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At w. . . if" fr-i.,WU a J J- n r rwKv hi VOLUMEXXIX. WILSON, X. C. MAY 1 8, 1899. NUMBER 19. ... ... SOME TROUBLES OF CHlHfl. A STORMY SESSION. Meet Next at Louisville Confederate Graves Question Settled. 11 NEST Of IBIS WILL DISARM THEM. Gen DISTURBANCE AT KOW LOON A REGIMENT WITH MACHINE GUNS. , Charleston, S. C, May 15. The HRE HEAVY , VOLLEYS AT AMERICANS-HAIL RUSSIA DEMANDS LARGE R. R. CONCESSION QHma is net Willing Will ask for British Aid In Her Troubles at Once. Hnnrr Kong, May, 15 Native op position to the occupation of the Kow district by the British forces at Kow Loon, opposite Hong Kong renewed. About 900 men of the Hong Kong regiment with machine guns were leaving last night while volunteers have been warned to be ready ior any emergency. . . . The British gun boat Swift, accom panied by three other gunboats, is proceeding to sea under sealed orders with 500 men aboard. The territory near Kow Loon is also disturbed, and Chinese troops have been sent there,. Russia's Railroad Demand. ekin, China, May 15. The Re convention of the veterans closed Fri? day. Gen. Jno. B. Gordon as Commander-in-Chief and all the old officers were ie elected. Louisville, Ky. Was chosen as the next place of meeting. The question oi Federal care of Confederate graves was set tled by accepting President McKin ley's suggestion as to the graves in the north, but reserving for the South ern women the care of the graves in SHOT IN THE JUNGLE. A6UINALD0 WILL CONTINUE TO FIGHT Gen. Lawton on the Move Spaniards Prepar-. ing to Leave For Spain. Manila, May 15, The "tin clad" punboats Lacuna de Bav and Cava- the seceeding states and Maryland. , , t. , nrh ,r Pant , . The debate on this was very, stormy . - y has been Y . . Grant ran into a nest ot insurgents at times. I j u.u :jw.u..- r: , conceaieu un uuui aiuc? ui uic rviu ine History committee recom mends the banishing from Southern schools of histories which teach false lessons. W. A. Colquitt, ot Georgia, was selected as Commander-in-Chief . of the Sons of Vererans. A big reception to the veterans and grand ball at night closed the great the enemy fled Aguinaldo Says Fight Grande, three miles above Calumpit, yesterday and received heavy volleys at short range. A sergeant of the Utah Battery was killed and one pri vate wounded. The Americans kill ed twenty ot the natives and wound- Gomez is Disgusted Gen. Brooke's New Plan. Havana, May 17.- Owing to the new position taken by Gomez, Gen. Brooke will go ahead with a new plan of distribution. Gomez is not hostile but is disgust ed with the proceedings of the Cu bans. Gen. Brooke will issue an order tor Cuban privates and non-commissioned officers to meet at specified places on specified dales to receive payment They are to be accompanied by their company officers for the purpose of. identification. 1 It Gen. Brooke does not meet with success in his new plan, he will forci bly disarm the Cubans if necessary. 'No Intentional Neglect. U HI THE PLOTS OF ENGLISHMEN IN THE TRANS. VAAL NOW UNDER ARREST. GREAT EXCITEMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA NOW The Plan Was to Seize Johannesburg State ments Made Say Action Was Directed by England. Johannesburg, May 17 Eight British officers have been arrested here on the charge of high treason against the Transvaal government. Further warrants have been issued. The exec utiye of the Transvaal is sit ting inksession at; Pretoria this even ing considering the arrests. The news has caused great excitement re-union. 'IT IS SIMPLY ABSURD. So Says' Cleveland About the Report of His Death. He is Alive and Well. sian demand for the new railroad con cession connecting Pekin and Rus sia's present jrailroad system with Manchutria is still exciting the great- Toledo, O., May 16 A special sent out from Middle Bass Island re garning the report of ex President Cleveland's death reached Sandusky est anxiety here and the chief Chinese about two o ciock tins morning and omcials are having constant consulta- found Cleveland alive and well. tions with the Dowager Empress. It When informed of his death he appears that the general opinion was was much - provoked and said : "It that the line was intended to start is simply absurd." Jacksonville, Fla., May 17. A throughout South Africa, special to The Times Union-Citizen Incriminatiug documents were ed several others, filling the jungle from Tallehassee says : The 'alleged found upon the prisoners, and it is ex- with hail shot for half an hour until slighting of General Joseph Wheeler pected that further arrests will be at Charleston on Wednesday last is made. explained by Colonel Fred Robinson, It is asserted that the officers were London, May 15 -The Filipino nf th nri;lltant opnpral'c start as fnl. also DreoariW to organize a corns in Junta here received a message from jows . Natal, the Britirh colony between the. Aguinaldo cabled from Hong Kong, "General Wheeler was not in the Orange Free State and the Indian dated May 12, as follows: parade because the negro boy who Ocean, to assist the projected move- "Filipino government in accord- was sent to carry his horse to him, ment at Johannesburg, ance with the general feeling of the through inattention or natural stupidi- This Says Three Men. country decide to continue the war ty carried lhe horse to the wrong London, May 17. The Transvaal at all costs until indepedence is se- ,1rriw qh rmainrl tW hnWmrr Consul received a cablegram from - 1 it 11 111 uv.i uuu m. V.11JU111V.U l 1 a v. a a. a a iijc r- from Kirkim or iMukden and run di rect to Pekin, j phinese Want British Help. The Germans and Japanese are particularly uneasy over this unex pected move ot the Russians. It is said that the feeling among promi nent Chinese is that the time Has come for the Government to make every effort in the direction of secur ing British sympathy and aid. England Will Help. v New York, May 15 A Journal special from London says that Lord Salisbury has wired the British Lega tion at Pekin tto support vigorously the Chinese authorities in their refus al to accede to Rusia's new railroad demands. The rumor was that Gleveland had dropped dead while fishing at Middle Bass Island, in Lake Erie, and for several hours it was believed to be true. - cured." Filipinos Refuse Peace Overtures. The Filipinos energetically refuse American peace overtures based on a restrictricted autonomy coupled with promises of subsequent self govern ment. The Filipinos demand a strict fulfilment of the articles of the Amer- - ican constitution concerning treaties, the horse over. until tjie procession was NO EXTRA SESSION. The Phillhino Qjostic.i Hinders Likewise The Currency Contest. Hot Springs, Va., May 16. The President will not call an extra ses Riot at a Circus. 1 ' Princeton, N. J., May 15, In a riot this morning at Pawne Bill's cir cus, a bolo was thrown and hit a col ored man, Dillon, in the head, knock- j ing him down. He died soon after. A number of circus men and students were hit with stones. which were contracted by American sion ot congress. ine reasons representatives When imploring a given out are that the solution of the Filipino Alliance in combating the Philippine problem is desired before 1 t Soaniards. All Filioino eenerals sud- any steps are tatcen to provide a per Rockfeller's Ageni Cui.iJes. DIED FOR DUTY. Kautz Sends Details From Samoa A Deed I Gallantry. ' Washington, May 16 Admiral Kautz has sent full details of the bat tle in Samoa when British and Amer icans were defeated and lays the blame uyon the defective action of a Colt rapid fire gun. In telling of the death of Ensign Monaghari who de fended Lieut. 1 Lansdale who was wounded he says : Tarrytown, N. Y., May 15 Geo. D. Scot, manager of the Tarrytown property of John D. Rockfeller, sui cided this morning by shooting him- bf self with a revolver. He had been suffering lrom a meutal disease and was'of course insana when he killed himself. port Aguinaldo. Luna's reported overtures for peace are untrue. Lawton Moves Forward. Manila, May 15. Gen. Lawton advanced this morning from San Miguel towards San Isidro, leaving a garrison at Balinag. McArthur's Command remains at San Fernando. The Spanish General Rios will sail tomorrow for Samboanga and Jblos with the transports Leontrice and Porto Rico to relieve the Spanish troops at those places and convey them back to Spain. manent government for the Islands, and that the inevitable currency con test is to be avoided as long as pos sible. ' the home government that the Englishmen arrested yesterday upon oath were three Englishmen who had attempted the enrollment of troops to create a revolution, seize Johannes burg fort and hold possession of the town until British troops arrived. One prisoner alleges that he was act ing under instructions lrom the British War Department. Not British Officers. . V Official despatches confirm the ar rests, but say that the prisoners were not British officers as reported. A DELIBERATE SUICIDE. Ten Thousand Dollars. New York, May 17. Mr. and Mrs. Not a Fit as First Reported. The Body Badly Mangled. London, May 17 It ii now be- The Turnage Murder. Bradley-Martin took their formal and lieved that the Earl of Strafford, who final farewell of the New York society married Mrs- Colgate, of New York, last night at the Waldorf-Astoria, suicided as against the belief of acci- Theytookit in the form of a sump- dent- The station master the tuous dinner to eighty-six persons. It Eatl waited tU1 the exPress lme is said the dinner cost $10,000. It aIon' then he stePPed in front of lh.e went off in a blaze of glory-viands, engine. The earlier -accounts sent wines, flowers.-music, service-all were out said that the earl fell m a flit be- perfect.but it was not a promiscuous fore an expresss train and was badly function like the fancy dress ball of mangieu nc wd.m years Change is Steady. Preliminary Trial all Day Two Negroes Held several seasons ago. For Court. Greenville, N. C, May 16. After a most trying and tense day the pre- oJd. Needle Prick May Cause Death. Harrison Counsel For Venezuela. Mew York, May 15. There is a liminary hearing of the parties arrest continuation of improved tone in ed lor the Turnage murder closed Wall Camden, N. J., May 17. A pride New York, May 17. Ex-Presl-of the needle may cheat the gallows dent Harrison and family were pas nf tv. life nf Fdarnrd Oswald thp self sengers on the St. Paul to-day He street this morning. Flower last night. There was a perfect jam conessed murderer 01 his wile and goes in an official capacity, being "The men were not in sufficient excitement on change and no large numbers to hold out any longer, and applications for money. they were forced along by a fire which it was imnnssihlp tn withstand. Gomez Refuses to Act But Ensign Monaghan did stand. stocks are all higher. There is no ot people here and the court house was crowded, every point in the case being closely watched. Six parties were on trial and the cases had been worked up by a de tective from a Baltimore Detcetive Agency. The evidence was heard child. Oswald is now hovering be- conusel lor the Venezumn oovern tween life and death with four minute ment in the conference arl'w in the wounds in the left breast inflicted by Anglo-Venezuelan boundary dispute. himself with a needle borrowed from He stood steadfast by his wounded Havana,. May 15 Gen. Maximo superior and friend, one rifle against Gomez today informed Gen. Brooke before five magistrates, the case be that he could no longer act as repre- jng called at 10 o'clock and lasting sentative of the Cuban army in the till nearly seven at night, distribution of the three million dol- As a result of the trial four prison- lar appropriation. ers were discharged, and Elijah Joyner many, onejarave man against a score of savages. He knew, he was doom ed. He could not yield. He died in heroic performance, of duty." another prisoner. The county physician fears he has punctured the left ventricle of the heart. Show Spanish Torture. Victims' Heads Displayed. Madrid, May 17. -A great sensa tion is caused over the publication in a newspaper of alleged torture inflicted- in Mont Juich prison, Barcelona. Bodies were said to be exhumed, some bearing the marks of hot irons, In Hong Kong on 25th. Van Couver, B. C, May 17. Ad- and Caphas Langely, both negroes, vices lrom the island ol Formosa ten others showing that the nails of the Hart's Emulsion of Cod Liver were committed tor trial at the next ot a terrible massacre, in .ne vicinuy fingers and toes had Deen torn off. Oil with Creosote and the Hypo- term of the court. The evidence of Taiko, in the central district. Thir- There will be a government investi- Hong Kong, May 17. -Admiral PHOSPHITES, if faithfully used, is a against them seems conclusive. Dewey cables Consul General Wild- specific in the treatment of Weak T-T. IS T r "R-r,rl-itic Ptf. I OAST ;ru VC; i-udrs, 0, uu.u.iu,, TUb Kind Yoa Have Always Bought u" ic wiympia uu ujc uay oi tne L,eading pnysicians recommena u. 25th. , . Sold by B. W. Hargrave. Bears the Signature of t unarmed villagers were ambushed gation by sixty savages, twenty-nine oeing j killed. The heads of the victims QYSPEPSIA-is the cause of un- t 1 j- 1 'a f i- iold suffenug. By taking Hood's were conspiculously displayed at a Sarsaparilla the digestiTerfans are feast afterwards given. toned and dyspepsia 10 CURED. 1 f .
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