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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-24
CHICAGO MhRKBT.
Wheat, Corn. Oats. Provisions. Lari Short
Hills Etc.

Chicago June 23.-Wheat was weak
all day to-day. and closed at a decline
Of 12W3sc from yesterday. Weakness
IN foreign markets and more favora Bile
foreign crop prospects kept buyers ont
or the market. Corn and oats were
both heavy, and declined about &c
each. Provisions lost 2laG5c of their
previous values. The board will adj
Journ from Saturday, July to Wed
nesday, July d.
The leading futures ranged as ronows:
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-24
BALTIMORE GRAIN MARKET.

Baltimore. Md, June 23.-Flour, quiet
and unchanged. Wheat, dull and easy;
spot ana month. 76M 0761ac.; July. 76Is
@16&c.; August, IN @777sc.; Southern.
by sample, 70N77c. Corn, firm; spot
and month, 39M a 39lac.: July. 3S5s@
S9lAc,: August, 33ls@392sc.: Southern
white. 4ll=Mi2c. Oats. firm: No. 2
white. 32@S2Ac. Rye. easy; No. Q
Western, Gle.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-24
NAVAL STORES

Sava nnah. Ga, June 23.-Turpentine
&c ltosin, firm and unchanged.
Charleston, :. c.. June 2S.-Turpen-
tine market, firm at S6c. Resin. firm
and unchanged.
Wilmington. y. c.. June 2S-Spirits
of turpentine. nothing doing: unchang-
ed. Rosin. quiet and unchanged. Crude
turpentine. firm at Sl.S5@2.1O and 2.2O
Tar, firm a $3.50.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-24
Wednesday, June 20, 1899,
AT II O'CLOCK MI.

the following property-to-wlt:
LIST. That certain frame house Contain
ing . rooms) and lot situated on the
north SIDE OF Princess Anne avenue. be-
of lot % feet by So feet.
20. That certain lot situated on the
north side of Princess Anne avenue. be-
tween lilnson and Maltby avenues; size
OF lot. 80 feet by so feet.
sd. That certain lot situated on the east
side of Hanson avenue. SSS feet from the
north side of Princess Anne avenue. Sizo
of lot 20 feet by ll3.S feet.
TERMS:-One-third Cash; balance one
and two years. with per cent interest,
secured by deeds of trust on the property.
Deeds of trust to be drawn and recorded
at the expense of the purchaser. II. l..
PAGE 81 CO. Auctioneers. jeiI-IOt
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-24
AUCTION sALEs-THIsDAY.
BY the Morris Auction House A Wash
ington street. opposite new market.

l ARGE SALI1 AT OUR AUCTION
~ house THIS Saturday. MORNING
Carpets. Rugs, Mattings. Oil Cloth, Pic.
lures, Pianos. Refrigerators. 80 Tents. fine
GaSolene Stoves. Singing Birds, Sc, &c.
LADIES' especially invited to attend sale
~ II. Il. MORRIS. Manager
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-24
NEW ORLEANS COTTON MARKE.

New Orleans, June 23.-Cotton fu-
lures steady; June. 5.51 bid: July. 5.53
@5.54; August. 5.43@5.44 September.
5.S9@5.40; October 5.40@5.41: Novem-
Der, 5.42M5.43; December, 5.45@5.47;
January. 5.4S@5.5O; February, 5.52Gp5.53;
March, 5.556I556.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-24
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.

Liverpool. June 23.-4 p. Injections:
Spot, quiet; prices unchanged. Mid
ding. 11-32d. The sales OF the day
were 10000 bales, of which 1000 were
for speculation and export. and includ-
ed $500 American. Receipts, 400 bales,
all American. Futures opened steady,
with a fair demand, and closed steady.
American middling: June. 1S-64d SELL
ers; June and July, 17-6403 lS-64d.
buyers; July and August. 3 17-64G3 is
Sad. buyers; August and September, 3
l7-bfQ3 1S-64d. sellers; September and
October. 16-64ib3 17-6id. buyers; Oc-
tober and November. 3 15-64@3 16-
Gid; November and December, IA
Gi@3 15-64d. buyers: December and
January. 14-G4MS 15-64d. buyers; Jan
uary and February 15-64d. sellers:
February and March, 3 l5-64G3 16-64d
buyers; March and April. 3 1G-64G3 It.
Cad. sellers; April and May. 17-64d.
buyers.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-24
AUorIoN SALES -turUuE pays.


BY IL. L. Page &c Co.. Auctioneers, No. %
Bank street.
N ORDER TO WIND UP THE Az
4 fairs OF the INVESTMENT BUILD
ING COMPANY, we will sell at public
AUCTION. to the highest bidder Mt the Nor
folk Real Estate and Stock Exchange. No.
80 Main street. Norfolk Va. OIL
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-24

tesllinhteu) ..lu,ebf,toi 1o,I9O, us
Future contract market in New York
declined 10 points and closed uziet
and steady. August. 5.GiGf565: Octo-
ber 5.6Sa5.69; January, 5.S095.S1.
In New Orleans August contracts de-
clined 3 points. closing at 5.l3.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-24
FOR RENT.

RESI- DENCES.
October LIST 1899.
Three now Houses, Client.
pes rahe house in York street.
III Yarmouth. corner house.
III Charlotte street
~ College Place.
$50 College Place.
Possession nj once
Largo house Cumberland street.
n Holt street.
Desirable house on Buic street, is rooms
suitable for boarding house.
332 Eanlt street.
: Houses on Highland avenue
Olney Road. Client
$50 bermuda street
80 North street
Butte street. near Boush. IL rooms
Good house with large yard on suburbs
Several dcsirahl" houses Atlantic City
FLATS
p; Main street
.S3 Ma street.
lGi Sank street.
10 Bank street
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-24
Norfolk Cotton Market.
Norfolk. Va. Jul
COTTON RECEIPTS.
AMONG OUR COTTON MEN

AMONG OUR COTTON MEN.
The weather in cotton belt con-
tinues fine.
The LIVERPOOL stock and sales of
past week are as follows:
Sales of the week 49,. $4,000 $1,000
Stock and stocks
anoat -. -. $500. 1,3i5, 900 1,172, 900
or which American ..1,272. 900 1913, 600
Middling 49,. ......3 ibid. 7-16d.
Bar silver Nondon) q l3-16d. 27Ad.
Spot cotton in Liverpool unchanged.
Future contracts advanced Y to l point,
closing steady.
The crop movement during week has
been as follows:
1898 1895
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-01-19
SEND II PARCHED. PLEA Sc.

We had thought that most of the
editorial fraternity in the State knew
the editor OF THE COMMONWEALTH is a
tlat-foGted temperance advocate. We
have never drawn The line On coffee,
however, ana the Charlotte Observer,
whose editor we haye pleasantly known
several Years, and with whom we passed
some little courtesies during the
past year, most generously recog-
Mics this fact, which the follow
ing proves: This morning after
getting off mail, receipting the
many bills which we had sent out
and had been returned with remittance
checks, we settled down III the easy
chair to- read our exchanges. Looking
for the Observer first we removed the
wrapper in that mechanical way known
only TO country editors, when we were
surprised by rafting upon the table,
which we were about to mistake for
the escaping load from some machine
of evil. Remembering that we were
opening The Observer, which never
turned hand In malice against any
one, we held down the easy chair long
enough to look before running, and
ielt Treasured against harm to find that
friend Caldwell had only sent us along
inside the wrapper a-quantity of we'll
selected, sweet-scented coffee. We
were surprised, however, at last to find
our friend Caldwell a little behind
time for his coffee was green, and
down in this part al the State editors
are supplied with ready-parched Ar
buckles. Lyons, Or Lcyering's. SenG
it parched next time, please; and vel
thank you, too.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-01-19
MODEL COUNTY COMMISSION
Frs,

Down in Robson county they do
not have any liquor traffic, and they
like 1t. The Lumberton Robesonian
says the following good things for their
county commissioners
Neither of the three commissioners
"f hoheson county uses intoxicating
liquor or tobacco in any form. We
venture the assertion that no other
county IN the State can equal this
showing. in religion Chairman Shaw
is Presbyterian, Commissioner John
!, Methodist, and Commissioner Leg
gett--we are told-a Baptist. Each
has made success in his private bust
ness and the manner in which they
have taken hold Uf the affairs of the
county Indicates that they will be
faithful and consc entlous guardians OF
the money If the people. What they
have done so far has been we'll done.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-01-19
HOW ToIOWS UP.

The special accountants appointed
ny Capt. ". II. Day to make all In
yestigation OF the renitentiary affairs,
hive made p reuort az to the Central
Prison ut Raleigh The figures show
,ip onl.e badly, much worse than Mr..
LEV borne's report.
When the entire penitentiary invest
i-a:i.n sEall haye been completed, no
q ,ubt it. will lie disclosed that the State
If North Carolina has been badly I'm
posed upon. AlIhope and believe that
these things Will be remedied under
the search-light of Democratic Legls-
la.ure.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-01-19
NO INCREASE IN EXPENSES

There is disposition ON the part OF
some members of the Legislature to
increase the Number OF judges in the
State. The News & Observer has taken
strong ground against 1t, and prop
e:iv so.
To Increase the States expenses at
all would be Il Disappointment to the
people and would be disregarding the
promises made 10y every Democratic
speaker and writer in the last cam
p,ign. The people expect curtaillng
of expenses instead of an increase, for
shat Is what was promised them, and
that Is what the Legislature must do.
1t was remarked to US Yesterday by
Az observing citizen that In many cases
the dockets would be cleared much
sooner than they are but for The dispo-
sition of some lawyers to have cases
continued witnont good reasons.
While TIE COMMONWEALTH has the
highest regard fol its lawyer friends
and would not say an unkind word
Or disparaging sentence against them,
yet we think the charges which the
private citizen preferred against
them is sometimes true.
The truth is, there are Judges
enough in the State to hold all the
courts In good time, and the Legls!a-
tilre cannot afford to increase the HUN
Der and thus unnecessarily increase
the States expenses.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-01-19
,ioners in Jones county from three to

sioners in Jones county from three to
five.
To repeal special act in regard to
cole :,iur u. taxes In Chatham county.
To pro,i, ,e for appointment OF co..
ton welgher at Dunn, Harnett county.
TO amend the charter OF St. Mary's
school, Raleigh.
To repeal act putting pubic print
ing in hands of Council Of State.
Forty bills and resolutions were In
troduced of which we give the follow
Ing:
BY Patterson, OF Caldwell To in
struct North Carolina Congressman to
protest against the seating of Congress
man Roberts, OF Utah.
By Leatherwood, of Swain: To put
Mitchell county back In the English
district.
BY Thompson, OF Onsfow To re-
peal act providing for local school tax=
alton elections.
By Williams, Of Graham: To pro-
vide for payment OF all school funds
| into the State Treasury. and division
OF 1t among counties, according to
school population.
BY Winston, of Berthe: to Increase
the number of commissioners in Berthe
county.
On the resolution. taking the public
pri:tt,ng from the Fusionists: the Re
publicans called tor the ayes and noes
The Democrats helped sustain the call
| The vote resulted: Ayes, 50
noes, %.
H. B. No. 2S9 An act to provide
for an equal distribution of school
funds. By Williams, of Graham
Committee on Education.
H. B. No. 293. Act to increase the
number of county commissioners III
BERTHE county. By Winston. Com
mittee on Counties, Cities and Towns
S. B. No. Sc. To increase the mum
Der of commissioners of Hartford
county from three to eight was recon
mitted to Committee on Counties
Cities and Towns.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-01-19
HOW TO LOOK GOOD.

Cool looks are really more than skin
deep, depending entirely on Il heath:
coaui,ion Of all the VITAL organs. II
The. liver is inar',se. you have bilious
look, it your ST ..:.a,. Ii l., disordered, you
have dyspeptlc look, it your kldne, 9
are affected, you have a pinched look
Secni. good heaitt,,an you will sur.
Is have good looks. Electric Bitters1
is a good Allefa,ise and Tonic. Acts
directly on the stomach, liver and kid
neys, pnrlfies the blood, cures rimples.
hiulche> ana ,s,lls. and gives good
complexion. Every bottle guaranteed.
Sold at Il. 4. Whitehead & Co.'s Drug
Store. 80 cents per bottle.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-01-19
For Over Fifty Years

MRS. WINsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP, has
been used for over fifty years by mil
lions Of mothers for theirchiidren while
teething, with perfect success. Vt
s.,othes the child, softens the gums
alIays all pain, cures wind collie, and ID
the best remedy for Diarrhoea. It will
relieve the poor little sufferer immedil
ately. Sold by Druggists in every part
IF the world. Twenty-Five cents i
bottle. Be sure and ask for . Mrs Win
slows Soothing SYRUP" and take no
other kind. 4-2l1y.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-01-19

THE PENNY MAGAZINE, New
York, which is the lowest-priced maya
zine in America GO cents Year,, and
which is owned by Hon. Chauncey M.
Depew, the eminent American orator,
wants repre- sentative in this vicinity.
It is a coed opportunity for one Of our
ambitious young men or young women.
Applications should be addressed to the
SUBSCRIPTION DEPARTMENT, TIL E
PENNY MAGAZINE, Temple Court,
New York City.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-01-19
Notice Of Dissolution.

By mutual consent the co-partner-
ship heretofore existing between C. A.
Camp and Geo. T. Andrews, under the
firm name of Camp and Andrews, has
been dissolved. All claims against the
old firm may be presented to G. A.
Camp, who will settle same, and all
persons indebted to said old firm will
settle the sam with him
The business will be continued at the
same place By G. A. Camp.
q. A. CAMP.
Scotland Neck, n. c.,
Jan. u, 1899. l-19-2t.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-01-19

All Your Neigh bors
ABOUT

The wonderful new Constitutional
Cure Tor RHEUMATISM.
The remedy 1s Vegetable Com
pound, Extracts OF Roots, Herbs and
Banks. No Optiates. Purities the
blood and drives out the poisonous
acids that cause the disease. Cures
90 per cent of the patients. The
rovno io
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-01-19
MARRIAGE IN TARBORO.
News & Observer. 18th,

News & Observer 18th,
A quiet home wedding took place at
Hilma Tuesday morning at half alter
eleven when Mrs Elizabeth Bridgers
Cox, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Luther 1ridgers, and Mr.. Benjam n
Finney, of Savannah, Georgia, were
united in marriage. The ceremony
was performed 10y Rev. Martin S. John
son, brotber.in-law of the groom,
assisted by Rey. Edward Watts Gam
BILE. Only the immediate families of
the bride nd groom were present. Mr..
and Mrs. Finney left on the noon train
for short Southern tour, after which
they will reside In Savannah, Georgia.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-01-19
Are Xou Weak

Weakness nanilests itself in liz loss o.
ambition and aching bones. Til, blood is
wate,y; the tissues are wasting he ccor is
being opened for disease. A bottle eff Biou:ls'
Iron Bitters taken in time will restore your
strength, soothe. your nerves, make your
blood rich and red. Do you more good
than an expensive special course Of medicine.
Btovng Iron Bittes i sold By III daalers.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-01-19
SUGGESTION ABOUT SCHOOLS,

Rev. J. M. White, of Apex, has been
a teacher many years in schools, pub
lie and private, is a man of fine judg-
ment and rare common sense. He
offers some suggestions through the
Biblical Recorder, which editor Bailey
believes are solution of the school
question In North Carolina, and If so,
the salvation of the State.
Mr.. White suggests
OQr public schools are not popular
because not respectable.
They can never oe respectable with
forty or fifty pupils In a small cabin or
shanty, without comfortable seats and
no desks a three months term under
an incompetent teacher.
This state of things cannot be RENE
died without more money.
We can't get more money by an in
creased appropriation along present
lines, because of constitutional limita-
tons.
The only way to perceptlbly increase
the school funds is by local taxation.
The people will not vote local taxa
ton so long as white taxes 60 to run
negro schools. It is Of no avail to urge
patriotism and such-the people will
not vote 1t.
am sure the foregoing are facts. !
am no lawyer, but offer a suggestion:
| Let our school districts (old) be
made the corporate unit, if need be-,
instead OF TIE township.
These school districts, white and COL
ored, are not co-terminus that is, they
are not nece. sarlly Identical territory.
The white and colored schools are al
ready distinct by law.
Give us law providing that school
districts may vote "tax" or "nO taxi
each for itself.
If white district No. | votes "tax"
(no negroes voting), let such tax go
only to white schools. Have the same
provision for both white and colored.
This appears to me to be no class
legislation, and l believe the white
people will then vote to tax themselves,
and our schools may become respecta-
BILE and popular.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-01-19

DR.. Bulls COUGH SYRUP INVARIABLY
cures promptly all catarrhal affections.
This wonderful medicine performs to
day, and has performed in the past
halt century. the speediest cures Of
colds N the throat, chest and lungs.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-01-19

S. B. IL l. Senator Thomas: To
repeal chapter 421, Laws of 1897.
To Committee on Education. This is
the law appropriating $50, 900 annually
to be given to districts that vote a
special school tax of as much as ten
cents on the one hundred dollars valua-
ton of property, one dollar for each
dollar raised by such tax, provided no
district receives more than $500 an
nually.
HOUSE.-The following bills hav-
ing passed both Houses and been en-
rolled, were signed by Speaker Con
nor:
To increase the number of commits
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-01-19
THE DISPENSARY SYSTEM.

The town OF Fayetteville has been
under the dlspensary system for the
liquor business during the past Is
months. Some friends of the liquor
interest have tried to make it appear
that the dispcnsary system has injured
the business of the place. DR.. j. w.
Mcneil, OF the town, writes some facts
to the News and Observer and leaves
the reader to draw conclusions. He
says:
Intelligent and far-mlnded men will
insist on Judging the merits of the dis
pensary by the record of its own
achievements, and not by what Its
partlsans or opponents may individual
ly say about it. And what has it ac-
complished?
First, during the past Is months
(the period Of Its exlstence)-
It has paid to Fayetteville $1,000
Paid to county of Cumberland 5000
Net stock on hand, paid for 1000
Ii i,;ss cash in bank 1000
Total, sic, 200
During the Is months
prior to the dispensary
the town of Fayette-
vile received In reve-
rue from licenses from
twelve saloons, 81 500
County license 1900 $4,000
Gain for dlspensary oyer
twelve saloons, $500
Deduct the State tax Of 1900
which went to the school fund Of the
county, leaving net balance IN favor OF
the dispedsary for IS months OF 81 500.
These figures are of public record, and
are correct (S4,s00)
Second. A true record OF the actual
sales OF liquor by the twelve saloons
which existed previous to the dispen-
sary vii! show that the sales of liquor
Ivy the dispensarv have been less by at
least one-third, il not one-half and II
"alley dram shops" or blind tigers
are allowed to exist, as "ProEnent
Citizen" says they do III Fayetteville
the officers of the law are to blame, aud
not the dlspensary for anyone, except
drunkards and minors can buy the
wh1skey wanted from the dispensary.
Third. Drunkenness and crimes re-
sulting tbereirom have greatly de-
creased since the existence of the dis
pensary, and pubic order was meyer
better. A large majority of the mag
lstrates of the county, and the mayor
and police officials of Fayetteville, all
admit this fact. They are bound tC
admit it, for the records OF the police
courts and magistrates courts show it.
| There has not been homicide In the
county for twelve months, nor has
there been charge of capital felony
having been committed since the dis
pensary went into effect.
Fourth. More cotton has been mar
keted Ill Fayetteville this season than
for many years trade in all lines has
been better than for several years, con-
| sidering the low price Of cotton and
farm products and the number of va
cant stores and dwellings is less than
formerly The tax books Of the coun.
| ty show that some five or six thous
and dollars more we're received in pub
lie taxes the past twelve months than
for corresponding period of time he
| fore the dispensary, while the public
school fund of the county was never SO
fl ash" as now.
These are the unvarnished facts, and
the unprejudiced reader may draw his
own conclusion as to which Of the two
systems Is preferable-the dispensary
or the licensed saloon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-16

plenty OF time to sleep after 1t was all over
again else how was it that he saw the white.
ag0niZed face Of his mother there, breaking
through that solid line OF blue on the right?
He wanted to rush to her and tell her 1t was all
dream that he would not be hurt. but ne could
not bring his limbs 10 obey his will: and then
in moment the stern. fixed faces Of the men
in front brought back with sickening force the
reality and awfulness OF it all
II must come to an end some time Yes, the
officer at the head OF the squad had stepped
a pace forward. and 4 command was given that
he could not understand. but the guns were low
cred with jerk; another command. and with
jerk and clang the guns came 10 aim, and all
seemed pointing directly into his eyes. 1t would
soon be- over.
There was a fash but he could hear no
port. Would those bullets never come. or must
he stand there through all eternity waiting for
the end? Could they have missed him? Per-
hapS he was dead already. Death had come
with the fash and death not different
from life. after all. Then Yes. by God,
am hit after air. he shouted. grabbing fran
tically at his left arm, which suddenly seemed
a mass Of molten ircn. "Of all those guns only
one was loaded. and that has taken off my arm"
DaZed and stupid from sleep and pain. he
orened his eyes to see the relief still some TWEEN
ty yards away. but moving with the brisk swing
OF the Regulars to his post. His left arm
seemed on fire yet. but he managed to bring
his gun into position and challenge in the usual
manner.
How is this" said the officer Wounded?
II must have been that shot that just came
from across the canyon Yes. believe I'm
struck bit. said Morton, but it don't amount
to much. and I'm mighty glad to get out Of this
hole even if my is aroke. It's a id
sight better than having the whole six in my
carcass"
With those rather unintelligible words Pri-
vate Morton fell in and marched away to his
quarters
After the surgeon had fixed up his arm it was
some time before he could reconcile his mind
10 dreaming much in the time it took that
relief to march thirty steps
o. God how sweet IL to sink down at last
upon that glorious couch. his army blanket and
the muddy ground. To feel the drowsness creep
ing deliciously through his very soul; to smile
with contempt at the futile efforts his wounded
arm was making to keep him awake and at last
to fall soundly and really aseep.-(E F. Floyd
in The Overland Monthly.