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COUNTY UNION.
DUNN, -Harnett County, N. C.
Entered acconling to postal regnla
Bions at the potofiiee at Dtmtr, N. J., as
teeotid class matter. .,
J. P. Pittman, Proprietor,
A. M. Wood ALL, Editor. .
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
Three Months..'. -25 Cents.
Six Months... 50 Cents.
One. Year $1-00.
Sent by. Mail. Payable in advance.
Dunn. N. C, Junk 21, I890.
Agricultural Conditions in the
South More Depressed
Than Ever.
Washington, June 19. The
Industrial' Commission has
somewhat changed its plan for
the work of the sub-commissions
during the summer
months by revoking its order
for the appointment of special
commissions to investigate the
elevator trust and the mining
industry west of the Mississippi
River, .and instead authorizing
all flie regular sub-commissions
to sit during July and August.
T T ,1 tl?L' o iin nrro mnnt tilt
Agricultural Commission will
take up the elevator question,
oinr to the Northwestern
States for this nurrjose. andAlu
Mining Commission wi
x t ,
West for the purpose of looking
into the conditions affecting
mining in that district. The
latter commission will hold its
first meeting in Denver on tin
Pith of July. The sub-commission
on manufacture will make
a tour of New England during
the summer.
James Barrett, vice-presidet
of the Georgia State. Agricul
tural Society, was the only, wit
ness before the commission to
day. He spoke upon the agri
cultural conditions of the South,
saying that they were worse to
day than they had ever been in
the history of the country. He
said the cotton interest was es
pecially depressed, prices last
year amounted to a little over
4c. a pound. At this price a
man could not save himself if
he paid wages "amounting to
more than $3 a month. Plan
tors generally pay about $G a
month for wages, and at such
.
rates tney coiua. not prevent
loss if thev received less than
six cents per pound.
Mr. Barrett said that nine
. ,
tennis 01 tne cotton grown was
mortgaged before it matured.
Rates of interest and commis
sion were high and the mer
chants were gradually coming
into possession of the land.
The banks charge 10 per cent
for money for 3 months time.
He advanced the idea that the
National Bank Act has done
vast damage in outlawing real
estate as security tor money
loaned to these banks and that
all told this act was to the South
the most damaging legislation
that had ever been enacted.
The witness said that nearly
an ine plantation laoor was
. done by negroes, and that there
was practically no immigration
because of the cheapness of
labor and the social conditions
The railroad rates were such
as to render it impossible to
longer make watermelon grow
ing profitable, and the same
was true of other garden pro
ducts. "Ihe railroads are both
the daddy and the mammy of
the trusts, he asserted.
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vir. uarrem saia the census
of 1890 had shown that Augus
ta, where he lives, was the
most illiterate place iu the
United States, and he thought
the fact was due to the presence
of too much politics in the
schools. News & Observer.
Sunday's papers contained
an article on the Constitutional
Amendment from the pen of
Hon. C. B. Aycock. He sets
forth the need of and the bene
fits to the State from its adop
tion. His argument is able
and convincing and we will en
deavor to give it to our readers
in our next issue.
North Carolina securities
were never better, if ever so
good. Only recently North
Carolina six per cent bonds sold
in Baltimore for $140, a pre
mium of .$40 on $100; on our
local markets they cannot be
bought for less than from 30 to
33i per cent, premium. The
recent sale oL bonds by the
treasurer to pay the indebted
ness of the nenitentiarv. bonds
bearing four per cent, interest
sold for 9 per cent, premium
to a state bank." The financial
condition of the whole State is
getting better. -
Fierce Fighting Vith Filipinos.
Gen. Wheaton's Command At
tacked in the Rear by
Friendly Natives.
Manila. June 19. A battal
ion of the Fourth infantry,
which left Imus where Gen.
Wheaton is in command, this
morning, to reconnoitre to
wards Peres Las t Marinas,
where it is believed most of the
rebels who escaped from
Paranque and Bacoor had fled,
was attacked in the rear by ap
parently friendly natives. This
brought on a sharp engage
ment lasting several hours, re
sulting in five Americans being
killed" and about twenty-five
being wounded. The loss of
the rebels. was very heavy.
The battalion soon exhausted
its ammunition and at 2 :30 this
afternoon General Wheaton and
his staff with the second battal
ion, two mounted guns and one
field-piece, vferk to reinforce
the troops attacked. General
Wheaton was fired on in a road
and had a narrow escape.
Later the third battalion was
ordered to the front and formed
on the Las Marinas road.
Heavy firing on both sides fol
lowed, the artillery being freely
used.-.
The enemy was located in
the woods at 4 o'clock, showing
igns of retiring, as the rebels
were being pressed very hard.
One gun of the Sixth artillery,
in an advantageous position,
did great execution. V
The fighting was still in
progress at 5 o'clock, at which
time the Americans had secured
a quantity, of Filipino arms
which had been abandoned in
the woods.
The scene of the fight is over
twenty miles from Manila.
Manila, June 19. 10 :45 A.
M The United States trans
port Sherman, which sailed
from San Francisco May 24th
with 1,800 men and seventy-five
o'fficers, -under command of
Brigadier General Fred. D
Grant, has arrived here after a
smooth voyage. One private
died after the transport ar
rived. The troops brought by
the transport will go to the
island of Negros to relieve the
California volunteers. General
Bates, who arrived on the
transport, and Ge literal Grant,
will probably be assigned to thc
commands of the volunteer gen
erals, some of whom will leave
i"or home soon.
Generals Hale and Funston
desire, to accompany their re
spective regiments home. The
Utah artillery, it is - announced,
will accompany the Nebraskan
troops on board the transport
Hancock, leaving their guns
here. The Peimsylvanians will
start for home on the transport
Senator this week. The Indi
ana sailed to-day with 500 dis
charged and sick soldiers. She
will 'go into dock for a few days
at Nagasaki, Japan. Cable to
Wilmington Star.
Washington, June 20. Gen
eral Otis, in a cablegram to the
War Department, gives the fol
lowing brief account of the op
erations south of Manila yester
day :
"Manila, June 20.
"Adjutant General, Washing
ton :
"Wheaton is at Imus, Cavite
province,' with four guns, four
battalions of the Fourth and
Fourteenth Infantry, Nevada
troop cavalry ; sent battalion
south oh reconnoisance in direc
tion of Das marinas- yesterday
morning, where the enemy was
reported concentrating scattered
forces ; the battalions encoun
tered the enemy's force of 2f000
marching to attack Imus, suc
cessfully impeding its progress.
"Wheaton, with two guns
and two battallions. hurried for
ward, repulsed the enemy with
Heavy loss, the enemy leaving
over 100 de-id on the field. Our
loss was 5 killed, 23 wounded.
Wheaton was re-enforced last
night by a battalion of the Ninth
Infantry : he is driving the en-
emy beyond Dasmarinas, now
- .
in his possession. Casualties
to-day not reported. Wheaton's
A
qualities for bold and success
ful attack unsurpassed.
(Signed) "Otis."
It has gone, out that the leg
islature changed the law in re
gard to taking oaths and dis
pensed with kissing the bible.
Such seems, however, to have!
-.
been an error. A bill was in
troduced to that effect but it
failed to pass. No oath is legal
unless the book is kissed, exceot
it be from religious scruples.
AH magistrates and persons
qualified to administer oaths
should note this fact.
Bird Call Patented,
Mr; T Hardy H. Draughon of
Mingo. Sampson County, has re- j
cently received a patent from j
the government at Washington
which it granted him on a Bird
Call an invention of . his and
which he has been using suc
cessfully for some time. With
the instrument almor-t any per
son can. soon learn to imitate
the noise of many kinds of birds,
more particularly hawks, crows
and turkeys. Mr Draughon
made the call of two pieces of
ivory and with it imitates the
dry of hawks perfectly and by
using it he has become the
champion hawk-killer of this
country. His services are
sought in many communities
where hawks are bad after the
chickens of the farmers, and
when he goes after them he al
ways 'gets about alL the hawks
in "the neighborhood. In the
last few years he has called up
with his bird call, and killed
more than three thousand
hawks.
He does his wrork by going
into the woods, secreting him
self, and with his invention be
gins to make the sharp shrill
cry of the hawks and in a few
moments a hawk wTill come and
perch nearby, then with his gun
he brings him down. He uses
it also very successfully in call
ing up crows and turkeys. His
invention is a great help to hun
ters and very valuable in ridding
the country of the chicken-eat-ing
hawks.
Mr. Draughon is making
preparation for the manufacture
of the instrument and will prob
ably soon have it on the mar
ket." He has had already quite
a number of applications to pur
chase his patent.
Ho Smallpox in the County.
Last Thursday Dr. O. L.
Denning, the county superin-
tendant of health, went up to
Buckhorn township to investi
gate the smallpox rumor that
come from that section. He
found no smallpox there but a
man had been in that comraun
ity with varoloid, and the Dr
found it necessary to put sever
at iamuies in that section un
der quarantine regulations-
that is requiring them to re
main on their own premises
and have no communication
with others for twenty days.
Mr. A. L. Baughcom was made
quarantine officer and . given
full authority to enforce it.
The man who carried the dis
ease down in that community
is John Spence who resides in
or near Raleigh. He is a "ho
liness" preacher and held servi
ces at some church in that com
munity after he wras taken with
the disease. He broke out with
it at his father's, who is old and
very sick, and remained there
until, the authorities of Wake
county sent after him and took
him to the pest house where the
physician Jm. charge pronounced
it varoloidrf-smallpox in a mild
form, or' after vaccination.
Spence is the only patient in
the pest house at Raleigh now.
Our townsman Mr. E. T.
Spence was on a visit to his fa
ther when John Spence, his
brother, was there sick, and he
is there yet, under the quaran
tine regulations. Every effort
will be made to prevent the di
sease from spreading should
any one be taken sick with the
disease. All the citizens that
had been exposed to Spence
were anxious for the quarantine
except one, and he was disposed
not to regard it, but upon the
admonition of the Superinten
dent of Health, he agreed to
obey. This fellow is a fire bap-
tised -sanctificationist. y
The post office, Polk, in that
community receives nor sends
off any mail.
The University of North
Caro'lina.
Widest patronage and fullest
equipment in its history. Fac
ulty 38; Students, 495; 3
Academic bourses : 3 Elective
Courses : 3 Professional Schools.
in Law, Medicine and Pharma-
cv. New Buildings. Water
Works, Splendid Libraries.
Laboratories, Etc.
Advanced Classes open to
women. " Tuition, $G0. a year;
Board $8. a month. Ample
opportunity for self help.
Scholarships and Loans for the
needy. Free tuition for teach
ers. Summer 'School for
Teachers. Summer School for
Teachers, 24 Instructors, 147
students. Total enrollment
644. For catalogue Address,
President Alderman,
Chapel Hill, N.C,
His Body Partly Eaten. ..
Circle Citv. Alaska, May 29.
(Via San Francisco, Cal.,
June 19.) A story of possible
cannibalism on the Yukon trail
has iust reached here. Three
mea left here for Dahl River on
December 5th, for Jimtown,
and were not heard of again till
the steamer Rideout which ar
rived to-day brought a terrible
tale of suffering and horror
The men were Michael Laiy,
Victor Edair and M. Provost.
They were from Providence R.
J . . r -i
r., Wonsocket, t. l., ana
Brockton Mass., respectively.
Their bodies were discovered
seventeen miles from the mouth
of Old Man's Creek, they having
lost the trail and become bewil
dered. Having left Dahl Riv-
er with only three weeks' food,
but which was amply suthcient
for the 150 miles to Jimtown,
they were soon reduced to star
vation. '
Daly's body was found partly
eaten, on the stove in the tent
just as it was left when death
overtook the others. borne
scraps of moosehide and mocca
sin were found, of which they
were endeavoring to make a
stew. Daly's body was identi
fied by the, clothes". The other
two men were found dead five
miles away from the tent. The
fact of the tent flaps being shut
down when found would seem
to preclude the possibility of
Daly's body having been eaten
by animals. The other men
doubtless were driven by hun
gry to the flwful extremity of
cannibalism
Four hundred dollars were
found on the bodies.
The seven boats which win
tered at Dahl River are all safe.
Help Needed.
Tribune's Relief Fund
"Storm Sufferers.
for
To the Public :
A large arrear of country
around Thomasville was devas
tated by last Thursday's hail
storm. Many families are left
entirely destitute, everything
they had being destroyed, crops,
gardens, chickens, fruits,
grapes, and even the blackber
ries and persimmons.
These people twill suffer if
not speedily aided, and The
Tribune calls upon the gener
ous public to lend our stricken
fellow-citizens all the aid they
can.
Contributions may be sent to
The Tribune, or to either of the
gentlemen named below, whom
The Tribune has taken ihe lib
erty to name as a relief com
mittee, Rev. W. H. Rich, G.
A. Thompson, J. M. Morris
and W. E. Thompson, and all
contributions will be duly ac
knowledged through tits col
umns of . the Tribune, and dis
tributed arnong the sufferers
Send in your donations, and
help a stricken people.
The Weekly Tribune,
Thomasville, N. C.
GROCERY
STORE
EEF MARKET,
In connection with my
Parlor Market,
I diave recently added a choice
line of Family Groceries, and
and can now serve the public
with all classes of eatables.
You can find in my market
department at all times
i
Fresh Beef, Pork,
Sausage, etc.,
and will be pleased to serve the people.
Try my meat.
I al .o keep on hand
Eggs, Butter, Potatoes 3c
Home Made Lard-
In fact almost anything found in an
UP-TO-DATE MARKET.
I pay the best market prices for Beef
Ca'tle, Pork etc. See me before j'ou
sell. " Yourstoplea.se,-
110 LL AND iS- PRESCOTT.
Market on Lucknow Square.
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AGENT'S WANTED FOR "THE
Life and Achievements of Admiral
Dewev." the; world's jrreatest naval
irfiero. By Murat Hal stead, the life
long friend and admirer of the nation's
idol. Biggest and best book; over 500
pages 8x10 inches; nearly 100 pages
halftoue .illustrations.; Only $1.50.
Enormous demand. IIig com missions.
Outfit free. Chance of a lifetime. Write
quick, 't he Dominion Company, 3rd
Floor Caxton Bldg. Chicago, 111.
May 24-2 w-2p.
The American Boys
at Manila.
The" Battle still goe.? on but that don't
mutter, there are -
10,000
people through this country that need
Furniture, The man who will allow
his family to suffer when furniture is so
cheap aught to be
KILLED
when it can be had almost at you own
price
BY
calling at LfTCE. ALLEN" & CO'S.
FURNITURE STORE.
oyR
Line of Undertakers GoOTds is complete
and we will make pi ices right.
If any of our good-looking
BOYS
desire to make their home more attract
iye they should not fail to call at our
store and get prices before buying.
We also do cabinet work, re
pairing furniture, make to order
at short notice anything you
want.
We can paper your walls and
will guarantee satisfaction.
If you Want a nice picture for
vour home we can furnish it.
If you want a nice picture
frame, we have them.
., sCome to see us.
Lee, Allen & Co.
That's the way with the
Lemonade, Milk-shakes, Sarsa
narilla. Ginier Ales, Soda
Water, Sherberts, and the other
cold and soft drinks at Jones'-.
He also sells Butter, Lard,
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Jneese. (Jonee, creen ana
parched, Green and Black Teas,
sugar, Meat, Molasses ana
Syrup, (try a can of his fine
table Syrup) , piece and ground
Ginger, Spice and Black Pepper.
A full variety of Canned goods
Full line of Chewing Tobacco,
Flavoring Extracts, Flour and
Meal and a great many other
things that are too tedious to
mention.
When in town make our store
your headquarters whether you
trade with us or not. We are
always glad to see you and find
out how you and the rest are
getting along.
rcrKeraember we sell as
cheap as anybody in the State
We guarantee goods, prices,
weights and measures. We
handle nothing but. FIRST
CLASS GOODS, and we invite
your trade. We buy for the
cash and sell to all the same
way. Honest, fair, square
dealings.
Jf-?"We will buy anything you
have got to sell.
F..P. JONES,
Dunn, N. C
Mav 17-tf.
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Tobacco Flues !
Tobacco Flues !
We are now turning out To
bacco Flues of the finest qality
and workmanship.
Plaee vour order with ns now and let os fix
you up a nice set of Flues.
We make freight allowance and will
equalize prices with any one in the
State,
o.... ...o
We can repair your old Flues and
furnish you with extra elbows. Tees &c.
llemcmber we guarantee satisfaction
or no sale.
The John A. McKay M'f'g Co.,
Dunn", N. C.
May 24th, 1S99. 3m. .
Secured. May deposit
money for-tuitioninbaiik
till position is secured.or will accept notes.
ri r tP
wieap Doara. car isre paia. .o va
cation Enter any time. Open for both
sexes. Catalogue free. Writr to-tla
DRAUGKON'S V?
PRACTICAL
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Nashville, Tetrn. S Galveston, Tex.
Savannah, Ga. Te;arka. Tex.
Indorsed by merchants and bankers.
By fir best patronized business colleges
in South. Three months bookkeeping
with us equals six by the old plan. All
commercial branches taught. For circu
lars explaining Home Study Course,"
address "Department A," For college
catalogue, address "Department Ax
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E. LEE'S NEW HARDWARE
HOUSE,
and they always have good news
that never fails to interest the
FARMERS.
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Out
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OF SPRING AND SUMMER DRESS GOODS,
Ladies' and children's Slippers, Men and Boy's Stnw Hats and
Fancy Patern Hats for the ladies.
Below you can see the great reduction in prices :
Nice Scotch Linen, former price 5c. now going at c.
Nice Organdies, former price 10c. now going f6r 7c.
Fancy French organdies, former price. 14c. now going at 10c.
3G inch wide Fancy Percale, former price 10c. now going at 7c.
38 inch wide Fancy Zephyr, Soft linish,- former 12i now 10c.
Madras cloth, former price 11c. now going at 7c.
Madras cloth 27 inch wide, former price 10c. now coin g at' 10c.
Elegant plain and figured Duck, former price 10c. no (Jc.
Elegant Piquet Duck, former price 15c. now going at 12!;C.
Elegant Crash Duck, former pHce 10c. now going at 9c.
Beautiful Shirt waist, former price $1.25, now going at 89c.
Beautiful Shirt waist, former price 75c. now going at GDc.
Ladies' Button and Tie Slippers, former price $1.50, now $1.15.
One Pattern Hat at Prime New York Cost. .
Men's straw hats that were 40 and 50c, now at 25 and '.)c.
Just received another lot of nice black silk umbrellas for Ladies
and Gents that will aro low. Trunks and Valises, why don't
mention it, they are too cheap.
Remember we are still selling Riverside Plaids at 4 and "c.
AA Sheeting 4ic, single yard 5c. , .
We have the 'greatest mtisidaP wonder of the aire the
Granhonhone. Don't forget to
and preach all free to our customers.
jnow a word to our customers : There are people, who ap
preciate a saving in their purchases of 10 to 25c in every dollar.
We claim to save our customers
who it was that put Riverside
AA hheetinp-to 4c. oil to 11c
Merricks cotton for 4c. ball
knows that of course.
The Dunn Cash Backet Store
dit it and they still continue to sell at those low figures, except
oil which cost to-dav 12rC, still they sell it for 13c. You can't
buv it for less than 15 cents n.nv
has been your friend and who
save you money ; will pay you
produce and sell you goods at the above low prices.
Come and see for yourself and be convinced that this is the
pla.ee to save money. Nice lot of chairs for the ladies ami wo
invite you to make our store headquarters,
THE LARGE CULBRETH STORE.
Miss F. E. Holder has charge of the
MILLINERY STORE
and cordially invites the ladies from the country to make her de
partment headquarters while. in town. She has a complete line
oLStylish Millinery Goods. Give her a call and inspect hof
stock before buying.
Thankful for past patronage and soiiciting more in the future.
Yours to command,
The Dunn Cash Racket Store,
Dunn, North Carolina.
ALL AT
When I Say Cost I Mean. Cost.
The Goods Must go. . DonVfail to take advantage of these
bargains. I am offering at
crockery, isuggy Whips, Lanterns, Pocket and Table Cutlery,
Sicissors, Lamps and lamn foodr 'T l.n - o lor...." n..rtment
of Tinware that must be sold regardless of price. Don't fail to
get your tinware now. Soap and Gold Dust at prices to suit you.
Don't buy until you have seen me. fnm rroin to clo.se out
that line of my business to make
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WEW!
in this space
Week Jit
space belongs to
o a
m
Sale !
ask to hear it talk, sine, laugh
that much. You remember
Plaids and Checks down to 4 and 5c.
Soda to 4c. ? snools Coat s or
thread 7 for 5c. Why everybody
where nlsn. Rnmemher who
will stick to you and who wil
highest market price for your
COST I
cost my stock of Glassware and
room for other goods.
Yonrs truly,
P. JERNIGAN.
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