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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-07-10
HONOLULU STOCK EXCHANGE
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Honolulu. II. /. July 5. isss.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-05-03
VALUABLE CITY REAL ESTATE
FOR SALE

In pursuance of a Judgment and decree OF sale
duly rendered in the Superior court of Wake
county, in the case of Elodia b. Yancy ana
Others ex parte, the undersigned will expose to
public sale at the county court house door IN
the city Of Raleigh on MONDAY, JUNE 5th
1899, at IL O'Clock M. the following described
lots of land in the ctv of Raleigh:
lat. Two lots of land on the north side of Har-
gett street, in the city of Raleigh fronting each
40 feet on said street and running back l6l l-2
feet, known as lots Nos. AZ and "A In the plan of
the Cotton Place"
I'd. A lot of land on the south side of Morgan
street, in said city, between Wilmington and
Blount streets, adjoining w. D. Williams on
the east and q. Fl. Belvin on the west, fronting
20 feet on said Morgan street, aud running back
81 feet
Sd. A lot of land on the corner of Jones and
Swain streets, in said city, fronting LOG feet on
Jones street and 27 on Swain street.
4th A lot of land on Martin street, Just beyond
the eastern limits of said city, between Free
man street and Stronachs row, being part of
the land known as the .'old fair grounds - 'front.'
ing 81 IL feet on said Martin street, and run
ming back 2l0 feet.
Terms of sale: One-tbird of the purchase
money to be paid cash; residue at six and twelve
months ia equal instruments with interest from
day of sale.
en- BUSBEE, Commissioner.
April 20, 1899.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-05-03
VALUABLE CITY BUILDING LOTS
FOR SALE.

In pursuance of judgment and decree of sale
duly rendered in the Superior court of Wake
county in the case of Elodia b. Yancy and
others, ex parte. the undersigned will expose to
public sale on the premise, near the corner of
BlOunt and Peace streets in the city of Raleigh,
on WEDNESDAY, MAY 81, 1899, at IL O'Clock m.
the following described lots of land:
A lot of land lying partly within and partly
without said city, and described as follows: Be-
ginning at the northwest corner of the inter
section of Blount and Person streets, running
thence north along BIocnt street 778 feet to the
road, thence westerly along the same 220 feet,
thence south in line parallel with Blount
street 447 10 feet, thence east in line parallel
with Peace street ITO feet, thence south in line
parallel with Blount street to said Peace street,
thence east along said Peace street ITO feet to
the beginning This land will be sub-divided
and sold in several lots the corner lot howe yer,
on Blount and Peace streets being excepted
from sale.
Terms of sale: One-third of the purchase
money to be paid cash; residue ut six and
twelve months in equal instalments with inter
est from day of sale.
The above comprises some of the most desir-
able building lots in the city, being in one OF
the best sections of the city, near the street
cars, and yet Just outside the city limits. Map
of the lots can be obtained from the under
signed. c. M. BUSBEE, Commissioned.
April 90, 1ss9-tds
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-05-03
NEW ORLEANS.
OTHER COTTON MARKETS.

Galveston, quiet, 81, 2,647 bales.
Norfolk, dull, 81, l,479 bales.
Baltimore, nominal, So, 1875 bales.
Boston, quiet, 6 Is, 2l2 bales.
Wilmington, quiet, 81, "a bal s
Philadelphia, quiet, Ga, 40 bales.
Savannah, quiet, SIX, sos bales.
New Orleans, dull, 5 ILLS, 3, l52 bales.
Mobile, Gull, 9-i6, 35 bales.
Memphis quiet, 5%, 1880 bales
Augusta, steady. 6 3-lo, IL bale
Charleston, firm, 1-2, bales.
Cincinnati, quiet, g. 1854 bales.
Louisville, stesdy, 81, - bales.
st. Louis, quiet, S 1916, s3l bales.
Houston, quiet, ~, 2,507 bales.
New York, quiet, Ga, 700 bales.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-05-03
NOTICE OF REGISTRATION AND
ELECTION.
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
County of Wake-Township of Raleigh.
Under and by virtue Of an act entitled
an act to authorize the issuing of bonds
by Raleigh Township for school pur-
poses. ratified February 2Sth, 1899, and
in pursuance of the laws of North Caro-
lima governing elections. the Board OF
Commissioners of Wake county 90 here
by give notice that there will be held
on Monday, June 10Th, 1899. in all the
precincts of Raleigh Township, in the
County Of Wake, at the polling places
hereinafter set forth, an election upon
the question of issuing fifty thousand
dollars in bonds by Raleigh Township
for school purposes as. IS provided ID
said act Books of registration for the
said election will be opened on May
18th, 1889, and will be closed on Satur-
day, June 10th, 1899, at noon. Chal-
lenges will be heard as provided 10y
law on Saturday, June 10th. The pre-
cincts will have the same boundaries
as in the last general election, except
that each ward will constitute a single
precinct The territory lying between
Newbern Avenue and Hargett Street
will register and vote in the Second
Ward, to which it belongs, and that
lying between Hillsboro Street and Har-
gett Street will register and vote with
the First Ward mot being affected by
the division of precincts for the election
upon the issuance of bonds by the city
of Raleigh to be held at the same time.)
The following are the precincts, places
of registration, polling places, and the
registrars;
First Ward-Conn's Store, cor. Sails
bury and Jones streets-Melvin An
drews.
Second Ward-Lee's Store, cor. Blood
worth and Lane streets-E. Hugh Lee.
Third Ward-Jones' Warehouse, cor.
Blount and Davie streets-F. Henry
Hunnycutt.
Fourth Ward-City Lot, cor. Salisbury
and Davie streets-W. III. Strother.
Outside West, North-Taylor' Store
A. ID. Taylor.
Outside West, South-Jones Store
J. r. Harris.
Outside East-Upchurch's Store
John r. Upchurch.
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
OF WAKE COUNTY.
April IA, 1899.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-05-03
NAVAL STORES.

WILMINGTON. N. O., May 2.-rurpentiEe
steady at 40 1-2ai1; receipts So casks.
Rosln firm at 95aS1 GO; receipts "a.
Crude turpentine steady at si.35, $40 and
$40; receipts II barrels.
Tar firm at Sl.15; receipts pa.
CHARLESTON, s. O.. May 2.-Turpentine
firm at Al; sales - casks.
Rosin firm; sales - barrels. Quote: A, b, G,
d. Sl.00 +, sl.l0; F, S1.2O; G., s.3O H. sl.S5; /,
Sl40; X, Sl.50; M, $l.75; N sl.S); W 6, 500; W,
S22o.
SAVANNAH, Ga, May 2-Turpentine firm at
Al; sales 759; receipts ,st7.
Rosin firm; sales l,93o; receipts ,9i5; Quote:
A. d. G, SI.05: L, SiO5; E, SLID; f, Sl.W:
G., SI.a5; II, si.45; /, $3.50; X, S1.60; M, Sl.S5;
N. S 90; W &, $2.25; W W. S2.45.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-05-03
NEW YORK.
New York, May 2.-Cotton futures opened
quiet and easy.
Futures closed steady.
LIVERPOOL.

Spot cotton closed quiet and 1-I6c lowef;
Is bales.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-05-03
TRUST THOSE WHO HAVE
TRIED.

| suffered from catarrh of the worst
kind and never hoped for cure, but Ely's
Cream Balm seems to do even that.
Oscar Ostrom, 10 Warren Ave-, Chica-
go, ILL.,
| suffered from catarrh. it got so bad
| could not work; | used Ely's Cream
Balm, and am entirely well.-A. C..
Clarke. 341 Shawmut Ave, Boston,
Mass.
A Zoe. trial size or the zoe size of
Ely's Cream Balm will be mailed. Kept
by druggists. Ely Brothers, 56 Warren
ST., \. y.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-05-03
FOLLOWED
AND STOCK VALUES SUFFERED
CONSIDERABLY.
BY NOON LOU DATlON WAS ENDED
There Were Rallies Which Carrie Many Stocks
Far Above Prices Of the Day Before.
The Market Closed With The
Values Well Up.

New York. May THE cotton market
is without material change today. There
is Il steady demand for all descriptions
of cotton goods, but not for large guam
titles on home account. There are good
orders again for heavy brown goods for
export principally in sheetings. Bleach
cd cottons are firm with the impression
general that prices OF leading makes
will further advance. Prints are firm in
price of leading makes. Recorders fair,
plenty flannel effects are well sold.
Ginghams are very firm. White goods
in both staples and fancies are steady
with prices and sales fair. \ quiet mar
ket is reported for wooden and worsted
dress goods. Mems wear worsteds are
firm and woolens. quiet.
COTTON.
New York. May Cotton market
started quiet and easy with prices I'M
changed to ; points lower and soon de-
veloped weakness under liquidation of
summer months and light foreign selling
of the new crop, this pressure sending
prices off to net loss of 4M5 points
The weakness was due to II number OF
causes, but more particularly to reports
that showers had greatly benefited cot
ton in the Southwest. experimenting
this news were forecasts for more ex-
tended rains in the cotton belt and re-
ports of satisfactory progress i'll the
growth of the plant in the southern sec
ton and III field work throughout the
northern districts. Futures at Liverpool
were neglected, while the situation at
Manchester mills is reported to have
reached critical stage. Later in the
day the market partially recovered on
scattered demand from shorts, who saw
tempting profits i'll sight. and light in
vestment buying on the idea of ''too low
price" At the lose the market was
steady at a net los of 1M2 points. The
crop movement continues to run remark.
ably heavy. Thus far this week port
receipts are 10000 bales ahead of last
week Today's port receipts reached
13.114 bales or over 1000 bales more
than the official estimate Indicated
NEW YORK
New York, May cotton futures opened
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-05-03
STOCKS AND BONDS.

New York, May 2-Stock prices ranged
over II wide radius today and ended in
good gains for the day. A considerable
advance ranging from / to points in
the specialties occurred in the iirst hail
hour, aided by purchases of round
amounts of the international stocks for
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-05-03
NEW YORK.

New YORK, May 2.-riour dull and easier
but not quotably lower; winter straights s3.6Oa
$40: do. patents S3.75at. 10; Minnesota patents
$3.90af15; Minnesota bakers S300a3.20.
Rye -four quiet: good to fair S3.00a3.l5.
Corn meal easy; yellow western SASS
CITY -.
Rye steady; No. Q, 81 l-2; State SO.
Barley dull: feeding 43 l-2ai4: mating 45as0
Barley malt dull; western 55a63
Wheat, spot easy; No. red Sl%; options
Nay 77A july /; September 76A.
Corn, spot steady; No. 2. i2 l2a43 1-2; options
May 80 80; July 3sa September
Oats, spot quiet No. Z. white 3D. options dull
Beef quiet; family se.50GaiI:0O; extra mess
SO; beef hams sl900al950; packet s9.5Oaslo.oo;
city extra India mess Sl4.00a15.50.
Cut meats steady; picked bellies 5a6
picked shoulders 4 y picked hams 71a7&.
Lard weak; western steamed S42i-2; city
- refined easy.
Pork easy; mess ss.5a95O; short clear
10.25a12.75; family sl0.5001lO0.
Butter steady; western creamery I3 l-20lS
do. factory II l-2@13A; Elgins 2o lmits.lor
creamery 10 l-2ai5 IL; State dairy 10 l-2al6
creamery 1t I-2a17.
Cheese steady; large white u.
Eggs que: state and Pennsylvania l3ha13I
western fresh Il !-2al3; southern ll%al2 I-2.
Potatoes steady; New York Sl.50a3.65: Ions
Island $4,000 2.50; sweets, Jerseys, S201a3.OO
southern -.
Cotton seed oil dull; prime crude % 70
crude o b mills l3al3 ID; prime summer yell
low 2ta26 liz; ON summer yelioW 10 l-Edz4, DuI
ter grades 80a32; prime winter yellow 3la32
prime white 26.
Petroleum dull: refined New York, 1876
Philadelphia and Baltimore $685.. do in bull
"a 40.
Rosin steady; strained, common to good
sl.40aI.45.
Turpentine fl IN at a l-2a41.
Rice firm fair to extra 1-2a7; Japan 5a5A.
Cabbage steady: Long Island $9al700 per 100
Freights to Liverpool weak; cotton by steam
IL; do grain LID.
Uoffee-Options, May S5.05a5.10; June s..
spot Rio firm; No. 7, invoice 81; No. lobbIne
ca: mild firm; Cordova 8a13.
Sugar, raw strong; fair refining 43-1ta6A
centrifugal, 96-test, 4 lille; molasses sugar q
No. IA, AZ; refined firm; mould A ) ID: granu-
lated %: cubes -.
BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, Md, May 2.-Flour quiet anc
unchanged; western super S2.2502.40.
j Wheat dull and easy; No. red spot qnd May
Is I-3a75%: June rs l-2a75A; July 10 asked
steamer No. z red -; Southern wheat by sam
pie 7o076 IL: do. on grade -.
Corn easier; mixed, spot 80 l-2a385s; May
33ka3s IL; July 3Stsa3S%; steamer mixed -
southern white and yellow corn 4la42.
Oats gu ct; No. white western, 35a35 IL
No. mixed 32a'3.
Rye dull and lower; No. nearby -; No.
western 63X.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-05-03
RALEIGH COTTON
NEW YORK MONEY.

NEW YoRK, May 2.-3 P. M Money on call
steady at l-2a5 per cent; last loan at
ner cent. Prime mercantile paper 3ha414 per
Cent Sterling exchange weak, with actual
business in bankers bills at $4:S7 a4.e7I for
demand and at $4S5h d4.SaA for sixty days.
Posted rates S4.s6a4.s6 1-2 and AsSa4.sS l-2
Commercial bills $4s5a4 $50. Silver certificates
e2a62X, Bar silver 6l1. Mexican dollars
az Goyernment bonds weak. State bonds
inactive. Railroad bonds weak.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-05-03
HIcAeo, May ,.
Opening, [ losing.


Flour quiet; winter patents S3.50a3.60; do.
straights s32Oa3.30; do clear S3.00a3.l0; spring
specials St.25; hard patents, S3c0a3.70 straights
s?.80aSIO; bakers s2.20a2.5O Wheat-No. 2
spring 7lG79; No. spring 66d72; No. red ia
rs. Corn--No. 2, 33A 81. Oats No. 2, 27d
274; No. 2 white 294a3OA: No. 3. white
29a30. Rye No. 2, SO. Bariey-No. 2, Boa
AZ. Flax seed, No. 1, lliall4 ~. Prime Tim
othy seed $40. Mess pork, per bbl., sS75as. so.
Lard, per 100 lbs, S5.l2 2a5.l5. Short RIB sides,
loose, Si.45a4.471s dry-saIted shoulders, boxed,
4ha4%. Short clear sides, boxed. "a sos4.9 %.
Whiskey, 81 .26.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-05-03
GRAIN AND PRovIs4vNs.

Chicago, May 2.-IIolders of wheat
liqnldated freely today on a partial
break i'll the drought and in predictions
for general rains. July closed with
loss of II. Corn declined Hd3s and oats
u Pork lost >, lard and ribs declined
21.0IJ each
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-05-03

LIVERPOOL, May "a p. M.-Spot cotton,
quiet, prices favor buyers; American middling
35sd.
The sales of the day were 10 900 bales, Of which
500 were for speculation and export, and in
cluded $500 American; receipts 11.000 bales, in
Guiding 1900 American.
Futures opened and closed quiet with mod
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-05-03

We offer for sale the s per cent. cumu-
lative Preferred Stock of the Virginia
Carolina Chemical Company. The next
dividend of , per cent. is payable April
10Th. This stock at 100 returns the in
weston over 6M per cent.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-21
CITY BREVITIEs.

AT Catholic Library Hall yesterday aft
ernoon Our Lady's Aid Society opened
bazaar, the proceeds of which viii be for
the benefit of the poor. The work is under
the direction of Miss Kate Sullivan. plas-
idcnt of the society, who is assisted by an
able corps of young lady helpers. All Of
the articles in the bazar were donated
by friends of the society and they win be
exhibits is the table of dolls. Yes
terday afternoon a Liliputian tea for
children was served between and 6
O'Clock and was well attended. To-day,
at noon the school children of the St
Vincent de Paul Academy will be present
at lunch, while in the afternoon as a spe-
ciai attraction win be given a donkey
party" for the children
A young lady narrowly escaped serious
injury in a bicycle accident yesterday aft
erno0n at the corner of Drayton and Cas-
ton streets, She was riding on Drayton
and eollided with a trap and a pair of
horses that were being driven by a colored
man. II was not clear to witnesses as to
the side on which the fault lay. The name
of the young lady could not be learned
from the witnesses, but she was altrae.
tive in appearance and neatly attired. She
struck one of the horses with great force
was thrown to the ground, one of the an
imals hoofs landing on her hip. Lame
from the weight of the horse, the young
lady was unable TO walk for some min
utes. The use of the trap was offered her,
but she preferred to decline, finally ac-
cepting the escort of a young man and
hobbling away.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-21
AN INTERESTING hook.
IL Gives Graphic Pictures of Real
Life in New York City.

IL Gives Graphic Pictures of Real
Life in New York City.
A book that is being sold by subscrip-
ton in this city at present is entitled
Light and Shadows of New York Life"
1t is a thrilling story of personal expe-
rienees in rescue work undertaken I'm His
Name" In Darkest New York. Its hun
dreds of thrilling anecdotes and incidents,
humorous stories, sketches of life and
character, thrilling personal experiences,
touching home scenes and tales of tender
pathos, with which the volume is packed,
were drawn from the bright and shady
sides of real life 1t has been preached
about from famous pulplts, and made the
subject of many a clergyman's Sunday
evening lecture. Its authorship is four
fold, its authors being Mrs. Helen Camp
bell, Rev. Lyman Abbott d. D.. Thomas
W. Knox and the worlds greatest detec-
tive, Thomas Byrnes, chief of the New
York detective bureau.
1t contains 252 superb engravings, every
one of them made from photographs taken
from life, mostly by hash-light. Every
face is a portrait, every scene a stern real
ity. In looking at these splendid illustra-
tions, the reader sees nc a glance Just how
gospel work is carried on by day and by
night by rescue bands; he is shown strange
sights in out of the way places that are
rarely or never seen by the casual visitor:
he is taken into cheap lodging houses and
cellars; into the homes of the poor; into
newsboys' lodging houses into the police
and detective departments, etc.-nothing
seems to be omitted
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-21
BATTERY @ SOON TO COME.
Expected the Garrison Mt Fort
screven VIII BE Augmented.

Expected the Garrison ut Fort
screven VIII BE Augmented.
Battery C of the Second Artillery is now
at Fort Mcpherson, near Atlanta. The
battery is under orders to proceed to Fort
Screven on Tybee Island, where it will
form part of the garrison 1t is not known
just when 1t will arrive, but Il is be-
lleved that 1t will be within the next
week.
The delay in the coming of the battery
has been considerable. Ii was thought II
would arrive some weeks ago, the orders
for its transfer from Porto Rico to the
post at Fort Screven having been pub
lished long since. The artillerymen were
landed at New York on their return from
the West Indies and were then ordered to
Fort MCPHERSON. Some additions to che
barracks on Tybee Island reservation have
been in progress. They are now ready for
the accommodation of the new battery.
Capt. Schenck is the commanding Off
Ger of the battery expected He will also
be in command of the post. Lieut. Hay
den, who is now at ST. Augustine as the
counsel for Inc defendant soldier in q
general courtmartial, has been the X O.
for some months, but will be relieved by
Capt. Schenck.
Battery + of the First Artillery consti-
tutes che present garrison on the island
In 1t there are 112 men. which means that
1t has almost it's fun complement, 1lS be-
ing the maximum strength of q battery
The coming of Battery C viii run the gar
rison up to nearly 200 It is understood
that the battery of the Second is rather
shy of men, lacking many of having the
maximum number.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-21
MIDWAY SHOWS RUNNING.
Second Week Starts or with n
KusS.

oCCOhn hNCCA va " Ath II
RusS.
The public is showing its appreciation of
the new attractions at he Knights of Py-
thias show by keeping up the attendance.
Between fifteen and eighteen hundred Wis
tied the grounds yesterday
Among the new features that have late
ly been added are the two-headed woman,
in the Midway; Livingston, an aerial ira
peze performer in the Streets of india; q
bicycle and trick rider in the Plaisance.
and also a ''nigger and baseball game
where for five cents one has three throws
with a baseball al the head of real live
coon poked through a sheet, with a re-
ward of a cigar for every time the n gger
Is hit This show opened up last night
for the first time and did a rushing bust
ness. Another new feature of the Plai-
sance which will be on exhibition for the
first time to-day Is the Texas Museum and
Trained animals.
Prince Ismail. the clever magician is
scor ng his usual success and has accepted
an engagement for the performance OF
some of his most interesting feats at the
residence of well known citizen who will
take this novel and highly interesting way
of en- O. tanning his friends.
AT yesterday afternoons performance a
ladies' afternoon at the "hooohee COO
chez" was given. Only women Were al
lowed in the tent, adj men being rigidly
excluded from the immediate vicinity
even the ticket seller and the doorkeeper
We're women. When these precautions
had been fully explained through the
megaphone some twenty-five women sum
moned up enough courage to see the
naughty dance. Just what they thought
of it or whether they saw the real thing
was a difficult matter to find out the most
outspoken expressions being that ut was
interesting" ana but few cared to COM
init themselves al far as that.
Two of the hours of the Midway came
near having hair pulling match yester-
day afternoon because one accused the
other of the questionable honor of having
been once the inmate of a harem. The ac-
cused resented the imputation, but after
the bandying of some choice Arabian and
Turkish epithets they We're Gained down
before any damage was done.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-21
GEORGIA, CHATHAM COUNTY
PROPOSALS WANTED.


PROPOSALS FOR CONSTRUCTION
Office of the Quartermaster. Sullivan's Isl,
and, S. G., November Is, 1899. Sealed pro-
posaIs, In triplicate, will be received here
until Ii O. clock a. M, Nov. 3d. and then
opened, for construction at Lands End
St. Helena Island, S. c., of one set of
Hospital Stewards Quarters, l Guard
House and 1 Commissary and Quarter
masters storehouse; also for addition to
Mess Building and Alteration TO Hospital
according TO plans and specifications 10 be
seen at office of Quartermaster, Sullivan's
Island s. c., and with officer in charge
of local post. U. S. reserves right
to accept or reject any or all proposals,
OF any part thereof. Envelopes should be
marked: Proposal for Construction at
Lands End, St. Helena Island, S. c.
and addressed 10 the undersigned. Speci-
fications, general instructions to bidders
and blank forms of proposals will be fur
nished on application. Separate bids will
be made for each building and job. al
though on same proposal David Price,
Capt. & Q. NJ. list Artillery, Quarter
master.