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We are ripectlng i UUv'e Uail
PiAtnU I 1U Ka Jawviimnla
Silk wid Wool Suitiup. . , , . , . Sj
Cftinbrk-l ud Breuilpnltnrg Good. . W
v Nntioe the uobliv Tan Pol ka-IIoac. onlf 25e nair. "
We are dailj looking tot the
IWlu aud Collar.
A niilv In PrMm MnKair.
Pntty NWUirti in TIES
niake Wantiful and complete
comparable SHOES.
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Commencing TO.DAY wo will' place, cn
sale our atoct of Kid Qloves at greatly Re
duced Prices. V '
This sale will only last a few days
Our Gloves are too widelyknQn.to neiedr
ly comment. A J O U J 3.U O T-l J
any
Our first
MAttUiONi1xormeriy uentemen,
LfmKg ftolnrs and hkfik. ;
. Regular
BteSfJ? Now $1 25.
Foster Hook and .TwoSnan, colors
v. black, were $1 00, now 79c.
.Two Snap Pique Walking Glovesolorj
only, formerly $1 325. ..They; go atlpjj
- .i ii .i.atp ,
Foster Hook, black'
' price 69c. ' "
AUbal (AW IS V V UA W
A Magnificent Undressed nKid.-r cheap at
Maroh 10, 1899
WIIOrESAll
JOHN
DEALEItIN'
GroceriesS
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Ueldlef trim, Lawyer's Tim.
! Bareea Br. Te Si.' Fares
vTexk Behle. , nron ,
""' Are Tlnatiral. '
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1 1 Rabmh. SLC Match
I 17. .
Tb aev InMiranet aHnmlnloaw. Mr.
TD UVndlni bat blnki a 'all th
krBc ooopaalM la Ilia 8UW.' It b
aeoMaary that all of tnaaa iboald r-rc-
Uter bafor lh lit of April. Under lb
praaeot U llier moat Die In tb oommia-
Moaar office tbetr charter, a iiatemeat
of their taaaelal eoadlttoa and baaiaeia;
they ami MtltTy the Oommiirioner that
Uiey are legally authorized to tranaaet
bjailaeaa la the State and that they are
(olrem; they aiaet (lie a power ef aUor
aey, naUnf ' the commfatloDer 'their
ageot, ao that they can aarer eel beyond
the JuriadraUoa o( the State ooarta; tliey
muat appoint a resident agent ia.the
State and tie a sworn atalement that
they win net re Ininre la any company
aot authorized to do builneu la the
3uie; and tbey must otieeiVe the resi
dent exeat's law. Up to today Mr. Young
baa- collacttd $000 la feet from ooui
psnlcs. The tax on life and Bra Insur
ance companies Is, respectively 1350 and
o,.(-.. -;.r
1 The trial ef the State Capt IHy will
an held tomorrow lieforo the Suprcint
euurC Dy irtni to fetltoullilciit of win
ning hlittuetnd keeping on ilrswiag pny
sul llsmrivk is a ton of l Too, aad il
Day wins he hiiiu lo remain LalmrCoiu
miwloner. The new CommlMlonrr Lm-)
is lying around oa 1 the oolsklrta aad
waiting for a chance to go to court and
Urow llsmrlii out. .
Home attorneys are now claiming that
thai Legislature Mil pnly oloct officers
whcrtt .the Constitution so empowers
that body aad say that If the Supreme
court so decided thea ,the, penitentiary
act, "the railroad commission act. and
similar measures passed by tha, Leglsla
ture are wortbkua. OUier atlorncys aay
that Qamrlck's contest Is frivolous and
absurl, 'ani tljese 1eglsallre aats are
perfectly yalid.,, ,
slated by Auditor Ayer to be as follows
The property of nllroad companies Is
ssieaaod by' the railroad commission at
io much per mile.' It is supposed that
the value of the' franchhte Is considered
ia connection with the assessment,'.', In
addition to an ad valorem lax on private
business corporations, a graduated fran
chise tax ia imposed according to, he
amount of capital stock. The tax on a
capilf Ipf f fcSjOOO or less Is $3, and as-
rend a graduating softie, to fJiOO, on
a oepWslock'ot 1,000,000. Bants an
not subject to the franchise tax. lusur-
anea eotapanies are taxed on lhe gross
recaiptas; iUpon them thore Is nospcclllc
franchise tax. . The franchise tax, U as-
oertalned and collected by the sheriff or
lax collector of each county In which
corporations are located, and .paid td the
Stato Treasurer. "! " l.-" -i t
The result of the passing a law to let
out the public printing to the lowest
bidder and tuea when ISarnes Bros .,, the
t'opullsts were the lowest Udders, refer
ring the matter to a committee, 1 ttiat
the lawyers will'' have their aay about
It. . IJsmes Brothers' have had a sum
mflps issued ftgalnst all the niembera ' of
the Joint printing committee and against
Edwards and Broogliton. ! K. IJ. Uixel
add Cyfus Thompson, and cite them to
appear here March 20th, before Judge
Brown. - - -
The farmers ranVaU sections of the
county report that they are far behind
with their wort; and are greatly discour
aged. They say that fu oats ana wheat
crop Jp poorer, tha j It has been for years
an that It h been, impossible for them
to do any spring sowing.
' The merchants now find It unprofita
ble po lend on future crops since the far
mer get ftfrllicrbehfnd ; ecl ,'yfcat
Hence jniauf ef theul will und it very
difficult te tide over this year The far
mere are certainly very bhVe sow,'
Certain lines of business must be
bdomlhtr af WihnlngWufot Alio collec
tor's oQlce here has shipped 101,000 one
cent i6dumaatary slamos, t a , single
inaiviaual in tuat city.
Since February 20 A Governer Rus
sell has Issued 10 pardons. The list is a
versions; one of tb prbeaers ,releaeed
(rom prison since ftussell assumed his
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. THE SfEClTLATrVE MARKETS. '
t'.lj?! 'I'm mi i i'i t-r ; ... )
Today's qaotatlons furnished liy W.
U. Oalbraith, New Tork, Itcpresented by
A. O. teyberry. , - i ;
" , . Nkw Yobk, March 17
, STOCKS.'
Open. High. 'Low. Clos
Sugar'....... i'i.'. 160 107 100 1041
Am Tobacco, iii S12i' 312r
J C. ........... 11H lli
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May..";. ;...'... 6.11 6.11
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VitaT Oiwil. Hifih. Ix)W.
May ......... 6TJ 6'1J 6Ti
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May- ...!... &". 84) 3:',
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liaLes the food more delicious and whoiesocne
wiuwn ir.
ritk
Special lo JoaraaL
. Rauxiob, March l?-Labor ComaiU
sloaer Bamrick has deckled to aarreader
his offlce to B. R. Lacy who was elected
by the Legislature to the offloa. He aaya
that be wUI give ap the office March IS.
The Ualled Butea flsh comailasloaata
will xaeet the State Bsh commlastoaert at
Kdrnloa with the View of moving tha
Fish Hatchery across tha Albemarle
sound oa taeiiaowaa river. The obeet
of the removal la because the water at
the prewat hatchery la affected by Juni
per. .
movino roawAan.
iilmi CmUbm T Wan Back The
riUylan.
Majiila, March 1 The drat battalloa
of the Twentieth Infantry advanced freaa
Pailg today, clearing the country lo
Calnta, a well-defended village of 700 In
habitants, Ave miles northwest of the
foothills.
The troops first encountered the na
tive outposts la a daase jungle oa the
banks of tha river. The Filipinos were
dislodged after half an hour's fighting.
The Americans at r a need in splendid
order under a heavy lire until it was
necessary to volley the Killpluos from
tee trenches. The aatlvoa bad a great
advantage and droppwl a number of the
advanciug men. The Americans charged
across the rice fluids, making- four ad
vaoccs on the Filipinos, who uumberad
a thousand meo, Soj of - whjut were iu
trunclied and in the face of a cross fire.
Uenetal Whealou' uieu Carried the
town after four hours' lighting and bura
ed the outskirts, the Killpinos tiring from
the windows and keepiug up a running
Sre In the streets. The Americana then
withdrew In order to obtain more ammu
nition. ' . ' ' : , ,
' The Killpinos lost about 100 men. The
American ' loss consisted of Corporal
Johnson of Company C, and Private
McAvoy, of Company L, killed.
The Filipinos at the outposts and la
the trenches beyond Caloocan fired
several shots last night upon the Montana
and Kansas volunteers aud part of tha
Fourth regulars, desiring, It is supposed,
to discover If the American line .bad
been thinned by the movement of Gen
eral Wboalon'a command. The Ameri
cans in the trenches replied warmly to
the fire. . ' -
A battallon'of the Twentieth Infantry
routed a email band oTTillplnos on the
Lagan a road. Some sharpshooters who
were firing from a house over which a
French flag was flying were dislodged.-
A gunboat entered the lake and
silenced a one gun battery In the foot
hill.
' To rvam a reia nn st
Take LaiallYe Bromo Quinine Taoleta.
All druggists refund the money If It fails
to cure. 25c, The genuine has L. B..Q
on each tablet.. -
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' WABtimoTON, March 16. The follow
ing from General Otis reached the War
Department today; ' '
"He porta from Hollo indicate improve,
ment; less activity oa the part of Insur
gents of Island.
"Ueports from Negros most encourag
log; Inhabitants enthusiastic; quiet pre
vails throughout Island, and Colonel
Smith directing affairs In framing Inter
nal government. ."..', ,
"Cebu quiet, : business progressing
under United States protection.
"Ueports from 8am.tr and Leyle indi
cate 'desire of Inhabitants for United
States troops; these islands occupied.
"Insurgents control cop fined to Luzon.
The occupation of the Paslg river ltne,
with control of Laguna de Bay baa cut
the country occupied by the Tagaloa In
nearly two equal parte." .
CASTOR I A
k For Infants and Children. .
Th Kind You Rave Always E::;U
. Bears the
Signature of
,' Summer Home, Folder, 1880.
Mr. W. A. Turk, General Passenger
Agent of the Southern Railway, Is collat
ing information for Summer Homes'
Folder for the ensuing Summer, yiving
the names of proprietors, post offlce ad
dresses, at or near what station, convey
ance used, number of guests, terms per
day, week and month. This Information
will be printed lu an attractive form and
a large edition published and distributed
by the various agents of this . Immense
system throughout all sections of the
I country. Persons contemplating taking
t boarders for the ensuing Summer are
requested to apply to the nearest railroad
agent for blank to bo filled giving the
above information, aud forward at once
to W. A.Turk, Geoera! Tasaongor Agent
Washington, D. C, so that tt may reach!
him not later than April 1st.
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"ou siltch- ia umxo.
Om at Saw llmliil i mini kVar
I-ar M ISM CWp StesrJ W TnSh
Cbicaco, March It Beajaaila P stars
, Hutchtasoa, kaowa as "Old Hatch,' oae
. oi in greaieai specaiaiora ua ooara oi
.Trade aver krew aad worth at oae lime
f 15,0X0,000, died tonight of heart failure
mm UHV uvawB DSBiiatnuafu ut
had beaa la 111 health both bodily aad
awn tally for five years, aad had beaa
at the sanitarian! two years.
H a tchlneoa'a career was a pbeaoaae-
aal oae. Reared as a farmer's boy la
Maasachusetta, he came Wast aad "grew
up with the eeantry." He went oa the
Chicago Board of Trade and so n b
came Its dominating spirit He dealt la
everything aad dictated prices, raa
wheat, corn, oats, pork aad provlsla
corners, and tea years agJ his wealth
was estimated at 1 13,000,000,
A certain armchair by a particular
post oa the Boor of the board was occu
pied by him during tha board lasilons
aad brokers gathered around him eager
ly picking ap crumbs of Information.
About lea years ago bis mind began to
fall aad he became aa easy prey for
speculators on the board.
-He was Induced to lav by a few bun
dred thousand dollars for bis wife, but
the remnants of bli millions soon disap
peared. He went to New York for
lime, but did little trading there, am.
about six years ago returned to Chicago
allb.tngb be did aot resume trailing on
the board.
Mr. Uulcblnson, who was trveuty
years ol, lreve a w fe, who was Sarah
F. lngalls, of Lnn, Mass,, and four
children, Chailes L and William I
Uulcblnson, Mrs. H. A. Lancaster and
Urs. Moble a Judtb.
Stair OiMMilva tha Aweaibly.
Havana. March IV General Gomez
has decided to proceed with the plans
agreed upon for distributing the (3,000,
Out) lo the Cuban troops, on dlsbandln,
as If the military assembly did not exist.
lie conferred two hours today with with
Governor General Brooke regarding de
talis. ..........
' General Brooke asked Washington sev
era! days ago If In case he dissolved tha
assembly his action would be approved'
The cabled reply authorized blm to dis
solve thai body, if, In his judgment, such
au act were necessary. . He hopes the as
acmtily will soon cease of Us own accord
lo hold Its meetings, but, should sessions
disquieting lo the public mind continue,
he will intervene.
. Havana Is much more quiet today and
less excitement is noticeable. This is
partly due to the fact that the assembly
bal no meeting. ' Rumors are current
that Its self dissolution is a matter of the
early future. ..; ' ".: :
Cores pleurisy and pnea- .
monU In a wooderlully wOlffTa!
short time. It promptly
allays inflammation oiSVriJD.
lactone For sore hmn -J ' Mr "
wwlovaliuok.
doses. Pries 25c
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You Can Fool
' Some f the people all the time,
yon ran fool all the people soma of the
lime, but you can I loot an me people all
Ik Itmj.
Now we propose to please obr custom'
era by selling them
A nice couutry axe handle for 10a.
: A aloe axe with handle for 60c
- A four hole mouse trap (or So. '
. A mirror mouse trap for 10c.
. A mirror rat trap ror km.
V A wire handle stove lifter for V. . r
: A long handle coal shovel for So.
A letter Die for So. '
A carpet stretcher for 10c ' ' -. :
A claw hammer for lRo
A fancy dust pan for 10c. .
A bat rack for 10c
A towel roller for 15c. r - .
' Soliciting your patronage we are yours
truly, . ' v,;-.- .
J. C. Vhitty to.
1TOTICE!
Time of Holding
. Courin Changed.
TO JUSTICES OK TI1JC PEACE
The Legislature of North Carolina hav
ing changed the time for holding the
Fall Term of the Circuit Criminal Court,
for Craven rounly, notice is hereby gir
- en that the next term of said court will
! be held on the second Mouday before the
first Monday io September, It being the
'third Monday of August 1899. . .
I You are also notified that the Spring
(orrn of the Superior Conrt has been
changed to the twelfth Monday after the
first Monday in March, it being the fifth
' Monday of May, 1809.
' All appeals from your courts must be
sent to that term of the Superior Court.
I W. M. WA1SUN, Cleik.
aXWlVtWlW
a FANCY FJtESlI
Just Received, Cnly 30 Cents Lb.
Small Sugar Cared II int.
Koilh Carolina llama,
Fa.i ll Breakfast Strips.
IWnx'i I Ickraa, Ilorae Fadr'iali (Juoen Olive, Mur
lrd Sjiicea of ail kimlt.
Freeh Cknoed Tomaloea, Corn, SuoooUth. Corn atnl
Totnutoea, Okraand Tomaloo, Salmon, Sardines, Il
trr. Chip Reef, Cooked Corned Beef, Potttvl lUm
and Tongue. , '
Fresh Roasted Coffee and Finest Toa.
Kancy Cieam Cbeeer.
Cl Fiah and Irish Polalos and numerous oilier
good tbinga to eat.
and Examine oor 8tock.
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MeDanicl k Gaskill, I
Thone 91.
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sit
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slers Ssnllnes Canned rVnps i f
II klniN, L mnn Cling and Trl-
lnw i raw ford t aliforuia Peacbis.
Canned Vegetables ol all kind,
audi aa Tumulue and Okra, Corn
and Tomatoes. Try a can of IWII
Haven Brand dinned l'om f r I1
there is nothing better on ihe mi -kel
at any price. Give us a rail
and a c III anve ymi nu n .
Choice wit G
Country Hams, 10 Cents Found.
J. R. PARKER, JR., GROCER,
'Phone 69. 77 Broad Street. S
casasass
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I Don't Forg-et!
WHCil YOi; 60 TO BUY
hattings, Carpets, Rugs
And Art Squares
That we cto save joa money. Our line is Lari'
and WellJSelecttd tnd we will be glad lo Show
, them to you.
One-third of yonr Life is Spent in lied, so why
not Ret one of our COTTON DOWN MATTitESS-
ES, Uae them GO nights and if they are not
equal to any mattress you ever used we will re
fund your money. You will make no mistake in
getting one of them,
FRAN&. H;
87 MIDDLE KTUEET.
iEScibiiicihi
WE UAVK JUST RECEIVED
i Spring Styles
fe . OF
KNOX HATS,
l .. and will lw cla4 to
"show them to our
patrons.
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H - Knox Hats took the SIX HIOHE5T AWARDS '' '3,'
fr at the AVorld'a Fair and are Famous for their ; . u
' '" Exclusive Shape, Superior Quality and Nevter- , , 3 .v
12 Fading Colors.", . .'.-!!" """" 'P 1 ' 3
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Call and Examine Them. . t
i Every Hat Guaranteed. 3
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f 57 POLLOCK STREET, " NEW BERNE, N. O. CS
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