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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-06

NAVAL STORES.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE - Nothing
doing.
ROSIN-Firm at CSC and 800.
TAR-Steady at $1.e0.
CRUDE TURPENTINE|Steady hard
s1.10; soft $500.
Prices same day las year Spirits
turpentine. 3Shc and 3Sc; rosin 81
and $1.25: tar $1.45; crude t%urpentine
hard $1.40 and $40.
Receipts today 70 casks Of spirits
t~urpentine. 206 barrels OF rosin, 332 bar
rels OF tar. II barrels Of crude turpen-
tine.
Receipts same day last year 40
casks Of spirits ~turpentine. 2os barrels
or rosin, 17S barrels Of tar. 159 barrels
at crude ~turpentine.
PRODUCE.
SALT-100's 45c: ISIS soc. se0's s5c: 3.
E. s1-35: in less than car lots.
DRY SALTED SIDESjsk to sac.
BUTTER-A to &c.
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WILMINGTON MARKETS


Tuesday. December =
Receipts OF cotton today-1.523 bales
bales.
This season's receipts to date-174.2z7
bales
Receipts to same DAY last year-1S5.-
go bales.
The quotations posted at 4 O'Clock
today at the exchange:
COTTON-Ffrm.
Ordinary ............ ............4 1915
Good Ordinary 5-1s
Low Middling 15-1i
Good MiddIing Hid
Same dav last year-9&c-
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PORT RECEIPTS.

Galveston firm at 7Ac; net receipts
1879 bales.
Norfolk firm at 72c: net receipts
1895 bales.
Baltimore nominal at Sc.
Boston quiet at 8 5-I6c: net receipts
2,2S7 bales.
Wilmington firm at nc; net receipts
Philadelphia firm at SEC: net receipts
102 bales.
Savannah steady at 7Ac; net receipts
SIT bales.
New Orleans steady at Z I3-1sc: net
receipts 1888 bales.
Mobile nominal at 7Ac; net receipts
LOS bales.
Memphis irregular at TIC; net re-
ceipts 4,06s bales.
Augusta firm at Z 15-1sc; net receipts
1897 bales.
Charleston firm at &c: net receipts
195 bales.
Cincinnati firm 1t nc: net receipts
2,07S bales.
Louisville firm at I 7-16c.
St. OF firm at TIC; net receipts
Houston steady at nc: net receipts
1928 bales.
THE NEW YORK MARKET.
New York-Cotton quiet at SEC; net
receipts 1856 bales; gross 7.114 bales.
sales 900 bales: stock s4.125 bales.
Total today-Net receipts "a. 700 bales;
exports to Great Britain 30 100 bales;
to continent 17.41s bales: stock sa4,s11
bales
Consolidated - Net receipts 231.3s5
bales; exports to Great Britain 90, s5s
bales: to France 3 LESS bales: TO CONT
lent 61.5Ss bales.
Total since September met receipts
1891 42 bales; exports to Great Britain
1.2S2, s65 bales: to France 332. 300 bales;
to continent LOIS. 500 bales.
Futures closed barely steady. De-
cember S-0; January 500; February
03: March sos: April s.02; May SOC;
June SOB; July 500; August 7.s5.
Spot cotton closed quiet 1-1sc higher;
middling uplands SSc; middling gulf
SEC; sales 900 bales.
GRAIN AND PROVISION MARKET
Chicago, December 4-The leading
futures were az folio US:
Open. High Low. Clos
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1 4ucSOd' DcCSIlDST D..
Receipts of cotton today-2,O17 bales.
Receipts same day last year 2,93e
bales.
This seasons receipts to dGte-176, IA
bales.
Receipts to same day last year-193,-
Psi bales.
The quotations posted at 4 O'Clock
today at the exchange:
| COTTON-Firm.
COiuihaIy ..'.....-.-....o I-It
Good Ordinary Tie
Low Middling Lie
NiluuIlI!g .:..-.... .-...........-l2
Good Middling 1916
Same day last year-9%c.
NAVAL STORES
SPIRITS TURPENTINE - Firm;
machine barrels 35c; country bar
rels 34c.
ROsIN-Firm at CSC and s1.Oo.
TAR-Steady at s1.2O.
CRUDE TURPENTINE Steady;
hard s1.10; soft $500.
Prices same day last year-Spirits
~turpentine SOC and 3Sc; rosin s1.2O
and SIPS; tar s1.55; crude t~urpentine
hard S1.40 and S2.40.
Receipts today IS casks of spirits
~turpentine, ia barrels of rosin. 1877 bar
rels of tar. 80 barrels of crude turpeu~
tine.
Receipts same dav last year lis
casks of spirits ~turpentine, $50 barrels
Of rosin, 800 barrels CT tar. 62 barrels
of crude turpentine.
PRODUCE.
SALT-100'S 45c: 1905 Soc. zoos SIC:
F. F. s1.35; in less than car lets.
DRY SALTED SIDES-Sk to SIC.
BUTTER-24 to 26c.
COFFEE-7k to 10c. --a
FLOUR-Straights SS.75: End patents
$500; full s4.75.
MOLASSES-S. House. 15c. New Or
leans Brights. % to 25c: Porto Rico 50
to 35c; Cuba. % to 40c.
SUGAR - Granulated $3.50; W.X.C
No. 5, s4.65; No. z. s4.45; No.. 9. s4.30: No
II. s4.20.
LARD-Pure 11Ac; compound Shc.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
PEANUTS-North Carolina IS to roc.
Virginia, So to 6tc; Spanish 60 to zoe.
CORN-Th to Soc.
CORN MEAL~75c.
CHICKENS-Dull: hens rs to Csc
ROSTERS 20 to Csc; spring 8 to 1Sc.
EGGS-Steady at zoe.
SHINGLES-Per 1000. 5 inch saps
s1.60; 5 incl hearts, 1925: 6 inch saps.
$3.50: s incl hearts. $3.50.
TIMBER
Per NJ feet-Shipping.... $1,000 900
Mill. prime. $500 $50
Mill, S5.00I G.Ja
Common mill. $4,000 500
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-25
THE COLONIES WAGER.
BY ~. N. "A rker.

copyrighted 1901, VIM. r. Miller)
You may never have heard of Count
Gessemberg, who was no count at all ex-
cept as he gave himself the title. but I
can inform you that for period of IL
years he was more feared than any other
man in Austria. He was big, burly fell
low to begin with, having the strength
of an OK, and his sword-play was SO fierce
and adroit that he received only one
wound in the 80 odd duels he fought. He
came of respectable family, who early
repudiated him, and, to get even with
them and at the same time carry SEM
blance of responsibility and secure
place in clubland, he assumed the title of
count. That this title was assumed every
body knew, and yet so quick was the
adventurer with his sword that his i'm
pudence passed unchallenged for years.
Gessemberg travelled about great
deal, being a card-sharper and high
toned swinder with all else, and where
ever he went he had his name put up
at the clubs. At least Is of his duels. all
victories for him, We're based on the fact
of his rejection by that many clubs. Upon
receiving notice that his application had
been rejected he would Immediately send
a challenge to the president of the club,
and it finally came about that it was
looked upon as certain death to blackball
him. His name was even favOrably bal
loted on by Vienna club to which the
minister Of war belonged. When he got
the run of the club he proceeded to
swindle the members or ask for loans,
and the victims held him in such fear
that they made no complaint. The secre-
tary of state was once petitioned to eX-
pose the bogus count and post him an
| imposter, but he prud sA,tly refused to
have anything to do With the matter
Gessemberg was in his zenith when an
English colonel. who had lately resigned
| from a crack regiment, had little sup
per in company with half a dozen Aus
trian military men. The talk finally ran
on the count and his misdeeds. and the
/ colonel scored the others pretty heavily
Z for allowing such man to buldoze a
4 whole nation, as it We're. They had plenty
4 of excuses, but they We're lame ones to
!. Colonel Grayton. and after considerable
!. talk back and forth he was sarcastically
asked to pick quarrel with the duelist
4 and clear the earth of him.
II will do better than that. gentlemen.
! was his ready reply. II will insult him in
public by word of mouth pull his nose
before the people and drive him into re-
tirement by the ridicule that will follow. '
"A wager! A wager!" was shouted
around the table. and wager was made
The doughty colonel put up 81. 900 that he
would carry out his programme within 81
days, and they gave him odds of to I
Next morning the Austrians remembered
the wager only as the result of too mnc'
wine. but not so with the colonel. He HAD
been very much in earnest, and he a
once set about locating the count ant
winning the bet. Gessemberg. after man!
inquiries, was found to be visiting IN oil,
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-25
ALL BUT REAPERS
ONLY BRANCH OF FARM MA
CHINERY OUT OF COMBINE.
NO HALF WAY AGREEMENTS GO
All the Strong Companies Go into
Trade Union-Will Reap Their Re-
ward in Destroying the Element Of
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES at Ore
third the Total Value of Plants.
(By Associa ted Press.)


New York. April 25.-It is learned in
this city tina, the report from Chicago
that pillow manufacturers have decided Il
fifty million dollar trust. is only partly
correct a partial consolidation only be-
ing contemplated. Every branch of the
farm machinery trade. with the exception
of the mowers and reapers, will be en-
braced.
There have been numerous efforts TO
unite special branches of the farm ma
chnery trade. but this is the frs, attempt
at a general consolidation. The or
ganizers of the present consolidation
argue that partial union is inherently
weak as it would be an easy matter for
other manufacturers to compete. But
with a general consolidation it is contend
ed this incentive to competition would be
removed.
The new company If organized on pres
ent lines, will. it is sad. be in a position
to manufacture all kinds of farm imple-
ments, except mowers and reapers.
1t is intended to secure all concerns
rated at si0e 900 or more. The final de
tails have not vet been arranged, but 1t
is said the capital of the new company, If
formed will be divided equally between
preferred and common stocks. good Will.
and is to go in at about one-third the
total capitalization. 1t is estimated that
the tangible value of the plants it is IN
tended to consolidate is upward of $35,-
600, 900.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-25
In Spanish Hands.

By lrvinSfon Harper.

had served for three months as a
scout under General Garcia, when l re-
turned to camp one day to find a
was Spaniard. but in sympathy with
the Cubans, and had come to tell the
general how he could bring about a night
surprise and win a great victory. The
mans face seemed familiar to me, but it
was half an hour before l could place
him. Then l remembered that l had
met and quarreled with him in res
taurant in New York city. At that tim.
his motto was: Death to all Cubans."
and it was over his rabidness that we
had some hot words. That he had under
gone change of heart L could not be-
lleve. and If he hadn't he was there in
camp to lead us into trap.
Inc general was questioning the man
before score of his soldiers when l
joined the party. The traitor was locat-
ing the Spanish force and telling how i.
could be safely approached. had scout
ed in that direction and knew every foot
of the ground. and l soon saw that he
was lying. With this l broke into the
conversation and denounced him, and
his demeanor under fire soon satisfied
everybody that he was guilty.
Garcia promptly ordered him shot for
spy. but the old man had soft heart.
and he could not understand the fellows
tears and pleadings He vigorously and
earnestly insisted on his innocence and
his desire to aid the cause, and he as
vigorously declared he had never been
in New York or set eyes on me till that
day.
In the end, he was turned loose with
words of warning, and made his way
out Of camp, and as he went he gave me
look which plainly spoke of a knife IT.
the back If the opportunity ever came
Notwithstanding all his denials and
protestations, l was firmly convinced
that he was the man l said he was. and
l had a feeling that our second was not
our last meeting.
| Two weeks later there We're three OF
us out on the debatable ground between
| the lines. We were scouting close up to
the Spanish defenses around their camp.
each working on his own hook, when
! stepped into a Quagmire ana went down
| to my hips before l could seize a root
| 1t was a quicksand under me, and thu
stuff clutched my feet and legs with a
hundred hands. Even with my pur-
| chase on the root l could not lift myself
an inch. The best l could do was to
prevent myself from sinking any far.
| Their.
! This accident occurred just at twilight
and within pistol-shot of the Spanish.
I would not cry out to them, of course,
and to have signaled to the scouts
would have been as bad for me. 1 SIM
ply kept quiet and hung on, hoping that
something might happen in my favor.
Nothing did, however. and I passel
one of the most uncomfortable nights l
probably ever shall. But for the fact
that could hold up my weight with one
hand for time and nave the other free
1 should have been devoured alive by
land crabs. and during that long night
I frequently heard the hiss of poisonous
snakes in the slime around me.
An hour after daylight, having nc
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-25

port of the undertaking. The road will
be IS miles in length and will connect
with the Southern Pacific at Gosford. 1t
will cost about 100000.
To meet increased transportation re-
quirenents the Southern Pacific has Just
placed an order in the east for 1903 loco.
motives and 1850 cars of various kinds.
The Santa Fe will also. it is said. soon
add over 1,500 cars to its equipment.
General Manager Wells of the San
Pedro Los Angeles & Salt Lake road. is
asking for bids for 200 flat cars. for use
in the construction of the new line in
southern California.
The California Northwestern has or
oered so new ten-wheel locomotives.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-25
SALE OF SCHOOL BONDS.

Notice is hereby given that in pur-
suance of tine authority conferred upon
the board of trustees of school district
No, ], Silver Bow county, Montana. by
that certain election held on the 9Th
day Of April, 1901, the trustees of the
above named school district We're au-
thorized and empowered to sell coupon
bonds to the amount of one hundred
thousand (s1O0,0 dollars for the pur-
pose of building one or more school
houses and purchasing school sites in
said school district. said bonds to be of
the denomination of one thousand
(s1 ,OOO) dollars each, dated on the first
day of June, 1901. payable in twenty coy
wears and redeemable in ten (10) years,
and drawing interest at the rate of four
ca per cent per annum, payable semi.
annually, both interest and principal
payable at the Office of the county treas
urer of Silver Bow county, Montana, In
gold COIN Said bonds will be sold at
private sale at the trustees room in the
high school building, corner OF Idaho
and Park streets, Butte, Montana. on the
21st day of May, 1901, at eight (S) o'clock
D, M. and sealed bids will be received
by the board of trustees for the p,lr-
chase of said bonds up to ana until
twelve o'clock noon on the 21st day Of
May, 1901. Said bonds shall not be sold
for less than their par value and all bids
shall be made for the net amount to be
received by the board of trustees for
said bonds. A certified check or its
equivalent for the sum of twenty-five
hundred ($2.500) dollars must be :lepos.
tied with the clerk of the board Of school
trustees as guaranty of good faith. by
each person bidding upon said bonds.
Nd oil 10 nipcfpH =
board of trustees.
BY order of the board of school trus-
tees of school district No. 1, Silver Bow
county, Montana, made this 10Th lay Of
April. 1901.
Attest: HENRY MUELLER,
THOS. RICHARDS, Chairman.
Clerk,
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-25
USED WHISKY AND MORPHINE
Combination Brought on Dementia
That Ended in One Death
Another May Follow.
(By Associated Press.


Emira. n. V, April 25.-Joshua
Spearer an army veteran, was found
dead yesterday. sitting on the floor Of
his bedroom with his head resting on the
dege of his wifes bed. Mrs. Spearer
was lying on the bed in an unconscious
state. with several contusins on her face
and head The room gave evidence that
a severe struggle had taken place be-
tween the couple during the night.
Spearer drew his pension money April
1. and had been drinking steadily since.
He began SOLDERING up process by TAX
ing morphine. and it is the opinion of
the coroner that, while suffering with
while suffering with delirium tremenS
attacked his wife and after the struggle
with her. died as a result of the tremens
Mrs. Spearer is badly injured and up to
a late hour last night had not regained
consciousness.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-25
WAS A DELIBERATE MURDER
hager Held for the Killing of His
Mining Partner Geiss-Refuses
to Make a Statement.
Especial to Inter Mountai

Especial to Inter Mountain)
Helena, April 25.-The coroner's jury
finished the investigation into the death
of Charles Geiss who was shot by his
partner Matthew Hager. The verdic,
was deliberate murder.
Witnesses testified that 'the prisoner
challenged Geiss to fight and that he had
often expressed his desire to do him up.
Hager had an attorney who did not ques-
ton any of the witnesses. Hager de-
clined to make any statement to the jury.
While the funeral services of Geeiss
We're going on in the inquest room Hager
remained in the room listening to the
service.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-25
BIDS WANTED.

Sealed proposals will be received by
the city council of the city of Butte, to
be filed with the city clerk until seven
thirty G:3O) o'clock p. m. Wednesday,
April "a, 1901. u
For one street sweeper, two street
srrinklers of 600 gallons capacity each.
Specifications and form of bids may
be seen at the Office of the city clerk,
Each bid must be in writing and must
be accompanied with certified check
in the sum of 500. which will be Cbn-
sidered as liquidated damages if the re
quirements in the way of contract and
bend shall not be complied with. within
five days after the award has been made
The city council reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
]. P. CALLAN. City Clerk.
Dated April II, 1901.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-25
ILLINOIS BlACKMAlLER SHOT
Sent Threatening Letter Demanding
Money-Was Fooled and Trapped
by the Officers.
(Ry Associated Press.)

Morris. ILL.,. April 25.-An attempt 70
obtain $500 by threatening letter was
frustrated last night by Sheriff john
son and his deputies.
S. D. Holderman of Erienna township,
wealthy farmer was the intended VIC
tim. At the appointed hour and place
the officers secreted themselves and
placed a dummy package in lieu Of the
money. The writer of the letter found
the package and in an attempt to escape
was seriously wounded. He gave his
name as Warren Wayne and his home
as in Indiana. He is about 60 years old.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-25
CUBANS WILL ATTACK WOOD
Have Tale of Woe to Lay Before the
President-Nature Of Charges
Not Yet Known.

Washington, April 25.-The exact
nature of the propositions to be submit
ted by the Cuban commissioners is not
yet known.
They have held a rather long executive
session at their headquarters in the
Shoreham, the object of which. it was
announced was to decide on a plan of
procedure but if they reached a con-
clusion they did not say So That the
commissioners With practically one voice
will lodge with the president some kind
of complaint against Governor General
Wood there is scarcely any room for
doubt. Nor is there any room for ex-
pectaton that they will in any way
weaken the presidents confidence in that
official
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-25

crony of his at Pressburg. and thither
the colonel proceeded, accompanied by
committee Of two. Although a soldier for
many years and a brave man, Colonel
Grayton was deceptive in his looks. He
was only feet 6 inches high, with his
average weight at 1873 pounds, and the
ordinary observer would have taken him
for a schoOlmaster sooner than a warrior.
1t was one of the terms of the wager
that it should not be made public until
the colonel had had his show, and the
trio was looked upon as tourists when
they arrived at Pressburg. 1t was found
that the count and his friend had gone
on little trip so miles away and would
not be back for three days. The colonel
at once went to the telegraph Office AMI
dispatched the count as follows:
II have come here from Vienna to kill
you. If you are gentleman you will not
keep me waiting three days.
A few hours later he sent second dis
patch, and that evening a third. both OF
the same tenor. Next morning the count
replied by telegraph asking who Colonel
Grayton was and what quarrel he had
with him. In answer to this he got mes
sage reading:
eff you do not come at once and be
try as a coward. l shall look for you by
night, and have already arranged with
the undertaken and grave-dgger."
At o'clock that evening Count Ges-
semberg appeared and was looking very
anxious and thoughtful. The strangeness
! of the messages had got in their work
| on him and he was mentally upset. The
! colonel knew that the count was to stop
! at a certain hotel, and he was there be-
fore him with a mob of witnesses. No
sooner had the great duelist descended
| from the carriage and reached the hot FL
veranda than Colonel Grayton shouted at
| him from distance of 80 feet:
"Ah! the wretched craven is here at
last, and he has only two minutes to
| live."
| Then, walking straight up to the fellow
he began calling him villain. coward
| braggart and a dozen other names, and
| ended by tweaking his prominent nose
and ordering him to make his peace with
! Heaven. There was not too much. of il
but just enough to rattle the count and
make him forget who he was, and tc
the amazement of the onlookers, he turn
ed the color of a corpse and wheeled ana
fled. He was back in an hour, having
recovered his nerve. and being anxious
to ayenge the insult, but the colonel and
his friends had departed for Vienna. TIL,
affair got into the papers, of course. and
though the count clustered for a time
he soon found that his prestige was gon,
and that he was an object of ridicule
Men refused his challenges with con
tempt, and the police finally drove hin
across into Poland, and Austria was ri,
of him for good and all.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-25
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE ON PETI-
TON TO SELL REAL ESTATE

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
Second Judicial district of the state Of
Montana, in and for the county of Sill
yer Bow.
In the matter of the estate and guardian
ship of Mabel Comeback.
II appearing to this court from the PEE
tition this day preser ted and filed by Ma
ria Comeback, the guardian Of the per-
son and estate Of Mabel Comt eilack,
minor, praying for an order Of sale of
certain real estate belonging to the said
ward, and tina: :. :: FOR the best interest
Of the said ward. and necessary that
such real estate should be sold,-
1t is hereby ordered, that the next Of
kin of the said ward, and all persons in
terested in said estate. appear before this
court on Saturday, the 18th day Of May.
1901 at the court room of this court in
the city of Butte, Montana, then and
there to show cause why an order should
not be granted FOR the sale of such es-
tate.
And 1t is further ordered that copy Of
this order be published al least once a
week for four successive weeks before the
said day of hearing, in the Daily Inter
Mountain. a newspaper printed and pub
lished in the city Of Butte, Silver Bow
County, Montana.
| Dated April 9th. 1901.
E. w. HARVEY,
Attest a true copy.
| Judge.
| SAMUEL NJ ROBERTS,
| Clerk of the District Court Of the Second
Judicial District of the State Of Nom
tana, in and for the County of Silver
| Bow
! BY ]. r. Wright,
| Deputy Clerk.