7(7) 6 month, - s« * «+ 2%we : "Delivered in townothe office;it an- Qonsul General Lee which was. adopted by the Senate without a dissenting yoice, i8 intended to. Solve theT mystery as to the trathofthe sensational statements_for Americans arrested in Cuba.resolutions to request the Presi-towards the administration oneans in the ~House would like tosee the civil service law thrownos had his way he would wipe out© the civil service law and fill every_ Grosvedor, of Ohio, also jumped_ allover the civil service law andee oe eeepeal | We will send the Tue Daty Rr-Hig» ile ek aenough then, but we shall knowEVERY AFTERNOON (EXCEPT SUNDAY).better hereafter.T Representative whole year tor $5.75. Did you ever2 iehear of a better offer? The regularoo) SURSCRIPTTON RATES."Oro year, - - = * $8.00ae ~ k. oe - o ve 10OS oliver by carriers withoutcost.~ Advertisng rates are liberal and can be. vad on application to the editor or atahiWe desire a five correspondent atavery postoftice inthe county, who willgend in brief items of NEWs as it Occurs4o each neighborhood. Write plainlyaad oniy on one side of the paper.o7Monpay, Marcu 1, 1897.+WASHINGTON LETTER "(From Our Regular Correspondent)Wasuincton, Feb, 26th, 1897.Senator HillTs resolution callingnpon Secretary Olney for copiesof all communications to and fromsaying that Gen. Lee had eitheractuaily tendered his resignationas Consul, General to Cuba, orne to-do so, unless theministration gave him betterbacking than it has been givinghim in his fight to secure justiceIt is believed that it was intendedas an affront to President Cleve-land. It is customary in suchdent to furnish the desired infor-mation, if in» his opinion it iscompatible with public interests.Senator Hill ignored the Presidententirely, and his resolutions asksSecretary Olney for the informa"tion. Congress feels very uglyaccount of its Cuban policy, butthere is no time left to doanything now, except to pass theappropriation bill.Mr. Bryan wa3in Washingtontwo days this week, and was therecipient of much attention. He~was also the central figure irseyeral importantT political con-(ferences.Repre:entative Bailey, of Texas,gave the republicans a good-natured raking over in a speechwhich did not overlook the assis-tant republicans, about theirembarrassment in distributing60,000 offices among 350,000 appli-cants, and made the predictionthat every one of the fifty Con:gressional districts which therepublicans carried last Novemberby majorities of less than 1,000/would go democratic at the nextelection. oFour years ago,� saidMr. Bailey, oyou laughed at ourembarrassment ; now we laugh atyours. You have no more chanceof escaping the wrath of the officeSeekers at the noxt Congressionalelections than we had of escapingthe disapproval of the people forthe maladministration of theadministration about to retirefrom power.�That a majority of the republi-overboard ~was shown by thehearty applause with which theyreceived the assertion of DelegateFlynn, of Oklahoma, that if heOffice with a republican within_ twenty four hours afterMcKinleyTsinauguration» §_ Repreventative:Euwrred as second~tlusa; mail matter. | of the House Committee on CivilBrosus, of Pennsylvania,chairmanService Reform, defended the law,Better get them while, you can"thisand accused Grosvenor of hayingoffer may be withdrawn.by his talk against it oflashed a asword in the neart of the Presi- "dent-elect,� whatever that may This Yeur's oMardi Gras,�mean. Whatever Mr. McKinley At New Orleans will be grander thanprice of the three publications is $8.00 |am%tive Sppee ~and. LesliesTs Illustrated. Weekly..a alie EGULATEya eLY GUARANTEED % cate any caseot constipation. Cascarets are the Ideal Las{uleand booklet free, Ad. STERLING REMEDY CO. Chicare Menteek, Go anal resulta. Sammay do there is little doubs thatGrosvenor will have snumerous Air Line will make a rate of one faresupport if he wishes to lead a/¢,. the round trip (half rate) and givefight sgainst the law in the next you choice of their ewell trains, oTheHouse, and it will not be surpri8- | 4 tanta Special� or the oS. A. L. Ex-ing 1f he does it. press.� By the ckange in the scheduleThe Senate Committee on Pub-| cpective February! 7, 1897, this linelic Lands has this week been! pow makes close connections at Atlantatrying to get at all the bottom) fj; Mobile and New Orleans, offeringfacts conne¢ted with the recent by far the best and most convenientever. DonTt miss it. The Seaboardit, ahead of Mark Hanna. Thepublication of interviews, iu whichhe states that his first work uponentering the Senate will be toundertake the job of bos-ing thepassage of the tariff bill, has")"UNDERTAKERS,aroused the ire of a number ofrepublican Seuators and Mr. FAINERA| DIRECTORS AN}Hanna may start his Senatorial} [career by getting himself merci- EMBALMERS.lessly snubbed. It is very safeto say that he will not beaSenator long before he will regretconicsente apaeeeatR. L. DAVIS, PresTt. R. A. TYSON, Vice-Pres't. J. L. LITTLE. CashTrREORGANIZED JUNE 15th, 1896. :~ .The Bank of Greenville,3 GREENVILLE, N. C.@O3-3-03-3-'23'2Statement of Condition December 17th, 1896.2.;a e ce; peLUUD POISONA SPECIALTY f:2°7.5tary BLOOD POISON permancnycured in 16t035 days. Youcan be tretteda,me forsame price under same £uaran-ty. Ifyou prefer tocome here we Willcon:tract pay railroad fareand hotel bills.andnoch if we fail to cure. If you have taken merecury, lodide potash, and still have aches andains, Mucous Patches in mouth, Sore Throatimples, Copper Colored Spots, Ulcers onany part of the body, Hair or Eyebrows fallinout, it is this Secondary BLOOD POISONwe ntee tocure. We solicit the most obsti-mate cases and challenge the world foracase wecannotcure. This disease has alwaysa the skill of the most eminent physi-$500,000 capital behind oonal great? Absolute Proots sant Pon popplication. ress COOK REMEDY CO,,c Temple. CHICAGO, ILL.We haye just received a ~newhearsé and the nicest line of Cof-tins snd Caskets, in word, metal-lic and cloth ever brought toannouncing his intention to bossthe body. Bossing the Senate isa very difficult job, ag Mr. Hannamay learn if he will enquire of} Greenvills,Benjamin Harrison and Grover} We aro prepare t. Jo embalm-Cleveland, both of whom made|ing in al its form.. "Personai atvention given to con.ducting fuuerals and bodies en-trusted to our care will receiyeevery mark of respect.Oar prices are lower than ever.We do not want monupoly butinvite con petition. |We can be found at any and alltimes in the Juhn FlanaganBuggy CoTs building.BOB GREENE & CO.}iailures in their several attemptsto assume the role which he seemsto think isas easy as buyingim} ecunious delegates to a repub-lican convention.The Biuo Ribbon Fool,According to the Albany, Ga.,Herald, an Albany jeweler hasunearthed the greatest fool sincesimple Simon. oI sold a clockto a country negro,� said theeweler,~and he came in afterwardand claimed that the thing wasno good"that the hands wouldnTtGreenville Market.Corrected by 8S. M. Schultz. ?Butter, per lb 15 to 25: : Western Sides 4} towork right. I told him to bring Sugar cured Hams 10 d adit in and I would see what wasj orn 40 to 65the matter withit. When he came | Corn Meal 50 to 65again and brought the clock he | Flour, Family 5.50 to 6.20had the hands tied together with | 244 6} to. 1ya cotton string. The longest hand road faehe said, would go clean round te | cose 13 to 20dial in an hour, while the other | salt per Sack 75 to 1 56only moved an inch or so. le| Chickens 10 to 14just couldn't make them run to~| 2&8 per (oz 10Bees wax.per 2gether, he said, until he tiedtuem, and then, he said, the thingWouldu'tranavu. Afr so longatime I succeeded iu explainingCotton ani Peanut,Below are Norfolk prices of cvtto.und peanuts for yesterday, a8 furnishedtheir interest to get our prices befcre puichasing elsewhere. Ourstock is corapleteFLOUR, COFFEE, SUGARf|ESTABLISHHD 1875.SAM, M. SCHULTZPORK SIDES GSHONLDERJARMERSANI) MEKUHANTS BUYing their yearTs supplies will tindu allits branchea. :Sane Oo-~change the charter|4~''~ ; RESOUR . Tissue of a Florida land and) service from any point in the Atlantic Sc iay ee an ae LIABILITIES.patent for 24,000 acres to Mr-| states to the great earnival. Apply to|Due from Banks 38.263,30 rodividnd ents eraPerrine, Mrs. ClevelandTs step- agencies of the Seaboard Air Line, and Beales d ee ixtures oeehe pee 81,787.59~ : urrent Ex 8 764, uefather. Senator Lillman, who is a take:no other route. Premium on Stock 1,000.00 $ Time Certificates 1355-00member of the committee, has | Cash Items 7,192.60 } Cashiers Checks aa eebeen especially active in cross-| . Cosh vente a oi Deg seyt ion tales "reemnneoeely Total $111,700.5examining the witnessing who i, . Total $111,700.59 $ . :have appeared before the Com- | Accoun:s Received. Correspondence Invitedmittee. The Committee has not eovslgpenesnmenantinan sine soisaiiltyet reached # conclusion as to}... came pl dv t mA: place ready to serye hat :the regularity and legality of the y you with =| 3 2 fe © oy 10 = 7patent. . . Karan S 2 & E Cpe Cm « s 2 any)Notwithstanding the protest of Frais Hontaerians (ars n ey ose a " Bey SSS Ad ostruit importers, who claim that , ' 1 oO " ae 3 Org S a5 © =foreign fruits do not compete to 1 Ovsters. I havenice Malaga td am} | 3 an 2 | o a a boand material extent with Ameri-| 22% VYSte"s- | 2 1 of °o bk oe Sac ie Si a 3can products, inasmuch as they Grapes, Oranges, Apples, H-""s a sascn OS a wo a O38 noare mostly put on sale at a differ- Nuts, Figs, &c. 4 & ! So eg A 2 = aE ggsr ca :wey a pa. |ent season of the year, the repub- Leading brands of Cigars. ° S@,8 Lee aeo oa?licans of the Ways and Means disc SeSe 3 5's: Fresh Candy every day. | wai o29 Lad 95 Ou oO 8Committee have decided to place} Tot me crate your Cocoanuts. b, 22 % a8 a) 2 o) SE@ duty upon tropical fruits which | . s : = Pr = a rN me fzimporters declare will be practi-| MORRIS M4 YER. | a =} a Scally prohibitory. o" "® ee ee ttn traeeetenineenmeeaenangThere is trouble and a heap of Notace,We hereby give notice th iat a petitWill be presented to. the Logislaire Qs(sreenville. ueALLPRED FORBES,J.G. MOYE,J. L. LITTLE,Kh. A. TYSON,AGENTS WANTED"For War ioCuba,, by Senator Quesada, Cubanrepresentative at Washington. En"dorse ! by Cuban patrio.s. In tremen-dous demand. A bonanza for agents.Only $1.50, Big book, big commissions,Everybody wants the only endorsed, re-liable book. Gutfits free. Credit givenFreight patd. Dropall trash, aud make$300 a month wit: War in Cuba. 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