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KXW 123, Si C.. SDSDAI' L'OSXIXa,-AUGUST 14, 1801,
TWENTT-THIBD TEAR
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: : ' Yob can find anything you want in..
I Lac 9
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and
JbJmbroiaery
Tdey hare just leceiTedjafiMTlot ltt Point de. Parser, r Plot
v Val ttod - Valenciennij in match sets 01 othorwifle.' 'Theae
goods are extremely pretty and
m, margin.; - ' , s
a- ' They hare also received new; number in the I ' J
American Beauty Corset
for which they are tole agents for. ' -' .
j; n: niTCHELL & cd..
PHONB
: 43 Pollock Sty Opposite Post-office.:
is the very Best faint made. It surpasses all
other paints as to Cluallty, Durability and Cov
ering Capacity, i " '
Leads. Oils- And colors.
Ptimpst Pump ? Pipe ands s
5asfc knd&tindstci Specialty
Ice Cream Frezers
68 Middle St.
Hot
makes you look; iorIce Cream Freezers and
Vaier t opiora. ; w aooy vuom., ;
Alio Screen Door and Wmdowi, Soreea Wira. J ,
Car load' lioora and Saah just received. Pricjes Low. . ,
Heath & Mulligan Paint ia the
Mill and Machine Supplies. Building material of aU na.
Gashill Hdvv. &
BlRDWAJUt 78 MWdk.Bi
Flume UT. ; ,
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Fnr f tin Rain
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Plenty of Buyers; Good Pf ic
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Photograph
Coma out to IUTnlde to
the tont and got a fine photo
graph of youriulf and family.
5! Work la of the bet quality
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will b sold at a very close
28hV 'v vv'.'
aiid Water .Coolers:
PlionoOO.
best full weight, and oovert mott
Mill Supply Co;,
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nf I nnf Inhnhna
: HESTER,
Hello Central !
(Sung in the well known tune.)
Ilolfo Central give me Royall'l
For I know b'a them ,
can find him with the Ice -
',' ' ; Creorn, ' ..
. On the counter nnr, '
mil be glad its me wbove ipcutiug
Call Lira wont you please, ,
For I surely Want some Ioi Cream
IU ao warm ovr Lore,
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"Weather
IS NEUTRALITY VIOUTED?
Jspaaeie Attack PIimantl4 Banian
. Yeuel la Ob!nea Port. CbLaeie '
f do Noli.:. 1 lu fatter. . :
CheeKoo, Aug. 18 At 8:80 o'clock
rtUi noraliig the Japaaaae torpado boat
destrortn Aaaihlo and Kaiuml, waloa
entarad the harbor aadar cover of dark-
laat night, sent a boarding party
agalnit the Bnaalaa torpedo boat da-
troyer RyeiMtelai, wbick bad prevloai
ly been disarmed by the Chinese. After
florae flgkt the boardlna party hoisted
the Japaaaaa nag en the Ryeehltelnl and
towed her oot of Ike harbor In a north
erly direction. . " t4.
Of her crew of xorty-iaren, sevesteea
have bsea eoeoaated for, 8evet swam
ashore, landing near the American con
wlate. , Soma were . - picked op, and
thise, toolodlng a llenUnant were res
eoed by a Hght ship. The Jspsnese
claim that they - went ia a' gig to the
ByeaUtelnl, nader a flag ef trace, a ilea
tenant and Interpreter, Who made a de
mand that the Basslaai Same outside
and light. ' - r--'", " '
The Hosslsa eaplala replied Chat his
ship had beea disarmed, her engines dis
abled and tha the whole'' matter wae In
the hands of tha Chinese. The Japan
ese were asked to lavelttgate the dlsar-mamaoi'-The
japkpese interpreter
claims , that he overheard the Rosslan
captain give a harried order la a low
tone, the words not oblsg dlstlnKalsha
ble to the Interpreter. - ; Jiv
Immsdlately foUowiag, the captain
seised the Japanese Ueuteaaaa and
jompad overbeard With him.-! Maan-
whlle the Japanese destroyers bad their
searchlights turned en the Russian ship.
from the deck ofthe . lightship obser
vers could see this act, which was fol
lowed by the shooting ef rifles aadeebre
strokes and the Basalias Jumping over-
The fighting had lasted ton mlantes
whsnta eiploaton followad. The ax
plosion blew away the aala bridge, but
did ao damage to the halL The Bnsstsss
by this time were mostly all overboard.
The Japaaese at oa beUted their flsg.
PresenUya eearoallgkt from ihoChl-
kesa cruiser Hal Chal, disclosed a Chi
esse cutter alongside the 4sashlo.'It
lemalnsd there only a minute and then
weat aloaestde ike laumi, where it
stopped a equal length of time, t The
cotter tbea Mteraed to the Hal ChaL
The inset loa of US Calaeeo fleet Is
unexplained ee far. . It Is believed se
rtoos International' complications will
result from the uoidoej. There are on
ooaflrmed stories iaolrealatlon that the
Japanese flra at the Kusslaaa whan
the were la Ike Water, sad they refused
to rescue aay of lheaa. -
The dtaaroameatof the Ryeshltslei
was eompleted met IgU and ker flag
was hauled down, the crew- singing ths
national aatha as.. Tears eooraed down
tbsekesks.ef .aheosptala. dnrlag the
ceremony. -It was evident all the pre
eedtag day then the necessity . of aban
doalsgklsshlp, wblok had served him
so well greatly elected the oeptala.wko
won considerable renown wkua at Port
Artkor, "" ; '"'..-''t'-.'
BBST TUB TO CURB DTSPEP
8. Deffy ekraaUsi Ml-aa WDl
The warm ski months are the
beet la the whole" year fat the treatment
of dy.pepsta aad stomach troablee.' Tha
oat-door life,the fruit aad berriee which
are so liberally eatea, all kelp to rsstors
tone to the digestive system. ,, .
P 8 Duffy stands tcely to refund ike
money If stt-o-aa does not core ladlgae-
ttoa asd itosMoa troablse at aay seesoa
bet urges all whe are aOlcted with dys
pepsia to bagJa the oat ef ail-o-aaaow
snowing that the eaia wu.be more
ijulckly sffsctei. . , , -" l-i
If the food.yoeeet glvee yoopala
end dlsaomfort aed does not digest tead
Uy, a Ml-e-na lt taaa after each
wfll soon bring relief aad complete
freedom from all stonMch treublea. kfl-
o-na soothte sl htls the Inflamed
stomach llnlaS, ' s with the food.
aids dlgastloa, f t tuas aad strangle
te the whole stsa,and makee eom
pleissadpermaneBtcerssia the worst
Of stomach troubles. , '
If by chance t"i-e-aa should not give
roe perfect ea:!.faitoa aad do all tbat
Is claimed fur It, return tha empty bo
te P 8 Duffy aad ha will refund your
money without qat'on. Toa ere the
tola I'l'lsa. A C3e Ui contalae two
weeks' traa'.sr.'r.t, aud tLls guarantee
oorere tvo I i .e. '
Take of the eammer tbt
beet time la tie w' 'e year to ttglo
good heU!i ead to ; j It, (
Doa't for; V
. is ai.'U eliwlt,
g lu Biece b'
out our etmi'i tt 1
A cLtMieci at -i.
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RUSSIAN ADWRAL: KILLED.
Aad 31 Crew,
One - Russian Cruiser
Escapes The Jap. - .
Xondon, Ang 18. A messige from
Chee Poo ssys the Bussian cruiser No-
vik which took refuge In Eiao Chow
harbor, escaped from ; there at the U
plratlon of the twenty-four bohra limit
and eluded ths) Jspanese " who were
watching lor her. '-: . ,,;
London, Aug 18. The St. ' Petersburg
correspondent of theCentrsl News wires
thst offloial details of Wednesday's sea
light fasve been received. Admiral
Wtttgerl, according to these detsiiswss
itandlnunihe bridge of the battleship
uzsrewitcn at tne neigat or tne Mine
when a shell exploded, blowing -him to
stoma. The casualties aboard , the
Csare witch were (10 killed, and . 80
wounded. The battleship reached Kiao
ChoW with her steering gear shot away
and most of her machinery so damsged
sstobeuseless. - ' ,.
Black1 Mountain Inn.
Card Parties, Danees, and Hnslcsles
Hake Recreation end Enjoj mem
r - PorGoesie:
Blask Mountain, Aug 10. The clouds
may hang heavy over the mountain tops
snd rain may tsll. but within The Inn,
and on Its many broad platzas, la its
wide hells, the guests get both exerctse
and the air, and even with the ralna.p
which have been numerous this Summer
there are none sffilcted with colds, for
this climate Is the finest In - the moun
tains. 1 . , '
Lest Saturday night a 1 whist ' party,
with twelve couples bad a struggle for
the prises offered, Hiss Patterson, New
Bern, getting flrtt prize, Mils Olsypoole
getting the eonsolstion, and Mies Bryan
the third. -, . -
A musical romance, on Monday algbt
proved an enjoyable event, and one In
which all took part. Selections of the
latest popular songs end airs were first
ployed upon the plsno, the whole form
ing a short story, eschi piece being
guessed as It was played. Miss Chad-
boarae of Wilmington, was the win-
aer,''-':Vi
Progressive Whist on Tuetdsy, the
prises going to Miss Pattersoa ot New
Bern, and Mr Bteveas.
Ths moa leal event of the season so far
waa on Wedaesday nlghC befog a con
cert arranged by Miss Olsypoole, instru
mental and solos making a fine diversity
snd ths guests ot the Inn gave vigorous
sad enthuslsstle spplsuse to-every num
ber as given. ' Besides the piano solos,
the vocal solos of Mrs Charles L Ives,
of NewBera, and Mise Northrop ot
Wilmington, and the violin obligate by
Hr Boons aooompanled by Miss Olsy
poole on ths plsno, msde op a splendid
program. , . -;' -
Amoag recent arrivals sre Captala
aad Mro W"8 Slmmone, and' Miss Bob-
erte, New Bsra, Mr and Mre John Wa
ters, Charlotte. Miss Berto Lord, Bal
timore, the Misses Btolters,Wllmlngton
Prompt Payment Fire Insurance
The Oreenaboro fire I nan ran oe Com
panies oa yesterday paid through their
Agents la this city,' Maura Bishop
Olaypoole, the entire amount of their
portion-, ' of .'--.the . loss -', 00
the stock ef the Simmons m HoUowell
Company, which was damaged by Ire 00
the night of Angus! sib. These com
panies are always among the first to
make eettUmeat of their losses, only
eight deys hating elapsed la this a
from the time of the firs until the checks
wsis turned ever to tee" assnred. Ow
ing to their efficient management, thess
companies hive, daring the Bine years
of their eslstenee, laid aside a surplus of
over one aslf million dollars, and now
raak among the foremost of the comps
ales doing business la North Caroline
: A Home Klsslsa Note. " C-
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Why Osatal Wee Die." ; ...
Ilk as iastromeatalltlee that Ood
aes mee for the - accomplish
ment ef his . purposes. - No
msa cea esoare this by lowering bis
standards, or his character or evea by
dleownlng God, We often wonder why
Ood suddenly calls away a faithful aer-
rant from this world when he appeared
to be working so effectively. But If
there wars ao olber retaoa.ltls reason
enoneb tbat God pra.li upon no one
win alone. Oar ?'. i.n It eo circum
i' r!U l tLat the r moTh'i by dee
asinnUh oi. If our were larger,
we tl.ouMe tl.tt t!.ei)!v'i. plea le too
tU en.lrt!n g to rot ti)B one life for
!t continuum 9. If s "of fal man" was
i-.re to l!e oe ledfSiiliei branie of
t .,;.. ., Low h i.i.!!'f o
lof f 1 n1 e:i mitf wouM 1
. ar.lt ti L-w niui .u .j i.. r w
too
1 t f e
CO a" FI D ER ATE BISTO RT.
-y
John Taylor Wood,' C S''Nand be
strnctioa ot Gunboat Under-'
writer.
TJapnbllBked History Connected
With TUs Affair, By W P Clsyten
t A Participant - Cerrespoa '
':. ' . deacs and Explanatory
' v " , Notea 1
vv ARTICLE I,-.
The following letter from Col. John D
Whltfoid, explains the source from
which the Journsl hat secured this most
valuable account of the destruction of
the gunboat Underwriter, which is now
published for the first time. It is a re
cord ' Which, might have been lost, and
the Journal very glsdly publishes it and
so secures she. history of those times, J
which were so momentous In events botn
for the people of this section snd the en
tire country. Beginning with the ex
tract -from the Charleston New and
Courier of July 28nd 1901, Which follows
Ool Whltford's letter; there will eppear
in Ister artioles personal lettera telling
in detail of the events which were con
nected with the Capture and deatructton
of the Underwriter.
To Cot Join D. Whltford, who ha
contributed .many valuable hiitortcal
articles to the Journal, this paper Is In
debted for these articles. Editor O L 8.
New Bern, N. C, Aug 18lh.
Mr CL Stevens, Editor Etc. Journsl,
New Bern.
DnxnbiB: j
Herewith your ere handed some papers
whioh I believe, would Interest our citi
zens generally, therefore if you concur
In the opinion, J oi wouia ouiige me oy
printing them It not thus be preserved,
the lnformstlon given must soon be lost
In the dim distance.
-Ycura Truly,
JOHND.WHITFORD.
Chaileaton, S. C, News & Courier, July
aandlOOi.-
To the Editor of The News and Con-
rler: In your Issue of this morning is a
telegram from Halifax, Nova Scotia,
announcing the death of John Taylor
.... .
Wood. Having served nodes tbat gal
lent off! aer on more than one occasion,
imI it e-doiv to Dosterltv to tell the
manner pf man he was. ;
'The secretary's register of the Sum-
tore Associaiioa oi un
States Navy has this:
John' Taylor Wood, Halifax, K. B.
born In Minnesota ot Southern psnnts;
resigned from U. B. navy aa lieutenant;
promoted to commander, o. . ror
gallant conduct, Ancust SB, loou.
Served on 0. 8. B. Virginia, (aternmao.)
and DartlclDated la battles of Hampton
Roads. March 8 aadk,, 184a. Partld-
ostod in Battle of Drawn 's Bins, Msy
18, 1861.-' Commanded expedition thst
boarded snd cap tared the U, S. gunboats
Satellite sod Reliance, In the Rappa
hannock River. Autos! 88. 1888. Com
manded expedition Ust esptored and
burned the U. 8. ganboat Underwriter,
at New Bern, NV C" Pebroary 8, 1864.
nnianded emlssr Tallahassee, a eoa-
terted blockade runner. r and ran out oi
the port of Wilmington,! N. Q , depre
dated upon "American commerce from
thst point to the coast ot .Newfound
land, deatroymg HVeraTshlps In sight of
Bandy Hook, N T.,' and returned to
Wilmington la safety. ;
Aod now the mm eairy as aeorvwy t
maks Is, "Died si Halifax, Nova Sootla,
Joly 18th, 1004, egad 74 ysars. ; f
If tuck aa expressloD cea as nsea is
etepubUcJoba Teylor Wood' oamaof
royal blood. ' His grandfather, zscaery
Tsylor, wu Prealdeal of tne uctuu
8tates, snd his aacie, Jenersoa uavu,
wu President of the Coafederate BUtee
Hie father was ' surgeon general of
iihar tha armv or navv when the warJ
broke out, fn ;W1, and : remained
North. XX ' "..
Commander Wood wss retiring and
odest la kls dtspcsltloa. qeiet aad
easytnkht manner!, but la aoUon a
Hon, ; la oar eeUmtlloa he wu to the
new what Stonewall Jackson wu to
the army, ever on the alert to strike ue
enemy a blow, and his plans ae metered
end Sent secret that every blow ae
struck raeultad la victory.
Re waa a oooeclentlons Cbrlstlaa, a
member ot the Eplsoopal Ohorck, Nev
er while memory lasts shall we forget
the prayer hs offered Juat u we Went
Into action In the expedition tbat re-
mlted In tie eaptare Of the Under-
tlr.
- Continued on page!
. J J Bxtor bi J'ut r ;Ted a buU.
f.it. Kls of the l!ountre Roller Tray
Trunk. Ak a nl e Hue of steamer
trunka g-ilt C.w: tf;t 4o. . .
itfr:;'-rr:-
.'. Unl li'. I a I-
ht.
" ai..l
"Two r' :
If
Nice Lot
mall
Hams
fust Received
Very Finest Fresh Elgin Butter 80c lb, Received Freeh
from the dairy every week.
Harvey's Small Hams English Cured Shoulders and break
fast strips,
Complete stock staple and fancy Groceries of the very
st quality. -
Yoursjto please,
MrDAnM.
KiaVDHIlMUfi
3 'Phone
91.
E.W. Small wool
F
Under Hotel Cbattawka,
GENERAL
1J
Screen Wire Doors
and Windows.
The Ice Saying Gla
zier Refrigerators.
Agent for the Farmer Girl and Bo;
Cook Stoves. ,
Farmers will bear In mind that we
carry s Very complete line of American
Steel Wire Fence.
sncw UEiur, s. c.
A Harvest
For Bicyclists
Offer 75 pairs
Hartford fa
at greatly reduced prices for Spot
Cash dming the month of August.
have them in all grades and aizes-
Jt will pay you to investigate and
buy.
WU T. HILL,
Dealer tn BiorCLsa, Guns, Pistols, Oaa-
TBiDeaa, Lrsono SnaLta, PBonoaariis,
RaooaM, as a rtnx'Lnn or Sroanaa
Qoods. .Jon Parma ad Roe-
aaa Bzawr U aJrovAeroaaB,
Phone U II 'Middle fit
-VlUJIXEIlN
ClEOLINi imra Lttl
AMD -
The twamer Neuse will be withdraws
temporarily from the route en Jul 16th-
tor ker annual repairs. r -M-ft i ' ;
During her absence the steemer Ocra
eoke la scheduled to sail from New Beta
for Belbavea. Iflaetoed of Elisabeth
City) at p as oa Mondsy, Wednesday
aud Friday. , 1 - : -V-' , . i
Until further notice there will be ae
lUamer sailing oa Tessdsy, Thursday
orBsturdeye. ' . :
GEO. HEXDEHS0N, lt.
Icq tream:
IICT7 Every Day,' De
livcrcdFor ;'
C5c. a quart
at your homo. Ico
c;::r.i re .la, phos-
' 4 ; rr. l all ether
HARDWARE
hafbey's
1
Whol3Male
Se Retail
Grosser,
7
71 Broad Ht
A Mass Meeting rt 75
Middle St, that will
last to September
1st 1904.
Mens Suits
$15 00, $12 50, $10 00, $8 00,
tHOO this week ill 50, $9 50,
17 50, $5 50, $3 50
Youths Suits
110 00, $8 00, 6 00, $4 00 this
week 18 00, 85 50, $4 25, 12 50
Boys Clothes
$6 00, 5 00, 14 00, $3 50, $3 00
this week 84 50, $3 50, 13 00, 12 50
$1 75
Mens Pants
749 pair 15 00 to 75c this week
$3 50 to 49o
Boys Pants
Big boys and little boys pants,
800 pair 11 50 to 15c
170 yds HAMBURG from 4o t0
22 l-2o
900 yds yellow HOMESPUN this
week 4c; 850 yds yellov Homespun
this week 6c
1000 yds CALICO this week 4 1-'J0
Shoes
Our stock of Shoes are oomplete
in men s, women s and children's
The T D Barry Shoes still goes
with its guarantee
S. COPLON,
IB MIDDLE STRUT, Next to Que ill
Hardware Co, New Benu
Job Primting1
If y ju want FiRST
y CLASS Job Work don't
' ''- forget to send your or
V darsto
Oweii G. Dunn
v Leading Printer Stationer!
'". Cer. Pelleck Craven Ste.
ToWlie i Public !
i I hereby give aoUce thai I will aot be
rsspoastble . for debts , Inounsd by my
sons, Ozla Lslnetot Poleher aad Aleaso
Perry Poleher, which are made witnoat
my coaseat and approval, - ' '
; i (ALONZO rtJLCHER,
' ' i , New Bem, 8 f D Ho t .
August 8th 1804.- ; v. ,. .' '
aeeeeeeeeeoearw
Only a few Harn
mocks lefi (n f the
prtces '.will suit