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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-11
THE FAMOUS De LONE LETTER
A DURAN OFFICER PuRPoRrs To
TELL OF HOW 1T WAS STOLEN.
Claims that Through q Pretty wo-
man and Waiter the Minister
Was betrayed.

Chicago, December 1o.-The Journal to-
day prints an in.ervlew with Senior Car.os
Vincente de Quesada y Socares, cousin of
Secretary Quesada Aguar. who COM
| manded part OF the Cuban forces during The
ten years war for Independence. Accord
ing to the interview Senior Qucsada claims
| that the famous "De LONE letter vii
ten by the Spanish minister ridlcuiIng
President MCKINLEY, was stolen in the
United States and not in Havana. Quesada
says that Dc Lone's gallanlry led 70 his
downfall; chat a woman In the employ of
the jurta learned mnny OF tine SPIN. sh
| MINISTER'S secrets,
| There were many parties to the con-
sp-1acy whlen resulted In uhe theft OF ,ha
DE LONE leooer." ne s4fd. 1.-The janta had
worked truS.ed agents tlto the employ OF
the Spanish legation. These clerks nept Us
| posted on all m.tuers wihlch they c0ull, but
| THAT was not enough. So it was arrang ed
| thai woman WAS 10 Start up flti,bAtlol
with Senior De LONE uld endearor to gar
| his confidence. The woman sele..,ed 10 en-
snare De LONE Is now in New YORK. De
| LONE cunilded many Things TO her VIII. q
he should not. When CLplalejas came &c
/ tbs country he was watched every minute
| Through the influence OF friends the jlnta
menaged to get a Cuban as waiter ia q
the hotel where he Was stopping. He VS.
supposed to be a Venezuelan. As n
spoke Spanish he was na9urally assigned tc
| wait upon De LONE. When the Spanish
min.s.er wrote that letter The iunta was
| promptly Informed that letter, contents
unknown, hid been written 70 Canaleta.
The letter reached it's destination at tlnt
h5sel, but 1t never got to Canaiejas TIE
| 'Vene2ue.sn' took 1t out OF the package Of
letters and turned Il over to the julta
! The junta sold taat letter to New York
| paper ut was turned over on the cordi
/ tion however, that 1t should be supaos u
| 10 have been stolen In Havana ho as I;
avoid any trouble with the posta! authcri-
ties Secretary Of State Day saw l. before
| 3. was published"
| About the time OF tie oeLome incident
About 1.-THE time of the De Lonle incident
interest OF the junta and passing as q
Venezuelan
Washington, q n5sr 10.--senor Cue
sada, secretary OF the Cuban juna. Win
shown the above dispatch characterize thu
| Story as "a falls. 'lcitio1. H. said the am
,,,rtsonad nc Tar1ns Ouesada WAS no REIN
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uADI.Y Il, M.

An AIRED Gentlsmaa Slipped ON tine
Ice with Serious Results.
Temple. Texas. neccmbe- i0.--Last even
in@ at o:s0 O'Clock Mt Black. In goina
TO his stable to see that his horses were
comfortably housed and cared for. slipped
and fell hsavily on his hip. fracturing his
leg and breaking tho ball from bis thtgl
Just in the hip Joint There were no men
on the place and II was With difficulty
that he wife. dsuxhter.ip-lsw and niece
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Mems Night Shirts.

Robes Of New York MINIS Muslin. 60 lnches long.
frort trmm d with embroidery. SIX KIM
stitched collar and wrist bands ....,...,. VUb
Night Robes, fancy pink or light blue striped Elan
neiette. extra laskk.oi' Tn
fescy, warm, -. $50. .....,,..,. OU
Vers hse White Muslin. embroidery on nm
font Persian silk trimming ...... ....,.,,uOO
White Sateen, from, of Msrseilics and en-
colo ed Persian 81 k,... ~ ,tt........,ltUU
OF light blue OF pink Saiees puiied bosoms of pink.
light blue or white. collar and wrist bands OF silk.
finished In cream nm
embroidered silk.......y..,...,... ...... sttOO
or light ne PINK Sixteen. rreitlly trimmed ~ lacn
striped embroidery. bands and collar n0
trimmed in japanese silk embrDdery. each. sUu
Or rure white sateen, puifed bpspms Of pink, ijgli.
blue or white SIX, collar aud wristbands OF n nm
SILK fished In cream embroidered silH.. r. w
OF fine fancy striped White Nainsook. bosom,
wrist binds a "a collar prey Z IN
embroidered in silk ...,.. ..,.t,.....,....VsUU
White Saieen Colafless. pretty pongee z I'm
silk trimming, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. WV
Robes Of pure Cream SIR Z nm
OF Cream SIX. With SILK embroIied IN m
figures. eao,,i. ,t.,,.t.,,,...,..,IoioO
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filled as fast as the numerous dfawbaaks
VIII permit, Timber orders continue 10 be
!xceived and the amount vet to he shippcd
is perhaps equal to that In hand nj Inc
perivi II hsavies. demand A few In
Quities for material for EXPORT have been
recctvcd. this STATURE OF the trade sho wing
inorc activity than heretofore. Pplrss COM
tinue firm for bill stuff. hut on yard stock
they are somewhat weak.
The demand tor shingles II ooly FAIR.
but prices airs satisfactory.
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conroe. Montsumery

branch ho,rse In conroe. MontsSmery
county, at once. ~. .-.
a ear OF the United States fish oom.
mission arrived in Brenhatn Friuay rsent
amI III here today sa- Austin. The VISIT
II tho car here was 20 leave LOO lass Sor
Mr.. Il. p. Pennington.
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IewisyIile. Texas, Decennber 1e.~ Jhis
Afternoon while attempting % snalss ~ ~
rest Constable q. p. Griffin was stsrp( H.
the beck With an ~ " onA q - ~
and pAinfuliy and perf1pg f4ka3ay NoYn4
Name VI party who dld the cliefe49
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From. the american.
W. are often nleasued 10 1atter-ourEclyes
with the thought that as low as a,e .oal
niping wages In this colntrv they are
higher than in Europe. But while this .
nomina.ly true. the mining rata per day be-
ing higher. IT Is nor actually trus the n.y.
erage yearly earn!nKz OF the miner which
are the true measure OF wages, being small.
or. Thus we learn from the Official re-
FORTS Of the German government that the
average earnings of peryons employed In
the coal mines Of Germany In 1887 ws.s
hv districts as follows:
District
fnvar Sleria ........ 1877
Aachen ............ 239
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EPISCOPAL SERVICES.

Rev. j. w. Bleker will prcach At St.
Marks Episcopal church tomorrow at ii
a. M and 7:15 p. m. Subject OF mornlns
sermon; Gods Heroes Night: "Whv
God Permits us to Remain In a Sinful
World.' Vested choir Of men and boys ct
both services. ~
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ITEMS Gloves.

Heavyweight tuekskln, reinforced thumb. 20
woramA,'s favorite.... ....,...,,-..... AsOO
Workmcn's buck-faeed IN
asbestos tan .....t... ..,..,...............ss WO
D, sss, .'y'. 'sF TOP, ''-ss lined 100
Best 3. s ,s,s fur top. a'.e. ,'nsa $50
p' ;.s. ar.., s's, una.a brown. ana LIS
rY " s, ..x r'o.t' evening ws.1' whit. 1.5O
Breton caps street or driving. browns or u
Me-: w, SUEDE .s s asys: "a: :,.s shades. pea. LIS
Brown and tan doeskin, silk no
lined Northumberland. .............,..A sOO
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|TfPOn BEAUMONT
ses,Isa d the East Texas
~ Conference.
u1erAef IS COMPLAINED At.
y, x<s.se in Conditions In
a. s .., q, Mnrset--Crses Dis
4! sssa Of in Court.

rssss, December 1o.--The
- ~. 81 Methodist conference opened
800 session at the usual hour
n. xath religious services con-
81 n. W. Graham. after which
q s transacted as follows:
Nv. Langley was referred to
"a. on conference relations for
,x1ry relation.
%I. stalman was discontinued
~ request.
u .rre read on the district con-
sras. coolnitteo on books and
y. sopmittee on Waco orphanage.
20. n temperance. committees on
IN tarrss, board Of church extern
- nnanca. conference relations.
q .,-sous and committee on Bible
4, a ghrch were adopted.
~ xas introduced and passed
,sss IT, distribution OF $500 among
...s,i prsachers. widows and cd,-
!. n.iloway and Rev. G.. c. Rankin.
IN CHRISTIAN Advocate. addressed
Msncs on church literature and
stsn and their remarks we're we'll re-
I, Ford submitted a report from
,srltlee Of tellers. which showed That
a. conference the teilers had
=, Il he n.lshborhood OF $4,000.
M II. Wrst. w. II. Croucn ind
NM, VIZ. e elected tellers for tho
ss,srauce and Rev. R. w. Taonap-
" sieted chairman of the commi.-
memoirs.
MI having arrived for the selection
MI place OF meeting, Bishoo Gal
sssde the proper announcement. Ty-
Tlmpsor were both put in tiomina-
- here was lively but friendly
n contest befo.ie the balloting. 1t
,Serly apparent that Tdnpson was
Ias o. those present. however. and
- vas a fact was demonstrated by
y xhich gave that city a hand some
bApe no further business the con-
= adjourned pntil o'clock tomorrow
lur memorial services. at which
gpcluiments for the ensuing year
announced bv the bishop.
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Washington. . .cs n5sr 10.---senor Cue
sada. secretary Of the Cuban junia, wALn
shown the above dispatch characterize thu
Story as "a falls -'lci'io1. II. said the N IN
mentioned as Carlos Quesada was no rela-
tive of his.
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SERVICES TOMORROW.

sR D the services announced fer
~ Protestant churches in tina
soT the pulpi;s of which will be
s ss.s ates 10 the East Texas Meth
- church, 9 a. M, a Metho1is,
WI, waiah all Christians are tu-
ss ss Y a. m. dedication Of tie
q. csaca building and ordination
y Bishop Galloway; 8 D. NJ,
,., " elders and prsash ug by Rev.
. p. m, memorial services.
ca, y a. M. prsach:n, by
... OF the P.tts,urg district.
y 8 clpreh, 3 p. m, preaching
~ Lamar, recently transferred
s.s sass csnsarence.
,EplscoIal uhurch. colored, 8 D.
ns oy Rev. c. H. Smith,
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Mems !. !.
Underwear.

Light Tan Merino Shirts or Drawers S0c,
X price ~. - ..s.. r. .s.t......
Cream. heavy royal III Babrgsan Shirts E0C
Gray fine knI, cotton, fleece lined Shlttsor S0c
|, Dfawera,.ss&s,s. - -
Soft cream Merino Shirts OF Drawers. EOc
eG ,s, lightweight wool Shirts o. Drawers. SOC
Heavy or lightweight natural gray wool 1 M
shirts 81 Drawers. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 'OO
Heavy tan Australian lambs wool Shirts or = M
i4ne light tan cashmere wool, satin trimmed. = M
s,oekinet collar, silk dipped, per suit,... c'Oo
Golden brown fine cashmere wool, satin = M
trimmed suit. Observation-Disclosures, DsNO
Light blue SILK and wool mixed E M
satin trimmed suit ,....,...........Ds oV
Our highest grade wool novelty silk q M
STRIPE suit t.t ...,t....... ........... >~'oo
Light blue pure spun silk suit. - On
TTite s-s..'ss' -. $50 'ts''''''
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UPPER IN BEAUMONT.

- .. .s'ali lumber dealers. who
No. '.S city Yesterday morning
mi. ! orsst soIourn at Port Ar
~ ths \ returasd to Dconno 1t
~ /, WI ana Interstate aud
~ sus 20 ~ house. Tho
~ "a sa ~ all accompa aiei by
anhc say say lney have enjoyed
IN soath Ilunsass.y. taoux,h
IN 49, aui toby was lo.,-
M, alss winter wsa:ha Z in
lx< .n ss'e q iowa. ar,s .rous,
- d ~ s'ali'nent would ave
ia Il !, Tsasa taem. but they
M i 1spart on the Pittsbura
n
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CRYING FoR CARS.

30 manufacturing poin. in South
isss does there come Il stronger and
Rigorous demand for cars than from
baarrial Lumber company's mill at
h the Gulf. Beaumont and Kansas
Altcad. This mill Is OF extraordinary
n and II has been kept running
d Tor several weeks in spite Of the
" there has been daily shortage
live to fifteen cars. AS 4 result
npany now has consi ier.lble manu-
N lumber and timbers at the
bin ready TO load. ana The Post
leadent was this afternoon informed
III mill alone would ship SEQ cars
ny Il the empty cars could be SCI
sam Park. president of tho conf
hs been making q special effo.t
ne TIE situation ami is If the opin-
NJ h will obtain i supply Of cars
stek. j he does the rails ri the
Reaumont ard Kansas City will be
III until after Ire l,oii.la:x
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DISTRICT COURT.

" Will Prster, charged WIN
Murder VIII Perry on August 12,
u. sae District court this morn!ng
aso 70 the Jury at noon. 1bi.
- = a. Jury Returned a verdict IL
ssslsy. :" Two years IN
es Of forgery against r,om !.
sss4e sst .or tr.al nsxl Thus Nv.
E aI do,ket:
~ sI-n 81 al VS.. w. W. Ky.
- ny iitle: sct for Moa-
gtlis. is y. Charlotte Mas. tres
lan.vs. zap ne aal Fest Texas
YES; dismissed for want Of
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nASr REPRESENTATION.

WANT REPRESENTATION.
nlhent and influential democrat in
bals precinct has written a letter
= about the meeting of the county
asc executive committee. which
: called for next Saturday. In the
nw De had seen the call ISSUED
kman L, Z. Chester and pub. isaei
houssdn Post, and approved the
- tordh, and explained that as
y 20 organization IN the La Be. .e
ms prtetnct would not be repre-.
Maa the gentleman siGs apou!
could also be said OF Chi : Sour
g possibly naylor's Bayou PIE
~ o. The prin?lpa!. purposes of
w committee meeting is TO eff
lmlio1 in every precinct in rne
saa TO this end a chairman Ger
salct will be appointed.
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ftrent districts in this country and Germany
MAY then te made as follows:

4In addition to this the German mlneI
Is insured against sickness and nccld y !.
and is provided a small pensirn when old
are disables Am. A small dsd.sicn -
FIND. hui that charge IL not included III tho
average wages given. no cover. the lnintr
In West yircinla and some ether States
draws most OF his necessities from tho COM
psnies' stores. and II Is notorious that
many operators depend up.n these stores
for any margin Of proft they may resiiSs
In their btlsiuess.'
So We are derived az tho poor cona-
fort Of ressoring thai = badly on -
o,ir local miners those Of Europe are w0sne
on. These are cold dbsaxreeable truehs.
but worthy of remembrauce.
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MEMS Bath Robes.

Roman Striped Eiderdow, (a wool filed. fine WOOL.
cords and tasscls. Z. ~,
plain broad collar ....,...e .............. .C''O
Broad Striped Terry Cloth (Turksh). m
cords. tassels and hood ..,.. t.,.-.,...
Wool Eiderdown igh, gray. black Maltese ,ross
figure. pockets. cuff and bottom Of saNe material
striped Large collar. black wool cords - mn
ana tasseis Observation-Disclosures.
BOXED BATH OUTFITS. Robe with hood slip.
pers rubbing gloves ard towels OF Turkish Terry
Cloth, electric blue brown and white ,9- = m
ured. In box Of blue Ard gold ...-,,......S
Pink and white CHECKED Terry Cloth Role with hood
slippers aud rubbug gloves 10 match, pair large
viii e Turkish tow. SIS W III piak borders. ~. m
in Y box of blue and gold ..,.,......,. AN-VO
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Cutaway Frock Suits.

Fine black Clay Worsted coat self faced to armpts
and ifnisled with broad satin piping. fine Italian
lining. covered mohair buttons. m I'M
Suits OF extra weight soap secured blqck Clay Worst
ed coat self AGED and satin piped. iinei with fine
Italian. striped sleeve lining. 80 dtsk
noi,air covered buttons -, ,....... Ac-OO
Suits Of very fine SOAP secured imported English
blue or black Clay Worstei. coat lined with fine
Rattan and satin pipei striped sleeve ~ IN
lining and mohair coyerei butt,ns So. so'OO
Suits of very fine blue OF black soap secured English
Clay Worsied. coat lined with INA Farmer satin
striped s.ecve lini5g. rohalr covered 2lteNl
buttons 49,. Observation-Disclosures OsO0
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Air Rifles Free.
Boys and
Chi1dren's
OyerCOats.
CAGES % 10 10 years.

VHCEs, ~ 10 y Nc"'s,1
Black and Gray Check Cheylot, thread
OF red. braided capes ...,.,.,,..... ~
Brown and Tan Check Braided Capes, !.
price ..... ...... ,,,..........,'.. .
GRAY Checked (riou;lty) Plain Cape, !.
price ..'... ..ss's..'- 1880 -
Novelty Mnttled Mixed Cheyiot. heay-
ny braided Cape .....,.......,.... .
fSiges 10 to l5.)
(No Capesl Brown and Gray Fancy ).
Stripe. Price ,.... ...'.'.......,, >
Boys Linen Collars, slightly soilcd,
sizes II, IA, ID IL; IN
3 for ............
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MARRIAGE IN DUNN.
Two Popular Young People Married in
the Baptist Church.

Dunn, n. c., March 1O.-(Spccial.)-
Quite an event in the social life of our
town, Ocucrred last night in the mar
rage of Mr.. NJ. II. Prinitt to Miss Leila
McKiell The bride is a daughter Of
II. G. McNeill, Esq, former mayor of
Dunn, and a gentleman of prominence
in business circles. The groom is a son
of J. r. prinitt, Esq, of Nash county,
one Of the most prosperous and promi-
nent citizens of that county. Young
Mr.. Prinitt is a member of the Dunn
Hardware and Furniture Company, who
do the leading business in that line i'll
this section of the State.
The popularity of the contracting part
les was evidenced by the large number
of valuable presents received by them,
some from friends ut quite Il distance.
The Baptist church was beautifully
and elaborately decorated for the Occa-
sion. and the large building was crowded
with spectators. The Rev. Il. X. Car.
roll, the pastor of the church, Officiated
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CHOYNsKI AND sHARKEY.
They Will Meet Tonight With Bets in
Favor of Sharkcy at 10 to :.

San Francisco, Cal, March 1O.-Choyn-
ski and Sharkey have ceased training
for their fight tomorrow night. Both
are in perfect condition and confident.
1t is generally conceded that the sail0r
will give "a better account of himself
than when he first met ChOynski. y
hOtly contested mill is confidently eX-
pected. Sharkey's staying powers, which
have ben thoroughly tested by Fitzsim-
mons, Corbett, Goddard and others, con-
stituted him a favOrite In the betting
at odds of 10 to 8, much to the surprise
of his opponent, but a large sum OF
money has already been staked at the
odds and there was plenty more on
hand this evening.
Sharkey will probably enter the ring
at IT'S pounds while ChOynski will prob
ably scale from 100 to 1GJ pounds to-
night.
The advance sale Of tickets has been
unusually heavy.
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CUBA IN PARLIAMENT
BLOW AT AMERICA is BLOW AT
ENGLAND.
MAY Be OFFER OF JOHN BULLS SHIPS
Commercial interests Of Two Nations Kindred
Sentiment that in Face Of Foreign Com
plcation, Great Britain and America
MI c4a,J Tn~otbnr
Must Stand Together.

London, March 10.-Mr. Ronald Mum
mentary Secretary for the Foreign Of
fee, Mr.. Curzon, in the House of Com
mons to-day, whether there is any truth
in the reports that communications on
the Cuban questions have been eX-
changed between the British Ambassador
at Washington, Sir Julian Pauncefote
and the government of the United States
Mr.. Curzon said that no cOmmunica-
tiOns had been exchanged.
Hon. Hubert Valentine Duncombe,
Conservative, gave notice that he would
ask Mr.. CurzOn whether, with the view
of recognizing the identity of the inter-
cste of all English speaking peoples Her
MajCsty's government will consider the
advisabiity of placing the services of the
British feet at the disposal of the Uni
ted States, in the event of complications
between the United States and any for
eign power.
The question. however, was not put
Relative to the withdrawal of his ques
ton. Mr.. Duncombe said:
After consultation with my friends,
| decided that the exact form Of the
question: made it inopportune to put 1t:
1t was framed owing to the widely held
opinion in the House Of Commons that it
is high time the foreign powers should
I've told i'm unmistakable terms that any
blow struck at either Great Britain or
the United States was equally a blow
at the other. | was profoundly convinced
of this to-day. Many more members
4Ir., 4 -.
in order to say they heartily endorsed
my question. / am convinced the gov
crnment would have desired to answer
my proposed question affirmatively AMI
would have done so had it not involved
other considerations. beside expressing
what I believe the present government
sincerely hOldS-that in the face of for
eiGn complications the interests I'M the
future of Great Britain and the United
States are inSeparably intertwined. To-
days expression and endorsement will
evcntuate so soon as we can frame the
question in the exact terms which clear
ly express the feeling of the House of
COmmOns-that any trouble threatening
the United States will be shared hy
Great Britain"
Other members Of the House of Com
mons, who We're interviewed on tho
same subject all spoke in a similar
strain.
TRIPLE ALLIANCE.
London, March 1.-THE New York
correspondent of the Daily Telegraph
says:
Il have it on the highest authority that
Il triple ALLIANCE between Great Britain.
the United States and Japan is pending"
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ACETYIENiE GAS.
Breaks of Tobacco Unusually Large
DIR. Booth Better.

DrcdkS OF Tobacco unusually Large
DR. Booth Better.
Oxford, \. c., March 10.-(Special.)- -
The people of Oxford are much inter
ested in the Acetylenc Gas plant pur-
chased by Mr.. J. c. Horner. The en-
gine. generator and all machinery for the
enterprise have arrived and are being
put IN place preparatory to having the
plant in running order by next Monday.
Mr. Willie p. Williams, SON of DIR. J.
3. Williams, left Oxford Wednesday
evening to accept a railroad position Of
fered him i'll Kansas City.
Mr. w. III. White went to Concord yes
terdaY in the interest of the Carolina
Benevolent Association.
Miss Annie Booth, who accompanied
her father, DR.. Booth, to the hospital al
Lynchburg. has returned and reports
the health of her father improved by the
change.
Chief of Police j. A. Renn is confined
to his bed with a severe attack of rhe1l-
matism.
Our merchants are getting in spring
goods.
Mr.. w. Lands has returned from
purchasing spring stock Mr.. VIII Long
is now i'll the North buying for Long
Bros.
The breaks of tobacco in Oxford this
week have been unusually large and the
prices obtained are remarkably good.
MPssrs. Sid Bobbitt and w. J. Boykil
have returned to Wilson after spending
several days in Oxford.
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CARTER COURT MARTIAL.

Only One Witness Examined-Adjourn-
ed to Meet in Savannah Next Tues
day.
New York, March 10.-The Court Mar
t.al trying charges against Captain Ober-
lin NJ. Carter, heard one witness to-day
and then adjourned to meet Tuesday
next i'm Savannah.
The one witness was Dudley +. Phelps,
of the New York Custom House, who
testified that Captain Il. j.. Greene ar
rived in tins country from Europe on
April 81. 1895, and again Om June l of
the same year. This evidence was in
troduced by the defense TO show that
Captain Greene was not in this cOun-
try at the time that certain forgerics
are allege,, Ito have been committed
by him in connection of payments for
contracts let by Captain Carter.