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THE SITUATION IN THE ALA4
BAMA CITY.
Tai xcitimxht
BUB8IDIHQ OOTEBNOi
HAT ON THE
QBOUXP HO H1W
PKVELOPMKNTS OTHKR .
KJEW8.
By Telegraph to tha News 'and Observer.
1 Nashville, Tenn., Deo. 11 Asp3
cial to the American from Birming
ham, Ala-, says: Got; Say arrived
here at 1.35 last night and immedi
ately had a conference with Colonel
Jones; Governor Seay, in an inter
view, said he came to satisfy himself
by personal obserTation of the situa
tion here, to learn what public sen
timent .as and to deoide whether or
not it would be well to take Sheriff
Smith away Until the excitement had
Eassed ' He says I from the reports
has received by wire he thinks
Sheriff Smith only did bis duty. At
midnight the city was perfectly quiet,
With few people :on the streets.
I BiBtnsaaAU, Ala , Deo. 11 The
excitement over the affair of Satur
day has abated. .T,he troopa are still
here and will remain several days.
Governor Seay came up from Mont
gomery laet night., lie says (this
moraine that he will keen the troops
here as long as there is any evident
necessity for them. They may re
main until after the coroner's inves
tigation, which will begin this after
noon or tomorrow. There are ho
new developments of importance
in
the! liawes murder mystery.
1 HaweB has made no confession J but
still protests his innocence.
CORGKE0.
Pi'OMedlfi
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Washinqtoit, Dec 11. Sehate
Mr.' Frye's resolution of yesterday in
structing the committee, on j foreign
relations to inquire into the state of
affairs at the Samoan Islands! was re-
porteoxback from Jthe committee on
contingent expenses and was! agreed
to. ' . : ' .1'.' ' , 'I J-
! The Senate then, at 12 40, resumed
consideration of the tariff bill, the
pending question being the ! Harris
amendment to reduce the duty on
beams, girders, etc., from one and
one-tenth , cents per pound to six-
tenths of a cent. y )
i Mr. Vest, referring to Mr. Sher
man's speech yesterday, denied the
assertion IhadLJtbjBLiate election had
vWa 4 wwwwMk ws m jm a
heartened by that result. Ifxheen-
nea oy a reeui.
from Ohio and his party thought
ator
that the election had settled tbe tar in
question, a greater znistaae naa never
been made by mortal man. xne ques
tion would last as long as the country
endured, because it involved j a fun
damental difference in the construc
tion of the constitution, aside from
the politics of the government. I If
the position of the republican party
today was the correct one (that of
unlimited taxation for the purpose of
protection) the war would neTer cease,
because it f was, in his judgment, a
BubVersion of the 'principles of the
government, and of its autonomy.
Unless he was very touch mistaken in
the American people, and had studied
the! American people, and had studied
numan nature in vam, uie ruauu nma
just as sure, in the course of time, as
that he stood in the Senate chamber
today. But what be had particularly
wished to say was that although the
Senator from Ohio might be right in
stating that the election was a tri
umph , of the protective principle,
he absolutely denied in the most em
phatic terms that it settled the ques
tion as to the derails of the bill, j -
Finally, after a long debate, a vote
was taken on the Harris amendment
to (reduce the duty on steel beams,
etc., from one and one tenth cents per
pound, to six-tenths of a . cent per
pound. . . ' - i ' I ' ' ,
The amendment wasrejectedH-yeas
20, nays 27. - All votes of j the repub
lican Senators were in the negative,
acid with them voted Messrs. Mcpher
son and PaTne. ' Mr. Gorman did not
yote at all.
j An - amendment offered
Vanoe. to reduoe the fate
by Mr.
on trace
chains from three cents to two cents
Der Dound. was,1 after discussion, re-
jected,b.ut,dn suggestion of Mr. Alli
soif the item wsb passed OTer without
definite action. : J
HAn amendment offered (by Mr.'
Jdnes, of Arkansas, to make cotton
tifs freesof duty, gaTe rise to a long
discussion, participated in' by Messrs.
jnes of Arkansas, Berry, , XlcPher
sqn and Vance on one' aide, and by
Messrs- Dawes, Aldrich and Stewart
on theJ other, lit was hot disposed
the Senate !c oinsr into exeoutive
business, and adjourned at 5.10.
:' HOUSE, f. :-fx
After the reading of the journal the
oute went into committee of the
whole (Mr. McMillin, of Tennessee,
Itt the chair), on the direct tax bill.
! F Mr. Hopkins, of Illinois, spoke in
isnpporii of the pleasure, and. in op
position to the proposed amendment
refunding the cotton tax. If there
was merit in the latter proposition
tiiat merit should- be : discussed in a
separarate bill; and the amendment
should hot now be brought forward
to embarrass tbe consideration of tbe
pending measure. He controverted
the position taken by Mr. Barnes, of
Georgia, tnat tne oonou tax was uu-
eonstitaUonali ;i ... - ... . j ,
MrJ Allen, of Mississippi, yielded
to
what he said was a general aesire
kr, thaViart of: members to bear him
r.. r i i.r.L VAjt
alk on a nronosition wuicu invoiveu
great constitutional questions. He
could find no warrant in the Consti
tution for a refunding of the, direct
tax. The advocates of the ' bill be
lieved in constitutional limitations
but thought that the limitations
should be on somebody else and not
on themselves. The principle of tbe
bill was bad that the tax should be
refunded becauseaoine States had not
paid it. I He could cite a paraMel
case. An honest distiller might for
peculiar reasons locate his still in a
secluded, spot and make a run of good
old apple jack. ; It might be that in
his haste! to gratify human thirst ht
would forget to call upon the collec
tor. The logic of this bill was that
if the government found that that
distiller had not paid his tax the tax
should be refunded to those distiller
who had paid it. He 'did not believe
that any of these back taxes should
be refunded. The best thin? for
Congress to do was to spit on the
slate andj rub out these questions and
give its attention to the present and
the future.1 But if Congress was go
ing into the business of righting the
wrongs of the past he wished to call
attention! tb the cotton tax. He pic
tured the) condition of the South when
the Confederate soldiers returned to
their homes. It was a condition and
not a theory that confronted them.
(Laughter.) He described (after
tagging pardon for personal reminis
cences) the "I. C. (inspected and
condemned) horse and bull-tongue
plow witn which he started to raise
cotton; the joy which he felt at being
the possessor cf a paper collar (which,
he assured the gentleman, might
with jadicious turning be made to
last a whole summer): of his aamra-
tions
to
be
me possessor oi a
black coat
and of his failure
to secure
one on account of the tax
which he had to pay UDOn his cotton.
The tax amounted to the value of
the cotton while it did not enhance
its price bne cent-Tf taxes were to
be refunded thiacoTtpn tax was the
first whichjBhould beJdealt with and
he gave-Hotice of anamendment which
wouia cons'titjiteMhe cotton tax fund
as aa educational fund for the States
which hadxpaid it. . -
pending' further debate the com
mittee rose. The Speaker laid before
theTHouse a communication from the
Secretary of i State enclosing the final
ascertainment of the result of the
election for President and Vice-President
in the States of New Jersey,
Kansas, Alabama, Louisana, Maine,
Maryland,? North Carolina and Geor
gia. Laid on the table. The com
mittee then resumed its -session. - Mr,
faybWa tbiFpt&Y vfaaeU-rir4lly
Bhould !mmended ft BOme partic
, p ,fY HetbGr. cf tAlabtma, op
Dosed the bill on constitutional
grounds and because i$ would work
an injustice. . '
Mr. Grosvenor, of Ohio, sid that
the validity and binding force of the
act imposing the direct tax had never
been questioned. The direct tax was
an unpopular tax and one whieh
should only have been resorted
to in an emergency. In 1861 such an
emergency existed and the people of
the loyal States had paid the tax and
raised the' money to safe the people
of the Sduth from , their folly he
would noi say crime because he did
not wish to rake the smoldering em
bers. Oat Of the common fund
raised by jthe tax it was proposed to
withdrawiwhat the loyal States naa
put in and to leave the South.without.
its record of. defalcation. j
1 Pendincr further debate the com
mittee rose and the House at 5 o'clock;
adjournec
By Telegraph to thia News and Observer ,
WASHnjoTOir, D. 0 Dec. 11 Mr,
Chandler presented in the Senate this
morning la petition praying for an in
vestigation into the alleged depriva
tion of the rieht to Vote for electors
and the Conflrressional ticket in South
Carolina last i month. This ! petition
is signed! by the names of 195i:esi
dents ol iZeigler precihi,: Ornger
burg county, S. Q, and. recites that
they endeavored to comply with the
registration laws of the State but
were prevented from doings so, and
then on the -day of election ( were re
fused the right to vote. Tetter ao-
company ing tne petition, wmcn mi,
Chandler also presented, stated that
2,626 voters bf Orangeburg county
were thus deprived of v exercising
their right of ifrancrjise The names
were taken at tne polls as fast las their
owners! were- refused the privilege. of
depositing' tneir Daiiois. lue.w
their
t.inn and letter were referred to the
comtnitUe on pnvileges and eiectiQns.
A Heavy 8 torn Raging.
By Telegraph to the Jfewa and Observer. '
i- Abbubt Paax, N. J J., Dec. 11.-A
heavy storm ia raging here and the
wind is blowing heavily on , snore.
The crews of the life-saving stations
Mare patrolling the. beach in squads.
It is thought considerable damage
has been done. V . . . , t X
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Among the satisfactory , signs of
progress in the British Indian Empire
if . t 1 1 . . a j l: 1
IS noted tne increase ui euuuuwuunuu
independence among the native wo
men, i The manner in wnicn iney are
taking to medical work is especially
remarkable. Tbe physicians in charge
of the Dufterin Zenana Jtiospitai is a
natiTe woman, and a' Miss- Mitter
oated her medical examination so bril
liantly that a special medal was award
ed to tur,
I ! . I i - 1
j -An Indianapolis publication at-
i tacung air. jpiame is iuuugu iyuci
the tacit! indorsement of Gen. Har
rison.;
.CDICAGO
THBBJ MSJT KILLED OH FATALLY
BtraNt ahd'a ncmbjeb or pxoplz
i SXBIOUHLT IHUBXD OAT MIAL
POST TBE SUPPOSED . .
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By Telegraph to the Haws and Observer.
Chicago, Dec. 11. Three men are
known to have been killed, one fa
UUy id jure J and a number of people
badly bruised and shaken up early
'.his morning by an explosion which
vrecked the three-story brick build-
ug on North "Hazel street occupied
by David Iiliver as au-oat 'meal milk.
Several adjoining buildings tu a also
shattered. 'The explosion, winch oc
curred shortly after 2 o'clock, was a
terrific one! the shock teinff felt
mile away.
The buildings in the im
mediate vi
ltv , were rmm Karri a A
with flyin
brick ;and timbers and
uvanjr cTory pane oi window glass
within; a radius of six blocks wajs
smashed. Almost before the rumble
of the explosion had died away flames
sprang up from the wrecked mill and
the whole, place ; was ablaze in a few
minutes.. Ths ifire spread with in
credible rapidity, andi! wten Tthe first
fire companies, reached the scene
A l 1 j 1 1 m - . , V
nuns ui wmuow ffiasa
iruey naa a oiogk oi names . to con.
tend with. A general alarm was at
once turned in, engines were sta
tioned afc evqry available point around
the blazing patch and the buildings
that did not take fire- on the outside
were saved after hard work. 1 Sparks
carried through the sif -by the wind
ignitfcd .buildings" two blocks away
mv jot Bu;ugur - aup- a nai i tttei n re
men had all they could do to prevent
a half dozen ' serious conflagrations.
The streets were filled with debris,
for a blook on. every ' side of the
burned patch and this seriously ob
structed the firemen I in " their work.
They tumbled over boarding and tim-
oer8 and j debris until their: clothes
were torn, their hands and faces cut
and their limbs so badly stiffened
that they could: scarcely walk, it was
nearly two hours before the flames
were under control. j.When thj fire
was at its height the wildest rumors
were advanced regarding the loss of
life. It was "known, that .four m9h
had been: at work In the meal mill
and about twenty in the planing mill
next door , Besides theBe, the neigh
boring houses contained many men,
women and childrenl ; ;
twenty people nau yok
ter this statement 'was found to be
greatly exaggerated. The men, at
work in the planing mill all made
their escape, badly hurt but the ma
jority only slightly , injared. Hun
dreds of men searched anxiously for
the missing millers, and : after some
time one of them, John Holmes, was
found lying in an alley,1 across the
street from the mill,' terribly burned
and lacerated. He , was working in
t be mill when the explosion occurred,
and was; hurled through a win
dow and across the street. He
cannot live; Ho trace can be found
of theother three men,Chas. Cooper,
Charles Miller and John Smith, and
it is believed 'their bodies are buried
in tbe debris. t The firemen are hope
ful that ho more lives were lost, but
people living in the vicinity of the
exDlbsion are sure more : bodies will
be found when the debris is explored,
This cannot be done thoroughly for
several hours yet. Persons who were
asleep in buildings adjacent to the
wrecked ! mill were thrown ' clesr
out!! of - their ' beds by the
force" of - the explosion. Most
of them were more ' or less m
jurod by; the terrilio bombardment of
brick and other debris. CLarlcs.
Mu phy. occupied rooms over aeloin
at the comer of Fulton aod Haltead
stretsfj With him were his fs nily,
consisting of his. wife, two, cbidrth
and mother. They were all in bed
vrhen the explosion occurred ' and
were all aeleep. The, force of the;
concussion swayed the house from
side to, side. All the - members of
Murphy's family were thrown tio
len ljr from their beds upon the fl ior
oil iagainst the wall. : Within an. m
stsint the house was enveloped in
flames and the cries of the occupants
reached the people on the streets.
Charles Blue waff amoDfir the specta-
tbrs and upon hearing the cries from
Murphy 's r ushed into the building at
the nek of his life and carried out
the women and children, making
I three trips into the burning houe
JUUrpuy WW3 bu uucu mo u ho muiuin
junabU tb get out of the house. All
were rescued without serious it jury.
Blue . was badly scorched and bruised.
- i Th(B inmates of Leng's' boarding
house, woross the street, and Charles
McObrmick arid his wife, who. reside
njext door, escaped from the shattered
building with great difficulty, several
of tbem being badly bruised and all
lbsing their ' personal . effects,
D. H. Smith & Bro., proprietors, are
on the ground, but have been unable
to learn positively the cause of the
ATrvloflion. Each thinks that the oat
, l i - I sl 4 V.
meal auss may uav onustm if, uui iu
tarrinc torce is uncreceuemm u iu
theory be accepted. No other rea
sonable explanation is offered, how
ever, and the explosion of dust is ac
cepted until a better reason tan be
foundi : A vast crowd surrounded
the'ruics. For a distance oi a mue
in some directions plate glass win
dows were shattered snd buildings
violently jostled by the terrific force
I
EX PLOSION IN .A
- ,1 i "-r I MILL. :
H. R. R. Brldarers.
Dowd'tf Sketches.
Bobert Rufus Bridgers, was born in
Edgecombe ebunty, November 1 28,
181,9. 1 He graduated with the highest
honors in the class of 181 at the
University Of North Carolina. Dur
ing his collegiate course he studied
law and was licensed to practice
week after graduation. In 1844 he
was sent to the i legislature, where he
was tbe vdunbrest member of tha
y and t l.-ved as a member of the
judiciary com nittee. ! After (his he
withdrew from politics - and devoted
his time to piloting and the practice
vm. uii pruioBBion, ana soon uecame
leading practitioner in his circuit
During this time he declined the of
ficej of Attorney General and also
judgeship (Of i the 1 circuit court. In
1851 he was appointed president o
tha branch Bank of North Carolina.
In 1856 he was again sent to the leg
islature and continued thero (till
1861, being a recognized leader of the
House! of Commons a creator part
uo ume, ana cnairman oi the
judiciary committee. He was a mem-
' tb6 Confederate Congress dur
i o - , - vu mo
member of! the special finance com
uuiiloo; u.a was oiLn : nrniiornt m
coaference witibc the military leaders
and enjoyed the confidence of Presi
dent Davis and his cabinet in a high
degree. At tbo close of the war he
was elected President of the Wil
miDgton & Wjeidon, Railroad with
almost: unanimous vote and by his
efforts the road! was saved from fore
closure. ' In the fall of 1868 financial
aid Was secured through Messrs. Wm
T. Walters and B. P. Newcomer of
Baltimore, 1 1 who ever f afterwards
proted fast fnehdii of Col. Bridfrers
and of the road. Through, their aid
tne foundation was laid.; of the great
Atlantio Coast: Line. Col. Bridgers
ha Keen twenty one times re elected
President of the W, & tv. Boad.. He
has .also been President of : other
roads of the Coast Line system, f rim
the time of their acauisit ion until fcis
deat
H
ofP
not only discharged the dut
es
esidenf,but for 13 years was iGen
eral
two
anager as welL Within the past
uars, on account of his increas
insr acre and the business devnlvinor rml
him, e requested the Directors to
relieve him of the Utter office and
accordingly Mr. H. Walters, the pres
ent General Manager, was appointed
4WaA , ;1 y rr i ii I
(Trta Carallaa OruUte.
O. A i Hege, of the Salem Iron
s.haa been inrited by the 'tren-
uth for the purpose of makibg
examinations ana seenng out tuo
best building stone, such as marble,
granite and brown; stone through the
South, and having recently taken two
trips jthrough South Carolina Georgia
and East .Tennessee; and a portion
Of Western. North Carolina, belieyes
that jit might probably be of interest
tb somef our readers to call their
attention to this fact, and would be
glad if j they would at once gather jail
the information they can in regard to
building1 stone such ( as granite,
marble, brown! stone, Ac, in North
Carolina that favorably located for
working and transportation, of course
near a : railroad or river, and in jstiffi-
cient a uantities to work on an exten
sive scale. It is his intention to try
to ret this comoanv interested in
North Carolina.! j'. .. ; ' !i !i j ... ;
Thia company are carrying on
an
in
sive business in their; quarry
e.but wish to transfer their busi
South! where they cah work all
year round, as at f present ! they
near one half of the year on ac
count of the cold weather.; It wbulc
be well for our , North ; Uarolina: peo
ple id look up this matter at once,
andlif i they will write to C A. He ge,
of th Sar.-m Iron Works, Salehii N
C., givint t uliiinformation in regard
to tneir uuuaing bluub, iu uBiiuva
tionli &o alsOj vktate what det lop
ments have beenr made, and if ppsai
ble bend a ; small sample, such corre
spondencH will be promptly answereld
ana will be , made known to the; gen
eral manager of the Main Granitu and
Imnrovement Company, and as It is
the intention of the president as jwell
as the general manager to visit-this
State again in the latter part qf this
month, it is of the utmost importance
that this matter receive: prompt at
tention! , jlM i ' l-l-J', U i,'! !
his company works three hundred
hands: in their quarry in Mainfapd if(
they ' can find good stone in paying
quantities favorably' located ijaj' the
South, they propose to transfer! theit
business South. ' J! ! -
nx Prbytry
bre was an adjourned meeting oi
Orange Presbytery- held ; at the; p irst
Presbyterian church in this city on
yesterday. Rev. , Alexander ; Sprunt,
andersonj was eieciea aioueratur,
W. S. Primrose temporary ;lerk.
ri Chaa. H. Scott,! who is! nbw en-
gi
ed in teaching . in Franklmton,
who has
been well ! known as a
on several of I the new
cNil engineer
rai
oads in thia section, appeared be
fore the Presbytery and was licensed
a I i1 ;..u it.. Lafuil I CHYiar mulfari
Other matters
ig uivmui iu-v kwbu
rAiatincr to rrreBDVienai, wur wwo
acted upon and the session ad journed.
Rabv Like a Gale of Wind.
hy is a newly-born baby like a Kale
ind? i Because it i beurin , With a
all. Golds induce ooughs and croup.
Taylor's Cherokee Remedy Of Sweet
itemeay
ill Cure it.
dam and Mullein
! The peanut crop
near- Peters
burg la yery short.
i.i ; i . f i i i l
ex ten
Main
UCDE
the j
lose
THE U. S. SHIPS GALENA AND
y'Y ANTICS
4v
TO
BCr .THE DIMAND
oif the 00V41
IBS MINT
OS HAITI THE,; OWKZB
i OF
THE SEIZED VESSEL A A8SER
'1
OEB ON THE
ALESA-
OTHEB HEWS
ft
:
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; i Wabiotos, Dec. 11 Orders
15V Trfpfftanh tn tlm Nun mnA ni.......
wer
issued by the Navy Departmenttto
ubj j orj me -u. o. snips uaiena anc
Yantio to Bait from Naw York tomor
row for Port au Prince. Havti. to en
force the demands ,of this govern
ment'Tbr the release of the American
steamer "Hay tien Bepdblic: ' They
will sail in company! and will be un
der the command of. Bet r Admiral
Luce, who-has been instructed to
transfer his flag from the Bichmond
to the Galena. The owner l of the
;Hay tin Republic," by special per
mission of the Secretary of the Navy,
will be a passenger on. the Galena,
and it is therefore expected that the
vessel Will be restored to him as: soon
aa it gets into the possession of the
naval officers. ;. . i.:"-J. j' .-.l.:
I AjCCIDKWTLV DKOWHJtD. V J'.
rapt. Roberta of th Schooner Drir. ":
Special to the News and Obseirer. i ' ! j
Beaufobt, N. C , Decl 1L Aooi.
dently; drowned in the straits six
miles east of Beaufort, 'Capt. W. J.
itoberta of the schooner Eunitv R.
Dyer, while running an anchor during I
yesterday's gale. The anchor caught I
uu uie gunwaie and sank the boat.
fCaptmpberts, being unable to swim,
was drowned.
ine balance m the
crew swam until picked
lighter in an exhausted
conaitio
i.he body jwill .be dragged for todai
Capt. Roberts leaves a helpless fami.
ly, consisting of wife and five chil-.
dren. He was a mason and was wall.!
known, being an old, trader IbeLween
Philadelphia; and' North! Carolina
ports
The lUchmoad Terminal Dlnetan.
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By Telegraph to the New and Observer,
'ttiCHMosD, ya., Dec ll.--The an
nual meeting of the stockholders of
the Terminal Company waa held to
day. Vice President Logan presided.
The treasurer's report was submitted
rom which it appears that the gross
earnings show an increase of $1,779,-
yj over last year's earnings. : A rea
plution: was t adopted increasing the
board of directors from 16 o 18. All
the old officers were re-elected . f-
he holidays are close dj tiwuvwj
osteo into Mr. Fred. . WaUon'a to
be omckly convinced that the Christ
mas tide is close at hand. He has the
prettiest things and the most of them
that can be found anywhere in North
Carolina- His holiday linea are now
InTlv )!an1a xa1 1 ostrl
the array is daa
of I
beautiful presents that will aeiignt t
everybody, both old and young, are
spread out in bewildering- profusion.
His pricee. however, are what aston
ish j everybody. Fine plush goods j
are being offered at one third Of for-
mer prices, aiiubo wuu ubto w j
visited his beautiful store : should by
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all means call without further delry.
The official returns from all the
States are now in, and theyjhow that
on .tne
opular vote was 97,82b,
whereas
in 04 nis piuraiivy oyer
Blaine was but 62,683. These figures
are eloquent, notwithstanding the
fact that a msj or ity of the electoral
,' ! .1 -.t J.L-: J -
college. 18 against iub uomwiwj.
The prohibition vote of this year
was 248,81, as against ; 15069 in
'84.: -. y,i ' :- ' -itj y'-'y
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When; you1 wake in the night and hear
the baby crying, lock out for danKe
there' a I fock ahead. 'Dr Bull's Baby
Syrup will assist ;you in aaf elyj passing
the. rock. It costs only 5 cents. . ::
I If functional tarnor of the liver e-
ista. t he elements of the bile-will remain
in tha bitiotl. vitLcin- that Said snd in.
duoinsr many itkih diseases. ' Ijaxador. ia
a moat .reliable liver relator. We re-
rdmmeni it. Sold every wnere. '.Jfrtce
25 cents. ; '-. :'
-The Paris Nineteenth Steele says
tte government has decided to intro
duce, if necessary, a bill to insure the
completion of the Panama canal. J
Secret vi sianaers aijainss : --resi
dent Clevelaad uai afloat during the
ampaicn
are being
exposed in New ,
York
riOiDtca. Sores, -leta.es and PalM.
When a , hundred bottles of sarsapa-
rilla or other pretentioua specific fails to
eradicate in-born scrofula or contagions
blood poison, remember that B. B. B.
(Botanic tuooa tsaimj nas-gamea many
thousand Tictorie8,in aa many aeemiogly
Balm 'Co, Atlanta, for "Bookj, of Won
ders," and be convinced. It is the only
true blood purider. f j i ' ;
I a. W. Meeser, Howell's X Roads, Ga.,
writes: i'11 was afflicted nine years with
sores. All the medicine I could take did
me no good. I then tried B. B., and
eight bdttles cured me sound."
: Mrs. . M. Wilson, Round Mountain,
Texas, writes : 'A lady friend of mine
was troubled with bumps and pimples on
her face and neck.' She took three hot?
ties of B. B. B., and her skia got soft and
smooth.: nimpies disappeared, and her
health improved greatty." i t 1
: Jas. L. poswortb, Atlanta. Oa., writes:
"Some years ago I contracted blood
poison. I bad no appetite, my digestion
was ruined, rheumatism draw up my
limbs ad I could hardly walk, my throat
waa fiaiiterizcd live times.' i; Hot SprloRS
cave me no Denent, ana mr ine was one
of torture until I gave p. ii. B. I t trial,
and, surpriuing as it mar seem,
of flve.boitlcs cured n.e.'5 I - j
the use
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Cel. U I Plk,
Col. L.L. Polk
has. just returned
irom tne session
of the national
Farmers' Alliance,
which has for sev-
erai days past been in HAinn
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meridian, Mississippi, and of which
organization Uol
a.. T 4 . IT mm m . .
oik ia first vice
president. ' , .
:- Col. Polk says that at the conven-
tion steps were taken for the consbli
dation of the National Agricultural
Wheel Aseociation which exists in
nine States and represent! half a mil
lion i members, the Farmers Uu
tnal . Benefit Association, which
lists in five States and : which
represehla I fifty : (hnnaant U mm.rr
bars, aid the National FarmeraV AMI.'
ance, which exists in fourteen States
and which represents seven hundred
thoutand farmers. The consolidation
of i these organizations, however, will
have to be acted upon by ' the States
separate before it is effected.
The National Alliance re-elected the
bid officers, which' makes CoL Polk
first Tioe-president and Capt. B. B.
Alexander vthe vice president for
North Carolina. ; f i - t
CoL Polk says what he regards as one
of, the mostimportant steps taken by
the; convention was its action to se
cure the introduction into all cordon
schools of text books teaching the
practical principles of agriculture.
. Col. Polk and Capt. Alexander ar
rived in Birmingham Saturday night
only an hour or two after the tragedy
there. The- Colonel says that he
neTer saw such an intensity of excite
ment. The streets were thronged
with the people till daylight and not
? T" ?0Bed in lee? during the
ehU ; I J i ! j
Christmas Presents.
If yob wish a cheap and satisfao
lory gift, price those handsome Slip
pers at Heller Bros Shoe Store, as
they are better prepared than ever to
offer a complete line of slippers at
prices tb suit. To enumerate al tha '
arieties we have . would be almost
impossible.so we will i us t name a few
of ,the many styles such as the 'Cele-.
b rated 80c Embroidered Slippers"
gents' Ira Stal and Alligator Slippers
t $1.50 gents' Russet and Patent
Leather Trimmed Slippers at $1.75;
tents' Ooze Calf arid Goat Slippers at
2 25 and many other styles. The
ladies should not forget us when they
wish to give an appropriate gift to
their husband, brother,' son, sweet
heart or friend. We also have soma
extra nice slippers not introduced
above, nam?Iy Genuine Alligator
Plusb,
alf fcc ' L
V Besidt
s the above we would like to
callttei
tibn to our immense stock of
Shoes.
obts, Trunks, -Yaliaes, &c
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you can do better elsewhere, and
are confident that you will decide In
hour favor, as tbe best, the most ana
the cheapest can be found at
HELLER BROS' Shoe House,
.n; : . ; Raleigh, N. a
: M-JNew xork Hebrews are discuss
"uuuj w
. Ia Nature's own true laxative. It
ts the most easily taken, and the most t
effective remedy known to Cleanse
the System when Bilious or Costive;
to Dispel Headaches, Colds, and
Fevers; to Cure. Habitual Constipa
tion, Indigestion, Piles, etc. Manu
factured; only by the California Fig
Svr cd Company. San Francisco, CaL
John S. Peacud, Sole Agent for Ral-
J " a v t
" TtTRxirs. Turkeys in the feathers
or dressed to order , at short notice.
Iri'JSI iy. i!.jVi L r:E J. Haanni.
Bishop Keane, of? Wheeling!, de
nies that the Pope desires a union of
church and state.
a caDy DyTup
w- m --
Facilitates TeetMoj e " ni
sou at druggie.' Regulates ths Bovelsf
Day's Hordo
POWDER, 1 J. 1.
Prerenta last Fayar maA
In acli wtckam. roeai Dr u cein irj
nm n I r For the cure of
PI I 111 II 'Coufrhs.Colds,Cronp,
IHoarsenesSa Asthma,
Whooping
CUUGE
Incipient
Uough
Bronchitis.
Von-
sumption.
and for tha relief
Consumptive persons.
At dm s: cists. 25 eta.
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Hvi. 4-OAK , CITY Hi-i ''': h
STEAM LAUNDRY.
f Under the effie'ency of the new mana
ger. Air, uqwara juiuer is putting-oui
nrst-ciass wora vnu weea ana win con
tinue equal, andd' we think, superior tox
any: done in Norfolk or j elsewhere.
Thanking my friends and the public fori
their past encouragement of the new en
terpria, I f aolWt a continuance with
great increase oi wora ana new patrons.
very respociiuny, -
L. R.WYATT,
J - I i Proprietor,
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A crooked Silver Handled Black
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liberally
Umbrella. Toe finder will be
rewarded bf returning to '( ,
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