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THE.POWERlfliIIlTERESTi
HEN ft certain bank WM'uoying Jnt6 ne
; quk'teir tb c1irtepc mi eon on handf'
were packed in apecial i af wS eh . Tre-j I
' lrea lour men to move it and to inanat:
vbfcn accnmulated while tbey carried thia. sa'nab e-
burden into t" new quart ra waa equlTal ntto their
5 combin d wagea for an entire week. This U an illiu- w
.tratirn of the power of accumulating Intereat.' Any ;
tfd!e money which you have On hand aboa'd b deposit-
f d w th this bank which paya interest at the raieof 4 ' r ri
tipp Mnfc annum- 1 I
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WE ALSO INVITE ACCOUNTS SUBJECT
VTO CHECK.
Sebato Simmons Clearly - Defines I
Stand of DemoiBrsts in Declar
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SHIRT MISTS AND
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SKIRTS
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We nave a new lot of Shirt Waists;
that will please you to see, and at
prices you will like to pay.
Excellent - values in Serge, Voile,
Panama and Fancy weave Skirts, skill-;
fully tailored in the newest designs.
t Underwear Hosiery 5
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Separate Garments In Silk and Cotton,'?
::lh and Union Suits in a big light weight lisle iri a
VVi '.varieiy material, llxey-." a good oelection of col-f
1;;' " are nice light weighty-: .ors. ;v.-r
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I - J. M. MITCHELL & C0.:
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ToaHTff
Bills Have Beea '' ; . r
;v ; Tyo'.edUpont i
'WMbingtoni May .-Tb Democrat
in the tenatwltl intiat npon action op
en every tatiff bill eent tort.ienate
from Aha bouse or which may n: aeot
before adjournment will be agreed up
ort. This wM made plain. yeateMay
floor leader, lold Senator Commina that
there wculd be no adjoui anient if the
tariff jnefporellirer.v'ApM
. While speaking on the metal echedule
Senator Cummina annoaneed-'tiiat the
i uureenU woufd ask for action upon a
le st four of the tariff bil!a during the
aesaioh. One of the probable effecU of
this anniiunermant was the aaadranee
given Senators mmona by Senator Pen
rose, speaking for the majority. :, that
they Would not Insist upon a h aring on
the wool hill and that (hey would co
operale for a speedy action si possible
on the tariff bills - - i
: Thia means probably that Congress
a ill not adjourn bntil nSout th middle
ft August. A rceB will be taken it is
said, from June. 16 to July ' 8, whin the.
tariff measures will again be considered
Don't fail to attend our cloth
ing And shod sale, ' beginning
Monday May 6th. J. J. Baxter.
Steamer on locks.
Wahiogtonli. C. May. 9. -The flv
thousand ton Kritifh ateamer"Indore,
a tramp freighier is on the rocks tff
the FjencfeBeefw the Floiida straitr.
The vessel leaking I adly and ha
crew and passengerawere throwing bet
cargo over the side to keepTier afloat
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Seven a Persons Lost
Fox Lake, Ill.J May S.-Seeen. per
sans, six Chicsgolana were drowned, in
a storm which swept Fos Lake and
up et boat in which they were eroasing
in. Bnat bottom up was foand ; bsre
this morning. .There li t search for
the DodleafXiy-: 'l . .,
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?,Th lacfrto buy yourprinz or Summer Suit al trices ;
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wttbtn leason. I cbsolutely guirantec-MttsfactioiK'.-New.
line of sample j just received. Call and inspect my stock.
Tf- J03 "Middle' St
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"::: -::FuFlIS 10 tlfiIll;' -;-;;::
THC NATIONAL BLui:
of1 new berni nc ;
FIRST among the banks bCthe City
TI 1IRD arhon tlie National Dr.nkn cf
; ' the State ' .. '
AM aa it r.M fnrilua sM tV?iti.Ud Trof ?e a- '.'.i.' g ft f ''
t I t ' r, i'.t . ' ' 'r ' '
'."bijg-tr-tV May 9,-Tbs rain webave
bad for the last few days "waaf ao
eeptable as it was getting vsri drj and
duaty.; .'.'i-i;.
A very large e-iwd attended the Bas
ket prty and'v Km cream sapper law
n:ght,:thaf was given by the Methodist
Sunday S wool, at ins school bouse, inera
wars many ram New Bem and every
body had very nice time. Tha schojl
waa decorated very prstly Sad IU oat
come it the VfT w" S30.95, which
wal appreciated, very mnn.,.The com
mi tee ett nded thank's to atl who help
ed to make the party a socman.' the
pretty girls cke was awarded to Mlas
LluWoltfodi.-C;. ,
Htas aen'cif'W.Kermgton af Toe'
carora cama dowS Wednesday .to, at
tend the baeket pi'y. we wra all very
glad to see our teacher back with a
Mr. WY.Moors's U U laby Is very
ilch, wo npa It will soon recover.''
MlntSM. Ballard and hie, Wm.IU.beHa
w'.ll leave 4o visit on Brewn. Sooad Fil
d.ya ysviyir:. I'l--:'-'
Mrs Msmle tlaneock of Browa Sooad
who has been here for aorno time visit
ing her mo her. Mrs.' Mary Ballard ea
C atrtel w.ll leare for hit hone trao
Mrs N, M. Farrow -who has beea
ever to W liming. loa 'vUillng returned
bun Saturday nlgbt
Mr. R. L Stallings la all smUev, It's
a boy. h i ' .
M i) Myrtle Lewie was yiaiileg !'
, Millie and MtUit L'srrlnitoast night
There will be prching a, the Me lo
dint rhurrh nit ?um!sv at It 8, m.snii
, Pf m , h)T the !o Rv. J. I!.
' Wright.' L'.'ery bfKijWi retilisl'y nli
! tJ Cirru Mlf to hf fain. i' It '
i Tim MiasisaiDDt- ueica .:
Waargtoo, Mar sr-Alartned at the
eanttaned reports of deetructioo and
tne navy department oroereo oat
(Isahip Nebraska," h-ganboat petrel
aad ths cayal militia boat Iala JDo C-
baupnceed Immediately pths a wo
tea riy er se far s way can go, f ssco
ing those in ' peraonaJ dabgsr and dll
penalng aoeb rations-and provision! as
teewylHrva
Because the navy has vd auxiliary
fond npon wh'cli tteaadrfar, forsocha:
purpose, 'the commanders of iha.tbree
vewels were warned iJot ,to pnrehaae
any aoaiuoQi suppue nor to ezpena a
I trg? smooat of money' ia. aiiiag" the
aofferers. V The Nebraska, it Is thought
willfirooro I to Vickalmrg; ihe Plretl
to-Memphit and the lata De Cuba to
St.-Irtuia C-fl::
R pons from Major Normoyle, U. S,
A, indicata Ihs-ajtlQoiR tftt
Bayou. Uea QUtaea and tha lowei Atch
afalaya is vary sarioo and Inst breaks
in thU vwWty-a SipecUd at
time. - .Too : people la' the threatened
diatrkt are on tne verge of panic, fear
f ul of remaining laj;thsir honsa yet
vnwl ling to abaadoa heirfpropsrty.
About 800 people sod 100 hesd 'ot 'Catv
Is are f daily being reacned ry the army
r. Iief,oorps.' . -: ... : - .-.', .-
Jhe river has risen four; inches in As
last 4 boura, sad if it continues t rise
booses will-he swept way sod Incalcu
lable damage will result. The extent to
wbleh ihe pe pTe are auffring itlndi
cated by the fact that 100,030 ratiuns
were neoeaaary to feed tha .ref ogsee Jb
Sunflower county slooe.
Vaudeville Thurs.i: Fri.t Sat,
at The Athens 'The f Four Min
strel BeDes'-A quartette of beau
tjful tinging and; dancing girls,
direct frnm Jh0adelphhu
. T4lscoMUaBS la Davhssa.-,
Durham, May - 9. tfore thaa ;
bandred and fifty delegates are here en
joyias; almost - as . many L af the best
homes u the city and forty rectors are
in the conventioa..Bisbop tJotepa B.
Cheshire,; of Ealeigh,,leprealding.Bev.
Julian E. Intle. of Raleigh, also le see-
retsT. and Mr. Frank Ward. of. that
ey m aaoiaUnt to Mr. Jingle, r
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Whedbee In Ben
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The
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deriag His Decision in
Caste of The C ty of New
33ern vs. A4& N. C.
Bailroad Co. 1
At . m e Athens, no ; matter
whus th wealheriunnsetTjerit
effldcocfortiVi
f,
loitflir'g Day.
Oo the 10th, of Msy s eommecaoraU
the noble deeds o(. our brave aokUera,
May we ssk that eat thia day-all new
era. shaU be. saved, for. their graves.
There are 164 days lp the year ea which
we may decorate graves of ear -loved
era. It tt asking too atach to reqoeat
that this one day will bo given exchisV
vety to the memory of our brave Con
federate dead? There will be a com
mittee to receive the flowers, and place
them oa the mound.
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Water Cdol( from 1150
to.$40 ;at" Casnight . Hdt?.
Co.r Phone $9.' r,; ,,
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D'lr.iil HUtr meat of the Kebru
kai by iWylcg IL TJ"
Waihl"::'on, May S.The fjalUmor
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At the' opening, of yesterday !s sess
ion of Superior Court now in session in
iiua cny, rue ease or (the city of New
Bern vs: the AUanlic & North Carolina
Railway Company ' in which the city
was suing to compel said cimphny to
pave South Front and Hsneock streetr,
was taken up again,; Much tithe ld
been apent oo the preceding day in se
coring wttnewea and empanelling a ju
ry and thia proved to bo time unneces
sarily consumed when the attorneys for
the defease decided that the case was
merely a matter of law and decided to
allow Judge Wbedby to decide the mat
ft ash saw fit ; " t
In rendering hiS decision Judge Whed
baasald: .
"-It is admitted that in 1856 the de
fendant entered into a contract with the
plaintiff, exhibit A attached to the
Complaint sad these findings; it is fuV
tberadmitted that by reaaon of the in
creased travel over said Hancock St.
and by reason of the growth of the city
and increase of the traffic through its
streets It is" Impossible to keep and
maintain the said Hancock street in
good order, it being at the time of the
execution of said contract a dirt Street
and as it has so remained up tol this
dste; that in grder to insure the nqb'ic
a reasonable, use or the sam ' it has be
some neceeasry that the same should be
paved With some permanent material
It Is also agreed that it has remained
and been used aa a dirttreet from date
of contract to this time.
; It Is admitted that the city ofNew
Bera baa made demands upon thi; de
fendant that tbey cause said BaScock
street to be paved with aome perma
nent material and the defenaant has re
fused to pave the same for the reason
only that it. oontenda that it is not lia
ble to nave the same under the terms
of the contract marked exhibit ' A.f
It Is admitted that none of the streets
of New Bern were paved with perms
sent ma'e.UI at ths time of the execu
tiotToi eonUaet marked exhibit 'A,'
and an the atreets of said -city prior to
1880 were dirt atreeU. . r
It U asYeed that if under the terms
of theeootract marleS eihibit 'Aland
the above findings the court shall be of
the opinion that the defendant is .re
quired to pave saJdatreet'ihia the edurt
a n i . a ..' ..
soui give luagemeni atreeing ue same
tqbe done.' . .
. If the court be at the oninion t hat un
der the contrast the defendant is not II.
able to nave said ' a treat it ahali rive
judgmeot foe the defeodahC ;,
I As part of these findlogs is attach
ed hereto a' snap of tbd city of Nw
Beta, showing. what streets, to what
extent, and with what material they
a I
aava oeea paves ana us uus same
war eoBBtroctod.' - r ' " I
Eeb party reeervea the right to ap
peal to the Sunreaaa Cuort. , Jury trial
having beea expressly waived by eo.s
partIes.lXi. '!-- .T'A IU . f i
It s agreed u . this ease, that under
t be contract narked exhibit B at
tached to the eemplemt that the .fW-
feadantia liable wheuever , ejieaUd
Uy the aJty ef New; Bern or its duly
eooSUtated officers , or. agents to pave
Scuta Front street (a .the manner and
way pointed out and agreed upon la
Uoa S of laid contract. -,t r-".
"it la therefore "adjudged sod
creed by the court that the defends
spoe demand by the city of New Be1
Its duly constituted ameers cause
said street to ne paveo in ue .roeonei
set out la said section SlSf the sa'.d eon
tract which is hereto specially referred
to aag maoea ptn or imt jungmeni,
k -': H.W.WHEDBEE,;
' , v r''" Judge Freeldloff'
. The matter et paving Hancock atr
waa next Ukea up and dUcnaed
the lawvera ea both al lea. Judge Wbed
be sUUd that h woult render bit dt
cUi'H In this erne some U a t"dy,
mi in i i " f
' i.-iA-n1 Mowers . "Fhiladc
r'.:..V ryncnym. of quality
Price from $3.75 .to $20.00.
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Whfle the primary object of a checking account
in this bankis to safeguard your money and af-
ford a systematic method of paying for expenses,
you also receive another advantage, namely, that
of. increased prestige among those with whom you
deal.
. When you pay by check it evidences that you
, follow modern business methods in transacting
: yoim- affairs.
d Small as well as Larcp arrnunfs wlrnmpi
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MONDAY, mm.
We will give 20 per cent reduction
on all clothing and 1 0 per cent on all
Mens, Ladies and Childrens Oxfords.
We are overstocked and these goods
rhust be sold.
J. J. BAXTER
ELKS TEMPLE
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TRIANGLE
5PLY COLLARS
"fti Collars o! quality,"- .18c Each, Twdh For 25c
4 The PAGER is 2 1-4 front 2 inch
-back and is a close fitting collar.
V, -PLAZA is the low turned down
collar for Summer-time wear.
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sizes in all shapes. v
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