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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06

The Governor VIII Not Interfere
Again-Southern Railway Granted
New Hearing In the Coley Case-A
Secret Association of Cooks-Peabody
scholarships.
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, n. c., August

Raleigh. n. c., August 8.
A telegram from Governor Aycock to
Private Secretary Pearsall, from Will
son this morning. said his son Charles
Aycock was a little better. Private
Secretary Pearsall left for Wilson this
morning to see the governor in regard
to public business.
A telegram from the governor last
night informed the private secretary
that he had decided to interfere no
further Is to the execution Of Lewis
Council at Fayetteville, so it seems the
latter will be hanged August 18th.
This is the result Of the visit OF ex-
Judge Womack to Fayetteville. He
found public opinion there widely d.
vided and made an investigation.
Mention mas been made of the facl
that there a been an application filed
for a rehearing Of the Coley case, this
being the one in which Sam Coley, eX-
conductor Of the Southern railway, re-
covered damages TO the amount of S12,-
500 against it for the loss OF an arm at
Goldsboro. The supreme court at the
last week of the last term gave him the
damages. The application for a re-
hearing is granted d. 1t has aroused no
little feeling Or the part OF railway en-
lOyeS COleyS attorney says 4acIS
will be a rehearIng, but there will be no
reversal of b opinion in the case. IL
is the last gasp OF a corporation" which
he then proceeded to denounce. On
its side the railway says 1t has very
strong grounds for it's application
During July in this city, as the re.
port made today shows, there were 20
deaths and 50 births. OF the deaths
Q were of white persons, IL Of negroes.
OF the births % of whites, q of ne
groes. Only one death was from ty-
phoid fever. though there We're p cases
of that disease. Physicians say 1T is OF
a mild type.
. Rapid work is now being done ON the
school building at the Agricultural n
Mechanical college. Forty men are
employed on it. It is to be a mooei
building, the best of its kind.
1t is declared that there is a union OF
secret association of cooks here. one
householder says he is informed tnat
each member promises to feed at least
three persons. 80.
The state superintendent of puDnc
instruction made % speech today at a
large educational rally at Ellerbee
Springs, Richmond county.
The Improvement in cotton during the
past few days is declared by some
farmers to be more superficial than 1t
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06

appears. They say the plants are not
fruited and that this will be found out
later.
Building here continues very active
1t is almost entirely at present OF res
licences.
The examination papers or a numDef
of appIicants for Peabody scholarships
were sent in today, these being from
the counties of Haywood, Harnett.
Duplin, Allegheny, Burke, Iredeil.
Sampson, Wilson and Randolph. THIS
carries out the purpose to scatter the
scholarships widely. Heretofore the ex-
IRENE west has had all of them
Some sick convicts were brought mere
today from the gang which is building a
railway at Dover, among them a boy,
very small and but 16 years old, who
is serving five years for stealing a mule.
All who saw him lamented the fact the
state had no reformatory-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06
Cotton

New York. August 3.-The cotton
market opened easy with prices l point
higher to 2 points lower and immediate
ly after the call was weak under a
furry Of ROOF liquidation led by jan
uary longs. Before 10: 80 o'cloc there
was a sharp rally on a turn for cover,
prompted by dry weather reports and a
forecast for generally fair conditions
over h belt tonight and tomorrow.
Later. the market was feverish, with
the room devoting attention to scalp
ing January options. There were out
side orders in evidence after the OPEN
ing and trading gradually simmered
down to an Indifferent e%vening-up trade
The English bank holiday deprived the
contingent here of news from Liverpool,
while uncertainty concerning the gov
report of next Monday pre-
vented enthusiastic operations on eth
er side. Spot cotton was active here
and in the south, with exporters as a
rule outbidding domestic buyers for
desirable grades. Receipts at all points
were light as predicted. The market
for futures closed quiet and steady.
W. prices net 1 point higher to 4 points
lower.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06
eoLbsBoRo GOSSIP.
Mules Killed by Lightning-Board of
Aldermen in Session-The Sick Re-
covering-To Close Recruiting ONCE.

Correspondence Of The Messenger.)
Goldsboro, n. c., August B.
Mr.. W. C. O'Berry had the misfortune
to loose two valuable mules by light
ming this week. They were in their
stables al the time. Strange to say no
other damage was done. The building
was not burned.
The board of aldermen elected Mr..
Solomon We'll mayor pro tenn IN the
absence of Nh. George c. Royal. who
is out of the state. Mayor HOOD VIII
go to Wrightsville with his military
company Monday.
MIR. w. T. YeIverton has recovered
from his recent attack OF fever. HIS
son George, who has been SUFFERING Win
fever. is much improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. III. Phillips have re-
turned from Buffalo.
The score in the game of ball between
Mount Olive and Fremont resulted liz
a score of 13 to 2 in favor Of Fremont
Mr.. W. B. Bailey, of Duplin county
was here on a business mission today
Miss Lucy Coffee, of Greensboro is
visiting Misses d and Estelle Tomlin-
10.
Mr.. c. NJ. Edgerton, who for quite
while has been teller at \the Bank o1
Wayne. haS rendered his resignation
and Will assist his fdtner IN MS DuSl'
ness. His successor has not been chos,
en-.
Professor S. NJ. Smith, and wife, OF
Elon college. were in the city today.
Captain Joseph Cusack, acting under
an order from the war department, will
close the recruiting office, n he, will
his force of men, will go to Charlotte.
Miss Alice Aycock, daughter of tn
governor, who has been visiting Mis-
Rosa Powell. has gone to Wilson, Wher'
her brother is quite sick.
Mr.. z. NJ. Loften who has been quit,
sick with fever is out again.
Tobacco breaks continue, a great dea
being sold for good prices.
The board of aldermen met in regu
lar monthly session Friday night. Reg
ular routine business was transacted
Reports showed the county fence com
pleted, also h fence around the cit.
lot on John street in process of o
struction. The mayor reported 80 case
disposed of with fines and costs o
$165.S9 New ordinances prohibiting
watermelon rinds being thrown on tn
streets, prohibiting hacks from congre
eating at any particular place, and re
quiring COWS being driven through tn
streets to be properly guarded wer
passed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06
The Coffee Market.

New York, August 3.-Spot Rio quiet,
No. z invoice 5%c. Today's coffee mar
ket was a small ar a bearish one. The
opening was dull. with yesterdays
prices in force and prices soon settled
in the absence of bull support and un-
der pressure from the bear side until
a decline of 5 to 10 points was noted.
Gables were about as expected, showing
improvements in European markets and
losses in Brazilian markets. Receipts
in the crop country were a very heavy
gain and were a considerable factor Of
depression in h days news. The
spot situation locally vas practically
unchanged. The market for futures
was finally quiet and net 5 to 10 points
lower. with sales of II, $50 bags.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06
Hester's Cotton Report.

New Orleans, August 2.-Secretary
Testers statement of the worlds visi-
bic supply of cotton issued today shows
the total visible to be 2,159, 9S9 bales,
against 2,302, SS7 last week and 1850, pa
last year. OF this the total OF Ameri-
can cotton is 1,326, 9S9, against 1,407, 1877
last week n S2S, 234 last year, and Of
all other kinds including Egypt, India,
ETC., S33, 900 against S95, 200 and 522, 900.
OF the worlds visible supply, as
above, there is now afioat and held in
Great Britain and continental Europe
1,0S4,0 900 bales, against $4,000 last year;
in Egypt 81, 000, against 5000; in India
4S1, 900, against 2SS, 900 and in the United
States 504, 900. against 173, 900.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06
The Slump I'm the Northern Pacific

New York. August 1.-TWO hundred
shares Of Northern Pacific common
stock sold on the stock exchange today
at 80 seller ten days" The last pre-
Vious sale was made at lis and occur
red on July 18th. the day hat ]. p.
Morgan announced his selection of five
new directors for the Northern Pacific.
The previous price to this had been $50:
the figures at which many quotations
has been settled with the rival syndi-
Gates. The highest panic" price for
this stock was 700 regular and 1000
cash"
Today's transaction was done for for
eign account. and the seller TO- fea-
ture was to enable the delivery of the
stock by shipment.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06
The Dry Goods Market

New York, August 3.-In dry goods
there has been no improvement in the
demand for staple cottons. In heavy
brown sheetings and drills sellers hold
for previous prices. Bleached cottons
are steady in all grades. Coarse color
ed goods are supported by the limited
supplies for sale. Prints and ging-
hams are steady. American cotton
yarns are quiet and irregular, with the
tone hardly as good as a week ago.
Worsted yarns are firm. Wooden yarns
are quiet. but steady. Jute yarns are
dull and irresgular.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06
Bryan on schley-sampson Controvers.

Admiral SIMPSONS friends should
be satisfied with the fac that their IA
vorite obtained the prize money won in
a battle in which he did not participate
and that his face is to grace a medal
that is to commemorate a fight in which
he did not take part. 1t should be suf-
ficient for them that Admiral Schley
has never made any claim as to his
part in the great battle in Santiago
bay; hat he has been content for the
newspaper correspondents and other
witnesses to give the facts to h Amer
lean people. The difficulty is that these
statements have convinced the Ameri-
a people that Schley was the real
hero of the day and entitled to all the
honors at the hands of a grateful peo-
pie, even though he is denied the emol-
umentS in the way OF prize money and
medalS.-The Commoner.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06
No More Lynchines at C~orrollton

Carrollton, Miss, August 1.-The air
has been rife with rumors of additional
lynchings all day. but these reports are
without foundation. A posse of men is
securing the country in an effort to
apprehend several negroes suspected Of
completely in the murder OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Teliaferro, but up TO 8 O'Clock to-
night no arrests have been made. The
only persons lynched in connection with
the murder were the three McCray ne
groes, full details Of which were sent
in these dispatches last night.
Sheriff Woodall stated tonight that
he had released all negro witnesses and
that no further trouble was anticipated.
The town is quiet tonight.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06
The Knoxville Street Car Strike

Knoxville, Tenn, August The
Knoxville Traction Company today
proposed to reinstate all men who quit
work yesterday becaus other men had
been discharged, presumably because
they belonged to the union. Five ex-
perienced street a men arrived here
this morning from Nashville. They
were met by strikers and two Of the
number were persuaded not to go to
work. Only six cars were operated to-
day. One al was ditched this morn
ing by grease being put on the track
on a very heavy grade.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06

New York, August George c.
Thomas a broker and a member OF the
consolidated exchange Of his city was
arrested today and arraigned before
United States Commissioners Shields
charged with violating the war reve-
nue~act in falling to place revenue
stamps on sales OF stocks. He waived
examination and was held in $1.500 bail
for examination. Mr.. Thomas contends
that the tax Is Illegal and he was ar
rested in order that a test might be
made in the courts.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06
Taken From a Court and Lynched

Smithville, Tenn. August 2.-Charles
Davis. or trial today for criminal as
sault, was taken from h court room
and lynched by a mob composed Of
friends and relatives Of III girl in the
case. Davis tried to ,amp from the
second story window, but was captured.
The sheriff, a deputy, a constable and
the defendants father were wounded
in a clash with the mob.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06
Mercer & Evans Go
60 IL Steps.
Four PERSONS Drowned

Huntington, w. Va, August This
waves from a passing steamer near
Central City last night upset a small
boat containing a pleasure party.
drowning o people. Their names:
Mrs Fanny Hemming, aged Is years:
Kathleen Hemming, her daughter, aged
IA years; Lagone and Theodore Apper-
son, grand children of Mrs. Hemming.
aged 8 and z years. Two other occu-
pants OF the boat were rescued. None
OF the bodies has been recovered.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06
Error In Cotton Report

New York. August g. In the special
report Of The Journal OF Commerce
on the condition Of cotton SEM out July
31st, an error made it appear that the
decline was IL points instead of Ii as
given by h Journal of Commerce,
Ii points decline being the correct fig
ure.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06
Bank Statement.

New York, August 3.-The statement
of the associated banks for the week
ending today shows: Loans $S78, $685.
900. increased $40, 1853, 500; deposits $685.
81, 200, increased $12, 973, 700. Circula-
ton $50. 572, 800, decreased $64, 700; legal
tenders $780, 97, 700, increased $685.. 700:
specie $50, 545, 700, increased 81, 624,5 500;
reserves $261, 14S, 400, increased 81, 2SO, 200.
Reserve required s23S, 97S, O5O, increased
s. 24Ss42 surplus s22y1s5, $50, decreased
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06

Beer invasion OF Portuguese Territory
London, August 1.-The Beers who
are invading Portuguese territory" says
the Lourenzo Marques correspondent
Of the Daily Mail. number 500. They
crossed he line near Manetzi and are
now going northward toward Komati-
poort. A Swiss farmer reports that his
farm buildings have been burned and
his stock have been i.iyen Oft and that
his wife n servants are missing. AL
though the Portuguese authorities are
preparing to make a vigorous resist
ance. only IA men under Captain Al
media are pursuing the Beers"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06
Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, August 3.-Heavy c~learances
caused a strong and fairly active wheat
market today, September q to &c high
er. Corn closed &c and oats 4 to &C
improved. Provisions closed unchanged
to 2kc up.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06
Commands Continue Fight.
in1.o

London, August "A dispatch from
Standerton, Transvaal. dated July 5th.
which has been stopped by the censor,
has just been received here. 1t reads.
walter Kitchener met Louis Botha
and his secretary, deWet, by appoint
ment near Plat Rand. a few days ago.
They brought kruger's reply t Botha's
surrender proposal. 1t was:
Botha, deWet Delarey, Steyn:
Continue fighting. Alienation will be
sent lei needed. Enough for the
present."
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.


New York. August 3.-Money on call
nominal. No loans. Prime mercantile
paper 1905 per cent Sterling exchange
nominal with actual business in bank
ers' bills at 4.S7A for demand and at
4-S5h@4.S5A for sixty days; posted
rates 4.S6 and ASH; commercial bills
4.S4A@ 4.S4A; "a silver 5SS; Mexican
dollars 46; government bonds steady;
state bonds inactive; railroad bonds ir-
regular.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06

The Columbia and the Independence
will rae again today over a triangular
course In the second contest of this SCI
ries OF the Newport yacht racing asso-
citation.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06
PORT RECEIPTS.


PORT RECEIPTS.
Galveston steady at sbc; net receipts
SCI bales.
Norfolk steady at 7Bc; net receipts
SOS bales.
Wilmington steady at SAc;.
Savannah quiet at 7sc; net receipts
231 bales.
New Orleans quiet at S 1-1sc; net re-
ceipts 693 bales.
Mobile steady at Sc: net receipts 1
bale.
Augusta quiet at SIC; net receipts 81
bales.
Charleston quiet at 72e: net receipts
2 bales.
Houston quiet at Sc: net receipts 71s
bales.
THE NEW YORK MARKET
New York-Cotton quiet at s 1-16c;
receipts so bales; gross SOS bales: sales
200 bales; stock 169,473 bales.
Total today and consolidated-Net RI
ceipts 2,S76 bales; exports to Great Bri-
tain 5,306 bales; to continent 1858 bales:
stock 323. 203 bales.
Total since September met receipts
7,447,O 4S bales; exports to Great Britain
3.007, 0S3 bales; to France 723, $50 bales;
to continent 2,552,675 bales.
Spot cotton closed quiet; middling
upland 8 1-16c; middling gulf 5 5-16c;
sales 200 bales.
Futures closed quiet and steady. Au-
gust 7.24; September 7.2S; October 1888:
November 1856; December 7.37; January
IA; February IA; March IA; April
7.45.
GRAIN AND PROVISION MARKET,
Chicago, August 3.-The leading fu-
lures ranged as follows:
Open. H!1n. Low. Clos.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06

Same day last year-Nothing doing.
NAVAL STORES
SPIRITS TURPENTINE - Machine
barrels firm at 33c; country barrels not
quoted.
ROSIN-Ffrm at CSC and 81.
TAR-Firm at s1.35.
CRUDE TURPENTINE - Steady;
hard $1.00; soft $500.
Prices same day last year1Spirits
turpentine Ale and 40kc; rosin s1.2O
hard $1.50. soft $3.50.
Receipts today-1S4 casks of spirits
~turpentine, 4S9 barrels Of rosin, lis bar
rels Of tar. 169 barrels of cude tupen-
tine.
Receipts same day last year-124
casks Of spirits t%urpentine. 4O1 barrels
of rosin. 60 barrels of tar. III barrels Of
crude ~turpentine.
PRODUCE
SALT-100is 45c; 1905 SOC; zoos Sc;
F. T. $1.35; in less than car lots.
DRY SALTED SIDES-S%@ s&c.
BUTTER-z4 to &c.
COFFEE-7k@1o
FLOUR-STRAIGHTS 1915; End pat
ents $500; full $4.75.
MOLASSES-S. House. l5c; New Or
leans Brights % to &c: Porto Rico
30 to SIC; Cuba, % to SIC.
SUGAR-(New York prices. freight
to be added) granulated s5.45; W.X.C.,
No. 5 $4.95; Nc. 9 $3.50; No. IL $3.50.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
PEANUTS-North Carolina IS to 7Oc;
Virginia so to SOC; Spanish 76c.
CORN-75@77kc.
CORN MEAL-7O to 721Ac.
N. c. BACON-Hanis 13c: shoulders
Sc; sides 10 to lie.
CHICKENS-Dull; hens 20 to 221sc;
roosters zoe; spring s to 1Sc.
EGGS-Dull at 121Ac.
SHINGLES-Per 1000. 5 inch saps,
$1.60; 5 inch hearts, 1925: 6 inch saps,
$3.50; 6 incl hearts. $3.50.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06
Mems Shoes

The names by which they are known
and the prices: The American Gentle
man. $3.50 pair: Box Calf. $3.50: High
land Calf. $3.50; Vici-Kid, s2.Ss. Colt
Skin, $500: Lawson Tans, sl.ss; Amer
lea, s1.35. This is an aggregation from
whic hanyone can get suited.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06
fresh from the factory.

Look better. wear better and are bet
ter than any shoe sold in the Cape Fear
section The hundreds OF people who
are wearing them viii testify to these
facts. II those who havn't tried them.
viii do so, they will be convinced that
the above assertions are facts.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06
NAVAL STORES.

New York-Rosin quiet; strained com
mon OF good s1.40; t%urpentine steady at
351a@36c.
Charleston-Spirits %turpentine steady
at 32c; rosin firm at 95c to $1.O5; sales
200 barrels.
Savannah-Spirits turpentine firm at
3312c; receipts 921 casks; sales 80 casks;
exports 4S3 casks. Rosin firm and un-
changed; receipts 2,199 barrels; sales
2,651 barrels: exports SAP barrels.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06
WILMINGTON MARKETS


Wilmington, August 5.
Receipts Of cotton today bales
Receipts same day last year bales.
This seasons receipts to date = 25s,-
O93 bales
Receipts to same day last y~ear-2so.-
521 bales.
The quotations quoted at 4 o'clock
today at the exchange:
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06
HAMILTON E BROWN SHOES
Over 1000 Pairs a s.sSas or .h s.0w s.ors snans n y and
fresh from the factory.
The Ladies' Shoes

The Ladies' Shoes
Their names and prices: American
Lady. price 500: own Make. $50;
Picnic. 500: watch-us. s1.4s: Hamii-
ton. si-25.
Remember
that we will give to every baby. born
during the year 1901. a pair o. Hamil-
ton-Brown's fncst baby shoes. They
are as good a baby's shoe rs can be
made. Free to all babies born this
yea
For First-Class Goods at the
Lowest Prices, visit this Store.
Everybody invited.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-08
HOW ALFALFA PAYS.
r. H. Towns Experience With the
Crop in this County.

Alfalfa is fast gaining a foothold in
Shawnee county. Its value as a farm
product is demonstrated on the farm of
R. H. Town who lives near Valencia On
twenty acres sown to alfalfa, Mr.. Town
this year secured four crops of hay ag-
gregating 10 tons per acre or 200 tons.
This crop was raised on land that is
worth $50 per acre. Mr.. Town was Of
fered SO per ton for the alfalfa, conse-
quently the crop for one year is worth
twice the value of the land.
Its value as feedstuff is shown by the
shipment of hogs and cattle being made
this week by Lon Beal, one of the largest
land owners and stock feeders of Mission
township. Mr.. Beal is selling 300 head
of steers fattened on alfalfa. The steers
weigh nearly 1000 pounds each and
bring cents per pound. Four hundred
head of fat hogs are going to market
with the fat steers. The hogs average
300 pounds each and bring seven cents
per pound at Kansas City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-08
NIGHT SCHOOL OF Y. M. c. A.
VIII Open October 18th.

The Business course IL free to all
members of the Association.
The studies are: Bookkeeping, Ele-
mentary and Advanced, Arithmetic,
Elementary and Business, Practical
Grammar and Letter Writing, Spelling
and Punctuation.
Professors E. H. Roudebush and G. 3.
Van Horn have been engaged as teach
ers for this year, and are thoroughly
equipped by long experience as teachers
in Business colleges to help men to the
very best advantage.
Each student will receive personal at
tention and those who complete the
course will be awarded the Internatfon-
al certificate.
For further information call at the
Association office on East Eighth street.