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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-04

Cut meats dull; picked bellies 5ssa7; picked
shoulders 4a4k; picked hams 7a714.
Lard steady; western steamed closed $40;
city -; December closed $40, nominal; re-
fined steady.
S10,75a12.5O; family S1050G11.00,
Butter steady; western creamery ~15a23; do.
factory 12al4 IL; Elgins %; imitation creamery
13a17 l-2; State dairy 1922; creamery 15a23.
Cheese frm large white 9&a1U; do. small
TX; large colored 04; do. small n; light
skins 61406 1-2j part skins 5Aa5 IL; full skins
2a2%.
Eggs steady; State and Pennsylvania 26a27;
western fresh 26: southern 22a25
Potatoes steady; Jerseys S1a1.37 1-2; New York
S1.25a1.50; Long island S1.2501. LIS; sweets, Jer-
seys, Sl.0OaI.75; southern 40aGO.
Tallow dull
Cotton seed oil steady; prime crude II LA
Is; prime crude fob mills l3a131- prime
summer yellow 81 1-2a22; off summer yellow
20 l-2a21 butter grades 25a27; prime winter yell
low 27a28
Petroleum steady; refined, New York, $3.50;
Philadelphia and Baltimore S.25; do IN bulk
81 %.
Rosin steady: strained common to good Sl.45.
Turpentine steady at SO l-2a40-
Rice firm; fair to extra 4%d64; Japan 54.
Molasses steady; New Orleans, open kettle,
good to choice, 2Sa33.
Peanuts quiet; fancy hand-picked o; other
Cabbage dull; Long Island s1.5OaS.OOper 100.
Freights to Liverpool steady; cotton oy steam
96d; grain by steam -.
Coffee-Options, December $40; March $50;
spot Rio, steady; No. Z, invoice sc; NO. JOE
bling So: mild steady; Cordova 8G15.
Sugar raw firm but quiet; fair refining 15-l6;
centrifugal g6-test, 7-l6; molasses sugar
Bills; refined dull and nominal; No. 6, ZIG;
No T. AZ; No. H. IA; No. II, 1-l6; NO 49, lis;
No. IA, 4; mould A B IL; graduated "a; cubes
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NOTICE.

In obedience to decree the Superior Court
of Wake County made at fall term, 1898, in the
case of A. j. p. Harris, administrator of j. l..
Timberake and others, against j. r. Johnson
and wife, A. G. Johnson, L shall sell at the
2nd day of January, 1899, at public auction, to
the highest bidder for cash, certain tract of
land in wake Forest Township, wake County,
and bounded as follows: Beginning at birch,
corner of the j. c. Fort tract, on Neuse river,
thence up said river about 81 chains to r. f.
Temples corner, thence with his line S. So de-
grees, E. to the line of Mr.. Fenner Young's for
ner tract, thence with the line of the said
tract, south to the corner of the same in the
said j. O. Fort tract, thence with said line N. So
degrees w. to the beginning, containing f3 acres
more or less being lot No. ], in the partition OF
the Fenner Young land, and which was allotted
to A. G. Spiney (now Johnson as recorded in the
wake Superior Court Clerks office in Book 81,
page SOL December 2nd, 1928.
M. COOK, Commissioner.
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NAVAL STORES.

WILMINGTON, N. c., December 3.-Turpentine
steady at 36a36A; receipts - casks.
Rosin firm at 81 1-2aS1, 02 l-2; receipts
Crude Turpentine quiet at s1.30, $500 and
SO 90; receipts - barrels
Tar firm at 81 20; receipts -.
CHARLESTON S. c.. December 3.-purpentine
firm at 81 asked; sales -.
Rosin quiet; sales - barrels.
SAVANNAH, Ca, Dec. 3.-Turpentine firm at
1864 bid: sales 80; receipts 1856.
Rosin firm; sales ,s22; receipts 5,575; A, b, @,
D. 90: e, 81 90; F, $1.05; G, $1.10 H, SIPS; I,
s1.S5; K, $3.50; M. S160: N. s1.70; w. G. 50 90;
w w, $2.25.
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NEW YORK MONEY.

NEW YORK, Dec. 3.-3 p. M.-Money on call
steady at liz per cent; last loan at - per
sterling exchange steady, with actual business
n bankers bills at S4.84 1-2a4.s4A for demand,
and at S481 1aa4.S14 for sixty days. Posted rates
A.a2a4. go IL and $4.85 H. Commercial bills
59%. Mexican dollars 462S. Government bonds
firm State bonds steady. Railroad bonds quiet.
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A FRIGHTFU1 BLUNDER

Will often cause a horrible Burn,
Scald, Cut or Bruise. Bucklen's Arnica
Salve, the best in the world, will kill the
pain and promptly heal it. Cures Old
Sores, Fever Sores, Ulcers, Boils, Felons,
Corns, all Skin Eruptions. Best Pile
cure on earth Only % cents Il box
Cure guaranteed. Sold by all druggists.
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PRICES RANGE NARROW
ACTIVITY FOR MOST PART CON
FINED TO SPECIALTIES.
CHANGERS REMARKABLY STU
Resumption of Upward Movement in Federal
Steel Preferred and Sympathetic Ad,
vance in Tennessee Coal Iron
and Colorado Fuel.

New York, Dec. 3.--In the dry goods
trade today the general demand was of
a full average proportion for Saturday
in both cotton and wooden goods. Prices
cotton. Print cloths ruled firm ON the
basis of 21sc. Cotton yarns are quoted
Some narrow general sales are tending
upward.
COTTON.
New York. Dec. 3.-The cotton market
opened steady with prices one to five
points lower. Following the call there
was applied in good part by Liverpool.
prices on local covering. This demand
was supplied i'll good part by Liverpool
representatives. While not particularly
active the market continued to show
resistance to any downward tendency.
Spot cotton i'll the South was reported to
he holding it's own on active export de-
mand. The market showed some irreg-
ularity late in the session under realz-
ing periods of covering, with the close
steady at a net gain of one to three
points.
Estimated receipts at the ports: For
the day $4,000 bales against 5S.5I5 last
week and 57.525 last year. For the
week 100000 against 393.5S1 last week.
and 3jA950 last year. Today's receipts
at Memphis 5,106 against 3,I02 last year,
and at Houston 1908 against II $50
last year.
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When you ask for De Wits Witch
Hazel Salve don't accept counterfeit
or imitation. There are more cases of
Piles being cured by this than all others
combined. j. Hal Bobbitt and Henry
Il. Hicks.
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LOCAL STOCK MARKET.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago, Ills, Dec. Extreme dull
ness of trade again initiated against
wheat today and the weeks clearances
were the largest on record, closing
prices showing Il cents decline from
yesterday. Corn shows no change. Oats
declined II to N. Provisions closed
21a to 14c. lower.
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BALTIMORE.

BALTIMORE, Md, Dec. 3.-Flour quiet, UNI
changed; western super S2.2502.60; 90. extra
S2.9UG325; do. family S3.50a40O; spring wheat
straight 4.3504.50.
Wheat steady; spot and December II l-2a7l34i
January 72a72A May II IL bid; steamer NO. q
red -; Southern wheat by sample 67012 Ia; do
on grade
Corn firm; spot and December 383 %;
December, new or old, SO l-2d38S4 January ooA
a3S l-2; February 38a steamer mixed -; South
ern white corn 3oa39; yellow -, new.
Oats dull and easy; No.2 white western, 30 IL;
No mixed 30 1-2a3I.
Rye firm; No. 2near-by Sc IL; No. western
So l-2.
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;pozIuosqoH 0q OF lsnf suns Qs!uGdS
0AgIq 1ou prloM oqM Qnq 'p9s!ApG II0M oq
3ou iEuI suOs oyoI0Q 10 Su!ss!H Sui
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For the Holidays.

First in Holiday selling we show the Useful,
and serviceable; later on, the perishabe. We
advise early shopping. You can do it easier
now and to better advantage. The goods are
just arriving, are new and fresh, and the range
is greater, the choice more easily made.
Notable among many really desirable articles
for holiday presents are Silks in waist lengths,
pattern lengths in Imported Dress Goods, Fine
Furs, Novelties in Laces, Kid Gloves, Fancy
Ribbons, Eiderdown Qults, Blankets, Rugs,
Carpets, Curtains, Portieres, Couch Covers,
ORR ntal Draperies, Handkerchiefs, Small
Wares, Etc, Etc,
The newest things of the season. the highest productions
OF art skill and invention and everything in perfect taste
the best.
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LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL, Dec. al P. M.-Spot cotton,
quiet, prices unchanged; American middling
I'D.
The sales of the day were 1000 bales, of which
500 were for speculation and export, and in
cluded 6,400 American; receipts 4S 800 bales in
Guiding all American.
Futures closed barely steady.
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CHICAGO, December 3.
Opening. Closing.

cash QUOTATIONS. were as 1OIIOWS:
Flour steady; winter patents $3.35@3.60; do
straights S2.9503.20; spring special -; spring
patents S4.25a450; bakers S23Oa2.50. Wheat
No. spring -; No. spring Stats; No.
2 red TO- Corn-No. 2, 332sa84h. Oats--No. 2,
q 1-2a28 II; No.2 white 800 No. 8. white % -2a
% 1-2. Rye-No. 2, So 10. Barley-No, 2, Ala
81. Flax seed--No, !, leo. Prime Timothy seed
S2.2O. Mess pork, per Dbl, 81 .9Ca7 80. Lard,
per 100 lbs, Si95a5. Short rib sides, loose,
a.50a4.70; dry-salted shoulders, boxed, 4l4a42s.
Short clear sides, boxed, $4.e5a4.95. Whiskey,
81 26.
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NEW YORK.

New York. Dec. 3.--Cotton futures opened
steady at the decline.
Futures closed steady.
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NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, December 3.-Flour quiet but
steady; winter straights S3.6Oa3.70; do patents
So .65a385; Minnesota patents S37ja4.O9; Min
nesota bakers ST. 00a3.25 winter low grades S2.25
AIDS
Rye -four dull at $2.9003.35.
Buckwheat -four quiet at $500, spot.
Buckwheat steady at 53a5l.
Corn meal steady; yellow western 75a76; city
RIVE steady; No. 2, SO 1-2; State =.
Barley firm; western choice new mailing
55a60; do. feeding 42a43.
Barley malt steady; western COAST.
Flax seed quiet at Si.06.
Wheat. spot steady; No. red 76a4 options,
January 74A; March "a l-2; May 7lh.
Corn, spot steady; No. 2, Al; options, De-
Oats, spot steady; No. 2, 81 l-2a32; options,
Beef dull; family SlOa$11; extra mess $3.50
a900; beef hams $780, packet $9.00a$l0; city
extra India mess $15.00a16.00.
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OTHER COTTON MARKETS.


Galveston, steady, 81, 17,426 bales.
Norfolk quiet, 54, 3,177 bales.
Baltimore, nominal, . 12, = bales.
Boston, steady, 81, J, 1888 bales.
Wilmington, firm, 8, 2,170 bales.
Philadelphia, firm, 5zs, 4l bales.
Savannah, easy, AZ, 4,l90 bales.
New Orleans, steady, ., l5,772 bales.
Mobile, steady, 5, 2,o72 bales.
Memphis, steady So, 5,106 bales.
Augusta, very firm, 7-i6, ,598 bales.
Charleston, nrm, A 1916 3,44t bales.
Cincinnati, quiet 5 3-l6, 1,tfS )ales.
Louisville, firm, "a, - bales.
ST. Louis, steady, 3-16, ] 1851 bales.
Houston, steady, So, 1908 bales.
New York, dull, 53G, 1872 bales.
RALEIGH COTTON.
RALEIGH, N. c., December 3.
GOOD m1ddIlug ...... 54Dbss
Strl'h mIddllng ...,.,.,. 01sd04
Mlddllng -. .....:.. t.....,'.. fdo5s
Ting one-eighth less than corresponding
white grades.
These prices paid for cotton from wagons,
Receipts bales. Market quiet.
PRODUCE.
EggS .s......... ......'.......'..'.' IL DiS
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NEW ORLEANS.


Spot cotton closed dull; middling upland
So; middling gulf So; sales 37S bales.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-12-16
Decentralization of silver.

While the subject of demonetizing
silver had been agitated in Europe for
many years, 1t had not been in the
United States, tut inasmuch as neither
gold nor silver was circulating here
the manipulators got our government
to take the initiative in striking down
silver. Accordingly, the American con-
gress, in February, 1873, by law de-
monetized silver, so that it was no
longer part of our standard coinage
and was no longer legal tender as
money fc2 large sums, thus depriving
1t Of its function as money. The eff
feet Of this was not at once noticed
here, In the fall Of the same year the
German empire not only demonetized
silver by law, but gradually threw
nearly 1000, 900 of silver quietly on
to the market as commodity. Nor
way Sweden, Denmark, and some
smaller states more or less dependent
upon Germany, demonetized silver by
law Immediately thereafter Holland
struck down silver by law in 1875;
Russia in 1876; France and the coun-
tries of the Latin union by law stopped
the coinage of silver in 1878. Austria
established q gold standard in 1879.
In 1878 congress attempted to re-
monetize silver, but the opposition was
able to partially Illustrate the move
ment The Bland-Allison bill was
passed, but it limited the amount to
be coined to from two to four millions
per month, and it did not make this
full legal tender, and the coinage was
not as free as 1t formerly was and as
that of gold is. In 1890 this law was
repealed and the Sherman law was
passed, under which the government
purchased $4,000, 900 worth Of silver
every year and issued certificates
against it. This added $4S,000.0 900 to
our currency every year, and helped
Slightly to keep UP prices But Pres
ident Cleveland convened Congress in
special session to repeal this law in
1898, and a further disturbance Of
prices ensued. The Indian mint con-
tinued coinage of silver until June,
1898, and inside Of six days from the
day it closed there was a fall in prices
of nearly 25 per cent.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-12-16

farm In Dalmatia. To one who would
have him return to power he wrote,
Were you but to come to Saiona, and
see the vegetables l grow In my gar
den with my own hands, you would
no longer talk to me OF empire"
Diocletian at s'alona cultivating his
garden reminds lis of the farming OF
some of our statesmen in retirement.
Jackson at the Hermitage, Jefferson at
Monticello, and Washington at Mount
Vernon. Parton tells us of Jackson's
sunset days that ''he lived the life Of
planter, carefully directing the OPP
erations Of his farm" That che still
took the keenest delight in flourish
ing cotton field, and loved fine horse
as much as he did when he brought
Truston home from Virginia thirty
years before" The same author says
Of Jefferson at this period Of life that
he loved gardening and farming, the
fields, the orchards, and his asparagus
beds" LOSING remarks Of Washing
toms closing years that "he rode upon
his farms entirely unattended OPEN
ing the gates, pulling down the bars,
and inspecting with careful eye every
agricultural operation" The late Mr..
Gusts has left on record description
Of one of these occasions, in the latter
years of his life, which he gave to a
gentleman who was out in search OF
Washington: "Y0u will meet, sir"
said young GUSTS to the inquirer, IAN
old gentleman riding alone, In plain
drab clothes. a broad-rimmed white
hat, a hickory switch in his hand, and
carrying an umbrella with long staff,
which is attached to his saddle bow;
that person, sir. is Gen. Washington. !"
FRANK K. RYAN.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-12-16
What the Country Blossomed with.

N''~---N
A New York labor paper, the People
thus comments upon the prosperity
claims made in a recent speech there
by Attorney General Grigg:
with McKinley's election, said he,
the country has blossomed like the
rose. No doubt there has been a bios.
soming,' but it is undeniable that there
has been 'blighting also. East,
West, North and South; in mines, rail-
road yards, shops and factories
everywhere wages have tumbled, and
shutdowns, together with improved
machinery, have thrown upon the
pavement thousands Of the working.
men. But these, evidently, are not the
country in Republican estimation; In
the Republican mind, the country
consists only of that small percentage
of Cur population that tolls not, neither
does it spin, and yet Solomon in all his
glory is not comparable with - the
CAPITALIST CLASS. These have
been enormously enriched by the spoils
Of the middle class and Of the working
class through that process of capitalist
system-as natural as cholera is to
starvation and filth; and 1t has been
aided, wherever it wanted aid, by the
jealous aid Of Republican legislation
and Interpretation of law"
Natchitoches populist., 1898-12-16
NATCHlTOCHEs, La, DECEMBER Is. 1898.
Events demonstrate that there Is moi
sufficient GOLD for tho renuiramentc "A

Events demonstrate that there Is moi
sufficient gold for the requirements Of
the world; the scramble for it Is be.
coming day by day more intensified;
all that is dug out of the earth Oh tho
one hand is on the other bought for
continental treasures, where it Ia
lodged and held more securely than
when it was in the original matrix.
The Bank of England reserve is grad.
ually growing less and less, and the
rise in discounts is the only available
process by which 1t can be protected
and increased. The memorable logit
of facts is growing daily more forcl'
bic than the destinations of theory,
and Under the influence Of the hunger
for gold it is probable that the misfor'
tunes Of Chilli may fall to the lot OF
others. The lesson taught by the expe'
rienceS of Mexico and Chilli Is that sill
yer is at last asserting its rights as a
currency metal and the longer this
right is denied the more widely will
currency difficulties and the premium
on gold spread, with the inevitable
consequence Of monetary misfortunes;
while the sooner minis are opened to
the free and unlimited coinage Of sill
yer, the sooner will certain bankrupt
nationalties be able to square theiI
gold Indebtedness What Mexico car
do any other South American nation
can do also. 1t is for the holders Of
CHILEAN gold bonds to bring their In
fiuence to bear on those who control
the finances Of that unfortunate coun
try. Yours, etc..
EDWARD LANGLEY.
London, Aug 8, 1898.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-12-16
The People Want

Postal savings banks
Free coinage of gold and silver
Greenbacks, as good as gold or sill
yer and redeemable in neither
Municipal ownership Of light, water
and street railway plants
Public ownership of all nonopolies--
A single tax upon the value of land
The right to vote YES or NO upon
every law which proposes to govern
them
To run their own railroad, telephone
and telegraph lines
To declare unconstitutional" the
Standard Oil company and all Of its
kin
In short, they, the people, want to
run the United States government, and
very shortly they will.-Nonconfor-
mist, Omaha, Neb.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-12-16
Supply of Money and Interest Rate.

supply OF Money and Interest Rate.
The contention that low rate Of
interest is indicative of an oversupply
of money was thus disposed of by Sec
rotary McCulloch, in his report for
Dec 4, 1865: 1T is we'll established
fact, that has not escaped the atten-
tion Of all intelligent observers, that
the demand for money increases with
its supply, and that this demand is
frequently most pressing when the vol
ume of currency is the largest Money
being an improbable article to hold,
very little is voluntarily withheld from
active use, and in proportion to its
increase prices advance, increasing the
demand for money; on the other hand
a reduction of 1t reduces prices, and
as prices are reduced the demand for
money falls off," This is also strong
affirmation Of the quantitive theory OF
money, by all authority that our gold
standard friends regard as infallible.
Farm, Stock and Home.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-12-16
IN SOUTH AMERICA,
The Gold Standard VIII Compel
General Bankruptcy.

The Gold Standard VIII Compel a
General Bankruptcy.
The bimetallists Of England are still
fighting and fighting hard for silver.
They are powerless against the Roths-
childs and other great international
bankers, but through such papers as
the Manchester Guardian they contin-
lie to force facts on public attention.
The following from a recent issue of
that paper is Of the highest impor-
lance:
To the Editor Of the Manchester Guar
dian:
Sir--while all sympathy is due 70
the unfortunate holders of CHILEAN gold
bonds it is advisable to accept the
brave lesson that is taught by Chili's
suspension of gold specie payments,
and to draw moral from the misfor-
tunes of others.
The lesson that Chilli teaches is
based on three economic mistakes that
have followed each other in quick sue
cession. Her first mistake was to close
her minis against the free coinage OF
silver-one of her most valuable pro-
auctions. Hes second mistake was her
attempt to adopt a. gold standard and
currency, and, that having failed, her
third mistake was to adopt paper
and inflated currency, causing gold to
so to premium. Argentine seems to
have taken alarm at Chili's failure, as
the premium on gold has since ad-
vanced considerably, while Mexico
looks on with indifference from the
standpoint of her silver currency. Mex
leo has plenty Of silver money and is
proportionately prosperous and pro-
gressive. 1t is impossible that this
state of things can pass unnoticed by
students OF currency questions.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-12-16
Nit.

When the wheat is in the granary
And the bins are full of rye,
And the farmer taxed on everything
'Cept his mansion in the sky:
When the city fellers squabble
For the farmers views and votes
To elect some man to Office
Who does nothing but shave notes;
OH it is then that the farmer
Is a-feelin' mighty blue,
With his ten-cent corn to greet him,
And the market shaky, too,
And the Wall street robbers of the east
A-looking fat and well,
When the corn is in the corn-crib
And the price as low as h.
Charlton Herald,
Natchitoches populist., 1898-12-16
NATCHITOCHES DIRECTORY.
CHURCH SERVICES.

Services at the Methodist church
every First and Third Sundays at II
a. m. and 1880 p. M, by the pastor,
Rev. Fl. Armstrong. Prayer meeting
every Wednesday night at7:3O o'clock.
BApT1sr-M. E. Weaver, pastor.
Regular services, Second and Fourth
Sundays at II a. m. and 8 p. M; Sun
day school, 10 a. M; prayer meeting,
Wednesday, 8 .. m. All invited.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-12-16
HOW ABOUT WHEAT?
THE DOLLAR WHEAT ORGANS
STILL SILENT.
If the Republican Party Gave Us Dollar
Wheat What Wretched Party Is 1t
That Now Gives Us Fifty Cent
Wheat7

In this falls election the Wall street
organs were persistently silent upon
the subject of wheat prices; yet fifty
cent wheat was a political problem
this year, and low prices, which are
sure to continue as long as we are
afflicted with the gold standard, will
undoubtedly arouse the voters before
the next presidential election.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-12-16
LODGES.

Phoenix Lodge No. SO, A. F. & A.
M.-Simcoe Walmsley, W. NJ; j. G.
Trichel Jr., Sec. Meets First and
Third Wednesdays at 7 p. m.
Castle Hall No. SO, knights of Pyth-
ias.-U. P. Breazesle, G. c.; Adolph
L'Herisson. K. of r. & s. Meets
Second and Fourth Thursdays at 8
p. m.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-12-16
Danger Alrer Need Not Fear.

From the New York Press: Up to
date, SO far as has been announced, no
American girl has attempted to kiss
Secretary Algei or any of the officials
in the various bureaus oil his DEPART
ment.