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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-03-19
A NOTED ATLANTA CASE.

For four years I have been afflicted
with a very troublesome nasal catarrh.
So terrible has it's nature been that
when I blew my nose small pieces OF
bone would frequently come out Of my
mouth and nose. The discharge was
copious, and at times very offensive.
My blood became so impure that my
general health was greatly impaired,
with poor appetite and worse digestion.
Numerous medicines were used with
out relief, until 1 began the use of b.
tanic Blood Balm-B. B.. Band there
bottles acted almost like magic. Since
it's use, over a ear, not a symptom has
returned, and I feel in every way quite
restored in health. 1 am an old citizen
Of Atlanta, and refer to almost any
one living On Butler street, and more
particularly to DR.. L. NJ. Gillian, who
knows my case.
MRS. ELIZABETH KNOTT,
Atlanta, Ga.
Don't buy substitutes, said to be
"just as good" but buy the old reliable
ard standard Blood Purifier of the age.
B. B. B. $1.00 per large bottle. For sale
by Druggists.
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Chicago, March 17.-Wheat was infu-
enced today altogether by the threaten
ing aspect Of the Turkish-Grecian diff
f1culty. Opening from sc to nc over
yesterday, the ton thereafter was gen.
orally a firm one, although several re-
cessions look place. The close was
firm at Nc net gain for the day. Cash
wheat was firm and Nc higher.
Corn quickly responded to the war
care, opening higher and successfully
retaining the accession. Business was
active, shorts" taking alarm at the
precarious appearance Of the situation
abroad and covering freely. Cash corn
was firm and Nc higher.
Yesterdays decline in oats was re-
covered at the opening today, the same
forces which were at work in wheat
and corn applying to this market. Cash
oats were firm at yesterdays prices,
closing nominally higher with the fu-
lures.
Heavy selling by professionals and by
commission houses gave provisions a
set back today. Early the feeling was
firm on an advance in live hog prices,
but large offerings caused a decline.
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Cotton
Especial to The Messenger

Especial to The Messenger.)
New York, March 17.-There was not
much life in the cotton market today.
The war clouds in the Levan again
look serious, and this affected Liver
pool ~unfavorably this morning. hat
market declining 3-64d. The opening
here was 3 points lower than last
nights close. The reports from the
south continue OF a bullish tenor Inc
buying ty commission houses caused a
rally from the opening figures. There
were no new features and the market
was very dull all day. May opened at
7.02, advanced to 7.0S and closed at TOT
to 7.08 with the tone Of the market
steady. The tenor OF news as to Euro
pean political affairs Is not
bullish factors to offset the effect Of
any probable troubles there.
RIORDAN & co. :
(By Southern Press.) :
New York. March 1.-THE SUMS cot
ton review says: Spot cotton here was
unchanged, with sales OF 800 bales for
export and 493 for spinning; 200 were
delivered IN contract. The speculation
I'm cotton today was extremely duil.
More OF the traders. especially the
younger element. were gathered about
the telegraphic bulletins from Carson
City than were o the ring. Liver
pool and New Orleans were small trad
ers here, but the speculation was, In the
main, OF a local professional character.
AT the opening prices declined slightly.
in sympathy with a decline in Liver
pool, both for futures and spots. After
h first transactions. however, prices
rallied n advanced slightly. Tka
high water In the Mississippi river
checks selling. and prices are easily adj
vanced on small purchases. Liverpool
sold here, but New Orleans bought. Tho
receipts at the ports were light. the
spot markets were firm and the exports
were liberal. the decline in Liverpool
was attributed to unfavorable political
advices from the Levant.
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Messenger Bureau, Park Hotel.

ScSStuSeT bureau, Hdrk Hotel.
Raleigh, n. c., March Is.
A rumor became current here today
that the fusionists nominated as di-
rectors for the hospitals for the insane
and confirmed by the senate proposed
to take possession by force day after
tomorrow. AS has been stated the
democrats contend tha the new law is
defective and in violation Of the con-
stitutiOn and SO the old directors and
officers will take the whole matter be-
fore the courts.
George W. Waring, Of Columbia, S.
c., has the contract for building the
new Presbyterian church here.
The cost Of the clerical work at the
late session of the senate and house
was 1,624 less tha 1895.
a freight train or the Chattanooga
Nashville line of the Southern was
wrecked at Holtsburg, and fourteen
cars smashed, some loaded with fruit
r. 2. Reinhardt, populist boIter, who
is now in charge of the convict farm
e Wadesboro is here. Senator Nc
Caskey, populist bolter. takes charge
of farms Nos. l and 2 on the Roanoke
river.
Governor Russell pardons E. /.
Thorn, who was serving a years SEN
tence on the roads at Asheville. for
carrying a concealed weapon. Among
those who asked for his pardon was
the governor Of Pennsylvania.
The state ~treasurer's summary shows
that while the total Of appropriations
by the late Legislature is $780, 91 the re-
ceipts will aggregate Only $706, 1859
Last year the total appropriations
were only 1888, 900. The public and
special taxes for this year are estimated
at 1929, S91.
Those who ppose the policy Of the
governor with regard to the lease OF
the North Carolina railway contend
that the state as q stakeholder in thai
road has no greater rights thar the
holders Of private stock, but has put
, itself entirely on a parity with them.
Ex-Judge Risden T, Bennett will de-
liver the address here May 10th (mem-
Ol'ial day. on the Private Soldier in
the Confederate Army"
There is great satisfaction at the fact
that the legislature did not interfere
! with the very valuable state geological
survey. The appropriation Of $40, 0O(
annually continues.
Mrs. rancis LenOx johnson died al
her home here late last night, aged 10
She was a daughter of Governor James
Iredell, and was the widow of DR.
Charles E. Johnson, a distinguished
physician, who was surgeon-general OF
this state during the war.
The plans for the new building al
the institution for the blind are &C
cepted. The building will be IS by 10(
feet, three stories high and the audi
forum IN the first floor will seat Loo
| persons. 1t is to cost $22, 900.
John Groves. white. is to be tried
here for the deliberate murder of Hen
ry Wall, colored, neal Wake Forest.
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Oats-March 1850. 1850, 1880, 1exc9
May 17hc, IThGi7%c. 17hc. 17A9l7Mc;
July 1Sisc. 1sAc. 1SI1Skc, 1Sh 01Shc-
Pork-May 1896, $500. $50. $s.72h;
July sos. $s.07h. $3.50. ss.s2h. /.
Lard-May $4-s2h. sts5. s+-22h, $4.2s:
July $4.42h, s4.42ia. $3.50. A.32h.
Ribs-May sassy. SASS. N67h, $40:
July s4.S2h. Sass. $40. A.72h.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour dull, firm: No. . spring wheat
72AG7ii1c: No. ? red san GssLc: No. 3
corn 23NG23%c. No. 2 oats 1sAsc. mess
pork Ss.S5ds70: lard 3a.15IAl7a: short
rib S47oGa-s5: shoulders NT5m500:
short clear sides N.75d4S1n; whiskey
$l.l7. q
New York. March 17.-Fiour quiet,
unchanged: southern -four unchanged.
wheat-Dull. firmer: Z o b Sac: UNI
grades red 7eGS4c; No. I northern S5c:
options opened firm n advanced SC.
fell IA ]c, rallied nc and closed steady
Anrc over yesterday. with trading
fair: March so7sc: May soc; July 7sSc-
Corn-Dull. scarce. higher: No. . se4c
elevat r. Soc afloat; steamer mixed
eshc; options were duh and firm at
NnSc advance; March e9ac: May
3oLc; July 3iAc.
Oats-Spots dull. frmer: options dull.
frmer: May 21Ssc: July &c: spot prices.
No. . &C: No. = white stc: mixed vest
ern 21T24c.
Lard-Quiet, easier: western steam
A.37Ls; city sl5: May sass: refined
quiet; continent s4..O: South American
sf.95: compound 4LIi~c.
Pork-Duli. easy: mess sS.5oTsOo.
Egss-Fairly active; state and Penn
sylvania lie; western fresh 10t.c; south
ern 10Gi0hc.
Molasses-Quiet. unchanged.
Coffee-Quiet. 5Mlo points down:
March $3.50; May sS.45nS so; July ss.55:
September Ss.55GSe0; December $3.50:
spot Rio dull. weak: No : &c.
Cotton Seed Oil-About steady. un-
changed.
Rice-Firm. better demand. un-
changed.
NAVAL STORES.
New York. March 17.-Rosin UNI
changed. Turpentine unchanged.
Charleston. S. c.. March 17.-Spirits
turpentine firm: sales none. Rosin
firm; sales zone: strained common to
good $1.40.
Savannah. Ga, March 17.-Turpentina
firm at 26L1c: sales so: receipts no.
Rosin firm: sales 500: receipts 7S6: A.
B. c. d. E. F. $3.50: G si.e5: II. 1 sl.Sc:
X. NJ $1.S5; N $500; w G $2.25; w w
$3.50.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-03-19
The CrotAn Troubles.

Constantinople, March 1.-THE reply
Of the porte to the note which was pre-
scented to the Turkish government by
the powers simultaneously with the
presentation Of the ultimatum of the
European governments to Greece, has
been officially published. The porte
admits the principle OF for
Crete, but reserves discussion of
istration with the diplomatic rep
resentatives of the powers, these de-
tails to be subordinate to the with
drawal of the Greek Warsips and troops
from the island.
Rome, March ia dispatch from
Canea 20 The Secolo says that the Gre
tan insurgents have declared that they
will reject autonomy and offer all pos
siEle resistance to the occupation of the
island by the powers. The dispatch also
says that Colonel Vassos, commanding
the Greek army of occupation, is about
to move his am to the mountains Of
Sphakia, where he will fOrtify himself
so that his position will be almost i'm
pregnable. He will not his
troops from the island under any cir
cumStanceS.
London, March ia dispatch from
Athens says the Greeks in Crete as
sert tina the Turks holding the forti-
fications at Retimo have made a sortie
into the town and pillaged the houses
Of the inhabitants without the slight
est opposition on the part of the de-
tachments of marines from h war
ships Of the powers.
Canea, March II. The admirals COM
handing the foreign warships in Gre
tai waters nave issued a proclamation
announcing the conditions under which
an autonomous administration will be
granted to Crete. The situation here is
becoming more serious as each day
passes, owning to the presence of 1000
refugees, who are receiving rations
from the government which will nee
~essarily be stopped in a few days. The
condition of affairs at RetimO Is SINH
lar and at Gambia the situation is
worse.
Six Turkish soldiers were killed and
twenty-five were wounded in the six
hours fighting which occurred yester-
day outside Of CANDIDA.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-03-19
Sweeping Charges of Embezzlement.

Chicago, March 17.-Bessie A. Woods,
one Of the shareholders in the Pacific
Loan and Homestead Association, has
filed a bill in the superior court, ask
ing for h appointment of a receiver
for the concern, which h alleges is
in a hopeless state of insolvency. The
bill also charges Dewitt c.. Butts, the
former secretary, with deception and
fraud, by the employment of which he
has wrOngfully converted to his own
private use about 1922. 900 Of moneys
belonging to h association. The
charges sweep in the board of directors
in general, as having compounded
Butts alleged felony, n Directors
James M. Buchanan, Wilson Ames and
William Hill, in particular, are charged
with sharing in the proceeds.
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Liverpool. March 17.-12:3O p. M
Cotton-Demand fair: prices easy;
American middling Adj; sales $4,000;
American 11,4OO; speculation and ex-
ports 500; receipts 5000; American $500.
Futures opened quiet, demand moder-
ate.
American middling, low middling
clause: March and April, April and
May 8 59-64d; May n une 3 59-64d,
3 5S-64d; June and July, July and Au-
gust 3 59-64d; August and September
3 57-64d; September and October 3 81
64d; October and November 3 46-64d;
November and December, December
and January 3 45-64d. Futures quiet at
the decline.
Tenders-1,4O 400 bales new dockets n
200 bales old dockets.
12:45 p. m.-American spot grades
1-32d lower; American middling fair
4 1920; good middling 4 $500; mid
ding 3 31-32d; low middling 3 25-32d;
good ordinary 8 15-32d.
4 p. m.-March, March n April.
April and May, May and June, June
and July 3 5s-64d, 3 59-64d buyers; July
and August 3 59-64d sellers; August n
September 8 56-64d, 3 57-64d buyers;
September and October 3 50-64d, 3 51-64d
buyers; October and November 3 46-64d
buyers; November and December, De-
cember and January 3 44-64d, 3 45-64d
LYLE II . oNOooy
New York, March 17.-Cotton steady;
middling TIC; net receipts 1886; gross
3,415; exports to Great Britain 1885; to
the continent !, sos; forwarded 1888; sales
3,032; spinners' 493; stock ESQ., SAC.
Total today: Net receipts 7.451; ex-
ports to Great Britain 1924: to the con-
inent SLAB; stock 7S9, 800.
Total so far this week: Net receipts
"A, 729; exports to Great Britain 1868;
to France 6,992: to the continent 30, 5S9.
Total since September LIST: Net re-
ceipts 6,098, 555; exports to Great Britain
2,649, 555; to France 593 ,344; to the con-
tinent 1852, 922.
Cotton futures closed steady: sales
SO, 800 bales; March FOL; April 7.04; May
7.O7; June 7.12; July 7.16; August III;
September $50; October 6.7s; November
6.S1; December 6.84; January $50;
February 6.s3.
PORT RECEIPTS.
Galveston-Steady at TIC; net re-
ceipts 812.
Norfolk-Firm at TIC; net receipts
500.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS at 7Nc; gross
| receipts 534.
Boston-steady at TIC: net receipts
Wilmington-Steady at &c: net re-
ceipts 70.
Philadelphia-ouiet at TIC; net re-
ceipts so.
Savannah-Quiet at SIC; net receipts
7O6.
New Orleans-Steady at &c; net re-
ceipts BOO; gross 4.048.
Mobile-Dull at 7c; net receipts 761.
Memphis-Steady at 6 15-16c; net re-
ceipts ISL; gross 201.
Augusta-Firm at TIC; net receipts
262.
Charleston-Firm at 6Rc; net receipts
122.
Cincinnati-ouiet at nc; net receipts
2,051.
Louisyille-Firm at &c.
ST. L~ouis-Steady at &c; net receipts
149; gross 1855. ~
Houston-Steady at Z 1-1sc; net re-
ceipts 1929.
GRAINS, PROVISIONS, ETC.
Chicago, March 1.-THE leading flu
| lures were as follows: Opening, high
est, lowest and closing:
Wheat-March 73q73Ac, 7311c. 72Ac.
73kc; Nay 74G74Nc, 741zc. 73Ac, Hhc;
July 73hG73Ac, 1880, 72Sc, 73c; Sep
TENDER 1G71hc, 71Ac. 70zc, 70Ac.
Corn-March 23Ac, 234c, 23Ac, 22Ac:
May 24kc. 24Ac. 23kc, 24Ac; July 25%c
|, 25AG25Ac, 259sc. 25Ac; September &c
! &c, 2SAc, &c.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-03-19
To Investigate the Puritan's Disablement.

Washington, March IA court of in
Quiry consisting of Captains Watson
and Mccormick and Chief Engineer
J.. a. B. Smith has been ordered to meet
at New York navy yard Friday at /
o'clock to investigate the recent cruise
Of the Puritan n the causes which
led to that vessels disablement off Cape
Hatteras. 1t is expected that the re-
suit may be the ordering of a court
martial. The information which reach
es the department indicates that the
vessel rode u the gale remarkably
well and that she should AVE reached
port without assistance. At least one
of the boilers. it is said, was burnt out
at sea, due to low water. The slight
arrangement of the machinery. it is
claimed. might nave been remodied at
sea by competentd mechanics,
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MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.


y
New York. March 17.-Money on call
quiet al 1h@124 per cent; last loa at
1A and closed at Ia per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 81 per cent. Bar sill
yer 62k. Sterling exchange steady,
with actual business in bankers bills
at S4.S5h for sixty days and A.S7 for
demand. Posted rates $4.S612G4.SS.
Commercial bills at s4.S4G4.S5. Govern
ment bonds firm. State bonds quiet.
Railroad bonds firm. Silver at the
board was weak.
Treasury balances: Coin, 1871, 112, 761;
currency, $50, SIG, 147.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-03-19
Meeting Of Directors of the North Carolins
Railway.

Charlotte, N. c., March 17.-All the
old directors Of the North Carolina
Railway Company met in the city yes
terday for the purpose of consulting
together in regard to the action brought
by the Southern Railway Company
against the North Carolina Railway
Company and the individual directors
of that These were the di-
rectors appointed under democratic adj
m~inistration. The present governor, D.
L. Russell (republican) has removed
them. although he has never made pub
lie the names of their successors. The
bill filed by the Southern Railway Com
pany was read and discussed, and j. S.
Manning and Judge A. Burwell were
authorized to answer the same on the
part of the directors. The matter will
be heard before Judge Simonton at
Greensboro on the 9Th day of April.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-03-19
Shipping in the East Depressed.

Glasgow. March 17.-Clyde shipping is
being greatly affected by the situation
in the east, the depression of eastern
trade having reached a most acute
stage. One shipping firm employing
thirty-five vessels in trading in the
east has ordered all of it's ships back
to Great Britain and will hereafter put
them in the western trade. The rea-
son given by the firm for this action
is that the political situation in the
east has depressed freights so that car
goes are obtainable only at losing rates.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-03-19

= When you are suffering from Catarrh
or Cold in the head you want relief
right away Only 10 cents is required
to test it,. Ask your druggist for the
trial size of Ely's Cream Balm, or buy
the soc size. We mail it.
ELY BROS, 56 Warren ST, N. Y. City.
l was afflicted with catarrh last au-
tumn. During the month of October /
could neither taste nor smell and could
hear but little. Ely's Cream Balm cured
ft.-Marcus Geo. Shautz, Railway. N. J.
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Washington, March 1.-THE total
collections Of internal revenue for the
mont Of February last were $40. 729. DIG.
an increase OF sio. sS4 over February
1896. The collections from July lst
1896 to and including February last
were SIS. 500, 0S5, against S5s. Ssl. 80 for
the corresponding period Of ls95-96. an
increase for the period ended Eiebru>
| airy last of $27, 115.
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Raleigh News and Observer: John
Groves must lie in jail until the next
term of court. Justice Harry Roberts
Yesterday so decided. He is charged
with the murder of a negro, Henry
Wall. at Forestville, on the night of
January 30th.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-03-19
POPULIST DIRECTORS
OF INSANE ASYLUM TO TAKE
FORCIBLE POSSESSION.

contract for New Presbyterian Church.
Death of Mrs. Charles e. johnson.
Wreck of a Freight Train-Another Par
don by the Governor-Anticipated De.
felt In the State Treasury-PIans for
New building for the Asylum for the
Blind
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WILL REMAIN GOVERNOR.
RUSSELL HAS DECLINED BEFORE
HAND THE JUDGESHIP.

Senator Pritchard Paying the Penalty for
His Renewed Honors - Hard on the
People of Surry County-State Treasu.
rer to Pay Special Appropriations Pro
Absurd Error in q Dispensary
Bill-The Insane Asylum Contes,s-The
Seaboard's Charge of Discrimination
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COTTON.

q 8 new IS reg- 1871: do coupons.-.-I
asked, ibid, tex div. Ssellers.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-04-01
pIERCE'S RECOLLECTIONS.
EARLY Days in Redwood and
Lyon Counties.

P. [. Pierce has been contributing
some interesting articles on the early
history of Lyon county, to the Mar
shall Reporter of late. Writing about
that county Mr.. Pierce was frequently
obliged to touch on Redwood county
and Redwood Falls, as Lyon county
and her early towns were part of
Redwood county and Redwood Falls
in the early days. The writer states
that the first 4th of July celebration
out there was held in iynd, Goldfish
Muzzy's town site, now obsolete, and
that the settlers had plenty of -four
that they had freighted up from Red
wood Falls, but the staff of life. meat,
was out of the question. No jackrabbits
were seen here until the big prairie fire,
about 1876, and what to do the set
tiers we're puzzled. G. E. Langdon
and Chas. Goodan came to their res
cue, saying "you ladies get the nick
nacks and we will furnish the meat"
Their promise was made good. They
we're gone but short time and came
back with two braces of wild ducks.
Those were jolly good times. Peo-
pie had to go to Redwood Falls for a
marriage license, this county being an
nexed to that for judicial purposes at
that time. The preacher was always
glad to take most anything for his
uniting fees-from a few pounds of
butter to 100 bass wood rails. The
"baches' had no money and but few
COWS.
The grain had to be tread out with
cattle, or pay eight or ten cents a
bushel to machine from Redwood
Falls. One would go to Redwood
Falls or New Ulm for supplies and he
would lend about all the. flour he had
until the next one would go. John
Buel went and got load of flour.
When he reached home he had about
100 pounds left-the rest loaned out.
Geo. and Charley Mead, two baches,
lived in little boarded up shanty by
the bend of the Redwood river, where
the people made it a point to stop.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-04-01
THE REDWOOD GAZETTE.
BY AIKEN E. SCHMAHL.
THURSDAY, APRIL l, 1897.

ground and just in the nick of time,
because the water was washing his
barn and up to the windows of his
residence Sunday afternoon.
Down the river further it had over
flowed it's banks and with the waters
of the Redwood was near the Homer
residence. Down still further it was
running through the Kuenzli pasture
and getting up on the highlands.
Down still further it had worked out
of it's banks and with the overflow of
the waters of Tiger Lake was inundat-
the valley of the Minnesota east of the
Kuenzli homestead. AS far as the eye
could reach towards the east it was a
sheet of increasing water, and those
who saw it predicted that Mankato
and other towns east of here, already
complaining of high water, had not
seen the high water mark.
The North Redwood gorge broke
during Sunday night, as the result of
the river raising about one foot, and
on Tuesday morning the big ice cakes
could be { cen in the woods below the
bridge. AS result of the break the
bridge across the Redwood was knock
ed from its piers and two or three
stringers badly splintered. When
the first citizen awoke and discovered
that the bridge was on the point of
topping over he gave the alarm and
the energetic citizens of North Red
wood went to work and securely fast
ened the bridge, working until noon
before it was made secure. The water