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dispatch from Spokane. Wash. says:
Seera Snow. of Portland. representing Re
ceivers Mink and Wilton. of the Union Pa
cifc has bid in the union depot property
here for s345. GOO, being the minimum bid pro-
Nided by the order of sale. The sale was
made by the master i'm chancery Wakefield.
under decree of Federal Judge Hanford
in the suit of the American to trust COM
pany 10 satisfy debt of $473 600. The prom
erty consists Of the depot. 100 acres of land
city trackage and three locomotives.
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s.turd.x,s Bank CIearings.

At Chicago-Clearings, $17'6s1,9S4; balances
81 SEP 4S2 New York exchange, sc premium.
Posted rates S4S3h and A.s7. ,.-,-.
At New Yorl-Clearngs $2O6, 441,SS4; balances
At Boston-Cearings, s21,715,51S; balances,
81, 997. 922 >, or ,oo
Ar New Orleans-C1earings, S,675, 1872.
At Philadelphia-Cle $l3,956,356; balances
81, 967, 9C3 40 ,oo. .o,o..oo.
At Baltimore-Clearings, $soi24S9 balances
1871, $40. :. GOO ~ .,a,o.
S0 Al MISUNDERSTANDING. $15O955O
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Dry Goods.

NEW YORK. Nov. 12-There has been quiet
market throughout to-day for both cotton and
wooden goods Printers and converters are buy
ing lightweight fine brown cottons fairly, but
other brown goods are in quite moderate request
shifting prints selling fairly at the new prices
Staple ginghams were firm and Lancaster sta
pies advanced to &c per yard. Bleached cottons
continue inactive without change in prices
Coarse colored goods were dull and generally easy
to buy. Business in all lines of woolens was iia-
different and the market without new fea-
ture or any moment
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LOCAL GRIN AND PRODUCE.
Trade Has Been Curtailed by Three
Rainy DaNs-Prices steady.

Trade Has Been Curta1Ieu Dy Ahree
Rainy Days-Prices steady.
AS would be expected. three rainy days in any
one week will more or less check trade; still, the
volume of business is so much in excess of last
year at the corresponding period that com
plants are heard. Firm. steady prices continue
the striking feature Some slight changes in poul-
try. hides. APPLES, oranges and provisions cover
all fluctuations aside from the grain market. 1t
is very evident that high prices will prevail for
apples and oranges through the winter months,
as both are very firm at present quotations, with
further advances indicated. Vegetables of all
kinds are plentiful, and selling low. The hide
market is dull and prices easy. Hay is stronger
at quotations. All staple groceries are moving
well at strong, steady prices. Dry goods move
along much in the same rut of weeks past, with
few changes in values. The iron market is firm
and very active. and the same will apply to
leather Druggists enjoying active trade and
prices all articles firm
week owing to bad weather TO ship grain. All
cereals are in active request at the following
range as furnished by the secretary Of the Board
OF wheat3No. red. 67lac; No 8 red. s29aG661ac
November. 67l4c wagon wheat 66c
Corn-No. / white, 32Ac; No. white zone
G @lSfs s2i.c: No No. White mixed. s2c; No
Yellow yellow s2sc No mixed. s2ilc; No mixed
32ILc: No. 4 mixed. 291le: ear corn, 32Ac
oafseNo. white. Use; No. 3 white. 2714c; No
mixed 26c: No. 3 mixed 25lsc.
Hay-No l timothy, $3.50; No. timothy, $3.50
al.
inspections: wheat-No. red, cars; No. 3
red IL cars; No. red, cars; rejected. car; to-
tai 10 cars. Corn-NO. white cars; No. I
white . cars; 10. mixed 3 cars total, 10 cars
Oats--No. white, cars; No mixed. car; to-
tall cars Hay--No timothy, / car
Poultry and other Produce.
prices paid by shippers.)
Poultry-Hens SAC; spring chickens size: cocks
q s.aa - rfa.s lac orrs 81. yoBne turkeys
SAFE; ducks old, 4c; young, 4lzc: geese 40c for
full feathered, soc for plucked.
Cheese-New York fun cream. l0M1lc; skins,
e6Sc; domestic Swiss. 12i2c; brick, 12c llmburger
IOc
Butter-sik@10Ikc Eigin creamery, 21c.
andlad 16r per doZ.
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Certificates have been issued to the fol-
lowing-named Indianians:
Additional-Joseph Brown, Richmond, Sc
to S12
Increase-Charies Melton. Loogootee. IS
to $40
Original Widows, etc.-Martha Dayhuff.
Worthngton, Sl2. Mary S. Richards, Or
leans. S8 lsuppiementaD Frances Hudson,
Clarkshfll, 50.
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THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL MONDAY NOVEMBER Il 1898
reathers-Prlme geese. Doc rer ID; primo duck.

Feathers-Prime geese. soc per Id: prime duck.
l0d17c per ID.
Beeswax--2Oc for yellow; 25c for dark.
Wool-Medium, unwashed, 7mlSc; tub-washed,
206D25c; bury and unmerchantable &C less.
Honey-10Q13c per h.
Ganlt-C1ualis. Si.50a LAO Ier doz. Ducks. NAL
lard. 1915 per doz; other wild ducks, $S.25aS50
per doz.
HIDES. TALLow, ETC.
Green-salted Hides--No. 1, SIC; No. 2. 7ssc; No.
/ calf Ice; No. calf. size
Grease-White. &c: yellow 2lsc; brown. 24c.
Bones-Dry, s12a1s per ton.
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Total movement -.

East-hound shipments from Chicago for
the week ending Nov. 10 were 1866 tons,
against 91.00S tons for the previous week
and 50667 tons for the corresponding week
last year, divided among the different roads
as follows: Fort WAYNE, 1909 tons: Michi-
gan Central 5.979 Wabash. 1857 Erie, TO-
rs; Panhandle. II .357: Lake Shore. 14.720;
Baltimore & Ohio. 1885: Grand Trunk,
a0l2: Nickel-plate 31e9: Big -Four. l.es4.
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Receiver Oscar C. Murray. of the Balti-
more e. Ohio Railroad. said yesterday at
Baltimore that there was no truth in the
story sent out from Chicago last week that
there We're any differences between himself
and J. j. Hill over the appointment of a
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In the week ending Nov l2 there were
transferred over the Belt road 1856 cars,
against 1922 In the week ending Nov 3.
Belt road engines handled at the stockyards
80 carloads OF live stock. and for private in
dustries on its line 7eS loaded cars
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NEW YORK, Nov. 12,-California dried fruits
quiet. Evaporated apples. common Ease; prime
Prunes, SkG1Oc. Aprcots-Royal. IGi4c; Moor
Park, 1SQ17c Peaches-Unpeeled, u1sQl212e;
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NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 12-Cotton steady;
sales $3.50 bales: ordinary. Sssc; good ordinary
15-16c; low midding, 5-16c; middlng. 4%c good
middling S-l6c: middng fair, 5Ssc; receipts,
16, ga bales; stock, 269, 722 bales.
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NEW YORK, Nov 12.-Pig iron quiet; South
ern 49, 75eT11 rs; Northern. $1O@11.50 Copper firm;
lake, brokers' 121Ac. Lead easy; domestic. bro
kers, 3.50c
ST. LOUIS, Nov l2-Lead lower at s.57lsc.
SpeIter firm at 505c.
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general manager to succeed William NJ.
Greene. He stated that nothing had oc
CURED 10 give rise to any such rumor.
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CHICAGO, Nov. l2.-On the Produce Exchange.
to-day, the butter market was steady; creamery,
14G211zc; dairy, 121aG19c. Eggs steady; fresh,
1S1aM19c. cheese unchanged.
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LIVE STOCK.

Cattle Scarce and Quiet-HOgs Firm
and Steady-Sheep Steady.
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 12.-Cattle-Receipts.
light shipments, none. There were but few fresh
arrivals. The market was quiet and slow Of sale
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OPTICIANS.

$5.15 Bacon steady at $40. Whisky firm a.
SIPS. Butter quiet. Sugar steady. Eggs firm az
lie. Cheese active and firm.
NEW YORK, Nov 2.-Butter-Receipts, s.s2s
packages; market firm; Western creamery, 1o1@D
2Sc; Elgins. 23c; factory, 1lz414lfc- Cheese-ISe-
ceipts. S.471 packages; market firm; large white,
SC; small white. 9Ac; large colored, &c; small
colored, 9Ac. Eggs-Receipts, 21O6 packages;
market firm; Western, 2Sc.
MINNEAPOLIS. Nov. 12.-wheat dull and
steady: November, CSC; December. 6S7sc; May,
6413c: No. 1 hard. 66Ac; No. Northern 65hc:
No 2 Northern, CSC. F1our-First patents, $S706o
Ss0; second patents, $S.50GS.SO; first clear, S2.75
@2.S5.
TOLEDO, Nov. 12--Wheat easy at zoe bid. Corn
dull and easy; No. mixed, 3315c. Oats dull and
steady; No. mixed. 25l5c. Rye dull; No. 2 cash.
521ac. Glover seed active and lower; prime, cash,
old, $4.55; new, cash and November, S.
KANSAS CITY, Nov 12-Butter lower; sep
arator, zoe: dairy, Ice Eggs firm; fresh candled
Missouri and Kansas stock Ice, cases returned.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 12.-Butter steady:
fancy Western creamery. 2Sc. Eggs firm; fresh
Western, 2q22c. Cheese firm.
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THE JoBBING TRADE.
CThe quotations given below are the selling prices
of the wholesale Gealers)
Gs,ntlICS ssad -sGtS.

Observation-Disclosures, 2-lb, 65Q70c: rasp-
berries, 2-lb. 9Gq95c: pineapple, standard, 2-lb,
SllOqL2O; choice, S2G2.50; oysters, Lib full
weight, S5Q95c; light 60Q6oc; string beans. 700
gee; Lima beans. $l.10d1.20; peas. marrowfats.
SbcgSl1 10; early June, 90c@S110 Holsters, SlS5Q2;
red cherries, S0cQH: strawberries, e0q95c;
salmon, lib 90cQ$l.s5; S-lb tomatoes, Sv@95c.
The news & observer., 1898-05-21
HEsTER's COTTON STATEMENT

New Orleans. May 20.-Secretary Hes
ter's weekly New Orleans cotton ex-
change statement shows an increase in
the movement into sight compared with
the seven days ending this date last
year in round figures of 5000 bales, an
increase over the same day year before
last of 5000 bales.
The total movement for the 262 days
from September 1st to date, inclusive,
is 10,6S9, ,295 against $3.50. 900 last year.
and 6,Sl1 .4S6 year before last. The
movement since September ], shows re-
ceipts at all United States ports S,441,-
GA, against 6,641,024 last year, and
5,111,364 year before last; overland
across the Mississippi, Ohio and Potomac
rivers to northern mills and Canada.
1.159,S26, against S61 900 last year, and
593, ,406 year before last. Southern mill
takings. exclusive of consumption at
southern outports 90S, ,S32. against S61,-
332 last year, and 769,912 year before
last
Foreign exports for the week have
been 74,475. against 66166 last year.
The total talSings of American mills.
North and South and Canada thus far
for the season have been 3,110,492,
against 2,510,422 last year.
Stock at the SeabOard and the % lead
ing southern interior centers have de-
creased during the week 65.997. against
decrease for this time last season Of
II ,403, and are now 275,047 in excess
OF this date last year.
The news & observer., 1898-05-21
THE WAR REVENUE BILL
ABOUT SEVEN. FIGHTS or THE AMEND
MENTS AGREED ON.
Principal Amendments Yet 10 Be votel on
Daniel Opposes Bond issue Auxiliary Ma
val force. Senate Adourns ill Monday.

Washington, May 20-At the conclu-
sion of to-day's session Of the Senate
the reading Of the war revenue mea-
sure had been completed. About seven
eighths of the amendments proposed by
the Senate committee have been agreed
to. These remaining are. quite naturally,
the most important in the bin and will
provoke Il deal of discussion. The prin-
cipal amendments yet to be passed upon
are those relating to the issue Of the
bonds and certificates Of indebtedness,
the tobacco tax and the tax on proprier-
taFy articles, and the issue Of greenbacks,
the coinage OF the silver Seigniorage the
issue of silver certificates. the inherit
ance tax. and the tax on corporations.
The action upon some Of the amendments
will be dependent upon that on others.
Mr.. Aldrich tRepublican, Rhode Islandl.
to-day offered as Il substitute for the
paragraphs relating to the coinage of the
seigniorage, the issue Of silver certificates
and the issue of legal tender notes, the
bond provision prepared by the Repub-
lican minority of the Committee on
Finance. If the bond provision should
be accepted by the Senate, the amend
ments offered by the Democrats in lien
of it will naturally be rejected.
Mr. Daniel, democrat Yirginial, de-
liyered an extended speech. strongly op-
posing the issue of bonds and supporting
the substitute paragraphs proposed by
the Democratic majority Of the Finance
Committee.
Soon after the Senate convened to-day
Mr.. Hale, Of Maine, chairman of the
Committee on Naval Affairs, fav0rably
reported from the committee the House
joint resolution, providing for the or
ganization and enrolment Of I'M auxiliary
naval force. which shall form an inner
line Of defense. An amendment by the
Senate committee provides that the force
shall not exceed 5000 men,
The resolution was passed. At 4:35
the war revenue measure was laid aside
and the Senate went into executive ses-
sion. adjourning soon afterward until
Monday, in order TO give the Committee
on Finance, time to make additional
amendments to the BILL
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FIFTY ONE TO NINE.
That Was the Vote in Favor Of Co
Operation in Northampton County.


That Was the Vote in Favor Of Co
Operation in Northampton County.
Jackson, n. c., May 2O.-CSpecial.) j.
The following resolutions. introduced by
Capt. Il. IL. PEBBLES passed the North
ampton county convention 10y vote OF
81 to 8:
Resolved, l. That the Democrats a
Northampton county, n. C.. approve
OF the action Of the National Democratic
Executive Committee. and the Congress
sional Committee in the steps they have
taken to unite all persons who are in
favor of the free coinage of silver. and
Il change in the financial policy Of ihe
government.
-. That it is the duty Of all men who
favor good State government, Angle
Saxon supremacy and financial reform
10 lay aside past prejudices and unite
together TO accomplish these ends.
3. That the delegates to the State
convention from Northampton county
are hereby instructed to cast the vote
OF said county as unit in favor Of
cooperation with the Populist par1y
upon such terms as are fair and reaso.I-
able and provided that none bnt go5d
and competent men are proposed for: n
compromise"
Speeches in favor Of these resolutions
were made by Capt. PEBBLES. Hon. #. XF.
Mason and i. $. Gay, Esq. DR.. ID. 3.
Zollic0ffer spoke against them
RESOLUTIONS were unanimously adOpt1d
instructing the delegates To supn3rt
Capt. X. Il. PEBBLES for Judge " IL
Daniel for solicitor and DIR r Ii
Stancell for Congress.
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UNVEILED AT CHARLOTTE
BY YOUNG LADIES DESCEND
ANTS or THE SIGNERS.
wHOLEs STATE JOINED IN CELEBRATION
A Magnificent Pageant Veterans With latter
ed Battle Flags in Line--PrOminent
Persons Present --AdeIa
Steyensonls Address.
Stevenson's S Address.

Charlotte, n. c., May 2O.-The whole
State joined with Charlotte to-day in
unveiling a handsome granite monument
to the memory of the signers of the
Mecklenburg Declaration of Independ-
ence. which was drawn up here on May
20, 1915. There was notable pageant
in the early morning, Of floats dec
Grated in the national colors and filed
with young ladies, representing the vari-
Gus States, and illustrating many pa
triotic themes. There was Il long caval-
cadc Of horsemen in the uniform of the
Continental soldier, and numerous car
riages filled with distinguished guests.
but the chief feature was the great line
Of veterans. there being four brgades
of them. under command of Major j. G..
Hall. Half a dozen tattered battle flags
were carried during the parade.
T. B. Mcdowell, was master Of cere-
monies. Prayer was offered by Rev. j.
The news & observer., 1898-05-21
MANY BALLOTS TAKEN
CONTEST OVER EDITORSHIP or
EPWORTH ERA.
EcoMENIcAL COUNCIL COMMISSIONERS
The Council Meets in London in 1901 Editors
Of the Various Church Publications
and Board Of Missions
Mre Elected,
we Elecled.

Baltimore, Md, May 20.-To-day was
Il day of elections in the General Confer
once of the Methodist Church, South.
The conference continued ballotina for
its connection officers and utilized the
time between reports Of the tellerS in
considering routine business
Rev. III. Nj. Dubose, of Jackson. Miss,
was elected general secretary of the El,-
worth League and editor of the Ep-
worth Era. Ii took four ballots to elect.
Rev. Dr. j. j. Tigert of Nashville.
was reelected bookkeeper and editor of
the Methodist Review by vote Of 1913
out Of 207.
Rev. james Atkins. of Nashville,
Tenn, was reelected editor Gf Sunday
school publications by vote of 205 out
Of POT.
One ballot was taken without election
for secretary of education The result
was as follows: w. B. Murrah. 81:
Warner Moore, 1S; e. Il. Craighead.
-; Collin Denny, s; j. G. Kilgo. ,; j. ID.
Hammond 30; X. j. Bingham ,; w. j.
Young, ! W. w. Smith. ,; J. w. Lew
is, i II. w. Anderson. 3; j. o. Reener.
3; $. -. Kelley, ;.
The board Of missions of the church
was elected to-day as follows:
President. Il. w Cole; vice-president.
II. Il. Sledd J. o. Branch. ]. IA. Me
Lean. Il. Fl. Mahon, Horace Bishop.
james Atkins. r. ID. Swindell. ]. ID.
Hamilton. j. u. Scott. j. A. Anderson.
4. p. Fite, +. Il. Hoss. 4. T.. Wesley,
G. w Carter. r. X Brown. c. g. An
drews. j. S.Hutchinson, w. Il. Palmere,
w. II. Glenn. H. III. BabcOck ~ R
Richardson Gross Alexander, III. r.
Walker G. A. Fulwood. $. G. Pres
ton.
Commissioners were appointed to the
ecumenical council to meet in London,
in 1901. The commission was as follows.
Bishops Gambler and Galloway. Revs.
Messrs. H. H. Wisner w. X. Lambeth,
]. $. Atkins and j. W. Lee and X. w.
Peatroo. This commission will con
suit with similar commission on the
part of the Methodist Episcopal church
in this city tomorrow
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TO CHASTISE DEWEY.

London, May 2O-The Madrid Gorge
spondent Of the Daily News saws.
me Spanish correspondents saw. tliat
Gibralter has received within fost-
night 100000 tons coal and large ou.sn-
titles OF ammunition. The new Span1h
,;anlnet nearly came to grief on Selto.
~ IuiilaNo dehand that it should bot
be bound by the outgoing ministry TAn
government intends to increase fhe
means OF defence Of territories expogad
TO foreign greed, and is considerine Re
necessity Of erecting basis of operatichs
N SPAN. In the Philippines a mnior4ty
OF the people are loyal, and the Am6ei-
cans and their few native allies ne
InlDie 10 conquer another acre OF sal
; ialh nan WIN therefore keep at home the
until further notice, ana will immadiate-
Y end the Cadiz squadron to Mnnila.. to
chastise Dewey. !
The news & observer., 1898-05-21
WORLDS VISIBLE COTTON.

New Orleans, May 20.-Secretary Hes
ters statement of the worlds visible sup
ply of cotton shows decrease during the
week just closed of 141, 1852 bales, against
a decrease last year of 90,073 and de
crease Of 133.375 in 1895.
The total visible is 3,141, ,224, against
3.282. .976 last week and 2,642,S56 last
year OF this the total of American cot
ton is 2.S2G,2 ,224. against 2,976,976 last
week, and 2.250. 1856 last year: and Of all
other kinds. including Egypt, Brazil, In.
dia, etc. 315.O00, against 100000 last
week, and 392,300 last year. The total
worlds supply of cotton shows de-
crease compared with last week of AL
722 bales. an increase compared with
last year of 1866.
The news & observer., 1898-05-21
MECKLENBURG MONUMENT.
II. Howerton. ID. d., Of the First Pres
byterian church.

IL. I1OWeftOHs ~. ~, VI tHE Il lISJ ItS-
byterian church.
Ex-Vice President Adlai Stevenson
was introduced by J. Z. Caldwell, editor
of the Observer, and made the principal
speech of the occasion. An extract re-
lating to current events is as follows:
''Standing un0n this historic spot, con-
secrated by the blood of heroes, we lift
up our hearts in gratitude to God, that
he has been pleased to vOuchsafe to our
fathers and to us. such a country. The
descendants Of the heroes of Mecklen-
burg, of Gulford and of Kings Noun
tain, can never forget that this flag is
the symbol Of constitutional liberty-the
eternal symbol of an indivisible union of
indestructible States. You should never
forget, that all our hopes and aspira
tions are bound up in the constitution of
our fathers. Guard this constitution as
the very Ark of the covenant AT
whatever cost, the Federal Uni0n-this
grand union of people and of States
bequcathed us by our fathers, must be
the heritage of the future generations
of our countrymen. Let him be account
ed the common enemy. who, whatever
the preteXt. would weaken the cord that
binds all the States and sections of our
common country III Traternal union.
Remember that our greatest interest is
peace We cannot close our eyes to the.
perls that may come from foreign ieal-
ousies and aggression. Need l remind
YOU that when dangers from abroad
threaten. party banners are furled-party
names forgotten? Recent events have
but emphasized the words Of Webster.
''Our politics go no further than the
water edge. We study the things that
make for peace we must never forget
that worse. even than war, with all its
horrors. is national dishonor. If object
lesson have been needed that we are i'm
deed one people, it is had in the glad re-
sponse of each State Of the Union to the
declaration Of war against the tradition
al enemy of liberty and of humanity.
Were it needed to repel the invader from
orr own shores to release Cuba from
the iron hand of the oppressor, or to car
nv in triumph the flag to the heart of the
enemys country who does not know thar
from all sections Of the republican army
Of American freeman would gather,
The news & observer., 1898-05-21
Leads all Oer North Carolina a88 in BOh News and Circulation

greater than in the ages past ever
fought against the banners of Xerxes ol
of Alexander"
Governor Atkinson, of Georgia, fol-
lowed with a brief but patriotic speech.
The Charlotte Observer $50 prize poem
was read by Col ii. L. Jones. of Char
lotte.
The poem was entitled The Vanguard
Of Revolution" and it is the composition
of Rev w. w. Moore, d. d., professor
of Hebrew at Union Theological Semi
nary.
Mrs Stonewall Jackson and Mrs. ID.
II. Hill were among those on the stand.
The monument of Barre, Vermont
granite, an obelisk forty feet high was
then unveiled by a number Of young Ia
dies, descended from the signers, amid
great enthusiasm.
The news & observer., 1898-05-21
A GALA DAY FOR KERNERS-
VILE, n. G.

Kernersville, n. c., May 2O-CSpecial)
The commencement exercises of the
public school, Of about one hundred and
twenty-five students, at Kernersvine. n.
G., will take place on the 9th and 2Sth
of May.
Hon. Cyrus B. Watson, of Winston.
late Democratic candidate for Governor
of North Carolina, win deliver the Liter
airy address. Medals will be delivered
by prominent speakers.
The Junior Order United American
Mechanics will present Bible and raise
flag over the school building. DR..
Chas. ID. McIyer. of the State Normal
school, will present the flag. The Bible
is presented by Mr.. G. r. Moore, of
Winston. A pleasant feature of the oc-
easion will be the wheel parade, led by
Prof. a. n. Linville. in which there
will be more than FIVE hundred riders.
The news & observer., 1898-05-21
THE CADlZ SQUADRON
COMMANDER At MADRID RECEIVING IN.
STKB6Tl0Ns AS re DGS rINAII0N.
The New Minister Of Marine Injecting Great
Activity into tis Department he
New Cabinet Active.

Madrid. May Pos a. m.-Admiral
Camaria, the commander Of the Cadiz
squadron. is here receiving Instructions
relative TO the destination of his ships,
hich, it is explained, depends upon the
requirements of the war. The new Min
lister of Marine has injected the greatest
activity into his department 1t Is said he
has been offered war munitions from
many quarters. 1t is evident the new
Spanish cabinet intends to push the
campaign vigorously. and it is said, thu
minister will also negotiate actyiley with
the foreign diplomats to protect Spain
against n combination of her enemies.