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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-06-07
CHINESE SHOES OF SILVER.
A New Yorker Finds Some Unique Fea-
lures In Oriental Money.

New Yorker Finds Some Unique Fea-
lures In Oriental Money.
A New York business man, who has
been spending several months in recent
travel through China and Japan, writes to
Il friend in this city an interesting ac.
count of some phases of the monetary sys.
tens prevalent in the orient In China
money transactions are puzzling TO foreign
ers because of their unique and in some re
spcCts kindergarten features. The sill.
YER shoes of Shanghai interested che New
Yorker grCatlv. These shoes, which CON
ftitutc currency in Shanghai, are ingots Of
| silver shaped something like shoe and
weighing about 30 taels each
These shoe ingots are made current by
the Hong Kou, who ASSAYS the silver and
Rilixcs to each ingot stamp, recording its
'toquc, or touch, and purity. The Hong
koo derives his authority entirely from an
| arrangement among the native bankers
He is not an official of the Chinese govern
ment. In large native transactions these
! shoes form the principal medium of cx-
change. Throughout China they range in
weight from half taCl to 100 taels. Ac-
cording to official statements, the Chinese
money of account is as follows: Ton cash
or Ii, one candareen; ten candarcen or fun
u ltll, bllt llluCt' lSIl llllCb Ut USlbn, one
tacl or lang. The lowest link in the Chi
nosc chain is the cash or Ii, which is repre-
scented by an actual coin. The candareen,
the mace and the tacl, however, are simply
denominations denoting certain fixed
weights Of silver
The Ii is also called Yin and by the Dutch
pitjes. But although supposed by some
foreigners to be II silver coin, the Chinese
Ii is made from an alloy of copper, iron
and tin. 1t is circular sCven-eighths OF
an inch in diameter, with square hole in
the middle Around this hole are i'm.
pressed on the diverse Chinese characters,
stating the reign, etc. On the reverse
MantChOo character, stating the name of
the mint Originally the Ii represented one
6hOusandth part of u tael, and nominally it
continues to do so to the present day. One
taCl is equivalent to about 81. 80 United
States money. At Hongkong, Canton and
Fuchau chopped dollars, which are Mex
lean silver dollars chopped or stamped by
the natives, are the circulating medium.
At these ports, however, clean or unchop.
ped Mexican dollars usually command u
small premium in the market.
Trade among the japanese is carried on
largely in paper money, called kinsatsu
which is issued by the government. Paper
yons have in recent years been in Circula
ton. The japanese unit of money is the
yen which was based on the Mexican dol
lar, and in silver was of equivalent value
In United States gold coin the yen is worth
IL little more than 90 cents One yen con
tains 100 sen. Since 1880 the japanese sill
yer yen of 4l6 grains has become the none
tary unit and has virtually supplanted the
Mexican silver dollar in that count-v
! New York Times
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-24
ROUGH.ON THE POOR PEOPLE.
their Taxes Raised One Thousand Per
Cent-The Rich Peoples Raised Ten Pc
Cent-LOge Harris Loses a Job-Ladis y
Ask for Pardon of q Patricide.

Raleigh, N. c., August 19.-Auditor
Aver said this afternoon: "It has been
said that we are proposing to raise all
taxes out of the people of means and
corporations; but our board Of equali-
cation has increased taxes on poo peo-
pie 500 per cent and in some cases 900
per cen Yet the rich peoples taxes
have been increased only 10 per cent"
The clerk to the board Of equalization
says it will not change the land assess
ment this year. The auditor is working
on getting at banking stock. Pitt
ty in it's report gives in no bank stock,
yet there is a bank at Greenville.
BuncOmbe is the first county and
Johnson the second to send to the audi
tor abstracts of listed taXables for 1897.
They came today.
The penitentiary directors refuse to
appoint LOge Harriss attorney. They
refuse, in fact, to appoint any attorney
at all. They say they have four at
torneys on their board and don't need
another.
A delegation of ladies called on the
governor today to ask him to pardon
Avery Butler, who in Sampson county,
when only IA years old, a~ssassinated
his father.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-24
THE NEXT
The Republican Managers Making Prepa.
rations for the Campaign IN those STATIC
Which Have Elections This Year.

The Republican Managers Making Prepa.
ratiOns for the Campaign IN those States
Which Have Elections This Year.
Chicago, August 23.-National re-
publican managers are preparing for
campaigns in half a dozen states, where
local elections are to be held this fall.
Henry c. Payne, national executive
committeeman from Wisconsin,;
Charles G.. Dawes, of Illinois; Colonel
w. A. Rand, of Wisconsin,; E. v. Small
ley, Of the National Sound Money
League; George E. Roberts, of Iowa
and S. A. Parkinson, private secretary
Of Senator M. A. Hanna and assistant
secretary of the national republican
committee, are in the city and two
conferences have been held with Sec
rotary M. G. Bowling, secretary Of the
National Republican League, regard
ing the policy Of the various state cam
paigns in which the election Of a
United States senator is at take.
Two informal conferences have been
held, which were participated in by
Henry G. Payne, Colonel Rand, Charles
G. Dawes, Secretary Perkins, Of the
College League and Secretary Bowling,
at which Mr.. Dowling's plans for
league work in the various states
W e % A0 0AS va NA0
cussed. The conference at which the
plans of the league will be determined
will take place as soon as Major
Charles Dick, Of Ohio, secretary Of the
republican national committee, arrives.
Mr.. Dick stands very close to enator
Hanna and will represent the national
chairman in the conference. One fea-
ture of especial moment in the con-
ference will be the Ohio campaign. The
situation in Ohio is a peculiar one,a n
the desire Of those high in the councils
Of the party is that no mistake shall
be made. What part, if any, the Re-
publican League will take in the cleo
lions in Virginia, Iowa, Kentucky,
Maryland and Massachusetts, will also
be determined on at the coming meet
ing. The question as to the propriety
of the league renewing the relations
with the national committee, which
were so effective last year in the ma
tional campaign, is also an important
one.
Early in July Secretary Bowling and
General McAlpin, who was at that time
president of the league, perfected an
angeme with Chairman Hanna
which practically placed the league in
the relative position of an auxiliary Of
the national committee, but under it's
immediate direction.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-24

Especial to The Messenger.)
New York. August 23.-The dynamite
bomb upon which the bulls have claim
ed the cotton market was resting. exc
ploded today. Prices advanced 50
points. Liverpool started OF by
cabling Of an advance Of 4-s4d In that
market this morning. The opening
here was marked by such excitement
as the brokers have been unused 10
have good buying orders. Prices OPEN
ed from II to % points above the close
on Saturday. Liverpool and the short
interest were the heaviest buyers, but
considerable outside buying was no.
ticeable. Rumors that western wheat
bulls were buying cotton and very light
receipts contributed to the uneasiness
Of the shorts. Realizing sales caused
a sharp slump after the opening, but
the demand was always good and when
in the last hour New Orleans sent
heavy buying orders here prices ad.
vanced rapidly IND with surprising
ease. January opened at 7.03, declin-
ed to 6.95, rallied to 7.02, again declin-
ed to 6.95 and then rapidly advanced
to 7.12. closing at I'll to 7.12. with the
tone Of the market firm. 1t looks like
q bull market, and IL speculation en-
ters 1t may become one. We cannot
share the enthusiasm, however. and wo
think that those who sell cotton eau
tiously will find opportunity to replace
with lower. RIORDAN & CO.
(By Associated Press.)
New York, August 23.--It has been
a long day since the cotton exchange
developed the activity and excitement
witnessed On change at the opening Of
business this morning. Ii liz safe to
say that the most sanguine bull oper-
ators were not prepared for the adj
vance that occurred on the first call.
which commenced with August show
ing an advance Of 13 points, gained
strength as 1t progressed and culmi-
mated with an advance Of Is to q points.
There had been a large accumulation
OF buying orders owe night, and not
Withstand clearly selling pressure
from Liverpool and New Orleaps, the
undertone Of the market was unmis-
takably stronger after a break u 6 to
10 points, which ollowed the first call.
The market gradually righted itself
and not only returned to the best
prices, bu made a further decided gesn
at the best point Of the day, showing
an advance Of rs to 80 points. Signs Of
manipulation in August, also in Sep
TENDER and October. were detected.
The general Improvement was based on
an advance of Az to sgd at Liverpool.
Private cables state that the English
cotton trade fear they have dis
counted claims OF damage to cotton.
through recent excessive rains In the
cotton belt. The leading activity cen-
tered in October and January, the for
mer selling to 7.21, an advance OF 90
points on Saturdays closing figures.
and the latter to 7.13, an advance Of IS
points. In the afternoon the market
was alternately strong to easier. but
always very active and excited. with
the n finally firm al q net advance
Of 80 to IS points. .
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-24

giving vigor 10 its ranks and wonderful
union and ability to its organisation,
may look forward to q future as kriGht
and illustrious a its past.
Within sound OF its musketry and
almost in sight Of the uniformed groups
which mace striking pictures on the
beach. rests Robert Adam. the first
commander Of the Fayetteville INDIE
pendent Light Infantry.
After q day Of enjoyment. the two
companies and the excursionists came
up to the city I'm the evening and left
at 1880 p. m. for home.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-24
The Heroes of the Hour.

In the incident at Wrightsville beach
on Saturday evening, when Messrs.
John D. Sprunt, John Hall, E. J. Wood
and Miss Sue Hall came very near be-
ing drowned, there was more than me
hero. Quite a number of people rush.
ed to the rescue, and even strangers
risked their lives.
All agree that the timely arrival Of
the life boat from the Carolina Yacht
Club was the only thing that averted
what would have been one Of the sad
dest occurrences that ever happened In
our city. To. Mrs. Edwin Northrop is
probably due the saving of the imper-
illed people. It was she who a all
the way up the beach to the
Walton to go quick with the life
boat. Mr.. Walton is a brave, exper-
fenced boatman, with plenty of Drawn
and nerve, and he launched the boat in
a jiffy, and while he steered Messrs.
George Davis and Edwin Nets rowed.
A person who witnessed the scene says
it was a magnificent sight n made Il
perfect picture.
In addition to those whose heroism
we have already mentioned, we learn
that Of MI. w. c. French. who travels
for Mr.. N. X. Fairbanks, of st. Louis.
Mo. He was a guest of the SeashOre
hotel, and when he heard the alarm he
went into the surf with his pants on
and swan out to the endangered per-
sons and aided and encouraged them
till the arrival of the boat. Great praise
for the part he took is on the lips of
everybody at the beach.
Mr.. U. NJ. Robinson is also one of the
heroes of the affair. To him Captain
w. H. Cannon. doubtless owes his life.
Captain Cannon is an expert swimmer
and attempted to go to the rescue OF
the drowning people and got into
trouble himself. In all probability he
would have drowned had It not been
for Mr.. Robinson.
Mr.. Walton is praised by everybody
for the part he Dol in saving the
drowning people. An eyewitness OF
his fine work in handling the boat says
it was a picture worthy to be put upon
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-24
WAIVED EXAMINATION.

Ed Purvis. the Mulatto Tramp, Charged
With the Murder Of F1agmau Blackwell,
up for Examination at Dunn Yesterday.
Sent Back to Jail ut Fayetteville.
Ed Purvis, the mulatto tramp, ar
rested on suspicion Of having murder
ed Flagman Blackwell last Sunday
morning at Mingo water tank, on the
Short Cut" in Harnett county, was
carried before a magistrate for exam-
inatiOn yesterday morning at Dunn,
the county seat Of Harnett. He waived
examination and was committed to jail
without bond. He was carried back
to Fayetteville and will be confined In
Jail until the Harnett county superior
court on the hrst Monoay IN
September.
The FAYETTEVILLE Observer of Wed
nesday says:
SHERIFF Pope, of Harnett, will arrive
this afternoon and tonight he will car
ry Ed. Furvis, the suspected
of Flagman Blackwell, and Nero, the
principal states witness, to Dunn,
where the preliminary trial will prob
ably be held tomorrow.
Some very damaging evidence has
lust developed against Purvis. 1t is as
near as possible as follows:
Sunday afternoon Mr.. j. L. Grady
was on his farm near the tlantic
Coast Line bridge, which crosses the
Cape Fear, when two tramps, one a
bright mulatto and the other black,
approached him and asked him for a
watermelon. He told them to go up to
his house and tell one Of the boys to
give them one.
The mulatto then asked Mr.. Grady
if he had heard anything Of the shoot
ing affair near Dunn Saturday night.
He replied that he had, and from a
number Of questions the fellow asked,
he became suspicious Of him, especially
as the man was ringing wet, evidently
having recently swan the river.
Mr.. Grady had just directed the
men to his house, when a train was
seen coming towards them and then
both men fled, taking opposite direc-
lions. (This was the train with the
posse and blood hounds from Florence
which had been searching for the muir
derer.)
Mr.. Grady fastened into town and
notified the authorities that he had
seen what he suspected was the muir
derer of Flagman Blackwell. A num-
Der of men were Immediately sent in
search, but the men could not be found.
This morning Mr.. Grady went into
the Jail, to see if the man held there
was the same one he had seen. AS he
approached the big cage in which the
cells are, the prisoners were punched
in the corridor, and Mr.. Grady peep
ing through the steel bars, at once
picked out PurviS as the man with
whom he had talked Sunday afternoon.
He is positive Of the Identification"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-24

The populist leaders declare first
hat one thing is the paramount issue
and hen another-anything to differ
entiate their own from the announced
democratic doctrine. Our goldbug
democrats" try to switch the democ-
racy Off from the Chicago platform by
proposing to run the next campaign
first on abuse of the fusion legislature
(for whose election they are RESPONSE
ble), and then on the rallying cry Of a
white mans party (Which they them
selves nave put out Of power.) The
Virginia example is a wholesome one.
We will stand fast to the Chicago plat
form, in all it's planks, n we will tell
the truth about the legislature (not
abusing the silver populists) and advo-
cate the white mans party, too.-Fay-
~etteville Observer.
Wilkesboro Chronicle: S. J.. Ginnings,
Esq, has a sunf1ower stalk. as large as
a mans leg, twelve feet high and fifty
two flowers on it. This beats the record.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-24

Charleston, s.. c., August pa syn.
dictate Of local capitalists. headed by A.
S. Emerson, have chartered a steam
ship and will run her from Charleston
to Klondyke. She will sail from here
February 18th, going to st. Michaels
by way of Cape Horn. The passengers
will be transferred to smaller boats
and towed up the river to Dawson City.
Each passenger will be allowed to
carry 1000 pounds Of freight IND tick
cts will cost $500. 1t IL expected that
the trip will require seventy days.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-24

Havana, August PA special dis
patch from Madrid says there IL no
doubt the Spanish government will be
willing to extend the commercial
treaty with the United States.
The police have discovered a print
ing outfit which has been used TO print
proclamations issued by the insurgent
eaders. The proprietors OF the estab-
lishment, Peralta brothers, have been
arrested and are confined incommuni-
cado.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-24
SOUTHERN JOTTINGS.

If J.. Hoge Tyler looks like the news
paper pictures Of him, the democrats
of Virginia probably nominated him to
brighten the other party into the
woods.-Minneapolis Times.
Under the recent act of the Texas
legislature requiring forfeitures of
charters for non-payment of the fran
chise tax, 60 foreign and 2SS domestic
corporations have forfeited their char
terS.
j. M. Moser has been dismissed from
the ministry by the Southwest Virginia
synod of the Evangelical Lutheran
Church. The charges against Rev.
Moser is that of preaching the doc
trine Of sanctificatiOn, or Sinless per-
lection.
Horse swapping in Georgia is to be
encouraged and protected by a char
tered association. The Georgia horse
snapper needs no encouragement to
continue his favOrite occupation, and
no organization can make his bargains
more binding.-Atlanta Journal.
Taking it altogether, the Tennessee
exposition is proving q far greater
success than it's promoters ever antic-
ipated. It has drawn to this southern
city thousands upon thousands of peo-
pie from nearly every section of the
country. Nor have any gone away
Observation-Disclosures American.
A negro boy about 10 years old who
was found in h room of the daughter
f R.. o. Stone at Ricoes Bluff, Fla, OF
Saturday night, and whom the father
tied to a post Of the porch for safe
keeping, was taken at midnight by a
party Of armed men, notwithstanding
Mr.. Stones remonstrances, and thrown
over the bluff into Maid Lake.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-24

u.os adoat: No. I northern. New xoras
$l-llk anoat. No ; hard Q!6h 0pttooa
opened Irregular and developed weakness
heavy reaiizing Efforts. both local and fos-
eign: disappointing French cables. llgAx
xport and incseaslng winter wheat spokv
closed at sc net lower. No. : rcd: AuEuse
closed A. n.OssS: December N-Mhesi-essk.
closed at $i.afH.
con-Markes active: No. : xxc sleva-
ssrons n nisSsr cables and rood lccsi
buying but turned weak and declined ~
day uu0er realizing: closed at MIC low
er. August closed Mt EHc: 0cptember ~
Gssc. closed a Sic: December @S0Se6cs
Oats-epot quiet: No. 8 SC. opssons
very weak with the other markets cloeinG
q IaiHc net lover; sepssnese closed ae
Iard-Ffrm: western steamed &-oo63J9S
October nominal: refined quiet: conttnxSS
80. South American SIS: compound ~
Pork-Ffrm.
EgEs-Ffrm: state and Pennsyivauia,
Nhalsi4c: western fresh &c.
Cotton Seed Oi-Quiet.
Rice-Ffrm.
Mclasses-Ffrm.
Cohee-Opttons opened steady at un-
changed prices. ruled fairly active with
firm undertore on local demand and hope
that activity I'm grain and cotton will
reach coffee. Buying checked somewhat
by unsatisfactory European cables n
enormous stock accommodates Closed
steady at 5 TO 10 points net advance SaleA
1900. including September at $s&5It6I0:
December S.. soa -. ~: March and May
$40. Spot csnee-Rio steady: Cordova
1oi1ni6i1c: sales 1000 bags Rio No z.
afioat at 6Tsc.
S~ugar-Ffrm: fair refining SIC: Centri-
fugal 80 test. Sac. rcfine firm.
NAVAL STORES.
New York-Rosin quiet: strained. COM
mon to good H.&Sn $50. Turpcntfn0
steady at 2S62Snc.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES market firm at
&c bid sales none. Rosin firm: sascs
none. strained. common to good $40 to
SIS.
Savannah-Spirits turpentine firm az NC:
sales reported. S1: receipts I.12. Of which
475 from Brunswick. Rosin firm: sales q.
1I5; receipts 1917: quotations unchanged.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-24
NAVAL grORA
MARKETS BIZ TELEGRAPH.
FINANCIAL

New York, August 23.-Money on call
easier at 1Ilie per cent: last loan at III
per cent. closing offered at IL per cent.
Prime mercantile paper 3AGfi1 per cent.
Sterling exchange weak with actual bust
ness in bankers bills at A.S5RlA.S% for
emand and at A.s3%GALS3h for sixty
lays. Posted rates A.Sf11G$4.S5 and $4.S6ils.
Commercial bills at $4.S2IxG$4.3. Silver
certificates 52G521Le. Bar silver So. Next
can dollars 39S. Government bonds dull;
state bonds dull; railroad bonds strong.
Petroleum. Pennsylvania crude no market,
nOmiually at s.,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-24
Found Dead in Bed
Especial to The Messenger.)

ISpeclaI 20 The MeSSenger.)
Goldsboro, N. c., August 19.-Mr.
John j. Kornegay, brother of the late
w. F. Kornegay, president Of the North
Carolina railroad, was found dead in
bed this morning, caused by heart fail
ure, in the 64th year of his age. The
funeral service will. be held from ST.
Paul's Methodist church tomorrow
morning at 1890 O'CLOCK.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-24

Washington, August 2~1.-Secretary
Sherman has received prompt acknowl-
edgment from Minister Hoshi, Of ia
pan, Of the secretary's letter of last
Saturday relating to the annexation Of
Hawaii to the United States. NJ.
Hoshi's acknowledgment Is formal and
does not go into the merits of the sub
ject as the answer to Secretary Sher-
mans last note will not be made until
word comes from the Japanese foreign
Office.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-24

the body Is made to yield pleasantly
to the change. Headache and nausea
are dispelled, the depressed and nerv-
Gus feeling yields to one Of hopeful ex-
pectation. Danger to life of mother is
avoided, and she passes through the
trial quickly and her recovery is rapid.
Sent by Mail, on receipt Of price, 8 100. Book
Ths Bradneld Regulator Co., Atlantis, Ga.
SOLD ~ ALL DRUGGISTS.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-24
The Hand 1at s sssti

rules the r
But few appreciate
the danger to which
che expecta n {
mother 10 exposed,
and the ~fofeboding
with which she
looks forward to the
hour OF approach
ing motherhood.
BY the use of
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-24

"I crave but One Minute" said the
public speaker in a husky voice; and
then hi took a dose Of One Minute
Cough Cure. and proceeded with his
oratory. One Minute Cough Cure a
uneQualled Tor throat and 1pnG tEnz4ss
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-24

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
spring wheat. 9sG9sc: No. 3 spring wheat,
SOds6c; No. 2 red. 99c4$1.0o: No. 2 corn,
30zc: No. 2 oats, 1sAc; No. 3 white, (. o.
b., 22d24c: No. 3 white. I. o. b., 211zG21hc;
100 lbs. A5: short ribs sides, loose, S.1s0
$40: dry saited shoulders. boxed, 5Q5hc:
short clear sides, boxed. 5nd5zsc; whiskey
distillers' finished goods. per gal. $l3o.
practically unchanged q to price, hat
[Fathee easier undertono At tn close:
E41p14 patente EyE0ekMs w1nter n1E12Ekto