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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-09

it would be greatly welcomed.
by the people Of this country
80 far as there being any loss
Of prestige to the British gov
eminent in this course, il would
make me more hopeful that the
great principle of arbitration
will find expression ia q con
vention between the two coun-
tries covering all questions that
might arise"
The New York Times also de-
scribes my statement of the
American case as superior and
entirely truthful
The present moment Is Q COL
den one to secure American
good will. Can England afford
to lose it? Ii Lord Salisbury
takes no step and sees no way,
then let him reflect that the at
titude is identical with that ia
tai one which lost Great Britain
her American colonies NOR,
than a century ago. s...
The American people are ca
gerly listening for some wore
from him. The cosUof it woulC
be slight and the gain colossal
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-09
Western MInins swInaIes.

There is every evidence that
while there is a vast deal of pay
dirt in the Cripple Greek, Dead
wood, and other regions where
gold abounds, the bottom win
very soon fall out of many of
the stocks that are now being
fioated west and east Chicago
especially appears to be the
headquarters for an unlimited
number of companies whose
only capital appears to be the
amount of money necessary 10
pay for the printing If thtir
certificates. but the "stocks"
are fioated everywhere, in
Washington as well as other
cities, and would-be inve stors
would do well to inquire care
fully into the standing Of the
promoters and hackers before
putting up the cash.
A late issue of the Deadwood
independent, one of the ables,
newspapers of that region, tells
of fifteen new mining compa-
MES that have been organized
there within a few weeks, all
having practically the same
management. The aggregate
capital named in the articles Of
Incorporation, fled with the
secretary of the state, is about
fifteen million dollars, but the
editor Of the independent as
sures his readers that ''the en-
tire belongings Of the whole
outfit, with their valuable pro
perty, does not amount to {
quarter of million cents. One
of the incorporators frankly
admitted that he was mot put
ting up any Of his good pro
perty" in the business.
hat there are solid compan
les doing a lucrative business
bin all Of the regions beini
doomed there can be no doubt
but these wildcat corporations
without property or capital
make quite as good a showinf
on paper as the legitimate al
fairs. and are quite as likely 4
deceive those who are easil,
eXcited and readily PERSUADE
to see millions in a small IN
v,stment. When sc0undr y
seek to catch gudgeous tle.
know that the best bait 70
their hook is stock in q gol
! mins.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-09
Destructive fire.

BRUNSWICK, Ga, January Z.
The Brunswick Brewing
Company entire plant, . com.
modious two.siory building,
four residences aud all the out
buildings were totally destroyed
~ fire today The original
cost II The plant six years 40
was $3.50, 900 IT, value before
tine Ere vas about s75 900 The
insurance ID everything Il Only
g. 800, distributed as follows:
On he brewer plant Com
merciai Union, $1,000, Orient,
81 600. Western 81 .O0O; pennsyi
yania, 81 900; delaware, $1,000.
Total 5000. o. tl,c dwellings
Scottish tjniUn aud National,
$500. The brewery was DoI
being operated Il was origi
nally built 81 Il. ii Walters, q
Plrfiadeipais, but The company
failed and the property passed
into rsceiyership and wal
finally sod II i company com
posed ~ "A. n Lane, W. u Kay
{. Downing, b; Brunswick, and
Henry Tain ldge, Of New York
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-09

and when II is con-
sidered that altogether we have
less than q billion dollars in
circulation the difficulty Of Sc
curing b popular bond issue.
will IN more apparent, especi-
ally since the gold trust has
cornered such an immense.
amount 10 defeat the attempt
The country is now face to
face with TWO propositions.
We must either 60 to a gold
basis and Be dominated by gold
syndicates or withdraw gre n
backs ard stop gold gambling
with our redemption reserve
The country can never prosper
as loHg as this financial unrest
confines. Capitalists will not
I Invest and start up the chan
nels Of trade while there IS
danger Of a panic, and without
their money in circulation there
| can be no revival Of business.
! Both congress an the admins
traiion should recognize this
| fact and decide upon i plan to
relieve the situation. At pres
emit we are being governed by q
double headed policy that pulls
in opposite directions, and there
would be- a thousand times
more patriotism in the getting
together OF the executive a1d
legislative branches Of oul
government to give us relief
than in dependence upon tbs
public through a popular loan
Another bond issue under tbs
} circumstances only furnishe;
opportunity t the gold specn
Iators to make additional raids
, on our treasury. Greenbacki
, supply the lever with which IL
pry open its DOORS and the rob
> bers have onjy to help them
selves. The more bond issueI
r the greater will be their gain
; and the longer prosperity vii
be deferred. It is about time II
= smash this injurious power b!
: cancelling the gleeubacks.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-09

One of the results Of the fuss
and feather" bombartic war talk is
that English handlers of American
tobacco have telegraphed their
agents in this country to cease
buying. This gives Henderson,
KY, which furnishes $1,000. ooc
pounds, a real case Of blue ague -
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-09

1t is noticeable that the rampant
advocates for war with England
over a little South American
swamp are the same crowd that
whooped up the confederate war,
but evaded doing any fighting
themselves.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-09

The Baptist pastors of the city
of New York in a meeting Monday
passed resolutions condemning
President cleveland's action in
the matter between England and
Venezuela.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-09

Lord Dunraven has been TO New
York in connection with the yacht
race dispute end returned to his
possessions in the Emerald Isle
with less glory than he brought
over. However, he is not our
Raven, and he was let go free as
possible.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-09

Perhaps when The Germans get
outside Of those 100000 pounds
oi-dried apples they have bought
.in Tonne tiey viii begiu %
comprehend Che American apple
Wilmingion Star
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-09
come4's Magnificent Campaign

Gen1eS Magnificent Campaign
The importance of Gen Go.
mez's victory over campos yes
terdsy cannot be overestimated
Net only did the insurgents
pierce the Spanish center, but
the, have GENE within striking
distance Of the Province Of ri
mar del Rio, which is the chief
tobacco growing section Of the
island, inclosing the famous
yuelta Ahajo district, and yield
ing the largest portion Of reve
nue. IT, she government. These
plantations ere now at the mer
cy of the insurgents, who may
apply the torch to them. as they
have done to the sugar planta
tons further eastward, IN order
to touch the spaniards' pocket
nerve.
Few campaigns are recorded
in recent history fraught with
more interest than this one Of
Gomez. From tue very begin
ming il gave evidence Of the
leaders courage, intelligence,
perseverance, and strategic abil-
ity. Contending against supe-
Tor force, meeting an army 81
disciplined, thoroughly drilled
and fully equipped soldiers, sup.
ported by complete comuissary
and quartermasler departments.
with his few thoufand indifer-
emily armed men, whose SOLE
| distiJlire wsF the burning de-
sire fer freedom, he swept al
Obstacles aside, marched
tiTotpi he eutmy's line. as Il
they bad been so much tissue
paper, and today threatens til,
strongly fortified capital.
II ia altogether probable thar
surprises are yet in store. Come;
may he relied upon tostrike tin
iron while it Is hot and to taxi
advantage Of the panic thas bat
seizsd the enemy 10 push TO.
further and YET more decisis,
surcfss. His arm ought 20 b.
Inery"d ~ cheering news f0n
Etbia cut rs. Cua's friends il
Icougr IS shoG,d urge the recee
Tuition # tbn insurgents Thu b.
lig' ge1ts. Whate8.drnce mu
the Cuban patriots present hs
fobe that mucb aid and corufor
are given them by thu Unisel
States. They cannot conjur
uP fleets from tbe vast deep, 10
seize tiains from burned plan
tations. but they can gst al
theFoif the existence Of q ca
bon republic j. recognized b.
the american congress.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-09

The murder and cremation of
Mrs. West and William Devercs
by mob in Kentucky has aroused
great indignation among the better
class of citizens, but the matter will
probabiyend without anyone being
brought to Justice.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-09
Durham Recorder.
DURHAM, \. G., JAN. ., 1896.

Senator Butler Monday made
his maiden speech in the senate of
the United States, his stellar de
but, as it were.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-09

Those people who are claiming
that Grover Cleveland is the big
gesr man this country ever pro-
duced are off in their history.
North Carolina has raised a man
who weighed several hundred
pounds more than Grover.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-09

This paper believes in religious
and political freedom but questions
if it is right to tolerate, as this com
munity has done the past month,
the two disciples Of pOligamy who
are insiduously haunting the homes
of the ignorant and prosilyting
them to their disgusting doctrine.
We are not in in any special need
of Mormonism in Durham county.
and the presence Of these moral
lepers can be dispensed with with
out harm to the general gond or
improvement to our social laws.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-09
Brief Session OF tho lieuse.

WASHINGTON, Jan y The
session of the house today was
exceedingly brief Mr. Broder-
lick. (Rep Kan preferred q re
quest for unanimous consent for
the swearing u 81 iatence 2
Allen, he gentleman elected to
represent the state of Utah,
which was admitteato theUnion
on Saturday He explained that
Mr.. Aliens election was regular
and there was no contest but az
the governor and state officers
did not assume their offices the
presidents proclamation until
today their signatures to Mr.
Aliens credentials had Of coarse
not been signed.
Mr. Crisp, dem Ga.) did aot
question the facts as stated but
thought Mr.. Allen should not be
sworn in until q report Lad been
made upon the case BY i COM
mittee.
The matter was therefore re-
ferred to the judiciary commit
tee with lieye to report ~ any
time.
On Mr.. Hits motion a reso-
Hutton was adopted appointing
Hon William i. Wilson to the
place on The Board Of Regent.
lof the Smithsonian Institution
lmade vacant BY the death d
Henry Coffee, Then at 1920
1.-THE house adjourned until to
morrow.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-09

Let it not be forgotten that it's
ore thing to carry good resolutions
into the new year, but vastly diff
erent to carry them out,
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-09

Some Of our local statesmen %
have solved the financial and tariff
questions. This is good news, es>
pecially since the congress, senate,
Mr.. Cleveland and his cabinet
have proven they know nothing OF
these matters-or what amounts to
the 50 me thing-care nothing
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-09
a Romante Marraae.

While visiting her uncle, Row.
N. S. Jones, in Salisbury, last
March, Miss Florence Love, of
this city made the acquaintance
Of a man who was employed to
sell the Encyclopaedia which
the Charlotte Observer was
selling throughout the state. He
called himself Rev. II. w S
Burton, aid said he was from
New England. Heseemed asuc
cessfuI book agent, and was a
nice looking enough man. Moth.
ing was known Of his antece-
dents, bur Miss Love became
infatuated with bim, and per-
mitled him to persuade her into
a hasty marriage, against the
wishes Of her relatives. T..
Shortly after the marriage,
the couple 10 Ra eigh on a
visit to tue brides father, NJ.
| u. II. Love. While here h. adj
dressed tae Y, H.. G. A., and
preached once ut Central Mefho-
dist church. He worked"
Whiting Bros for a suit Of
tci0ibss. fer S1.ith he never paid
/ After short stay in North
| Caro- Ina TIE Rev " book agent
and wife wentinto anotherstate
Forsdme months Mr.Loye heard
regularly fromhis daughter. but
for ometimenothing was heard
from her. "Rcv Burton hav-
ing forbidden her TO write. He
went frem place IL place, living
by his wits, borrowing money
here. skipping his bills there,
and generally swindling ''in q
pious way those who believed
his slick tales. At length, al
Metropolis. Ill, he actually was
guilty of plain larceny, and wat
then put in Jail. A few day.
before Christmaj, Sir. Love re.
ceived a telegram from hi
daughter, asking him to sent
$50 He knew nothing Of tht
dire calamity that had befallei
Der. Instead of sending tn
money, Mr. Love wisely sent hi
son. who found Burton in jail
, He permitted his sister TO 20 b.
the jail to tell Burton good
bye, F." and she accompanied he
brother back to her father
T house. There is great sympath.
. for The young woman who ha
2 been 80 cruelty de eiyel New
and Observer.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-09

j. J. Stewart, editor of the Sails.
bury Truth, suffered a stroke of
paralysis Monday evening and his
condition is considered critical.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-09
S, A. L.

Between BuTham AMI Hendei aoht aoti9ss
Richmond Washington. haittmefet Ihisaasl
,ephla nnd Selg YORK afia session. ass kaleigh
Charlotte, MilinsngIuu Monrut chester Nreen.
wOpd. Athens. Atlanta and ~ gJihts sonth aue
West.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-09
Not Fon b 81 New Thnas.

Samuea Spring, chaplain TIL
the expedition agaiust Quebec
under Benedict AfEuld, vas
one at the most gallant and
eloquent of the revolutionary
preSichera. He was pastor ct i
church ii Newburyport for 40
years. He did not like new
WAYS AID when d church near
by purchased an organ he 70
ferred contemporary to aour
neighbours box Of whistles. n
Once semc unwise parishion-
ers conspiied TO modernize the
music 4 little in their own
church. They did not tell the
pastor; only when II came time
for the FIRST hymn, the tentative
gen le. prolonged opening wall
Of a bass viol was heard.
Back went DIR. Springs spec;
! tacles; up came his tall form 70
Its utmost height his black eyes
gazed fiercolY toward the choir
seats, anu he said, quietly, but
| in voice not to be disoheyed:
| Remove that fiddle from
the house of God!'
There was no further innopa
ltian while Samuel Spring com.
manded the parish at I'll North
church Youths Companion,
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-09
MoT.lC.E:. !.

\. i@y girtuc on N Mortgage and Note executed is
H. VI Farthing ny Sedlay sneed and Martha
Sneed. his Wits, and transferred TO J. $. Manglll
BY said EarthingS and afterwards tiansieucd %
me by +. s. Msnguni, shall, Oh Monday, tho 10th
day of February, 1896, at II O'clock NJ, az the
Court House door Of Durham county, North Car
olina offer gor sale BY public auction, tNr cash
Il cugtain lit aflana lying ana being i'll nurhaln
county, North Carolina, In HAY Joining the
mnis 81 Burrcl sparkman and Harry Sparknmnl
containing One-foufth fan acre, nero or less
said Mortgage being recorded In Book 9, page
ls0 l5i and la2 IN Office Of Register bfpecis q
said county This 6tii day Of January lSgG
h. M. MAcKIIN, 4
IL. w. cRNNADY, Atty. M0rtgagee
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-09

II ii now definitel known
that lie window glass plates
throughout The country will
close down next Sunday and 70
main IDLE for four weeks. The
manufacturers have officially
notified tie workmen u that ef.
feet Tie throwing Of several
thousand skilled workinen out
n employment will entail much
hardship. because il occurs III
the middle 81 winter. while
mary n the men did not 20 u
work until late IN The season.
At least two firms in the East
will continue in blast Bennett
Il Co., Spring City, Pa, and the
christiana Glass Company. vii.
mington, Del.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-09

An examination 81 the large
discloses that New York police
men are better at firing Dago ban
anna peddlers than they arc at
revolver practice Washington
Times
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-09

II every congressional contes.
tani who is seated can secure two
delegates for Mr.. Reed, and every
enc d tie gentlemen u seuted,
then tile number Of votes the
speaker will receive ii the st.
Louis convention from this source
III nrercly L mnttcr 81 arithmetic.
Washington Post
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-09

Julius Caesar Burroughs, who
has served twenty years IN The
house, introduced a bill in the
senate d few days ago to raise rev.
enne. He was astounded when
Informed by Senator sherman
that the house alone had the
right 10 originate revenue bills.
lie semitic has the right, however,
to change them 50 their own faith.
ers can't recognize them News
aud Observer
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-09

With public feeling sens rive
as IL is, will it hurt the speakers
chances that under some cir
cumstances the English spar
row and the reed bird pass as
Que p Philadelphia Times.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-05-25
Aloha COrOnet.

The American schooner yacht
COronet, Arthur Curtiss James
commander, will sail for Japan
today after a two weeks stay in
port, during which time the yacht
party and acquaintance made in
Honolulu have enjoyed many
pleasant times from mutual in
tercOurse. AS the COrOnet speeds
over the ocean to Japan she may
feel sure that behind her in Ha-
waii nei remain staunch friends
who say "AlOha and speedy re-
turnr
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-05-25

! and so TO promote temperance.
Whose soothing laugh was it
thought | heard as / read those
words?l Shades of Aristotle
what logic, Remit the duty on
wines up to Is per cent. alcohol
but maintain them on beer, which
contains only , per cent. and call
it measure to encourage the use
of light liquors.
OF course, after remitting the
duty on wine from California we
could not in decency maintain a
tariff on beer from Seattle, and so
our country would soon be so
thorough going in its temperance
Legislation that fermented liquors
would all come in free Of duty.
/ have assumed that the duty
on sake was to remain I'M
changed. No one denies that we
have the right to maintain it
while renting that on Califor-
MIA wine. Would there be any
greater injustice in leaving the
wine tariff as it is and putting a
duty of at least 80 cents-better
30 cents-a gallon on the sake,
whose effects are recognized as
peculiarly deleteriOus?
Admit malt liquors under 10
per cent. alcoholic strength, and |
grape wines under p per cent.
better under IS per cent.-at
The present rate of tariff, but for
all other alcoholic liquors con
aiming less than p per cent. of
collect 80 cents a gallon
rom the importer. We should
hen save our revenue, give our
California friends sufficient adj
'antage over their Oriental COM
EDITORS, and show that our Gov
has wisdom and indie
Dendence as we'll as virtue.
\. 3. L.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-05-25
The Birthstone for
rlay is the Emerald.
IF IN
SEARCH
OF TIME

you run against something called a
time piece, but which is in reality only a
tunip, be strong enough to resist the
temptation to buy it, because it seems
cheap and because the seller has good
enough flow of language to convince you
what he himself does not believe: that it
is just as good as something else twice as
good.
Our Stock of Watches is so large,
embracing nearly every desirable pattern
made. and only of we'll known makes,
that you run no risk in making your pur-
chase from US. Besides, we tell you just
what it is. We try to make you believe
just what we know to be facts and what
we know will be results.
We back up every article sold with
our personal guarantee, which means that
you take no risk whatever, that if it does
not come up fully to the standard, as you
understand it should, we will be pleased
to return the purchase price, or to make
such an exchange as will be to your entire
Now word as to prices. You know |
hat the quality of every article in the |
store is unapproachable: you know that |
many of our designs are exclusive and |
:annot be purchased elsewhere, and you
also know that where an article is exactly |
he same,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-05-25
Our Price Is Lower In Every instance
than it can be bought for elsewhere.

than it can be bought for elsewhere.
An instance fully illustrating this, oc-
Cured the other day. A lady noticed a
silver blouse set in the show case and in
quired the price. We told her that the
price was 81. Why, am astonished,
bought a similar set the other day in an
other store, and paid 81 90 for it, and |
even bought it in a dry goods store, be-
cause | supposed it would be cheaper
there. Comparisons revealed the aston
ishing fact that ours had more of true
merit in it than the set costing nearly
twice as much. And so it is in every
thing else. Ours is the place to buy, be-
cause the goods are right and because
the selling price is right also.
90 See our watches, that's all.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-05-25
Bros,
HOTEL STREET.
TO LET.
Fully Furnished for Housekeeping

on the beach in Kapiola-
nj Park, Waikiki, within three min
utes' walk Of the tram. Good sea-
bathing. Main house consists of two
bedrooms, parlor, dining-room, pan
try and kitchen. Cottage in yard con-
tains three bedrooms. Both houses
have bath and all modern conven-
fences. Servant quarters, arriage
house and stall for one horse. For
terms apply to A. GARTETBERG
P. o. Box 419. k274-tf
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-05-25
Seaside Resort
WRIGHT'S VILLA.

A Short Distance from the Bridge,
Waikiki.
Tourists and others will find it to
their advantage to visit the above re-
sort, as they will meet with every ac
commodation that comfort requires.
MRS. THOS. WRIGHT,
Proprietress.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-05-25
THAT DUTY ON
LIGHT WINES.
A. B. L. Gives Some Pertinent
Pointers Regarding 1t.
INCREASE TARIFF UPON SAKE.

CaIIfornfaIII5 Per Cent. WInesl Free
and-seattIe :53Per Cent. Beer Pays
Duty-yYheresthe Temperance Al
cohouc strengthsi Of Sake,7 Etc.