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KINSTON, N. 0, WEDNESPaY AUGUST 10. 1904
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i Matters of Interest Condensed Into
' Brief Paragrapbs.
1 LITTLE ABOUT HUSERODS THUGS
Th Pith of the World1 News That
MlrM interest Our Readers. An
Item Were and There.
Wellington, N. Z.. Aug. 7. The
tinnvtnit earthauake which New Zea
land has experienced in many years
occurred at 10:22 o'clock this morn
lng. Publlo buildings were damaged
and private firms also suffered heavy
losses. The shock was general on
both Islands. No loss of life has been
reported.
New York, Aug. 8. The advisory
board of the Amalgamated Meat Cut
ters and Butcher Workers union
America, tonight decided to order
airtke in New York and vicinity. Be
tween 3,000 and 4,000 men will be call
ed out. Slaughtering will cease at
o'clock tomorrow morning and two
hours will be spent in clearing up.
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 8. A rainfall of
more than three inches from Sunday
morning to this morning, rendered the
courts too heavy for the opening of
tennis tournament, which was to have
bsgun here today for the champion
ship of the south. If the weather con
dttiona nermlt. day will be begun to
morrow. ....
Washington, Aug. -8. The navy de
partmenthas been informed that the
governor of Louisiana has selected
Mlsa Jaunlta Lallande, . of New Or
lean, to christen the battleship Louis
(ana, which will be launched at Newport
News, Virginia, August 27. A large
crowd ' from Louisiana and omolals
from the navy department are expected
at the launching.
Daniel J. Sully & Co., Monday In
formed their creditors that they would
be unable to carry out the proposition
made by the firm to the creditors last
month to nay off 40 per cent, addi
tional in the form of 90-day notes. The
inability to keep this agreement, it was
'stated, was due to the fact that certain
individual creditors would not with'
draw their claims. The firm, therefore,
will go into liquidation. ;
Memphis, Tenn., Aug. 6. A special
from OHve Branch,. Miss., says: "De
mented by the recent death of her hus
band, Mrs. W. H. McCargo today
committed, sulde by burnings After
saturating her clothing with kerosene
and setting fire to the oil, rushed Into
the street and fought all who attempted
to extinguish the names.;: Mr. Mo-
Cargo waa ft hotel keeper here arid
died suddenly two weeks ago.
; : Esopus, N. Y., Aug. 8.-rCarpenters
today erected a speaker's stand at
Rosemount, from which Congresman
Champ Clark, of Missouri, : on Wed
nesday will formally notify Judge Par-
ker of his nomination for the office of
president The platform is situated In
the grove above Judge Parker'shome.
A large crowd ls expected to attend
the notification ceremonies. 1 The
Grounda will be open and no visitors
will be turned away. August Be!
inont came here tonight from New
York by train and spent the even
lng with Judge Parker. Nothing
can be learned regarding the confer
ence. '
I BEST THE TO CORE DYSPEPSIA.
J, E. Hood Guarantees Mi-o-nr Will
k Cure If Used Now.. .
. The warm weather months are , the
best in the whole year for the. treat
ment of dyspepsia and stomach trou
bles. The out-door lire, tne fruit and
berries which are so liberally eaten,
all help to restore tone to the digestive
-system. ; .?
... '. J. E. Hood & Co. are ready to re
fund the money, if Mt-o-na does not
cure indigestion and stomach troubles
at any season, but urges all who are
afflicted w?th dyspepsia to begin tne
i use of Ml-o-na now, knowing that the
vcure win be more quickly. .
If the food you eat gives you pain
-"' and discomfort and does .sot digest
readily, a Ml-o-na tablet taken after
each meal win soon bring relief and
complete . freedom from all stomach
troubles. " Ml-o-na soothes and heals
the inflamed stomach lloinz, mingles
-with the food, aids digestion, gives
tone and strength to the whole system,
and makes complete and permanent
cures in the worst-cases of stomach
troubles. v
If by chance Ml-o-na should not
give yon perfect satisfaction and do
all that is claimed for It, return the
empty box to J. E. Hood & Co. and
they will refund your money without
question. : You are sole judsre. A 50j
box contains two weeks' treatment,
- 1 this guarantee oovers two boxei. i
V&a advs-'-re of the summer the
time ia tLa wholesyear to regain
; I f 'alih and to enjoy it.
Weekly Crop Bulletin.
All crops have made an excellent
growth, and are looking healthy and
fresh; corn in particular has made
salsfactory ad vancementand the stands
are everywhere considered the best for
a number of years. Cotton is growing
rapidly: but in moat sections it is
feared that the growth is too rapid
and that too much of the strength is
taken up by the weed. The squares
and the fruit, however, are well grown,
and are well distributed over the plant.
The crop has suffered considerably
from the continued wet spell, by being
caused to shed; and this complaint is
becoming general in the eastern and
central counties, and in a few scattered
places in the western. A number of
fields are showing indications of rust
No serious damage, however, has been
reported from either of these causes.
Threshing wheat and oats is nearing
completion in the western part of the
State, and the harvesting and housing
of oats is in progress in the extreme
west; but the work has been interrupt
ed seriously by the wet weather. The
hay in the extreme western counties is
excellent, and some has been saved In
good condition; but this work also has
been checked by the rains, and much
hay has been spoiled. The pastures in
that section are excellent. Tobacco
euring is general now in the eastern
and central counties; the leaves are
curing well, and the crop may be con
sidered a fair one; there is some com
plaint of rust and of leaves turning
yellow, Irish and sweet potatoes are
turning out well, The reports in re
gard to the peanut crop are more en
couraging this week than heretofore;
the majority of the reports seem to In
dicate a fair crop; there are, however,
a number of complaints of poor and
slightly backward stands. Gardens
and cabbages are excellent, especially
in the western part of the State. Some
blackberries have been picked. Pears,
peaches and grapes are a fair crop.
SNOW HILL ITEMS,
At the accounts the Japs had the
Russians still on the run. '
;, For the most liberal, life , polioy in
the world consult or write to G. A.
Jones manager eastern central, N. C,
Sun Life Assurance Co. , of Canada,
Snow Hill, N. C.
Ice lo per pound at Jim Best Potters,
any quantity, uenvery nours irom
10 to 12 a. m. and from 4 to 6 p, m.
We ever now and then get some en
couraging news of the Raleigh and
Pamlico railroad; work is being
pushel as rapidly as possible. Mr.
D. W. Patrick says a prominent
gentleman, of Raleigh, told him the
ether day the road was a sure thing
for this country. That gentleman was
in position to know whereof he spoke.
The family of Mr? Isaac Can who
lives near Snow Bill are all down
with typhoid fever except One. Some
of them of the five or six down are
at this writing seriously sick. It is
supposed they got the disease from
drinking water from a well on the
premises. .J;1 Vs "''h';-
Mr. D. T. Selby and little , son, of
Aurora, N. C, have been spending a
few days at Dr. J. E. Patrick's .
We are glad to say we are to have
a double dally mall from LaG range.
The new mail-will come out from La-
Grange on the 15th of August. Con
gratulations.'' , Ed. J '
Mrs. Holden, of Wilson,' is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. H. E. Edwards this
week ,'. . . . ,
People can now cross over oa the
part of the new Iron bridge which is
nearly completed. - , j
In five years from now everybody
will be able to fly. Anybody can own
a set of wings of $15 and can Hit about
the country , at ' ease. Electricity will
have taken the steam train, and elec
tric, trains will 'go over the country at
the rates of a hundred miles an! hour
with all ease. Great things are ahead.
Wait and see.' - - . t
Mrs. J. W. Parker,' of Farmvllle, Is
spending this week In Snow Bill.
Mr. W. Bv Williams was in Klnston
the past week with his mother, who Is
very sick. 'x'';-":r' v' '
A shed at I. Herring's brick yard
collapsed one day the past week and
Bill Jones eame near going dead.; '- "
Roy Lasslter came Saturday to visit
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Las-
slter. W- - ...
Mr. Redln Fields, of Farmville, was
in Snow Hill last Monday. '
We will give the, particulars of the
ball the boys gave one eight this week
in our next ' ' '
Chattel Mortgages, Lien 'Bonds
arrantee and J.iort?asro Deeds, on
good paper and nicely printed, at The
JAPS LOSE HEAVILY
In the Port Arthur Attacks, Says Gen.
Stoessel.
REPORTED RELIEF FOR KUROPATKIK
Military Circles Say That Lieut. Gen.
' Linevitch is Marching From Vladi
vostok. St' Petersburg, Aug. 9. The follow
lng dispatch from Viceroy Alexieff,
dated August 7th, has been received
"General Stoessel reports as fol
lows: 'At 6 in the morning of July
27, the enemy having advanced
strong force, their artillery opened by
a series of attacks. One directed
against Yupilaza Mountain, was espe
cially vigorous,
" 'At about 8 in the evening the
enemy were everywhere repulsed with
enormous losses. I remained in the
advanced position we have held for
two days against an army very much
stronger than ours.
" 'At 4 in the morning of July 30
about five divisions of Japanese took
the offensive against our position on
the Wolf Hills. In view of the enor
mous superiority of the enemy's forces
and the weakness of the position our
troops were order to retire to the next
positions without fighting. The move
ment was effected iu complete order
the protection of artillery, which by
acurate fire at short range, completely
stopped the Japanese advance.
"'Our losses have not been ascer
tained, but they were not great. The
losses of the Japanese were very great.
In the engagement of July 26 and 27
the Japanese had about 70,000 men
and arat number of selge guns.
" 'The morale of the Russian troops
is excellent and their health good.' "
The Russ estimates that the Japa
nese losses thus far as a result of the
siege of Port Arthur aggregates 22,000
men, and says the Mikado's -injunction
not to waste lives must have been
ironical. ' . .
Parisi Aug.-f The car ha reeetrf
ed a telegram from General Kuropat
kin, according . to the St Petersburg
correspondent of the Echo de Paris,
reporting that th"ere has been no
change in the district of concentration.
He says that the Japanese have not
yet crossed the Taitse river and the
Russians etill occupy the right bank.
Russian troops have occupied Slaso
yen, an outpost, and General KuroW
has withdrawn as far as Saitnatse.
- A Russian staff officer is quoted as
saying that a week ago much uneasi
ness was felt regarding the situation
of the army. Now it is regarded more
hopefully. The Japanese are In scat j
tered groups, while the' Russians are
in compact position. . They are less in
number than the Japanese but 'their !
position is more compact. He regard
ed the situation as most favorable. . ;
s St. ; Petersburg, Aug. 9.7-It is ' re-
ported in military circles that Lleuten
ant General Linevitch is marching
with troops from the directfon of
Vladivostock to create a diversion in
the rear of General Kuroki's army
with the object of relieving General
Kuropatkln's force. '
. ; Hay's Declaration.'
Washington, Aug. 8. "The recog
nition in principle of the treatment of
coal and other fuel and raw cotton as
absolutely contraband of war might
ultimately lead to a total inhibition of
the sale by neutrals . to the people of
belligerent states of all articles which
could be finally -converted to military
uses. : Such an extension of the prin
ciple by treating 'coal and other . fuel
and raw cotton as , absolutely, contra
band of war, simply because ifhey are
shipped by a neutral to a non-blockaded
port of a billlgerent, would not
appear to be in accord with the reason
able and lawful rights of neutral
commerce." y:i. v; f '-.
This Is s summary of a declaration
by Secretary Hay on the right of neu
tral nations during the war. '- It was
embodied in , a circular to : American
ambassadors to Europe, which was is
sued from the state department June
10 last but for some reason was with
held from the public, although certain
shippers who inquired at the depart
ment after their right were supplied
with copies. . The circular is based on
a declaration by the Russian govern-,
meat that coal, naphtha alcohol and I
other fuels have been declared contra
band. LLJ,Vj---
- oAaruoxtzit.-
ti ' x li HI Voi Hi By:Jj
JkInston scores again.
Defeats Greenvillians on Their Own
Ground by Score of 6to4 Wooten's
Long Throw Feature.
tvence ta Urge gobs dripped on
thb&u field in Greenville yesterday.
Kinstba journeyed to Green ville on the
bank of the Tar and showed the Pitt
ooubty .ball players that there were
others,' McDonald bent the ball over
the plft for Klnston and some of his
slants; .naa kings la tnem tue
shoaVsUlTtn a peach orchard. He
was hit' four times, only, where no
body 66uld get it. The ball was wet
and,hard to handle, but if the bases
gst filled nobody wauld score.
JJiJyd Wooten covered all the space
between Contentnea Creek and the
river and got everything in his town
ship. 4 One throw from deep center to
the plate was a feature, two men
should nave scored for it was a
base hit, but only one got his name in
the paper.
Hodge acted as receiver for the
firm And, settled the matter as well as
a trustee in bankruptcy. He was as
good as any of the players seen here
thl year. One more season and he
will be as good as any of them in the
country.
Patterson is a recent acquisition
and t comes from Chapel Hill. He
played fight field without a chance,
but at the bat he had several. None
of them were failures, and be got
something safe, one of them a two-
bagger. The team needs a few hitters,
ts fact It needs about eight good ones.
This mad will do. Meacham played
his game on second, and when he is in
form nobody can beat him. , He has
more of Ben Stanly's style than any
player we have had since the good old
days, but he needs an electric battery
to get him started sometimes. This
was one of the times when his leg was
la good shape. ,
Sitterson played his proper position
at 3d base for the first time this year,
and showed that he knew bis business,
also he hit the ball when a hit was
needed. ," , ; -. ':
Wbftokef iandCOettlner plsyed
tbeirnisuaJ steady, reliable game, and
we all know what that is. Whit had
his sights In line this time and kept
the ball in Pitt county., Oettlpger
played short field and got Into a
Ughihing double play without saying
I dot it"
Altogether the game was a credit to
Klnston and to the boys themselves.
Lei us have some more games here as
soon aa possible.
Trie hospitality of the Greenville
people was the same as always, and
nothing more need be, said. Pitt
county Is another name for a good
time in this part of the State. Follow
ing is the line-up and score:
Hodges, ct McDonald, p; Whltaker,
lb; Meacham, 2b; Sitterson. 3b: Oettln-
ger, ssv Patterson, rt; Wooten, cf;
Hawkins, If; Kllpatrick, substitute;
Marsh: Gray, scorer, andr Mike Taylor
manager.
" score bv innings:
ih'v; ' - - R H E
Greenville. 100021 457
Klnston 1 0 2 0 3 x 6 4 3
Batteries, Greenville: James and
King. -. Klnston: McDonald and
Hodges.-
Umpire: Mr. Forbes. Time of
game, 1:15. Attendance, 090.
Woodmen to Unveil Monument.
As is the custom of the Woodman of
the World, a fraternal insurance order.
oa the death of a brother, 'Elmwodcl
camp, of Newbern, will, on Sunday,
Sept; 4th, 'unveil a monument ' to the
memory t; of the late J. R. Parker, who
was a - member . of that camp. The
Newbern camp has ' elected Mr. E. B.
Lewis, of this city, a member pf the
national executive council of the
Woodmen, to deliver the oration on
the occasion and he has accepted. The
members of Klnston camp, W O. W.;
have been invited and a number will
probably go as guests of the Newbern
camp." - ' s i 'f. 'Mi- : li'-pj.
V -" : " ' ' 11; s v : .
'fy-for SherifT J. P. Nunn.'
I hereby announce that I am. a can
didate for the Democratic nomination
for sheriff. , If elected I, will collect
the taxes as promptly as I did when I
was deputy: sheriff under Sheriff
Wooten. Id fact every duty of said
offlce will be promptly and faithfully
performed by me. I will' keep my
promise and treat everybody alike.
,II.iYcsMspectfullyr--7--r
J. P. NtTNN
ILLINOIS FOR PARKER.
Prominent lllinoisan Says His 8tate
Will be Turned Into Democratic
Column This Year.
Tnoir.au J. Pf noe in Ral!gh Post
Washington, Aug. 9 "I expeci
to
see Illinois go Democratic next No
vember by a larger majority than that
by which the state was carried In 1392.
Then we carried the state by 27,900
Odr majority next November will bi
considerably larger tban that"
This was the encouraging statement
brought to emocratic headquarters
today by Martin Emrlch, member of
congress from the city of Chicago.
Mr. Emrlch accounts for his hopeful
view of the Illinois situation from a
Democratic standpoint because of the
drift of sentiment in tnat state ana
especially in Chicago. He believes
there has been a gradual change going
on among: the people there whlcn
expects to see materialize In the form
of a Democratic landslide, Mr. Emrlch
said:
"Fiirurlne upon the probabilities of
an election in Illinois, you must take
into consideration the class of people
who make up the army or voters
There is an enormous population in
Illinois of forelen birth. As a rule
these men have been made Republi
cans bv belntr tola tnat tne tarm
would keep their Incomes up and that If
the Democrats should get In power
tbev would tret a 50 cent dollar.
"Now thev are beginning to Suspect
that the high protective tariff is of
more service to those great - monopo
lizing corporations that are oppress
ing them tban to any one else. They
no longer fear the 50 oent dollar. That
is a matter of the past. They are look.
ing at the political situation in a way
entirely different from that of thepasj.
"Then, too, it must be remembered
thatthe Republicans of Illinois are hot
of that class to be found in , Pennsjrl-
vania where the traditions 01 several
generations enter into political life.
The voters of Illinois nave no sucn
feeling. There is po state In the union
in which political feeling can change
over nighf so rapidly a In Illinois. I
thtnk thirchange" Iscomlo and' we
will see a creat landslide toward the
Democratic ticket next November."
Baseball Quotations.
A local -baseball player who has an
eastern Carolina reputation as an in-
fielder received the very flattering offer
of 15 cents per hit to play with a cer
tain team against an opposing one
considered strong. The price was
not consistent with the reputation of
the ball player and he declined in the
following language:
"Baseball Headquarters, dealers in
Bum Ball Playersof all Descriptions.
"Klnston, N. C, Aug. 6, 1904.
Mr. , Manager Baseball Team,
, N.C.
"Dear Sir: Your favor of even date
received and contents carefully noted.
In reply would say you have made me
a very liberal offer and am sorry to
say thtnk It will be Impossible for me
accept same, as X am engaged to go
over to Greenville on that date with
the Klnston team, and am offered 171
cents per hit with the privilege of going
to the bat every other time. . Taking
this Into consideration, think it would
be very unwise for me to accept the 15
cents proposition and following your
batting list in regular order, It would
be only possible for me to make 75
cents with five times up and hit every
time, which Is no certainty, as you
know.' -1-Vi
"It is rumored on the streets here
this afternoon thatPineTop.Tear Shirt
and Southwest are offering dinner and
22 cents per hit and 30 cents for every
home run; but that is nothing definite,
as the quotations are liable to change
at any time, and it Is possible for it to
be more or less by Tuesday. ; "
"Would thank yon to quote two and
three base hits,; also double plays, as
you did not mention the above; would
like to know what to expect if I should
be fortunate enough as to have any of
the above to my credit At the ending
of the gama. Guess yon furnish the
ball players with Ice water free. 1
"Hoping your extra expense of Tues
day's game will; not exceed 85 cents,
and furthermore that you will keep me
advised as to the "fait" market, etc., I
am, for sale, and, Yours truly,"'
, Dissolution Notice.
The firm 0 N. L. Bruton & Bro.
has dlsol ved. ; A. F, Pittman will con
tinue to tun the Csb j?o velty Store
and Mrs. N. L. Bruton the millinery
business in the Webb building.
OASTOIllAi
NORTH STATE HEWS
Clipped and Culled From Our Forti
Carolina Exc!ian,ts.
000 AID I5TERESTIKG HAPPEIIKGS
Gossip Gathered from Murphy To
Manteo of Importance to Our Tar
Heel Readers.
Governor Aycock has declined final
ly to make public the report of the
committee on the site for the encamp
ment, at the request of the Wilming
ton chamber of commerce, and the in
cident is closed.
Glover Walker and wife, colored,
were returning from church Sunday
night when the woman turned upon her
husband and stabbed him with a knifr,
the wounds producing death in a few
minutes. The knife penetrated the
brain at the eye.
The committee of five was appoint
ed by the State farmers' convention to
recommend the names of 200 farmers,
merchants and bankers to attend the
cotton growers' convention in St
Louis Sept. 27th, and that committee
now desires the names of those who
will go so the governor can appoint
them delegates.
Elizabeth City, Aug. 8. At especial
meeting of the board of alderman,
held Saturday night at 8 o'clock, It
was-ordered that the chief of police '
call on each of the registrars of the
city and take possession of the regis
tration books, and that the election
booked for today should be called off
on the grounds that It was illegal.
This was a great surprise to many.
The question of the legality of the dis
pensary election has been the gossip
ever since Its Inception would be stop
ped at this time.
SANDY BOTTOM ITEMS.
iS, -.4ogusl9,'M0.-
Rev. J. M. Carraway is expected to
fill bis regular appointment in the M.
E- church at this placs next Sunday as
4 p. m. .. i '., . .. .,..".. ..', .
Misses Laura and Fannie Holland,
of Klnston, spent Saturday and Sun
day at Mr. L. Jones'.
Messrs. Willie Dudley and Frank
Parrott, of New Hope, and James Wil
liams, of Woodington, visited in this
section last Sunday.
Some of our farmers commenced!
pulling fodder Monday.
Mrs. C. F. Jarraan and children and
Mr. Ellis Jarman, formerly of this
place, visited friends and relatives in
Onslow county last week,
Most of the farmers of this place
will finish curing tobacco this week.
We are glad to report that Mr. Flay.
vlous Cauley and Mrs. Samuel Dail Is
improving. -
A crowd of friends and relatives vis
ited at the home Mr. J. W. Dail last
week.
We are having some rainy weather
this week. '
Off for Eneampment,
The Klnston' Rifles, the local mili
tary company, left this morning for
the encampment at Carolina City, two
miles this side of Morehead City. The
company went down on the "shoofly"
as also did the two companies of
Goldsboro. The Rifles carried ear
rled 43 men and officers and some col- '
ored men to wait on them.
Special trains bearing soldiers were
passing though all the afternoon and
probably 1000 found their way to the
encampment over the A. & N, C. via.
Klnston. All are to be at the site by -6
o'clock this afternoon, when the eni
campment proper begins and will con- ,.
tlnue 10 days. On the 16th, next Tues
day, Governor Aycock, with his staff,
will review them. . - .' '.
Notice. .
A meeting of the stockholders of the
Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad
Company for the purpose of consider
ing a proposition to lease the railroad'
is hereby called in accordance with the .,
by-laws of the company to be held at
Newbern, N.C, Thursday, September'
1,1904. w-;vw::--'
James A. Beyan, President
M. MANLY, Secretary and Treasurer. '
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