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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-07
Death of q Young LADY

The announcement of the death of
Miss Lura G. Cooper, of Kenansville,
will cause great sorrow to her numer-
Gus friends in this city and at her
home. She came here recently on a
visit to her sisters, Mrs. w. r. Morrison
and Mrs. w. j. Clemmons, and about a
week ago was taken sick with pneumo-
nia at the residence of Mrs. Clemmons,
$40 North Fourth street, where she
passed away asst night at 8 o'clock.
Miss cooper was a daughter Of the
late Mr. B. r. Cooper, of Kenansville,
Duplin county, and her mother and
two sisters survive her. Her sisters are
Mrs. Morrison and Mrs. Clemmons,
and her brothers are our esteemed
townsman, Mr.. j. B.. Cooper and Mr..
G. w. Cooper, of Faison. The family
has the sincere sympathy Of their
friends and acquaintance in the sad
bereavement which has befallen them.
The deceased was a most eStimable
young lady and was a consistent mem
Der Of the Methodist church.
The remains will be sent this morn
ing to Kenansville, where the funeral
and interment will take place today.
The following nave been selected as
the pallbearers: Messrs. James w.
Monroe, R.. w. Wallace, Hugh Wallace,
W. j. Jones, c.. M. Macarthur and Eddie
Jones.
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The Eastern Hospital at GoIdsboro

Our townsman, DR.. d. W. Bullock,
who is one Of the members Of the board
OF directors of the Eastern hospital for
the colored insane, at Goldsboro, re-
turned yesterday evening from that
city where he attended a meeting of
the board yesterday morning.
This magnificent state charity for
the coiored people is in the capable
hands OF Dr.. J. F. Miller, one of North
Cardinals ablest and most popular
physians as well as one Of the leading
citizens of the state. He has most eff
cient assistance in two skillfu physi-
clans, DR.. W. w. Faison and Dr.. Clara
Jones.
DR.. Bullock informs US hat DR.. Mil
ler's report to the board showed a re-
markedly low rate OF mortality, while
the per centage OF cures, when the
class OF patients is considered, Is a
cause Of great qualification, being
about 80 per cent.
This shows hat an appropriation
from the state sufficient to care for all
the states insane would be a blessing
indeed. DR.. Bullock says the Eastern
hospital is now so full of patients that
no others have been admitted for some
time, except in exchange OF an improv-
ed patient for one hat is in a worse
condition or when a vacancy occurs or
death OF a patient.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-07
The Damage to Truck

We noted the remarkable fall of
snow in the strawberry region Tuesday
morning, and it was stated tina the
truckers were much alarmed over the
threatened obstruction of their straw
berry crops. We learn from Mount
Olive and Faison hat about one-third
of the berry acreage was under cover,
and that the crop was saved, but the
blooms of two-thirds of the acreage
not under cover were killed. This does
not mean, however, that the plants
were killed, and that there will be no
crop, for the plants will bloom later.
The disadvantage will be that the crop
will be thrown back.
Yesterday morning there was a white
frost in Wilmington and there was con-
siderable ice. Mr.. Sol j. Jones, one of
the leading truckers in East Whining
ton, tells US that very little damage
was done to truck, however, because
he ground was so wet from the recent
rains. He says he examined the frnit
trees and he was unable to detect that
much damage had been done. Some of
our growers expect to have ripe straw
berries next week if there is no further
set back.
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stocks, wheat and Cotton

NSpN@A1A " ~ hC@SEaktT.l
New York. April 5.-Stocks-The
tone OF the market was reactfonary.
with an occasional display OF eng
particularly In the rangc ard the
Steel and Wire issues. The closing was
irregular. We are advised TO purchase
American Spirits common. Rubber
common and Burlington and Quincy.
The grangers are a purchase on re-
cessIons. Crop damage reports are not
credited here. We advise all our
friends, IL they own any stocks. q sell
them out n leave the market alone
for the next thirty days. as We antici-
pate a bad break.
W~heat-Opened firm and higher on
the earliest favorable cables n con-
tinued bad crop news, May 12xc 10
'24c. under slight demand, the Ohio
state crop repor and better weather
conditions, sold of. May and July both
reaching 107sc, all recent buyers sell
ing and shorts covering. together With
more bad crop reports later In the day
were the features in steadying things
up and advancing the market. May sc,
Closing prices. May 73c, July 1aAc.
there being no demand. Reports are
conflicting with plenty OF crop damage
reports. and unless they are greatly ex-
aggerated We advise buying on all
sharp breaks.
Cotton-The sluggish condition VI to-
days market was largely due to alb
sence of outside interests. Reports Of
rain in sections of Texas were Offset by
improvement in cables. Crowd gem
orally waiting. Our advices continue
TO show backward preparations and
unfavorable conditions for the advance
ment Of the new crop, as this seasons
crop was raised under most favorable
china tic conditions with farmers bet
ter of financially than they are now
and only produced about 10. $50. 900
bales, ii would be but natural that the
coming crop under existing circum-
stances will be much smaller. For this
reason and from the fact that consump-
ton is gradually on the Increase we
advocate the purchasing on new crop
months. Tight money will widen diff
~ferences.
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Nearly everybody you meet will re-
gard it as a kind of insult to be asked
il they have weak lungs. All seem to
have a solid faith in the soundness of
their own breathing machine. In cases
OF trouble they will admit there is a
1'sheavy cold" "a touch of bronchitis"
cr even "a spell Of asthma" but as to
weak or unsound lungs, never, NEVER.
Even the poor consumptive, who>scarce-
~ speaks without coughing, whose
cheeks are wasted, hollow and bear the
hectic flush of doom, will assure you
with glistening eyes that his cold is on
the mend and he will be all right when
the weather changes.
It is simply terrible to think how far
we may be guilty by Our indifference to
the lung troubles of those near and dear
TO us. It Is also a sad thought that we
may hug a delusion as to our own health
that we only get rid of when life itself
must pay the forfeit.
Nobody can afford to think lightly
of lung troubles. Nobody can afford to
be mistaken about their possible dan
gers. Nobody can afford to neglect
them, or "let them wear OUT" or "get
better in the spring." u any other TOM
foolery that leads only to wreck and
ruin. Lung troubles don't move back
ward Weak lungs don't grow strong
by themselves-you must heal them
and strengthen them, and rid them Of
the very earliest germs of disease, or
you are simply committing a form Of
Suicide. Either you must cure your
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-07
PREVENTION OF SMALLPOX
Circular Received From the StateB On I'd
of Health

A printed notice signed by DR.. Rich
ard H. Lewis, secretary of the state
board of health, in regard to the pre-
vention of smallpox, was posted on the
bulletin board in the court room at the
city hall yesterday.
DIR. Lewis states hat the disease is
widely scattered over the United States
and is prevailing at twenty points in
this state, and that there is danger
of an epidemic among our people. He
strongly urges vaccination, and states
thai people seem to be prejudiced
against vaccination, but that they are
ignorant of the facts, as 1t is very sell
dom that vaccination has a serious eff
feet. AS an Illustration Of the extreme
benefit OF vaccination the doctor states
that in Germany in 1871, when compul-
sorry vaccination did not exist, there
We're 143, 900 deaths from smallpox out
of a population of sc, 900, 900 of people,
but in 1897 there were only lie deaths,
when compulsory vaccination did exist.
In regard to the disease itself DR..
Lewis says every person who has an
eruption, after several days of fever
and backache, should be regarded sus-
piciously. When smallpox makes it's
appearance in a locality, the doctor
say all sick people and well people
should be kept apart.
In concluding his communication the
physician again urges vaccination,
and states that according to the exact
language Of the law the county COM
missioners are authorized to make such
regulations, pay such fees and salaries
and impose UGH penalties as in their
judgment may be necessary to pre-
serve public health.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-07

Coree-options opened steady at un,
changed prices to 5 points lower anu
showed weak undertone. cables being
unsatisfactory. speculation entirely IN
different. and warehouse movement
and spot demand representing small
distributions OF supplies. general situa-
ton nominal: closed steady n un-
changed TO S points lower: sales $3.50
bags. including April ut $3.50; Septem-
Der al $3.50. Spot coffee-Rio duh. u
steady: No. Z invoice Sic: No. job
bing CSC; mild quiet and steady; Cor
Iowa sG14c.
Sugar-Raw strong n tending up
ward; fair refining 3 i5-Isc: centrifugal
IS test. 40: molasses sugar J ls-iec'
refined strong.
NAVAL STORES.
New ~York-Rosin steady. Turpenune
firm at 42EG43c.
Charleston-Spirits turpentine mar
ket firm at sec: sales zone. Rostn
steady and unchanged: sales none.
Savannah-Spirits ~turpcntsne Arm at
sec; sales Az: receipts Isl. RoSin firm
and unchanged; sales none: receipts
| LOIS.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-07
APRIL SNOW
A Fall of From Two to Five Inches up
the Wilmington and Weldon and At
lantic and Yadk1n RailWays-The
Truckers Alarmed

The sudden change in the weather
Monday night brought remarkable
weather. to a large portion Of North
Carolina yesterday morning. 1t turned
cold and clouded up and began to snow
both in the eastern and western parts
of the state.
Yesterday there was snow along the
Wilmington and Weldon railroad from
Mt. Olive to Weldon. At Mt. Olive
there had been a rain and the snow
melted as fast as it fell. The housetops
were covered, however. At Goldsboro
the ground vas covered to a depth Of
two inches, at Wilson the snow was
five inches deep and at Rocky Mount
four inches. There was snow all the
way to Suffolk, Va. The trains arrived
here yesterday with snow on the tops
of the coaches and on the locomotive
headlights. It was still showing along
the Wilmington and Weldon railroad
when the train which was due here at
$50 O'Clock yesterday evening came
down the road. AS it passed as far this
way as Dudley it was showing and at
Wallace it was sleeting. There were a
few flakes at Wilmington and at other
points between here and Mt. Olive, but
it did not amount to anything. The
truckers, however, are much alarmed,
and fear a freeze. We learn that the
strawberry r o and other truck is
we'll covered, and he truckers hope
to save their crops if it does not freeze
or a big frost follows the nov
When the train which arrived here
last night on the Atlantic and Yad-
kin railway left Mt. Airy yesterday
morning it was showing at a lively
rate. At Greensboro the ground was
covered to a depth of two inches and it
is said there would have been from six
to seven inches had it not melted as it
fell. From Greensboro to within three
or four miles Of Fayetteville the ground
was covered. The sknow did not stick
this side of Fayetteville, although
it showed at several points.
We learn that it was showing lively
at New Bern when the train left there
yesterday morning on b Wilmington
n New Bern railroad. The ground
was covered at Pollocksville when the
train passed there.
It was cloudy and cold in Wilmington
all day yesterday. Last night 1t clear
ed off cold and h temperature at
1 o'clock this morning was So degrees
above zero. The indications are thai
there will be a considerable frost.
STRAWBERRIES COVERED WITH
SNOW AT MOUNT OLIVE.
| Correspondence of The Messenger.)
Mount Olive, N. c., April 4.
| The snow storm struck here this
morning. 1t commenced about z Z O'CLOCK
and has been steady at it all day, but
as 1t rained all night last night, the
ground is quite wet. The snow melts
very nearly as fast as it falls. The
snow on house tops is about three
inches deep, but it looks as if it viii
moderate toright.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-07

lung troubles or THEY WILL KILL
YOU. That's the whole situation in a
nutshell.
Never was there a cure for lung trou-
bles equal to the newly-discovered DR..
Slocum treatment. This forms a sys-
tenn of Four Remedies that are used ST.
m~ultaneously and supplement each
others curative action. It cures weak
lungs, bronchitis, asthma, coughs, con-
sumption and every other ailment OF
the pulmonary region. 1t destroys
every germ that can affect the respira-
tory system, and even in advanced
stages of lung trouble positively arrests
the tubercular growth, while it also
builds up the patient SO that his system
is enabled to throw off scrofula, rheum-
atism, catarrh, and other wasting dis
eases.
Thousands of cured cases already
prove these claims. Thousands Of CRATE
full people bless the discovery.
The Doctor wants everybody to know
the surprising merits of his system. He
has arranged to give a free treatment
(Four Preparations to all sufferers. Full
instructions for Use accompany each
treatment.
WRITE TO THE DOCTOR.
Write at once to DR.. T. A. Slocum
Laboratories, 90 and 90 Pine street, New
York City, giving full express and
postofice address, and mention this pa
per.
Delay only makes your trouble worse.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-07
GOldsbOrO Items
Correspondent Messenger.))


G~oldsboro, N. c., April AT his
writing, 2:3O p. m, ii Is showing thick
and fast, and has been ever since $50
a. m. Some Of the oldest inhabitants
say they are minded OF the snow
which came on April 18th many years
before the war, except this snow is
much larger.
Invitations have been received in this
city to the marriage Of Miss Annie
Fayal Hawkins to Mr.. Marcellus Gar
nett Saunders, both OF you city, on
April 10, 1899, at Grace church.
Easter was observed here by all the
churches with special services. Sun
day e~venin. the children OF st. Paul NJ.
Z. Sunday school gave their usual
Easter exerc ises to a crowded house.
The offerings brought in by the chill
dren for a Sunday school room amount
ed to $147.
The young girls of Mrs. M. l.. Lees
class received the prize offered by the
faithful superintendent, Mr.. +. r. Rob-
inson, having raised $50.
The day was fair but cold and there
were not as many new Easter hats and
gowns out as expected
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-07
Chicago, April 5.-The leading flu
lures ranged as follows:
Open. High. Low. Clos.

CaSh quotations were as follows:
Flour dull and unchanged. No. 2 yell
low corn, 34hc; Nc. 2 spring wheat, 69G
70H3c; No. 3 spring wheat, 64G70c; No. 2
red, 72kc; No. 2 corn, 34934Ac; No. 2
oats. &c; No. 2 white, 2shG30Ac; No.
3 white, 2SA q29Ac; mess pork. per Dbl,
s9.15Q9.20; lard, per 100 lbs, S5.22h6
SIS: short ribs sides. loose, $4,000. 30;
dry sailed shoulders. boxed, A.37h@
4.50; short clear sides, boxed, 5000
5.105 whiskey. distillers' finished goods,
per gallon, $1.26.
tive and held higher on the advance I'm
wheat. Minnesota patents $3.95G4.2O.
Wheat-Spot firm: No 2 red S2kc.
Options opened steady on cables. They
declined later under lLuidation and
fine western weather, bat experienced
an afternoon cover On a bad scare
Of shorts attended by export rumors
and unfavorabie Kansas crop news;
closed strong 1 to 1hc net advance.
May closed at TIC; July closed at
16Ac; September closed 1t 744c.
Corn-Spot firm; No. I 42d43hc. Op-
tons opened steady on cable news
weakened under liquidation, but fully
recovered on the jump late in wheat,
closing bG@c net higher and strong.
May closed at $3.50; July closed at
40Ac.
Oats-Suot quiet; No. 2 33G33Ac. OPP
tons dull but firm.
La<d-Ffrm; western steamed $3.50
800; April $5.52h nominal; refined firm.
Eggs.Quiet; state and Pennsylvania
lSc; western fresh 12hG13c; southern
12612hc.
Petroleum-Dull.
Ric-Steady.
Cotton Seed Oil-Prime summer vel
low &c.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-07
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH
,Ch Ocean View Company BeginsWOrk
on Their New Hotel and Bath Houses
at Ocean View-ImprOvements by the
Railway Company and the COttagers

The Messenger recently mentioned
that the Ocean View Company con
templated the erection of a neat sea-
BonitZ, the architect, has mad plans
for the new hotel, and it is to be quite
an attractive building. The design is
quite pretty and it will be quite an ad-
dition to our popular seaside resort.
Lumber was sent down to the beach
Yesterday and work will be commence
ed on the hotel at once. 1t is expected
that the hotel will be completed by the
first of June and Mrs. Mayo will be in
charge of the house when the season
opens.
The new hotel is to De on the site OF
the Atlas House, which was burned
down a few weeks ago. The house is
to contain thirty rooms and Will pe
two stories in height. PiazZas will run
around the entire hotel on both stories.
The rooms of the hotel are to be nicely
furnished and there will be a commo-
dious parlor, sitting room and dining
room. The dining room is to be 40 feet
wide and 60 feet long and is to front
on the ocean.
The Ocean View Company has also
begun hi erection of nice and commo-
dious bath houses for ladies and gen.
tlemen. The old bath houses have been
torn down, and the new ones will sit
rs feet further back from, the ocean and
rs feet north Of the site of the pres
ent both houses. In other words, the
new bath houses will be nearer the
VanAmringe cottage.
By the way, the Ocean View Compa-
ny has purchased all the property and
interest of Mr.. James A. hewlett In
what is known as Ocean View, so that
their property will extend from the
dividing line at the bath houses to Ma
sonboro Inlet, taking in the entire
south end of the island. The purchase
money has been paid and the DEEDS
have already been passed.
Captain Oscar Grant, superintendent
of b Wilmington Seacoast railway,
yesterday finished grading the ground
Hotel and it will be turfted right away,
He is also buSily engaged in having
his motive w thoroughly repaired
and the cars all prettily painted for the
coming season. Three OF the ars are
already out of the shops and they pre-
sent a bright and CHEEKY appearance
He has just completed the reconstruc.
ton Of the trestle owe the banks chan.
mel and it is now in first class condi:
ton. He has removed 21S of the ole
piling and substituted new ones IL
their stead. He is surrounding the new
piling with terra Gotta pipe and con
crete, SO that they will be PRACTICAL!
indestructible, so far as the ravage'
Of the teredo and India go. The end
OF the old piling which have been IF
teen to twenty feet in the ground a
the bottom Of the sound, are as goot
al the day they were put down, bu
that portion under water has beel
well worked upon by the destructibl
torredos. Some of these piling hav,
been down for ten years.
Among the other Improvement
going on at the beach is the gradin,
n leveling of the grounds between
h railrods and the cottages. This
work is being done by the ~cottagers.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-07

look after the comfort of s~xcursionists
when they come here The committee
reported progress and was continued
In this connection il was stated that
Charleston has out agents urging ex-
cursion managers TO take their excur-
sions to Charleston.
After discussing other matters the
meeting adjourned.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-07

Washington, April 4-The navy de-
partment is prepared to render speedy
assistance to the American residents in
Bluefields, Nicaragua, who are being
subjected TO pressure wrongfully by
he authorities there. Acting Secre-
tary Allen, in anticipation OF the COM
ing of the delegation from New Or
leans, has just ordered the gunboat
Machias, now on the way To Key West
from Livingston, Honduras to proceed
to Bluefelds a. o o as she can take
coal.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-07
H. J. Reynolds I'obacco Company I'm.
corporased

Trenton, y. j., April 4-Articles OF
Incorporation Of the r. J.. Reynolds
Tobacco Company. with a capital
stock Of 5000, 900. were filed today
with the secretary of state. The COM
pany is empowered to cure leaf to-
bacco and buy, manufacture and sell
tobacco in all its forms. The incorpor-
ators are r. ]. Reynolds, w. ~. Rey-
holds. ]. B.. Duke. ]. r. Cobb, George
NJ. Gales. o.. X. Faucet and d. A.
Keller. The company IL affiliated with
the Continental Tobacco Company.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-07

Was the result Of his splendid health.
Indomitable win and tremendous en-
ergy are not found where Stomach.
Liver. Kidneys and Bowels are out
OF order. II you want these qualities
and the success they bring. use DR..
Kings New Life Pills. They develop
every power OF brain and body. Only
25c at r. r. Bellamy's drug store.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-07
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.


New York, April 5.-Money on call
steady at sole per cent.-last loan at 8
per cent; prime mercantile paper at
312G4A per cent; sterling exchange
firmer with actua business in bank
ers' bills at $4.S6hQ4.S6A for demand
and at $4.S4A@4.S41a for sixty days;
posted rates at $4.S564.S5h and S4.S7@
4.S7k; commercial bills at $4.S3d4.S31A;
silver certificates at 60@601a; bar silver
at 59A; Mexican dollars at 47La. Gov
eminent bonds weak, state bonds
strong, railroad bonds irregular.
COTTON.
Liverpool, April 5.-4 D.. m.-Cotton.-
Spot fair demand, prices easier; Amer
lean middling $3.50. The sales Of the day
We're 10, 900 Dales, of which 1,5OO were
for speculation and export and includ-
ed $500 bales American; receipts IL, 900
bales, including $500 American. Flu
lures opened quiet with a moderate de-
mand and closed quiet at the advance.
American middling, low middling
clause: April 3 19-64d buyers; April
and May 3 19-64d buyers; May and June
3 19-64@3 20-64d sellers; June and July
3 19-64@3 20-64d buyers; July and Au-
gust 3 19-64@3 20-64d buyers; August
and September 3 19-64@3 2O-64d sellers;
October n November 3 1S-64@3 19-64d
buyers; November and December
8 1S-64@3 19-64d sellers; December and
January 8 1S-64@3 19-64d sellers; Janu-
airy and February 3 18-6403 19-64d SELL
ers; February and March 8 19-64d SELL
erS.
THE NEW YORK MARKET.
New York, April 5.-Cotton quiet;
middling 6 3-16c; net receipts $50; gross
receipts 1927; sales 800; stock 149. 562;
exports to Great Britain 1,101; to the
continent 40.
Total today: Net receipts 13,477; ex-
ports to Great Britain 10, 951; to France
1000; to the continent $40; stock IT,
057.
Consolidated: Net receipts AZ, 2S6; ex-
ports to Great Britain q, 0S9; to France
1860; to the continent 1851.
Total since September 1st: Net re-
ceipts 1852, 255; exports to Great Bri-
tain BIAS, COS; to France 664, 1872; to the
continent 1850, 1914.
Futures closed quiet and steady.
April 5.76; May 5.S1, June $50, July and
August 5.91, September 5.S7, October
5.92, November 5.93, December $50, jan
uary 900, February 6.O3.
Spot cotton closed quiet; middling
uplands 6 3-16c; middling gulf 6 7-16c;
sales 300 bales.
GRAIN AND PROVISION.
Chicago, April 5.-The leading flu
lures ranged as follows:
Open. High. Low. Clos.
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Trouble Between Hayu and SAN Dos
ml0go

Port au Prince. Hayti. April 4.-The
relations between h republic of Hayti
and h republic OF San Domingo are
very much strained, owing to disputes
regarding territory claimed by boil
republics. The two governments are
concentrating troops on the frontiers
and IL Is reported hat the Dominicans
have invaded Haytjan territory and
occupied Las Cabas.