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DISASTROUS WRECK
Two Men Killed on the Mobile 6 Ohio
 Near Montgomery.

Montgomery, Ala, November 23.-This evening a freight train on the Mobile and Ohio road ran into a broken switch 21 miles from here and Engineer Harry Graw and Fireman Will Bagett were killed. Their bodies were brought to Montgomery. p
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CURED !!

Dr. G. W. Randolph. the Great Voice Doc tor, is now at the F1emming House, 1727 Sec- ond Avenuei Birmingham, and win remain two weeks or more before returning to his Voice School in St Louis. He never fails to cure the most inveterate stutterer in a few days. Don't fail to see him. The best people in the United States fully endorse hin.
The age-herald., 1899-11-24
petreit Leaves for Colombia

Caracas, Venezuela, November 23.-The United States cruiser Detroit is about to leave for Carthagena, Colombia, to pro- tect American interests.
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Genuine Imagination

From the Indianapolis Journal.
 Tommy-Paw, what is a monumental liar?"
 MT. Fagg-It means a man who can lie like tombstone ~
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Cannot IDcite Insurrection

London, November 23.-An official dis patch from Sir Alfred Milner to MT. Oham- berlain reports that thus far the efforts of tho Boers to provoke uprising among the Basutos or to start a civil War have been unsuccessful. The governor of Cape Colony says: "Ihe Boers informed Chief Johitlhan dGlat if he would join them he would not be moested, but they declared that the must eXpel the British ma giStrate and allow his fellow -tribesmen to pass into the Orange Free State, whose government in return would guarantee Basstoland to the Basutos in perpetuity. The great con cern of the Boers Is the crops, which will rot unless Basuto labor can be obtained.
 London, November 24-The Daily Chron- aele says:
 We learn that the cabinet has decided that the basis of settlement in South Africa will be a united South Africa Colony upon the Canadian plan. The details have not yet been settled, but it is practically cer- tain that no terms of peace will be ac- cepted by the British government short of the British occupation of Pretoria and Bloemfontein."
 Durgan. November 23.-7:45 D. m.-Tne Natal Times this evening says:
 During the night attack on Sunday Gen. eral White captured several Boer positions with guns and much material"
 Capetown, November 23.-TIhe military au- thoritles have given permission to tine Canadian contingent on its arrival to march through the city. which will be beautifully decorated, and the day will be observed as a holiday. The Boers occupied Steinsburg, southeast of Burghersdorp, on Monday. Mafeking was safe as late as November Is.
 London, November 23.-The fund for ft- ting out the Maine as hospital ship now exceeds 91S,000, exclusive of Bhe receipts of the concert directed by Mrs. Brown Potter. At the meeting of the executive committee of the fund today three Ameri- can surgeons and five nurses who recently arrived presented themselves and were cordially received by Lady Randolph Churchill and her colleagues.
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|. & N. BUILDING
 LINE INTO SELMA Will Give Direct Communication
 to Pensacola. HEAVY TRAFFIC TO GULF Railroad Earnings for Second Week in November Show Healthy Increase
 Local Lines Share in the
 General Prosperity
HEAVY TRAFFIC TO GULF

Selma is rejoicing over the prospects of
 the early completion of new railroad to that city.
 The new line is being built by the Louis
 vile and Nashville and will give Selma di-
 rect connection with Pensacola, Fla It is
 stated that trains will be running on this line by December 10.
 It is reported that preparations are being
 made to begin grading on the Louisville
 and Nashville branch between Georgiana and River Falls. A report comes from Selma to the effect that as soon as the Georgiana and River Falls branch is com peted, work will begin on new line between Selma and Blocton, and through the Cahaba coal fields. As tending to confirm the abave reports, the people of Selma claim that the immense traffic of the Louisville and Nashville be- tween Birmingham and the gulf will at an early date necessitate the building of an other road or the double tracking of the present one. They claim to have reliable information that the new road will be built.
 Railroad Earnings Thirty-eight roads have reported earnings
 for the second week in November as fol-
 lows: 1S99 6,O67, ,731 1S9S $5, ,335 ,446 increase
 s7S2 ,265, or 1S.S5 per cent. Seventy three roads for the first week in
 November show: 1899, s9, ,S1O, ,O9O: 1898, $9,21S,-
 239; increase, $596,S51 or GAS per cent
 The earnings of the Alabama Great
 Southern for the second week in November
 were $52907, as compared with s37576 for the corresponding week in 1898. From July the earnings were sSO6.53O against s66S 1S2 for the same period in 1898.
 The earnings of the Central of Georgia
 for the second week in November were
 $126,9i0 compared with S1429O5 for the
 same period in 1S9S
 Southern Railway earnings for the second
 week in November were $677 ,099 as com pared with $609,19S for the corresponding week in 1898. Earnings since July 1 were s11 G40,542 compared with $11 401, ,12S for the same period in 1898.
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Take Laxative Promo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money if 1t fails to cure. E. w. Groves signature is on each box. 25c.
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A GREAT BATTLE AT BELMONT
 BETWEEN THE BRITISH AND BOERS

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SUCCESSFUL EXPERIMENT

Flower bulbs and pot. Godden's.
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Durgan, November 23.-7:i5 D. m.-Tne Natal Times this evening says:
 During the night attack on Sunday Gen. eral White captured several Boer positions with guns and much material"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-03
FRIDAY
ECONOMY WITHOUT NIGGARD-
Illness

The Legislature is going forward
along the right line in appropriations,
using ''strict economy without niggard-
illness.
The people of North Carolina expect
strict economy in every branch of adj
mnistration. They expect to pay Off
Gals proper salaries for their services,
and to provide such appropriations for
State institutions as are necessary for
their economical conduct. More than
that they ought not to approve; less
than that they will not commend.
The danger line is ahead. Let every
appropriation proposition be scrutlmzed
carefully, and let none but necessary ap-
preparations be voted.
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bondholding interests and let road bonds
for county roads be public benefit with
all people interested, these bonds
would be popular and taxes paid with
out injunctions and suits. THE PEG
PIE ARE HONEST and they want
honest management and honest taxes
for the public good rather than for pri-
yate and personal grist. Good roads are
absolutely necessary. The evil of bad
ground on this important measure. Is
sue bonds and put the convicts on the
public county roads at once Issue five
hundred thousand dollars in bonds avail
able and salable as work progresses and
quit farming at Caledonia on ) cent
cotton. This farming business is redic-
ulors when the people are in the mud
and cannot move a wheel for five months
in the year. Railroads get convict la
Dor TO move trains, why not the coun-
ties get convict labor to move home pro-
ducts to the railroads? The counties
are intelligent and will pay their share
if the law will let the roads out.
O. II. BLOCKER.
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TWO PRESIDENTS.
Now Over the A. & n. c. II. X. Election
of j. A. Bryan.
(Newbern Journal.)

(Newbern Journal.)
The two boards of directors of the A.
& ~ c. r. Il. the old and the one re-
Gently appointed held separate meetings
yesterday.
The new board were all present ex-
cept Messrs. III. WE'LL and L. G. Dan.
iels, and they proceeded to organize.
electing James A. Bryan, Isl, president
of the A. and \. C. road, and Mr.. w.
NJ. Webb, temporary secretary.
A formal demand in writing was sent
to President Patrick and his po1rd Of
directors, for them to turn over the
affairs of the road % he new organiza-
ton. President Patrick asked until 4
p. m. to make reply.
At the afternoon session of the Patrick
board, a written communication was
sent to the Bryan board, to the effect
that an immediate answer to the demand
could not be made, and asking that time
be granted on or before March 9th, for
them to make declaration, as they want
ed to consult their attorneys. as well
as to examine by what authority The
Board of Internal improvements mad
power to create the new board.
If it was found that the above board
had the power. then possession would at
once be given; if not, friendly suit
would be instituted to establish the
claims of possession of one board OF the
other.
Both boards took recess subject to
call. There is hardly any question
that the Bryan board will 20 into pos
session without any suit. There was pr
feet friendliness expressed on all sides
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-03
HOW TO HAVE GOOD ROADS.

Old Fort, n. c., Feb. %, lS99.
'ro the Editor: Every winter ana IN
Wet summers North Carolina from one
end ia the other is affected with the
had road disease. The fact is the epi-
demic has become woe and pesti-
lence ali over the State. 1t is a disease
that can be cured and will have to be
cured and must be cured at once There
i only one remedy. Work must be
done, Work costs money, and hence
money must be raised for the roads. Inc
tronble is. that more money IS needed
at once than can be paid at once under
our tax system. Then why not grasp
the situation and give quickly
good roads to the struggling
farmer and the timberman and
10 everybody, by the State IS
eslinc public road bonds at 4 per cent
10 run for 30 years at an amount OF say
one hundred thousand dollars per year
for five years. and the proceeds devoted
To the permanent Improvement of the
main public roads of all the counties!
Put the public roads in the hands OF the
Stare and let the State build up ana
make them a public benefit Let the
entire penitentiary force be put at conn
~ road-buiIding. Counties and the State
have issued bonds to build railroads
principally owned by private parties, ana
the people pay the bonds. How much
better for the people to have peoples
public roads they can travel from al
sections Of their counties III any weather.
This is the crying evil of the day-bad
roads. 1t would surprise our law max
ers to know how many days work have
take root right down INTO the
roads has become intolerable. The evil
must be remedied and our best Leg
islature will be remiss if IL does not
been lost this last twelve months on ac-
count of bad roads Certainly there have
been over one hundred thousand dollars
lost. by failure to make it, together
with positive cash loss this winter Let
people estimate this loss fairly in every
township and they will be surprised.
Now if our Legislature is going to dis,
tinguish itself as the best in fact, then
let it take this unruly- bull by the
horns and tame him at once. Issue
bonds-raise the money-build the roads
all over the State at once and put the
,convicts on this work instead of max
ing FIVE cent cotton.
Before some one jumps on me as 10
my proposition that the States appro-
priation of 100000 in bonds to make
good roads for all the counties is made
quate and would not put quick remedy
into present need, let me say that if
counties would tax themselves as
do to build corporation railroads
private and personal stockholdina
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-03
SHOWED UNDER, BUT OUT AGAIN.
Figgan' S China and Toy Store!

Cocoanut Cream Candy, Zoe. pound.
Best Peanut Brittle Zoe. pound.
Homemade Almond Chocolate Aou-
got, Zoe. pound.
Handmade nut Chocolates, zoe.
pound.
Handmade Bon Bons and all the
best French candies, only zoe. pound.
Solid Copper, Nickle Plated, Troy's
Coffee Pots, Tea Pots, Sugar Creams
and Kettle. Best goods made end the
cheapest prices.
Dinner Ware and Toilet Ware, any
kind, any price.
China Sets, Odd China.
Cuspidores, in Nickle, China, Pottery,
white and decorated.
Our Stationary Department is dandy
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and the best goods for the ittlest bill
of money.
If you want House and Kitchen Fur
nishings of any kind only, visit Riggans
Toy and China Store and it always
pays.
Wonderful reduction in Lamps. You
will find a lamp to suit you, and the
price will be Il great saving to you.
Games, Toys and Blocks, Story Books,
Dolls and Wagons, always what you
want in Toys and the price, popular
one. Styles and kinds to suit, and prices
to fit anybody.
School Tablets. Ink and Pens, Box
paper and paper by the pound.
Visit Riggans' Toy and China Store.
Glass of every description.
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G. b. RAY.
WYATT HARNESS co,

Successors to e. f. Wyatt & SOM
Manufacturers aud Dealers in
Harness and Saddlery Of Every De.
scription.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
Manufacturing Collars a Specially.
We are also city agent for the Re
lance Bi~Icle, the best medium grade
wheel in the city for the money. All
our customers for last season highly
pleased.
Highest cash prices paid for dry hides.
100 Il. Martin Street,
Raleigh, n. &.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-03
ELECT MEN OF STRICT INTEG-
RITY.

The selection of Railroad Commission
ers by the caucus has been postponed.
1t is the most important duty devoly-
ing upon the Legislature. The men
chosen ought, not only to be men OF
ability and character, but men whose re-
lations to railroad officials are such that
nobody will suppose that their Judg-
ments could be biased in favor Of rail
roads.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-03
WE GIVE NO REWARDS. an offer

WE GIVE NO REWARDS, an offer
of this kind is the meanest of receptions.
Our plan is to give every one a chance
TO try the merit of Ely's Cream Balm
the original Balm for the cure of Ca
tarrh, Hay Fever and Cold in the Head,
by mailing for 10 cents a trial size to
test its curative powers. We mail the
80 cent size also and the druggist keeps
it, Test it and you are sure to continue
the treatment Relief is immediate and
a cure follows. Ely Brothers, 56s War
rem street. New York.
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EGGS S1.6o PER DOZEN.

Savannah, Ga, March IA dealer in
this city has just shipped one thousand
dozen eggs to Havana, for which he will
receive SLIGO per dozen. The order
came before the blizzard and the egg
famine. AT the time eggs in Havana
were worth FIVE cents each. The freeze
cut off the supply, and the dealer cabled
that he could not fill the order lower
than SLIGO dozen. The reply came
back to ship them anyway. 1t is said
he paid around so cents and 40 cents
per dozen.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-03

Whenever linotype gets wrong 1t
gets very wrong. For two days we have
been trying to get an item correctly
about Cant. w. w. Carraway's eloquent
sneech in nominating Capt. Ashe for
Insurance Commissioner. 1t was fine
effort. 49,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-03

islature with as clean hands and as pure
record as any member of this General
Assembly. On all matters before the
Legislature he has been on the side OF
the people. He has not permitted him
self to be pulled about by any one and
up to this writing not a syllable has
been uttered criticizing any act of his.
There is no safer man i'll the Senate
than Jno. G., Thomas 1t is doubtless Il
source of pleasure to Senator Thomas to
know that there is no man in this coun-
try who is not proud of the vote he cast
for him-Lexingto Dispatch.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-03
HOBSON TO BE ADVANCED.

Washington, March 2-The President
to-day nominated Lieut.. Hohson to be
advanced ten numbers from No. ] of
the list of Assistant Naval constructors
to be No. on the list of Naval Con
structors for extraordinary heroism.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-03
THE BEEF THE SOLDIERS ATE.

The testimony that strikes the bull $
eye in the meat investigation was given
by Sergeant Thatcher, of the Ninth m
fantry, who said:
"Well, sir, it didn't look good when
you opened it, and it did not taste good
when you was eating it, and it did
not seem to DO YOU no good after you
had eat it,
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DEATH OF A GOOD MAN.
(Danville Register.l

Mr.. Robert Scales Bethel, gentle
man held in high esteem. died at his
country home, 'Findowrie,' in Rocking
ham county, n. c., Monday evening.
aged - years.
Mr.. Bethel was born in the county
in which he died, and was a son of the
late Maj W. p. Bethel. He leaves no
family, but is survived by his brothers,
Messrs. w. p, j. w. and Charles l..
Bethel, and by his sister Mrs. .Ino. J..
Penn.
He was a member of the Reidsville
Presbyterian church. His exemplary
conduct and excellent Christian charac-
ter won for him many warm friends.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-03

Don't imagine that long hair will give
you the strength of Samson, unless, like
Samson, you have a head for it to grow.
on
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-03
Substitution
the fraud of the day.
See you get Carriers,
Ask for Carriers,
Insist and demand
Carriers Little Liver Pills.

As the season of the year when pneu-
monia, la grippe, sore throat, coughs.
colds, catarrh, bronchitis and lung trou-
bles are to be guarded against, nothing
lis a fine substitute" will ANSWER the
purpose" or is lust as good as One
Minute Cough Cure. That is the one
infallible remedy for all lung, throat or
bronchial troubles. Insist vigorously
upon having it il something else" is
offered you. For sale by j. Hal Bob
bitt and Henry Il. Hicks.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-03
THOMAS. OF DAVIDSON
His Record in the Legislature Endorsed
BY His Home Paper.

Unless the Hon.g Jno. G. Thomas falls
into some error within the next few
days he will come home from the Leg
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-03

DIR. BULLS COUGH SYRUP is
PROFESSIONALLY the most remarkable rem
edy ever produced for the cure of throat
and lung troubles. 1t has cured thous
ands, and has done wonders in many
cases of incipient consumption.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-03
Under the Dome

The Legislature is having busy time
now, and although the 60 days for which
the plembers receive pay, will expire this
week, there is hardly doubt but they
will be in session for at least 10 days
longer. We are confident that they will
remain until their work is finished-pay
or no pay for they are patriotic North
Carolinians 1t has been a long time
since such an able and conservative body
of men sat together to make laws for
North Carolina. They have so far, in
the main. done their work WELL and
with as little jar and friction as posi-
BILE North Carolina is much better
Roxboro Courier.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-03

During campaigns much is said about
the reduction of fees and salaries, but
after the election is over those in office
say little about it. The Legislature will
never be condemned by the hard working
tax payers for reducing the pay of any
officer in North Carolina. If the party
is under. promise TO reduce fees and
salaries it ought to he done. The only
way to keep on top is to keep faith with
the toiling millions, who are the ones
upon whom the burdens fall.-Lexing-
ton Dispatch.
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Dobbir1 g. : erraII,
At fuckers Store.

N. BIO morrow Monday, Feb. 27th will mark
beginning of the reign of spring styles in Fine
Dress Goods. Wi be happy have come and see them.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-03

Isaac Smith (colored Rep.,) of Craven,
yesterday asked permission of the House
to have his vote on the Jim Young
corner stone resolution changed on the
Journal Isaac voted for the resolution
bit he wanted to have it appear on the
Journal that he had not voted at all.
The Speaker didn't think he had any
right to authorize the change. 1t is
understood that Jim Young is attempting
to have Isaac dismissed in disgrace from
the Masonic fraternity for this vote.
Hon. Stephen Mcintyre. Senator from
Robson and Columbus counties has
made an enviable record as a public
servant He stood four square on all
moral questions and pursued Il wise and
safe course throughout the session. His
adopted county may we'll be proud of
him.-Charity and Children.
The pen with which Speaker Conner
signed the Greensboro dispensary bill
has been sent to the Telegram and is
now in our possession. 1t is a plain
cedar staff with cork tip, and the point
is the celebrated and popular Falcon
We will preserve it as a souvenir
Greensboro Telegram.
Mr.. NJ. o. Sheriff., the new State
Librarian, will enter upon his duties to-
day. He is gentleman of character
and probity. and will make popular and
efficient officer. He was brave in war
and brave in peace.
In the report of the debate on the
bill to authorize committee to sit af-
ter adjournment, Senator Fields was
given as moving to table. The Senator
did not oppose the bill, but inquired as
to what was proposed to be done.
Col. John s. Cunningham. who has
returned to Raleigh says: "Our Repre-
sentative, Mr.. Whitefeld. is making a
good representative, is wide awake, and
looking clearly after the interests of
Person"
The Lincoln Journal commends Mr..
Reinhardt for his vote against the Con-
stitutional Amendment. 1t says in thus
voting he was true to the pledges he
made to his people in the campaign"
The Pungo and Mattamuskeet Rail-
road charters ought now to be good law.
1t has passed Just five readings in the
House The Bellhaven bill mas also serv-
ed a good long term of roll calls.
The new Shell Fish Commission will
meet at Newbern on Monday to organ
ize.
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His ancestry is among the old and dis
tinguished families of the State. His
grandfather. James Blythe was we'll
known Baptist Minister and prominent
Republican, Politician. Our subjects
father j. j. Blythe was a printer by
trade Mis- mother WAS a Miss Mary
A. Fullam. daughter of Lincoln Ful-
lum. il native of Vermont, who moved
to Henderson county. Young Blythe
was educated in the academic schools of
his native county and at Judson college.
He taught school for five years spending
part of his time attending school.