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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-25
Letter sent Around tn. World.

How long does u take a letter TO travel
around tI- earth? This question recur-
Nref u G.. H.. Foster. OF the firm OF
Thonba-S e. Foster. Of Clinton. early last
Marcn. He -Onclude-f TO give II "A trial.
The Democrat says. and on March l0ih
ne dropped a lefrer In the Clinton post
office addressed TO himself. care OF the
United States consul at Calcutta, India.
In one corner was the request to forward
to Honolulu. Hawaii. If not called for in
ten days. while the firms card on tha
envelope insured ITS final return to elm
ton Ten cents In postage stamps pasd
its passage. On December 3Dth the long
absent better came back TO Clinton and
was returned to Its owner. Several Of the
postTnarkS are fllegfble. but the cafcut-
Ia poStrnark bears date Of April 2lst-
only "A little over a month from Clinton,
which was good time. THIN IL was for
wrarded 10 Honolulu. reaching ths.re on
jun. 3rd. 1t was turned over TO tn.
Untted States consul. who kept IL until
December 9Th. anixfng mis- official stamp.
On December 7th IL was again postmark-
ea D. the Hawaiian postoTice. reachiE :
here thirteen days later. The whole trip
took nine months and ten days. OF this
time. IL was I'm the United States corEsu-
late at Hawaii for five months and thre>a
days. reducing the net time Of the trip
around the world to four months and
seven d~ays.-Kansas City Journal.
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s.. 500. 600 last week. The break I'm the
money market was largely due TO the
continuance OF the governments de-
posts OF Union racific's money In rhe
banks.
The Klondikerw. Sugar and local cor
rss-arfons. including Gas and Traction
shares. were the active features Of he
week. at TIMES showing buoyancy. but
with manipulation ever present The
grangers and coaiers generally ruled
heavy.
Railroads located IN the extreme
northwest n western sections Of the
country largely discounted the eSpec-
tatfon OF increased traffic. resulting
from the prospective enigrants 10 the
newly discovered gold fields where they
would be dependent largely upon the
United States for supplies. There wers
Improvements ranging UP to : per
cent. in Oregon Navigation stock and
91 in oregon Improvement corsols.
Conflicting adviccs regarding the
probable SUCCESS ~ the Hawaiian
treaty were reflected IN Sugars fiuCtu-
ationS Other Influences on this spe-
ciaiity were statements regarding this
position OF insiders. as ~ whether Shey
had been acquiring the stock or favor
I'd a further decline. After covering q
range Of nearly : points. Sugar Clo>rd
with L improvements.
The extraordinary rise. since the
municipal election. TN Metropolitan
street railway was continued. the adj
vance fer the week being ilA par cent.
This was accounted Tor in published
statement OF increased traffic. owing
TO the completion ~ extensions Of the
system. but manipulation was very
prominent in the dealings.
The bond market for the week dis
played a striking degree OF strength in
special cases which egnfbraced lens nc
companies operating rhe Pacific North
| west. Some interest was attached tn
rhe speculation in Seattle. Lake ShorN.
ana Eastern firsts. owing 10 the fight
for control Of the property 10y two lead
ing railroads systems. which was re-
| fected in an enhancement cr lSA per
| cent. in the price of the first issue
The transactions for the week We're
| $50. 27l, geo.
Government bonds ruled at slight
| concessions generally throughout. Th.
total sales OF stocks today were l23,-
600 shares.
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sa1aG.c; No. ? corn. z7azhc; No. :
oats &c: No. ? white. T. Q. b.. 2ts-sc:
%sSs pork Per ssl. s, sssst . r,s 5sFd s,1 per
loose. A-51LG+S3: dry saated shoulders.
boxed. ALs5sfS.o: short clear sides. boxed.
A-Sp1S.io: wh4skpy. distille-s' finished
goods. per gallon. sl.ia.
New York. January quiet. but
firmly held: city mill patents S.5SH5i7s.
Minnesota l.oo15.G.
Whea<-Spot, firm: No . red st.cfs: No.
i northern Duluth sLo47s- Options opened
firm on Liverpool cables. easei off I'M
der small foreign selling. but rallied and
Closed firm ON higher fate Paris mar
kets; final prices were at hnA~c net ad-
vance, latter January, No ? red. Jann-
airy closed at S.0f7s: May closed a. sfixc.
Corn-Spot. steady. No. 2 SC. Options
opened steady and ruled quiet. but steady
ali day with wheat. closing unchanged.
January closed At SSisc: May closed at
&c.
oats-Spot. dull; No. . eSzc. Options
dull but steady with the other markets
May closed at eLc.
Lard-Quict; western steamed $50
May SI2 nominal. refined steady: con-
tinent SIS; South American SEQ; COM
pound si.12Iz.
Pork-Ffrn; mess a.oaa.1: short clear
&73Hll.75: family s;0.oeal0.5a.
Eggs-Stsady; state and Pennsylvania
2T 22c; western fresh ac.
Professionalism: refined New York
$40 Philadelphia and Baltimore S.S5.
uO ia bO y M
Rice-Steady; domestic fair 10 extra
3Sn5iyc.
Cotton Seed O~il-Inactive. but fairly
steady; prime crude Isal9izc: prime sum
mer yellow &c.
Conee-OptiCns opened dun at u~nchang-
ed prices 10 an advance Of ) points. ruled
inactive and feaIu-eicSs with weak UNI
dertone following Disappointing Eng-o-
pean cables and large receipts at Rio and
Santos. selling checked by decided in
Crease in United states warehouse de-
livery and frmer views OF spot market
holders. closed dull with prices unchang-
cd to ) points net decline. February $3.50:
May $50. Spot coffee-Hio steady: No. 7
invoice 64a6asc; No. : jobbing ga n67sc;
mild quiet; Cordova si2IlJc.
Sugar-Raw steady: fair refining 3 9-l6c:
centrifugal IS test 1 1-l6c: refined steady:
mould \ Size; standard \ 5Isc; granu-
lated sac.
NAVAL STORES.
New York-Rosin steady; strained COM
mon 10 good S~1.42leIL4712. Turpentine
firmer at
Observation-Disclosures market firm at
3ll2c: sales none. Rosin firm ami I'M
changed: sales none.
Savannah-Spirits turpentine market
firm at 32l2c; sales so: receipts 159. Rosin
firmer and unchanged; sales 1,2S4; re-
celptS 1896.
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NAVAL SIURES.

NAVAL SIURES.
Spirits OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES barrels
firm al 32i2c; country barrels firm at
&c.
Rosin firm at sL.B and $50.
Tar quiet at sLG.
Crude t~urpentf1e firm: lard s.. 20:
yellow dip $50: virgin s1.9.
Prices same day last year-Spirits tur-
pentine 25Isc and 2i7kc: roSin Sl.b and
$50: tar 9oc; crude t~urpentine $3.50 and
$50.
Receipts today-i2 casks spirits tur-
pentine. rs barrels rosin. log barrels tar.
IA barrels crude turpentine.
Receipts same day last year-i2 casks
spirits turpentine. so barrels roSin. $50
barrels tar, 4 barrels crude turpentine.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
Peanuts-North Carolina. prime 55TG0c
per bushel: extra prime. Coo; fancy, 1zlec.
V~irglnia-Extra prime. Q45c.
Rice-Uplands, 654S0c; lowlands, s1.111
S1.15.
Corn%71RG50c.
North Carolina Bacon-Hams, 104uc;
shoulders, 6d612c; sides, 112dsc.
ChickenS-Firm: spring 10IiSc; hens
1S025c: ROSTERS, 1Sd22c.
Turkeys-Live), Z to 10c per pound.
Eggs-Quiet at 10 to lie.
Shingles-Per 1000 five inch. hearts and
saps, S1.50G2.1 10: six inch, S2.50f3.5 80.
Timber at 500 to $500 per 1000 feet.
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No Life on Jupiter.

Judged by our terrestrial experience,
which is all we have to go by, the mang-
nitude of the planet, if it is to bear life
resembling that of the earth, is limited
by other considerations Even Jupiter,
which, as far as our knowledge extends,
represents the extreme limit of great
planetary size, may be too large ever to
become the abode of living beings Of a
high organization. The force of gravita-
tion on the surface of Jupiter exceeds
that ON the earth's surface as 264 to l.
Considering the effects of this on the
weight and motion of bodies, the density
of the atmosphere. the laws of pneuma
les, ETC., it is evident that Jupiter would,
to say the very least, be an exceedingly
uncomfortable place Of abode for beings
resembling ourselves. But Jupiter, if it
Is ever to become a solid rocky globe
like ours, must shrink enormously in
volume. since it's density is only 0.24 as
Ompare with the earth. Now, the sur
face gravity of a planet depends on its
mass and its radius. being directly as the
former and inverSely as the square of
the latter. But in shrinkage Jupiter will
diuS Will become much smaller. The force
OF gravity Will consequently increase on
it's surface as the plannet gets smaller
and more dense.
The present mean diameter of Jupiter
is $500 miles. while its mass exceeds that
of the earth in the ratio of 316 to l.. Sup
pose Jupiter Shrunk to ~three-uuarterS of
it's present diameter, or $500 biles. then
It's SURFACE gravity would exceed the
earth's nearly five times. With one-nalf
of its present diameter the surface gravi-
ty would become more than ten times
that Of the earth. On such a planet a
mans bones would snap beneath his
weight, even granting that he could re-
main upright at all. 1t would seem. then,
that unless We are apt to abandon ter
restrial analogies altogether and go ii
blind we must set an upper limit to the
magnitude of a habitable planet, and
JIfaL Jupiter represents such uDDpr Unit.
II, indeed, he does not transcend it.-Pop-
ular Science Monthly.
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minus OF the Southeastern rail road.
Gnu INES WIFI also be completed from
Rowland, Lumber Bridge. St. PauYs
and all either places of prominence in
the county. The promoters of the en-
terprise win put in exchanges at Lurn-
berton and Maxton, and it is also in
tended TO build the line from Lumber
poh 20 wilmington If the business men
Of Wilmington viii give their aid
The artesian wells have proven a
great benefit to Lunberton and -he
health of the town is almost perroct
There has been only one case of fever
land 1T a very slight one) within the
past year.
'1ne warehouse established
mere W years ago, is a substantial
enterprise. The management of the
has been 50 successful that
it is now freely admitted to be as good
a market for tobacco raised in this
section of North Carolina and South
Carolina, as any Of the leading markets
In Virginia. Tobacco raising is on the
increase and the farmers of Robson
county viii plant this year more to-
bacco and less cotton.
A prominent man connected with
the building of the Southeastern rail
road, now being completed in this
county, says that after seeing a great
er part of North and South Carolina
and Georgia, he believes Robson
county to be the 'Dest section he has
seen. Farming lands tina could have
been bought two al ago for s. per
acre cannot be bought now for $50.
All lands have increased in price and
great numbers of farmers in Richmond
county and in Marlboro and Marion
counties in South Carolina have sold
their lands there and located in Robe
son county. In the upper end Of the
county they a De counted 10y the
dozen
Notwithstanding the announcement
schedule on the Carolina Central rail-
road, the people of Lumberton's pa
patronize the Messenger almost exclu-
sfvely. 1t has a hold on the people that
no other paper eve has had. One rea-
son why the paper is popular here is
that it's travelling representative, Mr..
j. A. Crews, is so well known and LIKED
by all h people. He knows how to
approach everybody in the most pleas
ant way, Wether it be for the purpose
of securing a new subscriber or collect
ing from a delinquent one. His success
is an example of the survival of the
cA4--. >,
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THRIFTY
A Fair Sample of What Pluck and Enter.
prise VIII Accomplish in building up a
Town-The improvements Made and in
Progress Her Citizens Believe in the
Wilmington Messenger.

Correspondence of The Messenger.)
Lumberton, N. c., jan. p.
The To-. / OF Lumberton, some time
ago. voted $11, 900 for a system of
sewerage and waterWorks. The bonds
have been sold at par, and the con-
tract awarded for these improvements.
Wo1> has already been commenced
and it is believed that the same will
be completed within four months In
purchasing the power to operate the
WaterwHorks, two large engines and
boilers were putt i'm, SO that electric
lights "a. be established also, in con-
nection with the other improvements.
Tie town is situated on a high bluff
of Lumber river (fOund by Civil Eng1-
neer JOS. H. -IcRee to be ~thirty-two
fee aboN e low water mark and the
system OF sewerage a be put in With
comparatively small cost as compared
with other places.
1t is a w~ell-known fact. spoken of
by persons who traVel all over this
section of the south, that LumbertOn
lis the most thrifty town of its size in
this whole section of country. FOr
example, within the past year fourteen
large two-story brick stores a been
STSCleu, Hp6SIutS Sew oil NOouCit
and about the same umber of good,
co~nmodious dwelling houses.
AmOng the improvements, a bank,
which was established just six months
ago, has not only proven a great con-
Venience for the people Of Robson
county. but mas received sue patron
age and support that 1T is now one OF
the best small banks in the state.
Within the snort space that it has been
in operation its deposits amount to five
times it's capital stock. and it has es-
tablished itself as a safe and conseT'va-
tive financial institution, which Kobe
son county has needed for a long tim
The president of the bank, Thomas "A.
Mcneil. Esq, is an able and we'll
known lawyer and a conservative and
well-equipped business man. The cash
Ter, c. 3. Townsend, is one OF n most
prominent citizens of the county, hav-
ing been clerk of the superior court for
sixteen years. The vIce-preSldent,
Robert D.. Caldwell, is at the head OF
the largest mercantile business in the
county md lis "a man in whom every
one has confidence. The business of
the bank is increasing daily and ITS
continued success is assured.
Within the past thirty days the
Robson County Telephone Company
has been organized and lines are nov
in operation connecting Lumberton
with Pates, Red Springs and Maxton,
and from Maxton to all the towns in
tRichmond county and Marlboro and
Marion counties in South Carolina.
Work lis now being pushed on a line
from Lumberton to AShpole. the ter
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Wanted Both To Live.

The Warrenton Nirginian says: Hon.
James V. Brooke has been seriously i'll
at his home, in this place, but is rapidly
recovering and will soon be out again.
His o Frank has also been threatened
with pneumonia. but is now sufficiently
to end permissible the pub
lication of the straits his grief at his
fathers illness got him INTO. Before
Frank was taken III he prayed the Lord
to him in his fathers place, as
the latter was so much more useful and
so much better man. but when he be-
came sick he got scared at the thought
of being taken up SO promptly and
charged his petition. praying tina both
miglht be spared a little longer"
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Cotton Eutures

Especial to the Messenger.
New York, January 22.-There is
nothing new in the cotton situation.
At one time during the week it looked
as if a liquidation of at least a large
part of the long interest would occur,
and to some extent it did, but the de-
mand was always good. The south
ern markets held we'll and anything
like a real scaunper of Disguised longs
was avoided. IA small decline, how
ever, was established as a result of the
weeks trading. Liverpool was lower
this morning and prices mere closed
slightly below last nights. The session
was not lively, and the small decline
was the result Of liquidation in the last
few minutes. May opened at 5.75 and
closed at SIP to 5.73, with the tone of
the marke easy Receipts We're light.
The bulls are as confident as ever.
They seem willing to conced that an
LOCO, 900 bale crop is not at all unlike
ly, but they contend that the markets
Of the world LAY faced this problem
unfiinchingly and hat cotton bought
now is bought with the expectation Of
a crop of that magnitude. They rely
upon good business everywhere. The
apparent determination of the world to
take any amount of cotton around cur
rent prices and probability of a cur
tailment in acreage both voluntary
and enforced by the condition of the
planter, to enchance the value of their
purchases. To us the outlook does not
seem encouraging anu we fear that
no matter how plausibly one might ar
que that the staple is now cheap, H.
600, 900 bales of cotton Will prove too
much for consumers, Spectators and
! investors, and that unless this crop is
being over estimated prices will go
lower. RIORDAN & CO.
CBy Associated Press.)
New York, January 22.-The cotton
market opened steady at unchanged
prices to 2 points decline. 1t ruled in
active and uninterestting throughout
the greater part of the forenoon, With
business chiefly of a Scalping nature.
Liverpool advices were disappointing,
futures at that point being neglected
and lower, while spot cotton was dull,
only 5000 bales changing hand Later
liquidation set in on a small Gale, un-
der which prices gave way several
| points, with the market finally easy at
a net loss of 2 to 3 points. Port re-
ceiptS were m for the day at
%, 900 bales, against 3S,039 last week and
7,459 last year. Port receipts were es-
tirnated for the week at 210, 600, against
236, S23 las week and 140, 313 last year;
at Houston S,SS7, against 1854 last
year. :
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The Jurors Excuse.

When Clerk Nea1e was calling the
roll OF the grand jurymen indepartment
No. l yesterday he came TO the name
of Joe Mandivil. At the sound uf his
name Mr.. Mandivil stood up. Tall.
with slightly BEN shoulders and with
an air about him that bespoke thu
hardy frontiersman. ne made a strrk-
ing figure in the courtroom
Your Honor" said he. II should
like TO make a statement"
The court signihed permission. ami
Mr.. Mandivil continued: Il live away
up the Colorado river, a long ways
above Picacho Landing"
a few diaper young men about tha
courtroom smiled audibly. but ths
frontiersman ran his hands through
his hair and continued: Fact is. its
four hundred n twenty miles the way
/ have to come from my home to this
city, and when | received word that L
was summoned i didn't have tho
money for the trip and was compelled
to borrow $50 at > per cent per month
To pay my fare. I've got three little
children out there on the dcse~t-and
they're all alone-for my wife died
three months ago, and / ought to be
home looking after those kids right
now"
Strange-but no one Thought OF
laughing. Even those well-dresSg u
youths sobered up most surprising y.
and all listened intently whitley TN,
Wfdower finished his story
I've had "a htule trouble latsE," h.,
aid. simply, and a lot Of asa /tsmenC
work on some mines needs toH,e done.
! ought to be there to do ~ and Ia
like to lie excused"
'And ! guess you may bS," sale TN,
court, and so Joe Mandivil is home
ward bound to his three mutherless
BARNS out on the deserf.-San Diego
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MARKETS By TELEGRAPH
FINANCIAL.

New York, January 22.-Money on call
easy at 12G2 per cent; last loan at 2 per
cent; prime mercantile paper at 3d34
per cent; sterling exchange Steadie with
actual business in bankers bills at $i.S424
for demand and at s4.S2a for sixty days;
posted rates at &.S344.S31a and $4.S512T
4.S6; commercial bills at 81. 81; silver GER
tiicates at 5612G5712: bar silver at Sole;
railroad bonds easier; government bonds
steady
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To Publish the Pension Rolls

Washington. January Ex-senator Can
non today introduced a bill providing for
the publication of the pension roll by
January 1, 1899, and thereafter, as con-
gTeSS may direct
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The Shelby Aurora is no more. Its
name t. TO be changed to The Southern
Spindle and Loom. and IL will Dr. de-
voted largely 10 industrial matrrs
postoffices and IN Randolph there ara
In. Wake county there are foTty-nlno
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COTTON

Liverpool, January 22.-1 p. m.-Cotton
Spot, dull; prices steady; American
middling 3 3-16d. The sales of the day
were 5000 bales, of which 800 were for
speculation and export and included $500
Americana; receipts II, 900 bales, including
10000 American. Futures opened quiet
with a moderate demand and closed dull.
American middling, low middling clause:
January 3 S-6443 9-64d buyers; January
and February 3 1913 S-16td buyers;
February and March 3 7-64a3 SID buy
ers; March and April 3 7-64G3 SID buy
ers; April and May 3 S-64G3 Sid sellers:
May and June 3 9-64d sellers: June and
July 3 10-64d sellers; July and August
3 11-64d sellers; August and September
3 11-64a3 12-64d buyers; September and
October 3 12-64d buyers: October and No
| vember 3 12-64d3 13-64d buyers; November
and December 3 13-64d buyers.
| New York, January 22.-Cotton quiet;
middling 5Mc: net receipts $40; gross re-
ceipts S,2O6; forwarded $500; sales none;
| stock 143, 1903.
Total today and consolidated: Net re-
ceipts 20, 757; exports to Great Britain
| 6,733: to France II, 969; to the continent
| 26, 629: stock 1,251, 324.
| Total since September list: Net receipts
| 6,325, 800; exports to Great Britain 2,1U0,-
So; to France 565,67O; to the continent
| 1,718. S25.
| Cotton futures closed easy: sales 81
| 566; April $50; May 5.72: June 10; July
| 10; August $50; September 5.S3; October
| 30; November 5.Si.
| Spot cotton closed quiet: middling up
lands 57sc; middling gulf 6hc; sales none.
PORT RECEIPTS.
Galveston-Easy at 514c; net receipts
| 4, 100.
Norfolk-SteaLy at 5 7-16c; net receipts
| 1,30S.
Baltimore-Nominal at 55sc; gross re-
| ceipts ST..
B~oston-Steady at 5sc; net receipts
GAL; gross receipts GA.
Wilmington-Firm at 53sc; net receipts
1856.
Philadelphia-Quiet at Csc; net receipts
112.
Savannah-Quiet at 51sc; net receipts
! 2,131.
New Orleans-Quiet at 5 9T6c; net re-
| ceipts 6,496.
~Mobile-Quiet at SIC; net receipts 2,S59.
Hemphis-Steady at 5 5-16c: net re-
ceipts 1,209; gross receipts 1,29.
Augusta-Steady at 5l2c; net receipts
413; gross receipts 542.
Ch~arieston-Quiet at 5 3-16c; net re-
ceipts AS.
Cincinrati-Quiet at 511c; net receipts
1854.
Louisvfll@Steady at size.
St. Lo @ at sac; net receipts
972: gross receipts 5.621.
Houston-Easy at ) 7-1Sc; net receipts
S,sS7.
GPAIN AND PROVISION.
r-oaoo - rrha div -,
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GPAIN AND PROVISION.
Chicago. January 22.-The leading fu-
lures were as follows:
Open. High. Low. Clos.
Wheaf-

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
dull: winter patents A.SDd4.SJ; straights
A.apd4.50: spring specials/ S.EG5.30:
49,: bakers H.5Od3.S; No. i yellow corn.
27Qz7Lc: No. 2 spring wheat, sLGSzc:
No. 3 spring wheat, agfslc; No. . red,
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WELLINGTON MARKETS.
COTTON

Wilmington. y. c., January -
Receipts Of cotton toiay-gS bales
Receipts same day a : year-As bales.
This seasons receipts 10 date-2S,l Isl
bales.
Receipts TO same date last yea---2is. ssl
bales.
The quotations posted at 4 o'clock to-
day at the exchange:
Cotton firm.
Ordinary. ........... .......... . ISIS
Good ordinary.......... ..-....--... "A
Low middling-.......-. ....-......... 1 I5-1s
Midd!ing ............. ....... ......... ~
Good middiing........ ...-.. ........ %
Same day last year. sac.