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$1.OO to Harper's Ferry, Charlestown
and Winchester
and return, leaving B. and o. r. r. sta
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opportunity for country outing.-Advt.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-08-12
THE LIVERPOOL MARKET.

Liverpool, Aug. 10.-4 p. m.-Cotton-
Spot limited demand; prices easier and
six points lower. American middlinS
fair at 6.2S; good middling GA; mid
ding 6.02: low middling 5.Ss; good or
binary 5.64; ordinary $40. The sales of
the day were 5000 bales. of which 500
were for SPECULATION and export and
included 4, 400 American. Receipts 5000
bales, including 200 American.
Futures opened easier and closed
quiet. American G. o. c.: August 5.16;
August and September $50; September
and October $40; October and NOvem-
Der 5.32; November and December 5.29;
December and January SIS; January
and February SIS: February and
March SIS: March and April SIS.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-08-12
DAILY COTTON MARKET.

Galveston firm at 10hc; net receipts
352 bales.
Norfolk nominal: net receipts soc
bales.
Baltimore nominal at 11.25.
Boston quiet at 1865; net receipts ISS
bales.
Wilmington nominal; net receipts s
bales.
Philadelphia steady at 1880.
Savannah steady at 1O%c; net re-
ceipts 102 bales.
New Orleans steady at 1880; net re-
ceipts 434 bales.
Mobile nominal at 10c.
Memphis steady at 1OHc; net receipts
10 bales.
Augusta steady at 105sc; net receipts
101 bales.
Charleston nominal; net receipts 20
bales.
Cincinnati nominal; net receipts log
bales.
louisville firm at 1O1sc
st. Louis quiet at 10asc; net receipts
10 bales.
Houston steady at 1880; net receipts
379 bales.
Newport News; net receipts 230 bales.
New York, Aug. 10.-,otton quiet at
1866; gross receipts 323 bales; sales 1SO
bales; stock 34,75S bales: exports ~to
Great Britain 125 bales; exports to the
continent 598 bales.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-08-12
RECEIPTS AND EXPORTS.

New York, Aug. 10.-TOtal today at
all seaports 1,419 bales; exports to
Great Britain 655 bales; exports to the
bales.
Consolidated at all seaports-Net re.
ceipts 3.17S bales; exports to Great
Britain 6,237 bales: exports to the .or-
tinent 5,041 bales.
Total since September 1st at all sea-
ports-Net receipts 7,132,557 bales; ex-
ports to Great Britain 2,499, ,635 bales;
exports to France 699, ,033 bales; exports
to the continent 1854, ,034 bales; exports
to Japan 46,195 bales; exports to Mexi-
CO N.31O bales
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-08-12
THUNDERSTORM DOES DAMAGE.
Two Persons Reported Killed and
Several Buildings Struck by Light
ming.

New York. Aug. 10.-During a heavy
thunderstorm I'm this city and vicinity
today, William Hagan, n years old
was killed by lightning while driving a
truck in Brooklyn The force of the
stroke knocked him from his seat and
his death is thought fn have h>en In
Gtantaneous. An unidentified boy is
also said To have been killed by the
lightning In Brownsville.
Several buildings were struck, amcng
them St Johns Evangelical Lutheran
curch- In Brooklyn lightning STRUCK
the trolley pole Of a Rockaway Avenus
surface car and set fire to the car I'm
which there were twenty-five or thirty
passengers All the passengers were
stunned for moment. but recovered
I'm time TO leave the car before anyone
was seriously burned.
The rainfall was at times unusually
heavy and continues tonight.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-08-12

tive but firnaly held. Rye flour firm
Corn meal firm: kiln dried 800 20 $S-1.
Rye nominal. Barley unchanged
wHEAT7Spot steady: NO. red
nominal elevator. While somewhat less
active today. pending crop report ns-
ures which attached considerable O.
prices. being for the most part weaker
owing to teh improved northwest crop
and weather news and poorer support
from outsiders. The close was = TO
IL net lower May -$1.oah September
si.eA: December S-o3x-
CORN-Spot easy: No. :. 5sA. opiisa
market fas, arorttmio
market for short time at opening was
firmer under cool weather. but It drop
advance. September ssk: December
ssh.
OATS-Spot dull: mixed oats Is TO -
pounds. IL TO IS.
BEEF-Quiet. cut meats quiet.
LARn-Duli: refined slow.
PORK Barely steady: short clear
$3.50 20 $3.50.
RICE-Quiet
MOLASSE1FYrm.
SUGAR-Raw firm: fair refining ;
Ills: centrifugal 9S test 4 3-ie to ia.
BUTTER-Steady and unchanged.
CHEESE-Steady and unchanged
EGGS-Ffrmly held unchanged.
POTATOES-Steady. Long Island 81
50 to H-75: Jersey and Southern s1-ss
TO $i.s2: southern sweets $500 TO ss.75
PEANUTS+Steady: fancy handpick-
ed Ga: other domestic 3h TO sis.
CABBAGS-Dull: Long Island and
Jersey per loo / and : per barrel - to
So
COTTON SEED OII-Steady with
fair trade: prime crude mills -
to 22iz; prime summer yellow 27k to
2s: Off summer yellow nominal: prime
white 50: prime winter yellow 3.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-08-12
w. YORK BONDS.
NAVAL STORES MARKETS.

New York. Aug 10.-Turpentine
steady. Rosin steady.
Savannah, Ga. Aug. 10.-Turpentinc
firm at 53A; Receipts 4s1 caslcs; sales
205 casks; exports 100 casks. Rosin firm
receipts 2,167 barrels: sales 3,951 bar
rels: exports 3,45o barrels. Quote A.
b. c, $3.50; D, s235: E, $40; r, S245:
G, $3.50; HI, $2.70; I, $3.25 to $3.50; K.
S3.55: NJ. $3.S5; N. 800; w G. A.35; w
w. $500
Charleston. s. c.. Aug. Io.-Turpen-
tine firm at 5z11: sales none. Rosin
firm: sales none. A, B. c. $2.zo to sz25.
d, s2-25 to $3.50; z. $3.50 to 3z35; G.
$40; III. $3.50: I, 1910: X. $3.35; NJ, So
65: n. $3.50; w G. SAILS: w w, $40.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-08-12
COUNTRY PRODUCE.

PEANUTS-North Carolina $I.209-
$1.35; Virginia $1.00@$1.10.
BEESWAX-25 to &c.
CORN-67k to 20.
CORN MEAL~64 to IS.
EGGS-16c.
CHICKENS-Hens. 80 to 80; spring
12z to 25 cents.
BEEF-2 to cents.
r N. G. BACON-Hams (oad) 12h014c,
hams (new) 12hc; shoulders IL to 12c;
sides IL to 12c.
SWEET POTATOES-$1,0o. -,
SHINGLESLPer 1000: 5-inch saps
$2.00: 5-inch hearts $500; 6-inch saps
$500; 6-inch hearts $500.
TINBER:-
Per NJ Extra milling. H.5008.So
Mill prime ...........$7 $7.00@7.5 so
Mill fair ............... $6.50@7.o0
Common mill $5.00@5 80
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-08-12
Rum Over by Ice Wagon.

Sam Nixon, al negro about seven
Teen years Of age, in attempting to
get on one Of the ice wagons of w.
ID. Werth and Company yesterday
morning fell and one Of the wheels
passed over one OF his legs It was
thought at first that the negro was
seriously injured, and DR.. w. ]. h.
Belamy was summoned. He had the
negro sent to the James Walker Me-
morial Hospital The negro was con-
siderably bruised, burt no bones were
broken.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-08-12
CLOSING OF COTTON.

New York, Aug. 10.-Spot cotton clos :
ed quiet; middling uplands 1866; mid
ding gulf 1890: sales $50 bales. Fu-
lures opened steady; August 1908 bid
10.15 asked. September 9.91; October
$50; November go bid: December
9.74; January 9.75; March 9.S1; May
9.S3.
Futures closed strong: August 1914:
September 9.95; October 9.78; Novem-
Der 9.73: December 9.76: January 9.77:
February $50; March 9.S3; April 3.s5:
May 9.SS
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-08-12
RECEIPTS OF COTTON.

ports today 1,419, bales, against 514 last
week and 205 last year. For the week
5000 bales against 7,S11 last week and
LAB last year. Today's receipts at New
Orleans 434 bales against SO last year
and at Houston 379 bales against nj:
last wear.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-08-12
THE MONEY MARKET.

New York. Aug. 10.-Money on call
very easy at Y to per cent: closing
bid y per cent; offered at per cent.
Time loans easy and dull: sixty and
ninety days per cent; six months 31z
per cent Prime mercantile paper 4
to AZ Per cent Sterling exchange
steady at advance with actual buss-
ness in bankers bills at $4.SS.45; for
demand and at $4.S5.45 for sixty day
bills. Posted rates 4.s6 to $4.s61z: COM
mercial bills SASSY. Bar silver 5sA.
Mexican dollars asa.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-08-12
Troops Ordered to March 200 Miles
to Manassas.

Washington, August d0.-orders were
issued at the War Department today
for the 23rd and 9th batteries Of field
artillery and to two squadrons Of the
18th cavalry, stationed at Fort Ethan
al, Vermont, to march from that point
to Manassas, Virginia, to take part in
the manoevers next month, a distance
OF about 700 miles. II is calculated
that the trip will occupy about five
weeks time. This is probably the long
est march OF United States troops in
recent times and is n the nature of an
experiment.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-08-12

In his speech OF acceptance Mr..
Roosevelt certainly spoke softly. but
if he had any big stick it must be
put in the concealed weapon class
Atlanta Journal.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-08-12
PRODUCE.

SAJT-Prices car load lots-l00 lbs
c. F. SIC; 200 lbs c. F. Tic: 200 lbs + +
80 cents
DRY SALTED SIDES-S to Sk.
BUTTER-27 to SOC.
COFFEE@SK to lie.
FLOUR-Straights $500: second pat
ents $50 to $3.50: full $3.50 to $6.10.
MOLASSEStS. House Il: New Or
leans Brights % to 25: Porto Rico 20:
Cuba ..
SUGAR-Granulated $5.15; w. c. Y
No. 5. $3.50: No. Z. $3.50: No. 9, s4.Is:
No. IL. $465.
LARD-(Terce Basis) Pure SIS cents.
Compound 6x.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-08-12
WILMINGTON MARKETS
wednesday. Aug. 10

COTTON-Nominal.
Receipts OF cotton today-5 bales.
Receipts same day last year
Receipts OF the season TO date-33i.-
25S bales.
Receipts to same date last season
319,5iS bales.
vsvAL STORES.
SPIRITS OF TT JEPENTINE-e3h
bid
ROSIN-Steady at sa2s.
TAR-Ffrm at $l-10.
CRUDE TURPENTINE-F1rm hard
$225: dip $3.75: virgin 4.oo.
RECEIPTS TO-DAY.
43 casks spirits turpentine:
194 barrels r>osin:
"a barrels tar:
13s barrels crude turpentine.
RECEIPTS SAME DAY LAST YEAR.
So casks spirits turpentine.
54 barrels rosin:
225 barrels tar:
l47 barrels crude turpeatine-
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-08-12

Mr.. w. d. Fort. of Pikeville, spent
yesterday In Wilmington.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-08-12

NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
New York, Aug. 2o.-FIOUR-Inac-
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-08-12

Cash QuOtatfons were as foIlows:
Flour easy: No. 2 spring wheat $1.07G-
$1.0s: No. 3 949$1.05: No. red $1.01A =
$1.03: No. 2 corn 53x; No. 2 yellow ssh ::
No. oats 32A; No. white 35636: M.
8 white 33% @34A; No. Q rye It672:
good feeding barley 81: fair to choice
mailing 42@45; No. 1 fiaxseed S1.1S; No.
/ Northwestern s1.25h; prime timothy
seed $500; mess pork per barrel s12.12-
@$1215: lard per 100 pounds $500 $6.62:
short ribs sides Qoose) $7.50G$7.s2:
short clear sides (boxed) $SO0Gs ss.25:
whiskey, basis Of high wines. $l.2s.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-08-12

and was continuously to proceed, from
the will OF the people themselves. 1t
grew as a world power as its sturdy
citizens, to whose natural increase were
added immigrants from the old world
seeking to obtain here the liberty and
prosperity denied them in their own
countries, spread over the face Of the
land, reduced the prairieS and forests
to cultivation, built cities, constructed
highways and railroads, till now a ma
ton which at the formation OF the
government numbered only three mi:-
lions in population, has become eighty
millions, and from ocean to ocean and
the lakes to the gulf, the country il
the abode of a free and prosperous peo-
pie. advanced in the highest degree in
the learning and arts of civilization.
1t is the liberty, the advancement and
the prosperity of its citizens, not any
career of conquest, that make the eoun-
try a world power. This condition We
owe to the bounty of Providence, un-
folded in the great natural resources
of the country, to the wisdom OF our
fathers manifested ~ the form Of gov
ernnent established by them, to the
energy, industry, moral character and
law-abiding spirit of the people them
selves.
We are not a military people, bent on
conquest, or engaged in extending our
domains in foreign lands. or desirous OF
securing natural advantages, however
great, by force; but a people loving
peace, not only for ourselves. but fol
all the nations of the earth.
The display OF great military arma-
ments may please the eye and. for
the moment, excite the PRIDE OF the
citizen, but it cannot bring TO the
country the brains. Drawn and muscle
OF single immigrant. nor induce the
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-07-08
Sins and Sinners.

Albert c. Babe, former supervisor OF
Milwaukee, pleaded guilty to the
charge of petite bribery. He was sen
:enced to pay q fine of $500. 4
Two men were killed and two seri-
ously wounded at Leavenworth. Kan,
in a street fight with revolvers. as a
result Of a quarrel between two har'
vest hands.
Dependency over financial matters
is believed to have caused Lee MINER,
& stock and grain dealer from MINER,
Ill. to commit suicide at the Empire
hotel in Chicago.
Thieves worked q successful scheme
for the robbery of q gambling house of
81. 800 at Houston, Tex. Dynamite was
exploded under a poker table and the
crowd made = rush for the exit.
A villain entered the residence of
Mrs. Caroline Papit at Sterling, ILL.,,
and attempted t. force sulphuric acid
down her throat while she was sleep
ins. She was terribly burned.
r. r. Chafee. who claimed to be a
relative OF Lieut.. Gen. Chaffee, shot
himself through the head at Houston,
Tex, dying instantly. The cause of
the shooting is not clear.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-07-08
From Other Shores,

Clement Scott, dramatic critic, died
in London after a prolonged illness.
The third International congress of
the Salvation Army in London is at
tended by over 5000 delegates.
Lord Rosebery has unveiled a bas-
relief portrait of Robert l.. Stevenson
In st. Giles cathedral at Edinburgh.
A t%orrential rain at Cape Town flood
ed the town and did an immense
amount Of damage. Business is sus
pended.
Marie Correlli replies to Archbishop
Sinclair's lament about pagan London
by asserting that the condition is due
to the pagan clergy, whom she unmer-
cifully scores.
Ambassador Mccormick and Foreign
Minister Lamsdorff have signed the
corporation treaty at st. Petersburg.
This was Mr.. McCormick's last official
act before leaving on his vacation.
Thirty-three persons we're killed by
an accident which tool place near
Spanish Town, ter miles west OF
JAMESTOWN, Jamaica, in the main con
duit OF the West India Electric com
pany.
The congregation OF bishops and
regulars at Rome has received a petit
tion against Most Rev. Alexander
Christie, archbishop Of Oregon City,
Ore, accusing him of not being sufh'
GENTLY orthodox.
A junk on the Canton river vas at
tackled by pirates. After a fierce fight
they butchered the crew and set fire
to the boat. Forty passengers whom
the pirates had battoned down in the
hold were burned alive.
The st. Petersburg Novosti deplores
the immense increase OF Russian and
Jewish emigration from Russia this
year, over $4,000 having left, four-1fths
OF whom have gone to America and the
other fifth to the British empire.
King Edward paid his promised visit
TO Hamburg Tuesday and met with a
most cordial reception from the au-
thorities and large crowds OF h in
habitants, He made a tour OF the har-
Dor and was later welcomed at the
bOurse.
The German government has decid
ed to send q warship to Port au Prince,
Haiti. after having agreed with the
French government that a simple apol-
ogy was not sufficient reparation on
| the part Of the government of Haiti for
| the recent stoning of the French and
| German ministers by the Palace guard
at the Haitien capital.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-07-08
Resume 81 the ncWs.

Edmund Eersch. ex-member of the
st. Louis house of delegates, pleaded
guilty to the charge Of boodling placed
against him by Circuit Attorney Folk.
He will be sentenced to the peniten,
tiary for not less than five years.
After ten minutes deliberation. q
jury at Coldwater, Mich, found Katie
Ludwick not guilty of the murder of
her husband, John. to whom she had
been married but a few months. The
t~hirteen-day trial was sensational in
the extreme.
John B. Stewart, fifty-three years
old, was shot and instantly killed by
the hrsband of his step-daughter, Sam
uel Peck, t~wenty-four years old, at
their home in Collinwood, Ohio. The
crime was the outcome of a family
quarrel.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-07-08
Washington Notes.

Ex-Mayor Seth Low will be tne next
ambassador to Italy.
A cablegram was received at the war
department from Manila announcing
the death there of Archbishop Guidi.
Secretary Hay received a cablegram
from Tangier, dated June q, saying:
Profoundly grateful to the govern
ment for securing my release.-Per-
dicaris."
Hugh J. Taggart, assistant United
States district attorney, who assisted
in the preparation and prosecution Of
the cases growing out of the p~ostoffice
investigation, is to resign soon.
Public Printer Palmer, against the
protests of the printers employed in
the government printing office, has just
signed a contract for the installation
Of seventy typesetting machines.
President Roosevelt has entertained
two German princes. Baron Won Stern
berg, the German ambassador, present
ed to the president Prince George of
Bavaria and his brother. Prince Con-
rad.
Charles e. Magoon has been appoint
ed general counsel for the isthmian
canal commission. Mr.. Magoon has
been the law officer Of the bureau of
insular affairs since the office was Gre
ated, in 1899. Judge Magoon will con-
tinue to advise the bureau of insular
Affairs or legal matters.
The annual readjustment Of allow
ances for clerk hire in postoffices has
been completed in the p%ostoffice de-
partment for the ensuing fiscal year.
The amount involved in last years al
lowance was 81, zoo, 900. The same
amount was asked for this year, but
congress would do no better than al
low $500, 000. Thus the postal clerks
in Minnesota will receive very slim in
creases.