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J VOLUME X WILi ION, N. C, OCTOBER 5, ,1899 NUMBER 39. ii m m if -.v Fill J j ! 11 lit. i i cry i TRAVELING SALESMAN'S RASH DEED-HAD OEEN. DRINKING SOME DAYS. 19 KINSTOH ! 1 H" tizi Sesn -Misr.i'ni for a dumber of Days Jsed.'a "istol and Explained Rea sons in a Note. Monday, two weeks ago Mr. E. J - j 'I Ferguson left Wilson in the interest of Boykin & Co. and was to sell goods and collect accounts at various points between here and Raleigh, ad vising his employers each day. For some dayJ.no word reached them until finally a telegram daled Raleigh came from Mr. Ferguson saying he was sick m Claytoji and would return Monday, Sept. 25. He did not come, but the firm received an order from him lor a bill of goods to be shipped to Clayton, the order being sent from Clayton. Nothing", further being heard from him Mr. J. R. Boykin left here on the morning of the 28th, making inquiries along the load. He went to Raleigh and heard of him there where Mr. Fer-S uson had cashed a number ot checks paid him for Boykin & Cb , but it was impossible to trace him beyond Raleigh as no one knew where he had gone. From that time ..until J Tuesday every effort was made to find him, as it was discovered that he had been drinking. Tuesday a telegram came, stating that E. J. Ferguson had committed suicide at Kinston. It-' was a terrible shock to his friends here who tele graphed the sad news to his wife, who had left here only the night be fore for Fair Bluff, S. C, with her brother-in-law, Captain J. N. Gibbons. Yesterday's Kinston Free Press contains the following account of the terrible tragedy : "About 2:15 o'clock this afternoon Mr. E.J. Ferguson, of Wilson, N. O, committed suicide near the Gay i c Lumber company's mills, on the out-,' skirts ot Kinston, by shooting himsell in the head with a 38 calibre revolver. The ball entered just behind the right ear. "An employe of the mills saw him from a short distance and heard the report ot the pistol. He and others quickly gathered around the suicide. Death occurred almost instantly.. "Sheriff Wooten was soon on the scene and took charge of body and the papers and valuables. v "About $So in casjh and checks were found in the pockets of the sui cide's clothes. There were many bills and papers, most of them being bills of Boykin & Co., wholesale grocers of Wilson, N. C, of whom we suppose he was an employe in the capacity of traveling salesman. "The suicide left a note in his niemorandum book stating that whis- j key was the whole cause of his sui cide, that his home was in Wilson, that he was a married man, and re questing that a telegram be. sent to Boykin & Co. In the same book he left a very touching note to his wife stating that he had broken his prom ise not to drink any more, etc. We respect the wish of the dead man, ex pressed at the bottom of the note to fcis wife, that the note would not be Published. ' "He was a- nica looking man of 39 years of age: He had been in Kinston about a week and we sap Pose the sad ending of his life this af ternoon is the result of a sprea during &e time he has been here. "The coroner's inquest will be held this afternoon and hia remains will b nt on tomorrow' train to Wilsoiu" Besides th above the News learns nil .Si ncnn ULtt n trat Mr. Ferguson registered at the Kihston Hotel as H. C. Smith and stayed there but one day, leaving, the hotel last Thursday morning and be mg cn a 'spre-tr since. The :egro boy who saw him kill himself says j that he put the 'pistol to i twice, and shot himself his head the third time - H bunch- of name was first found on a keys and Mr. Ferguson was recognized by Mr. J. A. Long, who knew him in Wilson. The body was kept in the court house Tuesday night. - : 1 he dead man was a member of i tne Masonic lodge here, and tele-' -v...w "vgv cAlAH IC1C" grams were sent to Kinston asking that the Mason's look after the body. I J ' This wals done and yesterday at x.xu p. m. ine uoay reacnea wiison, being met here by members of Mt. T U T -J T T-i n 11 1 . C 1 1 t ' tin I WUdUUU iw5v. 1 nos. oen ana Mr. B. W. Hargrave being deputized to escort the body to Bon Air, Va., about fifteen miles from Richmond, where the burial took place yester day. The body reached here in charge of Mr J. F. Webb, an under taker of Kinston, at which place it had been taken to the train by the Masons. Mrs. E. J. Ferguson and her sister, Mrs. J. N. Gibbon came cn the train at 2:25 p. m. The body of Mr. Ferguson was transferred to it and the journey to Bon Air resumed. Mr. Ferguson was about 33 years ot age, and has been with Boykin & Co. for about a year. He is a native of Virginia and leaves a wife but no hildren." ' He was liked by all who knew him, and universal regret is ex- pressed nere over the tragic end of 1. -1.1 -it-- I nar promisea to oe a usemi nie. LIVELY FIGHTING. Four Dsys of It Near Imus Rapid Fire Guns Used. Manila, October 4. There have been four days of the liveliest kind of fighting and it appears that the in- surgents planned that an attack should begin on Imus last Saturday and then that Calamba Mexico Tionlrl hf attarVpH A large force which has been WPn'no- in that npirrhhnrhnnd nr. tacked Calamba from the northwest yestetday, using two rapid fire guns and one machine gun. Col. Kline advanced two com- r u fi-c ,uu pun. which dislodged the weaker wing of the attacking party south of the hills. Meanwhile two companies of the twenty-first, with a Hotchkiss gun, crossed the bridge and repulsed the vigorous attack from the north- east hills. The American loss was two killed and seven wounded, including one of- ficer. The insurgents gun was not captured. In the afternoon one cavalryman was wounded. Bolo men concealed m the grass near Guagau sourrounded and killed three members of the ninth infantry who were on outpost duty. . DEMANDS SURRENDER OF CARACAS. Gen. Caitro is HoviBg laThe Intervsitioa of Baited States Biniiter Aikid. ' Caracas, October 4. Gen. Castro, the revolutionary leader, is fifty-live fr hprp anH an armistice is in force. President ' Andrade has sent a commission to interview Gen. Castro, who demands the uncondi tional surrender of Caracas. It is understood in diplomatic circles that U. S. Minister Loomis has been re quested to attempt to settle the trou ble between the government and the revolutionists. THE TRASSYAAL TROUBLES APPROACH A CLI MAXSITUATION VERY GRAVE. 'RES; KRUGER SEHOS EIGLiD BIS UUiMATUM Demands the Withdrawal of English Troc?3 In 1 Forty-eight Hours The Boers Will Act on the Defensive. Paris, October 4- A number of papers say that the Boers have sent an ultimatum to Great Britain de- clli UUU mandin g the withdrawal of the troops from the frontiers within forty-eight hours. These papers congratulate president Kruger on coming to a de cision. . British Over the Border. Bioemfontein, October 4. The Landdrest telegraphs that the British troops have crossed the border from Kimberley, Affairs Are Very Serious. Capetown, October 4. On his ar rival Quarter Master General Sir George White found the situation re garded as extremely grave, and af fairs looked so serious on the Natal border that the authorities considered it expedient to wire the Admiral at Simons Bay asking if the cruiser Doris was available to convey Gen. White an I the 'principal members of his staff direct . to Durban: If the Doris is available Gen. White will saH t0-morrow and take command of t, rr on fh( N,t Q11n day. Boers on the Defensive. Capetown, October 4. Reliable information from Bioemfontein and Pretoria were received to-day to the effect that the Boers will not take the offensive and invade Natal, lney feared being trapped between Lady- smith and Dundee. In consequence they will remain in their intrench- ments on the border and act on the defensive To Use heir Indian Troops. Simla, India, October 4. Under orders from the British War Office preparations are being hurried to em- 1 i r f cui j Ucil 141KC ouyui mu other native troops for South Africa. London. October 5. A New Cas tie despatch says that the Boer ad- vance began yesterday with a gen- eral movement of their artillery, i Up Goes Money, The Bank ct England rate of dis- count has been raised to five per cent, On a Mission of Peace, pretorjaj October 5. Premier Schreiner of Cape Colony, and Hof- myer the Afrikander leader, arrived here Qn an uno0icial mission of peace. The st3ts of Chane T nnHnn Orfnher Thp renorted Boer advance has caused apprehen sion, but prices soon moved upward except consols, which fell flat on the uncertainty of the money market. The Fighting Fifth There. Ladysmith, October 5.The Fifth, ft crack British force, has arrived here ana Js encampea near me railway. The British Bask Awey. London, October 5. The British have abandoned Charlestown, the first Natal town next to Laings Neck and are prepared to evacuate New Castle, fifty miles south. AH Natal, as far as Glencoe will be abandoned by the British, doubtless to prevent them being cut off in the rear by incursions from the Orange Free State and Transvaal troops from the west and the east. Commander-in-chief Joubert, has a force of fifteen thousand effectives of the Volkseust with a strong force of Kaffirs. Looking After The KJcnsy. Pretoria, October 5. The govern- mem uus au-;rnoon commanuerea a box ot gold bdor-gmg to the National Bank of South Africa, one of the German group. No objection was offered so long as left sufficient bonds. the government RACE AGA1S TO-KQRRGW. The Shamrock 2nd the Columbia The Winds Will Probably be All Right. New York, October 4. Yester day s race between the Columbia and tne bnamrocn: wnJ be resaued to morrow. ine variable winas promise a breeze which will probably freshen then, and it ought to be a good sail- ing wind. The yachts are anchored at Sandy J J Hook and are being generally over hauled. 8UP A TOWN. The Filipinos Set Fire to Paranaque Some Houses Burned Manila, October 5. Last night the town of Paranaque was attacked in force by the insurgents at midnight, and was set on fire. Two companies of the fourteenth infantry, under com- man(j Gf Major Daggett repulsed the enemy, suffering no casualties. Sev- eral buildings were destroyed before the. fire was extinguished. REHESYl'S DAUGHTER. 1 Scores a Brilliant Success in New York The Coming Prima Dcnna. New York, October 5. Adrienne Remenyi, the daughter of Edward Remenyi the celebrated violinist, made her debut before a New York audience Tuesday night with the great Kaltenhorn Orchestra. Critics pronounce her the coming prima donna with a brilliant future. Her voice is pure, and has a great carry ing power. . She sang the Aria from "Mignon" and Gounod's "Ave Maria." Has Bought a Balloon. Berlin, October 5. Gen. Greeiy has ascended by means, of the Pots dam Military Kite Balloon. Greeiy has purchased a similar balloon for the U. S. Government. Is It a Fake. New York, October 5. The Herald bulletins a report which comes to a reporter by wire that the steamer Grand Republic has sunk. Nothing heard of it here. Later The Mail and Express and the Post say the Grand Republic story is a fake. Capt. Carter io Court. New York, October 5.-Capt. Car tfc, the convicted U. S Army officer embezzler waa yesterday in the U. S. Circnlt court 00 his writ of habeas corpus He was pale and haggard after his connoement on Governor's Island. . Proposed Telephose Lias. Paris, October 5. Negotiations have been opened lor the establish ment ot a telephone line between Rome and Milan. 11 ei mm off THc YAQHTS FAILED TO MAKE TIME LIMIT. A FAIR CRECZE. BT ONE TIME !! -SEtSED - SOLUMBIA'S MCE. But The Ghamrcck Kept Moving Up Closer- The Columbia Was The Favorite 1 For The Day's Race. New York, October 5. A ten mile wind W. S. N. this morning was blowing and the probable course of the yacht race between the Columbia and the Shamrock is along the Long Island shore. The preparatory gun at 10:44 found the Columbia a quarter mile to the leeward. The Shamrock crossed the line at 1 1:1 1 and the Columbia three and a halt seconds later. At 11:26 the Co lumbia took the lead and at 1 1:45 was increasing it. At nn th?( n. t.i . u i 1 j- u lumbia was shshtlv leading when the J -r O - yachts disappeared in the haze. At 12:17 the Columbia was outfooting the Shamrock, the breeze was dying away and the boats were searching for wind. Shortly alter they were sighted off Rockaway. At 12:33 the Columbia was one-eighth of a mile ahead. At 12:50 the wind freshened and the Columbia was . a half mile ahead. At 1:22 the boats were Tost sl&ht f in tne mist out an occasional glimpse shows the Columbia leading! On the Stock Exchange the bet ting is 100 to 60 on the Columbia winning the series and 100 to 80 on today's race. At 1:40 the Columbia was a mile ahead at the ten mile mark. At 1:50 the wind freshens and is S. by S. W. If it holds out the yachts will run home. At 2:16 the wind still freshens and the Columbia is way out but leads by a mile and a half. At 2:2 news came that the Columbia rounded the stake boat at 1:15 ahead of the Shamrock. At 2:45 the yachts had covered twenty miles, the Columbia had a good lead and the chances are for a finish. At 3 o'clock the Shamrock had cut down the Columbia's lead and was only a length behind. - At 3:15 both yachts were on the starboard tack side by side, with six liles to go. It seems impossible for a finish in the time limit. The race was finally declared oft as the yachts did not make the time limit. The Shamrock was ahead. A Big Embezzler. Glasgow, October 5. James Col - quhon, lately the city treasurer and a representative of the city in the Cor poration University has been sen tenced to five years imprisonment for the embezzlement of nearly eight hundred thousand dollars. Ootbreak (n India. Aden, India October 5. The "New" Mahdi has begun hostilities, and a battle between the natives and the British occured at Berbera. Twenty seveo ot the Mahdi'9 men were killed Dswsj is Eslisftd. Washington, October 5. Secre tary Long has issued an order to Ad miral Dewey directing him to haul down the flag of the Olympia and detaching him from his command. The Admiral had requested this re lief from hb command. t I i : ' r
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