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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-28
MARKETS By TELEGRAPH.


New York, March 25.-Money on call
firm at 4 per cent; prime mercantile
paper at 3AG4A Per cent; sterling ex-
change steady, with actual business In
ankers bills at 4s5hG4-s5z for de-
days; posted rates at s4.s2G4s2h and
A.S6h; commercial bills at S4.s2h; sill
yer certificates pominalIy at 60660lI
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-28
Oh, the Pain of
Rheumatism!

Rheumatism often causes the most in.
tense suffering. Many have for years
vainly sought relief from this disabling
disease, and are to-day worse off than
ever. Rheumatism is a blood disease,
and Swift's Specific is the only cure, be-
it is the only remedy which a
reach such deep-seated diseases.
few years ago I was taken with infamma-
tory Rheumatism, which became so intense
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-28

several prominent physi.
clans and took their treat
ment faithfully, but was
unable to get the slight
est relief. In fact, my con.
dition seemed to grow
worse, the disease spread
over my entire body, and
from November to March
I suffered agony. I tried
many patent medicines.
but none relieved me
Upon tho q dvice Of a
frfapd Iaoidod IN tn
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-28
WILMINGTON MARKETS.
Wilmington, N. c., March

Wilmington, N. c., March 25.
Receipts of cotton today-80 bales.
Receipts On same day last year-151
bales.
This seasons receipts to date-2SS, 268
bales.
Receipts to same date last ~year-3OS,-
372 bales.
The quotations posted at 4 o'clock
today at the exchange:
Cotton quiet.
Ordinary ............... ........ 4 9-16
Good ordinary ................. 4 1916
Low middling . :. ............. 5 Gle
Middling ............ ............ 6
Good middling ................ 6 5-16
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-28
Blood

VIII cure PERFECTLY and permanently:
It is guaranteed purely vegetable, and
contains no potash, mercury, or other
mineral. Books mailed free by Swift
Specific Co.. Atlanta, Ga.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-28

ever, my guardian, who was q chemist, ana
lyzed the remedy, n pronounced it free OF
potash or mercury. / felt SO much better after
taking two bottles, that / continued the REM
edy, and in two months I was cured completely.
The cure was permanent, for / have never since
had q touch Of rheumatism though many
times exposed to damp and cold weather.
ELEANOR NJ. TIPPELL,
ST1 Powelton Avenue, Philadelphia.
Don't suffer longer with Rheumatism.
Throw aside your oils and liniments, al
they a not reach your trouble. Don't
experiment with doctors-their potash
and mercury will add to your disabil.
ity and completely destroy your diges-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-28

Cash quotations were az follows:
Flour steady; winter patents. S3.50R
$50; straights, S3.20G3.3 80: clears, 5000
$40; spring specials. s4.15; patents.
SO .2063.60; straights, s2.70d3.10; bak-
ers 50. 20G2.30; No. 2 spring wheat. 69@
Tic; No. 3 spring wheat, 64G70c: No. .
red, 72674Rc: No. 2 corn, 35Ac; No. =
oats, 27kG2Sc; No. 2 white, 30hG3lc;
No. 3 white, 2SkG 30c; mess pork. per
Dbl, s9.O5@9.1o; lard, per 100 lbs, $1,000
5.32a; short ribs sides, loose. $4.450
ASS; dry sailed shoulders. boxed.
81 .25@437k; short clear sides, boxed.
$5.0015. 10; whiskey, distillers' finished
goods. per gallon, s1.2s.
New York, March 25.-Flour strong
and held 5 to 15c higher. Winter pat
ents s3.75@4.0O. ~
Wheat-Spot strong; No. 2 red s3slD.
Options opened a shade easier through
heavy foreign selling. but at once turn-(
ed strong and experienced a big adj
vance on covering inspired by bad crop
news. st. Louis led the demand; clos
ed strong at 1%@1Ac net advance.
March closed at S3kc; May closed at
76Zc; July closed at 75%c.
Corn-Spot strong; No. 2 42ss@44hc.
Options opened steady on cables and
advanced with wheat, closing strong
at Nc higher. May closed at 40%c; July
closed at Ale.
oOdlS-SpOl Hrm, NO. < ooC. oplloHS
dull.
Lard-Firm; western steamed $3.50;
March s5.52 nominal; refined firm.
Eggs-Steady; state and Pennsylva-
MIA 13A@14c; western fresh 13A@13Rc;
southern 12hG13c.
Petroleum-Dull: refined New York
$7.35; Philadelphia and Baltimore
$3.50; do in bulk $3.50.
Rice-Firm; domestic, fair to extra,
4k@7c; Japan 5G5kc.s
Cotton Seed Oil-Steady; prime crude
PC nominal; butter grades 30G32c.
Coffee-Options opened quiet; De-
cember 5 points higher, other months
and ~featureless; cable news about a
and developments in the spot depart
ment of an uninteresting character:
closed dull, net unchanged; sales 5000
bags, including April at $4.95: May at
$5.05. Spot Rio dull; No. Z invoice
6 1-16c; No. Z jobbing 6 Slice; mild
quiet; Cordova S@14c.
Sugar-Raw steady; fair refining
3Rc; centrifugal, SO test, 4Ac; molasses
sugar 3Ac: refined steadyI mould a
5 3-16c: granulated SIC.
NAVAL STORES. >
New York-Rosin steady; straipek
common to good, $1.35. Turp0
steady at 46kG47c.
Charleston-Spirits turpentine market
firm at 44c asked; sales none. Rosin
steady and unchanged; sales none.
Savannah-Turpentiue firm at 43c;
sales 227; receipts 275. Rosin firm and
unchanged; sales 62s; receipts 2.081.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-25

~ ALLAPOOSA'S well known rep
UI~ resentative in the legislature, Col
III onel Thomas L. Bulger, stayed
Il few hours, between trains, In this
city yesterday. He comes back from leg
islative labors we'll pleased with the results
of faithful and persistent service.
1.-THE one-mill BILL" he says, twas intro
duced in the nick of time. 1t went through
the house readily, because its enemies be-
lieved it would be killed in the senate
finance committee, or at any rate in the
governors Office"
1.-THE enemies of the bill certainly knew,
colonel, what they were talking about"
"They certainly did," said Colonel Bulger.
1.-THE finance committe, of which Senator
jenkins, of Wilcox, is chairman, promptly
reported the bill adversely, although Sena-
tor Jenkins had supported similar bill
two years before. Every effort was made
to kill the bill in the senate. Its enemies
from the Blae 7elt, from the college
towns, from tax payers and from
other quarters gathered themselves to-
gether to give it a death blow. and they
nearly succeeded in keeping the bill out of
the governors hands. We had only two
votes the advantage, and these were cast
by populists."
Colonel Bulger says the bill went through
on its merits, ''unaided by influence of any
kind. Except Superintendent Abercromb,e,
no member of the state government lifted
q hand to help 1t along. What else they
did no one knows"
The representative from Tallapoosa fol-
lowed the bill that bears his name through
both houses, and into the governors cham
Der. He is confident it will give the child
rem the benefit of more than a million dol
lars ell told, and that Superintendent ABB
ercrombie is the right man in the right
place. Aided by a competent and efficient
board of state examiners he will be able to
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-25
SOL0|STS OF THE :.
MUSICAL FESTIVAL
List of the Prominent Singers
Who Are to Take the Leading
Part in Our First Festival.

The following noted singers, Professor
Benjamin Guckenberger announced yes
terday. have been selected to take the Lead
ing part in the Musical Festival, which is
to be held in Birmingham at the Audi
torium, on Friday and Saturday. MAY
and 6:
Miss Sara ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Miss Anna Lohohiller-Soprano,
Miss Blanche Towle-Contralto.
Clarence Shirley-Baritone.
Myron w. Whitney, Jr.-Basso.
Miss Anderson Is one of the recent stars
in the musical world, having made her
formal debut only month or two ago at
the Worcester Musical Festival. The mu-
steal critics who heard her in performances
there were loud in their praises, and all the
New York and other metropolitan papers
We're most complimentary in their COM
ments. The Festival which is held annually
Worcester is one of the greatest features
in the musical world of the eastern states.
In fact. it is the only festival of any inn
portance held in that portion of the United
States.
All of the other singers have splendid
regulations, and are among the best on
the concert stage.
Professor Benjamin Guckenberger Is
hard at work training the grand
chorus, and it goes almost without
saying that this part of the programme
will be fully equal to that of the profess
sional soloists. There are now nearly
hundred and fifty voices in this chorus,
of which forty are sopranos, thirty tenors
and thirty-five BASES. A few more So
pranos will be added during the next few
days, after which no more voices will be
taken, unless they are unusually good
readers of music.
At o'clock this afternoon Professor
Guckenberger will begin to organize the
children's chorus, which is to render
Benoit's celebrated cantata at the matinee
performance of the festival. There will be-
about two hundred voices required in this
production.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-25

New York, February N.-Bradstreet's
financial review tomorrow will say:
The standard stocks. while strong during
the past week the activity in them
seemed to decrease and attention was to
large extent turned to specialties and neg
lected parts of the share list. At the same
time the further advances in the past two
weeks has resulted in the usual accumu-
lation of long stocks in weak or limited
hands, and when the market reopened on
Thursday It found traders disposed to at
tack values, while the material for liqui-
dalton was abandoned. The fact that the
Burlington refunding plan proved to be
far less comprehensive plan that had been
predicted also tended to unsettle the mar
ket and bring out offerings of grangers and
other high priced stocks. Consequently
when the room traders raided the market
on Thursday afternoon prices showed a
readiness to yield, and the fact developed
that considerable number of stop orders
were unearthed in Fridays market.
There has been large amount of activity
on the part of commission houses, the dis
position to buy stocks extending to spe-
cialties and low priced securities, with less
of regard for investment values and
more inclination to follow manipulation or
to accept rumors at their face value than
the market has exhibited for some time
past There was irreguarity in the ad-
vances and a corresponding irregularity in
the subsequent declines. At no time in
the week was the movement of practical
uniform, which alone would tend to indi-
cate that professional influences were more
or less supreme. London has shown an
increased tendency to follow the course of
our markets, especially in the latter part
OF the week was a moderate purchaser,
though this was in part at least ascribed to
orders from this side.
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DOESN'T WANT TO SELL
T. B. Blackstone Will Hold His Chicago
and Alton Stock

Chicago, February 24.-Owing to persist
ont rumors circulated concerning the atti-
tude of President Il. B. Blackstone of the
Chicago and Alton railroad toward the
proposition of the syndicate to purchase
the stock of that company, representa-
tive of the Associated Press called upon
him at his office today to obtain an au-
thoritative statement of his views.
Touching the story which recently ap-
peared in a New York paper to the effect
a very sick man," he said, "If the old say
ing that a man is no older than he feels is
true, am not very old. The fact is / am
in my sixties, but am now enjoying bet
ter health than 1 have In many years past.
I am at = y office daily. Sundays excepted,
from n. -. to p. M"
AS to whether the syndicate had obtained
a majority of the Alton stock, Mr. Black
stone said that it had not and he didn't be-
lieve If 1t ever did, it would advise the
stockholders of the fact.
Concerning the statement also published
in New York paper that his views touch
ing the proposed sale to the syndicate had
not been uniform of late, he said: 'I
have never been uncertain as to what I
shall do. have not favored the accept
ance of the syndicate's offer and have
never advised any one to accept 1t and
shall not accept 1t myself. The present
condition and earning power OF the Alton
road with the future prospects of better
crop and mining conditions, make II more
than certain that stockholders will con-
tinue to receive dividends on the present
Capitalization equal to those of the past"
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-25

revolutionize the educational system of the
state.
1.-The new BILL" added the colonel, PRO
viding for an uniform examination of
teachers Is very rigid and exacting. 1t Is
drawn in accordance with the best exper-
fence of other states, and under its pro-
visions incompetent teachers will be weed
ed out. Every teacher in the public schools
must hereafter hold certificate issued by
the state board of examiners
"There Is another thing that has been ac-
omplished-educationa progress, like rev.
olutions, never goes backwards Good
schools and six-months terms, once inau-
gurated, are never abandoned. They have
come to stay in Alabama. 1t is a splendid,
peaceful and blessed revolution, and the
barefoot boys and girls of the state are to
be the chief beneficiaries."
do you consider the question wholly set
tled?"
IT do not. 1t will come up in the consti-
tutional convention, and the indications
now are that every dollar collected from
negroes, poll taxes and all, will be devoted
to the education of their children, and that
they will have to be content with that.
Undoubtedly all limitations upon local tax
alton for school purposes will then be taken
off, as was recently done in the new con-
stitution of Louisiana"
ut is plain at any rate" said the author
/ of the one-mill bill, that delegates to the
convention should be selected with a view
to full and final settlement of the states
school policy. 1t should not again be the
foot ball of intriguing, scheming politi-
cians."
Colonel Bulger went to his home in Dade-
Vile yesterday evening, bearing the con-
gratulations of his numerous Birmingham
friends. Ee carried off the chief honors of
the legislative session, and the people of
Dadevile naturally proud of their elo-
quent and popular representative.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-25
SHOEMAKERS
HOLD CAUCUS
Will Raise the Prices on Repair
Work.
LEATHER AND NAILS ARE UP
Causes Prices to Advance-Many Shoe
makers Were Present-Met
at St Pierre's Shop
Last Night.
LEATHER AND NAILS ARE UP

The man who had his shoes half-soled
yesterday may consider himself fortunate.
The price climbed up several degrees on the
unsuspecting public last night.
A meeting of the skilled shoemakers was
held at the shop of st. Pierre. on First
avenue and Eighteenth street, last night
and it was the sense of the assemblage that
owing to the increase in the cost of leather,
nails, etc., higher scale of prices should
be adopted.
The following scale will show the advance
as suggested by the meeting:
Mems Shoes half-soled and heeled. sewed,
$3.50. Former price. $1.25.
Ladies' shoes, SIPS. Former price. 81.
Mems shoes, half-soles and heels. nailed,
s1.OO. Former price. IS cents.
Ladies' IS cents, formerly 70 cents
The prices on other work has risen In
about the same ratio.
There are several reasons advanced by the
shoemakers as to why this raise should be
made. Leather now costs from to cents
a pound more than 1t formerly did, while
brass nails have advanced from to 6
cents per pound. Nails which were for
merly sold at Is cents, now sell at 80 cents
per pound.
AND IN 1act, SAID a shoemaker, ''eV-
erything that we now use in doing shoe
making and repair work has advanced 20
or rs per cent
Under these circumstances the shoemak-
ers think that higher price should be
paid for work.
prominent shoemaker said last night:
"You go to Nashville or ST. Louis or At
lanta, or any large town and you will see
that they have already adopted the higher
scale of prices.
Furthermore" he said, 81 have been to
all these cities and 1 have never seen a
better and more skillful class of work
turned out than is done right here in Bir-
mingham''
AT the meeting last night Thomas Wilson
acted as chairman and d. b. Luster as Sec
rotary Though the prices named were
suggested by the meeting they will not be
finally adopted until Wednesday night when
another meeting will be held.
The shoemakers have no distinct organiza-
ton, land we do not wish to be considered
as a union,' said one of them last night
"Our main object is to secure a uniformity
of price and also get what the work is
WORTH
The following shoemakers were present
at the meeting, which held forth until a
late hour:
G. L. Frank, Louis Crillot & Son, F. j.
Smith, w. w. Smith, G. Gambino, Edward
d. B. Luster, +. Romer, John c. st. Pierre
Joseph st. Pierre, S. H. Coggins, James
Gilbert, w. D. Hancock, G. L. Gilbert, Sam
Atkinson.
The following colored shoemakers were
also present: C. Umpry, G. D. Lapp, Tom
Sutton, L. Thompson, Thomas Fields, Will
liam White l.. Walton.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-25
BRADsTREET,s REVIEW

New York, February 24.-Bradstreet's to-
morrow will say:
lion and steel and cotton goods have
shared in public buoyancy in prices. In
the former industry the striking feature
has been the continued call for supplies
alike of raw and manufactured material
not only domestic, but even on foreign ac-
counts. 1t is yet too early to ascertain
the effect of the numerous and heavy ad-
vances announced during the week upon
the export demand. 1t is, of course, to be
remembered that iron and steel are in ac-
tive demand at advanced prices the world
over, and 1t is encouraging to find that ex-
port buyers of pig iron are following up
their demands Notwithstanding recent ad-
vances in this line. 1t is beginning to be
questioned, however, whether this country
can hold its export trade in some products
If present price tendencies continue A
notable example of this is furnished in
steel rails, which are now up to parity
with quotations in other countries, and
some business is said to have gone abroad
because of this. Iron and steel prices as a
whole are from Is to 80 per cent higher
than they were at this time year ago, and
considering cost of production and output,
it is asserted that profits are but little be-
low those of 1890
In cotton goods, as in iron and steel and
q number of other products, active export
demand seems to have been at the bottom
of the UNREASONABLE improvement which
has occurred in the last three months The
last week has witnessed specially marked
strength in print cloths, ginghams and
gray goods all sharing in the price adj
vances. The export trade In cotton goods
is the largest ever known for the period
since January /, being more than double
the value of exports year ago. Cotton
itself is rather easier and slightly lower on
the week, the result partly of a slightly in
creased movement at the south Cereal
products remain steady and but little
changed In price, partly because of the
near approach of the crop scare season and
also because of liberal export calls. Not
withstanding heavily increased receipts
and continued cutting of refined sugar by
the warning refiners, raw sugar Is slightly
higher on the week. apparently on the
growing appreciation of improved statisti-
cal conditions. Lumber is reported quiet
at some markets result of the late
stormy weather, but all markets report
prices unchanged except where quotations
have been still further advanced.
Wheat, including flour, shipments for the
week show en- increase over last week in
good round rambers. July this season the
Exports &C wheat aggregated 1852 1891, 349
brshJ, agairet 1s1 r. $50 bushels last year.
Coz. exports fC. The week aggregate o.
81 ,0s7 bushe,v, against 1,550.S45 bushels last
week "a d ,C92. 100 bushels lost scar. si:ce
Jnly this seos,- corn exports aggregate
1el.711.1T bushels. asa inst l1t,956oi5 bushels
fo- the same pei ;od las year.
business fajllrec f3r the W, ok uui.lbei
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-25

Few young men, rich or poor, have
worked as hard as William Astor Chanler.
Born at Rokeby, the lovely country seat
of the Chanler family on the Hudson, he
early left home to start upon life of en-
deavor. His father, an eminent jurist, and
his mother one of the wealthy Astor FAM
fly, he came into the world with fortune
which enabled him to carry out his life
projects.
Securing a large company of native
guides, he stared south from Europe to ex-
plore Central Africa. In one short year
he penetrated farther into the Dark Con-
tinent than had ever been explored by
white men. He succeeded so well that his
friends claim that he made 6tanley's tour
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-25
WIRES HOT.
Efforts to Have Warrior River Appro.
priation Continued.

The Commercial club kept the wires hot
yesterday in regard to the appropriation
for the Warrior river. 1t seems that the
continued appropriation, which was deemed
certain, is in danger of being stricken out,
probably through the effect of Senator
Morgan's canal rider.
Yesterday morning the following tele-
gram was received:
Washington, February "a.
''Mr. B. Steiner, Etc:
continuing contract on river and harbor
bill for Improvement of Warrior river left
out in the senate. We need help there.
20. w. UNDERWOOD"
The following telegram was sent Con-
gresham o. w. Underwood:
birmingham, February "a.
"Hon. o. w. Underwood ETC.:
How can we give you help, or what can
we do in the senate to get improvement
for the Warrior river continued? Answer.
"B. STEINER,
"Prest. Birmingham Commercial Club"
The following reply was received:
washington, February "a.
"Mr. B. Steiner, Birmingham, Ala:
Senate has passed over provision for
Warrior improvement without restoring it
to the bill. Our only chance now is with
conference committee. Send kilograms to
Senator Frye, chairman of senate confer
ence committee, and urge necessity for
Warrior river Improvement.
80. w. UNDERWOOD"
In accordance with which the following
telegram was sent:
ITO Hon. w. p. Frye, Chairman Senate
Conference Committee, Senate Chamber,
Washington, D. c.:
'Of greatest Importance to commercial,
manufacturing and mining interests Of Ala
bama that Warrior river appropriation be
continued. In behalf of the whole state we
appeal to you for your assistance
"B. STEINER,
"Prest. Birmingham Commercial Club"
A telegram was sent to Tuscaloosa to
the president of the Commercial club and
he replied:
Tuscaloosa, February "a.
"Wire Alabama congressman to fight in
conference for pro rata reduction of all
Alabama appropriations instead of all from
Warrior. Send committee to Washington.
Will be up tomorrow.
"a. M. MGHEE."
Mr.. Steiner wired Mr.. McGhee and Mr..
Jemison, of Tuscaloosa, and also informed
Mr. Underwood of the message received
from Tuscaloosa.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-25
Bids for New Dry Dock

Washington. February 2.-Chief Edicott,
of the Bureau of Yards and Docks, navy
department, will advertise for proposals for
building new dry dock at the Mare Island
navy yard In two weeks. This dock will be
timber dock, but otherwise will be like
that just contracted for to be placed at the
Boston navy yard. The length will be $50
feet, draught 30 feet, with a width of so feet
at the bottom. These dimensions will adj
NIT of the docking of any warship likely to
be built for many years to come.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-25
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