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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-06-12
ASSEMBLY.

The greatest meeting, SO far is the
educationa life of the State is con-
cerned, will take place this week at
Morehead City.
Teachers and friends of education
should give this meeting their sup
port, sympathy and presence, if pos
sible TO do so.
The Secretary and Treasurer, Mr..
Mebane, has labOred hard to make
the Assembly q success. The most
extensive and neatest program ever
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-06-12
CONVENTIONS IN KENTUCKY.
They Elect Delegates to Kansas City and En-
dorse Bryan.
(By the Associated Press.)

(By the Associated PresS.)
Louisville, KY, June 9.-Mass county
conventions were held in Kentucky today
to select delegates to the State Demo
cratic Convention in Louisville. June 18th,
which will name delegates to the Kansas
City Convention. 1t is regarded as GER
tain that Senator j. c.. Blackburn,
James 3. McCreary and Louis McQuOWn
will be three Of the delegates at large,
but the vote for the fourth one was
scattering. today. In Franklin county, in
which is Frankfort, the capital, there was
a spirited fight between followers of Gov
ernOr Beckham and General JOsenh II
Lewis, candidate for the Democratic
nomination for Governor, and the Beck
ham side won. All the conventions en-.
dOrSed Bryan.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-06-12
AMBASSADOR WHITE MUM.
Vice-Presidential Nomination Not Yet Offered
Him. Won't Discuss It.
(Bv the Associated Press

Berlin, une 9.-The attention Of Mr..
Andrew d. White, the United States Am
bassador was called by the correspondents
of the Associated Press today to Ameri-
can dispatches connecting his name with
the Vice-Presidential nomination. asked
for a formal statement on the subject,
Mr.. White declined to give this, saying
he could not discuss the nomination be
cause it had not yet been olfarel to
him. He had some letters from Ameri-
can friends on the subject but did no.
think anything would come of it. Nobody
has charge of his case in the United
States and nobody is pushing it.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-06-12
NAVAL STORES.

Charleston, S. c., June 9.-TuTpentine quut
Rosin quiet; receipts -; sales -; exports -
Quote: Il, G., ID, Si.05; f, S1.1O; +, Sl.15; G, ~"
Ii, 81. IS; !, Sl.4O; X. Sl50; NJ, Sl.r5; n, tl9o; W a
10; w w, $3.50.
Savannah, GA, June 9-Turpentine firm t
Is: receipts 2.O53; sales 40; exports G45.
Rosin firm; receipts }, 49,; sales $50, exports,
l,95l
Quote: A, b, c, d, s115; f. sI.ao; r., le5; G,
81. 35; H., Sl.45; |, S1.33; X, S1.65; NJ, sl.so; n.
". IS; VIC, u. 80; WV, $3.50.
Wilmington. n. c., june 9.-Turpeutiur
steady at 43H@44: receipts l57.
Rosin steady at s, O5al 10; receipts 29o.
Crude turpentine quiet at Sl.'Ot2 20; receipts
III barrels.
Tar steady at sl.4O; receipts 70 barrels.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-06-12
SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES

Aliens Foot-Ease, powder. 1t cures
painful, smarting, swollen feet and in
growing nails, and instantly takes the
sting out Of cOrns and bunions. It's the
greatest comfort discovery of the age.
Aliens Foot-Ease makes tight or new
shoes feel easy. 1t is a certain cure fol-
sweating, callous and hot, tired, aching
feet. F:v it today. Sold by all druggists
and snoe stores. Dy mail for Csc. in
stamps. Trial package Free. Address,
Allen S.. Olmsted. LIE Roy, N. Y.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-06-12
BALTIMORE PROVISIONS

BALTIMORE, June 9-tlour frmer. Nr.'u.
super 81. 350,2. -; do. extra u. 3Oa29 -.
Wheat unsettled; spot. June AMI July "a.
14aS: August -: Southern Wheat hy sample, 1.
IS.
Cord. dull: spot. June and July. 44asWt5a
Southern white. I1M47h: Southern yellow, 40 a.
Oats hrner: NO. , white, 3sh do. mixed 26f4
2G4.
Rive firm: No. 2. nearby, 81: No. ,. Wes>eru .
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-06-12
BOERs CUT THE WIRES AT ROODEVAL
They Are Estimated at 2, 600 Men With ST,
Guns.
(Ry the Associated Press.O

London. June 0.-General Forester
Walker cables to the War Office from
Cape Town, under date of June 8th as
follows:
"Kelly-Kenny, at ~Bloemfontein, reports
that the telegraph has been cut at RoOde-
val, north of Kroonstad, by a body of
Beers estimated to be 1000 strong, with
six guns. He is sending strong reinforce
men, to KroOnstad and / am reinforcing
from Cape Colony. l hope the Interrupt
ton will be only temporary"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-06-12
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago, Ills, June 9.-The signal ser
vice prediction Of rains in the Northwest
caused a stampede Of longs today and
when the session ended July was 16s.
under yesterday. The other markets WEI,
Influenced by the break, corn closing / tc
11sc., oats 3sc. and provisions sc. to 12hc
lower.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-06-12
IOPEN Nc. HIGHEST. LOWEsT- CIosI1

Cash quotations were as follows:
stralShts S9Oa3.jO; do. clears 2.8Oa3. 30: sprino
speGials 1905 50; spring patents 90. OOa3. Is; do
No: ?, -; No. 8, spring s7n067X: No. ? rel
.s ~ Corn-No. ?, Ssas@s9ss: No. : yellow 39Ha
81. Oats-No. 2, 224M221; No. 2 white 25II@.
- no; s. white Rye-No. -. Bar
1eygA ,S feeding Sh; fair to choice maltiny
~ ug % FLAX seed 1880; No. l northwestern
PLY. frlme timothy seed 81 IS. Mess pork Der
H0bbi,, oilo'allSO. Lard. per 100 lbs, III. 77bM6.9O.
Snori I'D SIDES Goose IS. 7O@7 90, Dry-salted
shoudders Sboxed) 6A@6z. Short clear sides
NEW YORK.
New YORK, June 9.-Flour weak and Quiet,
. inuesOta patents S3.63a4.O 90: Minnesota bakers
GO ioa,,'o: winter patents VI. 6Oa3 80; do. straights.
r. 2502. 40. w. ~" hiaues
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-06-12
At Atlanta, Ga, Mr.. T. A.. Hammond

At Atlanta, Ga, Mr.. T. A. Hammond.
appointed by the Court as auditor in the
case of the failed Southern Mutual Build
ing and Loan Association, reported yes
terday that the concern was hopelessly
insolvent, the report showing that the
Association lost about $3.50 900 from the
time of its organization to the annoint-
ment of the receivers, in February 1907
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-06-12
OTHER COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK MONEY

NEW YORK, June 9.-8 on call
nominal at 2 per cent; last loan -. per cent.
Prime mercantile paper 31.@4H per cent. Ster-
ling exchange steady, with actual business in
bankers bills at S4.874@4.s7as for demand and at
S4.S45s04.844 for sixty days. Posted rates 81. 1914
W4.S8H. Commercial bills 81. Silver
certificates 6O016l Bar silver 20. Mexican dollars
An Government bonds weak; State bonds
inactive; railroad bonds weak.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-06-12
NORFOLK PEANUT MARKET.

NORFOLK, Va, June 9-PeanutS steady. new
fancy, 24 strictly prime, 2as prime, u
common, lHO2; Spanish, soc. per bushel.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-06-12
Latham. Alexander & Co. adds to

this table:
in Texas, on account Of prolonged,
excessive rains, planting was retard-
ed, and the acreage reported but
slightly more than last year.
From all the States our correspOn-
dents report the crop late, due to
u~nfavOrab]e weather lOr planting ear
ly in the season. and slow growth, the
result of cool nights. Altogether the
crop conditions this year are not con
sidered as promising is at same date
last year.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-06-12
NEW Ms.

Spot cotton closed steady and 3-l6c higher:
middling uplands 9; middling gulf "a sales ~
bales.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-06-12
the SICK Made WELL

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Have you any pain, or ache. or r"aEnossE pat-
goar blood show that it contains impurities Are }'.
nervous? DO YOU Lack snap and activity OF mind 4l. .
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-06-12

Capital Tobacco Fertilizer.
National Special Tobacco FertII"'.
National Fertilizer.
capital Bone-Potash Compound.
Iravers' Dissolved Bone Phosphate
champion Acid Phosphate.
Beef Blood and Bone.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-06-12
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. June 9.-Cotton futures opened
steady.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-06-12

Cotton futures closed firm.
The Globe-republican., 1900-03-22
VIOLATES ANTITRUST LAW.
Resolutions to Instruct Attorneys
to Prosecute.
AIMED AT STANDARD OIL CO.

Washington. March 1e--Representa-
tive Fitzgerald of New York introduced
the following resolution:
Whereas, 1t appears matter of
public record that the Standard Oil Co.
paid in the city of New York on March
Is, 1900. the sum of ST.. Ooo. 900, this
amount being an extra dividend in adj
dition to the regular quarterly dividend
of So, OoO, 900; and
record that this last dividend is SIS, OOO,-
900 in excess of the last quarterly divi-
dend paid by this corporation; and
Whereas, 1t Is also a matter of pub
lie record that the price of kerosene oil,
the sole means of lighting used by the
middle and poorer classes of people,
during the period of time between the
declaration of these dividends was in
creased cents per gallon. constituting
tax every home in the land; there
fore, be it
Resolved, That, in the opinion of
congress, this action of the Standard
Oil company is in direct violation of
the provisions of the Sherman anti
trust law and therefore punishable by
fine and imprisonment, and the attOr-
ney general is hereby directed, in &C
act, to direct the several district at
torneys of the United States in their
respective districts to institute pro-
ceedings to bring the above named
violator of the laws to Justice
The Globe-republican., 1900-03-22
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

what In Being Done In The Fifty-sIxth
General Assembly
MARCH FOURTEEN
the financial Dlll.vvas sent-to=t the president
Ssnasors Plat Sce.l, AldrIch Or = and
mittee to visit Cuba
nentcaDle from some port in Washington &c
Mr.. Fitzgerald introduced joint resolution
goxernnent from building its own va rshiIos.
schoolins ss Of oh-ciSizen chidre n Pndian Ter
ritory by taxing non-citizen residents
MARCH FIFTEEN
Senator Jones (Arlx-) offered a resolution OF
119uiFy into chaEges Of ineomPete4Sy and i in,
territory TOWNSHIP commissioners
Perso Rice e ebe benefit Of the peope s5er
fered substitute which brought on a lengthy
create bureau Of chemistry in the agricultural
OF aduIteration Of food So ''''- --- '-''-'-o--
The house passed bills to settle the title of
real estate In the city of Santa Fe. New
This. The Distr,et Of Columbia con-
MARCH SIXTEEN.
The. The Senate held its fourth special forenoon ,
code Blu It's reading % finfsh Oe
a resolution offered by Senator GalIingeE a:
cabinet to- report the number OF clerks in their
An order asked for by Senator Hoar was made
Senator Allen offered amendment to the
Puerto Rican bill extending the constitution
over Puerto Rico. 1t tabled 80 to II.
The house passed the District of Columbia
BIZ grantng the
Hays military reservation to the state of Kan
MARCH SEVENTEEN
All the amendments to the Puerto Fsican ap-
and the h,eei bill passed without division oe1 :
The Senate committee public buildings
voted favorab1y the bill increase the limit of
the proposed building at Boise, Idoha $780,
600.
Among the bills in the house is set
ting apart lands In Arizona '-petrided for
est natural park Also one to recover to the
United States the title private holdings
within forest reservations for natural parks
The house militia committee reported favor
ably the bill to give the national guard
increase from S400,0 600 to 81, 0O0, 600
MARCH NINETEEN.
tariff section of the Puerto Rican bill. pending
for free trade with Puerto Rico. His sub
Stitute also declares that the constitution is
not extended over that island
Inc Senate Indian committee VIII send
sub committee to investigate Indian agents in
Oklahoma.
The house sent the pension appropriation
bill to conference committee,
preparation of revenues to Puerto Rico.
Mr. Stevens (Tex-) introduced bill for the
appointment of registers Of land in Indian Ter
ritory
The Globe-republican., 1900-03-22

New York, March eo--The steamship
Oceanic arrived here with 500 Irish i'm
migrants on board About 400 OF this
number were girls 1t was said at the
barge Office that every English vessel
which would arrive here in the next
few months would carry from 400 to
500 Irish men and women
Most of the male immigrants said
that they had left Ireland because they
were afraid they were going to be draft
ed; not that they feared to fight but
that they objected to fighting the Beers
The Globe-republican., 1900-03-22
U. s. POSTAL CHECK NOTES.
Proposed for Convenience in Send
ing Money by Mail.
WITHOUT ExPENSETos SENDER.

Washington, March Ex-senator Nc
MILAN in the senate and Mr.. Lentz in
the house have introduced bill de-
signed to afford an easy and inexpen-
sive means of transmitting money by
mail. They provide that all United
States and national bank notes, silver
certificates and treasury notes of 81, 81
and IS denominations shall be replaced
by. new notes to be known as United
States post check notes. Fifty mill
Hons of United States notes of demon
iinations below SO shall be replaced
with like amount of fractional post
acheclx notes of from 5 to so cents The
face and back of the notes are to make
them payable to payee named hereon"
sEn place of the present inscription
payable to bearer on demand" and
the face Of the notes shall have a blank
space to insert the name of a payee,
with space for a receipt and stamp
The holder of any such post check, by
inserting the name of payee and
afixing postage stamp may forward
the same by mail to the designated
payee and it is redeemab1e at the post
office named. The checks are then to
be cancelled and new checks issued
The Globe-republican., 1900-03-22

Washington, March 17.-The house
committee on naval affairs reached a
definite and final decision as to the
number of warships to be authorized
the forthcoming naval appropriation
bill as follows:
Two seagoing coast line batt1eships
of about IL, 500 tons each, to cost ap-
proximately So, 500, 900 each; three
armored cruisers of the highest prac-
teal speed and most powerful armor
and armament, to cost approximately
81, 900, 900 each; three protected cruis-
ers, to cost about 81, 141 900 each.
1t was determined not to provide any
gunboats, in view of the opinion ex-
pressed by Secretary Long and Ad
miral Dewey that General Otis recent
purchases of serviceable boats of this
character met present gunboat re-
QuirementS.
The Globe-republican., 1900-03-22
Lee Quo q Faith HeaIer.

Wichita, March eo.-The committee
on church conduct OF the Southern
Kansas Methodist conference took de-
cided action against faith healing, and
upon recommendation of Bishop Vim
cent expelled Methodist minister
from their ranks
The presiding elder read his letter to
he be relieved from duty Bishop Vim
cent concurred, and accordingly Rev
Osborne's name was disconnected from
the Methodist church.
The Globe-republican., 1900-03-22
trust Sustained BY Court.

New York. March 2o--Justice Rus
sell in the supreme court dismissed the
claimant in the action brought by the
John D. Park & Sons company, against
the National Wholesale Druggists as
ISOLATION for injunction restraining
the defendant from refusing to sell
the plaintiff corporation patent medi-
cines, except agreement to main
tain the rates set by the defendants at
which the goods were to be retailed-
Russell says the complaint does not
present sufficient cause for action.
The Globe-republican., 1900-03-22
Gen. Wheeler In Washington.

Washington, March 19--Genera1 Joe
Wheeler is in the city He gave Gen
era1 Corbin brief description OF the
conditions in Luzon when he left. He
in sisted that the war was over and
that nothing more to be done
except to run down few guerrillas
and irregu1ars. There was difficulty
in this work, he said, and there was
danger, too, but it was not war
Ambuscades Were frequent and it was
not easy to tell whether the hidden
force was strong or weak; three men
had been mistaken for company in
some cases. The general said the
troops were doing splendid work there.
They were sound and healthy and in
quite as good shape as they would be
at home engaged in similar service.
This was owing, a measure to the
excellent care for their men exhibited
by the officers and to the watchful
precautions of the staff of the army
The Globe-republican., 1900-03-22
Arrest OF D1vIne Hea1er Truth:

Boston, March 19.-Francis Truth,
head of the divine healing association
which bears his name, and whose adj
vocates have been spread over the
whole country, was arrested at his
office charged with using the mails for
fraudulent purposes. The prisoner
was locked up A large amount OF
mail matter was seized by the officers.
Truth has been conducting the es-
Establishment for about six months and
has had all the business he could at
tend to with the help of % clerks. He
took his arrest very calmly and made
no statement. Mrs. Truth was not
molested. 1t is said that Truth be-
longs in California 1t is said that his
business brought him in $50, 900 week
regularly.
The Globe-republican., 1900-03-22
Del,nouent Tax Accounts.

Topeka, March 2o.-ssAt the begin
ming of 1885, says State Auditor Cole,
t'the delinquent state tax due from the
counties was S145, $50. january L, 1899
the total sum due the state was $242.-
33S. During 1899 there was paid on
this account 1888, 523, leaving balance
of $50, SIS which is still due. In 1895
there were but thirty-four counties in
the state which did not owe the state
delinquent taxes. Now ffty-six coun-
ties have paid up in full, and the ac-
counts are now balanced.
The counties rule are making
prompt settlements and that part Of
the states business is now in better
shape than it has been for many years
The Globe-republican., 1900-03-22
Imitation Butter Bin Doubtful.

Washington, March Members of
the agricultural committee of the house
are expressing doubt that favorable
action will be taken the Circuit bill
assessing a tax of 10 cents pound on
oleomargarine made in imitation Of
butter. The sub committee is under
stood to be opposed to it, and the
whole committee would probably take
a like position, although the demand
for its passage is general throughout
the dairy sections of the country and
all the Western members are receiving
petitions asking for favorable action.
1t has been arranged to have final
action on the measure decided by the
whole committee.
The Globe-republican., 1900-03-22
severe storm south And East.

Washington, March 17--About eight
inches of snow fell during the day on
Thursday, followed by snow and hail
during the night and Friday. Consid-
cradle of the early snow melted it
fell The storm prevailed over most of
the southern states east of the Mis-
sissippi. beginning in louisiana
Snow fell in north Texas where
fruit trees are in bloom and vegetables
just coming up Wheat is no where
in iured as far as known
At New York and throughout New
Jersey snow and sleet fell for nearly
twenty-four hours
The Globe-republican., 1900-03-22

TOpek a, March 2O.-All of the agents
of the Rock Island railway remit their
daily receipts to the Central National
bank at Topeka In year these re
mittances amount to about 81, 900, 900.
Far greater part come in checks,
drafts, and other forms of credit mon
ey, received by the agents from
customers Said Banker Bonebrake:
t'In the past year do not remember
of receiving a single check, draft or
other form of credit money that was
not good or a forgery. 1t is wonder
full that this great amount of paper
could be handled without finding one
bad check or one case of forgery. The
people are honest, and scoundrels are
few and far between"
The Globe-republican., 1900-03-22

Denver, March 2O.-If the Union Pa
ciflc goes down the line with its dis
1I1issa1s of employees, as at present, not
,less than 80, 700 men, some of them for
twenty years in the service, will be
taken from the ranks and new men
employed by the system A physical
examination of Union Pacific employees
his now being conducted at the shops.
The same examination is being con-
Quoted very quietly in many of the
larger cities along the route of the
road.
The Globe-republican., 1900-03-22
Epworth League OmciaIs.

Chicago, March 17--Rev. Edwin A
Schell, d. d., formerly general secre-
tary of the Epworth league, has
brought suit for $25, 900 damages
against Rev. Charles Parkhurst of Bos-
ton, publisher of lions Herald; Rev
J. B. Jennings, western agent of the
Methodist Book Concern, and Rev.
Joseph Berry, editor of the Epworth
Herald, for alleged conspiracy to GUST
him from his 81 900 office The trouble
arose over royalties on the song book
published by the Methodist book con-
The Globe-republican., 1900-03-22
FROM CRADLE TO GRAVE.
This Would Have Been Called Tyranny
Not Long Ago

Ems tsOukQ Have E8een Called Tyranny
Not Long Ago
Chicago, March 2O--Cnless a body
goes to its last resting place in a union
made coffin, it will be refused burial
in the cemeteries of Chicago and
vicinity, If the plans of the labor I'M
ions to organize a gravediggers' union
are carried out Already they have
compelled the placing of union labels
ON every cradle manufactured, and it
is the avowed object of the unions to
unionize everything from the cradle tie
the grave, inclusive.
To enforce the use of union collins.
the woodworkers. soon as they
have unionized the factories, will at
tempt to organize the gravediggers
into a union and have them refuse alb
solutely to inter body unless it is
estimated that there are about $50
gravediggers employed in the GENE
teries of Chicago
1--WE already have the union label on
all cradles made said Secretary John
Lee, of the woodworkers. ssand why
should we not have union collins and
union gravediggers? It to the interest
of the 1aboring men to have every
thing used, from tbs cradle to the
brought about the use of union made
underwear, the drinking of union
beer, the smoking of union cigars, the
consumption of union bread, and why
should we not unionize our producto's
The Globe-republican., 1900-03-22

New York, March 2O.-Maud S, the
famous trotter, died at Schultz farm,
Port Chester. N. Y. She was brought
to the farm from New York a week
ago and it was intended to use her for
breeding purposes She was sick when
she arrived here and has been under
the care of a veterinary surgeon. She
gradually became worse and all efforts
to save the life of the valuable animal
were fruit1ess. Maud S was owned
by the Bonner estate and was &c yeaas
of age. Her trotting record of 2:Oss1
was made in 1885
The Globe-republican., 1900-03-22

1t is said that with the exception OF
Queen Victoria no woman has been the
original of SO much plastic art the
Maid of Orleans, Joan of Arc. It .s
estimated that all the world over not
more than fifty monuments have been
erected to women. More monuments
have been erected to the Emperor Will
liam L of Germany. than to all the IA
nous women put together. Nearly
century after Maria Theresa's death
Austria erected a monument to her
memory A beautiful statue of Queen
Louise OF Prussia is in Berlin
The Globe-republican., 1900-03-22
1l4sseusfon AmonsDutch

London, March 2O.-A dispatch to
the Exchange Telegraph company
from Cape Town, says it has been de-
cided to send only the Transvaa1ers to
St Helena, the authorities finding it
difficult to prevent conflicts between
the Free Skaters and the TranSvaalers-
Colonel Schiol, who was captured in
Natal in the early part of the war, has
a special sentry at his door to prevent
him from suffering bodily violence.
The Globe-republican., 1900-03-22

Columbia, S C. March 2O.-The sta
ton agent and other citizens of Nee
Gees, Orangebarg county, telegraphed
the governor begging troops to protect
them from white regulators who had
twice visited the town, beat the peo-
pie, white and black, and promised to
return and kill them. Work on farms
has been stopped and people driven
from their business The governor
telegraphed the sheriff to ride across
the country with a posse till troops
could be sent The cause of the law
jessness is unknown.