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? VOL. XIX. NEW BERNE, CRAVEN COUNTY, N. C, DECEMBER 24, 1896. NO. 39. WASHIMTON HEWS. CUBAN QUESTION ALL AB SORBING ISSUE. CMtruaa rl e Hbjei CftaafMIVai(iMalul Wmr With Npala. .ewa 1 Irm. Wamisstos. D. C, December 19. By Um actios of Ue Senate Foreign lleiu. tlura Committee, Congress has practiau been brought face to face with tin ObomQ question. Wulever mity In.' Hit of the Ounerou resolution in the " JtVMtUC, it U not believed th a the llous '"jlrUl twKjua the Action of the committee. "' Tb Republicans object to any step Jvblcb would, lu their opinion, bring vmoI wu with bpdiu on the ground (JhAt Um .McKiniey administration ougiu JHA to be met at tue very moment ot COaiJ 4tO power by SO eriui au ln .imuwMt problem. It wti thought bet M'M cJSSi alyr ybpoinL Xufyiujitfe 4taowt,ubUiVfC7uatia.Uiu codcUi- CftrmvuilJtoTcUUurfii would U isjwlklouj oa Uie part of the L'mui. VtaUrft la rvcognixts eillu r the iiuk-pi u dwicq orllir In Hi Ji n nry nf tlie LuUuie Qatit tbu rod iUutlkn in the island .- iuova. A UM3rbr.oC the Houe Foreigu Affair Cuoamitte said the time for ac- tloa had paaaed; that the Uland wa fcauakrapt; that American interests ii. Cub arts destroyed; that our commera with;th island has practically disap peared, and that recognition now woujo b a mere senliment without a practical Ooaideratioa behind it. , .lf." aaid he, "we want a war with 0aia for a aentioieut, we are at hbert fOfcftTeltbut not with my consent. 1. ire Bad interrened a year ago the wai VwU bve been ended in thirty days. American property rights on the islauu would hare been aaved and our traot wtlfr Cuba would have sulTered only b partial interference. Today, as I sa y . ' the lalaad is bankrupt and their trnoi trad will be worth nothing to the Uui ted State for twenty years," - - Members of the Foreign Affairs Com mittee expressed their surprise at th -chaafe of sentiment among their col Jearoea. It was .stated that member of that committee who, at the last jiessioi rer radical in their opposition to Spaii bubbling orer with enthnsiasm fn! J the Co baa patriots, hare changed from ehaee their return to Washington, am now amocg ihe tuoet consenrativ. i on the committee. The prediction was freely made that notwithstanding the unanimity witi which the resolution was reported by th. Beaate committee, it was doubtful if th. Senate would adopt it, or at least, no without a a very considerable delay. Not a single member of the House, ou of a score or more of the leaders, coulc be found who beliered that the Senat. reeolatios could pass the House, evei though it be favorably reported by th. Qooee committee. Mr. Pearson, of North Carolina, a Re pabllcan me m be r of the committee, ex pcaaaed his position in this wise: "Before taking so grave a step, leadini te oakoown and momentous const qtWDCea, it seeuis to me that the infui aaatioo should not only be accurate, bu official. The Republican party has prom iavd the country prosperity, and tlii quest too presents itself, 'will war or ru mors of war, or apprehensions of war lead to the prom ised resu 1 1' " Mr. Shafruth the silver member fron Colorado, exprt-dged surprise at the actiui oi the Senate committee. Wall street," he said, will not per tfetthe paaeae of the resolution throui he, Bouse. It may paos the Senate, bi. th( will end the matter." Whether or not the passage of such i 1 olntinn meant war, was the questioi opperasoat, bt the concensus of opin loo is thai it does not, unless Spain set-: lit to force It. The ground was takei fa SjemiaiUnn that this Government p fceeswd the inherent riht to recogniz. kar new State, and that if the powe; rjreriously exercising duniinion ovei aoch territory protested, upon sucl power rested the burden of commencinf hoatilities. The oppositiou of Burrows and Halt and others known to be opposed, am. from the number of Senators who an eaainoualy silent, it is not unlikely thai the resolution may be talked to deatl unless the idea of Cuban liberty, suun pedes even the traditionally uuemotioua. Beaate. The United States Civil Service Com mission has been advised by the Trea sury Department that Julius A. Mc.Max nl deputy collector and entry clerk ii sJm customs service at Port Huron, Mich has been removed for violation of tint pri til the civil service act relating u itrihutions for political purposes- Aaaociate Justice Brewer of the Lu: 4ed States Supreme Cou rt, and assinev on the Eighth judicial circuit, sitting u chambers, has denied the apphcaiioi .aaade to him to isue a writ of error n the supreme court of C olorado in behul. of Sheriff New uaan of Leudville, whici. would act as a supersedeas to its judj; meat against the sheriff. .The LeadvuJe strike is mvolved in thv decision, it oeing alleged that SheriL Newman favors the strikers mid relu to co-operate with the blate authoriuei in their plans to luaiutaiu order. Fifty thousand uniformed members ol the Republican clubs of the L'nited Stater i the estimate of the number which wii. Ttslt Washington for the inaugural cere aooise. The Republican party, on account ol the growing deficiency in revenue, has developed several watch dogs of the TreaUly', who bid fair to rival Mr. Hol man, of Indiana. Among these are Messrs. Cannon Dingiey, and Lacey. 8ecfetry Olncy is much chagrined at the action of .the Senate Cum mittee on Foreign Relations in unanimously re porting a cJc&o. cut resolution for the recognition of the Independence of the Csbma repnblic after he had taken the Highest of all in Leavening Strenigth. Latest V. S. Gov't Report. ABSOLUTELY PURE trouble to personally appear I'i :tv tue (Committee and give the reason why the tdministration did not de'in any :u!i '!i id liable at the present. While it n : probable that anything Sn-rvtary t'.ii'-y ooul l have said would have prevented the action of the c oniiniU. e, u i- -aid that the committee would not uw ! en j unanimous lnvl Mr. oiney not :iite:npteii :o Krue that the right to i i eogn:.r w jew state rests alone wit'.i the I'resiib-nt, .ndependeut of Congress, nn argunieiH which he later elaborated ami nuioe pub iic. Senators' are espevi.UI jealous ol uid eucroadinients by the Kxecutivi jpo.i the preroafive of -thPlegtsltxuvt jranch of the (ioverument. 1'nere are f-w men lu either branch ol .undress whoiloubt that war with Sp;iin voiud tollow the recognition at this time jf the Independence of Cuba by the U. S. jut there are many w ho do not expect to see that recognition by the present ad .uiuistration, unless public opinion shall Jeclare itself so strongly in favor of ttu .vconition resolution which has been .-eported to the Senate as to i;in .uose who are now determined to oppos .hat reilution by all parhamentar .nethods at their disposal to conUM -heruselvcs with voting against it. l je effective, this resolution itiu.-t not july be adopted, but it must be able u jonimand two thirds of both the Seiiau nd the House, as it is no secret that n ill be vetoed by President Clevelatnl ii .t ever reaches him, and Mr. Oiney sa . le will not act upon it if it be adoptee jvt r his veto. The resolution being re ported to the Senate ou the eve ot tin Jhristmas receas will give the public .tiauce to discuss it during the next twi eeks, and to make known whether tin ympathy of the people Cor Cuba a iroiig enough to justity our taking ; tep that will almost surely lead to win. is our recognition of the Independence t (.'uba would make it incumbent upoi is, under the Monroe doctrine, to a-MM n maintaining that Itiolepeiidence n ub.i is unable to do it uiihout assist ance. lucre are some scandalous rumors loatmg aiou id Wa.-hington to theeffeci aiat the chcii.on to report the Cameroi .'esolutlo.i tor the recogiii'.ton of Cubai .ndepeodeuce which was -o ud den thai ione of the members of the House l ouj ait tee on Foreign Affairs ha! any an .auce notice of it, was the result ot : lock jobbing scheme. According to tin. amor, if some of the Senator.- were no a this scheme they wi re made the vie ims of oulsidc.specul.itors. 1: Uaidtha ieavy orders to sell r'.ock- winch koiiii e likely to fall on a war scare ei.l rom W'ashiugton to New York beloii ne I'ommillee met on the day that i. 'as decided to report the resolution. i'iie House Committee on PuMic Hui.i ijjjS has reported a dig hatch ot I'uDo aildiug Ullls, and they have bee. ntced on the calendar, hut u:i:e-s ti. jjwt'rs tlia: be sliall relent between tin: ..id llic ard. el March there isn't nuici .ope for these measures. it wouM not be a ba i idea to omp .o men elected t ) either the enati- i. .ie House to show by a thorough exam, .auon that they know at least the luno .juental principles of the I'. S. consult, .on. There lsu't a session in which sum. senator or Kepresentative doesn't mak. . cou-picuous display ot his ignorance c . .ie Constitution. The latest offender i. .epreseutative Barrett, of M.tss.. wh. alroduced a bill making only enatoi kjd Kepresentatives eligible for the Pre sent's cabinet, which would direcll. xutlict with a provision of the Cousti ation. Mr. Barrett is a coliege grao .ate and has been a successful newsp wr man. Secretary Oluey s claim tha -ongress has no power for the recogm ion of a new state radicates that Cab. ict officers might also be include i m tin .-lamination. Kepresentative Bailey, of Texas. ,-;:ei.-iously objected to the bill appropriating JU,LKX) for Federal buih'.iug at the It u lessee Centennial Exposition and jli-u. OtJ for a government exhibit, and tvscn .y-four other members voted with Inn ud enough to break a quorum refraincc i rom voting, but Speaker Ueed c untei i quorum and the bill passed. The Huntington railroad lobby ill ea .heir Christmas turkey and 1 1 im mi ng. .u better spirits than tuey hoped t whc. .hey saw Congress decide to take a t veeks recess lroin December 'JJ to Janu ry a. owing to the Committee on Kule laving reported a resolution which ua tdopted by the Hotiscsettlng aside tin .our days beginning Jan. Ttn, for tin consideration of the I'aritic Uailrom. uuding Bill. WasHIXOTOX, D. C. December J-J 1 1 . iiie Senate after the introduction of tin Juban resolutions, an effort wa- madt y Mr- Ciear to have the l'acihc Kahroao tunding bill made the uutimshe d busl aess. Objection, however, was invrp i-i-d. ind Mr. Gear gave notice that he woulo jail up that bill iiumediati ly after tin reassembling of Congress after the holi day recess. After this t he Sen itc wont into executive session. The most important repot t iai 1 before I the Senate after the Cameron resolution ! was the minority views of Senators Mor- gan and Mills of the Foreign Relations j Committee. While they give the majority I report their unqualified approval. Con curring in all tnat is sai l in t.i it report, they deem it well to present some addi tional reasons for agreeing to it and for passage of the resolution. The quote tin report of the Committee on Foreign Re lations in 1.VJ, when that committee was considering the Senate bill, 'Making ap- I Pbwder I j propi nations to facilitate oft ub.-i . b v ncrotia' m- he acquisition an 1 make this coii: nie! it :i that re; ml t : T ;at report covers a period of lifly nine yea: . and set- f- -rth the political condi-t.on-. and di-astroiis i tl'eets ,,f Spanish rule .lining that time. They ale the sum in tneir leading characteristic-, that ex-.-tt I at the beinuin of the insurrection ua: wa- -et on foot hy the native popu . alio n i i l "vis, ni the outbreak of Varra, van' a was tohowd by ten years of in-.eru.-ciue w. u faie attended with horrible lutciiei ies. T'ne causes that provoked die iipriaing of the native Cubans are the t ifttrjtare stated in the report of the commitSee. made ten years previously, in 18.31b Proposals for the puri base of .2.7S0, KM) tirst mortgage bonds of the Central I'acnic, Uuiou Pari He and Kansas Pticiric railroads, now constituting part of the -inkiug fund of the Central Pacific Rail road, were received at the Treasury De part uu'iit yesterday. Ten bid- were received, J. P. Morgan V Co. of New York sent a guarantee ol i hid of at least par and interest for the A'liole amouut or none. The government gave notice that it would reject all pro- i jKjsais below a previously guaranteeo price, tint the Morgan bid is in excess ol .hat guarantee. Awards were made as follows: Speyer ! v (' ).. New York. Central Pacific, 1 '.?. j f'-MVniJ at UK) and accrue i interest: I ipever o; Co.. New York. Central Pacif- j ic, 1-iK l,.",i.,LK.Mi at 100 and accrued in . crest: Kuliu, Lcub & Co.. New York. Jnion Pacific, isi,; un,i 117, ?;ja8,tHX) at lUi.d ": Kuhn. Loeb & Co., New York. Jnion Pacific. lSiS and 1599. $60 1,000 it bi:.3b; Kuhn, Loeb & Co. New York, .vansas Pacific, 1S9(5, 142,000 at 101b Asiel & Co., New York, Kansas Pacific. .MSW. J15.00U at 105.51. The government had been guaranteeo i price tor these bonds and prospective iidders were notified that bids below this vould be rejected. The guarantors were J. P. Morgan S. 'o. . New York. They offered to take al. .he bonds at par and interest at least, 01 nine. A computation showed that tin iig ae-t bids in each group would net tin government about tk)J more than thr lorgan guarantee and the awards wen nade as stated. The Morgan Company'. jffer amounted to 102,86. The House has played football with dvil services. It adopted an amendment :o the library schedule of the legislative ippropriation bill saying appointment: niould be for fitness and removals foi ause and then refused to draw its em :lo es from the civil service list. Another (111 In 1'otTee. Nkw YokK. The competition beteel. .lie American Sugar Reliniug Company. ;ener:illypAiH)wn as the Sugar Trust, ant Vrb-.ickle Brothers, c.jtfee merchants, is m in earnest. Another reduction of a half a cent ;. pound in the whole-ale prices of roasteo offer was made. This is the second re lucti n and there is a margin yet of fom r live cents, it is said, before prices car c reached at which only a bare margn if profit can be made by the roasters. Ii 11- connection the Kvoning Post says: "A report was, published that the Suga. i'riist people had secured the services o, dermaii Sielcken, a member of the firn. f W. 11. Crossman & Co., the largesl offce importers in the country, as man ager of the Woolsen Spice Company. Mr. Sielcken declined to con firm the report ir to say anything on the subject. Ii the coffee trade, though, it was said tha; du re was no doubt that the compam A-ould have the full benefit of Mr. Sielc ien's advice and assistance. The firm oi V. 11. Crossman A: Bro.. it was s.-vid, ban t ld the Woolson Spice Company all tin offec it had used for many years, and t was believed that firm was largely in ere-ted with the Messrs. Havemeyer auo heir frieifcls in the purchase of the con .roi of the Wools, in Company. 'Perhaps the people who are most in . ere-ted in the new business competition ire the smaller coffee roasters. They wil, . b.-tween the upper and neither mil -.tones, represented by the Arbuckles am: .he Sugar Trust, and are. therefore, like v to be ground out of existence." o I'Hrilon lor JlrKnoc. Albany. X. Y. John Y. Mclvane. formerly ihc political boss of Gravc-s- n i . has been refused pardon or com nutation of the sentence of six and ;i lalf year-' imprisonment which was .m posed upon him about three years ag or frauds upon the ballot box. Governor Morton was visited by a del gation of twenty five persons, including dcKiine's blind son. George, his twelve .ear old daughter, Fannie, and Patrick cgan, formerly United State minister to Chili. Llison Tread well, of Brooklyn, was the spokesman for the party. He had re cently visited MeKane in Sing Sing pris n, he said, and found him repentant for the mistakes he had made. Public opin ion. Mr. Treadwell stated, would justify executive clemency, the opinion being general that Mclvane had suffered enough, and the prison authorities re porting that his conduct since his in carceration had been exemplary. Mr. l'readwell did not insist upon pardon for MeKane, but said he would be content with commutation. The Governor replied that he did not feel justified in the case, particularly as a new administration will come in Janu ary 1. At this McKane's little daughter burst into tears and had to be led from the room. The blind lad, George Me Kane, tried to speak in his fathei's be half, but was overcome by emotion and was obliged to desist. The interview lasted about five min utes. Governor Morton was deeply af fect e 1. HI i i mil ijn.. iii W.W NOW WANTS J I L I A X S. CARK FOR S KNATOR. A3 er fo !lerl l'oiin 1 it m ('i:ler Om Kda:. tintr Monllis For E'nUlie Nr'ni !s. 8't nil ft t Ion Vi-lri nr thviif hi! itin. special N. C. December C'J. Hiram j. (ira it si - it is Sen. Butler's purpose to put Senator i ran self pie long te ing an 1 jontinu I arr as nim c for . if -a x i!i - v.'i ar t !: lie hi m- ge ; ,u. '!,; a ' I1 it i,-. for the u ::! the oi-linct uu-lerstanil-pl lg - tiiat co-operation should . and Pritehard would he re-elec- ted. Chairman Aver issues a circular 'to the Populist members of the Legislature notifying hem to get here early in Jan uary 5th, so as to caucus. He also tells them regarding a boarding house, and says lie wants all to stop at one place. The Sta'e Veterinary Association will be form d here December 29th. It is ass -rted that a four months term of the e mmion schools is now certain, enough legislators having pledged them selves f ,r it. Among today's arrivals was Ben Sutton of Kinston. Senat ir Butler in a signed letter says the Populists could today have the Gov ernor, if t!ijir State Committee had been willing to pledge its members in the Legislature: to vote for Pritehard. but that this later would have been suicidal. A Fight Willi a Mailman. Bmni;.-:iix, N. J. Antonio Jorio, tlie religious fanatic who murdered his father near Yineland last week, lies in thc court house lure with two bullets in his arms and a wound five inches long ou his head. He was shot down by Sheriff Cheese ni i i while trying to murder the jailers a- slated in a brief dispatch sent out at the time. Jorio threatened to kill the jail officials when he was brought here. He was kept in the c vi t house, as a new jail is being ouih. Jo io was known to be revengeful and despe.-ate, and was watched day and night. When'Vardn Wat k his went to the place win' v Joi i ) was confined the pris oner as';!' 1 to be allowed to see his mother, wh.) is in jail, as well as bis two brothers, all being held as accessories to the mur ler of the head of the family. The niuiLver's request was refused ami he beca n. furious, roaring and raging uke a ma 1 man. He tore his bedstead :o pieces, threw chairs at the jailer, and. finally, wi h the exertion of almost su perhuman strength, broke down the big ale which separated him from Mr. Wiit idns.. T ie murderer then attacked the jailer with a piece of the broken bedstead ind ham n -red him over the he:-'.d. Sheriff 'aeeseinan arrived on the scene it this ti n . lie saw the necessity ol aeroic in i-ures to subline the demon tike pris derail 1 tired tour shots at him rom a p'.s ol. Two ot the bullets took effect, on in each arm. but they seemed :o further infuriate Jorij and did not lisahle hi a. He seized cuspidors, chans md every n.ov.ib e article within reach md hurl ' 1 the n at the sheriff and keep rs. Depa y Keeper Louis Marks was truck on tue head by one of the flying nissiles au 1 was severely cut. Keeper Aatkius got a club and pluck dy attackc 1 the maddened Italian, He -ucceedei in telling him to the floor with i blow oi the head, and then the keep rs. hy a u dted effort, put manacles on lim. Even when helpless, and although -.uffering excruciating pains I rom ins wounds, J irio swore with terrible oaths hat he wjjld never rest until he had idled the keepers. When he recoveis iutticientl to be moved he will be taken to the Cape May county jail and confined m a dunge m. Jorio's m tlu'r, who heard the shots, thought h r son was killed and fell in ;i laint on t ie prison rloor. Charles and mollis, his brot'ieis. say they are angry oecause th ir brother did not kill hi ieepers. They spmd most of their time . limiting a id ptaying. Sec J id AU venllsls Abroad. Washin.; roN, D. C. Consul Wallace, at Jerusalem, reports to the State Depart ment that according to the Consular rec ords of his olMce, there arc 530 citizens if the Unite 1 States residing in Palestine. Jf this nu uber 438 are Jews, v ho, are nly nominally Americans, having lived m the Um.ed States just long enough to ibtain ci.izen's papers and passports. The majority of these emigrated from Kussia to the United States, and thenei ;o Palesti i . Of the other 92 American citizens, n arly all have come here be cause of peculiar religious views, and among th n may b. found all possible shades of Christian beliefs. The on idea which seems to possess all. to a greater or lesser degree, is that jf the Secj id Advent of Christ. This L by all cons'dered to be an event soon to take placj in Jerasalem. Some of these people duri lg the period of waiting, are suffering f r the necessaries of life, but are conten to en lure privation in tin hope of being present and witnessing the Lord's co.n.ng. The Spoffordite colony, or "Overc nners," as they call themselves have rece.i ly bejn increased by an ad dition of 1 1 7 Swedish Americans, most ly from Chicago. Just how many ot these are citizens of the United States the Consulate is not informed, because of their refu-il to register. The leader, Mrs. Spoff nd, lays claim to prophetic powers, a id, claiming to be under the direct prj:ect!on of the Almighty, i averse to laving any human power in terfere. As they arc- a peaceable and law-abidin: community, or have been for some years, th - Consulate lias not been calle 1 upon i i this regard. TIRED MOTHERS fmu help in Hood's Sarsaparilla, which gives them pure blood, a rood appetite and new und needed STRENGTH. llf i mill IJIWIIJIII1MIWW THE EDENTON CASE. Oof. farr I'urilans Several OfUcers i Sent l ihv I't'iiilriili iry wlio Took i I'arl in Itiot. ! sptci il. . RAir,: .n. N. C. Dec. nib r lv-(ln ; night last February ;i p ,lie, m in at Ldcn i '.on, 1. C, nttempte l to an r t a nrgro i wno wm.) was charged with ; store. j The negro rosi-d-d an ! th, .ailed for a:d from two ci:i: l n l . le 'man Thev j rinaliy arr, s!,.,J him. 1 CXher negroes becaiiic enraged and a : riot was immineiit. A divisionjof naval .-..serves from Elizabeth City was sent to Kdenton and kept order, j The negro was put on trial, but his case was not permitted by Judge lim berlake to go to the jury, but was dis missed. Then the defendant became prosecutor, and the officers were recently put on trial for assault, were convicted, and sentenced to jail for from six to twelve months. The matter was laid before Governor Cai'i.who today gave them a full pardon, upon complete evidence that they had not used undue force in arresting the ne- gro. even under such great provocation, and that he was not injured. Have Kesnrreeleil Maef o. Key West, Fla. Passengers bv the Olivette report that great uneasiness is felt in Havana on account of the uncer tainty of Marco's death. It is reported on good authority that Gen. Prats, com mander of Matanzas province, has noti fied Gen. Weylcr by telegram to cease all demonstrations on account of the death of Maceo, and that Gen. Bernal. of said province, had an engagement Tues-1 day week with Maceo, who had 5.000 men with him. The Spaniards report a victory, as usual. Passengers state that the report of Maceo's, death is well understood in Ha vana and that it was made up by order of the home government to influence the Congress of the l'nited States. There was the wildest kind of excite ment on the dock when the fact became kno v n. The cheers for Cuba Libre shook the dock. It is also said that there are pri vate letters in the city confirming the above. hut it is impossible to get at them. The cruiser Raleigh has returned from her chase after the Three Friends. It is reported on good author ity that a small boat landed at this port from the Three Friends. STATE TREASURY REPORT Oeereawe In Taxable Properly. Tax Bute M nut be I ucreaseil or Expen ses Dffroftsi'il, special Ralouii. N. C. December IS. The biennial report on the condition of the State Treasury was made by the legisla tive committee today. The cash balance December 1. 1804 was aOiJP-'iiO. December 1. 189o, it was 90.410. December 1 this year it was 88. 35:3. The aggregate receipts during the two fiscal years were 2,:!T5.8J4 while the disbursements aggregated 588.15:5. The committee says that during the two years the taxable property in the State has decreased rive and a half mill ions and that the tax rate n.ust be in creased or expenses decreased. MONEY WANTED State Treasurer Wants Sherid lo Re- I mil. Expenses Musi be net. stpeeial. R.w.Eion. N. C. December 18 State Treasurer notified each Sheriff today that taxes for this vear must be promptly K""m" "5 11 " ?a-'uw m available December 1 and that this month I j-.uu inn :.. - --.1- . and January fo nving must be paid: Pension .104.000 interest on bonds ((), 500, half expenses of legislature 35,000. portion of annual appropriations for 1897 GO,000. Total $20(5.400. Iusn rreclioii In Imlin. London. A dispatch from Bombay says that advices have been received from Gna. the capital of Portuguese India, that the insurgent Ranes have made an attack upon Pernem, where they burned aud looted the treasury. The Portuguese sent 000 troops to punish the Ranes. who were dispersed and a numbt killed. of them THE COTTON MARKETS December 22. The cotton markets are unchanged. I.m:ai:y delivery closes in New York 0.80 a net gain of 7 points for the day. New 15ei:ne market has been steady at 5:,' to C. f otll's truly, J. K. Latham. New Yokk, December 10. lSiO. Mr. J. E. Latham. New Heine. X. C. The amount of cotton brought into sight this past week has exceeded expec tations. The Chronicle makes it 391,000 bales against 318.000 bales corresponding week last year. The total am omit for the season reaches nearly 5,700.000 bales. It looks now bevond doubt that on the 1st. if January we will have received in sight 3.350.000 bales. Last season after the first ! of the year we received 2.000,000 bales. The tenor of nearly all our Southern advices would indicate that the amount left to he marketed Jdoes not exceed that of last year. If such be the case the amount year was made today by Hezekiah A. . , . . - ... .it., - , i. i i. i i . in sight on January 1st win represent abont 75 per cent of the crop. The sea sons of 1880-90 and 188T-8 were in this respect remarkable and many believe this season will furnish another example of unusually early and rapid marketing. So much loss and disappointment, however, has followed this theoretical icasoning that no substantial benefit will i come to the market until receipts prove a moderate drop. We have the promise of another week , of large receipts and should they con- ! tiaue in relative volume after the 1st.,; cotton w probably decline considerably I further. Your truly, Robei:t -Mooke & Co. " - tm-'V" T?T',?WWtgttjlM'4'ljM,'J'yi'' ,"Jllllt"llil" '" ' ' C 111 "'lii''", ';V NORTH CAROLINA. DESIRABLE CLASS OF IMMI GliANTS TO BE SOUGHT. ICiiptcrc Hriw .- lri!elinrU Hud Bol ter. 4k to Imiiisiirnltou Date, ;kmi i rup Niunll dlrnlns. Vanoiii Ktnte Items. JornxAi. Bckeat, Rai.ekhi, N. C, Dec. 19, 1896.)" Senator Pr.tchard expresses himself as pretty confident of re-election. He is angry with Senator Butler, and the rup ture between them seems to be perma nent. All attempts to restore friendship have utterly failed. It is said that the new administration will change the policy of the past 15 years regarding immigration, and will seek to secure.' desirable class of for eigners. The greater part of the immi gration now ai'ti'in& in the country arc- ascribed to be far .-from desirable. Chas. H. Mehane, the recently-elected State Superintendent of Public Inst.rue- j tion is ,lere and will remain until tbc inauguration. j Tllei.e is vct somc talk a5out thc inau. j guration dilte. Those who believe that the act of 1893 stands, assert that it will not occur before January 20. The new election law provides that the vote for State officers shall x counted and an nounced on tin- Tuesday after the assem bling of the Legislature, hut fixes no date for the inauguration. It was for this rea son that, at the suggestion of Governor elect Russell, a bill was proposed fixing the date, which will he about the 5th if the bill becomes a law on the 8th. Engineer Heilig, who made the fine run between Weldon and Portsmouth on the S. A. L is very proud of a watch with which he has been presented. His time was the fastest ever made in this State or Virginia, it is said. The commissions to the Congressmen and to the those judges recently elec ted are issued -.by i the Governor, and were sent to . six. . of the Congressmen yesterday. The fine collection of portraits in the State library, over 10tf in number, is being rearranged in the lofty walls, in a very attractive way. The collection grows quite steadily. Good news as to the crops of small grain comes from all parts of the State. There is an increase in acreage over last I year s. Col. John D. Whitford is here. He says he will, as a delegate, attend the conference at Tampa, Fla. January 20, in the interest of the fortification of South Atlantic and Gulf harbors. Rev. A. D. Crumpler, widely known as a "sanctiricationist," is now located by the Methodist Conference at Kins ton. The annual report of the penitentiary will be one of the best it has ever made. Considering the many drawbacks this year, the showing is really wonderful. The fact is that the use of convicts on farms appears to be the most profitable next after railway construction. The lat ter almost ceased five years ago. Three new companies of the State Guard, at Scotland Neck, Concord and Mouroe, have been formed. The State Board of Public Charities today completes its annual report to the Governor, it was in session late last I night. Much good work has been done in the way of securing improvements in and count' houses. A graduate of the Hampton Industrial Institute has been employed to teach : wood-working at the colored Agricultur l al and Mechanical College at Greensboro. i Ti... I A lie ii uoitrv-s were in session yesterday and complimented highly the manage mnt (,f nfT j ' t. . p,. , , ' jomps 1-5. DniTlev" " BUTLER QUIBBLES. Said One Thlnicand Wltb Two Plffer ent Constructions Possible. Special. Raleigh. N. C, December 21 Senator Butler will in a special letter to his paper tomorrow, deny the assertion made by several Republican papers, and by Senator Pritehard, that there was a deal last year as to the long term Senatorship by which i the Populists were pledged to support I i Pritehard next year. i I Senator Butler says that at the caucus he made a personal remark that he hoped ' co-operation of Populists and Republi cans would continue two years longer on ! the same basis. NORTH CAROLINA. Prosrressl ve Farmer and Pritehard. Iii Gndger is Witty. Reward lor M urderer. special. Raleigh, N. ., December 21. The Progressiva Fimer today editorially raps Senatop rj.af d.. It publishes, his.denial of the statement that the Legislature is to be bought, and adds, "He has pursued a course recently which does not entitle his denials to much consideration among people who i cannot be humbugged. Governor Carr offers one hundred dol lars reward for the capture of John Dickinson, who is charged with murder of John Dick in Buncombe county. One of the wittiest remarks of the liuager oi runcomoe wno i iiere iuu- ing over the ground. He Bays the Pop ulists arc doing more business in North Carolina on less capital than any people he ever saw. Chairman Aver commenting on this said perhaps the Populist capital was watered. j Governor Carr has issued commission ! to Judge Ewart today, mbb- Supreme Court Decision. Special, UaLEIUii, N. C. December 21. -The , Supreme Court this evening filed the fol lowing opinions: Williams against Commissioners from Craven, error, (CliElIf IL ! Phenoiim OOOOH00OOOG0 In Suitable OOOOOOOOOOO0 Articles of Ornament, Utility, Luxury, and Necessity Bought for Explains Why St C II A ItK AT H H II II II II II II II II II II H II II II II 1 .iJ..'if'l.iill.lllill.llWWmiiWW IWJUJPHI $J allies (T'F'SIBED ACKBURN S ACKBURN'S OfJAS. B. HILL, Kasl Side Market Dock, NEW BERNE, X. C Bagging- and Ties, Feed, Oats, Corn, Wheat, Bran, Douce, ind .,!. k. nds oi F, oil nt LowcHt J'sicei. TH li LA ROUST Hay Dealer In New Berne. ; SiKei d i tales lo Mill and Timber men. ! Hyde County Bust Prool OaU a Spec ialty. Seed Hye. 2 ;" "Orders by mail or Telegraph will e i . ivc prompt attention. 1 "C" T ' J ;J 1 Take Notice!' To our Country Friends and' Pa- t ton.--: e have opened our place of btU i lies.- next door to l'ost Oflice. We L'uat -.nitee. to sell von first-claM goods as cheap ats any house in the city. We are receiving au extra iiiilii v lor our Christmas Trade. 1 ' ii i n a ml lancy ('iincliex. N.tls. Pai'sins, Apple, Oranges. IS n n n n us. Lemon, etc. ! Imitiim, (iirnrs. Pipes, ete. Please call nnd nee what e ha t e. He - ' net fll I l.v, N. NUNN & CO. GREAT - SCOTT iiavi: VOL oKEN FOLK'S Xmas Goods ? reggc-t and Ncwct stock in town l ad pi ;ci - lielow comiictitinn. Slock 0OBit ' !' to-, horns, guns, books, Karnes, dolls, tod chairs, table-, bed sleds, bureau, i r,i i- jar, chocobile pot, loncy dUhea, ups and saucers ui (net my thinjf from io . up to $10.(10, lor the joung and old - a e.' hearts hna,i. 7 7 Middle St, All persons who hae not palTtkelr -TATK and COUNTY Taxes lire Re ' sped fully reipie-ted to do BO t ncc. ve can not postpone longer. Thin l j positively the last c all from us. You will ! .w old annoyance by immediately com ; King with this request. We CHn Im ; found from t ) a.m. In.'i p. in. fit the Court I f o ts, . ln ii,,- ( 'oinmissioncrs room. W. 1$, LAN E, Kx -Sheriff. and Tax Collector, AGENCY II AZARD Gun Powder, MERCHANTS SATE MONET P,V IjE A T I Ml ' JY0L'R I OR IK US WITH ME. F. ULRICH, Grocer. 4 5 MIDDLE STREET. Holiday Goods ! If you want a useful present, cull ti 1 examine our lincof (ut (ilass, Fancy Queensware, Carlsbad and Havilands Hhqci Ses. I-. II. Cutler fc . E. W. Smallwood I'm ler Hotel Chattawka, South Front .Street, Now Berne, N. ('. FI FF FIXK OF . 3-eneral S' ..es, ( 'arjientei'8 Tools, 'utlcry, Table Ware, Barbed Wire, ( ialvani.ed Pipe, Bumps, I it ine, Blaster and Cement. : Personal attention to th prompt and correct filling of all or iii ere.