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VOL. XV-NEW SERIES NO. 93.
NEW BERNE, N. C. WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER i). 1896
ESTABLISHED 1882-
-FUSION .UNCERTAIN.
REPUBLICANS AND POPULISTS
MAY FUSE.
Bepabllean Slate Committee Hirve
Short Seseloa. Ooulp About Judge
Baseell. Talk r Reynold to .
rill Doekery'e Place.
Special. -
Raleigh, N. C. September 8. Mr.
A, 9.. Pence of the Populist State Com
mittee snjs, that while tonight it looks like
(be Populitls uud the Republicans will
fuse, on the Slate ticket, ye' the other
couise may be laken.
- The Session of the Republican State
Committee this iifternoon lusted only five
-niiuutcs; it meets a?ain tomorrow after-
' Republicans say that tlic ta'k of Iiui
seh's roniing tlnwn comes from Coegrcss
sjrnan Scltlc.
Cominilleeninn Pence, fays Russell
wou'd have been taken down but for
Guthrie advising Populists against fusion
with the Republicans
It is asserted tonight that Chas lity
nolds will he the Republican uomiii 'C fir
Lieut Goveinor.
D. L. Knfs ll ariived tod.iy In the
gr at ftirpriS". of Repub leans nt head
quarters. A. H. Slorunib suy,Jhe Republicans
ore no ' determine I lo hnvj a straight
Repub'ii.'iui nominee for Conurefs in lite
3rd D strict; lliey would have end' used
Cyru Thompson hut would not endorse
John Fowler.
A HetKD of Terror.
Special.
Springfield, Ky., September 8. The
' Citizens of this place are badly I Tightened
eiver a threat mndu by ll.e mob, to burn
- the town if any one attempts to arrest
them.
: Two jiuil lings have already been burn,
cd, and businesses practically suspended.
Arjied men are patrolling the streets,
An Escaped Murderer Recaptured.
Special.
Raleigh, N. C, S( ptemlier 8 Avery
Butler, who eight yenis ago aseaseioatcd
hit fa'ber, at Clinton, and who thrte
years ago escaped from the Penitentiary
wheie he was serviug a lifu.eentence, was
brought back today, he was rccapturned
in Kentucky.
FEVER AIDS CUBA.
Seventy-One Oeatbe In Havana la One
J: week and Many New Caeee.
Washibtos, D. C, September 8.
The malignancy ol yellow fever in Cuba
is increasing with the advauce of the sea
top, and the dibcasc, in n most drcadlul
, type, i now playing havoc with the un
'. iaccfi milled Spanish troops, according to
special repoiti received from the sanitary
inspectors n( the Uuitcd States Marine
Hospital Sirrice.
' These show 71 deaths lu Havana lor
the week ending August 27; 51 of these
being. In the military hospital, at which
123 new oases were under treatment; 22
iu Mataons, the seme number in Santia
go; 25 nt Sairoa la Grande, with 100 new
rases,' and similar conditions in all other
sections where the Spanish forces are
massed.
... .The inspector at Havana, in a special
report, says (he fever it badly epidemic
" and is increasing among civilians theic.
' - At Sauliago, Qol. Vallerlin, of the Spaii-
ish (Dgtneers, died August 22, alter an
" JUness of only forty eight hours, which
dhe United Stattt inspector declares is
exy unusual in yellow fever.
' the di ase his also spread to Fieoch
friend of Martlnquc, according to a con-
sahu iep"tt.
; Tliccorsu'ar agent at Mai initio. Cut,
, 'feporti yellow fever there, but says disease,
. tathllcs aro neither pabjjslie I nor record
.eJ "ln ofBoe tliere sines the revolution
hi Tslrcra.hle Itme.
CMiaeXjUliner, wealthy retired furm-
r, sged sevenly-teven years, of Chilli
' 'collie, Ohio, attended the National Q. A.
' . . iRv Encampment at St-.Paul, where be
i -itTVy1 fJtWV? , Pn Tuaidiy night
-lie disappeared and" has not sluce been
'heard from. 1
). . Kansas City's sicond annual horse show
' '.' -. i proved successful beyond expectations,
tsjad pronounced second only to the Mid.
.fcon, Square,' Kew York, slows, Five
- ... tbouiM people wituested the grand pa
, - inde alter which ceme-the awaidioz of
t iprlics in four classes. ; .
.'V' , . Cb..r Lavlgnc, Cady ville, N.Y., Us
' 'died froui.lheeffiCtsof s blow struck by
'Truman Darrah on ' Friday. Livlgne etv
' tand Darrah't store, tod because of his
. msenf Improper lansuage, Darrah ordered
; iim""out. Lavlnge lelt, but returned short
.' . 1y aftarwbe'n Darrah struck blm on the
'. 1 tocsd with a cane, ; . ' ' .
Salvador Romero and Ucna Garcia were
" round dead In S .lodging house at Sen
s Francisco, chirped In ech othen arm.
. The woman, who was" the wife of Ben
' Garcia, of Redwood City, enine to Sao
Francisco Saturday night with Romero.
Thry enged rooms at the Alph's House
and retirei). In the morning the proprl
" etor of the hotel went to their foora and
lonml tliem deml on s lounge. Doth had
b'on shot through tho Imirt.
SWEPT BY DEMOCRATS.
ttkaaiM Carried by Tbem by a Ureat
.Mojorlly.
Specdnl.
Little Rock, Atk., September 8.
The election held iu this State was for
State judicial and conoly offices, includ
ing two thirds of II so legislature, which
will elect a fuccettor to Senator Joms,
chairman of the National Democratic
Commilti e. He has no opposition with
in his party and his election is an asftied
tact.
As Tar as heard from tho election pass
ed oil' quietly anil an unu-ually large vote
was polled. The question of licensing
saloons nas the principal issue in the
majority of counties.
Democrats and Republicans had full
tickets in the field, while the Populists
and Prohibitionists nominate I cntidMriles
for goveinor only.
The Democrats c.irriel, the. State by
sixty five thousand majori'y. Chairman
Jones is greatly surprise I over the heavy
victory; he only rxnectid about forty
thousand majority.
Of the 203, Q0S poll lax nceipts in this
State, -45,000 are held by i.egroes-,-1! ,000
more limn was pai I by the negroes two
years ago.
Notified by the Sliver Party.
Special.
Lincoln. Neb.. September 8. -Brian
today addressed the citizens from a plat
form erected iu Slate Ili'U'e Square, and
ihis evening was uotifieJ ol his nomina
tioii bj the Silvor pmty.
I'enniiy Ivnnln lllirrlcnue.
Untostows, Pa. .V tcrible 'hurri
cane sw. p over a portion ot Nen ilen and
Frink'iu lown9liiis, leveling houses,
barns, fences and crops. It begar near
New Sale n, traveled alinui eight miles in
a noriheas'c rly direction an I was about
two bundled yrds wide. The town cf
Watersburg was baJiy ilamaged, only
three buildings being left standing and
fit for hubitatiou. No person was killed,
but several were injured.
The Pittsburg, Virgiuia and Charleston
Railroad bridge was moved over a foot,
and the new county bridge being eivcted
to lake Hie place of the one washed away
in the July floods, was blown dowu. The
d:imigj will foot up tens of thousands ol
dol'ars.
BASE BALL.
National League Unities Played Tea
terdar.
Special.
New York, September 8. New York,
8; Piiuburg. .
Washington, September 8. Wash
ington, 8; St. Louis, 3. Second game,
Wasliing'oo, 5; St Lok'is, 1.
Philadelphia, September 8. Phila
delphia, 3; Chicago, 7.
Baltimore, September 8 Baltimore,
10; Louisville, 0. Second game, Balti
more, 3; Louisville, 1.
Where They Play To-day
St Louis at Cleveland.
Brooklyn at Baltimore.
Philadelphia at Washington.
Chicago at Pittsburg.
Boston nt New Yoik.
Cincinnati at Lousville.
HOW TnE CLUB8 STAND.
CLCBS. W. L. P. O.
Baltimore, 82 8t .707
Ciuc'nnaii, j 72 41 .621
Cleveland, 71 43 .013
3oton, f7 53 .563
Chicigo. CO ,13 .505
Pittsburg. 62 53 .539
Philadelphia, 67 60 .487
New York, 57 62 .470
Brooklyn, . 54 6) .466
Washington, 49 67 .422
St. Louis, 80 83 .808
Louisville, 29 , 88 .218
TUE COTTON MARKETS.
September 8th
Liverpool opened at a sain of 8 to
5.64 I and closed steady with spot sales
or 10,000 bules.
New York openrfe strong at an advance
of 8 points and declined lo no hour
points, alter varying periods oMtreogib
end weakoess tho market closed steady
at a net gain lor the day of. SI points.
October delivery 8.55. . " ,?. t"
Thb New Berne market has been' ex
cited and itrong at ? to most oft
the cottoo selling 7. 85. '.'","'
."V, -: Yours Trnly,
J.E.Latham.
THE MARKETS.
5
Chicaoo, September 8.
OPENING. CLOeB.
October Lard, . . , 8.0 ; J.25
January Bibs, 1 1 87 . 8.80
December Wheat, . 67 J 58
' A Tea Girl Hills Heraeir.
Boabos, Pa. Maggie Ricsrdoo, sged
twenty-One year,- shot herself In the
street, dying Instantly, She had quarreled
wltn her lover, Mike Lee.
, Two Firemen Killed.
Cluton, Mo. Ted Smith and Dick
Porter, were killed by the giving away of
a bridge on (be Kansas City Osceola and
Southern Railroad, near here. In company
with Bridge Foreman Hess they started
for the bridge, which was reported oo
fire, and oo arrival were unable "to man
go the machine and went through, the
structure. ' Hess escaped with slight In
juries. . 1 . '
IT IS POSSIBLE.
REPUBLICANS MAY PUT POP
ULIST ON TICKET.
No Action by Republican! Today.
Popnllati Haiti to be on Run. Buch
anan Wants Nomination In
Third Diatrlct.
Special. .v
Raleiou, N. C, September 8. Prom
inent Republicans say tonight that the
reason why the Republican Stale Commit
tee took no action this afternoou, was be
cause Populist Chairman Ayer went to
Republican headquarters and asked that
nothing I e done until tomorrow.
The Republicans say the Populists are
on the run; It is also hinted quite loudly
that nlier all, the Republicans may put up
a Populist lor Lieut Governor.
One thing is sure, and that is that
Walser is mighty anxious to be elected
Attorney General, that means he wants
tli3 Populist support.
S. II. Buchanan is here working for
the Republican Congi'issional nomination
iu the Third district:
Nlut With a Cannon.
Chahi,fston,S.C Charle s B. Miller,
a popular young member of the LaFay
etle Artilleiy, naval n serves, was latally
."hot by a comrade in the company's hill.
The company hadas-seniblcu for a supper,
and while wailing Ibr some guests the
workings ol iho Hole1 kis cannon were
being i xp'aiunfc A sub calibre shell was
accident illy t-ii'iM noted lor a dummy,
and Miller, who was standing ne.tr ttie
gnu. wis pierced by a 44 calibre ball.
Miller died in a tew miuutts.
John Savane Gruff, i son ol Rev. W.
M. Graft, a prominent Episcopal clergy
man of West Philadelphia, was instintly
killed on the Lehigh Valley Railroad at
Bowman's.
And now for the
Biggest Season
WE EVER HAD SINCE OUR
FIRST OPENING IN NEW
BERNE.
Fall and Winter '06-7.
' We arc filling our mammoth
store on Pollock street to oveilljwing
with such goods and at prices you
never oaw be! ore.
We have just relumed from New
York and other Northern markets
where e bought our immence Fall
and Winter Stock, and never b' fore
have we been able to place our money
to such n advantage as in our buy
ing this full.
With our large buying for five large
Mores in Nonh Carolina, we are bet
ter prcpartd to give the right piices
than siealler dcaleis.
Everything hustling in our store
this weik.
THE BIG
Dry Goods Bargain House.
G. A. Barfoot,Mgr.
Notice.
This will inform my customers that I
have opeoid my SHOE SiOP nt the
same old stand, on Craven Street, op
posite D. G. Smaw'i tin shop. Thank
ing my Irunds for past favors, I ask their
pationage again, ttespecllully,
II. W. GIBBS.
Take Notice t
The best thing for New Berne that has
ever happened. An enterprise ibat will
lie ever a sueceea. We are now sawing
cook wood, etovi or range lengths,
the very nicest, klud, and storing
it away under large shed houses
keeps dry alw.ys lo rainy weath
er, and never gets we t
We keep a large stock cf this kind on
hind. We cut the prices on sawing, as
wearebct'er prepaied to lo ir cheaper
than heretofore, noil we now deliver It
In your wood houses or any w hero you
want it, without toy tronble to you. only
eivei jour orders to BIG HILL, the
Shingle Man. 1
You can also do Bij llill a favor, by
reooitimi to hm. Ifliinown Carts elon't
deliver I he' wood anywhere I he customer
Oiay eant ll pot. We have polite dray
men and nice teams ready lo serve the
good citizens of New Berne, if they will
only take hold of an enterprise lite this,
one that has never lieen oflercd to New
Berne like ibis before. f.
Reaper t fully, . V
BIG HILL. The 8h1bglu Man.
'Phone 4G..
. DO NOT FAIL
and tend to our market in the morn-Jog-.
We have s fine display of
MEATS of H kind. . -
FEESH SAUSAGES 10c,
Sam! Cohn & Sot
TOCI SS ACOLD IHoNB BAT.
Tub T.BYiittvA rtriimn Oululna Tnhlnla.
All druggists refund tii money if it fails
to cure. x3C . ' .
HcDaniel &
Oaskill,
WHOLESALE AM) RETAIL
DEALERS IN
Choice - Family
Groceries.
A FULL stock of everything
in the Grocery line.
CANNED goods of all kinds.
THE very l est Butler received
fresh from the Dairy every
week.
TIIEbcst Roasted Codec in the
city.
LORILLARD'S Gnnlf at man
ufacturer's prices.
Everything First-class
Prices as Low as the Lowest
GOODS not found as represent
ed taken bick and money re
funded. Call and examine oi'r
stock and get priies.
McDANIEL & GASKILL
Wholesale and lietail Grocers,
71 Broivd St., New Borne, N. C.
SPl
"We have left about
12 Linen Skirts, made
of Crash that sold for
25c. a yard.
To get rid of them in
a hurry we have mark
ed them 75c, each.
That's a great big
Bargain.
Septemheu 9.
T. . OASKIXS,
School Books and
School Supplies.
STATIONERY,
Books and Booklets, Engraved
Cards and Invitations, Slice t
Music and Musical I'-stru-meuts.
jf'Mail ordei'3 receive prompt atten
tion. J. I. - ASIil AS.
Laxative
Itromo uiiaiiie
Warrantel
to
Cure
Colds,
at
Bradham's
Pharmacy.
Silver or Gold !
It matters not 1 What we want
Is ynur order lor that Fall Suit.
THAT yon must have. Our
. Fa'l and Winter Simples are
ready for your inspection, A'so
s line ot Oassimeras end
Worsteds in stock if you do rot
t wish to wait. We euirantee Fit
and. Prices. Goods wvre never
so good or prices sj low as now.
F. M. Chad wick.
101 Middle Street.
ftecond-liaiid Dray
and flrst-clan SET of HARNESS for
Bale at a Bargain. Harness good as new.
Apply at A. J. Gaskiks, foct of Macad
emized Road. '
RTS
m
m
Notice !
to
Wholesale We
100 small Full Cream
Cheese.
250 boxes Tobacco
from 15 to 30 cents.
100 cases Pie Peach
es.
75 cases table Peach
es.
100 cases Baking
Powders.
100 cases Soap.
50 cases Starch.
75 tubs pure Lard.
100 cases Brandy
Fruit.
Lorillard and Gail &
Ax Snuff,
And other things too
numerous to mention,
as cheap as the cheap
est. JOHN DUNN
55 & 57 Pollock St
BARGAINS
Jq Bicycles.
In order to niako room for my new stock
of wheels, I will sell for tho next ;!0 days
tho following socontl hand wheels, as
good as new, at prices named below :
One 24 Inch MUnts wheel, new S.'n (Hi
One 34 Inch Gotluiin.hoys.sccoiid hand, 20 (Hi
One 28 inch Uoyer, Gents, second hand :to Oil
One 26 Inch (iothani, Misses, second
hand 25 (Mi
One 28 Inch Hollis, Gents, good as new, 43 oo
One 28 Inch Kenton. Uents, second hand 30 oo
One 28 Inch Hoyer, tienls, good as now, 35 00
One 28 Inch Malestlc. Uents, good as
new 35 oo
One 28 Inch Gales, Gents, second hand 30 oo
One 24 Inch Westminister, Misses, sec.
ond hand 20 oo
One 28 Inch Koyer,Ladies,socond hand, 25 Oo
These are all In good order and aro high
grade wheels. We also have some cheaper
second hand wheels which we are offering
at great bargains. A full lino ot Novelties
will be sold at greatly reduced prices.
Mr. rittmnn who has been unwell for the
past few weeks is at his post again and anx
ious to serve those who desire repairing of
any kind done.
F. H. DUFFY.
sf3 AGENCY
Hazard
Gun Powder.
MERCHANTS SAVF. MONEY
BY LEAVING VOIR OR-"-DERS
WITH ME.
F. ULRICH, Grocer.
40 MIDDLB ITREET.
Mason's Improved -,
Fruit Jars,
and
Porcelain Lined
x " Kettles.
AT . '
L. II. Cutler ft Co's.
Prices.
m
lew
Stock
Fearful
Depression !
Remarkable
Prices !
Ill THE
School Children
Well, you certainly
should when you con
sider such offers as
these.
V vv
TIIKEK Styles e.r Little
tienls" Luce Slmes, si.es
!Mo
at SI. SB. 2.1 and
Sl.50air.
SI'll 1AI, I hi ii- in n -hull-
irola Cnlf" Misses Shoes,
si.es 11 to 2,
at pr.
A Slieie iitli weight nod
lienutv eiiinliiiieil.
FIVE Styles of liirht weiirht
s ll list a ii I i ii I soles. Misses
llonirola Shoes, sizes 11 to
1, nt
S 1.25 pair.
These are nine styles in a
line' that has the iiniility of
' anrlm.n.Mn .....1 11... I.......
n i.nii p till., in,- .ii-fiii-
ty of lit eoniliineel.
.. '"N
We have a full line
oi everything in shoes.
We want your busi
ness. If prices and stock
will talk, we'll have it
We ask an inspec
tion.
. '- . ' ' -' ' ' .
NuoceHMor to..
IXnckhtirn A TYm-"
r Hi Silver
MAN can mecton one plank
of the pliuforni and that is:
Resolved. "That Teller & (Jo'u.
'Oiik.'os" ileaso the smokers bv
ii hrgo miij.ii ity." Sold only at
Db v i s'sE52r,,acy
ML FAI !
If a four wheel machiuc isl al Quad-
ricyule, uud tinee wlieel niucliiue is a
fikycle uml u two wheel nlahiiie is a
llicyele, whitt would you call a pne wheel
uineliine ?
Win, a Wheel Banow, to besure.
Very (iood.
If you wanted the best Uieycle what
would vou do '!
Why I would go to
J. C. WHITTY & CO'S.
AND
GET
A
"VICTOR!"
We have Some
SICE STYLES LEFT IN
Zeigler's Low Shoes,
Oxford's and Strap Sandals,
noil a full line of his
MISSIS AND CHILDREN'S SHOES.
H-5'L:ile style Ladies Collais a Spec
ally. We will close nut our hm' line of
Men's, Hoys uud Youth's Clothing at a
;reut rcriuelion.
A lull line o( Trunks and 13n"8.! Rol
ler Trays a Specialty.
Give us a cull.
Very Truly
W. B.; Swindell & Co.
Reward.
Reward.
Reward.
W will pay 923.00 lo llio peinon
ft'ho will livlni! us a stove tlmt will
nnipare In uuallty, finish and
point ol exeellcnco with the
t
WE NOW HAVE
ON OUR FLOOR.
We will have as Judges three disinterested
Persons.
We want you to see these stores and
Uangea whether yon wish to buy or not.
They are the handsomest stoves
ever shown In North Carolina, and
each Is warranted by nrCKH
SToVE A HANGU CO., and by
Slovcr Hardware Company to give
perfect satisfaction or we will r
hind your money.
fTPCull and let us show you anything In
our line yon inav need. We guarantee OUK
THICKS on anything we sell.
Yours Respectfully,
IIA1
Just Received j
A Supply of Single Tube
Puncture Prooi
Bicycle Tires !
List Price $15 per pair; my prlee for
SPOT CASH, Sd.OO each.
NO REPAIR OUTFITS
NECESSARY 1
NO I'I NCTi'RES TO
REPAIR I
They cost a little more than some
cheaper Tires, but
Call early avoid tho rush. -
WM. T. HILL,
District Af est for , , J
Columbia and Hartford Blc'yeles.
'Phono 80. ' 61 Yrrerttxeet;
JLtUvmiH - l :
," sC5onfectloiiery
Yon will find an assortment of
i'freshNaU; 20o,perlb. Ijetnoa
snd F'eppermio stick Candy
, made fresh everjr , week. Our
: Assortment of Pipcp 'ara com
"pleto.'and we tell 6dr jrof -'i
cheaper thas von can got t
. in the city." Try v,
$25
$25.