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firm. Dealers report business three times as heavy last year at this time.
 CURED MEATS-Baeon, Sc per ID for heavy, SEC for light medium, 1olkc for light 11c for extra light and 121sc for sugar-cured; East ern sugar-cured Hams, 1015@11c; California Hams, 10c; Mess Beef, s9 per bbl; extra mess do. s10:, family do, S11G12: salt Pork. s9; extra prime Pork. s10; extra clear, ID.
 LARD-Eastern tierces quoted at 51zc per lb California tierces. 54c per lb for compound and 6Ac for pure; half-barrels, 6kc; 1O-lb
 oTToLENE-Tierces, 5%@elc: packages, less than 30O-lbs-1-lb pais. GO In case. S75c: 3-lb pails 20 in case Sasc 5-lh pais, 12 in case, SAC; 10-lb pails, in a case S1c; 50-lb tins one or two in a case, 7ssc: wooden buck cts. 20 lbs net, 7%c; fancy tubs. so lbs net, 7%c; half-bbls, about 110 lbs TIC per lb.
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minimum, 4S, mean, 56. WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL
 FORECAST. The pressure still continues highest in South ern Idaho and Northern Nevada. second area Of high pressure appears to be approach ing the Northern California coast, which will cause the weather to continue fair in Califor- mia during Sunday. Decidedly warmer weather is reported in Northern California. Forecasts made at San Francisco for thirty hours, ending midnight. February 13, 1898: Northern California-Far Sunday except partly cloudy in north portion; light northerly winds.
 Southern California-Fair Sunday; ligh, northerly to westerly wind. Nevada-Partly cloudy Sunday. Utah-Partly cloudy Sunday warmer. Arizona-Fair Sunday.
 San Francisco and vicinity-Fair Sunday; fresh north to west winds. Special report from Mt. Tamalpais, taken at 5 D. m.--Clear; wind north, 12 miles per hour; temperature. 53; maximum, 62.
 w. H. HAMMON,
 Forecast Official.
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EXCHANGE AND BULLION.
POTATOES. ONIONS. vEGETABLEs.

Potatoes are rather easier, but unchanged. The Onions from Australia were in poor con- dition. but there are some good ones among them.
 Receipts of Asparagus are steadily increas- ing.
 Rhubarb Is coming in, bringing 10c per lb.
 PoTATOES-Early Rose. 65u75c; River Reds 55a65c; River Burbanks, 75aS5c per sack; Ore gon Burbanks, sIQ1 10; Salinas Burbanks, S5cQ s1 I2l6; Petaluma Burbanks. 709s0c; Sweet Pota- toes. 5oa6oc per ctl for Rivers and 75caa for
 ONIONS-s2 50@2 S5 per ctl; Oregons s2 75@ 2 90: cut onions. s2G2 25 per sack.
 VEGETA A ABLES-Mushrooms, 10@ 15c per lb: Marrowfat Squash. s20 per ton. Hubbard Squash, s20; Dried Peppers 3G10c per lb; Dried Otra. i5c; Cabbage. 60Gl75c per ctl Carrots, 9 01G0c per sack; Garlic, 344lsc per lb' Aspara- gus 20@IsUc per ID.
 =: Tomatoes, 50c@s1 25: Green Peppers, 25c per ID: Summer Squash. Sc; Egg Plant 25c per ID: Hothouse Cucumbers 50cG$1 9 per dozen.
 Potatoes sliced raw, 12c per ID in lots of 25 lbs; sliced desccated. 1G@1sc; granulated raw,
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SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS.

No grain markets.
 Thirty failures last week Rank clearings show the usual gain. shipment of ,913 to China. Coal oil and Naphtha advanced Gasoline declined. Pota+oes rather easier. Onions firm Asparagus in increasing receipt Butter weak Eggs lower and demoraIlzeo' More Eastern Poultry expected this week Game in better supply and weaker. Apples firm. Oranges and Lemons uuii' Lines higher again T0riAd Fruits and Raisins neglected Bacon advanced. Hams and Lard hrn- Hides strong Wool and Hops unchanged- Another advance in Hogs. Beef and Mutton as before
 No change in Coal Cordage advanced Ac- Decreased exports of produce
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PORTLAND, Or, Feb. H-W HEAL ne ,N, ..,arl,a+ after several months of great tI,.tt,, is again drifting although the vol ume of business is still large enough to keep everything moving at gait which Tn oral- nary years would be considered rapid for this time of year. Exporters have thelr pusihess f,u in hand and are now content to take care of husiness as 1t comes along without the trouble or risk attendant on reaching so Tar out into the future, and instead or chastering . Aaat several weeks months aneau ana then scrambling for cargo with which to nli if they btly what is offering and as fast as a cargo is got together secure snip to carry u away. . ,ln, +or woI,o Stem and Valley, 77@771sc. q. Cieared-Dan ship Jupiter. Queenstown, s4,- cos bushels wheat.
 WASHINGTON.
 TACOMA, Wash, Feb. 12.-WHEAT-euiet hut strong; No. Club, 741fc; No. Blue Stem
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SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET.

Seven cars of Hoge sold at 4Ac per lb, which shows still higher market. There are no other changes to report.
 Wholesale rates for dressed beef stock from slaughterers are as follows
 BEEF-First quality, 61ec; second do. 5kQ 6c: third dos 415c per ID.
 vEAL-Large. 6aslsc; small. 7@7lsc per ID. MUTTON-Wethers. 7Q715c; ewes. 6hq7c per lb
 LAMB-Spring, 15c per lb.
 PORK-Live Hogs. 4sG4i4c for large, $40 3Ac for small and 3%G4c for medium soft Hogs, 3Q3Ac; dressed do, 52l@51zc per ID.
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BUTTER. CHEESE AND EGGS.

Butter continues weak and dealers are look ing for a decline any day now.
 Eggs are much lower and demoralized with still lower prices expected.
 BUTTER
 Creamery-Fancy creameries, 25Q2sc; sec- onds. 23G24c Dairy-Choice to Fancy. 2l@2sc; lower grades, 200 per ID.
 Eastern Butter-Creamery, 21Q22hc; ladIe- packed. 156171ac per h.
 CHEESE-Choice mild new, 10G11c; common to good, SG91ec; Cream Cheddar, 10Q11c; Young 1211Q134sc per h.
 EGGsmRanch Eggs. 15@17c per dozen: store
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THE WEEKS FAILuREs.

The Bradstreet Mercantile Agency reports 30 failures in the Pacific Coast States and Terri tories for the week ending yesterday as com pared with 20 for the previous week and 3l for the corresponding week of 1s97 The failures for the past week are divided emong the trades as follows: Grocers, [; bakery, l; painter, |; poultry and game 1; clothing and mems fur nishing goods, 2; hardware. l. dry goods, T.;
 boots and shoes, 2; tool company, l; confec-
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DEcIDUoUs AND CITRUS FRUITS.

Fine Apples are firm at the improved prices.
 Oranges and Lemons are dull. Lines are higher again, being very scarce
 DECIDUOUS FRUITS
 Cranberries. s76lS per bbI.
 Apples, 40G50c per box for common, 65c6s1 for good to choice and s1 25G1 50 for fancy.
 CITRUS FRUITS = Navel Oranges Sl 25@ 225; Seedlings 50cGS1: Mandarins sia1 sn for large and s5Q75c for small boxes: Grape Fruit, s2 50q5 per box; Lemons. 50075c for common and s1q1 I5 for good to choice; Mexi- can Lines. s66fT; California Lines in small boxes, 75c9s1; Bananas. s1 25@2 25 per bunch: Plneapples s3G4 per dog.
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DRIED FRUITS. NUTS. RA1s1Ns. ETC.
Dealers report a stagnant market at un changed prices.

Dealers report stagnant market at un- changed prices.
 DRIED FRUITS-Prunes, carload Iots Az G4ac for a0-5Vs. 3s494Ac for 5o-srs sAa3xc for 60-7os. 2AqSAc for 7o-sos., 2AG2Ac Tor SO sos, 1$4@2Hc for g0-1o0s Peaches. 3Gl4Iac; tan- cy 5Q51sc; peeled 10Ga121sc; Apricots. 5Q6c for Royals and 7Gsc for good to fancy Moorparks evaporated Apples, 6%@7Ac; sun-dried, 495c; black Figs. in sacks, 2@D2l5c; PIums 4EU4Sc c for pitted and 1@1kc for unptted; bleached Plums, 5@5Ac; Nectarines 46f5c for prime to fancy; Pears, 21s1454c for quarters and SQD5hc for halves. according to color. etc.
 RAISINS-2c for two-crown. 303kc for three crown. 3%@4c for four-crown. Dc for Seedless Sultanas; sAc for seedless Muscatels and sl0 1 10 for London layers dried Grapes 2Xc NUTs-Chestnuts are quotable at Sc per ID; Walnuts. 5G6c fer harjsbel and 66D7c for softsheIl; Amends. 2lsQ3kc for hardsheil, 5cSsc for softshell and 79Sc for paper-shell; Peanuts. 4Gf511c for Eastern and 4Ikc for California. . Pecans. 6RQSc; Fflberts, s11Gaioc; Brazil Nuts SQ9c per ID; Cocoanuts, $4 50Gl5 per 100
 HONEY-New Comb. SG10c for bright and 56 7c for lower grades; new water white extract ed 41595c; light amber extracted, 3E04Kc per lb.
 INSTANTANEOUS per ID.
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DENVER
LONDON STOCKS.

NEW YORK, Feb. 12.-The Evening Post's 8 London financial cablegram says: The stock markets here were featureless to-day. except for further rise in prices. Americans were well above the parity, professional support being strong Gold was easier at 77s l01bd There was further sharp rise in Uruguay securi- ties. Money easier.
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FOREIGN MARKETS.

LONDON, Feb 12.-Silver, 26d. LIVERPOOL, Feb. 12.-Wheat strong No 1 Standard California, 37s 6d cargoes off coast more inquiry; cargoes on passage, sell CTS at an advance of Sd: Liverpool Wheat, No 1 California Ss Sd; Wheat in Paris, steady, Flour in Paris, steady.
 CLOSE.
 wHEAT-Spot, strong; No. 1 red Northern spring, ss 2d.
 CORN-Spot, firm; American mixed new 3s z1Sd. do old 3s &d: futures steady; February FJoUR-St Louis fancy winter, firm, es Sd HOPS-At London, Pacific Coast firm, s4 15s99 95 los.
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LONDON WOOL MARKET.

LONDON. Feb. 12-There was a good in- quiry for wool during the week and the home trade and Continent secured parcels at un- changed rates. The arrivals of wool to. date for the next series of auctions number 14o. TT bales. including 5000 forwarded direct The imports during the week were:
 New South Wales. 10,074 Melbourne 4374 Queensland 1892; South Australia 400; New Zealand. coco; Cape of Good Hope and Natal, 3400; elsewhere, 3123 bales.
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ExpoRrs oF PRopucE.

Exports of Produce from this port by sea in January were s, ,256. 400. against s4.1l3,SO0 in January 1897. the principal shipments being s1. 1es 900 to Great Britain, s5S5.6 to Japan, s2o0 900 to China S333 200 to the Hawaiian Islands sI67 500 to South Africa. SD4,S0o to Australia S120 900 to Mexico and Sl7S,500 to Cen tral America.
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Exports of lumber from this port In January 2 e7e oo0 feet at $l07 649 in January 1s9l
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lighter than usual in the third quarter of 1896 due to the restriction in business during the Presidential campaign in that year, "a contest for the free coinage of silver
 The balances at New York City have aver aged about , per cent of the cearings in the past forty-four years.
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EXPORTS OF SALMON.

Exports of Salmon from this port in January were 15 e3s cases and 1749 packages. valued at s71 GOO against 62 s62 cases and 1855 packages at s2s2 300 in January 1897.
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TREASURE SHIPMENT.

. The City of Rio de Janiero took out treas ure list of s20o 91s, consisting Of $542Os in Mexi can dollars, s6O5 in gold coin, S2500 in Chileal pesos, sl4o.O00 in silver bullion and SSoV' Peruvian soes.
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A PARTIAL HOLIDAY.

The lack of grain and kindred quotations from the larger Eastern points yesterday was due to the observance of the day as holiday 1t being Lincons birthday
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EXPORTS OF LUMBER.

Exports of Barley from this port In JanuaIs ,al -ere IA 300 ctIs valued at a62, 100. against A4' so1 c+Is at sl6s 300 in January, 1Ss7
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EASTERN MARKETS.
EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET.

CHICAGO, Feb. H.-CATTLE-Trading in cattle was of the usual Saturday character. The few offerings that came the ma rket were soon disposed of and trade was over at an early hour. Yesterdays prices ruled. Choice and heavy enough cattle to meet the require ments of exporters now selling largely 10 15c higher than a week ago. and few extra fancy beeves such as offered for the Christmas holiday trade, would probably sell considerably above s 50.
 HOGS-The market for hogs was strong the supply being quickly taken at average ad- vance of '5c on yesterdays figures. Sales were at an extreme range of $S s0FI4 OFF, chiefly at s3 95Q4 OFF, and the bulk of pigs sold at s3 65 03 S5.
 SHEEP-Most of the receipts of sheep and lambs to-day were consigned to local slaught- erers and prices were largely nominal Sheep sold at 8 25ll4 70 for the poorest lots to the best, chiefly at s4G4 50, rams bringing s3 25a 5O yearlings, s4 5o65 20, lambs s4 5O1l5 SO Reeeipts-Cattle, 500; Hogs, 14,O0O; Sheep. 15, 000
 DENVER.
 DENVER Feb. 12.-CATTLE-Receipts 300 Market steady Beef steers. s3 4OI4 20; cows. S36J3 65: stockers, $3 S0@4 40; feeders, s3 75G 30; bulls. stags, etc. s2@3.
 HoGs-Receipts, 200 Market firm and 5c higher. Light packers, s 75Q3 S0 mixed, s3 6 1S 75; heavy, s 60G3 70.
 SHEEP-Receipts, 400. Demand good: market firm. Muttons. $3 70Q4 35.
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13c; Onions. 6oc; Carrots, old. 13c; new. 1sc; Cabbage BOG; Sweet Potatoes. BOG; turnips, 25c: String Beans 3Oc Tomatoes soc.
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BANK CLEARINGs.
EFFORTS OF BARLEl

1.ocaI hank clearings last week were Sl4'62S' z.s againgt s11, ,35s, ,oeo for the same week last
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COMMERCIAL WORLD.
THE CLEARINGHOUSE.

tionery. l; wire works, 1; liquors. g. cigars, butcher. l; livery. l; hotel, l; bazaar -iuaG
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ANNUAL MEETING AND REPORT OF
 OPERATIONS IN 1897.
 At the annual meeting of the San Francisco Clearing house February 8, the following off, cers were elected for the ensuing year; Presl- dent Thomas Brown; vice-president, H. w aos- worth; secretary, John D. Mckee.
 Clearinghouse committee-Thomas Brown cashier Bank of California; Ign Steinhart manager Anglo Californian Bank Qimlted) S C. Murphy president First National Bank of San Francisco; H. NJ. J. McMichael, agent Bank Of British North America; w. H. Crock CT, president Crocker- Woolworth National Bank of San Francisco; H. M. J. McMichael, secretary Clearing house committee.
 Charles Sleeper was reappointed manager and J T. Burke assistant manager.
 From the report of Manager Sleeper the fol- lowing figures taken:
 The cIearings for the year 1857
 Sto0, lSy 14S sl For 1896 were .......-.-..-..--... Sss 70 The apparent gain is principally. due to the increase in the values of wheat over that of the preceding year. combined with compari- against clearings, a portion Of which were produced during a period of business depres- sion that prevailed after the announcement in July, 1896, that the National Democratic party had declared for the unlimited free coinage of silver in their platform for the Presidential The cIearings by quarter year for 1ss7 1896 and 1885 are shown in the following statement: Guar. 1897. 1896. 1895 1st s155 S15 ss2 75$ss 4os sss s156 4o4 2ss IS End 1ss 333 97S 5s 166 3SS 357 A 16S 222. 152 97 Sd - 205 902 571 23 163 302 676 27 ITO 747, S56 Ii 4th - 22o, 6S1 S5l 1S712S576 45 ls6 7O5, 464 34 Totals $75O Ss 1iS sSs 22s 5s9 s6s2 O7s 24o 2s The balances in 1897 were 12.s per cent of the clearings and amounted to $e6, 1155ss 66 and were paid in United States gold coin. The average daily balance for 1897
 was .........-.....-....-.... s3l5, l3S n For 1896 was 2s7, ,ess ss An increase of ....-.........-..-..... Sl1,463 7S |. The members of the San Francisco Clearing house follows:
 1-The Bank of California.
 2-The Bank Of British Columbia
 3-The Bank of British North America
 7-The Donohoe- Kelly Banking Company.
 s-The First National Bank of San Fran cisco.
 10-The London and San Francisco Bank Qimited).
 1.-The Angio-Californian Bank Qimited).
 15-Wells, Fargo 6 Go.
 16-The Nevada National Bank of San Fran l7-The London, Paris and American Bank 2o-The Tallant Banking company.
 21-The Crocker- Woolworth National Bank of San Francisco.
 24-American Bank and Trust Company.
 The amount of clearings reported at New York after April, 1892, were iessened .5 the house. which reduced the volume of checks re- quired in payment of stock sales.
 It is observable that the clearings fell off in the third quarter of 1893 after the panic in June of that year to two-thirds of their former volume and that they did not regain an equal magnitude till the third and fourth Value of wheat which brought wealth to the farmers. enabline them to largely pay off their debts to others.
 Also it is observable that the cearings were
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PROVISIONS.

The expected advance In Bacon has occur red. Hams are stiff, but no higher. Lard Is
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LOCAL MARKETS.

NOTE-The Produce Exchange was not Tn session yesterday. hence quotations TOT Grain' N,instues Feedstuffs, etc, are omitted.
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WEATHER REPORT.
t12oth MeridIan-Pacifc Time)

Q20th Meridian-Pacihc Time.)
 SAN FRANCISCO. Feb F. 5 p. m. The following are the seasonal rainfalls to date, as compared with those of the same date last season and rainfall during the past twenty-four hours:
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PoRTLAND's BUSINESS
NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET.

PORTLAND, Or, Feb 12.-Exchanges' Slso' IA; balances, S46, 14S.
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The balances in 1897 were 12.S per cent of the clearings and amounted to S96, 15 599 66 and were paid in United States gold coin. The average daily balance for 1897
 was ......................... S315, 133 Il For 1896 297, 669 3S
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San Francisco temperature: Maximum 64 ,s,.f,,
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having anything to do with lobbyists.
Such course was unworthy Of the Dig
nifty OF that great church. None the less
there IS a certain STACEY quality an all
the burst OF sizzly indignation that the
Senate has displayed in its discussion
of the matter. Apparently these unWlll-
ing victims of their admiring friends are
looking with wide eyes of innocence for
the first time upon the Nervousness of
lobbying. No tool of the patriotic sugar
trust, nor hireling of the Standard on
Company which, like the statue OF llb-
erty, enlightens the world, has dared
breathe into the pearly portals of the
Senatorial ear. Is not the HonraDle
Marcus A Hanna a member of that
body? Does not the delicate perfume
of his late political campaign cling
round him still? Is not every nook and
Granny of that historic chamber con
secrated by it? Would it not prove in
slant death to any vile lobbyist who
should breathe it? No wonder Senators
are shocked and indignant at the sug-
gestiOn that lobbyists have influenced
their action; no wonder they demand
in purple periods whether all tariff, cur
rency and pension legislation, and bond
issues. have been for thirty years kept
free from the trail of the lobbyist only
TO have him thus insult Senatorial digni-
tV.
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PASTE THESE MAxIMs IN YOUR HAT.

Captain A. Il. Walters, who represent
ed Rockingham county in the House o
Representatives, has an excellent letteI
in late issue of the Leaksville Gazett,
from which we make a few extract,
that will do to preserve as maxims dur
ing this campaign:
Il am not a gold-bug. | am not in
favor of monopolies, trusts, combines
and the rule of corporations in North
Carolina or the nation.
Il believe in the restoration of the
government of, North Carolina to the
white people.
Intolerance and bigotry will not
place the Democratic party in power
Il do not believe in internal dis
cord either in the Democratic party
or among white voters. You can
surely rely upon practically solid
negro vote
"Disputation, insinuation, suspicion
and unkind words can be safely re-
lied upon to produce division in the
Democratic vote.
Il do not believe in throwing
stones. If the plan of throwing
stones, and using base ball bat to
club every man who does not think
as you think, is pursued. my word
for it, North Carolina is doomed for
many years to come. y
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c. A. COOK TO BE BROADER.

This war has been a blessing to those
Republican distributors Of patronage
whose promises were in danger of going
to protest. Tn the mountains OF North
Carolina, J. NJ Moody, Of Haywood.
had pretty big grievance because he
had not .een given the easy place and
the big salary promised. In the East,
Charles A. Cook, of Warren, had been
turned down for Federal Judge and then
for United States District Attorney, and
he has not been in as good humor as the
dispensers of patronage would like.
For months the problem of what to do
for these Big Injuns of the West and
the East has baffled solution, but the
war has given a way to solve it salts
factoriIy to the Big Injuns and to the
Republican bosses. Moody was made a
major of beans and bareback some weeks
ago, and is drawing good salary. Now
the news comes from Washington that
Cook is to be made the brigadier general
for North Carolina.
There is more politics in this war
than any man out of Washington can
imagine" recently said an observant
gentleman who has had good opportunity
to see the use the President has made
of his patronage. The appointment Of
Moody, Grant and others of like lk,
and the contemplated appointment of
Cook shows that this gentleman knew
whereof he affirmed when he said that
this war was full Of politics.
Does anybody now doubt that it is the
policy of the administration to let the
Rvar drag its slow length along? With
offices enough to satisfy the kickers, and
bonds galore for the men who put mp
the money to buy the presidency, is it to
the interest Of the Republicans to have Il
short, sharp and decisive war?
If the war should be ended by the
Fourth of July, how would all Hanna's
promises of jobs to politicians and bonds
and pickings to the men who put up the
stuff in 1896, be redeemed?
There are more Cooks and Moodys and
Grants in every State in the Unionl
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PENALTY IS SEVERE.

After the first of July be sure to put
a two-cent stamp on every check or
draft. Parties failing to apply these
stamps will be deemed guilty of mis-
demeanor, and upon conviction fined not
less than $50 and imprisoned not less
than six months.
The stamps will be on sale at the In
ternal Revenue offices throughout the
country. tt is better TO be ready than to
go to Jail. y tax on the earnings OF the
trusts would have raised the necessary
money and saved this inquisitoriaI bur
den. But the trusts elected Mckinley
and must not be touched!
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DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES.

FOR JUDGES SUPERIOR COURT.
First District George III. Brown, Jr.,
of Beaufort.
Second District-Henry r. Bryan, of
Craven.
Fifth District Thomas ]. Shaw, OF
Guilford.
Sixth District-Oliver Fl. Allen, of
Lenoir.
Seventh District Thomas A. Mcneil,
of Robson.
Eleventh District-W. A. HoSe. OF
Lincoln.
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NoT WAR BUT sPOOKING.

New York World.
Spain has no warships that would or
could come to the West Indies.
Spain has no forts in the West Indies
that are capable of withstanding a bonn
bardment.
Spain has no guns or gunners in the
West Indies that can infict serious dam
age upon our warships even at close
range.
Yet Mr.. Mckinley is making war on
Spain with programme that assumes
/. That Spain has mighty and dan
gerous navy.
2 That Spain's forts in the West In
dies can be carried only by combined
sea and land assault
3. That Spain's batteries i'm the West
Indies can destroy our warships.
Hence these quarter of a million who'll
ly unnecessary volunteers, hastily called
out, Differed by Sons of Somebodies and
so mismanaged that our entire military
preparations have been thrown into d
confusion that is almost chaotic.
Hence these elaborate land and sea
campaigns that cost vast sums, endanEer
lives that ought not to endangered, and
postpone peace.
Hence the failure to end the war ia
striking a single smashing blaw II
SPANS solar pleXus that fairly inTiga,
our attack.
We are not warning. We are spo ~.
ing. We are not fighting II real Sgoin
but spoOk Spain, a creature iii H.
McKinlcy's imagination. W.