VOL. XVI-NO, 156.
NEW BEliNE, N. C, TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 7, 1897
ESTABLISHED II
TEJ3KT3EOKT
. SXJITS
coriiiOTTjtiir
WE HAVE THE
They Are The Very Latest In
Underwear !
And the woman who arrays her
self in a suit is invulnerable to
pneumonia and colds, incident to
weather changes.
, ,. i
Our Ladle and Children' Fashioned
White Ribbed Merino Tests and
Pants, ( Fine Grade Swiss
Bibbed Underwear
ARE - JUST - ELEGANT.
HOS1EBT.
' Our Ladies and Children's Black
Ribbed Cotton and Cashmere are
Unequalled.
George Slover
l5 RACK AT HI
OLD STAND,
73 MIDDLE ST.,
With an Entire
New Stock of
...HARDWARE.
" All Goods Guaranteed as Repre
sented or Money- Refunded.
Beat Good at Loweet Prices.
NEW BERNE, - N. 0.
Next to T. J. . Turner.
: THE ;, ;
OLD RELIABLE
J. D. DINKINS,
HAS OPENED A
FIRST CLASS
At 54 Middle Street,
Next to the Old Blue Store.
TBI MOST COMPUTE STOCK
EVER BROUGHT TO THE CITY,
i y-
Tore Old Baker Eye,
Echo Spring liye,
Silver Brook Ry.
Sur A Rye.
Tore Old Itose Valley Rye,
Tore UW ti. U. Unrn,
, N. U. Apple Brandy,
Peach Brandy,
Orange. Blaokberry, Souppernong
aud l'ort Wines.
Case Goods' P.',
of all kinds. W
Mr Motto i
(;', k l'r..flit.
Place
All Sizes
& Qualities.
Foulds' Wheat
Germ Heal,
Attmore's
Mince Meat,
Hecker's
Buckwheat,
FOX
RIVER
PRINT ,
BUTTER,
..- -. .. . .'V. ,
Just
55 Pollock St.,
urv7 Er:;:i, n, o
mm,
Received
I HI'S,
AH OLD ENGINEER.
He BroiEtt The First LocomotiTe
Into Raieinl
Died on Saturday. Statistics ou
Crops. Tobacco Market a big
One. DeWolf Hopper Sale
of Seats. Big Owl Killed
Poultry Shows.
Journal Bureau,. )
Raleigh, N. C, Dec. 0, ,07. j
The Methodist Conference adjourrei
tills morning to meet in Elizabeth City
next year. Bishop Hargrove made a
fine presiding officer. The appointments
were not announced until today. Ser
vices in memory of Rev. Dr. Bluck were
help during the Conference.
The Labor Bureau furnishes the fol
lowing as regards the average yield of
crops per acre, the average price realized
and the average cost to produce: Corn,
bushels 17, price 49c, cost $7.01; wheat,
8 bu, 77c, $4.13; outs, 17 bu, 35c, $3.26;
rye. 11 bu, 06c, $3.56; barley, 13 bu, 72c,
$3.56; peas, 14 bu, 63c, $3.06; beans, 15
bu, 83c, $3.50; Irish potatoes, 53 bu, 49c,
$10.56; sweet potatoes, 69 hu. 36c, $9.68;
Rice, 87 bu, 74c, $8.41; peanuts, 5U hu,
63c, $7.51. Pounds lint cotton, 214, 7c,
$10.96. Pounds tobacco, 605, Oc, $29.27.
Broom corn, pounds 212, 0c, $7. Sor
ghum, 93 pound, 27c, $11.33.
On Saturday Mr. Albert Johnson, aged
85, died at his home here. Two days be
fore he was on the street. Mr. Johnson
was the oldest locomotive engineer in
the world. His hand was on the throt
tle of the first railroad engine that ever
entered Raleigh. Hint was iu 1839. He
has held many responsible position?,
and of lute years as his bent
form was seen on the streets supported
by lis tall walking stick, there was al
ways a reverent greeting from old and
young for the honorable old nmn. He
was buried with Masonic honors
yesterday.
Complaint is made, that on account of
the decayed conditions of some of the
floors in the Capital, the steam heat pro
duces such an offensive odor that the
steam cannot be used. It will be report
cd to the State Board of Health.
Yesterday was indeed a lovely day.
The sun shone warm, and like a Mayday.
'The world and his wife" turned out.
The tobacco market opened here about
Sept. 1st, and it will continue until
March, Raleigh is a good market for the
weed, but the business men do not show
any special interest iu the breaks. The
prices have been good. The lower grades
have told particularly well. By the end
of the season it is estimated thutthe sales
will run up to 2,500.000 pounds. This
will be about 1,000,000 pounds over the
sales of last season.
The Frances Hughes Concert Com
pany of Chicag.1 appear here ou tlio 8th
for the benefit of the Presbyterian church.
On the 0th De Wolf Hopper is here in
El Capitan." The sale of seats f 1.50
and $3.00 have been very large. The
Terpsichore Cerman club of the A. & M.
college aud tho Eupurosyne German club
composed of the younger society boys of
the city will both give gcrmans on Friday
night.
Auditoa Ayer Is about half through
signing the pension warrauta. These
warrants, 8.738 in number, amount to
$102,000.
J. R. Barnes of Rocky Mount who is
held hero In jail tor attempted assault Is
sick, and ask to be put in the peniten
tiary hospital. Up to yesterday Sheriff
Jones declined to give the prisoner up
without an order from the court.
It la possible that the Supreme court
may render a decision in the R. R. colli-
mlaslonera cases tomorrow, but it Is
doubtful.
A large white owl was killed in Hyde
county last week and aent to the Stat
museum. It has been handsomely mount
ed by taxidermist Brlmley of tho mus
eum. It ia aaid to be an arctlo owl and la
the second one ever seen in this State.
The Grand Lodge of Masons for North
Carolina will meet in Oxford on January
Uth, 1898.
Federal court began here today with
110 criminal casee on tne district docket
and 73 casea on the circuit court docket.
The. order ot Railway conductors
this division held a Urge meeting here
yesterday.
John C. Davis, the Wilmington embes
xler ia to be discharged from the insane
Asylum. Many people have never be
lieved that be was Insane.
Tit penitentiary authorities will bare
truck and strawberry farms on quite a
large scale on the Castle Haynee farms.
The Buproms eourt baa never filed an
oolnlon la the Batlerfleld case.
The poultry show to be beld at Ashe-
NITRE
CROUP
.,' CURE.
When your bby whoop In mid
dlo of night Croup is Impendiog
give the child a dose of AdwaY's
I Caovr SYRUP snd the little fellow
is wall snd laughing In five minutes,
Ksmaskasls and harmleae, but true,
or we will refund the money, SSo.
AT
Bradham'i
Reliable Drug- Store.
tille is to be on a large scale. Special
premiums are to be over $700, besides
cash premiums of $1,500. It is to be held
Jan. 4th. There will also lie one at Char
lotte Jan. 12th-14th.
State Superintendent of public instruc
tion today decides to call a State con
vention of county supervisors of educa
tion to be held here December 30, in the
hall of the House of Representatives,
Metnodlst Conference.
Special to Journal.
RAi.Eion, December 6 The conference
adjourned at noon today.
W. S. Rone, is appointed Presiding
elder to the New Berne district.
R. B. John of Goldsboro St. Paul's
church is appoiuted to Centenary churcli-
of New Berne.
The following appointments in the dis
tricts were made:
Goldsboro, St. Paul, F. D. Swindell;
St. John, J. E. Bristowe; Circuit M. M,
McFarland.
Mt. Olive, J. G. Johneon; Lagrange, L.
A. Sutton; Snow Hill, L. J. Holilen. '
rKinston, J. A. Lee; Grifton, G. T.
Plyler.
Jones, J. M. Benson; Craven W. J.
Ciosdson; Vanceboro, F. E. Dixon, Sup
ply; Pamlico, H. E. Tripp; Carteret, O.
T. Simmons.
Morchead City, L. S. Mnssey; Beaufort,
D. H. Tuttle; Straits, T. J. Browning;
Core Sound Mission, R, T. Wyclie, Sup-
ply.
Raleigh Times Aolil.
Special to Journal.
Raleigh, N. C, Dec. 6. The News
and Observer today bought the Times.
The Times is an afternoon paper and
the News and Observer will publish it. as
such.
A SPEEDY SENTENCE.
Ryiia lo be Hnuff on December 17tli.
He Plenda Wnlliy.
Special to Journal.
GltBKNSnoitO, N. C, Dec. 0. Charlie
Ryan, the Grecnshoro wife murderer,
was tried this afternoon, and pleaded
guilty of murder in the first degree.
He refused to have counsel and was
convicted in fifteen minutes and sen
tenced to be hanged on December 17ih
Looks I.Ike Trouble.
Ban Francisco, Cul., Dec. 5. Mr.
Toru Hoshi, the Japanese minister to the
United States, lias arrived here on the
steamer City of Pckin. He says:
"Jupan Is emphatically opposed to the
annexation of Hawaii by the United
States. There may be serious trouble if
the United States takes the islands with
out provision being made for caring for
our interests.
We have claims against Hawaii which
must be respected by the United
States.
"We will insist that our claims against
the islands bo respected. I have my in
structions as to what course to pursue in
the event that the islands arc annexed,
but of course I will refrain from disclos
ing them."
Ilel.gale Appointed.
Special to Journal.
Raleigh, Dec. 6. Governor Itussell
appoints P. B. Kennedy of Falling creek
as a delegate to the American Cotton
Growers I'rotic.lve Association, at Mem
phis, January twentieth.
latest New Item.
Madrid, Dec. 5. If President McKin
ley'i message to Congress is not hostile lo
Spain the Cortes will be dissolved and
the elections for the next body fixed for
February next.
Atlanta, Qa., Dec. 5. Governor At
kinson has decided to veto the anti-football
bill, and Is preparing a statement to
be ent to the Georgia Legislature ex
plaining why he baa decided to with
hold hi approval from It.
Washington, Dec. 5. Congress will
concur in tho wishes of the President
and give a fair trial to Spain's new
scheme of autonomy for Cuba. This
conclusion, indicated by tho interview
already publianed, Is. reinforced by fur
ther interview today and by Information
obtained a to the positions of men who
have not yet arrived In Washington.
Canton, O., Dee. 6. Mrs. Nancy Alli
son McKlnley, or""Mother McKlnley,"
ss she is affectlohally known, passed the
fourth day of ber illness with the spark
of life dimly burning. Her oondltlon
bss continued one of steady wasting
away, the constitution growing weaker
hour by hour on ler the anault of the
attack of paralysis with which she was
tncken last Thursday.
TBI Mlimi.
Yesterday' market quotation furnish
ed by W. A. Porterfleld it Co, Commission
Brokers.
' New York, December, 0.
STOCKS.
Open. High. Low, Close
Peoples Oss.... Ml M M i
C.D.AQ, SO 07, M 00
. COTTON.
Open. High. Low. Close
January.. 1.67 5.78 8.(7 8.69
CHICAGO MARKETS.
Whsat . Open, Illgh. Low, Close
Deo ......... 04 WJ M( 93
May.. ei 88 . 88
Com : .
May.,..:..... 98 98) 28j 98)
Cotton 8ales;84,400 Bales.
TW Be
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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE.
Listened to Ij Congress in Reg
ular Session.
Currency Referm is Strongly Advo
cated by the President. To llrcnk
the ''Endless Chain." Nation
al Banks. On Cuban Af
fairs. II a w n ii.
Special to Journal.
Washington-, D. C. December, fi. The
long session of Congress opened today al
noon. The House was called to. order liy
Speaker Reed and after prayer by the
chaplain, the clerk was directed to call
the roll of members.
A quorum being shown to be present,
the Senate was notified that the House
was ready tor business and a committee
was appointed to wait upon the Presi
dent. A short recess was taken to await the
arrival of the Presidents' message. Upon
its arrival the House met aud the mes
sage was read, alter which the House ad
journed until tomorrow.
The President in his message strongly
advocates curreney reform and says that
its need is most pressing. He recom
mends Hint notes for redemption, known
as greenbacks, beset apart and that they
only be paid out again in exchange for
gold.
The President recommends that Na
tional Banks be permitted to organize
with a capital of $2.),000, and that they
be allowed to issue notes to the luce
value of the bonds that they deposit.
The President goes into the relations
of the United Stales with Spain and says
that tliis country cannot wait indefinite
ly for the conclusion of peace in Cuba,
The annexation of Hawaiian Islands is
advocated aud the President recommend
that local self government be given 'lo
the inhabitants of the Islands.
A section of the message is devoted to
the bimetallic question and the President
expresses the opinion that the matter
may yet reach a settlement.
The quarantine laws are touched on
and Congress is urged to pass bitter laws
for enforcing yellow fever quarantine
regulations.
Xmas
Shopping.
Less than three weeks before.
Christinas uml lots of shopping to bo
done yet.
Probably some Table Linen you
want, or Bed Linen at tho low
prices we sell at.
Handkerchiefs in very mauy
different pretty pulterns.
Dolls of nil kinds nice and ser
viceable tovs.
A few pieces of nice Limoges
Chim odd plates mid dishes at
wholesale price
The earlier you call tho better se
lection you will have nud we will
box and keep all articles until
wanted.
December 5.
Webster Says,
A OOOSE 15,
(1) A large web (ootod bird cf the
lob family Anserinue.
!i) A uilor s smoothing iron.
3) A silly creature, a simpleton.
You can seo the Ural in any barn
yard. The second we can show you
in oar tailor shop.
The third is the man who wears
lop-shop, hand-me-down clothes,
when at about the same price be can
bare ut make him look like a MAN
in perfect fitting, ttyliili garments,
You can toe HIM on the street
every day. A call will convince yon
that we not only make stylish, per
fect flu. but that we make them at
the most reasonable price eer
known In this city.
Baker & Dunn.
WM4
rYTryrrtrrrirTTrYYTTroTT-
Smoked
Beef Tongues
Nice Large Ones, Only 50c Each.
Small Pig Hams, Breakfast
Strips and English Cured
Shoulders. Big Hams
to Cut, skin and fat
trimmed off.
Fresh Ontario Buckwheat and the Very Best Butter.
Fresh Grits and Big Hominy. Fresh 1'iuiies, Apricots and
Dried Peaches. Shredded Ooooanut, fc per package. Nice
linisins, Currants, Citron, Dates ami Nuts of ail kinds.
In fact anything you need in Groceries, you can find at
AlcDaniel k Gaski
71 Broad St., NEW BEltXE, ST. V.
?KSrn1'rilr'Lir"-ifJLirllirJLii;iir'VLirJLir"iiJ'i
i JDST RECEIVED
a races is iot of
Preserves in 5 lb stot.e jars 50c each. Jelly in .i lb tin
pails IIjc. Loose Oatllakes and Out meal 4 a U. Small
and Big Hominy, :.'Ac lb. Dried Apples ."i and 8o lb.
North Carolina Dried Beaches, l'.'o lb. Domestic. Maca
roni 10c lb. Imported Macaroni V" lb. II. .1. Heinz
Co. 's Sweet Mixed Pickles Sdc (jt. Chow Chow -.'Oc cjt, Sour
Kraut Sc it, ;! qts 15c.
Also iv full nud complete line of Canned Goods, in fuet.
our slock of Fancy Groceries is Complete. Give us ;i call
and we will save yon money. Yours for bushics,
J. R. PARKER,
'Phone 69.
II If ti 5ESHSHHESaSH5HSEHHSa5HSHSS5ESH ii VUv
HOLM SEASON !
New Berne's Busiest Store.
SS'ff)
"While this store makes no special
preparation for the Holiday Season in
fancy wares, yet it's filled with mer
chandise that's appropriate for Xmas
presents ot a practical character.
Our advertising space forbids a de
tailed description and price giving, of
many things of interest to those in
search of useful gifts. However, it will
trom time to time give some prices and
make suggestions which will be of
interest to Xmas shoppers.
H. B. Duffy.
i
Your Doctor
Fights
Disease with medicine. If the
medicine ia not rinlit he enn
not conquer diaease. If the
drufrgiHl does his duly the
medicine will lie right, and
your doctor will Htaml u fair
chance of winning the vic
tory. You can help your doctor
bv having your prescription
filled at
Dradham's
Reliable Drue Store-
Looking- For Me !
I have moved back to my old
Htnnd, 07 Middle Htreet, where,
you can And the I tent Selected
Hiock in the City of
Wntchen,
Jewelry and
Nllver Notions,
OF EVERY KIND.
Particular Care Taken to do all Work
First Class. We wsrrant our Work.
H IM. K. EATON,
97 Middle St., Qppoaite Baptist Church,
Wholesale
& lletail
i, Grocers,
SSaasHgagB bj g n emu -
cib lib dia IU W S W fL,
o
El
nru
JR.
Wholesale and
Retail Grocer.
77 Broad Street.
suu
.AT,
Grrat Incitement
Down Our Way
IN BUYING
Hardware, Sash.
IOOR4, IllindH,
PnintN, Oils, An,
Farmer Girl Cook Stove
and the "Patrol" Air
Tight Wood Heaters. . .
P. M. DRANEY,
99 South Front St.
NEW BERNE'S
Only Book Store!
SCHOOL BOOKS A 8PECIALTT.
Magszines, Stationery, Periodicals.
An Endless Yarity of Nobby Christ
mas Presents Just received. Sheet
Music and Musical Instruments and
every thins usually found in First
'Jlasf Rook Store.
v G. H. Ennett.