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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-06
ONR WILSON BUDGET.
The Inquest Over the Death of the
Negro Hunt-Democratic County
Convention-PerSonal Notes.

Correspondence of The Messenger.)
Wilson, N. c., April 3.
The inquest over the remains of
Hunt, the negro shot by Mr.. ]. d. Far
rior, a prominent business man Of VIII
son, was begun on Monday morning.
DR.. j. E.. Ruffin, the coroner impanel-
ed the following jury: l1essrs. J. R.
Boykin, j. G. Raney, Eli FELTON,, ]. D.
Barnes, C. w. Woodland and E. F. Kill
lett. 1t was found when h jury met
that several important witnesses were
not. present. The wife of the negro
could not, owing to her excited con-
dition, De present. So, on the motion
of her counsel, Mr.. John E. Woodland,
the inquest was postponed until Tues
day morning. Mr.. Farrior was repre-
sented by Messrs. F. A. Woodland, H.
G. Connor and S. A. Woodland.
Tuesday morning was consumed in
securing the necessary witnesses. At
this time it looks as if the case will
not reach the jury before Wednesday.
The democratic county convention
was held here yesterday. Mr.. z. j..
Barnes, of Lucama, was elected per-
manent chairman Every township in
the county was we'll represented and
every one pronounced the meeting the
most enthusiastic for many years. Dur
ing the proceedings speeches were
made by Messrs. G.. G. Daniels, F. A.
Woodland, j. f. BrutOn n H G. Con-
nor. These gentlemen outlined very
forcibly what a defeat would mean to
eastern North Carolina and how much
good a decided victory would mean.
The name Of G. B. Aycock for ov-
ernor was greeted with applause, and
a motion endorsing him was passed by
reclamation.
Mr.. Aycock is very strong in Wilson
county and it's representatives at
Raleigh will make a strong fight for
his nomination.
Mr.. F. A. Woodland was enthusiastic
cally Endorsed for congress by the con-
vention. The delegates to the state
convention were instructed to vote for
F. D. Winston, of BERTHE, for attorney
general. 1t was the opinion of the on
vention that United States senators
be selected by a primary.
The Wilson delegation to the Ep-
worth League conference left today for
Raleigh. This organization has been
doing al excellent work in Wilson
during the past year. and its members
expect to gain points from this general
conference, which will enable them to
further enlarge their field of influence.
I am very sorry to the seri-
Gus illness of Rev. P. D. Gold. He has
been unwell for the past week, III not
confined to his home until yesterday.
Miss RoSa Mcdonald, of Charlotte,
who spent the winter in Wilson with
her sister, Mrs. Louis Jordan, left for
her home today. She has made a host
of friends here. who part from her with
MANY regrets.
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FUSION NOMINEE FOR GOVERNOR.
Republicans Looking to Cy. Thon pson.
Two Cases of varioloid-Question of
State Guard Encampznent- Epworth
League Convention aney Library.
Messenger Bureau,

Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, ". c., April J.
The republicans are beginning TO
talk about DR.. Cy Thompson (popu-
list), becoming the fusion nominee for
governor. Today your correspondent
asked DR.. Thompson the direct ques-
ton whether he was a candidate. he
replied, Il am not a candidate. / have
nc idea that l will be. I have not con-
sidered the matter seriously enough to
answer your question whether 1 would
accept the nomination if rendered
me-" A populist committeeman of re-
publican proclivities says DR.. Thomp-
son is in a humor now TO take the
nomination.
Two cases of %varioloid, negroes, were
Yesterday afternoon taken from the
southern part of the city to the pest
house as a matter of precaution. Both
were ~vaccinated a year ago. Raleigh
has not had a case OF smallpox in
eleven months. Mayor Powell says
more h 80 per cent. Of the people
are yaccinated.
Adjutant General Register says it If
not yet positively settled where the
state guard will ncamp or whether
there will be an e~ncampment. The
amount of funds available is not yet
known. He hopes to get a large quota
for the guard from the government
and says as soon Is the militia bill is
taken up by congress it will be passed
without ouble
First Lieutenant j. A. Jenkins has
resigned from Company A, Second
regiment, at Tarboro.
General Ransom will depart from
his usual custom during the past few
years. of declining to make speeches,
and will deliver the Confederate
memorial day exercises at Washing
ton, N. c.
Among the arrivals today are F. w.
Barnes, Wilson,; James T. WoOlvin.
Wilmington; w. S. Norment, Lumber
ton; C. Ed. Taylor, Southport.
Herbert Rountree, of Wilson, files a
voluntary petition in bankruptcy; liza
bilities $67, 1854; assets $1,000 in real
estate.
The state charters the Riverside
Land Company, of Elizabeth City,
capital s12, 500.
The Music Teachers association of
the state will meet in June with the
North Carolina Teachers assembly at
Morehead City.
The attendance today at the state
convention of the Epworth League
was very large. The chief speakers
were Rev. M. T. Plyler, of Louisburg;
Rev. r.. B. John, of New Bern; Rev.
s. A. Cotton, of Clayton; ID. A. Pierce,
of Raleigh; Rev. M T. HiX, of Beau
fort; r. E. Prince, of Raleigh; Pro
fessor r. B. Payne, of Durham; Rev.
D. H. Tuttle, Miss Gay Woodson, Of
Elizabeth City; N. H. Pegram. Of
Trinity College.
The RaneS memorial free library
here, now nearly completed, will cost,
including books, $35, 500. 1t is all the
gift of r. 3. Raney.
Raleigh's fire losses for the twelve
months ended February 2Sth were
$50, 49S. Nearly all this loss occurred
on the last day of the fire year.
cap bJc-,Sa-,
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MUST SECURE $4,000.
That noun Desired for the y. G..
Firemen'S Tournament.

Captain w. p. Monroe, chairman of
the advertising committee, will in a
few days send out invitations to all h
fire companies in this state, Virginia,
South Carolina and Georgia. He will
also have poster and other advertise
ments, and in order to let the people
know what is going TO be done here
in July it must be thoroughly adverts.
ed. He has had a rubber stamp made
to advertise the upon all
envelopes and will call upon the bust
ness men and ask their permission to
stamp his little advertisement upon
their envelopes and in doing so it will
advertise the coming tournament. He
has received letters from Greensboro,
Tarboro, Winston, Salisbury, Lumber
ton, Greenville, GOldsboro, Wilson,
Columbia, Sumter and other fire COM
panies saying that they will be here.
Now in order to have a first class tour
nament the business men must con-
tribute literally. The daily papers
will publish from day today the sub
ScriptionS tt the tournament fund so
that the public may see what progress
is being made in raising the funds.
The committee wants to know who will
head the list in Friday mornings Mes
Senger? In order to offer big prizes
erect a grand stand have q band of
music and advertise the Tournament it
will take 81, 500 and it will bring 10, 900
people to Wilmington.
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Science Wins.

By h numerous testimonials Ee-
ceived by DR.. o. F. Dingelhoef, opti-
clan, Nc. 123 Market street, proves
that the doctor is a thorough master
of the science and possessed OF the skill
and ability to apply 1t. We give below
a letter from Mr.. G.. H. Bryant. Long
Creek, N. c.:
Dear Doctor:
Il felt. 1t a duty to write you about
my daughter Bessie's eyes They are
50 much better. She sees perfectly
and has been able to attend school
and persue her studies constantly
without the least inconvenience. When
/ brought her to you she could see
nothing perfectly and would stumble
ever a chair or any piece of furniture
In a room 50 bad was her sight. Thi.
she has not lone since she first wore
the glasses you gave her. % may
REFER any one TO me-"
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GENERAL DAVIS PROTEIN.
Against Extending our Internal Reve
nue. Laws 10 Porto Rico.

Washington. April 3.-Durine n
debate on the Porto Rican bill today
Senator Fairbanks presented the fol-
lowing cablegram from Governor Cen
eral Davis Of Porto Rico.
San uan de Porto Rico March ~.
Letter by next mail from Professor
Hollander strongly advising against
legislative requirement of United
States internal revenue laws, or fixed
percentage thereof for Porto Rico He
urges that tax system for this island
should be made to suit local conditions
and harmonic with home require
ments. Hope of attaining such a sys-
tenn will be un~realizable if unsuited
tax laws are forced on the island. Ind
proper measures prevented.
DAVIS"
Senator Fairbanks explained that
Professor Hollander is an expert on
questions of taxation who va sent to
Porto Rico at the request Of General
Davis TO make a study OF these ques-
lions.
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ASH 1iOIAN4'iS A'i a. LOs4' :
Flour strong. No. 2 yellow corn, 4ONG
41Bc; No. 3 spring wheat, 64@61kc;
No. 2 red 70Q70kc; No. 2 corl, 40Ac;
No. 2 oats, 25A @26c; No. 2 white. 27h0
2812c; No. 8 white, 27k@28Ac; mess
pork, per Dbl, s12.6OQ13.35: lard, per
100 lbs. $6.6OQ6.75: short rib sides,
loose, $6.S5Q7.10; dry sailed shoulders,
boxed, S7.15Q7.3O; whiskey. distillers
finished goods, per gallon, =.
New York, April 4.-FLOUR-Fair-
ly active and firmly held. showing
moderate on spring patents,
low grade winters and straights. Min
nesota patents s. .70q4.0O; winter
s%traights $3.45Q3.60.
WHEAT.-Spot firm: No. 2 red s0Ac.
Options were generally strong all day
with few and unimportant exceptions,
reaching the highest point of the sea-
SON Foreigners bought freely and local
demand was actively stimulated by
firm cables, damage reports from In
llama and France and the strength In
corn and provisions; closed firm at 80
kc net advance. May closed at 74Ac;
July closed at 74Tc; September closed
at 75kc.
CORN.-Spot strong No. 2 48Nc. OPP
ton market, although opening a little
of under realizing, experienced a very
sharp advance on a big speculative de-
mand. the jump in provisions, higher
cables and export talk; closed strong
at kQ1c net advance. May closed at
1870; July closed at 47Ac.
OATS.-Spot irmer; No. 2 29c. Op-
tons moderately active and irmer
with corn, closing firm at h0Zc net
May closed at 29c.
LARD.-Market strong; western
steamed $7.07k; refined strong: conti-
nent $40
EGGS.-Steady; state and Pennsyl-
vania at mark S12q12hc; southern at
mark 11Q11Ac; western at mark 114Q
lie.
SUGAR.-Raw quiet but firm: fair
refining shc; centrifugal, SO test, 4Ac;
molasses sugar 3 11-16c: refined irreg-
ular.
COTTON SEED OIL-Frrmer and
fairly active. Influenced by the strong
advanc in lard products. Prime crude
34c; prime summer yellow acc; on
summer yellow nominal; butter grades
sIQ39c; prime winter yellow 39c; prime
white 38Q3Sc; prime meal $26.0eQ2S.50 so.
NAVAL STORES
New York-Rosin steady. Turpentine
steady.
Charleston-Spirits %turpentine firm at
Sc; sales 5 casks. Rosin firm 1T $l.<o0
Las; sales so barrels.
Savannah-Spirits turpentine firm at
sS1tc; receipts 342: sales 215; exports
166. Rosin. pales nominal: mediums
quiet; lows firm; receipts 1.005; sales
321; exports leo. Quote: A B c d
s1.45. E $50. F S1.55. G S1.60, H .S1.S 50. I
$500, K s2.25. II $3.50. n $3.50, w G
$500. w w $500
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ANNUAL CELEBRATION
Third North Carolina Infantry Asso-
citation in Quarterly Session Last
Night.

The Third Mort Carolina Infantry
Association met in quarterly session
last night at the Wilmington Light
Infantry armory. The most important
business transacted was n election
of officers for the ensuing year.
All the officers were reelected. They
are as follows:
President-Col. w. L. DeROSSet-
Secretary-Captain James I Nets.
Chaplain-Rev. George Patterson, of
Memphis, Tenn.
A committee composed of the fol-
lowing gentlemen was appointed to
make preparations for their regular
anniversary celebration, May 10Th:
Captain James 1. Metts, Captain w.
H. Northrop, and MI. J.. D. Orrell.
The celebration is fixed for h 18th
Of May from the act that h commits
.sionS of all officers in the state militia
went into effect on that date. An ap-
propriate programme will be arranged
for the 1900 celebration.
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S
Wedding Cards-Trotting Races-Re-
publican County Convention.

Correspondence of The Messenger.)
Goldsboro, N. c., April 4.
Friends in the city have received in
~vitations to the marriage of Miss Eliz-
abeth Temple Williams to Mr.. Samuel
LETTERS Dill, Jr., which will take place
at Centenary church, in New Bern, n.
c., on Wednesday evening, April IS,
1900. at Z o'clock.
The trotting race on the 18th of April
at Herman park between the horses
of Messrs. 3. w. Switzerland and C.
&. Hatch, both of Mount Olive, n. c..
is being looked forward to with much
interest by our citizens.
The spring millinery opening of Mr..
E +. Pate was held yesterday and
will continue today and tomorrow, and
is drawing a large crowd.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Rosenthal and
little son, who lave been visiting MIR.
RoSenthars mother in this city, return
ed to their home in Philadelphia Sun
day night.
The republican county convention
met here yesterday and was addressed
by Major H. L. Grant, who spoke
against negro rule and also against
the constitutional amendment. There
were only a few present at the V
ton. as there seems to be a split-up
between the white n the coiored re-
publicans in the county.
The remains of Miss Eva Willis, a
daughter of Rev. R.. A Willis, at one
time presiding elder of the New Bern
district. n who lived in Goldsboro
for some time, passed through here
yesterday for Fayetteville, where the
interment will be made. Miss Willis
was about % years old n had had
consumption for some time.
AesSrs. w. T. Dortch and F. A. Dan
iels are In Raleigh on professional bus-
mess.
Rev. X Z. Beaman and thirteen boys
girls passed through here yester-
day on their way to the Epworth
conference at Raleigh.
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The Fayetteville Observer publishes
fhe following invitations to approach
ing marriages in this city:
COL. and Mrs. William Lord de Rosset
request the honor OF your presence
at the marriage Of their daughter,
Kate,
TO
Mr.. Charles Alonzo Scott,
IN wednesday afternoon, April 18th,
at six o'clock.
Saint James Church.
Wilmington. N. c.
Mrs. James Fairfax Payne
invites you to be present
~ the marriage Of her daughter,
F., Fairinda Washington,
Mr.. Cameron FarQuhar MacRae,
On wednesday. April the eighteenth
nineteen hundred,
at twelve O'Clock,
Saint James Church,
Wilmington. North Carolina.
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4 24-s4d buyers. January and February
4 22-s4d4 33-64d buyers.
PORT RECEIPTS.
Galveston-Quiet at SIC: net re
ceiptS 502 bales.
Norfolk-Dull al s-c: net receipts
32s bales.
Baltimor@Ncminal at SAC
Boston-Quiet at 3 9-l6c: net receipts
1880 bales.
wilmington-Steady at srzc; net re-
ceipts 1,25s bales.
Philadelphia-Firm at Q i5-isc; net
receipts 159 bales.
Savannah-ouiet at Csc: net receipts
1857 bales.
New Orteans-Firm at 9Lc; net re-
ceipts Ass bales.
Mobile-Quiet at . s-lSc; ne; receipts
8 bales.
Memphis-Quiet al 9Ac: net receipts
14 bales.
Augusta-Quiet at Csc; net receipts
15S bales.
Charleston-NominaI at Csc; net re-
ceipts 80 bales.
Cincinnati-Quiet at Csc; net receipts
SO bales.
Louisville-Quiet al Csc.
St. Louis-Steady SAc; net receipts
2 bales.
Houston-Steady at sAc; net receipts
292 bales.
THE NEW YORK MARKET.
New York. April 4-Cotton quiet;
middling 9 11-16c; net receipts 354;
gross receipts S54; sales leo; stock
1873, III; exports to the continent 2,S14.
to France 401.
Total today: Net receipts 10, ASP: ex-
ports to Great Britain 1886: 10 France
401; to the continent 27.160; stock $50
POS.
Consolidated: Net receipts %, 49,; ex-
ports to Great Britain II, 064: TO France
11,511; to the continent SO. S39.
Total since September LIST: Net re-
ceipts 5,977, 444; exports to Great Bri-
tain 1,S72, 722; to France CAS-, 1877: TO the
continent 2,169, 152.
Futures opened steady. April $50.
May 9.19, June 9.13, July GA, August
9.06. September S.37, October sos. No
vember 7.97, December 1856, January
1856, February 1877, March sol.
Futures closed steady. April 9.34,
May 9.33, June 9.34, July $50, August
9.21, September SAB. October S.17. No
vember sos, December SOB. January
S.H, February sos, March S.O7.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
Chicago, April 4.-The leading flu
lures ranged as follows:
Open. High. Low. clos.
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We have saved many doctor bills
since we began using Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy in our home. We keep
a bottle open all the time and when
ever any of my family or myself be-
Cough Remedy, and as a result We
never ave to e away for a doctor
and incur a large doctor bill, for
Chasnberlain's Cough Remedy never
fails to cure. 1t is certainly a medi-
cine OF great merit and werth.-D. S.
Mearkle, general merchant and farm
er, Matte, Bedford county. Pa. For
sale by r. R. Bellamy.
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Important to Dental Students

DIR. r H JOKES, secretary of the
state board of dental examiners, gives
notice in this issue of The Messenger
that the regular annual meeting for
the examination OF all applicants for
license to practice dentistry in North
Carolina, Will be held in Greensboro
on Monday. May 7th.
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MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.


New York, April 4.-Money on call
steady at 8 to 4 per cent; last loan at
.3 per cent; prime mercantile paper at
per cent; sterling exchange
firm with actual business in bankers
bills at S4.S6A @4.S6$ for demand and
lat $4.S2A@4.S2B for sixty days; posted
rates at s4.S3k and A.S7; cimmerciai
bills at $4.82A @4.S2%; silver certii-
Gates at 60A @6!A; bar silver at $3.50;
Mexican dollars 47&c; government
bonds weak; state bonds strong; rail
bonds strong.
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for transportation orstrnw-
harrEes

Mr.. r. ID. Remington, "a philad-i-
phia, is in the city on business. lie i
travelling passenger agent for the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company and
is here on business connected with the
preliminary arrangements for handling
the strawberry shipments which will
begin some time the latter part az his
month and is comforting with Mr..
Henry T. Bauman. general manager.
and other officials of the East Caro-
lima Truck and Fruit Growers Asso~l-
alton.
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Shake Into Your Shoes

Aliens Foot-Ease, a powder.
cures painful, smarting. nerve US feet
and ~ingrowing nails, and instantly
takes the sting out Of Germs and bun
ions. It's the greatest comfort discoV-
cry Of the g Aliens Foot.Ea&
makes tight or new q, oes feel easy II
Is a certain cure for sweating. Gallons
and hot. tired. aching feet. Try IL to-
day. Sold by all druggists and shoe
stores. By mail for 2sc. I'm stampe.
Trial package FREE. Address, Allen
g. Oknsted. lie Roy, N. z.
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OCCUPYING FILIPINO CITIES.

Manila, April g., s p. m.~General
John c. Bates has peacefully occupied
Surigao. Cagayan. uigan and Misamts.
in the island of Mirrianao- A number
OF rifles and Gamer were captured.
The presence OF the gunboats York
town, Manila and Panay prevented re-
sistence at Cagayan. I~nsurgent auos-
3ties In Cagayan and Camarines pro
vinces continue. SpanIards, Cinnamon
and natives have been murdered
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KEARsARGE ON FINAL TRIAL

Newport News, Va, April 3.-Tk
battleship K~earsarge went TO sea
again this morning for her final as
ceptance trial. The board Of inspectors
arrived at an early hour and went I'm
mediately aboard and at s:f5 o'clock
the kearsarge proceeded TO sea She
will be out for forty-eight hours for a
exhaustive test Of both her turrets 40
seagoing qualities.
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Rutherfordton indicator: A bow of
nine years lost his life at the Florence
cotton mills at Forest City last Satrr-
day evening, being caught in the band
attached to the shafting. His arm was
torn on n he lived but a short time
after the accident.
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Rev. w. A. Wood, ID. D.. Dead.

We are panied to learn of the death,
on April End. of that excellent man,
the Rev. W. A Wood. d. D., long the
honored pastor of the Presbyterian
church in S~tatesville, n. c., and well
known in Wilmington, where he had
many relatives and friends.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-06

II is very hard to stand idly by and
see our dear ones suffer while await
ing the arrival of the doctor. An Al
bany IN. W dairyman called at a
drug store there for a doctor to come
and see his child. then very sick with
croup. Not finding the doctor in. he
left wore for him TO come It once or
his return. He also bought a bottle
Of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
which he hoped would give some re-
lief until the doctor should arrive. In
a few hours he returned. saying the
doctor need not come. as the child was
much better. The druggist. Mr.. Otto
Scholz, says the family has since
recommended Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy 10 their neighbors and friends
until he has a constant demand for IL
from that part OF the country. For
sale by r. r. Bellamy.
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THE CROSS CREEK DEMOCRACY.

White supremacy Club-The Young
Unterrifed'' Want Robert Holt-New
Register of Deeds Graceful Compile
ment to a New Pastor-The Melan-
choIy Death Roll.
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SdHle udE last year. &C.
NAVAL STORES.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE. Steady
machine barrels 53kc; country barrels
SIC.
ROSIN.-Nothing doing.
TAR.-Firm at $1.20.
doing.
Prices same day last y~ear-Spirits
~turpentine 39c and 3S1sc; rosin CSC
and S1.00; tar S1.00; crude turpentine
;1.35 and S2.40.
Receipts today-S casks spirits tur-
Ipentine, PSI barrels rosin, 33S barrels
tar, Is barrels crude ~turpentine.
Receipts same day last year.
casks spirits turpentine, 1876 barrels
IroSin, 125 barrels tar, barrels crude
Iturpentine.
SALT.-125's. SIC: 1905. 74c: zoos. SOC.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
PEANUTS.-North Carolina, fancy,
go to zoe; Virginia. 40 to Coo: Spanish,
rs to SIC.
RICE.-Nothing doing.
CORN.-53 to sac.
CORN MEAL.-491ac.
COW PEAS.-90c.
n. c. BACON Hams, 3 10 Zoe.
shoulders, I to 71Ec; sides, s to S12c.
TURKEYS.-Live) s to Skc.
CHICKENS.-Slow; spring 10 to 1Sc:
mems, 22 to 25c: roosters. Is to zoe.
EGGS.-At 121ac.
SHINGLES-Per 1000 five inch hearts
and saps. 81 .50@3.1O: six inch. s2.50Q
So. so.
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OFF FOR ST. LEN

Cape Town, April General Cron5e.
Colonel Schiel and 1000 Boer prisone9
sailed for ST Helena tonight.
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TWO APPROACHING MARRIAGES.

Miss Kate DeRosset 20 Mr.. G. A. Scott
and Miss Fair Payne to Mr.. Cameron
II. MacRae.
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OVER PORTUGUESE TERRITORY
Concession as 10 Transport Of British
Troops in South Africa.

Lisbon. April 4-The question OF the
transport Of British troops across Por-
territory from Beirs, Portu-
guese East Africa. into Rhodesia. nav
ing been brought up in the chamber OF
deputies. the minister Of foreign af-
fairs, Senior Beirao. made the follow
ing statement:
The transport Of British soldiers BY
railroad from Beira 10 Umtaii was re-
queSted by Great Britain and consent
ed To by Portugal because h Brfteh
government thereby only exercised a
right recognized in the treaties be-
tween the two countries The outbreak
of the war has not ~abrogated these
reatieS. which We're concluded and
signed, prior to the war. by Portugal In
a spirit OF loyalty. 1 have informed
the Transvaal OF this resolution"