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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-03-01

Oxford Ledger: The John H. Moss,
of Oxford, who is aid to have been kill
ed on the Maine, hat was blown up
in the harbor at Havana, was a colored
man who left here some ten years ago.
the night of the 18th inst, the
residence and kitchen of Mr.. William
Faucet, Jr., near Dexter, was totally
destroyed by fire. When Mr.. Faucet
awoke the kitchen was about falling in
and the residence taken fire. All that
could be saved was one bed and bed
setad and five chairs.-Rev. George
w. Green, formerly a professor at Wake
Forest College and missionary at
Shanghai, China. arrived in Oxford
Monday to the joy of his interesting
family, who, who are temporarily re-
siding in oxford for educational pur-'
poses.
Scotland Neck Democrat: DR.. r.. NJ.
Johnson spent a night and day in Kin
ston last week. He says that good
town has doubled it's population with
in a few years. The interests that
have so much improved the town are
tobacco, trucking and lumber.-Last
week Mr.. J.. H. Darden received in
structions from the sheriff of Chowan
county to carry Daniel Weeb TO Eden
ton. It will be remembered that Daniel
was the outlaw arrested near Spring
Hill some time ago by some colored
men,
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IHE SEAFN[EMY MESSENGER


oats, 25Ac; No. 3 white, 27AG2Skc; mess
pork, per Dbl, s10.30al0.35; lard, per 100
lbs. &.17h: short ribs sides, loose, S.G0D
52: dry salted shoulders, boxed A.75G
500; short Gear sides. boxed. S.2565.4 IS:
whiskey, distillers' finished goods, per
gallon, s11S13.
New York, February 26.-Flour quiet
and lower to sell; city mill patents s.. 81
els; Minnesota patents s53oa5.55.
Wheat-Spot easy; No. 2 red $l.G7s. OPP
tins opened weak at PC decline and sold
off further under local l~iffuidation. bear
lsh home and Indian crop news and alb
sence of clique or other support; closed
sale net lower. No. 2 red, February
closed at s.0fs; Ma closed at 9S7sc.
C~orn-Spot easy; No. 2 36Hc. Options
opened easy at 1sc net decline. following
wheat. ruled weak all the forenoon under
disappointing weekly clearances and low
er cables, closing &c net lower. May
closed at 347sc: July closed at 35Ac.
Oats-Spot dull; No. 2 &c. Options duh
all day and nominally unchanged. May
| closed at 30Bc.
Lard-Quiet; western steamed S.45;
May 1852 nominal; refined quiet.
Pork-Weak; mess SIC. 65M1l.O0: short
clear SO. 72G11.25; family 81. 50d12.cO.
E~ggs-Steady; state and Pennsylvania
1oAdl52c; western fresh 15Ac; southern
14G141ac.
Peteroleum-Firm: refined New York
S.S5: Philadelphia and Baltimore $3.50;
do in bulk $3.&.
realistically; domestic, fair to extra,
t1SIoISc, Japan 01I0i4c.
Molasses-Firm; New Orleans open ket-
tie, good to choice, 2G33c.
Coffee-Options opened steady at I'M
changed prices to points advance: ruled
generally steady on covering folloying
large deliveries from warehouse and bet
ter European cables than looked for:
trading mostly local.: outside speculative
interest in coffee still hangs fire on ac-
count of heavy visible supply and favora-
bic crop outlook: closed steady and un-
| cha nOpd 70 = DOinfS net adv nn1- alas
! 14,ZO bags. including March at $. so;
May at S.6oa5.G5. Spot Sffee-Rio dull
tending lower; No. I invoice 6Ac; No. Z
jobbing SIC: mild steady: Cordova 7kG
l5l2c: sales 1000 bags Maracaibo, private
terms; 800 Savanilla =. 7.
Sugar-Raw steady: fair refining 3 11-16:
centrifugal sc test 4 3-16c: refined quiet;
mould A SIG; confectioners A SIC; gran
ulated SAC.
NAVAL STORES.
New York-Rosin steady; strained COM
mo to good N.+0GL45. T~urpentine firm
at 35G35Rc.
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5 and Z South Water Street.

was partially offset by an increase Of
$50, 100 in specie, aking the net loss
FOR the week s., 065, 700. The specie an
parently went into half a dozen OF the
larger banks. 1t is interesting 70 note
that Of the entire cash reserve Of the
New York banks, at least So per cent.
is held in the form OF specie. The loss
in cash was brought about by the
heavy shipments to the interior and
payments into the treasury. but this
full extent Of the former is not shown
in the statement. While the larger
part OF the money now being with
drawn from New York Is doubtless in
respOnse to Increased demands due to
better trade conditions. some Of IL re-
fleets the unsettled state Of min pre-
vailing witt regard 10 The future. But
the New York banks generally lose a
portion Of their Excess balances at this
season of the year. In 1897. between
the latter part OF February and the
end Of March, the excess reserve fell
of I'll 900, 600. The loss during Febru-
airy this year. has been sl2. $50, 900. The
loss during February this year. has
been s12, 80, 900. The reserve. however.
is now about one-half what is was
twelve months ago SO hat the loss
affects the market rather more
acutely.
Still the sentitiveness Of the situation
and u Strong position as regards in
ternational balances are well shown in
the fact that even the slight increases
in rates last week have started gold
imports. A continued firm market viii
only emphasize this factor. For the
momen the Decentralization of the
stock market, the heavy liquidation
and r~ealizations have contracted the
a item. There is nothing. however,
indicating that money is going 10 be
excessively dear, even should compli-
cations arise. \ study OF the past
weeks operations illustrates perfectly
the direction in which relief can be
looked for. In other words our money
loaned abroad can be made instantly
available.
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The Weekly Bank Statement

New York. February 26.-The week
ly bank statement shows the following
changes: Surplus, reserve decreased
s2,129,125; loans, decreased S5,036, 500
specie, increased 1925, 700; legal ten
ders, decreased s7.41S. 400. deposits. de-
creased 1916. 300: circulation, decreas-
ed s50.400. The banks now hold *22, 959-
325 in excess OF the requirements OF
the % per cent. rule.
The Financier says: The statement
Of the associated banks of New York
city for the week ending February 2sth,
is not as disappointing in It's showings
as had been anticipated. The events
of the week made it plain that heavy
decreases were inevitable. and yet as
the result Of all the changes, the banks
have reduced their surplus cash only
81, 1871 2 an amount hardly as large
as current engagements OF gold from
Europe. The actual loss in specie and
legal tenders was s7.41S,40 but this
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-03-01
The Dramatic Club on Tour

1t is now almost certain that the WI.
mington ramat Club will make a tour
after Easter, presenting that extremely
1udicrous comedy, Jane
The cities that will be visited, If the
trip is made, will only be three and viii
be Greensboro, Winston and Charlotte.
The club will settle the question short
Jy and if the decision is in the
rehearsals will be commenced at once.
The programme that will be presented
each night will consist of a catchy cur
tain raiser, which will be followed 10y
Jane" and during the rendition of this
piece different members of the companJ
will introduce "up-to-date' specialties
which will consist of singing, dancing
gmpersonations and traYesties.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-03-01

Tt is Now Certain That a Great CouEci of
the Improved order of Red Men Will be
Established In North Carolina

Tt has now been definitely decided
that North Carolina is to have a Great
Council of the Improved Order of Red
Men.
1880 AS readers Of The Messenger are
aware the question of organizing a
Great Council in this state was agitat-
ed about a month ago, and Mr.. w. E.
Faison, chief Of records of Oseola
Tribe No. 1, of Raleigh, corresponded
with the chiefs Of records of the differ
ent tribes in the state, requesting each
tribes view upon the question of es-
tablishing the proposed council.
Each Of the two tribes Of this city
Eyota No. 5, and Cherokee No. 9, APP
pointed a committee to confer together,
discuss the matter and report back TO
their respective tribes.
In this way all Of the tribes communal
Gated with each other, and several
days & it was resolved to establish
the proposed Great Council, and let
ters to that effect were mailed to Hon.
Robert IT. Daniels, Great IncohOnee of
the United States.
SO now there is no doubt that a
Great Council will be planted ON the
reservation of North Carolina, and
it is thought that the council will be
organized in June, (which is the hot
noon"
The council will Be instituted by
Hon. Robert r. Daniel, of Griffin, Ga,
and Hon. Charles G.. Conley, Great In
cOhonee and Great Chief of Records,
respectively, of the United States.
There are now sixteen tribes Of the
order in North Carolina and every
tribe, with the exception of two or
three, have expressed themselves in
favor of the Great Council being es-
tabIished on the hunting grounds in
this city. The exceptions to this rule
are in favor Of organizing the tribe
on the hunting grounds in Elizabeth
City.
The Great Council will, no doubt, be
instituted here, for Wilmington can
boast truthfully of more past sachems
of the order than any other place in the
state.
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Captain Galloway in the Role of a Recruit
ing Officer

There was plenty of fun at the court
house yesterday, and Captain John w.
Galloway, a gallant confederate veteran,
acted as master of ceremonies.
1t seems that it became ru~mored.a
yesterday morning that recruits We're
wanted for the United States army, and
that Captain Galloway had been appoint
ed to attend to all applicants. Conse-
quently Captain Galloway received cali
ers all day long and they all wanted TO
fight the Spaniards.
Well, Captain Galloway recorded all
the applications, after asking men, ap-
parentIy about twenty years old. if they
were sixty years of age and had ever
shaved off.
He then postponed action on all appll-
cations until after the report OF the board
of inquiry.
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An Indemnity Bond Demanded by the City

Two weeks ago Mr.. Alex Adrian petit
toned the board of health to burn the
one-story frame dwelling, owned by him,
in Latimer's Alley, which runs from Or
ange street, between Second and Third,
and which sheltered recently a smallpox
patient.
The board of health approved the petit
ton and referred it to the city authori-
ties.
The authorities LAY looked into the
matter and have decided that if they
burn the house, as requested, an indem-
nifty bond will have to be furnished by
the owner, which will secure the author
tiles in case the fire should spread and
do considerable damage.
There would not be hardly the slight
est danger of the fires spreading, but then
it might and, of course, the city would
be liable, and this they wish to guard
against.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-03-01
Georgia VS. North Carolina

The Messenger returns thanks for al
invitation to the second annual inter
collegiate debat between the University
of North Carolina and tie University o
Georgia. which is to take place in Ger
rard Hall, Chapel Hill, n. c., next FIJI
day night.
The query to be discussed is, "Resolv
ed. That the United States an1.e>
Hawaii" The Georgia university disput
ants will be Messrs. j. s. Roberts anC
". F. Upshaw, who will speak in the
affirmative. Messrs. w. J. Brogden anC
E. Is. Graham, OF the University OF
North Carolina, will speak in the mega
4sua
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-03-01

In a recent letter from Washington,
ID. c., TO an old friend, Major C. A.
Studer, for twenty ear United States
Consul at Singapore, says: ,"While at
a Eminent known as Chamberlain's
Pain Balm which I found excellent
against rheumatism as we'll as against
soreness of the throat and chest (giv-
ing me much easier breathing). I had
and two applications freely applied to
the throat and chest relieved me of it
at once. I would not be without it for
anything" For sale by r. r. Bethany,
druggist.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-03-01

NAVAL SIURES.
Spirits MISUNDERSTANDING barrels
steady at Si2c: country barrels steady at
&c.
Rosin firm at $40 TO sl.2.
Tar steady at 9Jc.
Crude turpentine nominal; hard $40:
soft SEQ.
Prices same day last year-Spirits tur-
pentine Hzc and &c: rosin s1.45 and
$50: tar SOC; crude Iurpentine $3.50 and
$50.
Receipts today-24 casks spirits tur-
pentine, CD barrels rosin. 163 barrels tar.
Receipts same day last year-20 casks
spirits turpentine, 752 barrels rosin, Up
barrels tar.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
Peanuts-North Carolina. prime 55Gsoc
per buShel: extra prime. ooc: fancy, 121zc.
V~irginia-EXtra prime. 40Q45c.
Rice-Uplands. 65QS0c; lowlands. s1.10G
s1.15.
Corn-7AG50c.
North Carolina Bacon-Hams. 10a11c:
shoulders, 6d6kc: sides. 7l51Sc.
Ch~ickenS-Firm: spring l9d1Sc; hens
1Sd25c: ROSTERS. lSG22c.
Turkeys-Uive), Z to 10c per pound.
Eggs steady at lie.
Shingles-Per LOGO five inch. hearts and
saps, $1.50d2.10 six inch, s2.50d3.50.
Timber at So to $500 per loo feet.
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Dunn Union: On Tuesday OF last
week a forest fire swept over a large
portion OF Jacksonville township. this
county, doing a great deal OF damage
to fences and timber. The residence
together with barn. stables n all
farm buildings OF Mr.. a. McDairmid.
known as Scotch Archie" which were
in the wake of the fire, were destroyed.
1t is stated that Mr.. McDairmid a
ten head of cattle 80 badly burned that
they will dies.
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Dover. n. H, Oct. 81, is

lower, ~. II, oSt- d, lou.
Messrs. Ely Bros.:-The Balm reach
ed me safely and in SO short a time
the effect is surprising. My son says
the first application gave decided re-
lief. I have a shelf filled with "Catarrh
Cures" Tomorrow the stove shall re-
ceive them and Ely's Cream Balm Will
reign supreme. Respectfully,
MRS. FRANKLIN FREEMEN.
Cream Balm is kept by all druggists.
Full size soc. Trial size 10c. We mail
it.
ELY BROS, Sc Warren St, Ny. City.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-03-01

Americas greatest medicine is Hoods
Sarsaparilla, which cures when al
other preparations fail TO do any good
whatever.
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lei

SLOAN-On the 18th inst. after months
of patient suffering. at the home OF her
sister, Mrs. W. ]. Cromartie, near Gar
land. n. C. Miss Margaret R. Sloan, in
the 59th year Of her age.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-03-01

The people of the United States sup
port and read more newspapers than
England, France and Germany com
bined.
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The expedition, which started from
near Jacksonville, landed in the provinces
of Pinar del Rio and Santiago de Cuba.
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BONDS.


Liverpool, February 2s.-I D.. m.-Cotton
Spot, moderate business; prices higher;
American middling fair 3Bd; good mid
ding SGD: American middling 8 15-32d:
low middiing 3 11-32d; good ordinary
3 3-16d; ordinary 3 13-16d. The sales of
the day were 5000 bales, of which 500
were for speculation and export and in
Guided 1909 American; receipts -, 900 bales
including D,6O American. Futures open
ed firm with a moderate demand and
closed quiet, but steady.
American middling. low midiling clause:
February 3 25-64I3 26-64d BUYERS: Febru-
airy and March 3 25-64d buyers; March
and April 3 25-64d buyers: April and May
) 25-64d buyers; May and June 5 25-64u
3 26-64d sellers; June and July 3 25-64G
3 26-64d sellers; July and August 3 25-6iT
3 26-64d sellers; August and September
3 25-6i13 26-64d sellers; September and
October 3 25-64d buyers; October and No
Xember 3 25-64d sellers; November and
December 3 25-64d sellers.
New York, February 26.-Cotton quiet:
middling 6 slice; net receipts 913; gross
receipts 1899; forwarded 800; sales 65, all
spinnerS: stock 24, S69.
Total today and consolidated: Net re-
celpts 1851; exports TO Great Britain
1884: to France $685.; to the continent
%, 434;; stock 1,24, 271.
Total since September 1st: Net receipts
I.2S9, 1871; exports to Great Britain 2.532.-
461: to France 675, 55S; to the continent
| 2,O79, SAG.
Futures opened steady with sales of
oVo odIeS ana clOSeU steady sales 1ZJ, 4UU
bales. February Go; March Gil: April
6.14; May 6.17: June $50: July 6.23; Au-
gust 6.a; September 6.25; October 6.22;
November 6.22; December 6.D.
Spot cotton quiet; middling uplands
s 5-16c; middling gulf 6 slice; sales 60
bales.
PORT RECEIPTS.
Galveston-Firm at 5 15-16c; net receipts
4,154.
Norfolk-Firm at 5 15-1sc; net receipts
936.
Observation-Disclosures at 6Bc; gross re-
! ceipts al.
Boston-Dull at 64c; net receipts 353;
gross receipts /. 925.
Wilmington-Ffrm at sac; net receipts
34.
Philadelphia-Firm at s 9-16c.
| Savannah-Quiet at sac; net receipts
2,541.
! New Orleans-Steady at 5 Lice; net re-
ceipts $3.50: gross receipts 6.13O.
Mobile-Firm at ) I-16c: net receipts Sc.
Memphis-Firm at ; 11-16c; net receipts
Las; gross receipts 1,636.
Augusta-Firm at Csc: net receipts 491.
Charleston-Steady at ) 11-16c: net re-
ceipts 1876.
Cincinnati-Firm at SAC; net receipts
9O5.
Louisville-Firm at SAC.
St. Louis-Firm at sac; net receipts 80:
gross receipts 1907.
Ho~uston-Firm at ) 15-16c: net receipts
1858.
GRAIN AND PROVISION.
Chicago. February 26.-The leading fu-
lures were as follows:
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MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH
FINANCIAL

FINANCIAL.
New York, February 26.-Money on call
steady at 2 per cent; last loan at ? per
cent: prime mercantile paper at 312I4
per cent; sterling exchange firmer with
actual business in bankers bills at $4.S44
@4.S4$ for demand and at s4.814 for sixty
days: posted rates at S4.S344.S3L2 and
$4ShG4S6; commercial bills at S4.S1d
4.81:a; silver certificates at 55ssG56ss; bar
silver at 55A: Mexican dollars at 45l4
state bonds quiet; railroad bonds steady;
government bonds regular.
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Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
duu: winter patents ASyd5.O; straights
A-3oG+e0; spring specials S.40a5.So:
spring patents 81. 10G5. 10; stTaights 81 40G
AGO: bakers S.6Od3. 80: No. 2 spring wheat.
90G91c; No. 3 spring wheat, 924c: No. 2
red, s1.01G1n2!2; No. 2 corn, 28Ac; No. 2
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-11-03
PEAsE;PELLETs.

..t3 PEAsE,, Mimi, Oct. 30, 1898.
F. Plummer bought him a span of
mules at Marks sale Saturday.
" Gust and Oscar Stark returned Sat
urday from the Dakota harvest fields.
Mr.. Clark, who has been visiting his
old home in Wisconsin, returned last
week. s '!s Al \,
Chas.s Murray is building an addi-
ton to his barn on his farm south of
town. s. sS .ss iE;5s ys,s
Miss Minnie Drinks has gone to
teach a term Of school in the Ream's
district. d, S
Mr.. Campbell, who has lived north
west Of town, will move this week to
the vicinity Of Book. II ].
Henry strating left today for Sioux
county, Iowa, where he intends to
spend partof the winter.
Mr.. Scharuer, who has been con-
fined to the bed with a sore leg for the
last month, is slowly improving.
ss John Nyenhuis is putting up a log
house on Van Hoef's farm, and will
move there as>soon as it is finished:
Mr.. and Mrs.J tones who have been
visiting their old home near Seattle,
Washington, are expected home this
week.
SO AND So.
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Sheriff S Sale,

r Y virtue of an execution, issued out of
and under the seal of the district court.
in and for the county of Mile Laos and State of
Minnesota, upon a Judgment rendered in jus
tice court in said county on the 2Sth day of
May. 1898, and docketed I'M said district court,
on the 26th day of September a. %.
1898, il an action wherein Harry Newton was
plaintiff and Joseph ) Cater was de-
PENDANT, in favor Of said plaintiff and against
the said defendant, for the sum of one hundred
three and $500 dollars, which execution
was directed and delivered to me as sheriff in
and for the said county Of Mile Laos have
this 18th day Of September. "A. d. 1898, levied
upon III the right title and interest Of the said
defendant u oseph u. Cater. in and to the fol-
lowing described real property: The west half
GO, in township thirty six, $3.50 ], north, Of
range twenty six (26), west, 18th mer.
NOTICE is hereby given, That 4. the under
signed, as Sheriff as aforesaid, will sell the
above described real property TO the highest
bidder. for cash, at public auction, at the front
door of the court house ain the village of
Princetonin the county OF Mile Laos and
State OF Minnesota, on Saturday, theE19th day
Of November, "a. Discs at 10 O clock "a. NJ, of
that day, to satisfy the said execution, together
with the interest and costs thereon. IS
Dated September %, A. d. 1893. ss,S ~ n
rs 80 L s5s ED CLAGGETT ~
Sheriff of Mile Laos County, Mimi.
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First Publication Oct s S. 1898.
Sherifs Sale.
RY vistue Of an execution, issued out

rs RY vistueS OF an execution, issued out Of
and under the seal Of the distric ct court.
n and INC for the county Of Mile Laos and State
OF minnesota. upon a Judgment rendered in
Justice court in said county, on the 18th day Of
May 1879, and sdocketed in. said district court,
on the 26th day OF September, "A. I'd. 1898 in an
action wherein Harry Newton was plaintiff,
and Joseph5 ., Cater was defendant, in favor of
the 6 said plaintiff and against the said defend
ant, for the sum of ninety seven and 8-1OO dol
lars which. execution was directed and deliy-
cred to me as sheriff in and for the said county
of Mile Laos, have this 18th day of Septem-
ber,A p 1885, levied upon: all the right title
and interest of the said defendant sIoseph L.
Cater, in and to- the following described real
property, to-wit The west half of the north
west quarter. of section seventeen, G7). in
township thirty six, 1857 north Of range TWEEN
ty-six, (26) west 5. az 81, ss..
Notice is hereby given. That T. the under
signed, as sheriff as aforesaid. will sell the
above described real property to the highest
bidder, for cash at public auction at the front
door OF the court house in the village Of
Princeton, in said county OF Mile Laos and
State OF Minnesota, on Saturday, the 10th day
OF November, A. D:-1898. at 80 O'Clock a. NJ.
OF that day, to satisfy the said execution. to-
gether with the interest and costs thereon $3.50
Dated September 80, A. d. 1885, I'D
E d. CLAGGETT
: Sheriff Of Mile Laos County, MINI