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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-27
The New Battleship Maine at New
port News.

Newport News. Va. October 24.-The
new battleship Maine returned TO port
this morning after an endurance run
to Culebra Island. She will remain in
port for several days awaiting orders.
One of the ships officers stated that
the trip was very successful. The
Maine attained an average speed of
about 1876 knots an hour on her III up
the cost. The Niclauce boilers with
which the Maine is equipped worked
splendidly during the test made upon
them by the naval board.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-27
He Learned q Great Truth.

1t is said of John Wesley that he once
said to Mistress Wesley: "Why do you
tell hat child the same thing over and
lover again?' John Wesley, because
once telling is not enough" II is for
this same reason that you are tcld
lagain tina Chamberlain's Cough Rene
Idly cures colds and grip; that it coun-
l~teracts any tendency OF these diseases
Ito result in pneumonia, and hat it is
pleasant and safe to take. For sale by
Iall druggists,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-27
isheNilIe Auditorium Burned.

AshevilIe. y. c, October 24.-The re-
completed Asheville auditorium
valued at $40, 900 urned early today.
Besides the auditorium, the residence
|of Mrs. W. H. Penland. valued at SO
1000 was also destroyed. The proper
tiles were insured for $4,000. A thea
|trical company which played at the
last night lost its scenery
land baggage.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-27

When Lloyd's begins doubling the
cost of insurance on vessels bound for
the far east it is time to be looking
out for war sure enough. The fact
that this house has doubled the rate
of such insurance is the surest sign Of
war hat we have yet seen.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-27

Yellow fever seems to be making
which boasts that it has made Cuba,
tina pest-hole of yellow fever, a
healthy country. has failed to protect
the people of San Antonio and other
Texas towns,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-27

The use of the pistol a become SO
common of late that men do not hest
tate to use them against women and
the fair sex are becoming expert
handlers Of the hip-pocket toy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-27

If Canada shows too much temper
over hat Alaska boundary case We will
stop our bank swindlers from going
| over to her side of the border line.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-27
Fire at Macon. Miss.

Macon, Miss, October 23.-The Ma
con Compress and Warehouses were
destroyed by fire this morning. Loss
$500, 600, partly covered by insurance.
burned.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-27

If there is no war in the east there
has got to be some of the squarest
backing down that any nation has
ever done and we do not believe it is
going to conn from Japan or the Unit
ed STATES. either.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-27
NDUCEMENT
IN TOBACCO.

REYNOLDS, RUCKER AND WIT
TEN. R. A. PATTERSON To-
BACCO CO, AND BROWN &
WILLIAMSON BRANDS:
We have everything wanted n believe
we are making the lowest prices in
the city. Come and see if we are
not.
900 CHEESE bought under June con
tract. at about New York prices.
Every Cheese New York inspectors
brand.
$50 TUBS FINEST CREAMERY at
prices under the market.
CANNED HAM AND CORNED BEEF
at prices below the packers.
500 POUNDS CAPE FEAR Null
LET'S, honest weight" honest
grade prices lowest OF the season.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-27

Canada has lost the Alaska boundary
case, is loosing her temper and if she
does not mind she will loose her indie
Dendeuce.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-27

StOLldCu anu Otuci OlSduS VI olSSSliOu
and nutrition.
$4,000 FORFERIT will be paid by
WORLDS DIsPENsARY MEDICAL Asso-
CATION, Proprietors, Buffalo, N. Y, if
they cannot show the original signature
of the individual volunteering the testi-
monial b>low, and also of the writer's of
every testimonial among the thousands
which they are constantly publishing,
thus proving their genuineness.
The praise I wonld like to give your Golden
Medical Discovery l cannot utter in words or
describe with PEN writes James B. Ambrose,
Esq, of I7o5H Mif1in Street, Huntingdon, Pa.
II was taken with what our physicians here
said was indigestion. 1 doctored with the best
around here and found no relief. I wrote to
you and you sent me a question blank to fill out,
and I did so, and you then advised me to use
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. l took
three bottles and 1 felt so good that I stopped,
being cured. 1 have no symptoms OF gastric
trouble or indigestion now"
DR. Pierce's Common Sense Medical
Adviser, sent free On receipt of stamps
to cover expense of mailing only.
Twenty-one one-cent stamps for the
book in paper covers, or 81 stamps for
the cloth-bound volume. Address Dr..
R. v. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-27

THE DAILY MESSENGER by mail
..e year 5000; six months $500;
sAree months $50; one month 80
s~nts.
Served I'm the city at 50 cents a
sonth. one week - cents. $3.50 for
tAree months or $500 n year.
THE SEMI-WEEKLY MESSENGER
1.-TWO SPACE papers), by mail one
year S1.OO; six months so cents, I'm
dvanc
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-31

GREAT DIVIDE MINES.
Developments at Bingham Property Are
OF Very Encouraging Nature.

Reports from the Great Divide mines.
says the Bingham Bulletin are to the
effect that the main tunnel OF the big
group, having been driven about 600
feet, IL passing through lime spar heay-
lily lmpregnated with iron--a good in
dcatlon that It Is near the large east
and west vein for which II is making.
Openings at and near apex of the
vein show that according to pitch the
tunnel must soon encounter its hang
Ing wall and that II ought to cut into
large body of mineral carrying good
values. In the event that an Important
strike Is made, as Great Divide hill il
precipitous many hundreds OF feet OF
STOPPING ground can speedily be
opened. The country lime is very hard,
so that of late the tunnels progress has
been slow but It win soon move faster,
as machines are shortly to supercede
poky hand drills.
The Great Divine, lying Immediately
west OF Tooele divide and adjoining
Highland Boy and Bingham Copper
Boy is one Of the largest group. OF
mines In Bingham's lime belt consist
ing as II does of some 40 locations, COW
ering upwards OF $50 acres. II Is I'm
the hands of a strong and active COM
pany that viii turn capital into de-
NelOpmentS without stunt, ana T. prO-
Yided with first class equipments and
buildings and connected by an excellent
wagon road with the san Pedro
Railroad three aud one-half miles dis
tant Supplies are being put in for
vigorous work this winter and the
ground being scanned with contacts and
cross assures 1t viii be remarkable IL
a large mine IL not developed before
spring or In the near future-remark-
able, because nowhere In the great
lime belt has well directed, thorough
work failed OF meeting such reward
save whore porphyry intrusione have
presented discouragements too persist
ent to overcome, Such condition does
not exist In the Great Divide, and The
Bulletin will be disappointed II this
winter does not give it the opportunity
and pleasure OF chronlcllng a suhstan-
tial strike in that property. That the
big group will be energetically and
systematically developed Is assured by
the high standing OF the company.
which Is oflicored by Henry A. McCor-
nick, president Walter A. Cooke, vice
president and manager; Joseph II,
Hurd, secretary Rodney T. Badger,
treasurer and John b. Taylor, engineer
and superintendent
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-31
Many Plants Are Preparing ia
Resume and Others Getting
Ready to Shut Down.
COLLECTIONS NOT VERY GOOD.
This Causes Some uncasiness-Mcr.
chaudlse Freely Distributed Steel
Output Reduced.

New York, Oct 3o.--R. G. Dun 81
Co.'s Weekly Review OF Trade tomor-
row win say:
Industrial activity has increased
somewhat many plants resumlng and
others preparing to reopen on Mon
day. Several pending labor contro-
versies have reached an amlcable I'D
iustment adding to the aggregate of
wage earners employed. on the other
hand strikes are ordered and some
mills Will be closed by lack OF new
business while the struggle for con-
troll Of the copper properties has thrown
thousands out OF work. While there il
evidence of setback In the steel in
dustry. some hesitation in textiles in
the east, the general tenor of these re-
ports Is encouraging for contin-
uance of prosperity particularly in tho
sections where agriculture Is the chief
occupation. Collections are causing
some measlness and financial condi-
lions are unsettled. Merchandise Is
freely distributed, and earnings for Oc-
tober thus far surnass last years by
SO per cent and those of 1901 by 1874
per cent.
Purchases OF iron and steel prod.
ucts are still restricted to immediate
requirements az a rule, although the de-
cline In quotations appears checked
Failures this week Were 1853 in the
United States. against 1888 last year,
and Is In Canada, compared with
% year ago"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-31
The Great Daly.West Of Park City
Heads the List with 65 Cents
Per Share, $4,000,
SILVER KING FOLLOWS NEXT.
Tintic and Bingham We're Not Heard
From this neutrality-suspicious. on
The Latter's Failure.

The month of October will end with
a light dividend record to its credit.
Only Ave mines made contributions of
this kind TO stockholders, the aggregate
sum being s224,50O. Again, Daly-West
took the lead and checked out Go cents
per share or $4,000; the Silver King
came next with its usual 100000; Sac
remento was third on ahe list. with
$4,000; the Century mine OF Park Valley
came under the wire fourth IN line and
paid out 81 500 while the directors of the
Utah Of Fish Springs found a good
surplus in the treasury after transport
ing ores In wagons across the desert
and ordered the treasurer to dsburse
$1,000.
The probabilities are that the velvet
column will contain larger figures next
month. II Is ~iiclally announced that
the Annie Laurie Of Gold Mountain
Will be In line again and Judging from
the record OF shipments now being
made by the Grand Central 1t Is safe to
presume that this Tintic mine will tally.
The Consolidated Mercur may also be
In shape to do likewise, yet 1t Is hardly
expected IT will resume the payment
Of dividends until about Jan. |.
None OF the Bingham mines were
heard from this month"; the Utah Con-
solidated, Notwithstanding its lnten-
ton to spend $250.0O0 in the enlarge
ment of It's smelter will make n distri-
button, equal to the last one in Deem
Der.
Bingham is rapidly getting in shape
to produce more dividends No camp
In Utah Is displaying greater activity
than Bingham ~ at the present time.
Next year the Utah Copper company
and Tintic company, both of which are
constructing reduction works In the
camp viii cut an important figure
in the districts output and the Colom-
bla Copper company which Is soon to
operate as the Ohio Copper COM
pany, VIII commence Immediately to
plan for the erection of concentra-
tor OF generous proportions early next
year. Indeed with the Utah Consoli-
dated, Bingham Consolidated, United
States and the other companies mem
TONED pass the primary construc-
tive stages Bingham should come for
ward with an astonishing dividend re-
cord,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-31
CONCENTRATES.

silver dropped a quarter Of cent to-
day.
The oontlnental-Alta mines, OF Alta
marketed a car Of ore today.
John ]. Daily is inspecting tho DAILY
Judge mine at Park City today.
The delinquent stock sale OF the Dex-
ter-Tuscarora Consolidated Gold Mines
Co., Is scheduled fro Nov. II.
William Hatfield went to Tintic last
night TO inspect conditions Of the SNOW
fake mine.
VIII C. Higgins, editor Of the Mining
Review, expects to leave for Fay. New,
this evening on brief business trip.
A 25-ton lot Of ore from the Utah
mine at Fish Springs is expected TO
arrive at the samplers during the day
A. j. Cushing, superintendent OF the
Pioneer samplers at Sandy, is on the
sick list.
At the Pioneer samplers today the
arrival OF nine care Of Tintlc and three
cars Of Alta ores were reported
Treasurer Wallace w Wait Of the
Blue Acre Copper company, departed
for Kansas CITY today where he will
remain during the winter
The American smelter officials, who
are scheduled to reach the city tomor-
row, will only make brief stay. They
VIII leave again tomorrow night.
j, w. Cairns, leasing the Erie, Is
getting excellent indications and ex-
poets that he VIII soon cut into good
ore body.--Bingham Bulletin.
Col. Henry Altman Is In Helena, con-
Quoting an examination Of copper prop
critics near that place and dispatch
says some interesting developments are
looked for.
The Columbus Consolidated has two
cars OF high grade ores at the sampler
today, which will average up about the
same as the previous shipments $1,000
per car, net.
A. II. Boyd, well known in Leadvllle,
has arrived, and will be IN Alta to-
morrow to take formal possession OF the
Toledo property which recently passed
into his hands.
Steve Hays and John Butter have
started work on their Agee and Claret
claims adjoining Dalton 4 Lark A
whim was set up this week prepara-
tory to sinking. Bulletin
Ed F.. Frendentha, manager OF the
Manhattan mines az Phoebe has re-
turned from the south with nothing
new to report concerning physical con-
dltions at that property There IS not
much activity displayed around the
mine at the present time,
on Monday about 100 miners left
Butte for Utah, Wyoming and Colorado
camps II appears that many were
headed for Bingham, as upwards Of So,
said to have been mostly from Butte.
arrived here Wednesday morning. Tn
I'll the Copper Belt road Is completed
and the Boston Con. and Yamta In
crease their forces few new men will
find places here.--Bingham Bulletin,
From New York sources 1t is reported
that the earnings Of the American
Smelling & Refining company aggre-
gate s75O,00O per month or approx
mately $9,0O0,O00 per auuum. AT this
rate the concern Is earning Il per cent
on its common stock The company Is
said to have from slS,00OO0O to $50 0OO,-
900 working capital OF which $4,000 600,
liz I'm cash. The company has outstand-
ing s50,0O00O0 each Of common and pre-
ferred stock
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-31
MILLIONS INVOLVED.
Litigation in Progress Between Wen
known Copur d'Alene Mines

San Francisco, Oct 3O--In the Unit
ed States circuit court OF appeals to-
day motion was made by Kennedy
j. Ilanley, appellant IN a suit against
Charles Sweeny, r. Lewis Clark and
the Empire State-Idaho Mining & De-
vclopment company, appelees, praying
for an ordrer restraining the latter
from extracting ores from the Skookum
mine. situated In Shoshone county,
Idaho.
IN May, 1902. the United States cir
cult court for the district OF Idaho,
northern division, entered an order
restraining the apnellees from operat-
ing the mine until further order Of the
court. Hanley had previously been
awarded an undivided one-eighth inter-
est IN the property together with the
sum of Si7Ss6I as damages Upon APP
peal TO the United States circuit court
Of appeals, the latter tribunal affirmed
the Injunction and thereafter the court
granted a hearing OF the points at is
sue In the injunction. IL Is set forth
IN the petition that pending the decree
In the rehearing matter, the officers OF
the appellee corporation resumed work
In defiance OF the Injunction, taking out
ores to the value OF 81 200 900, and are
sim continuing operations.
Petitioner prays for an order COM
manding appellees to deslst forthwith
from the further extraction Of ores
and deposit with the United States cir
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-31
STOCK MARKET
VERY FEATURELESS
There Was No Material Change
From Last Night, Business
Being at a Low Ebb.
SOME HARDENING OF PRICES.
Was Due to Bank Statement - Clos
ing Extremely Dull but
Steady.

New York, Oct. 3L-0pening prices In
the stock market were without material
change from last night. Business was at
a low ebb The professional traders ap-
parenty waited for the bank statement.
Amalgamated, Union Pacific. Atchison
and Reading showed the wide fluctuations.
but even in them the movement did not
exceed Il per cent After the bank state
ment appeared prices hardened as the
statement did not show the expected loss
In reserve, Amalgamated Copper, Colo
RADIO Fuel Republic Steel preferred. Ice
common, Cotton OIL, Minneapolis & st.
Louis and Peoria and Eastern were car
ried from to over last night Pressed
Steel Car lost 1, Toledo. st. Louis g. West
crn preferred and Westinghouse Electric
I. The advance halted and the closing
was extremely dull but steady.
Close: Prime mercantile paper, 5ha6
per cent. ~
Sterling exchange weak with actual
business in bankers bils at .A,75aASLS1
for demand and at iSl 254i.Sl.50 for 60
days.
Posted rates. 4.S2ikG4.S3 and 4.SGql. S6is.
Commercial bills. i.S0kMi.Si.
Bar silver, 1914 cents.
Mexican dollars, i5A
Government bonds steady railroad
bonds steady,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-31
MINERAL SURVEYS ORDERED
The United States Mining Company
Wants Patents for Bingham Ground.

Applications for mineral surveys
We're made In the office Of the surveyor
general this week, as follows:
Survey Nos. SAG, STAT, 514s. 5t49 and
$3.50 for the Triangle Fraction, Spring
No. |, Savage, Cooke Fraction and Pat
terson lode mining clLims situated in
an unorganized mining district, rooele
county, application made by Great Dr.
vide Mines Co. order issued oct. a..
Richard II, Browne deputy mineral
surveyor.
Survey No. 515i for the Enterprise,
Enterprise No, 2 and Centennial lodes,
situated In the Clifton mining district,
Tooele county. Application made by
Marcus II. Jones. Application made
oct a. j. H. Pitts, deputy mineral
surveyor
Survey No, b152 for the Mag Pie.
Mascot, Columbus Elk, Snowblrd and
Hecla lode mining claims, situated In
the Little Cottonwood mining district,
Salt Lake county. Application made
by the Superior Alta Mining Co. APP
plication made Oct. 20. j. II. Winwood,
deputy mineral surveyor.
Survey Nos. 5lh3, 5ibi, 5l55 and 5i56,
for the History, Ninety-elght Fraction
Mineral Zone Extension and Conse-
quent lode mining claims, situated In
the West Mountain mining district,
Salt Lake county. Application made
by the United states Mining Co. Oct.
2s. j. Fewson Smith, deputy mineral
surveyor.
Survey Nos. 5ib7 and 515S for the
Hazel Huckel and Lady Franklin lode
mining claims situated In the West
Mountain mining district, Salt Lake
county. Application made by the Nj
agara Mining and Smelling Co. j..
Fewson Smith. deputy mineral sur
yeyor,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-31
MILL WANTED.
Architects Say There is Good Opening
For Interior Finish Plant.

Architects and builders say there Is
a fine opportunity to start in this city
a mill for the manufacturing Of interi-
or finish for buildings. 1t would cost
less TO get the raw material in here
than to bring in the Grated and finished
goods; the wood would all be kllned
here, and consumers could plan better
and see what they wanted, and that
they were getting better treatment
than where the goods are manufactured
so far away There has been delay
and dissatisfaction, the past season, in
ordering finish from factories in the
east, particularly In the matter OF be-
ing imposed upon with green and Inn
perfectly completed work. on one joh
IN ,nis city, this summer, the whole OF
one consignment OF finish had 10 be
dried over here, ms II was imperfectIy
done In st. Louis.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-31

4 The quotations today do not show any
Improvement In the condition Of min
ing stocks compared TO those OF a week
ago. On the contrary some Of the trad
ers have ended with a weaker tendency.
Mostly local buying has been done;
foreign orders being decidedly scarce,
which is due, no doubt TO the panicky
conditions prevailing In the east at the
present time. Daly-West was bought
sparingly; the stock has continued
weak with no real good reason, except
perhaps, less interest has been taken in
Il on the seaboard where II is usually
one OF the most active OF Utah stocks.
Daily-Judge held up very well at the
beginning. but later relaxed. closing to-
day with sl0s2h bid; Notwithstanding
that the recent strike In the mine grows
better and displays every indication Of
permanency. Con Mercur has been
less active consequently, the price has
dropped. Grand Central registered q
sale today at 81, the only one OF the
week Sacramento held fairly steady,
but dropped of cent q share. Star
Consolidated also Joined the toboggan-
lists. Butler~L Liberal proved an exception
and ended slightly TO the better. Tetro
IL also some stronger.
The closing quotations and sales were
posted today as follows:
ToDAYs QUOTATIONS.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-31
AT THE WAX MINES.
Properties az Soldier summit TO BE
Opened Up Extensively.

supt, T. p Rigney of the Summit
Placer company which is operating the
osokerite mines at Soldier Summit, is in
the city purchasing supplies to last
through the winter,
Mr.. Rigney says his company Is pre-
pairing to do some extensive develop
ment work In the meantime produce
ton Will be reduced TO minimum so
that the progress OF the campaign of
Development Will not be interfered with.
The location OF the permanent work.
ing shaft will be determined after
few months work has been performed.
The mine over which Mr.. Rigney hat
charge is the only one Of the kind In
operation outside OF Europe, II has
produced extensively and contains
what is declared to be the finest quail
lty Of ozOkeritc.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-31
Totals ...s2.925.s 50.Oa ss.sl2.s SOL 30
BUSINESS NOTES.

The week has been an active one in
local stocks and many of those In the
list have been dealt In. Descret Ma
tional sold at S2S2 y. c, NJ. l. at sl6l,
and Home Fire at slii Idaho Sugar
reached Sl2.l0, and Is in lively demand
with few sellers, Part OF the final pay
ment on TIE stock has been made, and
the remainder OF the S25OOOO win be
paid into the treasury Monday, Utah
Sugar preferred is offered at $500 COM
mon sold down to 1855 and up to $3.50.
options on Fremont county sold at Sll.
All the sugar mills are running at
full capacity The lOoOO,OOO pound mark
at Lehl win be passed Monday, and TO-
600 tons OF beets have been received to
date Logan and ogden are also grind
Ing at a heavy rate and the Idaho and
Garland plants are expected to start up
within week or 10 days. The present
outlook being that the Idaho mill viii
commence turning out sugar first.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-31
SUIT OVER STOCK.
81. Joe Mining Company Named In the
Complaint Filed Today.

Suit was filed In the district court to-
day by John II. Allen and Daniel Moon
against NJ. II Eddy, w. w. Wait, and
the ST. Joe Mining company, In which
plaintiffs ask that $4,000 shares of stock
OF the 81. Joe Mining company, stand
Ing on the books of the company in the
name of NJ, III. Eddy. trustee, be de-
clared the property Of M. III. Eddy, per-
sonally and that the same be sold to
satisfy judgment secured against him
by plaintiffs, amounting to Sl.2S6,25.
Ii Is alleged that said stock was so
placed on the hooks OF the company by
Eddy for the purpose Of defraudng his
creditors II Is also asked that the de-
PENDANT company be restrained from
transferring said stock upon It's books
pending this action.