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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-02-19
SOLDIER ROBBED.
Young White Man Slipped $40 In Bill s
He Was Arrested and Some of the
Money Observation-Disclosures waddelI to
Investigate the Case This Morning.

The army "canteen' closed at Fort
Caswell on Wednesday and it was no
ticeable that several soldiers were in
the city yesterday taking in the sa-
looms.
Yesterday Private J. l.. Edwards, of
Battery c., Fourth Artillery, came up
from the fort on leave of absence and
shortly after 4 o'clock yesterday after
noon while in Mr.. Joe Sneeden's saloon
on South Front street, nearly opposite
the market, he was robbed of SAG in
money. He pulled out a roll of bills to
pay Mr.. Sneeden for some beer, and
laid the money on the counter while
waiting for his change. In the mean
time he was talking with Mr.. ]. W.
Fails, the well 10 fisherman, and
while Mr.. Fails was writing his address
on a slip of paper for the soldier, the
money was stolen off the counter
When the soldier turned to put his
money in his pocket it was gone. He
asked who got it, and Mr.. Fails gave
him the wink, motioning to a young
white man by the name of a. A. Nc
Cumber who vas in the saloon. Mr..
Sneeden sent out for a policeman n
would not let anybody leave the place.
Policeman G.. W. Smith, who was on
that peat entered the saloon and upon
complaint of the soldier he arrested
McCumber. The party then went to
the city hall with McCumber under ar
rest.
When police headquarters were
reached the soldier stated that when
he was at the counter, he had received
60 cents in change from Mr.. Sneeden
and besides that small moun he had
Iasl damn n roll annfoininp SaUpn e.
bills and eleven 81 bills. MI. Fails
corroborated his statement and said
he saw McCumber take the money and
slip it in his pocket or inside his waist
band.
McCumber pretended to be indignant
and demanded to be searched. He had
emptied all his pockets when he was
arrested. to show that he did not have
the money, and at headquarters he in
sisted on being searched. He evidently
thought the search would be confined
to his pockets, but when he was taken
below by the officers, he was made to
strip off all his clothing. He had said
he had no money but the search re-
suited in the finding of a roll of eleven
81 bills inside the leg Of his drawers.
He aid he did not know how they
came there and charged that somebody
in the bar had slipped the money in
side his waist. He was locked up for
a hearing before Mayor Wadden this
morning at $50 o'clock.
The balance of the SAC was not found
and upon the assertion of McCumber
that somebody else who was in the bar
at the time got it, Chief of Police
Parmele sent down and had two white
men arrested. They were carried to
the station house and Thoroughly
searched but not a cent was found.
Private Edwards is from Illinois and
saws he is the son of a Federal veteran
who fought in the civil war and was
badly wounded twice.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-02-19
Dun 81 Co.'s Trade Review.

New York, February 15.-R. G. Dun
I& Cos. weekly Review of Trade tomor-
row will say:
Business continues of good volume in
NEARLY all parts of the country and re-
lportS from the west and southwest Of
la satisfactory distribution of merchan-
disc by jObbers begin to have a familiar
Sound. Heavy orders come from agents
lon the road. There is no important
Ichange in prices in any department Of
manufactured goods and some staples
rise, While others decline, but the
longer the situation remains as at
present, the surer the business world
feels about a rise in price in the flu
ture, for the demand for merchandise
for prompt consumption does not de-
Grease.
At some points there are evidences
of an inclination to delay operations
in iron and steel until something def
mite is known regarding the proposed
combination. but this applies only to
small undertakings which are insig-
Inificant in comparison with the urgent
dealings hat cannot be postponed.
Purchasers find difficulty in securing
leven approximate dates for delivery of
lgoodS in many products. and mills are
so far behind orders, as a rule, that
mo new contracts are sought. Struc-
tural material and railway supplies are
in greatest request, numerous heavy
lorders being accepted this week at full
prices. There is no nclinatio to shade
Quotations of finished forms, and pig
iron at Pittsburg again advanced.
No sign of weakness is apparent in
any department of the boot and shoe
Industry. Some manufacturers have
booked orders that will insure running
on full time well into May. and Il is
an exceptional case where jobbers can
secure March delivery even from the
smaller shops. Statesmen are return
ling from the west and south with mos,
lcheerful reports.
Cotton fabrics continue quiet, and
domestic mills are not fully occupied.
liverpool cables have given no support,
while Manchester is securing raw cot
ton from India in unusually large
quantities. These influences caused a
further decline in middling uplands.
Flour output at Minneapolis is much
smaller than a rear ago., and a fur
decrease is expected. Atlantic ex-
ports of wheat including -four. for the
week. were 2.478.521 bushels, against
7, 529. 533 last year.
| Failures for the week numbered Isl
i'm the United States. against 21S last
year.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-02-19
THE LIQUOR PRESTON
a Prominent Position Before
b Legislature Rapid Growth Of
b Seaboard Air Line Syssem-The
Jau at Asheviile Still Guarded.
Messenger Bureau.

Raleigh, n. c.. February Is.
The opinion appears to prevail that
ITarboro will be given the dispensary it
appears TO desire. &c of the notable
hearings before the legislative commit
tee will be that as to the continuance of
the Fayetteville dispensary. The liquor
question cuts much of a figure at this
session of the legislature. Some entire
counties, as for example Duplin and
Ito get il.
V. E. McBee, general manager OF the
lSeaboard Air Line, was here today. He
speaks with great pride OF the rapid
development of the system and the
great future before it
The attendance in the lower house
today at the Impeachment proceedings
was again very large. Ladies were
present in great numbers. The features
were the speeches of Rountree and
The divorce law was up in the senate,
but was not a drawing card. in the face
or the far greater attraction in the
The bill as to private corporations,
which will remove h mass of work
as to their charters from the legislature
to the secretary Of state, is warmly
commended. Almost a fourth of the
time of the legislature has been
consumed by this petty business.
q. +. Lamb, of Wilson, today filed a
voluntary petition in bankruptcy in the
federal court here.
The audience at Robin Hood" as
presented at the Academy of Music
this evening by the Bostonians was a
record
One company yet remains on guard
at the ASheville Jail.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-02-19
Death of an old Colored Woman,

zoo" 1h nv
Mr.. William l.. Smith, the well known
lawyer of this city. tells The Messen-
ger about the death of a faithful old
colored woman who died on Monday
on his premises, Fifth and Market
streets. Her name was Violet Merrick.
"Aunt Violet" as she was Familiarity
known, aged 73 years.
For thirty-six years Aunt Violet has
beer a servant in the family of Mr..
Smith. She came to the family at the
close of the war and has steadfast!y
remained. She was honest, faithful
and Industrious and "a treated like
one of the family. She loved and cared
for the children as if they were her
own. She was trusted implicitly and
when the family had occasion to go
away she was left in charge of the
house. The fact is she had entire con-
troll of the premises all the time and
was allowed to do as she liked. When
she became feeble from age h was
told that she need not work, that she
would be given a home and a pension
the balance Of her life but she re-
fused to leave her folks" and was
even Industrious about the premises
until within a few days of her death.
Mr.. Smith paid all her funeral ex-
penses. and on Wednesday when the
services took place at St. Stephens A.
NJ. E. church his family attended.
They followed her remains to Pine For
est cemetery. where the colored dead
is buried. and in memory of the faith
the mound under which h sleeps her
last sleep.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-02-19

Cincinnati quiet at CSC. receipts
1.yss hales.
at 91xc.
8 s-fsc: receipts
Houston dull ats. r-,e,n.-
sS4 bales. ps
THE NEW FORK MARKET
New York, February 16-Cotton dun
a. exc: net receipts 232 bales gross
receipts ass bales: stocks 1887 bales.
Total today and Consolidated--S
receipts Is. ses bales: exports 20 Great
Britain 500 bales: continent $3.50 bales;
stock ss4. 80 bales.
Total since September met re-
CENTS $50 .l22 bales: exports to Great
Britain less, I0S bales: France 4so.oz4
bales; continent 1.577.0S2 bales
Spot cotton closed dull &c lower:
middiing uplands sAc: middtins guif
SIC; sales 3 bales
Futures closed steady:
$50: March SIS; April Sss: May s-o2.
June 800: July col: August Ses: Sep
tember s.s3: October 7.ss: November
49,: December T.SS.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS MARKET
Chicago. February is-The leading
future ranged as follows:
Open. High. Low. CloaL
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-02-19
GOLDSBORO GOSSIP.
Everybody Hard at Work-Epidemtc
of Grippe and Bad Colds Brown
Weeks NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

Correspondence of The Messenger.)
Goldsboro, February Is.
The sound of the hammer and saw
is heard on every hand in our city;
all are busy at something. Farmers
are purchasing mules and horses and
farm implements, and It is said that
more ground is broken between town
and Raleigh than was last year on
April 1st.
The grippe and colds are still raging.
Mrs. A. J.. Cook is confined to her room
with grippe. Miss Helen Privette is
quite unwell. suffering with cough and
cold.
The numerous friends of DR.. Geo. L.
Kirby, superintendent of the insane
asylum, of Raleigh, are very solicitous
to learn how he is each day. The doc
tor is suffering with pneumonia. DR..
Robinson. his so~n-in-law, of this city,
has been with him several days. We
sincerely hope he will Don recover.
Colonel j. T. Kennedy. who is now
in Raleigh, is quite sick with pneu-
monia.
Mr.. E. A. Stewart, x-chairman Of
the county commissioners, was in the
city today. His many friends are al
ways glad to see him.
Mr.. J. A. Woolin, of LAGRANGE, was
on our streets today.
Mr.. w. A. Wooten, of the firm of
Bizzell & Wooten, left today for Ala
bama to see after his large farm in hat
stae.
The very plentiful old negro, John
Holmes, is in Jail bound over to cour,
excused" of stealing S. from Mr.. Hen
ry Ivey, of Seven Springs. 1t seems
that Mr.. Ivey was in the city the 9TH
er night and took a hack to go to his
stopping place and took John with
him. He couldn't make change and
John in some way became i~ntangted
with the beautiful greenback.
Geo. Rudolf, whom everybody knows.
will leave tomorrow for Tampa, Fla.
VIM. Don Patrick, of Snow Hill, N.
c.. spent last night in the city, on his
return from the west where he has been
to purchase a car load of mules and
horses for his trade.
Miss Margaret Brickle. of Weldon,
neice of Mrs. w. S. OBJ. Robinson, who
has been visiting here for a few weeks,
returned to her home today. much to
the regret of her friends.
At the very enjoyable valentine
party" last evening given by Misses
Privette, Miss Mildred Dortch won the
prize, a beautiful heart-shaped pin
cushion. for the best manipulation of
hearts. while Mr.. Tyson Dortch received
a toy drum 10 give him the opportuni-
ty to beat something.
There was a beautiful home marriage
at Bowden, N. c.. last evening where
our townsman. Mr.. Charles Andrew
Brown. the genial and popular adver-
Using artist on The Argus force. led to
the hymeneal altar Miss Kate Weeks,
the talented and beautiful daughter of
Mr.. Arthur Weeks. Rev. w. Carey
Newton, pastor of the First Baptist
church of this city. performed the cere-
mony. They were greeted by many
friends at the reception rendered them
in this city on the arrival Of the train
from Wilmington. The presents were
and numerous. We bespeak
for them much happiness.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-02-19
MARKETS By TELEGRAPH.


e York, February 16.-Money on
call nominal; prime mercantile paper
3k@4k per cen Sterling exchange
weak and nomina with actual business
in bankers bill at 4.S7as for demand and
at 4.S4$ for sixty days; posted rates
4.S5@4.S5k AID ASH @4.s9. Commercial
bills 4.S3k@4.S4: silver certificates 62@
81; bar silver 61M; Mexican dollars
47A; state bonds inactive: railroad
bonds steady; government bonds
steady.
COTTON.
Liverpool, February 16. 1 D. Moot
ton: Spot quiet; prices lid lower;
American middling fair 5%d; good mid
ding 5 15-32d; middline 5 11-132d; low
32d; ordinary 4 21-32d. The sales Of the
da ywere 5000 bales. of which 500 were
for speculation and export and included
$500 bales American.
Receipts 1000 bales. including 1900
American.
Futures opened and closed quiet;
American middling l.. NJ. c.: February
5 16-64d45 17-64d buyers: February and
March 5 12-64da5 13-64d buyers; March
and April 5 11-64d value: April and
May 5 9-64dG5 10-64d sellers; May and
June 5 S-64d sellers: June and July S
6-64d sellers; July and August 5 3-e4d6
5 4-64d sellers; August and september
4 55-64d buyers: October G. o e. 4 35-64d
buyers: October and November G. 0 c.
26-64d buyers.
PORT RECEIPTS.
Galveston quiet at 3kc; net receipts
5,566 bales.
Norfolk quiet al SIC: net receipts s11
bales.
Baltimore nominal at 9hc.
Boston quiet at 91zc; net receipts L.
993 bales.
Wilmington firm at &c: net receipts
536 bales.
Philadelphia dull at CSC: net re-
ceipts Is bales.
Savannah easy at 9 3-1Sc; net re-
ceipts 3.217 bales.
New Orleans quiet at SIC; net re-
ceipts SOS bales.
Mobile quiet at &c: net receipts As
bales.
Memphis quiet at shc: net receipts
LOG bales.
Augusta quiet at 8 s-1ec: net receipts
453 bales.
Charleston quiet at . 1-1sc; net re-
ceipts S14 bales.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-02-19
Hester,s Cotton Report.

New Orleans, February 1~5.-Secretary
Hester's weekly New Orleans cotton
exchange statement issued today shows
a decrease in the movement OF cotton
in sight compared with the seven days
ending this date last year in round
numbers $1,000 bales. For the 1sS days
Of the season that have elapsed the az
greGete Is ahead OF the I6S days of last
year $4,000. h amount brought into
sight during the past week has been
1918, against PA, TAG for the seven
lays ending this date last year and for
rs fifteen days of February IL has been
372.S16. against 477.77S last year. These
max total movement for the les days
Of the season from September 1st to
date 1862, 331. against 7,349,S s5 last year.
The movement since September LIST
shows receipts at al United States
ports 1884, 899 bales, against 5.20f, OIL
last year overland across n Missis-
sippi, Ohio and Potomac rivers To
northern mills and Canada $50. OILS.
against 993. 233 last year: interior stocks
in excess of these held a. the close of
the commercial year 622, $50. against
329. AL last year; southern mill takines
S14,o65. against S25.e $50 last year. For
eign export for the week have been
5.453. against "a, 3s1 last year.
Northern mill takings and Canada
during b past sever days show a de
crease OF 1909 as compared with last
year The total takings of American
mills. north and south and Canada.
thus far for the season have been a.
2ss,eeo. against 2.s71.327 last year.
Stocks at the seaboard and the TWEEN
ty-nfne leading southern interior CEN
ters have decreased during the week
3,eeS bales, against an increase during
last year Of 30,2S9; including stocks left
over at ports and interior towns from
the last crop and the number of bales
brought into sight thus Tar for the new
crop h supply to late Is s,e84. SIS.
against 1855. 7ss for last year al the
same period.
The worlds visible supply OF cotton
shows the total visible IL 4.0s5, 81 bales.
against 4.oSs.7sl last a OF this the
total Of American cotton Is sd.
against 1922. 731 last year.
OF the worid's visible supply of cot
ton there Is now afioat and held In
Great Britain and continental Europe
L.Sl1.0oo bales. against LISA. 900 last
cal.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-02-19
PERSONAL MENTION,

MI. R. Mccall. of Elkton, was here
on business yesterday.
Colonel II. M. Drane, of Armour, was
in the city on business yesterday.
mss Hattie Love. of Brinkley, is in
the city visiting Mrs. j. c. Stewart.
The Messenger had a call yesterday
from Mr.. J. w. Hasty, of Byrdsville.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. McMullen, of
Faison, came down to the city last
evening.
Messrs. D. N. Oliver and Henry and
Percy Mcqueen, of Rowland, were in
the city yesterday.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-02-19
AN EXCITING
Frightened Horse Causes a Thrill
ing Accident-Burned to Death.

Correspondence of the M~essenger.)
Fayetteville, N. c., February Is.
Yesterday afternoon, as Mr.. T. c..
WILLIAMS, Jr., of the wholesale grocery
house of Barlow & Williams on West
HAY street, was driving on Mumford
leed by Mr.. Chandler, a visitor from the
north, his horse became frightened at
ian approaching train from Wilmington;
land, whirling suddenly about, dashed
the vehicle against a telegraph pole,
throwing both the occupants out head
long with great violence. They were
liable to regain their feet in a moment,
escaped with severe but not dan
injuries.
A negro named George Flanner, liv-
ing in Seventy-first township, went off
to his work, leaving an open fire and a
child alone in the cabin, with
the result hat he returned to find the
burned to death.
Abou three and two-third columns
of yesterdays Fayetteville Observer
were given up to a discussion of the
question, and it will be the
burning issue WITH all Glasses Ol tHlS
people until next Tuesday evening, the
day set for the white primary.
Major James R.. Williams and family,
who have been spending the winter at
the Hotel Lafayette, will, with the
Of milder weather, again occupy
beautiful home, West Lawn" in
the suburbs of the city.
Mrs. w. H. Pemberton has gone to
Wilmington to visit her mother.
Mrs. Sewell has returned to G~oldsboro
after a visit to Mrs. ]. B.. Smith.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-02-19
Carolina Toe Company's Factory Benig
Rebuilt.

Mr.. F. Bauer, superintendent of the
Fred w. Wolf Company, of Chicago,
manufacturers of ice machines and
ref~rigerating machinery, left last night
for Chicago. He came here to assist
as an expert in estimating the damage
done by fire to the ice factory of the
Carolina Ice factory, and to examine
the factory with a view to rebuilding
it.
He prepared plans for rebuilding the
plant and the work of repairing the
building has already commenced. Mr..
J. NJ. Solky. president of the company,
has given an order for a large amount
of new machinery and he expects TO
have h factory in operation in thirty
days.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-02-19
Wflmington's Famous Whistler.

The New York Herald recently said:
A the concert in the Grand Opera
house last night ]. Keener Westbrook,
a young North Carolinian, made his
first appearance on the New York vau-
devilie stage. Mr.. Westbrook is a
whistler, who possesses unusual abil-
ity of making three distinct tones in
one breath. His performance seemed
to please the audience greatly, his i'm
itation of southern song birds meeting
with particular favor"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-02-19
Death of Mr.. B. c. Moore's Mother.

The friends of our townsman, MI. B.
c. Moore will deeply sympathize with
him in the death Of his mother, Ms.
Cassandra Moore, on Thursday last at
Warsaw. Mr.. and Mrs. Moore went UP
and attended the funeral. which too
place yesterday at IL o'clock.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-02-19
. New York fishing schooner with

A New York fishing schooner with a
crew Of several fishermen aboard are
fishing on Cape Fear bar for sea bass.
They fish with hook and line and are
meeting with fine success. The fish
are packed on ice and shipped north.
4 Shipment OF twelve barrels was made
a few days ass the net returns TO,
which were s207.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-02-19
Sick Women
Mrs. Valentine Tells HO "
Lydia Z. Pinkf1ans,S Negefa-
bic COnspOufsd Cured Her.

Happiness viii go out of your life
forever, my sister, if you have any
of the symptoms mentioned in Mrs.
Valentines letter, unless you act
promptly. Procure Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound at once.
1t is absolutely sure to help you. Then
write for advice If there is anything
about your Ease you do not under
stand.
You need not be afraid to tell the
things you could not explain to the
doctor-your letter will be seen only by
women. All the persons who see priv
ate letters at Mrs. Pinkham's Labora-
tory, at Lynn, Mass, are women. All
letters are confidential and advice abso-
lutely free
Here is the letter 1T is with
pleasure that 1 add my testimony to
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-02-19

For the weakness and prostration
following grippe there is nothing SO
prompt and effective as One Minute
Cough Cure. This preparation is highly
endorsed Is an unfailing remedy for
Jail throat and lung troubles and it's
use prevents consumption. 1t
was made to cure quickly. r. r. Bel
lamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-02-19

The greatest danger from colds and
la grippe is their resulting in pneumo-
MIA If reasonable care is Used, how
ever, and Chamberlain's Cough Rene
dy taken, all danger will be avoided. 1t
will cure a cold or an attack OF Ia
grippe in less time han any other
treatment. 1t is pleasant and safe to
take. For sole by r. r. Bellamy, drug
gist.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-02-19

gnaw1ng pain in stomach. pain in my
back and right side, and so weak 1
could scarcely stand. l was not able
to do anything. Had sharp pains all
through my body. Before l had taken
half a bottle Of your medicine, l found
myself improving. l continued its use
until | had taken fOur bottles. and felt
so well that l did not need to take am
more. / am ike a new person, and
your medicine shall always have my
praise. - Mrs. W. p. VALENTINE, sec
Ferry Avenue. Camden, Nj.
SKHGn VIII re 1asaE fE7EssesfEnso-
Dyos 81 Sgzst SsRJaHi7as
Lydia <. PESsafI2kf McaScs.e Go.