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A FEVER|SH MARKET
The Changers, &c alers and
Some Specia|ties Weak.
LIQUIDATION WAS HEAVY
BELIEF THAT BANK STATEMENT
WILL BE UNAVOIDABLE.
MARKET CLOSED WEsKAT ABOUT LOWEST
The Grain Market Ruled Weak on Fears Of
Blockade in Lake Traffic Giving to the
Buffalo Strike. Cotton SPEC
uIati0n Broader,
LIQUIDATION WAS HEAVY
MARKET CLOSED WEAKAT ABOUT LOWEST
uIation Broader.

New York, May 5.-There has been
more business doing today. Demand
for print cloth yarn goods other than
regular print cloths active and sales
largest for any single day for a con-
siderable time past, prices firm. Reg
llar print cloths firm. a large deal
beliesed to be impending in these.
Heavy brown cottons, bleached cot
tons and coarse colored cottons in fair
demand at previous prices. Prints
and ginghams are firm with average
business. Burlaps are firm with more
business doing.
COTTON.
New York, May Speculation
broadened little in cotton today, the
principal impulse being the contin-
ued stablilty shown by the Liverpool
market in futures and the larger vol
ume of business in spot cotton in the
English market Private cables sup
plemented the public account with
assurances that the increased atten-
ton being paid to spot cotton by for
cign spinners was based OH snbstan-
tai foundation and was likely to en-
dure. The Liverpool stocks showed
some falling off during the week,
which added to the bullish character
of the cable news in general, although
the English stock remained consid-
cradle in excess of a year ago.
Our market opened steady at an
advance of 2 to points and further
advanced to 8 points. The general
tirmness here was increased by local
covering on a considerable scale with
general speculative interest also more
thoroughly aroused than for some
time past. Weather and crop ac-
counts, while more or less conflict
ing, had a bearish average and finally
arrested the upward movement.
The general undertone of the mar
ket, however, was decidedly better
than for some weeks past. Spot cotton
participated in the improved feeling
to the extent of 1-16c. advance, but
very little business was done in ac-
tual cotton at this point. Adsices re-
ceived here from Southern spot mar
kets, however, indicated general sta
bility with some reports of renewed
and increased competition between
English and American spinners for
desirable grades, with complaints of
unsatisfactory assortments increas-
ing.
During the afternoon the leading in
fiuence was fear that previous ex-
pectations of a bearish Government
report would not materialiZe and that
the report would prove to be to the
advantage of the bull interest. The
market was finally steady, 3 to.
points net higher.
NEW YORK.
New York, MAY 5.-Cotton futures opened
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THE NEWS AND OBSERVER SATURDAY MORNING. MAY g. 1899

cent Sterling exchange firmer, with actual
business in bankers bills at S4.S7 a4.s74a for
demand, and at S4.S54 G4.Soh for sixty days.
Posted rates S4.8Ga4.e6 IL and $4.Ssa4.eS IL.
Commercial bills S4.8 aa4s5. Silver certificates
6lka62. Bar silver 6l. Mexican dollars
is. Government bonds strong. state bonds
easier. Railroad bonds Irregular.
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THICAGO, May 3.
Opening. Z, losing.
WHEAT

Cash QUOTATIONS. were as 1oIIOWs:
Flour quiet, ca y; winter patents So go; do.
straights S3.2Oa3.30; do clear S3.00a3l0; spring
specials Si25 hard patents, So, Gas. 20; straights
s.. 80a3.l0; bakers S2.20a2.50. Wheat-No. .
spring lAa7lA; No. spring 66a774; No. red
II l2a75 l-2. Coru-No. 3 33 Up. Oats No. Q, 27a
271; No. 2 white 9ka30 IL: No. 3, white 29a
294. Rye No. Q, SO. Barley-No. 2, 3hM
II. Flax seed, No. l, 1903. Prime Timothy
seed s2.35. Mess pork, per bbl., s85oas.5o.
lard, per 100 lbs, s5.07 l-2a5.0 Short rib sides,
loose, S4.40d4.70; dry-salted shoulders. boxed,
44ai1a. Short clear sides. boxed. 81 sOs4.91
WhiSkeV. 81 Is.
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a blockade in lake traffic, owing to
the Buffalo strike. Favorable weather
also induced considerable liquidation.
july wheat closed "a to 1sc. lower.
Corn declined to c. Pork closed
a shade higher, lard shade lower
and ribs unchanged.
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! In the Superio
| Court of
: Wake County

John Ward for himself and all In the Superio
other Creditors of the North Court of
Carolina Car Co. Wake County
The North Carolina Car Co. Creditors Bill.
To all creditors of the North Carolina Car Co:
Notice is hereby given to all creditors of the
North Carolina Car Company to come in and
kake themselves parties to the above entitled
Jon, on or before the 9th day of April, 1899,
the first day of April term, 1899, of the
ior Court of Wake county.
w. M RUSS,
1879 Clerk Wake superior Court.
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LIVERPOOL, May 5.-4 P. M.-Spot cotton,
fair demand. prices l-3,d higher American
middling fair 29-3ldd; good middling 3 s. l6d /;
middling 33sd; low middlng 33-l.d; good Or
binary Sd; ordinary 1850.
The sales of the day were IL 600 bales, of which
800 were for speculation and export, and in
GUIDED II, 200 Americana receipts 200 bales, in
Guiding all American.
Futures opened quiet but steady with mod
crate demand and closed steady.
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DR.. BULLS COUGH SYRUP IS A
great medicine of intrinsic worth 1t re-
moves a cough or cold quickly and cures
severe throat and lung affections in an
astonishingly short time. Sold by all
druggists for only % cts.
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NEW YORK MONEY.

NEW YORK, May f.-8 p. M Money on call
| steady at l-za4 per cent; last loan at 4
per cent. Prime mercantile paper 3ha4k per
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NEW YORK.
New York, May 5.-Cotton futures opened
stesdy.
Futures closed steady.
LIVERPOOL,

/ Spot cotton closed quiet and steady at J. lee
advance; mddlinp up,ands 3-l6; lnidoliny
| gulf 7-l6; sales G33 bales.
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LOCAL STOCK MARKET.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS

Chicago, H., May 5.-The grain
markets ruled weak today on fears of
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NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, May 5.-FiCur inactive and NOM
naly lower; winter stralghts s3.6Oa1.7O; do.
patents S375a4. 10; Minnesota patents S3.S a4.l0;
Minnesota bakers S3.00a3.20.
Rye -four dull; good to fair S3.00a315
Corn meal steady; yellow western s4Gs5;
city -.
Rye steady: No. 2, IS; State So.
Barley quiet: feeding 10 l-2a34; mailing 47asO.
Barley malt dull; western 55a53.
Wheat, spot firm; No. rec 49,; options
May 7s%; July 7oss; September 1914.
Corn, spot steady: No 2. 40Aai2s4; options,
May 3S4 July IS l-2; September 80
Oats spot quiet; No. Z, white So; options slow.
Beef steady; family se.50aall.0o; extra mess
s9 beef hams Sl9.00a 1850; packet $9.b0aS l0.00
city extra India mess Sl40oal5.5o.
Cut meats steady; picked bellies 5s6;
picked shoulders A picked hams 714dS
Lard easy; western steamed s5.55; city -; re-
fined quiet.
Pork dull; mess ss.509.5O; short clear
sl0.25al2.75; family sI0.5001l.00.
Butter steady; western creamery Aa III;
do. factory Il l-=@la II; Elgins 20; imitation
creamery 10 I-2al5; State dairy 1913;
creamery II I-2aT.
Cheese quiet; large white Il.
Eggs firm, otate and pennsylvania IA; west
ern fresh i3Aal3A; southern l24al34.
Potatoes steady, New YORK sl.5oa237 I-2;
sweets, Jerseys. Si.50a2 IS; southern -.
Tallow firm; city IL; country l-2aa&, as TO
quality.
Cotton seed oil dull; prime crude % Ia;
crude b mills l3al3 IL; prime summer YET
low 2ea26 l-2; on summer yellow % i-2a24; but
ter grades 50a3z; prime winter yellow 3la32;
prime white 26
Petroleum dull; refined New York, 1886;
Philadelphia and Baltimore $500: do in bulk
$40.
Rosin frmer; strained, common to good
t.4lai.50.
Tufpentine steady at 44a44 IL
Rice steady; fair to extra l-2a7: Japan 5a54.
Cabbage quiet; Long Island s9al7.0O per 100. :.
Freights to Liverpool weak; cotton by steam
IL IL; do. grain
CONGREGATIONS, July $3.50; August 3 40; spot
Rio steady: No. Z, invoice o ~; No. loObing
-: mild dull Cordova 8ai3.
Sugar, raw firm, held higher; fair refining \;
centrifugal, 96-test, AZ; moiasses sugar 3-l6,
No. Ia, IA; refined firm; mould A 5sG sranu-
Sted 4: cubes
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NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS, La, May 5.-Cotton futures
closed steady; sales
OTHER COTTON MARKETS.


Galveston, quiet, 81, 2,0i7 bales.
Norfolk, dull, 81, ,054 bales.
Baltimore, nominal, 81, 6e6 bales.
Boston, quiet, 81, s55 bales.
Wilmington, quiet, 81. 3s bales.
Philadelphia, quiet, 7-l6, 81 bales.
Savannah, quiet 57s, 1908 paies.
New Orleans, steady, 1915, 3,437 bales.
Mobile, quiet, 5 9-I6, II bales.
Memphis quiet, 81, LIZA bales.
Augusta, steady. 3-lo, 1877 bales.
Charleston, steady, ID. 2S2 bales.
Cincinnati, quiet, 81, 1893 bales.
Louisville, quiet, 6, - bales.
st. Louis, quiet, 1916, te3 bales.
Houston, easy, so, 297 Daies.
New York, quiet, l3-l6, 353 bales.
RALEIGH COTTON.
RALEIGH. N. c., Mays.
otrict mlddilng....... ...............
Low grades 1853. .......... -. b4G51a
Receipts - bales. Market quiet.
PRODUCE.
Grown chickens ................... Gk1 32h
iouhs SHiCkeHs...,. ............,..r. - dZA7s
cgEs ........... .................... 10 oil
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BALTIMORE.

BALTIMORE, Md, May 5.-Flour firm and
unchanged; western super S2.25d2.40.
Wheat duh and lower; No. red spot, and
May 74Ia7a; June 7is4a7j: July 75a754 steamer
No. 2 red -; Southern wheat by sample 76;
do on grade
Corn easier mixed, spot and May 37Aa33;
June 37Aa3fz6; July IS; steamer mixed -;
Southern white and yellow corn Al l-2.
Oats steady; No. white western, 35a33 l-2;
No. 2 mixed 32a32 l-2.
Rye easier; No. i nearby -: No. western
63 IL,
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Specialties:


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AS to the Fate of the Captured
Americans.
MAY BE MORE PRISONERS
As the Report Emanates From Filipino
Junta There Are Reasons to
Doubt Its Truth.

Manila, April 19-4:35 p. m.-Admiral
Dewey has been notified of the strange
disappearance of j. G. Gilmore and IA
members of the crew Of the United States
gunboat Yorktown. On Saturday last
the Yorktown anchored off Baler, on the
east coast of Luzon and about 200 miles
from here, where there was a Spanish
garrison of about so men, which had
been defending itself against several
hundred Filipinos for months past.
Lieutenant Gilmore, Ensign w. H.
Stanley and the boats crew We're sent
up the river from Baler bay to commu-
nicate with the Spaniards, the town of
Baler being situated some distance in
land.
Ensign Stanley, who landed at the
mouth of the river, reports that he heard
three volieys, a bugle-call and cheers up
the river, but the automatic gun, which
was part of the equipment of the boat,
was not firing. Stanley then padded to
the Yorktown in a canoe. search was
made for the Yorktown's boat and her
crew, but no trace of them was found.
and the Yorktown sailed for Iloilo, from
which place her commander cabled to
Admiral Dewey his theory that the Fill
pinos had captured or sunk the boat, or
that the Spaniards have rescued the
American party.
A scouting party of American troops
today found the rebel skirmish line more
than mile long east of Malolos. A
sharp fusilade followed, but no losses
We're sustained.
Brigadier General King who has been
taken suddenly i'll, and who is unable to
continue in command of his brigade,
has been relieved of further duty and
has been ordered to return to the United
States on the first transport sailing from
here.
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THE WORK|NGMEN'S
ONE D0LLARDINNER

New York, April 19.--Bishop Potter and
William Dean Howels have declined to
attend the workingmen's 81 dinner, which
will be held at the Grand Central palace
tonight. 1t is said Felix Adler has also
declined. The letter from Mr.. Howells
is as follows:
Il feel honored by the wish of the work
ingmen to have me one of their vice
presidents at the Jeffersonian dinner, be-
cause my heart is with those who work
for living with their hands, but l fail
to see anything useful or hopeful for
labor in the affair and regret that cam
not accept the place offered me. Yours
sincerely, wv. d. HOWELLS."
The speeches will be as follows:
"Municipal Ownership of Public Fran
chises," Mayor S. M. Jones of Toledo;
What Just Economic System Would
Do For Women Charlotte Perkins Stet-
son: THE Foes Which Beset Movements
in the Interest of the People" Rev. DR..
Edward McGlynn; "Practical Adjust
ment of Social Problems" N. o. Nelson;
'AI Government Derives It's Power From
the Consent of the Governed William
Temple Emmett; Thomas Jefferson
William j. Bryan. The vice presidents
will be Ernest Crosby, Rev. Lynott j.
Savage and Mr.. McGlynn. The dinner
will begin at Z D. m. sharp.
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CLAIM MANY AMER
ICAN PRISONERS

London, April 19.-The Filipino Euro
pean junta claims to have received a
cablegrarn from General Luna Conn
manding the Manila district" direct
from Manila on Friday declaring General
Lawton, whose object was to proceed
to Baler and effect junction with the
Yorktown" was inveigled by Filipino
tactics into "periously extending his line
with the result that column consisting
Of 140 officers and men on reaching the
place called Binangonam, was ambushed
by a large Filipino force, communica-
ton with the main force was severed and
the entire column was captured.''
The Filipino advices further assert that
LaWton, who was at Laguna de Bay, on
hearing the news retired to Manila
stating that he had been recalled by Otis
on the ground that native rising in
Manila was imminent"
The foregoing is said to be separate
affair from the disappearance of the
boats crew of the Yorktown in the vi
cinity of Baler.
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ATTEMPT TO KILL
A YOUNG WOMAN

Chicago, April 19.-An attempt to mur~
der Ida Peters, the 19-year-old daughter
of William Peters, wealthy North Side
coal merchant, by placing poison in the
milk which she drank for her luncheon,
is puzzlng the police. The mystery in
the case deepened when 1t was learned
that Miss Peters is a niece of John
Shoeplef, the florist, against whom
Henry Romann, prisoner at the police
station, is alleged to have planned mur-
der. The young woman says she was
alone in her fathers coal office when an
old woman in black entered and asked
permission to wash her hands. She was
granted it. The lavatory is behind a
screen, and close to it and hidden from
view is a shelf on which Miss Peters kept
her lunch, including a jar of milk. An
hour later she started to eat her luncheon
After drinking a glass of milk she dis
covered that the taste was peculiar. AL
most Immediately she was taken vio-
lently i'll. She was taken home and
doctor summoned. He says the girl will
recover. Both the young woman and her
parents believe that the effort to take
her life was planned by the aged woman
who entered the office shortly before the
girl drank the milk. The physician has
notified the police that an analysis of the
milk revealed that it contained carbolic
acid
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TELECRAPHIC BRIEFS

st. Petersburg, April 19-Serious stu
dent riots have occurred at the UnVer-
sity of Kieff, the rioters smashing the
windows with stones. The troops dis
persed the mob and arrested 400.
London, April 19.-Sir j. Milier's three
year-old bay filly Korosko, ridden by Tod
Sloane, won the Cop Thorn plate today.
Chicago, April 19.-After killing his
five-year- son today by cutting his
throat with butcher knife, Emil Eyktra
jumped on horse and fled from his home
in South Holland He was pursued by
an excited crowd but escaped. He is be-
lieved to be insane.
Mattawaumkeag, Maine, April 19.-The
large tannery and yards of the United
States Leather company at Lincoln We're
destroyed by fire last night. Loss $780,
900.
Washington, April 1J.-Former Repre-
sentative Hilborn of California died at
Garfield hospital this afternoon.
Ottawa, April 19.-Sir Wilfred Laurier
replying to a delegation from the trade
labor congress spoke fayorably of the
of $500, poll tax on Chinese
entering Canada, but said he was opposed
to a tax on Japanese whom he character
lied as progressive, and allies of Great
Britain. go -------.--
Hallowell, Maine, April 19.-Col. D. P.
Livermore. the oldest telegrapher in the
country, died today, aged "a.
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THRILLING STORY
OF HIS ESCAPE

New Orleans, April 10 DR.. A. j.
Chapman of Courtland, Miss, twice re-
ported dead, has arrived on the steam
ship Franklin, from Bluefields, Nicara-
qua. Chapman, who was a surgeon in the
insurgent army, tells a thrilling story of
his escape from President Zelaya's S
forces. He was captured on Feb. "A near
Ramara while in the company of Steph-
en- Powers, an English subject, and also a
member of the revolutionary army. A
court martial followed the capture, the
men being tried as spies They were con-
demned to death. A strange feature of
the affair is that the sentence was actual
ly carried out. Stephen Powers fen dead
a. the first fire, but Chapman was merely
wounded in the left arm. He fell to the
ground. however, and thinking they had
killed him, the soldiers walked off. Chap
man finally made his way to Bluehelds.
Jack Martin, American gunner of the San
Jacinto, who was captured by Zelaya's s
soldiers, has been tried and convicted.
Sentence had not been finally pronounc-
ed when Chapman left. Martin will un-
6Oubtedly be shot.
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ARE GETT|NG
TIRED OF WAR

Washington, April 19.-The following
cablegram has just been received from
Otis:
Manila, April 19.-Lawtop returned
from the Lake country on the 18th inst,
bringing the captured vessels. The in
surgents are much scattered and retreat
before our forces to await an opportunity
to attack detachments. The better class
of people is tired of war and desires
peace. The enemy build hopes on the re-
turn of our volunteers to the United
States. tits an army much demoralized
and the loss by desertoin is large. They
will probably prosecute guerilla warfare,
looting and burning the country which
it occupied. The health and spirits of the
troops are good. The volunteers return
will commence about May 5. They will
render willing service until return trans
ports are available. Embarkaton will
continue through June and July. Re-
ports from the Visayan islands continue
very encouraging. Inter-island commerce
is heavy and customs receipts increas-
ing. OTIS
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A Marvellous Invention

New York, April ia dispatch to the
World from London says: Axell Orling
gave a private demonstration in London
today of his marvellous invention of steer
ing a torpedo from distance. The prin-
ciple of the invention consists in the
transmission of motor force by waves of
light similar to the Roentgen rays. In
one room Mr.. Orling fixed up model of
a torpedo fitted with a rudder like fish
tail controlling it by means of an appara-
tus in an adjoining chamber through two
partition wallis between the two objects.
The spectators We're astonislled to see the
rudder of the torpedo turning to their
right or the left at the will of he opera
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The Whisky Combine

Chicago, April 19-The Chronicle says:
The distillers of rye whisky who have
been in Chicago during the last two days
in conference with Levy Mayer, the
counsellor of the various whisky and
spirit interests, left today for New York.
In that city all the details of the final
scheme will be arranged. Mr.. Mayer
says that the company will be incorpor-
ated in New Jersey in about a fortnight.
Until the articles of the incOrpora tion are
filed the name and capitalization of the
new corporation will not be known. When
questioned in regard to the progress of
the execution of the plans of the COM
bination of all the whisky interests Mr..
Mayer would say nothing.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-19
SPIRITS USED BY
THE GOVERNMENT

Louisville, Ky, April 19.-The Courier
Spirits Manufacturing company, which
with three other liquor trusts, is to be
consolidated with the Kentucky Distil-
leries and Warehouse company has q
new source of revenue which will prob
i'ably mean millions of dollars to the COM
bined whisky interests. Spirits form the
main factor of smokeless gunpowder.
During the Spanish American war the
Spaniards had a great advantage over
the Americans from the fact that they
used smokeless powder exclusively. Dur
ing the battle of Santiago the Americans
We're handicapped by the clouds of smoke
from their own guns which would hide
the enemy from them. Since the war the
United States government has taken up
the manufacture of the smokeless powder
and good supply of ii is now being made
under the direction of the war depart
ment.
Samuel Rice, president of the spirits
trust and also head Of the Kentucky
bourbon trust, took the matter up with
officials at Washington. AS the result of
Mr. Rice's efforts big contract was let
by the government for spirits. The
American Spirits Manufacturing COM
pany controls all the principal spirits
plants in the country and the company
easily secured the contract. The first
consignment of spirits was sent east
short time ago and amounted to between
800, 900 and 400, 900 gallons. The greater
part of the output of the company plants
will be used by the government for some
time to come.
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Their Work Is Ended

Chicago April 19.-The Army and
Navy league of this city will close it's af-
fairs and disband on May l. This action
was decided 'on at a meeting OF
the executive committee. The league
was orgsi iiiizeti on April 80, 1898, to fur
nif1h relief for soldiers returning from the
war. Most of the funds were used In car
ing for the families of Illinois volunteers,
although soldiers from other states were
given food and shelter Whenever occa-
sion required. The league has expend-
ed $i7 900 in carrying on its work OF this
amount $4,000 was subscribed by Chica-
go business men and $23 900 was advanc-
ed from the receipts of the peace jubilee
ball. Over 100000 destitute families Of
volunteers have been cared for.
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NEW LAND HAS
BEEN DISCOVERED

New York, April ia special to the
Herald from Montevideo says: The fol-
lowing members Of the Belgian Antarc-
tic expedition arrived here on their way
back to Europe: Henry Artowski, nat
uralist; Roal Amundsen, an officer of the
steamship Belgica, and M. Doboldroski,
an assistant in the meteorological SER
vice. They are enthusiastic regarding
the result of the expedition, and 1t is
known that they advanced to II degrees
3S minutes latitude south and discovered
land previously unknown, Wnich they