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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-10-12
Some Timely Suggestions

Sandersville, Ga, October Z.
Editors Messenger:
I have with pleasure, from time to
time, read the interesting accounts in
the columns of The Messenger of the
proceedings of the meetings Of the
chamber of commerce, and have noted
the enthusiastic expressions Of the
members Of hat intellectual and in
fuential body in regard to the improve
ment and advancement of Wilmington.
In line with the sentiment SO ably
expressed, I beg to offer one or two
suggestions, which I trust are worthy
of consideration. The earnestness Of the
intentions of these gentlemen cannot
be for a ONE questioned. Plans and
schemes have been discussed and reso-
buttons have been passed, and no doubt
but that each and all have their Shout
der to the wheel with the intention of,
at least, accomplishing his part toward
the desired end.
The Messenger has ~exemplified a
spirit of progress worthy of emulation.
AS a community, we have but to main
tain the ground of enterprise recently
illustrated in your industrial issues,
ETC., and we feel ourselves upon an ell
evated plane, with an incline toward
III CohSuiIillldlVOA Ol Jul IilOSl "lSLlSo
for results.
To be effective, all efforts toward i'm
prOvement must be concentrated, how
ever small the object sought after;
therefore, to be entirely successful in
the aggregate, let the aim be to achieve
one thing at a lime, n it will surprise
the most sceptical pessimist to see the
amount of real improvement accom-
plished. Take, for example, any of the
following suggestions, which 1 do not
claim originality in making, therefore
they are not mine, viz:
AS a protective measure, I would put
a police telegraph and patrol wagon,
as of first Importance. How often do
we see two able-bodied policemen with
a runke woman between them, by
main force carrying her to the city
prison.; or a small boy, taken up for
some trivial offence, with a large fol-
lowing of what might turn out to be
beat" of these policemen is, in cOnSe-
! Quence, deserted, and an expert thief
could make a paying visit to some Of
the stores during the cops" absence.
Now, with a police telegraph, all this
would be done ava with. When an
arrest is made the officer takes his
prisoner to the nearest call box, and in
a very few minutes the patrol wagon
responds. he is relieved Of his charge,
there is 10 excitement or long resist
ance no mob to follow, and he resumes
his beat, ready for the mex offender.
1t might be put even stronger to say
that our resident portion would be
system, as it would be only necessary
to telephone the city a In case Of
! need for the patrol wagon. This can
be effectively used in the service of the
! city hospital also.
AS a healthful measure. I would
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-10-12
A Fire at Bennettsville

Correspondence of The Messenger.)
Bennettsville, S. c., October Sire
broke out here at $50 o'clock this morn
ing in the Mccall block, on Depot
street, and consumed seven business
houses in that row. They were all
frame structures, owned by Colonel c..
S. Mccall. The fire originated in the
building occupied by the Pee Dee Com
mission Company, provision dealers.
and was rapidly communicated to NJ.
J. Rowe's grocery, John S. MoOre's fur
niture store, Adams restaurant, Bar
fields undertaking establishment and
D. J. Stones general merchandise, and
also Cobb's cotton exchange. These
were all destroyed in rapid succession.
The Pee Dee Commission Company's
loss above insurance is about 5000; M.
J. Rowe's. $500: J. S.. Moore's entire
stock was destroyed, valued at $4,000,
with only 81, 900 insurance. Adams loss
is slight. Barfield's stock was saved,
as was also Stones. The buildings
were all insured.
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Sugar Beet Soil

The query that presents itself to most
people when the matter Of growing su-
gar beets is presented, is, what Kind of
soil is best for them, says the Agricul-
tural Bulletin. This may be replied to
in a general way by the statement that
any moderately fertile soil, such as will
grow wheat, corn, potatoes, cotton, ETC.,
will be found suited to sugar beets, and
even soils too salt or alkaline to grow
these crops will produce good beets.
Sugar beets have been found a good
crop to plant Upon soil somewhat aka
line, with a view of improving he
soil, this crop having been found
valuable for extracting and re-
moving akali in small quantities.
Experiments have been made with
growing upon extremely light, sandy
soil and upon heavy adobe and clay
soils; upon very sterile and fertile soils,
with results leading to the conclusion
that extremity in all these classes of
soil should be avoided, while medium
soils of all kinds give satisfactory
yields.
One of the essentials is that the soil
shall have a depth-that is, must be
of a friable allure to the depth Of a
foot or more. Another is that there
shall be no "hard-pan" neal the sur
face. A calcerous soil has been found
to produce the greatest per cent. of su-
gar. In too rich a soil the beetS grow
too large, and contain an insufficient
amount of sugar. A dearth Of water
produces a small crop of woody struc-
ture. A heavy clay or adobe is not
loose enough to be easily worked, and
requires too much care in irrigating and
c~ultivating to give good returns. The
reports of experiments show that in
Wisconsin the richest beets were OBJ
tanned from a soil intermediate be-
tween a clay loan and a sandy loan.
In South Dakota a dark sandy loan
and clay loan gave the most satisfac-
tory crop. In Kansas the best results
are from a loan. In Iowa a dark loan
| proved best. In Indiana most arabic
lands given about equally good
| results, though a moderately sandy
loan seemed better than others
| From these results the ideal
| soil for the sugar beet may be
| called a deep, sandy loan, with a po-
| rous moderately fertile, rather porous
| sub-sOil.
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(By Associated PreSs.)
New York Stock Market.

New York, October 9.-The bears re-
newed their aid on the market to such
good account that few stocks have es-
capped with less than a point net loss.
The course Of the market yesterday in
face Of extraordinary dUlness a led
many to suppose that the bear cam
paign had come to an end and that the
market would probably sink into IMAM
imation for a time. The usual end
week covering of short contracts was
expected to stiffen prices slightly.
Quite the contrary occurred. Prices
did improve a fraction in the first hour
on a very light volume Of dealings; but
weakness developed in Chicago Gas and
checked the rise. The room traders
soon afterwards detected selling by
houses with Washington connections
and bears seized upon this as proof Of
inside information of a mysterious
something impending in Washington
that might play havoc with values when
it becomes known. What the mysteri-
Gus something was, was not disclosed.
The stock market is peculiarly sensitive
to intimations from Washington at this
time, owing to a conviction in many
minds that it is only a question OF
time when the Cuban question shall
lead to a rupture with Spain. Much
- - ID otS AdtA ny OaSAo ~ cND>NhS
upon the pending decision of the su-
preme court upon the Nebraska maxi
mum freight rates case and the case
against the joint traffic association.
The market was evidently unprotected
by supporting orders and the agrees
sive short selling by the bears led TO
rapid declines in light Transactions.
Only two stocks in the list show sales
as high as 0 1000 shares. These are
Chicago Gas and Burlington. Chicago
Gas, Omaha, Manhattan, Missouri Pa
cific and Burlington were conspicuous
in the decline. Consolidated Gas fiuc-
tuated in it's way, breaking 9k points
at one time, but ending with a recov-
cry Of 3 points. There were slight re-
coveries in some stocks just at the
close, but most stocks closed at the low
est, the prevailing tone being eak
Probably a superficial view Of the
weekly statement Of the New York
| clearing house banks had some to do
with today's selling movement of
stocks. The professional traders usual-
~ accept a decrease in the surplus
serve as a specific admonition to sell.
Today's decrease Of $2,0s4, 800 in that
was, in fact, something Of a surprise.
in view Of the rather strenuous efforts
by he banks in the last two weeks to
prevent q further shrinkage in their
surplus: but the small decrease in loana
] reported this week, $2s2, 800. indicates
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suggest artesian wells mot one. but
many, In various parts of the city.
As a identifying measure, / would
suggest Transforming that sandspur
lot in rear of the postofice into a sight
ly park, with %shrubbery and a fountain,
etc. q won't enter into detaiD. No
doubt that the influence of our cham
Der Of m with the government
officials in authority could accomplish
this Improvement 1t has often been
objected hat If we had public parks
or other resorts they would be over
run by an undesirable part Of u pop
ulation. This is not, however, the ex-
perience Of cities where such places ex-
list, nor would it be ours. All his can
be regulated by ordinances.
My last suggestion will cost nothing
N its adoption, but is a matter Of IN
sequence, particularly when viewed
from the standpoint of our visitors.
Market street, that lovely resident ave-
nue., n of u most attractive thor
o~ughfares, would sound better if named
in honor Of some soldier, statesman or
jurist. There are names that our citi-
zens are proud to perpetuate. What
more lasting monument to the memory
of any n of our worthy dead can be
erected? Surely the association in a
name, anyhow, in Market street." is
not so dear to our inhabitants that they
would not prefer the change suggested.
It is a misnOmer as it now stands, there
being no market on it.
The newspaper Of any city is the re-
Hector of the spirit Of progress, but in
order to perform it's full function, it
u have something substantial to re-
fleet. Therefore, to do full justice to
itself, there must be corresponding ef-
fort on the part of all good citizens to
uphold it's work of progress.
I fear that I have ~encroached upon
you space too much, but knowing your
desire to push the good work on, I sub
NIT this for your columns.
OF Wilmington, I can say with the
poet: "Where'er I roam, whatever
realms to see, my heart, untravelled,
fondly turns to thee" G. p. c.
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The Ideal

James L. Francis, Alderman, Chica-
go, says: II regard DR.. Kings New Dis
covery as an Ideal Panacea for Coughs,
Colds and Lung Complaints, having
used it in my family for the last five
years, to the exclusion of physicians
prescriptions or other preparations"
Rev. John Burgus, Keokuk, Iowa,
writes: II have been a Minister of the
Methodist Episcopal church for SO
years or more, and have never found
anything so beneficial, or that gave me
such speedy relief as DR.. Kings New
Discovery" Try this Ideal Cough Rem
edy now. Trial Bottles Free at r. r.
Bellamy's Drug Store.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-10-12

Pork-Dull: old mess N.5Ga5: neg
mess $e.5e6la.00: short clear $40. 0cT 400:
family $1i. 0bulao
Eggs-Steady: state and Pennsylvania
1sd1s1c: western fresh 1sl<ni7c-
Rice-Ffrm: fair to extra f.ass.c:
Japan 4.dSkc.
Molasses-Unsettied: New Orleans.
open kettle. good TO choice. 15Easfc.
Cotton Seed Oil-Luil and weak at
lower prices: prime crude aa~nsfc: prime
crude. I. O b. mills lsi-afsc: prime sum-
mer yellow GSn1Si.c: off summer yellow.
2z1.dzsc; butter oil .snsec; prime summer
white 2sc: prime winter yellow e..
Conee-Options steady at 5 TO 10 points
decline: showed generally weak under
tone following unsatisfactory European
speculative interest; selling arrested by
comparatively firm views of spot hold
ers and liberal warehouse deliveries
closed inactive at a net decline of 5 TO 10
points. Sales 400. including December
as: March ~s.7oas.15. Spo, cofYee-Rio
&c: mild steady: Cordova lcisaleizc.
Sugar-Raw quiet: fair refining ; 5-lsc:
centrifugal $ test 3.sc: refined firm.
mould A SAC: standard A SC: confec-
TONERS A sc: cut loaf sac: crushed SAC:
powdered Sasc: granulated 5hc: cubes
5Ac.
NAVAL STORES.
New York-Rosin firm: strained. COM
mon to good H-4oll.3. Turpentine firm
at 3f11a35c.
Charleston-Spirits turpentine firm at
Sic; sales none. Rosin firm; sales none:
strained. common to good $l.10 10 s1-0.
Savannah-Spirits turpentine firm at
sales 2,5oo: receipts 2,275. Quote closing:
A B c d e $l.20; F sl.25; G 1870: II 81. ~:
$50: X S1.55: NJ N.75; n s2.l5: w G
$40; w w s.
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Discrepancies in Accounts Of Brooklyn

New York, October ~S.-COmptrOIer
Fitch's expert accountants who have
been at work investigating the records
and accounts of Brooklyn, preparatory
to consolidation, nave found discrepan-
cies in accounts amounting to 5000 900.
The details of the experts report are as
follows: The records of the towns of
Flatlands, Flat Bush, New Lots, New
Uttrech and Gravesend, which the Off
Gals of these towns claim were turned
over to the comptroller and corporation
counsel of Brooklyn when they were
merged into Brooklyn, cannot be found,
and their absence interfereS materially
with a rope investigation.
There are disagreements between the
books of the comptroller of Brooklyn and
these OF the registrar of arrears. In the
department of arrears is the utmost con-
fusion in the records. The ledgers, some
22o in number, containing over 100000 ac-
counts are not in balance and apparent
ly have never been balanced. and while
on January 1, 1897. tn balance to the
debt of the registrar of arrears ON the
books of the comptroller was S.415. lbs.
the balance carried by the registrar of
arrears as representing taxes and assess
mentS in arrears was s., IA. S26, and while
the general ledger shows that arrears of
taxes prior to 1893, have been over paid
81, 253, the ward ledgers disclose many
items of unpaid taxes.
The experts allege that 1.-The books of
account of the city OF Brooklyn and of
the county of Kings, are extremely
faulty in method and inaccurate in de-
tail. and do not truthfully set forth the
assets and liabilities of the city and
county"
The experts also report that. upon the
basis of the assessed valuation of real
estate in 1896. the net bonded debt was,
on October 9Th, 1897, rs set forth in the
books of the comptroller of Brooklyn,
only $4S1 ,9O7 less than the constitutional
limit of Indebtedness and that, based on
the assessed real estate valuation of 1881,
it was. on October 9Th, 1897, including
awards made for bonds not yet issued.
only 1914, 167 less than the constitutional
limit of Indebtedness. The city of New
York is now $49, 62i.1S s within the consti-
tutional limit of it's Indebtedness
Officials of Brooklyn deny that there is,
or has been any malfeasance. and anege
that the discrepancies reported by Comp
troller Fitch's experts are due in large
part to the defective system of book
keeping followd in the towns which were
recently annexed to Brooklyn.
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New Orleans, October s.-Today was a
record breaker here. As early IA q
o'clock as many cases has been reported
as on Wednesday. when the fever had
for the time high water mark-forty-six
cases. At the same hour there had been
some deaths from fever reported. with a
couple Of patients in a very critical con-
dition. The deaths are among those who
nave had little or no attention, and at
least three fatalities are among the
Italian population.
The worst case OF the day. however.
was that OF Elijah Parks. living on
Custom House street. Parks il a grand
army of the republic man, and "A native
of Greenville, n. Y. SO years of age.
with a wife and two children. He had
been In failing health for "A year. Last
night he died and his death notice app
peared in the morning papers. Friends
attended to the preparation OF the corps
for burial, and "A wake was held last
night. An expert was at once sent TO tho
scene. His experienced eye enabled him
Immediately to diagnose the case ms yell
low fever. This afternoon the couriers
OF the board of health have been in
dustriously searching for those who at
tended the wake. or had anything to do
with the dressing Of the body. In order
that they might be removed TO the de-
tention camp. 1t IL fair TO assume that
this case will still further spread the in
lection.
West Union, w. Va. October SAN
epidemic of fever six miles south OF here
is causing CONSERVATION among the in
habitants. Physicians differ I'm their
opinions as to the kind OF fever. some
claiming IL is typhoid, while two OF the
most prominent physicians In the state
assert that II is "A mild type OF yellow
fever. Thirty-one deaths have occurred
in the past eighteen days. The citizens
of this town are demanding that the
board of health quarantine against *.
Action will be taken at once.
Mobile, Ala. October S.-There were
six new cases of yellow fever today as
follows: j.. A. Wright. L.. II. Wagner,
Lilly and Lizzie Lane, Mrs. John A.
Hughes. Lizzie Fonde. Total cafes to
date 100. deaths II. recovered 60. temain-
ing under treatment 80. There were two
new localities OF Infection found today.
| Edwards, Miss, October s.-There have
been four deaths from yellow fever today
as follows: J. L. Slocumb, ST., w. H..
Fuller, Sr.. Mrs. Henry Brown. colored.
S. +. J. Birdsong. The following new
cases are reported today: Randolph
Nelson. r. G. Bankston. r. +. Martinx
| child, Burt Walton. Miss Ida Fisher.
Eight colored. Deaths today 4. deaths
to date 10. cases today IL. total cases to
date 3s9, now under treatment is, con-
valescent 13), discharged s., one case
| black vomit. Il
| Montgomery, Ala, October s.-IA special
to The Advertiser from BrewtAn, Ala.
says: After thorough invcstig alton OF
| the suspicious case OF fever at Alec, near
| here. State Health Officer sanders decid-
| ed that the man had yellow fever. though
thoroughly isolated and guarded. and the
health officials say there liz no me- essity
. for interruption OF business between
Brewton and the outside world.
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Savannah. Ca, April 26. 1896.

Savannah. Ga, April 26. 1896.
Having used three bottles Of P. p. p.
for impure blood and general weakness
and having derived great benefit from
the same, having gained II pounds in
weight in four we ks, I take great
pleasure in recommending it to all I'M
ofrtunate like
Yours truly,
JOHN MORRIS.
Office of J.. N. McElroy, Druggist.
Orlando. Fla, April 20. 1891.
Messrs. Lippman Bros, Savannah, Ga.
Dear Sirs:-I SOLO three bottles Of P.
p. P. large size yesterday, and one bot
tie small size today.
The P. P. P. cured my wife OF rheu-
matism winter before last. I came
back on her the past winter and a half
bottle. 81 size, relieved her again, and
she has not had a symptom since
I sold a bottle of P. P. P. to a friend
Of mine, one Of the turkies,a small
one, took sick and his wife gave 1t a
t~easpoonful. hat was in the ev ing,
and the little fell tur ed over lik :
he was dead. but next mcrni"-
following and we'll.
r.- respect.
McELROY.
savannah, Ca, LIarch II, 1891.
Messrs, Lippman Bros, Savannah, Ga
Dear Sirs:-I have suffered fron-
rheumatism for a long time and {
not find a cure until l found p. P. p,
which completely cured me.
Yours truly,
ELIZA F. JONES,
20 C-~Vs ST.. Ss-"-~ah. Ga.
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Cotton Futures
Especial to The Messenger.)

(Speclal to The MeSSenger.)
New York, October "a feeling Of
~bouyancy that almost bid fair to de-
velop into a bull campaign marked the
early part of h weeks trading in cot
ton. The hostile attitude Of the Liver
pool market, however, coupled with
heavy selling orders sent here from
that source, resulted in a loss of most
of this cheerfulness. Still, prices show
a fair advance since last Saturday.
Liverpool was quiet this morning and
R-64d lower. Our market opened from
unchanged to 2 points down.. After the
opening there was some demand based
on a desire to even up contracts before
the bureau report or Monday, which
should be bullish. One prominent
house was a heavy buyer. The market
became firm and without a halt ad-
vanced s points. January opened at Gal
advanced to $40 and closed at Gas to
6.49, with the tom of the market very
steady. No important new develop
mentS lave appeared in the utloo for
cotton this week. Poor rad reports
from abroad and the anticipation of
an enormous crop movement in the
near future, together with the indispo-
sitiOn of ~SpinnerS to buy freely at pre-
sent prices are still the depressing
causes. On all sides we hear the opinion
freely expressed hat there may be a
big adVancein cotton later in the season.,
but that a decline must surely come
first and that it is useless and unwise
to attempt to bull the market until a
greater proportion of the crop shall
a been marketed. 1t seems to US,
however that the rush of cotton sure
to OllOw the lifting of quarantine is
having its effect upon the market now
and When it actually comes we will find
it has been discounted. The facts that
present themselves in view of the sit
uation now appear almost evenly ball
anced for and against the market.
The determining element then must be
the size of this crop, a thing about
which no one at present can speak
with knowledge. We believe that the
chances of the crop to De a record
breaker have disappeared. We think
the world is overestimating it's size
and we ave faith in cotton.
RIORDAN & CO.
(By Associated PreSs.)
New York, October Cotton was
steady at the first call, with prices /
point higher to 2 points lower, after
which the market rallied 4 to s points
on covering in fear of a bullish bureau
report from Washington Monday.
Trading was not active, but local shorts
were disposed to cover on a disposition
to take more conservative crop views.
Following the first call, the market
steadily advanced, with prices at the
best point, 5 to Z points above yester-
days closing level on the more active
positions. The market vas finally very
steady at a net gain of 5 to 6 points.
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NAVAL STORES.
PRODUCE.

Peanuts-North Carolina. prime 55G6oc
per bushel; extra prime, So: fancy, 12lsc.
Virginia-Extra prime, 40G45c.
Rice-Uplands, 654S0c; lowlands, $1.100
$1.15.
COrn-712G50c
North Carolina B~acon-Hams, 1OG11c;
shoulders. 6G61kc; sides. 7k1Sc.
Chickens-Firm: springs 10000; hens
1SQ25c; ROSTERS, 1SG22c.
EggS-Dull at lac.
Shingles-Per 1000 five inch. hearts and
saps. $.65G2.10: six inch. $2.5Oa3.5O.
Timber at $500 to $500 per loo feet.
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The only hope for decent government
In North Carolina. not to speak of any
reform. Is in voting out the present COR
rupt and incompetent gang. The man
who says he wants reform. and applauds
Russellism or Prftchardism IL a liar or a
fool. ach Of these republican leaders
may now n hen do a good thing,
the whole tendency of their leadership IN
to elevate bad men Inc lover the tone
OF public morals. II you doubt this, look
at their white n negro appofntees hold
Ing state end federal 1obs.-RaletEh
News and Observer.
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The best Salve In the world for Cuts,
Bruises. Sores. Ulcers. Salt Rheum.
Fever Sores. letter. Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns. and all Skin Erup-
lions, and positively cures Piles. or no
pay required. 1t ID guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refund.
ed. Price Is cents per bottle. For SAID
by r. R. Bellamy.
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The Franklin Press says that the
Methodist district parsonage was burned
by accident, entating a loss Of $1,000, no
insurance.