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COAL Frs IN THE LEAD
Wade Handsome Advances
in a Dull Market.
SPECIAL1IES MAKE GAINS
ADVANCES THE
RULE IN MOST STOCKS.
COMBINATION or THE C0ALEES
his Gave Strengt, to Those S'ocIs The Ma
ket Waited Until the Regular Dividend
in Sugar Was Announced,
When tc'iyiiy Appeared,
when fc'iviiy Appeared.

| New York, March S.-Tne cotton goods
market has again been quiet so far as
actual business goes, but some good
sized bids for brown cottons have been
| turned down at lower prices. Brown
| blpached and coarse cottons continue
firm. Prints are also very firm, with
| fair demand for both staples and fancy
| goods Ginghams scarce in desirable
styles. Print cloths very quiet through
| out, but first hand sellers still stiff on
prices. Worsted dress goods firm with
| fair business doing. Silks strong and
advancing. Good business doing in job
bing circles.
COTTON.
New York, March S.-The cotton mar
ket failed to improve more than one
point advance, secured on She opening
CALL in the face of bullish cables, more
or less bad weather in the South and
the list OF favorable factors which have
been the stock in trade Of the bull in
terest so long, including the talk of
wet lands. backward planting, good
trade in cotton cloths. orders ahead
at most spinning centers, firm Southern
markets, etc. This failure was due TO
more or less steady stream Of liquida-
ton orders, said TO be in good part from
Wall Street although the selling soon
extended. Later ii was claimed that
certain Wall Street people were buying
again; but as a rule liquidation was the
order of the day. The selling pressure
was chiefly directed against August aud
the nearer positions. The market closed
steady at net decline of 5d7 points
OH near positions while the later deliver
les we're unchanged to ? points lower.
NEW YORK.
New York, March Section futures opened
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LOCAL STOCK MARKET.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago, March S.-Heavy liquidation
by longs to-day owing TO worlds visible
increasing instead Of decreasing, caused
Il decided slump in wheat and May
closed 1asc lower Corn left off un
changed and coats lost hc. Pork and
ribs advanced 21ac each and lard 2120
=.
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| q. 4, Es
Oats No 2, 27%; No. white 3OaYO Ia No. 8,
white 20 l-202s1. Rye No. 2, 50. Barley
No. p, 42a52. Flax seed, No. l, lis.
prlme Timothy seed s24o. Mess pork, per bbl,
sgloa92O. Lard, per 100 lbs, S5.30a5.325s. Short
rib sides, loose, s4.50a4.70; dry-salted should
ers, boxed, 44ai3<. Short clear sides, boxed,
s49Oai.95. Whiskey, 81 &c.
NEW YORK.
NEW YoRK, March s.-Fiour extremely dull,
weak and quoted lower; winter straights S3.55a
80; do. patents s3.75a4.0O; Minnesota patents
Rye 6our quiet; good to fancy SO. 40aS.55.
| 5uckwheat flour nominal at S2.0j.
Corn meal steady; yellow western sias5; city
Rye weak; No. 2, Go -2a67; State -.
Barley qnieti feeding 47als IL; mailing
Barley malt quiet; western 6Oa7O.
Corn, spot easy; No. ?, l2$a4sM; options,
Mach 424 May 4Oa; July 4o%.
oats, spot weaker; No. z, 80 ~: options quiet.
Reef firm; family sloall5O; extra mess So;
beef hams Sl9g0al9.50; packet s9.73aSl0.5O; city
extra India mess sf5GOa1A50.
picked shoulders i-2aiA; picked hams az <
L 1-2.
Lard steady; western steamed $55a5.6o; city
| -; NJ arch $500, nominal; refined steady.
PORK steady; mess So 00G975; snort clear
Sl0.50a1250; family Sl0.751 lt00
/ Butter firm; western creamery Is l-2a20; do.
IdcboFy lS3l1 IL; blginS ~; Imitation creamery
/ ID l-2a7 Ia State dairy 14al9 ~; creamery
| l6a21.
! Cheese frm large white IL l-2; do small
1 llall4; large colored 10 IL; do. small 1lallA;
light Skins sa9; part skins 7aS.
| Eggs steady; state and Pennsylvania D.:
western fresh 20; southern 81 l-2a22.
Potatoes steady; New York Sl.25a2.0O: Long
Island $3.50 @2.25; sweets, Jerseys, SI.75a2.75;
southern -.
! Cotton seed oil steady; prime crude 81;
crude OBJ mills ,3a13 i-2 prime summer yell
low 25a2i; of summer yellow % 1-2a24; but
tie. grades 29a3l; prime winter yellow S1a32;
prime white 20.
Petroleum duh; refined New York, s7.35;
philadelphia and Baltimore $3.50; do III bulk
81 so.
Rosin steady; strained common to good
sl.s2 i-2al.3j.
| Turpentine firm at IS 1-2a47.
| Rice firm: fair to extra LIAR; Japan 5a54.
| Cabbage steady; Long island f4a10.00 per 100.
] Coffee Options, April S5.i5; May $500; spot
Rio, dull; No. z, invoice "a; No. iobbing So;
mild quiet; Cordova said.
| Sugar, raw firm: fair refining 81; centrifu-
gal, s6-test, Az Muscoyado -; molasses sugar
81; refined firm; mould a ga; granulated 55s:
cubes -.
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Schedule in Effect December 18th, 1895
SouT r. SOUND

Ar Raleigh ~ loan AL l8an
sDatIy.
Nos. a03 and fO2-"The Atlanta Specials,
Solid Vestibuled Train Of Pullman Sleeper
md coaches between Portsmouth and AT
ianta, also Pullman Sleepers between Ports
mouth and Chester. s.
Nos. 4f and IS The S. A. L. Express" Solit
Train, coaches and Pullman Sieepers be
tween Portsmouth and Atlanta. Compan,
SleepeTs between Colum bfa and Atlanta
Both trains make immediate connection
at Atlanta for Montgomery, Mobile New o.
leans, Texas, california, Mexico. Chnttan oogy
Nashville, Memphis. Macon. Florida.
III. S. LIZARD, C. T. and p. A.
Raleigh, n. G.
E. ST. JOHN, Vice-Prest. and Gen
Manager.
II. w. GLOVER, Traffic Manager.
V. T.. McBEE, General Supt.
l.. S. ALLEN, Gen. Pass'r Agent.
General Offices, Portsmouth, Va.
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CHICAGO, Msrch 8.
Opening. Closing

Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour dull; winter patents S3.70a3s0; do.
straights s3.40a36o; do clear So. 2oa3.30 spring
specials Si20; hard patents, So, 3oas70: do. soft
-; straights S3o0a3.20; bakers S2.30a260
Wheat No, spring e7a6e; No, spring
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GRIMES & VASS.
Bonds, Stocks
& live StmentS
FIRE INSURANCE.

Buy aud sell First-ciass Investment Securities.
ORDERS executed in Norfolk, Richmond Balti-
more and New York. Loans negotiated on APP
proved City Real Estate. Uniform commission
charged in all cases.
Office. Corner Fayetteville and Morgan St.
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LIVE RpOoL, March Sd P. M.--Spot cotton,
fair demand. prices unchanged; American mid
ding Is 32d.
The sales OF the day were 1000 bales, OF which
900 were for speculation and export, and in
GUIDED 300 American; receipts 1880 bales, in
Guiding all American.
Futures opened steady with mode rate de-
mand and closed quiet.
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NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS. La, March g. Cotton futures
OTHER COTTON MARKETS,

Galveston. quiet, 6k, ,659 bales
Norfolk, firm, -, 1,o22 bales.
Baltimore, nominal, 1-2, = bales.
Boston, quiet, 9-l6, CSC bales.
Wilmington, firm, g., l75 bales.
Philadelphia, firm, 1915, 387 bales.
Savannah, quiet, st-ad y, o2s, ,022 bales.
New Orleans, steady, 8 lilo, 1868 bales.
Mobile, quiet, q, SO bales.
Memphis, quiet, On, bales.
Augusta, quiet, 90, 4i4 bales.
Charleston, firm, 5 l5-l6, Sc bales.
Cincinnati, steady, 81, 979 bales.
Louisville, firm, 81, - bales.
st. Louis, qui I, 6 Lilo, 70 bales.
Houston, dull, Ok. 6i1 bales
New York, quiet. = GLE, All bales.
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NEW YORK.
New York, March Cotton futures opened
steady.
LIVERPOOL,

Spot cotton closed quiet; middllnR upands
6 9-le; miGdling gulf 1916; sales 1000 bales
LIVERPOOL
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GRlEVED FOR HER LOVER.


WICHITA. Kan, April miss Mary WI
son, a prominent young society woman Cf
Augusta, committed suicide on learning that
Alva Dix, her lover. had been killed on the
battlefield of Malolos. Alva Dix was a pri-
vate in Company G., Twentieth Kansas Vol
unteers. Before he enlisted to fight for his
country against Spain he was a prosperous
farmer in Wilson county. and one Of the
most popular young men OF his neighbor-
hood. He had been counting Miss Wilson
for some time previous to his enlistment
and just before he joined his regiment be-
came her affianced lover. Miss Wilson grad
uated recently from Nassar, while her sweet
heart was on his way to the Philippines
Yesterday Miss Wilson saw her lovers name
in the list of the killed during the fighting
before Malolos. Last night when she re-
tired, she wrote note 10 her father and
mother, telling them that she did not care
to live any longer since Alva was dead,
and left it on a table in her room Some
time during the night she took morphine
and ended her life. The young people were
to have been married in June.
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Outlook for Peace Is Good.

WASHINGTON, April 2.-The opinion is
expressed in official circles here that the
outlook for a satisfactory and peaceful final
adjustment of Samoan affairs is decidedly
hopeful. The statement was made to-day
in well-informed quarter that it is alto
gether likely that the joint high commits
sion, by virtue of the plenary powers vested
in its individual members. will be able TO
conclude settlement Of the Samoan ques-
tions satisfactory to all the powers con-
cerned, and that there is such an under
standing between the three powers as al
most certainly will prevent any disagree
ment such as would make ii necessary TO
ask King Oscar, of Sweden and Norway, to
act as umpire. The peaceful solution of this
delicate question, full of possibilities of seri-
Gus trouble, is regarded as a triumph of
diplomacy and as furnishing the strongest
kind of evidence of a desire on the part of
Germany as well as Of the other two pow
ers, to maintain the most amicable relations
one with the other
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governments maintaining the joint protect

governments maintaining the joint protect
crate over the islands have occurred.
Especial interest attaches to these islands
from the standpoint of the United States
by reason of the fact that the harbor of
Pago Pago, in the island of Tutuila the
sOuthernmost OF the group, was ceded to
the United States for "A naval and coang
station, first in 1872, and afterward con-
firmed by a treaty signed at Washington
Jan. L. 1873. and ratifcations EXCHANGED on
Feb. 13 of the same year, by which the
United States was given the right to estab-
lish at that harbor "a station for coaling.
naval supplies, freedom of trade, CONNER
cal treatment as a favored nation and ex-
traterritorial consular jurisdiction. This
harb0r was occupied by the United States
in 1928. presumably with the purpose OF util-
izing its advantages as a coaling and supply
station. Tutuila. the island upon whose
coast the harbor is located, has a popula-
ton of 3,1co and an area Of fifty-four Square
miles, while Upolou has an area of $40
square miles and Savaii 659 square miles.
The imports during the fiscal year 1885
amounted to s4lSS4O of which s6o,624 came
from the United States, So, ,50i from Ger
many, S1,54S from Great Britain. $15s, 7OS
from New South Wales and S1l06o5 from
New Zealand. In 1896 the imports We're
sSo4,159, of which 81 ,552 came from the
United States. ,sO2 from Germany, $117 ,S57
from the Australasian colonies. $7,oi4 from
Great Britain and 1904 from other coun-
tries. The exports in 1895 were $256, 75S in
value, OF which $3S, $50 went TO the United
States, being exclusively copra; $l67 $50 to
Europe, of which $l65.650 was copra and
S2,l74 cotton. The 1896 exports were S263,0I7,
of which. $231 ,372 was copra.
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MYSTERIOUS SYNDICATE.
Its Representatives Anxious TO LOa m
Cubans $4,000, 900.

WASHINGTON, April &C NJ. Cohen,
who, it is alleged is engineering the scheme
for twenty-mllion-dollar loan issue to the
Cuban Assembly, and is said to be the author
Of the mysterious dispatches to the Cuban
Assembly urging that body not 10 disband
on the ground of good prospect of secur-
ing more than the 100000 offered by the
United States, is in Washington. Mr.. Cohen
tonight was in conference with Mr. Rosen-
feldt. He admitted that he was the man
who had been working on the plan to estab-
lish twenty milion-dollar bond issue, 20
be paid for out of the Cuban revenues now
collected by the United States. He said he
represented Il syndicate with $50 10000 capt.
tai, which intended to place the loan. Il
came TO this city from Havana last Sun
day he said. Il have not been in hiding
/ spent one month in Cuba and was around
in the open air every day. seeing the mem
bers of the Cuban Assembly. ] met General
Brooke and made myself known to him. /
explained my views of the situation TO him.
If the three million payment is forced on the
army it will create future dissatisfaction
and disloyalty, while a bonded debt, paid
out of the Cuban revenues, would solve the
Cuban problem
How about your $4,000 ooO?' he was
asked who is back Of it, and where is
it?"
Mr.. Cohen gave no satisfactory answer to
this question. Il have assurance" he said
tonight, THAT the money will be ready the
minute the plan for loan is adopted ]
have already told you that L have no capi-
tai. l am simply doing the work" He said
he did not care whether the Cuban Assembly
continued in session or not
Mr.. Cohen offered no explanation of his
business in Washington and denied that he
was here to see the government officials. Il
have nothing TO do with the administration
officials and do not intend 10 see them," he
asserted.
1T was reiterated tonight by two members
paid TO any proposition for money for the
Cuban army outside the 100000 fund now
awaiting their acceptance. and furthermore,
it is limited that If too much trouble and de-
liberate delay occurs preliminary to that
amount being ,urred or to- the Cubans-
tho S30],c90 may be withdrawn and no pay
ment CT any sort be made by this govern
ment on account of the Cuban troops. No
proposition for an additional sum will be
considered in any form and the statement
to that effect by Secretary Hay, in the un-
official interview with the two delegates
from the Assembly, will stand. 1t is also
stated by Cabinet officials that no attention
will be paid to the project for authorizing
a Cuban loan
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has been spent, the city of Havana getting
Sl,10o,0O0 ana the city of Santiago $259oO0.
Each provincial governor received all ne
asked
Spanish gold, and especially silver, are go
ing abroad so that Cuba's treasury keeps
cut of circulation from 10 to u per cent OF
the currency of the island. Silver is appre-
ciatlng. Worth 81 cents during the block
ade. it has now risen TO % on the basis of the
local value of the centen. $50 Change is
scarce, and there is little American frac-
tonal currency circulated American bills,
however, are often t. be met and prices
are going on the American gold basis.
Agricultural conditions throughout the
country are improving. The tobacco crop *
good, and Guines, the market garden of
Havana, will put the market in "A few
days S0.oo0 barrels OF Irish potatoes at s.
barrels and 3O0O0 pounds onions at cents
pound. larger proportion of both will be
supplied to the American troops through the
commissary department.
Postmaster Thompson has been installed In
his official duties and the military branch
of the postal service has been abolished in
Havana. 1t will soon be abolished at other
points
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TURKS BEATEN
DEFEATED BY BULGARIAN TROOPS
AND ARMED CIVILIANS.
Collision ON the Frontier mt an Ina
Both sides Suffered Losses.
MORE TROUBLE In CHINA
BRITISH TORPEDO BOAT DESTROYER
EN ROUTE To CANTON.
Other Vessels Carrying Troops to BE
mt Once sent to the scene OF
the Disturbances.
ITALY TO GET SUN-MUN BAY
PROTEST FROM BRITAIN AGAINST
THE CLOSING OF 4 PORT.
Hong-konE Authorities Anxious TO
Enlarge Their sphere OF Influence
and Seeking More Territory.
other Vessels Carrying Troops TO he
at Once sent fo the scene OF
the Disturbances.
ITALY TO GET SUN-MUN BAY
PROTEST FROM BRITAIN AGAINST
THE CLOSING OF 4 PORT.
Hong-konE Authorities Anxious to
Enlarge Their .'sphcrc Of influence"
and Seeking More Territory.

VIENNA. April "A serious collision has
taken place between Bulgarian and Turkish
frontier guards at kozyl-Agob. between
Jamboli. eastern Roumela and Adrianople.
on the banks of the Toonja, fifty-six miles
south OF JamboN According 10 a dispatch
from Sofia, capital Of Bulgaria, the Turks
attacked weak Bulgarian outpost, but the
Bulgarians. aided by armed inhabitants. re-
pulsed their assaiants after a four-hours
fight. Both sides suffered losses of killed
and wounded. The Turks. the dispatch says.
were seeking 10 secure a position hitherto
held by the Bulgarians.
Kozyl Agob or Kisil Agach is the railway
station nearest the Turkish frontier I'm Bull
garian territory, and it would be an i'm
portant strategic point for Turkey If she de-
sired 10 put troops into Bulgaria.
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DISTURBANCE NEAR CANTON.
War Ship and Troops Sent to the
Scene 10 Protect british Interests.

LONDON, April 2.-According TO a dis
patch TO the Daily Mail from Hong-Kong.
serious disturbances have recently occurred
in the vicinity of Canton and British tor
pedo boat destroyer has been sent there TO
protect British interests. The destroyer will
soon be followed by other vessels carrying
troops.
The Peking correspondent Of the Times
says: 1.-The Chinese authorities have noti-
fed the British consul at Tien-Tsin. the
port OF Peking. that the whole fore
shore recently opened at the port OF Ching
Wan-Tao is reserved for a Chinese mining
company. The British legation has entered
protest, pointing out that this action
renders the opening of the port nugatory.
Friendly relations continue between the Ger
man legation and the Tsung Ii Yaman and
China offers TO grant railway concession
if the German troops are withdrawn"
The Rome correspondent of the Daily
Chronicle says he learns in official circles
that Italy and Great Britain have arrived
at an agreement which will result i'm an
Italian occupation of San-Mun bay. province
of Chi-Kiang. China. before April 25.
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ETHERPHONE A SUCCESS.
Prof. Marconi Expects 10 Connect
America and Europe.

NEW YORK, April "A copyrighted
London dispatch 10 the Journal says:
Wireless telegraphy. which IL Is proposed
to call "etherpLone." Is the topic OF the
hour in scientific circles. Current opinion
favors Prof. Marconis prediction that his
invention viii sooT be applicable TO the
widest distances. There can be no doubt
that the wireless system H. success" said
Prof. Fleming. OF the electrical department.
of London University. TO your correspond
ent to-day. Fog. wind and rain seem to
make no difference in the working"
Marconfs method is really little different
from the scheme outlined by Edison sew
eral years ago. and its fundamental prin-
clple Is oscillation. which has been brought
to a high point of perfection by Tesla There
is this difference, however that whereas
Edison and Tesla satisfied themselves that
wireless telegraphy feasible. they
abandoned the enterprise after a mere
mention. while Marconi has persisted in
his work and succeeded I'm demonstrating
the practicablity OF his idea. As yet ;he
uses OF wireless telegraphy are limited.
IL is possible TO send messages only
when the sending and receiving instruments
are on "A line above the surface OF the earth.
IL the earth intervenes it l. not now pos
sible to transmit the sound waves. For ex-
ample, while IL IL possible 60 send a mes
sage across the English channel by Oper-
ating from the heights on either side IL
would not be possible under existing cir
cumstances TO maintain communication he
tween London and Paris. FOR the reason that
the curvature of the earth interVenes. This
disadvantage may. however. be- overcome in
time. either by means OF refiectors or by
raising the points of communication 10 such
a height as 10 clear the surface OF the
earth and overcome the curvature.
The instruments used by Prof Mar
conf are somewhat complicated. but
stripped OF all technicality they are much
the same as the apparatus now In general
used for telegraphing. The sending instru-
ment is operated by means of a KEY. the
principle belng the opening and closing OF
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NOTES FROM BATrLEFIELDs.
The Burning of IIOiio-How the Vol
unteers Arc Fighting

SAN FRANCISCO, April "A staff CORE
spondent OF the Associated Press with the
American troops i'm the Philippines sends by
the steamer Nippon Maru the following
notes from the field: The engagement which
resulted in the capture of Iloilo was begun
by the insurgents firing on the Petrol. The
Boston and Petrol replied with shells which
soon laid the place i'm ruins. The insurgents
then retired after burning the town Most
OF the white people were out on the trans
ports when the conflagration started one
instance is known where this was not tho
case, and il was calculated 10 steady the
aim of every soldier in Iloilo. The insur-
gents captured English girl, and lock-
ing her up in house. burned il over her
head. She managed to escape. but died
shortly afterward OF her injuries. IIoilo
now presents sad spectacle OF desolation.
All that Is left Of the once beautiful city are
Continued on second paseJ