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VOL. XVJ1I-NO. 08.
S:.; K. C, SIXDAY K02XIX3l JULY 22, 1000.
NINITIIKTH UR4
WAS NOT KUCH.
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PERFECT BLED TEA,
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o Only 10c for 1
J?J Will refund your money it you are not
fa satisfied alter using, ; . V , , v ifo
' 47 & 49 PoIJock Streetf : v
"ORE TRUTH THAN POETRY."
, Do you want to buy goods cheap
' -If so, goto Smith's, 61 Pollock Streets
,- " 1 You will discover
'you will visit out store you will be convinced of the truth of 'our-statement,
about price. . . ' '" '-J-"V -;
. Those Men' Tan and Black Vici Kid Pals and Congress' shown 'in
our window at $1.00 to $1.50 are selling well.' the public is tjuick to see a
bargain. ' .
- ; j.' Ask ior the Sunshine Kid Shoe
"Tongh as steel, will not chip, will not peel, price $9 00, value $3 00. '
White Jumbo Stiaw Sailors 60c, bargain at 75cl'-''v'" ,
- Black and White Sailors 25c. marked down from 50c" , T
x. .. Just received a 40q and 75c Crash Skirt,, very full, also White lJuck
at 50c, worth 75c J.; -' ' ;"3' "f '
' v Window Bhades, alt colors and grades. AUo Bras Extension Rods.
Desire to close out a lot of Silk Laces, narrow, and: wide, . come and
see them, you can make the price, '.f ' j - '. J" - '
New lot of Palm Fans at lo each.. ' '.,:' , f , 1, l
SMITH'S STORES, v
01 Pollock St. (Doffys Stand) 99 Middle St.'
' ; Give the mel a 8ae finish'. There
U nothing dalotlfr" for . deeit
for . deit yr
Jinp, J?l!.ej,
jEycryl'jing t
1 I . i ? :
. than fariua, Rie Podd
and Fancy Crackers.
. in thU line will be .found . J i out
clock, iicli prearnUi an ehaut
ie defioilion of "groceriei", ' The
whole world ii tared In mi. king
" up till auptrb V aortment of fuod
, pel;iatiia. - Ton niuat arc to up
preciate. -'
Ilae ju'at received a hlg lot of
. Frixih Corned Pormonth Mulli'tx.
Alaoa (Id lot of Nicely Cured
Uaras. Glye u a oall and we will
do our beat to pleaae you.
' Yours for Builnew,
C J. R. PARKER,
'Phone 69.
Prompt Delivery Froni Dunn's
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in Bait and fongrets,- .black-or tan.
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JR.,, GROCER,
77 Broad Street.
Yonji-rin nlwayn expfclj whtn J
yon order your food aupplin from
tlili nOialilrt storo. Wo emij Blip- .
ply evi'ry iK'mnd of a flrt Han
ply evi'ry dcinaml of a flrt c
f.imily triiilo willi Hie Choi
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Sheng Confirms Conjer's Dispatch
To Minister Wu. "
Sheag Has Poor Repotation How
Ter. Details of Battle at
Tien Tain, City Looted By
Earopeans Only. Lou-
: bet Befuses.
Special to Journal." v
Wahhinoton, July 21. The State De
partment baa posted a. bulletin of two
cablegrams received ..today by Minister
Wu from Sheng, the Chineae director of
railroad at Shanghai, n ,
Sheng aays "Forunate that Conger's
reply baa come. : Imperial decree eigh
teen ih laid all the Mlnfcter were safe.
The Insurgents . fighting among them.
selves, killing great number. LI Bung
Chang going north to suppress - riots
but will find ft difficult to go." .
- Sir Walter Hlllyer, to be in command
of the British force la China 1 in. New
York today and says tbat he believes the
Conger-dispatch Is authentic. He does
not think that the allies can reach Pekln
in time to save , the ministers.:: A., de
layed telegram from Tien Tsin on the
16th, says that the various commanders
of the foreign .forces would decide on
plans for advance in Pekln. " -. '
' The Chinese Emperor has asked Pres
ident Loubet of France to medial 0 be.
iwcen China and the powers. Pre,
Loubet refuses to act the Minister a)
Pekln Is put in communication with the
government. " 1 T
-Tsung Li Tamed says that the Chinese
troops will uot sgaln attack foreigner
ami that the Boxers must be suppressed
: Admiral - Remey . reports, that all is
quiet at Tien Tin. It is reported that a
British cruiser has left Shanghai to seize
LI Iluag Chang. '-.- ' . .
The detailed report of the battle- of
Tien Tsin says that that It was a narrow
escape fram a disaster to the Allies. -
.The-casualties of the allies In the
three days fighting exceeding 1,000,
There were several Russians and French
men fighting on the Chinese tide. " The
Chinese killed their own women- whole
sale . ta prevent them falling Into the
hands of . the HusslanM The Russia an
killed - all the Chinese -wounded in re
venge for the Pekln massacre. .
:: Oqlonel Liscum of the Ninth Regiment
fell at the head of bis regiment with the
regimental flag grasped In his band. Be
was shot In the abdomen muddled in half
an hour.. Bis last words were; "Keep
op the firing.'; , Colonel Liscum'a body
was escorted to the burial ground by
two battalions of the Ninth. " '
-. The Regiment and - other Americans,
with, the Japanese,' advanced against a
flanking fire, but were forced to lie in
the mud all day, unable, to help .their
wounded and compelled to drink canal
water. . They conld not drive the foe, or
charge, or do anything exoept lira a few
tOTnds.,f;5;v.j.
'. The Japanese were the heroes of the
battle, fighting with remarkable bravery.
They .charged through- the breach and
fought the Chinese hand to hand.. Their
conduct after the battle was equally
good. . Fifty guns were captured by the
allies.:: v.;: J.
After the capture of- Tien Tnln the
city wa looted by ali the- foreign troepi
except the American and Japanese. A
million dollar wat taken. ' -.. -
. The Ninth Regiment attacked a force
of 4,900 Chinese. The Chinese shot the
surgeons who. were attending the
wounded. '" i ' ) '; '. '
The latest new Is that th Chinese are
In full retreet from Tleu Tsin nd vtcln-
London, July 20. Complete skeptl
dim prevails In official circle hero fcs
to the trustworthiness of the message
received from United States Minister
Conger. ' - -
' Messages from Chinese senrces are re
garded as so contradictory that It Is ln
possible to put credence In them. It I
pointed out that a month has now el up
sed Rlnce anything was hoard from the
British legation in Pekln. If meages
can go one way they ought obviously to
go another, but unfortunately It has been
fonnd Impon'iibln, In this country at all
events, to induce Hie t'Miume authorities
to got any nn-nMa through to the
Foreign Ministers In PcLIn or to trutu
nilt nny Intcll'j-onco from them to Eu
rnpo. The Conri-r d!..,alrh fall to cany
cnnvii -linn to i-illinr tl.o V.t it '. U pre 1 01
pnl-!i( Ii '.Tlu!niM-,r -. g not (!: - puli 1,
for, m U point ' 1 I 1 I' .i Cl.IiH-se
n,n ;t p..........i itu a : V .f ..f b.i.Ji in crt-
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Fusion Mass Meeting at Goldsboro a Fizzle.
Wcgroes Presents '
Special to Journal. - - .".
Goldsboro, N. O, July 21, Th-
Popullst-Kepublican Mas Meeting met
in the court house here today and rati
fied the ticket put out by the Fusion
committee on 7ih Inst and named W. (I.
Bollowell as tbelr candidate for the Sen
ate, a-. i! 'U-;'?'t:,-
H. L. Oiant and Oscar J.t Spear ad
dressed the meeting. There were about
87S in the court house, divided about, as
follow: 800 negroes, 75 whiles. .Part of
the latter were Democratic spectator.
Republican estimates place inn -number
In the court bouse, representing the
great long talked of mis meeting of
those opposed to the amendment in
Wayne counly at just 35 rnjre tba 1 thin
estimate. - . . -
s. . Base-ball yesterday. ,
Special to Journal. '
DuRHanJuly 2l.D.irhm .defea ed
Raleigh today, 9 to 0. The game wk
forfeited at th eLd of the - 6th inning.
Raleigh protested against a decision and
refused to play lunger. ,
WtuuNOTOR, Jnly 81. Tarboro-de
feated Wilmington today 6 to 8 , V ...
i Statbsvill, J ily 21. Today' game
resulted af follows, Charlotte 4, fltates-
vlllaS. , ,,i" - -
, STANUINO OV CLVHS.
' WOJ '"tOST.
P. c,
Tarboro.-" (.
Charlotte .
18--
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6
. 8
9
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.684
.662
Durham ... , . .v
.6
Raleigh...,,. ..
Wilmington
.StatesTllle ..'.m.
,421
'.400
Jj7
t. ;- ..ftre at Goldsboro."', J
Special to Juurual.' s.
, Goldsbhio, July 1?!. Lightening ret
Are ts and destroyed this evening th
old mattress factory of Royal and Bor
den, used ai a storage warebouse.. Jn
the building was quit, a lot of rbalrr,
mattresses, straw and cotiou., No in
surance. Firemen respon.M .promptly
and fought nobly but tba property . wu
doomed to destruction. , -J -,.
,1 Last of Andre. ".
- Cbicaoo, July 19. A dispatch from
Port William, Ontario, says that Indiana
hunting on the east coast of . Hudson
Bay have brought word to the Hudson
Bay O Company's post on the west;
coast of James Bay tbat they found thl
Spring a vast quantity of of Wreckage,
the bodies of of two men, and a man In
the death straggle. The Indian report.
ed that-they could not understand the
language he spoke, but that it was not
English, ' He died while I bey were there
and they returned 'to the trading post
without bringing any evidence of. the
lbs strange lory. y'y s ' y. "
It Is believed by the ofllciils of the
Hudson Bay Company that the Indians
witnessed the ending of Andre's attempt
to reach the" North Pol by balloon.
They had never seen a balloon, but from
tbelr description and the other fixtures,
(be official are firmly convinced that It
wa the remnant of Andre's airship.
party guided by the same Indians has
been seat out to bring evidence to estab
lish the Identity of the party. ; "'
People near Moose factory assert that
early last Fall they saw a large balloon
passing over to the northward, and Ibis
tend to confirm the story of the Indian
hunter. -
- ;t THE MARKETS. . '
The following quotation were racetv
ed by J. S. Latham, New Bern, N. O.
Naw Tor, July 21.
CoTTOHi
Aug. ....
. Sept.... ,
Oct ,
Nov...'..,
Jan...;;.
Men......
Open, High. Low.- Close
. 9.11
; 8.59
( 8.27
, 8.15
. 8.11
. 8.16
9 87
'8.78
8.39
8.25'
8.21
8.28
9.11
8.68
837
8.15
8.11
8.16
9 37
878
8.3S
825
8.21
8.26
CHICAOO MARKETS.
W Hit AT:
Sept
Cohn:
Sept......
do. H'y Pfd.
T 0 I
Fed. S. ...
Con. T
anther .. .
Open.
High.
78,
Low. Close
.. 78,
.".'33 .
.. 521
.'. til
. Ill
76, . 78
3i 3P I
'621
71
841
IH
Cotton rooelpts wore 6,000 bales at
s-orta.
all
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Nom
p
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It a 1,.-
V. ... U ..f di.
.n of till) 1'
The Corn Crop Ruined; Already in
Some Sections.
Suits to-be Made by Urgislrars.
White Supremacy Radges. Reg- '
litlratioa Is, Close. " Batter '
1 Did Harm' .The Late - '
Train. , 'r ,
Special to Journal: , '
Raleigh, July St. The suit which
have been brouglit against the negroes
and Indiana- who bar; made affidavits
ag&lu.t election registrars are for false
process. To the regletrar will bu left
the matter of suits fur damages.' r
The Snuthern rail way procured from
Judge SlmontOn a restraining order
against the Corporation.; Commission,
the atate auditor and treasurer, and. this
order was served ihis morning upon
then official." The Atlantic Coast Line
piper were served late yesterday after-
Mf. Watts, a large Urmur and melon
grower Who lives In IM oanty,'"Boutb
of here, said today that the' hot weatber
and drought have made the water melon
crop to a' large degree a fallnre. For
one good 'fimton , (here are live or left
worthless. . Be says the corn In bis sec
lion I gone; tbat the tassel are a dead
as they will be in December, and tbat he
would not give a snap .'vl bis: finger for
It. .TTr Z ' ' .
; The State crop Teport- for the first
week In Julr cava the conJitlotf of cot
ton at 94, corn 98, tobtcco 9ft. Those fig
ure ate no1 ,r meaiiliiglea..' The great
drought has changed everything for the
worse, ' "
" The' Kalelgb .- base-ball learn 11 very
tfeak iu Its balling., 1 be gaiuo yealdVday
warunsallsraptory M the tocil talouW,
- No leas than 50.000 White Supremacy
badges have been Sold and are now being
wora in this Slate.
Thl wa the last day for registration
fir the State election of Angus- 3 :: The
rugfetratlou here ht sui J W be qulu clote.
There wa a rush today. .
Tbe'KepiibHcuns are frank eniMih to
admit thai the DemocraU will-carry this
county by 500 -majority.:': These figure
are far too low. a l.OOTto 100 will be
closer to th trutn. Senator Buller tried
to 1o fusion' politic In this counly
The Republicans say this Is what rnlued
them. ; v , .. ' t- t . " (
: People here are puzzled by the -taking
off of the late train 00 the Atlantic and
North Carolina railway. Railway people
here asked why thl. train wa, di con
tinued, but no reason was given.. ;c
. Diue anii oray taia 01 war, -t
- Atlanta, July 20-UnIonJand
Confederate veteraa attending tun. re.
anion of the Blue and the Gray bert en
gaged today la recounting experienoes
of tho war and becoming acquainted on
a mora amiable basis thaa when they
met during the battles around 'Atlanta
In July 1864. Pa""' 'O " ja
" Many of then) visited the battlefields
during the.day. In the afternoon a bar-
becue was given at . Piedmont Park,"
which 5,000 persons were', present: - The
principal orators were. Geo.: Albert D
Shaw, commander of ' the Grand Army
af the Republic, and Gov. J, A. Mount.
of Indiana.' -i'V:?!1- "1i'-';ir'f vV"
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One Minute Cough Cure" Is tbe only
harmless remedy tbat produces' I mint
dials results. Try It, F. 8. Duffy,
mv&jmmiyMvixm era w
! Alii:Book Store
Teachers Exchange
: TKACHERS AND P08I-; '"
" TION3, bad for tbe as!: -ing.
'' If yon'- heed " a
. . TEACnER, write. "! '
- If you need a POSITION,'
"; write. " -' : ''
And If you need SCHOOL
HOOKi, and can't come'
.Write. v ::'".: -.-. '
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tor
1-u I ton i.iarKet
Just Received.
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k Also new lot very small Sugar Cured Fig Hants. ; , .
fancy Syrn in Fruit Jars only 15c. -. -. - ,- -
, Nicejot Portsmouth Corned Mullet.
. Fresh Grits and Carolina Rice. '
;! Fos'Eiver Prini'and Fancy FIgin Batter.- : ' V
I will tbank you to call when in need of anything in
the Grocery Line, - - .
Satisfaction i . Guaranteed. ,
T T MstnAWTPT .
u. it.:, miiJimiiuu
1 ; 'Phone 01. ;
GOOD NEWS;
Tbt man bas heard of 6. Water's
k Son Whalebone Buggy and he is going
for one. Tills accounts tor tot speed.
They are reliable band made buggies.
Try one and be convinced a others have
doM-'. i,i(;
'-"' ;: " v Tours to serve, :
G. If- Waters - & Son,
' .Phone 185. W Broad Street. '
GRIST - HILLS.
'. . Bolting Chest
Elevators and
- Corn Cleaners
Of the Latest Improved and Up-
to-Date Mill nachlnery.
"VODR TRADE'
18 bOLICITKDi
Qrt&PEClAL PAINS Uken io Clean
ing and . polishing 'grain be rorer going
through the 'mills, 'which .Insure pure
Corn, Hominy Oata and Mixed Feed.
1 GEORGE BISHOP.
''prewjaertv' H''f:4
Ttefel
wffa.'j-
Where's Your
BeUalidlampf
Don't be "run In". , "A stllch in tint
are nine," and sometime may save yon
ten.(10) ..p'i-V'V
Dont nut it off. bat call at oooe and
invest the necessary amount la Good
Lamps, 50t to f 3.00
Tires and Repairs
In Abundance.
WH. T. HILL,
01 Middle Irtrrot, Opposite Journal Office
Henrys Pharmacy, ;
127 H'ddlc Street.
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Wholesale)
& ltelnll
Grocer.
71 Bro.4 St. g
We Have a Car-bad
of
Cotton Gns
IN STOCK.
A full line of Cotton
Gin Belling, Oils and
Supplies.
Hyman Supply Co.
'Phone 62.
, 49 CRAVEN STREET
' The only man there be.
. 'Not Left, Come See.
- A No. 1 Real. Heart Hand-made and
Pawed Shingles always on band.
Laths, Cart and Buggies.
Kiln Tar and Fat Light wood Posts.
All kind of Stove Wood delivered to
your door.-! . -A
.v Two Store to let and bonae to rent
all the time, . .. ,
! Lim to retail or by tbe barrel.
'i
Notice
At a glance .that, our' 8prlog Wooleru
strike the top notch in tbe variety of ar -V, '
tlstlo pattern. What a suit i mad of v (.
and the way it I made np are the two - .i
important dress poln's. We have-no. .
rivals In either reapect.. X)ur . work Is ,.
pot imitated and our display of fabric)
I sxclukira... .Order now--. v w'lffi
f ',
REAL ESTATE !
City Real Estate bought and Sold 00
commission. 1 ' ' ' ' . .' .: '
A fine piece of property can be'bonght
at a bargain.
Collection of Rnt Hx-cllly. .
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Q. r.OBORTS,
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