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I wtix VOLUME XXII. NIW BERN, CRAVEN COUNTY. N. C. FRIDAY, AT IU. I8H9 -SlfONU SECTION. MMBtli IG. OLD NORTH MIL More Arrests on Suspicion in tap Case. Illicit Seizure. Soldiers lliiuic. Regular Armj Recruits. Test Case Probable to Test I ho Cral Insurance BUI. IUi.kiciii, May 17. Three more nc groes hve been arrested, suspected of complicity in Ihe murder, arBou mid rob bery case al the Ttirnage stoic in I'itt i ounty, Jmaklng nine attests in all. Elijah Joyner, one of lire negroes who was swung up and forced to confess, re vealed the vvhercabuts of a bludgeon w ith which he said Cephas Langlcy had crushed Tuningc's skull. Afier this blow had knocked Turnage down his throat was cut. There is lound to be much trouble in obtaining uartermaster's stores from the government for the State (luurd, to replace those taken in service by the vol unteers last year. There is no I rouble as to ordnance stores. The trouble as to the quarle: muster's stores is due to Ihe neglect of volunteer olliccrs of the State Ouard to require such receipts to be given. lieventie ollicers came in with reports of four sci'.ius of illict distilleries, in Johnston, Gram ille, Halifax and Moore counties. The last two arrivals at the Confeder ate Soldiers' Home here are two brothers both blind They served in the same regiment and each vs twice wounded. The survejs lor llie bienkwatcr which it lo foi in 11k lonhor of ni:igc al Cape Lookout ur: in progress. A ran fill snivcy of I'caufoii hiubor is also in prog n s.s Ten recruits, all ulot.', lelt lie i ! foi Ihe regular .mm in the I'liilippines. No more negroes itto now nceived. Those taken wcie for Hie Tenth Cavalry, which is now mil and in Cuba. I p to dale rierulis have been received here. The Mayoi -has driven out ni Ihe city anegiowlio lelustd tole vaccinated. Last week a white in n was driven out . Nine smal'pox patients w etc discharg ed from I lie pctl house, h aving tw eniy four there. Thiily one were discharged from the detention camp. (Vii.ss Kraut es ( alter, of Raleigh, who has been in Gel m my t wo years, is to marry Lieutenant rVhacfcr, of Ihe tier man army. A hoihc drawing a dirt wagon ran away and dashed into a buggy in which were V illiam K. Crawford and K. L Swindell Uoth men were hurt. Swindell's skull is frai lured, lie is in the hospital. Associate Justice Waller ( lark, of Ka lcigh, delivers the address before the graduating class of the Slate Normal aud industrial College al (Ireensboro. There aie thirty-six graduates. Slewail llrotliers, of Winston, who during I lie lirsl iwo 3 ears of fusion rule were the Slate printers, are here de manding payment of 2,i'(!0, which they say is due them. As the Male has suits against them, for about ll,IMjO, said to have lieen over paid, it is safe to my they will gel nothing. Many persons went to the railway sta tion hero to get a look at Thomas A. Kdison, who was on ills w ay to Wilming ton lo attend the annual meeting of the Naiional Association of Telegraphers. ll is more I hail probable that there w ill lie a test case to delcrminu Ihe (pies tion whether lhe"Ciaig hill" is in effect that is, can fnice Ihe "foreign" instir ancc companies to give up all light 10 transfer cases to the Federal ccurts from 1 tale coin Is. An iiiiineur lawjer says the insurance ai t negatives Iho "Craig act.'' Filipino Flug For Naval Academy. Wasiiinoton, May l(t The first gen -uine Filipino Hag lo bu captured during Ihe present insurrection has reached the Navy Department. The flag was caplur cd al Hollo by a lauding party from the lloston and Petrel, commanded by Lieut. A. 1'. Nlblack. Ilia about twelve feel long unil was originally a trl color-red, while ami blue being composed of a while triangle on the slab, Willi tin broad upper stripe of blue and the lower of red. It will lie sent lo Annapolis. Bewar ! Am -raart.iti mnthrr hlA bcttcf I . . . rr. : t..r. i not ran aoytrung at an tun nw positively dangerous mixtures so widely advertised to ttlltvt her discomfort and nausea. She ought to know that outsid external treatment k the only way that can possibly be of any benefit. She ought to know that Mothon FrionaU the only remedy that will help her, and it fc an external liniment. It takes her through the entire period in compaxaihr comfort, shortens labor, and childbirth k no longer to be dreaded. More than that, it prcserres her girUsh shape after the ordeal, and her tittle one will come into the world perfect in form and health. CM Mother Fttmd at Uwdraf son tor fl a eotue, e ataa to tnB KRADFIELD REGULATOR CO. '. ATIAITA. SA. I wi ." abr Wr 111 WM1H. rw MWN mnmmm wwj. LAWTON ON Tilt MOVK. Hid Array Has Lft Smii Miguel And In Striking Toward S.-n lalilro. Manila, May 10. General Lawton's advanced force has left San Miguel and is moving in the direction of San laidro. A rainstorm impeded the progreaaof the troops and severed the line of communi cation when Ihe force was within seven miles of Its destination. Messrs. Carrlck and Holmes, respec tively American and Canadian civilians captured al the Calumpil rice mill, have lieen iclcascd by the Filipino General Luna, who saw them through his lines with several Englishmen who had le- ceived forty-eighl hours' notice lo leave Filipino territory. The cruiser Charleston has arrived here from llong Kong. She touched at Appuni, communicating with the gun Imat Concord, stationed al the month of the harbor. Some native archers shot arrows al the Concord's boat, which whs sent ashore for sand, and uo further at tempt to land was made. The Charleston also spoke the gun boat Wheeling at Lingayau. All was quiet there. Lute New-H ItelliH. The national cominitlee of the Dewey home fund issued an address to the peo ple of the United States inviting sub script Ions lo the fund. The Navy Department has dislributsd the guns captured from the Spanish licet near Santiago among a numlier of towns and cities. Eight former Hritish ofticers and a Urllish detective have lieen aritsted and taken to Pretoria on the charge of oigan i.ing a lebelion against the Sutiih Alrl cau Republic. The Earl of Slraffoid, who liiariicd Mrs. SaniuelJ, Colgate in New York last December, was killo I by a train mar Hatfield, England. The British force sent from llong Kong against Chinese lebels hasscl.cd the eily of Kow Loon. Delegates to the intci national peace conlcience, which wi I begin tomorrow, are assembling al The Hague, The Kibpiuo junta in Loudon slates thai Aguinaldo has ictired lo inmost fn sccessilde mountains. General lirookc has named American commissioners who will go ahead with Ihe work of paving the Cuban troops. In atiip through Santiago province (Jentnd Wood found a growing senti ment in favor ol Cuban annexation. In a speech before the members of the Acll Imperialistic League In Boston, ex Governor lloutwell said that "Aguinaldo ii in the light and McKlnley in the wrong." Weekly Crop llllllelln. Itu. 1:1011, May 17-Thc Weekly Crop llulle'.in, for the week ending Monday, May 1.1, lK!)!t, is us follows: 'The week ending Monday, May 15, IMMI, was characterized by warm, cloudy, rainy weather, and an unusual number of severe local storms with hail and wHiliing rains. On the 7th (Sunday) and 011 the 8lh (last Monday) severe local hail storms caused great damage to crops over small areas ill no less than twenty counties, with the most discouraging reports from Union, Mecklenburg, Chat ham, Scotland, Johnston, llladeii and Duplin counties. Wheat and oats were beaten down, joung corn and cotton destroyed, necessitating ihe replanting of many acres, and a good many straw berries were ruined. Heavy rains oc curred also Thursday anil Friday, and light rains al some point or oilier every day of the week. The sunshine w as de licienl, bul fortunately the lemperalure continued above Ihe normal. "Over a large portion of llie Stale the rainfall was needed and was very lienell cial. A laige numlier of reports were verv favorable. While plowing and planting have Lcen delayed, the condi t ions weic very suitable for setting out tobacco plants; the w in mill and moisture caused rapid germination so that good stands of cotton and com have generally lieen secured. Wheat anil oats, now head Ins? almost everywhere, will be able to inaluro full grains. On the other hand grass and weoils arc growing rapidly and fair weather Is needed to enable farmers to complete planting and to cultivate crop9. "Corn seems to bo doing remarkably well, with excellent stands, except in portions of the eastern district, where, tiowover, the necessary replanting is living done Cultivation Is t.nder way in many counties l'luntlng cotton pro gressed rapidly as the conditions would permit; many farmers aro through plant Ine. and are chopping to a stand; some cotton fields are getting quite grassy, bat as a whole the crop if doing very well. Farmed seem to be adhering generally to their" Intentions of planting a leas acreage than usual.. Many tobacco planls were set out under favorable conditions this week, that work being nd most active In the north-central portion of the State. Too plants are growing nlocly everywhere. Irlsh potatoos are vory flnet sny are In bloom; hilling has commenced." Tola- high, and" that the penitentiary will go to bugs are becoming troublesome, lo debt this yea,r unless thero Is reduc Many sweet potato slips have btejf aet ftlon. out. Wheat and oats, clovor, pastures, The following members of the board and gardens show farther Improvements, of Internal Improvements met here: K. F Melons are growing rapidly. Wight la Lamb, J. W. Grainger, Armistead Jones doing maoh damage to frait. Shipments C. M. Parka, A. U. Bqvden, and Clement of strawberries have fallen of In conse- Manly. The absent members were: uuence of heavy rain which delayed W. J. Adams, It. IX Caldwell, William T picking.. Large ebiumyuH of garden peat llnn-"'.' ' ... GOVERNOR WILL REFUSE To Recopize Slate Proij A. &. N. C. Railrd Rryan Will Not Sue Patrick for the Presidency. Trustees Methodist Orphanage Accept Raleigh's Proposition. To Oust a Fnalonist. rUi.KiGii, May IS. The Trustees of the Methodist Orphanage have met here and accepted the proposition of the city of Raleigh, i.o give 411 acres of land one mile northwest of liexe, as a site for the orphanage, with which is to tie combin ed a home for aged ministers. The money, for the land, (4,ft0t) was raised by popular subscription, mainly by per sons not Methodists. The latter will make large subscriptions for the build ings and tiieir equipment. The site Is part of the estate of the late Major John Devereux, and is one of the most beau liful in Central North Carolina. The Democratic Committee of the trustees of the Agricultural College recommends that the olllce of superin tendent of the experiment farm lie de clared vacant, Ihus ousting a fusionist, and the latter is attacking the Demo crats, and saying they wish lo lower the agricultural department cf the college ho as to establish a texlile school there. Judge Golf is expected to sit with Judge 1'iirnell at the session of the United Stales Circuit Court here next week. It has been a long while since any judges have so sat together here. Oliver 11. Dockery, the Kepulilici 11 congressional nominee in the Sixth Dis trict who was' so badly beaten by John I). Bellamy, is moving heaven and earth In his contest for the seat. Hut he has no footing at all, unless the Republican House of Representatives is arbitrary. A negro woman, whose home was In the suburbs of Raleigh, was found sick with smallpox anil was taken to the pest house, In the samu room with her lived eleveu other persons. The latter were taken lo the pest-house. Next Monday about 125 men of the North Carolina naval reserves leave for a cruise on the cruiser Prairie John W. Hinsdale, a leading lawyer here, gives more than a hint that there may be a suit lo test the legality of the Cralgc act, which requires all corpora t ions doing business in this State, but which are chartered in other Stales, to domcstieato themselves here, the sole purpose lieing to thus forco them to give up any power to transfer cases from Stale to federal courts. The Craige act was ratified February 10 and liecomc effective June 1. Hut on the (lib day of March the insurance was ratified, and it covers the whole subject of insurance Colonel Hinsdale contends that this in surance act makes the Crnlge act void so far as insurance companies arc con Cornell, thus Tar only four Insurance companies have come In under the Craige act. 1 he Stale lxiard of education meets here Friday and will adopt a new course of study at the seven negro normal schools. Only one of these schools -proaches excellence ihe one at Winston Major Charles S. Davis, who brought about the revival of the North Carolina Order of the Cincinnati, has icturncd from the general convention of the' or. der at New York delighted at the com plele restoration of Ihe North Carolina order lo ineinlicrshlp anil that the quali cations of all its forty-eight members arc found to be as required At Tarboro the trustees of St. Mary's school unanimously elected to the rec lorshlp of that school the Rev. T. D. Itratton, of Spartanburg, S. C. Mr. llrat- ton is rector of the Episcopal church at Spartanburg, aud holds the chair of his lory in Converse College for Women. He Is the son of the late Gen. John Ilratlon. James A, Rryan, who, after Septem ber 1st next, is to lie the president of the Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad, came here to attend the meeting of the Stale board of Internal Improvements Mr. Hryan Bays lie will not bring auy suit against D. W. Patrick, fusionist, for the presidency as there appears to lie uo doubt that he (Rryan) will go in office September 1. Resides, the case, If suit were brought, could not get before the Supreme court by September 1, as that court's fall term docs not begin until much later. The penitentiary committee ilevotod a day to the preparation of new rules and had a long conference with Capt W. II. Day. There were 18 new rules. One of these provides that all bills must be approved by the chairman of the ex ccutive board before being paid. An other requires that there shall be only one purchasing agent and that all pur . chaws must be made by him. Another ' prescribes anew system of book-keep lug. Somo of the committee are dls- I satisfied with the expenses of the cen- tral prison, and say that they aro too Lot. Armlaload Jonea was elected, pros l.l.nl nd .JL V. bitik uiudirt Th, Ideal, and . If, LatnlTteciaJaTy. Th r AssspmnvvstE Makes the food more delicious and wholesome OrSt SMONS WWW OO.. Ml VOWL directors of the Atlantic & North Caro lina Railroad, on lhe part of the Stale, were chosen They are llie same as ilio,c elected at Hie meeting of the board here April 24th. W. M. Webb, of Carleiel. James A. I'.rvuii. of Craven; M. Harvey, of Lenoir; Samuel C Sugg of Greene; T. C. Whilakcr, of Jones; Louis G. Dan iels, of Pamlico; James. Wcstbrook, .of Wayne; J. A. Meadows, of New Hern; H irold Dorlch, of Goldsbor 1 was again elected Stale's proxy. Directors were elected to take possession at the Septem ber meeting of the stockholders. The board of internal improvements will inspect the properly and records of the Atlantic & North Carolina Railroad soon. J. A. Ramsey, of Salisbury, land agent and surveyor of swamp lands, was removed, and General W. G. Louis was elected lo fill the olllce. President Armistead Jones was authorized to de mand of the Governor, ex officio presi dent of llie old board of inlet nal improve ments, possession of the books, records and papers of the hoard of internal im provements, and if lie refused to surren der, the president is authorized to bring suit to get possession. President Jones was authorized to issue commissions to the new directors, the Slate's proxy and the land agent. The State Auditor istued warrants to the board for per diem and mileage and the State Treasurer honors these. It is learned that llie Governor will refuse to recognize Dorlch as Slate's proxy, contending Hint the old charter of the road gives him power lo appoint. It is also said III it the Gover nor will make an appointment, anil that this appointee will bring suit to oust Dorlch, as it is certain that llie private stockholders will recognize Dorlch. tiik srK:i:i.A'i i". !: m.vkkkth. Today's quotations furnished by Lewis A. May A: Co., New York, Represented by A. O. Newberry. Nkw York, May 1H. STOCKS. Open. High L iw. 150 W 1328 111! 411 Close 15(1 fiHf 132; 110 411 111, 12IIJ ( Hose 5 ill! l i 02 ( 'lose Sugar lfi'lJ Reading Mr lfiU 5(if 1344 120ft 45 IRIS 1J2 C. R. & U. I!. R. T. .. M. O. P. .. Manhattan. .. Dili .. 4 1 a .. 113 .. 12 Gas COTTON. Open. High. . . .1.1)5 .1 0.1 jOW. ,ri.:: August. January 0 01 0.01 IS.O'i CHICAGO MARKKTS. WBXAT Open. High. Low. July 71 J 73 71; I'liliiiiis Coal lon. Havana, May 17. Cuban emotion lias taken a swift turn towards moderation. All the political groups and the fifteen dally newspapers of Havana realized to day that a cessation of wild talk was dell ruble. Even the acrobatic members of the late Military Assembly went about soothing their excited follow ers Tim meeting nf the National League 10 niglit, through largely attended, was orlerly; all the speakers advising calm reflection before any movement is begun Icsa violent incidents might be precipita ted by rashness. 4ioll 1'roitiirtloli of Kloiiilikr. Wasiiinoton, May 1ft Consul lliusli reoorts to Ihe State Department from Clifton, Ontario, respecting tucgoldout put of the Klondike for 1801) that ' an authority whose estimates hac hereto fore proved conservative brings word frim Dawson that the washup from llie Yukon this year will aggregate $ 10,000, 000. These figures leave out of consid eration a number of Important locations." Reaaon For it. Jones There conieB Small. How ab surd for a big, burly man like him lo havo a name like thai! Bowlder Well, you see, ho was little whan they named him. In Good Ilands Jeweler The first time you brought this walch In here to he repaired It was n a gold case. T. s o.id time It was In a silver case, and now it is in a brass case. Customer Yes, circumstances alter esses. Csmin; Dome. The anti-trust movement is spreading to all parts of Ihe country. Yes, sadly replied Sllmpurso, my tail or has caught the fevjr. With Bmphsaia. Amy (reading) Ho gavo her a Jowel- al y l-n-a-l-g-r-e-u-e how do you pio- n u nee, Uncle Isaac? Uncle Isaac (gruffly) pronounre It downright foolishness! 'Pneumonia, la grippe, coughs, cold croup and whoop-cough ready yield to One Mluute Cough Guru. Uao this runt' dy in time and av a doctor' bill or the undertaker'. F. B. Dully.. LAWTON FAB NOICTH. IDs TrtMipH. llHtilig Ittkf-u Sun l!lru, 4 mi linn. I'm-suit til lilt. KlliiiMMi. Manila, May 17 Little resistance whs met when General Lawton's advauei column captured San Isidro today. Colonel French, leading the Twenty Second lufniitry, Thiileenlh Minnesota and Second Oregon Regiments, attacked th town early in the morning ami forced an entrance at ! o'clock, with small loss 'I lie A merit an troops after ward drove the Filipinos far into the country. In a battle yesterday at a river one and a half miles from SBn Isidro Lawton forced the Filipinos back into the forti hYation8 of the town. The capture of the lowo itself was another quick stroke in Lawton's characteristic style. It makes no dilTereuce how bad the wound if you use DeWitfs Witch Hazel Salve; il will quickly heal and leave no scar. F. "v Duffy. TIIK KXTKA SKMSION. Tlir rrrsiririit Has Ho Kur 4;lven lltv Sub ject No (oiiHilriilioii. Hut' Si itiNos, May 17 President Mc Kinley has not j et given consideration to the subject of an extra session oi Congress. This statement was made of ficially here today, anil was brought for wind hy published announcements thai an extra session had been decided upon on llie one hand, and 011 Ihe oilier, that Hindi a session would not be called. A dispatch of General Otis regarding the capture of San Isidro by Genera! Law ton, and his forcing the scattered in snrgenl ranks Into the mountains, was forwarded here by the War Deparlment. The news ii bore was so pleasing to Mr Mckinley ihul he immediately sent his congratulations to General Lawton in Hie following telegram: "To Olis: Convey to General Lawton mid the men of his command my con gratulatious upon the successful opera tions during the past month, resulting in the capture this morning of San Isidro.'' Wii.i.iam McKini.ky. Advices also were received from Cuba, winch were staled 10 lie more reassur ing, " and that a satisfactory outcome of the situation there would result. The President's visit here is nearly at an end. Though the time of departure has not been delinalely fixed, it Is almost certain that the party will reach Wash ington some time Saturday. Little, neglected scratches and wounds frequently result in blood-poisoning. Heller heal them quickly with l)e Wilt's Witch lla.el Salve, a thoroughly anti septic application with a record of al ways curing piles, old ulcers, Bores, cuts, wounds and skin diseases. K. S. Duffy. I.UlO NWtf ItOIIIH. The seven Englishmen who were ar rested at Johannesburg, South African Kepulilic, on the charge of treason were arraigned at l'retoria and lemanded lo jail for a fortnight. Queen Victoria laid the cornel stone of the Victoila and Albert Museum in London. The thirteenth birthday of Alfonso XIII, King of Spain, was observed yes terday. China is preparing for war, and it is reported that she has decided to resist further aggression by the European pow ers. General Lawton, having captured Ban Isldio, Luzon, has sent his advance col umn to pursue Ihe Filipinos lieyond that lowu . It Is expected that the Filipinos will relreit lo the mountains, which are but a few miles in their rear. General Brooke's decree for the pay ment of the Cuban troops will be Issued loday simultaneously with a manifesto by General Gomez to tho Cubans. Three companies of Infantry will be sent to Alaska to prevent a collision be tween American and Canadian miners. Wlieu Admiral Dewey returns to the United Stales President McKlnley will present lo him the sword authorized by Congress. The Alaska boundary dispute may be settled by arbitration. A proposition to this effect is now under consideration by the governments of tho United Stales and Great lirilaln. Leading shipbuilders are so crowded with work that they are unable to under take any new contracts from Ihe govern ment. Official annonncement was made at Hot Springs, Va , where President Mc Klnlov is recuperating, that bo extra session of Congress will ho called. CASTOR I A For InfknU and Ctlldr.c The Kind You Han Always E::t J)eir Iho Blgnaturoof FULTON MARKET BEEF! J I NT ItKVKl Yi:i AT J. L. McDANIELS. Also a Flesh Lot of Cakes and Crackers. Rig Hams to t ut. Small Pig Hams to Boil whole. S'uiall Breakfast Strips. Freeh Uousted (.'offe-, Iron ud to order. India Bleud Tea in cans, h most excellent article, try it. Anything yon want in iroteries, Y'011 cau find for the lowest jiossible price at i J. L Mclffll, Sr I Successor to Mc Daniel & Qasklll. Sc 'Phone Ol. 71 BrvM NI. g im a pair w mm Buy them now and know why P Because this shoe section would not main tain its enviable position in local circles ii it did not meet your demands tor every new and stylish and servicable shoe. Our Shoes are the very quintescenoe ol style and durability. Read the following description : Godinau's Ladies, Misses and Ch.hlien's Shoes. They are the i nvy of our competitors aud the praise of our ci stumers. The best shoe evisold in New Hern for the money. Evesry j air of ,lu in sti icily wnrranted. Child's Dongola. 5 to 8, at .10c ' " S to 8, at 75c 9 to 12, $1 00 Misses Dongola, 13 to 2, 1 25 On these four style we guarantee the price to he 25c pair less than can be bought elsewhere. Child's Kussct, 5 to 8, at V 00 U to 12, at 125 Misses Itiisaet, 13 to 2, at 1 .50 These we have In plain and enamelhd tip. Kvery pair of them is war ranted. Ladies Dongola, butlon and lace, l 25 1 50 Ladies Mussel, button and lace, plain and enaoieled lip at 2 00 The above are all our Great For -Wear Godmans. Ask us for our guarantee on these, we give it with every pair. A new pair if Ihey prove unsatisfactory. We have lately received our last shipment of Spring aud Summer Styles of Stacy Adams Men's Fine Shoes, In Tan and Black, Vici and Calf, Calf Waukeufast Cong, and Hals. The Styles of these Reliable bhoes are up-'.o-date as tin y always were. You may gain if you be prompt. May 18, 1899 I HLA-TTE jii3xilis(iix Mf BARRELS ! BARRELS ! ! I 1,000 Flour Barrels: I W 'V - .TKTr. FOB SALilD k ' f '-a ;-.!' w ' im t-tit' :' it'll ! .. . -el ir,f ,.ot i ; .-'. -'U u.t,1tiilaJi.iC,ft, ' s i ''i ' .i v tin 1ri . a . ; ;' 't';Mr4 'v!w !',: t ft m i-KrriTrM'2 - 111 ll I XI . J LJO.M ! -I "il U- i I..-. M ..a ,i t,
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