fiASMTON NEWS.
SECRETARY OLNEY AND THE
CUBAN QUESTION.
While Hmm Beeptloa. nihen.
4rtetlM. CoolrKt fr Balldinc
.. Wr Vessels. , Trying for .
"..-. JBf.Eleetl( , " .
Journal Bubkau, ) s
Washington, D, C, Jan, 1, ' j
If Secretary Olney isn't careful he will
lose a part of the reputation for , aturd.
Americanism be gained by his able am1,
staunch presentation of the Monroe doc
trine in the controversy with Great Brit
ian over the Venezuela bouudary. Hi
way be innocent of the charge, but it it
being whispered around that he is actin,
in conjunction with the Spanish miniate
in trying to create an impression thai
, will intimidate Congress into letting thi
Cuban question alone.': This Impressioi
is what the rumors of European aid fo
Spain and of reverses' for the Cubans an
circulated with such persistency foi
Had it not been for bis almost constan
hobnobbing with the Spanish ministei
of late, it is not likely that Secretary Ol
ney 'a connection with these rumors woult
ever have been suggested. ' What the el
feet on Congress will be remains to b
seen when the session is resumed, nex
r week.'; There is hardly a corporal's gua
of either branch of Congress in Washing
ton today. Secretary Olney did a thinj
this week which many thln'i was an un
necessary lowering of the dignity of tu
office he holds. It was in connection
with the closing of the dctailsot the Ven
psaela arbitration.and he called at the Bri
hd) Embassy, instead of compelling tht
Brjlisu Ambassador to call at the Depart
ment of State, to transact the business. :
The New Year's Day reception at th
Whjte House was never a more brilliant
pageant, sq far as the collection of elf
Hlly dressed women who assisted ' tht
President and Mrs. Cleveland to receive
. the gorgeous court costumes of the thi
diplomatio corps, and the handsome uni
forms of the army and navy officers wen
concerned i but there was a notable ab
sence of Senators and .Representative
- wbloh must have been a little unpleas
ant even to a man as free from sensitive
ness as President Cleveland is. Nothing
SipuJiJ have more conspicuously brought
nf 'onotace the existing chasism between
fie president and Congress. -
Tliere are lqs of Southern Democrat
WhP are not. in sympathy with the posi
tion assumed by Representative Wheel
. si, of Ala,, who i one of the Demo
- ratio members of tho House' Ways ant
Means committee who is regularly at
tending the tariff hearings before thai
committee, towards the proposition ol
W. R. Craig, of Vicksbury, Miss., tc
place a duty of three cents a pound upon
Egyptian cotton. When the subject
tyaatoefore me oommjttee Gen. Wheelei
. claimed dramatically) "The Soutl
would be selling its birthright for a mes
pf pottage to ask for this protection.'
, fapreentative Payne .at once asked
s i'ffhftj dfl soq paUlf birthrightr "Fr.
(Oltltiltions, free trade, free everything,'
promptly (replied Oeq. Wheeler. Tbi
' number Qf men in Congress who wouh.
'- oome out as flat as that for free tradi
can be counted upon one's Angers, al
though most of the Democrats would re
sent being called '"Protectionists", not
withstanding the many strongly protec
tive features of the present Democratii
.. Wu'l WW of the silver men la Con
gress are enthusing to any extent ovei
jloqajto Woloott's proposed legislation
tor another international conference ii
the interest of bimetallism, none of then.
will oppose that legislation, although fe
of them believe that It will amount to an)
. thing more than other effort in that line.
the' Bep'ubcans favor the proposed leg.
IVVlqq, nqt only because it will carrj
fluA tr,e promise made .in their National
, fM'farm, Wr because th,ey hope it will
. aw m taking the silver question out ol
poUWos, either by bringing about inter
ntl0nal bimetallism" or by making Ii
plai that no such thing is possible un
. der: existing conditions,
Senator Dubois, has gone to Idaho tc
piiMhaHy manige his effort for re-elec
tloii-totqe Senate. He will have the
f!;fia agnistaqoe qf the National Demo-
frtic CqnHitee, ' which already' ha
i'f pl u)q o.n (he gcQMqd. Some'of thf
r. ' U of Mr, Dubois say that the IU
p'! ', i no National Committee is using lU
In -M-iu-ji agnlnst him, as punishment
for I, 4 having bolted the 8t. Louis plat
form and supported Bryan, but member
c' t' .t committee hare positively de-
i -d'tl.a u H qo,lo 'anything against
;'i-.'r;iii!isortliat It' bail 'the. slightest
y Iq s-e him defeated. One notable
J ' c li ji pax hj that l)la frcnds ex
J a nr re cyufliJoBQe n the rf-cleciiou
' .' ' Dubois tlian he does himself.
T s ii . 'untlun of Mr. Charles B,
' wrr, of Htm., to the vsesncr on the
( i i -f Claims was hung up by the Sen
- 'ry committee lor the nirpow
Mine's chai ye of homicide
i .id C J niut him. It in not
1 t S;r, iiuwry't fricu.U that lie
a i - it lawyer wlio wm op.
i . in ono of the Mi..
: .;.y it u tu c!i ai'y a en-.
! f m iiiv-.-. '
I . ii it-i t
.Highest of all in Leavening Strength.-Latest U. S. Gov't Report.
ADdOLUTELY PUHE
three times to Federal offices since the
killing, about ton years oso.
Twenty-four months from this date
the rapidly growing Japanese navy will
be increased wy the addition of two swift
cruisers of American build. '
The contracts were signed at the Jup-
mcie legation by Minister Hoelil, rep
fesenting the Japancae government, and
ay Messrs. . Henry Scott of Sun Frun-
isco and Charles II. Cramp of Phlla-
lelphia, representing the Union Iron
AT orks and the Cramps' shipyards,' te-
ipectively. - ... : ...
Shortly after the termination of th
.'hina Japan war, when it became knowi.
th.it Japun purposed building a lari
oavy tlic two .American firms sent
jgents to Tokio to 'secure a part of tin
work. 7-' - "V . .
Their efforts were for a time nnsui -lessful,
but they were ably seconded b;.
he legation at Washington, particularly
ty its nurul attaches, and by the fiiitln-
.act that after a careful inVextigutiou u
ue great European and Aincrioau. navies'
lie Japanese government satisfied itseli
ti.it the Americans had reacbed the pet-
ection of naval machinery and that ou.
ugmes and boilers . were superior li
.uoee of other nations.
These favoring influences resulted ii
ne signing of contracts for the two sec-
ud-olass protected cruisers, one to bt
juilt at San Francisco and the other at
('liiladelphia, bosh to be completed ii.
.Wo years. . , : .. '-
The two vessels-will cost 13,000,000 ii.
round numbers, and represent fhe latest
ind best type of marine architecture,
iuoh will have a displacement of 4,70i
tou9, or 200 tons more than the Chicago,
vliich was one of the original quartet ol
iteam vessels that marked the reimis
muce of the now Navy,
Chairman Koessle of the committee oi
lecorations of the inaugural ball room I.
politely but all the same positively dis
justed with what he considers the pursi
nony of the executive committee in tit.
ffay of appropriations for the biggestanc
nost aesthetic thing of the festivities.
Jis artistic and business sense has indi
jated to him that with f7,S00 tho decoi-
illpn of the ball room will be a failure t
lie commisserated.
Mr. Roessle has staled to the executivt
jommittee that it will require from $12,-
J00 to $18,000 to make the hall worthy
if the occasion, and these figures, hi
laid are,not in excess of those appropriate
.'or the same purpose in former years. '
Mr. lloessle is quite In earnest in thi
lillerence of opinion with the committe.
ioi he said that unless he was put ii
position financially to make a creditabli
diowing he would resign tho chnirniau-
ihip of the comn)iltee,
Tlr(ripU Iienis. ,
Tee Board of Commissioners appointee
to determine the locations for a deep
ater harbor for Los Angeles lias con
cluded its public sittings. .
The Crompton Block, a large five-ston
oncx nuiiuingat W orcester, Mass., wa
Dadly damaged by flro. The total loss i
175,000. ; ; v i ' ; -
The report that Secretary Francis-
Jrould soon declare the Wichita, Kiowa,
ind Comanolie Indian lands open foi
iettlement has . oaused consternation
4inong the Oklahoma cattlemen, anu
they will try to prevent early action. .
Mrs. George Pace, aed about aixt)
years, was mysteriously shot and mortal
ly wounded at her home, hree mill s
west of Bedford, Ind.. Slie was thoughi
to have some money, and it is supposed
robbery was the motive. : : ;
Edward Kasper was killed and John
Kelly ftlally burned In an explosion in
the Monitor coal mine, fifty guiles South
of Bay City, Mich, Michael Bimons was
injured, but over fifty other miners who
ere in the roino escaped.
. The South Bend Pulley Company, ol
South Bend, Ind., has brought suilju
Chicngq again. t tho.corumen;al agency
of R, Q. Dun & Co. The Pulley Com
pany claims it placed a collection In - the
uands of the commercial ageyy which
was not properly taken oare of. '
President McCook, of ; the New. York
Produce Exchange, has appointed Frank
Un Ednou, Forest' H. Parker, and Evan
riiomos, all of them ex-Previdcnts of the
exchange, as ft commtttco to represent
the exclianjo iq attond,iiqoo a,t (he mone.
tary conreittloq tq be h'ld at Indianapo
lis on January 19, - ' , ,
11. P. Miller, proprietor of the Southern
Pacific Hotel at Milan, Tenn., was awaull
ed by some unknown person and fatally
injured. Ills hull wan fiucturtid in two
plates.' Mr. Miller was found In an un
ooniu'loin conditio in ni ntiu.-. room,
where he had boon drj";i''J by lijn a;
s.iilaut, . .
Tlic appllruliiin of Murtiuu r lli-nili u k
n .iLe p'-r:ii.iii'nt tliu l.-injiuiiiry in-
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THIISDAY'S FIRE A SEVERE
. BLOW TO THAT. CJTY.
Dnlherlnar of Poltlielans. 4iho Wil-
Jtou Full of Bnslneas. Jude Ewart'a
. jlJooil Opinion or Ewari. Ntata
I ':' " " . Banks Moliil. ',
peliit .
Raleigh, N. C, January 1. It ' is re
garded as reasonably sure that the Elec-tri-
Street Car and Lighting plant here,
which was burned last night, will bo re
placed. This fire was one of the severest
alows the city could have received,
Tom Settle, W. 8. Ilyams, Judge
flu-art, E. S. -Walters of Morganton,
.'luiyJe Bernard, Marshall Mott, and
,'arl Dtintan arc here, and Otho Wilson
;ivt-9 them most of his time. "
Judge Ewart says all of the Populist
mil Republican members of the Legisla
ture will be here by Monday morning,
tie declares no other Populist than he
Mauds the ghost of a chance for the Sen
ate. The State bank examiners made re
ports to State Treasurer Worth today.
I'lUse show all banks to be in excellent
condition.
" Hyams says there are 78 Republicans in
the Legislature and that Senator Pritch
.inl needs fourteen votes.
Otho Wilson declares that there are
lixty Populists.
BEDS A SOCIALIST.
Miiporleil Bryan Hlmply for a Bally
In V fry AcniOKt TrnaU.
Tkiikb Havtk, Ind. Eugene V. Debu
has left the People's party anil become
an out and out socialist.
In a letter printed iq the Railway
rimes, he states that he supported Bryan
mil free silver not because he regarded
the free coinage of silver as a panacea
for national ills, but because it furnished
i rallying cry and common ground
against the trusts, syndicates and cor
porations, and, once united, they could
press forward against industrial slavery.
He says that 80 per cent of organized
ivagc-earncrs voted for Bryan and the
result of the election was due to the fact
that unorganized workers overwhelming
ly outnumbered those who, were organ
ized. The ballot, however much it has
been eulogized, has been beaten to the
aai th by boodle and cannot be relied
upon to execute the w(l o( the people
while they are iq industrial bondage.
The leaders of the socialist army, he
lays, have thrown open the door of hope
to the toiling masses, speaking lor mm
elf, he says he Is a socialist, because he
has become convinced that the competi
tive system Is utterly cannibalistic. The
isnua is socialism vs capitalism. He con
fesses to no hope for the toiling masses
except by the pajh'ay mopped out by
the socialists.
fREAT SALES prove the great
w mnrit of Hood's Saraaparilla.
Hood's Sarsaparilla sells because it
accomplishes GREAT CURES.
; ".' A FEW. DQN'TS, .
'Don't let your heels get 'slantj'
if yon wish to keep your trowiere
in good hape. "
"Don't strap your vest in tight if
you want it to be smooth in front."
"Don't be eccentric in the matter
ofdreM." y
"Don't pin the enrs of your scarf
to yonr skirt hopQnv VK regular
retainer, it is cheap and conven
ient." ' .,
, "Don,'t wear loud . buttons." And
above all, Don't forget to try How
ard for Clothing lists and ShoeV
4 J. m. Howard.
L
Do you want to RE.XT a bouse I
Havs joh a bause to RENT I
bo you wsnt to BUY or 8ELL Real
Estate in New Herne 1 4
Do you want to buy or sell a larm In
Craven county t " . - ,
Do jou want to bay cheap lot near
the city on eay pavmcqU),-o( very low
lor cash ! 1 . ' .
If so call st the NEW BfiRNE;REL
ESTATE AiJESCV, wroM the street
fiom the Post Ollicc.
Large Warehouse for storage ncor
slMimer docks lor rent cheap. '
8 -TCollcction of IU-nts a Ppr pilly.
. ?. E, HA(IPE
Wbyeufl.'f wilh Coughs, Colds, snd
r.u'lriie .when Lawtivk Uoo
(m is ink will cuic you In one It. I)!
1 .. . i ii !.n r.' Hut's li"i'l like
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We
Desire
to return Thanks
to the public lor their
libsral patronage dur
ing the year just past,
and respectfully ask
tor a continuance ot
the same. 'Wishing!all
a Happy and Prosper
ous New Year, we re
main, Yours Very Truly,
Wholesale and Retail
GROCERS
71 Broad St., New Heme, N. C.
TIUS UTTLK (ilI!L
.is looking for the bit tie ol
Biudhav's (Jotoic Balsam. It i:
bar nlcsB and can readily be given
to children will) assuwinoe of sppedy
rela'.f fur their t'ocniH, sohk
thr )ats, and pnliuonnry troubles
iq general.
i are now ready,
PRICE $1001
lit klnule mmi ote. tivn new models h-ivi
baeu nui out, Ns. 45 mi 1 43. Notic-ablr
(bjit ties are a whler srC'inn of wood tim,
Bit tli J inlt mid lirii r tu'un. : jiunier.ius
iain tr ch invn have been lumlu through
niit which nuke thrse mmleiseTen better
toan mixleU 4 hoiI 41, which liuva Biin
d s ich nn enviable ieppaUumlirottatbout
)lie:oriii.
,Tio Tamdkmu with all l be sbove
impruvemeuti havu lso Uvea addsj,
Knrtford IIIcycle
Inclmle two grade nf nisiiixi.
'' Pittleiiis I so. 1 1 (b'M in '00 40)
; h'lvi' bei D reduced to $ npd
new maclilne luting al $73 (I'st.
' ;( terns No. 7 imd B have beta, sdded.
Cll and got Advance Catalogue.
T. JBILL,
Fhsae SO.
61 .! Itrtst.
Ur3. Enma II. Powell,
Insurance Agent
. LltOADJ rUKET. '
Il'tv'ii Im-ii Kiioinl d S'int fur the
Pirn lnmiame foiiiinire rBlrfrlntd bj
i y 1 ,i .! Iiu.'ml, Mr. A. II. l'uwoll I
- -t n- .n tlinly V-k from the' jiiwrinj.
-iiilii: s .onioti ot ilicir piilronne. Any
i ri.i I to in.) will reei'Ue
i i n it :u.. nir. I.il nil' liliini.
rtht
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J' Kits nun mi:.
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45 mirBLE STREET.
J. E. Latham,
o Craven Street.
Cottaa Dealer aid Commission Msrchnt
Call ontr.fi lor Oemiiil, I.mdp, Tenn
Cotta l'ic. Cotton ll.n;i;iui; iiti.l T'u s.
Slornifi I ir 5W bales co.iim.
II. W. WUiPSOX,
Fuiieral Diroctor and
)iibnliiif?r.
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on City Property.
Apply to S.M. Brinson.
Big Sale of
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66 & 67 Pollock St.
Books
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105 Middle St. ,
ttr"8ubncrlotun rw elvcd for all perl.
odlcals. School supplies fur mile. Order
taki'O for school minnlif. ' Latent Hlnn.
ilwd Novel. 1'eacUs, rnns, inks, lc
Less Than lost
iw "i
mt Can't he
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, in ii n ill-filling suit o
doilies. Yon won't look tl.e part. A
Siiuu Clan." Unit bags' ut tliu km-es does
not iiiipite respect.
Don't lit your '.any be ashamed ot
its Suntii Clan. Conie today and let ns
measure vou for a Miit tlint will brace up
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101 Middli- Slrodt.
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I'miiy Mull Simi.K mill li.iliy ::ini:ie
ui'l loli ol oilier l-'iiinit nr.- ton iiiiii'itou
o niciition. un I iil otl r pi.'i.il buriiin."
lor tin- in Nt I I il;iv. ,-n as to nn.ke
ronni lin- our tim k. Cill mul i ximint
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on I v tlic verv
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Tlmne .11.
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