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88 South Tryon St., Clxarlotto, lVe'O.
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LUBRICATING OILS AND GREASES
corroH uu trads a wskjialtt.
CHARLOTTE, N. 0.
The highest
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good as
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bag of BlackweU's Durham.
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ern District of Isorth Carolina.
In the Circuit Court, Fourth Circnit,
Greensboro, Jan. 29th, 1897.
With the concurrence of the Circuit
Judge, it is ordered that a Special Term
of the. United States Circuit Court be
held at Charlotte, commencing on Mon
day, the 26th day of iApril, 1897, for the
trial of Civil cases, and the presence of
all parties and witnesses will be re
quired. (Signed) j
EOBEKT P. DICK, U. S. Judge.
A true copy, test:
H. C. COWLES, Clerk.
AMAN "
In explaining to a friend why he and
his girl, after a very long courtship,
finally i
60T MARRIED,
Said it was due ta the fact that the
"conversation ran out."
Our conversation twill never run out
If you will Just let hs talk about ROY
AL SCOTCH LINBIST. The greatest
value in high gTadei paper ever on this
market. Eight styles of paper, envel
opes to match, 25c. per pound.
STONE & BARRINGER.
Book, Stationery and Art Store,
22 South Tryon Street.
UP TO DATE
(
In Iron enameled, steel clad and copper
bath tuba, lavatories, boilers, closets,
blckets, links and hydrants, and any
thing In the plumbing line. The stop
cocks are the celebrated. Oleamer. They
are not the cheapest, but are the best
made. Pumps in different styles, with
glass valve and brass cylinder, reduc
ing frtction to a minimum, consequent
ly lasts longer. Our work is uone thor
oughly In every way. Each Job is guar
anteed for 12 months. Give as s trial
We give satisfaction. Estimates free.
A R. WTLLMAN
FOE EENT.
5-Room House, corner
Railroad aiKf Eighth . . $10
7-Room House, East Fifth
Street . . . L . . $15
R. E. COCHRANE,
Real Estate and Insurance.
After January 31 tt my office will be
Room No. 5,
Hunt Building.
CHAS. C. HOOK,
ARnrriTRrrT
Everett Hotel,
JACKSONVILLE. FLA
Largest Hotel is the 8tate; accom
modation for six hundred (600) guests.
. First-class in every particular, em
braeing all modern devices and im
provements for comfort aod luxury.
Elevator rooms en suite with baths, eta.
Ratbs 12. 5G to 4 Psb Dat.
D. W. C. BEN BOW,
of Greensboro, N C.,
; Proprietor.
Wej Watch
Our stock closelji and never let it ran
down. : We ; are continually replacing
our stock with new pieces of furni
ture of the nicest quality. Our prices
are low and terms reasonable.
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KHUCHJTEB OUOn BXAUBf.
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smoker
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Hifll V e
V From Each County.
The fibjbt person in each coantv in
, this cr any of the bordering States who
makes application will receive a slx-
months scholarship in either coarse for
j or HAUtte regular rate.
CHARLOTTE
Commercial College,
Y. U O. A. Eui.dms. Charlotte, N. O.
tVrtto for CtetelAcn.
THE
CHARLOTTE NATIONAL BANK,
CAPITAL $125,000.
We are now ready for business at our
new banking room No. 9 East Trade
Street. We solicit your account and
will promise the most courteous treat
ment and every facility consistent with
sound banking.
DIRECTORS:
O. W TILLETT, J. W. HUNT,
VINTON tlDDELL, B. D. HEATH,
i JHU. M - SUU'lT. J. F. WAUS WORTH,
i J. P. ROBERTSON, C. VALAEB,
R. J. BREVARD. ,
B. D. HEATH.
President.
W. H. TWITTT,
Cashier.
FIRST CLASS
Merchant - Tailoring
I keep the most reliable goods and
make them to measure in the very best
manner by thoroughly skilled work
men here in Charlotte. Price guaran
teed to be as low as the same class of
goodi and work co be had elsewhere.
J. S. PHILLIPS,
MERCHANT TAILOR,
81 SoUTB TRYON STREET
ARLINGTON HOTEL
Centrally Located,
Near Postoffice,
OHAKLOTTK, N. C.
Under new and permanent management.
Sixty elegantly furnished rooms;
All modern improvements
Table equal to any is the Oily.
Rates: 91.50, t2.00 ard 12.50 per day.
W. F.BDCHiHAOtnerand Propriety
Richard A. Blythe,
COMMISSION MERCHANT,
COTTOIt WABPS AUD TABSS.
No, 114. - Chestnut Street.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
E. D. TESS1EB & BRO.,
Contractors and Builders and dealers
in all kinds ; of MANTELS, TILES,
GRATES, SASH, . DOORS, BLINDS,
MOULDINGS, etc Send us your plane
and let us bid on your Interior work.
We will give you best material and
cheapest prices. . "
Cor. CoHege and Third 'Phone 8 O.
JAS. E. MITGHELL & CO.-
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THE rAPPSOFEIATION BILLS.
FOB DX8TKICT OF OOUTKBTA.
The rTaval Asprny ilall Bill Is Swelled
by Over Three and a Balf MJHIoaui Siaee
It t8 tt Hoth The Armor ,71mt
Washington, March L-To-day the
Senate, tn a' space of about one hour
sad a half, passed the District of Co
lnmbia, appropriation bUL. camrina-
Items to Ue amount ot $7,444,677, being
as exeesft o SJ,C&5.flM ever tne biU Mm it
psssea tne Honse. , Balf the smomt is
to be paid out of the Treasury ef the
United States, and half oat of the rev
enues ef the District ot Columbia. Then
the naval appropriation bill wa taken
up. It carries 135,738,234? a, UtUe over
three and a. naif millions more than
the bill contained when It - left the
House. 'The principal items ef in
crease are: Naval station. Port Royal,
8. CL. 150,000; navy yard. Mare Island,
CaHfornla, $250,000; naval hospital. Port
Koyal, s. c., S4.; tralnlos' vessel ror
naval academy, $250,000; increane ot the
navy, construction and machinery,
$00,000; establishing' a government ar
mor factory, $2,s00.00. . ,
In addition to these items, the appro
priations committee reports an amend
ment authorixing' contract to be made
for" three torpedo' boats, not to cost
over $800,000 in all
While the bill was being: read, it was
ordered, at the suggestion of Mr. Al
lison, that the Senate, at 6 p. m., shall
take a reeess until S p. m. --
The torpedo Tora amendment uid all
the other amendments up to that point,
were agreed to without discussion or
question. '
The amendment on page 60 of the bill,
providing: that no contract f or. armor
plate shall be made at a rate to exceed
$400 per ton, and the connected
amendment, striking out the clause that
no Dortion of the. armor shall be pur
chased until it has been contracted for.
were passed over temperarlly. Also
the amendment appropriating $2,500,000
for the establishment of an armor fac
tory. The remainder of the bill, having
been disposed of, the controverted
amendments were taken up.
The first question was on the provi
sion of the bill that the total cost of
the armor shall not exceed $3,210,000, to
which the Senate committee had report
ed the amendment "that no contract
for armor plate shall be made at a rate
fce exceed $400 per ton.
Mr. Chandler, Republican, of New
Hampshire, moved to amend the Senate
amendment by making it read: "No
contract for armor plate shall be made
at an average rate to exceed $300 per
ton." On these several propositions a
discussion was kept up until half past
4, without any solution of the question.
The bill was then laid aside without
action on the pending amendment.
Conferences were ordered on -the post
office appropriation bill and the sundry
civil appropriation bill.
The credentials of Senator-elect Tur
ney, of Washington, and Heitneld, of
Idaho, were read and placed on file.
The Senate at 4:30 p. m., proceeded to
the consideration of executive business,
and at C p. m. took a recess till 8
o'clock.
A a AvaJ&nehe Partly Destroys the Fa
mous St. Bernard's Monastery.
Berne, March L The left wing of the
great monastery of St. Bernard has
been demolished by an avalanche. For
tunately no lives were lost, nor was
anyone seriously injured; but the
monks occupying the monastery were
in serious danger for some time before
their safety was assured. When the
great masses of snow and Ice descended
upon the building the occupants took
refuge in the part of the building which
remained intact, and from there were
able to dig a tunnel under the snow
through which they crawled. Most of
tbem were severly frozen.
The Japanese Government Adopt
the
Gold Standard.
Yokohoma, March 1. The Japanese
government has decided to adopt a
gold standard of currency upon a ratio
of 32 1-3 to 1. The silver yen, or dollar,
will be gradually withdrawn from cir
culation, and the smallest gold piece
will be of the value of five yen. The
new standard will go into operation in
October next.
KBCGER'S OMINOUS SPEECH.
With God's Help He Will
Protect the
Transvaal.
London, Feb. 28. A dispatch to the
Standard from Johanesburv says that
President Kruger and the chairman of
the Volkradd upon the proroguing of
that body yesterday made ominous
speeches which have created much un
rest. The chairman said that all at
control of the Volkraad and aH other
and the law enforced to the letter.
President Kruger said in his speech
that if the storm that was brewing
burst they would rely on God's help.
The Government would enforce the
law placing the high court. under the
control of the valkraad and all ather
laws exactly as they have been 'passed.
The object of the enemies was to ef
face the republic, but the Lord would
not forsake the people.
Other reports confirm the statement
that the greatest excitement prevails
and adds that protests against the new
high court law are being signed.
The Pope's Eighty-Seventh Anniversary.
Rome, March 1. The Pope gave a re
ception to-day to the cardinals who
waited upon him to congratu
late him upon the eighty-seventh an
niveraary ef his birth, which occurs to
morrow, March 2. In response to the
congratulations of the members of the
sacred college, the Pope delivered an
address, in which he discoursed upon
the conditions of the Church and em
phasised the necessity of deciding with
out delay, the questions affecting the
Angellcan ordinations, and thus put an
end to further polemics on the subject.
It Xxtoks Ominous for the Three Friends.
Washington, Feb. 1. The Supreme
Court of the United States to-day, in
the case of the Cuban filibustering
steamer. Three Friends, reversed the
Judgment of the court for the Southern
district of Florida and directed the,
court to resume control of the vessel,
which was released on bond and stip
ulation. The opinion was announced
by Chief Justice Fuller, and is sus
tained by the: contention of the govern
ment as set up by Attorney General
Harmon to the fullest 'extent. Justice
Harlan dissented from some of the
conclusions of the court, saying that
the opinion of the judge who tried the
case below exactly expressed his views.
No Date for the Withdrawal Specified in
. - the TUltlmstnm. ' ' '
Athens, March L The ultimatum
served upon the Greek government, by
the powers," Insisting-, upon the with
drawal of the Greek army -from the
occupation of Crete and the' recall of
Greek war vessels from Cretan waters,
does not specify any date upon which
the evacuation must, be . accomplished,
bat leaves the time open to the conve
nience of Greece, In completing the nec
sary arrangements.
Shews That Leo Did
n to Beatga. .
Washington, March I. The corres
pondence of the Department of State
with Consul General Lee at Havana, in
the case) of Charles Scott, an American
dtisen. which was laid before the Sen
ate -to-night, f confirms the - published
story that General Lee threatened to re.
sign unless the Department supported
his demand that Scott be released from
solitary confinement, - - -fe-
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box of Dr. King's New Life Pills. A
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These pills are easy ia action and are
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laria, and liver troubles they- have
proved invalnabler -They are guaran
teed to be perfectly free from every de
leterious : substance -and to be purely
vegetable. . rThey do - not weaken by
their action, but by giving ton to the
stomach and bowels greatly Invigorate
the system. Regular else 25c per box.
sola by Burwell & Dmnn, aruggists.
FRANK XXAKX DXAD.
He Was a Member of Oasis Tsxaple ef the
. Mr act Shrine mt ChnrWtte Bained
' Death.. - , B jr, , - V.
Special to the Observer.' . . t . . --'-
Wlnston, March t-Mr, Frank H ana:
son of the late Rev. X E. Mann, died of
consumption last night at the: home of
his Ulster in tturilngton, aged 2.- 'The
deceased was tnjraeed in jnereaatite
business until three months ago, when
he aoia out ana went te Arizona, with
the hope of regaining his health. Con
Unumg to grow worse, he returned to
North Carolina, week ago.! Hevu
a. Mason, Odd FeOow and a. member
ot Oasis Temple of the Mystic Shrine,
of Charlotte. The remains will be ac
accompanied here to-morrow by : del
egation rrom piedmont : commandery.
Knights Templar, of this city, tow in
terment. s' '-t;--
Mrs. Angel, a 70-year-old Inmate of
the county home,- was fatally -burned
Saturday. Her dress ignited while she
was standing in front ef the fire-place.
There t werey XI - deaths ,in-Winston
during, February. nine " white rand
twelve black. Salem had seven deaths,
au vnue. - -g -- - . , .
Winston sold 1,979,795 pounds of1 leaf
tobacco during February and shipped
L2 67,808 pounds ef manufactured goods.
The colored people of Winston-Salem
have organised a Young Men's Cbria
ian Association.
' i
GIGANTIC CORNER ON WOOL. w
Promoters May Sake 50,000,000 by the
MeKlaleyTarinV
Boston Dispatch, -jg - l
One of the largest corners In wool
ever attempted in the United States ex
ists In this city, In anticipation of the
restoration of a 5 tariff on "wool in the
near future by the McKlnley adminis
tration. The steamer Columbian, which
arrived yesterday, brought 8,000 bales of
wool, making a total of 26,160 bales
which have arrived during the present
month. A syndicate was recently form
ed in this city to buy all the wool of
fered in European markets, and buyers
have already purchased 45,000 bales of
wool abroad, and will continue tor pur-,
chase up to the time of the imposition
of the duty, calculated at 11 cents, a
pound.
The syndicate has raised a pile of
money, and a few. days ago cabled
$3,000,000 to London agents. It is cal
culated that 1,000,000 bales of Australian
and South American wool will be
brought to this country- by the 'syndi
cate within the given time, and as
each bale averages 600 pounds it means
500,000,000 pounds of wool and If the
duty is placed sit ten cents a pound
the syndicate Is bound to clear $5,000,-
000, which will come out of the pockets
of the consumer later on. N. W. Rice
& Co. are in the deal, and they ac
knowledge that they have wool enough
on nana to supply tne .new isngiana
mills for one year.
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W. M. Repine, editor Tiskllwa. 111..
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without Dr. King's New Discovery for
consumption, coughs ana colas. Ex
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cough, etc." It is idle to experiment
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King's New Discovery. They are not
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record of cures, and besides is guaran
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bottles free at Burwell & Dunn's drug
store.
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bruises, sores, ulcers, salt, rheum, fever
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coins, and all skin eruptions, and pols-
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is guaranteed to give perfect safisfac
tion or money refunded. Price 25 cents
a box. For sale by Burwell & Dunn
Company.
mmiCTMi ,ir commkrcxax.
The Cotton Market Was Quiet and Irregu
lar, With the Bulk of Business Confined
to the Loeal ; Traders The Liverpool
Market Declined 4 or S Points.
Special By Private Wire to Harrison Watts
ew xorit, Marcn l. cotton was
quiet and irregular to-day, with the
bulk of the business confined to the
local professional traders. Liverpool
reported a continued good demand
there for spot cotton, with prices
steady at Saturday's quotations, but
as figures there showed a sharp reac
tionary tendency, and declined l-454d. to
2-64d., after opening 1-64 to 2-64d.
higher, profit-taking sales were the or
der of the day . Apprehension in re
gard to the outcome of the negotiations
for peace in Crete and the Transvaal
political situation was the primary
cause of the erratic Liverpool market,
futures there finally closing at a net
decline of l-64d. As we went
up with Liverpool, it was only nat
ural that we .should react with it On
the break traders got a little short on
market, and their covering led to a
steadier market in the afternoon, with
a subsequent rally, on which tne mar
ket closed steady, at 4 to 6 points net
decline from Saturday's prices. The
total sales for the day were 168,600
bales. Spot cotton here was quiet and
steady and unchanged, with sales of
358 Wales to spinners and 20.500 deliver
ed on contract. Port receipts approxi
mated 15,000 bales against 20,377 last
week and 13,824 last year. The total
for the week points . to 80,000 bales
against 84,151 last week and 80,853 last
year; Houston to-day received 2,650
bales against 1,384 last year, and ex
pects to-morrow 4,500 bales against 1,
947 last week. To-morrow's receipts
at New Orleans were estimated at 6,800
to 7,300 against 7,079 bales last year.
E. B. CUTHBERT ft CO.
The Wheat Market Opened Steady Corn
Quiet and Steady A Deer ease la the
Ksrapcsa Visible Supply.
Chicago .March L Wheat opened
steady at Saturday's prices on cables
from. Liverpool reporting an advance
of d. In that market, but soon eased
off 4c on realizing by local trad
ers. Later the market became firm on
larger decrease in the vsible supply
than had been expected. and the
world's shipments are officially esti
mated at only 2,362,000 bushels against
3,164,000 last week and 5.439,000 last
year. These, shipments were the small
est within the recollection, of the trad
ers, being less than half of last year
and 5,000,000 less than the- estimated
world's requirements for the week.
The European visible supply of wheat
also showed a decrease for the week or
256.000 bushels, with stocks in the Uni
ted Kingdom were reduced 400,000. The
world s visible supply for to-morrow
promises to decrease 3,500,000 to 4,000,000
bushels against a decrease of 22,000
last year; thus, with statistics at
hand, and all the news generally of a
bulush nature, the market- advanced
steadily, and closed firm within to
"Ac of the highest quotations reached
for the day. and c. above Saturday's
final quotations, with May in Chicago
75Kc ' S - ' r-
Corn was ' quiet though ' steady
throughout; the .entire day,, opening at
24c for May option at Chicago and
closing at 24v-. Newport News wired
that fully 1,000,000- bushels - of -corn
would, clear from -that port to-day.
The export business consisted "of 14,000
bushels of Corn here. - .j
,0 B. B.- CUTHBERT A CO.
S-
Strength
'Are Plentiftti fee Csttos-
HeavyBeeelnts Predicted.
Special to the Observer. ,
New Tork, March L- The cotton
market to-day. although 1 prices were
lower;- showed great strength. In spite
of Hberal receipts and - very heavy
sales to realise, the loss for the day
was slight. Liverpool disappointed
the trade by falling to respond to our
advance of Saturday, and the market
here opened to 9 points down. Prices
declined further immediately after the
opening, but; buyers are plentiful ; for
cotton now; and the market recovered
quickly. Liverpool - bought heavily
here to-day and contributed -reatIy to
our strength. May opened at tJftde
dined to t.I7, advanced to- 7.15 sad
closed: at V J27 ; with the r
steady. Heavier receipts are predict
ed for this week, but the bails attrib
ute this to the recent scouring of the
interior markets . of - the Couth - for
blocks of cotton. " There Is no change
tn the outlook, and we favor buying on
aU breaks.
RIORDAN 4V CO.
A Firm and Either Bead Market A De
7 elded Rise la Lake Shore aTeatase ta the
'--1as-sTsisat ' I -' .'p- -.
By SofEthere. Associated Press. i s-:.
New Tork, March L A rise of eleven
points In Lake Shore, to 172.- wma the
event .hbxV the , day at the .New Tork h
stocK exchange. . iror some time past
this stock, has been stejadiiy advancing
on rumors of an early conversion of its
high? rate tnta jcost-oavinr bonds, and
to-day- a sharp demand from the shorts
wat-MtsA.nMiier tne .ouying -was
for local or foreign short Interest could
not b determined np to the close of
business. Regarding, the refunding of
the companv'a I per coasts nothing of
definite -character. mld be obtainedj
Dat aocoKung to gooa aumority use ox.
ficlale ef the road are making, progress
with their plan for an early retirement
of the maturing bonds. The market
was , also strengthened at. the openings
by the receipt of buying orders from
Indon. and. the general list moved -up-1-
acywhere from "A .to Z per cent., Ore
gon Navigation, preferred; Colorado,
FueL; Central Lead land Missori Pacific
leading. The advance Induced realisa
tions ana oexore miaaay tne martcet
was da the down grade once inore."- The
Anthracite Coalers and.- --Manhattan
were especially weak. Jersey Central
and Lackawana. falling 2 percent and
Manhattan 3 per cent. Jersey central
was sold " on the unfavorable .report of
the Wilkesbarre Coal Company for the
year ending November 8, 1896. An ex-
Dianauon or tne statement -by presi
dent Maxwell, of the Jersey Central
had a rood effect, and that stock ral
lied from 94 to 859. Manhattan
was heavy declining from 89 to 864 on
the revival of rumors that the directors
at their next meeting will reduce the
divldent rates. Chicago Gas was forced
down a point on western reports ot the
incorporation of w new concern, wim
a capital of $300,000, The I decline
brought tn supporting orders, and the
less was soon recovered. A reduction in
certain grades of refined sugar: had no
influence on Sugar stock, which .ruled
firm throughout. The changes in the
Grangers, Southwes terns and: bltuml
nous Coalers were unimportant. Among
investment stocKM Omaha, preferred.
advanced 3 to 138, and Chicago A Altos
44" to 170. -Only: four-shares of the last
ramed, however-, changed hands, Spec
ulation closed quiet and' barely steady
In tone. Net changes generally showed
gains of Vi to- 4 per cent, Lackawana
Delaware & Hudson, Manhattan, Jer
sey Central and Western Union lost V
to 2 per cent. Total sales aggregated
179,183 shares. Including 28,200 Sugar,
21,600 Burlington A Qurncy, and 21.500
St- Faut i i - -
The bond market was firm and high
er to-day. The transactions aggregated
$1,486,000.
Treasury balances: "Coin, $129,732,138;
currency,.$0,65.43S.
Fair Amount of Trading in Dry Goods.
New York. March L The week open
ed In the dry goods market with only
fair amount of trading-. The tone re
mained about steady, with prices un
changed. ;
CITY PKOtTOCB MARKKT.
Annies dried onarter bncntT.'... IHO I
a ' britttsuced....... A $M
lao rj brlxtitaiicea.
Peaches nn peeled halves, bright,
" peeed bright.. .,
B.aeberrios dried-
IL n floor sack
.... sooasss
t&ajt as
uamiiy - -
Hides dry per k......
" green " "
Wool wash
Bum hoar round oer noand...... aa 6
" ham . Wi&a
" sides ea T
" shoulders.... SHOe
Oates 88 pounds per bushel. 3830
Peas-clay 6680
nuxed S056
Meal bolted 44 pounds pe bushel 8Sd43
" unbolted 48 " " " 4838
Corn old 66 poands per bushel. . . . 13&46
Onions select per bushel 80Q54
Lard N. O. 7HO 8
Tallow 4
Ducks - iaais
Hens ner bead ? 1H30
Spring chickens 1315
Kooevers per neaa.
laais
Turkeys par pound
Guineas
79 s
10919
netao
Butter choice yellow
Honey strained per pound.
" comb per pound
KRS hen
Rye. .".".t.V.V.V "".
Feathers -
SO10M
.... lswao
oaao
89041
rTEW TORK MOTTKY MARKET.
New Tobk, March 1. Money on call easy
at lttQS; pern can V4 last loan at ltt: closing
offered at In
Prime meicantilis -naner ner cent.
Bar stl-rer 64V. Mexican dollars .... Ster
ling exchange moiet with actual business in
bankers'- una at 4 6A4 85M for 60 days and
4 S74 874 for demand. Posted rates 4 86
CM 88. Oommerdair bills SsK04 M(. Gov
ernment bonds strong: State bonds dull
railroad bonds Arm.
Silver at the board was quiet
NEW TORK PRODUCE MARKET.
New York. March l.-PLOUR.-Dull. steady
Winter wheat, low grades, S 80 8-; do fair
to raocy s va oe; ao patents nxsa an ain
neasota clear t 5003 85- patents 4 10dt 8ft;
low extras tOOS W. Southern flour dull.
steady; common to fair extras SQ&3 iO; good
to cnoice a aws W'
WHEAT. Snot market dull.1Brmer. F. O
B. 87iS0; ungraded red B6&H0, Options
closed arm at 1 u i cents aavaoce, no,
red March 82t'tAtril .... Mav 80V.
CORN. Spots dulk firmer. No . t 8K ele
vator; 28X afloat. -Options -closed dull and
firm at M cent advance. March . t6; May
a: jaiy ai. .
OATS. Spots quiet, firm.. Options dull,
firmer. March ... ; May 8114. Spot No. i
2iVi: No. 8 white ZSU: mixed Western 9023.
LARD- Firm, stronger. Western steam
4 80; city 4 00? May 4 87. BeSned slow: con
tinent 4 6o3 D. A. 86; compound 4.
PORKj Steadv. dull. New mess fi tSOB J5.
COTTON SEED OU-Quiet; flrnri Crude
aoaOH; yellow prune ziyjaz.
ODFITEE Closed steadv at S tx)inta down.
March 9 05; April .... .; May 9 10. Spot Rio
dull, steady. No. 7 9K.
SUGAR. Raw. dull, steady. Fair refining
bs-io. uennea qniet, anu. Jn A sx9 u
stanaara a ; ,cni loax ana cruanea x
granulated 4H.
CHICAGO PEODUCIS MABKKT.
sjgs
lsnais
Opening . Closing
WHEAT :
March 74
May 74HOX 7554
jo5bn-:
March tS S3
May 84 S4H
Itsu: i
March . 16X 15V(
May 17 17J4
Ju..... : 18 18
Mess pork
March.
May 8 10 8 194
July. 8 88H 8 85
LARD
March ......
May?T. 4 10 4 IS
Ju 4 90 4 28
March.......
May , 4 20 4 BH
July 4 80 4 3S5A
NEW YORK COTTON FUTURES.
New York. Masch 1. Cotton steady. Hid
dling" upland Middling Gulf .....
Futures closed steady. Sales 168,600 bales.
Highest .-Lowest Closing
March f 15 7 08 7 1415
April 7 30 f 14 7 1718
May 7 85 7 17 ' T 8223
Juno. i ao 7 73 7 X7
July 7 33 7 27 7 8I&32
August. 7 85 7 88 . 7"8334
September s so sa . .
October ........ , 6 87 .. 8 81 - 6 8485
November 88 6 83 6 804687
December...... 6 tl 6 87 6 818S
January........ 86 6 86 6 8a7
I'eutuary .... .... ......
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
Liverpool. ' March t, 4 p. m.-411ddllng
4 1-32. i
Futaies. Closed very steady at decline.
ms w . .i
MoVrch and A pirll.t". , V.'.V.
4
6lb
881b
lt62
BfteVy tsDU JttB6-Tiesistes es se
July u4 August..
. . .......
September and October. ......
ISS
8 82 S
8 68 V
8 58b
8 63054
utooer aae wosemues.
November d PeesniB
December and imui
........
.4ft40
8 4TOI8
8 47fel48
January and February.
. CLOSING BTOOKB.
wcaaOUtOU-.w-i .... 124
do preferred j.. ...... ........ sttt
Americm.n 6BiraReSned...w 117-4
a snnma.t,.u- . .................. ao
American Tobaeco..,,.... . - tsj,
. do preferred r- 103
tCDlao.. .. .............. i4
Baltimore A Ohio. 15)4
Oaaadlaa Paclne...............;.. ssu
Cheaapeak AOaio. ....... . ... 17
Chicao. BnrUngton Qnlnev....... ...
OhicsGas.....Jjw.:....i........ fSM
lUware,LackAWestrn. ...... ...... 15254
Distilling and CatUa Veeding
"rie. .......... ......... : -': i4
Lake Erie Wastersv. J 18
T-o preferred. ; 86
Louisville ANsahvIlle,...!,.,......,.. X.-4W
Loau-nue a ew Albany A...-.i- H
WaahalCUdat...... B4
Michigan OentiaL,..j..,i....., . 88
WW s vtuu,,. ...... .
ev se-.-Ti-.vw7w
f" II, S. C7TADW1CX. " ?J" , ; "'Ji -" ' it; "'l 4 u - r;. -i
w-,: -X' '.202 arid
f ,
Ceiling or wall Fans. It
Nashville, Caattanooga A St, Louis..
7M
W nttea etaies vioroage. ............ ....
do preforred. . . -. . ... ........ ....... .
rlewJereey teuti al. . . 5?
uew Tors uentrai . j
New Tork A New England. 7.
Norfolk ft Western preferred...... loft
Morthers Padfio.. ... ' Wji
Co prererreo ....................... .... . s
orth western 10Mt
do nrefened... ................. ........ 1M
Paciffc Mail.......
Readings 84i
Bock Island......... ....i........ 67X
Bt.Paul.4.... ....... ,..,. .
do preferred. ................ .. . . . . . J339(
Silver Oert i flea tea. ,. .................... JHt
Tennessee Coal and Iron
4o preterred. ....- SB
Texas Pacific.
Wabash aclnc
-do, preferred. ..i.....- 14
Western Union - - 62
WbeeiiDC A Lake Erie- IX
do, preferred 5
Alabama Class A......... if
Alabama Class B 1
Alabama Class C. -
Lonislanars
North Carolina 6s ,
North Carolina 6's :
?ennessee Mew Settlement 8s
108
88
96
10
va
77
8
"
118
5H
8054
9
106
in
122X
VlMr1ri& ft' dAfm-ved
Virginia Trust Receipts, stamped...
Vfrartnls. Vnndtaur Dent.: .......
nailed 8tatea4's, registered.. . ......... -
United 8i&tes4,s, coupons........ ... ..
United States 2s. .
Southern Railway 6's.
Southern Railway, common... .j.- .. ..
do, preferred.. ....
South Carolina 4Vi's
United States new 4 s, regisnssenv.
United States new 4's, coupon..
CHARLOTTE COTTON MARKET.
These figures represent prices paid to
wacons.1
Strict rood middling...... r. .. ....
sooa suaaiing...
Strict middling .
1
UHUUing....
TiBges.i .....
T10
6K7 00
eosx
tains...
The market was firm. .
NAVAL STORES. .
Wilmington, March U. Rosin firm; strained
t 45; good strained 1 60. Spirits turpentine
firm, machine 2716; irregular 27. Tar qniet
at 80. Crude turpentine quiet; hard 1 M;
soft 1 6u; virgin nothing doing.
T. J. Hodgen & Go.
CHARLOTTE, N.. C.
Dealers In
COTTON, STOCKS GRAIN
AND
PROVISIONS.
Private leased wires to New York and
Chicago.
Brokerage on stock and grain Vt ". 6c
per bale on cotton, round trade.
National Bank reference 'given on ap
plication. Office 23 South Tryon street."
P. B. ALEXANDER, ' Manager.
.Twenty-six years ago a sign in the
shape of a star was hung out at the
corner of College and Trade streets,
with the Inscription: "Mayer & Roes,
Wholesale Grocers." Tou will find that
same star at .' J
NO. S6 SOUTH COLLEGE ST.
i With the name of
John B. Ross & Co.
" WHOLESALE GROCERS,
Thereon. Mr. Ross is one of the old
firm of Mayer & Ross and he will be1
glad to welcome you at his new place
of business and show you through his
immense stock of Groceries.
Barnhardt&Co.,
(Saeeessers te Cochrane s Bernhardt.)
WHOLESALE PROVISIONS, GRAIN
AND GOAL.
SOI, 808, 809 East Trade street.
CHARLOTTE, N. 0.
FREE! i
We will give free with each out-of-town
order for bicycle- sundries or re
pairs for the next thirty days two of
the most useful articles used by bi
blcycle riders. dTn every repairer of
wheels whose orders- amount to $8- or
more, wilt be given free one of our new
stock wood rims, 28x14. or 28x1. W.
F. Dowd, Stearns, Wavsrry, Patee and
Business Clipper Bicycles.
THE D. i TOMPKINS CO.
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
Electric Light Plants,
Automatic Sprinklers,
Steam Heating,
Top Rolls Covered,
Cotton Mill Repairs,
Fire Protection.
PRESBYTERIAH COLLEGE
FOB WOMEN. "
Cti s rtottayy. ........ .... ' Mm ft
-;Cmly three months eld and tvsevry
200 students In aO aepartrnenta - Board
and tuition XIM per Quarter. This ta
cludes light and heat and tosraetloa ta
the regular branches with Latin. In
struction tn ART, 8TBNOGHAPHT
and BOOK-KEEPINa at reasomable
rstss j, ..-.,.-----"--- -sjS.;
S 'L DEPARTMENT OF ltXOOafWi---Prot.Ck.-P.
McCey. director. Price M
tnstructios trees 87 JS to 81 per quar
ter, according to grada The wary best
available teachers tn aj departnMa-tsV
Address . , . - r
Ulil'lDfc-TlWB'LKT-'ft JUNKtM,
- or MISS UU W. LONG.
m r-liat
2aiScwfJiTiyon Strtet Cirlotte, H. C1 ?:
1Tt dealers (wholesale
f' ' r - j .v f Jt-f - , r
Vibyi don't yon give us an
- EleciricjVentllatiriir Fans, :'
so tnat you Ttayotcool during thef coming summer.
ir UKes ; njnei to AU.an'-oraer and properly wire your
WRITE
is a pleasure .to promptly amwer
dker Coa! and I Wood
Wholesale and Retail.
Bituminous (soft) Coal aj specialty,
and we claim ours the best I and most
economical grades ever sold here; being
very hard, there Is practically no slack
(fine coal) such being- clear loss to con
sumer,,, . V .f - i
- Sole agents for Blue Gem Indian
Mountain. Jellico and Coal Creeks r
We also handle the best grades An.
thracite. Egg, Stove and. Nut. Call at
our city office, 85 North, Tryon street
(opposite city hallft where samples may
be seen and orders left.-r r . . ., -
Try-our dogwood; and- persimmon
stove wood. It will please you. t: r
t.
March Is marching In rather roughly,
but very likely it will develop into a
lovely spring month. By , the - way,
marching just now seems to be the or.
der of the day. The insurgents recently
marched Into, the quarters of the Span,
ish carabineers. Thousands ! will ere
long march-to the scenes! of battle
where Corbett and Fltxsimmona are to
decide who is the world's pugilistio
champion. Great crowds will march to
the capitol on the fourth.1 when Mr.
Cleveland marches out. Legions 'will
next week march to
THE
Cheapest Store in the State.
To witness the phenomenal display of
spring dress goods. Wholesale and re
tail departments win both be complete
ly filled. Lovely styles emerge from
packing cases. Beautiful Percales,
Dimities, Marseilles, Piques, Chiffons,
Satins, Elegant Lawns, plain white and
figured. In such quantities as to almost
burst their cases butterflies bursting
crysalis bonds.
However, the vital power which
marches the great majority our way,
which quickens every energy of the re
tail bargain hunter, which draws the
keen-sighted cash-buying merchant
from towns miles away, which has de
veloped and transformed ; THE BEE
HIVE Into an overwhelming success is
wound up in these three: simple, little
words.
UNDERBUY, UNDERSELL, CASH
THE BEE Hi,
Ever ready to profit-by others' mistakes.
For Instance, a gigantic factory near
New Tork shipped by mistake 9.000
yards. Victoria Lawns toi New Orleans.'
We bought them for v cent less than
cost of production. Next week we will
offer Victoria Lawns one-quarter cent,
less than mills can , produce, and le
per yard less than any New Tork job
ber can sell them and pay expenses of
salesman. -
J. D. COLLINS.
Sent"
To a person interested in humane
matters, or who loves animals, we will
send free, upon application, a copy of
the ALLIANCE," the organ of this
Society. In addition to Its Intensely in
teresting reading, it contains a list of
the valuable, and unusual -premiums
given by . the paper. Address. :
TBS WATXONAI, nVWUUf ALtXAKCB.
- 410-4J4 UiUted OiartUes BdliJA, ,
;,T.L. ELLIOTT.
Granite afoacuBeats speclaltyr -.
' Aeaxra roa-LBOst Fdkss.
35 W. Trade Street,, Operletta, t? C,
1 -w.
J
MARCH!
-: - I-
Rl!(!
1 1 i vn
Monumental
Ms!
and. retiil) in ill kinds of
r" f - 4 i. f J
order for our. i 1 '
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FORi ESTIMATES.:
aH; correspondence.'
CHANGE OF BCHEDTJLE ON.THB
IPJ
itiiTfrn
DDUBIEDAILY
SEE2ICB
" -- February 7, 1897. ;
Trains' leave ' Charlotte -for -Raleigh.
North and Southern points, 6:10 ln
, -stead of 8:28. a. m.' 8:26 Instead of
8:20 p.. m. rN,---. .- " t- 1
leave for Lincoln ton, Shelby and Ruth-
- - - erfordton.' 8:46 instead of UU5 a. m.
Trains arrive i- at Charlotte from
Raleigh, North and Southern points.
2 1:80 instead of 11:85 a. m.; 10:26 in.
- stead -ef10r20 p. m. j .
From Llncolnten, Shelby and Ruther-
- fordton. 8:10 Instead, of 8:20 p. m. m
IN EFFECT FEBRUARY 18. 1897. I
This- condensed schedule ta published
as Information, v and--' is 'subject to '
changre without notice to the public. -Trains
leave Charlotte,- N. ;Ct - 1
.10:15 P. M.-NO, 86, dally for Atlanta -
Charlotte Air Line division; and all -points
South- and Southwest. Carries -.through
Pullman drawing-room buffet
sleepers between New -Tork, Washing-"'
ton, Atlanta and New Orleans. .. - -leans.
- ; ; j- - '-p.'-' :.-'"; ;
sk .-sts a ar " " aw M , ' vvr A . '
VIM A. M. XIO, t, UtULJV TV BUS UlXlkfVUa
and South WBattern VeBtibuled Umitd
sAa i - A elaoea - i T1 nswwktwt cvKsa wwa 'U'as-m wKlsa ,
1V l AUtaUUss ' A-aa umifj4qis suvtuiruawi r
Montgomery, Mobile and New Orleans, 1
and all points South and Southwest. -Through
Pullman sleeper New York to.
New Orleans and New Tork to Mem
phial Dining car, veatlbuled coach, be-
tweea Washington and Atlanta. Pull-.
man tourist ear xor sui x rm ma ikv, ouu.:
days., . si . i . - ;
6115 A. M-l-No. 81, dally except Mon
day, New Tork and Florida Limited.
Consists exclusively of Pullman dining.;
sleeping, compartment, library and ob
servation cars. New Tork to St. Augus
tine. . Pullman sleeper New Tork to Sa- -vaanah.
-- i. , i- . ' - -
5:40 -A. M.N0. 10, dally tor'-Rlchr
mond; connects at Greensboro for Ral
eigh and Norfolk. , - . ! - - i
1320 P. M. No. 1L daily, for Atlanta .
and all points South. SoUd trains Rlctu t
mond to Atlanta; Pullmah sleeping- car
Richmond to Greensboro. - ,".
10:15 P. M. No. 85, daily, for Column,
bia and C, C. At A. local stations;. Au- '
gusta. Savannah, Jacksonville, carries
through Pullman drawing room buffet
steeper' between New: Tork and Jack
sonville; -also Pullman sleeper Char- -
It, LIS (.1 j
1. 11:00 P., M. No, 32, dally except Sun
day. New York and Florida Limited for
Washington, Baltimore and New York.
735 A. M. No. 37. daily, for Columbia
and C, C & A., local stations. .-
8:35 A. M. No. 38, darly. for Wash
ington, Richmond, Raleigh and all
points North. 'Carries Pullman draw
ing room buffet sleeper New Orleans to
New York; Jacksonville to .New York.
Pullman tourist car from. San Francis
co Thursdays. t 4
- 8:30 P. M.--No. 38,: dally,-Washington-and
Southwestern Vestlbuled Limited,
for Washington and all points North.
- :40 P. M.- No.-18, daily-, for- Rich
mond, Raleigh, Ooldsboro and all points
North. Carries Pullman sleeping car ,
from Greensboro to. Richmond. . Con
nects at Greensboro with train carry- .
I.. DiillmBni hv n TtdaiorYt .. .... ..-v- .
7:30 A. M. No. 62,- dally except Sun--day,
.freight end passenger for States-",
vllle and local stations.-; ' ' ' '
.14:45 P.;M. No. 15,-dally "except Sun
Aav for sfatesville. Tavlorsville and
local stations. - . j - i " " !
Daily except Sunday. - 1
;A11 freight trains carry passengers .
John M, Culp, - W. A. Turk, i
-', Traffic Manager. Gen. Pass. Agt.7
W. 3H. Green. . ; Washington, D. C
i ; Gen'l Superintendent, , . f .
f r Washington. D. C. .
8?H. Hardwick, Ass't. Gen. Pass. Agt,
: ,' AtUnU, Ga.
w. . . PW .. . , t .- T3 MM A mrr
i It East Trade st-. Charlotte. N. C
HENBY E. KNOXr JBM
OOHSUIjTUIU
Ehnincer;
Ain
HTDRADLia
V.
Aitesian and tube wells
specialty.; General water
works construction, surveys
plans and estimates. ' - i
1 Borings- made for archi
tects, bridge and railroad
engineers.
i Pipe and primping ma
chinery, r
1; r-rfnww a - v -r-vmmvn T - n
i tinAULUll fi, Aw j
,. ISTABLISHD IN 1854. , -BejTS8tiai8y;.-
EOYAL .- INSURANCE COMPANY,
mSUEANCE COMPANY OF NORTH
K " '-r.?-''AMXBlCXA,rt:-;- i;?-
QEOROIA HOME,: ! VIRGINIA
- STATE, , RICHMOND, ?j
, AnH other Solid Companies..' "-
HUTCHISON, -
CRARtXTTE, JTOBTH CAKOLINA,'
-'-'-' I-.-'"- ' ; ..j ,';,.
j.e. duyal;
dectrfoal Engineer and Contractor. Of
- flee Zt West Trade Street, Boons
;.vT.r- L CHABLOTTB N. CLt -Are
and incandescent lighting. Etjulp
ntng cotton mills with electrle light
plants a specialty. Estimates furnisaed
on all kinds .of electrical work. Call
wens, hotel nun cla tors, burglar alarm.
mm fiwiiassss eoUadtaAj,
TBLH BEST WORK and the lowest
prloee re together at t fAaanrea
arrlpUag Ustss .
SolkeraBteilway;
IflmnceApcy.
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