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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-16
North Carolina Veterans.

Judge Walter Clark, of Raleigh, has
issued the following, which will be o T
interest to all veterans:
Il am about beginning printing the
sketches of North Carolina regiments
under resolution of North Carolina Vet
Grams Association and act of general
assembly Of the state. This thought
has occurred to me which I submit for
|lyour consideration:
1.-The object of his compilation is
to present to the present time and pos
terity as We'll the men and times of
1875 as accurately as possible. I be
lieve it would add to the %vividness OF
the impression, if we could give with
each sketch an engraving of half a
dozen, or less or more, of those con-
nected with that regiment, printed
from daguerreotypes taken at the time
and in uniform, that it may be seen
what manner of men they were who
fought the war and led its charges.
1.-The state has made, and win make
no appropriation except for paper,
printing and binding. You do. your
work of writing, and / mine of editing
these sketches as a b of love. If
these cuts are made the cost will have
to be betrayed by those whose engrav-
ings appear, or their friends. 1 have
made enquiry and find from the Uni
versity Publishing Company, they will
get these e~ngravings made for us at 81
each, or $3.50 according to style, unless
the daguerreotype is 80 ,dimed as to re-
quire re-drawing, in which event it will
cos $1.25 extra This low price is con-
ceded on account OF the number and the
cause for which they are printed.
"I submit to you as historian OF your
regiment whether you wish to have
this lone for your regiment. II so, I
leave to your judgment the selection
of h men whose e~ngravings should
appear, the collection of their daguer-
reotypes and of the small sum neces-
sary az above. I would respectively
suggest that in the number should be
the pictures of the colonel, and the
historian, though ever that I leave TO
you to decide. But as editor, in charge
Of h work, / insist upon one restric'
ton, there muct be no engraving unies
it is from a daguerreotype taken DUR
ing the war and in uniform-for the
sole object is to present the men of that
time as they then appeared.
This matter is submitted to each
historian, to act for his regiment as he
thinks proper. If o wish this done,
act promptly so as not to delay print
ing.
"Fraternally yours,
WALTER CLARK
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-16
The County school Fund.

At the January meeting of the board
of county school directors, held Thurs
day night, the appOrtionment of the
county school funds amounting 10
about S21, 900, was made to the various
school districts, but this very impOr-
tant item of news was not given to
The Messenger reporter when he called
upon the secretary of the board Thurs
day for a report of the business rams
acted.
The records are kept by Captain
Manning, superintendent of county
schools, and a reporter was sent to
him yesterday and a statement of the
appOrtiOnment especially requested as
an item of current news.
The request was declined on the
ground that it would not be judiciouS
to publish it. Later in the evening the
city editor of The Messenger made an
other request to be allowed to see the
records and make a copy of the APP
porttionment for publication if The
Messenger, after investigation should
see no cause for Withholding it. This
request was also declined.
1t is well to state in this connection
that The Messenger had been advised,
even previous to making the first re-
man of the school directors and III
ers, that there could be no objection to
publishing the statement.
There is no public enterprise or public
fun in which the people are more in
tereSted than the public schools, it
is to say the least. novel and passing
strange that The Messengers request
should not have been granted.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-16
AN lRATE FATHER AND MOTHER
FIND THEIR SON IN A. BARROOM AND
fL0G HIM S0UNDLY.
The Father Holds the Boy While h
Mother Applies the Cowhide in the
Presence of the sons Rowdy Assoc
ciates-A Bar I'm Paddy's Hollow the
Scene of the Incidental PoIfceman's
Assistance Obtained.

There was an unusual and withal
low" 0arroom early a night. It
seems that the ~19-year-old son of a
certain weIl-to-do mechanic of this
city has become very unmanageable
and spends much of his time in that
disreputable locality.
His parents determined upon the
most harsh measures as a possible
remedy for his waywardness and early
last night both the father moth
er "raided" Paddy's Hollow" in quest
of their son. The father carried a three
foot cowhide.
When they entered the barroom in
question and discovered the son in the
midst of a crowd of rowdy companions,
the father laid hold upon the boy and
held him while the mother applied the
cowhide with right good Will and tell
ing effect which was fOrcibly evil
denced by the wild yells and pleas foI
mercy on the part of the unruly boy.
The mother did not cease from apply
ing the cowhide until she a worn ii
dow to a short and unwieldy stump.
The boy positively refused to accom-
pany his parents home and Police
man steed, who was on duty on that
beat, was called to their assistance
with a view to carrying him by force.
When they had succeeded in carry
ing him in this manner as far as
Front street, the boy told them that
il they would turn him loose and allow
him, as he expressed it, ito walk
along the streets as a white boy
should" he would make no further re-
sistance and go quietly home with
them.
They released him and he walked
quietly with them for a few PAGES and
then suddenly dashed off down From
strest in the opposite direction from
home. The irate father and Policeman
Steed followed in hot pursuit, but the
boy out ran them and made good his
escape.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-16
FOR CONSOLIDATION.
Ringing Resolution Adopted by Hem
derson Chamber of Commerce Re-
garding Seaboard Air Line Consolida-
ton.

Anent the movement looking to the
consolidation of h various railroads
comprising The Seaboard Air Line, in
Guiding the Ca-Slina Central road run
ming into this city, into one company
Company the following special to the
Messenger received last night Will be
of interest:
Henderson, n. c., January Ii.
AT a very enthusiastic and largely
attended meeting o the Henderson
Chamber of Commerce today the fol-
lowing preamble and resolution was
introduced by Mr. w. A. Hunt, which
was unanimously adopted:
The people OF Henderson, N. C.,
lave watched most eagerly the work
that has been going on for the compile
ton and consolidation of the greater
Seaboard Air Line, railroad system at
ter the plan as set forth by the presi-
dent, Mr.. John SHELTON Williams, as
this will give Henderson and this sec
ton a more direct line to h north,
south and west opening now undevei-
oped sections of rich timber lands and
water powers we must regard its
chances of success as SSured beyond
question with the promise of great ad-
vantage to Henderson and this section.
While other southern systems have
lone a great deal for the development
of the south they derived immense
profits from it, and it is neither wise
nor just that they should desire to
m~onopoliZe our and hold us
in their control. Our best interest calls
for enlarged facilities n from these
connections we regard the Seaboard
Air Line of great promise for the flu
ture. Therefore be it
sFp a-a1rn1 Pr tho HandarSnn Cham
Der of Commerce that in behalf Of our
town and state We contemplate with
great satisfaction the early completion
and consolidation OF the Seaboard Air
Line system n we regar against
our best interests every effort that is
being made to elevate consolidation of
the great system hat it is the duty Of
every good citizen to help as far as
possible.
"Mr. Hurt stated in submitting these
resolutions that it was not his purpose
to prejudice any one against the sys-
TENS of roads but believed it is essen
tial to the growth of this section that
We have competing lines as all n rail-
roads can be of great advantage to this
section of the state. He stated that
he was opposed to the efforts that GER
tain parties were making to delay the
consolidation of t system n be''sV
ed that Mr.. Villains was clearly with
in his legal rights. He thought that
the chamber of m should be
| placed on record as being in sympathy
with this great undertaking that is be-
ing managed by southern men and
southern capital"
AS is we'll known the stockholders Of
the Carolina Central Railroad Compa-
ny have been p~ostponing their annual
meeting in this city rom time to time
in order hat the movement for con-
solidation might materialiZe sufficient
ly to action for consolidation to be talk
en- when the stockholders meet. They
now stand adjourned to meet Friday,
January 18th.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-16
HEsTER's COTTON REPORT.

New Orleans, January 12.-Secretary
Hester's statement of the worlds visi-
bic supply Of cotton shows a decrease
for the week just closed of 1857 bales,
against a decrease of A, $50 last year
and an increase of 81 18 year before
last.
The total visible is 4,246,9 8 bales,
against 4.303, 292 last week and 5,598, 129
last year OF this the total Of Ameri-
can cotton is 3,5OS,9S5, against 3,577, 292
last week and 1866, 129 last year.
Of the worlds visible supply there is
o afloat and held in Great Britain
and continental Europe 1862, 900 bales,
against 3,239, 900 last year; in Egypt
196, 600, against 252, 900 last year; in In
dia 292, 900, against 10000 last year,
and in h United States 1877, 900,
against 1874 900 last ear
Secretary Hester's weekly New
Orleans COTTON statement shows a de-
crease in the movement into sight
compared with the seven days ending
this date last year of 81, 900 bales, a de-
crease during the same time year be-
fore last of 1000.
The amount brought into sight dur
ing the past seven days has been 174,-
652 bales, against 255, sos for the seven
days ending this date last year, and
for the twelve days of January it has
bCCh OI1sOCs, dSdlllS fOO,OlO ldSl year.
The total movement for the 134 days
from September LIST to date is 6.244, 051,
against S,2O9,6 62 last year 1880, $50
year before last.
The movement since September 1st
shows receipts at all United States
ports 4,257, 395 bales, against 6,256, 169
last year; overland across the Missis-
sippi, Ohio and Potomac rivers to
northern mills and Canada S57, 1925,
against S57, 901 last year; interior
stocks in excess of those held at the
close of the commercial year sol, 246,
against 521, 900 last year: southern mill
takings 627.5 ss against 573, 9S3 last
year.
Foreign. exports for the week have
been 139, 461 bales, against 205, 163 last
year, making the total thus far for the
season 2,S93.075 bales, against 4.631, ga
last year.
The total takings of American mills,
north and south and Canada, thus far
for h season hav been 2,204, 166 bales,
against 1,940,S 5S last
Stocks at the Seaboard and the
twenty-nine leading southern interior
centerS have decreased during the
ass bales, against a decrease
during the corresponding period last
season Of 1889. Including stocks left
over at ports n interior towns from
the last crop n the number Of bales
brought into sight thus far for the
new crop, the supply to date is $780,
949 bales, against S,476,628 for the same
period last year
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-16

1t has been demonstrated repeatedly
in every state in the Union and in many
foreign countries that Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy is a certain preventive
and cure for Group. 1t has become the
universal remedy for that disease. NJ.
". Fisher of Liberty, w. Va, only re-
Ipeats what has been said around the
globe when he writes: II have used
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy in my
family for several years and always
with perfect success. We believe that
lit is not only the best cough remedy,
but that it is a sure cure for Group. 1t
has saved the live Of our children q
number Of times" This remedy is fog
sale by R r. Belamy, Druggist.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-16
TO Repair the Custom House.

Mr.. j. H. Devereux, superintendent
of construction for the government, is
in the city and made all arrangements
yesterday for the entire o~verhauling of
the custom house The contract for the
work was awarded to Mr.. =. H. Lane. \
The building has been in need Of re-
pairs for some time and Mr.. Devefeux
was sent here from Washington to
make thorough investigation. He finds
that the repairs are badly needed and
has made arrangements for h work
to begin Monday. 9
The inside of the building will be tho1
oughly overhauled- New lights will be
put in, the entire interior will be paint
ed instead sof calcimined. New plumb
ing will be supplied, the windows and
doors win he materially improved and
every part of the building put in good
condition.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-16
seaboard Consolidation Endorsed.

Raleigh, N. c.. January 13.-The
chamber of commerce Of Henderson,
N. c. at a meeting yesterday, unani-
mousiy adopted the following resolu-
tion in regard TO the consolidation OF
he eanoard Air Line system:
Resolved by the Henderson nam
her of commerce, That in behalf OF our
town and state we contemplate with
great satisfaction the early compile
ton and consolidation Of the
Air Line systsm; and we g
against our best Interests every eHor
that is being made to defeat the con
sosi6ation Of this great system; that it
- the duty sof every good citizen TO
help. as far as possible. this console
dalton. h Contamination so deyoufly
TO be wished"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-16

$50; straights, $3.O063.2o: clears. $500
$40: spring specials. s2So63.99. patents
S3.30d3.s0; straights, $z6563.eo: bakeR
$2-2062.50: No. 2 yellow corn 31Ac; y
3 spring wheat, s2Geshc; No :
s7Gs7hc; No.. . corn. size; No. : a.
&c; No. 5 white. 25G25i4c; mess POI
per bill. se.45Glo.s0: lard. per 100 lbs
s5.s59s.s5; short ribs sides, loose. SS-eo0
$50; dry saited shoulders. boxed. 500
5.62k; short clear sides. s5.sS9S-0;
whiskey. distillers' finished goods, per
gallon. s1.23h.
New York. January 13--FLoUR-
quiet and steady. Minnesota patents
$S.S0G405.
'WHEAT.SSpot market steady: No.
2 red sS&c. Options opened steady and
Q~nchanged or cable news. but AFTER
4 slight rise as a result OF covering
on oullish crop reports from Indiana
and Missouri. eased of a little under
steady at unchanged prices. March
closed at 75hc; May closed a. 53sc:
July closed al 1850.
CORN.@Spot steady: No. = 4lLc. OPP
tfons opened steady n firmly held
most OF the session on ~eadin
abroad and further reports OF lighs
country offerings: closed steady and
unchanged. May closed at 3shc.
OATS-Spot steady; No. 2 2sG%hc.
Options inactive.
BUTTER-Weak; western
| gH27c: state dairy 20G2sc-
EGGS|Steady; a and Pennsylva-
MIA 2oc.
PETROLEUM-Steady: refined New
York $3.50: Philadelphia and Baltimore
1885: do in bulk $50.
RICE.-Steady: domestic. fair TO ex-
ira iHekc; Japan 4Ad5c.
MOLASSES@Steady.
COTTON SEED OIL--ouleter. but
still unsettled and strongly held for
/ both prompt and future delivery. with
out further wan in price. Prime
| crude barrels 32hGSsc; prime summer
yellow 36h637c: of summer yellow
nominal: b. ter grades SsdSsc; prime
winter yellow sea 4oc; prime white $50
40c; prime neal s25.
SUGAR-Raw strong; no sellers at
: quotations. Fair refining 3Sc bid; re-
fined firm and tending up. graduated
$5.05.
NAVAL STORES.
New York-Rosin steady; strained
common 10 good s1.62hGLS5. Turpen-
tine firmer at 53q5S&c.
Charleston-Spirits turpentine mar
ket quiet at 49c: sales none. Rosin
firm and unchanged: sales none.
Savannah-Spirits turpentine market
firm at sic; receipts 314: sales It's:
exports 135. Rosin firm and unchang-
ed; receipts zoos; sales 2,42s; exports
1858.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-16
MARKETS RY TELEGRAPH
FINANCIAL.

New York, January 13.-Money on
call steady at 8 per cent: prime mer-
camille paper 5 to 6 per cent. sterling
exchange steady with actual business
in bankers bills ait s4.S6A@ 4.S7 for de-
mand and at $4.S3G4.SSA for sixty
days; posted rates at $4.S4@4.S4h and
ait $4.S7k@4.SS; commercial bills at
$4.82k@4.S3; silver certificates at $50
59Ea; bar silver at SO; Mexican dollars
at Az; state bonds inactive; railroad
bonds strong; government bonds irreg-
ular.
COTTON.
Liverpool, January 13.-2 p. m.-Cot-
ton.-Spot, limited demand; prices
1-32d higher. American middling fair
4 25-32d; good middling 4 1920; mid
ding 4 17-32d; low middling 4%d;
good ordinary 4 3-16d; ordinary 4d. The
sales Of the day were 5000 bales, Of
expert and included $500 bales Amer
lean; receipts 500 bales, all Ameri-
can Futures opened firm and closed
steady at the advance.
American, middling low middling
clause: January 4 23-64@4 24-64d sell
ers; January and February 4 20-646
4 21-64d sellers; February and March
4 17-64G4 18-64d sellers; March and
April 4 14-64@4 15-64d sellers; April
dLu MAY 4 1l-ofO DuyeTSs May ana
Jun 4 S-64@4 9-64d buyers; June and
July 4 6-6404 7-64d sellers; July and
August 4 4-64@4 5-64d sellers; August
n September 3 57-64d buyers; Sep
TENDER and October 3 55-64d buyers;
October and November 8 4S-64d buyers.
THE NEW YORK MARKET.
New York, January 13.-Cotton quiet
and steady; middling 7 11-16c; gross re-
ceipts 327; sales 1O6; stock III, 942.
Total today and consolidated: Net
receipts 1915; exports to Great Britain
1889; to France S,154; to the continent
3,60S; stock $40, 665.
Total since September LIST: Net re-
ceipts 4,219,6 94; exports to Great Bri-
tain 1,120,S $50; to France Az, I49; to the
continent 1,2s7, S69.
Spot cotton closed quiet and steady
at 1-16c higher; middling uplands
z 11-16c; middling gulf 7 15-16c; sales
LOG bales.
Futures closed steady. January 7.36,
February 1892, March 1856, april 7.3s,
May and June IA, July 7.43, August
IA. September 6.95. October $50. No
vember 6.78, December SIS.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
Shicago, January 1.-THE leading
futures ranged as follows:
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-16
AN ANTITRUST LEAGUE.

New York, January 13.-The board
lof managers of the Commercial Trav.
Ielers and Hotel Mems Anti-Trust
League held a meeting in this CITY to-
day. 1t was decided to arrange a meet
ling Of the committee on legislation, OF
(which Joseph ]. Willett, of Alabama,
lis chairman, to be held in Chicago
February 18th.
Letters accepting membership on the
committee on legislation have been
received. among them one from Clark
Howell. of Georgia
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-16
Is an object Lesson.

The WinSton-Saiem Sentinel of Jan
uary 18th under the caption, a strik-
ing contrast says editorially:
THE improved condition of affairs at
Wilmington inc the understanding
between the races in November, 1898,
affords a strong argument in favor of
white supremacy, and will. doubtless,
be cited frequently during the amend
ment campaign as a striking object
lesson of the difference between a city
standing in danger Of negro rule and a
city revoautionized and under the con-
troll Of its white citizenship. It is a
logical conclusion that the same result
will obtain when the scope OF the
latter condition shall embrace Ii en-
tire state-after the amendment has
been adopted"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-16
Having a Great Run on Chamberlain,
Coach DornaIw

Having a Grea Run ON Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy.
Manager Martin, of the Pierson drug
store, informs us that he is having a
great run On Chambertain's Cog
Remedy. He sells five bottles Of that
medicine to one Of any other kind, and
ft gives satisfaction. In these days of
"a grippe there is nothing like Cham
berfain's Cough Remedy to stop the
cough, heal up the sore throat and
lungs and give relief within a very
shsrt time. The sales are growing, and
AN who try it are pleased with its
prompt ac1on-South Chicago Daily
Calumet For sole by R R. Bellamy,
Druggist
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-16

And Fever 10 q bottle OF Growers
Tasteiess Chill Tonic. The formula %
plainly printed On each package. II ,
simply Iron and Quinine In a t-asteisa.
form and 10 compounded In correca
proportions The cas- imftators do
not advertise their formula 10 because
they know you would not buy theis
medicine IL you knew its ineradte~ta
Growers 10 the original. and n the osar
chill and fever remedy sold fhrouehout
the entire maiarial section Of the Unft-
Cd States No surs, no pay. Price &c.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-16
Try ALIENS Foot Ease.

A powder to be shaken into the shoes.
Your feet feel swollen, and
hot, and get tired easily. If you have
smarting feet or tight shoes. try AL
lens Foot-Ease. 1t cools the feet n
makes walking easy. Cures swollen,
sweating feet, ingrowing nails, blisters
and callous spots. Relieves corns and
bunions of all pain and gives rest and
comfort. Try it to-day. Sold by all
druggists and shoe stores for Csc.
Trial package FREE. Address, Allen
S. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-16

I want to let the people who suffer
from rheumatism and sciatica know
that Chamberiain's Pain Balm relieved
me after a number OF other medicines
IMMINENT I have ever known of. A
Dodgen, Alpharetta, Ga Thousands
have been cured Of rheumatism by this
remedy, One application relieves the
pain. For sale by R. r. Bellamy. Drug
gist.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-16
Crew of the Edenmoor Rescued.

London, January 13.-The Norwegian
steamer Hirunde from Pensacola and
Norfolk for Antwerp, passed Dunge-
ness today and ~signalled that she has
on board the crew of the British steam
err Edenmoor, which sailed from Pen
sacola December Sth, via Norfolk De-
cember 18th, for Amsterdam. The Ed
enmoor had been abandoned.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-16
The Rise I'm Spirits of Turpentine.

Savannah. Ga, January 1s-@Spirits
-t~urpentine was quoted today at the
Board of Trade at 81 cents. This Is a
new price, n only for this season but
for many years past The highest
price heretofore has been 5Ok cents
which was reached a few weeks ago.
The tone OF the market is firm.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-16

Mr.. j. A Pemberton. Jr., engfneep
on the Yadkin Division of h Whining
ton and Weldon railroad, has been
transferred TO the Short Cut" the
main line OF the Atlantic Coast Line.
Mr.. John NJ. Williams. of wiImin,Ion
takes Mr. Pemberton's run on the 4
n Y. having been transferred froD
the W. and W. road.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-16
ANOTHER FIRE AT AUGUSTA,

Augusta, Ga. January 13.-1O:30 p.
m.-The Harrison block, opposite Union
depot, the property recently purchas-
led by the Seaboard Air Line and oc-
by stables, small stores and ne
gro residences. is on fire. The fire
started in stock yards filled with cat
tile. The property is a perfect finder
box, but valuable property sur
rounds it.