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V. VOL. XVIII-HO.' 14.
NEW btEN, N. C, FRIDAY, MORNING, SEP TIMBER 14, lOOII.'V
NINETEENTH V KA It
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Mr
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TRY OUR
PERFECT BLEND TEA,
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I Only lOcfor 1-4 lb. Package.!
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Will refund your money it you are not
l) satisfied alter using. : m
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is . 47 & 49 Pollock Street. $
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jus ieceivea &
A fresh lot Corned Portsmouth Mullets and Small lig
Hums 5 to G lbs. Also small Breakfast Strips, 2 to ;! ilm. K
Good flutter Jioo lb. Vary
Butter at 30c.
We are ulso agents for the Spanish Hoot Toilet and Limn-
dry Soaps. They are guaranteed to cure Heat, Pimples, Salt
Rheum, Tetter, Bhiek. Heads and other Skin Diseases. They V
are Purely Vogctrble.
(Jive lis a trial for anything in the Grocery Line and !.
we will do our liest to please you or refund your money.
Yours for ISusiness.
C J. R. PARKER,
Prompt Delivery
If you want a good cup of dolieions coffeebuy a pound
and yon will get it.
This coffee ii equal to any coffee in the market, regard
less of price., . ,
A flier lnuilc That
'J". , Pybar Flu Tools for mrpenters,
fnanoim anil iiainler's nf, trlts bis fellow
workmen that at no plsen In tliiit town
fan you find such thorough sa'lkxfnction
In an kinds meelianion tools S4 yon
' can rliflit here, where netlilng la kept
tint a superior errule and fin bristle of
the beat manufacture .
And we also Iiava on hand a nrfn
tUirlt of Mriwn Windows nd Poora,
whi' h we are now filing to srll at rofl
and iwlnw cwt In order to make room
lor rail (Imi'lir.
miR I
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best Elgin and Fox lliver Friut
JR., GROCER,
From Dunn's j
You can always expect when
you order your food supplies from
this reliable stnre. - We can sup
ply every dematd of a first cluss
family trade with the Ohoiceat
St iplu and Pancy Oroceriim, Ket
iilioa, Pioklea, Saucos, Olive, Fox
Rivnr Print Itntter, and I'll Haras
n. II Rittom Prlooa.
. Wo miko a specialty of liigh
An Teas an1 lOolTecs.
Our Perfection filuod
Coffee is Fine
Price Only 2Qc.
RUBBER TIRES.
' SP"' Carriages , fornielicd
io order with Uubber Tirea or new
whoola with rubber tirei ' for jour
bnggyor other tehicle - at ehbrt
Dotic6y;,-':;W-'':"
Jlf yon want anything in our line
call on ns." ; '. . ' v
. .- . :f ..)- ..
f Wo will please yon. ''l -f:J'.V
G. IT. Wntcn A Non,
" ' ,'..'. .- -Phone
188 ' ; i. 78 Broad Btrae'.
REAL ESTATE!
, City Uoal Estate bought and so.d on
comml'i on. ' .
0 llcoilon of Rents for those In the
c ty as tII ai thoie living ouUldp.
ii i:. iiAiit-i:::.
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0 Of I CITY.
Galveston Said to be Wrecked Be
yond Hope of Recovery,
Many -Small ; Towns Destroyed
Thousand Bodies Fouid -,
In One I'lsee. Ueatk
Dealt to Maiy ' ,
1 ThleTea.
Special to Journal.
Houston, Tex., Sept. 13. The Adju
tant General reports to Governor Bayers
after visiting Galveston as follows:
. "I am convinced that Galveston Is
practically ruined forever. , Fully three
fourths of the business portion of the
city Is irreparably demolished. AH the
residences are damaged to at least some
extent."
General Manager Vick o'f the Southern
Pacific railway has returned from Gal
reaton and he says that the damage is
fully eighty per cent. He expects to re
build the bridge across to Galveston and
run trains Into the city in forty days.
Reports of death and destruction are
coming In from along the coast Also
the same reports are coming in from
many inland towns.
The coast for miles is covered with
dead bodies. One man burled one hun
dred bodies near Virginia Point. A reliei
party which went to Bolivia reports
over one thousand bodies on the . beach
In West Day and the marshes bordering
the bay. Texas City Is wiped out and
flftj-aix bodies were burled there. Bodlts
lio thickly for twenty miles around the
place.
The relief measures are operating more
smoothly. The supplies are being Issued
to tho destitute aud the siok are receiv
ing best of care. All physicians are giv
ing their services free.
The situation among the ruins and
where bodies He seems to be beyond the
control of the authorities. Robbery and
mutilation of the dead was so common
last night that fourteen negroes and two
whiles were caught - in the act. They
were shot dead In their tracks by the
soldiers and citizens on guard. This
makes 90 of the creatures that have been
shot for their horrible vandalism. One
wretch was found with' pockets filled
with Augers covered with rings which
be hail cut off.
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
West India Storm Disappeared Into North
Atlantic. Rain indicated
Wabiiiboton, September 13 -For
North aroliua. Rain, Friday proceeded
by fair iu extieme east portion. Fresh to
ui ink northeast winds.
Weather Conditions. The West India
storm has disappeared to the northeast
having moved out into tho Atlantic, by
way of the Kt. Lawrence valley. It has
been followed by moderate temperatures
over the interior and northern tier of
Hates. High temperatures prevailed In
the southern and eastern sections.
A small barometric depression Is cen
tral on tbe Middle Gnlf coast and Is
causing cloudy weather with showers In
that section. Mobile reports a rainfall of
3.48 Inches during the put H hours.'
The conditions attending the low area
on the Gulf coast will spread Into this
section and rain is Indicated .with fresh
to brisk northeast winds.
Helen Gould'sWay. -
New York, Bept. 13. Miss He'en
Gould purchased 60,000 army rations for
the Galveston sufferers and started. them
from the Pennsylvania Railroad station
In Jersey City at 8 p. m. i ' ' . . .V' v
Miss Gould went directly to the eon-
tractors who supply the army with, pro
visions and ordered rations Identical
with those furnished Uncle Barn's sol
diers, consisting of bacon, canned meets
beans, hard bread and coffee, -
The moat dainty tod effective d Ills
made are DeWIU's Little Early Risers.
They are nneqnaled for all liver and
bowel troubles. Never gripe. F 8 Daffy.
I'ti-THE MARKETS. ; , :
The following quotations wore recelv
ed by I, E, Latham. New Bern, N. 0. .
'' -f iV"ii'v Kw York, Sept. 13, .
Cotton; y. Open. High, Low, Close
t Sept,. .. .... -10.55 1055 10.A2 10 93
Oct i.,10.80 10.48 10.M 4 W.t
: Nov...',,;.... .10.15 10.33 10.00 10.10
Jan ...i..'.,.. 10.08 10.15 6.07 . 0.97
Mch! .v....,:. 10.09 10.11 9 m $m
May.v,;.' ,. 10 08 10.14 M ' 1.08
WnaAT: . Open. High. Low. Close
Deo..- ...811. 82 - 811 82j
Conn: ' ' . :
Sep't...'...,V.. V . "V ' .-
80. n'y Pfd..... 641 . ' . 64J
TO 1.;.. . ' 70
Fed. 8 Mf :.;' - 84 1
Con. T-. v'.. t ', ' 79
Leather ... 11 111
Cotton receipts were 13,000 bales at all
porta.
: N.w Hera CotUift Mark.!,
Hairs of .cotton In the local market
yesterday were SB hales. Prices ranged
from 10 cents to' 10 50.
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THE PEACE TERMS. ;
Three Conditions Laid On China By The
European Allies. , -'
8peclal to Journal. "
- WiSHiNOTON, Hept. 13. A Shanghai
dispatch says that the allies are treating
with Prince Ching for an armistice on
the following basis of demand, j t
Manchuria shall be made a .''buffer
State" between China and Russian Sibe
ria. European garrisons to be establish d
at all treaty ports.
The chiefs of the Boxers to be exe
cuted. ' .
THE CRAIG LAW.
Decision Was Expected. Confressional
Elections. Should Study Agriculture.
Montague Resigns.
Special to Journal.
Rakish, September IB Judge Pnr-
nell, referring to his docisiou that the
Craig "domestication" law Is null and
void, remarktd that the decision was ex
actly what everyone hail been expecting
as soon as the mutter got before tba Fed
eral courts. '
Representative Murphy of Salisbury,
was here today on bis return from tbe
"Sapphire country,'' up in the' 0th Con
gressional district, and brings the news
that Crawford, the Democratic nominee
there. Is literally knocking Jim Moody,
the Republican candidate, out of the box
The Republican nominee for Congress
lu this district declaim he will stick. So
does J. J. Jenkins, tbe Populist nominee
but the Democratic opinion is that they
will fuse or make any kind of a deal or
arrangement. The Populists have now
but little strength iu the district save In
Chatham county.
Prof. Maasey of the chair of agricul
ture of the Agricultural aud Mechanical
college .here says he deplores tho fact
that there are very few students In his
department. Mont of I lie stndenta are
farmers' sons, but their fathers send
them to college to learn trades and not
agriculture, io other words want them
to be something el so than farmers.
B. F. Montague resigns as chairman of
tbe trustee of tbe Institution for the
blind, and Thomas B. Womacb succeeds
him. '
Governor Issues Respite.
Special to Journa'.
KaI.eioH. Sept. 13.-Govornor Russell
ha? Issued a respite to Archie Klnsauls,
who is under death sentence to be exi -cuted
to-morrow, for two weeks.
Vaal River Colony.
Special to Journal.
London, Sept. 13. General Roberts
proclaims martial law over the entire
Vaal Klver Colony formerly tbe South
African Republic.
Lokinio Masqcxs, Sept. 13. Presi
dent Kruger has arrived on a special
train. An engine ran through to this
town from Komstlpoort and returned
with two empty passenger coaches. This
unusual proceeding aroused suspicions
and the denoument fallowed when Pres
ident Kruger, Secrelaro of State Rells
and other officials arrived at 6:80 o'clock
last night.
It Is said that President Steyn was left
behind sick. Tbe house of the Trans
vaal Consul, Mr. Potts, where Mr. hun
ger's party la residing now, is specially
guarded by Portuguese police. Tbe
local Governor paid a formal ylslt this
morning to Mr. Kruger.
Would Bet Or Die. -
Tbihton, N. 3. September 18.' Robert
Dougherty, known as the Richard
Groker of Trenton's Fourth Waid, at
tempted suicide by jumping Into tba
river Wause his . wife refused to sign
a mortgage on their home to furnish
him with money to bet on Bryan's eleo
tlOD.,' '"ir'V'v 'Vv' v'- v
.- Dougherty' was rescued by Italians
whosswblm plnage In. He was not
harmed by his welting. ' ' r
. T Low Priced Campaign Offer,
'-The Times, of Richmond, 'Va Dally
aau Sunday, four months only $1.00.
. The nest few months will cover the
Presidential ' and Congressional cam
paigns, and a few additional months will
Include the Inaugural of the President
and the close of tbe second session of
tbe Fifty-sixth Congress. 1
The DaUy Times Is peoularly fitted to
cover the entire field with Us full Asso
ciated Press' reports) its large staff of
special correspondents throughout tbe
Stats, and Its staff correspondents at all
Important news points. ' Tbe Times has
no ax to grind, II prints tbe aews at It
occurs, and the man who reads the
Times gets all the aews all tbe time,
truthfully reported end unbiased In any
particular, - , '
. No subscriptions accepted at this rale
after November 1st. Tbe regular sub
scription rale of the Dally and Sunday
Times U $5.00 per year, $3.50 for six
months and $1.25 for Ibree months, or
60 cents per month. Addreas
Tun Timks, Richmond, Va.
You can spoil It cough, colT, cinh.
kanf, kalT, koivjli or kannh, but the only
harmlMS remedy Hist qnli kly cures It Is
One Milium Couvli Cure. K H DulTy.
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HEM L01D.
Penitentiary is Called a "White Ele
i 5 phanr to the State.
The Appropriation Used np. Funds'
v Fur Ualveaton. Insnrmiee Com
panlns tA Come Back. New
- l'eleubnae Hires
Put nn.
Special to Journal.
Ralkisb, Septemlwr 13. -The legisla
ture last year apiiroprlated Ml.tlOO to
the p nileniiary for 1HU0 and a dae sum
for ltKHV All for last year was drawn.
Two weeks ago $15,000 on this y tar's
appropriation w diawu and today the
fiiS.OUO remaining was called for. Tbe
auditor Issued tbe warrant but the treas
urer declined to pay It, saying he did
not have the funds; that October 1st, be
would have to pa) $80,000 in interest on
the debt, and December 1st, $110,000 for
peusiont; that these were bulb special
funds and conltttutt-d the money on
baud. It seem tbat the penitentiary la
a "white ele phanl." This is one prob
lem tbe legislature at its session next
year must wrestle with. It is the great
est la the State.
Next Monday 300 couvli ti will be ta
ken from the peuiieiilinry aud from rail
way work and hurried lu Slate farms on
tbe Roanoke river io pick cotton.
Vice-President A. B. Andrews of the
Southern Railway baa xulncrilied $3,000
to the Asbevllle audiunhim. Tbe latter
Is to coal $2.i,000. The money has all
been raised
This aflernouo al a citizens' mass
meeting here, funds were raised for the
Ualveaton sufferers.
To-day the South A'lanlic Life Insur
ance Company of Hichiiioud was II
censed to do business In i hi j Stale, will)
0. L. Alston of llendemou as genera)
agent.
The Insurance Department is the
gainer by the decision of Judge Hurnell
that tbe Craig "domestication" law is
null aud void, as the companies which
left the State by reason of ibal law paid
from $13,000 to $13 000 monthly In
taxes, etr.
The condition of Mrs. F. M. Simmons,
wife of the Democratic Stale Chairman,
who was operated on yesterday for ap
pendicitis, Is to-day reported to lie satis
factory. W. E. Jones, dry goods dealer here,
who came f-om Washington, N. O, has
Bled a voluntary peiiilon In bankruptcy.
H i gives his liability as $32,073 aud as
sals $I2,4'4. Tbe chief creditor an
Charles Krosdway Rouse, $13 01)0, A
Wright, I'eler.imrg, 1,100, It. T. llodef
Washington, N. $2 000; Armstrong
CtorACo,$l 700.
The Slate charters the Hamilton
Trousers Company of Martin county,
capital $10,000.
Tbe ltalelgb telephone company, (the
third one here) la now puttiug up live
miles of inch cable, containing 300 wires
It weighs 24,000 pounds.
, To prevent consumption quickly cuie
throat and lung troubles with One Min
ute Cough Cure. F 8 Duffy.
HC.DJ0.D.
Our notice announcing a change oi
schedule ia sailing days of our steamers
Is hereby REVOKED.
Until further notice tbe steamer will
sail from New Bern as here tore on Mon
day, Wedesday and Friday at 8 p. m.
' GEO. HENDERSON, Agint.
New Bern. N. 0., Sept. 1, 1800.
TO THIS
We are offering at Rock Bo'lom Fig
ures " - ' ' 1 '
100,000 Paper Bags. . '
18,000 Butter Trays, ' ' ' X
100 Reams Gray Wrapping Paper.
S oases Roll Toilet Paper.
100 Bags Shot. , , f
80,000 Loaded Shells. ,
;;, 100,000 W. P. Oaps. ( '
, 80.0TO Musket Caps.
. 80 Cases Lamp Chimneys. . r
10 Cases Rubber Boota.
: Besides Nails. Spikes, PstnU. Cll
Suits, and everything usually kept In a
Wholesale and Retail Hardware 81 ere.
Deerlng and
ncCormlck
Ilonerst and , ,
Hay Ilakex
' on I Jitnil. .,.' ':S",';l '
Yours for Business, .
J. G. I-"i. illy
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Fine Lot Portsmouth
Corned Mullets
Also nice lot Spanish Mackerel.
Genuine Java Cofltee, fresh Roasted
and ground to order, only 20c.
Fresh Elgin and Fox RiV4r Print
Butter.
Small Hams and English Cured
Shoulders.
Fulton Market Corned Beef.
Complete stock Staple and Fancy
Groceries.
Yours Truly,
i J. L
McJMIEL
Phone 91.
PLANTER'S
The Planter's Warehouse is located in the Imaineas purl, of the city
and the finest Warehouse in the State. We will have plenty of lniyeirf
with plenty of orders for :tll the Touaeoo in this purl of the State.
It is the aim of tho management to give his personal attention to all
sales and to see that you are well loo uul after when on the market with
touacco. unr motto is "lligli l noa aiid t'ersonal Attention to your in
terest." Free Stables. Come down to the opening sale, anil we w ill try to
please you.
PLANTER'S WAREHOUSE CO.,
J. M. HOWARD, Manager.
F. P. LANQLKY, Auctioneer. t3".Sitlo every wwk-day t 1 1 oYlock.
gBfSJ
Forward, ia the Nlogan
Tnls Fall in Men's Suits and Over
coats. Not a backward step here, but
every move an ndvanci niaterals, pat
erae, colors, detdgn, cut and finish, i ll
-how I lift we kep pace with the tim s.
A new line of Fall Goods that will t
tract your eye, and you know how we
make up goods.
F. M. Chadwlck,
Notice !
The only man there be.
Not Left, Come See.
A No. 1 Real Heart Hand-made und
'Sawed Shingles always on hand.
Laths, Carts and Buggies.
Kiln Tar and Fat Llghtwood Posts.
All kinds of Stove Wood deliver d to
your door. ;
Two Stores to let and honses to lent
all tbe time. : ;',
Lime to retail or by tbe ban el.
See . - .
- BIG HILL, Tts loije lafl
Bagging and Ties
We are redy to supply tre tra le with
Cotton flagging acd Ties, Bsc Cloth,
Heavy Sacks, Ac Prirej aie Right.
. : E. " Isatham dc Co.
Elfelfecd,
. . DEALER IN . '- .
GENERAL HAEDWARi, ' -
v And all Kinds of - . '
. EUHMG WML
Wire Nottlnr, Bo'eon Toon ,' aud
Windows, '
O LACIER REFRIGERATORS
Which are Die bout. They have but few
equals and No SuporioM. . .
Ice Cream Freezers. Water Coolers. ,
MichlKnn Stoves and Ranges, - -
1'iilnla.
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Just Received
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Grocer,
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WAREHOUSE
In addition to the
large and complete
stock of Bicycles
and Sundries, I jm
carrying a full ana
varied stock of Guns
Reltofoers, Loadea
Shells, Sc.
I will guarantee to
sale you money on
any make of Gun,
and will sell other
goods in this line on
tery close margin.
Give me a call.
Wn. T. HILL,
01 Middle Stnet, Opposite Journal OfTire
Notice
Water Consumer?
Upon the authority of the fol
lowing resolution, passed by the
Board of Aldermen of the city of
New Bern, August 31st, we hereby
give notioe to all consumers, who
have not paid their water rent for
the quarter ending September 30tb,
that their water will be bIiu t off on
Wednesday, September 12th, unless
same is paid : . , .
,' "Rksolvkix That the Collector of Ws
ter Rents Is hereby Inslrnnted that wben
ever -the Water and Sewer Company, of
New Bern shall so request, be' will cut
off the water from all consumers who
bare failed to pay their rent for the
quarter ending, September W, 1000.".
.H WATER" 5EWER CO., v ,
ly i James Dedmond, Qen'l M'g'r.
. i i at,- -
i lthiBodk Store i
3. One hundred arid s'Ventj- 5,- ;
5 five piews of sheet , musio 5 ' i
5 offered in half dozen loU kt a.
1 25cntafi reHe.h lot. 5
G. !!. Hnnott.
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