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' ' ' . ' . V.'-.', "" ,i NEW SEEDS: at tho nowDrugGtoro of ISENHOUR &. BEAN Woods' and Crosman's Fresh, and Reliable. ONION SETS, Red and White. Fine Flower Seeds. PORE DRUBS, PERFUMES, TOILET ARTICLES, at YOUNG'S DRUG STORE. 6 WEATHER FORECASTS No report Next door to Postoffico. DAUGHTERS DF CONFEDERACY FOCI GUILTY. KENTUCKY SITUATION. texas. mm Interesting Book of. Minutes The Gubernatorial Contest Wil on Legal Basis. Be Fought Bobt. Hoke Chapter. ' - VOL. VI. SALISBURY, N. C, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 22, 1900. NO. 150. .1 I . I I IT'S BMAf cm WITER mSL WML HAIL AND WIND. UGH DAI1A6E DONE. An Unusual Display of Lightning in Winter High Winds Do Con siderable Damage Near the City Limits. 4 A severe winter's storm visited this section of the State late yes terday evening and considerable rlomanrA wna rlonft bv thfi Wind V.MLU&A, V. .11 MW " " J which was very high at some places. . There was a remarkable display ofv lightning cpnsidering the season. Just out of town, near the creek. the wind took on cvclonic shape and speed. Th hnnsft in which M r. Leonard Bowles lives was lifted from its foundations, and the chimney blown down. The large wood house was blown to pieces and car ried into the garden. No one in the dwelling house was hurt. A little further on the cyclone struck Mr. W. C. Fraley' race track property. The grandstand, judge's stand, a house of 16 stalls and a large part of the fence were blown down. The stable building was not damaged. Loss to Mr. Fraley was about $500. Further on the wind unroofed a barn and blew down a crib on Mrs. Fannie Parks' place and also blew the frame from Mr. Lee Heilig's well. From all parts of the county come reports of trees being twisted off or uprooted. Some hail fell during the hard shower of rain which accompanied the wind. At High Point, a gen tleman who came in from that i-tlastn folia nc tlioro waa pnncidnra. ble hail.1 FOUND DEAD IN BED While the Husband Was in Salisbury Attending Court, r Mr. Q. M. Goodman, who was here attending court, was called home by the announcement of the sudden death of his wife. -The Mooresville correspondent of the Charlotte Observer says of the death: "Mrs. Q. M. Goodman, who lived at Amity, in this county, was found dead in bed this (Tuesday) morning. Her husband was at tending court at Salisbury when the message was sent them. Mrs. Goodman retired in her usual bptalth last nierht and this morning ... , ii ii tne miaiit, pemaps si.x. iuuuius uiu, tont pnnt lnnnnclir prvinflr Snrtifi member of the family called to the mother several times and received ;no response. The door was opened onrl tVio wifA n.ri1 mntlipr wfl. frmnrl in the cold embrace of death. A husband and six children survive her. The funeral will be con ducted by Rev. T. L. Triplett, of this place." Reynold & Michael are located in room No. 11 in Bell block and are ready to talk with all contrac tors. For Rent: A cottage on north side Main street. Between Ceme tery and Franklin; Apply to Chas. B. Jordan. FIRST. MONTH'S BUSINESS. Of THE SALISBURY SAVINGS BANK at the close of the first month's business, Feb. 20, 1900. RESOURCES, Loans and discounts, $21,065.00 Real estate and furniture, 5,337.39 Cah and due from banks, 36,100.87 $62,503.28 $35,000.00 181.25 27,322 01 LIABILITIES. Capital stocK 4 Deposits, $62,503.26 Mrs. William H. Overman, re cording secretary for the United Daughters of the Confederacy of North Carolina, has laid upon our table the minutes of the last State convention hld in Henderson, N. C, in October 1899. The volume is gottep up in fine style and taste, Mrs. Overman's own work ana arrangement, the printing being done by the Capi tal Printing Company in Raleigh, who made the best and cheapest terms oi any printing company in A J I . ' North Carolina., Virginia or Geor gia.i Mrs. Overman applied to the Sun to do this work but we were not situated to do it. The minutes show! ! wonderful growth and progress of the U. D. C. in North Carolina having twenty-one chapters in tne State and four children's chapters with a mem bership of about 1,000. At the Hot Springs Convention in 1899 only sixteen chapters were organ ized and two children's chapters, so in the year 1899 there was an increase oi nye chapters ana two children's chapter. .The work of he U. D. C. is benevolent, mem orial, historical and social; to ac complish thesb purposes it seeks first, to given assistance; second, to honor the memories of those who fell in service; third, to col- ect and preserve relics of historic value; fourth; to bring into the organization aV women through out the State tvho are loyal to the memories anp principals oi the Confederate xause." In looking over tne names or tne cnapters one readily sees that the best and most prominent names all over the State is banded in this noble work. The Robt. F. Hoke Chapter named for. the loyal and brave general who Iwas over the Rowan ys from 61 to 65, is one of the eading chapters in the State and does good ana substantial work. It was organized in 1896 and no change has ever been made in the officers and the chapter is banded in unity and parmony. This little 'volume of minutes was published to aid in forming other chapte -s in the State. It con tains the con stitution and by-laws of the orgs nization, notes and: rules on forming chapters, and work mapped out for the future. The most important work for the present, is monument. tho Jefferson Davis Mrs. John P. Allir son is chairman of this committee for North Carolina and will be up early in the spring to present her plans i of wprk to the Robt. F Hoke Chaptj er. The cover of these minutes show the badge of the daughters being the stars ana bars" of the Confederacy and the 61-65. . ' ' etters D. C Mrs. Tierhan of our town is one of the honorary presidents for ife, the other two are Mrs. Pars ey, of ; Wilmington, the organizer of the work in this State, and the other is Mrs. Stonewall Jackson, of Charlotte New Advertisements. C M. A H. M. Brown the celebrated Czarina shoe for ladies. Salisbury Drug Company- night calls. Gorton's Minstrels Here on the 26th. D. M. Miller -General line of groceries. Call and take a look at Peterson and Rulf's &3.00 and 3.25 line of gents shoes. Special, f-For 95 cents we sell you a f ull-feize, full-weight coun- erpane. u. ti. rieia. For Rent: Four nice cottages near graqea scnooi. Apply to Theo. AtWell. Have ybu taken advantage of Harry Bros 20 per cent, discount on Shoes, Hats, Carpets, Mattings, &c. j oaturday is the last chance. "I was nearly dead with dys- pepsia, tried doctors, visited min oral cnrih nrc ana grew worse. -Dyspepsia Cure. I used Kodol That curekl me." It digests what you eat. Cures indigestion, sour stomach, heartburn and all forms of dyspepsia. James Plnmmer. WILLIAMS' CASE. JURY OUT ALL MIGHT. Clint Williams' Convicted of Mur der in the First Degree . for : the Exiling of Young Will Bost. This morning upon the recon vening of court; the jury in the Clint Williams murder case ren dered their verdict which was that they found the defendant guilty of murder in the first degree! - Mr. Clement, counsel for .the defendant addressed his honor with a motion for a new trial, but Judge Timberlake remarked that he would not pass sentence at that time and the next case was jcalled. Yesterday ! evening '-Messrs. Price and Clement addressed the uryfor the defendant and Messrs. L. S. Overman and R. Lee Wright for the ; prosecution, The jury ook the case after 6 o'clock. Other cases disposed of were; Geo. Haigler and Will Byers I T 1 ' 1 A ? 1 arceny; naigier oniy 3 on inai. Twelve months on roads. Will W. i Wiseman, retailing; plead guilty. Six months. J udg- ment suspended in four other cases on similar charges. Jim McRary; submitted. Dis charged. : . : Cicero Smith, forgery ; sub mitted. Three months on roads. Three other cases for similar of- ences; plead guilty. Judgment suspended. : , - John Hays, assault and battery; guilty. " Nellie Carter wrecking a train, guilty. Rome Dalton, and Highlander Harris, affray; continued. Tom Brown and Arthur Brown, affray ; plead guilty. Judgment suspended as to Brown upon . pay ment of half the costs. Chas. Williams, carrying con cealed weapons; plead guilty. Three months on roads. Chas. Will iams assa ul t and battery; plead guilty. Judgment suspended. , ABOUT THE CITY. General Summary of Local Happen ings in and About Salisbury. Mrs. W. R. Barker left this morning for. Washington. : D. V. Mauney, who has been quite sick for several days, is able o be out again. Mr. Harold Shemwell leaves to night for New Orleans to take in he Mardi Gras carnival. If you wear A. A. or E: E. , or any.of the intermediate widths, we can supply your wants in 'Queen Quality" shoes for womeh. ' Burt Shoe Co. Mr. T. B. Wyatt, of Wades- boro, soliciting agent for the Penn Mutual Life Insurance company, of Philadelphia, Pa.,fk in the city and will spend several days here. It takes good shoes to stand such weather as we've been having re cently. We like the test, as it shows up the good quality of our foot-wear. Burt Shoe Co. Messrs. Isenhour : & Bean showed their patriotism to-day. The show window at their drug store was filled with suggestions of Washington the cherry tree and little hatchet were there and a number of pictures, one being a likeness of " the "father of his country," the property of the city graded school. Fresh batch of smoked ox tongue to-day at Jackson's. $1.00 for 95c. That is what it looks like when you buy one of our 95c counterpanes. J. H, Reid. IN THE CONVENTION DATE JUNE 6TH LIKELY HAY BE KANSAS CITY IN THE LEAD FOR CONVENTION. The Democratic Committee Met in Washington To-Day Large Crowd Present Vice Presidential v Timber. SPECIAL TO DAILY SUN. Washington, Feb. 22. The city is crowded with Democrats. Most of the committeemen land Demo crats generally talk as if the old issues will be kept; at the front. They believe Bryan is stronger than he was the last campaign. Names of the most prominently mentioned for the vice presidency are Caldwell, of Arkansas,. Mc Lean, .of Ohiof Williams, of Massa- - - i . chusetts, Sulzer, of New Tork Representatives of Milwaukee and Kansas City both claim the place jfor the ' holding of the con vention. ' . - "J: June 6th will probably be the date for the convention. Present indications favor Kan- sas City as the place for the con vention. ..' . . The committee at 1:55 took a recess till 3. The decision on meeting place will not be made till ater. Mr. W. L. Ketchey Married. Mr. W. L. Ketchey was mar ried Tuesday, to a lady of Blue Ridge, Ga., at which place' Mr. Ketchey has been living recently. He and bride arrived in Salisbury ast night and will remain here. Mr. George Ketchey and family came in this morning from Char- otte. . . ! . ' Mr, B. R. Ketchey, father of he above gentlemen had a family reunion at his home to-day. Cardwell-Cruse. At the home . of the v bride yes terday afternoon, Miss Carrie Cruse was married to Mr. F. F. Card well, of Virginia. Rev. V. Y Boozer ofliciated and the cere mony was witnessed by a number of friends. I The' young couple left to-day for Danville. They have the best wishes of a large number of friends. : - - f j Nice liver puddings at Jack son's. Any one desiring to use Match less Mineral Water can get it at C. M. Henderlite's or W. H. Huff's store. Finest thing on earth for indigestion. $1.00 per bottle, six bottles for $5 00. . ; Homesome! line of table linen just received by Harry Bros cloth and doilies to match. I am now temporarily located in the chapel near the Methodist church, where I will be pleased to serve any and all customers. Your trade is respectiuny soucuea. D. C. Eagle. Spencer, N. C, Feb. 20 1900. For Rent Dwelling house and store room, Bank street, Brook lyn. J. W. Hammill. SEVERE FIGHTING. L4DYSU1TH SHELLED. Cronje and Kelly-KennjHave a Se vere Fight JBritish Loss is Heavy Fighting at Bloemfontein. special to daily sun. Paardeberg Drift, Tuesday, Feb. 20. One of the costliest actions of the war - occurred here Sunday. Gen. Kelly-Kenny, in pursuit of Gen. Cronje, taught his rear guard at Klip drift and followed the Burghers to Boers Laarger at Koodoosrand drift. The action begun at daybreak when mounted infantry drove the Boer rear guard up the river toward the main body, and mounted infantry, maneuvered on the right front and Hank of the Boers. The British main body advanced to outflank the Boer's laarger on the north bank of the river. Kelly-Kenny having seized two drifts found the Boers strongly enclosed, and ordered an attack, with the Highland Brigade on the left and Knox's Brigade on the center and right, Gen. Smith with Doruin's Brigade crossed the river and ad vanced along the north banks. The ground is level on both ihe north ' and south banks, and he advance across that was dead y. The British loss ; was heavy. The battle was an. exact repetition of . 'Modder river the soldiers were under fire all day long. All the fighting had no definite result as the laager was well barricaded The Boers remained therein, the British shelling the laarger vigor ously, v Boers confessed to .a loss of over S00. Terrifiic shelling" was resumed Monday when Cronje asked for armistice. The shelling continued Tuesday and over fifty guns poured lead into the Boers camp. '( ' :. ' London, Feb. 22. Boers are again bombarding Ladysmith f rom Bulwana Jiill ; and Blaauw bank pouring shot - arid shell into the city. . This news surprises London which supposed that tne Boers had . dismounted 'their guns and that he relief of the town 'was assured London, Febl 22. Ambassador Choate received a despatch from Secretary Hay protesting against the seizure of . the Sabine bound from New York to British ports inSouth Africa. Hay characterizes the seizure as unnecessary and says the British could have officially prevented the transferring of any contraband of war to the Boers after the cargo of the Sabine had been landed. Paardeberg, Wednesday A Boer kope has been captured and fifty prisoners taken. Cronje still holds his position. London, Feb. 22. Official and press despatches unite in the state ment that the Boers are fleeing to all points in Natal. As they with draw the Boers are shelling Lady- smith vigorously and keep White helping Buller. Buller's forces draw constantly nearer and his ad vance is in front of. the town. Federal troops are rushing to re inforce Cronje who is fighting Roberts a desperate, round at Bloemfontein. London, Feb. 22. The War Of fice has received a message from Roberts that the Boers have been driven off in all directions, leaving many killed and wounded. - London, Feb. 22. A despatch to the Evening News from Paar debrg dated Wednesday afternoon says Commandant Botha has been attempting to relieve Cronje. There has been severe fighting. Botha lost heavily. His command is scattered. SPECIAL TO DAILY SUN. .v : ' i r 1 Louisville, Ky., Feb. 22. The signing of the paper yesterday by attorneys of Taylor and ! Beckham brought the gubernatorial contest to a point where it will be fought on a legal basis. j Under the agreement Judge Field of Jefferson County Circuit court will try the injunction, suits and the case will be at once taken tothe State Court on Appeals, no matter which gets the decision. Joubert in Bad Health. ,; SPECIAL TO DAILY SUN. London, Feb. 22. a, despatch from Sterkspruit says the Boers report that the state of joubert's health is nervous and he is; not strong and that he is no longer in chief comiraad; . , Pilgrims Blessed., SPECIAL TO .DAILY SUN. . I i . v Rome, Feb. 22 The Pope vis ited St. Peter's at noon to-day for the purpose of blessing several groups of pilgrims. He I, was en thusiastically received j by .16,000 pilgrims. Houses Blown Down. . SPECIAL TO DAILY SUN. J Brooklyn, N. Y, Feb. 22-Four nouses m process of qonstruction on Fifth avenue were blown down this morning during a iheavy gale. The wind blew sixty miles an hour. ' England Has Other Troubles. V special to daily sun. . t i .; - London, Feb. 22. A despatch rom Beirut, dated February 19, says Mussulmans ,of j Sadan . or Sidon, have wounded ; the son 6f Shibli Abela, the British -vice con sul, and surrounded the consulate. Troops have been sent; and the British consul-general is hastening hither. - i Dewey Celebration . , .- ' i . special to daily sun. Wheeling, W. Va., Feb, 20. The weather interfered with Dew ey celebration, but thousands were here from Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Ohio, People are I crowding the streets. Lieut. Doddridge was presented with a sword, The cel ebration is a great success. 1 ' Universally Honored. spec ial to daily sun . Washington, Feb'. 22 Wash ington's Birthday was observed as a strict holiday. Flags are seen everywhere and there! are many appropriate events." Advises from all parts of the country! show that the memory of Washington is uni versally honored. ! Manila, Feb. 22 Washington's birthday was quietlyi celebrated here. American ffags j that were presented to children were raised over scnooinouses, cnudren sang patriotic songs. In the afternoon a reception was held on the cruiser Baltimore. The marines had hol iday. Down With the Whistle. The noise made at ; I the opera house last night was simply awful. The whistle was there and the shrieks deafening. . The conduct along this line was shameful. Manager Marsh should have a stop put to this kind of distur bance; if he can not do it alone the policemen should be called to his assistance. ! Down with the whistle. The New Briek-Yard. The machinery for the brick yard of Messrs. Reynolds & Mi chael has been shipped and will soon be received. These gentle man hope to soon be making brick in East Salisbury. J! They have office rooms in the Bell Block. Armour's beef arid mutton at Jackson's to-day. Try it. OVER A GOLD HL1. A EEGDL1E KL0I1D1EE. A Wonderful Discovery Over 300 Claims Located Bivals the Wonderful Fields of California. special to daily sun. Austin, Texas, Feb. 22. The discovery of gold of a wonderful richness has been made in the Chispa mountains, in Brewster county. There is great excitement over the find. . Mining expert Ruskell says tho ore rivals in richness and extent he New rAlmaden fields of Cali ornia. Prospectors are rushing to lo- cateJ and over three hundred claims have already been located. BADLY BURNED. Mr. J. B.. Morton and Mr. A. M. Sulli van in Hospital. This morning about 11 o'clock while Messrs. J. R. Morton and A. M. Sullivan, employes of the Spen cer shops, were working' in an en gine, they were both badly burned by the bursting of a flue. Dr. McKenzie looked after the injured men who were taken home. They will be brought to the sanatorium this afternoon for treatment. New Citizen For Spencer. The Raleigh News & Observer says: Mr. F. M. -Lambkin, who has for the past sixteen years been with Whiting Bros, of this city, has gone to Spencer, the new rail road town near Salisbury, to open up a general merchandise business for himself. He will not take his family there for some weeks yet. MrJ Lambkin has lived in Raleigh for -the past twenty years, and he and his family have a host of friends here who regret exceed ingly to see them go. The News and Observer wishes Mr. Lamb- . kin success in his new venture. A Good Show. i Ed O'Connor and tho company presenting "Side-Tracked" had a fair audience at the opera house last night despite the very inclement weather. It is a good show and the audience was highly pleased. The singing and dancing were good and the situations ludicious. Miss Marguerite Mayfield left the tkSide-Tracked" company here last night for Philadelphia whero she goes for treatment by physi cians. Wedding. Mr. John Pethel, of Rowan, near tho Cabarrus line, and Miss Bettie Beaver will be married to day. Stop To step into Bucrbaum's to look at the nice gilt band glass ware, it is ! pretty, it is cheap. Crepe tissue in large rolls at 10 cents. !Of course you smoke, at least most of the men; Buerbaum has a lot of pipes that is hard to beat as to prices and quality. j If you want to beautify your home, nothing like wallpaper, which is kept at Buerbaum's in endless variety and at your own price. Goodbye and call again. Size doesn't, indicate quality. Beware of counterfeit and worth less salve offered for DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. DeWitt'a is the only original. An infalliblo cure for pilee and all skin diseases. James Plummer.
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