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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-10-22
DIXIE WILL DO A G
To Take Bancroft's Place Under Edward
L. Blooms Management
From the New York Journal.

From the New York Journal.
Henry E. Dixey, the well known
comedian, has concluded to become a
magician and abandon both the legiti-
mate n the vaudeville stage. The
scheme to make Dixey a monarch of
mystery" was first preached by the
late Professor Hermann, who taught
him many of his tricks. and who re-
peatedly made him handsome offers to
join him in his Journeys. These offers
were refused by Dixey because some
thing more advantas always Of
fered itself to him. Yesterday, now
ever, Edward l.. Bloom, who for years
managed the tours of Hermann, and
lately directed the affairs Of Magician
Bancroft, who died in Charleston two
weeks ago, cornered him, and a con-
tract was signed by which the MIN
BILE "Adonis'" will shortly make a tour
Of the United States.
The apparently spontaneous dialogue
with which magicians divert the atten-
ton of the audience while theoptical
decisions are being done Will be written
by /. Cheever Goodwin and c.. A. Bryne
for Mr.. Dixey.
Many who have seen Dixey's sleight-
of-hand tricks say that he is quite
as clever as was Alexander Hermann,
and the theatrical profession, with
which Mr.. Dixey is exceedingly popu-
lar, congratulate him in getting so CON-
petent a manager and predict for him
a greater success financially than he
has yet achieved.
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Preliminary Hearing in the Barnes.Ysr
bor0 Case
Correspondence Of The Messenger.)

Correspondence Of The Messenger.)
Rocky Mount, n. c., October 20.
Preliminary hearing was given ]. b..
Barnes, charged with criminal assault
on Miss Cora Marlboro by Justice w. d.
Joyner yesterday afternoon. The pros
ecution vas represented by Messrs.
Bum, Cooley and Bassett; the defense
by Dorsey Battle, +. T. Thorne and
Jno. +. Woodland.
Miss Marlboro said that she and
Barnes attended the Baptist assocte-
ton at Dortch's last Wednesday aid
while returning Barnes made an iQEe-
cent proposition to her; that following
this Barnes stopped his buggy, forced
her to alight, threw her to the ground
n was on the point Of accomplish
ing his purpose when G. s.. Harris and
H.. ID. Epps came up.
Harris took Miss Yarboro In his
buggy and carried her to his home.
Epps riding to Mocky Mount with
Barnes
The defendant Barnes has quite a
number OF witnesses under subpoena
and is preparing for a vigorous defense.
He introduced no evidence at the trial.
but viii husband all his evidence for
his trial in the superior court.
Miss Marlboro Is quite good looking.
& 20 years and has been WORKING in
the millinery business with the defend
ants wife for about a year.
The rain of yesterday was a god
send. Wells have been drying I'D and
the dust sitting.
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Tar Heels Of Florida Form an Association
Ocala, Fla, October is, 1897.


Ocala, Fla, October is, 1897.
Editor Messenger:
On the 9Th inst, q number OF North
Carolinians who have AXE up their
residence here, met and organized an
association, giving it the title, Marion
County (Fla.) Association Of North
CarOlinians.
This is no new thing under the sun,
for in most, II not all, Of the southern
states there are organizations Of this
character. The people of the Old
North State glory in being known a.
"Tar-Heels," conscious that their ia
tive state has nothing to be ashamed
OF in her past record. This OrganiZa-
ton, like the others, is ~ocial in it's
character; politics are not in it; and
when we meet we expect to pass the
time in conversations about our native
state, and engage in such amusements
as will be agreeable and keep up our
interest and love for her.
We started out with thirty one
names on the list as charter members,
as follows: w. D. Taylor, John Tay-
lor, Nathan Mayo, Geo. G.. Pastuer,
Edgecombe; G.. F. Cordes, Wake; Rob
ert Bullock, Granville; E. P. Thagard,
d. E. McIver, j. A. McIver, c. E. Nc
liver, A. E. McIver, Daniel Mcintyre,
Alex. Mcintyre, Peter Mcintyre, ChaS.
j. Phillips, G.. F. McRae, Moore; J. B.
Watkins, Cumberland; Samuel r. Bird
sey, John r. Devane, SAMPSON; A. H.
Birdsey, S. r. Birdsey, Jr., j. S. Bird
sey, r. T. Birdsey, w. l.. Jewett,
Stephen Jeyvett, Jr., J. S. Jewett, New
Hanover; Chas. L.. Cotton, G. j.. Alfred,
Montgomery; T. D. Crawford, j. F.
Crawford, Beaufort; r. F. Hyman,
BuncOmbe. There are a numbe of
others here who will, no doubt. join at
the next meeting, as our first meeting
vas not extensively advertised.
At our organization meeting instances
We're shown of the advantage of such
an organizations; the two men from
Sampson were born within eight miles
of each other, yet one Of them did not
know the other was a Tar Heel" al
though they AVE been having business
relations together for the past six or
seven years. Another instance was Of
two men who lived in the same place
in North Carolina, yet neither knew
the other was here till they met in the
hall
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Yours respectfully,
16 Orange ST., Savannah, Ga.

preparation for peace. When nations
could fight n great guns, great
nayies or great armies, wars were fire.
ouent and bloodshed followed slight
provocation. But dynamite guns, ar
mored cruisers and first-class battle
ships have made war another matter.
A nation must have a plethoric treas
ury to even consider the subject of
wal. When it has equipped itself with
moder ordnance and a modern navy
and is prepared to put a well drilled
army in the field, 1T is in the most Sc
cure position, with the best prospect
for peace that any nation could nave
Syracuse IN. ~ Post.
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Chicago, October e0.-weakness In
the grain and provision markets dur
ing the morning was succeeded by
strength later on n small. advances
were chronicled all around. Wheat was
helped by renewal OF the continental
demand for American wheat. December
closing sc higher. There was a slight
disposition 10 play for a reaction in
corn and a &c advance was the result
Oats closed II 10 &c higher. Provisions
closed at small advances for pork and
ribs and lard unchanged.
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New York Stock Market.

New York, October 20.-Today's mar
ket looked very much as though an
effort vas being made to test it for a
rise. The bears made an abortive eff
fort early in the day to raid the mar
ket and directed an attack against
Sugar and Chicago Gas. The failure
of the raid encouraged the bulls to ag-
gressive action and there were indica-
lions of the temperance in the mar
ket of some large buying interests
which were promire nt in the late rise
Of the market. This professional buy
ing carried prices up quite strongly,
net advances throughout the list rang
ing from l to 3 points; but the bulls
were apparently satisfied with a short
turn and they commenced to sell to
realize profits about half an hour be-
fore the close. This carried prices
down in some places below last nights
close and where net gains remained
they were in almost all cases fractional.
The success of the bears was frustrat-
ed, in part owing to the special strength
in Sugar and Chicago Gas, upon which
they relied to work a sympathetic de-
cline in the balance OF the list. Sugar
was strong on the decision Of the treas
ury department to hold Dutch refined
sugars conditionally liable to the coun-
t%ervailing duty which applies 20 i'm
ported ugars upon which an export
bounty is paid. Chicago Gas derived
strength from rumors of a compromise
with the threatened competition. The
market showed considerable increase
Of activity as compared with the last
few days, but was still almost purely
| professional. London changed from its
| recent attitude and sold stocks here.
| Additional repOrts of railroad earnings
| for the second week in October show
some increases, and many vague ru-
| mors were afioat of still more strik-
| ing improvements to be shown in state
| ments not yet issued. The large move
| ment of cotton along lines recently re-
| leased from quarantine restrictions was
| shown by reports and gave strength TO
| the railroads affected.
The exchange market continued firm
| and the local money market easy.
| Some business is being done in the
| placing of loans on long sterling, which
is in effect the lending Of money
abroad. This naturally tends to keep
the present rate of exchange. The con-
tinued large in hand of
money by interior banks owing to the
large payment of debt following the
crop movement are the inducements
for hus deferring the movement of
gold this way. Bonds were strong in
sympathy with stocks. One 900 o
block of Union Pacific collateral trust
new was sold at SO. and another block
of $50, 900 at the same price. Total sales
We're 81, 325, 900. United States new As
advance II bid and the SIS coupon de-
| cIined IL bid. The total sales of stocks
| today were 4O2, 200 shares.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-10-22
rheumatism Cured i'm a Day.

Mystic Cure" for rheumatism and
Neuralgia radically cures in / to 3 days.
It's action upon the system is remark
able and mysterious. It removes at
once the cause and the disease immedi-
ately disappears. The first dose great
ly benefits.
T. F. Anthony, Ex-Postmaster Of
Promise City, Iowa, says: Il bought
one bottle of Mystic Cure for Rheu-
matism, and two doses of it did me
more good han any medicine I ever
took" IS cents and $500. Sold by j.
H. Hardin, Druggist. Wilmington.
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New York. October e0.--The situation
In dry goods is practically unchanged.
Unfavorable eathe conditions. Whtc0
have heretofore been q drag on the
market. are giving promise of changes
and the buying from southern etate0
where the yellow fever panic Ia had
a stulifying erec. on the trade. beginA
to be heavy again. The distribution i'm
various sections OF the country Is still
reported rather slim. WOODEN goods
are still a strong feature OF the market.
sales for next year being more OF q
factor day by day. Cotton goods are
generally less active. In staple cot
tons. brown goods. in both sheetings
and drills. are still quiet and without
feature.
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New York. october 3n-Not since lSs2.
has the potato crop OF the United States
proven so nearly a failure. says Tho
American Agriculturist in It's nnai report
OF the yield OF 1897. Compared with tho
liberal crop OF last year. there Is an ap-
parent falling on OF nearly N per cent.
In tonnage. and the quality OF tho whole
Is greatly deficient. County and town
ship returns from all the leading potato
growing states TO this weekly newspaper
show the yield OF potatoes to be i7&.0y).-
90 bushels. against 2& .0O. no In lxS
2S 900 900 in 1885. Is. 0o. 90 in 1884. and
only 10000 in the short crop OF iSe.
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The New Supervisipg Architect

Washington, October 20.-As a result
of the recent civil service examination,
in which there were about thirty-f1ve
competitors, Secretary Gage today ap-
pointed James K. Taylor, of Pennsyl-
vania, as supervising architect of the
treasury department. Mr.. Taylor is at
present a principal draughtsman in
the supervising architects Office.
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State Capital Temporarily Removed

Birmingham, Ala, October 20-Owing
To the prevalence of yellow fever in
Montgomery, and the fact hat all of
the towns and cities of the state have
guaranteed against that place, the
state government has been temporarily
removed to Birmingham. The governor
and all the state officers nave located
here and are ~transacting business from
this point. The altitude of Birmingham
is such hat The yellow fever cannot
live here ard it was selected by the
governor as the temporary seat of gov
because of this fact.
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The democratic press OF the state is
almost unanimous in the assertion that
on the line of good government and
white supremacy. There are very few Of
the papers that even hint at such a thing
as a fusion witfNany other party. What
the democracy wants Is a straight fight
with the above Ines clearly drawn, and
on this We believe the party can win.
II there is a white mar In North Carolina
who Is not disgusted with the present
state administration. then he Is Influenced
by something else han a desire for good
government.1reenvilie Reflector.
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NAVAL STORES.

NAVAL STORES.
Spirits observation-disclosures barrels
steady at 29i.c: country barrels steady at
Zc- brokers quote sales of machine
barrels at SCI
Rosin firm at s1.15 to $1.20.
Tar steady at $40.
Crude turpentine quiet: hard $50:
yellow dip 500: Virgin SO. brokers
quote sales at 81 40 and 81. SOL
Prices same day last year-Spirfts tur-
pentine at Src and 25c: rosin N.45 and
$50: tar 800; crude turpentine S.30.
81 80 and $50.
Receipts today-3s casks spirits turpen-
tine, Al barrels rosin. 2S4 barrels tar, 4s
barrels crude turpentine.
Receipts to same date last year-14
casks spirits turpentine. 594 barrels rosin.
100 barrels tar, 9 barrels crude turpen-
tine.
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He Kills His Entire Family

Blue Earth City, Mimi, October 90
At about z o'clock this morning George
Young. a farmer residing two miles
south Of this city, shot and killed his
wife, his two boys, aged 2 and 4 years,
and himself. All died instantly. Bus
mess and domestic troubles form the
only explanation tor the deed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-10-22
PRODUCE.

per bushel: extra prime. 6: fancy. INC.
Virginia-Extra prime. 4O0Xc.
Rce-Uplands. 60Soc; lowlands, N.100
$1.1S.
Corn-7h0S0c
North Carolina Bacon-Hams, 10D11c:
shoulders. e96hc: sides. 7H0Sc.
Chickens-Firm: springs 10000: hens
18025c; ROSTERS, 18022c.
Eggs-Firm at 15c.
ShingleS-Per 1000 hve inch. hearts and
saps, $1.603.1O six inch. $1.5O02.to.
Timber at $7.00 to $500 per 1000 feet.
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BuCklen's ArntcS Salve

The best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores. Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Erup-
tons, and positively cures Piles, or no
pay required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or honey refund
ed. Price % cents per bottle. For sale
by R. r. Bellamy.
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STOCKS.
COTTON.

Liverpool. October 2O.+ p. m.-Cotton-
Spot, fair demand; prices steady; Ameri-
We're 10000 bales, Of which 500 were for
speculation and export, and included $500
American. Receipts $4,000 bales, includ-
ing 80, 400 American. Futures opened
steady with a fair demand and closed
easy.
American middling low mlculing clause:
October 3 29a3 3O-64d buyers; October and
November 3 22d3 23-64d buyers; November
and January 3 1898 2O-64d buyers; January
and February 8 1898 20-64d buyers;
February and March 3 2O-64d buyers:
March and April 8 21-64d sellers; April
3 23-64d sellers; June and July 1903 2i-64d
buyers; July and August 3 24d3 25-64d.
New York, October 2O.-COttOn dull;
middling 6 3-16c: net receipts 1867; gross
receipts 9,49S; forwarded 5,2i0; sales 1,130;
spinners 80: stock 54,622.
Total today: Net receipts 55,1S2; exports
to Great Britain 1,5O6; to the continent
S,2335; stock 646,251:
ports to Great Britain 6.314; to France
%, 9O1; to the continent 5S,0SS.
Total since September list: Net receipts
l ,63S, O33; exports to Great Britain 447 ,974;
to France 103, 426: to the continent 3O7 ,s32.
Futures closed steady; sales III, 800
bales: January sos; February Gil: March
els: April GIG; May 6.23; June 6.26; July
6.29: October sos; November Cos; De-
cember Cos.
Cotton, spot closed dull: middling up
lands 6 3-16c; middling gulf 6 7-16c; sales
| 1,130 bales.
PORT RECEIPTS.
Galveston-Easy at 5 slice; net receipts
| II. 1924.
Norfolk-Dull at 5Bc; net receipts
1875.
BaItimore-Nominal at csc; gross re.
| ceipts 1855.
Boston-Steady at 6 3-16c; net receipts
Lib.
Wilmington-Steady at sac; net receipt:
2,O3O.
Philadelphia-Quiet at 6 7-1sc; net re
ceiptS 40.
Savannah-Easy at 5 9-16c; net receipt:
10, 428.
New Orleans-Easy at 5Bc; net receipt.
1861; gross receipts 1858.
Mobile-Dull at SEC; net receipts 1882.
M~emphis-Quiet at SIC; net receipts
3,644.
Augusta-Steady at 3 13-16c: net receipt.
1,S41; gross receipts 1897.
Charleston-NOminal; net receipts ,135
Cincinnati-Quiet at Csc; net receipt
1,4OO.
Louisville-Quiet at &C..
St. LOuiS-EaSy at 3 1o-16c; net receipt
1867; gross receipts 1885.
Houston-Steady at SIC; net receipt
6,715.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
Chicago, October 20.-The leading fu
lures were as follows:
Open. High. Low. Clos
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Chicago. October 20-Mayor Harrison
will speak in New York city the evening
OF October 18th. in the interests OF Judge
Van Nyck. the Tammany candidate for
mayor. Mayor Harrison will be accom-
panied by nearly every member OF his
cabinet. About LO members of the Cook
county democracy, headed by the re.
redoubtable Captain Farrell, will escort
them.
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WILMINGTON MARKETS.
COTTON REPORT.

Wilmington. N c.. October -
Receipts of cotton today-2,GD bales.
Receipts TO same day last year-i,s3
bales.
This seasons receipts to date-laO. 1876
bales.
Receipts TO same date last year-G.2e
bales
The quotations posted at { o'clock today
at the exchange.
Cotton steady.
Ordinary ...... -. ......... $500. sis
Good ordinary. .... ...... .-.... As
LOW m~iddIing----- ------ 1890 --.- ; 5-l5
1AA1GliHS.----- -. - "a
NOo0 IIiulllfiE---.-. 80 -.
Samo day last year rLc
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As for joining forces with the populists
this paper believes that the democrats Of
the state have been slapped in the face
one time too many by Butler and his
crowd. The Butler Of today Il the Butlee
Of four years ago.-Ralelgh Pyesa.
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MARKETS By TELEGRAPH
n

New York, October 0.-Money on call
steady at 2Q2k per cent; last loan at
2Hs per cent, closed at 2A@2h per cent.
Sterling xchange firm with actual bust
ness in bankers bills at $.S4AQ4.S4h for
demand, and at A.S244.S2A for sixty days.
Posted rates $4.S211q$4.Ss12 and SASH.
Commercial bills at SASH. Silver certi-
ficates 59d60. Bar silver 59A. Mexican
dollars 45A. Government bonds strong;
state bonds dull; railroad bonds strong.
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Savannah. Ca. a

Savannah, Ca, 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 IA pounds in
weight in four weeks, I take great
pleasure in recommending it to all UNI
fortunate like
Yours truly,
JOHN MORRIS.
Office of J. N. McElroy, Druggist.
Orlando, Fla, April 20, 1891.
Messrs. Lippman Bros, Savannah, GA.
Dear Sirs:-I sold three bottles Of P.
p. 7. large size yesterday, and one bot
tie small size today.
The 2. p. P. cured my wife Of rheu-
matism winter before last. 1t came
back on her the past winter and a half
bottle. 81 size, relieved her again, and
she has not had a symptom since.
l 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 it q tea
spoonful, hat was in the evenir and
the little fellow turned over like h was
dead, but next morning he was hollow
ing and we'll.
Your respectfully,
J.. n. McELROY.
Savannah, Ga, March Il. 1891.
Messrs. Lippman Bros, Savannah, Ga.
Dear Sirs:-I have suffered from
rheumatism for q long time and did
not find a cure until found P. p. P,
which completely cured me.
Yours truly,
ELIZA JONES,
16 Orange ST., Savannah, Ga.
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CdSH QuUtdtIOIIs WI ds IUIIU"S. EIoUL
steady; No. 2 yellow corn. -; No. 2
spring wheat. S412GS61zc; No. 8 spring
wheat, 7skdShc: No. 2 red, size; No. 2
corn. 2f1ac; No. 2 oats, 1sAc; No. 2 white,
22G211c: No. 3 white. aDAG21Ac; mess
pork per sas Dbl sl E;aSa7 So; lard n;d per 1ool 100
$4-4OT475; dry sailed shoulders, boxed,
4Ad5c; short clear sides, boxed 5g5hc;
whiskey. distillers' finished goods. per
gal, N2
New York, October 2O.-Flour more ac-
tive and firmer at the close with wheat:
winter low grades 2.0OG3.15.
Wheat-Spot firm; No. 2 red. S91ac
afloat; No. / northern, New York, 96thc
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NORTH

Professor A. z. Montague, who has ac-
cepted the presidency of Furman Uni
versity, North Carolina, was given a
loving cup by the students and faculty
Of Columbia University.
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Il understand your uncle brought
$500. 900 back from the Klondike."
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Chicago, October 20.-The leading flu
lures were as follows:
Open. High. Low. Clos
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-03-24
Maniac Creates a Great SenSa-
ton on the Streets of an
Iowa Village.
He Killed One Man and Probably
Fatally Wounded a
Woman.
Another Woman Badly Hurt.
Tragedy Ended by Blowing
His Own Head Off.

OpEBoLT, Ia, March 2o.-Dave PEN
nington loaded a shotgun and started
out to kill a number of people who had
incurred his enmity. He first hunted
for A. p. Walter, against whom he had
a grudge, but Walter saw him coming
and hid. Then Pennington went to
the house of Hiram Johnson and fired
at Mrs. Johnson, seriously wounding
her in the shoulder and back. He next
emptied both barrels into Luther Ira.
yer, killing him instantly. Then he
pointed the gun at Mrs. Frank Stolt, q
neighbor who came to the door on hear
ing the noise. She ran into the door.
way closing the storm door behind hor
but he fired through the door, wound.
ing her in the abdomen. Pennington
retreated across some vacant lots, load
ing his gun as he called to an officer
and dared him to shoot. He exclaimed
well, if you have 4 got the nerve
to shoet, l have" TheA he placed the
muzzle of the gun to his forehead and
blew the top of his head off. scattering
brains and pieces of skull 80 feet.
Pennington was undoubtedly insane,
1t is thought that Mrs. Sto 1t cannot re-
cover, but Mrs. JohusOn's injuries
while severe, are not fatal.