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CONDITION OFTHE TREASURY
Decrease of the Public Debt and In
crease In Cash Receipts:

Decrease of the Public Debt and In
crease In Cash Receipts:
The monthly statement issued from Wash
inston shows a net decrease IN the public
debt, less cash In the United States Treas
ury, during August Of ss,l74,e42.6s. The
interest bearing debt increased $4,000, the
non-interest bearing debt decreased SSd,-
977.55, and the Treasury increased sS'o'z'-
745.24.
THE ba,ance OF the several Glasses OF dsot
at the close OF business August 81, were
Interest bearing debt, $685.. .042, ,G7O; debt on
which interest has ceased since maturity,
81, ,S31. .75O. .26; debt bearing no interest,
ss79. SCI, ,593. Al ;total, 81, ,016, ,742, ,01S.79.
The certificates and Treasury notes, OFFSET
bv an equal amount OF cash In the Treasury
Outstanding at the end of the month were
s615. .95O, ,572, decrease OF S1,621. .757. The
total cash in the Treasury was 81 ,621 .757.
The total cash In the Treasury was S10l,-
703, ,357.s5. The gold reserve was $50, ,216,
900. Net cash balance, $71, 931.1S.T. .,
In themonth there was an increase In golo
coin and bars of $936,033 the total at the
close being $12O. 1885, 1858. 49. OF the surplus
$50, 1920, against 81, 466, lo0.o2 al tne END
of the previous month.
For the flrst time In two years and more
the receipts OF the Treasury for any one
month have reached 10000, ,ooo, those o!
August, as stated In the statement t issued =
nearly six million more than the receipts
in July. The sources of AMI amount OF re-
ceipts for August were From customs, sl!,
sO4, sl4; internal revenue, 1852, ,27S mis-
cellaneous, 81, ,05O, ,412.
While the receipts in August were abnorm-
ally large, the expenditures, owing largely
to the fact that but little interest on the debt
was paid in that month and much IN July,
were $4,000, 900 less than In July. The e1'
penditures were on the following accounts
Civil and miscellaneous, $9,S26, 4S8 war,
$500, ,s11 navy, ss,446,272; Indians, Sa7ss,
si5 pensions, 81, 1884, $50; interest, s911,:
57a. As compared with those OF July and
August, $685. the expenditures 1or tne oa sans 1oe
two months this fiscal year were 800 ,oOC
less. This saving is shown alone In pensions
and war expenses.
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OF course there is rush from the
station as soon as the box and it con-
tents are discovered, and swarms Of
innocents seize the pretty fruit and
dig their teeth into it. Then there is
combined howl and a great deal of
expectoration and disgust, for the
delusive fruit are nearly as puckery
as persimmons.
And the planter? Oh, he takes his
fun, from a partly hidden summer
house within his grounds, where he
occasionally seats himself to enjoy the
spectacle. It is a sure cure for the
blues, he says.-New York Herald.
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Beware of Fresh Olives.

Eastern visitors in California are
always much interested in the olVe
plantations which in recent years have
become feature of the most southerly
counties of the State. The lovers OF
the succulent fruit when picked and
bottled for sale in the East and North
are always anxious to taste the olive
fresh and ripe. There is a popular
impression that it is sweet and de-
licious, but, like many other popular
impressions, this is delusion and q
snare. A few miles south of San Diego,
where the railroad makes a junction
with small one track road leading
into Mexico, large planter has taken
advantage of this delusion for his own
amusement. On the arrival OF each
train from the North numerous travel
ers dismount to await the starting OF
the train across the Mexican border.
For their benefit the planter has nailed
box outside of his fence just across
the way from the railroad station
which he keeps filled with nice, ripe
olives. A placard invites victims In
these words:
........ .... ...... ..ss
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A Remarkable Plant.

"Our thoughts of plants and flow.
ers are generally pleasant ones, and
some of the dearest memories of our
lives are associated with their per-
fume," remarked DR.. 81. L. Melville,
ofNashville, as he sat shifting the odor
of carnation be had just purchased
from little girl in the corridor of
the Lindell last evening, shut if I
should live to be one hundred years
old the thought of liver plant that
it was my misfortune to see and smell
on one occasion would be enough to
send a shudder over me. Several years
ago was visiting relatives in Missis.
sippi, and one day after dinner my
cousin asked me to so down on the
lawn and see curious plant that was
growing there.
"Before we reached the spot I was
cautioned to hold my nose, but l felt
that such precaution would be show
ing the white feather in a physician,
so T marched boldly toward the queer
plant. The stalk and leaves were OF
dull green hue, mottled all over with
black spots. The bush was about two
feet in height, and from the tor
drooped flower that looked for all
the world like tainted piece of raw
liver, from which oozed a red Juice,
falling in bloody spots upon the leaves
below. A swarm of green flies how
cred over it, and the strong odor
which emitted was such as to convince
one that some very offensive carrion
wss near at hand. I confess to haV-
ing been made deathly sick by it, and
wished I had taken the friendly ad-
vice given to hold my nose. st.
Louis Globe-Democrat.
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VIKING SHIP SUNK.
The Famous Craft Goes to the Bot.
tom Of the River.

tom Of the River.
After sailing thousands OF miles over the
Atlantic Ocean, up the st. Lawrence and
through the lakes to Chicago with out mis-
hap, the Viking ship was sunk In the Chi.
cago River during the late storm. This
famous vessel was one Of the notable e1-
hibits at the Worlds Fair.
The Viking ship, which was built on the
model of an old Viking rover found fourteen
wears ago In the ground deep under the VII.
iage Of Gogstad, near sandefjord. sailed
from Chrlstiania on April 9, 1898. Her com.
mander was the famous Captain Magnus
Anderson, who, with picked crew, cruised
along the coast for time and early In May
commenced the trip across the Atlantic,
which ended triumphantly. Captain Ander-
sons object, 1t was given out, was to show
that the Norsemen might have discovered
America while on some OF their venturesome
trips on boats such as the Viking. When the
strange craft reached New York, 1t remained
In North River for some time and was OF
popular interest. The Viking was seventy
seven feet long and pulled sixteen oars to
the side. She was built throughout OF solid
century defying oak.
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SIGNALLING BY SUNLIGHT.
Messages Flashed Between Pixies
Peak and Denver.

A message was signalled with sunlight
from the top OF the Equitable Building, Dem
yer, COL, to the summit OF Pixies Peak, sixty.
six miles. Several days ago sergeants Nc
Clone, Mclaughlin and Blssel left Denver
for Pixies Peak to make the experiment.
This was the message which was flashed
from the top OF tie Peak:
"PIKE's PEAK.-To Captain Glass'ord,
Denver: We greet you via sunbeam. Ar
rived at p. m. yesterday. Snow storm pre-.
vented our opening station. McGLoNE."
Experiments will be continued at certain
hours for three days, at the end OF which the
signal men will start for their attempt to
fash a message from Mount Uncompahgre
to Mount Ellen, 1873 miles. The flashes oi
the mirror on Pixies Peak could be distinct
lyseen by the naked eye during the trans.
mission OF the message. The Peak was first
called from the Denver side OF the line, and
within five minutes after the operators be-.
gan their work came the response.
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Foreign.

GERMAN and English warships assisted
King Malletoa to put down rebellion In
Samoa.
THE International Peace Congress at
Antwerp resolved to petition European
Governments to put stop to the Korean
war.
ABBE BRuNEAU has been gulllotined at
Laval, France, for the murder Of .Abbe
Ericot at Entrammes.
SEVEN people have been summary shot In
Haytt for attempting to murder President
Hypolite's daughter.
SPAIN has cancelled the reciprocity treaty
between the United States and Cuba.
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LATER NEWS.

VERMONT elected the entire Republican
ticket by majority Of about $4,000.
TIE Colorado Democratic State Conren-
tion nominated for Governor Charles b.
Thamas, Of Denver; for Lteutenant-Go Cover
nor F. I. Meston, OF Pueblo.
A TRAMP named Bourk, who assaulted Mrs.
Willbone, was caught and brought to Water
town, South Dakota. About II o'clock he
was dragged through the Streets with rope
around his neck and was hanged to an elec-
tric light pole.
TIE President appointed ". F. Marbury,
of Maryland, to be Attorney Of the United
States for the District Of Maryland. MIR.
Marbury was nominated for the Office on
April u last, but the Senate failed to con-
firm him.
UNCLE SANS cash balance IS beyond the
danger point, and the gold reserve Is also
gaining slowly as the result OF increased
Treasury receipts.
SENATOR JOHN P. JONES, Of Nevada, who
has sat In the Senate as Republican twen-
ty-one years, has joined the Populists.
MooRs have looted the Hebrew quarters In
six towns in Morocco, killed many and sold
women and children into slavery.
TIE vigilant lost her centreboard while
proceeding to Cowes. England, and the race
for the Cape May Cup was declared of.
EMPEROR WILLIAM, OF Germany, unveiled
monument to the memory OF bis grand
father at Konigsberg.
Misses MARION GLENDENrNa and Kitty
Kutz, both Of Brooklyn, N. Y, aged twenty:
two and fifteen years, respectively, were
drowned near the mouth OF the Oyster
River, Saybrook, Conn.
BOTH legs and one arm of William Cur
new, a coal inspector at Midvalley Colliery,
Penn, were cut Off by train. Bis sixteen
year-old son saw the accident, but instead
of summoning aid ran In alright to his
home in Mount Carmel. Mr.. Curnew was
dead when his body was found an hour later.
He was rich and leaves widow and four
children.
GENERAL GEORGE SToNEMAN died In Buf-
falo, N. T., ,at the residence of his sister, Mrs.
BENJAMIN. n. Williams. He was noted cav
airy leadsr and was once Governor of Call
fornia.
THE Republicans Of New Hampshire NOM
mated Charles A. Buslel for Governor.
GOVERNOR WAITE was renominated by the
Populist Convention at Pueblo, Col.
JAMES J. HILL, OF St. Paul, Mimi, PresS
dent of the Great Northern Railroad Com
pany, donated 5000 acres OF land, valued at
ss an acre, to furnish homes to survivors OF
the forest fires. He has also given $4,000 In
cash.
GENERAL ScHoF1ELD has ordered that
hereafter no person under the age OF twenty
one years will be enlisted except boys as
musicians or to learn music.
THE establishment of Division OF High
way Geology Is in contemplation By Director
WaIcott of the United States Geological Sur
vey. It Is proposed to establish labora-
tory for testing all materials used IN the con-
struction Of highways.
THERE have been 5000 deaths from cholera
In the Austrian provinces OF Galicia and
Bhkowina.
TEE Japanese claim to have completely
routed the Chinese at Gazan, Korea.
TIE fishing schooner Rigel arrived at
North Sidney, Cape Brenton, with DR.. Cooks
Greenland expedition on board. The MI
randa struck rock and later foundered at
sea.
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THE NEWS EPIT0MIzED.
Eastern and Middle States.

Eastern and Middle States.
FOREST fires have done great damage IN
Pennsylvania.
TIE torpedo boat Ericsson, after q Jour.
ney through inland waterways for S6lS
miles, passed through New York Harbor on
her way to her official trial at New LONDON
Conn.
Ex-VIcE-PREsDENr MORTON addressed
letter to the Republicans Of New York State,
announcing his readiness to run for Cover
nor or not, as they saw at.
TEE Police Board Of New York City dis.
missed Captains Dsvery and Cross and ex-
Wardmen Burns, Glennon and Smith from
the force, having found them guilty OF the
,hsrges Of bribery, for which they had been
tried.
Two persons we:s killed, three seriously
hurt and many slightly injured In rear end
collision In Camden, N. ].
1N the Eastern and Middle States Labor
Day was generally observed, workingmen's
organizations having many parades. A
strike Of several thousand garment workers
In New YORK. City and Brooklyn was begun.
with the object Of abolishing the "sweat"
system
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MANY LIVES LOST.
Chinese Flow IT Boats Burned on the
Canton River. -.

A terrible fire occurred on the Canton
River, China. A flower boat caught fire,
and the flames spread rapidly until hundreds
OF these crafts were destroyed and at least
one thousand natives perished In the flames.
The flower boats were moored stern tc
stern In rows, and large numbers OF natives
lived upon them. The spread OF the confa-
grafton from one boat to another was 80
rapid that the unfortunate Chinese had no
time to cut them from their moorlngs, a
strong wind materially helpingto spread the
fierce fire.
Many hundreds OF tho persons aboard the
aowe- boats leaped overheard and were
drowned, while several hundred others re-
mainsd on fosrd the doomed craft and per.
lshed In the flames,
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TWO RECORDS IN a DAY.
Lucania to New York and Campania
to Queenstown.


The Cuaard line steamships smashed two
tranatlantic records in one day. First, the
news came that the Campania had lowered
all eastward records one hour and twenty
minutes by reaching Queenstown from New
York in five days, ten hours and forty-seven
minutes.
Agent Vernon H. Brown felt proud and be-
gan to talk OF still better achievements, not
dreaming that at that minute the Lucania
was rushing in towards Fire Island away
ahead OF time, throwing records to right and
left, as she swept on towards Sandy Hook.
1t was 80 fogSy out there that the steam
ship was scarcely recognized, and It was al
most $50 before it was learned that at 4.53
p. N. the Lucania had passed the Hghtship
Just five days, eight hours and thirty
eight minutes after leaving Daunt's Rock.
She had thus beaten the Campania's record
OF two weeks ago by tltty-one minutes.
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DURING the late British naval manoeuvres
pigeon was obtained from Dublin by the
officers OF the Tatona and utilized by q cor
respondent to send telegram to q london
journal when the ship was sixty miles out at
sea. The bird arrived home In perfect safe
ty, and the message was duly forwarded and
printed next morning
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Ar Flora, Ind, Walter Long, In spirit OF
bravado, jumped into bin Of wheat, which
was being loaded tor an elevator into casf
He was draHnin In and 50 focated.
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ABE BuzzARp, the notorious Pennsylvania
outlaw, was sentenced to slsven years Inn.
pslsonment for burglary
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South and West.


THE National Labor Commission. In ses-
sion at Chicago, adjourned to meet in WASH
ington, D. O., September 2s.
FOREST fires In Northwestern Wisconsin
have been intermittent'fo for 1wo months. and
The aggregate loss Is not less than $9, ,000, 600
among the pineland owners and sawmill men,
besides loss to individuals.
LOUIS CALVIN, fifteen years Of age, held
np and robbad five boys at st. Joseph, Mo-,
while they were playing ball. he used q
revolver to show he meant business. Gal
vim got $1.20, and was soon ARRESTED.
The Texas Republicans named ". Z.
Makenson for Governor.
GOVERNOR WAITE, OF Colorado, was &C.
quilted Of violating the secrecy OF the
malls.
THE Grand Jury In New Orleans, La. adj
journed after indicting eleven Councilmen
and the City Engineer for "boodling."
DuH WILLIAMS, nephew Of Allen G.. Th1r-
window in the Capitol at Columbus, Ohio.
ROBERT J., G. J. Hamlin's PAGER, went a
mile at Fort Wayne, Ind, In 2.03%, the
greatest record In the history OF harness rae
ing.
TIE food which visited the country west
OF San Antonio, Texas, beginning at point
about fifty miles distant from there and ex-
tending for nearly 200 miles, was one Of the
most terrible catastrophes the State has SUI
fered since the Indianola calamity, when all
the coast towns were swept into the Gulf OF
Mexico.
TIE Democrats carried Arkansas by S0.-
600 majority.
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Washington.

A CONVENTION to promote Southern de-
velopment was held in Washington.
THE President has committed the death
sentence of Mitchell Thomas, the Indian
murderer, Of Wisconsin, to life imprison-
ment.
UNDER instructions from Secretary OF State
Gresham, Minister Baker has demanded OF
Nicaragua fair and impartial trial Of the
Americans arrested for completely In the
Blueaelds conspiracy.
THE full text OF the engineers report on
the New York and New Jersey bridge plans
is made public.
SECRETARY CARLISLE gave orders for an
investigation Of the sugar room Of the New
York Custom House.
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HELP YOURSELF.

.
FINE, FRESH, RIPE OLIVES,
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ting the spots where their homes had
stood. The mir was filled with meanings oil
the wounded, for whom no assistance could
be had, and with sobbings of those who had
lost friends or possessions, or both. When
the terrible night was ended and the light OF
another day dawned upon the scene OF desc.
htion q few energetic spirits recovered
from the blow and began to organize for the
work OF recovering the bodies. Two hun
dred and thlrty-three bodies were burledi'
only twenty-three Of which could be ldentI'
fed
The reporter picked his way through de
serted avenues of Hinckley. Mimi, encounter
ing the bursting romans OF horses, COWS,
eats. chickens, and dogs. He overlook
Hans Paulson, an employee In the Brennan
mill. 'I am going out to the cemetery To
zee II ] can find my wife and four children,
he said. ~ lost them ALL"
The rain was pouringi in sheets. Atthe Gem
etery. mile and n half from town halidozan
men were digging trench. Aheapof bodies
Jay on knoll in the mildle OF the cemetery.
There were niuety-six naked bodies. men,
women. and children. .S"orched. .hlackened. dis.
torted. brains protruding. hands clutched IN
their tins agonies, hair singed from heads
old, young, middle agei. male and female,
all in a promiscuous heap. In another
corner OF the cemetery were forty-hve other
bodies covered with quilts.
A majority of those lost were Scandinayl-
ans, and many OF these, distressing the oanEs
since last years panic, carried their savings
In their pockets. and where It was In paper
money It was. Of course, destroyed.
Reports continue to come IN IRON sIne
vicinity OF Skunk Creak OF added discoveries
of burned victims. Flfty-eight dead were
found lying In the streets and In the immeai-
ate vicinity OF this village. The total IN the n,
vicinity will reach fully 400 dead when all
the returns are In. Identification Is an e4'
eeedin9ly difficult matter.
J. D. Markham. Of Rush City. says that
The populat on Of Pokegama aggregated III
souls. Oftlk number sixteen are known to
he burned.
The Durham daily globe., 1894-01-13

his son at the maTshars side, and he, the
old man, upon the balcony, in full uni
form as at Lu'zen, saluting the riddled
flags and the smoke stained eagles.
Poor old father Jolve! lie doubtless
thought that We were N plot TO prevent
him from being present at this review of
our troops in ogdf for him to avoid an
emotion which might be TOO great for
him. So he was careful 10 say nothing
to anyone, but on the morrow. at the
same hour when the Prussian ba,talions
were setting out on the long march from
the Msillot gate 10 the Tuileries, the
window was opened softly, and the colo
mel appeared on the balcony, dressed in
the glorious, old fashioned uniform, he'll
met and all, of the ancient rcuirassicr OF
Milhand | should still like 10 know
what effort of will had thus put him upon
his feet and IN full panoply. AT any
rate, there he was, standing erect behind
the railing Of the balcony, sstonished 10
lind the avenues so deserted and quiet,
the shutters Of the houses closed, all Paris
as gloomy as ome enormous pesthouse,
flags every wL,re, but such strange ones,
with red crosses on 2 white ground, and,
strangest of all, no one to 90 in advance
of our soldiers.
For a while he might have thought
himself deceiv ed-but no! behind the
| Arch of Triumph was confused muir
mur, roar growing ever louder and
| louder, then there came in sight black
line, advancing in the bright sunshine.
Then, little by li-tle, the tips OF tho he'll
NETS caught the CLEANS of the sun, the
! kettle drums of Jena began to beat, and
@beneath the Arch Of tie Star, made rhyth.
mical by the dull tramp of the divisions
and the clang of sabres, pealed forth the
trinmphal march Of Schubert
Then, in the gloomy silence OF the
place, was heard cry, a terrible cry of
anguish To arms TO arms The Prus-
siansr and the four Uhlans OF the al
vance guard could see above, upon the
balcony, tall old man, with outstretched
arms, totter, totter, and then fall.
Colonel Jouve was dead"
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Schools and Colleges.

The executive committee of the Agri-
cultural and Mechanical college met
yesterday to arrange for the inauguration
of the military feature in the institution
The committee adopted fatigue uni
form, and the regular North Carolina
button. Lieut.. Henderson, the instruc
tor, has arrived and entered upon his
duties.
The Herald says it is the intention of
the directors of the Deaf and Dumb
School at Morganton to have the build
ing completed in time to open out the
school there next September About
800 deaf mutes can be Accommodated by
the buildings now under way, and there
are more than this number alredsy wait
| ing for admission
Greensboro Female college begins its
| spring term January II.
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1t Won't Do.

You may bride the appetite but you
cannot bribe the liver to do its work well.
You must be honest with it, help it along
little now and then with dose of Sim.
mons Liver Regulator. The liver be-
comes sluggish sometimes and needs
some stimulation to keep off those at
tacks of Indigestion and Biliousness. A
good active liver promotes digestion and
prevents Malaria.
The Durham daily globe., 1894-01-13

The stockholders Of the Erwin cotton
mills met yesterday, as was announced
in THE GLOBE
The old officers and board of directors
were reelected. The directors are B. n.
Duke, W. A. Erwin, G. W. Watts, J. B.
Warren, W. T O'Brien. B. N. Duke is
president, George W Watts, vice presi-
dent, and W. A. Erwin, secretary and
treasurer
Since the mill began operations June
1e, 1898, it has made fine record. Ever
yard of goods manufactured has been
sold, and the mill has been in continuous
operation since it first began to weave
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Political Matters,

The Williams Settle case was argued
before the house electors committee yes.
terday and was again postponed.
There is nothing new in regard to the
Durham pOstoffice. Blackwell seems to
have been settled upon as the sppointee
Debate on the Wilson tariff bill con-
tinued in the house yesterday. The SEN
ate was in secret session most Of the
time.
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A Sensational Story

has attracted attention lately, but as q
matter Of fast the public has also devoted
time TO things substantial, judging by
the unprecedented sales of the Gail Bor-
den Eagle Brand Condensed Milk. Tn.
equalled as food for infants. This fact
has been amply proven.