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The .Daily Free F .-'V. ';'kNw': X ; . PUBLISHED EVERY HFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDHYi ' ' TOKYLr NO. 139. , s KINSTON, N. 0 MONDAY SEPTEMBER 14, 1903 PRICE TWO CENTS. 6E1IBRAL NEWS ITIIS MerHif Interest 'Condensed Into V' Brief Paragraphs. ' i LITTLE ABOUT FOKEROUS THUGS rha Pith of the World's Newt That Mleht Interest Our Readers. An Item Hera and There. Spartanburg, S, C , Sept. 12.Chief Justice Y. J, Pope, was in the city to- (day, having come from . Flat ; Bock, where he is spending the summer, for the purpose of hearing a motloaonthe part of the state's attorneys, requesting a revocation of the order . appointing Judge Townslnd to preside at the Till man trial, soon to be heard in Lexlng- ton., . r. ' .Washington; Sept. 12. The weather bureau tonight issued' the following The southern storm is prbpably cen tral near the gulf coast of southern Florida, but Its exact location cannot be determined, as telegraphic corn. munication has been interrupted since Saturday morn In r, when a northeast gale with low pressure was prerailing at Tampa. J ) , Norfolk, Sept. I2.--The explosion of a barrel of alcohol on the superstruc ture deck of the cruiser Qlympia, In dry dock at the Norfolk nary yard, ifonight killed two men, severely . In-; jured several others! and set fire to the ship. The master-at-arms of the vessel is missing. ; The dead: (Cor poral Yerkes United- States marine corps: white seaman, unknown. ' Washington, Sept. 12. Postmaster General Payne today made, a state ment regarding his policy in 'the ap pointments of fourth-class postmasters with particular reference to the recent removal of Miss Todd; the postmaster at Greenwood Del., in which he says there Is no rule governing - the tenure of fourth-class postmasters, except an informal one that they should not - be removed until they' had 1 served four years. ' He says the appointments . are political, Hot governed, by civil service rules. - f Richmond,- Va.,'- Sept12.Inoom plete returns from Amherst county in dicate an overwhelming defeat for ex-Judge Campbell, who sought A vin dication at the hands of the people for bis removal from the " bench by .the legislature. The majority for Dr, Don Scott is probably 350, and every can didate on the county ticket favorable to Campbell was also, defeated. The citizens of Amherst are building bon fires and holding an enthusiastic cele bration on- the court green ; tonight over the breaking-of the power of : the man who ruled the county' politically for many years. .' t Newport, R. I., Sept. 12. Torpedoes were successfully fired at three vessels of the United States navy today bythe submarine boats Adder and Moccasin, participating in the first of three tor pedo tests to be made In ; connection with," the naval manoeuvres The tor pedo boats McKee, Stiletto and Craven were stationed off Block island, while the Adder and Moccasin, , submerging about five miles 1 away, attacked the supposedly j defending forces." With' out detection, dummy torpedoes were fired at each of the three torpedo boats i at such close range that had they been loaded the three boats would have .been destroyed, . , ' ! . V '' OMiim After Eatlnjr C'ansd.' . .Judge W.T. Holland of Greensburg, La.,-who Is well and favorably known, ! says: -Two years ago I suffered greatly .from Indigestion. After eating, great distress would invariably result, last ing for an hour or so and my nights were restless. I concluded to tryKodol I DvBpepsiaCure and itcured me entirely i Now my sleep is refreshing and diges , tion perfect.1' Sold by J. E. . Hood & I XXXXXXXXXlX4XtXtX r! Tobacco is Low 5 n Meair is :Higli Take care of your meat by feeding International Stock Food to your hogs. It prevents and cures hog cholera and puts thera in fine condi-" tion resist all diseases M eib X ' t M V -POLD BY- ' rfc4ow SprstltlBA. - Onr proverby "Devil catch the hind' most," is based on one, of the , carious shadow legends. ' According to the fa' ble, the devil had a regular school at Toledo, , Spain. ;i Commencement was Inaugurated by the graduating class running through a long subterranean talL The devil hid at a place known only to himself, and If be "caught the hindmoot" he ever after claimed him oi her as his special property. , Sometimes he " only caught the shadow, and the persons thus deprived of their "second self were supposed to make the best astrologers and magicians. 1 Nearly all East Indian tribes as well as the, Malayans and several African sects believe that if a .'man walks along the south bank of a river casting his shadow- across the water a croco dile will seize It and thus draw the owner to certain death.,. , Several writers, I Piske'; among the rest, say that the Zulus have a supersti tion similar to that of the old Baby lonians via, that a dead body has no shadow. " The Modocs , and ; the Kla maths of Oregon formerly refused to have their pictures taken for fear that the process .would take , sway "their shadows, t In ibe Aryan folk tale the "wltchdalo,' " or "Infernal "Sabbnth," was celebrated only by wltelier shod ews. Hlie Tmmr Waaoa t a Star. . , A student' of the Jiorse thus explains where Emerson's epigram. ."Hitch your wagon to, a star," originated: Jng b fore the war there was a famous trot ting stallion of the name of American Star, belonging to one Seely. "Ameri cau Star hiares became scattered all throujtb New England and New York, for tliey wi-re the best roadsters in the country, and -every farmer most have one. It foon became well understood that in order not to lose the respecti of the commnnity one must drive nothing elsev Later it becanie a subject of ban ter. If one, farmer passed another on the road, he would took over his shoul der and shout. "Why dont yott hitch your cwagonr to a Starr r i Unquestion ably Emerson many a time naa neara the remark, and - in hia lecture on "American Civilisation'-at the Smith sonian institution in 1SC2. be rung, it in for the first time, advising mankind in general to aim high and "Hitch yonr wagon-to a star," thus converting a common incident Into a figurative al lusion. , ; .. ' ' 1 Po't ,B To Esaet. ' . Don't bo forever setting people right. rbere Is a household fiend with A mem ory for dates and details who csn nev er sit still and hear papa say that! ha went down town, on Monday at 8 with out correcting the statement wltlr the remark that the hour was half past If mamma happens to allude to Cousin Jenny's visit as having occurred last Thursday, this wasplike Impersonation of accuracy interposes; with the state ment that it was Friday, not Thursday. which brought Cousia Jane. ' -. i A- dozen times a day exasperating! frictions are caused by needless cor rections of this, sort, referring,) mat ters where exactness Ux not really im perative, the affairs in Question being unimportant and no violation of truth being for an instant intended. " ' -; - '. Laho tavlwr Sowas' ' . "Soup too hot? Weil, lfa this way.' said the waiter at the table- d'hote res taorant as he grew confidential.: "The chef found that he was running shy, and. as he didn't want to make any more, he threw in a lot Of pepper so the guests would be satisfied with smaller portions. Yott see. if !he hadn't, the hungry man who comes in late would be complaining about the amallness of the portion served.to him. A man will be satisfied with a few spoonfuls of consomme when lfa as hot as tabasco sauce," . ; " i . - - There ore tricks even in .'the chefs trade. New York Press. ? ; . ; "Thm Rasalttna. , - Thirteen In every 1,000 Russians are nobles, nine are clergy and fifty -three soldiers. - , . i . : i- ' ' ' - ' Hur4 Hoaalioca, r. , ':,4 -v Mosquitoes are known to live through the winter. wakening wlth the first warmth. Meny larvxe svrvive repeated freexing and thawing. - Trr Safa Vaalta. The locks of a ssfety vault contain ing 100,000 in gold at a bank In Hali fax, N. S, became deranged. ' For three days efforts were made to open them, hut finally part of the buITdlng had to be pulled down. . ; ' If you ever took DeWItt's Little Early Risers for Biliousness or Con stipation you know what a purgative pleasure is. These famous little rills cleanse the liver and rid the system of all bile without rrodueinj unr'easant elects, Itiey do not gripe, sicken or weaken, but give tone and strength to t 9 t-isup srl organs involved. W. . KoweJ of Uou;oa, 'lex. says "No better pill can be used than Litt Farly IUscrs for Consi!pstio". Kick Headache, etc." Sold bv J. 1 jod & Co. ' b"j r"" "" a AN AGED IIAN KILLED pUs Gnasini Trespassing Hunter From His Premises HE WAS SENATOR SIIXOIS' FATHER His feody Found in the Field 24 Hours After He Left Home. Alfred Daniels Charged With the Crime'. . Last Saturday morning between and 12 o'clock Mr. F, G. Simmons was murdered on his plantation in Jones county near Trenton. - Mr. P, G. Simmons was the father of our senior senator, Hon. F. M. Sim mons, and was one of the most highly respected citizens of Jonea county. . .Mr. Simmons havirig been troubled with trespassers upon his land, bad posted it. Early Saturday morning he heard reports indicating that some one was hunting on his premises, and about 0 o'clock he toolc bis gun and went out to find the trespasser. - He entered the woods and ' soon another shot was heard by workmen on the place, "r ' The noon hour came and passed and night came on without the return of Mr, Simmons. This excited suspi cion, and a search party of some 20 or 25 men was formed. All night they serched and far into the Sunday morn ing. .Their efforts .were at 5 last re warded by the discovery of his lifeless body about 9 o'clock in the morning. The body was peppered with No. gun shot from ' the - abdomen to the hetsd. Besides this .his head was badly beaten and there was a light wood knot near at , hand that was probably used to the beating. Mr. Simmons' gun was lying near, neither barrel having been discharged. , Search was made for the murderer, and evidences were found that led to the river : The teachers took a boat, crossed over and found tracks leading to the house of a negro . man by the name of Aired Daniels. Daniels is ' desperate character, and there being good reason to sus pect him of the crime, Sheriff Lon Taylor; arrested him.. : He , was ' ;im mediately lodged In Trenton jail. . Mr. Simmons probably was not killed instantly, but showed sign of having ' passed through considerable suffering before the end came.' ; The body was found about 100 yards from Quaker Creek and 75 yards from . the river. ' , . N ' v -.. , Daniels was not found at his home but some distance from there in an- B. r..trt j ?,herI Tlo5 nJ cam DP him and the sheriff was covered with a pistol in the hands of Danlels, who at first refused to be arrested. . The sheriff gave orders to bis men to cover Daniels' and on their doing so Daniels quickly surrendered and was taken to Trenton jail. No demonstra tion was made against Daniels last night. ' " - , It Is said that Daniels had remarked when Mr, Simmons . had v forbidden hunters on his land that he would bunt there If he had to kill . Mr. Simmons to do it J , t - Mr. F. Q. Simmons was about 80 years old and owned one of the largest landed estates In the section five r six miles from Trenton. Be Itved on the place with one of his tenants, bis wife being dead and his only living son, Senator F. M. Simmons, residing in Raleigh. , He was a gentleman of high character and loved and respected by all who knew him and his foul murder has created a great deal of feeling. Though 80 years had passed over his head Mr. Simmons was hale and hearty and he was a familiar figure seen on on his plantation." ' t' " ,f T.l: . ' a Senator Simmons was notified by wire Saturday night at his home in I Raleigh, and went to the scene yester day. . -; f:, .r;. .y.y The coroner held an inquest at the place of the murder today but the ver dict could not be learned a at the time of going to press. ,t . ' V The remains of Mr. Simmons were laid to rest at the family burying ground at 2 p. m. today. Jttr to J. C. Warner, Kimton, N.C4 Dear Sir: Here's a bully one. Mr. Dooley (not of Chicaso), painter. Lancaster,N. II., got the job of painting the! piscopal parsonage. lie was used to a paint as pure as Devoe, but weak and short-measure he didn't know it was weak or short-measure. Dooley sur veyed the job, and sai l it would take 23 gallons, Mr. L. F. Moore, our ssrent, offered to five 10 gallons of Lvoe. Accepted, of course. F'even pallons did it: the 10 plus one. Mr. Moore isn't painting parsonages on shares thi year! j o-r t-ulr r. :. I zvoea c4. r. S. B.V. C.tii A Son sell our THE SUPERIOR COURT ... . - i '. "- - .I' V': r ' . Coniepei TWs Korotnj Witb Jnde V. r W. R. Allen Presiding t J ' - - - ' ; BDbESS MER MUST SEBYB OiUURT Out of Ten Asking to be Excused Only One Was and That on, Account of Sickness, tackles "bucket Shops." Superior court convened this morn ing at 10 o'clock,' in the court house, with. Judge W. R. Allei presiding and Solicitor Rodolph Duffy prosecutor for the state. 5 ,, J Immediately after assembling court and calling the jurors for the term the judge! was confronted . with : members drawn to serve in that capacity pray iaff to be excused from service. This his honor refused to do on the ordinary excuse of "business engagements" and out of the ten applying for exemption from service only one was excused and that for -sickness in the family of the applicant who lives 12 miles from Klnston. . Judge Allen in a lengthy dissertation on the importance of good men serving oath jury made it very plain that It was the duty of all good men to make th& sacrifice of their business interests, where It did not work a serious hard' ship," in the interest of preserving right and just administration of the law and urged upon them toco-operate with the court Id doing- this by their service In this capacity. He deplored the conditions prevailing throughout the State whereby business men and others who do not wish to do jury ser vice,' -through 3 devices of filfferent kinds succeed in having their names left off the jury list. His honor stated that where this exemption came through connivance on the part of the person and r the : officers it was a crime and where found it was4he duty of the grand jury to present ' them to the court. - Judge Allen's utterances, in regard to this, important matter was clear-out and to the point and met with the ap proval of the ' bar and "others who Mud ' them4;isiiiA'i. ii&&&iriilg& Another Important matter dealt with by his honor, and one that is creating a good deal of interest throughout the State, was the dealing in cotton, fu tures, stocks,' bonds, etc., where there is intended no 'actual delivery, in othecwords; what Is familiarly known in this State as "bucket shops." This the judge said .was a crime in North Carolina and where It was known to exist in a community he charged the the grand jury to present those con' eerned in it ten the court, those 'buying and selling as well as those conduct ing the business. ' His charge to the jury concerning this violation of the law was a plain charge to present all known by them to be engaged in the business" His ' arraignment of this kind of gambling was severe and the distress caused by It in "North Caro Una recently, was pictured in a man ner that left no doubt in the minds of his hearers the position held by his honor on this subject.-' The fudge was very explicit in ; his charge to the jury along, this line, devoting 15 or 20 minutes to the sub ject, and calling upon them to present all who were known to engage in the business, r ' ."'''' Judge Allen's charge . consumed nearly an hour and is said by many 10 nave oeen one 01 tne ablest ever delivered from the bench in this place. His charge did not consist In a lot of useless and ancient phrases concerning matters ox long ago but dealt almost entirely with the law and its application in the present- It was dignified and delivered in a distinctly audible man ner, Judge Allen has a splendid voice, and was deeply interesting to alt who heard it. -The Impression made by the judge seems to be a most favorable one. - ' ' i The following names were drawn and constitutes the grand jury: J,'H Sutton, foreman; I. D. Hines, Frank Taylor, BL C. V. Peebles, R. ;K. Nobles, Z, F. Stroud, S. S. Tyndal, J. E. Brock, H. V, Hill, -R. F, Wals ston,' J. H. Alexander, C. E. Kennedy, .The Genuine v. Counterfeit. ... The genuine is always better than a counterfeit, but the truth of this state ment is never more forcibly realized or more thoroughly appreciated than when you compare the genuine De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve with the many counterfeits and worthless sub stiutes that are on the market. W, S. Ledbetier, of Shreveport, La., says: "After using numerous other remedies without benefit, one box of De Witt's Wit h i'azel Salve cured me." For blind, tioedingr, itching and protruding piles no remedy is equal to DeWitt's Wiu'i Hazel Salve. Sold by J. E. Hood & Co. ' Bob Howard, Floyd Barwick, E.; B. Byrd, C. Or M. Daughety, W. E. Askew and Lake Rouse. 1 ' . - ' The following oases were disposed of in the morning session: , 7; i r State vs Will Sherrod, assault Called and failed. " Judgment nisi set fa, capias. State vs James Smith, carrying con cealed weapon. Nol pros with leave.' State vs. James Smith, assault with deadly weapon. Nol pros with ' leave. State vs Dave Taylor, carrying con cealed weapon. Not guilty. State vs Zack Pate, concealed weapon. Guilty; fined 15 and costs. State vs Elbert Hunter, concealed weapon. Guilty; fined 910 and costs. Stare vs John Grady, assaultt'vith deadly weapon. Guilty; fined 110 and COStS. ;i; .-. LABOR FAMINE IN THE SOUTH. Negroes are Leaving the Farms and There are Not Enough Workmen to Pick the cotton. Memphis, Sept. 12. It is clearly re cognized throughout the south that if the cotton crop turns out to be large, it will be next to impossible to gather it all, owing to the scarcity of , labor and the lateness of the opening of the season. The labor famine has already begun to reach the acute stage in, var ious portions of the south,, although the cotton season has hardly opened, the amount so far picked hot being 10 per cent, of that gathered at the cor responding time last year. : if. From all parts of the south the cry of "more negroes'! is heard, . There is scarcely a county In the whole cotton belt which has enough labor to gather the crop as rapidly las It f opens Strenuous efforts,' mostly" vain are be- inir made to recruit forces of pickers. and most tempting Inducement is held out in the shape of wagesf t r The cause of the scarcity Is iu the large increase in public work in prog ress and the rapid strides In manufac tures. Not long ago negroes bad no source of Income except work on plan tations, but now they; are leaving the farms for other work,' which is more remunerative and pleasant. The males are the ones who usually secure pub- to.rkxftnd ;h making good Wages the women and children at home' who onoe did the bulk of the cotton gathering, refuse to work because they have enough to live on without labor.;,v4-:i 'y'-J:- - ,s .'.i.'xk-fi the courting is ' . in'y Tb young people . . . . ' .. :.:. iind theiv : : '. f.-M K.'iftn a cifailw of !.. ('-'' X WllOlU ll4 WiBllfH to ." 1 i.-i lnwlwud tries, to littnti his .tttPiitltni u.v iianciiig oerore nmv per, VIstent!y keeping her hack: turned to v.a.-J him. Eventmiliy she . may sit i'.own ncsir him nnd pull his blanket nod isiiiK to him In a prentle. low voice. When' she desireH io bring matters to a focus. sh beglus to thrpw pebbles at the chosen one, lf. be .throwa them back at ber they are betrothed. " ' Mtf.V:, , -;. "J , -1 Byea With Doable PwpUa, , Cicero says that "the glance of all women with the double pupil in the eye la noxious, blighting and withering.' Cadmus tolls hs '' that ( such . persons would not drown. Still Others say that If they did drown the body Would net er sink, neither would It decay ' They could cure the disease of the chest consumptlonby rubbing .their perspi ration 011 the affected parts, of the indi vidual, and in case the double pupil j were! red instead of black they could cure the lepers. and the blind. Cancer Cored by Blood Balm. All Skin and BloodDiaeaars AJao Cured. Mrs. M. L. Adams. Fredonla, Ala.. took Botanic Blood Balm, which effect ually cured a cancer of the nose and race. - xne sores neai up . periecuy. Many .doctors had given up her. case as' hODeless." Hundreds or cases or cancer, eating sores, suppurating swell ings, etc., bave been cured by ; Blood 15 aim. Among outer, Airs. u. on. Guernev. 'Warrior Stand, Ala. Her nose and lip were raw as beef, with of fensive discharge from the eating sore. Doctors advised cutting,1 but it failed. Blood Balm healed the sores, and Mrs. Guerney is as well as ever. Bo tanic Blood Balm also cures eczema, itching humors, scabs and scales, bone pains, ulcers, offensive pimples, blood poison, carbuncles, scrofula, risings ana Dumps on we snn ana an oiooa troubles. . Improves the digestion, strengthens weak kidneys. Druggists, $1 per large bottle, with complete di rections for home cure. Sample free and prepaid by writing Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga. Describe trouble and special medical advice sent in sealed letter. ; Etn tha Thit;r.ilY:iH;tEt NORTH STATE HEWS Clipped ul ; Colled" From Oar Mk. " Cuollni Kieliiiji "' ODD AID IRTEEESTIIG HiPPEKIIGS Qosslp Gathered from Murphy T Manteo of Importance to Our Tas Heel Readers. President J. A. Long, of the Stato fair, appoints Col. Geo. L. Morton, of ' Wilmington, as chief marshal. .: ; Capt Chas. Price, noted attorney 0 of Salisbury, secured a fee of 935,000) for the settlement of the Stanly and . Wilkes SQunty bond oases, which haa just been aoomplished In Rowan eourW This is perhaps the largest fee re ceived by any North Carolina lawyer for many years. A boiler exploded Friday la thelum-; br mill of the BuchananLumberCom pany, which is located in Jackson county,, and two men were killed and five others wounded. " The Buchanan Lumber Company is a small eonoera and is situated on the Murphy branch, of the Southern Railway. ' A colored teacher, Wm. Windsor, of the graded schools for negro chil dren, at Greensboro, was fined $10 by Mayor Osborn Friday for inhumftn punishment of ft small girl pupil. The been whipped brutally, and the person of the child displayed several raw spots. ' Insurance Commissioner Young haa,,' issued what is know as "the blacklist" ' of wildcat or "underground , Insurance ' companies, ofwhich there are over 75. v He also' issued the list : of ,lasuranoe companies licensed to do business in North Carolina: " Of these there are life companies, 98 fire and 30 accident and surety and 26 fraternity orders, ' RaleighCorrespondent: Twenty four , additional rural free delivery carriers went on in this. State September 1st. There were already 367 carriers so tM total is now 39L; All of these save five receive $600 a year.S Postmaster Bal- ' ley's roll for the 'carriers in "North? w Carolina amounted to $17,341.25 In July and $18,246 in August. With tho additional carriers the government -will pay over $240,000 a year for their salaries. ' v - . The Gastonia Gazette says the Loray Mills have made a shipment of 4,000) bales of standard sheetings to Shang hai, Chlna.vThis is not by any means ; the first, but it Is the largest shipment, ever made from Gastonia to the Celes tial Empire, and is probably one - of the largest shipments of the kind ever made from the south. It required': for : transportation 26 cars to carry , it to Sad Francisco, and represents a value of $176,000., . ' . v. At ft meeting of the trustees of tM graded schools of Goldsboro, " Friday night,' it was decided to establish a.' course of domestic science, which will include cooking ! and- aewihg, In tM colored graded school.- 'The : trustees ' are looking out for a teacher for this department . A similar branch ot study is being considered for the white graded school and it Is probable that such a course will be instituted at the beginlng of the 1904-5 session. " ' Wilson Sept. 12. The case of tho State against Geo. "Morgan for ' run ning a gambling houge has been be fore the court here today. On account of some evidence given in the Jonea . murder trial, this indictment - ' was drawn. ;: After a stubborn fight Solid- tor Daniels got verdict against Mor ganu He was sentenced to four months on the roads and to pay a fine pt $1,000'. Ahr appeal was taken by Hon, John K. ; Woodard and Morgan's bond for p peal was fixed at $1,000, justified. . Tha Teachers' Interstate Examination Yi'.t';.cH" Course. -Teachers wishing to prepare for.. examinations should write, at onosv to Prof. J. L. Graham, LL. D.. Ran dolph Building, Memphis, Tenn., for particulars - concerning his special " Teachers' Examination Course. . This course is taught by ; mail, and prepares Teachers for examination in every state in tne union. leading educators pronounce it the best cours ever offered to the Teaching profes sion, and all Teachers wishing to ad vance in tneir profession snouid im mediately avail themselves of It En - close stamp for reply. : . CASTOR 1 A ' . , Tor Infant and Children. 1:3 C:J Yea i:::3 .!;:;3 r::;!.i Bears the Claatsre
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