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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-05-01
ANOTHER BIT OF HISTORY.
An Interesting Contribution from
SFosSil.''-He Writes of Conditions
Sixty or Seventy Years Ago.

The Messenger is indebted to Eos
sill" for another chapter in Ancient
History which will be read with in
terest by many people. Besides its
value as a historic paper it illus
trates in a very forcible way the great
strides in internal improvement made
by the city and her tributary railroads
during the past several decades. The
article referred to is as follows:
IF this contribution should be so
fortunate as to have a reader, / beg
of that reader to remember that it
treats of men and times of 60 to 40
years ago; when Wilmington was a
hamlet of $500 people, and the boys
OF that day learned to swim in the
horse pond at the corner of Front and
Mulberry streets, where S. P. Golfers
residence now stands; when a and
time had not been annihilated by fast
trains AND telegraph wires
Edward B. Dudley was a native OF
Onslow county-the date of his re-
moval to Wilmington 1 don't know; he
1S29-31-waS a man of giant stature
and mammoth brain, keen of concep-
ton. To him, aided by the bright in
t~ellects of VIM. B.. Meares, Aaron
Lazarus, Robert H Cowan and others.
was attributed the conception and
completion of the Wilmington and
Raleigh railroad. His first idea was to
construct a railroad rom Wilmington,
skirting the counties of South Caro-
lima, across the mountains into Ten
nessee. The poverty of the people
thwarted that. Then he proposed ID
build to Raleigh; the citizens of that
town refused to subscribe to the en-
terpriSe, they were compelled to
construct through the counties that
gave the material aid. The road was
built to Halifax and there connected
with a railroad. built by certain lum
bermen from Halifax to Weldon. The
said road of seven miles was, years
afterwards, bought by the Wilmington
and Raleigh Railroad Company.
FOSSIL
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-05-01
Markets BY TELEGRAPH.
FINANCIAL d.

New York, April 2S.-Money on call
steady at 2 per cent; prime mercantile
paper at 4Q4h per cent; sterling ex-
change firm with actual business in
mand and at $4.S4h@4.AA for sixty
days; posted rates at s4.S5@4.S5h and
1851; commercial bills at $4.S3A@
s4.s4A; silver certificates at 59zG60h:
bar silver at 59%; Mexican dollars at
47A; state bonds inactive; railroad
bonds steady; government bonds
steady.
Liverpool, April 2S.-Cotton.-Spot,
moderate demand, prices 1-32d higher.
American middling fair 5 13-16d; good
middling 5 9-16d; middling sgd; low
middling sgd; good ordinary SID; or
binary S 1-16d. The sales of the day
were 1000 bales. of which 300 were for
speculation and export n included
$500 bales American; receipts 5000
bales, including $500 bales American
Futures opened and closed steady at
the advance.
American middling, low middling
clause: April 5 25-64G5 26-64d sellers;
April and May 5 21-s4q5 22-64d sellers;
May and June 5 19-6+G5 20-S4d Sellers;
June and July 1850 sellers: July n
August 5 14-64d buyers; August n
September 5 1895 5-64d buyers; Sep
TENDER and October 4 4s-S4d sellers:
Octobe- and November 4 3s-S464 37-64d
buyers: November and December
4 31-e4d buyers; December and January
4 29-64d buyers; January n February
4 27-e4d buyers
PORT RECEIPTS.
Galveston-Quiet at 8 7-1sc; net re-
ceipts $50 bales.
Norfolk-Firm at 9hc: net receipts
75S bales.
BaltimoreNominal at SIC.
Boston-Quiet at 8 1916: ne re-
ceipts POI bales.
Wilmington-Steady al skc; net re
ceipts 40 bales.
Philadelphia-Firm at 10 Lie.
Savannah-Quiet at 3 7-16c; net re-
ceipts 3S1 bales.
New Orleans-Steady at 9 7-1sc; net
receipts 2.S06 bales.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-05-01
ON CAROLINA BEACH.
Captain Harper Says the Hotel and
Eating House Accommodations will
be the Best I'm Many Years.

Oceanic hotel, on Carolina beach,
will be open to guests this summer,
but no meals will be served. The
rooms will be let to parties by the
day, week., month or season This
statement was made to a Messenger
representative yesterday by Captain
Jno. W. Harper. He says first class
eating houses will be run by Mr.. II.
Kure, DR.. j. d. Webster and Others.
Captain Harper says the hotel accom-
modations to the public on h beach
this season will surpass any ever Of
fered to the public.
Oceanic hotel will be in charge of Mr..
Joe. Yopp. TIE bath rooms will be run
by Vran Swami. The hotel property
has beer thoroughly repaired and every
thing possible, will be done for the &C
commodation OF the guests
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-05-01

y The daily increase in the shipment
of strawberries by southern express to
the eastern and northern markets is
very marked. On yesterday the Fruit
Growers Express made their first solid
car shipments, there having been two
cars loads on the Wilmington n
Weldon and one car from Chadbourn.
The latter was billed through to Bos-
ton and the two cars on the Whining
ton and Weldon for Philadelphia n
New York.
The three refrigerator car shipments
are the first of the season, but it is ex-
pected hat they will be of daily n
constantly increasing recurrence dur
ing the present week.
The Southern Express company nam
died 1,006 crates of strawberries over
the Wilmington and Weldon railroad
yesterday and "a crates were handled
over the Atlantic and Yadkin division.
The majority of the shipments yester-
day were to Boston and Pittsburg.
An official of the Southern Express
company sal last night that the daily
special express train from Whining
ton to- the north will very probably be
put on tomorrow morning.
The rains will leave Wilmington at
s a. m, and will run right through to
Jersey city as an eastern distributing
point
The Southern Express company will
make a specially this season of their
daily through express rains and Mr..
J. j. Croswell, the efficient route agent
n his assistants, are leaving no stone
unturned in their efforts to provide the
growers with the very best possible
service. They are succeeding admira-
bly,, too, as is evidenced by the excel
lent condition in which the berries are
being reported as received even on the
most remot markets.
1t will be Of interest to note in this
connection that the general outlook for
a very fine and especially probable
crop were eve finer. In fact it is the
opinion of many in a position to know
that the berry grower s never had
brighter prospects for a profitable e
son. The quality OF the berries is gen.
orally very good and prices are rang
ing well up on all h northern, east
ern and western markets. Prices yes
terday ranged from % to so cents per
quart. On the Boston market the quo
tations were from 40 to so cents, and
on the New York market from % to 40
cents. On the Philadelphia market Csc
was the highest quotation. Saturday
though on this market is an off day
and prices range IS high as they
do on other days OF the week.
A very marked increase in the vol
ume of shipments to all the markets
may be safely anticipated during the
coming week, the movement of solid
express and refrigerator car trains of
berries being a feature of each days
business.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-05-01
H00D,:S; pnRrl1>
SARSH.5j;e'ts :: :: s s.: ): :: :: : '!!:'?: !: :: =: ::
-n2uI Suhns and heals ShRhmnc cures Bella
rmvesP fmPes and Eupdons gives fair
clear complexion. 1t thoroughly f
fs yiius md ennh@ the blood

Mobile-ouiet at 3 5-lsc; net re-
ceipts Is bales.
Memphis-Steady at sasc; net re-
ceipts liz bales.
Augusta-Quiet at Csc; net receipts
- bales.
Charieston-Quiet at sAc: net re-
ceipts 81 bales.
Cincinnati-Quiet at csc: net re-
ceipts SOL bales
Louisvill-Firm at sLc.
St. Louis-Steady at 9Sc: net re-
ceipts - bales.
Houston-ouiet at ssc; net receipts
20s bales.
THE NEW YORK MARKET.
New York. April 2S.-Cotton quiet:
middling 9 1870; net receipts ses: gross
receipts l.5s1: sales -; stock los. Sss.
Total today and consolidated: Net re-
ceipts ASIA: exports 10 France ass: TO
the continent l2.l5S: stock ASS. 6SS.
Total since September list: Net re-
ceipts 6.165. 631: exports to Great Bril-
ain 2.02s. 2s2: TO France 66s. 9os: TO the
continent 2.394. $50.
Futures closed steady. April 9.5T. May
9.5S. June 9.49. July $50. august s.ss.
September S.54. October SIS. November
and December $40. January s-le, Feb
ruary S.13. March SIG.
Spot cotton steady: middling up
lands 9 l3-l6c: middling gulf 10 l-lec:
sales % bales.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
Chicago. April 2s.-The leading flu
lures ranged a. follows:
Omen High. Low Clos.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-05-01

ARRANGEMENTS for the iremen's tour
nament and convention to be held L.
Wilmington in July are progressing
steadily, day by day, and the various
committees will ave every thing in
ship shape before many weeks.
The most important work for the
present is that of the finance and ad-
vertising committees. Both commit
tees are very actively engaged now and
are meeting with success.
The finance committee has been
more successful in their efforts during
the past week than heretofore and a
liberal amount has been subscribed by
the business men Of the city, although
the necessary amount has not yet been
raised.
The advertising committee has put
in some good work and the effects or
it are already in evidence. Captain w.
P. Monroe, chairman of that commit
tee. is now sending out 1000 attractive
posters to be posted in depot-waiting
rooms. hotels and all public places in
the principal towns and cites in Vir-
ginia. North Carolina and South Car
DINA.
Captain Jas. D. Mcneil, of Fayette-
Vile. will come dow again this week
to, lend his assistance to the various
committees. He understands the work
thoroughly and will be Of invaluable
aid. .
The programme for the tournament
and the prizes to be offered are as fol-
lows:
Tuesday, July 10th-Reception of DEL
egates and visiting firmen; IL a. m,
| convention called to order by the pres
" 90
ident; prayer; address OF Welcome; re-
sponses; business.
"Wednesday, July 11th-9 a. M, street
parade; IL a. m, steam fire engine con-
test, quickest run start to finish; 3 p.
m, horse hose wagon contest; 5 p. m,
engine contest, distance.
Thursday, July 12th-9 a. m, cham
pionship reel team contest; II q. m,
Junior reel team contest; II m, en-
CINE quick steam contest; 8 p. m. hand
reel race; 5 p. m, grab reel race.
INTERSTATE DAY.
! Friday, July 13th-9 a. m, hand reel
races; II a. m, grab reel races; 8 p. m,
hook and ladder contests; D p. m, horse
rose wagon contests.
North Carolina Association rules to
| govern all races.
PRIZE LIST.
Engine-Quick steaming, first prize
$50; second prize, $25.
Engine-Throwing water farthest
first prize, $50; second prize, $25.
Engine-Making best run from start
to finish, first prize $50, second prize
$25.
Horse Hose Wagons-Best time from
start to finish, first prize 500; second
prize, $50; third prize, $40.
Hand Reel ContestS-Best time from
start to finish. first prize, 500; second
prize. $3.50; third prize, $40.
Grab Reel Race-Best time from
start to finish, first prize $50; second
prize, $50; third prize, $40.
Junior Hand Reel Race-Best time
from start to finish, first prize $25i
second prize, $25.
INTERSTATE CONTESTS.
Horse Hose Wagons-Best time from
start to finish, first prize 500; second
prize, $50; third prize, $40.
Hand Reel-Best time from start tt
finish, first prize 500; second prize, $50
third prize. s25.
Grab Reel Race-First prize, $50
second prize, $40.
Hook and Ladder-First prize, $3.50
second prize. $50.
SpeciaI-Best uniformed reel team
s25; department making best display
IS.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-05-01
Rev. A. d. Mcclure I'm Norfolk.

Yesterdays Norfolk Landmark says:
1.-The meeting for men Sunday ct
noon at 4 o'clock in the Y. NJ. c. A
hall will be Of special interest. The
Rev. A d. Mcclure, of Wilmington,
n. c., who has been occupying the pull
pit OF the First Presbyterian church
so acceptably during the present week,
will make the address, his subject
being David and Jonathan" The as
ISOLATION orchestra will be present, and
there will be a short service of chorus
singing at the opening of the meeting.
Mr.. Vernon Cofer will sing the sweet
vocal solo. In Sight of the Crystal
Sea- All men are cordially invited to
attend and enjoy this interesting
meeting"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-05-01
r-S VIII be Travelling Salesman.

Mr.. Owen F. Love leaves for Atlanta
this afternoon by the Seaboard Air
Line to assume the duties Of travelling
representative for The Beck & Gregg
Hardware Company, of Atlanta, and
will travel North and South Carolina,
with headquarters at Wilmington
This company is one of the largest
In the south, and is especially fortunate
In having secured the services of Mr..
Love-.
As announced in our advertising
columns, he will continue the tin
working business at No. s Princess
street
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-05-01
Fine Straw berries and Potatoes.

The Messenger learns that MI. ]. M.
Bowen, manager for Mr.. J.. p. Council
Jr., at Lake Waccamaw,~ recently ship
ped six crates Of strawberries to
Messrs. Barker & Co., Philadelphia,
represented in this section by Mr.. s.
w. Westbrook, one Of the most popular
fruit and produce truckers on the road,
and the berries sold on the Philadel-
phia market for $3.50 per crate. Mr..
Bowen has an especially fine crop Of
berries this season and his crop OF po-
tatoes is said to be the finest in that
section of the country.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-05-01

Cash quotations wers as follows:
Flour quiet. Winter patents. $500
$40; straights. s2.95G3.40: No. ; spring
wheat, 64% @65c; No. 2 red. zoe: No. =
corn, 39h@39&c: No. 2 oats, 2iI24hc:
No. 2 white. 26%@27%c; No. 2 white.
26Q27kc: mess pork, per bbi., si1.6oG
1866; lard, per 100 lbs. s7.15d7.22h;
short ribs sides. loose. s6.9G7.15; dry
salted shoulders. boxed, s6.7567.00:
short clear sides, boxed, S7.5067.60
whiskey. distillers' finished gods. per
gallon, $1.25h.
New York. April 2s.-FLoUR--s.ow
and barely steady without quotable
change. Minnesota s3.70d3.95.
WHEAT.-Spot $ No. . 7SSc
afoat. Options opened firm on light
offerings and foreign buying. in fac
of bearish cables and fine home crop
news. Subsequently the market yield
ed, however, dosing its advance under
local realizing; closed easy h@kc net
decline. May closed at 1870; July
closed at 13Ac.
CORN-Spot easy. No. . 46Ac. OPP
ton market at first was firmer with
wheat, eased off later because OF dis
appointing sables and local sales for
long ccount; closed easy and I'M
changed. May closed at 45kc: July
closed at 46kc; September closed at
4612c.
OATS-Spot quiet: No. 2 2sc: No. 3
21hc. Options dull and featureless. No.
2 white oats, May closed at 29c.
EGGS.-teady: state and Pensylva-
MIA at mark 1911 913c: southern dc Ito
12Ac. e
POTATOEs.-stead; Jersey s1.25G
1.5o: New York S.37h@1.75: Jersey
sweets s2.75d3.25.
PETROLEUM-Quiet; refined New
York s905; Philadelphia and Baltimore
$500; do in bulk 1886.
SUGAR--Raw steady: fair refining
3 15-16c; centrifugal, IS test, 4 1-16c;
mo!asses sugar 3Zc; refined quiet; No.
6 s4.65, No. Z $3.50; No. s S4.55: No. 8
$3.50; No. 10 S4.45; No. IL $40; No. II
A-35; standard A A.95; confectioners
A 1895; mould A $40; cut loaf S5.55.
COTTON SEED OIL.-Fairiy steady.
but without trading interest or change
In prices; prime crude barrels Csc NOM
inal; prime summer yellow 38c prompt:
o hsummer yellow 3sc: butter grades
nominal: prime winter yellow 4O642c;
prime white 49G41c: prime meal SIC. 90.
NAVAL STORES.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES steady at
46kc; sales none. Rosin quiet and un-
changed; sales none.
Savannah-Spirits turpentine firm at
47c; receipts LA: sales 1854: exports
e.S3. Rosin firm; receipts 2,e04: sales
1918; exports 1880. Quote: A b c ID
s1.25, E s1.35. F $L40. G sf.45. III 81 IS.
/ s1.s5. X. s1.75. NJ sI.s5, ~ s2.15. w @
$3.50. w w $3.50.
New York-Rosin quiet; strained.
common to good, n-s0. Turpentine firm
at 51q51kc.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-05-01
Fayetteville democratic Rally.

1t is probable that quite a number OF
Wilmingtonians will go up to Fayette-
vile to participate in the grand white
mans rally which will be held there
tomorrow. Speeches will be made py
the peerless Aycock and the state can
didates.
Invitations have been sent all over
the state and the rally promises to be
-on Of the biggest things of the kind
ever held in North Carolina
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-05-01
Mr.. Parsley,s Cottage Destroyed.

About 2 o'clock this morning 1t was
reported at The Messenger office that
the cottage being erected on Wrights-
vile beach by Mr.. George Parsley was
In flames and would certainly be de-
stroyed. 1t was not thought that any
adjacent properly would be injured.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-05-01
Pzs2kE1anf
Facts

Hrs. Pinkhans person
ally attends TO her tire
n1end0us corr esp0ndenc :
with suffering women.
Her. trained assistant !
are all women.
The letters from, W0n1e y
are opened by w0me-s
0fsly..
They are read by wo~
men only
They are answered by
women and only women.
TEae correspondence is
sacrehy confidential
Write for a book Mrs.
Pinkhans has Just pub
Hshed which contains let
fers from the mayor ct
lynn, the postmaster cs
Lynn and others of her
own city who have s,sads
careful hve~sf igafi0n.
Mrs. m has
helped a million WOsa.eG
who suffered with fes,7al1
troubles. She cG3. Cur Z
you. Her address IS
Lynn, Mass.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-05-01
MARKETING STRAWBERRY CROP
SHIPMENTS BY SOUTHERN EXPRESS
AND REFRIGERATOR CAR SERVICE.

The Daily Special Southern Express
Trains Will Probably be Put on To-
morrow-Three Refrigerator Car
Loads Shipped by Fruit Growers
Express Yesterday-The Markets
Yesterday.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-05-01
HELD FOR MANSLAUGHTER
PERCY OF DOMINICA" AND TWO AC-
COMPLETES ARRAIGNeD BY
G0R0NER'S JURY.

VIII Await Trial at June Criminal
Court Under $1,000 Bonds Each-In-
quest yer Body of Nellie Scott
Brought Out Facts as to Fanatic
Doctrines Of the Imposter.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-05-01

Mr.. Edward Carter, a member OF h
arm OF Henry Elwel1 & Co. produce
commission merchants. New York city.
was In ii city yesterday and gave the
Messenger a call.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-05-01

Messrs. r. N. Simms and r. IL
Crawford, of Raleigh. were at The Or
ton yesterday.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-05-01
STATE FIREMENS TOURNAMENT
COMMITTEES MAKING GOOD HEAOWAY
IN PRELIMINARY ARRANGEMENTS.

Business Men Responding Literally TO
Appeals From the Finance Commit
tee-President Mcneil Coming Down
This week-Programme for Conven-
ton and Tournament-The Prizes.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-05-01
WILMINGTON MARKETS.

Wilmington, ". c., April Is.
Receipts of cotton today-40 bales.
Receipts same day last year.,
bales.
This season. receipts TO dat-Gi.222
bales.
Receipts 70 Same de'e asst year
2SS,S 61 bales.
The duota;i.-s posted al Clct.
today az the exchange:
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-08-07
THE FARM AND TURF.
News For the Farmer, Trader and Stock
Raiser.

News For the Farmer, Trader and Stock
Raiser.
Three Of Jay Birds get won races at
Sangus, Mich, one day last week.
Jas. Hon Of Montgomery sold Frank
Bedford, of Paris. 20 head Of 1150 lbcat-
tie at $4.7O per cwt.
Mrs. A. j. Giltner, of Hutchinson, sold
to John Bayles 20 head of hogs that aver
aged 260 pounds at, cts. per pound
Frank Bedford sold to Capt. Carter of
Briar Hill, yesterday, 30 head of feeding
cattle, weight 946 pounds average, at
$4.7O.
The wheat crop of Major John D.
Harris, of Madison county, amounted
to 10,850 bushels.
The National Fox Hunters Associa-
ton will meet at Estil Springs on
September IS.
Pink Coat won the mile race in 1897
at Hawthorne, Friday. He sold to 5
in the books.
Game Hildroth sold ninety-five cattle
to Joseph We'll at five cents. They
averaged 400 lbs.
Lunsford Ferguson sold one hundred
and fifty cattle to Joseph We'll at 4.25.
Weight, 1,450.
Chas. Scott, of Clark, sold twenty
five feeders at 4.72. Weight, 1900.
Tice Ashurst sold to Frank Will
moth yesterday fifty stock ewes at So. 70
per head.
Report from the farmers is good con-
corning fall grass, and yield of corn is
unusually good.
Prince Alert paced a mile hoppled in
300 last week at Cleveland, O.
Doug Thomas and Ben Kenney,
Bourbon county boys, were the only
Kentucky drivers who won races at the
Cleveland, o., meeting.
George Todd. yearling by Jay Bird,
belonging to J. M, Brennan, worked a
quarter recently i'll 81 seconds. Joe
Lair, his trainer, says he can step one
now IN 30.
At FlemiDgSbug, horse was sold for
$40; the purchaser sold it to Lee & Cas-
sidy for 500, who in turn sold it to Dan
Mitchell, of Carlisle, for 800. Mitchell
sold it to Pennsylvania parties for $3.50.
All sales were made same day.
Bradstreet says there viii be two bill
hon and one hundred million bushels Of
corn grown in the United States this
year.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-08-07
w. y. Bryan.

In accepting the Democratic nomina-
ton for the Presidency at indianapolis
tomorrow, CCl. Bryan's speech contain
ing about 5000 words, will be devoted
almost entirely to Imperialism. In fol-
lowing this course he pursues the gen
eral plan adopted in 1896 of giving
special attention in his notification
speech to the subject made paramount by
the Democratic platform. For this rea-
son the policy of the government with
reference o the acQui ii IN of foreign
territory, will this yea De gwen the place
of prominence, which was allotted to the
financial question in 1896.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-08-07

Doug Thomas has returned from the
Columbus races where he won a $4,000
stake with Hetty G., after which he
sold her to Thos. E. Heating, of Cali
fornia, for Sc, 900 cash. Hetty G's time
was the fastest three heats ever made in
race-2:O5A, 2:06, 2:061a. Mr..
Thomas starts next week for Buffalo
where he will start j. S. Wilson's Iva
Dee in Horseman's Review stake worth
So, 900. So far Mr.. Thomas has won
Sc, 59G in stakes.