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NIW BERN, N. C, SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 10, ISUII.
VOL. XVII--N0. 271.
EIGHTEENTH YKili.
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GROCERY
You can get, Whole CodflsU and Mackerel,
Choice Irish Potatoes, Corned Beef,
N. C. Sams, small, New, Cakes and Crackers.
1 . Try onr Dewey Mixil sikca ut 15c. They ore-Cue. ,
' A ffesh Rrrivnl of Onto io IJuekwhcat, 2, 3 and 0 lb paokajiot, 10. 15
und "jjo. tiooti liuiwr, y,ip aim small uominy, uaw, loose, ami imok-
whe.il Flonr. : ..
A full slock of all I itul fanned Goods and New pae'e Toinitoi, 3 IW
can So, standard 3 for S'xs. . Try a can of Turkey or Chic' e;t, iii.'O foi
luill'll. : '
Hum liouf or Veal louC for Supper. L'ecf Extract here too if yon
nevd it.
Our 15c Boasted and Ground to Order Coffee
is a Good One.
GASKILL & MITCHELL'S,
HARDWARE: ' , . GROCERIES:
M-MIDDLIS BTRRK't 'Phone 147. , 61 BROAD STREET. .
Largest and
Tinest , " .
Stock of.-. . .
Buggies Wagons
t I have moved to the
HAW! AO AT Mil I AC! !
purchased of J. W. STEWART, where I shall
he glad to meet all friends and customers.
nJTJ, ' Jones,
, New Bam, - N. C.
' Ollloil fief at
At Clnrk's Philadelphia grown .Onion
Fein, white, red and jfcllow. I'lunt now
for best WHiilm. J am kb F. Ci.aiik, Brick
More, near Market Dock. ',
1000 SAMPLES.
I have received samples of A. L.
dinger's Tuilor-Miulo Suits, I'a'.its
aiiid Fancy Vcstiuj for Bpring and
Summer 1000.
If you domre to soe the prettifst
Jiue ever iu the city wo are prepared
Xo show them to you.
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Found in
i New Bern.
Harnesses Robes
Broad Street Stables.
Removal Hotico!
Dave moved Into the store on Pollock
streot, formerly occupied by Har
riett Line where my patrons slid cus
tomers can find Flue Millinery.
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dLiULBooic Store X
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3 Lurgont stotk of Blank Tool s
'i and Onicc Supplies ever Keren o I
In New Iirrn.
J A vnlmililo hintory of New B''in
i Prodiytcrinn ('Imri'h, with a lio
sume of riw'y I" -!t !;lii-at Aff.ilra
i In K.i't.'rn N C, 1 y tlio I1.10 U -v.
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Various Reports ol the Situation in
Soutn Africa.
Ne Rf port of E lUf of LtdjxraKh
; ; Slitrp Aellon by Troops Cu ,
dor ItoorrU. Unet-r--
talaty In Loadon
81111 Urrat.
London. February S There In a ret
port that General Culler ban .returned
from hit pokliloot above the Tugela
river. ' ..,,'.. J
A dispatch from Koodooslierg Drift,
Thursday February 8ib, raye the Boon
fiercely attacked Hacdonald'e column.
The battle began Tuesday afternoon
The Boers were repulsed at all points to
ward the evening, but Utne al Roberts
ordered MacDonald to retreat , from
Koodoosberg. The Brlll.h lost 60 killed
and wounded. v
London, Febriary 8. A dispatch to
the Horning Post from Ladvtmlth, dated
Tuesday, February 6, say:
- 'Little can be seen of General Boiler's
action, owing to tne bssa. It appears
that the Boers have withdraws their tig
una from the hills liere southward.
A large force of Boers still remains
and the garrison is prepared, for night
attack. - . -
London, February 8. A cablegram re
ceived In this city from Bpearman't
Camp, under today's date, aaya: ' - - ;
"Bailer holds his position. Belief Is
certain." v ' ' ; . ;
Loudon, Feb. 8 The news from South
Africa tonight so far as it goes leaves
Oeneral Bullor holding the same--positions,
he won Monday st.d defended
against the Boer attacks Tuesday. .
On Thursday he seems to have been
Holding taut aod making no attempt to
ulvtioce. Ills heavy funs and transport
iuiiH were evliln.ty being brought up.
U bis unavoidable ddny again gives the
doers an opportunity to iu icS a slronii
iorc in (runt of hi.u.
The valley through wblch it I- bslioved
Uiil er itilcuiU.I to pu-s ii) ! acU Lad,--.mitli
is l"u t,uaUtl on oue side by Vaal
r in i it unil on the otk r by Uoormklool
both IiIrIi bills. I ke British hold the
ronncr, i.ut ihii tiovis, who have many
ntn and tuna ou the latter, tan sweep
the valley, it Is believed hen', ui.tl pr
ent the passage u( the British It fan r
It is likely that anillery a 111 play au
important p'trt In the attempt to force a
way through the pass, so IhalBullermay
not relume the offensive until tomorrow
by whlcjt time he may be able to bring
up bis guns. "
In clubland there has developed a new
and powerful wave of inteio-t in the
progress of the war, whetted by ; news
which Is taken to mean that a general
move of British forces has begun. Tbos
there was larger attendance " at the
club loutght than there has ' been for
weeks. Crowds stood around the tele
graph beards. ;
The fear of the Boer tactics U wide
spread. For Instance, much doubt la e-
tiressed at to General UacDooald'a safe
ty at Koodoosberg drift, it being argued
that he having got there ao easily, - lb
possibility waa as on previous occasions
that the Boers had Intentionally allowed
blm to reach an advanced position inert
ly with the object of hemming him In
iiiore easily. . v-i-v-vii' V.
RiKsnuBO, Cape Colony, Feb. 8 The
Boers' posltidn wss vigorously shlled;by
lyddite for an hour by General French's
guns early this morning, eastward from
opposite Bllngerfonteln and westward
from the top of X'ole's lop. -'V'?
A l$-p nudtr shrapnel gnn paid spec
ial attention to the sites of the Boer's
gun, which have been unusually active
lately. . -.r;V;-.-:
The Boers bold a position half mry-en
the direct road between Uensburg and
Colesberg. - They sIHled Porter's hill
Hieiterday, Ineffectually. L ? ; -
' THE MARttTS. '
Tie following quotations were receiv
ed by J. B. Latham, New Bern, N. 0.
Kaw Tork, February S. '
'. Open. High. Lew. Close
afay cotton .... 8 40 8 40 8.11. 8.28
lug cotton .... 6 87 8.87 . 8 18 826
Sept. cotton ... 78) 7.83 7.75 7.75
Nov.colten ... 7.6'i 7.58 7.41 7.48
CUIOA'dO HiaikTS.
WaiAT: Opsn. High. Low. (lei
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Ppol tale Liverpool, 12.00J bales.
Hcci'lpls at eetlaa ports were 8:1,000
balss. '
An Editor's lito Kid II; Chamberlain'!
Conch Rnniljr.
During the enrly part of October, 13M,
I contracteil a tmd cold which rrltlcil on
my lnnri sml wns nrlcctcil until I
I fenred 1I1 nt connuniptlun hud npprnrcd
In an In' Iplrnl Blulc I wm cii-lniuly
rin1 '. sii'l trylnj tnetpul aoiuclliliij;
aln. Ii I ri.u.. nt. I 1 mme alnrmrd
m U ri' I 5 I I .! .. tor a tii;.l
I tal e of C! ' i's ('. '1
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LPopuiists Show Shins of Snpportin;
the Amendment.
Bcci ption Arrangements for Mr.
. Bryan, The l'lnelmrst Hotel.
An Expauatoiiist Preacher.
. Ummana tho WUard.'
Poultry l Weal Hi. -Ralkiou,
February 8. A member of
the Democratic Btate ' committee says
that he has been east and found a strong
sentiment in favor of nominating Or. G
H. Mebane, Ijtate Buporlnlendent . ot
P.blo In H ruction, as the Democratic
candidate ft r tttit position, It is a very
high compliment to Dr. Meb&ne, and
who will say it is uot a deserved one f
Some ot'tbe Republicans today criticised
Dr. Mebane for not piecing himself In
n aonism to the constitutions! amend
ment.' They were wbrried at the news
your correspondent gave thai he would
support it. A little later; perhaps they
will be wonted when they know .The
Progressive Farmer will ' support, it-
They will be still further worried when
they find some leading Populists en
whom they , have -made , so 0019 as to
count as "dead sure" will also .vote for
it. -r;yr.-?M--
Senator Butler, In his 'parer rldlcnles
the proposed addition to the constltu.
tlonal amendment, which will ao fix
It that It will stand, or fall In its en
tirety. . Senator Butler's new Hepnbll
can spectacles ere . green-llnted and
everything be view a seem of that color
to him, To be Dt uiuer uic is unplear-
Ing.
Chairman Simmons le iyt a all arrange-
meuis for the ncq tioii of Mr. Urjau to
uuuiy ( luniiiiHH Ain!kd Jouls and
llaior Powell, ll is u. .U rsti.o;! that a
utimV. r ol meui'd-rs 01 t,e tlcoiocralic
oommitite will lw hen, un.i that there
Hill bf it .n of cunlritiiuMi with Jit
rtiymi. Tho.ai-adrmy vlli lo tbcoraUd
,n.l l!i. 11.' til 1'c ut:s t: A ruepiion lo
t .o puliljt. ill iil:i-.r pi.o.i'iior follow
the speaking. .
' Jaiii ' V I'-iTts -t B ton, the -'Abul
ia of il l T 11s,' vth 1 11 Ii nnil oaii
Pinebtii,iliiK lut! Hi 41 B--ii"in Caro
lina Uotcl there will I He ready for
guctta this wa on, Net winieril wlli
tie ri'Hilv. lUu fact t hut it will not be
open llil season U a gieat tllsappoiut
ment to many Intt ndinK cuests. But
everything mut bo Iborougli to meet
the requirements of Mr. Tufts, and -a
hotel or any building must lack nothing
The roster of lite North Carolina Vol'
nnteers in the United Statu service In
lite war with Spain Is completed. It
contains over 4,000 uamnn.
The remark waa made a day or so ago
by wellrknown pieaclier hero thattwo
thirds of the preachers ef hi denomina
tion are oxpnsloul8t "impeilallBtf,"
if you will and that they will vote that
way.; It looks like there will be quite
difference between tho Slate and nation'
at vote this year, If. such statements as
the Above are any Indication. ;'
; The State Superintendent of Public
instruction says he will altoud the great
'meeting in July at Charleston of the
National Educational Association, and
that mtny North Carolina teachers will
be there. - ,'.; ;
The February bulletin of the agricul
tural department Is entirely , devoted to
poultry. It Is an excellent number. It
says that the total taxea on property for
Slate, county and school purposes In
1898 were $2,631,003, aid that the pool-
try products pay alt of this and $400,000
to spare. It la a wonderful : showing,
While the figures show a profit in a well-
ordered Industry, there is great nred for
practical, comroonsense information re
garding peultry, which, if carefully fol
lowed, would materially iuciease Doth
the egg and meat production from this
source.
Rev. Dr. W. A. Simmons, for eight
year pastor of the Baptlat tabernacle
here, who recently . resigned, accepts a
call lo a church in Texas, his former
home. - ''' -X'
. Charles F. Warren, of Wilmington, 1
a candidate for the Democratic nomina
tion for Attorney General, i : : .v.; .;
Herman gave a particularly vflna per
formance here to a full house. Ills work
was excellent and full of lualures. Sola'
ret's dancing surpassed anything ever
seen here before It is equal to Lole
Fuller's. ' - ,,. ..':
' A while man named II. Jackson, said
to ba a VlrglnUn, was jailed here loJsy
for swindling several Cary merchants.
Be waa arrested at Ooliluboro tiiul taken
back to Cary last nlht. There ho tried
to throw blmsetf under a moving train,
and got within a few Inches of the rails,
drawing tho doptity sheriff with I1I111.
The latter bad a uarrow e.capu. Jack
ron, after the failure f this altimpt,
begged the ibpuiy to l"inl blm a
knife, snjliig be wanted lo cut his
throat.
'J lie Blale chariots the Independent
Steamboat Line, of New Bern, capital
$V)n; Ji'Sse J. Lntsilor and olliers,
SiocklioUlers.
frs. J. K. Miller, Newton Hamilton,
Tu, virile, "I think De Witt's Witch
Ilazi.-l tialvo the grandest sulve miido." ll
cures plies and lieuls evirylhing. All
f.ilu!cnt Imitations arc worlhlcis. F 8
General Lawton Laid to Rest in Arlington
. Cemetery. - n
WasinKOTOK, February 9 Atnld the
boom of the minute gnns at .Fort Myer,
the soft roll of muffled drums, and the
rattle of rifles once so familiar to.hlm In
whose honor they were being fired, the
remains of Major General Henry W.
Lawton, whose fame and bravery, will
stir the blood of untold generation of
Americans and add new ' heroes te the
galaxy which has shod se much lustre
upon the history of this country, were
lowered to their last resting place,' this
afternoon, in historic Arlington Ceme
tery.. The funeral and burial were con
ducted with all the military honors. The
three branches of the government, exe
cutive, legislative and judicial, were, all
present, eager to do honor to the brave
man who gave hi all hi life to the
service of bis country, knowing full well
that lo no way can a nation more honor
itself than in paying honors to its
heroes. All tho United State troops
available were ordered to Washington
to join the fnneral escort, which way In
command of Gen. Miles. '
WHEN YOU are fi-WIng tired and
out of sort you will find Hood's
Sarsaparilla will do von wonderful
good. Be sura to GET HOOD'S.
- Fresh Garden Seeds at Davis' Pre
erlptlon Pharmacy.
Fresh Flower Seed atJDavi Prescrip
tion Pharmacy.
Extra fine dressed poultry, turkeys and
chickens at Oaka Market.
Pickle Tripe, Liver l'uldlns, an)
Country Lard, can be bail t the Oak's
Market.
Underwear at Nearly Half.
A recent purchase enables us to naroi
:ho lowest nrices on this claw of L'ood,
Ladles heavy weight vosls al l'ic, olhcrr
il 93, !I8 ami Co j for all wool, won 1
G. A. Barfool.
W 8 Pnilpot, Albany. C , bajs, "Pi
Win's Little Early itinerit til l mo inort
ood than any pill 1 iver look," Tin
famous little pill, for constipation, bil
iousness and liver and bowel troubler,
F S Duffy.
FORXA.
Bsarstk
Ignatius
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m in aim ion nm Always
lb) lira Toy Haw Always Bought
fiattefs
For Everything Good in ' , ;
Bicycles -and Sundries,
I have the largest and ' beat selected
stock of Bicycle and Sundries ever
brought to this city, consisting; of
Colombia Chainlet ' e)SO toTS
Colombia Cbala ..'.. S40 to WIO
Hartford. ' -
-kaiablm, - S40 .
atomars.
. FonnaBU and Ideal., . " t)S .
' It will pa yon to call if you conttm
plate buying or trading,
i Bicycle sold on Installment plan. . - '
A large atock of Tires from $1 SO eat h
upward. All Sundries very low. 1
All kinds of Repairing Solicited. ''
Sole Agent 'for Columbia Groplic
phones and Supplies. A fine asortrnint
of latest KeoorUg always on hard ,
Tl7 51. T. XXII4 L,
South Front St , Next P. M Drancy.
GRIST - f.ilLLS.
Wcvr Ml I lis
Xloliiu; Chest,
Klcvulors nnlj
Corn I Icnncrs.
Of the Latest Improved and Up-to-Date
flili Machinery.
YOUR TIIADKIS SDL1CITKD.
i! f V Kit o
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fy J , 5 . m
Headq
FRESH
And Big
Fresh barrel Loose Oatflakes.
Triple Blend Boasted Coffee at 20c per pound, ground
to order. Can't be Beat. Try a pound, its a big barguin.
1 Dozen Boxes Good Parlor Matches for 5c and numer
ous other good things in the grocery lino at remarkably low
prices.
It will pity you to call and examine my stoc'i before
making your purchases.
J. L IMIil
'Phone Ol.
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Everything you Need in
FOOD SUPPLIES
Of stnndir I rx"ell"ncp nnil puritv
you wl 1 find itt Pnikor's. Torlh'
table or for tho chihlre i's fchoo
luncln s, our d. iiency cou iier af.
fo'dy doz"n of del iy ftnl incx
penti c luxnrnv, 1I1 it nt vrr 01 u'd
bep'cpaifd al b -e, ud ll-a
tempt the ,)( t t ! whil tv ini
iKimi-biiijr n: il wliolcni.i r.
-ilav J-ibi r ivite ' ! liii' l -l i
N. .i'h 1 mid n 1 H i"..
r'i Ul- K oil', ll :V.
Yours to please.
J. R PARKER,
s 'Phone 69.
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-MANUFACTURERS
Meadows' Grade Special Guanos.
If yon farm on the intensive system and for prolit, jon must use
HIOH GRADE QUA NO.
Our Goods are specially adapted for ill in section.
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Used by the largest and most successful, fanners in this section.
Their Field Results Speak louder than Words.
SPECIAL GUANOS
Use Meadows' GOLD LEAF TOBACCO GUANO, (Tried and
True) for Color, Silliness and Fine Texture, Manufactured in the bright
leaf section of the Slate, and specially prepared for the needs of o tr land.
:; '- If interested send for lenllet of analysis -and testimonials.
, Oar 1900 Calendar also for the asking.
E, H. & J. A.
Works: Union Point
Santa Clatis
Mistake!
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MaUita Orspcp,-alifonila Orangoe,
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Nuls, Hnifiins and Figs. In f ct everything Nice and Fresh for Xmal,
: -GIVE ME
GRITS
Hominy.
Wlioltsale
& Ifiajttlll
Cilrocvr,
71 Si.
JR., GROCER,
77 Broad Street.
Cabbage
FOB A I, I, CHOPS.
MEADOWS CO,.
New Bern, N. 0.
Makes No '
Wlen he chrovs for lb Xmas -feast
from otir slnck of Fancy and '
. Mitplo i: GiOiMrb'H, '. Oor -' Royal "
Flour for your Xmas baking, our
superior and exquUltely flavored .
Ooffce nod Teas, Our Plum Pud. '
ding, Rclialiea, Crjstallzod Fruits
and (linger, Foreign and Domea
lio theme, Fox Hirer Print Butter y
and Almore'e Minro Meat will;
meet wi'h the favor of the con.;
nnisreur, . J , , ,
We have In a lnrgo aliipn ext '
Beautiful Kalamazoo Celery and .;
It la fine. - - "
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Fine Apples and Banana.
A CALL-
Meadows Co..
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