VOL. XTH--NO. 254.
EIGHTEENTH TEAK,
NLW BERN, N. C, SUNDAY MO&NI&U, JANUARY ; 2f, U
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- New I'lickwluat in 10c, 15c and
'.Manic Srnp and Fancy Hulter.
? . ; r'J'otH Jleals of all t.iudB, chicken find tur.y for ft lunch.
:Ku t?f Wvlvnr-r. fliuitioil liYm'l and Vi-m-taliles. . v.- i
tti rv niTArlTY lifws
'' V" 'Jry tlie J'eJlo Haven Com,, you will Use no other, i
' " For a srood smoke try our IVrique to mix with your lu c Mixture
or any tobacco you uro now using ;
ad Tokirco always to be lind at our
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MIQq GRADE OUANO. -"t v ,
Our Gooda are loecially adapted
.yj i-iVaei by the largest and most Bucceesful,farmer8 ip this section.
...Their Field ItesulU sneak louder than Words. r.''. : . ; ;
NPKCrAlj GllAWOS
U Meadows' 0010 LEAF
'J'nie ) for ("olor, Silkiness and Fiue Texture. Manufactured in the bright
leaf section of the Slate, and specially prepared for the needs of oif laud.
'-r If inU-retitud send for leaflet of
' Our 1000 Calendar also for the
E. M- & J.
Works! v Union Point
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A good ussortruent of line I igsirs
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OROCERJfiS
61 BUOAD 8T ftfcBL.",.
Special Guanos.
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for this section. , ' . ' - v ' . :
Potato J:
Cabbage :
fob all' CIIOPS.
TOBACCO GUANO. ' (Tried - and
analysis and testimonials.
asking.
Guaranteed
Mitchell
A,-X1EAD OVS CO.,
New Bern, N. C.
EIate
No
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'. few J fun J r lock ! Fanoy ai d ;
fitile UiOM-rioi. 1 Of t - B ijhl
Flour (or your XmftR bakmp, onr
tuperinr and exqulelU'ly (laroird
Cuffee widTi O t Plan I (
; (iini, 'Idish , "ytiJ1;T Frutt
in:' U ii tt, I'on-lni. id DimitJ
lie (hi, I 0: Hivi'r l'l nt HitUt
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mi vi w h Hie- tbv i f iImi roi .
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VT fl In ft liiifi li''r. out
' B mii t tul Ki lamir..o O lory nnd
UU Onr,
Applf S snj Bananas.
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A CALL-
Buller Close Up To Ladysmith.
: Boers Reported Beaten . ,
Shells From Lad ysmltfc Cross Those
From Bailer's Gnas. Boers Loss
IaCampalira Is Orer 6.O00.
BeBertlnc Colesborg.Ber
- - lla Bepert. British . '
PoBltIoBOtEay. "
Special to Journal. , ' ,
London, Jan. 10. Carefully compiled
figure eollected at GapeTowa show (hat
the Boer loai U date It approximately
4,423. These figures are from Boer Bour-
eea and tome of them hare been lnToatl-
gated and found correct. S ''
These figure! Include 2,000 cat nail ties
at Ladjsmlth In the assault of January
0ih when the Boers were repulsed by
General White. v - - "- -
Beports that the advaneed British force
it . in the., vicinity , of Ladyamlth are
confirmed today. Hard fighting is re
ported along the lines. One message sayt
that . the Boers have fallen hack de
feated, .j. .
Warren, baring made an 1 advance of
fire miles and having sent Dundonald to
his left flank, is now in possession of
some kopjes which command a ravine
behind Bprtea Eop, Lyttleton's brigade
has advanced two miles toward the iio'er
position at Brakfontein. : "i ' "'y
Warren aad jLytlleton. are advancing"
teadlly," The Boers arrived in largv
numbers from Coleuso and Ladysmiifa
They have rait branches of the ...railway
from Hoddor Sprnttt around Mount Bui-
wan, .'f.-'.i, '
Many Boers have gone to altompt to
check . Warren's ad vance. - The . Brit Ish
garrison lit adyamlth flred some (hell
which nearly met those " of ileaerHl
Buller at tha extreme range. T -. ,
: Cieneral Lytlleton 1 advanced against
Brakfontein, covered by a heavy artlll
ery fire. He went forward two m.lit
and gained Bwveral positions. The Boors
drrd m cannon aud discharged only
few. Mansers. '. Lyttleton .. blvojacttd
upon the ground which he bad taken. ?
General Dundonald, with a force of
cavalry, made a detour yesterday to the
west of General Warren s force. - -
. He engaged and surrounded a body of
Boers near A.cton Homes, the result of
the engagement was that he killed r
wounded 20 barghers and made 15 pris
oners, i : The Brllisli loss was two killed
and two wounded. This interrupts the
Bder communication with the ' Free
8tata British saralry hold tha position
.The Urine of field gees was heard ear.
ly this morning on the BrMib left Gen-
era! Warren had evidently, commenced
the bombardment of the . Boer trenches
on Tabanmynla mountain. There was
alto a brief musketry are from same di
rection.
A man who escaped from Colesbnrg
which General French is attacking re
ports that the Dutch Inhabitants, who
are sympathizers with the Boers are pro
ceeding to the Orange Free State because
they anticipate the evacuation of tha
towa. Vender Walt, a member of the
Assembly, had already gene. .The Boer
foroe In Colesbnrg was estimated at
7,010. j. General French baa ... advanced
eight miles east of Bllggersfonteln and It
now within 18 miles of Nerval's Point
The American Ambassador Choate re
ceived a cablegram today stating that
the steamer Maria wis releated'and that
part of the cargo of American flour was
landed at Lorenao Marquee.
Brussels, January 20. The Transvaal
legation here it following with the clos
est attention the new plan of attack
being made by General Buller for relief
of Ladyamlth. Leyds It quoted at laying
that the battle now waging . In Natal
marks the crisis of the war.- He believes
that Buller is dividing his forces and
say t that If he. is defeated vhe will be
practically annihilated. '
Berlin, January 20 The Deutsche
Zeltung prlnlt a telegram from Durban
taylng that a rising of the Tugela river
endangers the further crossing of British
troeps. The dispatch alleges that the
Brltlsn artillery and ammunition It ill 11
on the south bank of the river. Mean
time the Boers, the dispatch continues
are advancing and encompassing scml
clrcnlarly tha river crossing of Buller
rand Wanen. ,'
London, January 20. The war critic
ef the Morning Post says: "Far from
their base aLJCheveley, with the rive
behind them,' with the Boers in Urge
number between them ami Lailysmlth,
the position of the British forces It not
eaty." ' ''' . -v.''' : .
Rewarded His Nurse.
Special to-Journal. - t
Burlington, N. J. January 20. Ills
neighbors thought William' t Myers, an
old exprosmait of this placo, was Very
poor. However ho ht scouniuiated
fifteen tlionsand dollar. Ills danghlei-In-law,
Is his solo heir. 8!iu hud cunie up
from Virginia wlu n she lieaid thai the old
man was sick and mined him for months,
la fcrnl Undo fur br devotion Myers left
hpr his tn 'i " furtii mi.
i f a Cave.
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FEARING THE PLAGUE.
Precautions Taken to rrevent its Ap
proach, Death Rate Increasing-.
Special to Journal. - .. -
Washington, January 80. The Ma
rine Hospital Service la taking extraor
dinary ttept to prevent the spread oflbt
bubonic plague from Honolulu to the
western coast of the United States. Ex
traordinary precauliant aie in, force at
every point.-, A medical officer 1 estab
lished at Honelulu to examine all out
going ships and another officer has been
sent to assist htm with fifteen hundred
bottles of prophalactlc. " '
The steamer Doric from Honolulu
brings news of a fresh outbreak of the
plague, six deaths having occui red be
tween.depar)ure of the steamer China
and the departure of the Doric, which
left Honolulu January 13. v -
John RusUn is Dead.
Special to Journal.-' v
Londoh, Jan. 80 John Buskin, the
famous writer,. Is dead, at the age of 81
years. s ; .
John Buskin, the most eloquent and
original of ail writers upon art, was born
In London in 1819. He studied at Christ
Church, Oxford, and took hi degroe In
1843.' The following year appeared hi
"Modern Painters" which did so much
forlhe reputation t Turner. ' Another
well known work of Buskin it 'stones
of Venice," and probably tha most fam
out It "detain aud Lilies." In 1821 he
gave 6,000 pounds to the Taylor Art Gal-
lery at Oxford and preaenled to the gal
lery an Immense collection of the druw-
Inits and water colors of his favorite
painter Turner which collection forms
one of the rapst attractive feaiurea of the
gallery. ''i
. Gagged, Hung and Robbed, '
Special to Journal.
Gbmkva, N. Y-rJan. 20-The body ol
Ueynoldt SeybolW- Waterloo was found
hanging to the ratling of tho Central
Anderson freight house this mBrmng.
Bis hands were tied and he bad a gag In
his monttRsIwlce before within a month
ha hat been sagged and robbed. ; TheJ
work . It supposed -lo be the work of
trampt who Infest the neighborhood. Iq
the expectation that the two former at
tack mlgh t be repeated the loca police
were on the lookout for suspicious char
acters but no one was seen, to leave the
freight house. . ,,
Fell-at Bunker Hill.
Bkstok, Jan. 80.-i-Tho Boston. vTc-
lorlan Society has given up the. project
of erecting a monument In the old ceme
tery en the Common to British soldiers
who fell at the battle of Bunker Hill.. It
has , been discovered Hbat . no British
soldiers were burled there.
Withdrawing Our Troops. "
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Special to Journal. "
Washinqtok,' January 20 Captain
Stanton of the Eighth Cavalry cables
that a squadron of the. Eighth Cavalry,
consisting of five officers and eighty-two
enlisted men left Nevala, Culm.:' They
Will go to Newport News; and thence to
Fort Itlley, Kansas, " -
s, l She Comes to Agitate.' 1
Special to Journal, - . r - . .
Paris, January 20 Maude Gnnae, the
Irish vjromatf agitator, tailed on the pas
eearer steamer Normaodle for New
York today. She will lecltrie In Amorlca
in favor of the Doers. - , .
COTTON MARKET.'
The following quotations were recelv
ed by J. E. Latham, New Bern, N. O
Nnw York, January 30 '
' ; .. Open. High. Low, Close
Tan. Cotton .... 7.51' , , " ?
May cotton .... 7.49 , v7A0
Sept. cCtlon 886 8 88
Nor. cotton ... 6 00 - ' 0C6
t ClltCAOO MASI?ItT8. ,
Wubati , . Open., High. Low. Close
May ...65! ' 66
Conn:--- ': .
May : 83i 1 83,
Cofvsk: ,
March 7.10 " . . 7.10
So. H'y Pfd - 641
B. It. T 71 ' - ' ' . 70
C. &O 80J ' j " 801
Reading 60 50i
font lob. Prcf . .' 85
A. 8. W 41 4y,
' Beet'lpls at culton ports were 2",000
bales.
The modern and most elTecllTe curt
for i-iiiislipatlon and all liver troubles
the fmnuns Utile pills known as DeWiU'i
Little Early Itinera. F 8 Duffy. ,
, Notice of First Llcctinj; of Creditors.
In tho Pl.itrlct Court of the United
Ktali s, for iheV.nsleru Dlsliict of N.C.
In Hie matter of W, I!. Fi.kmmino, Hank
.' rUpt. In l'.aukriiplcy.
To the Ciedltors of I'ctllionrr, who biis
in rti n 1
T;.!0 n..
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Of Ills
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fifiFUMR.
Republicans and populists Flock
Together Opposing Amendment
Seaboard Frelitlit Chartces T.xwr
Intent Farms Stations Teachers
t ' Assembly Committee Where r
' Moonshiners Go. His
, -torle Flags of Ihe - --f
, First Regimeat. ' ; - '
Raleigh, January 21, The PopuIUt
State committee muttorod eleven at their
meeting. Senator Butler, as predlctid,
ruled the roost." He was invited to
speak and made what a member cailcd
"the talk of the meeting." The Senator
attacked the amendment and the electron
taw ana nts speeca was a son oi runasn
of the attacks he has. teen making in hd-
newspaper. '--
The Bepublican maohlne and the Pop
ulist machine are all tangled together
like acoaple of bicycles after a collis
ion. Republicans speak of the two par
ties as -"we." One of them said: "Re
publican! will address the Populist con
ference on the night of April 17th. We
hope there will be tome anil-amendment
Democrats to speak there, too." Maybe
tome of these speakers posing as anti-
amendment Democrats may be captured
in the ninth district. The Uepublicans
olaim they, have a few of them In cold
storage and are very proud of them.
The Populist committee's address to
the people, contain thetollowing state
ment as to the opinions of lawyers. It
is its "gom of thought:"
No law) er whose pride of reputation
as a jurist has not been humbled by his
ambition fur political preferment has
ever said, or can ever say, that this hfih
or grandfather cluise Will stand tho lest
Iq the courts.
The committee on selection of n ex
periment farm location in the east de
cides to have two farms; one of 10 acre
near Red Springsmaluly for tests of
corn and colton In respect to fertilizers:
the other near Tarboro, to make the
same line of experiments, mainly as re
gards truck had small fruits.
-The corporation commission is to meet
February 7th and take np the matter of
requiring the Seaboard Air Line to
charge what Is known as continuous
mileage oil freight. Thecompwry claims
that U lias no line, but that each division
Is separate. The commission . says that
on I be contrary the system is a unit. Dr.
AbbuU say the commission doesu't -set-
how tho Seaboard Air Line can deny tbo
unity now,. nnder the pi etent arrange
ment. : . ' -i
It will be recalled that a man named
Marshall shot at Claude Bornard, TJuttcd
Stales district ntlorney. at Greenville
last autumn and that there -was a great
sensation.1 Dr. Abbott, corporation com
missioner, bad letter today saying that
Marshall bad taken a non-suit. It la said
that Brat Marshall Is with her parents In
Green county.- . . -, .
The executive commltte of the North
Carolina Teachers, Assembly Is called to
meet here January 26th, and will then
elect the place and time of the next an
nual meeting'. It 1 ald -that there will
be Invitations from both the mountains
and the coast. -" '".'.w-., "
A revenue officer today, speaking "u
the rapid movement of mooushlnlog to
:he eastern counties,' said: 1 "it follows
tobacco.- Yon see a the tobacco culture
GOOD NEWS comes from those
who ttiUc- Hood's Sarsnparilla for
scrofula, dyspopsla and rlietmintism.
Ueportsagruotliut HOOD'S CURES
Shirt Sale !
I havo abont 8 dozen Stiff Bosom Mon
arch Shirts lift in the latest stripes that
I will toll for 85o,4Vorth ft. . , .
I will sell my Winter Quods at a Big
Reduction In ordnr to- make room . for
Spring Cloods. , ' , " -
'Callrly, ' 1 - . '
R. l BAXTER,
s
Onion ficl.s
At Clark's I'liilad-lphia grown Onion
Sets, wluU', ri-il and i-llw. . Plant nnw
for In s' results, Jumks F. Clmik, Brick
blon'. liear slartct Dock.'
L H. CUTLER
ilAPsDVJARECO,
-DEALERS IN-
r s r
n inn!
progresses eastward men have to go there
from the older tobacco section to sh
how-to cultivate end cure Jt. Well tin
moonshiners fellow Uict. men Whisky
and tobacco go logeiber. Look out foi
moonshine distilleries in a section df
re .tly after tobacoo growing begins."
Mr. J. F. Jordan of Greensboro whose
plan for relieving the condition of ihr
tobacco growers adopted by the North
Carolina Growers1 Association, orgai -
7cd at Raleigh,- says tha only thing
remaining to make the venture a sncci-ss
Is the hearty co-operation of the farm
ers. He thinks there will be no trouble
along this line. Many farmers have al
ready pledged . their support and are
ready to sign the agreement and take
stack in the enterprise;
QuartermasterOeneral Macon" gives
out a good piece of news to the effect
that Id a fortnight tho First Regiment,
Colonel Armfield's, would be fully
equipped. He said the rifles and oiht-i
equipments were on the way. The First
is unquestionably a pet. It is a fine regi
ment. It is hoped that it will be seen
here, 600 strong at least, May 20th next,
when the Vance monument Is to unveiled
The flags which the First carried through
Havana and which were sent here
by the government, are In the adjutant
general's oftlce,-without covering. They
ought to be In the Stale Museun, under
glass, in special oase. They were the first
American flags" carried by a regiment
through Havana aud are hence historic
Dr. W. R. Capehart, owner of the
great shad and herring fishery at Ayoca.
one of the largest of the world, came
hero as a member of the special commit
tee of the board of agriculture to select a
location for a Slate experiment farm In
In tie eastern section. Dr. Capehart,
speaking of the fishery, said the shad ure
ahead of lime this year, probably owl.ij;
to the very warm weather; that some ari
being caught; that up to two weeks
only three North Carolina shad hm
reached New York, while ixiw shipments
are being made dally. These nsli are
now caught with gtll nets, as tho great
soines, two miles in length, ure not yet
in operatlou.
G. H. Appleton, Justice of Peace
Clarksburg, N. J., says, "DeWltt's Liltle
Earlr Risers are the best pills made for
constipation. We use no others '' Quirk
ly cure all liver and bowel troubles. F S
Duffy.
All persons are hereby notified that I
have no Interest in the liquor business
new run by C. C. Roach, nor am I in
any way connected with the firm former
ly known as C. C. Roach' & Co , at New
Bern, N. U. I am prompted to publish
this by the numerous inquiries made to
me concerning this matter. "
J. 8. GARRETT,
Jan. lltb, 1900.
s Truck Peai.
Best Strains Extra Early Truck Peu
at Clark's. Remember JaHBB F. ClAKK,
Brick Store, near Market Dork.
Don't Read This
But your attention ' to our hr-'.'-fel-Laundry
that we are doing now will JU-1I
yon that our work is . rlcM.-; Wo wash
the dirt oiifnot In. Our 'starch Is free
from injurious chemicals-i Wa-oso no
clu-mictil to h-uin the gooda. Lace cur
tains, blankets, counterpane, spreads of
all kind are done up to look lika new,
Our collars are ironed on a low pressure
machine and will ant wear the linen. '
. Work taken and delivered In 4 hours.
Glveusa trial.- r'iK,
DAYBERRY'S STEAM LAUpRY
Opposite icillaons Bank. ,1; '
' ' '- " ' . ' ' ' ''
We have Just '
Receive d a
Beautiful ; As- ;
. sortmcut ot ?
Cambric and Nainsook
ms,
II T70
1 )
invito the
C U raid
W 3 W,
BI1MEIK
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J.L.Mf
Has just received a fresh lot of Oyster Crackers',
Uneeda Biscuit, Standard Soda Crackers, Fancy q
5
w
m
t. unes, etc.
Fresli Puckffiioat.Oatflakes, Grits, Big Hominy,'-
itico. '
Small Hants, Hitakfast
Cured Shoulders.
Dried and Evaporated Apples and Peaches, Fan
cy Prunes. !
Fresh Canned Goods of 11 kinds. .
Another lot that nice
i
Anything you want iu
Trie
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'Phono 91.
To Close
li
L. MAIL,
Rtig Department
18x36 Moquet Ruga $1 00 Value,
27x63
27x64
36x73
25x53 Velvet
Nearly all the above are this season's goods, and the size and price
marked on each. There will be no more of them atjthcse prices.
Silk Department, i
Taffeta Silks, this season's goods in plain and two lone, formerly sold
at 85c, now 68c. In all shades.
Fancy Patterns in Silks for Shirt Waists, reduced from $1 00 and
1 25 to 75c, 80 and 85c.
be appreciated.
This a
Capes
All of our stock of Ladies Cape3,
been marked down. This means a
will he sold from 29c to 85 15, worth
Ready-to-Wear
Our Skirts have received the same treatment and wil
reduction.
Shoes
11 pairs Ladies Sample Shoes of
Bolton, I'aunce & Spinney and other
that will be sold at $1 25. Ladies
snpplieuTirlth good shoes at the price
78 pairs Ladies Goodyear. Welt,
Changes to be made in onr .business make it necessary to reduce stock.
i'lfo'goMi-ean W Wi sld witiumt deposit ; l ? ,
! Please bring tke cash, thereby saving Us the disagreeable duty of do ,
dining to charge goods at price named. . i r ' ,
Order from coHntry accompanied with
the cn.Mli, will be filled
attention vt if you were
OtyvwViywVtxy
? X UXURIES for
by Mr, AU.oit Wadswoith nt 12o
Yours for Iluslne;,
B
JnU
s
DANIEL I
Strips, and English
3fle Table Butter.
Groceries at Rock Bottom -
Wliolcisnle
& Retail
Grocer
71 Brol HU
Fo
2 50
3 00
3 75
3 0
$1 75
2 25
3 00
I SO
specially fine offering and vill likely
including cloth
and
plash, have
cood deal to the purchaser.
Capes
from 50c to 18 50.
Skbts
be Soli I at a big
the celebrated E. P. Reed & Co.,
manufacturors, in sizes 2A,t3 aud 3i,
who havo neod of abave sixes can be ;;
of cheap ones.
button and lace, 3 to 7, at $1 00.
J -'V
with as mneii care and
here in person.'
4
'.V
tsjfas
the FASTIDIO I
At well at necessayles for tin
day table, can be secujed fro
choice' ttoqk of Cannod O
glass nnd tin.. Our exqiiisi '
servrt, Jolly, ete as well ;
fine Vegetable In tin, m
best, . Our Peas should be t .i x
they have a natural awcctneis nu-.
flavor that you seldom find in
canned peas. V ' . ) ' '
Don't forjot our 20c Mocha and
Java Coffee. Give ut tj. call when,
in need cf any thing in our line
anil we will save you money as
-well as giving yr.u the bent nnd
froshost foods to be bad. Wa alap
have a few country Buusngo rnade
r
lb.
Cash.
t ot;
TaVTTH Li I Li IT7
si sj?n n y-
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J. R. PARK I:!?, JR., G'XCBR,
r:-.cr.o co. t7 ::r- : '.. r:-