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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-09
SENATOR M'LAUBIN's REPLY
10 the Resolution OF the State Com
mittee Demanding His Resignation

columbia, s. q. August 6.-The state
democratic committee today received
Senator McLaurin's reply to their &C
tion of July 25th condemning his course
in the senate and demanding his resig-
nation. In the course OF the letter Sem
ator McLaurin writes:
I hold my commission from the dem
ocratic voters of South Carolina. /
recognize 10 authority but theirs. take
no orders from any source but them,
and shall, in due course appeal TO them
1or judgement on my course as a SEN
ator. and my character as a man and
a democrat.
personally, / am Indifferent to your
action, because nobody has made you
my master or censor, and I regard
what you have done as merely express
ing the malice and the fears of one in
dividual, Senator B. r. Tillman. But
for this always evil and indecent infiu-
ence, ordinary respect for the proprie-
ties would probably have prevented
the four of You who are declared COM
peutors for the seat / now have the
honor to occupy from attempting to use
the power entrusted to you by your
party to remove rival from your path.
Il shall ask the people to decide be-
tween the man who has tried to help
cotton factories, open highways of
commerce and to so commend the DEM
ocratic party as to command for it the
confidence and respect Of the business
and laboring elements north and south
and that of the man whose conduct and
record has been to sink the party to
disrepute and impotence. 1 shall ask
them to say whether they prefer the
senator who has. tried to retain for
South Carolina the honor and dignity
won by a long line of illustrious sons
and glorious deeds or the senator who
has postured as buffoon and bully and
who has proclaimed on the floor of the
senate that he represented constitu-
ency Of ballot box suffers and murder
ers who wanted their share of the
stealage.
81 desire to proclaim to the world
that you do not represent the intell1-
gence, the democracy of the people OF
South Carolina and to you and Senator
Tillman that he has never been my
master and shall never be; that he
shall not escape the vengeance that
must surely fall upon him when the
people have been made to understand
his motives. mis- methods, his debased
character and his shameful record. TIC
that grand conservator of free govern
ment, the reserved patriotism and COM
mon sense of the people, I make ap-
peal, against partisan intolerance and
tyranny"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-09
A CYCLONE AT NORFOLK
Many Houses Damaged, but No Lives
Lost

Norfolk, Va. August 6.-Norfolk was
visited by a cyclone shortly after 2
o'clock this afternoon. The whirlwind
came in the usual funnel-shaped cloud
and was about fifty feet in width. For
tunately it's path was in the outlying
portion of the city and not through the
thickly populated sections. The roofs
of about twenty houses were blown
away and several people were injured
by falling timbers.
In the county all the outbuildings on
large farm were demolished. Several
houses in the town of Berkley were also
unroofed.
Trees were torn up and chimneys
blown down throughout the section
passed over by the cyclone. No fatal
tiles have been reported. The whirl-
wind was followed by a rainstorm that
almost equaled a cloudburst
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-09
Discrimination Against Chicago in
Marine Insurance

Chicago, August 7.-Ruinous dis
elimination in insurance rates, accord
ing to officials of the Northwestern
Steamship Company has decided them
to withdraw from the transatlantic
route the company's steamships. The
withdrawal will be made on the return
of the two steamships to Chicago from
Liverpool.
AS high as s1.75 per 500 has been
charged shippers for cargo insurance
to Liverpool from this port and the
average rate has been not less than
$1.25, at which figure there is a dis
elimination against the Chicago COM
pany Of about $500 a cargo, or $1,000 a
round trip. Steamers running to Liver
pool from Montreal or New York are
able to secure insurance as low as 80
cents.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-09
The Alabama Convention

Montgomery, Ala, August THE
entire morning session Of the constitu-
tional convention was spent in debat-
ig the question of reconsidering the
vote by which section % Of the judi
ciary report, relating to the election OF
solicitors by the people was adopted.
The convention refused to reconsider
by a vote OF So to 81.
The tax ordinance of delegate Nor
ris Settle, which reduces the taxes from
so to 10 cents was under consideration
yesterday when the convention ad-
journed and was tabled, as was also
Mr.. Norris ordinance providing for the
support Of ali schools now in existence.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-09
Knoxville street Cars Running

Knoxville, Tenn. August THE en-
tire street car system of the Knoxville
Traction Company has been In opera
ton on regular schedules today and not
a striker has been taken back New
men manned all the cars with the ex-
ception OF four employees who did not
strike. The company considers the
strike a closed incident and they expect
to run their cars during the day unin-
terrupted and Will put on the night
service soon. The labor unions are CO.
operating with the strikers in propos-
ing a boycott against the merchants
who patronize the street cars.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-09
WILMINGTON, N. c.. FRIDAY AUGUST g. 1901.

.It is impossible for us to say at this
time what direction the men took. If
they used a steam launch to leave the
scene OF the robbery they could have
gone in any direction, but IL they escap-
ed in a rowboat they would doubtless
have taken the direction in which the
tide was running.
Several broken drills and an oil can
such as is used by cyclists have been
found in the hole. Every possible clew
is being followed, but I am unable to
say that we have been at all successful
thus far. We nope later to make the
announcement that the robbers have
been apprehended. / believe they Sc
cured about $3.50 000"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-09
ALMOST A CLOUDBUR RST
Fifteen Inches OF Rain Fall In Stanly
County-Great Damage Done

Raleigh, N. c., August Ga special
to The News and Observer from Abe
marie, N. c., says:
The most destructive rain fell at and
around this point last night that has
fallen here in forty years. Little Long
creek washed out a fill on the Yadkin
railroad and swept away about 200 feet
of the track. Trains have been tied up
here for twelve hours.
Great damage was also done to crops.
Several bridges and water mills were
washed away. The rainfall was about
fifteen inches.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-09
No More Corn Pools for PhiIlips

Chicago. August mo more corn
pools for me-" said George II. Phillips
today. Il knew that I was standing
over a can Of gun powder all the time,
and il was only by the merest chance
that ! escaped total annihilation. ]
was forced into the May pool, but
wont be forced into another. They are
too risky and not at all to my liking.
The corn king made this emphatic
declaration apropos OF the resolution
against pools passed by the board OF
directors of the board of trade yester-
day.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-09
To Establish a Negro Bank

Baltimore. August THE establish
ment OF bank at Hampton, Va, and
the adoption OF an additional plan Of
life insurance will absorb the attention
OF the delegates to the forty-fifth an
nual session OF the annual grand tab
ernacle OF GaElean Fishermen, a color
ed beneficial organization now in con-
vention here. 1t is stated that the
bank has already been chartered.
Plans for its establishment and gov
ernment will be formulated during this
session. The bank will not only be a
depository for the funds Of the fisher
men, but will also be a savings bank
for colored people.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-09
Roosevelt still Pursuing Coyotes

Colorado Springs, Colo, August t.
Vice President Roosevelt and the party
OF citizens who left Colorado Springs
Monday afternoon for a horseback ride
any coyote hunt through the south
eastern part Of FL Paso county and
were to have been back this afternoon,
nave not been heard from. This is
taken to mean that they are having an
enjoyable and successful hunt. The
proposed trip to the Cripple Creek dis
trict has been postponed until Friday.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-09
The Postmistress ousted

Washington, August IA contest
extending over many months and at
tracing wide attention was ended today
by the appointment of DR.. ]. p. Cray
as postmaster of New Castle. KY. Mrs.
Gertrude Sanders, the present incum-
bent. made a hard fight to retain the
office. even appealing TO the president
for assistance. She was successful In
retaining the Office for time, but f.
nally was obliged to yield TO adverse
Influences
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-09

Philadelphia, August 7.-Walter c.
Wilson. of the tobacco firm OF Walter
G. Wilson & Co.. OF this city, was
found dead In bed today at his home
in Riverton, ~. j. He was about 90
years old, He formerly was an exten-
sfve baker of crackers and cakes ana
was 9eIl known to the trade through
out the country. When the cracker
combination absorbed his factory ne
went into the tobacco business.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-09
Starting a New Town In Oklahoma

Hobart, O. T., August 7.-Business
lots at auction are bringing from SO to
$50. Every one so far has been ex-
tremely orderly and peaceable. The
town still grows. Tents are becoming
more numerous every hour. Another
republican newspaper plant has arriv-
ed in town and will publish it's first is
sue next week. AS yet no democratic
paper is here. although it is said three
are on the way.
Two banks have been running all day
and have had no trouble in supplying
currency. Nearly $4,000 has been re-
ceived here by express. Large sums are
expected tomorrow. Many came in
tending to use checks and had to tele-
graph for their money to be sent by ex-
press.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-09
Charged with Numbering a Girl

Wheeling, ". Va. August John
Cline and Clayton Rodgers were arrest
ed here today on charge Of having mur-
dered May Yost, a T7-year-old girl. The
warrant was sworn out by her father,
who charges that the prisoners forcf-
bly, abducted the girl, assaulted and
murdered her and threw the body into
the Ohio river. The girl was taken
Sunday night from the company OF her
sweetheart, Walter Hammond, at the
point of a revolver. Her body has not
been found.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-09
Mexican Religious Reform Laws

Mexico City. August LEI Imparcia1
a semi cficial organ here points 10 the
generation of church and state In the
-es-f. States and the impartial policy
to. ds all faiths by the American
go -nment as producing the best Re-
suits to the Catholic church and advises
the clerical citizens here to accept
Mexico's policy az embodied in the re-
form laws and not to struggle to undo
the existing reform laws dealing With
religion.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-09

Several states of the union propose
petitioning~ congress to enact q national
divorce law. Mexico has no divorce
law. and the church party will bitterly
antagonize' the proposed enactment of
a national divorce law.
The news & observer., 1901-03-27

Spot cotton closed quiet; middIinG upIands
ets middiny gulf 89s sales :, 100 bales.
LIVERPOOL.
LIVERPOOL March 26 Z, M.-Spot cotton,
quiet: prices lower: American mddlng fair
5 Lied Good middling 25-32d; middling
4 i9-32d; low middling ll-32d; good ordinary
4h-32d: ordinary 20-32d. The sales of the day
wera 5000 bales, OF which 500 were for s ecu A.
tion and export, and included 1900 Amer can.
Receipts 900 bales, includiI- l2 900 Americ
Futures opened quiet aud COS arm.
Ar,,nr nt.Ail lnAr nilldlinn GinIiSi
The news & observer., 1901-03-27

to two and three quarters, and there
were especially notable declines in the
industrial list, American Tobacco fall
ing at one time 31a, Ainalganated Cop
per 2B and American Sugar two points.
Some of the usually quiet stocks which
have enjoyed recent e2 traordinary ad-
vances fell back sharply. The Steel
stocks shared in the general weakness
and many of them d1cpped from one
to two points under last night 1t was
after nearly. the whole session had been
consumed, in this process of extension
of short accounts that the Northern Pa
cific movement developed. The bears
were completely routed and found the
supply of stocks very small, bidding up
prices on themselves Ly rapid strides.
There was an almost complete recovery
in the general list and Northern Pa
cific surged upwards Ia points to 9a4,
a record price The rise in Burlington
reached 49s. 1t was the current belief
in Wall Street that a reaction was fav-
ored by the capitalists who are heavily
committed to the pending great syndi-
cate transac tons, owing to the appre-
henSion that the demandS of the animat-
ed speculation upon rhe money market
threatened 20 exhaust the surplus sup
plies. The steady upward course of
sterling exchange gave good ground for
the expectation that gold might go out
at an early period. In fact the report
was current that actual arrangements
had been made for shipments on Sat-
urday's steamer but it is probable that
sterling exchange will have to rise an
additional fraction before exports of
geld will be profitable.
Railroad bonds continued active and
irregular. Tctal sales par value) $4,-
100000
United States old As coupon advanced
Ia per cent on the last call.
The total sales of stocks today were
1161,50O shares, including the following:
Atchison S1,S00; Atchison preferred 23,-
500; Chesapeake and Ohio $500; Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy 79,100; Chicago
indianapolis and Louisville $500; Chi
cago, Rock Island and Pacific 11,9OO;
Colorado Southern 12,40O Denver and
Rio Grande 11,400 Denver and Rio
Grande preferred $500, Erie 67,1OO; Erie
first preferred II 100 Louisville and
Nashville II 500; Manhattan Elevated
$4,000; Metropolitan Street Railway
I1tiUVba mGAICdH NeIlIIdI .oUU, AIISSOuGl
Pacific $4,000: Missouri, Kansas and
Texas 1000; Missouri Kansas and
Texas preferred 9,100. New York Cen
tral 7,400: Northern Pacific 92 100; New
York. Ontario and Western 13fO0;
Pennsylvania Railroad 17100; Philadel-
phia and Reading 13,l00; Philadelphia
and Reading first preferred $500: Phil
adelphia and Reading second preferred
11,10O; Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
2l.700 Southern Pacific 1880; Southern
Railway 36,100; Texas and Pacific 16,-
100; Union Pacific 2,S10; Wabash 300;
Wabash preferred 27,znG; Wheeling and
Lake Erie second preferred $500; Anal
gamated Copper 24,400; American
Smelling and Refining $500; American
Tobacco 81 100: BrookiQn Rapid Transit
81 1,100 Continental Tobacco 5000; Peo-
pies Gas Light and Coke Company II, :
soc; Ameri IAN Sugar Refining $4,000.
The news & observer., 1901-03-27
BALTIMORE PROVISIONS
STOCKS AND BONDS.

Now YORK. March &c The recurrence
If tho story o. a northwestern railroad
deal coupling Northern Paclht ana
Burlington Yves the occasion of an eX-
traordinary and impressive upward
Ir,oyepnnt in the late stock market to-
day. Whatever may re the validity OF
the often renewed claims of a trans
continental arr angen,cnt for the bcnc-
6t of Northern Pacific and Great North
crn. it was clear enough that the re-
covery in the general market was due
to the precipitdte covering of short con-
tracts. which were put out with great
freedom and boldness by practically all
of the trading element on the exchange.
TIE attack or the market by the bear
element had met with inviting success,
and they rad broken prices throughout
practically the whole market. There
was some show of strength in the carly
dealings and an apparent attempt to re-
new the bull movement. but it soon be-
came evident that the attempt to ad-
vance prices as no longer in such pow
+, erfuI and capable hands as has been the
case during much of the recent bull
speculation. When the bears found
their attack no longer contested they
offered prices down very polulS anu
made inroads of bet ecn one and two
points in practically all the active stocks
in the list. The Changers and South
westerns proved themselves especially
vulnerable, in view of the large commit
| ments for the long account which have
| recently been made in them. Northern
| Pacific itself was forced down nearly
point, but Burlington was held above
| last nights level throughout. Missouri
| Pacific after being lifted to 1922 fell
back 2 IA. The local traction stocks
were notably weak, declining from two
The news & observer., 1901-03-27

Capital Tobacco Fertilizer.
National Special Tobacco Fertilizer.
National Fertilizer.
Beef Blood and Bone Fertilizers.
Capital Bone-Potash Compound.
Travers' Dissolved Bone Phosphate
Champion Bcid Phosphate.
The news & observer., 1901-03-27
NEW YORK.


Is. 25asS7A Whiskey l.27
NEW YORK.
NEW York, March 2e.-Floar fair Y stcHly on
top grade, but dH and ca ~ otherwise. MIME
sofa patents S4O0lh4.30; do. bakers 5000 81
winter patents S3.65l4.f0.
Rye flour dull; fair to good S2.S003 10; choice
to fancy S32003.50.
Buckwheat -four dull at s.. lOlI2l5
Ruckwheat dull ut 60i163.
Corn meal steady; yellow western si.oO: city 9l;
brandywine S2,40G12.45.
Rye easy State rye 56Ql57; No. 2 western COY.
Barley quiet; feeding 46Q14S; mailing 6o665. u
Barley malt dul.; western 6oeeQt2; ,..
Wheat spot easy; No 2. red ISL 8ll5 Options
May sos; July S0A; September 7sS
Corn spot uuiet: No, 2 49M, Optic Ma'ch
40; May 47h; July 471s; LIE. tember 47sS.
Oats-spot dul; No. :, 3on. Options very
Reef: steady; family si0oCGei1.5o; packet 500
$S50aa.0o: beef hams Sl850al90al6.5o
Cut meats steady; pickled bellies a4G9l 10; picked
shoulders 6lS6l6A; do hams ---
Lard nrm western steamed T843; refined
Arm; to the continen 1855; South America
So %; compound 54QD57s
Pork firm; family 16.OO01l6.50 short
clear $15.00f1l7.00; mess Si55G6tl6.50.
Tallow firm; CITY (f2.00 8 er package), Al
country (puckges free) fsG15ls
Petroleum steady; refined New York S1,0; Phll-
adelphia aud Baltimore 1870; in bulk, 1915.
Rosn steady; strained. common to good. Sl.oc'
- Ipentine drm at 3S1aGl3S.
Rice stead; domestic, fair to extra 3s@o4
Coffee spot Rio dull No. invoice 67s@7
mid dull; Cordoya 8dS12@. Options May $3.50;
July $40: Sepsember $50: December 600
Sugar steady to brm; fair rennlng 31a0o
. 1872; Centrifugal 96-teSt, -32: moasses sugar
3 a-32n3 5-l6: refined firm; mould a 5s5;
standard 4 80: confectioners \ $50: cut loaf
and crushed 6.00 powdered 500; granulated o.5o;
cubes $40.
b tier firm; western creamery, fresh 1902:
factory 110315 State dairy 156Q2l.
Geese rirm; fancy large White ll@llh; do.
small l2G1l2A
Eggs str ng; State and Pennsylvania at mark
i3L<(0al4: southern, at mark, 1lM0l3}4.
Peanuts quiet fancy hand-pIcked 4A05 do
mestic ;.
Cabbage quiet; State S14G118 per ton.
Potatoes quiet; Jerseys ol.2501.50; New lorks
81. .4O7 1.621a Long Island Si5o0l.'o; Jersey
sweets 81. 511D2. 10.
Molasses quiet; New Orleans, open kettle,
good to choice, 32Gl40.
Freights to Liverpool; cotton by steam 10; do
grain :.
Cotton seed oil still active. Prime crude, bar
rels 3oh: prime summer yellow 81 on summer
" How 81 prime white 81; do, winter So
prime meal S2i.0061250o.
BALTIMORE PROVISIONS,
BALTIMORE, March 26.-Flour dull; western
super $23Olf24O; family S3.OoGD32o; WHIT
wheat patents S3. 3.S504.05; spring patents S5'9so
42J: do. straights, S3.85l03. %.
Wheat firm; spot aud March I11sWuB' Ai.li Pr
775I6l77#; May 18asMGoh, steamer No Feu
southern wheat by sam le, 70dpTsla
Corn strong: mixed spot 41GF4 March
FGl47A April 467aW4s5s: May 4oM04o7s
southern white corn 4S1sGt ~: do yellow -.
Oats firm: No 2 white 3214td33; do. mxci
The news & observer., 1901-03-27
NAVAL STORES

WILMINGTON, n. c., March 25 Turpentine
firm at $50 33H receipts q.
Rosin nothing doing ut Sl.t011.15; receipts 227
Crude turpentine quiet at S.3 30; receipts
10 barrels
Tar hrm at 81. l5 receipts 1O3
I SAVANNAH, Ga, March 90 Turpcntine nothing
doing at 341a; receipts = sales :, exports -
Rosiu hrm receipts /; sales -; exports
Quote A, b, c, Sll5; d, Sl,20: T., sl.25; r,
sl9o; n, SI.e5: " g, sos: w w. $3.50.
CHARLESTON. S. G., March 2s. Turpentine
firm a. 2i1lA3i1; receints s0s, sales 324; exports
Rosin firm: receipts - sales exports :
Quote A, r. c. l.25 ID, St.c0; II, $1.35; r, 81. 40;
G, $14j: II, I.f0; ]. Sl.6': K, 81 81: NJ, S1e5, n,
tl.95; VIC re 90; w W, &22,'
The news & observer., 1901-03-27
SPECIAL RATES VIA S. a. L. RY.

General Missionary Conference NJ. e.
Church. South, New Orleans, La, April
q to 80. One fare from all points for
round trip Rate from Raleigh $3.50.
Tickets to be sold April 22nd to 2ith, final
return limit May End
The news & observer., 1901-03-27

Round trip winter tourist rate Raleigh
to Old Point, Va, $3.50, Southern Pines,
N. c., $3.50, Pinehurst, N. c., $3.75, and
round trip tickets to winter resorts in
Florida on sale.
The news & observer., 1901-03-27

SEABoARD STOCKS AND BONDS
/ BALTIMORE, March ee.-Seaboard Air Line
eommon I45sQl4A pre'erred 33A033A.
Bonds-4's 60s @eo15
The news & observer., 1901-03-27
RALEIGH TOBACCO MARKET.
OFFICIAL OIL REPORTS.

The California State Investment CONS
pany, with eastern offices at SS fremont
street, Boston, Mass, offer investors an
opportunity to obtain reliable Information
irect from the official State government
reports regarding the oil industry of Cali
fornia, and all letters of inquiry, inclos-
ing stamp for reply, about any oil com
pany, will be checrfully answered free of
charge.
The news & observer., 1901-03-27
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago, tlls., March 2B.--Moderata
activity in corn was in contrast to the
quietness of other markets on change
today The tone of the cereals was cas-
ier. Corn closed Is to 1-4c, and oats
1-Sc lower. Provisions were steady
closing unchanged to 7tac higher.