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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-04
Wilmington

The Fayetteville Observer says:
1--WE are glad to see that our breth-
rem of the press are taking up the sub
ject of the promotion of Wilmington as
our chief seaport. To many of them the
fact hat Wilmington is the only sea-
river penetrating the interior. and that
the Cape Fear is the only river in the
state which flows directly into the sea,
as the Durham Sun expresses it, seems
to have come as a revelation. 1t is a
very important fact, and together with
WilmingtOn's other advantages, rem
derS a concentration of the states eff
forts upon that port a natural as we'll
as a proper thing to do.
1.-THE great war brought the people
of the different sections of North Car
DINA together in the field and in the
sympathetic work which grew out of
such a condition. Under these influences
the old sub-racial hostilities between
Albemarle and Clarendon, between east
and west, have disappeared, and the
time is ripe for giving an expression to
Our North Carolinianism in behalf of
Wilmington such as our neighbors to
the north and south have long been
doing for the benefit of their chief
cities.
1.-The united efforts of the press can
effect wonders in this matter. It is
not only a patriotic duty, but there will
be an important and eve increasing
ref1ux of material benefits to the in
terror, if we al make of Wilmington
the mecca of our commercial as we'll as
our patriotic aspirations"
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to 5 points lower; sales $500 bags. in
Guiding August at $4.30Q4SS; Septem-
Der at $4.35. Spot conee-Rio duii' milo
quiet.
Sugar-Raw strong and held higher;
refined steady.
NAVAL STORES.
New York-Rosin steady. Turpentine
firm.
Charleston-Spirits turpentne mar
ket firm at 40c: sales none. Rosin nrm
and unchanged: sales none
Savannah-Spirits turpentine nrm at
4ahc; sales 101: receipts 1855. Rosin
firm and unchanged; sales 5s2; receipts
Ass.
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NOT FRIENDLY 70 FRENCH
Wilmington Toward New POSTMASTER
The Washington Post Of yesterday

attorney Jockey on the sentiment Of
Wilmington Toward New Postmaster
The Washington Post Of yesterday
says:
The special TO The Post from Ra-
leigh, n. c., regarding the resignation
Of William II. Chadbourn from the
postmastership of Wilmington, n. c.,
and the probability Of his being sue
ceeded by George z. French, published
Saturday morning, has created quite q
sensation among the North CAROLYN
ians now in the city. Nj. c. P. Jockey.
a member Of the District bar, and a
former resident of Wilmington, yester-
day stated his opinion concerning the
situation at his home, and especially
the postmastership. Mr.. Jockey was
one OF the republican leaders in that
section from about 1880 until the last
election, shortly after which he came
to Washington. He was a member Of
the North Carolina house OF represen-
tatives in 1885, and was state senator
in 1887. In 1888, and again in 1892, he
was the nominee of his party for con-
gress in the Wilmington district. Last
year he was named by the republicans
as their candidate for the Office OF 6u-
| perior court Judge, and he was city at
| torney of Wilmington up to Novem-
| Der 80, last year. Il was not surpris-
| ed" said MI. Jockey, "to hear that
| Chadbourn had resigned, but it is in
| conceivable to me that anyone should
| think OF French as his successor. In
| the first place, unless the law has been
| recently changed, French is ineligible.
] He is not a patron of the Wilmington
| Office, does not deposit his mail or re-
| ceive it there. He resides in Pender
| county, and his ~postoffice at Rocky
Point, about fourteen miles from Will
mington.
Moreover, he is old, in the neigh
| borhood of seventy, and when l saw
| him last he was very feeble. He was
| an applicant for the Office when Chad
bourn was appointed, but was turned
| down by Senator Pritchard. At that
| time he was not the choice Of the re-
| publicans, but he was probably as &C.
| ceptable to the democrats as the pres
| emit incumbent. He had practically nc
| support except Governor Russell and a
| few democratic railroad men.
"Would any resentment be shown TO-
| ward Mr.. French if he received the ap-
| pointment and attempted to return to
| Wilmington" Mr.. Jockey was asked
"I ann not sure about that. Some OF
! the cooler heads might prevail upon
| the others to let him alone, but I doubt
it. The people are practically unani-
| nous that he shall not live in Will
| mington, and if he returns he must
| take the consequences"
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WILMINGTON MARKETS.
Wilmington. n. c.. August

fElCeS same Gay last year, STSI-
NAVAL STORES.
Spirits turpentine firm: machine bar
rels 42izc; country barrels 42c.
Rosin steady at soc and CSC.
Tar firm at SLIGO.
Crude turpentine firm; hard S1.35;
soft s2.10. virgin s2.2o.
Prices same day asst year-Spirits
turpentine 2511c and CSC; rosin 92isc
and 97hc; tar $1.10; crude ~turpentine
s1.00. $3.50 and $50.
Receipts today-100 casks spirits tur-
pentine. 416 barrels rosin. 43 barrels
tar. s barrels crude ~turpentine.
Receipts same day last year-91
casks spirits ~turpentine. 222 barrels
rosin, liz barrels tar. q barrels crude
%turpentine.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
Peanuts-North Carolina prime lilo;
fancy SLIP; Virginia IS to Sc: Spanish
loo.
RicNNothing doing.
Corn-52c.
Corn meal-47hc.
Cow peas-65c to zoe.
North Carolina Bacon-Hams, &c 20
10c; shoulders &c to nc; sides Sc to
SIC.
Chickens-Slow; spring 10c to 1sc;
hens. 22c to Csc; ROSTERS, 15c to zoe.
Eggs steady at 10c.
Shingles-Per 1000 five inch, hearts
and saps, s1.50Q2.10; six inch, s2.50@
$3.50.
Timber at $500 to $500 per 1000 feet.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-04
THE FEVER SCARE AT NORFOLK
Thousands of People Flying from the
Pest1lence-No Danger to Whining.
ton-Heavy Demand for Baggage
Checks at Norfolk-Dr. c. p. Werten.


Checks ut Norfolk-Dr. c. r. Werten.
baker
DR.. c. P. Wertenbaker, surgeon in
charge of the United States Marine hos
pital in this city, who went to Hamp-
ton, Va, under orders of Surgeon Cen
eral ~Sternberg, in view of the outbreak
of yellow fever at the soldiers home,
telegraphed yesterday afternoon to DIR.
w. D. Mcmillan, superintendent Of
the fever has broken out at Phoebus,
Va, but that it is well guarded and
hopes are entertained that it will be
confined to Hampton and Phoebus. He
informs DR.. Mcmillan that If he thinks
there is any danger of infection from
Hampton OIL Phoebus he will promptly
notify him, so our city can be safe
guarded by quarantine regulations. AT
present there is no danger.
The Wilmington inspectors who are
watching the trains to prevent people
from the infected places from coming
to Wilmington r. looking after that
matter closely. A lady refugee from
Newport News came down or the At
1antic Coast Line train last evening,
but she got off the train at Little Wash
ington. She told Inspector H. II.
Woebse, who is doing duty up the Coast
Line, that she had friends here, but
did not propose to come to Wilmington.
The exodus of people from Norfolk
continues on account of the fever scare.
Thousands Of people are leaving the
city and all outgoing boats and trains
are crowded with refugees. Extra bag
gage cars are attached to the rains to
carry the baggage of the refugees. The
Atlantic Coast Line baggage office here
and at all stations along the road ship
ped all available baggage checks yes
terday to Norfolk in view of the large
amount Of baggage going out of that
city. .
DR.. Mcmillan, u superintendent OF
health, is on the alert and the people
OF Wilmington can rest assured that
nothing will be left undone to protect
our city.
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4 Grea success

Mr.. w. W. Allen, of Georgia, claims
the standard press box is a success
"The standard press box, I think, is a
success. 1t makes a nice bale. I have
been in the ginning business about
twenty years, on my own farm, and
gin for other farmers. Round bales,
with it's expense, will not suit the far
mer; the machinery costs too much,
and you cannot get a unifirmity OF
grade of cotton. You further cannot
get a uniformity in -aling cotton, for
the reason that h amount Of cotton
brought to the gin by the different
farmers always vary from 5 to 10C
pounds in lint.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-04
COSTLY FIRE
Yesterdays DevelOpmentssin the Hils
ton umb Company,s Blaze

Yesterday's DevelOpmentssin the Hils
ton Lumber COmpany's Blaze
Tuesdays fire at the plant of the
Hilton Lumber Company was more dis
astrous than was supposed, The amount
of damage is far in excess of what it
was first estimated, and should tina
blaze was a very costly one.
The two warehouses nearly consum-
ed by the flames contained an enormous
amount of h mills product. All told.
they contained q, 500 berry crates, 500
900 berry baskets, 1900 vegetable boxes
and $4,000 s~eparaters. Nearly the en-
tire contents We're destroyed or damag-
ed beyond use, which runs the loss I'D
to about 5000. This is fully covered
by insurance with Messrs. Willard &
Giles to the amount of $1,000.
While the damage was great, yet il
is a wonder it was not greater, con
sidering the many disadvantages the
bremen had to contend with when they
arrived on b scene, promptly in re-
Spouse to the alarm, TO say nothing
Of the strong n lengthy Roadway the
fire had gained before they were sum-
moned. They worked faithfully and
wet.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-04
AN LAWFUL FALL
A Carpenter Seriously Injured AT the
New Masonic Temple Yesterday
Morning.

Yesterday morning about 10 o'clock
while the men were engaged at work
on the new Masonic temple on North
Front street, something about the der
rick ave way while hosting heavy
stone. Mr.. O. T.. Gulley, of Clayton, N.
c., a carpenter engaged at work on the
building, realizing that he was in dam
ger, jumped and fell twenty feet from
one floor to another, striking heavily
across his hip and abdomen. He was
picked up in a collapsed condition and
DR.. w. D. Mcmillan was summoned.
After giving the injured man attention,
he put him in his buggy and sent him
to the city hospital.
Mr.. Gulley was badly bruised and
vas internally hurt. He vomited a
considerable quantity Of blood. A tele-
phone message from the city hospital
last night at 10 o'clock stated, however,
that he was getting along very well.
He is a young man and though seri-
ously hurt, hopes are entertained Of
his
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MARKET 81 cELcGEkPK.


New York, August Mooney on call
steady at 3@4k per cent; last loan at
3h per cent; prime mercantile paper
at 4G6 per cent; sterling exchange
heavy with actual business in bankers
bills at s4.s6A@4.s6k for demand and
at $4.S4@4.S41a and s4.S7k@4.SS: COM
mercial bills at s4.S2h; silver certii-
Gates at 60A@61c; bar silver at 60Ac;
Mexican dollars at AS; government
bonds easy; state bonds inactive; rail-
road bonds irregular.
COTTON.
Liverpool, August "a D.. m.)-Spot
fair demand, prices barely supported;
American middling 3&d. The sales Of
were for speculation and export and in
cluded $500 bales American; receipts
none. Futures opened and closed quiet
at the decline.
American middling, low middling
clause: August 3 19-64d sellers; August
and September 8 17-64@3 1S-64d buyers;
September and October 3 16-64@3 17-64d
buyers; October and November 3 15@ ga
@3 16-64d sellers; November and De-
vember 8 14-64@3 15-64d sellers; De-
cember and January 3 14-64d buyers;
January and February 3 14-64@3 15-64d
sellers; February and March 8 15-64d
buyers; March and April 8 1910
3 16-64d buyers; April and May 3 16-640
3 17-64d sellers; May and I'll 3 17-64d
buyers; June and July 3 1S-64f sellers.
THE NEW YORK MARKET.
New York, August Cotton quiet;
middling SIC; net receipts So; gross
receipts LISA; sales $50; stock 145, 1911.
Total today: Net receipts 1873; ex-
ports to Great Britain $500; to the con-
tinent 1866; stock 81, 49S.
Consolidated: Net receipts 4,679; ex-
ports ito Great Britain 1857; to France
$3.50; to the continent 10, 776.
Total since September LIST: Net re-
ceipts S,3O9, 176; exports to Great Bri-
tain 3,476,65S; to France 796, 9O1; to the
continent 2,S17, S11.
Futures closed steady. August 5.51,
September $50, October $50, November
5.73, December SIS, January $50, Feb
ruary 5.S5, March $50, April 5.92, May
5.96, June 5.99.
Spot cotton closed quiet; middling
uplands 6bc; middling gulf sac; sales
$50 bales.
GRAIN AND PROVISION.
Chicago, August 2.-The leading fu-
lures were as follows:
Open. High. Low. Clos.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-04
Every One Satisfied

Messrs. Vaughn & Redd, Of Alabama,
are we'll satisfied with the standard
square bale. EVERY one is satisfied
with the 24x54 bale. We found no
trouble III putting up 500 pound bales,
and that is what the farmers want.
They were afraid that they would get
a light bale and have to pay same gin
charges as for 500-pound bales. Coun-
try folks don't take 10 new things fast,
and I think it will be some time before
we try the round bale, especially if one
company is to control the entire cotton
business"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-04
Less Power REQUIRED

Messrs. L. P. Miller & Co., Of Ala
bama, haul more cotton at each load.
1--WE changed our press box last fall
to the 24x54 standard. We packed as
much cotton on the press as we could
before altering the press box, and We
think it required less power than before
to u the press. We have to haul our
cotton twelve miles,, and we could
haul more at each load, and the bales
would not be damaged by the wheels
rubbing against them"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-04

Correspondence of The Messenger.)
Vineland, N. c., August 1.
The Farmers Tobacco Warehouse had
it's first sale today. The continued
heavy rains have seriously interfered
with the farmers in getting their to-
bacco to market. but notwithstanding
this fact, between $1,000 and 10000
pounds Of tobacco were sold. The prices
averaged up exceedingly we'll consider
in gthe condition Of the tobacco, and
everybody feels satisfied. Mr.. D. A.
Bodenhamer, the Danville, Va, auc-
tioneer, was here and conducted the
sale.
The visiting buyers who were here
speak very highly of the prospects for
manking this a tobacco market Of no
small Importance.
5th.
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They want One Time or Another

Athens, Ga, August NINETY prom
inent citizens Of this place will present
a petition to the city council at its
next session asking for a change of
time and that all public clocks be set
by either eastern or western time. The
town now operates by what is known
as sun time, being just between east
ern and central time. The town is sit
uated on the line which divides the
temporal sections Of the country.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-04

During the civil war, as we'll as in our
late war with Spain, diarrhoea was one
of the most troublesome diseases the
army had to contend with. In many
instances it became chronic and the old
soldiers still suffer from it. Mr.. David
Taylor. of Wind Ridge, Greene County,
Pa, is one of these. He uses Chamber
iain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy and says he never found any,
thing that would give him such quick
relief. It is for sale by R.. r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-04

Citizens Of Wilmington Petition Presis
dent Mckinley Not TO Appoint G.. Il.
to be Postmaster Here-Hls Appoints
menr VIII Foment Discord and Dis.
furhG Good Order


turbG Good Order
The following petition, which truly
states the case, has been forwarded TO
Washington from this city:
Wilmington, N. c., Aug. !, 1899.
To President Mckinley:
Believing hat the citizens of every
community have the right to a voice
in all matters affecting their local at
fairs; believing that under our repubh-
can form of government community
rights are inherent and inalienable, and
that it is the duty of all good citizens
to use every effort to prevent the pres
ence of discordant and dangerous ele-
ments in their midst, the citizens Of
Wilmington deem it to be their duty
to thus publicly advise you that the
appointment OF G.. u. French to q
federal office in this city would be at
tended with danger to the domestic re-
pose n public order of the commune
ty, and against such action by your
exce1lency they most earnestly protest.
Mr.. French has rendered himself Pc
culiarly obnoxious to the citizens here,
n his presence and influence would
roughly jar the peace and repose that
now possess the community.
With these facts before your excellen-
cy we cannot bring ourselves to believe
that the chief executive OF the nation,
whose duty 'N' to conserve the peace
n happin; f our common country,
will lend himself to providing pecuni-
airy support for one man at the % of
the peace and order Of a whole COM
| munitv.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-04
Shake Into Your shoes

Aliens Foot-Ease, a powder. It cures
painful. smarting, nervous feet and in
growing nails, and instantly takes the
sting out Of corns and bunions. It's
the greatest comfort discovery Of the
age. Aliens Foot-Ease makes tight or
new shoes feel easy. It is a certain cure
for sweating, callous and hot, tired,
aching feet. Try it today. Sold by all
druggists and shoe stores. By mail for
25c in stamps. Trial package FREE.
Address, Allen s. Olmsted, LIE Roy,
N. Y,
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wilmington,s Quarantine

The three quarantine officers guard
ing the railroads into Wilmington to
prevent h invasion of yellow fever
report a strict watch, and everything
progressing smoothly.
Health certificates are in demand by
the travelling public, and yesterday DR..
w. D. Mcmillan, superintendent Of
health, was beseiged by applicants.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-04

The soothing and healing properties
OF Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, its
pheasant taste and prompt and perma-
nent cures, have made it a great favor
lite with the people everywhere. For
sale by R r. Bethany.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-04

Now special attention is called to the
following figures: Say the trustees of
the manufacturers fund, three months
after these taxes are paid in, for a few
years as may be agreed upon, give the
proprietor of the plant eight, say $1,000
order on the city treasurer, which
amount is based upon former agree
ment. Then it will be seen that the
city treasurer has left upon this specific
city tax $S50.0O, the county having it's
$4,000 in the place of $4,000 as for
merly. The city $S50.N0 in the place
of $350.00. If the amount of money in
vested be one-half, one-quarter or one
fifth, the ratio would be the same.
This aid to new enterprises would
continue for but a few years.
There are no people SO deeply inter-
ested that this plan should be carried
out, as the owner of u city bonds.
If something as above suggested is not
soon commenced something else will
have to be done.
F. w. FOSTER.
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Woods "Trade Mark Brandt
Crimson Glover

is the highest grade New crop seed, Of
strong termination. The chief difficult
ty in growing this valuable forage and
soiiimproving crop in the past has been
in obtaining good stands. Failure in
this respect has been largely due to the
use Of ~two-year-old seed. This while of
good appearance and termination,
throws out q much weaker sprout and
on this account will not come up as well
and it is also much more easily killed
of by adverse weather conditions than
that sown from new crop seed. II you
want the best new crop Crimson Clover,
seed of strong termination, be sure TO
order Woods "Trade nark Brand"
Write for prices and Descriptive Fall Cata-
logue, which also gives full information about
Vstehss, Rape, Wistsr, Turf or Grazing Osts,
Seed Wheat, Grasses and cioveu. Turnip and
Vegetabse Seeds. hyseinths, Tulips and all
Bulbs and Seeds for fall planting.
T. w. WOOD & SONS,
Seedsmen, Richmond, Va.
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Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour easy. No. 2 yellow corn, 32@32hc;
No.s spring wheat, 66k @6sc; No. 2 red,
lie; No. 2 corn, 31@31kc; No. 2 oats.
20@21Ac; No. 8 white, 22@25hc; mess
pork, per bbl., $7.60QS.30; lard, per 100
lbs, $5.10G5.22h; short ribs sides, loose,
$4.80@5.15; dry sailed shoulders, boxed.
S5.5O@5.61k; short clear sides, boxed,
s5.20Q5.25; w~hiskey, distillers' finished
goods, per gallon, SIPS.
New York, August Flour quiet.
but steady, and held at old prices.
Wheat-Spot firm: No. 2 red 76hc.
Options opened steadier at Nc advance
on higher cables and hail storms in
the northwest. Subsequent firmness
and a sharp afternoon advance were
attributed to reduced European crop
estimates, nervousness among shorts.
northwest and foreign buying and con-
tinued crop damage news; closed firm
at %QAc net advance. September
closed at 75hc; December 77xc.
Corn-Spot firm; No. 2 37hc. Options
opened steadier at hc advance through
prospective lighter receipts and rumors
OF crop damage in Nebraska. The mar
ket was sustained later by the rise in
wheat, big ~clearances and covering.
closed firm at Nc net advance. SEN
TENDER closed at 35kc; December closed
at 35c.
Oats-Spot firmer; No. 2 white asc
Options neglected and featureless.
Cotton Seed Oil-Quiet; prime 2111c.
Petroleum-Firm.
Rice-Firm.
Eggs-Weak; state and P~ennsyIvania
16G1sc.
Potatoes0Quiet n firmer: southern
hrsts $1.00G$1.50; common 5O675c: fan
cy $L25q2.OO; southern sweets 81. Goa
CabbagCSteady: Long Island $4,000
500 for 100.
Conee0ptions opened barely steady
at unchanged prices to S points de-
cline, ruled inactive through the ses-
sion and closed steady and unchanged