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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-12

morning, and preached to the union
meeting in the Hay street Methodist
at night, both ermon being charac-
terized by the well-known fervor and
power of the gifted speaker.
The knitting mill of Mr.. II. NJ.
Pemberton is now a hive of industry;
the force is being increased as the OPP
eratives can be trained for the work,
and the proprietor of the enterprise
expresses himself as we'll satisfied with
its progress.
The plant for the new acetyline gas
works will be located near GoOdwin's
bridge over Robinson's creek north
of Hay street, Mr.. S. w. T~illinghast
is laying the pipe as rapidly as pos
sible.
Hon. and Mrs. Geo. NJ. Rose, at their
residence on Haymount, gave a pleas
ant party last week, complimentary to
their guests, the Misses Crow, of Ra-
leigh. The young men gave a ger
mar in the F. I. l.. l. armOry last Fri
day evening, in honor of many charm
ing visitors from different parts of the
state, and, despite the fact that it was
under the rays of the midsummer
dog-star, it was a delightful dance,
the subsequently, the society buds
being unusually lovely.
Mr.. and Mrs. Beach, with their son
and daughter, formerly much esteem
ed residents of Fayetteville. r here
on a visit, and are warmly greeted by
many friends. Judge and Mrs. T. H.
Sutton are at Jackson Springs, for
the benefit Of the medicinal waters OF
hat resort. DR.. II. w. Lilly, left yes
terday on his annual summer outing to
Blowing Rock.
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A MINISTER ON TRIAL
Investigation of the Charges Against
Rev. DIR. A. Jaeger of the Southern
Virginia Diocese.

investigation of the Charges Against
Rev. DIR. A. Jaeger of the Southern
Virginia Diocese.
L%ynchburg, Va, August 10.-The &C.
clsiastical court of the Southern Do
cese of Virginia, Protestant Episcopal
church, to try Rev. DR.. A. Jaeger, su-
perintendent of the colored orphan asy-
lum here, convened in Grace church
this morning. Robert Scott, Esq, of
Roanoke, a member of the original in
vestigation Committee, is conducting
the prosecution and DR.. Jaeger con-
ducts his own defense. A motion for a
continuance in order to summon two
witnesses from a distance was made
by DR.. Jaeger and Over-ruled, h pros
ecution holding that DR.. Jaeger had
had plenty of time to get them here.
The indictment contains several
counts, among which are the use of
drugs, improper and immoral behav-
ior, falsely accusing teachers associat-
ed with the accused, and with sending
a telegram with the purpose of deceiv-
ing. To all of these DR.. Jaeger pleads
mot guilty"
Only three witnesses were examined
today. A former clerk in a drug store
here testified to selling to DR.. Jaeger
drugs mentioned in the indictment.
Another witness, a resident of this
county, testified to Dr.. Jaeger's good
character for truthfulness, charity and
morality.
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The Excursion Park

Mayor Wright yesterday put two
men to work cleaning off the vacant
lot ON North Front street between
Chestnut and Grace streets, which AL
derman D. L. Gore rendered free of
charge for the use of excursionists Wis
iting our city.
The Messenger yesterday mentioned
that this lot would be cleaned up
and arranged with seats and provided
with water barrels, SO excursionists
would have some place where they
could rest when they get tired riding
or walking about town.
A nice little park car be made of
this lot if our citizens will contribute
something towards it's improvement.
A pavilion and public comforts will
make the park quite a desirable place
for excursioniSts to congregate to
await the leaving time of their trains.
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Democratic Prospects in Cumberland
A Parting Word for the Veteran-A
Thriving Industry-JOttlngs of News

Correspondence Of The Messenger.)
Fayetteville, N. c., August 8.
The convention to nominate a dem
Ocratic candidate for the judgeship Of
the criminal court in the eastern dis
trict, to be held in this city on the
7th of next month, as already noted
in The Messenger, will doubtless de-
velop many who are willing and Pc
culiarly fit to wear the judicial emine.
A recent decision of the supreme
court, it is true, makes this criminal
court simply a magistrates court Of
enlarged powers, but, for all that, it's
%judgeship is a position of dignity and
emOlument worth striving for. The
democrats should remember that Hon.
F. H. Sutton, the present incumbent
and the republican nominee, is an
astute politician who will make a for
midable fight against any one entering
the field as his opponent.
Your correspOndent-being merely
a "looker-on in Vienna" and inter-
ested only as it behooves every citi-
zen to be who desires the restoration
Of good government to his state and
country-see bright hopes Of a Cum
berland county democratic victory in
the coming campaign, if only the
whole party will stand together, and
the leaders will show to the masses,
by the action of the nominating con-
ventions, that the very best men are
to make up the color guard Inc bear
the standard. This will insure sue
cess, and nothing short of this will.
The writer asks the indulgence of
space. for a line Or more before the
veterans reunion of last week passes
into history-especially for a note or
two Inadvertently omitted from the
las letter. Colonel w. j. Green, Captain
j. B. Smith and Messrs. E. M. Waddill
and G. A. Thompson greatly contrib
uted to the success of the occasion by
their untiring efforts. The officers of
the battalion, under Colonel Starr,
and Major Mcclellan were Hon. w. j.
Green. Captain A. B. Williams, Cap
tain j. A. Mcpherson, Captain N. c.
Thaggard, Captain A. D. McGill, Cap
tain G. A. Thompson.
Rev. DR.. Shearer, president of Dav-
idson college, occupied the pulpit at
the Presbyterian church yesterday
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To go to POrcO Rico

Battery I, Second artillery, United
States army, now stationed at Fort
Caswell, is getting ready to go to Porto
Rico. The war department has ar
ranged to send the battery on the
third expedition now being made up
and the boys are a~nxiously awaiting
their orders to go. They want to see
active service and they are growing
impatient.
The battery now contains 125 men
and sixty more recruits are expected
here every day to complete the full
complement of the battery. The men
are now putting in six hours of hard
work every day, drilling with the big
disappearing gun and small arms.
In addition to Battery I, there are
also at Fort Caswell 60 men of Battery
c, who will remain to garrison the
fort if Battery I is ordered away.
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The police are trying to unravel a
mystery. A few days ago somebody
the woods eastward of the city. The
case had printed on it the firm name
of Henry S. King & Sons, a we'll
known hardware house of Baltimore.
Inquiry was made at The Orion If a
travelling salesman Of the house had
been stopping there, but there has been
no such guest in the house that any Of
The Orion people remember.
The samples had been taken from
the case but just why a thief should
have abandoned it cannot be reasoned
out, unless he feared that it might
lea to his detection. 1t is believed
hat the case of samples was stolen
from q drummer.
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Florida Republicans.

Jacksonville, Fla, August 10.-At the
republican state convention held at
Ocala yesterday, state candidates were
nominated and at the Second district
republican convention held at the same
place today, H. L. Anderson, a lawyer
of Ocala, was nominated as a candi-
date for congressman. Both owen
tons were controlled by the Long a C
tion of the party, Judge Long, national
republican committeeman from Flori-
da, being chairman of the state con-
vention. The Eagan-Stillman wing Of
the party was completely routed. The
republicans for the first time in many
years intend to wage an aggressive
campaign. The administration was en-
dorsed amid great enthusiasm.
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Cas- quotations were as follows:
Flour steady. No. 2 yellow corn, 1910
33%c; No. 3 spring wheat, 70G72c; No.
2 red, 74Q75c; No. 2 corn. 3sAc: No. 2
oats, 22kc; No. 2 white. 27@2skc: No.
3 white, 25hG27c; mess pork. per Dbl
s9.10G9.15; lard, per 100 lbs, 35.25d5.30;
short ribs sides. loose. s.. 2005. 40h dry
sailed shoulders, boxed, 81. 62hD4s7b:
short clear sides, boxed, s5.65Q5.75.
New York, August I5.-Flour steady
with a fair inquiry for spring pat
ents.
Wheat-Spot steady; No. 2 red TING.
options opened stronger on cables and
foreign buying, but 500 turned weak
for lack Of continued local
Bears the late market on
favorable northwest news and predic-
tons of larger receipts; closed h4Ac
net higher. There was a good export
demand. No. 2 red September 20 Ills
@71Ac, closed at 70%c; December
closed at 69kc.
~Corn-Spot firm. No. 2 3ehc. Options
opened steady on a good cash demand.
but later gave way 9Th wheat and
closed nc net lower. Sc, -ber 81 5-I6
d37&c. closed at 37%c; De, nber clos
ed at 37Ac.
Oats-Spot steady; No. 2 2sAc. Op-
tions dull and lower, cloing at nc net
loss. September closed at 25Ac.
Lard-Ffrm; western steamed $3.50;
September 1852 nominal; arm
er; continent 5.85.
Eggs-Steady; state and PennsyIva-
MIA 14hq15hc; western fresh 14hc.
Petroleum-Dull.
Cotton Seed Oil-Steady: prime crude
nominal; do yellow 23hQ
Sice-Ffrm.
Molasses-Steady.
Conee-Options opened steady at I'M
changed prices: rallied s points on
stronger Brazilian cables and small re-
ceipts at Rio and Santos: European
cables disappointing but bull interests
gave support and checked the drain.
Closed stead and unchanged to 5 points
higher. Sales IL, 900 bags, including
september at $5.70Q5.75; October IS. 20.
spot conec-Rio, fair demand and
steadier: No. z invoice Sh Gskc: No. 7
tobbing shGszc; mild very steady;
CordoVa sd15c. Sales good in tobbing
lots.
Sugar-Raw strong with good de-
mand at advances; centrifugal, Sc test.
4Ac; fair refining 3zc: sales. several
lots changed hands on the basis OF
the higher prices; refined very firm
and active.
NAVAL STORES.
New York-Rosin quiet. Turpentine
steady.
savannah-spirits turpentine Arm at
2shc bid: sales 4s7; receipts l.ls4.
Rosin-The market was firm at the
opening at a decline Of SC on c., b. and
ID. grades with sales of 70s. With the
last call there vas an advance OF to
10 C On the same grade. The sales
were 2,ss5 barrels at the following quo
tations: A B c s1.o0d1.05; E sL05; F.
'silS; $40; H I $40; X s1.45; N
$50: N $1-75; w G $3.50: w w s2.35.
Charleston-Spirits turpentine mar
ket firm at 25Hc; sales none. Rosin
quiet and unchanged. sales nome.
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Barlow, Fla, August 10.-Sherif TIL
lis went to Lakeland Monday for a
negro charged with selling liquor. He
arrested his man, h~andcuffed him and
had him on the car. While waiting
for the train to pull out twenty-five
or thirty of the Tenth cavalry, "a ne
T regiment), walked into the car
and demanded that the sheriff release
his prisoner. This Sheriff Tillis re-
fused to do, when up went their re-
volvers and in a moment Sheriff Tillis
was looking down twenty-five or thir-
ty revolver barrels. The soldiers adj
vanced and o the prisoner from
the sheriff and walked of with him.
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China Gives Way to Russia

London, August 1.-THE Pekin cor
respondent OF The Times y 1.-The
Tsung Ii Yamen (Chinese foreign Of
fce) has given formal assent to all the
conditions imposed by the Russian
charge d'affaires, NJ. Pavloff. regard
ing the contract for the Niu-Chwang
railway extension loan. These condi-
tons are in direct conflict with the
terms Of the signed contract and are
designed to block the completion Of
the final contract"
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Richmond, Va, August 10.-A joint
committee from the Richmond cham
Der of commerce and the young mems
business association, of this city, will
leave here tomorrow night for Wash
ington to urge Secretary of War AL
ger to emove some of the troops from
Camp Alger to a point near this city.
The claims of Forest Hill park will be
especially pressed. The committee
will consist of Hon. j. Taylor Ellyson;
Colonel William Skeleton, of the gov
errors staff, and r. A. Lancaster, Jr.
They will meet Congressman Lamb in
Washington and he will go with them
to the secretary.
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Jacksonville, Fla, August 10.-Two
privates of the Second Virginia and
one of the Fourth Virginia regiments
are under arrest and confined in the
county Jail, charged with making a
criminal assault on a colored girl.
They are to have a preliminary hear
ing tomorrow morning.
Rev. B. E. EMS, a priest Of the order
of st. Dominic has been assigned d to
the staff of Colonel Hines, of the Sec
ond New Jersey regiment, and will
look after the spiritual neeos Of the
Catholic soldiers Of the Second divis-
ion.
The Fourth Illinois, having been
transferred from the Second to the
First division, moved today from the
Springfield camp to Panama park, a
distance of three miles.
Governor Shaw and party, Of Iowa,
after a pleasant visit to the two Iowa
regiments here, left this morning for
Fernandina, and will go from there
home. He expressed himself as being
highly pleased, not only with the loca-
ton of the Iowa boys here, but with
their treatment by the people of the
city, and said that it could not be stat
ed in too strong language.
Eighteen regiments are now in camp,
with four more assigned yet to arrive,
making this camp at present h Sec
ond largest in the country.
Fernandina, Fla, August 10.-The
small detachment of seventeen men
from the Seventy-first New York regi-
ment have received orders to move at
once to Montauk, there to rejoin their
regiment when it arrives from Cuba.
John Wilkes, Company M, First
Florida, from Waldo, died this morn
ing. He was i'll with measles and was
attacked with a violent coughing spell.
during which he ruptured a blood
vessel, causing death.
General Carpenter today issued an
order directing that no drilling be
done between the hours of s o'clock a.
m. and 1 o'clock p. m.
Governor Shaw and party arrived to-
day. They dined with Genera Lincoln
at his headquarters, but were prevent
ed from reviewing the brigade on the
beach on account Of rain.
Tampa, Fla, August 10.-Orders
were received here this morning to
the effect that no more troops were
needed at Porto Rico and none were
to be sent from here. The Fifth in
fantry vas already on board the San
tiago ready to sail, and had to be un-
loaded. They will remain here I'm
til further orders. This also stops the
trip contemplated by General Coppin-
ger and his staff as they were to go
on this trip. Two batteries of heavy
artillery were also being loaded for
the trip and operations were stopped.
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Baptist Sunday School Chautauqua,
Shelby N. g.. August 23rd, 1898.

On account of this occasion, the Sea-
board Air Lin will sell tickets to Shell
by, N. c., and return, at rate Of one
fare for the round trip. Tickets on
sale August 22nd to oath (and from
points within a RADIUS of 100 miles of
Shelby) August 9th and 2Sth, good to
return until September 9Th.
For rates and schedule see
or call on ticket agents.
I. J.. Anderson, General PASSENGER
Agent, Portmouth, Va.
au Z ct d & W.
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MARKETS By TELEGRAPH,
N

New York, August 10.-Money on call
steadier at MOP per cent; last o
at 2 per cent; prime mercantile pa
per at 3A pa per cent; sterling ex-
change steady with actual business in
bankers bills at SASSY @4.S5k for de-
mand and at A.s3A @4.A for sixty
days; posted rates at $4.S4k@4.S5 and
"a. 1904. S6k; commercial bills at $4.S3A /;
silver certificates at 58A @59h; bar sill
yer at 59h; Mexican dollars at 45A
government bonds steady; state bonds
dull: railroad bonds firm.
STOCKS.
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Doctors Can't
Cure 1t!

Contagious blood poison is absolutely
beyond the skill of the doctors. They
may dose a patient for years on their
mercurial and potash remedies, but he
will never be rid of the disease; on the
other hand, his condition will grow
steadily worse. s. s. s. is the only cure
for this terrible affection. because it ia
the only remedy which goes direct to
the cause of the disease and forces il
from the system.
WAS afiieted with Blood Poison. and the
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North Carolina As ..........-.... "
Pacific SIS. OF 80 ..lo1
Southern Railway 5e ..-.....-.-.. yIA
Tennessee new set IS .............. ga
Virginia Centuries .....-.......... f5H
Virginia deferred .--...--..--..-. %
COTTON.
Liverpool. August 10 p. m.-Cot-
higher: American middiing fair 3
31-32d; good middling 3 25-32d; mid
ding 3 17-S2d: low middling SID; good
ordinary , 7-3ed: ordinary , l-Sed. The
sales Of the day were o.o0o bales. ef
which 500 were for speculation and ex-
port and ncluded $500 American: re-
ceipts 1000 bales, including loco Amer
lean. Futures opened quiet but steady
with a moderate demand and closed
steady.
American middiing. low wIddling
clause: August 3 2s-s4a3 27-e4d buyers:
August and September ? s5-s+lS 2s-etd
buyers: September and October 3 24-s4d
sellers: October and November 3 22-e&
az s3-s4d value. November and De-
cember ) 2f-s4GS 22-std buyers: De-
cember and January Z T-stnS 22-s4d
buyers: January and February : 2i-s4
as 22-s4d buyers: February and March
3 2e-S4u3 2S-S4d sellers: March and
April 3 23-e4d buyers: April and May
3 e4-Ad sellers; May and n : s+-s4
US -o-oad buyers.
New York. August la-Cotton easy:
middling 6 Lie, net receipts none;
gross essipts 3i5: exports TO h on
tinent sos; forwarded 60: sales ares:
%spinners l.lS5; stock So. AIS.
Total today: Net receipts 7S5: ex-
ports 10 the continent l.1S0; stock 49,
SS7.
Consolidated: Net receipts 2.ss2: ex-
ports TO Great Britain 534: to the con-
tinent Is. 0s6.
Total since September LIST: Net re-
ceipts SSH, 022; exports to Great Bril-
tain S,4SS, Gas; 10 France SIS. sos; 20 the
continent 2,asl, Sal.
Cotton futures closed barely steady.
August $50, September SIS. October
SIS, November $50. December 5.et. jan
uary 5.s7. February 600. March COS,
April 6.06, May clio.
Spot cotton steady: middiing up
Ian s l-16c; middling gulf 6 Slice;
sales 2,763 bales.
PORT RECEIPTS.
Galveston-Quiet at 5 ll-l6c: net re-
ceipts Is.
Norfolk-Nominal at SIC; net re-
ceipts Z.
Baltimore-Nominal at sAc; gross
receipts 2l5.
Boston-Steady at 6lsc; net receipts
Il.
Wilmington-Steady at 5Isc; net re-
celptS 4.
Philadelphia-Dull at 6 5-16c: net re-
ceipts 1S5.
Savannah-Steady at 5Ac; net re-
ceipts S.
New Orleans-Quiet at 5 1i-l6e. net
receipts 241.
Mobole-Nominal at 5Nc; net re-
ceipts 2.
Memphis-Quiet at 5%c; net receipts
20; gross receipts 1l3.
Augusta-Quiet at &C; net receipts
81.
Charleston-Quiet: net receipts 255.
Cincinnati-Firm at &c; net receipts
274.
Louisville-Quiet at &c.
GRAIN AND PROVISION.
Chicago, August 10.-The leading flu
lures were as follows:
Open. High. Low. Clos.
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Help is wanted when the nerves be-
come weak and appetite fails. Hoods
Sarsaparilla gives help by making the
blood rich and pure.
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WILMINGTON MARKETS.

NAVAL STORES.
Spirits turpentine steady: machine
barrels 25Ac; country barrels 25Ac.
Tar firm at $1.15.
Crude turpentine firm; hard 800;
soft $3.50.
Prices same day last year-Spirits
~turpentine, 25Ac and 25Ac; rosin, s1.20
and $1.25; tar, $1.15; crude turpentine,
$1.30, $3.50 and $1.90
Receipts today-104 casks spirits tur-
pentine, 302 barrels rosin, 127 barrels
tar, 13 barrels crude turpentine.
Receipts to same day last year--124
casks spirits turpentine, $50 barrels
rosin, 12S barrels tar, q barrels crude
turpentine.
COUNTR YPRODUCE.
Peahuts-65c.
Rice-Uplands, 65Qsoc; lowlands,
$1.10@1.15.
Corn-52 to 53c.
Corn meal-50kc.
Cow Peas-90c.
North Carolina B~acon-Hams, 10" to
lie: shoulders. 6k to &c; sides, s to
SIC.
Chickens-Firm; spring 10@1sc; hens
18@25c; %roosters, 1S@22c.
Eggs-Strong at 10c.
Shingles-Per 100 five inch, hearts
and saps, $1.50@2.10; six inch, $500
$50.
Timber at $500 to $500 per 1000 feet.
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their treatment faith
fully. In fact. ] seemed
TO get worse all the
while. ! took almost
every social e q blood
remedy, but they did mol
seem TO reach the dis
ease, and had no effect
whatever. / was dis
heartened. for it seemed
that l would never b
cured. Al the advice al
o friend I then tool
8. s. s., and began 10 Il
nrnye continued tht
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medicine. and IL cured me completely, build
ing up my health and increasing my appetite
Although this was ten years ago, l have never
yet had q sign Of the disease 10 return.
w. r NEWMAN
Staunton, Va.
It is like self-destruction to continue
to take potash and mercury besides
totally destroying the digestion, they
dry up the marrow in the bones, pro-
ducing a stiffness and swelling of the
joints, causing the hair to fall out. and
completely wrecking the system.
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N CAMP At JACKSONVILLE
Regiments in
the Camp
FOUR MORE ASSIGNED

Making Ii the Second Largest In the
Country Two Soldier. Arrested on
Charges OF Criminal AssauIt-Gover.
nor Shaw Pleased With What He
Sees-He Visits the Camp at Fernan-
dinz-No Drills Except Early and
Late In the Day.
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was afflicted with Blood Poison, and the
oest doctors did me no good. thnurh I tool