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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-04-05
Death of Mrs. Julia A, Kelley

We are panied to record the death of
hat noble, Christian woman, Mrs. Julia
A. Kelley, widow of the late Mr.. George
H. Kelley. She passed away last night
at 9:15 o'clock at her home, 215 North
second street. She has been in bad
health for a year and for the past two
months has been confined to her home.
Mrs. Kelly was the daughter of the
late Mr.. Isaac and Mrs. Sarah Cason,
and was born in brunswick county. She
was married in 1S41 ito Mr.. George H.
Kelley, and leaves eight children to
mourn the loss of an affectionate and de-
voted mother, viz: Mr.. George c. Kelley,
Of Birmingham, Ala; Mr.. All. Kelley,
of Savannah, Ca; Misses Inez and Ad-
die Kelley, of Wilmington; Mr.. w. L.
Kelley, of Birmingham; Miss Ida Kelley,
Mr.. ]. D. Kelley and Rev. Edward Kel-
ley, of Wilmington. In the sad afhction
which has come to them, they have the
deep sympathy of many friends here and
elsewhere.
The deceased lady has been a lifelong
and earnest member of the Methodist
Episcopal church, being a member Of old
Front Street church and later of Grace
church.
The funeral notice will be given later.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-04-05
CITY ELECTION.
Elect the Police Force and Other Officers
Republican Members Held a Lively
Caucus

Tomorrow night ait s o'clock the board
of aldermen will meet in annual session
and it will be a most important and in
teres.ir~ one, as the regular election of
SUI endent Of health, city attorney,
superintendent of streets, chief of fire
department, and police force, which con-
sists of a captain, a lieutenant, three
sergeants, several health officers and
about thirty privates, will be held.
Before the meeting of the general as
senlbly of 1895, during which session the
memorable act establishing the police
board was passed, this election took
! place ~bi-ennially, but now according to
law it has to be held yearly. The city
officials proper such as mayor and city
clerk and treasurer and tax collector are
selected for two years and give bond for
that time. At present DR.. w. d. Nc
MILAN is superintendent of health, Mr..
Charles Schnibben is chief of the fire
department, D. b. Sutton, Esq, is city
attorney, and the officers of the police
force are Captain Robert Green, Lieuten-
ant D.. S. Bender and Sergeants r. F.
Gore, Thos. Loosen and l.. A. Hewlett.
CAUCUS OF THE BOARD.
The board of aldermen, at least the
republican members, Mayor S. P. Wright
and Aldermen Hewlett, Morrill,, Twining,
Walker, Norwood, Benson and Green,
held a lively caucus, so it is said, Thurs
day night. Aldermen D. L. Gore and B.
f. Keith were absent.
The diplomatic pow WOW was most eX-
citable, in the way of being lively and
much ado about nothing but seems to
have ended very satisfactorily--to the al
dermen; and now they each wear a
bland smile and when preached on the
subject of he meeting murmurs something
about pledged and keeping num-
They, however, state that everything will
pass off smoothly tomorrow night, as the
slate has already been made up and will
not be broken.
CHANGES IN THE TREASURER'S OF
FICE.
John Brown, colored, who has been
serving as health officer, has assumed
duties in the treasury department. This
will make Mr.. T. E. Wallace occupy the
position recently vacated by Mr.. William
Struthers and which was previously
held by Jno. E. Taylor, colored, now dep
uty collector of customs, while Brown
gets Mr.. Wallace's place, which was
held by Mr.. Struthers at one time.
John Lee, colored, has succeeded Brown
as health officer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-04-05
PRACTICAL "SCHOOLIN" IN KAN
SAS.

what we want u here Is practi-
cal schoolin',' said a director OF h
Kansas school district where / applied
for a Job Of teaching. 'We hain't got
no use for furrin languages or high
fllutins of no kind. We're after learn
ing what'n help US do business an lift
mortgages
You're utaitarians.' I veQtured.
mo, miss. we're Poppalists, an I
want you to answer a few questions
afore We maxi any decker
Following Is the list given me-"
the incident, spelling and grammar
supplied by myself:
Which is the greater document,
the Declaration Of Independence or h
Chicago platform, and why?'
Why does a hop vine wind one way
and a bean vim another
Give the dimensions OF a half
bushel and other OF value
why does a horse jerk his head
backward when he eats grass, and a.
cow shove her head forward?'
(which Is the moot useful, a steam
plough or a horseless carriage? State
fully
"Do you believe In sparing the rod
or In spelling the chfld?'
Il answered everything, and came
out SO strong on the steam plough that
thed directors insisted on giving me alife
certificate. I was a good deal stronger
on farm knowledge than on book
learning. and they simply gave me a
grand opportunity to play my long
sutt."-From the Detroit Free Press.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-04-05
MATTERS OF HEAL tn.
Monthly Report of the superintendent of
Health Showing Statistics for March

DIR. w. d. Mcmillan, superintendent of
health, has prepared his monthly report
for March, and will present it at the
meeting of the board OF aldermen to-
morrow night.
There is no particular recommendation
embodied in the report, nothing but the
usual account of work accomplished dur
ing the month and different statistics are
given.
There is recorded thirteen deaths of
whites, twenty-five deaths of colored,
fifteen births of whites and thirty-six
births of colored.
The sanitary portion of the report
shows 400 inspections of premises, of
which 433 were found in fair condition,
500 in pad condition and 478 requiring i'm
mediate attention. Special inspections
We're made of 10 premises, and 300 orders
for lime and acid issued.
The quarantine record shows that
three houses were quarantined on ac-
count of scarlet fever. All of the houses
were occupied by colored people.
DIR. Mcmillan has also prepared the
county health report, which he will pre-
sent at the meeting Of the board of coun-
ay commissioners tomorrow afternoon.
HEALTH REPORT FOR THE WEEK.
During the past week there were six
deaths, three whites and three colored;
and two births, both colored.
Deaths during that period were caused
by the following diseases: Congestive
chill, /; consumption, 2; aneurism, i;
shock, 1; unknown, 1.
The quarantine on three houses, where
a~ecarlet fever is prevalent, still remains.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-04-05
Artesian Wells at HallsVilIe

Mr.. S. O.. Middleton, a prominent Cit
izen and enterprising merchant of
Hallsville, was in h city yesterday.
We Learned from him that he has had
three artesian wells bored, and that all
flow abundance of pure chrystal water.
The wells average from 100 to 270 feet
in depth, and one Of them flows three
gallons and three quarts of water per
minute.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-04-05

same day last year. &C.
NAVAL STORES.
Spirits turpeniine firm: machine bar
Csc: country barrels g7i4c.
Rosin steady at $50 and SIS.
Tar quiet at pc.
Crude turpentine steady; hard $50;
soft 500.
Prices same day last year-Spirits tur-
pentine &c and a6izc; rosin S-i5 and
$50: tar CSC; crude turpenune $3.50 and
$l.S.
Receipts today-3i casks spirits tur-
pentine. III barrels rosin. - barrels tar,
? barrels rud t~urpenTine.
Receipts same day last years casks
spirits turpentine. lIs barrels rosin. g.
barrels tar, II barrels crude ~turpentine.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
Peanu:s-North Carolina. prime 55I60c
per bushel; extra prime. 65c: fancy. s2izc.
Virginia-Extra prime. Csi5S.
Rice-Uplands. 65qSc; l~owlands. N.io3
Co~rn-f1AI50c.
North Carolina Bacon-Hams. l0qllc;
shoulders. 6d6i2c: sides. 1l24Sc.
ChickenS-Firm; spring l0QlSc: hens
1ST25c; BOOSTERS, 1SG22c.
Turkeys-(Live), Z to loc per pound.
Eggs-Steady al S TO &c.
Shingles-Per LOCO five inch, hearts and
sans. Sl50d2 10: six inch, s2.50d3.50.
Timber at $50 to 500 per 1000 feet.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-04-05
Back From Fort Monroe

Bugler ]. E. Felse and Corporal w. A.
Cross, of Battery I, Fort Caswell garri-
son, who left here Thursday to take
Sergeant Walter Tscherning to Fort
Monroe, returned last evening on their
way back to Fort CasweIl. They will go
down tomorrow.
AT Fort Monroe Sergeant Ts%cherning
will be held under arrest until the cir
cumstances of his ~absenting himself
from the fort can be inquired into.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-04-05

Washington. April "A decision was
rendered by the interior department to-
day in the Chicago lax front case, hold-
that the lake constitutes the eastern
line of the section in question
and in the conveyance of that section
the water line conveyed included the
rights and the United States
no right 10 any accretions TO the
in ontrovers
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-04-05

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
quiet: winter patents A-sgd5.O; straights
s+3T450; spring patents AL10I5.0O;
straights 81. 40G4I50: bakers S.4od3.15;
spring specials so: No. 2 yellow corn.
29sssG2s1zc: No. 3 spring wheat. 9OG9sc:
No. 2 red, Nood102a: No. 2 corn. $50
2kc: No. 2 oats, &c: No. 2 white. Z. o.
b.. 2sAG2shc: No. 3 white, +. o. D., 27L6
2szc: mess pork. per bbl.. ss.GG9.70: lard.
per 100 Tbs. S15Gs.11k; short ribs sides,
iosse. S.OOd5.30: dry salted shoulders,
boxed. A75n4Sh: short clear sides,
boxed, 20: whiskey, dtstillers' in-
ished goods. per gallon. $1.19Iz
New York, April 2-Flour quiet, but
held higher: city patents S.75Gs.O.
Wheat-Spot firm: No. 2 red S1.Gl%. OPP
tons opened strong on higher Liverpool
cables and a drop in consols: further adj
vances accompanied active covering by
shorts based partly on less favorable
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-04-05

Richmond. Va. Aprii Mrs. George
Whiting. aged 80 years, and residing
near Summit Point, W. Va, not far from
B~errysvfle. Clark county, Va. commit
ted suicide this morning by hanging her.
self. She had shown symptoms of an un-
balanced mind for some time. Mrs. Whit
ing was a Miss Throckmorton and con-
nected with some of the best families in
both states.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-04-05
Insurance Report for Last Year

ESPECIAL to The Messenger.)
Raleigh, n. C., April 2.-The report
OF North Carolina insurance business
for last year was issued today by the
secretary of state. The number of
companies licensed is lis, fire risks
written SIS, S55, 204, losses incurred $685.
09S, premium receipts $500, 556. Life risks
SIS, 2S3, $50, losses $669, 304, premiums
$3.50, 7S4. accident and purely risks
$40, 229,s55, losses s2S,s72, premiums
$S5,77s.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-04-05
/ dispatch from Weldon saws:

A dispatch from Weldon says: "The
people of the CASTOR section are ter
rfbly excited over the appearance of a
strange, but unknown animal. He de-
YOURS dogs and pigs. One of the farmers
in that section saw the animal and shot
at it, but without apparent effect. The
brute is said to resemble a large fox.
Some think it a wolf, while others be-
He7e It to be a large wildcat"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-04-05
COTTON

Liverpool, April ii p. m.-Cotton-
Spot quiet: prices favor buyers; Ameri-
can middling 3 7-16d. The sales of the
day were 1900 bales, of which 800 were
for speculation and export and included
{, 200 Americana; receipts 1900 bales, in
Guiding Il, 800 American. Futures opened
and closed quiet with a moderate de-
mand.
American niddiing, low middling clause:
April 3 21-64d buyers; April and May
3 21-64d buyers; May and June 8 21-64G
8 22-64d sellers; June and July 5 21-64G
3 22-e4d sellers; July and August 3 2l-64u
3 22-64d buyers; August and September
3 21-64d buyers; September and October
8 2O-64d3 21-64d sellers; October and No
vember 3 20-64d3 21-64d sellers: November
and December 3 19-64d buyers; December
and January 3 19-6+d buyers; January
and February 3 19-64d buyers.
New York, April 2.-Cotton quiet: mid
ding 6 3-16c; net receipts 200; gross re-
ceipts 2.SS1: sales 1856; spinners 165;
stock 1913, 4S4.
Total today and consolidated: Net re-
ceipts STA; exports to Great Britain 16,-
747; to France 1925; to the continent H.
1872: stock So. 1S4.
Total since September 1st: Net receipts
1905, 625; exports to Great Britain 2.921,-
65S; to France 736,6S7; to the continent
2,5C6, 453.
Futures closed quiet. April so: May
5.94: June 5.97: July 600: August 600;
September 500: October 5.99: November
600: December 6.02: January Goa.
Spot cotton closed quiet: middling up
lands 6 3-16c; middling gulf 6 7-16c; sales
l 800 bales.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-04-05
PORT RECEIPTS.

Galveston-Steady at 5Ac; net receipts
1861.
Norfolk-Firm at 13-16c; net receipts
476.
Baltimore-Nominal at &c; gross re-
ceipts S62.
Boston-Quiet at 6 Slice; net receipts
pa: gross receipts 264.
Wilmington-Firm at SIC; net receipts
90.
Philadelphia-Firm at 6 7-16c; net re-
ceipts IS.
Savannah-Steady at 5 9-16c; net re-
ceipts 1885.
New Orleans-Steady at 9-1sc; net re-
ceipts 2,317.
Mobile-Quiet at 5 11-16c; net receipts
295.
Memphis-Steady at SIZE; net receipts
900.
Augusta-Ffrm at SIC: net receipts 2s7.
Charleston-Steady at 55sc; net receipts
73S.
Cincinnati-Quiet at SAC; net receipts
AS.
Louisville-Quiet at 5 11-16c.
st. Louis-Quiet at 51sc; net receipts
215: gross receipts Lass.
Houston-Quiet at 5 11-16c; net receipts
zoos.
GRAIN AND PROVISION.
Chicago: April 2.-The leading futures
We're as follows:
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-04-05

Men and women have more faith In
ach other than they have in their own
Sex
Most men r generous to a fault
when the fault happens to be their own
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-04-05

No man mas the urag to tell a
woman the thing that her mirror does.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-04-05

The evidence I'M the case proves
Hoods SarsapariilaJ cures scrofula,
boils, humors and all eruptions.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-04-05
WILMINGTON MARKETS.
CoTTuN

COTTUN hEPORT.
Wilmington. ~. c.. April =
Receipts OF cotton today-o bales.
Receipts same day last years bales.
This seasons receipts to date-3lo-S
bales.
Receipts to same date last year-@G@s
bales
The quotations posted at 4 O'Clock TO
day at the exchange:
Cotton firm.
Ordinary........ .......... $1,000. ~
Good ordfrEary..-.--. .......----..-- ts -
Low middling , S-Io
Mluu44uS ---..----- ..-.---- 5000 -
Goo middling....... .....
Cana 7ax aax- xaa~ 70
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-04-05
GRAIN AND PROVISION.

Chicago: April 2.-The leading futures
were as follows:
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1898-05-06
PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS.
CHAPTER 4bs.
AN ACT 10 incorporate the town OF Garrett
Park, In Montgomery county, MARYLAND.

AN ACT 10 incorporate the town OF Garrett
Park, In Montgomery county, Maryland.
Section l. Be II enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland, That the citizens o
the town OF Garrett Park, 10 Montgomery
county, are hereby created q body corporate
BY the name and style Of Garrett Park, with
all the powers and privileges OF q hody poll
tic and corporate and by said corporate name
may have perpetual succession, sue and be
sued, plead and be implicated Ia any court
OF law or equity, and may have and use a
common seal.
See. Q. The boundaries Of said town sha II
embrace the several Garrett Park subdivis.
ions OF the lands of the Metropolitan Invest.
ment and Building Company OF Montgomery
county, Maryland, In said county, a. the
same are described, designated and laid out
10 the three plata and certificates thereof, re-
corded in Li6er J. A, No. 4, folio I2I. Libsr
J. A., No. 8, folio 226, and Liber ]. A.. No
IL, folio 1877, respectively, of the Land Rec.
land.
Sec. 3. The citizens Of said town shall on
the nrst Monday in May, in the year eighteen
hundred and ninety-eight, and every second
year thereafter on tho first Monday in NAV
81 such place or places 40 shall be designated
by the Judges OF Election, betweeI the hours
OF one O'Clock, P. NJ, and sig O'Clock, p. M.
elect BY ballot one person Mayor of said
town, who shall serve for q term OF two
years, or until bis successor is elected and
qualified. The citizens Aforesaid shall also
elect, on The fret Monday " May, eighteen
hundred and ninety eight, four persons 10 be
members OF the council Of said town, who
together with the Mayor, shall constitute The |
"'uuoii Of said town. two.o rs said coun-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1898-05-06
IN THE NATIONAL COUNCILS AND
y ON THE BATTLE FIELDS.

From the earliest colonial days TO the
present hour the patriotic, brave and chiv.
alrous sons OF the ancient and honorable
province Of Maryland have been conspic
uously prominent. Distinguished alike iu
the council chamber where startling emer
Jgencies, midst the clash Of mighty intellect
gave birth 10 imperishable principles-on
the field where the sword OF the planter
cleaned az meteor 10 battle and III up the
pathway Of statesmen, they have left imper
ishabie records
"a thing Of Joy and beauty forever
Glowing with ardor, catching the inspira
ion that fired the brain, animated the bosom
nd nerved the arms Of the heroic exem.
AIRS Of earlier days In the hour Of danger AND
,t-ihce, for the maintenance Of state prid,
and the protection Of national honor much o.
the growing manhood Of the State responded
ere there was . single speck Of the now
black and angry cloud discernible along ouI
national horizon.
Il was fearless resolution against Span.
ish tyranny, 6endish spoliation, wanton
. murder and british outrage. It was q sub.
J lime recognition Of every principle OF re.
ligion and humaiity that barns 10 the hu
'glpsn breast II was the first spark that was
! ykindie the fires that were 10 blaze on the
tic affairs Of America until the Castil.
az Is lowered and the flag a Cuba
Dr. - rom the frownIng sails of
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1898-05-06
! agricultural.
Bitter MIX.

/.
Bitter milk has given rise to q
study and experiment There are
questionably several causes for the
cial foreign favor. One is the pres
OF bitter plants in the feed, as rag,
Ambrosia artemisi@ folia, apd Il
less some others, and We was sent
that the speciodntry, creating much
'orRaPand Joy.
commodore Dewey's squadron has won
decisive victory In Philippine waters -
he expected naval battle was fought of
anila Sunday morning between and
clock, resulting In the humiliation OF
early ell the fighting ships of the Spanish
ct.
Tpanish advices show that both Of Admi.
iontejo's cruisers, the Castillo and Reina
.ristina. the latter the flagship, were de-
-royed BY fire; that q gunboat, probably the
Don Juan de Austria, was blown up, and
ct two other vessels, the gunboet Ulloa
the auxiliary cruiser Mindanao, were
rely damaged Capt. Cadarzo, of the
"a Christina, was killed. Considerable
oss Of life is reported on Spanish vessels.
There is no authentic information as TO
he injuries, if any, received by the Ameri
AZ : ct, the Spanish report briefly referring
damage" and "heavy loss" on our
3tatoewounded were landed on the
es'JI the bay. At the conclusion of the
agement Commodore Dewey's ships an
,red in the bay. None of the American
pc was destroyed.
dc 81 the information at hand as 10 the
pe n'ion of the Spanish feet II appears
.."h y two unarmed gunboats of about
90 tons each, and Two or three gunboats
bout 500 tons each escaped destruction
severe damage. As TO these Spanish re
rpfay that several were sunk ITO avoid
,ture."
A dispatch from Madrid TO London states
hat the bombardment Of Manila began be-
,re the cable was cut
Troops from the Pacific Coast will be
Mt to aid Commodore Dewey In the Phil
pines.
hhO SIcBOh nuu nhoitCttn 0iO otitt ~ hstOt
lille the Spanish torpedo boat, Temerario,
reported to be crippled at La Plata, Ar
ntina.
len. Pando has evacuated the Cuban
IN Of Bayamo, moving the Spanish gar
n TO Manzanillo, and Gen. Garcia has
luietly taken possession.
At Gen. Merritt's headquarters in New
York 1t was stated that the volunteers Of the
States along the Atlantic Coast will not be
'ent TO Cuba, but will be used for the de-
re of the coast, under the command OF
r Merritt.
, dispatch boat containing Commodore
owey's official report Of the battle Of Manila
expected hourly at Hong Kong.
Secretary Long has sent cablegram TO
long Kong containing instructions for Com
Jre Dewey's future course.
The wSlships Oregon aud Marietta have
sailed northward IRON Rio.
Admiral Sampson sailed IRON Key West
Wednesday with his larger vessels, and 1t is
reported that he is either bound for Porto
Rico or TO succor the Oregon.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1898-05-06
ROAD PETITION.
To the Honorable County Commission.
ers Of Montgomery county.

WE. the TnsSS5.soSd citizen, and s1
give notice that, thirty days after the publ.
cation Of this notice, we will petition the
County Commissioners to open public road
beginning at or near point on the Dawson
vile and Boyd's road, about 400 yards north
Of the residence of Mira. Rebecca Colt, and
running through the lands of Mrs. Rebecca
Colt to the lands Of Mrs. T. E. Umstead, then
through the lands of Mrs. T. k. Umstead,
then through the lands OF Mrs II. e. Nc
Aztec, then through the lands of O. p. Young,
then through the lands Of Henry Turner,
then through the lands Of Mrs. Emma Turn
er, then through the lands Of James W. OAR
by TO the public road leading south from
Buck Lodge at or near Buck Lodge Station.
CT. YOUNG,
may est And twenty-three others.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1898-05-06
CABINET-MAKING
AND
X "a r a I R I NJ G.,
IN ALL IT'S BRANCHES.

THE undersigned, having a suitable shop.
Il is prepared to do the following work in
a thoroughly practical manner Making new
parts and otherwise repairing scraping, pol
isHing and upholstering all kinds and grades
Of Furniture. Baby Carriages, Trunks, vi
oins and Bows and all kinds of Musical In
struments repaired. Gaming Chairs and re-
pairing all kinds of Cane Furniture. Mat.
tresses made over 10 sections Ticks renewed
and new ones made to order Enameling
Iron or Wood Furniture; Eboniziug, Gid
ing, Bronzing, &c.
Samples of Upholstery goods always on
hand, and cost given before work is done
Old Mahogany Furniture a speciality.
! can give best of reference from those for
whom have done work Satisfaction in all
cases or no charge. Terms moderate
Place OF business, Montgomery Avenue
West End, 10 building formerly occupied by
Green, Rockville, Md.
Thankful for past patronage, respectfully
solicit continuance OF the same.
oct l3-ly G. G. GRIFFIN