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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-25

The celebrated Chase City Lithia and
Chloride Calcium Waters are found here.
Specifies for Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Tor
pid Lived and all Skin, Blood and Kid
ney Diseases.
Only those who are guests Of the Min
eral Hotel and of such private residences
as have made arrangements with the pro-
prietor for the accommodation of guests,
are permitted to use these waters. Spe-
cial rates for the months Of May and
June.
Write for description, circulars, testi-
monials, etc. w. d. PAXTON,
Proprietor.
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Wheat Also Closed at q Slight
Decline.
MORE GOLD SHIPMENTS
SUPREME COURT PRO RAILROAD
DECISION HELPS STOCKS.
The POOL LAW NOW EXPECTED
A Good Day for Spectators, ou'
Bad Day for Farmers and 9th
err Holders of Gram
and Cotton.

New York, May 24.-The cotton mar
l,et opened quiet, with prices lower by
2 to 3 points, and throughout the session
until lust before the close, showed irreg'
ularity and weakness. The decline at the
most was ) to points. The market was
steady at l to points net decline, hav-
ing rallied on recovering. English cables
public and private, were unsatisfactory
and disappointing. Crop accounts were
generally of a bearish character. There
was considerable liquidation of smaller
accounts and several bear raids were at
tempted in the hope of undermining some
of the larger lines of long cotton.
NEW YORk.
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NEW YORK MONEY MARK ET.

NEw YoaK May "a. Money or csll
easy at 1&M1x Der cent: last loan IN
cent. closed at IXalh per cent. pci@e mer-
camille paper 3SG4 ner cent. Sterling OK
change easy. with actual business
in bankers bills at STAT SIX FOR demand.
( 1904 s61 for sixty days. Posted rates
4s7 and 4Ss@4SsH. Commercial bills.
ASS Mexican dollars i1&. Silver Ger
tificates 61kasOx. Bar silver 60S. Covers
ment bonds stroag. state houds duh. Rail
road bonds firm.
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THE NEWS AND OBSERVER MAY 70. 1897.
v7as; beef hamsl t23; Packed 100000; city
extra India mess $l3.5O@114.OO.
Cut meats steady, picked bellies 5a5K;
do. picked shoulders 5a5k: do. hams 9a9K

| do. picked shoulders 5a5K: do. hams 9as1
Lard Ia 1oe easier western steam .4o:H Nay
p"rs quiet; Mess ss?.aoa.: shor. Il ar
s9;5oalO7'; family 500 alUt
Butter rm' western creamery 10 Is;
! DC. ia tory 1Aai0X: Elgiu4 Is initiate n
creamery sXiH state dairy 'cait -. cream
Cheese weakly: large state sHa9 sm4
fancy ea9s part !" 3 ~; fuI les ~
Eggs steady; State and Pennsylvania laX;
~estar fresh d; southern l"A@llh
Potatoes quiet CIV YorK 65CGSl.25 swcc:s
SI.25a 60 uihern s Ua5.j0
Iaitow q4iet, ciiy =: ~. 80 paIkaytl aS,9 &:
Cotton seed oil Gull, prime cruce on
, 20H; prime crude mills l6@l7:
of crude -, prime %, summer yellow 81;
prime white 26A ar.
Petroleum dull: United closed -; refined
New YORK s6.2O; Philadelphia and Baltimore
Rosin firm strained, common to good
31.1b
Turpentine dull at 2.X@21X.
tlce STEADY: domestic. fair to extra 4RG
Molasses sta ady: New Orieane, open kettle
good to choice, 15a2S.
Pig iron dull: southern s925aI025; north
ern $40 UOal2.00 exchange
Copper duh; brokers -: exchange slO.SOa
ll.25
Tin dull, straights sl3 4o@413 80, plates easy.
Spelter, steady; domestic 81 0a4.25
Lead easy: exchange So 15a325 brokers -.
abbages, per crate, 81 90, barrel cabbage IS
ao0c.
Tomatoes, per carrier, $l50a2.OO.
coffee Options, June ST 20; July ST. 15a7. 20;
August s7.l5, spot, Rio, quiet; No. Z, in
dova l1Aai1x.
Sugar, raw dull; fair refining IN;
centrifugal, test, 81 refined steady; No. 6,
~; .. No; 7, l;le, No. 9, 3l5-l6; o.. 8,
No. u, 81; No. IA, 35.l6; Mould 4, A,
standard y, An; confectioners' A, AZ, Gu
loaf 5&, crushed 56, powdered Az; granu-
lated ~, ubes *.
NAVAL STORES.
WILMINGToN, N. c., Nav 24-Spirits
turpentine gu e. at 24ka2j; SO casks.
hOsiu dun; strained Sl.25. good strained
Isl 80: receipts SIS barrels
Tar firm at 81 .O5, receipts 2J7 barrels
Crude turpentine firm: hard sl.30; soft
Sl.8U: virgin $l.90, receipts IS barrels.
CHARLESTON D. t.. May "a -TurEen inc
firm at 244 sales - casks.
iakosn tirm sales 80; A. B, c, S1.2j d, II. 30:
e, 1.30: f. 81 35. g, sl36, II, $780, L, Sl55, K,
81 IS, Nj, ST. Is, n, Si.7o, window glass 81 So, wa
ter white S. o.
SAVANNAH, Ga. May 2i.-Spirite turpen-
tine firm at PAN sa es 400l casks; receipts
LII.
Rosin firm, sales 9i7; receipts 1924; A B. g.
81 30; ID. 81 30 f, ST IS; S1.45; q. Sl.5O; III,
SLIGO, l, $40; X. Sl.SG; NJ. Sl.85, n, s2.O0 win
dow glass ~ 40; water white $40.
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LOCAL STOCK RET.

Chicago, May 24.-After an advance OF
Is, wheat turned weak to-day and closed
at &c. decline. Confidence that the
coming crop would be an immense one
was the prime factor in the liquidation
which caused the decline. Other specula-
tive markets were without special fea-
ture or material change in prices.
PROVISIONS AND PRODUCE.
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LIVERPOOL, May 24.-4:0O p. M.-SpOt cot
ton in limited demand; prices unchanged:
American middling 3-32d.
Sales of the day were 5000 bales. of which
500 were for speculation and export, and in
cluded 1900 American; receipts bales
including -. American.
Futures opeEed quiet with moderate de-
mand and closed easy at the decline.
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NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS. La, HAY "a otto
,utnres oui0f but .stea sales q, eco bales.
OTHER MARKETS.

Galveston. weak, 5-16, 3O4 bales.
Norfolk, steady, ~, I:6s2 bales.
Baltimore, nominal, TX, - bales.
Boston, steady, TX, 40 bales.
Wilmington, nothing doing. *. 6 bales
Philadelphia. quiet, 1915, s. bales ss,
Savannah, dull, nominal. 70, oI paies
New Orleans, easy, TX, e5s bales
Mobile, nothing doing, X, 81 bales.
Memphis, duh, TX, 1875 bales.
Augusta, steady. TX, 90 bales;
Charleston, nominal, ~, l48 fsles.
Cincinnati, quiet, ~, 52l bales
Louisville, steady. 7H, - bales.
st. Louis, dull. 5-l6. l82 bales.
Houston, quiet, bio. ~ bales.
New York, steady, Lille. - bales.
RALEIGH COTTON MARKET.
RALEIGH, N. c., May "a
Strict good middling. ............ .11tglH
Good middling .......................... 7x07x
Strict middling. ........... ....74
h1QQi1QR '''HSSs1
Market firm.
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NEW YORk
NEW YORK. May 2i.-Futures openet
quiet; sales 4,500 bales.
Futures closed steady; sales S9,lO0 bales.
LIV ERPOOL..

Spot cotton closed steady; middling up
lands IL Ii, middling gulf 1915: sales l,ooi
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IN INrER REsrINa BLnL.

Bills are introduced and passed so speedily and quietly in the present leg
 islature that it is difficult to keep track of what is going on there. But at least should not be passed so speedily and quietly that it cannot be fully and fair ly considered. This is the bill amend ing the act to prevent pool-selling so that any town, or the municipal au- thorities of any town, city or borough, may exempt from the provisions of the act, for a period or periods not longer in the aggregate than twelve days in any one year, any driving association organized and existing under the laws of this State, and having, owning and possessing within the limits of said town. city or borough an enclosed park or race course, which is kept and main
 tained for the purpose of conducting regular meetings for trials of contests of skill, speed or endurance of trotting
 or pacing horses, or the holding of town, city, county or State fairs.
 This is fine bill. The Rev. Dr.
 Smyth correctly characterizes 1t when
 he says that when the hearing upon it
 is given by the Judiciary committee the
 lawyers of the estimable lobby, who
 may be retained in it's interest, will
 have opportunity to argue the consti- nationality of piece of class legisla- tion, which declares certain acts to be misdemeanor, except when commit | ted by certain privileged persons with in certain exempted grounds. And he | remarks that the Judiciary committed will be asked at least to provide the bill with an honest title, to wit: Ar act allowing the city of Hartford, ol other towns, to maintain a gambling nuisance for the benefit of one class ol their citizens contrary to the general statutes of the State of Connecticut ir such cases made and provided"
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Diary Of A Dyspeptic.

.Saf. .No0. 7 (continued). This adv. went on to say: "Is there not .. a time of crisis when the digestive or gans are well-nigt paralyzed, the body seemingly incapable of performing it's usual functions :. !. '. and the issue be- tween life and death hangs in the bal ance ?' Say, this is getting interest ing. Perhaps there is something in it after all-But the thing is d fraud, of course, must be. I've fooled away too much money on drugs already to be- lieve that at last, in this thing, I am to find the needle in the laystack. But that fellow is writing sense so far; that's sure. But I'm sick of these drugs, and 1 swear l won't try any more. If am to die, I'll end it in my own way. Well! this is about the way I went on rnuttering to myself. And then l read some more of the adv, be- ing drawn to it with a sort of fascina- tion. This is what l read: ''Is it not reasonable to believe that if a pure Iife-sustaii1ng food" tpare, life-sus- taining food" well, well! Now he iS talking. What? 'J00dP" 'pnre foOd2''l requiring the least possible action of the digestive organs, could be taken . thereby the strength might be gained to turn the balance for life.
 Say, this is not drug at all. swear I'll try 1t.
 70 bc continued.
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4 T4Y SrH EME.

We noticed yesterday the recommen- dation of Comptroller Roberts of New York that a graded tax be laid on in heritances instead of the present spe- cific one. This recommendation is at tracting much attention and exciting much discussion. Mir, Roberts has a comprehensive and well arranged plan. He would impose a tax of per cent. on estates of S1,000, 900 and under $2,- 900, 900; of 10 per cent on estates of 100000 and less than $3,0O00o0 and of 15 per cent on estates of $S,00e000 and over MT. Roberts holds that the principal burden of the inheritance tax falls on personal property, which can well afford to pay it, as it generally escapes taxation during the holders lifetime He gives figures to prove this last statement. It appears that in 1870 the capitalized tax value of real es- tate in New York State was $1, 532, 720,- 907 and in 1S95 1t had advanced to S3,- sos, ,S53,371, a gain of $2,376, 132, ,470 or 155 per cent. Personal property, on the contrary, was valued at $434, 2S0, 27S in 1870 and at s459 95S, ,526 in 1885, gain of $25, ,579, PAS or less than per cent. Of course it must be admitted that since 1870 personal property has increased in value certainly as much as real estate and so the owners have, in devious ways, sequestered personal property, something impossible with real estate Mir Roberts seems to think that, in view of the avoidance of taxation on personal property during the life of the owner, it is well for the State to "even up at the owners death.
 The plan which Comptroller Roberts recommends is, in most respects. in ac- cordance with the methods adopted i1 England, France, Germany and the English colonies-that is, the plan oi
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4 NEIY MEDICINE.

The hen is very useful animal. She lays eggs, furnishes feathers, serves as spring chicken and cultivates patience and self-control in those who have gardens. So steadily and unobtrusive- ly useful is she that she has not been appreciated at her proper worth. She will be more appreciated than she has been if use which has been found for her In France turns out to be what 1t promises to be. Iron in one form or another is often given as medicine, but 1t is a substance which the stomach refuses to assimillate except in almost ininitesimal quantities. A French physician has invented method by which, he says. it can be given in com paratively large effective doses. Hens, he noticed, have powerful internal or gans. They can digest considerable quantities of iron, and then render it back, through the albumen of their eggs, in a form which is easily digested by the weaker stomach of mankind. So he feeds his hens with what he calls "a very absorbent salt of iron," mingled with grains of wheat, and they lay eggs extremely rich in iron already di- gested.
 Eggs with digested iron in them will meet long felt want. And hens full of iron will make even more durable
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tuted wholly or in part for it," or If 1t is an imitation of or is sold under the name of another article" The fact of the sale and the imposition was not de- nied, but the defence was set up that the law was unconstitutional. inasmuoh as its title declared 1t to be An act to provide against the adulteratlon of food;" and as the article sold was cot tonseed oil, recognized article of food and unadulterated. then the provisions of the act under which the defendant was convicted were not clearly ex- pressed in the title" Judge Hemphill held the defence to be valid
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NATURAL.

What small mind Mrs. venlynne has Naturally She has given her husband so many pieces of it."-Tit- Bits.
 Chair 71-I wonder why women wear such accursed hats. anyway. Chair 72 Never heard of a woman who had a blessed thing to wear, did you?-De- troit Journal
 Mrs. O'Toole-They do say, Patrick. thot there's a new baby born iv'ry toirne tn clock ticks. MT. O'TooIe-- Thin bad luck t tn hay then thot in- vinted clocks.--Judge
 T hate to bother you, pop; but, real ly, I'd like to know
 Well, what?'
 'How it happens that baby fish don't get drowned before they've learned to swim ?"-Harper's Round Table.
 Mrs. Drinkhorn--I did have some hopes that you would swear off on the first
 MT. Drinkhorn-Agnesh, I may have my faults all IT, but ain't no man c'n accuse me of ever being quitter.-- Cincinnati Enquirer
 Did you eyer have a dream make tired?' began the ''gabby boarder," as the other boarders called him. T have when other persons told them,' said the severe boarder and naught was heard but the gritting of the juvenile boarder's spoon in the sand at the bottom of his saucer of stewed cur nts.-Indianapolis Journal.
 ''Id like to know who is sending me these anonymous letters" said the head of the firm. And fwat's that?'' asked the porter. "A letter without any signature of course This makes the third one I have received in two weeks" .Perhaps,' said Mike, "per- haps the poor man cannot write his name at all. l."-Indianapolis Journal
 Povertys Woes.-"It is no absolute disgrace to be ragged" said the critical lady, but I would like to know fl you can give any excuse for the-ah-- absolutely awful condition of your clothes. Don't you think a scrubbine would do them good?" q know if would" admitted Weary Watkins, but tho fact is times is so hard that I can, d Sdltt-
 The Symptoms.-The black browed man struck his hands together fiercely and cursed between his teeth. '"The world owes me a living" he exclaimed The pale-whiskered man with pocket full of bills looked sadly at the anar- chist as he passed by. ''Collections are slow with you, too. are they?" he asked.-Cincinnati Commercial Tri- bune.
 F.xtortion.-The large and greasy bandit bowed low before the contessa Opening a, package he disclosed an ear This. miladi,' said he, '-is the ear oi the worshipful count "The rans1 1m, : said the contessa, toying with her fan was set at ten thousand plunka ?' Exactly" said the bandit. and re mains at the same figure" This, said the lady. her bosom heaving witt emotion. lis outrageous. It isn't busi ness. As a reasonable man you can. not expect me to pay full price for s remnant. ."-Indianapoiis Journal
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THE PEERAGE OF THE FUTURE.

THE TERRACE OF THE FUTURE.
 A report is current that when the queen celebrates the completion of the longest reign on record in the history of Great Britain, her Majesty will cre- ate many new peerages; will advance many old peerages in titular rank; and will confer minor honors freely. The report further asserts that, as the reign of the queen will be mainly associated with the discoveries of science the im- provements in mechanical appliances, the development of commerce, and an exceptional increase of activity in trade, her Majesty contemplates rais- ing to the peerage, upon that occasion, many of those who have attained great prominence in these branches of re- search and industry. It is said that the press will be especially honored.
 The Victorian peerage does not deal with descent, chivalrous actions, or the support of the monarchy As it is rep resentative especially of success in brewing, banking, brokerage and other kindred occupations, there can be nc legitimate objection to ennobling the chiefs of great commercial houses whose silks and satins, soaps, or pa tent specifics are sold in the four guar ters of the globe When the new peer ages have been created, it might be op, perfume to quote the following line! from "The Hunting of the Shark" by Lewis Carroll:
 The crew was complete: It included z
 Boots,
 A maker of Bonnets and Hoods,
 A Barrister-brought to arrange tn, disputes
 | And a Broker. to value their goods. London Truth. H
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give an unbroken contour to the figure, and at the same time produce the jaun- ty military effect so much in vogue just now for folks with handsome fig ures.
 This effect is in such favor that 1t extends to other than tailor-mades, and it is tasteful example of this use of it that the accompanying picture pre- sents. The gown was black cloth for the skirt, which was trimmed near the hem with two bands of velvet, and of white cloth for the jacket bodice The latter was fitted, had short fitted basque and hooked invisibly in front, where both edges were bordered with heavy silk cord Military frogs and olives of the cord were added It was finished with short collarette of the white cloth braided and appliqued with black cord, with wired applique col lar Deep applique cuffs ornamented the sleeves, and a ribbon belt had long sash ends.
 new skirt that promises to become very stylish lies in small folds and flares at back and sides. It fits abso- luely over the hips and does not flare a bit in front. Thus it fits the figure exactly in that most trying of all lines which follows the contour of the form below the belt. The required spring is given to the skirt, so that a little be- low the hip line in front the skirt spreads slightly, but there is no trace of that flare from the belt, which has been accepted so long and has beer so becoming and gentle to the average figure. To soften this effect of in-curve below the waist line in front droopins belt is often worn. FIORETTF
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WHAT THEY WOULD DO

'
 One of the district school trustees was a crank on the subject of fire, and when he called around with the exam ming board he always confined his re marks to question addressed to the pupils as to what they would do in case the building should catch fire.
 The teacher was acquainted with his hobby, so she prompted her scholars as to the answer they should give when he arose to propound his accustomed inquiry.
 When the board called, however, this particular trustee, perhaps from de- sire to emulate his associates In their addresses rose and said:
 You boys and girls have paid such nice attention to Mir. Jones remarks, wonder what you would do if I were to make you little speech?"
 Quick as thought hundred voices piped in unison:
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Form a line and march down airs."-Detroit Free Press.
A THEOLOGICAL POINT.

| A . N
 A Sunday school superintendent at tfie close of an address on the creation, which he was sure he had kept within the comprehension of the least intelli- gent of the scholars, smilingly invited questions.
 A tiny boy, with a white, eager face and large brow, at once held up his hand. Please. sir, why was Adam never a baby?''
 The superintendent coughed in some doubt as to what answer to give, but a little girl of nine, the eldest of several brothers and sisters, came promptly to his aid. Please, sir" she said, smartly, "there was nobody to nuss him!"-Tlt- | Bits
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ADVERTISING RATES.

Situations. Wants. Rents, and other small advertisements, One Cent Word each In sertion. Five Gents q Word for full week tseven tlmes).
 Display Advertisements, per inch, one In, cents; one week, S3 20 one month, $10; one year, $40.
 Obituary Notices, in prose or verse, Ia cents per line, Notices of Births Marriages Deaths and Funerals. 50 cents each. Local notices 15 cents per line.
 Yearly advertisers are limited to their own Immediate business tall matter to be un- objectionablel, and their contracts do not Include Wants, To Let For Sale, etc.
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FASHION NOTES.
Braiding For Flne Figures.

The newest models of tailor gowns are fitted closely and are made elabor- ate by hraiding, A very stunning de- sign shows g. bodice which in front has the effect of being q series of straps that button together little to one side of the front, Each strap is braided all around it's edges, and the under portion of the bodice, over which all these straps fasten is bright scarlet silk. This scarlet merely glints between the edges of the straps which when all fastened
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imposing a progressive inheritance tax. It is more than probable that such a tax will be in favor in this country soon.
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A bill introduced In the Kansas leg islatule provides that landlords shall not be permitted to attach more than two-thirds of the crop raised by g. de- lnquent tenant.
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Tn Kentucky the other day a. young farmer, after having been adjudged in sane. remarked as he left the court room that he had been crazy ever since he voted for free silver
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An electric omnibus, which goes four miles in half an hour is now running in the London streets.
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It Is interesting to read that Italy, the home of music, has commissioned Its minister of public instruction to study England's great music schools, with the idea of gaining hints for use at home.
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Congressman Hubbard of Missouri has brought forward a bill imposing the death penalty for the crime of train robbery, and he supports it by this startling statement of facts: In the past six years there have been 1S3 stoppages of trains in the United States for criminal purposes, and in these hold ups 73 persons have been killed and 5S wounded, to say nothing of the aggregate extent of the robber- les. Tn 1896 alone 23 hold ups were re- ported in which 32 passengers> and trainmen were killed and many others injured.
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DELIVERED BY CARRIEKs IN THE CiTY, To CENTS A WEEK, tnCENTs A MONTH. g FoR sIx MONTHS, s0 A ' EAR. THR SAME TERMS BYMAIL
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Pennsylvania constitution requires clearly express it's provisions. A strict interpretation of this section of the constitution resulted recently in the discharge of man indicted under the pure-food law for selling cottonseed oil as olive oil. The law plainly declares that an article shall be deemed adul- ierated If any inferior or cheaper sub stance or substances have been substi-