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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-10

The trading in cotton to-day was dull and feature
less and In the main of a local professional character:
was higher, and. IN the absence OF any pressure TO
sell. prices advanced 9 to q points on u small local
demand. The buying was soon exhausted. however,
and prices slowly receded. closing at about last nights
final quotations. Local scalpers took profits. The spot
markets at the South were generally hrm and active.
The general situation shows no essential change. The
sentiment is bulllsh, but operators are disposed to
await Developments in the Cuban situation.
CofFEE-Rio on the spOt was dull: No. :. &c. Sales
200 bags MsracaIbo and 100 bags Central American
on private terms. Tho future trading was rs follows:
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DELAWARE. LACKAWANNA ~ wEsTEHS
Il. II.
stations In New York. Foot or barclay and
ChristOphrr Sta
VEsTlBULE TRAINS. l. HIFFRr
CAR, pINTSCNI LIGHT.

Direct route to Newark. Bloomfield, Montclair. tho
Oranges. Summit. Bernardsville. BaskIng Ridge. Mad.
ison. Morristown, Passaic. Paterson. BoOnton. Dover.
Stanhope. Newton. Buids Lake. Lake Hopatcons,
HackettStown. Schooley's Mount lin. Washington.
Phillipsburg. Easton. Water Gap. Stroudsburg. rOr0uD
Mountain, scranton. Plttston, W1lkesbarre. Nanticokr.
Danvillc. Northumberland. Mpntrose. B~inghamtDn.
oxford. Norwich, WRtrrrille, Utica. Il chncld springs.
Cortland. Syracuse. Oswego, Ithaca. OwegO, EimirH,
Corning. Bath. Dansville. Buffalo. and all points
West. Northwest, and Southwest.
siOo =. M.-B!nghamton Mail. Stops AT principal
stations.
1000 A. loaf car)-Bunalo. Scranton. Iiug.
hamton. Owego. Ithaca. EImira. Utica. syracuse,
anu Oswego ENpr ~. Pullman bunet URrlor cars.
connecting at Buffalo with trains for Chi'ago AMI
points West.
TOO y. NJ. Scranton, Hinghamton, and Elmirl
Express. Pullman buffet parlOr ears.
500 u. N.-ScraHtOn, Wilkesnarre. and plymouth
Express. Pullman BUFFET parlor cars.
ZOO l.. N.-tDaily-Chicag N"stIhulc limited
Express for Scranton. Binghnmton. Elmlra. IIuraiO.
Pllllman bur I sleeping car New York TO ClirA 90.
Dining ear west Of RafTal,.
$3.50 u. ~. -1DailyJ -Bunalo Express. Pullman
sleepers Tor Scranton, BinghamtOD, Elmirh, BaiD.
MI, Morris. aud Hnnalo. arriving Bnralo \ J. ".
oi3O y. daily buffalo, scranton, Bingham.
ton, Owego. Ithaca, Elmira, syracuse. Utica, and
OswegO ExprrSs, Pullman bufrt sleeper
Ticket and Pullman accommodations at Henry Gaze
a Sons. Ltd IL Broad way. II Park place. and ~
broadway and bi2 broadway. Ticket, 1t ferry sta
lions. III 18th Rv., cor l2th st., ~ West l2ith 81.
st., and lO6 Broadway, Brooklyn. Tine tables W.
Inv full Information AZ all stations.
Wcstcolt's Express Company win call Tor aud cheek
baggage from hotel or residence tp lp.tiuu!lGu
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Live Stock Market.

NEW YoRk, Wednesday, March o.-Receipts of
DteNcs were l,OoS head 90 ears direct to slaughter.
ers aud i3 cars to he sold. The market ruled slow
tnrnuEGout ana Win prices steady OF steers aad
oxen, slightly weak on bulls. ana ii fraction lower on
dry COWS, III, yards were nos fully cleared. Naive
steers sod 81 $il0ms5 80 y 100 ms; stays aud
oxen al S:s3aw $500 bulls al 81. IOGg 81. dry COWS
az - ,lO"tS 10. Dressed ncef steady at 7@S v
n. Tor native sides. Cables from London and Liver.
poor quote American steers at lO2@lll4c. = n,
dressed weights American sheep AZ llg12c. n,
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BALTIMORE g. OHIO.

IoRNc Now York, whitehall Terminal, SJuth ffrfJ
ana FOOT OF Liberty street.
'patly. Except sunday. Sunday.
ChICAGO 1850 \. VI. .'".nO T.. ". and 'I@:l6 uirn'.
iliTNiii re, 900 49, ';:!j T. NJ, $500 rM,
C~lNCINNATl. ST lOli Is. 'lO3nO \ NJ. '5:56 J. "
.WASlllNGloN BALTIMORE. : -. $1,000 Diner,
'll;Bn \. NJ. tbinerl, 5000 DINER. 33j lD!uurl.
'It3l lpln"rh '5:55 T., N. aud 'l2:li night.
SpRFOLk. Il 80 A. VI.
NEW ORLEANS uhrousn sleeper. f8:?E, j2OOP II
An tralus are illumi"atet with lhutsrh light.
OhiCes: ll3, l72, 2Bl. 43l llIO BrUadway. ~ Ep, F..
IAN St, l2T Bowery. New york 33a. Bii Fulton 81,
BROOKLYN; Whitehall Terminal. baggage cke9ksI
from hotel or residence TO destination,
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Tho shipment from Augusta to-day were f02.
Mcmnhis 2.2s7. ST. LOUIS Clio. Cincinnati 1.OOl
and Houston 1 1851 bales. Houston expects tomorrow
$500 to $500 bales. against U.2TT last week. 2.O59
last year and 1881 in 1898. New Orleans expects
5000 to O,OOo. aga nst 5,52S last week. >, 7O1 last
year and 2,0l3 in 1898. The port receipts were
2S.ISl bales, against 20, 1857 last week, $500 last
year. and 23.B2y In lS95; thus far tn $ week 0S.958.
against lOB. 7Is thus far last week. The exports from
the ports Appropriated $4,000 bales New orleans
advanced I points but reacted. Futures here ad-
vanccd 2 to points. lost this and closed barely steady,
with prices unchanged to 2 points lower. The sales
were So. 300 bales. The future trading was as folloMs:
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Fort Worth and Denver City
Railway Company.

FORT WORTH. Texas. February 90. 1909.
On Marcn 10. 1898, Tho State Trust Company of
New York. as Trustee, will distribute two per cent.
of tho par value OF stamped certificates of the Fort
Worth and Denver City Railway Company. to holders
OF record thereof on March 10. 1893. being the amount
OF surplus earnings OF the Railway Company for the
Fix months ending December 81, 1897, applicable TO
the payment of interest on the Company's deferred
coupon debt under the Agreement OF October l2,
1908. Stock books of the Company will be closed on
March 10th. and will reopen on March 10. 1895.
a.. N. DODGE. President,
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New York and Boston All Rail.

Nj, y. IT, = IT, IT. X, and TUnnr'IIUNs,
From Grand Central station.
Leave. By wuyo Of Due.
500 A. NJ, Sprtngneld and Worcester, $50 T. n.
lO!UO A. NJ, +fNcw London and Providence. 3suU I. VI.
lo:O3 A. NJ, New London aui Providence. ! - !. VI.
l2:pO NJ, Springfield aud Worcester, $50 4. ".
$500 T.. NJ, Air Ilnr aud \. T.. X b., H.uu i. 81,
l:O2 J.. NJ, New LONDON aud Providence, T:uI T.. ~.
300 y. NJ, 'Nrw London aud Providence. uuu T. ".
400 l.. NJ, 'Spr.nghcld auI Worcester. lo,pU Il 81.
$500 +. NJ, 'Ncw Louhon and Providence, / ;uOl y,
II 90 1. NJ, .Suringnrld and Worcester, bsla A 4.
l2,hO l.. NJ, 'Scw Lon Ion and Providence, 62i A ".
'RduS ally, including Sunday.
ftBay state Limited; all parIor cars; fare s., r.
GLIDING parlor car seat.
TAR Line Limited; arrives aud departs from VarS
square station. Boston. Return service same huut
and b. Same route.
Through parlur and sleeping cars by each tram.
4 I. HEMpSILAl I..n- Mr. ALruL-
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RAIERoAD


ID AEERoAD
STATIONS foot OF West Twenty.third street and
IS- The leaving time from Desbrosses and Cortlandt
s Str fws rs v ten mt st1ses Isdsio than that given below
1850 a. w.. FAST MAIL.-Pullman BUFFET Parior
Car New YORK to Pittsbutg,; Sleeping Car Pittsburg
s s: 4 Si 4 I \: $ & A S$$GSFSS . F fi;'; S$$i4 PPS c!ssf!sas;
servation Cars: For cnicaso.N Cleveland. 'Tole do.
$50! S!Gsi?n e.! l 5hIt%S0 HS hSs sf, H5ti IS. %E 5GPI'i
$50 nS5 E%aS VI. % Tsa + riPSiR RMfRE SslcHFSi 81 cie ISnas;
AZ. H%,'l :: NO. s"r i soGTh S 3EsTEs ssp'i EaSEPiREss.-ror
.' rit'f !. #: c FIGiffG E !Sf!R sEolli; st. p hGsis; and
SEQ na1e p N. cq ma \ A !S5 f E%PhEss. e1fSp1 s%,q B +
Sleeping Car New York TO Altoona, East Liberty.
Pittsburg. and points West. daily except sunday.
WASHINGTON AND THE sOUTu.
1850. 500. p:2O, $3.50 Dining Carr, 1880 AM, 1880.
I;S% ss;so .ccnsreSsiSnaf I'm . Fl Rarior and
s;Sa :. c a, is 49, n iRhn'nE sunday Gah.; 4 s'so :p a:as.s i c"5};
AN. 3:eo congressional Linn" all parlor and
Dining Cars; 4;so Dining Car, 1850 Dining Carr
soUTHERS EAIiWksT.:-"Florlda Limited" 1880
ATLXNTlc LINE.-"Flor,da special."1e:a
j. u. week days; Express. $3.50 A. NJ. and $50
~cHHEisAPEAlEE AND OHIO RA1LwAY.-4:5o p. NJ.
ros DID POINT COMFORT and ~NoRroLK,-7:s
TnLiAsNiT &c T{s@ i 81 +. n i. W W; a1"dy days cDe.bro..e.
and Cortlandt Streets, l:40 /. NJ. Through Buffet
Parlor and Combined Coach.
CAPE MAY.-l;.o +. n. week days Desbrosscs and
Cortlandt sts.. 40 7. NJ.
Long Branch. Asbury Park dnterlaken. Sundays.
Ocean Grove. and Point Pleasant Qrom West
Twenty.thtrd st. station), $3.50, 1880 A. NJ. SEQ.
4:5o. 1l:l0 ?. II. SUNDAYS. SEQ A. NJ, $3.50 p. NJ.
nrom Desbrosses and Cortlandt sts.), 9:lO A NJ.
1910. $40. $40, 1850 i. NJ. sundays. Y:i5 A. NJ.
5:l5 p. NJ.
FOR PHILADELPHIA.
$40, Ego, 900. SEQ. 500, 020 (R:5O Penna. Linn
ited(. $50 Dining Car. l0:hn. 1850 \. NJ. 1880.
l:5O. 2;5O. $3.50. AGO, 4:2O Dining Car. $50 DIN
inG, Car. $3.50 Dining Carr, 7:4O. $40 P NJ. 1908
night. SUNDAYS. $40. $50. SEQ. $3.50. $3.50. $3.50
LL.intcdl. $3.50, 1880 A. NJ, 1850 Dining Carp.
800; Ago Dining Carr. 500 dining CARP, 5:5O
Dining Carr. T:40. 500 L. NJ. l2:05 night.
Ticket offices Nos. 4Nl, H4I, 1896, 1928. III. and 26l
Broadway; ! Aston House; West Twenty third Street
station; and stations foot OF Deshrnsses and Cort.
landt Streets; 4 Court Street. $50 Fulton Street. vs.
broadway, and Brooklyn Annex Station, BroOklyni
Station. Jersey City. The New York Transfer Com.
pany vii cal for and check baggage from hotels
Telephone "l27i Eighteenth Street" for PennsyL
vania Railroad Cab Service.
j. b. HUTCHINSON, ]. II. WOOD,
General Manager. General Pass'r Agent.
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com COMP END.

"WEDNESDAY, March 0.-GRAIN-W heat-Spot
was stronger. The sales were goa, 900 bush, in.
Guiding 1000 red at $l.O4 in elevator, 81. 900
more, on private terms for export. FREQ on
hoard, atioat: No. ] Northern splklg, New York,
Sl;osis; do Duluth, ELL; 10. 2 red, ,$l;Q7l9;
toha, 81, Lii, Minneapolis received to-day j97,.
200 bush. against l67. 800 last year; Duluth
ss,005. against 77,7sG; Chicago 40. 300. against
lo.i90i Milwaukee 4I.220. against 1920; st.
against 0,627; Detroit II. 8G6. against 3.O3S last
year. Futures advanced 9sc. to lie, but closed
unchanged, SIC. higher for tho day. Future
sales 2.o30,OOo bush, az follows:
OPENING. Highest, Lo'rr't. closing. Niolt.
M"y ,,",.i@it lois zoos iSi iiSSSS7s-
September spS.emncr w. ssSs' -. ~ s ss5t
naglcy-was dull. New feeding, 3eig@aac, cost and
lry.Ts' strong t% gH" $40 s 3 w %ps : 81 Sr l nsy yGS Rye
board nn"at Cprn-Spot was higher. The sales
wrrc 2SG,OOO bush, Including $4,000 No. e mixed
al the outports on private terms for export. No. .
mixed In ELEVATOR, 3jaic. Futures advanced lac. Flu.
turc sales 10000 bush. as follows:
opeafr0. Highest, Lopes:. clO,ing. Moi.
i nhiy, ,"...5S &c.: - s Ss'. { sSS
including 10000 heavy white clipped on private
i,elhs i"r export. No. . white. 3tgc.; No. 8 do,
. do, :ijc,i M, 2 mixed. 1000 at 3II.d3lL ,c.t M a
do, ale; r. icrted mixed. soc. do, white. zee; No,
z mixed delivered as'4c$925s track miied, 1000
were hohlInally unchanged. No sales.
orc"t"O, Highest, Lo~cst. CLOSING. Nl@Sf.
The speculation In wheat to-day was quiet and con.
hned In the main 10 local scalpers. though foreign
houses we're small buyers here eSrlyin tue day. The
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WHITE STAR LINE,

NEW ORK-QUEENS1OW
Britannia. March rs. noon Germanic. March 80, noon
Majestic. March %. noon %Teutonic. April 9. noon
The new WHITE STAR LINZ cargo aud live stock
twin screw steamer "CYNRIC," IL, 552 tons. having
very superior accommodations for Il limited number
OF saloon passengers. will sail from New York. Tues.
day. May II. Jnue II. and July 20. according to tide.
No Second Cabin or Steerage. Rates $50 and upward.
For passage, freight. anu general information apply
to WHIT STAR LINE.
Pier 40. North River. Oficc. 8 broadway, New York.
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Available cash. including

gold reserNe ....,;..... SP24. 7b3, S6s 3224,5il, 087
Money in London ga y cent. Rates OF dis.
count III. omen market for both short md three
months bills. 3 p cent. Amount OF bullion gone
into the Bank OF England on balance to-day.
francs 30 confines. Exchange on London. %
francs 81 confines.
The sales of mining stocks at tho New York
consolidated Stock and Petroleum Exchange to-
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OLD DOMINION LINE
DAILY To

For Old Point Comfort. Norfolk. Newport News.
Petersburg. Portsmouth, Primers Point, Richmond.
Virginia Beach. Va, and Washington. u. c. Freight
and Passenger steamers sail from Pier 20. North
River. every week dav, except Saturday. at 3 p. NJ,
and Saturday at 1 L. NJ.
w. l.. Vice .Pres't and Traffic Mgr.
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MAINE STEAMSHIP Co,

EXCURSION.
SO. 90 to Portland, Me-. and Return.
Steamships John EnVlis and Manhattan leave Pier
8s, East River. foot OF Market ST., Tuesdays, Thurs.
days and Saturdays at = +. NJ. Steamers fitted with
every modern Improvement for comfort and conven.
fence OF tourists.
Onices. 2T3 broadway and 222 South st.
II. HALL, General Agent.
NORTH GERMAN LLOYD STEAMSHIP CO.
~ SHORT ROUTE To LONDON n CONTIN ENT.
FAST EXPRESS
Kaiser. Tu.. Mch. l5.YA. NJ. Trave. Tu.. Mch. go, GA. NJ.
Lain, Tu.. Mich. 81. q A NJ. Havel. Tu. Apl. 8, o AN
OELRICHS & CO., 9 Bowling Green.
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New York stock EnchnnEe-saies March %.
UNITED sTArz s AND STATE TN 81 .ooos).
lUs+s,r 19o7ll1 2 Tenn set os.. 80
2 US 5s, c......1lla
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-19
ARE FIRST TO VOLUNTEER
GRANVILLE GRAYS TENDER THEIR SER
VICES TO Defend NATIONS HONOR.
A Negro Boy Escapes from JaiI-'The Roller
Exposition--Dr. Booth FeebIe--HStOr'
ical Sketches Personals.

Oxford, n. c., Feb 1S.-(SpeciaD-On
account of the resignation of j. o. Ei-
lington first lieutenant Of the Granville
Grays, a meeting of the company was
held in the armory and Wade II. Britt,
second lieutenant, was elected to fill the
vacancy of first lieutenant and second
sergeant J. p. Meadows was elected
second lieutenant.
In consideration of the destruction Of
the Maine in Spanish waters, the Gran
vile Grays yesterday sent the following
telegram:
To Hon. VIM. Mckinley, President
Washington, d. c.:
The Granville GrayS of Oxford, North
Carolina. offer their services to defend
the nations honor.
II. l.. SKINNER, Captain.
The Rolling Exposition" car, City
of Charlotte" will be in Oxford Feb.
10Th on exhibition ut the depot.
A negro boy in jail here for stealing
goods from a store, was left i'll the han
to attend the fire in the Jail and made
his escape by making hole through
the wall, using shovel and poker to ac-
compleh the work,
MeSSrS. sidney cooper, bFOOkS 1af-
ham and Thomas HOncr came over
from Henderson to attend the meeting
of the Zigzag club which was hand
somely entertained Friday evening by
the Misses Currin. The special amuse-
ment for the meeting of the club was
Historical Sketches" There were a
bout fifty guests present.
The health of our highly esteemed
town physician, DIR. S. d. Booth cOnt;n-
ues very feeble.
Assistant Grand Lecturer a. ]. Har-
rpll will he in Oxford the first of
March and remain two weeks lccturing
to the Lodge.
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KITCHIN IN THE HOUSE.

Washington, -. c., Feb 1S.-tSpecial
Congressman Kitcn1n made rafting
seven minutes speech this afternoon Oh
the 'Banlruprcy Bill" lie showed thar
the bin under discussion was solely IN re
interest OF The re tar lass and agains.
the debtor. If the Republicans were
sincere and .ellv wanted t. pass i
bankruptcy bill, they should have acccp.
ted the Nelson bill which passed the
Senate during the extra session. He
&C ed his remarks by calling attention
to the fact that the Republican party
by violating all of its platform promises
has gone into voluntary and effectull
Bankruptcy and that the people in '9S
and 1900 would appoint the Democratic
party as trustees to take charge and Sc
cure the enactment Mr.. Kitchin was
given close attention and at the conclu-
sion of his remarks was loudly applaud
ed. The members from the Fifth Dis
trict can always be depended on to make
Il hit.
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BURNED TO DEATH.

A Young Girl at Hendersonville. n. c.,
F'rightful Death-Crawford Will bC
Richmond Pearson's Opponent This
Fall.
HendersonvilIe y. c., Feb. 1S.-(Spe-
cial)-Ula, the fourteen year old
daughter of Charles Sunofsky, a promi-
nent German citizen, of this city, was
burned to death yesterday. She was
removing rubbish from the Garden and
in collecting some leaves that We're burn
ing. her clothing accidentally came III
contact with the flames and before they
could be eXtinguished had burned her
so seriously that death resulted few
hours afterwards. The screams of the
unfortunate girl were heard several
blocks away and neighbors FASTENED to
her assistance but too late to avert fatal
injuries. The entire community are Ia
mienting the sad affair.
1t is generally conceded here that ex-
Congressman Crawford will be selected
by the Democratic convention as Rich
mOnd Parsons opponent this fall. Mr..
Crawford is true and tried, he is strong
er now than ever before.
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LOSSES BY FOREST FIRES
AND MUCH SUFFERING WILL Be TIE
CONSEQUENCE.
Timber, Saw Mills, Tram Roads, Barns and
Live Stock All Were Swept
BefEs the Flames.

Hoffman. y. c., Feb. 1S.-(SpeciaD-
Inc most devastating forest fire ever
known in this county has swept nearly
everything before it. The past few
days. The fire extended Cor miles. TIM
her. tram-roads. saw mills, dwelling
houses and barns and in some case live
stock We're destroyed. Up to this writ
ing. no loss of life is reported, though
it is quite probable. Some families who
are burned out have saved absolutely
nothing and unless help is rendered
there will be great suffering. Among
the heavier losers is w. NJ. Jones and
Company, planning mill, loss two thou
sand dollars; Alex. Page and Brothers,
saw mill, loss one thousand dollars
Clardy Brothers store, loss five hundred
dollars; Carolina Lumber Company,
lumber and timber, five hundred dol
lars: w. II. Fits and Company store,
loss small; Kelly Brothers, mill people,
loss barns and houses, amount not stat
ed. Jesse Brown. barns, feed and live
stock. FIVE hundred dollars. and many
others have had similar losses. No in
surance in any case. One of the most
pitiful cases is that of Misses Driggers,
three old ladies, sisters, who lost every
thing they possessed except the clothes
they had on. William Russell lost his
house, barn, fences and everything ex-
cept his mule. There are scores Of
others who are dependent on charity,
having lost everything. Most of these
are farmers and have nothing to live
on while they make their next crop.
Starvation is staring them in the face.
Nearly every one has had some loss
10 stand and the more fortunate ones
have little to give their neighbors.
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A True Maxim.

Nothing succeeds like success, is a
maxim we'll applied to DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup, for this famous remedy
succeeds in curing every case of Group,
cough and cold which it undertakes,
and to this alone is due its wonderful
popularity. Mrs. f. W. Richards,
22l4 Z. Cumberland ST.. Philadelphia,
Pa, states II have had DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup ON my bureau for the last
nine years, and have found it a certain
and safe cure for Group. l have also
found it cfficacious in extreme men,
braneous Group, and would advise all
mothers to use it, Or. Bulls Cough
Syrup costs only IS cents, aud you
should bear in mind, that substitutes
simply benefit the dealers purse. In
sist on getting DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup.
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4 NARROW ESCAPE.
burlington Institute Saved From the
Flames - Bank - Warehouses - Mar
riage-Politics.

burlington Institute Saved From the
Flames - Bank - Warehouses = Mar
riage-Poitics.
Smithfcld. n c.. Fob. 1S-(Special.) J.
Yesterday Afternoon at ; o'clock, the
greatest excitement prevailed here when
it was discovered that the Main building
at burlington Institute was on fire.
The blaze was located upon the roof
and was caused by a defective tlue. The
students and citizens, after II heroic
effort. succeeded i'll eXtinguiShing the
flames. The loss of this building would
have been an iTeparablc disaster to
our town, and the community is to be
congratulated upon having the school
preserved. The damage was light.
The work on the Bank of Smithfield
building is being pushed to an early COM
pletion, and the institution will begin
business on March list.
The two tobacco warehouse will be
commenced at once, and will be com
pletcd by June LIST. All present indica-
tons to point to some over 3.000,000
pounds of tobacco being sold in this
market next season.
Cards are out announcing the marriage
of Miss Matte Radford, of this place,
to Mr.. ID. o. Uzzlc, of Wilson's Mills,
on Thursday, March 10th. in the Meth
odist church here. Miss Radford is the
daughter Of Mr.. c. Radford, Johnston's
well known planter, and is one of
Smithfield's most lovely women
The political sky is bright in John
ston, and is predicative of another
Democratic avalanche in November.
The Herald this week asserts that there
will be no opposition to the ticket in the
county. The Republican and Populist
leaders are unwilling to lead a ''forIorn
hope"
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SOUTHERN RAILWAY MEETING.

Approve Negotiations for Purchase Of
Memphis and Charleston Railroad.
Richmond. Va, Feb. 1S-The stock
holders of the Southern Railway held a
meeting here to-day. All of the stock
of the road was represented. The meet
ing was called for the purpose of ai,-
proving the negotiations for the purchase
of the Memphis and Charleston Rail
road. This was done without dissent.
The railroad is $50 miles in length
and extends from Chattanooga to Mem
phis. From Chattanooga TO Stevenson
the road runs under Il trackage agree
ment over the line OF the \. G. ana st.
L. The rest of the way it uses its own
track. The road trdverSes portions of
four States Tennessee. Alabama. Gcor-
gia and Mississippi
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ponding week of 1897, 276 in $780, oz'
in 1895 and 235 in 1894.
OF the total number of concerns fall-
ing thirty one per cent had capltal not
exceeding $4,000 and ninety tVe per cent
had Il capital below $20,0OO.
As above minated, the price sltua-
tion is one of great strength. Compaf-
ed with IA week ago, not one article %
stanle in us, is rep iIted lower, although
some low grades of wool would nave ~
he shaded if free sales were desired.
This is owing to the absence or manu-
facturers from the market during the
naSt few weeks. Prices of nearly all
kinds of grain. but notably wheat, corn
and flour. and of most metals, and par
tic1lIarly steel billets, copper, lead and
tim. nave advanced. The agreement by
the Bessemer ore producers will prob
ably result in an advance on the coming
seasons output.
Cereal exports tend to increase. Ex-
ports of wheat flour included for the
week aggregate 1892, IA bushels as a.
ganst 3,419,000 bushels last week, p.
10000 bushels last year, 3,149,O00
bushels in 1896 and 1.S0S,000 bushels
in 1898. The bulk of this increase over
last week is chargeable to large flour
exports. Indian corn exports for the
weeeN are also larger, rejecting the turn
ing of attention toward the lower priced
cereals in a total amounting t. 5,0IG,-
900 bushels as compared with 4,50S,000
bushels last week, 6,551. 200 bushels
in this week year ago 2,925.0 900 bush
els in 1896 and $4,000 bushels in 1895.
BANK CLEARINGS.
New York, Feb. 1S.-The total bank
clcarings in the United States for the
week were 1856. 703. 203: per cent in
crease. 52.3. Exclusive of New York,
sos, 113, 294: per cent increase, 22.6.