlal, tlx great Spanish palace, may be infern-f from the fact that it would take fou days to go through all the rooms v ik apartments, the length of the way bv lug reckoned at 120 Kugllsh miles. Gaadaloaite Uattes. Duties on articles Imported into Giut daloupe are collected under sevei-u categories flrst, customs duty, this .b lnit the regular French tariff; secotul octroi duties; third, quay duties, iru fourth, statistics duty. The ocTrol?dut is atvled "tax for the benefit of the communes.' " Potato Eyea. , . The smaller the eye, so they say, the better the potato. Bread aad Hoaer. If people would use more honey and less butter on their bread. It would be better for their, health, t-speclally for children and invalids, at least Buch as suffer from defective or weak digestive power., ,, . y . , ; I Drlmstoae For Rheamattsm. The gypsies. have an odd cure for rheumatism.; .They carry a good sized P&qb. . it brlmB,toneIj.the .pocket and warrant It to cure the worst cases. . A Freak of Memory. - In London recently a, woman aged seventy during several days of delirium spoke and recited in a language un known to ber friends and which was found to be Hindustani. It was learn ed that she was born In India, but left that country when three years old and bad not beard the . language spoken since. . , ,; ..v.:-.- i-'.'t. . ''j -;' Sttka Moaralair. In Sitka an Indian wife shows her sorrow for the death of her husband by painting the upper part of her face black. ' , ; , L, i, in ' 1 Barveat Times. Crops are being harvested somewhere in the world during every month In tne year. South Africa and Peru harvest in November, and Bengal, Burma and New South Wales in December. ' If von want a shave In Madeira, be sure that for the rest of the day your time is absolutely of no value to you A alinY-p tins never lteon known to take less than thirty minutes and more tli-ni once sixty minutes. This Is a fact aad a very common experience, v - Ships and Sailors. Forty years a?o one nallor was re-. quired to every 110 tons carried by a shin. Modern niucblnery has reduced the proportion to one , sailor to 500 tona . " Prlsea For Poltteaeas. ' An Inhabitant of Farmoutlers, France, left a legacy sufficient to provide prizes of 23 francs each yearly to the two most polite scholars, male and female. of the town. , The winners are elected by a ballot of tbelt schoolfellows. :; Variety la Foods. 1 Variety In food Is essential to health. l oo much of any particular food pre vents Its nourishing the bedy. -.; Tao Horsa. 'While the serviceable life of a horse Is eighteen years, yet some men, by the use of the whip, spur and by over loading, manage to get it out of him In one-fourth of that time. " The F.ara'a Speed. The earth is gradually losing speed owing to the friction of the tides. The days are now half a second longer than U ey were a century ago. wlatmlaa; Brides. Girls Inhabiting the Island of Hlmia, nt'ar Rhodes, are not allowed to marry until they have brought up a specified nu-r.t-cr of f ;or?P8, each taken from s f rf ain d. i th. Tbe people of the Is I.ij; 1 earn the'r living by tbe sponge CsLiTy. Looseas Bis Toagae. It Is a cr.tom in the Dtlian parlia r"nt when a member Is mskir.s a lona . 't to t - ; ; i with trarvly a a ' - , at t: e eirense cf He jvtrn- RELIGIOUS THOUGHT. , fiesaa Gloaaed Fraaa ho TaaektasT af All Daaosateatloaa., The only hop to be saved from ever lasting suffering Is to accept the of fered mercy of God In this Ufa and re pent of all sin. Rev. Dr. Holderby, Presbyterian, Atlanta, Ca. Christ HelUTea All Bardeas. There la not a galling of the yoke or a pressure of the burden but can be relieved by a consistent application of the teaching of Christ Uev. F. BL Hopkins, Congregationalist, Chicago. Follow Whero Christ Leads. If we go astray, it shall not be for lack of a bath, but for not following where Christ leads. We are simply to go forward to Christlikenesa Rev. Mr. Holms, Methodist, Worcester, Mass. -v ..'': - '.' . . Near arse of God aad lias. Of all creeds that have been founded since the 'beginning of the world tbe Christian religion Is the only one that overcomes the sense of distance be tween God and man. Rev. Dr. Brady, Episcopalian, Philadelphia. Instable Chrlsttaaity, A Christianity Which is not rooted Is always unstable; a Christian love that has not penetrated into the depths Is not a love of a permanent or enduring character. It 1b more like a bubble- Rev. Dr. MacLaurln, Ueforincd, Boch ester, N. Y. , Sapplles t'taioat Need. Christ supplies our utmost spiritual need. In him alone there is satisfaction. In him w have the Inheritance, incor ruptible, undented and that fadetb not away. If Christ be ours, If our faith be rooted and grounded In htm, all things are ours and we are Christ's. Uev. S. G. NelL Baptist. Philadelphia. f Bflalstcrlaaj Bato Othere. If a man wnnld helleve In his'fellOW men, n ne wouiu ueuevv iu kkwi auu the possibilities of human nature, if h . . . . . 1 1 H I .A would believe in God, be must ap proach his duties In the spirit of tha Master when he said, "I come not to be ministered unto, but to minister." Rev. Dr. George L. Perin, Universalis, Boston. nelas fUarht With Ood. ' If right with God, there la comfort In' the thought "of a final reckoning of all accounts, i when and where i au wrongs shall be righted. Y If right with God, you cunnot be wrong with, any thlmr or anvbodv. If not rltht In rela tlon to hod, you are1 out of relation to everything and -to everybody. Re?. N. H. Lee. Methodist, Denve ; ' Respoaalbtllty For Thoaota. A man Is as responsible for bis thoughts as his actions. In fact, a man's actions are but bis embodied thought Wrong doing feeds on wrong thinking. Coarse thinking is the near est of kin to coarse actions.. Right thinking about Christ brings right thinking about every relationship of life, Rev. Dr Harlan, Brooklyn. . . Rlsateoasness Pays. There la no greater folly conceivable than that of Imagining that unright eousness pays more than righteous ness. : The history of the world is against It Reason is against it It is the riehteousness of the world that makes unrighteousness of seeming ad- dent Union College, Schenectady, N. Y "'i'Aetlva aad Devoted,- i Christ was an example bt religious devotion. We find him going to the temple. lie was also an example of religious activity. , We find blm doing good. Some people are devoted Chris tians, but the are not active. Others are active,: but not devoted. Christ was both active and devoted. Rev. Dr. Meclcy, Methodist Brooklyn. FACTS IN FEW LINES British soldiers deposited 30,6G0 last year In military savings banks. Five hundred and thirty-two tons of cigarettes were exported last year from Egypt - .'' t Great a nan titles of cheaD American cigarettes are being smoked by natives In India. ,-. . : , Lectures on advertising are being given twice a week In the Commercial college at Prague. Coke, a byproduct In the manufac ture of gas. has Increased 200 per cent In price tn five years. v. '. Over 13,000 rabbits have been trapped during the past year In the municipal rabbit warren at Torquay. The only way to tell a blrdseye maple tree Is to cut It There are no outward signs by 'which one can Judge. . , There are 4,338 one room tenements at Plymouth occupied by families con sisting insome cases of eight persons. ' Thea aad Kow.'' ' 1 The ancient, dear "writ ere ' - A wonderful throng-! And they died la a garret ' . To live In a sons;! They told us the story ' , a -At which tha world thrills, ' . . Locked in a rude corner r . From balllffe with bills. " The modern, mad writers . . Who thunder away ' They live In a palace .' And die tn a day! . They tell us no story Humanity feels ' An1 riil- to r.Mivion On au" :! BISHOP GIVES 1 v 1 HIUSELF DP. PLACED II JAIL AT PETERS8DM, YL After Spending Snndaj Wit. Els Fim- " ily, Sends for Police to GiS up. ' t , i . , i, ,. i Petersburg, Va., Dee. H. Arthur L. Bishop, who shot and killed Thomas Wilson, in Charlotte, last Tuesday night, and for whose surest Governor A jeock offered a reward of fonr hundred dollars is a prisoner In the jail of this city, . -' Tonight, Jackson Bishop, a fatter-car' rier of this city, and father ol Arthur Bishop, went to Mayor Wm. 11. Jones' residence, on Harrison street,, and Is formed the official that his son wa at home and wished to surrender himself. The Mayor, at Mr, Bishop's request, ac companied him to young Bishop's borne; and there the surrender was made. The may or at once took Bishop to the city jail and turned him over to the officials there. Bishop told the Mayor that the shoot ing was entirely justifiable and that be Bred the fatal shot In self-defence, as Wil son was striking him over the head with a stick and that he was dased by tbe blows. ' ' , i ' Bishop says that after shooting he went to the hotel In Charlotte where lie had been stopping and remained there nntil the next day, when be alked through the streets of Charlotte to the depot of tbe Seaboard Air' Line, where he took tbe Seaboard train tor Norfolk. Be remained in Norfolk until last night, when he went to tbe pclic station there and inquired of the chief of police when the next train would leave for Roanoke. Bishop says that he arrived here last night at 10:25 o'clock over tbe Norfolk ft Western railroad, and that lie got oft at the stockyard on Boiling Brook street which la a short distance east of the anion depot here, and walked to bis home at the head 61 Harrison street, distance of over one mile.' He spent last night and t iday at home with his wife and child. Bishop was visited at the jail by a 1 u-gs h umber of his friends,' to each o ' whom he gave a hearty handshake and with whom he conversed most pleasant ly. He was perfectly eool'and tn good hnmor. He wore a dark cloth cap and when one of bis friends asked him where he got it, be replied that be paid 40 cent for it. in a Jocular manner Bishop asked tbe deputy sheriff what he would have tor breakfast tn the morning. Tbe dep uty replied that be would see that be had a good one. Bishop baa a large number of friends In Petersburg, f . HOOKEJRTON.; '(, Dee. 1$, 1002. - Mr, W. 0. Dixon made a business trio to Kinston Thursday, , Rev. E. Pone, of Snow Hill, snent Tues day with friends here. Messrs. .C A. Waters and A. H. Vincent spent Wednesday tn Ktnston. Mr. and Mrs. J, J Edwards.and daugh ter, Miss Mattle, visited in Klnston Frl-' day. -h4 f " '-:-v.. cy - j.--" i Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Taylor and daugh ter. Miss Palmetto, spent Tuesday in KInston. " , Miss Ola Patrick returned to her home at Snow Hill Thursday, after spending sometime - here -with -her, sister. Mrs. D. U. Dixon. .?. )f . Rev. E. Pope filled his regular appoint ment In the M. E. church here Sunday af ternoon, and as usual Preached an able and Impressive sermon. The Cantata f n the academy at this place Tuesday nlht, Dec. 26, promises to lie a success. . There will be a Sunday school Christmas ladder immediately af tr the Cantata. . Tbe public Is invited to attend.... .; : -; . - ,""-',--' '.;.- ! Messrs. D. H. Dixon A Co.. received a receipt last week from Rev. J.W.Jenkins, superintendent of tbe Methodist Orphan age, at Raleigh, for 173.82. Said amount was tbe net proceeds of the thirteenth annual Thanksgiving party which was neia in tne academy at this niaee on tbe nigbt of Thanksgiving for the benefit of . that institution. . Death of Mrs. raat. " Washington. Dec, 14. -Mrs. Dlvssee S. Grant, wife of President Orant: died at ber residence In this eity at ,11:17 o'clock tonight. Death was doe to heart failure, Mrs. Grant having suffered for some years from valvular disease of the heart which wae aggravated by a severe attack of bronchitis. Her aae nrsvented ber from rallying from the attacks. fir daughter, Nellie Grant Sartorls, was the only one of her children present at tb time of her death, the three sons who had been summoned here all being out of the city. There were also Drent at the bedside when the end came Hiss Rosemary Sattorls, a gnind-daoghter;-Dr. Etehop, one of the attPBdinar rhvul-' clans, and tbe two trairdnQms. Penh, came peacefully, the sr ff rer reta'a!r j. almost complete corsclounnf-ss prattic a!ly to the end. Tba refnains rf .'n. Rr-.ct wt'l be deposited In t'. t, rh Ft r.'."C" P.n'V, !' York. v;,e-f t tf 1 rl " If -v r- .
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