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BALTIMORE.

BALTIMORE, Md, March Flour dull and
unchanget western super S2.2502.60.
Wheat frmer; spot and March 76a761; April
rs l2a76%; May 77af714; steamer No. 2 red -;
Southern wheat by sample 75a76 l-2; do. on
grade -.
Corn firm; spot and March 3sZaS8 -; April
38 l-2a3S4; May S91; steamer mixed -; south
erp white and yellow corn SO l-2a39 IL.
Oats steady; No. white western, SO l-2
asked No. mixed 80 l-2a3l.
Rye dull; No. q ne&r-by 6Oa60 10; No. 2
western g. IL.
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Not one child dies where ten formerly
died from coup. People have learned
the value of One Minute Cough Cure
and use it for severe lung and throat
troubles. 1t Immediately stops cough.
ing. 1t never fails. For sale by j. Hal
Bobbitt and Henry Hicks.
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SPECIAL MEETING.

BY resolution of the Board of Direc
tors special meeting of the stock
holders of the Raleigh and CASTOR hali
road Company will be held at the office
of the company in Raleigh, n O., Ga
Wednesday the Sth day OF March,
1899, at 10 o'clock a. m.ooD
j. NJ. SHERWOOD,
Secretary.
Portsmouth, Va. February sth. 1899.
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NEW ORLEANS.
New ORLEANS, La, March = Cotton future:
OTHER COTTON MARKETS

Galveston, steady, 81, 1927 bales.
Norfolk, firm, 6ts, ,877 bales
Baltimore, nominal, 1-2 362 bales.
Boston, quiet, 6 9-l6, sol bales.
Wilmington, firm, 6, 232 bales
Philadelphia firm, u 1915, 2I7 bales.
Savannah, firm, 81, 2,79 bales
New Orleans, very steady, Lie, 1880 bales.
Mobile, steady, 80, 1853 bales.
Memphis, steady, 61, 2,071 bales.
Augusta, quiet steady, 6a, BIZ bales.
Charleston, firm, l5- If, 70 bales.
Cincinnati, steady, "a, 98s bales.
Louisville, firm, 6s4, - bales.
st. Louis, steady, 6 l-16 III bales.
Houston, quiet, 81, 2.0l6 bales
New York, quiet 9-le, $40 bales.
RALEIGH COTTON.
RALEIGH, N. c., March 2
Strict middling -. ......., $685.
Middling ..,.-... ................. 6AG61a
Low grades ...... 80. -. 51sM6
Tinges q to &c less than corresponding white
grades
Receipts - bales. Market quiet.
PRODUCE
Spring chickens .,,,,..-....,..,... 12A@7A
Eggs ......s ......,.,...,...,..., IL 0l3
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LOCAL STOCK MARKET.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago, March An unexpected in
crease in stocks afoat had a depressing
effeef on wheat to-day and May closed
with loss of 1ad3sc. Corn and oats
closed a shade lower. Pork and lard
are unchanged and ribs 215c lower.
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CHICAGO. Ms rch z.
Opening. Closing.
WHEAT

Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour easy; winter patents sS70a3.s0; do.
straights s340a3.G0; do clear S3.2Qa3.30; spring
specials Si.20; hard patents, s330a3.70: do. soft
-; straights Ss00a3.2o; bakers S2.SOa2:6O.
64N70: No. red 7aa73. Corn-No. 2, IS IL. Oats
No. Q, q 10; No. white S0a30 l-2 No. 8,
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People with plain faces have plenty of
time to cultivate the beauties of the
mind if
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LrvERPooL, March "a p. M.-Spot cotton,
quiet prices favor buyers: American middling
3 5-32d.
The sales of the day were 5000 bales, of which
600 were for speculation and export, and in
Guided z 100 American; receipts $4,000 bales, in
Guiding 29, 300 American.
Futures opened quiet with moderate de-
mand and closed quiet but steady.
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Schedule in Effect December 18th, 1895
SOUTH BOUND
Ar Raleigh

Ar Raleigh % 10am t11 lsan.
~D8ilY.
Nos 403 and a02-"The atlanta Specials,
Solid Vestbuled Train OF Pullman Sleeper
md coaches between Portsmouth and At
lanta, also Pullman Sleepers between Ports
mouth and Chester, s.
! Nos 81 and 70 The S. 4. l. Express" Solit
Train, coaches and Pullman SleepeFs be
tween Portsmouth and Atlanta. COMPANY
Sleepers between COlum b1a and Atlanta
Both trains make immediate connection
a. Atlanta for Montgomery, Mob lie. New o.
leans, Texas, california, Mexico, Cbattano ogf
Nashville, Memphis. Macon. Florida.
H. S. LIZARD, G. T. and P. A.
Raleigh, n. G.
E. ST. JOHN, Vice-Prest. and Gen.
Manager.
Fl. w. GLOVER, Traffic Manager.
V. T.. McBEE, General Supt
l.. S. ALLEN, Gen. Pass'r Agent.
General Offices, Portsmouth, Va.
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GRIMES & VASS.
Bonds, Stocks
& lnye stments
FIRE INSURANCE.

Buy and sell fIrst-class Investment Securities
Orders executed in Norfolk, Richmond. Ralti.
more and New York. Loans negotiated on an.
proved City Real Estate. Uniform Commission
charged i'll all cases.
Office: Corner Fayetteville and Morgan St.
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SPECIAL MEETING.

A special meeting of the stockholders
of the Raleigh and Augusta Air Line
Railroad Company will be held at the
office of the company in Raleigh, N. c.,
on Wednesday, the Sth day Of March
next at II o'clock a. m.
By order of the President
J. M. SHERWOOD,
Secretary.
Portsmouth, Va, February Sth. 1899
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NEW YORK.
New York. March 7.-Cotton futures opene
LIVERPOOL.

Spot cotton closed quiet; middipg uplands
6 9-l6: middling gulf 1876 sales 939 bales.
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ARE BORN IO HUNDER
Democrats on the Verge of
the Mistake They Made
WAY BACK IN 'SlXTY-F0UR
When They Declared the War
for the Union a Failure. 4.

New York. July 22-The Sun Demo
cratic) says editorially:
The Democratic national convention
met at Chicago on the 18th Of August,
1854. That Is. it assembled at time when
the armies OF the Union were every
where ferceiy contesting with the army
of the secession Confederacy. The war
for the Union had been going on for
the losses in 1t had been appalling. but
the Union army had persistently main
tanned its cause, In spite of many defeats
and drawbacks.
When, however, the Democrats met In
convention at Chicago. at the end of Au-
gust, 1854. to nominate candidates for the
presidency and vice presidency for the
election OF that year, and to frame a
platform Of party policy, the tide was
beginning manifestly to turn in favor of
the Union forces. The Southern Confed-
eracy was drawing near its last gasp; II
had exhausted the military resources OF
the secession states to keep up the ar
mics which nearly three and n half years
of war had depleted terribly. and IT'S
brave fight for existence was going on
against odds which were irresistible.
In the face OF these facts. what did the
Democratic convention do7 1t
adopted a platform at Chicago on the
3Oth of August, 1884. which denounced
the war as failure and demanded that
the awful slaughter of Union troops dur
ing its continuance should be made OF no
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two dollars I'm silver. enough to keep US
In food a week. We dared not thank
them openly before the guard. but have
no doubt they could read the gratitude In
our eyes.
That evening the 5paniards brought Us
rice. fish. cigars, two chickens, biscuits
and whole lot Of brandy. One Of these
Spaniards was merchant for seven years
In San Miguel. He told US that there
had been a meeting OF the native parlia-
ment the day before (the assembly had
been convoked to meet at San Fernando
May s. so the prisoners must have been
in San Miguel May 5. at which time our
column was at Maasim, seven miles dis
tanD. and all but one were in favor of
surrendering to the Americans. Next
morning at about IL O'Clock We took the
road again, after eating a good breakfast
Many Of the 5panlards were obliged to
ride In OK carts, as they could no longer
put one foot before the other. We
marched all that day at a good gait, and
at s in the evening found ourselves in st.
Adro (San Isldro. the capitaD. The popu-
lation turned out to meet us, and proved
to be exceedingly hostile. One would dig
US in the ribs and then jump back into
the crowd to hide. At least fifty boxes
OF matches were consumed in lighting up
our faces so they could get a good view
of US. The cutthroat sign was made to
US by every one of them, and the popular
indignation ran high. We stood about
two hours before we were removed to a
larOa 1,,-lcir hu1dfnO q DeiSop
1--WE were put into a cell which was
comfortable enough but secure. They
gave Us a pot Of rice for supper, then
barred the door on US securely. Next
day the Spaniards were. prohibited to
speak TO US. but in spite Of that we man.
aged to fnd out that an armistice Of two
days had been declared. CThis was an
error, as no negotiations were in pro-
gress.) In the evening a procession passed
Us. -Four or i've carts gaily decorated
with wax representations Of the saints
on top passed. and priests, choir boys,
etc, dressed in black and red, with
band following playing death march.
It seemed to US Hike the funeral of the
dead republic. The five days passed
slowly and heavily. although we had
plenty to eat, all donations of the Span
iards. except four motos a day each. one
and two measures Of rice apiece, given
by the government. This alone would
just about have kept body and soul to-
gether. We sang songs together, to show
that we were in good spirits. On the last
day of the armistice about 800 Spaniards
marched into"
the best information we can get the prls- |
oners were not sent away for several days
more. The first and last pages OF the |
manuscript appear to have been torn of, |
possibly after being left in the prison. by |
some one who had no idea what the writ |
ing was about. H. L. WELLS.
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UNCLE SANS FINE NEW GUN


New York. July IA dispatch 90 the
Herald from Washington says: Tests %
the Indlanhead proving ground. % ..
l-nch gun representing the latest advance
in naval ordnance manufacture has dem-
Onstrated that the United States govern
ment Is In possession OF. the most fogni-
dable weapon % the kind In the world
The gun was designed nv the bureau %
ordnance and has a chamber large eaoush
to accommodate the charge % poWdrr
carried by the old 5-inch weapon. WIN
a charge % II pounds Of perforated grs,n
navy smokeless powder . paEzle velocity
OF 2asi foot seconds was obtained, With
a muxzle energy Of 2.ol9 f'soti tons ana
with a chamber pressure o. lssS tons per
square inch. with q charge os Bs-S
pounds a muEzle velocity Of An foea
seconds was obtained. Eith = maEsle en-.
erEy OF 1.s73 foot tons. The paussie en-
erEy OF the new gun II n per eeat greater
than that Of the old. A new type II
mount for the heavy 4-inch Elsn vas also
tested and worked IN a thoroashiy salts
factory names. In addition 20 the -
inch tprret guns the new monitors win
each have an auxiliary battery Of four q
the new l-ineh guns.
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avail; that the living should surrender
the cause for which the dead had died.
This was the language of that forever
infamous declaration by an American
political party. and II cannot be too
often quoted as a warning to pusillani-
Resolved. T 2O-li-nnnn
nous politicians:
Resolved. That this convention does
explicitly declare as the sense of the
American people that. after four years
of failure to restore the Union by the
experiment of war. during which. under
the pretense OF a military necessity OF
a war power higher than The constitu-
ton. the constitution itself has been dis
regarded in every part. and public lib
erty and private right alike trodden
down. and the material prosperity OF our
country essentially impaired. justice. hu-
manity. liberty and the public welfare
demand that immediate efforts be made
for a cessation of hostilities. with a
view TO an ultimate convention OF all
the states. or other peaceable means TO
the end that. at the earliest practicable
moment. peace may be restored on the
basis of the federal union of all the
states"
This shameful demand that the Union
armies should retire before their armed
enemies was made. moreover, in a year
which had been distinguished by bloody
battles and had been notable for Union
victories ominous in their significance
for the secession Confederacy. General
Grant had begun his campaign in vir-
ginia by crossing the Rapidan on May I.
and thereafter had followed in rapid sue
cession the series Of great battles which
resulted, seven months after the adoption
Of this platform. in the surrender Of
General Lee at Appomattox. On May I.
Atlanta campaign by advancing south
ward from Chattanooga. On June ~ the
Alabama was destroyed by the Kear-
sarge of Cherbourg During the month
of August in which the national Demo-
cratic convention occurred. FarraEut
had made his successful attack on the
Mobile forts-forever memorable in naval
annals.
At this time. when the Union was
straining itself TO the utmost to keep Its
armies president Lincoln having called
for 5000 volunteers only about a month
before the date OF the convention). at
the most critical but hopeful period in
the war for the preservation OF the
Union. the Democratic party assembled
an denounced the war as a failure and
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demanded an lgnoble peace.

On August 81. 1854. the convention NOM
mated George b. Mcclellan for president
and George Fl. Pendleton for vice presi-
dent. The very day after. General Hood
evacuated Atlanta. On tho 18th the bat
tie Of Winchester, and on the ed the
battle OF Fishers Hin. in the shenan-
doah. were fought. and on October ~ the
battle OF Cedar Creek. On the 9th
Lieutenant Gushing blew up the Confed-
crate ram Albermarle at Plymouth, ~.
Ca heroic feat which will be forever
famous. On the 18th Of December Gen
eral Thomas defeated General Hood at
Nashville. On December q General Sher-
man occupied Savannah. and his long
march to the sea" was over trium-
phantly On the 18th Of January. ISe5
Fort Fisher. in North Carolina. was cap
tured. On March 81, the battle OF Five
Forks was fought IN Virginia, and on
April General Lee surrendered 90 Gen.
eral Grant at AppOmattox, and the war
for the Union was over.
The Democratic convention at CHICAGO.
therefore. had solemniy pronounced the
war a failure and demanded the cessa-
ton Of hostIlities on the very eve OF the
CODlpieAt tHU AAa0hs
the brilliant succession OF victories
which ended I'm the surrender OF General
Lee was beginning. Only seven months
after IL had declared that 1.-The expert
ment Of war ito restore the Union"
was a failure" II proved 20 be COM
pletely successful. with the consequence
that thereafter the American republic
made q bound forward in prosperity and
potency unexampleN IN the history OF
states. On November S. 1854. the nation
al election occurred. Lincoln carried
twenty-five states and Mcclellan three
only-New Jersey. Delaware and Ken
lucky.
We recall these events Of a generation
ago. not TO revive the animoslties OF the
civil war. but because there are naw
leaders in the Democratic party who are
actually meditating the repetition In 1919
of the stupendous hlunder Of 1864 Thcy
are again imagining that there Il po-
litiral capital in calling on the American
people TO surrender lgnominiOusly TO
their enemies and UNANIMOUSLY 20 thFow
away the fruits Of victory won In war
by the valor and self-saerice OF Amcri-
can soldiers and sailors
When some people make fool barxsin
Aa-f..~- L.. a. Ill. D.. Lr-.~-f e =
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FOR CUBAN INDEPENDENCE
General Carlos t:areia Cs@es 60 Tnl1E
BH-sBesa vita asHtsley.

General Carlos t:sreia Csmes 60 Talk
Business vita AsKisley.
Washington. July = General csrios
Garcia. son ~ 0enerai Calixto Garcia.
saw the president for a few minutes 70
day by appointment General oarcfa req
rcseuts the Cuban Republican ef.aGuo
and his mission N washihEt0H u - ez-
plain 70 the president ths asDfFAtions
and purposes OF the ieaEue. The Ieagus
desires the complete political indspens-
ence 81 the island nj the earliest possible
moment Its aim. however. ~ present
g. 20 secure authority Tor holding ron
ventions and elections for municipal Of.
icsrz and. BY demonstrating ihsir c4pac-
icy for hoidiug elections and Tor local
SELF government 10 prepare the way Tor
complete political control % the island
They desire The authority for the n1nici-
pal elections early this fail.
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THOUSAND MINERS STRANDED
Ia the KotEebue SQUAD Couutry Gov
ornament Aid Needed

ornament Ala Needed.
Seattle, Wash. July 22.-From the
steamer Brunswick passengers, just ar
rived here from Alaska, IT is learned
that a passenger is on his way from
Xotzebue Sound to Washington, D. c.,
in behalf Of 1000 miners said to be
stranded In the Kotzebue district. He
will ask the government to send revenue
cutters to otzebue Sound, and he is pro-
vided with proof that unless government
help Is given many lives will be lost.
Twelve hundred people went into the
Kotzebue country well QUILTED for the
search for gold. Two hundred succeeded
in getting over the snow last winter.
Many died enroute. There are now near
~ 1000 people on the shore of the sound
waiting for q chance to come home. No
merchant vessels will run to this district
this year and the whalers which call in
there for fresh water will not take on
passengers. II the miners had the means
OF getting home It is doubtful II they
could buy their passage. Many OF them
have been sick with scurvy and are go
ing to float down the several streams
running into the sound, with the inten-
ton Of waiting for government help.
A lot of oootblacks sitting on a curbstone
may not be India-rubber boys, though they
tor FNarohara
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When some people make a fool barxsin
themselves, they Try 10 hide u by brsgs.is y
on their .shIewdness.-W ashihgton Dem
ocrat
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A Tot of oootblacks sitting on curbstone
may not be India-rubber boys, though they
re gutter perchers.
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ANTOINE MENKE'S OSTR|CHES
HUGE BIRDS THAT THRIVE AT
BRIGHTON.
They Attack Strangers, But Eat
Out Of Their Masters
Hands.

The people, even in Sacramento, are
aware of the fact that one of the most
unique little ostrich farms in the Unit
ed States is that known as MenKe,
RANCH at Brighton, this county. A Trip
to the strange enclosure where. these
monster birds are thriving Is sure 10
result in some interesting experiences.
A. Menke, who owns the farm was
formerly one of the greatest mop grow
ers in the world; but he gets more
pleasure out of his ostriches than out
of anything he has ever undertaken.
A Record Union reporter had an IN
terview with the proprietor of this os-
trich farm few days ago, and from
him number Of interesting facts were
learned
Mr.. Menke believes that his old BIRD,
Bismarck, the head of the ostrich col
ony, is the king of American ostrlches,
being the largest and finest bird ever
seen in the United States. He car
ries his seven feet and 400 pounds with
great pride and grace. The reputa-
tion of a gentle temper makes him a
favorite at the farm, where he has
lived in peace for five years. BIS, y
as he is called for brevity, is mar
velous bird; he has as much sense as
a horse, as much viciousness at times
as mastiff, and an appetite that rivals
that of the tabled dodo. Bis and the
other birds are healthy, and they are
multiplying and replenishing with as
tonishing rapidity. The farm is a rev.
elation, for it is the farthest north of
any successful ostrich home. Walk
ing among the monsters one learns that
they have wonderful memories, great
sagacity, and a marvellous knowledge
of faces.
A stranger from New York recently
visited the farm, where he had some
strange experiences. His curiosity got
him into trouble at every turn, for the
birds do not always like strangers.
Don't go out into the corral alone, y
said Mr.. Menke, "or the two old male
birds will attack you. They do not
like strangers, especially during the
brooding season, and they are likely
to go after strangers with sava ge
ferocity.''
So the visitor went to the corral with
the master of the place; but when he
got to the little lot that enclosed the
two Oldest male birds Mr.. Menke went
into the enclosure alone. Bismarck
saw the visitor through the barbed wire
fence, and ruff1ed his feathers with as
much nervousness as if he had been
a setting hen, but when the old farm
er spoke to him the monster went up
to him in a friendly way and ate cab
bage stalks from his hands. The great
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SUIT ON PRoMIssoRY NOTE.
Mrs. Mary A. Lee Wants to Get
Her Money Back.

Mary Adelaide Lee has begun suit in
the Superior Court against Eugene
Gregory, Frank Gregory and Frank
Gregory, administrator of the estate Of
Mary E. Gregory, deceased.
The complaint alleges that Eugene
Gregory, Frank Gregory and Mary E.
Gregory We're in, August, 1894, partners
doing business. under the firm name of
Gregory Bros Company" and that in
August of that year they were indebt-
ed TO her on a promissory note for two
years for $4,000, with interest at Z per
cent. per annum. The note, with inter-
est, now amounts to S11 1S0
1t further alleges that Eugene Greg
CRY conducted the negotiations and bor-
rowed the $4,000 as the agent of the
firm and induced plaintiff to believe
that he was devotedly attached to her
and had a warm affection for her, and
thus gained her confidence and affec-
ton, causing her to implicitly rely on
his representations and to believe that
he and the said firm were solvent and
had ample property to pay the money
back at any time when she might de-
mand its payment when he knew that
none of his representations were true
and that the firm was insolvent; also,
that they We're in June, 1895, declared
insolvent by the court, by order of
which she was enjoined and restrained
from commencing any suit or action
against it until July %, 1896.
1t further alleges that she relied i'm
plicitly on his representations and
statements and that they were the only
considerations that induced her TO loan
the money to the defendants. 1t alleges
on information and belief that defend
ant Frank Gregory had full knowledge
of the acts and representations of Eu-
gene ]. Gregory, and connived with him
in the perpetration of the frauds upon
ner for the purpose of inducing her to
loan the money to the firm, and accept
the promissory note, and that at the
time he we'll knew the firm was in
solvent; that he is the executor of the
Will of Mary E. Gregory, deceased, and
that she presented her claim regularly,
according to law, against the estate,
but that he has rejected it.
She, therefore, demands Judgment
against defendants. Eugene and Frank
Gregory, for S11, $50, and also that the
claim be adjudged a valid one against
the estate of Mary E. Gregory, and
that it be paid out of the assets of the
estate in due course of administration.
with costs.