n7 VOLUME I1IV. HIW BIRN, CRAYIN COIHTY. N. C, TUESDAY, AI GIST 2t, 19i. PIU6T MKTIcK MMKCK 34 REPORT COUIKG. Pull Statement of Penitentiary Con dition Now About Ready. RESERVES DECISION. Twe ftearoe Clllieas Wast te (Jlie Bill Eaacatloaal Progress lllaessof Mr. Buses. The Infected Herd of Cows. rUl.Ritm, April n.-Uefore Judge Montgomery of the Supreme Court here tody d Interesting habeas corpus case tl heard; lht of C. .1. Jones and Bam 11 el Mcintosh, prominent citizens of Moore county, who are charged with having railed Genrjre Hitter, colored, a suspected larn-lnirner, to his door one night, In March 1900 and shot him dead, They were yestorday committed to jail without privilege of bail and the pur pose of the habeas corpus proceeding was to permit hail. The general public will be pleased to know that the full report of the Investi gation of the condition of the peniten tiary, which is really an Investigation of Its conduct during tht administration of W H. Day a superintendent, Is nearly ready to be made. Oov. Aycock asked several weeks ago for a full Investigation and for reports of condition December 81, 1800; April 1, 1901, when Day retired and July 1, 1901. A negro servant in the boarding house of "King" Kelly, the Captain of the Raleigh baseball team, was arrested late Ust night, charged with breaking open Kelly's trunk and taking $237, which he yestcnltty afternoon saw Kelly put In the trunk. The 9t.nl e today chartered the Mutual Kealty and Investment Co., of Greens boro, capital $100,000, C. N. McAdoo aud others stockholders. State Superintendent of public Instruc tlon Toon returned today from Wrights villi!, where he attended the encampment of ex-Con federate Veterans. He went to Clinton and spoke at the teachers in stitute held there by Prof. Mangum. He says the educational interest Is alive there ind In good bands. In speaking of the crops In that section of the Htale he said he had never seen them worse. Mention has been made of the Illness hereof General Passenger Agent R. E. L Bunch of the Beaboard Air Line, with typhoid fever. His sickness yesterday assumed a serious form, there were hem orrhages and heart trouble. It Is found that .12 out of 42 cows In the fine herd at the insane asylum here are allllcted with tulierculosls; that Is respond t o the tests. The milk from noue of these is used. The very careful authorities will put' In a sterlll.lng plant. Tat Habeas Carpal Cue before Judft Aootgomcry Undecided. Special to Journal. Kaliioh, Aug. 17. The habeas eoi pue caM was heard today before Judge Montgomery of the Supreme Court, In which two citizens of Monroe are ac cused of shooting to death George Hit ler, colored. It was said that they had called Hitter to his door and then shot him. Ball had been refused them. In the hearing today one witness swore that Jones, one of the accused, had told him and others that they had lynched Hitter, that they had taken him from his house at night and were about to hang hint to a tree when be broke away from them and that then they had shot him and had taken him back and hanged htm to a tree beBlde the road. Judge Montgomery poBt poned his de cision In the case until Monday as to ad mitting the two men to ball, In order that the Solicitor may be here and be con sulted In the matter. Judge Mont gomery at first refused to admit Jones to ball and then decided to defer the matter as already stated. BONDS VOTED DOWN POLLOCKbVILLr WHY SUFFER FRO Til New Base Ball Series Between Ral eigh and Wilmington. T0.CLEANSE THE SYSTEM Effectually yet gently when costive or billions, to permanently overcome hab itual constipation, to awaken the kid neys and liver to a healthy activity, without Irritating or weakening them, to dispel headaches, colds, fevers, use Syrup of Figs, made by the California Klg Syrup Co. Summer Heat TIiib ih the wesson of bowel complaints. Green apples and cucumbers produce them and I'krky Davih' I'ain-K ii.i.kk cures them To the troubled stomach it comes like a balm, the wind la assuaged, and the trouble ceases. Every druggist In the land keeps rain Killer, tend no one should be without It in his family. Avoid substitutes, there Is but one I'aln Killer, Perry Davln'. 1'rlce 25c. and ooc. Two Important Articles. Mr. William Allen White has just re turned from Law ton, where he went to write for the Saturday Evening Post, of Philadelphia, the story of the "opening" of the Indian lands. Mr. White's vivid account of the mushroom city that spraqg up In a night Is of striking and timely interest. Lord Balfour, of Burleigh, Secretary for Scotland, and Lord Hector of the University of Edinburgh, will contribute to an early number, a paper of official significance on Carnegie's Gift to Scot land. Lord Balfour is one of the trus tees of the millions, Mr. Carnegie lias given to the Scotch universities. The laws of .health require that the bowels move once each day and one of the penalties for vialatlng this law is piles. Keep your bowels regular by taking a dose of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets when necessary and you will never have that severe punish ment Inflicted upon you, Price 2,1 cents. Kor sale by F. 8. Duffy & Co. Jadge Purnell to Preside in Vir ginia. Veterinarian Arrive. Cotton Mill Oat look. Southern Take Exception. Ralkmii, Aug. 19. Judge Purnell la asked to preside at the Besslon of the United States circuit court for the west ern district of Virginia, September 10. at Lynchburg. Judge Paul being sick. As Judge Purnell will in November be on the United States circuit court of ap peals at Richmond, he calls a special term of the district and circuit courts at Wilmington the first Monday in October Judge Slmonton consenting as to the circuit court. At that term the matter of the report of the sale of the Wilming ton Street railway oomes up; that is whether it shall be affirmed or set aside The sale will probably be made October 1st. Dr. Tait Butler, the new State Veterin arian, arrived today from Kansas, to the great satisfaction of the agricultural de partment officials, his services being greatly needed at various points in the State. This afternoon there wasf a base ball game between Raleigh and Wilmington for the benefit of King Kelly the Raleigh team's captain, from whom $227 was stolen. He has no doubt as to the thief, who Is in jail and who will be tried to morrow, but the proof is In doubt. Tomorrow the series of games for the pennant between Wilmington, which won the first series, and Raleigh, which won the second series, will begin. The Secretary of the league says there will be 12 games, ft at Raleigh, ft at Wilming ton, the remaining 3 at the places mak ing the largest oilers. Mr McAllon of Charlotte, so promi nent In the cotton mill world, Is here. He says all the mills in this Ktulo will resume full time as soon as the new cron of cotton begins to como in. The crop is late; perhaps 2 or :l weeks It is a fact that It is poorly fruited that the bolls aro unusually small. The Southern railway files exceptions to the recent order of the corporation commission, equalizing frclghlH on all Its branch lines, and making them eon form to the standard, and also making the rales on cotton the same, all over the State. Raleigh UlJcs Ataln&t Future Improvement In T ester daj Election. Special lo Journal. IUl.su. H, Aug 19 The bond election came off Kxlnj and their lasac m di frated by a majority of 81 TrXei Thin end all permanent street Im provement", perhaps for many year The streets of ibe city are only mi one fifth improved at the present time late, ami Game For Kelly's Benefit. Special to Journal ' lUlKK.H. Anguat 19 The exhibition game played here today, for Captain Kelley's benefit, was won by Wilming ton, defeating Raleigh i to 1. THE MARKETS. The following quotations were receiv ed by J. E Latham & Co, New Born N. C. .q.ei Cotton; Aug Oct r.ai January 7.44 7,.r 7.39 Chicago, Aug. 19 WnRAT: Sept.... Corn: Sept Rlbs:-Sepl Open. High. .. 71 Open. . . 58 )pen . . 827 j 71 High. 58 j High. Low. 70j IX)W. 575 Low. H20 Close 714 Close Close H:!2) ONSLOW COUNTY. What most people want is something mild and gentle, when in need of a physic. Chauilerloln'a Stomach and Liver Tablets fill the bill to a dot. They are easy to lake and pleasant In effect. For sale by K. 8. Duffy & Co. More Pensions Than Ever. Washington, Aug. 18 Commissioner nf Pensions Evans hat prepared a state ment ahowlng the operations In princi pal feature of the Pension Hureaa dur ing the fiscal year as compared wit)' former years. It shows that the number of pensioners on the rolls June 80 last was 997.73.5. a net aln or 4,W ovm last year. The lotal net lota to the roll during the year waa 43,5m, which In cludes 3H.I58 by death; W3 by re-mar rlagf; 1,581 by saleorv reaching the age of IB; 1,538 by failure to claim pension and 1.4A0 frost other cause. A con parattve table shows that the rU for the year just closed I the "high water mark" In Jlie hlalory of the Pension Bu reen. the mil hUbeet hiving been reached In 189N. Floods Demoralized Game. Mobile. A i. ., Anguat lft-Tue Louis ville end Nashville Railroad, which sad lo suspend besior between this city aad New Orleans because of Hie floods, lode eta I lee first Irala from Mew Or Uene to Meblle, ; . . - ' , Telegraph linemen ' Wno'eame Into Mobil lo night say thai toe water U Tenses swamp demoralised the wild eel male which have their haeale la the watte. Many deer ceme npoei Ue rail read track lo eactpe the land, as4 the Ueemee caught one which, wae (isaest d by twlmmlng. 4 big black beat also easMooloftb swamp, bet waa sot ' centered. . ' V m CASTOR I A lot loAati t4 CMMm. , . rttl Hi Yh Est. Bears the .f S Sft i ; .;.iroi a, y,,. v. . Half a Crop Predicted. Murderer Still at Large. Meeting: at Rlchlands. Of fers 2S cents for a Wife, (lum Ilranch, Aug. 17. Showers con tinue to come and tho land is very wet. A watch awd clock repairer stopped at L. IT. Boggs' place of business yester day and there his mule waa taken sick and died and the man can't got away. Mr. Chaa Taylor of Wilmington, who has been out heio to recover from a spell of malarial fever, Is now better and lias returned to town and secured work. Mrs. Jack Pierce from Tar landing Is visiting friends here, aud Is under Dr. Nlckolson's treatment Your scribe has been handling fish, wlh right good success and while travel Ing over the county we saw much of the crops and think we can pronounce bnt half a crop. Mr. II. A. Handling from Foys, made a flying trip to Wilmington Wednesday. The prisoners wlm broke jail at New Bern were captured below Folkstone, they seemed lo be easily taken, as only one ran and the officer had to take briars. The negro Dave Henderson who shot and killed his brother-in-law last week, Is still at large, we beer, not withstand Ing a liberal reward. Is offered for hh capture. Tobeoco In the hoed of New river H not so very fine, we were Informed thai It waa badly" diseased with "frog eye. A "big" quarterly protracted and union meeting will be at Richlands from the 4ih to the 5th Banday In September conducted by Rogers and Petree. A bed week on fodder getting, owing to rain, tboegk the farmers are saving eome. We hare a mat la this county above Rlchlaada who Is aa oddity. He Is said to be very rlcb, but la a miser, and has a Urge Icect of lead at Wilmington on which he pays city U7 aad eome land above Rlchmada. :,Tha mad WUmlng toe le for earn, at hat we eoat0r cheap ralee lot low mU. Tele man looks the pooreet mea of Ue eoeely. I a conversation, I told him he aeeded a wife, wbeahaeald he woald acteally give IAc for oat. H aay owe weete hie lead at wnmlagtoe, write me aad I will help, hm. k r . Ugbl Dearer. To Invade Colombia. (Joito, Ecuador, Aug. 18. -A force of Eeiiadorcan troops Is ready to Invade Colombia. A battle is imminent near Pasto, just beyond tho Colombian fron tier and about 150 miles northeast of Quito. The Ecuadorean Congress, In session n Quito, after a scrutiny of the votes cast for President, declared Uencral Plaza legally elected to the oflicc, with a plurality of (15,000 votes, (lencral Plaza will assume office August 31. Sirctl Uillun l-ror r.muis. Ulscasc rTut.-.rnf ;h I runl. Mauj I'ul W No VDin a jii' August 11 C r'V- r somewhat lmproM-.i i.:. - ' Is very poorly frmlcd Fodder puling I now :u some (if I lie (arms near here From the present .nil --h :i hut little open cotton il,;i- m Is indicative of h late r. 1 1, Mr. A S. Lee lir.iut'lil In an last week i There seems in he a blind rtaggei c;. I Idemlr in this iieitrhtHirlmod Three I horses have died In this place within the ! last week and others are sick. ( I Mr. J. B. Render reti'rned last Friday 'from Wilmington and Wrlghlsville, ' where he has beeu spending a few clnys very pleasantly. , Mr. Edgar L Houghton left for his old home in Piltshoro, N C , to spend the remainder of the summer. He rexirls i his cotton crop as greatly Improved and j Nkw ork, Aug. 19. ijfceiy , make an RVerage good crop. Open. High. Low, Close ' nr, K. B. Elliott spent several days in j 7 7 20 7 23 " "mingion last weea, prospecting, ami 7 35 7 29 7 35 i Is now gone to Raleigh for the same 7.44 I purpose. We are glad to state there are no hsBe ball teams at this place, nor are there any base ball cranks here as is the case every where else we know of. Mr. E. T. and J. II. Bender will soon engage In the manufacture of cypress shingles and boards, also they will man ufacture hard wood In many deslrahle shapes as they find most suitable to the demand. The Railroad Company lias dumped seven car loads of South Carolina Krl1" Ite in the river Trent at iliia piece around the brick pier at the railroad j bridge as a protection, as the water had nearly undermined the pileing. Wc have had several requests from subscribers to the Joumol for more news from this section. We aro sorry there is so little worth writing up, hope they will be patient, we will let them hear from this section occasionally. Our little town is at this time almost depopulated, our people are scattered far and wide apart seeking pleasure and health, which wc hope they will find in great abundance, much of the latter. Wc hear that M r. Walker Mears, our genial cotton buyer is spending the sum mer at Swanslioro, N. C, where he finds Bporl of all sorts unequalled in any other section. For the next 31) days, Bender Bros., say they will sell their entire summer stock of dry gooks at cost and less. Now la your time to catch these bargains, la- lles better go see them. There Is not a vacant store or house in tills place. Everybody is doing well In every particular. . No sickness and no poverty, the merchants all do a fair bus lncss all the time. kiv;r ftQt'al atir, j Chill Tonic proi.-" 'I.' I ami I 1'- CHILLS, FEVERS NIGHT SWEATS naladies when you (ji.tvc and all other forms of can be cured by Roberts' Chill Tonic The world dues nut contain a better remedy. Many wunJerfij. jrt- made by it. as cents a bottle Money rrt..:.Jed it it foils to do the work. Delight ful to ukc. Local Druggists. New York, Aug. 19. Stocks.; Open. High. Low. Close Sugar 132 133J 131$ 132, So. R y Pfd R. 1 110 1 11 140 141 U. M. I, I3f 13J 13, 13 St. P Tex Pac ... 12 I2t 42 424 Am. C. V 2!4 I 'on, Toll U. S. S 91 91 .j 9H 91 i Live rMH1 Spots 4 9 1(1 Sales (1,000 bales. Futures, Aug-Sept. 4.23, Ocl-Nov. 4.IIK FOKT RECEIPTS. Sami week Last week last year. 12,500 3,400 This week. Hat. 2500 900 Mon. 2000 1200 Tues. 900 Weil. IKK) Thurs. . 900 Krl. 27(H) s,000 ITEMS OF INTEREST. SUPERIOR COURT. Forty counties In Texas nre without a resident attorney. Tanay leaves are an old fashioned remedy for moth. Sprinkled freely about woolens aud rura, they are very efficient. The new CApltol building of Minneso ta at Bt Paul Is built of Georgia mar ble and Is ono of the most attractive public bulldlucs In tho northwest PL John's, the capital of Newfound land, haa a population of 80,000 and la a place of large commercial Importance, with one of the best harbors In the world. A landslip bsa occurred on the Qllghlt Hunan rosd. oortbweat India, a few miles from Chalt, blocking the Hunxa. rlvar and forming a laka half a ml la long. Among other line o( manufacture in which BaltUnor leads the world Is that of making showcases, and not ooly does Baltimore's output exceed that of any jotber city on the globe, bat It was also ooa of tho first to con struct this useful artlclA The number of retail liquor dealers Id the Doited State at Uie close of last year was S04.000. The total vote of the Proalblrloa party In the aarae year waa 300,000. New York haa tht larraaraamber af Uqoor dealers, 1111 oata la second and Oala third. Peno syrvanJa bae taa tersest number of Pro hibition hi tm. Nw fort la second and Mllools tbtcd. - - Never praise a woman's cake unless you are prepared to eat every aitco oa the plate.-Atcbtaos Globe. ' " TM pfctb Of ft?, lead trot to aba (tare, but it U tti eaoapWasaat ravta. ract)aa4 OragonlaJa, I)o1 N eelUM with Wataonrf .W lief froe ladtgeMloa. Kadol Dyspepsia Oare frBsaetlf limi ; apVHaiy H stoves tkle eoesplalat, f raWves par iBMseajllr. beoaaaa It, allows, .Itfj tired Itrasaca patfeet rest. Dtetlaf wost teat taa ttosaacs. ( start recetrai tap" f Ilea f rotj Ike food wa ml 1b smtMs Wsf ts kelp Ike Nowata Is la H Kodol .Piipepst Cars, wkka dtfest fkat jot eat lad caat kelp bat do jot food. lldr kOOK toots. ' Do 700 tom what r mea by h8lck RaoH Ooodif" Wa meaa all of the ar ticle Welch sar beea broiht oat MU)r doftb recewt years articles for tb allevUtloa 6f nffertal aaoa tboss vao art ffl U wstl as ankles' of as la lb boas, iocb a TonnUla Sjrtagei Bot Wataf'Baft, Madlcln Dropper etc'tHo," W lav t good et'ock of kTl tbla alas of roods aad ar tellfai' tbaoi U frf raaebasM Ice,' ' Com la' aadj loot It mms Boca anenng ana ortea sktaesscia'b avoided If lha prop' Blriltoom artlcl ts la It 'louk ready fof s at lb prdper. tlm. llfadbaja'l rbrmry. , rrlraln.1l Term Began Yesterday. .ludge Allen Presides. The Grand Jury. The Criminal Term of the Craven county Superior Court began yesterday. This is the first experience bf the new order of things, the division of the Su perior Court Into two terms, Criminal and Civil. The civil docket will lie tried next month. Judgo Ollvor II. Allen of Kinston pre sided. There was a large crowd In at tendance, many pec pie coming in from a distance. There were more jurymen drawn from outside than has been usual and this and the unusually large docket brought together a large numlcr of people The court room was crowded and the hall and corridors were also well filled most of the time. Two jury cases were disposed nf yes terday. The Htale versus L. B. Hahlcht, selling liquor on Sunday, found guilty. Htale versus Arnold for assault, found guilty. The case of the Htale vs. Oeo. Wilcox, J. K Wilcox, J. H. Stevenson, Clyde Kennedy, road overseers was nol. pros The Grand Jury had np the case of L. li. Humphrey, the Dover assault case, and a Inie bill was rendered. Judge Al len ordered the arrest of Humphrey who waa out on ball and the case will probab ly tie beard Thursday. Humphry was put In jail. The case Is a capital one. The alleged assault was on a yonng colored girl and the pre liminary trial was heard at Dovor and afterwards hero before Justice Street. The following Is the Orand Jury se lected 1 D. K. Williams, I Thos. II. Smith A L. S. Harper, 4 W. H Stllley. U C. R. Williams. 6 H. K. Lathlnghnuse. 7 B.H.Taylor. 8 J. W. Stewart. W. A. Oaaklna. W W. K. Baiter, (Foremen) if w. r.Kocb. It OctavtalcLawhorn. IS L. T. Lancaster 14 J. II. Barnes. ID II. H WIIMams. 19 M. B. Baals. IT Philip Thomas. 18 A. W. Avery. Celery Headache Powders. There is not any better remedy for headache thaphese powders. They never fat! to re.reve. Made and sold only at Davis' Proscription Pharmacy. Pilot Boat Cut in Two. New Yoiik, August IH.--Many fath oms deep lies the pilot boat James Cor don llennett, which yesterday afternoon was cut in two by the outgoing steamer Aleno, of the Hamburg American Lino off .Scotland Light. Three pilots and a steward were drowned, and only two of the bodies were recovered. Tne survivors number eight. LAXATIVE TASTELESS HILL TONIC. Coinlilnlnc llir ltlv ri.r1y of Cancan. lnif llcliil an kmiw- I lonlo. Guarantor)!. liOr. Only aolil m IlKADHAM'g PHARMACY. $20 REWARD ! I will nav 110 oach for the arrest and delivery of tho 2 following named prls oners who escaped from Craven county jail on the 11th Inst. (loo. Thompson, Henry Crodle, Aug. M, 101. J. W. DIDDLE, Sheriff. Craven County, Now Horn, N. C. (Klnslon and Oreonvillo papers please Insert 2 or 8 times and send bill to .1. W. Ulddlo, Sheriff, New Bern, N. C ) f f "LEADER" and "REPEATER"' . . SMOKELESS POWDER SHOTOUN SHELLt are used by the hfst shots n the country because they are so accurate, uniform and reliable. All the world's championships and records hsve been won and made by Winchester shells. Shoot them and you'll shoot well. USED BY THE BEST SHOTS, SOLD EVERYWHERE PORTSMOUTH Oemad M ill let i,ot .ii st iti:: VKift i Cluvfi' Hill 1 1 1 lluttcr, Fiiiii-y Klgin liuttcr, KulUm Miu Uot t'oi nod Beef, Sniiill lluins and Slunililcrs, Wliolc Grain liior 1 lie t, Cannod Meats, Imported and Domestic Sardines and Salmon, Lunch Tongue. Tlir I Jest of everything in the Grocery line at the Lowest I 'rices- Yours ti Please, J.L McDAHEL 5 'Phone 91. 71 tr1 Wholesale a& Retail g j (Grocer, ? St. g ::iii:n::nxxin:nin:nnixiixinnixxxA r rsi -w-i t w wwww wwrwi w rn v M m I SliLUNIi OUT AT liM' Wc will sell ALL Sl'MMKi; GOODS l'OSITIVKLY AT COST and I'NDKU. The following list will show what we All Ladies, Misses and Children Oxfords, Law lis and all oilier Summer Dress Goods, have, to close out: Organdies, Persian , Laces, Enihroider- c any of the aUiVe giHMls CALL EARLY ith, mid wc will make your heart glad with I(csHH:tfully, its, Silk.s, 1'nderwear, Sliirls, Neckwear, Straw Hats, Clothing and Shoes. If you can ii Monday, Augest our low prices, 1 1 1 BAXTER. rnmnminnnnnnnmniimiiiininin K Tim rsday, Aug. 22 PREMIUM DAY At the Planters Warehouse. Itlds Wanted. The County Commluloners will re ceive bids for the next ten days for the repairs of Bachelor creek bridge on the Waehlnirton road. The contract will be awarded to the lowest bt Ider. All bids aaost be sealed and sent to J. J. Baiter. Commissioner In charge of said bridge. Tbe Commissioners reserve the right to reject all bids. All persons wishing to atake bids will call oa J. J. Baiter, who will fornlsa them with plans and speclfl cations. K. B. JUNKS, Chairman Board County Commissioners, Aagosl 7th, 1001. We will have plenty of buyers, with the orderf tor your tobacco, and you can do as well on this market as any in the State, Build up your home market by bringing your tobacco here, 11 you do not get as much for it as any other market, we do not expect your paironage. Gome down to the Premium Sale and keep a coming. Sales every week day at 11 o'clock. J. 1L HOWABD, Manatrer. S. B. CTJRRIN, Auctioneer, White, BryaatavlUa, lad, sari DeWUl's Wltoa Basal Sabre sealed raa alng torn oa bola tag. J Ha Ui stiller. 4 rears. Doctora failed to sola Ms. Oet Da Wilt's. Aocapt ao UnlUtlons. I price Is refunded If they do aol ears. T. 8, Daffy Co. ' .," ' UOo, at Bradhani'i rtanaacy, ,.. COLA, EUDACBa FOWftEU. ra abeelotely aanaiaaa, attmalathig, I rather Ihaa deprasalng the 'Systecsi1 Taa We hHTe eaUMlahod Brick Yard in New Bern and aro prepared Brid ani TUfi HasuTi Ct.t , .a-r tt Jl -. s - " e v X ft i tr ,. . - Applf Id I nAUTSnELf), "Km N. C' i , i