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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-07-19

A private telegram received in the
city last night from Lake Waccamaw
brought news of a heart rending occur
renee at the axe yesterday afternoon.
The message was to the effect that Put
nam. the ~six-year-old son n only
child of Mr.. and Mrs. E. V. Baltzer,
was drowned in the lake some time dur
ing the afternoon.
The little fellow a been on a visit
to his aunt, Mrs. H. B. Short, at Lake
Waccamaw, and towards evening he
could not be found anywhere. Parties
went out to search for him and his life
less body was found in shallow water
on the lake shore. In what he
was drowned no one knew The dread
full news was telegraphed to the par
ents at Lumber, 5. g, and II can be
imagined what a painful shock 1t will
be to them.
Little Putnam was a bright little fell
low and was a favorite in the family.
He was the grandson of Judge o. P.
Meares. of this city. and his grandfath-
er idolized the little fellow.
The sad news will greatly distress the
friends of the family and the deepest
and tenderest sympathy will go out to
them in his terrible calamity. There
can. however, be but little consolation
for the fond parents who have had their
little son torn from their hearts in this
shocking manner.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-07-19
To be a Modern Building

Mr.. r. r. Bellamy has altered his
plans for -remodling his drug store
building on the northwest corner Of
Front and Market streets. He asked
the board of aldermen for a permit to
add two stories to the two-story build
ing he now occupies. but as his plan
contemplated a metal front in the i'm
itation of brick. the other walls to be
brick. the board refused to grant the
permit. He has, however. decided that
the entire structure shall be of brick
and yesterday he got permission to
build. He will m the work at
once and proposes to make the improve
ment a creditable one to hat promi-
nent corner on the city's main
thoro11hfare
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-07-19
The Coffee Market.

New York, July 17.-Spot Rio dull,
z invoice dull. Coffee futures held
about unchanged today and business
fell of decidedly from the big figures of
yesterday. On the opening the market
was steady. with prices unchanged to
8 points higher and during the rest of
the morning this rating was in vogue,
despite u~nfriendly foreign market ad-
vices. In the afternoon there was a
siignt cnange Tor the worse. closing
prices net unchanged tc 5 points lower.
with the tone steady. German interests
were b chief buyers all day. Total
sales We're 1900 bags, including July
$4.S5. September $3.50 to $4.95. October
$500.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-07-19
The Dry Goods Market

New York, July IA quiet market
today. Heavy brown sheetings and
drills are Arm in price in all leading
makes. Bleached cottons ruled steady
throughout. Coarse colored goods are
in generally light supply and firm.
Printcloths are dull and UNCHANGED:
prints and ginghams quiet. Mems wear
woolens and worsteds are quiet, little
shown for spring. Dress goods are dull
and irregular.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-07-19

At h convention at Hampden, Va.
the proposed acknowledgements of the
negro was the theme OF William NJ.
Reid, of Portsmouth. the gist OF which
was that h day is not far distant
when the negro will be accorded all
privileges now enjoyed by whites.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-07-19
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
NCIAl.-

New York. July 17.-Money on call
steady at 21A@91a per cent. Last loan 3s
per cent. Prime mercantile paper 40
Az per cent; sterling exchange frmer
with actual business In bankers bills at
4.S7b@4.S7A for demand and 4.S4% to
4.S4R for sixty days; posted rates
4.S5R and ASS; commercial bills
4.S3h@4.S4; bar silver ssh; Mexican dol
lars 46A; government bonds strong;
state bonds steady; railroad bonds ir-
regular.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-07-19
Grain and Pruvf,iou-.

Chicago, July f.-Export sales and
foreign news was influential in adyanc.
ing wheat prices today. September clos
ing % to &c higher. September corn
closed Il to Nc and September oats lac
up. Provisions closed 2h to 10c improv.
ed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-07-19
COTTON.

Liverpool, July IA p. m. Cotton:
Spot quiet; prices 1-32d lower. American
middling fair 5 3-32d; good middling 4
27-32d; middling 4 1920: low middling
4Ad; good ordinary 4Bd; ordinary 3hd.
The sales of the day were 1000 bales, of
which 500 were for speculation and ex-
port and included 6.100 American. Re
ceipts none.
Futures opened quiet and closed fe-
verish. American middling L NJ c: July
4 32-64d sellers; July and August 4 81
64G4 32-64d buyers; August and Sep
TENDER 4 29-64d sellers; September 4 90
Cad sellers; October G o c 4 21-6464 %
Cad sellers; October and November 4 19-
64@4 20-64d value; November and De-
cember 4 1S-64G4 19-64d sellers; De-
cember n January 4 1S-64Q4 19-64d
sellers; January and February 4 1870
4 19-e4d buyers; February and March
4 19-64@4 20-64d sellers; March and April
4 20-64d value.
PORT RECEIPTS.
Galveston easier at SIC; net receipts
LOIS bales.
Norfolk quiet at s 5-1Sc: net receipts
4S1 bales.
Baltimore nominal at SIG.
Boston quiet at S 7-16c; net receipts
249 bales.
Wilmington firm at SIC: net receipts
Is bales.
Philadelphia quiet at SIC.
Savannah quiet at SIC: net receipts
LASS bales.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-07-19
THE NEW HOSPITAL

Arrangements to be Made to Have Its
Reception by the City and County
Made In Public at the Handsome
Building.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-07-19
HEARTRENDING OCCURRENCE

Mr.. and Mrs. BaItzer's Little Six Year
Lake Waccannw Yesterday After
noon-He Was j Judge Meares' Grand
son.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-07-19
WILMINGTON MARKETS

Wilmington, July IL.
Receipts Of cotton today-ls bales.
Receipts same day last year, bales.
This seasons receipts to date-eS7.-
957 bales.
Receipts to same day last year-Zs,-
747 bales.
The quotations quoted at 4 O'Clock
today at the exchange:
COTTON-Firm; prices bid:
ordinary . - , 1915
Good ordinary ............-. 3-16
Low middling 9 1915
Mfddling 80. 81
Good middling .--............. s 7-16
Same day last year-Nothing doing.
NAVAL STORES
SPIRITS TURPENTINE - Steady:
machine barrels SAC: ountry barrels
33kc.
ROSIN-Ffrm at Csc and 81.
TAR-Firm at $1.50.
CRUDE TURPENTINE - Steady:
hard s1.00; soft $500.
Prices same day last year-Spirits
turpentine 43Zc and 43kc; rosin $40
and s1.25; tar s1.40; crude t%urpentine
hard $1.60; soft $3.50.
Receipts today-10S casks of spirits
turpentine, 376 barrels of rosin. 95 bar
NAo IA q '. u VI AdA Dc
tine.
Receipts same day last year-161
casks of spirits ~turpentine, 354 barrels
of rosin, AZ barrels of tar, IS barrels of
crude turpentine.
PRODUCE
SALT-100's SIC: 115's. sc: 1905,
Sic; zoos, 99c; zoos r. F.. $1.as; In less
than a load lots.
DRY SALTED SIDES-Sh to sac.
BUTTER-24 to &c.
COFFEE-9 to 11hc.
FLOUR-Straights $4.00: Ind patents
$4.25; full $4.75.
MOLASSES-S. House. i5c. New Or
leans Brights % to Csc: Porto Rice
30 to SIC; Cuba, % to SIC.
SUGAR-(New York prices, freigh,
to be added) granulated $40; w.X.C.,
No. 8 40; No. 9 $3.50: No. II $3.50.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
PEANUTS-North Carolina IS to zoe;
Virginia so to 55c; Spanish zoe.
CORN-64 to 66c.
CORN MEAL-60 to 62hc.
N. C. BACON-Hanis 13c: shoulders
&c; sides 10 to lie.
CHICKENS-Steady: hens rs to soc;
roosters 20 to Csc.
EGGS-Steady at 15c.
SHINGLES-Per 1000. S inc.i saps
$3.50; 8 inch hearts. $2.2S: s inch saps
$3.50: 6 inch hearts $50.
TIMBER
Per M feet-Shipping ....... $1,000 600
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-07-19

u0ItiIglUNs SuOV
Look better. wear better n are bet
ter thar any she's sold In h Cape Fear
section. The hundreds OF people who
are wearing them will testify to these
facts. II those who havn't tried them,
will do so, they will be convinced that
the above assertions are facts.
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. $s.Ss: Colt
Skin, $500: Lawson Tans, s1-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, 1901-07-19

New Orleans firm al sac: net receipts
2.533 bales.
Mobile nominal at SIC: net receipts
L. bales
Memphis quiet at shc; net receipts
80 bales.
Augusta quiet at SIC: net receipts Il
bales.
Charleston steady at SIC: net receipts
260 bales.
Cincinnati easier at SIC: net receipts
20 bales.
Louisville quiet at SIC.
st. Louis quiet at SIC.
Houston quiet at s 5-l6c: net receipts
LII bales.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-07-19
THE NEW YORK MARKET

New York-Cotton quiet 1t SIC; net
receipts 2sS bales; gross 5,4ss bales;
sales 1920 bales; stock 1SS. 3SS bales: ex-
ports to Great Britain 1.317 bales: to
continent SO bales.
Total today-Net receipts 6,165 bales:
exports to Great Britain 1.4so bales; to
continent 80 bales; stock 4I2, 6S7 bales.
Consolidated Net receipt s 35,0sS
bales; exports to Great Britain 10000
bales; TO France 800 bales: to contin-
ent 1888 bales.
Total since September met receipts
l~.3S1.s63 bales; exports to Great Britain
2,SS3'OS2 bales; to France 707.607 bales;
to continent 2,479.007 bales.
Futures closed steady. July S.26; Au-
gust 7.76; September no: October 7.73;
November III; December 7.13, January
7.76; February 7.16: March 7.19; April
$50.
Spot cotton closed quiet at 1-16c high
er; middling uplands SIC; middling gulf
sac; sales $500.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-28

of three weeks, went to jail for sixty days because he couldn't pay his bride $3 a week for twenty-siX weeks.
 Eugene Harrigan pleaded guilty to a charge of improper conduct and was fined $2 and costs of $5.21, which he paid.
 The charge against Frank Ciarolella, who stabbed his playmate, Catherine Higgins, was changed to a reform school complaint, and the case was con- tinued to December 2, nisi, Attorney Spinello acting as guardian ad litem.
 Edward T. Devlin was found guilty of being a common drunkard and was given sixty days in jail.
 John Guthrie was charged with being common drunkard and resisting an officer. He was given sixty days on the first charge and $5 and costs on the sec ond.
 The cases against M. J. Kelly and John Ragernaugh, charged with viola tion of the liquor law, were continued to September 2.
 The cases against Blanche Brown and Maude Seymour, who have been held under $500 bonds on a charge of theft, were nolled.
 Judge Dow rendered a verdict in the case against the men caught gaming in a raid on the old Register building recently. John Bergin was fined $25 and costs for keeping a gaming house and $5 for gaming, and Joseph Smith, Charles H. German, George Smith, John Revborg and Samuel Jacobs, were each fined $5 and costs. All paid up
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-28
CITY couRT CASES.

George Billadoux, Philadelphia finn fam artist, who denies all knowledge of writing and reading, nearly fainted in the city court yesterday when Judge Dow fined him $25 and sentenced him to jail for three months for having played a fake game of chance with loaded dice at Grand avenue and State street on Monday. His victim said that he lost $3 quickly at the hands of the fakir He had expected to get the money back as the game proceeded, but seeing that he was steadily losing he scented some thing irregular and demanded his funds. Blladoux ran and was caught and Policeman Doran arrested him, taking from the prisoner a folding pasteboard on which were marked money denominations. Some indicated penny, some $10
 Schmidt said on the witness stand that he never before knew of such trick. He started to play with s. He had only s2 left when he chased Billa- doux away.
 Benjamin Cronan and Frederick Mar on were arraigned for the theft of two coats. Cronan was fined $5 and Maron s2. Cronan is an old offender, having served several times for theft.
 George Berger the unfortunate groom
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-28
Grand Opera House.

"The Man from Mexico,' in which Walter F. Perkins and his comedy com- pany will be seen at the Grand opera house next week. has been generally considered to be one of the funniest farce comedies produced within many years past. "The Man from Mexico' proved to be far funnier than DuSou- chet's previous work, "The Man from India,'' and it immediately caught the fancy Of the fun loving public with the result that it's engagements have been limited to the principal cities of the country. MT. Perkins has secured the rights to it's, however, and will present it here in a thoroughly first class man. ner, and with the aid of an excellent cast in which are Nagle Barry, Donald Brine, Philip Yale Drew, Augustus E. White, John F. Beck, Jerome Harri- gan, Theodore Johnston, Maude A. Scott, Florence Templeton, Mariou Longfellow, and Pearl J. Ford. Special matinee Labor day.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-28
AT SAvIN ROCK THEATER.
Tho Rallnnn sce

The Balloon Ascension To-Day.
 The balloon ascension on the ball grounds to-day takes place after the ball game between Norwich and New Haven, which takes place at 3 o'clock. People should secure seats so as to see how the professor gets his balloon ready for an ascension. These two as- tensions will be the last of the season. The evening one is at 9.15, and an ex- tra novelty will be added by an elabo- rate display of fireworks in mid air. Professor Stevens and Minnie Sawyer are the stars of the day. They are the same people who made the last success full ascension.
 The Alabama troubadours will give two shows at the theater before the as- cension in the afternoon; also in the evening This company is In the eve ming better than it was last season, and with Madame Flower and Sam Lu- GUS as the stars complete the strongest company of It's kind on the stage to- day. Performances every afternoon and evening, rain or shine.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-28
SCORE, fl TO 6.
New Haven Police Beat Meriden Cops
 at Hanover Park,

New Haven Police Beat Meriden Cops
 at Hanover Park, The invincible ball team of the local police department went to Meriden yes- terday and returned last night with all kinds of scalps at their belts and vari- ous other things under them. As a matter of fact, there was a game of 1 ball at Hanover park, the local team being matched against the 'coppers' of the Silver City The Meriden aggre- gation were so sure of winning the game that they had advertised it with brass band and had sold 1,200 tickets. Their chief and commissioners were out, too, to see the Elm City boys bite the dust--but blessed are they who do not expect, for they shall not be disap- pointed"
 Well, there was lot of shouting from the thousand or more people there, and of course they were all rooters for the Meriden boys. New Haven had dele gation of rooters with them. and they made more noise than all Meriden. The success of the game is in a great meas ure due to the cheering section which was coached and led by Ed Wall, the patrol driver When the game was ended the score was IA for the New Haven police and 6 for the home team. The New Haven boys were unable to remain for the entertainment arranged for them, because of some of the men going on duty last night.
 This was a practice game and was played in preparation for the annual game with the Bridgeports.
 The lineup of the New Haven team was as follows: Carey, D; Hayes c; c. J. Egan, 1b; Dunn, 2b; Lautenbach, 3b; Doherty ss. Connolly, If; Dorman, of; Doughan, If.
 The Meriden team was, Doran, e; Sweet, D; Thayer, 1b; Donahue, 2b; Bo- min, 3b; Reama, ss; Demo, If; Cook, of; Spencer If.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-28
FELL FROM A TROLLEY CAR.
Miss Maud Cobb Tried to Alight Before
 the Car Stopped

Miss Maud Cobb Tried to Alight Before
 the Car Stopped.
 Miss Maud Cobb of 119 Nicoll street, when returning from Woodmont last evening started to leave a Savin Rock car before it had stopped at the corner of Church and Chapel streets, and was seriously injured by being thrown to the pavement. Patromen Cohee and McManus and Starter Quinn of the trolley road, ran to the woman's assist ance, and she was carried into Mix's drug store. The hospital ambulance was called, but the woman desired to be taken to her home. A prominent physician accompanied her and attend ed her injuries. Her injuries were ap- parently not of a dangerous character, consisting of a severe confusion on the back of her head and the shock incl dent to the fall. The full effect of her injuries cannot be determined until to- day.
 Miss Cobb is a sister of George A. Cobb, who is janitor of the Edwards street school
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-28
WALLTNGFORD.

l The amount of the entire appropria- ! ton to be used for state roads by Wal | lingford this year is $5250. At the | town meeting held in the spring $9,000 | was voted but the recent changes in the state appropriation cut the figures down nearly $4,000. The amount will be just about enough to cover the ex- penses of a connecting link from the end of the state road on North Colony street up across Mooney's crossing to met the end of the north section of state road in Yalesville near Parker's box s hop. Selectman Hall stated last evening that all he was waiting for was word from State Commissioner McDon- aid to get out notices for bids for building the road and after the time re- qulred by law work will begin at once and continued as long as the weather will permit, and have 1t finished in the spring.
 There are 115 inches of available wa ter in Psugh pond at present and there need be no fear of water fam ine.
 The new depot at the Air Line station to replace the one destroyed by fire will be modern structure one story with slate roof.
 Miss Ethel Bartholomew will return to Middleboro, Mass, school this week Friday.
 "The King of the Opium Ring com pany left here for Winsted on the 7;05 train yesterday morning.
 Charles J. Quinn and Miss Margaret T. Laly will be married at 730 Thurs day morning in the Holy Trinity church.
 Rev. J. A. Clark will return Friday from his annual vacation.
 Miss Mae Parmelee leaves tomorrow for Thcmasville N. c.
 The Misses Mary. Mansfield and An nie Norton are expected home to-day from visit in Russell, Mass. and AL bany, N. Y.
 The National band will give an out | door concert on the plains this morn ing.
 The Atlantics of this place will play l a double header game in Yalesville Sat- | urday afternoon.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-28
ESTERTfIN1T ENTS.
JIvuerIon 'rhenter.

"The Gay MT. Goldstein" will be pre-
 sented at the Hyperion on Saturday
 evening and the importance of the
 players who will interpret the happy
 farce in which Manager Greenwall in- troduces three stars Mary Hampton, Thomas J. Keogh and George c. Bon iface, jr., has caused much comment as to the character of the play. While the play is a stage picture of humorous Hebrew, it does not necessarily have to be of a type that Is depleted so much in musical comedies and variety farce. This MT. Goldstein, while possessing the dialect and comical propensities in bus mess and pleasure, Is In an atmosphere of refined surroundings in which the author has seen many possibilities for Imaginable scenes and happenings He has materialized his ideas, and the mana cement has given him every pos sibility for the enhancement of the play. Besides the three stars such not ed artists as Leonera Gnito, Frances Brooke, Claire Armstrong. Barry Max well, Francis M. Ball, $. J. Broughton and others oE note will interpret the different characters. While everything in the way of scenic environment and will be carried by the com pany, making picture to the eye as well as the other features of the offer ing.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-28
IN WEST HAVEN COURT.

There was an impromptu cake walk and snakentine dance by the flying horses at Savin Rock Monday night. The participants were the Misses Marie Wade and Mary Ginty.
 Officer Mcdonald noted the commo- ton and tried to get the two damsels to desist, but in the chaste language of the Rock they gave him the merry ha ha" and proceeded with the carnival until he rudely interrupted.
 In the West Haven court yesterday Judge Bryant put the finishing touch on the performance by applying fine of $1 each on the four counts against them. This will positively be their last appearance at the Rock this season, according to the penitent statement of the two, and the town hall wire was kept warm in their efforts to get some one down to settle the $16.42 due the town of Orange.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-28
SEPTEMBER JURY DRAWN.

One week from yesterday the Sep tember term of the court of common pleas will come in, and yesterday morn ing the jury for the term was drawn. The jurors are for the criminal term and are as follows: c. N. Walker and Daniel Jones of North Branford, Theo- philus Eaton and Levi Cooper of North Haven, Theron filling and Stiles J. Treat of Orange, Thaddeus c. Beards- ley, Elijah B. Treat, and Smith c. Wheeler of Orford John P. Platt and George Sprague of Prospect, Edward Pritchard, Charles H. French and Clark Chatfield of Seymour, Charles H. Still son, Theron A. Bishop and Walter c. Warner of Southbury, and John R. Berghoff, Edward A, Clinton and George Cooke of Wallingford
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-28
"CITIZENS' DAY"
Tomorrow Big Day in the Interests

Tomorrow Big Day in the Interests of Y. M. c. A. Building Fund | What is characterized as "Citizens' | Day" is to be concerted movement | tomorrow, in which 125 men will take part. There have been placed in the
 homes of the city circulars of informa-
 ton and appeal for subscription from each family. These are to be collected
 Thursday by those gentlemen who have
 been assigned to different wards and sections.
 If every family will give something, however small the aggregate results cannot help but be of very substan- tial nature.
 Let each member of a family sub scribe or give in cash some amount, not considering any sum too insignificant to give and by this universal co-opera- tion help to bring about this glorious result desired and expected
 It will mean SO much to the homes for the boys and young men to have a place of this character to go to where they can have wholesome recreation, physical, mental and moral culture and enjoy the companionship of the best class of youth and young men in the city Every mother and father espe cially should be interested. We be- lieve that these homes will show their approval in magnificent way on Thursday. Let every home have the envelope ready either with a pledge or the cash so that the collectors Will not be delayed. Each collector will have a badge designating his appointment as an authorized collector.
 The committee in charge of the va rous wards is Walter R. Downs, Wll- son H. Lee, William M. Parsons, J. Wilder Howe, Fred s. Ward, Henry Merwin, Harrison Hewitt; the shop committee L. T. Snow, James A. How arth, F. P. Root, R. s. Woodruff, F. K. Sanders, I, M Ullman. W. M. Frisbie.