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Tine Ferfunss, Toilet Articles and Stationer,
WATEIt-
PRESCRIPTIONS CAREFULLY COM
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POUNDED AT
YOUNG'S Drug store. rEATHEB FORECAST: Fair to-night and Friday.
Salisbury! n. c , Thursday evening, jup 7, i9oo:
VOL. VII.
NO. 83.
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ABOUT THE CITY.
General Summary of Local Happen
- ings in and About Salisbury
A picnic is being held at St.
'John's mill to-day.
The Salisbury Steam Laundry
has a new ad in the Sun to-day.
Our shoe stock is entirely new;
no old goods at Peterson & Rulfs.
There will be services at Thya-
tira Saturday and Sunday by Rev.
John Wakefield.
Mr. W. E. Strange, of Spencer,
has mored to Lexington and open
i ed a barber shop.
A coach filled with deaf mutes
on their way home from Morgan
ton passed through the city last
"
Read the Sun daily or weekly
and be. happy. If you have any-
thing to sell or wish to buy adver
tise in its columns. It pays.
Mr. K. A. lorrence nas accep
! ted a position with Moore's meat
market at Statesvillej and will go
Monday to take up the work.
The Juvenile Book Club will
meet with Miss Rosa Holmes on
Friday evening at 4 o'clock.
Author, Charlotte M. Yonge.
Mrs. Carrie Williams is improv-
mg ner place, tne olu verDio
home, by grading the. Jot facing
Mam street and putting a porch
-rtn Vmt eirln r-f;thf hnnsfl I
m. m I
"U"" " " .
To day is even a greater bar-
gam day at tsurrs shoe store lor
the children than Queen Quality
day for the ladies. This sale will
be continued to morrow.
200 pairs more added to the 500
pairs children's slippers adver
tised for to-day's sale and the sale
will be continued to-morrow.
Every pair of the 700 were made
this season and are worth 50 per
cent, more than we are selling
them at. Burt Shoe Co.
Col- Armfield Defended.
Regiment during; the war . with
Spain has written an article de
fending Col. J. F. Armfield from
the attack of a party who has re
cently sent out pamplets to mem
bers of the regiment relative to a
court martial held while the
regiment was in service. The ar
ticle of refutation will appear in
to morrow's Sun.
Water Scarce.
Owing to the breaking down of
a valve at the pump bouse no
pumping can be done to-day and
the citizens are asked to be as
saving with the water as they can.
They should not ue their sprink
lers as J,hi8 is a drain on the stand
nipe which now has very litttle
Delegates Return.
Delegates to the senatorial con
vention returned home from Lex
ington last night. The convention
was a harmonious one.
As mentioned yesterday Messrs.
Henderson,of Rowan, and Thomas,
of Davidson, were nominated, for
the Senate.
Edwards in Lexington.
The Davidson Despatch, speak
ing of the sentence of Will Ed
wards to hang says: 'The negro
is yet confined in the jail at Lexing-
ton -for saie-seeping ana it is
probable that he will remain here
until the date of his execution."
Remove Your Hats
It is especially requested that
the ladies remove their hats dur
ing the play at the opera house
to-morrow night at the presenta
tjon of "Under the Southern
Cross."
It has been a matter of surprise
and encouragement at the steady
and progressive growth of the
business of The Salisbury Savings
Bank. It's the people's bank.
They pay interest on deposits.
Special sale of wash silks a
Reid's.
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PERSONAL MENTION.
People WJu) Come and go and Ge
j Their Names in J?nnt.
'.!' I .!.--:
Hon. Lee S. Overman left this
morning fdr Raleigh.
Architect C. C. Hook is in the
city to-day on business.
Mrs. R. B. Lee went to China
Grove last night to visit.
Mrs. Fanny Ray and little son
are visiting at Mill Bridge.
Capt. J. A. Ramsay returned
last night from Chapel 'Hill.
Mrs. A.
M. Basinger and chil-
(iren are vtsiting at Organ Church.
Senator 1
ritchard passed through
tnis i morning
returning from
Washington.
Miss Bessie Pearle Rendleman
hs spendint a week with her Bunt,
Mrsj A W. Winecoff.
Mr. W.
C.-Rose, of Enoch ville,
returned last night from Salem,
Va., to which place he had taken a
couple of orphans. f
Mr. Gray Barber and bride re
turned to Charlotte yesterday af
ter spending a couple of days with
Mr. Barbdr's father, Mr. W. M.
Barber.
t
Mr. J.
P. Caldwell, of the
Charlotte
Observer, was here last
night on a
is way to Mbrganton to
attend a njeeting of the directors
0f tne gtaie hospital.
I
I,
I miss xuAia auuuk. xiuuser, wuo
r T ti, it ii r T l
has! been
here attending school,
orning for Reidsville to
aunt and will go on
jef fDis id
visit her"
home to
Morehead City, next
week.
Mrs.
E
E. Lewis and sister,
Miss Fanny Roueche, returned
last night
from a pleasant visit to
Charlotte.
They were' accompa-
nied by t ieir cousin, little Miss
Reid Mu Ien, daughter of Post
master Mullen, of Charlotte, who
will. spend
some time in this city.
Valuable Patent
'Louis
agger r& Co., Patent
Attorneys, Washington, D. C,
report that on last Tuesday Mr.
John G. McNaughton, a resident
of Salisbury, obtained a valuable
patent
heaters.
or improvements in
Fishing Party.
A party of ten or more young
men spent yesterday at Sowers',
on the. Yadkin, fishing.; The day
was pleasantly spent. The fish
they caught and other refresh
ments were very much enjoyed.
Club at Zeb - ;
A Democratic club was organ-
zed at Zeb last night with thirty-
hve members. lion, uonn o.
Henderson was present and made
Library to Trinity.
President Kilgo, of Trinity
College, has announced that Mr.
J. B. Duke, who is a son of Mr.
Washington Duke, and president
of ! Abe American Tobacco Com-
any, had given the college a library
building
It is supposed that this
will cost some $30,000.
I commencement some
t . - - .
building
Each
member
of the Duke family makes
a donation to the college, and first
and last
they have given Trinity
nearly half million dollars.
Dr. Vann President.
Rev.
R. T. Vann, D. D.,
of
Scotland Neck, N. C, was yes-
terday
chosen president of
the Baptist Female University,
Raleighl by the board of trustees.
( The newly elected president has
accepted and will take charge of
the institution at an early date.
i Last week High Point shipped
32 solk car loads of furniture to
Chicago, the cash value being over
$17,(XX.
Bedding Stock! Bedding Stock!!
! Reduced prices on Bedding
stock. ; Last call for Moon Vines.
A few dozen good Coleus left.
Must te sold to make room. for
other plants. Call at Mrs. Lin
ton's green house, corner Inniss
and Long streets.
aspeechj;;
CLERKS SALARIES INCREASED.
Printed Money Order Applications a
Post Office Free.
Postmaster Ramsay has ' receiv
ed from Congressman Kluttz i
telegram announcing that he had
succeeded in getting the salaries
of the clerks in the Salisbury
postoffice raised to $2,400 a year.
This is an increase of S80D to be
divided . between the three boys
The increase takes effect July 1st.
Postm aster Ramsay has received
from the First Assistant Postmas
ter General a letter stating that
for the benefit of business houses
the name and address hi these
houses will be printed on money
order applications by the Depart
ment free of charge, either for the
application or special printing.
The advantages gained by this
are the certainty of the order being
issued correctly, convenience of
the remitter, as he does not have
to fill in the name of payee; con
venience of postmaster, as he is
ess likely to be asked to fill in the
application, and an inereajse in the
money order eystem as it suggests
the use of a money order In pref
erence to other means off sending
money. Many firms inclose a
ready-addressed application for a
money order with each circular.
etc., and they will be furnished to
business people in reasonable quan-
ities. i - r ' Ci - .
Teachers' Assembly.
Go to Morehead and take a dip
in Old Ocean. You will have an
opportunity next week while the
Southern has on sale cheap rate
ickets on account of the Teach
ers' Assembly. i -
The Southern will . sell reduced
rate tickets to Morehead City on
account of the Teachers' Assembly.
Rate from Salisbury and return
$10.95;. this includes $2 for mem-
i. . . - f.
bership tickets.
Tickets on sale ; J une 9 to 17,
imit returning July 25.
A half dozen or .more will go
rom Salisbury, r . -
Bridal Tour.
Mr. Luther Brown and bride,
formerly Miss, Daisy Kluttz,
passed through last night going to
Hot Spi ings on n bridal tour.
They were married at-the homo
of the bride near Organ Church,
yesterday evening. ;
Mr. and Mrs. Brown,, on their
return, will make their home in
Salisbury. f . f
Damage Money. I
Ed Vogler yesterday received,
through Mr. L. S. Overman, the
money coming to him tecause. of
the compromise of his suit against
the Southern railroad for dam
ages. The amount was $2,500.
To ,List Taxes Again at Zeb.
Mr. Frank Hudson desires us
to state that he will be at Zeb on
Friday, June 15th, to list taxes
again. ';'
BURT'S SHOE STORE;
SPECIAL SALE OF - CHILDREN'S
SIIOK3 continued td-mobeow.
NEW ARRIVALS.
After our announcement yester
day of a special sale to-day, had
gone to the printers, and all the
available space in our store
had been arranged for chil
dren's goods, we received a
shipment of . 200 pairs Misses
and Childrens' Slippers, very
few of which we were able
to crowd into our already crowded
display. Hence, we jwill continue
this sale to-morrow until 7 :30 p.
m.. at which time our store will
be closed, in order that our sales
men may take an evening off for
rest and recreation;
: BURT SHOE CO.,
Main Street, Salisbury, N C.
isiacK velvet iciDoon, narrow
widths, at Kluttz & Rendleman's.
For Sale--A lot of clay peas
C. H. Swink. X
To Rent: My fine, five-:room
cottage, corner of Lee and Horah
streets. W. H. JNeave.
TO KILL FOREIGtffil
"BOXERS" SOUND A WAltlHIIG,
They Issue a Proclamatioi-fBritiih
Warships Arrive at Takur-
American Squadron is -
Close at Hand 1
special to daily sun.
Jrekm. J une 7. A prociama
tion .which has been placed by.
4 Boxers" at Tien : Tsin announces
to all foreigners that they will "be
massacred next Sunday.
American Counsul Rag?idale
at Tein Tsin wires that the iitua
tion is most' menacing and jtbit an
attack on the city was" threatened
late last night. The embassies
there have 650 trobps and en ma
chine guns, and feel confident the
rebels will be beaten off, ljutthe
loss of life is likely to be great. v
The British battle ships! Bah-
fleur and Xe"ikle have arrived at
Taku. ' 4 L'-.
Pekin, Juno '7. A 'strongly
worded imperial edict was issued
ast night censuring the Chinese
troops for cowardice and ordering
the Viceroy Chi Li and General
Jung Lu to suppress the Boxers.
Tien Tsin, June 7. It is reT
ported that a battle has occurred
at Langhai between Boxers and
Catholics. The latter ara- said
to have captured nine cannon and
killed three Boxers. '
Tien Tsin, June 7. rThe
train
which left here for the scene of the
Boxers' difficulty, is nojv return-
mg. it couiani; get more tnan
forty -one miles from Tien Tsin.
Villages along the line of railroad
reported . flames and telegraph
poles cut. The, Chinese. ; troops
aboard the train fired on a small
party ; of natives but their; com
mander refused to proceed or de
lay his men. ' ' '
Last night 130 Britislimarincs
and blue jackets, 35 Russians, 31
Germans, 50 French and 40 Ital
ians arrived here. It is believed
this additional force will render
Tien Tsjn safe. 1
Washington, June - 7. -Rear
Admiral Schley with the. South
Atlantic squardron has been Order
ed from Rio Janero to Montevil-
dis. It is suggested that this
move is made to get the vessels
near Cape Horn .if advisable to
send them to China.
Serious Cutting Affair.
A gentleman who came in this
morning from Concord tells us of
a serious cutting affair which took
place at ML Pleasant last night.
W. II. McConnell, one of the
bosses at the cotton mill, cut and
seriously injured Mr. James Peck,
president of the mill company. ;
McConnell,: thinking that Peck
had been the-cause of him losing
his position, I waylaid him about
o'clock last night and in the
struggle that followed he cut Mr.
Peck several! times, r McConnell
fled and had (not been captured
when our informant left Concord.
He is a son of Mrs. McConnell, of
Concord, and a brother of Mr.
Ross McConnel, of the
Postal
place.
Telegraph company at. that
Sick.
Mr. D. :M. ! Miller was kept
at
home to-day on. account: of sick
ness - 1 ' i : ' I'.:'
Mr. H. II. Speddin has been on
the sick list for several days.
Wister Padgett, of the Sun
force, is on the sick (?) list Ito, day.
Prof. Lippard's Students Pleased.
The undersigned having; been a
student the past year in the Con
cord Institute, under Prof. -Lip
pard, can assure young people
who wish a higher education that
they will find Prof.. Lippard an
enthusiastic, thorough educator,
inspiring bis students to earnest
study and consequently enjoys the
highest esteem and good-will of all
his students. ; C. A. Smith.
DeWitt's Little Early Risers
D. J: Moore, Millbrook, Ala.
They: quickly, cure all liver and
bowel troubles. James Piummer.
STATE FIREMEN'S TOURNAMENT
Official Program and Prizes Dates,
July 10-13 In Wilmington.
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- Tuesday, July 10. Reception of
delegates and-visiting,firemen. 11
a.' m. convention called to order
by the President. . Prayer; Ad
dress of , Welcome Response.
Regular order of business. .
Wednesday; July 11 9 a. ni.,
street paraue. liva, m., engine
. - i - ;- - f - f - . -
contest, best tinfe" start to finish.
p. m1., horse hose wagon race.
5" p. m.loDg distance contest, en-
gines. . . ; ;
Thurslay, July 129 a. m.
championship reel, team contest."
11 a. m junior reel team contest.
12 m., quick steaming contest.;, 3
. m., hand reel race. 5 p. ,m.,
grab reel race. .
"Friday, July 13 Interstate
Day- 9 a. m.r band reel race. 11
a. m. grab reel race 3 p. m ., hook
and ladder race. 4 p. m. , horse
hose, wagon race. V
. , PRIZE LIST. i
Engine contest- Quick j , steam
ing," first - prize $50;" quick steam-
mg,- secona prize, ; o. ; iLngine
throwing water longest distance,
nTstprizet$50; engine throwing
water . longest distance, second
prize, 9Ui. lungine making oest
run start to finish first prize, $50;
engine making best run,' start to
finish, .second prize, $25. i .
Horse, hose wagon race First
prize, $100; second prize, $60;
third, prize, $40. T ;V ;
Hand reel contest First prize,
$100; second prize, $60; third
prize, $40.. j '
Grab reel contest First prize,
$50; second prize, $30; third prize,
$20.
Junior hand reel contest First
prize, $25; second prize, $15.,,
-, - j
interstate CONTEST, '
Horse; hose wagon contest-
First prize , $100; second' prize,
$60; third prize, $40.:
Hand reel contest Fir,st prize.
$100; second prize, $50; third
prize, $25 " ' " " r " "''
Ijrrab reel contest rirst prize,
$60; second prize, 40.
Hook and ladder race First
prize, $150; second prize, $50.
Special Best uniformed reel
earn, $25. Department making
best display, $25. i
The! NVilmington department
will not enter in any contest.
Demand for Tickets. Y
Tickets for ,Under the South-
ern uross were put on . sale at
Kluttz's this morning i and they
sold rapidly. There are indica
tions hat the opera house will be
filled each night. V .
Another New Citizen.
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Mr.' N.', P. Loving, of Lynch
burg, Va., arrived in Salisbury
yesterday to accept a position in
the blacksmith department of the
Southern shoj s at Spencer. Mr.
Loving will make his home in Sal
isbury. Mad Cow.
A cow on Chestnut Hill is act
ing queer and it is thought she is
affected wuh hydrophobia, the re
sult of being bitten some weeks
ago- by the mad dog that bit the
negro Lucky.
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Lodge Notic.
Salisbury Conclave No. 336, I.
O. Hi; will meet to-night. Impor
tant business; every member de
sired to be present.
? John P. Weber,
? - r Archon.
Wash silks 45c yard at Reid's.
i- '
Mutton, spring lamb, veal, beef,
port i for Saturday's trade Jack
son's Market.
For Sale: A lot of first-class
car. i Apply to J. C Hamilton,
Carniel, N. C.
For Rent: A nice four room
i
cottage. Apply to D. M. Miller.
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For Rent.
First class 6-room house, al-
T
most new, in very desirable loca
tion. Rent reasonable. T. B.
Brown, -
A DASTARDLY DEED.
A Little Girl Outraged by a Married
Han, of Durham county.. ' .
. We copy the following from
yesterday s Durham Sun: . t-
The Sun this afternoon has to
record a most distressing piece Of
news. " It is another case of man's
inhumanity.to a child," and is . one
of those cases that usually shock
and stir a community. The details
are too revolting for print, and we
simply state the facts;
t'OHiei Rippey, a white man
who resides near IJickstown, and
l. . . -i-v . ,
wno iKsaia to . nave serveu a term
in the penitentiary, Tuesday after
noon committed the unmentionable
crime upon the person;of Geneva
Crabtree, a white; girl soarcely 9
years of age, living in the same
neighborhood. .
"This morning j Deputy Sheriff
John -Harward and Policeman
Cutts arrested Rippey in West
Durham, where he was at-.work,.
and the case was heard before
'Squire W. R. Suitt. The evidence
was conclusive "and Rippey ad
mitted bis guilt. "
'He was bound over to court
and put in jail without bond. Rip
pey is a married man, about 28 or
30 years of age,
and had been
living in that community for about
a year, lie Dears the character
of being a pretty tough .fellow.""
Master Mechanics Return.
Mr. J. T. Robinson and Mr. W.
E. Looney, master mechanic and
master car builder of the Spencer
shops returned this morning from
Asheville where,' i yesterday, they
attended a meeting of the master
mechanics and master car builders
of the Southern Railway.
A number who attended the
meeting passed through this morn
ing returning home. ,
Miller-Connelly Wedding.
Mr. W. .W. Miller and Miss
Augusta Connelly, both of States
viHe, were married at the Method
ist church at that place yesterday,
evening at 6 o'clock. Air. T. E.
Witherspoon, of Salisbury, was
one of the ushers.!
Mr, and Mrs.' Miller passed
through here last night oh their
way to Washington and other
cities. " -
Deaf Mutes go Home.
A number of deaf mutes from
the Morganton institute . passed
through this morning going homo
to spend the summer vacation.
There was an extra car on the
Western for the children's accom
modation. "
Dr. Davis to Preach.
Rev. Dr. John WT. Davis left!
this morning for Charlotte where
he lectures to-night and to-mor--
row night. He will return to
Salisbury Saturday and will preach
at the First Presbyterian; church
Sunday morning. 4
Egg Photographed. ; i '
Mr. H. C. Trott, who several
days ago purchased an egg with
a perfect eclipse upon it--one lay
ed by a hen on j the morning of
the eclipse has had it photograph
ed in order that the curiosity may
be preserved.
Strayed Dar Jersey calf with
light nose. Reward for returning
to Ned Hannah, jjolored. ;
Eat Jacksons'j meats and
will be pleased.
you
A Card of Thanks. v
Feeling gratified at the support
the people gave in nominating me
as a candidate for the Bread
Trade of Salisbury, I will still
ask their support in the bread,
and cake line. Feeling confident
of being elected, J remain ever
ready to serve them. Respt., ,
T. L. Swink.
Cor.' Main and Council Streets.
The Chinese ask "how is your
liver?" instead of. "how do you
do?" for when the liver is active
the "health is good, De Witt's
Little Early. Risers are famous
little pills for the liver and bow
els.' James Piummer.
-THREE DAY iSlISTICE
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Nothing of it From fxitish Sources -
NetheTlands t jitated.
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SPECIAL TO DALY SUN.J
. London, June 7. -Th ere is ab
sence of anything from. British
sources enlightenW' the Boer
statement, tha! T.qler requested
three days' armisf.ee Military
experts here ore inclined to bo
lieve that the revise version of
the story will show that Bullcr
summoned the Fcdcrvd3 to sur
render or evacuate the-r positions
within three days, 4?r it:
M ... .. C
which ho will attacVtiicm.
Birmingham, Junv 7. A cor
respondent of the Pojit learns from
attcial) source at The lluuo
that 44riou3 quc'tiou concerning
Presidehruer jS ai'-tinpc tho
Netherlands.vernmt;nf. 1 1 c: ;s
that the Trahs ai presia nt had
decided up to Muj ,Ust "to tako
refuge on the Diu4 Cruiser,
Friesland, which isnow,. .orenzo
Marquez.- There i.3 reason p be
lieve that telegraphic orders have
been sent from Hague toUho
commander of tho Friesland re
garding his future course of ac
tion. . "
Capetown, June 7. Two - Brit
ish soldiers were stabbed to death
by an Italian in a street ti.ht hero
to-day. A mob thereupon wreck
ed the supposed premises of the
murderer who had succeeded in
escaping.
Congress Still at It.
special to daily sun.
Washington, June 7. The Honso
met at ten "o'clock this morning
and the Senate at eleven to com
plete the session which was expec
ted to end yesterday, but which,
through the perversity of Cannon,
was prolonged over night.
Washington, June 7. There
was another, disagreement when
pthe naval appropriation bill was
formally reported, but tho con
ferrees have an understanding by
which a compromise on tho sur
vey item will be adopted.
Congress will . surely adjourn
to-day.
Washington, June 7. An ap
parently trustworthy report comes
from the conference committee
that the members have adjourned.
The Senate took recess till three
o'clock.
Passengers Injured.
special to daily sun.
Media. Pa.. June 7. A car on
the Media division of tho Chester
Trade Company ran off the track
at j Waiting Ford this morning.
Four passengers and a moternian
were injured. Spreading rails are
believed to be the cause.
Cotton.
special to daily sun.
New York, June 7. Cotton
bids: June, 32; July, 33 ; August,
II; September, 7:73.
The case against Baxter Shoni-
I
well, of Asheville,. in court at
Itnoxville, Tenn., has been nol
prossed. '
Kansas city beef, Vienna,
bologna, smoked and fresh sausage
at Jackson's Market.
Did
I You say it was dusty, well, in
deed it is, wo need a duster, to
dust the dust from the dusty
things. .
Buerbaura keeps the turkey
feather dusters at 25, 30, 35, 15,
and 60 cents, according to
sizes.
A new stock of the celebrated
Waterman's Ideal Fountain Pens,
all sizes. Prices $2.50, $3; 50 and
$4.00. Cheapest Fountain Pens at
$1.25,, $1.50 and $2.00.
Glassware of all kinds. More
fancy glassware than you ever
saw in your life.
Hammock's at Buerbaum's ut all
prices and edzes and quality, for
all kinds of people, for all kinds of
purses.