,vol: xvui-no. 117, ;- C:
' ' SEW BIRNN. C," TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 14, 1900,
NINETEENTH UUi.
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TRYkOUR,
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PERFECT BLEND TEA,
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Only 10c for 1 -
fa
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TTTi 1 1 irnnv
, 4 satisfied alter using.
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47 & 49 Pollock Street. I
'ISAftef-Dinnef
I Give Hie mru a fine finish. There
. v ) notlimn ilaintirr for 1eeeit
thau Furlua, Rice l'udding, Jt-ll'en,
Sm Fanny ('rockers. Everything
i tuis Hue will tie found in our
".lock, which pifistnln an eh'ini
C ive di fliiilion of "groceries". The
i': Who)e world in txd in mi. king
.flip this hiioeib a:-snrtinent of fiXMl
i'.ipeoiaUieB. You uiiwt ue to ap-
( precia'.o.
, Uave just r;oivod a big lot of
Froth Uoiiitd Portaniouth MiillttH.
, Alxoa lino lot of Nicely Cured
Hams. Give ua a call and we will
o our beat to please you,
ji:f . , Yours fur Ilusinesa,
J. R. PARKER,
'Phone 69.
Prompt Delivery From Dunn's
v, i, . If yon want a good Cop of
and yon will get it. ..
This coffee is eonal to anT
' Py our Pino Tools for rjirpentrrs,
miuoiia ami painter's S'11 Um Ir.lloar
workmitn thnt at no phw-e In this town
i n ymi find mrh thoroniOi Hailiifrirtion
III H kltl'l" Of m'lllllri tool r yon
iMirl'iit lnrn, where nothing i hrpi
but a Kiiperlor irrndn arid line Lrlmlo nf
di i"t nmuuractllre. .
Wi'Iwn ftlo liuve on bam! a lrjt
' rk of M,'fiM'n Win'htwa nl )inir..
. hit 1, vf mil iKtr i ni i) if to ("11 at r"l.
t..Uiw r. it in inli'i- tt. nmke rmn
r nil (Jrin Id.
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A IfXc-linnle Thnt , ,
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At
4 lb. Package:
$
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mnnan it vmi ara Tint
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- Delicacies ! 5
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JR GROCER,
77 Broad Street.
Vou can' alwaya ezpecf wlxn
you order your food supplies frnm
this reliable store. VI? can U -ply
every demand of a first cluti ,
family lrad wita the Ohoice-t ...
Staple and Fancy Groceries, iel
tahes, Pickles, Sauce i, Olives, Fox
Ilivar Print Butter, and Pig Hams
tit It tok Bottom Price.
We ihake'a Bpeclalty of1 iiiigli!
r te Tjai'an-i ICttcVi.' . ' ' ''
Our Perfection Blend
Coffee Is Fine . .
Price Only 20c.
delicion coffeebuy a portnd. ;,
: "S,'.'. r :
ooffee in the marltet, ""ivfiraM-'"'21 '
Hot Weather
j". ft., ,j'trir- c )'':' -i 't n, -j- ' 1 '
H-
Shirt Bargains
,V In Monarch '
V';-shirts. -r''
$1.00 SHIRTS tor 80c.
$1.60 y;;,p$i C$145.
Call at Once and
; Hake Selection at
R. II. BAXTER'S
' .' ', 0 Midlife Birmt' " "
Bainjt and Tics
Wo am revly to tmppW the trailn wW)
!iiton and 'lift, Pnif t.'li.lh,
ilvy Sn' A 0. 'i i, fl ;no Kl'.'iif.
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JEFFRIES CHALLENGES FITZ.'
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Gaine And, Sportsmanlike Offer Hade By
,r" Tne Champion, i ,'- ,
New Vobs, August 18 James J. Jet.
fries, the champion, pugilist, has chal
lenge RobeTt FlUslinmeos.'Who defeat
ed Gni Rnhllp pn Friday night, to meet
htm Defers September 1,' when the reveal
of the iforton law goes into effect.:' Jef
fries says; he wants the. championship
settled beyond question- and - doe not
care to take chances of being chased by
police or constable after September
the 1st i v' , i in
Althongh Fttsslmmohs," when he was
cliamplon, made Jeffrie agree to give
him 65 per cent, of the receipts, win or
lose, Jeffries is more liberal. 'There is
no special reason why he should, give
Fitz another chance now, as he has
whipped Fitz oDca and Sharkey twice
and Oorbett and Ruhlin, but he offers to
Fitzsimmons, winner take all, or on a
basis of 75 per cebu to Ihe wlpner and
29 t6 the loser. 11 Fitz does not want to
break off his coming light with Shar
key, Jeffries agrees to fleut them .'both.
Fi(i on Angost 2i and 8narkey on Aug
ust 31, He winds up by saying:
"If by Tuesday I have received no fa
vorable answer from Fitzalmmons
shall discontinue training and refuse to
nuet anyone until on or about June 1,
1901. If Fitzalmmons should beat me
on Augurt 85 I wilt waive my match
with Sharkey to him and in this way it
can be very pleasantly shown who is the
champion.
To this remarkable and unprecedented
offer Filis said:
"Jeff Is the one man in the world
would be glad to meet and beat. I feel
eonlident of beating Sharkey, and if
come out of the fight as .clean as I did
In my fight with liuhlln I shall be pleas-
el to meet Jeff before September 1 , In
this city, allowing htm to dictate terms.
shall again be champion of the
World."
Fitxsimmons Is now 30 pounds heaviei
than he was when he boxed Jack Demp
Ao.y for the middleweight championship
and those 20 pounds mean much in ad
led strength. Many believe that be can
jirest the title of champion from Jeffries.
it i sometimes said that only those who
have felt the'jar of.thts knockont punch
can gauge the power that lies In Fltz's
flinty forearm. He certainly Is posses
'd; of abnormal force In the direction
.lamed. Ills practice of breaking punch
ng bags frpm their fastenings shows It,
iiarely a day goes by that he does not
wind up hi eierclse by cutting the bait
From its rawhide thongs with a clip from
either fist.
Fitz knows more vulnerable spots and
uses a greater variety of knockout blows
nan any oiner man in ine ngnung dusi
nens. .
He can stitch and dress a wound in
way that a snrgeon might be proud of.
fie once removed an ulcerated tooth
from his pet lion, and he recently per
Formed a similar operatloa on a young
St. Bernard dog. ; . With the ordinary
tool that a blacksmith use be turns
out dainty bosothoes that a working
Jeweler could scarcely duplicate.
DOZEN DEAD BY STORM
Disastrous Work Of a Thunder Shower la
. Nbw York, .August 18 On of the
most 'disastrous summer storms Now
York .baa, experienced In yean swept
over the city. this afternoon, leaving
death, and 'wreckage la - It wake.; It
brushed aside the hot wave, 'oooled the
atmosphere and then quickly subsided.
Twelve persona warn killed by drown
Ing, by lightning stroke, by beat stroke
or by fire, the direct result of tit storm.
la and aronnd JNew rork. A
Small boat were , rocked npon fierce
waves where a. few momenta before per
feet calm had prevailed,. Ia many in
stances they were overturned, andSbelr
nMirymaklng occupant were .battling
for: their , lives In lb soothing waters.
The lightning struck many place; in
Hiding Instant death npon some and
playing pranks upon other Who received
It lull bock.. . ' : , , , ;
- Edward E. BeanerJa Brooklyn cyclist
wa killed at Bay uY. A boy standing
near him was paralyzed by the shock,
knd nine other ' persons' were knocked
down aad stunned,' , , . ... ,
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Lone Broke Scotch Record.
Lonuon, Aug. 11 In spite of rain SO,
000 persons witnessed the annual apart
Of the Celllo Football Club at Glasgow
yesterday. Among the American alb
letes who entered wer W IJ Tcwksknry,
of the Unlvurxlty of Pennsylvania, who
won tbo 120-yard handicap In 13 seconds
did Mnivell K. Long, of the New York
A llilctli- Club, who won the quarter-mile
bandit p In M senuniU, breaking th
Bctilnli record.
' Manila's Plague Cases.
4 Wabiiiniitox, Ak. 18. - Murine 'I
plinl Hrrvbe advlten from Manila jn
rtntlvMil .report Hi ni Hie number
plague cmti'd there In ilitnlnUlilng.
iSo Informiitldn Ima lirt-n ofTlnlally
coiiiniuiili iiti'rl Iiito
t;n rdlllg the
i"ipre aulhor-
t Msnll.
ri p'H 1 1-1 in
Mm in qui.
'.II of ll
Mini-'-
,e Hi
HOPE. OF PUtl
China Seeks. Immediate Cessation
Considered Likely That all Will be
Arranged Before the Allies En
ter Peking Hlloli May Come.
Ll Will Negotiate
Term.
WASHtNdtoN, August 12.-Hope ol
peaoe in Ubina Is dawning at last. Min
ister Wu. Ting FangN presented to the
State Department in Washington yester
day an edict from Emperor Kuang 11 i
appointing Ll Hang Cbaug Envoy Plen
ipotentiary ut propose "an Immediate
eessatlon of - hostile demonstrations."
There had been reports of this from
Shanghai, bat Minister WuV presen
tation of tbo edict puts It in official
form. .
The edict says that Li Is authorized to
conduct negotiations in behalf nf'lht
Emperor for the settlement of whatcvei
questions may have to be dealt with.
The result of the negotiations is to be
reported to the Emperor for his sanc
tion, It Is believed In Washington thai
this Indicates a decided willingness by
China to make conottaslon, ami tint the
-tilled armies may nm enter I'lkin
When thoy reach the east gale of Pekin
is hoped, the Chinese Governnieni
will be willing to deliver the Miuisters
and other foreigner!) to tbt-m, and L
an then negotiate a basis of peace.
Acting Secretary ef State A 'be re
plied to the edict promptly. He reiter
ates the demands previously made by
the United States for no-operativn be
tween the Chluu-n Guvurumcnt and the
tilled forces, and intimates that negotia
tions cannot be entered into until tin
Oblnose Government complies with
those demauds. As (Jliina is expected
to comply 8. it n, this ot elude is in a fair
way of being removed.
One or moiu breuks'uisy occur in this
rogram. The Itutslan Governrr.enl, it
ts announced from St. Petersburg, ban
mthorlzed M. Ue Uiers, Its Minister, to
leave fekin under Chinese escort, as
proposed by the Chinese Government.
It is considered likely that be has al
ready left Pekin. Then, too, there is the
German punitive expedition, which Em-
psror William has announced will exact
reparation for the murder of Baron von
Ketteler. Field Marshal Count von
Walderaee, when be arrives in China,
may find nothing but this expedition to
command.
A cablegram from Minister Conger,
dated August 4, and addressed to Gen
eral Chaffee, was received In Wasning-
ton yesterday., He' say "We will bold
on nntil your arrival; hope it will be
soon." '
KILLED BY A TRAIN.
Death Meets A party Returning
From
A FuneraL
Slatihotob, Ps , Ang. 13 Eleven
person were Instantly killed, one ha
since died, and 11 others, several of
whom will die,' were aerioesly lnjurso
tonight in n grade crossing accident
three mile esst of this city. A passen
ger train on the Lehigh end New Eng
land railroad crashed Into an omnibus
containing 85 persona Only three in
the vehicle escaped uninjured."" ;
' The accident occurred about I o'clock.
The omnlbn, driven by a man named
Peters, wa retnra'ng to 81atlngton from
funeral the ooenpants had been attend
ing at Cherrjsvlle. The dead- end in
jured were nearly ell relative of Sophia
Schoeffer, whose funeral they had atten
ded. 'Al the nolnt at which the coIHsIod
occur red (here la a sharp .curve In the
road and the omnibus came along at a
good rate of speed,- the ocenpants no-
ooosclons of any impending dinger, v A
the but swung aronnd the . enrve
engine and ear came) In slebl. it was
too late to atop either the 6mnitme ' or
the train aad, as the driver of the former
whipped ap the four horses to erost' the
track ahead, of the-train,' the latter
eraahed into the middle of the 'boa. The
occupant were thrown In all directions,
bruised and bleeding ...The horses draw
Ing the 'bo escaped unhurt. . V.'
' Yon wilt never find any other pills so
prompt and so pleasant ae DcWItl's Lit
tle Early Risers. F. S, Duffy. . :
TIJB MARKETS.
The following quotations were recelv
ed by J. E. Latham, New Born, N. 0. . .
: ' " Nw YoHa, August 18.
CottoK: , Open. High. Low. Close
Aog 9 17
ftpt....-.w.. 880
Oct.......... 867
Nov.......... 843
Jan H 40
slr.lt.,....'..., 8.H9
B.40
840
9 40
8 8
8.t
8 47
8.45
8 46
t'lote
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8.84.
8.78
8.(10
8.47
8.45
MO
8.59
8 43
8.38
8 no
Whkat:-
High. Low.
Bepl .,
Conn:
Hipt ,
S'i. Iff I'M
TO I
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Cm. T
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C.:Hl. , jr
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71!
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- - WITHIN SEVEN DAYS -
Hr i.:K - : .-'-' - ,
March of Pekln. .Attack on Legations
I ' ' ' Resumed. ' 1
Special to Jdirnal." .- -.
WaaniNQtox, Augmt Yd. The con
tinued Hdvauce of the allied army puts tt
13 wile' . nearer the Chinese capital,
since last report. '
Pektd reports sav, the attack mi the le
gation was r turned August lot.
A report from a 'Germatt source says
that 10 Out of the SO missionaries, and
3000 of the Chinese cosvurts woie mas
sacred.. In a battle at Manchuria, the Russians
were defl ated k
The allies have Thailhsun, a lowu on
the road to Pekin, and expect to reach
the latter In ? days, -
The quicker you stop a cough or, cold
the less danger there wll.1 be of fatal
lung trouble. One Minute Cough Cure
Is the only harmless remedy that gives
lUiuieUiulu results. Yuu will like it. F.
S Duffy.'
Clearance Sale Continued.
No goods charged duriug Ibis sale.
Men's Trie while and colored negligee
shirts at 48c, ladies 50 and 60c shirt
waist SOn. wrappers 4: c, all 10 and lSfC
l.uwus Uigandies, eti ., Be yi'. Notice
ig ad. li. A Barfeot.
Ice ream Soda today at McSorley's.
Jordan's Liver Pills are the best liver
nills rusd:1. Sold only at Davis' Phar
macy.
If something in jour head d th cause
That head of yours to ache
It ran be cured if you will but,
Celery Headache Powders Inke.
Made and sold only at t'at U' I'harmacy
ALWAYS BUSY !
Filling orders with best buggy made
tor tlif mouej. If you are going to bu
we can save you 910.00 in your dea
tale or trade. Come to see us and w
will show you heat stock In the city.
Yours to serve,
d. II. WnterN A Ron,
Phone 185. 78 Broad 8treet.
In addition to the
large and complete
stock of Bicycles
and Sundries, I am
carrying a full ana
varied stockrof Guns
Retobers, Loaded
Shells, &c.
I will guarantee to
sa1e you money on
'any . make of Gun,
and will sell other
. goods in this line on
pery ?civse margin.
? Give me a calL .
SI Middle Street, Opposite Journal Office
'. For a regular $1 00
Straw Hat. Did you
ever hear ot such a
price P , i;-' 0 ,'l;! V'---v
We hare a few sisee left and are glu
ing our friend an opportunity to buy
good Straw Hal for liS per cent less than
New York Cost. Call earlf aod get
your choice, :. ; N : '.''':
D.int forget also that we are selllni
rT4 ;;II;;ci fClilrts I llv.
And tint our entire slo'-k of t'lolhlni
Is In lug ofTi-roil at 30 per cent lrs tbnn
rrgiilnr pi irfifl. ' - "
ynnr riiHiit e nnw to nmke i.iu go as
far ni 00 g-nernlly does.
(; i vi u. a t-fill.
Bill
I tit JNlLho
Portsmouth Corned Mullets,
That have been brought to
Market this Season Just Received
5
Also a fresh lot Whole Dried Codfish,
and nice Irish Potatoes. 5;
TJ1,-, I f r-r Mn -lr r4- HansonI d-nioll TTama -
-ta
3
Nice lot Jellies in glass jars, 10c each. -Pure
apple Vinegar and Spices. 2;
Full line Canned Goods. . c,
1
Give me a call.
Respectfully,
Tm
I J. L MM,
as
'Phone 91.
PLANTERS
Opening Sale, Wednesday, Aug. I.
Tlie Planter's Warehouse is located in tlio business part of tin' fit y
and the finest Warehouse ia the State. We will have plenty of luiyn-.s
with plenty of orders for all the Tobacco in this part of the State.
It is the aim of the management to give his personal ulteiititiu In all
aajes and to see that you are well looked after when on th, market with
tobacco Our motto is "High Prices and Personal Attention to your in
terest." Free Stables. Coine down to the opening sale, and we will try to
please you.
PLANTER'S WAREHOUSE CO.,
J. M, HOWARD, Manager.
REAL ESTATE!
City Real Estate bought and so.d on
commission
Collection of Rents for those in the
city as ell as those living outside.
11 . lIAHPEIt.
TltKIVTOX
HIGH - SCHOOL.
Prepares for Life, College or
Business.
Literary, Business and Musical courses
emphasized, fiix well equipped teach-
. 155 Student-. Religious almoti-
phere. Prohibition town. Health good
Highly endorsed. $70 or $100 per year
total cost. Begin Sept. 5, 1900.
Address W. H. RHODES, Prln.,
Trenton, N. C.
iLBooK.More i
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School Teacher and School Chil
dren,' we are headquarters for all
kind of School Book and Bchool
Suppile. , ' :.
FRUIT JARS 1
; Tobacco Twine
At Lowest Prices
pit NtovJGSL;:,'
. Closing them' out, , A few Winkles
"Blue Flame" and other oil tove.
J Chimney Stove 5c. .r- ' -;
II. tiWHITEHURST,
45 Pollock Street, New Bern.Tf. O. '
Lombardi's
Orchcctra
Furniiih Mtmie. for I'.iiIIh,
S'i renndes, l'rivale aiici'n,
Tie Nicd, 1 ai-iu- i'lii-t, etc.,
t. : 'in. i, ;..:. ! T.'m.t
1 LUI Ut
5
Wholesule
V Retail
GwwfP,
1
71 BrsiM Hi.
WAREHOUSE
To
Tobacco
Growers.
We have a com
plete line of . .
Tobacco
Thermometers,
Tobacco
Enives,
Tobacco
Twine.
And solicit your
Orders for same.
J. C. Whitty
Notice !
The only man there be.
. Not Left, Come See.
A No. 1 Real Hear Hand-msde i.nd
Sawed Shingles always on hand.
': Lathe, Cart and Puggles.
, Klin Tar and Fat Llghtwood Posts.
. All kinds of Stov Wood delivered to
your door.
i Two Htofe to lei and bouses to rent
all the time. .; ;.:
'Lime to reull or by the barrel.
Bin HILL; Ths afrjrje Mai
YOU USEE
111
At a glnnee that our, Spring Woolen
strike the top noU h In the varletr of ar
t'miln pntlerns. What a suit is made of
ami Hi6 way It I made up are the two
imii.irtunt iliem puln's. We have no .
lin.U In eiilixr 'r- .t. Our work Is'
t,.,t .1-1 sn.l our O'.'j'ny of fabrbs .
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