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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-02
A DEAL.

Boston. Mass, February 21.-The
completion of a deal whereby the Erie
system. the largest Bell sys-
tenn in the United States. passes into
the hands of the Telephone, Telegraph
and Cable Company of America, was
ANNOUNCED today. The Erie Company
controls five branches operating in
North and South Dakota, Minnesota,
WISCONSIN, Michigan, Arkansas, Texas
and a part of Ohio. and employs s22,-
loco, 900 capital.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-02
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
Especial to The MessenRer.l


New York, February 2S.-Wheat was
depressed by heavy SHOWS in the win
ter wheat belt, large receipts. favor
able crop reports from the winter
wheat belt and liquidation. Gables
were irregular and the cash and spec
ulative demand stagnant. There il no
speculation to brace up prices nor is
there likely to be any until the foreign
demand increases sharply. Other ce-
reals follow wheat to a greater or less
tent. We cannot help thinking that
sooner or later the grain markets Will
be a purchase, however blue they nay
look at the
S. MUM. son & co.
(By Associated Press.)
Chicago, February 2s.-The board OF
trade market was quiet today. The
heavy snow fall was a bearish infiu-
ence in wheat. May corn and May
oats closed each a shade down. May
lard closed 2R to sc lower and May
ribs sc down.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-02

A special from Asheville says small
pox is quite prevalent west Of there
now. Canton. a small village eighteen
miles west from Asheville. has about
sixty-seven cases n four deaths.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-02

Rocky Mount Argonaut: The New
bern Fish, Oyster and Game Associa-
ton will not hold their annual fair
until April this year. We think the
move a wise one.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-02

Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour dull. No. ? yellow corn. 3ic. No.
; spring wheat. s2H6e3c: No. . red.
6SA GSSAc: No . corn. 3Sf2Sic. No
. oats, 2sq24c: No. ; white. 24h6SAc:
mess pork. per bbl-. ss.e0aloss: lard,
ner 100 lbs. s5.s5G57o: short ribs sides
loose. S5.e5G5.S0; dry salted shoulders,
boxed s6.25G6.5o: short clear sides.
boxed. s5.SG5.s5: whiskey. distiliers'
finished goods. per gallon. H-xhc-
New York. February eS-FLOUR--
More active on spring patents at the
decline. but quiet and about
otherwise. Minnesota patents S-150
aS.
wHEAT-Spot weak. No. = red 5sc
Options opened easy on heavy SHOWS
in the northwest and after a slight raj
" on steady cables. declined rapidly
under liquidation. small export inter
est and in liberal western movement
The close was veal and heavy at A0
lc net decline. March closed at I3sc;
May closed at 1Sc: July closed at
71&c.
CORN-Spot easy: No. . +i1c. OPP
tons market opened easy with wheat,
but held steady most OF the day on
light country acceptances, absence Of
pressure and a moderate demand from
shorts; closed quiet and easy with
wheat at bgAc net decline May
closed at 40Ac: July closed at t0kc.
OATS.-Spot dull: No. . 2sc. Options
quiet and easy.
LARD.-Easy; refined quiet.
PORK.-Quiet: family si3O0i3-5;
short clear $12. 00dl3.25.
BUTTER--Strong but not quotably
higher; western 1sG24c;
state dairy isaac.
cHEESE-Ffrm: fall made. fancy
large and small, 13c.
EGGS--Ffrm; state and Pennsylva-
MIA at mark l5c; southern at mark
lSkq14kc.
POTAToEs.-Quiet: New Jersey
s1.25QI.62h: New York 81 .soGLs7h;
Long Island sl.5OQ2.0o: New Jersey
sweets, S2.25G2.75.
PETROLEUM.-Firm
RICE-Steady.
MOLASSES.-Steady.
PEANUTS-Steady.
CABBAGE-Steady; Long Island
COTTON SEED OIL.-Quiet and
easier with sales of a jobbing charac-
ter and including 100 barrels. Prime
summer yellow SIC: prime crude bar
rels 33k Q34c: prime summer yellow
BE; off summer yellow nominal: but
ter grades 3Sd39c nominal; prime win
ter yellow 39d 40c; prime white 39Spi0c:
prime meal s24. d25. 90.
SUGAR.-Raw wea and lower To
sell; fair refining 3 l3-l6c: centrifugal,
&c test 4 slice; molasses sugar 3&c: re-
fined steady.
NAVAL STORES.
New York-Rosin quiet. Turpentine
quiet.
Charleston-Spirits ~turpentine mar
ket firm at SEC: sales none. Rosin firm
and unchanged; sales none
Savannah-Spirits turpentine firm at
SIC; receipts lis; sales none; exports
1898. Rosin quiet and unchanged: re-
ceipts 1909; sales none: exports t.sI2.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-02
THE FRANCHISE AmtNOM ENT.

Determined liutler Shall Not
Make 1t al Issue In the Campaign.
White Supremacy Clubs More
Money from Peabody Fund.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-02
AVENGING OUTRAGEOUS ASSAULT
INDIGNANT CITIZENS SEARCHING FOR
NEGRO COOK WHO ATTACKED
HER EMPLOYER.

Excitement Prevailed
Yesterday Apparently U~nfounded
Reports that Negro Had Beer Found
and Severely Treated on Wrights-
Vile Sound-Some of Opinion n Has
Left by Railroad-was She Really on
the Sound.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-02

Tarboro is talking about building an
other knitting mill.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-02

Scotland Neck has subscribed s4o,-
900 to a cotton factory.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-05-18
PLAGUE IN RUSSIA
Gives Rise to Some Curious Preparations
 Against Its Spread.

Gives Rise to Some Curious Preparations
 Against Its Spread.
 saw the other day a curious device attached to the mooring rope or cable of steamer which was loading at this port, writes Consul Heenan from Odessa, Russia. The cable was run through a piece of iron pipe about a foot in length, and welded on the end WAS 1ange or funnel, which looked like the end of a trumpet, with the wide end facing the vessel. The iron pipe was stuffed with oakum to pre- vent it from slipping, and also to pre- vent rats from passing through it. This novel construction was quite close to the ship On inquiring what purpose this device served, l was in- formed that the Russian authorities furnished these appliances and obliged all ships to use them whenever they came from port infected with the plague, in order to prevent the rats on the ship from coming ashore. It is generally conceded that the plague has $een carried and spread by rats which have left ships coming from in~ fected ports. It is known that rats make use of the cable to come on shore, and this iron pipe, with its funnel shaped arrangement, was employed to prevent such visits, if possible. These devices are attached to each cable by which the ship is meSred. In addition to this precaution, the master of the ship is obliged to take down his load ing stages every night and erect them again the following morning, in order to prevent the rats from coming on shore during the night. I do not know whether this device is known to our sanitary authorities. and I send this description of it in the hope that it may be of service.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-05-18
l Administrators Sale,

By virtue of an order of the Probate Court of Jefferson county. Arkansas entered May Inc 10th. 1900, [. as administrator ef the es. tate of P. N. Vaueine, dsceased wll on Sat urday. the 18th day Of May. 1a00 beG~een the hours of eleven o'clock q. m. and o'clock p m., at the town of Sherfill ln said county and at the store house lately occupied by deceased in said town offer for sale at public auction to the highest and best bidder, q certain stock of goods consisting of dry geoas, notions. queensWare, hardware groceries etc also q few head of live stoct. Said stock of goods will be sold in bulk. said live stock sold separately. the sale to be on a ereditof seven months, the administrator taking notes or bonds to secure the payment of the purchase The said stock of goods 10 be so offered may bF seen at any time before the sale by those wishing to buy by calling on the undersigned at Sherrill, Al Alkansas.
 P. C. JENKINS, Administrator. May 10, 1900. 190=l4t
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-05-18
 CHEAPER GAS.

The Pine Bluff Light & Water Com pany begs to announce that on and after Jnne 1st the prices of Gas will be reduced.
 For Fuel, S2. 50 per 1000 cnhic feet. Illuminating. S2 50 per 1000 cnoic feet.
 Less Sf.00 discount on fuel Gas and 50cts discount on Illuminating Gas, if paid on or before the Sth of the month following the month for w hich the bill is rendered.
 We are rebuilding our plant and extending our system. furnishing a high grade quality of Gas.
 sERvIcEs RANGES AND METERS WILL BE SET FREE OF CHARGE, HOUSES PIPED AT CosT.l
 We have a full li9a of Ranges, small cooking stoves, Helsbaeh lamps and every appliance apper- taining to the use of Gas. on exhibi- tion at our office and show room. We invite you to call and examine our display. Open evenings.
 Respectfully yours,
 PINE BLUFF LIGHT < WATER Co.,
 dtf 113 Main Street.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-05-18
Has a PrIzed Cnria.

One of the prized eurios of the Phil- adelphla mint is a coin which is 2 600 years old, and which was coined at the ancient mint of that other Philadel- phia of the far east mentioned in the blble It is still In good condition. and the inscription is perfectly legi- bie. The design of the face of the coin bears striking resemblance fo the Goddess of Liberty of our own currency, and underneath is the ono word. Demos" which means "the people. On the other side is the fig ure of Diana. with her bow arched. and the inscription, Diana. Friend of the Philadelphians.e When this coin was struck off, Philadelphia was the most important city of Lydia The prize was picked up in Europe by Jo- sepn Mickey, q celebrated Philadel- phia yiolinmaker and numismatist of high repute, who presented 1t to the nint.-Philadelphia Record.
 Origin Of Names of Towns.
 The origin of the names of some of the towns in Cape Colony and Natal which are at present so prominently attracting public attention are of inter- est, Durban is named from Sir Ben. iamin Durban, who was governor of the Cape in 1884. Grahamstown and Harrismith are named respectively from military commanders-Col Gra- ham and Col. Sir Harry Smith. Cale- don, Beaufort, Somerset and Cradock are named from former governors-tha Earl Of Caledon, Lord c. Somerset and Sir J. Cradock Lord Howden). The towns of Ladysmith, Port Elizabeth and Lady Grey are called after the wives of Cape governors. Kimberley is named after the Earl of Kimberley, who was colonial secretary from 1870 to 1874, when that town advanced from the position of mushroom camp to that of permanent mining center.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-05-18
ALUM AND NERVOUS DISEASES.
surreptitions Use Of the Drug in Food
 Causes Many Illnesses


 Causes Many Illnesses.
 The frequent cases of nervous nros- tration or utter collapse of the nervous system under which women Ego all to pieces, as the saying is, have caused much thought and investigation on the part of physicians. Certain inorganic substances are we'll known to cause va r1ous forms of nervous diseases which afe readily traced to the poisons pro- duclng them. Further research leads to the belief that alum is a prevailing cause of so-called nervous prostration, Tor the symptoms it produces on the nervous system after it's absorption into the blood are very remarkable in- ee2ts experiments physiologically feSe.e faon animals by Ortila, Profes- s9ts !'zas Mayer, Paul Seim and oth- CTS ai4w that alum frequently pro- ducez 70 visible symptoms for many days after it's introduction into the body. Then follow loss of appetite and other alimentary disturbances, and finally serious prostration of tba whole nervous system. The most prom inent physicians now believe that nervous prostration" and many affec- tions of the nerve from which both men and women suffer are caused by the continued absorption of alum into the system. It is probable that many medical men are unaware of the extent to which salts of alumina may be in- troduced into the body, being under the impression that the use of alum in bread is prohibited. Alum, however. is still used surreptitiously to some ex- tent to whiten bread and very largely fn making cheap kinds of baking pow der. In families where baking powder is generally used great care should be exercised to procure only those brands made from cream of tartar. The alum powders may generally be distin- guished by the lower price at which they are sold.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-05-18
 The Worlds Silver Product.

This country holds second place among the nations as a silver producer, her output of the white metal last year being valued at S32,11S, 400. Mexico surpasses her as silver producer, her product last year being worth at cur rent prices $33, ,475, 400. Taking the United States and Mexico together, they produce 67 per cent of the worlds product of the argentiferous metal.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-05-18
One of Our Life

is spent in bed. The bedroom should be cozy, cheerful and full of comfort. We are mak- ing SD cial cut On chamber sets which is perfect beauty. The wood is nicely furni he'd, and each piece is we'll put together and firm. You may have an offer like this again, but we doubt 1t.
 BLUFF CITY
 FURNITURE co.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-05-18
New watertisht Doors and Windows.

A new and greatly improved style Of watertight doors and windows is be- ing introduced into the British navy. A strong pneumatic tube fits In groove around the door or window. When shut, this tube is fully inflated by automatic action. and make the door or window absolutely air and water tight
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-05-18

ANTED-Reliable solici ora; either sax;
 w permanent employment. no travelling. If you are hustler call on us.. Libe raj com missions paid and good ehnnee for promo tian to right party. Apply te A, NJ. FREE INFER. Room ,, Norris building. 107
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-05-18

WANTED Housekeeper fo do general w honse work; no wash ng CT ironing. Good hone. Apply after5 clock D. m Tt go East Second E. DAROI x. 2a1
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-05-18

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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-01-20

Complaints have been made regard
ing the delay in securing timber
and lumber on the Black Hills forest
reservation. writes the Washington cor
respondent of the Sioux City Journal
under date of January 10th. The law
of 1897 precluded the formulation OF
rules to expedite the selection Of tim
Der. Representative Gamble has intro
duced bill reducing the time in which
notice shall be published ofa scale from
sixty to thirty days, and authorizing the
commissioner Of the gensrsl land Office
to sell, in case of emergency, such tim
Der from the forest reservations as he
may designate to any individual or cor
pora,ion on giving notice, and under
such regulations as the secretary Of the
interior shall prescribe. The bill has
been introduced, after consultation with
the commissioner OF the general land
tand office, and has his approval. The
under this amendment will
be authorized to promulgate new rules,
which will greatly facilitate the disposi.
ton of sales.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-01-20
A New Company,

At a meeting Of the stockholders @
the Copper Butte Mining company held
at their home Office in Custer City, s
D., January 18th. 1900, the followln.
officers we're elected
l. Day, president.
w. ID. Lowery, vice president.
II. H. Francis, manager and mine
superintendent
w. A. Nelson, secretary and treas
urer.
Directors Marcus w. Bates, Duluth
Minnesota; w. D. Lowery, Minneap
oils, Minnesota; Frank Ostrander, West
Superior, Wisconsin; H. H. Francis
w. Nelson. Custer, South Dakota
NJ II. Day, Rapid, s. D.; NJ. l.. Day
Dead wood, S. D.
The Copper Butte Mining Company'S
ground is situated about 8 miles north.
west from Custer and comprises large
group. covering nearly 40O acres of min.
eral land located on upper Spring creek
in Pennington county The property
has been but slight.y developed thus
far, but sufficient work has been done
TO disclose large vein Of high grade
carbonate of copper at the sur.ace. and
altogether it is a property of excellent
promise, comprising many veins of cop
per. silver, and gold. A force of eight
men will be put on, and it is proposed
to sink q shaft to the depth of 800 feet
without stopping. We understand that
steam hoist with power drills will be
used, and the work be pushed as fast az
men and means can drive il.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-01-20

Prof Yamaa, who held a nightly en-
tertsinment at the opera house last
week. ended his somewhat remarkable
performance Saturday night, and de
parted for Edgemont on Sunday even
ing. The concensus of opinion among
those who attended was that he exhib-
tied remarkable power as hypnotist
and keen sense of the numerous in
making fun for the people The Prof.
capped the climax by an exhibition of
mind reading, Saturday afternoon, driv-
ing through the streets blind folded, aud
finding q watch which had been care
fully hid in Jones's drug store. How
ever, it appears that the Professor was
a strange medley, for although endowed
with aucult power to high degree,
coupled with wit and audacity, he
played to crowded houses, made plenty
Of money in the town, vet took none of
it away with him, and only had enough
to buy his ticket when he left the town.
What did he do with it2 Why just
played it off on the wheel and little
quiet game Of draw. Next.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-01-20
Mining Items.

F. w. Bush, Supt. of the Vigilante
mine, arrived on the morning train from
the east on Thursday. He reports a
successful and pleasant trip to New
York and Connecticut, and is welcomed
back to Custer with the cheering infor.
nation tfat the boys have struck the
vein in the cross drift, and have pene-
trated about eight feet Of solid ore con-
tanning copper and gold. Some of the
ore from the vein shows native copper
The vein is a wide one, and the hang
ing wall has yet been reached.
The North Star Mining company have
decided to put steam hoist on the
mine, together with full equipment Of
air compressor. drills and sinking pump.
The shaft, which is now down 100 feet,
will be sunk to the depth Of 800 feet,
with cross drifts at each 100 foot level to
cut the vein, or rather veips, for there is
quite belt which run as companion
veins through that ground. The pres
ent workings have opened Up vein 8
feet in width of ore of excellent grade,
and when the present proposed work
is mplished it will be one of the
best equipped mines in the district.
This company are going about their
business in a sensible manner, and will
see that their mine Is well opened, and
slopes established, before they erect q
plafit for the reduction of the ore. The
principal stockholders are living in
Omaha, they visit the mine often, and
are we'll pleased with the outlook. Con-
fident that they have good ground they
will spare no pains or expense to make
it one of the best producers OF the pre-
cious metals in the southern Black
Hills.
Where a number of miners hold q
group of clai..s singly they may unite
in the performance of the annual as
sessmsnt where the work so performed
is for the benefit OF all the claims, as the
! running Of a tunnel. In such work OF
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-01-20
DAKOTA. SATURDAY. JANUARY 90. 1900

improvement for the benefit of the sew
eral claims $4,000 worth of work or
improvement must be made for each
claim of the group. The several claims
be contigous. In this regard the Unit
cd States Supreme Court sand: 1T
oftens happens that, for the develop
ment of q mine upon which several
claims have been located. expenditures
are required exceeding the value of a
single claim, and yet without such ex-
penditures the claim would not be sue
cessfully worked. In such cases it has
always been the practice of the owners
of the different locations to combine
and work them as one general claim /;
and expenditures which may be neces
sary for all the claims may then be
made on one claim. In other words
the law permits general system to be
adopted for adjoining claims. held in
common; and in such case the expendi-
lures required may be made or the la
Dor performed upon any one of them" /"
jackson vs. Roby, 100 U. s., 440.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-01-20
sohool Notaa.

Miss Anna McNames was enrolled
Wednesday.
Miss Edna Fry entered school, but
was called away to teach at Elk Noun.
tain.
The Algebra class Is working in two
unknown quantities. and one generally
remains unknown
The attendance has been good the
last week, only few being out on &C
count Of vaccination.
Eleven pupils are out Of tlrs-primary
department on account of vaccination
and several in the intermediate.
HENRY ALBrEN, p.no,,.s
WALTER WILLARD, reporters
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-01-20

The writer returned few days ago
from trip to Deadwood and vicinity.
We visited the mines in Spruce gulch,
and Two Bit on the east, and as far as
Garden City on the west However,
our business in the northern Hills at
this time was more specific than gener-
al, and we could not take time to make
a general review of the situation in
Lawrence county, which as has been
remarked "is kingdom in itself" We
were told that Deadwood was a little
more quiet than usual, but going from
Custer it seemed quite animated and
lively, RS the mills and smelter were
running In full blast. There have been
many fine and commodious buildings
erected in Deadwood since our last visit
just one year ago, and number are still
| in course of construction. The Saliva
tion Army nightly paraded the street,
and sung their hymns with good effect
to the music Of the drum. There was
one feature, however, which forced it.
self upon our notice which we could but
view with regret. We refer to the fact
that so many of the old time bows (al-
though we Saw none Of them drunk
bear upon their vissge the unmistak.
able marks Of dissipation, and this was
more particularly to be noticed on those
who had sold mines, and in other ways
had prospered best. Can it indeed be
true, as We once heard Sam McMaster
say, "Ths worst calamity that could
befall the average prospector was to
have put into his hand Doodle of mon
ey. And his best friend was poverty,
which forced him to life Of labor, econ
omy and moderation. which promoted
his health, end prolonged his life 4"
However this may be. there is one
thing sure. it is not every one that can
stand prosperity, and pity tits, tits
true"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-01-20

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bottle. Its value is incalculable: Be sure
and ask for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing
Syrup, and take no other kind.